It's cheating, but Hazard

Chapter 327 Arsenal vs Barcelona (Daily Transition)
With the end of the matches between France and Brazil, this round of international match days has come to an end.

西班牙1:0绝杀哥伦比亚，德国1:1艰难扳平意大利，英格兰2:1逆转丹麦，荷兰3:1奥地利，阿根廷1:0绝杀葡萄牙……

But among all these matches, France's 4-0 victory over Brazil still attracted the most attention.

Globo Sports: "Brazilian newcomers collectively fell, and the ghost of No. 10 strangled the Samba Army."

"Menezes wanted to select new players through the friendly match with the French team, but he seemed to have forgotten one thing. Although gold will always shine, not every grain of gold can remain intact under extremely high pressure. What's more, what he found is more likely to be 'fool's gold'."

"David Luiz was like a kid who had just learned how to play football in today's game, facing the back-and-forth attacks from Benzema and others."

"When Charles made an easy move in front of the penalty area, David Luiz was tricked into turning around and watched Charles finish the shot in front of him;"

"In the 64th minute, Charles broke into the penalty area again. David Luiz watched the Frenchman pass by him like a wooden stake. The only thing he was thankful for was that he was not knocked down by Charles, otherwise Abramovich might have wanted to return the ball."

"Hernández's situation is not much better. Although he was unable to organize the Samba Army's attack in this game, there are probably not many people who can still maintain the advantage in the midfield where Charles is in charge."

"But his flying kick on Benzema in the first half was his biggest mistake in this game. Looking at his expression, maybe he didn't mean to do it, but as a player who is no longer young, he still has a lot to learn."

"Renato was unworthy of the No. 10 jersey of the Samba Army in this game. Apart from the first few moments at the start when he created a few opportunities for the team, he lived in the shadow of Charles throughout the game."

"Whether it was passing, controlling the ball, organizing or advancing, his condition was like a fish in a dry rut. If Charles had not been substituted in the 70th minute, the strong brilliance of Charles would have evaporated all the water in the rut."

“And in this game, one of the highlights of the Brazilian newcomers was Jadson who came on as a substitute for Renato.”

“He really showed his quality in this game, but it was after Charles left the field;”

“What’s even more desperate is that this Jadson is already 27 years old;”

"Another bright spot is the 19-year-old Neymar."

"Before the end of the game, he almost created a lore: he had already seen his teammates' positions when he received the pass in the frontcourt, and then he stuffed the ball into the middle of the penalty area without stopping, creating a single opportunity for another newcomer Hulk. Unfortunately, Hulk did not stop the ball in the first time, and when he wanted to chase and shoot, the angle was blocked by French goalkeeper Lloris."

"But he is still too young, he just turned 19."

"A 27-year-old Jadson, a 19-year-old Neymar... Brazil is still in a period of transition. When will the newcomers in Brazil really take over the mantle of their predecessors, just like the ghost of the No. 10 who strangled them?"

L'Equipe: "Charles continued their good form at home, with a perfect transition between the two roles of forward and midfielder."

"After successfully transitioning to a striker, Blanc made the bold choice to return Charles to midfield in the face of the challenge in Brazil."

"Although he is away from the goal, Charles's number of goals remains the same; although he has been away from the midfield for a long time, Charles' performance is still remarkable."

"France vs Brazil is considered one of the most interesting games to watch this season, even though the Selecao are currently lacking in star power."

"But Charles doesn't care about it and still goes all out, hoping to bring a football feast to the audience."

"'It doesn't matter what score we get against Brazil, winning is the best. Although there are many of my club teammates in the Brazilian team, I believe that we will win the game in the end... Our goal is always to find out the gaps through the game, improve our tacit understanding, and then go to the European Cup and win the championship.'"

"Sure enough, after coming on the court, Charles showed unparalleled control, as well as a strong desire and pursuit for victory."

"This is the instinct of a top player. Even though it was just a friendly match and the opponent was still in the process of rebuilding, he would fight with all his strength."

"After moving away from the goal, Charles began to use his excellent passing ability to guide the team's attack and control the tempo of the game."

"Throughout the game, Charles contributed far more threatening passes than threatening shots, but he still scored a goal."

"But, just like Ciel said, the outcome of a friendly match is not important."

"After the game, he also did not forget to show the enthusiasm of the host country."

Lyon Sports: "In Real Madrid he is seen as a 'waste man' with no skills, no awareness, no speed, and in many games he was not even able to start. He only played in the garbage time before the end of the game, most of which was when the victory was secured."

"If it weren't for Higuain's serious injury, Benzema might have been sold by Real Madrid in the winter."

"However, when he returned to the French team, he became an omnipotent 'superman' who could dribble past opponents, score goals and draw red cards."

"He gave a perfect performance, as if he had returned to his Lyon days."

"For Benzema, leaving Real Madrid and Spain is an extremely happy thing."

"Like in today's game, he ran to the most suitable opportunity and position every time."

……

"Charles, are you ready?"

Benzema leaned over.

Ciel quickly put the newspaper away, "What's wrong? What's the matter?"

"Ah," Benzema took out a CD, "Would you like to watch it together?"

"It's not some woodpecker specialty, is it?"

Charles asked doubtfully.

Benzema's face turned red. "I told you that thing is not mine, it belongs to Lori... This is my collection, do you want to see it?"

"Look at this," Ciel could say, "How come you have your own game highlights?"

Benzema quickly put the CD away and waited for a while. The game screen appeared on TV. Benzema still felt that it was not clear enough. After thinking about it, he finally took out the CD again, wiped it again with a sponge and put it back.

"I was getting bored, so I edited my own highlights."

"Are you not having a good time in Real Madrid?"

Benzema did not answer directly, "I am practicing martial arts now."

"Why? You want to play defense?"

Charles was a little confused.

“No, no,” Benzema shook his head quickly. “Hurry up and watch my game highlights. Aren’t they super cool?!”

Charles watched and asked indirect questions, and soon he found out the hidden meaning in Benzema's words.

It turns out that a top club like Real Madrid has a lot of substitute players, but many of them do not meet Mourinho's wishes.

After being out of favor for a long time, Gago and Leon were almost getting moldy sitting on the bench, and Mourinho was too lazy to even look at them.

With an unbalanced mentality, Gago, eager to perform, confronted Leon with real swords in the pre-match training against Sevilla.

The two men were like chicken blood, with flying tackles and collisions. After a while, the conflict broke out.

On the screen, Benzema's highlights are still playing.

Charles thought for a long time but still didn't know how to comfort him.

He scratched his head and finally couldn't help but said, "Why don't you ask Lori to get some woodpeckers back to see?"

……

After watching the highlights, Charles, Malouda and others did not stay, but hurried back to the club.

This time, Neymar and David Luiz were also on the same plane with Charles.

Five days later, Chelsea will visit Fulham and fight against the Cottagers.

Between the Champions League and the league, Chelsea also has a FA Cup match to play.

Such a dense schedule seems very unreasonable.

Fortunately, Abramovich has super powers, and the number of players on Chelsea's bench is no less than that of Real Madrid's bench.

……

the next day.

After passing the physical examination, the group returned to the locker room.

Neymar took out another book and started reading.

"I'm going to give him a nice name."

"What's wrong, Jon?" "It seems a bit old-fashioned, Sheldah... this doesn't sound good..."

He has recently been researching how to give his child a good name.

Charles did not get involved in this, but started studying the opponents in the Champions League.

There will definitely be no problem in beating Copenhagen, the problem is that there will be no weak team like Copenhagen in the quarter-finals.

The reason why Mourinho is so great is that he can lead a team that is not from the top five leagues to win the Champions League while being surrounded by a number of top teams.

This is a great achievement that has never been achieved before. Similarly, I am afraid that in the future, no coach will be able to achieve this achievement again.

Likewise, in the quarter-finals, the previous rule of avoidance of teams from the same association will no longer be in effect.

Game day is coming soon.

Chelsea eventually beat Fulham 1:0.

Not long after the game ended, it was the second match day of the first round of the 1/8 finals.

Tonight, Arsenal host their old rivals Barcelona.

Neymar also put down his naming book and sat with Charles, Malouda and David to watch this exciting Champions League match.

"Who do you think will win this game?"

Malouda asked while chewing an apple.

"I don't know," Charles shook his head, "but I prefer Arsenal."

"Why?" Neymar was a little puzzled. In his heart, Barcelona is still the universal team.

Charles didn't explain much.

But Malouda reacted quickly.

Valdés is a goalkeeper with a particularly large control range, and it can even be said that he is an early version of a "gatekeeper".

But in the Spanish team, it’s okay that he can’t compete with Casillas, after all, the opponent is Casillas, but the fact that he can’t even shake Reina’s position is enough to show the problems he has.

Valdés is not British, but he has a common feature of English goalkeepers: butter hands.

The game starts soon.

Nasri returned from injury, playing on the wings with Walcott, while Van Persie advanced;
Arsenal's goalkeeper has been replaced again.

This time it was the Polish Szczesny.

Main right-back Sagna is suspended, while Diaby, Vermaelen and Fabianski are absent due to injuries.

Barcelona was only missing Puyol, Abidal played as a central defender partner with Pique, and the rest of the players were all in the starting lineup.

A duel of art.

Vilanova perfectly inherited Guardiola's tactical philosophy and everything seemed perfect.

The same game also seemed a little dull.

Barca still have the ball.

The pace of the game just started was not fast.

In the fourth minute, Nasri took a free kick from the left. No one touched the ball in front of the goal and the ball bounced directly into Valdes' hands.

Three minutes later, the little tiger Walcott dribbled past three players at the edge of the penalty area and reached the middle.

Fabregas took the ball from the left and passed it over the Barcelona defense line. Van Persie's left-foot shot from a small angle was saved by Valdes.

Barcelona counterattacked, and a Barcelona player was brought down by Alexander Song while dribbling the ball quickly in the middle, and the two sides were once again in a stalemate.

Finally in the 15th minute, Barcelona had the best chance.

Villa's through ball from the midfield tore through Arsenal's defense. Wenger's heart was beating in his throat. Messi shook off two central defenders and went straight in. His first fake shot in the penalty area fooled Szczesny. Vilanova on the sidelines was ready to celebrate, but the next second, the ball slipped past the goal.

After that, the two sides fought back and forth, and the scene was very heated.

In the 26th minute, a Barcelona player on the right dribbled the ball and attracted a double-team, then made a straight pass to tear open Arsenal's defense. Clichy quickly retreated, but his speed was both his strength and his failure, as he failed to create an offside because his speed was too fast. In the end, Villa in the middle successfully made an offside and scored with a push shot.

The red and blue teams that came from afar kept cheering in the away stands.

Villa rushed to the stands excitedly.

Countless red and blue fans reached out frantically, trying to grab their No. 12 and shake hands with him.

Vilanova smiled as he watched the players in ecstasy, and after a while gave new instructions.

Wenger reached in, and this time, his pocket was unzipped.

In the minds of most fans, he is an almost perfect coach, the only problem is that his on-the-spot command is a little slow.

The Gunners did not give up hope.

But when facing a strong opponent, victory is not always so easy.

Fabregas received Seri's hidden pass and crossed from the bottom left, but there was no one at the back post.

Just one minute later, Nasri's pass was blocked, and Eboue passed the ball to the penalty area from the wing, but Walcott's shot was blocked by Maxwell.

In the 43rd minute, Nasri got another chance to cross the ball from the left, and Van Persie finally took off, but unfortunately, he crashed this time.

After the first half, Arsenal was still trailing 0:1.

In the 68th minute, Wenger finally made his substitution.

Arshavin replaces Alexander Song.

In the 76th minute, Wenger continued to attack and Bendtner replaced Walcott.

He was ready to give it a try.

Wenger succeeded.

In the 79th minute, Arsenal successfully equalized the score!
Arshavin knocked the ball back to Clichy on the left, who passed the ball directly into the penalty area. Van Persie shot from a zero angle, but Valdes had problems with his positioning and failed to block the angle in time.

There was an immediate eruption of horrific cheers at the scene.

Wenger hugged Van Persie excitedly.

At this moment, there was no way for him to remain calm.

Seeing that the situation was not good, Vilanova replaced Villa, the goal scorer, with defensive midfielder Keita.

Arsenal continued their efforts and extended the lead again in the 83rd minute.

Fabregas made a straight pass in the frontcourt, Nasri took the ball on the right and knocked it back to the left side of the penalty area, and Arshavin, who was unmarked, followed up and shot into the goal with his right foot.

2:1, Arsenal overtook!

The game time is coming to an end.

Vilanova replaced Iniesta with Adriano.

no effect.

89 minutes, the game is about to end.

Alves assisted and Arshavin headed the ball away, almost resulting in an own goal, but Szczesny saved the ball in the end.

Arsenal reversed Barcelona 2-1!

All the Gunners fans in the audience were immersed in a sea of ​​joy.

(End of this chapter)