Football No. 10: God's Perspective

Arsenal's defensive players were in a mess, and they double-teamed Wang Po who was holding the ball, leaving Gomez and Jim completely out of the game.

The offensive options suddenly became clear.

Before the opponent's double-team was formed, Wang Po shook his ankle and passed a low ball to Jim who was lying in ambush on the wing. The latter had been ready for action, and he rushed into the Arsenal penalty area with great strides.

When the defensive players reacted, it was too late.

The black cheetah showed his bloodthirsty scene, facing the goalkeeper alone and shooting into the net.

1-0.

Benfica took the lead with the opportunity of counterattack, and the Stadium of Light was boiling.

Gambler Mano won.

The goal was scored by the winger Jim who he replaced. The adjustment was immediate and amazing.

Arsenal was in danger. With only 10 minutes left in the game, he had to score two goals to advance.

There was not much time left for Arsenal.

Without much time to celebrate, Mano quickly calmed down and asked all players to defend.

After losing the ball, Arsenal's head coach could no longer sit still, and all the attackers on the bench were sent to the field.

In the final stage of the game, it can be seen that Arsenal played a strange formation, with no midfielders, only defenders and forwards.

Everyone crowded into Benfica's penalty area.

Counterattack at all costs, fight to the death.

Arsenal's forward got the ball in the penalty area, turned around, deceived the defender with a fake move, kicked and shot.

Danger, Benfica's central defender hurriedly went to the ground to tackle.

Seeing this, the Arsenal forward hung the Benfica central defender and fell to the ground.

The referee blew the whistle and pointed to the penalty spot with a firm expression.

Benfica was sentenced to death.

The fans of the Dragon Stadium booed wildly for the referee's decision.

The players of Benfica protested with an innocent look.

Even so, the referee still did not change the decision.

The Arsenal players did not waste this scoring opportunity, and scored the ball in one fell swoop.

The score was 1-1.

The suspense was so great that the atmosphere on the field immediately returned to the suffocating and tense level.

Arsenal needed to score another goal to advance to the next round of knockouts.

Although there were only two minutes left in the game, the situation on the field changed because of this goal.

Arsenal players rekindled their fighting spirit.

Except for the goalkeeper, all rushed into the penalty area of ​​the Benfica team.

The high balls again and again touched the hearts of all Benfica fans.

To be honest, the fans were more nervous than the players on the field. Many people's hearts accelerated, their blood pressure soared, and their backs were wet with nervous sweat.

The three armies fought for their lives and fought for every inch of land. The strong desire to win was manifested in high-intensity and high-hardness defense.

Time seemed to be still, so still that one could even hear one's own heartbeat.

Every minute and every second was torture.

"Beep"

As Arsenal's last attack was fruitless, a whistle sounded, and the referee did not give any extra time, and the game ended.

Benfica withstood the crazy attack of Arsenal and survived these two minutes that felt like years.

Benfica retained the victory and successfully entered the next round of the Champions League knockout stage.

Arsenal was eliminated, a huge upset.

Before the game, who could have thought that the European giant Arsenal would be blocked from the quarterfinals by teams from first- and second-tier leagues.

Benfica's advancement is full of gold.

After the game, the media also wrote a lot about Benfica, even dubbing it the title of "Champions League dark horse". Some columnists even predicted that Benfica would become a spoiler in the Champions League knockout stage, and the major giants should be careful to be backfired by the so-called "big gift package".

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The Champions League has come to an end for the time being, and the Portuguese Super League has entered the end of the season. Benfica, who has no hope of winning the championship, finally ended this season's Portuguese Super League with a wave of 4 consecutive wins, and finally ranked third.

Looking back, the reason for missing the defending champion lies more in the Benfica club itself.

If the core player Riise had not been sold during the window period, Benfica would have been fully capable of competing for the championship in terms of combat effectiveness.

But then again, Benfica was in financial difficulties, and maintaining the club's operation was the first choice.

Selling Riise at that time was also a helpless move.

What satisfied and delighted the fans was that the establishment of the team's new passing and control system showed a strong performance in the final stage of the league, and Wang Pei's core role became more prominent and obvious. In addition, the Champions League stepped on the giants Arsenal to advance to the next round of knockouts.

The team's performance made them more yearning for the league championship next season.

At the end of the season, Benfica did not take a holiday, but trained in an orderly manner to prepare for the Champions League quarterfinals next week.

After the draw, Benfica's next knockout opponent will be Dortmund from the Bundesliga.

In the first round of the confrontation, Benfica will visit the Wies** Stadium.

This is the first devil's home court in Europe and a nightmare for away teams.

The atmosphere of the fans is second to none in the football circle.

Stepping into the stadium, facing the cheers from Dortmund fans, Wang Po felt that he was not so confident. He felt like a huge rock was pressing on his chest, making it hard to breathe.

The Devil's Stadium is worthy of its reputation.

Standing in the stadium, feeling the continuous pressure from the Dortmund fans, people with weak psychological quality would have been scared to the point of their legs going weak.

You can imagine how happy it is to play in such a stadium with such a vast atmosphere of fans as a home team player.

It is an honor to fight for such fans.

This year, Wang Po had the opportunity to stand at the Wies** Stadium as a home team player and enjoy the cheers of the fans here.

It is a pity that this time he arrived at the Wies** Stadium as a guest player.

In this game, compared with the 541 formation in the previous round, Mano adopted a more balanced 4231 formation, based on midfield control, vowing to compete with Dortmund.

Wang Po sat in the midfield, Gomez was on the front line, and the only position changed was the left winger. "Cheetah" Jim played as a starter again after two months.

Arranging Jim to start, Mano's choice is meaningful and thoughtful.

"Beep"

The referee blew the whistle, and the first round of the Champions League quarterfinals began.

As a Bundesliga giant, Dortmund showed the team's strong strength and took the lead in the ball.

Rapid insertion and playing behind are the offensive characteristics of this Dortmund team.

Before the game, head coach Mano also made targeted deployments for the opponent's offensive characteristics.

Require the three lines to maintain a close distance, strengthen the connection between the defenders and the defensive midfielder, and the wingbacks to protect and assist the flanks at any time, not giving Dortmund the opportunity to break through the defense on the flanks.

Containing the opponent's flank attack is equivalent to breaking one leg of Dortmund's offense.

Get into the fence, defend well, and try to attack.

Playing away, one point or a small loss is completely acceptable for Benfica, which is already inferior in strength.