green knight

Chapter 437 : It's time to witness the miracle
After Li Zihan comforted his teammate Cazorla, he stood in this position and thought about this free kick. As a man who is already very accomplished in free kick technology, he should like the opponent to give him a good position. A direct free kick in the frontcourt.

But at this time, he was a little overwhelmed.

He knew that maybe this was the only chance for the entire Arsenal team, so he was under a lot of pressure.

Although he has shown a very mature, but in the end is a 20-year-old teenager.At such a critical moment of life and death, none of those veterans could hold their breath.

As for who will come on for Cazorla. He wasn't distracted at all.

Soon Wenger made substitution adjustments-because Arsenal didn't have time now, so he didn't dare to delay. He didn't let the substitute players warm up, but went directly to the field.

For Podolski, this is a sad story because - it was not him who was replaced! !
"Cazorla was injured and left the field. It is not clear whether the injury is serious or not. I hope there is no big problem. The injury really hurt Arsenal too much. The veteran Rosicky was replaced. It can be seen that the game is approaching. At the end of the day, Wenger wants to use the experience of this veteran to help the team."

Rosicky entered the stage ready to fight, his expression was quite serious.Because he knows why the coach chose him at this time. You must know that Chamberlain and Podolski are the most impactful people on the bench.

Podolski sat on the bench sullenly, and just got up when Wenger looked at him.But he didn't expect Wenger to call Rosicky next to him. The embarrassed Polti hugged Rosicky who stood up. It seemed to be cheering for his teammates, but in fact——he just used this method Just to relieve embarrassment.

As expected, no one noticed that there was anything wrong with Podolski's movements, including Wenger
After Rosicky played, the fourth official raised the LED sign in his hand again, but this time the sign was not the number of the substitution, but the time of the second half injury time.

5 minutes! !

The collective boos of Bayern Munich, who are playing at home, filled the Allianz Arena, because they thought the stoppage time was too long, and the situation on the scene is really unclear.Although his team took the lead in the total score and also defended the opponent's core players, this still did not reassure the fans.

And there are Arsenal fans who are dissatisfied with this stoppage time, because he hopes that the stoppage time can be 10 minutes or even 15 minutes, so that Arsenal still has hope.And 5 minutes is really short!
"The referee gave 5 minutes of stoppage time, which is almost the upper limit of stoppage time. It may be because Ribery, Pizarro and Cazorla were injured and treated one after another in more than 80 minutes, so the referee in the Five minutes of stoppage time was given. There is nothing controversial about this time, but for Arsenal, this is their last chance, and it may also be the last five minutes of the Gunners in the Champions League this season."

"And Bayern Munich can't be careless, because too much can happen in five minutes, so they still have to be highly focused."

After Rosicky played, the referee Rizzoli from Italy blew the whistle to continue the game, and also signaled that Arsenal could take a free kick.

Li Zihan ran very smoothly, then came to the ball and leaned over, and drove the ball away.

"Li's free kick, the quality is very good. Go straight to the goal!!"

There is no surprise, Li Zihan chose to shoot directly from the free kick, because facing the defense of Boateng, Dante and Martinez, neither Modesat nor Giroud has a great advantage in the penalty area. .

The ball arced around the wall and went straight to the upper right corner of the goal.

Neuer obviously predicted that Li Zihan's ball would hit the goal directly, so he reacted quickly when the ball came.

His sideways save stretched his body very wide, and finally grabbed the ball with both hands that was trying to drill into the goal.

"Neuer!! Saved Bayern Munich again. Faced with Li's high-quality free kick, he was very calm and resolved the crisis beautifully."

Li Zihan shook his head regretfully, there was no time for him to be upset, so he could only quickly get into the game.

In the final moments, Arsenal launched a Jedi counterattack, and even the central defenders began to enter the field to press the center line.Bayern Munich, on the other hand, did not concede an inch in the core area of ​​​​their defense, and seized every opportunity to launch a counterattack.

So the fans in front of the TV will often see such a scene. In the first two seconds, the Arsenal players dribbled the ball towards the Bayern Munich penalty area. Two seconds later, the Bayern Munich players dribbled the ball towards the empty backcourt of Arsenal. , and the Arsenal players frantically turned around and chased after them.

If it weren't for Gotze's shooting skills that are really far behind Robben and Ribery, Arsenal might have been completely killed by the opponent in stoppage time.

Seeing this scene, the supporters of Bayern Munich are quite relieved. At least from the 3 minutes of stoppage time, although Bayern Munich seemed passive, the opponent's offense was not threatening, but it was two counterattacks launched by their own side. Almost scored.

So they no longer pay attention to the situation on the court, but frequently look at their watches, hoping that the 5-minute stoppage time will pass quickly.

When the game came to the 4th minute of stoppage time, that is, the No. 904 minute of the game, Bayern Munich was already counting down.

"59"

"58"

"57"

The Arsenal fans were silent. Some bit their jerseys tightly, some covered their foreheads with scarves, and some had moist eyes.

Even the commentators are starting to prepare scripts for Bayern Munich's victory and Arsenal's defeat.

Li Zihan was a little uncomfortable by Martinez's close defense. He finally started to retreat his position, and finally he retreated to the left and right positions of the full-back and offensive full-back.

Looking at Li Zihan's actions, everyone knew that Arsenal was doomed.Because their core players who are the most threatening and most likely to score goals have retreated behind the center line. This distance is so far from the opponent's goal. How can they threaten the opponent's goal?Even long-range shots of world waves are impossible.

Martinez hesitated for a while, but in the end he didn't step forward to form a close defense against Li Zihan.Because if he goes up, he will be a little forward, and then he will not be a back midfielder, but a front midfielder.

For Bayern Munich's only midfielder in this game, Martinez believes that it is better to keep his position as a midfielder.Because it can also help the team defend against other Arsenal offensive players.

Ramsey handed the ball to Li Zihan who retreated to take the ball. Li Zihan took the ball and turned around comfortably without any interference.Then he took a big step and rushed directly past Gotze who wanted to interfere.It's just that Gotze's defensive ability is really average. He is not a defensive player, but a powerful attacking midfielder.

So Li Zihan lived him very easily.

After chasing the ball again, Li Zihan immediately dribbled the ball to activate his speed, like a yellow lightning, crossing the center line and rushing towards Bayern Munich's backcourt in an instant.

Martinez knew he had made a mistake because he forgot how fast the opponent was.Once such a player gets his speed up completely, it will be difficult to defend. The only good way is to form a personal interference defense when he has the ball or the speed has not yet started.

It's just that this is already impossible for Martinez, because Li Zihan has already rushed over with the ball aggressively from the side.

Martinez also quickly went up to meet him. At this time, he had to stop the opponent, even if he used a foul - anyway, he didn't have any cards on him.

Li Zihan will soon encounter Martinez who is running towards him, but this time Li Zihan did not choose to dribble past the opponent directly.

Just before the two were about to "collide", Li Zihan passed the ball diagonally to the feet of Ozil who was pulling to the side to respond, and then quickly bypassed Martinez from the side.

With a tacit understanding, Ozil did not stop the ball, but kicked the ball and passed the ball to the front of Li Zihan's running route.Ozil is very knowledgeable about such a pass, and he is completely at his fingertips.

Li Zihan passed the ball very decisively and quickly, and Martinez hadn't reacted yet.However, when he reacted, Li Zihan was already at his side, ready to bypass him.

Martinez was stunned for a moment, his mind went blank.The only remaining thought is to absolutely not let the other party pass by, even if all means are exhausted.

The next moment, the Spanish midfielder's body made a conditioned reflex.He stretched out his foot and landed directly under Li Zihan's feet without the ball, as if he thought the opponent had a ball at his feet, and then went to poke the ball himself.

Li Zihan didn't expect the opponent to do this, because the opponent's foul could get a red card when he was off the ball.

Unprepared for a while, tripped by Martinez's right foot.People who are running at high speed are easily affected and their center of gravity becomes unstable, making it difficult to maintain balance.

Not just people, anything fast has this feature.Including speeding cars on the highway, fast high-speed rail, etc.
Li Zihan was no exception, unable to maintain his balance, he fell directly to the ground.

"Foul!!! Martinez brought Lee down when he didn't have the ball, definitely a malicious foul. He should be punished!!"

"Li Zihan, here we come!!! Oops, I was tripped by Martinez, this foul...a malicious tactical foul!"

Martinez didn't realize what he had done until he tripped Li Zihan with his foot, and then broke out in a cold sweat, because he was very self-aware that this action would result in a red card.

But soon he figured it out, even a red card doesn't matter, because the opponent will have no time when he is sent off, and this is almost the last tens of seconds for Arsenal.When the referee blew his whistle to indicate that he was fouled and gave the card, he was just talking nonsense to delay the time and the game was over.

And Bayern Munich is guaranteed to advance, even if it is suspended for two rounds directly after the game.And when Bayern Munich successfully kills the next opponent in two rounds of host and guest, they will be lifted and come back in the following games.

So Martinez figured it out all at once, and accepted this reality.