Invincible Haaland at the start

Chapter 57
After defeating Manchester United, Arsenal didn't have much time to celebrate. In fact, there was nothing to celebrate. After all, they have become champions, and their side has only consolidated No.3.

Now they only have the Champions League in their eyes!

Up to now, Arsenal's regal appearance has become more and more explicit, and everyone believes that they are only a yellow robe away from enthronement.

Except for a very few people who still firmly believe that the La Liga duo can come back against the wind, most people believe that Arsenal will meet Dortmund in the final, and then the Gunners will win the first Champions League trophy in club history at home.

The Times couldn't wait to publish an article called "If Arsenal win the Champions League this season...".

"If Arsenal win the Champions League this season, what kind of chain reaction will that have?
First of all, Arsenal will end the embarrassing situation without a championship for 8 years. The identity of the new Champions League champion will further strengthen their attraction to big-name players. The generous Champions League bonuses will also allow them to have more funds to attract more outstanding players. , in short, the Gunners' competitiveness will be greatly enhanced and become one of the most powerful forces in today's football;

Secondly, Wenger will become the second coach in the Premier League to win the Champions League. He will become the totem of this century-old club and one of the greatest coaches in the history of the Premier League;

Finally, the 17-year-old Lin Yun will become a popular candidate for the Golden Globe Award. He may even break the record set by Ronaldo and Owen at the age of 21 and become the youngest winner in the history of the Golden Globe Award. Well, at that time he Will only be 18 years old. "

"The Sun" has also begun to help Arsenal calculate how much they will get.

According to their estimates, if the Gunners can really lift the Big Ears Cup at home, the most direct bonus income will be as high as 7525 million U.S. dollars, which does not include other aspects such as influence, commercial value and player value.

In short, the entire Fleet Street has successfully created an atmosphere: if Arsenal do not win the championship, it is a crime!

Before the expedition, Wenger collected all these newspapers and stepped on them in front of the team members.

"Before the start of the season, they said our limit was to qualify for the group stage, and now they say we are the favorites for the championship...

Although I also agree with this statement, it is not based on these bullshit reports, but based on trust in you.

For now, let's forget about the papers, forget about the 4-1 scoreline, and go to Barcelona for our penultimate game of the season in the Champions League with a brave and cautious heart. "

Ferguson's departure filled Wenger with a sense of crisis.

He didn't know that one day he would suddenly get bored like that, and even be kicked out of the house.

He didn't want until the day he left, the biggest regret of the Champions League still existed in the honor book.

With the eager anticipation of gun fans all over the world, the whole Arsenal team went to Barcelona.

Before them, the match between Real Madrid and Dortmund took the lead.

Arsenal's players watched the match live from their hotel in Barcelona.

I thought Dortmund, who had a three-goal lead in the first round, would be sure to advance as long as they played more cautiously in this game. Unexpectedly, the Hornet played an extremely thrilling game, and almost capsized in the gutter.

Lewandowski shot the lintel, and Gundogan's inevitable shot was bravely resolved by Diego Lopez. Although Dortmund missed two consecutive opportunities, Real Madrid has not been able to knock on Dortmund's door.

Just when everyone thought that Dortmund would advance to the Champions League final smoothly, the situation changed suddenly at the end of the game.

Benzema and Ramos scored consecutive goals to change the total score of the two sides to 3-4.
As long as one more goal is scored, Real Madrid will be able to make a strong counterattack by virtue of the away goal advantage!

Fortunately, the Yellow and Black Army managed to defend the victory in the end, and advanced to the final without any danger.

This game also sounded the alarm for the Arsenal team.

4-1, not safe...

The next day, the game started.

Having experienced the Allianz Stadium and Juventus home court, Lin Yun thought that he could step into the Nou Camp calmly, but when he really walked into this stadium, his whole body was surrounded by red and blue. He was still deeply shocked.

There were cheers, boos, and incomprehensible Spanish, and it looked like everyone was waving red and blue scarves, and everyone seemed eager to swallow them.

"You are the third, there are Bernabeu, Old Trafford, Stamford Bridge, Anfield, San Siro, San Siro, Meazza, West****"

"Players from both sides have entered the field!

With Lin Yun's hat-trick and Walcott's goal in the first round, Arsenal temporarily lead Barcelona 4-1. The La Liga giants have been pushed to the brink of life and death. For them, the worse news is that Messi's old injury has returned , will miss this crucial game. "

"Arsenal is fully staffed. They just defeated the Premier League champions Manchester United four days ago. They are currently in a strong momentum and are in a hot state. The main striker Lin Yun is feeling hot on his feet and scoring goals. With a 3-goal lead, it can be said that the Gunners are strong. One foot has stepped into the Champions League final!

But they can't be careless, because this is Camp Nou after all. Barcelona just completed the shocking tragedy of AC Milan's 4-0 bloodbath at home here, and they have been unbeaten at home for 21 consecutive rounds. The latest loss at Camp Nou was Lost 2009-10 to Rubin Kazan on October 20, 1, so it is generally believed that Wenger should play conservatively today..."

"Today, 96636 fans poured into the Nou Camp Stadium, and the atmosphere at the scene was quite hot! We also saw many familiar faces in the stands, Guardiola, Ronaldinho, Bergkamp, ​​etc. all came Arrived at the scene!"

"Look at the starters.

Compared with the first round, Barcelona's starting staff has 4 changes.

Adriano replaced Alba, who was suspended for accumulative yellow cards, as left back, Alexander Song replaced Busquets with a pubic bone injury in the middle, Messi, who had a relapsed injury, entered the bench, Fabregas replaced him, and Villa He replaced Alexis Sanchez on the front line.

Goalkeeper: 1-Valdes;

Defenders: 2-Alves, 15-Baltra, 3-Pique, 21-Adriano;
Midfield: 25-Alexander Song, 6-Xavi, 8-Iniesta;

Forwards: 4-Cesc Fabregas, 7-Villa, 17-Pedro.

Arsenal almost completely followed the lineup of the first round, only replacing Giroud with veteran Rosicky. Wenger obviously still hopes to strengthen the defense and consolidate the three-goal lead.

Goalkeeper: 21-Fabianski;
Defenders: 25-Jenkinson, 4-Mertesacker, 5-Vermaelen, 17-Monreal;

Midfielder: 7-Rosicky, 8-Arteta, 19-Cazorla, 10-Wilshere, 14-Walcott;

Forward: 11-Lin Yun. "

Even Fabregas was forced to the front line, which shows what is the core of Barcelona's tactics.

Put on the bayonet and spell out the future!

Wenger did not set up a stabbing formation like in the first round, but put up two midfielders in a very low-key and pragmatic manner. Although Wilshere still sits in the middle and controls the dispatching power today, the defensive task assigned to him by the professor is actually very important. Not light.

In this way, they have almost no such thing as frontcourt pressure. The only offensive routine is Cazorla and Walcott cooperate with Lin Yun, let him use his personal ability to eat raw.

Facts have proved that this set is very popular.

In just over two months since his debut, Lin Yun's style has undergone a transformation.

At the very beginning, I just raised my foot to shoot, and almost always hit it, and rarely miss it, but after returning from the experience of the national team, everyone found that this ancestor has evolved again.

The shooting accuracy has not changed, but the style has changed.

Can dribble, adjust, and even learn to circle defenders and goalkeepers before hitting empty goals.

Of course, the ancestral skill of kicking the ball without forgetting has not been forgotten, and the ability to force the defender to charge has become more and more perfect.

False and real, can be soft or hard, which defender can withstand it?
"Beep!"

"Okay, after the whistle blows, the game begins!"

"Barcelona kicks off first!"

Barcelona launched a fierce attack from the beginning.

The styles of the two teams are quite similar, both of which are based on passing and controlling. The difference is that Barcelona always feels a bit slow and clearly connected, while Arsenal is fast and aggressive, without any muddling.

But in this game, the two sides are completely reversed.

Barcelona seems to have pressed the fast-forward button, never ambiguous in advancing the offense, and hit the ball into Arsenal's hinterland with three passes and two passes.

Iniesta took the ball and pretended to break through, but after shaking Jenkinson's center of gravity, he suddenly passed the ball over the top and sent it to the center of Arsenal's penalty area.

Villa succeeded in anti-offside, single-handedly inserted the ball and unloaded comfortably, and then raised his foot to hit the goal.

Faced with such a close shot from a dead corner, the goalkeeper basically had nothing to do. Fabianski had already accepted the penalty. Unexpectedly, at a critical moment, Mertesacker was like a magic soldier descending from the sky. The slider comes over and just hits the ball out of the baseline.

Villa covered his face with his hands, and then punched the air bitterly.

"...Iniesta passed the ball, Villa! One-handed! Ouch, Mertesacker's clean tackle broke the ball out of the baseline! A god-level clearance!"

"Barcelona are in great form, Arsenal be careful!"

The corner kick was taken, came to the goal, and was pushed out of the penalty area by Fabianski with a single palm.

Wilshere grabbed the first point and headed the ball over to Walcott, and before the cub could make a move, Alves shoveled him out of bounds with a ferocious shovel.

The referee hesitated and didn't blow the whistle...

"Ouch, the tackle was fierce, but the referee didn't call a foul and only gave Arsenal a throw-in."

Wenger didn't yell, but just opened his hands on the spot, and made a helpless expression facing the camera, the meaning was quite obvious: Is this f*cking nonsense? !

Arteta threw the ball, but after a few tackles, the ball fell to Barcelona's feet...

In the first 10 minutes, Arsenal were basically pressed and played like this, but fortunately, the midfield was strong enough to survive this difficult 10 minutes.

Arsenal did not usher in their first truly threatening attack until the 12th minute.

Monreal stepped forward with an assist from the wing, received an oblique plug sent by Arteta from the center, and without hesitation hoisted the ball into Barcelona's penalty area.

Pique and Bartra did not dare to offside, but turned around to chase the ball quite tacitly.

Lin Yun was only half a step behind, and abruptly broke in between the two, jumped high, and stopped the ball with his chest.

Piqué and Bartra moved behind him. His stop was actually very reluctant. After the football hit the ground, he jumped forward. He himself staggered forward and was about to fall to the ground at any time.

In a hurry, he could only randomly kick the football in front of him before falling to the ground, sending the ball into the stands.

"Shh~~"

Wenger couldn't take it anymore this time, and ran to the fourth official, "Is this not a foul?! Everyone fell into the penalty area!"

The fourth official shook his head helplessly, indicating that he couldn't make the decision either.

"Lin Yun fell in the penalty area, the referee didn't blow the whistle, let's see if Piqué and Bartra push people from behind... Well, Lin Yun himself rushed very hard, almost smashing away Two defenders received the ball, but Pique did seem to have some movement in his hand, it's hard to say, hard to say..."

Pique just wanted to squat next to Lin Yun to tell him not to perform anymore, but Lin Yun himself stood up with his hands on his hands.

It is true that he himself was too aggressive to hold back this blow, but Pique and Baltra's hand movements also played a role in fueling the flames. Since the referee didn't blow him, he couldn't help it, but the beep beep There are two beeps.

"Mr. Referee, I'm sorry, can you help me see if there are two big paw prints on my back? Because I felt something pushed me hard just now, ah no, it was two, or I'll take it off and see for myself, you won't give me a yellow card, will you?"

Referee: "I will blow the whistle when they foul, and I will give you a yellow card if you take off your clothes, it's as simple as that."

"Well, it seems that you can only believe half of what you say."

"..."

The game started again, and Barcelona consciously slowed down the rhythm, but unexpectedly achieved an immediate effect.

Xavi and Iniesta and Fabregas patiently passed each other and played the iconic tiki taka.

As Arsenal's midfield became reeling from their bewildering delivery, Xavi flicked the ball out of nowhere.

Villa once again made a smart move, swung the ball forward with the inside of his left foot, dribbled the ball past Mertesacker, and then calmly pushed with his right foot.

Fabianski made the first save, but failed to touch the ball.

"GOAL!!! In the 14th minute of the game, Villa opened the scoring! 1-0, the total score is 2-4, Barcelona is now only two goals behind, and they see hope again!"

"This is a typical Barcelona-style goal, relying on a quick short pass to disrupt the opponent's defensive deployment, and then suddenly speeding up, the final decision! Of course, the tacit understanding and ability of Xavi and Villa are also the key. This is the world's top midfielder and Top striker!"

Villa ran into the goal, took the ball out, and ran back to the midfield, while Harvey came to the sidelines and kept raising his hands, signaling to the home fans to make their voices louder.

Arsenal began to feel a little bad up and down, caught in the midst of worrying about gains and losses.

Lin Yun returned to the midfield one step ahead of Villa and stood in the middle circle.

The game started again, Lin Yun passed the ball back, and Villa, Pedro, and Fabregas immediately rushed past him and rushed towards the Arsenal midfielder.

Wilshere hurriedly passed the ball back again, Rosicky calmly controlled the ball under his feet, looked in Cazorla's direction, and made a passing action.

Fabregas arrived in a hurry and immediately stretched out his feet to intercept.

Rosicky unhurriedly yanked the ball back, then popped it out to Walcott on the other side.

Walcott didn't stop the ball, directly poked the ball forward heavily, and then rushed past Alves with the ball.

"Walcott is picking up speed! He is dribbling along the wing with the ball. Lin Yun has moved ahead of time and is responding from the center. Let's see if Arsenal can succeed in this attack!"

Pique and Baltra set up nets in the penalty area, and waited for Lin Yun to drill, while Alexander Song guarded outside the penalty area. When Lin Yun was about to run past him, he slammed into him hard, but he hit himself hard. fell to the ground.

Walcott took a look at the situation in the penalty area, and instead of going to the bottom line, he quickly moved inward and flew past the fallen Alexander Song.

Lin Yun took the initiative to walk aside and took Pick away.

On the other side, Adriano quickly entered the penalty area and guarded Lin Yun with Pique.

Baltra was preparing to face Walcott, but Walcott quickly drew his bow and arrow, and made a powerful volley from about two meters inside the penalty area.

The football flew past Baltra's ear, and before Valdes even had time to react, the football hit the crossbar with a "bang" and bounced off.

Lin Yun started at this moment and rushed towards the football.

Pique and Adriano immediately followed, flanking left and right.

When the football fell, Lin Yun flicked the ball lightly with his left foot, and the football immediately flew upward obediently, and flew behind him.

Pique and Adriano were caught off guard and quickly turned around, but Lin Yun was one step faster than them. While turning around, he jumped high and hung the golden hook upside down!

"GOAL!!! Walcott's shot hit the crossbar, and Lin Yun scored with a barb!"

"Less than 2 minutes after Villa scored, Lin Yun pierced Barcelona's goal again, the total score was 5-2! The gap between the two sides became 3 goals again! And this is a precious away game Goal! Even if Barcelona equalize the total score, it will only drag the game into overtime..."

"Lin Yun's 11th goal in the Champions League! He is only three goals away from Messi's single-season scoring record in the Champions League created last year."

"The first half of the game has not yet passed, and the main centers of both sides have made their own achievements. This is a war between centers! There is still suspense in the game. Who is the sharpest on the court today, Villa or Lin Yun? Sword, let us wait and see!"

(End of this chapter)