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In the 82nd minute, Busquets ran desperately in the midfield. In order to help Barcelona advance, he didn't care about his aging physical fitness. He risked his life and intercepted Fang Cheng's dribbling in the midfield.

Barcelona immediately moved forward.

De Jong also pressed forward and reached the outside of Arsenal's penalty area.
He received the pass.

Immediately faced with the siege of Arsenal players,

De Jong instantly adjusted his position using a kick.

The angle for the shot appeared immediately.

He kicked the ball decisively.
The football flew straight into the blind corner of the goal.

This time, the Arsenal goalkeeper did not make a save.

Almost watching the football fly towards the goal.

The Barcelona players stood there, almost celebrating the goal.

However, the football finally hit the goal post and flew out of the field.

De Jong's shot almost gave Barcelona their second away goal.

But they were clearly unlucky today.

Just a little more and Barcelona would have a huge advantage in advancing.

The reversal was completed and the score became 2-1.

Time passed quickly and the referee blew the whistle.

The whole game is over.

The Arsenal fans in the stadium breathed a sigh of relief.
it is finally over.

They didn't allow Barcelona to score another goal.

This game is really, really not easy.

Although Arsenal did not lose the game,
But they certainly didn't play very well today.

Right after the game, many people criticized Arsenal for not paying enough attention to the first leg of the Champions League semi-final.

Because Arsenal can't afford to waste a lot of scoring opportunities.

They failed to defeat Barcelona cleanly at home and even allowed Barcelona to score an away goal. It is very likely that they will be eliminated in the end.

Many teams were eliminated because they wasted scoring opportunities and suffered elimination penalties.

On May 5, Arsenal will definitely be at an away disadvantage when they return to Barcelona's home ground.

By then, almost the entire stadium will be filled with Barcelona fans, and Arsenal players will be affected in all aspects.

Before May 5, Arsenal will play a game in the Premier League on May 5.

They went away to face Crystal Palace.

Because of the need to play continuously, Arsenal head coach Arteta couldn't help but complain about the FA's schedule at the pre-match press conference.

If Arsenal are eliminated by Barcelona in the second leg of the semi-finals, the FA's scheduling arrangements will have to bear part of the responsibility.

Soon, Arteta's speech was watched by many people.
The most important thing to attack is that if Arsenal seizes the opportunity in the first leg of the Champions League semi-final and beats Barcelona 3:0, then they will definitely win the second leg easily.

Ultimately, this is because Arsenal’s own strength is not good enough. If they can’t even beat Barcelona, ​​then forget about entering the Champions League final.

There are many, many statements like this.

After seeing this, Fang Cheng felt that some people just can't stand others doing well and are born bad people.

Wouldn’t the dense schedule cause the players’ physical fitness to decline, making accidents more likely to occur?

This is a normal precaution, but someone is still able to attack.

People like this are either stupid or evil.

Anyway, he felt that there was nothing wrong with Arteta's remarks.

The match against Crystal Palace was also very tense.

Arteta did not dare to make any more lineup adjustments and directly used all his main players to play against Crystal Palace.

Because Chelsea, ranked fifth, is chasing very closely behind them, if they lose another game, they might lose to Chelsea and take fourth place.

Also, mid-tier Premier League teams like Crystal Palace particularly like to cause trouble for strong Premier League teams.

Especially at the end of the season, they should have no desires, but because they want to attract the attention of top clubs, their players will be as energetic as if they were injected with chicken blood.

Maybe it's because of love turning into hate. After all, if the big clubs don't sign them, they will do their best to make trouble for the big clubs.

Especially when seeing the top clubs facing a crucial European war, the players of these mid-tier clubs will be as high as if they were on drugs.

The game just started,
Crystal Palace's Buudoji aimed at Arsenal's pass. He used his speed to forcefully steal the ball.
Then quickly pass the football around.

The movements are smooth and fast.
The situation on the field changed in an instant.

The football quickly passed to Materazzi's feet.

Seeing his teammate Buudoji's quick forward run,
Materazzi immediately understood the intention of the match.
After shaking off the Arsenal player who was trying to steal the ball, he made a brilliant through pass without stopping.

Pass the ball to Buudoji.

Boudoji went straight into Arsenal's penalty area.

The instant reception of the ball created a half-solo opportunity.

However, just as he was about to shoot,

The Arsenal defender was not polite at all and directly hit him to make him lose his balance.

Fell heavily to the ground.

The Crystal Palace fans at home exclaimed, they thought it was a penalty opportunity!

Absolutely no problem!

However, the referee on the field believed that the action of the Arsenal defender was not enough to constitute a foul.

No penalty was awarded.

Buudoji could not accept the penalty. He stood up quickly without even patting the grass on his body.

Run directly to the referee to complain.

However, the referee was very cruel.

The kind that will give a yellow card if there is a disagreement.

Buu Doji is a mute who can't express his pain even though he has to eat coptis root.

However, Crystal Palace soon launched another fierce attack.

It was as if the Crystal Palace players were not playing a Premier League game, but a Champions League final that depended on their future.

Everyone is as fierce as if they were taking drugs.

Crystal Palace player Bruns went to the left to receive the ball.

Move forward quickly and then pass the ball to teammates.

At this time, Materazzi followed up and prepared to provide support.

However, at this critical moment,
His feet suddenly tripped, he lost his balance and fell to the ground.

All the Crystal Palace fans in the stadium sighed.

Materazzi slapped the grass hard.

I didn't expect to make such a mistake.

Especially in such an important game. It should never happen.

That's how football is, if you miss a chance, you miss a goal.

Wasted opportunities will be punished.

He stood up angrily, only to make up for the mistake with his subsequent performance.

Immediately, the Crystal Palace players continued to launch a fierce fight.

The enthusiasm of the Crystal Palace fans was completely ignited.
They were also shouting "Kill Arsenal".

Both teams are in London, so it can be considered a London derby after all.

However, just having enough energy is only useful for a short time. Arsenal quickly relied on the players' technical abilities to launch a wave of attack.

In the 11th minute, Arsenal got their first corner kick.

Saka kicked the ball towards the penalty area.
The ball landed in the penalty area.

Arsenal players' height rarely gives them an advantage when competing for headers.

However, Martinelli still used his excellent positioning to get ahead of the Crystal Palace players.
He leaped up, spreading his wings like a roc,
Headed the football in the air.

He shook his head vigorously.

Head the ball towards the far corner of the goal frame.

At this moment, time seems to stand still.

The Crystal Palace goalkeeper reacted.
But facing this sudden header,

He could only do nothing.

The football flew to the far corner of the goal and hit the post with a bang.

Crystal Palace fans were boiling with excitement, as if their team had scored a goal.

They do have reason to cheer.

It must be sad because Arsenal missed a goal.

If the opponent feels sad, then they will definitely feel happy.

But the fact is that Arsenal were not affected by this corner kick.

Soon another wave of attack was organized.

There was a quick pass in the middle.

Gradually tore through the Crystal Palace's defense.

Finally, the ball came to Martinelli's feet.

He felt there was no room to pass the ball.
Then he typed it horizontally to the equation on the side.

Fang Cheng is definitely worthy of their trust.

Sure enough, Fang Cheng didn't even stop the ball, he just shot it directly.

This shot was powerful.
The football went straight towards the goal.

Unfortunately, my luck was a bit bad.

The football hit the post.

Despite not scoring a goal,

However, the cooperation between Fang Cheng and Martinelli still made Crystal Palace feel a lot of pressure.

"The score on the field is still 0:0!"

"Both teams are still fighting fiercely on the field, and both have hopes of scoring goals!"

"Arsenal have gradually gained the upper hand on the field."

"They have to find a way to break the score. The next game is against Barcelona. They have to play away!"

"If they don't win this game soon, their physical fitness will be greatly affected."

In the 26th minute, the two teams were fighting in the midfield. The ball went back and forth and then unexpectedly rolled to the Arsenal wing.

Crystal Palace seized their chance.
Buuduoji dribbled the ball forward, while constantly observing and looking for a gap to pass the ball.

Seeing Materazzi coming in from the middle,
He passed the ball decisively.

Very eager to use this opportunity to create a threat.

But Materazzi stopped the ball, it was too late.

Arsenal have made up their defense.

He had no choice but to knock on the door hastily.

The result is that I tried too hard.
The football was hit high.
It flew over the crossbar and failed to score a goal.

The fighting spirit on the field has not decreased.

On the 35th minute,

The Crystal Palace players made a mistake when clearing the ball in the backcourt. They failed to accurately kick the ball out of the danger zone and instead kicked the ball into their own half.

The mistake was caught up by Arsenal's Saka.

He sprinted quickly and volleyed the ball.

The football flew towards the goal.

The goalkeeper had no choice but to try his best to save the ball.

Only then did he save the ball from going out of bounds.

"Both sides were wasting scoring opportunities. Is this going to be a draw today?"

"If this is the case, Arsenal's situation is still not optimistic because Chelsea's points are catching up."

In the 44th minute, because the first half was about to end, this was a critical stage and it was easy to lose the ball.

Crystal Palace midfielder Madus had a brilliant performance on the field.

He used his strong body to successfully break through Arsenal's defense.

This carry created space for him to pass the ball.

Turning around and taking advantage of the situation, Madus made a cross before falling to the ground.

The ball was accurately delivered into the penalty area.

At this time, Materazzi was in an unguarded position in the penalty area.

Immediately headed the ball into the goal.

However, because Arsenal had two defenders double-teaming,
Materazzi's header went wide and failed to result in a goal.

Seeing this scene, all the Crystal Palace fans in the stadium immediately gave encouraging applause.

Even so, Materazzi showed a painful expression on his face.

Because he once again failed to seize the opportunity.

Maybe in the eyes of some top clubs, his performance is useless.

Then all his previous efforts would have been in vain.

The more Materazzi thought about it, the more upset he became, and he slapped himself in anger.

As the game progressed, it entered the injury time period.

Fang Cheng received an extremely difficult pass from his teammate on the left side of the penalty area.

Maybe his teammates didn't expect him to be able to unload the ball.
Therefore, there were no teammates in the penalty area to provide support.

However, Fang Cheng still decisively swept the ball into the penalty area.

It's like shooting and passing the ball.

This scared the Crystal Palace defenders and they quickly cleared the ball.

However, perhaps due to the decline in physical strength,
Maybe it was due to an error in judgement.
This time the clearance was missed.

The football did not fly out of the danger zone as expected.
Instead, he headed straight for his own goal.

Seeing this scene, the hearts of countless Crystal Palace fans in the stadium were in their throats.

However, the ball hit the crossbar.
Then he didn't fly out the door.

Instead, it bounced into the goal.
Crystal Palace did not escape the disaster.
Score 0:1!

Crystal Palace fans couldn't believe their eyes.

The players of Crystal Palace were like deflated balls.
They actually made such an outrageous own goal, and all their efforts in the first half were wasted at this moment.

But that's how the game is. Just a small mistake can ruin the efforts of the entire game.

No matter how uncomfortable the Crystal Palace players were, they had no choice but to accept the result of being behind. They lowered their heads and walked into the locker room silently.

Arsenal players were not very happy, but just slightly relieved.

Because there is still a second half in the game, no one can guarantee that they can maintain this score until the end of the game.

So they'd better stay rational now and prepare for the second half of the game.

Arsenal temporarily led Crystal Palace 1-0 thanks to an own goal created by Cheng.

"It's a pity, Crystal Palace played very well in the first half and they even suppressed Arsenal's attack for a while."

"It's a pity that they didn't take advantage of the opportunity. But now they are only 1-0 behind. If they can maintain the same performance in the first half, they still have a chance to beat Arsenal."

The second half whistle blew.
Not only the Premier League commentators thought so, the cheers of Crystal Palace fans in the stadium also sounded like a tide.

Crystal Palace launched a fierce attack immediately, just like they did at the beginning of the first half.

Madus received a long pass.

He cut through the Arsenal defence like a bolt of lightning.

However, outside the penalty area, Arsenal players were defending tightly.

Madus had no choice but to kick the ball.

The football broke through the penalty area.
Unfortunately, it hit the defensive player and bounced back.

The goddess of luck does not seem to be on Crystal Palace's side.

The bouncing football happened to fall at the goalkeeper's feet.

Arsenal goalkeeper did not miss this great opportunity.

Kick the ball directly to clear the ball.

The football flew steadily out of the Arsenal penalty area.

Score, 0:1.

Crystal Palace's attack did not result in a goal.

There was no way out, the lagging Crystal Palace had to continue attacking.

Two minutes later, Crystal Palace's Trauss passed the ball in the middle.

Let the ball find Materazzi.

He rushed forward with the ball.
Arsenal players immediately came close to him, trying to stop his attack.

But Materazzi also fought hard.

After finally getting to a suitable position outside the penalty area, the only option was to shoot.

unfortunately,

This shot seemed a bit weak.
The football did not fly towards the goal as expected.
Instead, it slowly rolled towards the Arsenal goalkeeper.

The goalkeeper easily bent down and confiscated the ball, thus defusing Crystal Palace's attack.

No goal scored again.

The Crystal Palace fans in the stands felt very helpless.

Who knew that the team's striker would waste good opportunities so many times in a row.

Many people lost their patience.

But there is no way, since they are fans of Crystal Workers, they can only continue to cheer for the team and the players.

On the 62th minute,

There was a physical clash between Crystal Palace and Arsenal players in the midfield.

The referee gave Crystal Palace a set-piece opportunity.

Materazzi scanned the field.
Then suddenly he kicked a long pass.

Instead of shooting, he chose to cooperate with his teammates.

The football flew straight into the penalty area.

There, many Crystal Palace players had rushed into the penalty area, staring at the flying football, their bodies tense, ready to exert force.

However, at the moment the football flew into the penalty area, Saka met the ball and gently touched it.

The football flew lightly towards the goalkeeper.

There was no problem passing the ball back in the face of this.

Arsenal's goalkeeper easily caught the football in his arms.

Materazzi and his teammates looked at each other and sighed, feeling very uncomfortable.

I thought they missed a great chance to score.

Who knows, when the referee blew the whistle,

He indicated that the Crystal Palace players were offside when they were trying to score.

This penalty was undoubtedly a finishing blow for Crystal Palace.

The Crystal Palace fans at home have already started to curse.

Because they were only one goal behind, but the players on the team couldn't equalize the score, which caused them to lose their patience in watching the game.

In the 70th minute, Crystal Palace deployed a large number of players on the right to attack. Boudoji got the ball on the right.

With the cooperation of his teammates, he kicked a cross.

The football flew to the center of the penalty area.

There are Crystal Palace players trying to score in the middle.

He jumped up to meet the ball.
But the ball hit the crossbar and went out of bounds.

At this moment, the entire stadium fell into a brief silence.

BJ Palace's repeated waste of opportunities gave Arsenal the possibility of expanding the score.

But maybe the psychological advantage is too great.
When the Arsenal backfield player received the back pass from his teammate, it should have been a simple process.

However, his return pass actually went directly to the opponent's player's feet.

This mistake was like a big gift, directly given to Crystal Palace.

Materazzi was quick-witted and immediately rushed towards the empty goal with the ball.

The Arsenal goalkeeper still attacked very calmly.

Attack the opponent at a very fast speed.

Successfully blocked Materazzi's shot with his fingers.

However, the crisis has not been completely resolved. (End of this chapter)