Mbappe was still in the midfield. After seeing his own goal being breached, he looked back silently.
Just in time, he could stay where he was and wait for the restart.
As for the meeting he went to alone just now, Mr. Mu was not surprised at all, because he could have done it easily.
And what left him speechless was,
The teammates just now could have stopped Arsenal's counterattack with a foul, but no one did so.
This is when it's time to foul, don't foul. When he shouldn't have committed a foul, he couldn't stop making small moves.
President Mu sighed, not knowing what his teammates were thinking.
The moment Pochettino, the head coach of Paris Saint-Germain, saw the goal, he felt his head buzzing.
Unexpectedly, after their sudden change of formation, they ended up conceding a goal.
To the outside world, this result makes Arsenal look like a hunter waiting patiently for their opponents to reveal their flaws. When a flaw appeared, Arsenal's core firmly grasped this rare opportunity.
Go to the meeting with a very ornamental single sword and break all the changes of the opponent.
Pochettino's face was a little gloomy. He didn't expect that Arsenal's core could still defeat all his tactics after he left the Premier League.
However, as an excellent head coach, Pochettino will definitely not admit defeat just like this. The game is not over yet, and there are still twenty minutes left.
"The game is not over yet, don't hesitate, attack quickly!"
Reluctantly, Pochettino shouted on the field and waved his hand fiercely, indicating that the formation should continue to press forward.
Arsenal, on the other hand, no longer maintained an overall rush like they did in the first half.
After all, this game is just a Champions League group stage. Arsenal already have enough points and it will not seriously affect their qualifying situation.
Arsenal still need to retain a certain amount of physical strength for the future league games.
And Paris Saint-Germain's qualifying situation is actually very stable.
The reason why they are working so hard now is actually to regain the face they lost at home.
As a result, Mr. Mu led the team, and they launched attacks into the opponent's penalty area several times in a row.
In the 76th minute, Thomas fouled Neymar at the edge of the penalty area. Mbappe took the free kick and the football flew out of the right post.
In the 81st minute, Neymar broke through from the right wing again. After cutting in, he chose a shot and the football flew past the far post again.
Paris seemed to always have bad luck today, with several shots missing the goal frame.
In this regard, Arsenal also pragmatically chose a defensive counterattack for the subsequent league.
Wenger kept looking at the time on the sidelines, feeling that every second passed slowly.
In order to regain face, Paris is still attacking with all its strength, just like it is playing in the knockout round.
Fangfang was also busy defending on the court.
He still wanted to complain, but it turned out that his opponent was also a person who lived to fight for a breath.
However, he is still waiting patiently, waiting for the next counterattack opportunity to completely kill the suspense of the game.
However, head coach Wenger felt that this could not continue, so he immediately made substitution adjustments.
Lacazette comes off and Haaland comes on. Gabriel comes off and Saliba comes on.
Professor Wenger was still thinking about whether to change the equation. He was a little hesitant, so he discussed it with Arteta next to him.
Arteta was a little puzzled by this and said: "Replace the equation? But if he stays on the court, won't he be able to threaten the opponent all the time?"
Wenger replied solemnly, "Because I feel that the penalty in this game is a bit unbalanced. If he continues to stay on the field, I am worried that the opponent will get him injured. We have several important games in the next league, so We can’t afford to have injuries in the midfield right now.”
Arteta thought about the upcoming schedule and understood, and felt that there was nothing wrong with the head coach's choice.
"However, let's wait first. If we score another goal, we can replace the equation. Now let him and Thomas play in a double midfielder lineup to stabilize our defense." Wenger thought for a while and suddenly changed ideas.
After all, the game in front of them is also a strong matchup. If they fail to win while leading at home, they will definitely be criticized by the outside world after the game. This will also affect the team's momentum.
Therefore, Arsenal changed to a 4231 formation and used double midfielders to block Paris' attack.
but,
Whatever people are afraid of will happen easily.
The players of Paris Saint-Germain are still working very hard on the court, and some additional small actions are always unavoidable.
Seeing Fang Fang suddenly grabbing the football and trying to counterattack them, Paris Saint-Germain's Verratti became a little anxious.
While chasing, Verratti clamped Equation's wrist with his arm.
Immediately afterwards, Gueye also pounced from the side, blocking the forward path of Equation.
This time, it was two people guarding each other, with some small moves included.
Fang Fang couldn't avoid it and bumped into Gaye's body with a bang, and then the three of them fell together.
Suddenly, Fang Fang let out a cry of pain and felt as if his ankle was being pressed by Verratti.
The referee rushed over and stopped the game.
Immediately, Arsenal teammates rushed forward and pulled Verratti and Gueye to their feet anxiously and angrily.
People who don't know this would think it was a wrestling match.
Fang Fang was lying on the ground, covering his painful right ankle, feeling that his recent luck was really unlucky.
Could it be that the bad luck of the unredeemed "self-healing physique" talent has taken effect?
Or is this the special treatment that players who play in the midfield will receive?
After falling to the ground, Fang Fang sat on the ground for a while. The team doctor immediately jogged onto the field, checked carefully, and found that there was nothing serious before using cold analgesic spray.
After finishing this process, two minutes have passed.
Of course, this is not a deliberate waste of time. Who made Paris Saint-Germain make a foul just now?
The live broadcast started to replay, and the screen showed that Verratti held the running equation almost covertly.
However, Equation did not choose to fall to the ground because of this, but kept "dragging" Verratti running.
Then, when Gaye blocked him, the three of them collided instantly. Fang Fang fell to the ground, and after falling, Verratti crushed his ankle.
But naturally the referee cannot see the live replay.
He used a headset and communicated with the video referee outside the court for a while.
Then the referee hesitated and showed Verratti a yellow card.
Immediately, boos rang out all over the sky, and people who didn't know it thought Arsenal were playing away from home.
Wenger was so angry that he raised his hands on the field.
I just want to say, is it still necessary to play this game? Such a rude foul action only received a yellow card.
If he had known this would happen, Wenger felt that he should have let the whole team play defensive counterattack earlier, so that he would not have to let Equation play to endure these rough fouls.
then,
Wenger did not hesitate anymore and immediately made the decision to make substitutions on the sidelines.
Fuck rubbish Champions League games, rubbish referees.
Arsenal absolutely cannot accept core injuries.
This is just a win or loss in the Champions League group stage, and it is not comparable to the health of the core midfielder.
After the game, Fang Fang will definitely go to the hospital for X-rays to carefully observe whether there are any bone fractures.
"Professor Wenger made substitution adjustments, replaced Equation and replaced Ronaldo."
"This substitution is very prudent and wise. Because Arsenal will encounter Leeds United, Manchester United, West Ham United, and Liverpool in the following leagues. These teams all have players of good quality. This is very important for Arsenal. Say, it’s bad news.”
"After such a confrontation, Fang Fang stood up again. He wanted to continue to participate in the game. He was obviously not afraid of the fierce intensity of the game. You know, he almost dragged Verratti all the way to run with the ball!"
In the studio, Ron couldn't help but admire this dedicated and fearless attitude towards the game.
Henry nodded and couldn't help but praise: "It can be said that Fang Fang's performance is fully worthy of taking on the responsibility of Arsenal captain. Many people now say that Arsenal only has beautiful football and no blood. However, they have only seen the surface. Why did we play well before? It was because the team had a friendly and united atmosphere, and we could always face difficulties together. But now, Fang Fang’s tenacious and hard-working attitude in the game is completely worthy of being bloody.”
I saw head coach Wenger making a substitution on the sidelines.
Although Fang Fang still wants to stick to the game,
But he will definitely respect the head coach's decision.
Immediately, he walked off the field with the team doctor.
At this moment, the entire Emirates Stadium burst into loud applause!
Everyone stood up in unison and applauded Arsenal's second captain.
"I'm very sorry."
Verratti stood aside, saw him approaching, and extended his hand in apology.
Fang Fang was not a stingy guy either. He clapped his hands with his opponent and then walked off the court.
At this time, the applause in the stadium has not stopped.
Ronaldo stood on the sidelines and applauded the captain who performed well with admiration.
Fang Fang came over, hugged Ronaldo, and then walked to the bench.
"Have a good rest." Wenger shook hands with him and warned him.
Fang Fang could feel the professor's attention to him and nodded. Then he went to the bench and shook hands with his teammates in a friendly manner.
Mbappe put his hands on his hips on the court, watching the opponent's core become the focus of the audience.
Suddenly I felt a little bit tasteful in my heart.
If it's just scoring goals, he won't care at all because he is a scoring machine.
But now, the Orientals used their tenacious performance to conquer the entire stadium.
Mbappe can't understand this. At the same time, he also wants to prove himself in this game.
He is no worse than anyone else.
In the 91st minute, Arsenal suddenly launched a wave of offensive, but Martinelli's inward shot accidentally hit the defensive player and bounced out.
The football fell to Mbappe’s feet,
President Mu chose to pass the ball, which turned into a gust of wind, passed the ball from the side, and quickly passed the half-time.
Mbappe is extremely fast, with a maximum speed of over 35.21km/h. Defensive counterattack is his most powerful weapon.
Saliba and Thomas, who were behind Arsenal, failed to catch up with Mbappe.
Finally, facing goalkeeper Leno's attack, Mbappe cut into the penalty area and lightly kicked a shot!
However, the home goal once again denied the opponent's shot.
The football hit the inside of the left post again and bounced out.
Saliba, who chased back into the penalty area, was surprised and happy before he could. He quickly cleared the football with his big foot.
This frightened the players on Arsenal's bench and made Fang Fang secretly sweat.
Mr. Mu is indeed fierce
And two minutes later, Paris made a comeback again.
Di Maria received the pass on the right wing and immediately made a wall-to-wall cooperation with Neymar. The two instantly penetrated the gap in Arsenal's ribs.
Di Maria sent a pass to the small penalty area from this position.
Mbappe in the penalty area ran a small arc very smartly, perfectly getting rid of the defender.
He successfully grabbed the point in the middle and broke through Arsenal's goal with a push shot.
"goooooal!——"
"Mbappe equalized the score, and PSG's perfect cooperation finally broke through Arsenal's defense!"
"The score becomes 1:1. There are still two minutes left in the game. Will this score change again in the end?!"
Ron suddenly started shouting.
Seeing this scene, Henry felt very regretful and said: "It was still the end of the equation, which caused Arsenal to lose the barrier in the midfield. After Paris Saint-Germain saw that they did not have an efficient counterattack, they were able to press the offense with confidence. This goal happened. Not surprising”
However, before he could say anything, Henry suddenly let out a surprised sound,
I saw the referee coming over. He raised his hand to indicate that Di Maria was offside before the goal happened!
Immediately, the live broadcast began to replay the moment when Neymar passed the ball behind him. It was seen that Di Maria started early and a small part of his body was offside.
The whole audience was in a state of excitement, and they were very satisfied with the referee's decision.
Arsenal still leads 1:0!
The entire Paris Saint-Germain team was stunned. The goal turned out to be offside, so couldn't they even get a draw?
Immediately, the whole Paris team felt unwilling to give up. After the ball came out, they launched a counterattack again.
However, there was not much time left. After the two teams fought hard for a while, the stoppage time ran out quickly.
The score is 1:0.
Arsenal eventually won the game and secured first place in Group E.
"This was a very exciting Champions League game. Although Paris Saint-Germain did not score a goal, they have demonstrated their strong offensive capabilities. Paris Saint-Germain is indeed one of the strongest teams in Europe."
"At the same time, congratulations to Arsenal. They have confirmed that they can qualify for the group stage and advance to the Champions League knockout round of 16 again after three years."
Henry said with emotion, "I also hope they can achieve good results in the following leagues."
Subsequently, the entire Arsenal team came to the field and happily celebrated and interacted with the fans in the stands.
As for Paris Saint-Germain, they returned to the locker room a little dull.
Mr. Mu was quite responsible. He took the initiative to accept interviews from reporters in the mixed zone.
"Hello Mbappe, may I ask what you think you didn't do well if you didn't win the game today?"
Mbappe thought for a while and said: "Maybe it has something to do with luck. Several of our shots were blocked by the goal frame. Of course, the most important thing is that we also made mistakes and allowed the opponent's No. 10 to complete a beautiful single shot. Break the door.”
Seeing the reporter's eyes light up, as if he smelled the headlines, Mbappe nodded calmly,
"Yes, what I mean is that the opponent's No. 10 played very well today, and it was he who affected the outcome of the game."
(End of chapter)
