Chapter 91: Mbappé, the Popular Man in Europe

"Lyon! Entering the second half, they still didn't make any changes. Genesio failed to bring tactical changes to the team. Arsenal played more easily in the second half!"

In the whole stadium, Lyon fans have fallen into a state of numbness.

They watched Arsenal shoot one shot after another towards their goal.

Lyon players couldn't even block it effectively.

At this moment, Lyon fans felt extremely angry.

No fighting spirit!

A game without passion!

It was so exaggerated before the game, but the game was such a sluggish performance.

Lyon was almost penetrated by Arsenal.

Soon, Arsenal ushered in another goal.

Aubameyang passed three people from the wing in a row, picked the ball and passed it to Lukaku, who shook his head on the spot and easily scored.

Lukaku scored twice, and this guy smiled happily.

Arsenal players were also very happy.

This game was easier than expected, and there was a lot of tacit understanding.

Mourinho was also very satisfied off the court.

Arsenal has fully entered the state.

In the 69th minute, Arsenal led by three goals, and Mourinho made three consecutive substitutions.

Lukaku and Lukaku, the two goalscorers, left the court.

Xhaka and Koscielny came on the court.

Arsenal switched to a 4-4-2 formation to defend against counterattacks.

This also shows that Arsenal is satisfied. They will not pursue offense excessively, and will focus on counterattacks while keeping the score.

Arsenal's dismissal also made Lyon relieved.

Off the court, Lukaku and Lukaku sat on the bench and watched the game and communicated comfortably.

Both of them attacked in this game, and Lukaku scored twice, which made them feel very good.

"I want to score more in the league. You will surpass me with one more goal!"

Lukaku felt inexplicably anxious when he thought of his precarious position in the league scorer list.

Lukaku and Harry Kane were only one goal away from him.

This put Lukaku under great pressure.

Harry Kane is fine.

The pressure mainly came from Lukaku.

He never thought that one day he would compete with his teammates for the Golden Boot, and he was the captain!

Lukaku looked at Lukaku's depressed look and said, "Don't worry, I have no interest in the Golden Boot. If you can score, I won't be stingy with the pass."

This sentence made Lukaku feel a little relieved.

But Lukaku added.

"Tell others too, I feel that Aubameyang is not willing to pass the ball to me recently!"

Hearing this, Lukaku rolled his eyes and said, "You go and say it yourself!"

Aubameyang also wants to score goals, and it's impossible for everyone to revolve around Lukaku.

And Lukaku often attracts a lot of attention. It's not easy to pass the ball to him or make a pass.

In this regard, Lukaku can only grin.

He can't say it.

Lukaku looked up and suddenly said, "The fans are leaving the stadium."

Lekai also looked at the opposite stands. He saw waves of fans starting to get up and leave the stadium, and the number of fans leaving the stadium was increasing.

Obviously, Lyon fans were completely disappointed with this game.

It's better to not see it than to watch the home team being beaten to a pulp.

During the game, it was common for fans to leave early, but whenever this happened, the club would face severe doubts from fans.

Obviously, Lyon will make some moves after this game.

Even if they don't make big moves, they have to find a scapegoat to vent the fans' anger.

Lekai turned his attention to Lyon coach Bruno Genesio.

Obviously, there is no better scapegoat than this.

Soon, the 90-minute game was over.

Lyon scored a face-saving goal in the final stage, but many people felt that Arsenal took the initiative to let the water go.

But even so, Arsenal won Lyon 3:1 away from home, and took great initiative in the two-round Europa League knockout match.

In the post-match press conference, Mourinho told the media:

"It's not that we played too well in this game, but that the opponent played too badly. We did a lot for this game, but the opponent gave us more opportunities, which made us win the game!"

Mourinho is obviously still holding a grudge.

So he started to settle accounts after the game.

Faced with Mourinho's ridicule, the French reporter couldn't stand it.

"Last season, Paris Saint-Germain eliminated Chelsea. What do you think about this?"

The French reporter had a sarcastic expression on his face.

But Mourinho's expression was weird; "What can I think? What does it have to do with me? I don't know what he wants to express, but I was in Manchester United last season!"

Hearing this, the scene was quiet for a moment, and then burst into laughter.

And the French reporter blushed like a monkey's butt.

Mourinho then sarcastically said, "Is this the professionalism of a French journalist? He doesn't even know which season I left Chelsea."

After that, Mourinho shook his head, stood up, and left with a happy look on his face.

Some people are destined to be at the center of controversy, and Mourinho is clearly one of the best.

After all this trouble, he was successfully hated by the French media.

However, compared with the arrogant performance of opposing all European media and banning several media, this is already a small fight.

Arsenal easily won the first round of the Europa League quarter-finals, which made Arsenal fans very happy.

Of course, it was not based on the victory of this game, but the state shown by Arsenal.

There were almost no defensive mistakes throughout the game, the offensive organization was steady and rhythmic, and everyone was in good shape and cooperated tacitly.

It was like a dream back to the 14-15 season!

Of course, Arsenal's playing style has changed a lot. Among the players on the field, except for Lukay, Kante and Wilshere, there are no players from that season.

After a major change and reorganization, Arsenal has completely bid farewell to the sequelae of the championship.

They set sail again and launched another attack on the championship.

After the Europa League game, Arsenal prepared for the FA Cup.

However, under the pressure of the league and the Europa League, Mourinho decided to rotate the FA Cup. Players such as Lukaku, Lukaku, and Kante were almost excluded from the main lineup to give them more rest time.

In this state, Arsenal still beat Lincoln City 3:2 and entered the FA Cup semi-finals.

Unlike in the past, this FA Cup semi-finals has become more intense, with four Premier League powerhouses gathered in the semi-finals.

Chelsea, Tottenham, Arsenal and Manchester City.

Chelsea vs. Tottenham.

Arsenal vs. Manchester City.

Obviously, the gunpowder smell and gold content of the FA Cup have increased slightly.

Especially for Manchester City, after being eliminated in the group, they need more championships to prove themselves.

But before that, another piece of news detonated the whole of Europe.

The second round of the Champions League quarter-finals was held the day before.

Liverpool lost 2:3 to Monaco at home and was eliminated.

After Manchester City, Liverpool became the second Premier League team to be eliminated.

Coupled with the weak Leicester City and Chelsea, the Premier League teams are likely to suffer a defeat in the Champions League this season.

All of them were eliminated in the round of 16.

However, Liverpool's sudden defeat to Monaco was surprising.

But throughout the game, the name of a player ignited the passion of the whole Europe.

Gillian Mbappe!

An 18-year-old from France, he scored twice in the game against Liverpool to help the team advance to the quarterfinals.

And in the group stage, he tested Manchester City's defensive ability in the midfield and backcourt many times.

In the words of the French media, 'Mbappe used his speed to explode the Premier League midfield! '

Unparalleled speed and explosiveness are Mbappe's most powerful weapons.

At the same time, he also made him famous.

Mbappe, who was already famous, became the most watched new star in Europe with this game, and his value has soared.

It is said that the French Ligue 1 giants Paris Saint-Germain have begun to pursue Mbappe and have prepared a sky-high contract to sign this talented teenager.

Compared to Mbappe's popularity, Liverpool has become a background board.

They gave up the FA Cup and were eliminated in the Champions League. They are not in the absolute championship seed in the league.

Now Liverpool is in an extremely embarrassing predicament.

At present, the only championship they can pursue is the league.

I think Klopp will definitely increase the intensity, but other Premier League teams will not do as they wish.