Chapter 45: La Liga Iron Army

The second round of the Champions League group stage is coming.

In the current Group C, the confrontation between Arsenal and Atletico Madrid is undoubtedly the highlight.

One is the Gunners from the Premier League, and the other is Atletico Madrid, the iron team that is currently making waves in La Liga.

Under Simeone's guidance, Atletico Madrid has become a model for defensive defense across Europe in recent years.

Inheriting the total offense and total defense of Dutch football, with the passion injected by Simeone, Atletico Madrid played like crazy. If it weren't for the two big brothers in La Liga, Real Madrid and Barcelona, ​​it is estimated that this team would not be close to the Champions League. too far.

Especially for Premier League teams, Atletico Madrid's iron-blooded style is even more difficult for them to resist.

Last season, Chelsea led by Mourinho suffered a severe setback at the hands of Atletico Madrid.

And this season, it’s Arsenal’s turn!

There is generally a lot of discussion about this game from the outside world.

If you go by reputation, Arsenal is naturally better.

The veteran giants of the Premier League, the Champions League champions last season!

None of these are comparable to Atletico Madrid.

But judging from the state, Atletico Madrid is likely to directly defeat Arsenal.

Therefore, if Arsenal is still in that confused state, their game against Atletico Madrid will become extremely difficult.

Patrice also deployed a more conservative formation against Atletico Madrid.

He considers himself not to be an excellent head coach and does not have such wild ideas, but he must help Arsenal maintain a certain bottom line.

For example, this home game!

They can't afford back-to-back defeats at home.

Atletico Madrid's bus has arrived at the hotel where they are staying in London, and a group of Atletico Madrid fans jumped out and walked into the hotel.

A Chinese reporter who was among them shouted loudly; "Liu Kairui! Here!"

Among the players, a tall and round player turned his head and glanced at the reporter. He immediately spoke to the head coach and then waved to the reporter.

The Chinese reporter excitedly walked into the hotel from the side door.

"I am a reporter from PP Sports, my name is Wang Xincheng! I mainly want to interview you about your views on this game."

Wang Xincheng said quickly.

He knew that Liu Kairui's time was limited, so he didn't do any ink at all.

Hearing this, Liu Kairui tilted his head and said: "What else can you think of? Of course we have won. If we want to go further, of course we have to kill Arsenal!"

"What about Lucky?"

"Brother Kai!" Liu Kairui pondered for a moment and said: "Brother Kai's current situation is not easy, but there is no way. This is professional football. Some things are out of control. I will not be waterproof because of this. Even Brother Kai can't. Don’t try to score from us!”

"The national team has organized several warm-up matches recently. Will you show up?"

"Fuck you!" Liu Kairui scolded with a smile: "Now there are a bunch of brats clamoring to play football, so we won't cause any trouble. We'll just wait until the World Cup is called, so why not play a warm-up match!"

"What blessings do you have for Chen Man?"

Liu Kairui grinned sarcastically and said: "Rookie! What kind of bad game did you play? Are you being abused? Hahahahaha!"

Inside the Arsenal dressing room.

Le Kai received a call from Chen Man.

On the phone, Chen Man yelled hysterically: "Fuck him! Fuck him! Fuck him for me! Liu Dapao, you look down on people! Brother Kai! Fuck him!"

Lucky listened speechlessly to Chen Man's roar on the phone and said, "Please calm down."

"Fuck him! (broken sound) -"

Lucky hung up the phone directly.

"Who?" Wilshere asked.

Lucky waved his hand and said, "Wrong call!"

Wilshere nodded and said: "I just heard good news from the club."

"Good news?" Lucky raised his eyebrows. They needed good news so much now.

"What?"

"Hehe!" Wilshere said with a smile: "Cazorla's surgery was successful and he is recovering well now. It is estimated that he will be able to return to training by the end of this season at the latest."

Hearing this, Lucai's eyes flashed!

For the current Arsenal, Cazorla's return is definitely something worth celebrating.

Squeak!

The door opened.

Patrice and other coaching staff came in.

Le Kai'an endured his excitement and turned around to look over.

Patrice didn't waste any time and read out the match list directly.

He immediately ordered everyone to get on the bus and prepare to go to the home court.

Lucky and the others were ready to go and got on the bus one by one with their packages.

Half an hour later, the Arsenal team arrived at the Emirates Stadium.

The entire arena was still crowded and boiling.

Although Arsenal's current state is poor, the fans still have not given up.

They cursed and sprayed, but still stayed in the stadium. This was enough for the Arsenal players to be grateful.

During the warm-up session, Lucky met Liu Kairui in the player tunnel.

"Brother Kai, you have lost weight!"

"Cannon, you're fat!"

Liu Kairui immediately widened his eyes and said, "I'm so strong!"

Lucky smiled.

Liu Kairui used to be strong enough, but now his whole body is swollen, giving people a feeling of stockiness.

The most important thing is that this guy's agility attribute has not been reduced at all, and he can still attack and steal alone.

This also puts the central defender pairing of Liu Kairui and Godin among the top ranks in La Liga and even Europe.

For Arsenal and Lucky, how to break through the pair of central defenders is the problem they need to solve.

The two briefly exchanged a few words and immediately went on stage to warm up. There was no communication at all during the period.

It's okay to talk in private, but it's better to speak less in public, as it won't have a good impact.

After the warm-up, the two teams returned to the locker rooms.

Soon, under the leadership of the captains of both sides, they arrived at the player tunnel.

"Okay! We can already see the players from Arsenal and Atletico Madrid standing in the tunnel."

"Lucky is still at the forefront of the team. As the captain of Arsenal, he is deeply trusted by Arsenal fans and Arsenal. This captain who led Arsenal to win the Champions League at the age of 22 is very important to every Arsenal fan. All of them are impeccable! ”

"After that came Cech, after moving from Chelsea to Arsenal."

Zhan Jun introduced each Arsenal player from front to back, and then began to introduce Atletico Madrid players.

"Liu Kairui, in the 2014 World Cup, Liu Kairui left a strong impression on us. As China's iron defender, he helped us solve dangerous balls many times. In the club, the pair of Godin and Liu Kairui have become the top players in Europe. The central defender combination!”

"Compared to the World Cup a year ago, both Lucky and Liu Kairui have made great progress, and they are gathered in the Champions League, gathered in this focus battle, whether Atletico Madrid can win or Arsenal can defend their Champions League The honor of defending champion will be determined during our competition!”

Following Zhan Jun's words, the players from the two teams walked into the venue under the leadership of the referee.

The entire Emirates Stadium immediately burst into loud cheers.

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Arsenal fans were shouting hysterically.

"Forward! Gunslinger!"

“Cheer up!

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"Gunners! Kill Atletico Madrid!"

"We are the kings of Europe and we will always be the kings of Europe!"

"Win the game!

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"Play a good game!"

Every Arsenal fan was shouting at the top of his voice, which also filled the entire stadium with earth-shaking cheers.

Amidst the cheers, the Arsenal players' eyes became more determined and their expressions became more solemn.

If they don't want to live up to the cheers, they must perform adequately.

After both parties took photos and shook hands.

The referee shouted: "Both captains come forward!"

Start by choosing a side.

Lucky and Gabby stepped forward.

The two took the lead in shaking hands, but during the handshake, Lucai clearly felt that the other party was exerting force.

Their grasping hands turned white and veins popped out. They were finally separated under the referee's restraint.

However, the two sides still showed a tit-for-tat attitude.

Both are the spiritual leaders of their respective teams, and no one chose to admit defeat at this moment.

Gabby glared at Lucky.

Lucky also refused to admit defeat.

The game has not yet started, but the captains of both sides have already started a pre-game nerve battle, which shows how intense the game will be.