Among the four groups of opponents in the Champions League quarter-finals, the one that attracts the most attention is the contest between Arsenal and Juventus.
One is the defending champion last season, and the other is the British giants who are in great form this season.
One is a super team with top defensive capabilities, and the other is a veteran team that represents artistic football.
The strongest conflict of the season is full of excitement.
For Chinese fans, this game is a civil war in Chinese football.
Arsenal has three Chinese Musketeers, Chen Tao, Wang Chuhe and Huang Bowen; Juventus has Yu Dabao and Wang Dalei.
They are not only teammates of the national team, but also the golden generation of Chinese football. They have competed in the World Youth Championship together and achieved excellent results.
The first round was played at the Juventus Arena, and there was no secret about the tactical characteristics of the two teams.
Conte has brought new offensive changes to Juventus. His preference for using wing-backs has long been known to the world.
Arsenal's offense has been confirmed in the Premier League and the Champions League. The best example is the defeat of Bayern in the knockout round.
Buffon missed this game due to injury, and Wang Dalei got the chance to start. On the front line, Yu Dabao has also won more trust from Conte due to his outstanding performance in recent times, and has become the starting forward, partnering with Robin van Persie and Del Piero.
Not long after the game started, Arsenal, which had been attacking hard, did not receive results. Instead, Juventus took the opportunity.
After Giroud's header was caught by Wang Dalei, the Chinese goalkeeper rushed out of the penalty area with the ball, catching Arsenal's midfield line by surprise!
Ronaldinho received the ball and he rushed along the left to the side of the penalty area!
Pick pass into the penalty area! Del Piero receives the ball!
You can shoot from a small angle! But Piero didn't take off!
He knocked back to the top of the penalty area and passed an inverted triangle!
Yu Dabao came in from the back and volleyed into the lower right corner!
The ball went in! ! !
As soon as the game started, Yu Dabao helped the team open the scoring with a smart forward move!
1 to 0! Juventus scored first!
But soon, Arsenal retaliated. Podolski and Gervinho pulled apart Juventus' defense. After a one-two between Chen Tao and Giroud, they suddenly took a shot in front of Bonucci. ! The ball went straight into the lower right corner of the goal!
This time Wang Dalei was blocked from view by Bonucci and failed to prevent the shot!
1 to 1! Arsenal equalized the score!
Wang Dalei, who has been in good form recently, kicked the goal post hard!
This is depressing! No more zero seals!
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If other people knew about this idea, they would probably laugh at Wang Dalei for overestimating his capabilities.
But for a state-of-the-art goalkeeper, anything is possible.
After conceding a goal, Wang Dalei was stimulated. The next three consecutive Arsenal attacks were all resolved by Wang Dalei.
After saving Giroud's close-range goal, the Juventus fans in the stands burst into applause. Wang Dalei turned to face the fans and waved his hands vigorously to signal for more enthusiastic applause!
In an instant, the Juventus Arena became even more excited!
As a passionate goalkeeper, although he occasionally makes mistakes due to being too excited, he will also help the team and benefit his teammates on many occasions.
As the defense became more stable, Juventus' offense became more and more sharp. The players' morale was high and they soon scored again.
In the 43rd minute of the game, Del Piero once again attacked the goal in the classic "Pierro Zone", and the ball was firmly inserted into the dead corner!
2 to 1! Juventus finally takes the lead!
With a one-goal advantage, Juventus continued to maintain a huge advantage in the second half, both physically and mentally.
In the 67th minute of the game, it was Ronaldinho who created Longtan alone. He single-handedly got rid of the defense of three Arsenal players. This time even Huang Bowen could not stop him. In the end, he made a wonderful assist in the corner of the penalty area. Van Persie Successful outflanking at the back point!
3 to 1! Ronaldinho penetrated Arsenal's defense alone!
Finally, before the end of the game, Arsenal finally got a goal back with Wang Chuhe's long shot from 30 meters away.
3 to 2 was the final result of this game.
In this game, three Chinese players, Chen Tao, Wang Chuhe and Yu Dabao, all scored goals. Although Wang Dalei lost a goal, his subsequent performance was also very good and did not give Arsenal too many opportunities.
The final suspense of this civil war between the golden generation of Chinese football has not yet been revealed.
In the second leg of the quarter-finals a few days later, the two teams once again fought to the death.
However, both sides played more securely this time, especially Juventus. Conte relied on his one-goal advantage to stay defensively in this game.
This time Conte sent out Buffon, who had returned from injury, and did not let Wang Dalei start.
On Arsenal's side, all the main players played and attacked across the board.
Juventus did an excellent job on the defensive end in this game, especially the stable performance of goalkeeper Buffon, which has become the most stable part of Juventus.
It wasn't until the 83rd minute of the game that Arsenal got an excellent opportunity.
This time, it was Chen Tao who dribbled the ball and made a series of fake moves in the penalty area. Motta was knocked to the ground after being robbed. The referee gave Arsenal a penalty kick.
This is an excellent opportunity!
Chen Tao, who has the highest penalty kick success rate in the team and is also the team captain, is standing at the penalty spot without hesitation.
Looking at Buffon, the "No. 1" in front of him, Chen Tao took a deep breath and backed away slowly.
Run up and volley hard into the upper right corner of the goal!
Buffon made the right decision!
But the ball was too fast, and Buffon still missed it a little bit...
The ball went in! ! !
With less than ten minutes left in the game, Chen Tao scored a key goal!
1 to 0! Now Arsenal has equalized the total score, but still has the advantage of away goals!
In the following time, the situation of the two teams was completely different.
Conte waved his hand and the team pressed forward!
Arsenal retreated decisively and tried to maintain their one-goal advantage!
In the last ten minutes, the Emirates Stadium fell under Juventus' fierce attack.
Countless Arsenal fans are on tenterhooks, fearing that something may go wrong at the last moment.
However, in the 89th minute of the game, after Arsenal stole the ball in the backcourt, Wang Chuhe made a precise long pass and went straight to the frontcourt!
Gervinho rushes forward at high speed! He used his speed to surpass Juventus' defense!
Buffon strikes!
Gervinho pushed into the far corner of the goal from outside the penalty area!
The ball went in! ! !
At the last moment, Arsenal scored another goal to seal the victory of the game!
2 to 0! With a total score of 4 to 3, Arsenal eliminated the powerful defending champion Juventus and successfully advanced to the semi-finals of the Champions League!
This is the second consecutive year that they have advanced to the semi-finals of the Champions League!
Arsenal are getting closer and closer to their dream!
The quarter-finals of the Champions League are all over, and the situation of the semi-finals is completely clear!
Strong dialogue, full of interesting things to watch!
