Chapter 330 Second Round Contest
Arsenal now holds a away goal, and in addition to the second leg, it will be held at Arsenal's home Emirates Stadium, with the so-called home advantage in the Champions League.
Once Arsenal concedes the goal at Emirates Stadium, the advantage of the away goal will disappear, and the opponent may even be able to gain the advantage of the away goal in the end.
Arsenal must be more careful in the second leg, because the result of this game will determine whether the team can go further.
Although Wenger will not take it lightly, the situation in the league is relatively clear. As long as Arsenal does not make mistakes, the title will not be very suspense.
So Arsenal can focus more energy on the Champions League in the later games, but there needs to be a prerequisite, that is, Arsenal can pass the Juventus level first.
The later the Champions League knockout round, the more it is beneficial to Arsenal now. Arsenal's lead is large enough in the league, and the Champions League matches are separated by the middle of the league. Arsenal has to do it so that it does not make mistakes.
Arsenal has been away from the league for ten years, but in fact, Arsenal's desire for the Champions League is stronger than that of the league, because Arsenal has never touched this honor.
Arsenal is a giant, but Arsenal's status as a giant has always been criticized. The biggest reason for this is that Arsenal lacks the honor of the Champions League.
If Arsenal hadn't been strong in the 1980s to the early 1990s, perhaps Arsenal would have been the same as Chelsea in previous years.
Russian oligarchs led Chelsea to set off a gold-dollar storm, but even Chelsea defended the league championship and the most powerful contender for the league championship is only called a pseudo-giant. This situation did not change until Chelsea won the Champions League championship.
Therefore, the Champions League is not just about money, but more about the team's background and gaining more recognition.
On the morning of March 18, Allegri brought Juventus players to London as scheduled. At the moment Allegri walked out of several games, countless media flocked to the Juventus head coach.
Just before the Champions League, Juventus midfielder Pirlo was injured. Allegri had originally wanted to let Pirlo play halftime, but Pirlo was injured in the first half and was forced to replace him.
Although Pirlo is 34 years old, the veteran is in good shape and is very important in Juventus tactics. He is the team's metronome and the initiator of the offense.
Faced with these reporters who flocked to him, Allegri naturally would not tell the truth, and Pirlo would not tell the truth, so the waiting media simply couldn't get the answer they wanted.
But this is not important, because the media knows that there will be no real answer. They just need to report this matter. The real thing to worry about is Wenger and Arsenal.
Wenger is indeed worried about this problem, but in fact, Pirlo's appearance will not have any impact on Arsenal's lineup, and it is even more impossible as to tactics, because Arsenal has only one core this season.
Rather than worrying about whether Pirlo will appear, Wenger is thinking about what tactics will Allegri use to play the second round of the game.
In fact, compared with the first round, Juventus' starting lineup only made two changes. Tevez replaced Lorent on the front line, and midfielder Pereira was injured Pirlo.
Arsenal has a change, with the right-back changing from Chambers to Bellerin, so there are actually no changes in both sides, and naturally there will be no big changes in tactics.
But Pirlo's injury still has a certain impact on Juventus. Not to mention other aspects, Pirlo's free kick alone is not comparable to Pereira.
"The lineup of both sides has not changed much." The game officially began under the whistle of Serbian referee Mazici.
Although he played away, Juventus chose the opening ball, which was a helpless move. Juventus is currently behind in the score and must score as soon as possible, otherwise he would be dragged to death by Arsenal.
Arsenal needs to withstand Juventus' opening attack. As long as it stands, the advantage will slowly shift to Arsenal as time goes by.
Juventus' first wave of offensive was initiated from the left. After a few passes, Evra inserted at high speed. However, the moment Evra received the pass, Ramsey made a flying tackle from the side to break the ball out of the sideline.
Ramsey would never have thought that his sabotage almost made the team lose the ball. Evra threw the ball to Morata, who wanted to turn around and rush into the penalty area, but under Koscheerny's defense, Morata could not turn around.
At this moment, Tevez suddenly retreated, and Mertsacker's reaction was slower, and then he went to the burden of the tall figure of the German central defender. Tevez's position was completely empty.
Seeing this, Morata immediately hit the ball and the ball came to Tevez's feet. After the Argentine took the ball, he didn't even look at Arsenal's goal or Li Shou's stand-alone shot.
In fact, it doesn't matter whether you look at the goal or Li Shou's position, because Tevez has long decided the angle and position of his shot, and he really did it.
"Dead corner~~~The ball~~~Not entered~~~Li~~Li Fei blocked Tevez's shot, a wonderful match." Tevez's ball shot straight to the upper left corner of the goal.
"Tevis's shot was very amazing. He shot straight to the dead corner without looking at the goal, but Li's save was even more exciting." At the moment when Tevis took the kick, Li Shou moved a step across, and this step finally allowed Li Shou to arrive before the ball crossed the goal line and blocked it.
Prediction, reaction, and instant explosive power, Li Shou once again interpreted the definition of "perfect goalkeeper" mentioned by Buffon.
Seeing that Li Shou finally saved his shot, Tevez shook his head helplessly. He deliberately did not go to see Li Shou, and it was entirely based on his feelings, but even so, he still couldn't get past Li Shou's ten fingers.
"What the hell is this guy coming out of the pervert" This is not only Tevez's inner thoughts, but probably all Arsenal opponents will have this idea when they see Li Shou save.
Juventus' offense is not over yet. Pereira took a corner kick. Pogba scored the first place in the penalty area. The French midfielder is 191 in height, but the header is not what he is good at, so Pogba's header is not at all threatened.
During the offense and defense transition, Li Shou sent the ball to Monreal's feet, who kicked Griezmann, who also suffered damage to Griezmann's ball with the ball along the wing. However, Arsenal did not create any threat with this out-of-bounds opportunity. The ball was cleared by Bonucci when thrown at Giroud.
The ball returned to Juventus' feet, and after passing it, it entered Arsenal's half again. In the end, Pogba shot a long shot and was directly confiscated by Li Shou.
Chapter completed!