Chapter 356: The first contest in 9 years
At London Airport, the arrival of Real Madrid's superstars made the airport even more lively. The media and fans were waiting outside the airport early.
But these have nothing to do with Arsenal and Li Shou. No matter how star-studded Real Madrid is, it is only an opponent, an enemy. All Arsenal needs to do is to step on the enemy's body.
Regarding the operation of the media, Wenger, as always, treated it coldly, ignored it, and let the Arsenal players not put too much experience on it.
As for Real Madrid, Ancelotti is not a head coach who likes to talk. The head coach of Italian origin has never spoken. They rely more on their rich tactical theory as support.
Under the reassurance of the two head coaches, the pre-match media hype did not cause large-scale talk, and only a few people said something in the interview.
Li Shou did not participate in the whole process, but the topic was still inseparable from him. When Ronaldo was interviewed, he asked if Portugal had the confidence to break Li Shou's goal.
Ronaldo certainly wouldn't persuade him on this issue, but he did not belittle Li Shou. The Portuguese said that Li Shou is a very good goalkeeper, but he still has the confidence to break Li Shou's goal.
Li Shou is thinking of defeating Ronaldo, and Ronaldo is also thinking of defeating Li Shou to further consolidate his path to the golden ball. As far as the world football is concerned, besides Messi, it is also Li Shou that poses a threat to Ronaldo.
Although Li Shou has only risen this season, Li Shou is in reality too abnormal, and it is precisely because of Li Shou's abnormality that Arsenal now have a chance to hit the Triple Crown.
The same question about Li Shou also asked Casillas. Casillas’ status in the team has further declined this season. Ancelotti uses Navas as the starter in the league, and Casillas in the Champions League. There are rumors about this. The former patron saint of Real Madrid will leave the team at the end of the season.
Although Casillas' state is no longer at its peak, Casillas was once a super goalkeeper who could compete with Buffon for the world's first goalkeeper, and was honored as "Saint Igor" by Real Madrid fans.
No matter how good the players are, they can't resist the erosion of the years, especially the type of goalkeeper like Casillas. The decline in state after age is very obvious.
In fact, from the perspective of Li Shou's current performance, it feels like Casillas is the same type of goalkeeper, but Li Shou has changed even more and has gone beyond ordinary goalkeepers.
The back wave of the Yangtze River pushes the front wave. This is the eternal principle of the football world. Li Shou defeated Buffon before, and now it is Casillas’ turn. The only pity to say is that Casillas is not in his peak state. .
Although nothing hot happened before the game, this does not mean that the game is not exciting. With the current situation, both sides must be thinking of going further.
When the time came to night, the Emirates Stadium was full, and the players on both sides had warmed up and returned to the locker room, which also indicates that the game is about to begin.
"Real Madrid is very strong." Wenger looked at his disciples in the home team's locker room.
"We are not bad, we are the team with the best record in world football this season, and we have the opportunity to hit the Triple Crown." Now Wenger will naturally no longer hide it.
Arsenal have won the league title and the FA Cup has entered the final. Their opponents are not strong enough. As long as Arsenal takes one step forward in the Champions League, they will have a chance to hit the championship, the second Premier League triple crown after Manchester United. team.
"Guys, the Triple Crown is beckoning to us" The words "Triple Crown" are enough to inspire all players.
No one can refuse the honour of the Triple Crown. The Champions League trophy is the yearning of all Arsenal. Compared with the Champions League that Arsenal has never touched, Real Madrid on the other side is completely different.
Real Madrid achieved a perfect achievement last season. At the same time, the head coach Ancelotti also won the third Champions League trophy in his coaching career. This also made Ancelotti one of the coaches who won the most Champions League titles.
Soon the players of the two sides met in the player channel, and Li Shou also met an old acquaintance who played together for the Colombian midfielder Rodriguez in Monaco last season.
Ancelotti still trusts Rodriguez, so Rodriguez has played quite well so far this season, and he is worthy of his worth.
Although the two are opponents at the moment, they still hug each other. Although the relationship between the two was not close when they were in Monaco, they still got along well.
Regarding the hug between Li Shou and Rodriguez, their respective teammates did not say anything. The players are opponents on the court, but many outside the court are friends, and they are still very close friends.
After the two separated, the two sides formally set foot on the Emirates Stadium under the leadership of the referee. The referee of the game was Nicolas Rizzoli from Italy.
Arsenal lineup:
Goalkeeper: Li Shou
Defenders: Mambilia, Koscielny, Mertesacker, Chambers
Midfielders: Coquelin, Ramsey, Cazorla
Forwards: Griezmann, Giroud, Sanchez
Arsenal's strongest lineup, in the last game, in order to allow the main players to rest, Wenger even rotated the guard in the midfield.
Real Madrid lineup:
Goalkeeper: Casillas
Defenders: Marcelo, Varane, Pepe, Carvajal
Midfielder: Rodriguez, Ramos, Kroos, Isco
Forwards: Cristiano Ronaldo, Bell
Compared with Arsenal’s regular start, Real Madrid’s start is a bit different. Benzema missed the game due to injury, and Ancelotti therefore did not choose an orthodox striker~www.wuxiaspot.com~ but Cristiano Ronaldo The combination of is quite bluffing, but these two people are the first or two on the transfer value version of today's football, and they are the most valuable players in today's football.
"This is the first time Arsenal and Real Madrid will fight after 9 years." The last time Arsenal and Real Madrid played against Real Madrid had to catch up to the 05-06 season, which was the season that broke into the Champions League final.
At that time, the two teams met in the eighth-finals, and Arsenal relied on Henry to ride a thousand miles at home to a difficult victory over Real Madrid to enter the next round.
Time passed, but Zidane, who was playing the game, was sitting next to Ancelotti. As for the other players, except for Casillas, they are no longer there.
"A new generation replaces the old" but the game on the field has already begun while the commentators are still feeling.
Arsenal, who had the right to open the ball, took the lead in launching the offensive, but Arsenal did not rush over the half-court. It was only after the formation of the two sides opened up that they slowly advanced to the Arsenal half.
Arsenal are advancing slowly and Real Madrid is not in a hurry. After all, the game has just begun, and the two teams will meet again after many years. With Ancelotti's character, it is impossible to attack at the beginning of the game.