legendary midfielder

Chapter 306 Slaughtering Masai
"Hello, Mr. Wenger, how do you feel about Arsenal being grouped with Marseille, Naples and Dortmund?" Zhang Xu and Wenger had just returned to London, and before they had time to leave the airport, they were blocked by a group of reporters at the airport exit.

"Well, each of their teams has good strength. It is still difficult for our Arsenal to successfully qualify from the group! However, no matter how many difficulties lie ahead, our Arsenal will go forward!"

"So what do you think the chances are for Arsenal to qualify?"

"I have always had 100% confidence in my team, but, as you all know, football is round! You understand!" Wenger smiled mischievously.

"Zhang, hello, I'm XXX, a reporter from The Sun. This is your first time participating in the European Champions Cup. How do you feel? Are you excited?"

"Yes, excitement is inevitable! I have always been looking forward to the European Champions Cup, because it represents the world's top level of competition, and I am looking forward to my performance in the European Champions Cup." Zhang Xu talked to reporters.

"So do you think Arsenal will break out of the group stage?"

"Of course, we at Arsenal have the belief that we must win! I believe in my coach and my teammates. Of course, I have always been very confident!"

"So, do you think Arsenal will come out on top of the group?"

"I can only say that I have the confidence! Thank you!" Zhang Xu actually wanted to say it was necessary, but felt that it was a bit too arrogant, so he restrained himself a little.

After returning to the club, neither Zhang Xu nor Wenger had time to rest, so they set off again with the team to Marseille, France.

Olympique de Marseille is a football club located in Marseille, the capital of Provence in southeastern France, the largest port in the Mediterranean and the second largest city in France. It was founded in 1899 and is currently in the French Football League.

马赛曾夺得11届法国甲级联赛冠军及10次法国杯，于1993年欧洲冠军杯决赛1-0击败AC米兰，成为首支夺得欧洲冠军的法国球队。

However, on the eve of the European Champions Cup final, Marseille bribed the main players of the Valenciennes team to ensure that they could still win after sending second-choice players. The main players could rest to cope with the European Champions Cup final. The result was an easy 1-0 victory.

In 1996, Adidas boss Robert Louis-Dreyfus (RobertLouis-Dreyfus) backed Marseille's return to the top flight. In 1999, Marseille entered the UEFA Cup final and lost 0-3 to Parma.

In 2004, Marseille once again entered the UEFA Cup final, knocking out Liverpool, Inter Milan and Newcastle United on the way. The main player Didier Drogba performed well, but he still lost 0-2 to the La Liga champion Valencia in the final, and missed the championship again.And Didier Drogba switched to Chelsea for £2450 million.

In the summer of 2005, Marseille won the Intertoto Cup, defeated the Spanish club Deportivo 5-3 in the final two rounds, and then won the right to participate in the UEFA Cup.However, this has affected Marseille's performance in Ligue 2007. Its strength and performance lag behind teams such as Lyon, Monaco and Paris Saint-Germain, and its chances of winning the championship are getting slimmer and slimmer.Until the following season, Marseille performed outstandingly at the beginning of the season, and even surpassed Lyon in the standings, and finally won the league runner-up, and successfully returned to the European Champions Cup in the 08/[-] season.

On January 2006, 1, former Marseille player Jean-Jacques Eydelie revealed that before the European Champions Cup final in Munich, Marseille players had collectively injected unknown drugs, and only German striker Rudy Wöhler refused to inject.

Marseille won the French League Cup in the 2009/10 season, becoming the club's first major championship in 17 years.In the same season, Marseille defeated Rennes 36-3 in the 1th week of the match, while Auxerre, which ranked second in the league, lost to Lyon, leaving Auxerre 5 points behind in the remaining league games, and won the Ligue 18 again after [-] years.

2013年9月18日晚上20:45，2013/14赛季欧洲足球冠军联赛第一比赛日F组一场焦点战在马赛队的主场维洛德罗姆球场展开争夺。

Wenger naturally attached great importance to this game. When he was arranging his troops, he directly dispatched all the main lineup except the injured:
阵型依然还是3-2-3-2，守门员是1号-斯泽斯尼；后卫分别是3号-萨尼亚，4号-默特萨克，6号-科斯切尔尼；后腰是20号-弗拉米尼和18号张旭；中场是16号-拉姆齐，10号-威尔希尔，11号-厄齐尔；前锋是12号-吉和14号-沃尔科特。

Vermaelen sat on the bench, while Rosicky had to be treated at home due to injury.

Such a lineup is already the best card Wenger can play. If he can't beat his opponent, it can only show that there is a problem with the team's strength.

阿森纳连续第16个赛季进入欧冠正赛，近9个赛季首战取得7胜2平。双方曾在2011/12赛季欧冠小组赛交锋，阿森纳客场取胜后主场战平，历史上客战法国6胜3平保持不败。马赛近5个主场对阵英格兰球队3度落败，仅取胜切尔西。

At the beginning of the game, Zhang Xu led the team regardless of 21 [-], and launched a tidal attack on the Marseille team.

In doing so, Zhang Xu seemed a bit reckless, but in fact, Zhang Xu wanted to take the lead, using his powerful speed to quickly tear apart the opponent's formation and win the initiative in the game.

However, the Marseille team coincided with his thoughts, and also used the start of the game to quickly launch an offensive against Arsenal.

So, in the first 10 minutes of the game, the two sides fought each other in the middle of the road, and they played very happily.

In the 2nd minute of the match, Marseille Morell made a cross from the left. Forward Gignac and Zhang Xu competed for the header in the penalty area. The result was obvious. He was directly squeezed out by Zhang Xu, and the football was easily cleared by Zhang Xu.
One minute later, Marseille attacked again. Gignac passed the ball, and Balbuena volleyed without stopping the ball from 1 yards from the left.

Immediately afterwards, Zhang Xu's counterattack came.

In the 5th minute of the game, after Zhang Xu waded across the center line, he made a direct pass and passed the football to the left side of the penalty area. Ozil quickly made a pass from the bottom, but Walcott's header was blocked by Marseille defender Ruud van Nistelrooy.

In the 6th minute of the game, it was Zhang Xu again. He suddenly made a long pass in the midfield and accurately found Walcott. Walcott shot 10 yards from the right side of the penalty area and was confiscated by Marseille goalkeeper Mandanda.

In the 19th minute of the game, the Marseille team launched an offensive again. Midfielder Morell passed the ball, but Balbuena, facing Zhang Xu's press in front of the penalty area, kicked hastily and volleyed over the crossbar.

After some offensive and defensive transitions, Zhang Xu gradually figured out the Marseille team's offensive routine, and began to adjust tactics and offensive focus in a planned way, gradually taking the initiative of the game into his own hands.

In the 27th minute of the match, Imbra of the Marseille team took the ball from 25 yards and was about to shoot, but Zhang Xu who suddenly stepped in stabbed the football away.

Later, the football was picked up by Wilshere, who pushed with his right foot and passed the football to Ramsey.

Ramsey has been particularly active in the last few games, and he cooperates very well with Zhang Xu. Now he is a very threatening killer wing assaulter on the right side of Arsenal.

Zhang Xu just saw that Marseille's defense on the left was not stable enough, so he focused on getting Ramsey to launch a fierce attack on Marseille's left.

Now after Ramsey received the football, he immediately started quickly according to Zhang Xu's request and ran all the way.Soon, he encountered a defensive interception from the left back of the Marseille team.

He did not choose to pass the ball, but used his better foot skills to try to break through.Marseille's left-back was obviously a little nervous, seeing Ramsey's feet moving back and forth on the football surface, a little dazzled.

Ramsey made a sudden left cut, then quickly pulled back and advanced to the right, shaking the opponent to the ground.

Ramsey formed a breakthrough!

He quickly cut inward with the football, and the Marseille team saw that the situation was not good, so they could only arrange for a central defender to come over.

This moment was what Zhang Xu wanted, and he immediately waved to Ramsay.

Ramsay understood it and made a direct cross!
Zhang Xu leaped high in the middle, and after a beautiful jerk stopped the ball, before the football landed, he swung his right leg and shot angrily at the edge of the penalty area!

With a sound of "Bang!", the football rolled up a gust of wind and went straight to the upper right corner of the goal!
The flying speed of the football was so fast that the Marseille goalkeeper only had time to turn his head and see that the football had already flown into the net!

One to zero!Arsenal are ahead!
After leading by one goal, the Marseille team was immediately stimulated, and they began to attack frantically. At this time, Zhang Xu did not fight against the Marseille team, but played a defensive counterattack calmly.

As a result, the offense and defense of the two teams reached a stalemate.

This situation continued until about ten minutes after the opening of the second half.

In the end, Zhang Xu saw that the Marseille team's offensive had weakened, so he made a decisive decision and quickly launched a counterattack, which completely disrupted the Marseille team's formation at once.

In the 608th minute of the game, Zhang Xu, Ozil and Wilshere played a series of wonderful cooperation in the midfield. In the end, Ozil made a direct pass and directly assisted Walcott with a strong shot!

Two to zero!Arsenal seal the victory!

With these two goals, Arsenal defeated Marseille in the away game and successfully won the first three points of the group stage!
(End of this chapter)