Chapter 227： last stand

Chapter 227 The Last Stand

On April 29th, the Arsenal team was ready to go to Spain.

With the World Cup approaching, the football atmosphere in Europe is extremely strong, and billboards about the World Cup or the Champions League can be seen everywhere.

Especially in Madrid, the capital of Spain.

As soon as they got off the bus from Arsenal, they felt a strong hostility from the Madrid fans.

When the Arsenal bus left the airport and headed towards the hotel, there were many Real Madrid fans following along the way.

They showed Real Madrid's team crest and jersey to the Arsenal bus, in this way they wanted to give them a dismay.

Lucky turned his head and didn't pay attention to these.

Although they won at home, the pressure is still not small, especially after Suarez's injury, Arsenal's strike force has been greatly reduced.

When facing a team like Real Madrid, if the striker cannot put enough pressure on the front line, then the midfield and backcourt will be under more pressure.

"After everyone returns to the room to put their luggage, the bus will gather!"

After completing the check-in, Wenger said loudly.

Arsenal players did the same.

After they went to the room to put their luggage, they went downstairs and returned to the bus to prepare to go to the rented training base.

The venue rented by Arsenal is Getafe's training ground.

used the Atlético de Madrid venue before, but this season Atlético de Madrid also reached the semi-finals of the Champions League, so it will not be rented out.

Atlético de Madrid vs Chelsea will be played on the second day, May 1st!

The entire training is closed, and no one will be willing to show their success at this time.

Although many media wanted to interview Arsenal and watch their training, all of them were rejected by Wenger.

The content of the training is still the same, there is not much change.

The current Arsenal players are more relaxed. After all, Wenger's attitude has shown that they basically gave up the Champions League this season.

There is really no way!

Suarez's injury makes it difficult for Arsenal to move forward.

The next day, the Arsenal club bus went to the famous Bernabeu Stadium under the **** of a police car.

The Champions League semi-finals are still very pompous, with police cars driving the way and escorting them all the way.

There are even more helicopter aerial shots in the sky, and the broadcast method throughout the season has been upgraded by more than one grade.

After all, after entering the Champions League semi-finals, the four teams represent the four strongest teams in Europe this season.

Near the Bernabeu Stadium, you can already feel the hot atmosphere.

The heat wave is surging, and the cheers are one after another.

A wave of high-pitched shouting and singing poured into his ears.

Real Madrid fans chanted their anthem, putting pressure on Arsenal's players in this way.

Of course, there were also many Arsenal fans at the scene.

But the number cannot be compared with Real Madrid fans, so the momentum is much weaker.

Came to the locker room and simply changed clothes before they ran out to warm up.

The same goes for the entire warm-up.

Arsenal players can feel the hostility from Real Madrid fans, and the crazy boos make their mood even more solemn.

The warm-up is over and the players return to the locker room.

Wenger has been waiting here.

"It's still the same sentence, enjoy this game, there are no rigid standards, it's up to you to judge whether you are satisfied or not, don't let yourself regret it!"

After Wenger finished speaking briefly, Vermaelen put on the captain's armband and got up.

He will be the starter in today's game, so Lucky is not the captain on the field.

The crowd followed Vermaelen to the player tunnel.

The Real Madrid players came a little slower.

Lake looked at the Real Madrid players. The expressions of these guys were more relaxed. I don't know if they were pretending, but at least in terms of the thickness of the bench, Arsenal was incomparable.

Although last round, Pepe Limit replaced Suarez.

But Real Madrid really didn't have much impact, on the other hand, Arsenal were a bit hurt.

Lucky didn't know if it was an illusion.

The Real Madrid players are staggering their eyes. After each look at each other, the other side will quickly turn their heads and not look at him.

This made Lucky a little puzzled, but he didn't think too much.

At this point, the referee has already moved forward, and it is time to enter the field.

"The two sides started to enter! This is the second leg of the 2013-2014 UEFA Champions League semi-final. Real Madrid will play against Arsenal at home! I am the commentator He Wei!"

"In the last round, Arsenal won 2:1 at home against Real Madrid. Now the two sides have switched their home grounds. Arsenal challenged Real Madrid as the away team. This is a huge test for them!"

"Whether they can beat the mighty Real Madrid at the Bernabeu, and whether the Gunners can reproduce their glory, we will wait and see!"

After He Wei finished his opening remarks, his commentator partner Zhu Xiaoyu said: "Of course, we can focus more on the Chinese player Le Kai. In the last round, Le Kai's performance was still very good, can he continue this state? , whether to limit the BBC portfolio again at the Bernabeu, this is the most important issue for Arsenal."

"Yes! Suarez's injury has made this Arsenal experience the most difficult moment of the season, holding on is victory!"

He Wei encouraged loudly.

At this time, players from both sides also came to their respective half.

The lineup of both sides is as follows.

Real Madrid (4-3-3):

Goalkeeper: Casillas.

Defenders: Carvajal, Ramos, Varane, Coentrao.

Midfielders: Khedira, Modric, Di Maria.

Forwards: Bell, Benzema, Ronaldo.

Arsenal (4-2-3-1):

Goalkeeper; Szczesny.

Defender; Sarnia, Mertesacker, Koscielny, Vermaelen.

Midfielders: Walcott, Lucky, Cazorla, Ramsey, Rosicky.

Striker: Podolski.

Le Kai stood in his own half, surrounded by boos, he knew that most of them were enemies.

Except for the inaudible cheers from the Arsenal away stand, all the voices came from Real Madrid fans.

It has been 3 years since I came to the top arena.

From a fledgling kid who played full-back, Le Kai has grown into one of Arsenal's core players.

In this game, he has to play an absolutely core role.

He didn't know what he was feeling right now.

There is excitement and pressure, but more of a feeling of eagerness to try.

Yes!

The opponent is Real Madrid, and he is the absolute core of Arsenal.

There is no better stage than this!

Lucky never thought that his football career could be so exciting.

But before he knew it, he had come to the stage that many people dream of, after all, he began to show himself here.

Beep!

The    whistle sounded and Real Madrid took the lead.

After Real Madrid kicked off, Podolski and others rushed up.

Real Madrid fell in the backcourt, Modric shuttled in his own half, sorting out the rhythm of the game.

Seeing this scene, Le Kai suddenly shouted: "Go up and press! Don't let them play the ball comfortably!"

After   , the Arsenal players rushed up.

They started to press high in the opponent's half.

And this tactic really worked, and soon Real Madrid's passing rhythm began to look a little turbulent.

Despite Modric's blessing, he didn't dare to drop the ball in the back line. Once he lost the ball, the consequences would be disastrous.

"Arsenal pressed high, which is a very smart decision. We are very aware of Modric's ability in midfield, especially in terms of organization and rhythm. Once he is comfortable, the combat effectiveness of the entire Real Madrid will be doubled. !"

After He Wei finished speaking, he saw Modric pass the ball to Bell.

Bell took advantage of the trend and swung the ball in the direction of his breakthrough, putting himself in a state where he could start immediately.

Ramsey followed Bell, and Bell was unable to start fully under the interference of Ramsey.

But that's enough.

Bell made a direct cross after bottoming.

Cristiano Ronaldo took off at the same time as Luckey and Mertesacker.

Cristiano Ronaldo jumped very high, but Le Kai jumped earlier, again using the lateral movement method to directly push the ball out of the sideline.

"Tsk!"

C Luo fell to the ground and tutted unhappily.

In the face of Lucky's way of taking the lead, he really felt a little guilty.

This guy can always predict the highest hitting point of the ball in advance.

Although he can judge the landing point, he can't find the highest hitting point like Lekai!

Two more are here!

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