i want to be king

Chapter 460

Chapter 460

On the evening of April [-]th, Camp Nou.

Barcelona hosts Arsenal in the first leg of the Champions League semi-final.

Before this game, both teams played their best form this season.

Barcelona defeated Lyon in the knockout round of the sixteenth, and then beat AC Milan in the knockout round of the eighth, and then advanced to the Champions League final. Especially in the last few games, Barcelona played in an amazing state. They won the league championship and the Copa del Rey successively, and they are also determined to win the Champions League.

Arsenal's state is even more stable than Barcelona.

Due to the contradictions of Ashley Cole, the injuries of players such as Campbell, and the high positions of players such as Cesc Fabregas, Flamini, Senderos and Reyes, the Gunners' Premier League record this season is not ideal, but the top four in the league are safe.

Too early in the league to have no desires and desires, causing Arsenal to focus more on the Champions League.

This season's unbeaten Champions League record so far this season may not be new, because Barcelona are also unbeaten.

But when was the last time Arsenal conceded a goal in the Champions League?

The second round of the Champions League group stage.

In other words, so far, the Gunners have not conceded a goal in eight games in the Champions League, especially after entering the knockout round, they have encountered Real Madrid with superior attack power and Juventus with superior overall strength.

Can achieve such results, Arsenal's overall strength can be seen.

It is precisely because of such an outstanding performance that it has brought enough confidence to Arsenal.

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Before going on the pitch, in the visiting team's locker room, Wenger was still busy arranging the opening tactics.

He wants to attack.

Arsenal's starting lineup is [-], the goalkeeper is Lehmann, the defense is Flamini, Senderos, Kolo Touré and Eboue, the midfielder is Gilberto Silva behind the double midfielder, the front is Ljungberg, Pires, Fabregas and Hleb, and the single striker is Henry.

This can be said to be the strongest lineup that Arsenal has run into so far this season.

Barcelona also came up with their strongest lineup, with Valdes as the goalkeeper, Van Bronckhorst, Marcos, Puyol and Belletti in the defense, Marcos Senna in the midfield, Deco and Iniesta in the front, Ronaldinho, Sudong and Messi in the frontcourt.

Wenger knew very well in his heart that in the Premier League, Arsenal may be known for their possession of the ball, but in the Nou Camp and in front of Barcelona, ​​if the Gunners continue to play pass and possession, it is definitely playing a big knife in front of Guan Gong and asking for trouble.

Therefore, his strategy for this game is very simple.

He will not grab possession of the ball with Barcelona, ​​but he must form an offensive threat to Barcelona in the game.

Henry will undoubtedly be the key to Arsenal's fight against Barcelona.

This player has been associated with Barcelona in the past two or three years. Even Barcelona's management has mentioned it more than once, hoping to bring Henry to the Nou Camp and form a fantasy striker with Sudong.

Wenger believes that Henry will play particularly vigorously at the Nou Camp.

The only suspense is defense.

Su Dong is in good form recently. Since he was a guest at San Siro against AC Milan, he has scored ten goals in four games. This kind of scoring state can be described as crazy, and Wenger cannot ignore it.

Fortunately, Arsenal's defense has been quite good this season, especially in the Champions League.

"Philip." Wenger looked at the young central defender Philip Senderos.

The Swiss central defender, who was a few months younger than Su Dong, raised his head, his eyes were firm.

Wenger likes this kind of look on young players very much, because it represents the future.

"Boss, don't worry, I will do my best to freeze Su Dong!" Senderos looked confident.

Young players have that drive.

The other Arsenal players in the dressing room are also full of confidence in Senderos.

"Philip, you have to keep in mind that you can't be careless. I believe you can do it, just like when you froze Drogba and Van Nistelrooy!" Wenger encouraged.

Senderos this season can be described as driving low and walking high.

After Campbell was injured, the young Senderos was righted up, but in the Community Shield Cup and the first round of the league, he was abused by Chelsea's Drogba horribly, which made everyone lose confidence in the young central defender.

But Wenger did not, he is still full of confidence in Senderos, give him time to gradually build up confidence.

During Campbell's injury, Senderos successfully filled the vacancy of the Black Tower and provoked the mainstay of Arsenal's defense.

At the beginning of January, Arsenal met Chelsea again. Although the game was a zero-to-two loss, Senderos did not allow Drogba to score in that game. Then he performed well against Manchester United's Ruud van Nistelrooy and other Premier League stars, or against Ronaldo and other superstars in the Champions League. Senderos performed well.

Today, Senderos has successfully regained his confidence, and with his outstanding performance at Arsenal, he has firmly occupied a place in the defense, making everyone firmly believe that his future will be bright.

"I believe, Philip, you can do it!" Wenger patted Senderos on the shoulder heavily and said with certainty.

Senderos nodded heavily, his face determined.

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Although the game was held at the Nou Camp, it was Arsenal who took the lead in making the killing.

Only one minute into the game, Henry relied on Eboue's breakthrough cross from the right, got rid of Marcos' defense, and volleyed from close range. Fortunately, Valdez fell to the ground and blocked the ball, preventing Henry from scoring.

But soon, Arsenal created a threat again. After Henry got the ball on the left side of the penalty area, he cut inside and kicked a long shot, which once again threatened Barcelona's goal, causing the Nou Camp to scream.

World superstars don't eat vegetables after all.

Henry was the first to start the game, directly playing Arsenal's momentum.

Perhaps because Henry was too active, fans at the Camp Nou started to quit.

This is Barcelona's home court, how can you let Henry show your prestige here?

Immediately, Barcelona fans began to shout for Su Dong.

"Su Dong! Su Dong!! Su Dong!!!"

Needless to say, they all hope that Su Dong will stand up as soon as possible and regain his prestige!

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Su Dong felt a little funny about the "spirituality" of Barcelona fans.

How can a football game be like this?

Maybe you can fight back and forth in basketball, but how can it be possible in football?

However, Su Dong quickly found a chance and crossed diagonally to the left side of the penalty area. After receiving a direct pass from Ronaldinho, he directly made a pass from the bottom.

Messi raised his hand to apologize to Su Dong from a distance, but he didn't react just now.

But Su Dong didn't care too much.

Senderos followed Su Dong all the way, and was relieved when he saw that he was forced to pull to the left and no one responded to the cross.

"I won't give you a chance." When the two walked back, the Swiss central defender said to Su Dong.

Su Dong turned his head, glanced at the young central defender who was younger than him, and immediately laughed.

Ma Dan, I didn't provoke you, but you provoked me instead?

Do you really think I'm a soft persimmon?

"I heard that you suffered a lot from Drogba?" Su Dong asked with a smile.

A stern look flashed in Senderos' eyes, "I played three games, he won the first two times, and I didn't lose this time last time."

"Oh." Su Dong nodded with a smile. He noticed the news when he checked the information before the game. Senderos was tortured by Drogba in the Community Shield before the season. I don't know if there is any shadow?

"What do you mean?" Senderos asked.

He has played very well in the past six months, so much so that he is full of confidence. Even if it is Su Dong, he has the confidence to compete.

"It's nothing." Su Dong was still smiling, "Did you know that Drogba was my defeat, and someone had provoked me like this before, but afterward, every time he saw me, his legs would tremble. Do you want to try that feeling?"

At this moment, Su Dong thought of Carvalho.

This unlucky kid may meet in the Champions League final this year, it must be a very interesting thing.

Senderos was obviously taken aback, and couldn't help thinking of the Community Shield before the season, and the feeling of powerlessness he felt when facing Drogba, but no matter how you look at it, Sudong is not like Drogba's black and hard big man.

The name of the person, the shadow of the tree, Su Dong's words made Senderos a little wary.

"I'm looking forward to it, right?" Su Dong laughed again, "You'll know soon."

Senderos suddenly hated Su Dong's smile so much, he had the urge to punch his mouth so that Su Dong couldn't smile, but he didn't have the guts.

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Soon, during a pass from the midfield, Su Dong blocked Senderos with his body, and blocked him directly with his back, stopped the ball with his foot, and quickly passed it to Deco, who then passed it to Ronaldinho.

The Brazilian superstar dribbled the ball into the penalty area from the left, and then crossed it to the front of the penalty area.

Su Dong grabbed the ball before Senderos, blocked by Kolo Touré and Senderos, and knocked the ball back to Deco, who jumped in and tried to hit the goal directly.

Gilberto Silva blocked Deco's long-range shot, defusing a Barcelona crisis.

But this time, Senderos felt Su Dong's dominance.

He was blocked in both confrontations.

"How is it? Compared with Drogba, I shouldn't be bad, right?" Su Dong asked with a smile.

Senderos stared at Su Dong fiercely, his eyes seemed to breathe fire.

"Don't worry, I haven't tried my best just now, take your time!" Su Dong laughed.

He also deliberately wanted to frustrate this kid's spirit, otherwise, Senderos thought he was easier to bully than Drogba.

Senderos secretly felt in his heart, it's all like this, and he hasn't tried his best?

"Don't be fooled, he's hitting you on purpose, this kid is very dirty!" Keluo Tourey reminded him next to him.

Senderos immediately came to his senses and couldn't help nodding.

He suspected that this was Su Dong's psychological warfare.

Su Dong is indeed tall, but he does not believe that Su Dong will be stronger than Drogba.

You know, he has fought Drogba to death, who is afraid of whom?

But soon, both Senderos and Kolo Toure realized that they were wrong!

Wrong!

(End of this chapter)