On April 28, the first leg of the Champions League semi-finals finally arrived.
Bayern Munich vs Arsenal.
Before the game officially started, the head coaches of both sides stated their goals at the press conference, and they were all fighting for the Champions League final. We have come this far and no one will take the initiative to show weakness.
Today's Bayern Munich lineup is 4231.
Goalkeeper: Neuer,
Backcourt: Kimmich, Boateng, Alfonso, Davis.
Midfielder: Goretzka, Thiago, Gnabry, Muller, Perisic.
Frontcourt: Lewandowski.
Arsenal is 433.
Goalkeeper: Leno.
Backcourt: Tierney, Gabriel, Saliba, Ben White.
Midfielder: Thomas, Foss, Ronaldo.
Frontcourt: Saka, Haaland, Equation
In the locker room,
Wenger also emphasized to Fangfang: "You don't have to go back to defend today. No matter what happens behind, we just need you to stay in front and be ready to attack at any time. Haaland will also cooperate with you. Go and beat Bayern's defense." Tear it apart, we have to get our tickets to the finals today!!”
Seeing Wenger's serious tone, Fang Fang nodded seriously and replied: "I have no problem! I also believe that our destiny must be in our own hands. Bayern Munich is not invincible!"
Afterwards, players from both sides came to the stadium tunnel. Fang Fang took a look at the Bayern lineup opposite and found that no one looked familiar.
Except for Bayern's left midfielder Perisic, he remembered that this person was an Inter Milan player. Perisic is on loan to Bayern Munich this season. Although he is in his thirties, the Croatian is still very good!
In the 2018 World Cup final, Perisic played a huge role and helped the team score a goal in the final. Although he lost to France's defensive counterattack in the end, there is no doubt about his role.
Originally, when Mourinho was still at Manchester United, he wanted to buy Perisic to replace Manchester United's Martial, but due to differences of several million euros, Inter Milan did not agree to the transfer.
In the end, it turned out that Mourinho's vision was indeed correct. Perisic was indeed better than Martial. Perisic not only won the World Cup runner-up, but also achieved good results on loan to Bayern Munich.
If Manchester United hadn't been stingy with the millions of euros, maybe they wouldn't have had to take so many detours over the years.
Then Fang Fang glanced at it, withdrew his gaze, and then started chatting with Saka and Haaland.
So I didn't notice Perisic looking over.
Because, when Perisic was still at Inter Milan last season, he often heard the sports media in Milan say that Inter Milan’s boss Mr. Zhang wanted to introduce Equation, and that this was the missing piece of Inter Milan’s championship puzzle, etc.
Now, Perisic finally saw a real person. I don’t know if it was because the head coach had previously emphasized the opponent’s role on the court and specifically targeted the opponent on defense. As a result, he now feels that the opponent does look a little different. One cannot ignore it.
Gnabry, who was next to him, did not go to say hello to Arsenal. After Arsenal changed their lineup several times, there were no players he knew anymore.
After seeing Wenger coming, Gnabry took the initiative to say hello.
After Wenger saw Gnabry, he felt a little touched in his heart.
Gnabry has indeed played well at Bayern Munich in recent years. Now it seems that he made the right decision to leave Arsenal and return to the Bundesliga in those years.
If Gnabry chooses to stay at Arsenal, his talent may be wasted.
However, what makes Wenger feel fortunate and emotional is that Arsenal has finally regained its strength and reached the semi-finals of the Champions League again.
Whether Arsenal can regain its former glory depends on this night!
Soon, players from both sides walked out of the stadium tunnel.
Today's Allianz Arena is packed and the crowd is buzzing with 70,000 fans present. Such a huge crowd can only be seen in the Bundesliga's El Clasico.
After the group photo, Fang Fang exchanged team flags with Neuer as captain, and then in the coin guessing rule, Bayern Munich got the ball.
"Kill them to pieces! We are the kings of North London!"
"Their aura of being the first in the Premier League must be shattered!"
Amid the roars of the home fans, Bayern took the ball first.
In response, Arsenal's formation immediately pounced. Faced with a quick start, Bayern Munich showed their credentials as a Bundesliga hegemon and started to pour the ball in the backcourt with ease.
After Arsenal had worn out their energy in the opening minutes, Bayern was ready to launch an all-out attack.
However, even if his teammates slowed down the pace of the attack, Fang Fang still ran with all his strength in Bayern's half, chasing the football.
Neuer was in front of the goal, received a back pass from his teammate, and saw the opponent's No. 10 running over. He was very calm. He seemed to be passing the ball, but it was actually a fake dunk, which instantly knocked the Arsenal player to the ground.
The home fans immediately gave a burst of applause, and many people laughed out loud.
This scene made me feel that Arsenal's No. 10 was so stupid that he was knocked to the ground by the goalkeeper.
In response to this, Fang Fang immediately got up from the ground. Was he embarrassed? He doesn't think so!
As long as there is a chance, he will try his best!
Regardless of whether this performance is funny or not. The important thing is to win the game!
When Wenger saw this scene, he couldn't help but smile, "If we don't let him come back to defend, he will defend in the opponent's half. How can you say that he is good?"
In response, Arteta next to him said: "This is his playing style, there are good and bad."
Two minutes later, Fang Fang once again cooperated with Harland to grab Thiago.
However, Thiago's ability is very comprehensive. He quickly performed an elegant Marseille slalom and instantly avoided the side attack of the equation.
Fang Fang missed it and slipped to the ground.
The fall hurt him a little, and he couldn't get up quickly to defend himself.
Fortunately, Haaland chased Thiago all the way and did not let Thiago pass the threatening ball.
At this glance, the equation is still on the ground. The referee turned his head and glanced, and then Fang Fang slowly stood up. It looked like he had fallen hard.
Many home fans laughed happily in the stands.
"Is this the core of Arsenal's offense? He looks really embarrassed!"
"If you ask me, if you can't grab it, don't grab it. Don't hurt yourself."
"This poor and stubborn little guy, our Thiago is indeed too powerful!"
Saka ran back to the half-court and when he passed the equation, he asked: "Is there anything wrong, captain?"
Fang Fang nodded calmly, "ok!"
Saka breathed a sigh of relief and quickly returned to defense.
Fang Fang narrowed his eyes, wondering if his poor performance had confused his opponent.
But the next second, he didn't know whether he had confused his opponent or not.
Because Saka's return to defense achieved unexpectedly good results, he poked the ball at Muller's feet from behind.
The football rolled in front of Foss, and he passed it neatly to Ronaldo, who was in the best position and was unmarked.
In response, Ronaldo decisively passed the ball!
I saw the parabola brought by the football instantly crossing the midline and falling towards Bayern Munich's half.
At this moment, the noise from the outside world seems to be instantly cut off from the spiritual world by consciousness!
All Equation could see was the falling trajectory of the football. He turned around and ran as fast as lightning! !
"pretty!"
"Good pass! Fang Fang didn't come back, he just stayed in the frontcourt!!"
"Bayern Munich was careless! This was Arsenal's quick counterattack!! Can Boateng prevent this goal?!"
Although Bayern's backcourt looks smooth, Boateng and Alfonso are still there. At the same time, full-back Davis is very fast and is frantically returning to defense!
Fang Fang realized at a glance that he had no chance to strike alone.
However, he still chose to make the trip with multiple stops!
Just use speed to overwhelm Bayern Munich's last line of defense!
The entire Allianz Stadium was in an uproar. It had only been eight minutes. Was Arsenal about to score a goal? ?
Boateng immediately pursued him.
After Boateng experienced the famous scene where Messi was knocked down, he has already summed up the experience of defending against speedy players.
No one wants to experience that kind of mistake twice! It was like being nailed to a pillar of shame and being whipped repeatedly.
So this time,
Faced with Fang Fang's pass, Boateng desperately moved his long legs, trying to block the angle of the shot before Fang Fang shot.
This is his responsibility as a defensive player and he must do it well!
"No, Fang Fang's goal was too big! He could only run towards the wing to chase the football. Boateng and goalkeeper Neuer have already blocked his shooting route!"
"Later on, someone from Bayern also came back to defend. How should he choose!"
All the spectators held their breath at this time and kept staring at the 10 Arsenal players.
If Equation could hear the explanation, he just wanted to ask, did he really make a big mistake with this ball?
It doesn’t!
Before Equation touched the ball, he had already reached the right corner outside Bayern's penalty area.
Boateng has been chasing beside him. He saw the right opportunity and quickly stretched out his foot to block the last shot path!
That's it!
Equation is very sophisticated, using his running posture to cover his shooting action! The left foot's strike was very concealed, and only a twist of the ankle was used to unleash full power.
The football touched the ground and turned into an afterimage, like a cold arrow, instantly piercing the gap between Boateng's feet. Without slowing down, it passed through Neuer's front toe!
The next second, the football had hit the far corner of the goal.
The score is 0:1! !
Boateng seemed to follow the attacking player in the penalty area.
But the fact is that Fang Fang has already thought of the angle to hit the door!
Just when Boateng blocked Neuer's view, he suddenly penetrated the gap between his feet. When the football passed through, Neuer had no time to react!
"Beautiful! Arsenal took the lead! Scored the first goal!!"
"This is a fantastic start! This is Bayern Munich's home ground!"
Fang Fang showed the most healing smile. When he ran to the sidelines, he put his right hand to his ear, as if asking someone, why is there no sound at Bayern's home court? ?
The home fans were stunned in the stands.
They actually fell behind by one goal. What's going on? Especially the scorer's performance in the first few minutes was clumsy and funny!
Eyes of disbelief focused on Arsenal No. 10.
"This is fake! Why didn't Boateng stop this??"
"Nonsense! This is offside! No. 10 was already offside when receiving the ball! Call the ball out quickly, blind referee."
"We were fooled! That kid's performance just now was a deliberate act, a dirty goal."
Domestic spectators instantly became excited when they saw this goal.
It seems that everyone's worries are in vain. The equation was not defended by Kim Kardashian alone!
This goal was completely unresponsive to the Bayern Munich players.
Perisic and Gnabry were still in the midfield. They glanced at each other and could see each other's surprise.
Just now, Boateng was in the right position to catch up, but he still scored a goal.
Lewandowski stood up at this time. He shouted to his teammates, indicating that they should stand up and take the ball again.
I didn't blame any teammate for the mistake, but just wanted to seize the time to attack!
"Our goal is to win the championship! This goal was just an accident!!"
Lewandowski slapped the team badge on his chest and made a deafening sound to his teammates.
but,
In fact, there is no need for Lewandowski to yell like this. Bayern Munich was indeed not defeated by this goal.
They have the experience of losing the ball first and then winning the game many times in the league.
After all, they are the King of the South. Sometimes when they are invincible for a long time, there will be negligence. Anyway, they are so strong that they can win in the end.
Dortmund was leading the league by ten points before, and Bayern was able to catch up and eventually win the Bundesliga title!
This is the foundation of the Bundesliga overlord!
Head coach Flick didn't feel anxious and just shouted to the court to ask Boateng not to care about the goal.
"Play hard and we will definitely win!"
In the fifteenth minute of the game, Bayern got a free kick in the frontcourt. Thiago took the penalty and found Boateng in the penalty area.
There was only one chance. Boateng jumped high in the crowd, but the football he hit flew over the crossbar and almost made up for it.
In response, Bayern Munich's defense did not retreat, remaining in Arsenal's half and continuing to maintain high pressure. This kind of pressure is very threatening! Soon, Muller grabbed the football on the wing, and he suddenly found Lewandowski in the middle with a diagonal kick.
In response, Lewandowski turned the ball around because the opponent was negligent and did not defend closely. The next second, he kicked a low shot from outside the penalty area!
The football bounced in the penalty area and instantly penetrated into the lower right corner of the goal!
The score is 1:1! !
Lewandowski burst out laughing.
He ran to the sidelines and pretended to put his hands to his ears, as if asking why the cheers in the stadium weren't so loud. ?
Bayern teammates rushed forward with excitement and celebrated at home.
This goal is too easy for them! Never worried about scoring goals. This is the embodiment of strength.
So there is no problem at all in letting Arsenal score a goal first.
(End of chapter)
