It was a draw, but everyone at Bayern felt like they had won. Guardiola directly stated in an interview after the game that Bayern was the side more hopeful of advancing.
"It is a very good result to achieve a 2-2 score at the home court of the defending champion. We controlled the game better in the second half. Unfortunately, the sudden outburst of individual players on the other side turned a victory into a draw. We now have two A valuable away goal, the next round will be played at the Allianz Arena, and we have a better chance of advancing to the quarter-finals."
Bayern captain Lahm seemed more cautious.
"Arsenal is not an easy opponent and we felt that at the start of the game. I'm happy with the result because we controlled the game most of the time.
The hardest part was certainly limiting Lin, and for me, I think we succeeded because we only allowed him two goals...
Now we are in a good promotion situation, but we will learn from last year's lessons and must maintain a high level of concentration from beginning to end during the game. We will be well prepared for the second round. "
Wenger admitted that Arsenal did not perform well today, but he was still very satisfied with his players.
"We made huge mistakes, but everyone's tenacity is worthy of praise. The referee's red card killed the game and killed all the positive factors. We only had 10 people left to face the battle, which was very problematic physically. The whole team showed today With our own strength, we should have been able to win...
Penalty kick? I prefer players with excellent foot skills and psychological quality to take penalty kicks. Arteta is such a player. He has very rich experience in taking penalty kicks, but this is the way football is, and it will never be 100%.
Neuer saved Arteta's penalty kick, but then Lin scored twice in incredible ways. Can you say that Neuer is not outstanding because of this? Of course not, so I don’t think Arteta is responsible for the draw. "
The professor's biggest objection was of course Szczesny's red card.
"Our goalkeeper actually touched the ball when he came out, and maybe in Italy it would be a red card, but there were a lot of fouls today that would have been impossible to call in the Premier League.
Before this red card, everything was going very well and we were playing very well, but the referee made this decision and that red card ruined everything.
The second half of the game became one-sided, and I felt very frustrated. This was originally an extremely classic matchup...
What’s the satisfying part about the game? Of course it was Lin's performance.
He was fully committed, showed his ability and gave everything for the team.
In the second round we will give it our all, just like we did last season, and the whole team will fight until the end. "
In another focus match between Manchester City and Barcelona at home, the two sides almost played out the same plot.
Manchester City defender Demichelis was sent off for a foul on Messi. Messi hit the penalty kick, and then Neymar assisted Alves to expand the score in the 90th minute. Blue Moon lost the game 0-2 at home.
The Times directly questioned UEFA with the title "Black whistle will destroy the Premier League", and of course also reflected on it at the same time.
"Overnight, both Arsenal and Manchester City experienced the same difficulty: red card + penalty.
Arsenal drew 2-2, while Manchester City lost 0-2.
The process is similar, but the results are different. There is only one reason: Arsenal has Lin Yun, but Manchester City does not.
Of course, what we want to discuss today is not how great Lin is, but whether the referee's penalty is fair or not.
As we all know, the Premier League has always been known for its fast pace, fierce fighting, and lenient refereeing.
In the Premier League, people can often see scenes of the referee signaling for the game to continue after a fierce fight. It is also common to see some seemingly dangerous actions that are not punished with red or yellow cards.
To some extent, this increases the charm of the Premier League itself, but it also brings serious hidden dangers to the Premier League's journey in the Champions League.
So, the problem arises.
Two games, two red cards + penalty kicks, the perpetrators were Demichelis and Szczesny.
The controversy for Demichelis's foul was whether a penalty kick should be awarded; while for Szczesny's foul, the controversy was whether the red card was too harsh.
Even Bayern goalkeeper Neuer pointed out directly: 'I know the rules, but I still feel that it should not be a red card for the goalkeeper. Arsenal's penalty was enough. '
In addition, at the previous organizing committee meeting held by UEFA in Bilbao, the topic of applying to FIFA to amend the rules has recently arisen.
UEFA hopes to change this "penalty kick + red card" penalty to penalty kick + yellow card. The reason given by UEFA is that the "penalty kick + red card" penalty will cause a triple penalty: the player is punished with a red card. He was awarded a penalty kick and will be suspended for one game thereafter.
This is too cruel.
Whether such a proposal can ultimately be implemented is still unknown. Manchester City and Arsenal's losses at home are irreversible. Both teams will face many difficulties if they want to advance.
All in all, as long as the Premier League does not reflect on and reform its loose standards, the team's example of suffering losses in European competitions will definitely continue..."
The controversy surrounding this game is not over yet.
Some cameras captured that on the way to the tunnel after being sent off, Szczesny made a hidden gesture with his right hand, seemingly venting his dissatisfaction to the famous Italian whistler Rizzoli.
Many British media, including the "Daily Mirror", "Daily Mail" and "The Independent", focused on this incident with the theme of "Szczesny made an obscene gesture". From the video playback, it can be seen that The obscene gesture of the Polish was not an accidental gesture, but was repeated several times intentionally and was broadcast to the world through broadcast footage.
If UEFA intervenes, his troubles may continue, and it will not just be as simple as a one or two game ban...
Off the field, the players did not rest. The heat of Giroud's private meeting with models at the hotel was not over. Here, Bendtner couldn't wait to go to a London nightclub after watching the game between Arsenal and Bayern, and hung out in the nightclub. I didn't leave until 4:30 in the morning. This nightclub is known as "London's most obscene nightclub" and is famous for its erotic dancing and openness.
Anyway, it’s just a piece of chicken feathers.
Fortunately, among all the negative reports surrounding Arsenal, there is also some positive energy.
On February 22, London time, Arsenal held an unveiling ceremony for Bergkamp's bronze statue at the Emirates Stadium, and the Ice Prince attended in person.
Following Henry, Adams and Chapman, Bergkamp becomes the fourth Gunners legend in Arsenal history to have a statue at the Emirates Stadium.
The entire Arsenal team attended the ceremony.
Everyone is somewhat envious.
For a player, this is definitely one of the most glorious moments in his life. Unfortunately, among everyone present, only Lin Yun seems to have this qualification.
Given his performance in leading the team to win the Champions League and the Ballon d'Or last season, even if he retires now, Arsenal should get a statue for him here.
Modric asked: "Have you ever thought about which action they will use when they make a statue of you in the future?"
The statue of Henry is a classic gliding on his knees, while the statue of the Ice Prince shows him flying to stop the ball, both of which are one of their signature moves.
Lin Yun thought for a while and said, "Let's meditate or kick."
"Flying kicks into statues wouldn't look very nice..."
"Besides, it's too early to discuss this."
Bergkamp took a group photo with his family in front of the statue, accepted interviews with the media, and then walked over and shook hands with Lin Yun.
Just after exchanging a few words, a system prompt suddenly popped up in Lin Yun's mind.
"Challenge mission released."
"Task Name: Prince's Inheritance"
"Task description: Complete a hat trick in any Premier League game and ask for three goals to be selected as the top three Premier League goals of the week."
"Task reward: Feature 'Graceful Pause (Bergkamp, only)'."
"Failure penalty: None."
...Hat tricks are easy to say, four hits are fine, but three of them are magic balls, which is a bit difficult.
It seems that only two people have accomplished this achievement in the history of the Premier League.
On August 27, 1997, Arsenal drew 3-3 with Leicester City in an away game. Bergkamp scored 3 goals and performed the only hat trick in his Gunners career, including a classic overhead kick. A goal, a world wave and an elegant lob, and these three goals occupied the top three of the best goals in the Premier League that week.
The other time was in the 14th round of this season, when Liverpool slaughtered Norwich City 5-0 at home. Suarez scored four goals. Each of the four goals was so beautiful that he occupied the top three spots among the top 10 goals in the Premier League that week. .
This thing is difficult to say, easy to say, but it seems easy...
Of course, easy is relative to him.
Against Bayern, both of his goals can be regarded as miracle goals, and not surprisingly, he was selected as the top two best goals in this round of the Champions League.
The first to copy Ibrahimovic's super hook, and the second in the world to break the Champions League record for the longest goal.
So if you change to a weak opponent, it doesn't seem to be an impossible task.
With such motivation, he worked particularly hard in the next league.
At 15:00 on February 22nd local time in the UK, the 27th round of the Premier League began at the Emirates Stadium.
Lin Yun started the game and was in excellent form, but his performance in this game was shocking. Everyone even thought they were seeing another Sterling or Balotelli.
In the 10th minute of the game, Modric made a through ball, and Lin Yun succeeded in countering offside and got a single chance.
Facing the attacking goalkeeper, Lin Yun did not shoot directly, but prepared to use the Marseille spin to get past the opponent and then hit the empty goal. What happened was that he was thinking about life before leaving the door, and the football was confiscated by the goalkeeper...
In the 16th minute, Rosicky passed the ball and Lin Yun's iconic flying kick helped Arsenal open the scoring.
Mission completion level 1/3.
Just when everyone thought he was finally back to normal, he made it more difficult for himself.
Wilshere passed the ball from the wing. Lin Yun deliberately picked up the ball when he could directly volley and score. Then he hooked the ball upside down and kicked the ball out of the baseline...
Before the end of the first half, Walcott passed a cross in front of the goal. Lin Yun faced the empty goal and missed it. He actually took the ball back and passed three other defenders before scoring the ball into the dead corner.
Mission completion: 2/3.
Just when he thought the "graceful pause" was already within his grasp, he didn't get a chance to play tricks in the second half. Instead, Giroud suddenly broke out and scored two goals in a row, and Arsenal secured the victory early.
As soon as the time reached the 65th minute, Wenger couldn't wait to replace him...
After the game, Lin Yun's two goals were indeed selected as the top two of the best goals in this round of the Premier League, and then they were naturally selected as the top two of the best goals of the week.
This is already a great achievement, but it is obviously not enough for him to complete the task, and he can only continue to challenge in later games.
Lin Yun and Wenger were both elected as the best player and best coach of the Premier League in February. Arsenal was unstoppable. Just when everyone thought they would go all out and continue to sweep until they won the championship in advance, they overturned in the first game in March. car.
"At 15:00 local time on March 1st in the UK, a focus match in the 28th round of the 2013/14 English Premier League started at the Britannia Stadium. Arsenal was upset in the away game and lost to Stoke City 0-1... …”
Victory and defeat are commonplace, not to mention that the Gunners now have a clear advantage in the standings. It does not matter if they lose one or two games. But the problem is that on the eve of their upcoming game at the Allianz Arena, they stumbled against a weak team, which has to dismay the fans. They are full of worries about the coming war.
The time came to March 12 amidst the worries of the fans, and the second leg of the Champions League quarter-finals finally arrived belatedly.
Lin Yun came to Germany for the third time.
The first time was also against Bayern, when he passed and shot, helping the team draw with the opponent, and finally advanced with a total score of 6-5; the second time was against Dortmund this season, he scored twice and assisted twice. The Westfalenstadion drove the Bumblebee crazy...
"With Lin Yun's brace and goals from Robben and Kroos, the two sides tied 2-2 in the first round. Bayern had a slight advantage due to the away goal advantage."
"Lahm is back at right-back and this is his 100th European game.
Martinez replaced Boateng and switched to central defender. Whether he can withstand Lin Yun's test will be one of the keys to determine this game.
Swinesteiger and Thiago, who were rested in the league, formed a double midfielder, while Gotze and Mandzukic squeezed out Kroos and Muller into the starting lineup. "
"Arsenal's situation is not optimistic. Not only did they just lose to the underdog Stoke City in the league, but many players also suffered injuries.
Goalkeeper Szczesny was suspended, Fabianski was in charge, Gibbs, Wilshere, and Ramsey were absent due to injuries. Wenger adopted a more balanced 4-4-2 offensive and defensive, with Arteta in charge. In the backcourt, Modric serves as the attacking midfielder, with Cazorla and Walcott flying on both wings..."
Bayern 4-2-3-1.
Goalkeeper: 1- Neuer;
Defenders: 21-Lahm, 8-Martinez, 4-Dante, 27-Alaba;
Midfielder: 31-Schweinsteiger, 6-Thiago;
Midfielder: 10-Robben, 19-Götze, 7-Ribery;
Forward: 9-Mandzukic.
Arsenal 4-4-2.
Goalkeeper: 21-Fabianski;
Defenders: 3- Sagna, 4- Mertesacker, 6- Koscielny, 30- Monreal;
Midfielder: 8-Arteta, 20-Modric, 19-Cazorla, 14-Walcott;
Forwards: 12-Giroud, 11-Lin Yun.
Arsenal kicks off.
As soon as Lin Yung passed the ball back, Bayern's four midfielders immediately stepped forward to put pressure on the ball. After a few kicks between several Arsenal defenders, Fabianski kicked the ball into the midfield.
Lin Yun leaned against Dante and was about to stop the ball with his chest. Unexpectedly, Schweinsteiger suddenly rushed over from the side and quickly stole the ball away.
Lin Yungang wanted to counterattack, but Xiaozhu raised his head and glanced in the direction of the goal, and then suddenly launched a lob.
The football flew high and fell towards Arsenal's goal.
"...The goalkeeper kicked the ball into the midfield, and Schweinsteiger got the ball...hit the goal!?"
After passing the ball, Fabianski was still walking slowly towards the goal. He didn't expect the football to fly back so quickly. He quickly looked at the football and accelerated his retreat. When the football was about to fall into the goal, he jumped slightly. The football was dragged off the crossbar in a dangerous situation.
Mandzukic, who rushed over to take a supplementary shot, missed it.
Guardiola had his hands in his pockets and his face was neither sad nor happy. Wenger on the other side also had an expressionless face, as if it was not Arsenal's goal that was almost breached just now.
"Bayern Munich almost copied Lin Yun's goal in the previous game. Fortunately, Fabianski was very focused. Schweinsteiger's sneak attack was unsuccessful. Bayern Munich got a corner kick opportunity right after the opening game."
Swainsteiger's lob kicked off Bayern's attack.
A corner kick was taken and Giroud made a header in the middle of the penalty area.
The football landed at the top of the penalty area, and Lin Yun immediately ran out.
The one who reacts and is as fast as him is Robben. Both of them have already rushed to the landing point, and the football has not yet completely landed.
Lin Yun stepped sideways, directly blocked Robben to the side, and then easily removed the ball with his left foot.
Dante hurried over, but Lin Yun had already moved the ball forward and rushed out at high speed.
He had no choice but to shovel the shovel from behind...
"Beep!"
"Dante fouled someone from behind and received the first yellow card of the game! It was only a few minutes into the game, and the rest of the game was difficult for him..."
Lineker was quite unhappy, "The referee still showed mercy! Dante's action was completely a red card! Does the referee still want to ruin today's game?"
Arsenal's backcourt free kick, Arteta directly lifted the ball near Bayern's penalty area.
Modric was stuck in his position and passed directly into the penalty area without stopping the ball.
The football flew toward Lin Yun.
He was sandwiched between Martinez and Dante and could barely move.
The football soon came to him and he took a step forward and pretended to stop the ball with his chest.
As expected, Dante and Martinez stepped forward together and moved their hands and feet, obviously not intending to let him get the ball so easily.
Just when the football was about to contact his body, Lin Yun suddenly bent down and let the football fly over his head.
Dante and Martinez were startled.
Martinez stretched out his hand like a conditioned reflex, trying to block the ball. Fortunately, he reacted in time and retracted it when he was about to touch the football.
Lin Yun had already turned around and rushed through them to catch up with the football.
Neuer immediately attacked and blocked Lin Yun.
Lin Yun didn't hesitate and shot low, hitting Nu's corner.
Neuer didn't have time to save, so he just stretched his foot to stop it, but unfortunately he didn't touch anything.
The football rolled into the goal in the desperate eyes of the Bayern people.
0-1.
"GOAL!!! Lin pushed into the far corner and Arsenal took the lead in the away game!"
"Modric's pass was just right, Lin Yun's handling was very smart, and his shot was decisive. Arsenal temporarily leads Bayern Munich with a total score of 3-2!"
Lin Yun watched the football go in and immediately ran to the sidelines.
He spread his arms and soared over the Allianz Arena like a glider.
Modric chased after him, trying to transform into a Modry rider, but Lin Yun suddenly ran into an S shape and then into a B shape. He followed behind and never found a chance to ride up.
"With the 47th goal this season and the 11th goal in the Champions League, Lin Yun has caught up with Ronaldo. The two are currently tied for the top scorer list in the 2013-2014 Champions League with 11 goals!"
Real Madrid defeated Schalke 04 6-1 in the first round. Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice in that game and scored 32 goals in the last 25 Champions League games. The total number of goals in the Champions League surpassed Ruud van Nistelrooy and ranked third in history.
The president insisted that Lin Yun had robbed him of the Ballon d'Or, and he had been holding his breath to beat him in the Champions League, but he didn't expect that Lin Yun would catch up so quickly despite missing three group matches. , I was a little panicked for a moment.
The second-round showdown between Real Madrid and Schalke 04 was a full week later than Arsenal and Bayern. Now he can only silently cheer for Bayern, hoping that Dante and Martinez will work harder to help him snipe Lin Yun.
The game soon resumed.
Bayern, which was lagging behind, was obviously anxious and played quickly.
Ribery, who was like an invisible man in the first round, finally came back to life today, and Robben continued to be online. The combination of Robben exploded with great power, almost completely destroying the opponent's Cazorla + Walcott, explaining the Shenma is called the strongest pair of wings in the world.
Arsenal was not at a numerical disadvantage this time, but they were still overwhelmed by Bayern's offensive.
In the 10th minute, Ribery broke into the left side of the penalty area and passed in. Robben pushed his left foot over the crossbar from a small angle 9 meters away from the goal.
In the 13th minute, Robben cut inside successfully and his low shot was confiscated by Fabianski.
In the 16th minute, Lahm stepped forward with an assist and broke into the penalty area after playing one-two with Robben. His final shot was narrowly blocked by Mertesacker.
In the 20th minute, Gotze made a clever through pass, and Ribery inserted into the penalty area and dribbled the ball directly in front of the goalkeeper.
"Götze kicked the ball, and Ribery scored alone!!!"
All the Bayern fans jumped up immediately, but before the cheers could start, they were severely suppressed by the referee's whistle.
"Offside?! Is this ball offside?!"
"Look at the replay, oh, it was really offside. At the moment when Gotze passed the ball, Ribery's toe passed Sagna. There is no problem with this penalty..."
Of course, Bayern did not accept this penalty. The fans kept booing. Lahm and Franck Ribery also found the referee and had another argument.
Wenger was also a little anxious.
If the situation continues to develop like this, it will be a matter of time for Bayern to equalize the score.
We can't count on the rear defense, we can only fight attack with attack...
(End of chapter)
