legendary midfielder

Chapter 313 The battle for the top spot in the group
After successfully winning the "Canary" Norwich, Arsenal won the first six rounds of the league and accumulated 18 points.

No.2 is Liverpool, with only 13 points, 5 points less than Arsenal!
No.3 is Tottenham Hotspur with 13 points. No.4 is Everton with 12 points, No.5 is Chelsea with only 11 points.

While Manchester United and Manchester City are ranked 12th and 7th in the standings, Arsenal have already left them far behind.

Of course, this does not mean that Arsenal will definitely be able to lead like this. Whether this momentum can be maintained is a very important issue for Arsenal.Every season in the past, almost started perfectly, but in the middle and late stages, they were overtaken step by step by giants such as Manchester United and Manchester City!
However, after having Zhang Xu this year, will Arsenal change?No one can tell!
However, Zhang Xu is very confident in himself, because he will not have the physical problems that Premier League players worry about. In addition, he is always improving, and he will only become more and more forked, so his contribution to the team will be greater.

In addition, my fast and wide-ranging running on the field has greatly reduced the physical consumption of the players. In this way, the physical consumption of the teammates will be greatly improved than before. This is also an important reason for Zhang Xu's confidence.

Wenger naturally also saw this, so he is in a very good mood now, even when arranging the team to prepare for the game against Dortmund, he has a relaxed attitude.

Yes, the next game is Arsenal vs. Dortmund in the European Champions Cup group stage.

This game is quite important for Arsenal. It can be said to be a game for the top spot in the group!

Borussia Dortmund FC is a football club based in Borussia Dortmund, Germany, located in the city of Dortmund in the Ruhr area of ​​Germany.

Dortmund has won a UEFA Champions League title, eight Bundesliga titles, three German Cup titles, three German Super Cup titles, a Toyota Cup title and a European Cup Winners' Cup title.

1909年12月19日在多特蒙德市，波鲁西亚1909球类俱乐部（BallspielVereinBorussia1909）成立。

The club's name Prussia comes from the Borussia Brewery on Steiger-Str.The required club attire at the time was a blue and white jersey with red twill and black shorts.The first goal of the new club is to join the West German Federation.

Summer began coaching Dortmund in 2001.

The club spent 1 million marks to buy Rosicky, Kohler, and Amoruso, among which Amoruso's transfer fee of 4 million euros is the highest transfer fee for a German club so far.

The following year, in 2002, Borussia Dortmund won the championship.

In 2011, Jurgen Klopp led his team to win the Bundesliga for the seventh time, returning to the top after 9 years. In 2012, Klopp led his team to successfully defend the title two rounds ahead of schedule. Dortmund dominated the Bundesliga for the eighth time in history.

There is no doubt that Dortmund is strong. Even if Arsenal has Zhang Xu, Ozil and others, facing such an opponent, it is difficult to say that they will definitely be able to defeat them.

Therefore, in order to win this game, Wenger not only conducted an unprecedented two days of closed training before the game, but also dispatched the team's strongest starting lineup except for the injured.

依然还是大家熟悉的3-2-3-2双后腰阵型：守门员是1号-斯泽斯尼；后卫是3号-萨尼亚，4号-默特萨克，6号-科斯切尔尼；后腰是18号张旭和8号-阿尔特塔，中场是1号-拉姆齐，11号-厄齐尔和10号-威尔希尔；前锋是12号-吉鲁和14号-沃尔科特。

Vermaelen, Cazorla and Bendtner were all placed on the bench.

2013年10月22日晚上七点45分，欧洲冠军联赛小组赛F组开始第3轮角逐，阿森纳在主场酋长球场迎战来访的多特蒙德。

Arsenal won the previous 2 home games against Dortmund, and only lost 47 games in the last 4 Champions League home games, but the last 2 losses were against German teams (Schalke and Bayern last season).

多特蒙德近11个欧冠客场仅胜1场(上赛季胜阿贾克斯)，该队在英格兰唯一欧冠胜利是1997年4月1比0击败曼联，此后战绩为3负1平。

Coach Klopp was unable to command from the sidelines due to suspension, and Kyle and Gundogan were absent due to injuries.Schmelzer, who missed the league due to a thigh injury, returned, and goalkeeper Weidenfeller ended his suspension.Bovaszczykowski overwhelms Aubameyang and plays.

"Beep!" With the referee's whistle, the competition for the top spot in the group officially kicked off.

At the beginning of the game, both sides played very proactively, advancing forward again and again, cooperating in the frontcourt again and again, and shooting again and again, the two sides played hard.All of a sudden, the arena was full of excitement and highs.

In the 4th minute of the game, Dortmund Gross Kreutz suddenly volleyed from the right side of the court, but was interfered by Zhang Xu, and the shot missed a thousand miles!
In the 6th minute of the game, when Hummels dribbled the ball near the center line, he was careless in the face of Zhang Xu's defense. Of course, Zhang Xu easily cut off the football.After Zhang Xu took the ball, he passed the ball directly over the top. The football crossed Dortmund's back line and fell to the right edge of the penalty area.

Walcott rushed forward quickly, and forced a shot before the opponent blocked it!
However, this shot was not suppressed, and the football flew over the crossbar and out of the baseline.

In the 12th minute of the game, Giroud lost the ball in midfield, and Dortmund quickly launched a counterattack in the middle. Facing Zhang Xu's pressing, the opponent finally learned a lesson and immediately gave the ball to the wing.

After the wide player got the ball, he quickly cut inside and passed the ball to the wandering striker on the right. Lewandowski volleyed vigorously from the right side 22 meters away from the far corner.

When the game progressed to the 16th minute, the stalemate was finally broken!
This was originally an attack by Dortmund, but when the opponent's midfielder No. 18 Shaheen was dribbling the ball, he obviously misjudged Zhang Xu's speed. At the moment when he was legendary, Zhang Xu suddenly stepped forward, using his unparalleled speed, directly cut off Shaheen's pass, and then launched an attack.

Zhang Xu first passed the ball to Ramsey on the right, then passed Shaheen who was about to counter-robber, and ran to the next position to catch the ball.

Immediately Ramsey sent back a knowing message.Zhang Xu leaned on his right foot and controlled the football. In front of him was Bender, another midfielder of Dortmund.

In fact, with Zhang Xu's current skills at his feet, it is not difficult to shake Bender away, but he chose the most direct way to dribble - pass the ball!

He pushed with his right foot and pushed the football to Ozil, who was in place on the left.

After Ozil got the ball, he immediately moved forward at high speed, and immediately made a cross before the opponent's defender blocked it!

Zhang Xu jumped up quickly in the middle, overwhelming all Dortmund defenders with an indomitable momentum, and directly faced the flying football with his forehead!

Obviously, Dortmund did not pay enough attention to Zhang Xu, so they only arranged a strong defender Hummels to mark Zhang Xu.

When Zhang Xu was about to take off, Hummels originally wanted to use his body to push Zhang Xu away, but he soon realized that he was wrong.

And it was so wrong, this Chinese Zhang, how can he squeeze away, even if there is another defender like him, he may not be able to squeeze the opponent away.

Therefore, he could only watch helplessly as Zhang Xu leaped high, and then grabbed the first point very smoothly.

After a crisp sound of "bang", the football was swung by Zhang Xu's lion so that it changed its direction of movement and quickly flew towards the upper left corner of the goal.

Dortmund's goalkeeper Weidenfeller was also quick to react, but the speed of the football's flight was too fast, so when his hands sealed the angle, the football had already plunged into the net!

The ball went in!Arsenal lead the score [-]-[-]!

Seeing this goal, countless Arsenal fans at the scene went completely crazy. While screaming Zhang Xu's name, they sang Arsenal's team anthem loudly and neatly.

At this moment, Wenger is the most excited. At this critical moment, Zhang Xu's goal immediately broke the deadlock on the field and allowed the team to take the lead. This is really timely for Arsenal. If the opponent is allowed to score first, the situation will be different.

Zhang Xu ran all the way to the fans' stands, and stacked up Arhat with his teammates crazily. Fortunately, Zhang Xu's body is strong enough, otherwise he would be crushed to the bone by his teammates.

Dortmund is worthy of being a giant team of German chariots, and their will is indeed quite terrifying. After leading by one goal, their morale did not drop sharply because of this.

However, Zhang Xu would not let them take the initiative back easily. He continued to calmly maneuver in the middle, blocking the opponent's attack again and again.

In the 23rd minute of the game, Hummels brought down Giroud and was warned by a yellow card. Ozil took a free kick from the right. Koscielny headed high, but the referee gave the goal kick.

Meanwhile, Wilshere suffered an ankle injury and returned to the field after receiving treatment.

In the 31st minute of the game, Ramsey volleyed 24 meters in front of the goal and missed the left post.

In the 35th minute of the game, after Zhang Xu made a long shot, the football was caught by the opponent's defender. After receiving the pass, Gross Kreutz directly sent a long pass and passed the football to the frontcourt.

The shot was so powerful that goalkeeper Szczesny managed to save the ball from the baseline.

Although he didn't concede a goal, it also reminded Zhang Xu, so he strengthened the team's defense while continuing to maintain the pressure on Dortmund's defense.

In the 38th minute of the game, Giroud made a pass from the left and was destroyed by Schmelzer. Ozil stopped the ball 18 meters in front of the goal and volleyed with his left foot. Hummels destroyed the goal line!

The score was rewritten again in the 41st minute of the first half!
Sagna made a pass from the right, and Subotic missed the clearance. Weidenfeller was disturbed and dropped the ball. Giroud volleyed with his left foot 3 meters in front of the goal and shot into the empty goal!
2 is better than 0!

Arsenal lead by two goals!And entered the second half with two goals.

Six minutes into the second half, Rosicky, who came off the bench, did not let the water go when he faced his old club. He brought down Mkhitaryan while defending and was warned by a yellow card.

Subsequently, Wenger replaced Wilshere with Cazorla.

In the 53rd minute of the game, Lewandowski elbowed Koscielny in the face and was warned by a yellow card.

In the 66th minute of the game, Ozil took a corner kick from the right, Mertesacker headed the goal, and Ramsey volleyed into the back post, but Mertesacker fouled Hummels first and the goal was invalid.

In order to change the situation of the game, Dortmund made frequent substitutions. Teenagers Hoffman and Aubameyang played, replacing Mkhitaryan and Bwaszczykowski.

In the 69th minute of the game, Özil passed back from the right, and Cazorla volleyed 18 meters in front of the goal and hit the junction of the near post and the crossbar!Sven Bender brought down Rosicky and was booked.

In the 76th minute of the game, Ozil made a low pass from the right, and Cazorla volleyed across the edge of the penalty area and was blocked by Bender.

In the 82nd minute of the game, Dortmund finally scored!

Gross Kreutz made a pass from the right, and Lewandowski volleyed into the near corner 8 meters from the goal!

2: 1!

This is also the final score of the game. Arsenal defended their dignity at home with a victory!

(End of this chapter)