Strong Waist

After experiencing Liverpool's game, Arsenal as a whole showed a sense of fatigue.

It takes a lot of physical energy and energy to fight this kind of difficult game.

This also led to Arsenal and Liverpool being tied by each other in the next 27 rounds.

With a record of 3 wins, 2 draws and 0 losses in the last five rounds, Arsenal passed the test of this severe schedule without any risk.

But soon, they will prepare for the Europa League.

Due to the intensity of the Premier League competition, Arsenal has almost no rest time. The 27th round has just ended. Before they can catch their breath, they will go to France and Lyon to stand in the first round of the Europa League 1/8 knockout round.

Lyon performed very well in the Champions League group stage, with 2 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses in the group. They failed to pull Sevilla down to enter the Champions League finals and were sent to the Europa League stage.

Lyon thinks that after entering the Europa League, it should be able to rely on the experience and strength accumulated in the Champions League to deal a dimensionality reduction blow.

But unexpectedly, they met Arsenal unfortunately.

This is the toughest opponent in the entire Europa League.

And their luck is so bad!

Playing in the UEFA Europa League can't relax, but it has been strengthened.

After all, many people have said that even if Arsenal play in the Champions League this season, it is a proper semi-final team.

And this kind of team was met by Lyon.

However, Lyon is not particularly afraid. After all, the record of Ligue 1 teams encountering Premier League players in European competitions in recent seasons has been booming.

Paris Saint-Germain sent Chelsea home in the knockout round last season.

This season, Morocco double-killed Manchester City in the group stage, and after sending away Guardiola and Manchester City, they won Liverpool in the first round of the quarter-finals at home.

Following this trend, Lyon may not have no chance to win Arsenal.

In particular, the overall atmosphere of the Ligue 1 media is approaching a state of excitement.

They seem to be very confident in this game, and the atmosphere of bad-mouthing Arsenal is very serious.

And in the case of the Premier League's poor performance in the Champions League in the last two seasons, they even expressed their strength ranking among the five major leagues, and Ligue 1 is greater than the Premier League.

Although this is a self-indulgent behavior, it is indeed annoying enough.

From the moment they entered France, Arsenal could feel the taunts and disdain from rival fans.

Lucky knew what these guys were arguing about.

Do you have historical honors or a lot of league titles?

Make it seem like you can win the game.

On the day of the game, this atmosphere was even more rampant.

In Lyon's home court, a striking banner appeared on the stands of the Gerland Stadium.

"Arsenal! OUT!"

This is a painful history for Arsenal. In that miserable season, Arsenal struggled to move forward.

For every Arsenal fan, even now they don't want to talk about the situation at that time.

And this kind of wound was nakedly opened and sprinkled by the opponent, which made Arsenal fans and players extremely angry.

Le Kai stared at the banner for a long time, he didn't have much expression, but there was anger in his eyes.

The deafening boos at the scene were really loud!

"We should teach them to shut up!"

Le Kai's voice was cold and stern; "Kick this place into a library!"

The gunmen all share the same hatred.

They also dislike the behavior of Lyon fans.

Of course, how the fans want to ridicule is their business, but the premise of ridicule is strength.

After mocking and being poured into several goals by the opponent, this is not awesome, but bullshit!

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Amidst the overwhelming boos, Arsenal and Lyon players stepped onto the field.

After simply taking pictures, the captains of the two sides exchanged team flags.

Lucy didn't even bother to shake hands with the other party, but luckily the other party didn't extend his hand either.

After the two shook hands with the referee, they came to their respective halfs.

The actions of the two captains undoubtedly added a sense of gunpowder to the game.

"Give them some awesomeness! Let these irritating voices learn to shut up!" Lucky said loudly; "Guys! Keep your spirits up!"

On the other side, Captain Lyon was speaking to boost morale.

Both starting lineups:

Lyon (4-2-3-1):

Goalkeeper: Lopez.

Defenders: Rafael, Mamana, Diakabi, Morell.

Midfielders: Ghazal, Tusar, Tolisso, Gonaron, Valbuena.

Forward: Lacazette.

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Arsenal (4-3-3):

Goalkeeper: Martinez.

Defenders: Monreal, Jimenez, Hummels, Robertson.

Midfielders: Kanter, Lucky, Ramsey.

Forwards: Aubameyang, Lukaku, Mane.

Wilshere failed to get a chance to start due to the recurrence of an old injury. Fortunately, the injury was not serious and he was on standby on the bench.

Bellerin started to rotate with Monreal, and Monreal performed very well in two consecutive rounds.

Moreover, Bellerin has recently become obsessed with games, and seems a little absent-minded about training.

Mourinho wants to take this as a knock.

From the lineup, Arsenal is still extremely strong.

Le Kai played as a central midfielder and stood forward.

In this way, not only can the offense be organized, but also more scrambles can be made in the frontcourt, which is conducive to Arsenal's high-position pressing tactics.

In this game, Arsenal will play more proactively.

This is what Mourinho means.

No one likes to be underestimated. Mourinho thinks this is an excellent team. If someone insults him, he will have to pay the price.

Lyon took the lead.

After Lyon center Lacazette kicked off, Arsenal sprinted forward to start a fierce frontcourt press and interception.

In this high-position press, even Lukaku became extremely active.

Mainly against Liverpool, Campbell's performance stimulated him.

Active scrambling can create scoring opportunities, and more running positions can also help teammates open up gaps. Of course, the most important thing is to let teammates see themselves.

He wants to score!

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Lukaku rushed into the penalty area and pointed to his head.

The meaning is obvious.

Aubameyang made a direct cross.

Diakabi and Mamana began to surround Lukaku to restrict each other.

But Lukaku struggled fiercely like a bull, slamming off the opponent's restriction to complete the take-off.

Snapped!

The shot was slapped out of the baseline by the opponent's goalkeeper.

Lukaku pointed to the ball and said: "Corner kick! Come again!"

At this time, Lukaku was full of fighting spirit.

Robertson stepped forward to take the corner kick.

Lucky glanced at Lukaku's position and moved slightly to the rear. On the one hand, it can help Lukaku share the defensive work, and at the same time, it can ensure the shooting position at the back point.

Robertson takes the corner.

The ball flew to the middle.

This time only Diakabi was left to defend Lukaku, and the defensive pressure was relatively reduced.

And Lukaku also took advantage of his body and roared.

"Go away!"

Diakabi was pushed away abruptly by Lukaku, and Lukaku rose from the ground and hit the ball accurately.

The ball spins and flies to the left of the goal.

The goalkeeper made a save, and he stretched out his hand to shoot the ball.

But he missed the power of the shot and, in a strong spin, the ball bounced off the goalposts and into the back of the net.

Just 6 minutes into the game, Arsenal opened the scoring with a corner kick.

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Lukaku pressed his hands down, roaring excitedly.

It feels so good to score a goal!

And this goal was achieved entirely by his physical strength.

Now Lukaku no longer cares about technical issues.

It is enough to score goals!

After all, there are too many people competing with him for the Golden Boot.

The team captain is one of the contenders.

Although it was not a league goal, he was also very excited.

As long as he can keep scoring goals, his teammates will believe in him and pass the ball to himself.

"Good job!"

Le Kai ran over, touched Lukaku's head and laughed.

Lukaku's eyes were burning.

"One more, the opponent's central defender can't restrain me!"

Hearing this, Le Kai nodded immediately.

For Le Kai, anyone can score, as long as he wins, it's okay to let him keep the goal.

Next, Arsenal began to bombard around Lyon.

Lyon was confused by Arsenal's strong attack at the beginning of the game.

"Lyon's performance is not as good as the fans tout. Facing Arsenal's offense, Lyon has shrunk into the penalty area and can only defend passively! Win?...Is this how they win?"

The British commentator was also cynical.

After all, the previous French media's remarks were regarded as a map, not only targeting Arsenal, but also insulting the entire Premier League.