What else could Arsenal do?
This is a final that determines the outcome. If you lose, you lose. There is no chance of a comeback. Therefore, after falling behind, we can only strengthen our offense and strive to score goals to equalize the score.
Therefore, after Coutinho scored and helped Liverpool take the lead, Wenger immediately made substitutions and replaced midfielder Xhaka with forward Welbeck to strengthen the offense.
Liverpool celebrated for half a minute before the game restarted.
The appearance of center Welbeck has indeed enhanced Arsenal's offensive strength. With two centers, Ouyang, Sanchez, Chamberlain, Ramsey, Bellerin, etc. began to frequently raise the ball and hoist the ball into Liverpool's penalty area, allowing Giroud and Welbeck to compete for the header.
However, Arsenal were unlucky today. In addition, their strength was ground attack, and their success rate in aerial battles was not high. Therefore, under the strict defense of Klavan, Matip, Henderson, Velarde and others, , Arsenal's simple wing attack tactics did not achieve actual results.
Even if Giroud and Welbeck occasionally grab a spot, it will be difficult to form a truly threatening header under the pressing interference of Willard and others.
In the 83rd minute, Giroud once grabbed a header and completed the challenge within the goal frame. However, due to the interference of Henderson, he still failed to take the tricky angle and was jumped by goalkeeper Mignolet. He reached out and lifted the beam.
Wenger made two more substitutions in the next two minutes, using up all the substitution quotas. The ones he replaced were all offensive players in the midfield and frontcourt, hoping to give it all.
But the professor's gamble failed. Instead, because the defense was weakened, Liverpool once again penetrated the defense after grabbing the ball in the 88th minute.
This time, Willard personally counterattacked with the ball. After passing two people, he hit the wall with Mane, who was connecting. Then he moved the ball on the line of the penalty area to open up the gap, and leaned on defender Mertesacker who was pressing closely. , a powerful volley sent the ball into the upper right corner of the goal.
Although goalkeeper Ospina was not slow to react and made a save in time, and even touched the ball, Velarde's ball was too powerful. In the end, it only changed the line slightly, but stubbornly flew into the goal against the right post. .
Willard scored twice to help Liverpool rewrite the score to 3-1, completely killing the suspense of the game.
Although Arsenal continued their full counterattack after the game restarted, Liverpool continued to use substitutions to delay time and interrupt Arsenal's offensive rhythm.
The players on the field also returned to the defense sharply and launched a big iron barrel defense. Arsenal did not have a strong center like Willard to compete for the top in the penalty area. In the end, they were unable to get even a goal back at the end of the game.
After 3 minutes of stoppage time, the referee blew the whistle for the end of the game. After conceding a goal first, Liverpool defeated Arsenal 3-1 and won the 2016/2017 English FA Cup. Completed the feat of winning the Triple Crown in the English domestic league that season.
If they can win the Champions League final, Liverpool will become the first four-time champion in the history of the five major leagues.
"The referee blew the final whistle."
"Liverpool defeated Arsenal 3-1 and won the final. It also won all domestic Premier League championships this season and won the domestic treble."
"It's a great achievement, a great season."
"Liverpool not only won the first Premier League championship in team history, but also completed the championship record with 105 points, the highest number in the five major leagues. It also has the opportunity to complete the first quadruple crown in the five major leagues."
"Let's congratulate the Reds, congratulate Klopp and congratulate Willard."
"Congratulations to all Scousers."
After more than ten minutes of celebration, the podium was set up. Amid the excited singing of Red Army fans, captain Henderson won the 2016/2017 English FA Cup on behalf of Liverpool.
Willard naturally continued to be elected as the top scorer and best player in this tournament without any suspense. In addition to the championship reward, he also received an experience reward of about 200 million.
After the award ceremony, everyone held the trophy and interacted with the fans in Wembley Stadium to celebrate for more than an hour, and then flew back to Liverpool on a special plane overnight.
Hundreds of thousands of fans greeted the Red Army members who won the championship at Liverpool Airport. After getting off the plane, the team took an open-top bus directly to start a parade around the city.
However, this parade was not as big as the previous league championship. On the one hand, the FA Cup championship is not as valuable as the Premier League. On the other hand, there is still a Champions League final that has not yet been played, so the parade only lasted two or three hours before breaking up.
In the Champions League final a week later, if Liverpool can still win and celebrate with the championship, they may really have to have a sleepless carnival in the city.
After all, it was not only the Champions League championship, but also the final battle of the season, and it was also an unprecedented quadruple crown in the five major leagues.
That is certainly worthy of a big celebration.
After winning the FA Cup, Klopp gave everyone only two days off before resuming daily training.
After all, there is still a Champions League final that is attracting attention from all Europe and even the world, so we cannot completely let down our guard yet.
Especially the opponent is the powerful Galacticos Real Madrid. Even though the Red Army has won the Triple Crown of domestic competitions and is invincible in the Premier League, they still have to go all out to face Real Madrid.
On June 1, the entire Liverpool team flew to Cardiff, the capital of Wales, in advance to begin preparations for the Champions League final.
As time goes by, more and more fans flock to Wales. In addition to the die-hard fans of Liverpool and Real Madrid, there are also many celebrity guests from the political, business, entertainment and sports circles, as well as many foreign neutral fans who want to see the Champions League final.
There are even fans from China who have traveled thousands of miles to watch this Champions League final, which everyone considers to be the most technically and tactically valuable game.
In the eyes of many fans, the World Cup is the most influential event, but in terms of gold content, it has to be the Champions League.
After all, the Champions League brings together almost the best clubs and strongest players in the world. The annual Champions League final is almost the ultimate showdown between the two strongest teams in the world that season.
As for this season's finals, Liverpool and Real Madrid, needless to say "almost". Judging from the performance of the two teams in the domestic league and the Champions League, they are definitely the two strongest teams in continental Europe this season. team.
The final between these two teams is definitely worth traveling thousands of miles to watch for those fans who are not short of money.
Some people even couldn't book a hotel, so they just set up tents in the square outside the stadium to spend the night, waiting for the game to arrive.
On the final day, tens of thousands of fans rushed to Cardiff's Millennium Stadium from all directions, and the crowds were surging.
Three hours before the game, the fan channel opened and everyone started checking in. The Champions League final between Liverpool and Real Madrid, which is attracting worldwide attention, is about to take place.
At 20:45 in the evening on June 3, 2017, amid the cheers of more than 70,000 fans in the packed house, and with the whistle of referee Brich, the 2016/2017 Champions League final between Liverpool and Real Madrid was played in the capital of Wales. Cardiff's Millennium Stadium officially begins.
Regrettably, Liverpool's main goalkeeper Mignolet hit the goal post while diving for the ball in pre-match training and missed the final due to injury. Liverpool's starting goalkeeper for this game could only be replaced by Cary. Us.
The other starters are all the main players of the Red Army, No. 7 left back Milner, No. 17 center back Klavan, No. 32 center back Matip, and No. 2 right back Klein.
The three midfielders are No. 5 Wijnaldum, No. 6 Alan Willard, and No. 14 captain Henderson. However, everyone knows that Willard's position is not fixed. He is a free agent. Let alone the midfielder, it is not surprising to appear in any position on the field.
The three forwards of the Red Army are No. 10 Coutinho, No. 11 Firmino, and No. 19 Mane. Although this combination does not score the most goals, it is very strong in assisting Willard in attacking in the back row.
The three of them are also in very good condition, helping Willard to score goals continuously and complete the triple crown in domestic competitions. Now they are about to launch an attack on the unprecedented quadruple crown.
For Real Madrid, the coach is Zidane, who is regarded as a master of metaphysics by Chinese fans. The formation is 4312.
The starting goalkeeper is Navas, who is nicknamed "the wall" by the fans. The left back is No. 12 Marcelo, the knife guard, the center backs are No. 4 Ramos and No. 5 Varane, and the right back is No. 2 Ka. Wahar.
The midfielder is No. 19 Modric, No. 14 Casemiro, and No. 8 Toni Kroos. The combination of these three people is called the ceremonial midfielder. They are both offensive and defensive and are the midfield barrier and offensive engine of the Galaxy Battleship. .
Real Madrid's single attacking midfielder is No. 22 Isco, and the double forwards are No. 7 Ronaldo and No. 9 Benzema. As No. 11 Gareth Bale in the BBC combination, it seems that he is not very popular with Zidane. He did not start this game, but sat on the bench, waiting for the opportunity to play.
Judging from the star lineup, Real Madrid undoubtedly beats Liverpool, with world-class superstars occupying multiple positions.
But Liverpool has a Verard who is invincible to everyone. He is not only versatile in offense and defense, but also physically strong, fast, and aware. He has no fixed position and can go anywhere in the field.
The presence of Willard alone can erase Real Madrid's advantages in multiple positions.
In terms of strength, the two sides may be about the same, but the final battle will come down to luck. In terms of luck, Real Madrid is in a contradictory position. On the one hand, Zidane and Qi Xuanzong have always been very lucky. On the other hand, it is the away team’s locker room at Cardiff’s Millennium Stadium, which mostly loses the game in the end, and is known as the “Cardiff Millennium Stadium away team’s locker room curse.”
For this game, Real Madrid used the visiting team's locker room.
It remains to be seen whether Zidane and his Real Madrid superstars can break this curse.
As for Liverpool, both Willard's scoring efficiency and Liverpool's winning rate this season are frightening. Once Real Madrid wins this game, it will complete the unprecedented four crowns in a single season in the five major leagues, which is better than the triple crowns of Manchester United, Barcelona, Inter Milan, Bayern Munich and other giants.
The game has begun, it depends on who can score first and who can have the last laugh.
