Strong Waist

"Valencia has absolutely no way to deal with Arsenal's attack. This game is Arsenal's show!"

Paul Merson's evaluation is very intuitive. After all, the ball was at Arsenal's feet for most of the game.

Even if Valencia holds the ball to launch a counterattack, they will lose the ball almost in 2-3 kicks, and they have very few opportunities to pass forward.

Many times, when Valencia is anxious to move forward, they will choose to directly play the ball high and look for offensive players in the frontcourt.

But this rough passing was completely blocked by Arsenal.

Hummels and Jimenez are not decorations. Even if Kanter is not good at fighting for the top, the two men's attack and choice of placement are top-notch.

To this end, they can always be the first to cause damage.

This also resulted in Valencia's few remaining offensive opportunities ending in vain.

Valencia coach Marcelino was sweating profusely on the sidelines.

Yes!

Although the weather was not particularly hot, he was still sweating profusely.

Looking at the situation on the field, his heart felt cold.

There was no counterattack point at all, let alone a chance to score.

As Paul Mawson once said, this is the Arsenal show.

Since the start of the game, Valencia has been in a too passive situation.

On the other side, Arsenal's bench was filled with laughter.

The main players in the field performed well and they were very happy to win the championship for the second time.

Although he failed to start the game, it does not mean that he has no chance.

Buffon looked at the court blankly. Although he also played for the Serie A giant Juventus and played with a large number of stars, he never played such a dominant game.

Yes, in Buffon's view, Arsenal had controlled the entire game, and he was amazed by their handling of every detail.

Every passing path of Arsenal, every player's movement and even the observation and tacit cooperation made him deeply moved.

Last season, he played for Paris Saint-Germain.

With stars such as Neymar and Mbappe, Paris should have a strong ability to compete in the Champions League.

But on the contrary, during the game, Paris Saint-Germain was a bit messy many times.

Not to mention, with the tacit teamwork of Arsenal, Paris Saint-Germain's advancement relies on the personal abilities of Neymar and Mbappe.

Especially in the Champions League, the role of these two people is even more prominent.

Once these two people are restricted, Paris Saint-Germain's offense will stop immediately.

On Arsenal's side, even if Eriksen is restricted, Lucky can step forward.

This situation cannot exist when Lucky is restricted.

It's not that Lucky can't be restricted, but as long as Lucky retreats, based on his long-range passing ability and the excellent forward players, Arsenal's offense will still be extremely threatening.

Buffon clenched his fists slightly. This season is the closest he has come to the Champions League.

At the age of 41, he is still fighting for the Champions League, which is also a challenge for his Grand Slam.

This is also the reason why he came to Arsenal, even as a substitute.

boom!

At this time, Martinez threw the ball and launched a direct counterattack.

The ball was accurately thrown to Lucky's feet, but Lucky stopped the ball and directly headed the ball to Eriksson. After he completed his turn, he immediately started running forward.

Other Arsenal players also quickly moved forward, instantly forming a six-man counterattack.

Arsenal marched forward in a mighty manner, and the Valencia players watched with horror.

They really hope that someone can interrupt Arsenal's counterattack rhythm, or directly intercept or steal the ball.

But none of this happened. When Kirkland approached Eriksen, Eriksen had already passed the ball to Mane on the wing.

Mane made a direct cross and the ball came to Giroud's feet.

Giroud passed the ball towards Aubameyang in sheep's clothing, but after attracting the opponent's attention, he dunked with his feet.

The ball immediately passed under the crotch of Valencia defender Garay, and Giroud pushed forward arrogantly.

The ball was right in front of Giroud, who was about to catch up and shoot.

But the next second, he felt a huge pulling sensation behind him.

And under this pull, he fell backwards and fell to the ground.

Beep!

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The whistle is sharp.

The harsh whistle also chilled the hearts of Valencia players.

In an instant, a group of Valencia players will surround the referee.

But the referee signaled them to stay back and pointed directly to the penalty spot.

A flagrant foul on Valencia resulted in a penalty kick.

Garay even got a yellow card.

It can be said that although Valencia retained a glimmer of hope, it paid a heavy price.

The ball was thrown to Lucai, who held the ball and went to the penalty spot without hesitation.

Putting the ball down gently and twisting it again, Lucai wiped the sweat from his face with his sleeves and then looked up at the goal.

Valencia's goalkeeper also looked at Lucky nervously.

He found that Lucky's eyes were wandering to the left and right, and he couldn't tell where he would kick.

Penalty kicks are a psychological game.

The whole world knows that Lucky will play more towards the lower left corner, but as a goalkeeper, he is really not that sure.

Especially when facing players like Lucky, the goalkeeper is under great pressure.

The referee has already exited the penalty area, and Lucky has also finished measuring the distance of his approach.

Now, all we have to do is wait for the whistle to sound.

"Kai's penalty kicks are very difficult to judge. This statistic in the lower left corner has cost many goalkeepers. In fact, in the early days, Kai's penalty kicks were more likely to be in the lower left corner, but now he is good at almost every point. !”

"In this case, how to judge becomes a problem. We look forward to Valencia's goalkeeper."

Before he finished speaking, the whistle sounded.

"The whistle sounds, Kai runs, this shot"

After Lucky completed his run-up, he immediately started to shoot.

The shot was a push to the right.

The ball was not moving very fast, but he completely deceived the goalkeeper.

With the goalkeeper making a save to the left, the kick was almost very easy to score.

"Kay!

A very calm penalty kick, in the lower right corner. Although the ball speed was not fast, he completely deceived the goalkeeper. "

"Arsenal scored another goal in the 39th minute to expand the score to 2:0!"

"This goal also brings Arsenal closer to the European Super Cup championship!"

Paul Merson said with emotion; "If we win this game, Arsenal will win two championships in a row at the beginning of the season and maintain an unbeaten record. I think we can already feel Arsenal's influence on European football." Regulatory."

A two-goal lead in the first half and a huge advantage in the situation.

These two goals made Valencia even more frustrated.

This makes Arsenal basically have the championship in their hands.

At the same time, it also made the substitutes off the court ready to move.

They looked at Mourinho eagerly. After this, it was time for the substitutes to come on and feel the atmosphere, right?

Mourinho is applauding, in fact, he thinks so too.

But not now.

He still has to finish the first half here, and only after a certain amount of time has passed in the second half to stabilize the situation, will he consider substitutions.

He wants to ensure a smooth transition to absolute advantage.

On the other hand, Valencia on the other side is completely hopeless.

Even the head coach has begun to consider training issues.

champion?

They didn't think about this problem before the game. After all, their opponent was Arsenal!

However, it is still possible to think about a little performance or scoring a goal.

However, the idea is beautiful, but the reality is very skinny.

Arsenal didn't give them this chance at all. They controlled the game from beginning to end and took a two-goal lead.

Valencia's coach shook his head helplessly and immediately asked some substitutes to start warming up.

Under the current circumstances, he no longer thinks about scoring goals, let alone winning.

It would be nice to allow the substitutes to train more, and this is an opportunity for these guys to experience the intimidation of a top team.

After returning to La Liga, they will not be soft-footed before the game when facing the two giants in La Liga.

In this atmosphere, the game also transitioned into the second half.