After the game against West Bromwich Albion.
The whole Arsenal team had a day off.
Even though Real Madrid will face the challenge in three days, Arsenal still decided to go step by step so that the main players can have a good rest.
And it's the end of the season, and the current training is basically recovery training.
As for studying new tactics and new ways of playing now - unless Arsenal is still in very bad shape so far this season and has to make changes, no team will easily try it in the sprint stage of the season. What a new tactic.
The Arsenal team is in London awaiting the arrival of Real Madrid.
And in fact.
Real Madrid did come to London early.
They arrived two and a half days early.
On Monday morning, Real Madrid's plane landed in London, and they also received a warm welcome and warm hospitality from Tottenham Hotspur.
Tottenham even split its training base in two and gave half of the venue directly to Real Madrid for training. What stands out is its hospitality.
Of course.
This is not because Tottenham and Real Madrid have a good relationship.
It's because Tottenham and Arsenal have a bad relationship - Tottenham is the one who least wants Arsenal to advance in the Premier League and least wants Arsenal to win the Champions League.
As bitter rivals in North London.
Originally, everyone was a team that had never won the Champions League, but you won it first.
This feeling is indeed very uncomfortable just thinking about it.
But it couldn't be Tottenham's hospitality that sealed Real Madrid's fate.
It's about their own performance on the field.
before the game starts.
The media in Madrid, Spain, began to mobilize for Real Madrid's decisive battle.
For several days in a row, they kept saying things in the newspapers that were not shocking but deadly.
"Real Madrid has reached its most dangerous moment."
Yelo saw this headline from Marca while browsing Twitter.
He curled his lips and complained: "Damn, I almost sang it."
"What are you looking at?"
Cazorla, who was having breakfast nearby, also came over.
Arsenal's rules.
The day before the game.
The whole team must stay together, even when eating, drinking and sleeping.
So now the Arsenal players are gathering for breakfast.
"Watch the news in Spain," Yelo said.
I don’t know when he started to have the habit of eating while looking at his mobile phone.
"There is nothing interesting, just those words, unity, finals, honor, hard work, hard work, attitude." Cazorla shook his head and said.
"It seems that the media all over the world are similar." Ye Luo said.
"Oh? Would you like to hear the details?"
"Ah, you don't know, I have heard these words since I was a child," Ye Luo said.
"Is it that exaggerated?"
"It's true, from five centimeters to twenty-five centimeters."
"????"
Although Yello and other Arsenal players are not much praised by the Spanish media.
But Real Madrid's players seem to like this.
When they were interviewed by the media, they all acted as if they were mobilizing before war.
"We are Real Madrid and we will defend the honor of Real Madrid!"
"Go all out!"
"A miracle? We don't want this now, but one to four is an accident. We will prove ourselves in the away game!"
One by one, Real Madrid players stood up and expressed their opinions.
The media in Madrid also frequently mentioned some examples of major reversals in the history of the Champions League during this period.
Among them, the one related to Spanish football is Deportivo La Coruna's epic reversal of AC Milan.
2004 Champions League quarter-finals.
Deportivo challenged AC Milan away from home in the first round and lost 1-4.
At that time, almost no one thought that Deportivo could reverse AC Milan.
result.
Deportivo, who returned to their home court, defeated AC Milan with a score of 4 to 0 and eliminated their opponent with a total score of 5 to 4.
Although, Real Madrid lost 1-4 at their home court.
The second leg is away from home.
The difficulty of reversal is even more hellish.
However, the media in Madrid are very confident that although Deportivo La Coruna's reversal happened at their home court, from a strength perspective, Real Madrid is far superior to Deportivo La Coruna, so even if Real Madrid completes the reversal in an away game, it will be difficult. It's not surprising - after all, if you don't look at the home and away games, there are examples of losing 1-4 in the first round and coming back 4-0 in the second round.
Although anyone who has studied logic at all knows that such an analogy is very illogical and unreasonable.
But as long as the media puts on a "reasonable" attitude, many Real Madrid fans can seem to grasp at straws.
Anyway.
in Spain.
As long as the media is talking about Real Madrid's possible reversal in the second round, without exception, the newspapers are selling well and the ratings are greatly increased.
The media even invited some of the players, coaches, and staff from the Super Deportivo era to go on TV to teach Real Madrid their reversal experience.
The Great Fairy of Lako, whose magic power is boundless, belongs to Yes.
The Spanish media and Real Madrid are all engaging in mental stimulation.
In England, most media believe that Arsenal's promotion to the semi-finals is a certainty.
second round.
Just going through the motions.
But in fact, Wenger kept emphasizing during training: The opponent is Real Madrid. Anyone who dares to underestimate this team has a brain.
If there is any reason why Arsenal might be reversed by Real Madrid. That is too much trust and too much underestimation of the enemy!
Wenger's main job these days is to vaccinate Arsenal players.
Tell them that the team they face is so strong that they should be as high-spirited as possible.
at the pre-match press conference.
Wenger took Arsenal captain Yello to participate.
There were a lot of reporters at the press conference before this Champions League game.
In particular, many Spanish journalists came.
Many are old faces from when Yello played in Spain.
"What do you think about the next game? The outside world thinks that Arsenal's advancement to the semi-finals is no longer in doubt."
a reporter from Madrid stood up and said.
"How can there be no suspense in this? There are still ninety minutes of the game. I think we must fully respect our opponents in this game!"
Ye Luo interrupted the other party directly and replied.
He said it very seriously.
This left many reporters in Madrid in a daze.
In fact, Spanish journalists like them had already colluded before this.
Be prepared to put on as high a hat as possible for Arsenal during the question and answer session to make them feel proud.
Try your best to create an environment for Real Madrid where the opponent underestimates the enemy.
But I didn't expect it.
They haven't made a move yet.
He was KO'd by Ye Luo with just one sentence.
"Real Madrid is a great team. We will go all out at our home court and use our best form to face this team and treat the game with all our strength. I think this is how we respect Real Madrid. Way!"
Ye Luo said with a smile.
Many Madrid reporters showed a bitter smile when they heard that Yelo respected Real Madrid so much.
I beg you, please don’t respect me?
Did this guy predict our predictions?
Wenger was very satisfied with Yello's answer.
My captain has finally become more mature.
Wenger is greatly relieved.
Mourinho seemed very low-key.
He didn't even say anything surprising at the pre-match press conference.
This made many media feel very uncomfortable.
However, the interpretation of this by the Madrid media is that Mourinho is going to explode in silence.
But in fact
Mourinho has been absolutely miserable during this period.
There is no time to think about this.
In fact, Real Madrid is quite united these days, although there are discords among the generals.
But no one wants to be eliminated from the Champions League in such a humiliating way.
Game time is coming soon.
For Arsenal fans.
Midfield The second leg of the Champions League quarter-finals was nothing short of a relaxing party.
They dragged their families and came to the stadium wearing Arsenal home jerseys from various eras.
The game hasn't started yet.
The singing was already endless.
The home team fans almost had the attitude of turning this game into a collective chorus.
This cannot be blamed on them for not showing enough "tension" for the Champions League matches - you know, their team has won 4-1 on the road. How can they still lose when they return to their home court?
"The tone of our game is to focus on defense and improve the efficiency of counterattacks!"
In the locker room.
Wenger was not as relaxed as the fans in the stands.
On the one hand, he emphasized defense, but also emphasized that the team cannot rest on its laurels based on a three-goal lead. It must continue to pursue goals in order to completely defeat the opponent's fighting spirit!
"Real Madrid will definitely work hard. Their lineup is very luxurious. I know that no one will feel it when I say this, but I still have to emphasize this point. This team is very, very, very strong1"
Wenger spent three times.
"We have no reason to underestimate them. They will definitely burst out with a very strong offensive momentum in this game. We must be mentally prepared for this, especially in the early stages of the game. We must defend their offensive and not let them attack at the beginning of the game. I think you all know that once they score early, our defense will be very difficult!"
Wenger said, looking around at his players.
“Remember, as long as we don’t concede a goal in the opening game, we can basically win this game!”
At this time, Ye Luo also stood up and said: "Our defense may be very passive in this game, but this also means that we have enough space to counterattack! So. As long as we withstand the opponent's crazy offensive in the opening stage, we can We can reach the semi-finals of the Champions League!”
Ye Luo clenched his fists: "This is the best opportunity! Eliminate Real Madrid and advance to the semi-finals!"
"Eliminate Real Madrid and advance to the semi-finals!"
All the Arsenal players shouted together.
(End of chapter)
