Chapter 39: Two Consecutive Wins in the Champions League

"After entering the second half, Dortmund still didn't have much improvement. Bos used up two substitutions in the first half, and the last substitution couldn't bring fundamental changes to the team!"

"When Bos turned his head and looked at the bench, he found that there was no player who could play a role. The Hornets fans always sighed when they saw this scene!"

"Back in the time of Klopp, Dortmund was swept by a storm of youth. Talented players such as Lewandowski, Innesta, Hummels, Gotze, etc. made Dortmund one of the most attractive teams in the world!"

"They even pulled down the powerful Bayern Munich in the league! Now, many years have passed, and the players of that year have gone to other teams and chosen different paths. Only Royce still sticks to it, but Royce suffers from injuries and can't bring much help to Dortmund!"

The German commentator was full of regret and helplessness when he was explaining.

How passionate Dortmund used to be.

During that period, the Hornets were definitely one of the protagonists in Europe, and their performance was extremely wonderful.

But the players at that time began to find their own way out, and Dortmund no longer has the dominance of that kind of game.

Just like in this game, facing the powerful Arsenal, Dortmund was in an extremely passive situation.

No one could stand up to solve the problem.

Especially facing the tough Lucky, the midfield gradually began to decline and even collapsed.

This is where Dortmund failed to handle it well.

On the other hand, Arsenal is steady and steady!

"I think we still underestimated this Arsenal. Even in Group H, which is known as the group of death, Arsenal still showed amazing dominance in the game!"

"In the first round, Arsenal defeated Paris Saint-Germain. Some people said that Paris Saint-Germain was not ready in that game! Arsenal was favored by the goddess of luck!"

"And in this game, Arsenal told everyone how strong they are!"

"With a strong lineup system and stable performance, Arsenal has become more powerful after returning despite being away from the Champions League for a year!"

"We have reason to look forward to Arsenal's performance in this season's Champions League!"

Accompanied by the commentator's words, the game also entered the 75th minute.

Since the start of the second half, Dortmund still failed to show enough performance.

Their transformation and adjustment did not work.

Arsenal is still pressing.

In the 81st minute, Luka made another effort, and a curved shot drew a beautiful curve at the Westfalen Stadium. Mane got the ball and went to the goalkeeper to accurately put the ball into the lower left corner to expand the score.

After leading 3:0, Arsenal chose to make substitutions.

Mourinho directly used three substitutions and replaced Luka, Aubameyang and Wilshere.

Dortmund also took advantage of this opportunity and scored a face-saving goal in the 89th minute using a corner kick.

In the end, when the game ended, Dortmund lost the game to Arsenal 1:3 at home.

The whole game made Dortmund players feel confused, and the fans were full of disappointment.

Looking at the game, what hurt them most was the huge gap in strength.

Whether it was the rhythm of playing, tactical arrangements, lineup hardness, etc., Dortmund was behind in all aspects.

Faced with such a huge gap, Dortmund fans can't get angry even if they lose.

The huge gap in strength makes them transfer more anger to the team.

They are eager to have stronger players.

However, Dortmund fans still applauded Aubameyang and Hummels.

Arsenal won the game, which also gave them a certain advantage in Group H.

Today's Champions League Group H.

Arsenal, 2-0-0, two wins, 6 points.

Paris Saint-Germain, 1-0-1, 3 points.

Dortmund, 1-0-1, 3 points.

APOEL, 0-0-2, 0 points.

Arsenal used the two games to get a clearer qualifying situation, which also made Arsenal fans feel extremely happy.

Of course, what they are most happy about is the performance shown by Arsenal.

In the two games, Paris Saint-Germain and Dortmund were defeated respectively.

Moreover, the game was clean and neat, with an advantage throughout the whole process, and the rhythm was steadily controlled.

This means that Arsenal's strength is definitely higher than that of the opponent, so that they can play this kind of game rhythm.

Facing the strong Arsenal, fans have become more looking forward to future games.

After two games, Arsenal won the admiration of European media.

The Guardian: "Arsenal used two games to announce to the world that the powerful Gunners are back! We have to admit that this Arsenal is scary now, and it all started in 2011!"

The Sun: "The players' escape failed to defeat Arsenal! Wenger's departure is still the same! We need to re-examine this Arsenal, she is no longer the weak shrimp in the big game, and the current group stage, Arsenal has shown the strongest strength!"

Spanish "Marca": "Kai and Arsenal! Madrid's biggest enemy!"

Spanish "Daily Sports": "We need to admit that after the European Cup, the players fell into a state of fatigue. Many teams did not perform so well in the European war. However, what is more terrifying is that they will face a Kai who has rested for two months!"

Italian "Apennines Evening News": "Serie A teams should be vigilant! I hope we don't meet this Gunner!"

German "Berlin News": "Arsenal announced their return with two wonderful games!"

Major European media have expressed their admiration for Arsenal.

After all, since the start of the Champions League, everyone thinks that Group H should be a group with similar strength and a stalemate.

But in the end, Arsenal's clean and more oppressive game told them that their strength is much stronger.

[The book-chasing app and source-changing app recommended to me by an old book friend who has known me for ten years! It's really useful. I rely on this to read and listen to books to pass the time while driving and before going to bed. You can download it here]

Today's two victories have also made Arsenal gain more attention.

They are also the best performing team in the group stage, no doubt about it.

Since returning to London, there has been an endless stream of media wanting to interview Arsenal.

However, Arsenal Club rejected all of them.

The reason is simple, in the league period, the players have to focus on the game.

The media had no way to deal with this, but they did not give up and ran to the players' door to squat.

Faced with this paparazzi behavior, the players were also very helpless.

However, they also cooperated with the club's arrangements and kept silent about anything in front of the media and reporters.

But the reporters were still relentless and even affected the players' normal rest.

This also made Arsenal Club accuse reporters of harassment, while also thinking about whether to accept the interview.

In the end, Arsenal absolutely sent several players to accept exclusive interviews to wipe out the heat.

Lucky, Giroud, and Wilshere were the main list of interviews.

Lucky led the team to accept the interview as the captain.

They accepted an interview with the London Sports Daily, which was friendly to the club.

A fat reporter sat in front of the three people and said with a smile; "My name is Powell, you can also call me **, my friends all call me that!"

Lekai smiled and said: "Okay, Mr. Powell."

Powell smiled with some regret and said: "First of all, we want to interview Giroud."

The latter nodded.

Powell: "How do you feel about transferring from Dortmund to Arsenal?"

Giroud said frankly; "Very good! Everything here is good, just as I expected, everyone, teammates, head coach, they are all fighting for the championship! Of course, the championship is the dream of every team, but you know what I mean, because we can see the road to the championship!"

Powell nodded and continued to ask: "In the team, you and Lukaku are in a competitive relationship. Lukaku scored two goals in the last game. Did this bring you pressure?"

Giroud: "There is pressure, but I don't think it's a bad thing. In fact, I live a fulfilling life here every day because I am attacking the championship with my teammates!"