Chapter 186: Victory in the First Round

Time passed little by little, and the game was still extremely intense.

But compared to the previous complex tactical system, both sides simplified the process as much as possible.

One foot into the penalty area, cross, high ball, etc.

As the game entered the second half, the tactical play began to become simple but more fierce.

They needed to send the ball as close to the goal as possible, and then try a shot.

Whoever can blast the opponent's goal will most likely win the game.

With little physical strength left, fatigue has begun to fill the limbs, and they feel a little heavy.

But they can't stop, the game is still going on, and the outcome has not yet been decided.

Goal! Goal!

Both sides are running and attacking.

They are squeezing the remaining physical strength to put pressure on the opponent's goal.

Goal is their only mission!

The cheers of the fans on both sides of the scene are also getting louder and louder.

At this moment, they all know that whoever can tear through the defense first and score a goal will win the game.

For this reason, they are all nervously looking forward to the goal.

80 minutes!

The game situation is still deadlocked, neither side has any relaxation, and both are attacking the opponent's goal fiercely.

"No goal has been scored again in 80 minutes, will this game be a draw?"

Andy Gray is also very excited.

Whether it is Liverpool or Arsenal, he is very curious about how they can pry open the opponent's goal.

"Press up! Press up!"

Firmino loudly commanded his teammates.

If you don't fight now, when will you fight?

Liverpool is playing at home, Arsenal can accept a draw, but they can't accept it.

They want to beat Arsenal at Anfield and enter the next round with an advantageous posture.

But from the current situation, if they don't put more pressure, it is almost impossible for them to score.

For this reason, he called on his teammates to come forward and put further pressure on Arsenal.

On the other side, Lekai shouted "Stay" again and again, and tried to maintain a stable defensive formation.

For Arsenal, they don't have the offensive pressure of Liverpool, so they can accept this draw.

For this reason, they need to be relatively calm in their hearts.

If there is a chance, they will also try to counterattack, but the most important task now is to stabilize the defense.

Liverpool is attacking, and Arsenal is slightly retreating and taking a defensive posture.

Seeing Arsenal's still calm defense, Firmino couldn't help but curse secretly.

Can't these guys be defeated?

Every time they face Arsenal, they are in this passive situation.

Whether at home or away, Arsenal's judgment of the game form is clearer than theirs.

And now, Arsenal is taking a defensive posture, which is to drag the game into a draw.

But Liverpool can't accept it!

"Keep pressing!"

Firmino waved his hand and immediately rushed forward.

At the same time, he looked at Salah, pointed to his feet, and signaled to pass the ball.

But Pharaoh didn't even bother him, he passed the ball horizontally and shot the goal himself.

The ball was directly suffocated in Martinez's arms.

Martinez also took a breath, then immediately ran forward and threw the ball high.

The ball flew towards Lekai in the center circle.

Lekai tapped his toes and perfectly unloaded the ball, then turned in the opposite direction and made Fabinho, who was pressing forward, fall down.

At this time, Lekai had completed his turn and kicked the ball to the empty space behind the right wing again.

Mane continued to run wildly, chasing the ball at full speed.

Compared with the Liverpool full-back who played the whole game, Mane's physical strength is more abundant and in better condition.

With powerful legs, he left Gomez behind in just two steps.

Cutting in from the bottom, Mane came to a dangerous position.

This also made the Liverpool fans at the scene nervous instantly.

"Mane!

You can shoot from this position!"

Yes!

Mane's position is already ready for shooting, and any striker who is more "unique" would have chosen to shoot.

But Mane is not of this character. He saw that his teammates had a better chance.

For this reason, he pretended to shoot, but it was a real pass.

The ball rolled to the back, an inverted triangle pass.

And there, Wilshere completed the forward insertion and pushed the ball with the arch of his foot.

The power of this shot was not great, but the angle was tricky, and it rolled past Van Dijk's supporting leg.

For this reason, Van Dijk could only watch the ball pass by him, but he could not move.

Alisson was also powerless for such a goal.

In the end, the ball rubbed the goal post and flew into the net.

In the 86th minute, Arsenal scored a final goal.

This goal also made the entire Anfield stadium suddenly silent.

Liverpool fans looked at this goal, and their expressions became painful.

The goal in the 86th minute was almost a lore goal.

"Goal!

! Wilshere!

He received Mane's cross pass and made a clean shot to help Arsenal complete the winning goal!"

"In the final moments, Arsenal led Liverpool 2:1, which made Arsenal very likely to win the game away from home!"

Andy Gray shouted loudly.

Wilshere's goal gave Arsenal the foundation for victory at the last moment.

Wilshere himself was also extremely excited. He ran around the stadium and finally ran to the bottom of Arsenal's away stand and opened his arms, as if he wanted to hug the fans.

He is a player produced by Arsenal's youth training. Since he started his professional career, he has been printed with the "Gunners" logo.

Wilshere has always been proud of this.

So, he is proud of every goal he scored for Arsenal.

The Arsenal fans at the scene were also very excited.

For them, this may be the last season to see Wilshere play at the Emirates Stadium.

Although the season has not yet ended, many news indicate that Wilshere will leave Arsenal after this season.

For Arsenal fans, they are watching Wilshere grow up.

It's completely their own child!

This favor is different from Lucky, but it is equally heavy.

They thanked Wilshere for every goal he scored for Arsenal, and they also enjoyed this rare opportunity.

Arsenal's goal completely turned the situation around.

Liverpool's players were already worried on the bench.

Chen Man rubbed his cheeks hard, making them red.

They had all made it to this moment, but they still couldn't hold on.

So, playing against Arsenal is very uncomfortable.

With the resilience of these guys, they can always burst out at the last moment.

Even if it's not Lekai, others can suddenly play surprising results or directly bring goals.

In recent seasons, when Liverpool played against Arsenal, except for winning the Champions League final last season, the rest of the games were a bit difficult to talk about.

And now, Arsenal doesn't even let them have an easy time in the Champions League.

Arsenal's goal has basically determined the result of the game.

Both sides also made the last substitution, but this time node didn't play a big role.

But Klopp still wants to try.

But time passed little by little, and Liverpool's attack and counterattack were still difficult to improve.

Soon, there was only one minute left in injury time.

Liverpool began to learn from Arsenal, constantly sending the ball into the penalty area.

But facing Arsenal's iron wall, this simple and unsystematic attack was easy to deal with.

Liverpool had too few points in the frontcourt.

Arsenal at least had Giroud and Lukay, so they dared to play like this.

But Liverpool's forward line wanted to overwhelm Arsenal's defense in the air, which was almost a pipe dream.

Soon, with Salah's shot over the crossbar, the whistle of the end of the game sounded.

In the 90-minute game, Arsenal finally defeated Liverpool 2:1 away, and they stepped half a foot into the stage of the Champions League final.

At the same time, Arsenal also based on this victory, they will get enough initiative in the second round.

For Liverpool, this defeat may make them lose the only championship opportunity they can compete for this season.