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Chapter 416 Difficult away games

After three tough wins over Watford in No.30 in the league, Arsenal continued their league away trip, and their next opponent was Everton.

The Arsenal team must rotate in this game, because the game was held on April 27, and Arsenal had to go to Valencia for the Champions League semi-final away game three days later.

The league has progressed so far, except for Liu Han, who has almost unlimited physical strength, who has not felt a little tired, the other Arsenal players are inevitably a little tired. This kind of fatigue is not only physical, but more mental, just like School students always look forward to vacations, and dozens of games in a season make the players' spirits unavoidable.

Although the Everton team is not too strong, they have always had the title of "giant killer". In the league, the Everton team often staged comebacks.

However, the league has entered the end, and they can't pursue European qualifications. The Everton team, which is not afraid of the threat of relegation, will definitely not be too strong in the game. After all, they can be regarded as wanting nothing.

The Arsenal team who came to Goodison Park replaced half of the main players, and the defense line was composed of pure young players. Knowing how to defend against young players, Wenger believes that security is the most important thing at this point, and now the only player who can give Wenger a sense of security is Liu Han.

Although the Everton team is not strong in fighting spirit in the game, they will not hand in the victory. The midfielder Everton put on a double midfielder. He originally planned to deal with Liu Han, but he did not expect that Liu Han went directly to the central defender. position.

Arsenal's lineup dominated by young players seemed a bit at a loss when facing a defensive lineup like Everton. Without Liu Han's scheduling in the midfield, Arsenal's offense lacked continuity.

The game in the first half ended in a draw.

After the start of the second half, under the command of Liu Han, Arsenal began to press the defense forward, and then looked for opportunities to make Everton attack offside. Although this was a bit risky, it could give the team an advantage in offense.

In the 607th minute of the game, Arsenal was able to break through the goal of Everton. Liu Han took advantage of the corner kick and rushed to the frontcourt. .

In the end, Arsenal relied on Liu Han's header to beat Everton [-]-[-], and they kept their one-point lead over Manchester United.

After the match with Everton, Arsenal will immediately set off for Spain. This is their second trip to the Mestalla Stadium, but the difference is that they are now in order to advance to the final.

Before Liu Han left, he put the weaned Erha Angel in the pet shop. He had to go to Spain for at least four days. Liu Han didn't want Anna to be sad because he didn't take good care of Angel.

When they went to Spain last time, the Arsenal players couldn't help but feel a little nervous. After all, they are not considered a strong team in the Champions League, but now that the Arsenal team is heading to Valencia again, they are all looking forward to the next game. The door is still a step away from them.

When I came to Valencia, there was already some heat on the Mediterranean coast in late spring, but fortunately, Valencia is surrounded by plains, and the climate is not particularly hot.

Facing the opponents they have played against, the Arsenal team is full of confidence. After all, they double-killed their opponents in the group stage, which gave the Arsenal players a lot of confidence.

Valencia even forfeited a league game in preparation for their Champions League semi-final against Arsenal, leaving them within five points of league leaders Real Madrid, leaving Barcelona with four games to go. It can be said that Rencia has basically given up the competition for the league title. (To clarify, the original league champion of La Liga this season is Deportivo, but in order to make the competition for the Champions League more dramatic, the author changed the ranking of La Liga)

Giving up the league for the Champions League game, from this we can see the determination of the Valencia team. The proud Cooper can be said to have bet his career on it.

On May [-]st, with the whistle of the referee, the UEFA Champions League semi-final, which has attracted the attention of the world, officially started.

At the Mestalla Stadium, more than 5 Valencia fans cheered for the home team with their own singing. Valencia showed the momentum of breaking the boat and launched a fierce attack on Arsenal from the beginning of the game.

In this game, Liu Han has returned to the central midfielder position. He wants to integrate the entire midfield of the team and connect defense and offense.

Facing Valencia's onslaught, Liu Han retreated appropriately and came to Vieira's side to participate in the defense.

In this game, Valencia's tactics have changed a lot from those in the group stage. Mendieta directly hit the front midfielder, while the two full-backs retreated slightly. Valencia's offense was more The best is to start from the middle.

Mendieta's physical fitness is very good, and he is not at a disadvantage in one-on-one competition with Vieira, and his skills are very good, which makes Vieira feel a lot of pressure.

Liu Han began to approach Vieira at the right time. He wanted to restrict Mendieta's activities, otherwise this would always be a threat to Arsenal's defense.

Lopez and Angulo on Valencia's forward line did not stay in the penalty area at this time, but frequently crossed and changed positions. They could only use this method to face Arsenal's fierce physical confrontation with the back line Offensive, one-on-one storming has little effect.

Liu Han's retraction restricted Mendieta's activities, but Valencia's two flanks began to attack Arsenal's flanks frantically at this time.

The Valencia team formed a siege to Arsenal from the beginning of the game. Their defense line was very high, and Cooper wanted to crush Arsenal in this way.

Faced with such a strong opponent's tactics, Arsenal seemed a little unprepared. Wenger placed Liu Han in the midfield to be on the safe side, but this also made them lack deterrence on the front line. It has to be said that after entering the semi-finals of the Champions League, Wenger Grid began to become a little nervous, after all, this is the first time in his coaching career to lead the team to the semi-finals of the Champions League.

Arsenal still faces a relatively big problem in today's game, that is, they can only send the third goalkeeper Lukic in the goalkeeper position. The main goalkeeper Seaman was sent off because of a red card in the last round of the match against Manchester United He was suspended for one game in this game, and the second goalkeeper Manninger was reimbursed for the season due to a wrist injury, so Wenger can only send the third goalkeeper Lukic who has little experience in the game today.

The away game is not easy to play, and the away game is even more difficult to play against a united team. It is obviously very difficult to play away against a team that gave up the league title in order to win. Arsenal are now Faced with such a situation, everything requires them to persevere in the game, and they must persevere. The qualification for the Champions League final is at hand, and no one is willing to give up such an opportunity.

(End of this chapter)