knife guard

Chapter 788
On the first day of the match, Bayern was upset. Bayern, which was already in a bad situation, was defeated by Bordeaux with two goals at home. Bordeaux qualified ahead of schedule, while Bayern ranked third, 2 points behind No.4 Juventus. The situation of qualifying at stake.

Manchester United and CSKA launched a goal battle. When Manchester United was behind at home, they chased two goals in stoppage time to make the score 3:3. Although they were tied by the Moscow team, relying on this precious With one point, Manchester United qualified two rounds ahead of the group stage.

Chelsea, who had three victories in three games before the game, also encountered a tenacious resistance from Atletico Madrid in the away game. Chelsea once defeated Atletico Madrid 4:0 at home, but this game was tied 2:2 by Atletico Madrid, but Chelsea was still two rounds ahead of schedule. Got the right to qualify.

Wolfsburg, which was not favored by fans and reporters before the game, also surprised people. They defeated Besiktas 3-0 in Turkey's Hell away game. Although they did not qualify ahead of schedule, they also secured their second place. .

The characteristics presented on the first match day are that the home court advantage is not obvious, and there are many unexpected matches. When the group qualifying enters the critical moment, the result of the match is no longer completely determined by the strength of the team, and the factors affecting the match become more complicated.This made Wenger vigilant about the next day's game. Although he knew that Arsenal was stronger than Hoffenheim, in terms of the determination and fighting spirit of the two teams, Hoffenheim was stronger than Arsenal. Nah, in a real match, it's really hard to say who wins and who loses.

After Hoffenheim arrived, they conducted a closed training session. Reporters were not allowed to interview, and the training time was staggered with Arsenal. Until the afternoon of the game, Hoffenheim started its first public training session. The Finnheim players met for the first time at the Kearney training ground.

Although the two sides are in a hostile situation, the Hoffenheim players still came to greet Li Huan one after another. Ibisher hugged Li Huan affectionately and asked him to visit his house when he had time to return to Germany. Li Huan also agreed Regardless of whether he had time to go or not, he agreed without hesitation.

Rangnick was at the end. When he met Li Huan, both of them had mixed feelings. Li Huan had been at Arsenal for more than 3 months. He jumped outside the circle to have a look. He understood what Rangnick was doing at the time. thought up.

After pondering for about half a second, Li Huan stretched out his hand and said, "Coach, welcome to London. If you have time, after you finish the game, I will host you."

Lannick reached out his hand to shake Li Huan's. He held both big hands tightly. Lannick sighed, "To be honest, after the game, I don't know if I'm in the mood to stay here and have a drink with you."

Li Huan smiled and said sincerely: "Coach, I believe in your ability, and it will definitely not be a problem to qualify for the group stage."

Lannick patted Li Huan on the shoulder, jokingly said: "If you let us win this game, it will definitely not be a problem to qualify for the group stage."

Li Huan chuckled and said, "This is unacceptable, we are still worried that you will compete with us for the first place in the group."

Rangnick smiled and said, "Judging from yesterday's game, the home team has a poor record."

Li Huan puffed out his chest and said, "We are Arsenal."

Li Huan's words are full of confidence, and because of the background of the record, people have to be convinced.

Rangnick smiled, looked at Wenger standing not far away, and said, "We are the defending champions."

Li Huan laughed loudly and said, "Let's stop fighting, let's fight on TV and in newspapers, and it can increase their ratings and sales."

Lannick patted Li Huan on the shoulder again, and said, "Okay, see you on the field."

At the press conference before the game, the two head coaches made their last speeches before the game. Because of the situation on the first match day yesterday, the tone and content of the two head coaches’ speeches have changed a bit compared to the previous ones.

Wenger said: "You must know that there will be upsets in football matches. If we win, we can consolidate our position at the top of the group. We played at home in this game. We performed very well at home. I hope the team can continue. This state. The visiting team is now ranked third in the group. I believe that Hoffenheim must very much hope to win at the Emirates Stadium, which can not only consolidate their position but also improve their reputation.

It's an unusual game for Hoffenheim, so it will be very difficult.We are very lucky that players in good condition like Cesc Fabregas and Li Huan will play in this game. Their performance in the league at the weekend was very outstanding. With them, my heart is relieved. "

Rangnick was more passionate than Wenger in the pre-match press conference, "It can be said that this game against Hoffenheim is the most critical game among all 6 games in the group. I hope The team mobilized all factors to win and played their own level in the game. We want to win, we want to stay in the Champions League, we showed last season that we can do it.

Obviously, in such a difficult situation, we will be stronger and more difficult to deal with.Our roster is big enough to field 11 players in good form under any conditions.The chances of a reversal against Arsenal later in the game are slim.If we play according to our own tactics, we will get a satisfactory result. "

When answering reporters' questions later, Wenger once again lamented the injuries of two players, one was Bendtner with a groin injury, and the other was Clichy who injured his back during training. "We are worried about his back injury. If his back The injury has been confirmed and he will be out for a few weeks. At left back, Li Huan, Eboue and Kieran Gibbs can all take the place of the French international. Arsenal have plenty of talent, I don't need to worry about that. "

Rangnick also had injuries in his camp, with Demba Ba pulling a muscle and not coming to London, and Arshavin having some flu, for which Rangnick said: "It's normal that the British media try to put pressure on us. About the Champions League, They are right, this is a game we have to win, otherwise it will be very difficult for us to get out of the group. Arshavin can play now, but Demba Ba will definitely not play, but we are confident of winning the game. Hoffenheim is a German team. We have a tradition of fighting against adversity. The harder it is, the better we will play. The fans will see a victory."

(End of this chapter)