Football: Shine in the AFC Champions League and sign with Arsenal on the spot

On the second day, the whole Arsenal team took a bus to Liverpool, England.

All the Arsenal players listened to Arsene Wenger yesterday and had a common goal in mind.

That is to end seven years without a crown.

Therefore, this time to the 'Toffee' Everton's Goodison Park stadium, Wenger brought the full main lineup.

When the two sides announced the pre-match squad, the outside world also learned that Everton had sent an all-main lineup.

Everton are now 8th in the Premier League, 12 points behind fifth-placed Newcastle, and are clearly unable to challenge for a European spot.

Therefore, Everton, as a team that has no desire in the league, naturally wants to seize the FA Cup, the only competition that can compete for the title.

Because of this, Arsenal and Everton are inseparable in this FA Cup quarter-final.

In the 32nd minute of the first half, Everton's Australian star Gary Cahill scored with a header from a corner kick to give Everton the first place.

However, Arsenal soon equalised and in the 43rd minute, Arteta crossed from the left.

Van Persie in the middle tried a diving leap to the top, although it was blocked by a defender and changed course.

But the rebound was just in time for Arsenal midfielder Aaron Ramsey, who slashed to the ground and caught the opposing goalkeeper off guard.

After Arsenal equalised, there was not much time left in the first half, and the final score was 1-1 going into the break.

In

the 67th minute, Everton's Belgian striker Fellaini tried to shoot from outside the penalty area, which was of high quality, but was saved by Arsenal goalkeeper Szczesny.

Neither side found the back of the net in the second half and the game went into 30 minutes of extra time.

The managers of both sides have brought on fresh players in the hope of beating their opponents in extra time.

And the result is that Arsenal have a slight edge.

In the 23rd minute of extra time, Chen Fan and Van Persie switched positions to the middle, Ramsey saw a straight stopper, and Chen Fan took the ball steadily.

Chen Fan swayed left and right past two Everton players and burst into the Everton penalty area.

Then Chen Fan directly swung his leg and shot the football out in a very short time.

With a burst shot from such close range, the Everton goalkeeper couldn't react and the ball flew into the back of the net.

Arsenal 2:1 Everton.

In less than 10 minutes to play, Everton fought back frantically, but were unable to find the back of the net against Arsenal.

Beep!

"It's over! Arsenal beat Everton at Goodison Park to reach the FA Cup semi-finals! "

Huang Jianxiang was very excited in the studio, because he saw the possibility of Arsenal winning the championship!

"Let's congratulate the Arsenal team! They will face Liverpool in the FA Cup semi-finals next! Andy

Gray was able to inform the fans of the semi-final matchup.

After the game, the Arsenal players boarded the bus back to London.

On the bus, the Arsenal players were excited.

Because they know they're one step closer to the championship!

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Arsenal faced Manchester City in the 1/8 final of the EFL Cup two days later after playing Everton.

It was also the second meeting between the two teams in a week, again at the Emirates Stadium.

The result of the game did not change, with Arsenal beating Manchester City 2-0, with Chen Fan and Robin van Persie scoring a goal each.

Manchester City fielded a full bench for this game, with their focus clearly on the Premier League.

It is worth mentioning that Manchester United also overturned in this round of the Premier League, and Manchester City has seen the hope of winning the championship again.

It was in this case that Arsenal became the FA and the EFL double-semi-finals.

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The Arsenal squad finally got a little respite after a heavy domestic fixture, a four-day window.

Arsene Wenger gave the squad two days off to get them all back to rest.

Usually, Chen Fan likes to stay at home and rest on this kind of rest day.

Kicking football in the backyard with Saka and Smith next door, and doing cardio with Li Shuxin.

Soon two days passed, and Chen Fan came to the Kearney training base to report in high spirits.

By the time the Arsenal players arrived, Arsene Wenger began to deploy tactics on the training ground.

Tactics against Barcelona!

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On April 4, 2012, the Emirates Stadium was packed.

Players from both sides are already standing in the tunnel waiting to enter.

"Chen, meet again."

Messi, who was wearing Barcelona's No. 10 jersey, turned his head and said to Chen Fan.

"yes, it's been a long time since I've seen Leo."

The two looked at each other and smiled, then turned their heads and entered the game.

Soon the players from both sides lined up and walked out of the tunnel and were greeted by the enthusiasm of the Arsenal fans.

"Once the season starts, we're unstoppable, just like Bergkamp,"

the Arsenal fans at home sang the anthem while a huge tifo (large banner) was raised in the fan stands opposite.

A gunner, dressed in red and white, raised his gun and aimed it at a lone crown with a crack in it and a bullet falling from it.

Players on both sides understood what it meant when they saw it.

This is an encouragement for the Arsenal players, while for the visiting Barcelona players, there is more or less psychological pressure.

Players from both sides quickly got on the field.

Beep!

"It's game on! The second leg of the Champions League quarterfinals between Arsenal and Barcelona will be narrated by my Zhan Jun and Zhang Lu. "

That's right, hehe."

Far away in the studio in Huaxia, Zhan Jun and Zhang Lu spoke.

"Barcelona won 3-1 at home to Arsenal in the first leg, and today we are at Arsenal's home stadium, and I hope Arsenal can perform well."

Andy Grey was on the scene at the Emirates Stadium, and as an English commentator, he naturally favored English teams in continental matches.

After the opening, Chen Fan was subjected to Barcelona's high-intensity defense.

This treatment is probably the impact of his only goal for Arsenal in the first leg.

Arsene Wenger's tactics for the Arsenal players were to give up possession, press aggressively and hand the ball to Chen Fan.

Although Arsenal is also good at passing, it is a small thing in this Barcelona team, so the tactic developed by Wenger is also a helpless move.

While this tactic may sound simple, it requires a lot of stamina from Arsenal's players to execute.

It may not have been a goal before Barcelona scored, and the Arsenal players were stretched out by the opponent due to lack of energy.

Professor Arsene Wenger is gambling!

Experienced commentator Andy Gray also saw Wenger's high-risk tactic and sighed.

"With such tactics, hopefully Arsenal can score first in the first half."

The truth is, someone did it!