legendary midfielder

Chapter 330 London Derby
After winning Sunderland and advancing to the semi-finals, Arsenal have shown a good momentum of advancing in parallel in the three lines of the League, League Cup and European Champions Cup.

Sixteen rounds of the league have been played, and Arsenal is at the top of the standings with 48 points with a record of unbeaten victories, and has left Liverpool, which is ranked second, far behind. Liverpool's points are only 33 points!
In other words, Arsenal has surpassed No.215 points!This is probably the first time in history that Arsenal are about to end the first half of the league with such a huge advantage.

The situation in the League Cup is also very good. After winning the Black Cat Sunderland, they have successfully entered the semi-finals of the League Cup. Although the opponent is the Red Devils Manchester United, everyone knows that Manchester United in the post-Ferguson era.

Such a Manchester United is no longer a threat to the rising Arsenal!And for Manchester United now, actively competing for the European Champions Cup qualification is what they should be most concerned about. If they focus on the League Cup, they may lose their qualifications to participate in the European Champions Cup next season!This is absolutely not allowed for the Red Devils Manchester United!

Therefore, Manchester United is likely to give up the League Cup competition, focus on playing well in the league, and strive to qualify for the European Champions Cup next season.

For Arsenal, the situation is very good. With a Red Devils whose strength has been compromised, coupled with not daring to go all out, the possibility of Arsenal successfully passing the League Cup semi-finals has greatly increased.

As for the European Champions Cup, Arsenal has won the first place in the group and will then enter the knockout stage.

According to the usual practice, the first team in the group will usually meet the second team in the group, so next, Arsenal's opponents will be Leverkusen, Galatasaray, Olympiacos, Manchester City, Schalke 04, Zenit St. Petersburg and AC Milan.

Since it is the second place in the group, whether it is due to the strength of the team or luck, in general, the probability of Arsenal winning will be higher. In this way, the chances of Arsenal qualifying from the top [-] will also be greatly increased!

Therefore, whether it is the league, the League Cup and the European Champions Cup, Arsenal's situation is very good.

The current situation of Arsenal has naturally attracted the attention of the media. Both the media in England and the media in other European countries have conducted special analysis on the current situation and status of Arsenal.

"The three lines go hand in hand, Arsenal's goal is the triple crown? "

At this time, "Sky Sports" reported that the article wrote: Since this season, Arsenal has achieved jaw-dropping records. Whether it is the European Champions Cup, the League or the League Cup, Arsenal have shown a strong desire for the championship trophy.

At the same time, Arsenal's third-tier record is also particularly impressive, ranking first in the league, Yaoyao leading, reaching the semi-finals of the League Cup, and winning the group first in the European Champions Cup!

There are various signs that Arsenal will rise strongly this season. Now, what we need to guess is just how many championship trophies Arsenal will win!
Double crown?Triple Crown?Or is it the only quadruple crown in history?
"Arsenal's strong rise, aiming at the Triple Crown! "

At this time, an article in the "Sun" wrote: Since this season, Arsenal has won 48 rounds of the league, and now it has a record of [-] points, standing proudly on the throne of the first place in the league.

What's even more frightening is that he leads the league No.2 by as much as 15 points!This is unique in the history of the Premier League!
From this alone, we can judge that Arsenal will definitely rise strongly this season!

Moreover, Arsenal's record on other fronts is also very objective. The League Cup successfully reached the semi-finals, and the European Champions Cup won the first place in the group!These records all show that Arsenal's goal this season is definitely not just a league championship, his goal is likely to be a double crown, or even a triple crown!
It is understandable that Arsenal have such an ambitious goal, because Arsenal has such confidence, he has a magical Chinese Zhang, and Ozil, Wilshere, Ramsey, Giroud, Walcott, etc. A group of strong players, the triple crown is not an unattainable dream.

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Wilshere was suspended, Vermaelen replaced the injured Koscielny, Arteta and Rosicky played in rotation, and Podolski entered the bench.

阿森纳出场阵容依然还是大家熟悉的3-2-3-2：守门员1-斯泽斯尼；后卫3号-萨尼亚，5号-费尔马伦，4号-默德萨克；后腰18号张旭和8号-阿尔特塔；中场是16号-拉姆齐，11号-厄齐尔，7号-罗西基；前锋14号-沃尔科特和12号-吉鲁。

For Chelsea, both Oscar and Mata were put on the bench, and Mikel and Lampard, who played in the League Cup in midweek, continued to play.

As soon as the game started, Zhang Xu quickly launched a fierce offensive by taking advantage of the home game.

The current Zhang Xu has upgraded the ultimate esoteric "controlling the rhythm" skill to the perfect level, so his control over the game has risen sharply now. When he faced Chelsea before, he was already able to basically control the game. Now Zhang Xu is in the process of controlling the game. It seems easier.

However, Chelsea are not willing to give up the initiative in vain, so in the face of Arsenal's tide-like offensive, they are also doing their best to resist.

Therefore, you come and go on the field, which is very exciting.

In the 6th minute of the game, Chelsea's Azpilicueta broke into the left side of the penalty area and returned a pass, but Lampard, under Zhang Xu's marking, shot a wide shot from the front point.

Then, the competition between the two sides gradually became fierce, and Azpilicueta's midfielder hooked Ramsey and was verbally warned.

In the first 20 minutes, Torres' two breakthroughs were blocked by Mertesacker, and referee Dean refused to make a penalty.

In the 24th minute of the game, Zhang Xu won a free kick in the front court, Ozil took a free kick, but the football went over the wall and Giroud missed the baseline.

In the 25th minute of the game, Sagna made a cross from the right, and Cahill made a clearance before Giroud from the edge of the small penalty area. After Zhang Xu controlled the football, Zhang Xu made a decisive decision and shot a long shot, but unfortunately it was slightly higher than the crossbar.

In the 27th minute of the game, Chelsea's Willian made a cross from the right, and Ramirez missed the goal with a header from 12 yards.

In the 32nd minute of the game, Chelsea's Hazard made a pass. Lampard shot from 10 yards from the right rib of the penalty area, but was blocked by Zhang Xu and flew out of the baseline.

Two minutes later, Hazard passed the ball, and Torres' shot from the edge of the penalty area was too weak, and it was in Szesny's arms.Then William passed the ball, and Torres shot from the left side of the penalty area was blocked by Mertesacker from the bottom line.

In the 36th minute of the game, Walcott was hooked by William on the right side of the penalty area, and referee Dean refused to award a penalty.

In the 44th minute of the game, Hazard passed the ball, William pushed from the left side of the penalty area and was confiscated by Szesny.

In stoppage time at halftime, Zhang Xu's long-range shot went wide again.

The two sides still played very fiercely in the second half.

In the 55th minute of the game, William countered with a cross and Ramirez missed it, but Hazard's breakthrough from the left side of the penalty area went out of the bottom line.

In the 63rd minute of the game, Ramirez fouled Arteta, Arsenal players protested, Dean took out a yellow card. Two minutes later, Walcott also got a yellow card for tackled Azpilicueta from the wing.

Ivanovic volleyed from 15 yards in the melee in the penalty area and was stopped by Zhang Xu and successfully cleared.

In the 66th minute of the game, Torres headed the ball, but was stopped by Zhang Xu, and then quickly launched a counterattack. After Zhang Xu crossed the center line, he made a direct pass and directly tore apart Chelsea's defense. Walterko formed a one-shot, but his shot was thrown by the opponent's goalkeeper!
In the 67th minute of the game, Giroud flew the header, and Ozil's shot from the left side of the penalty area was blocked by Ivanovic.Then Ivanovic raised his leg too high when he was fighting with Ozil, which caused a dispute.Rosicky gets a yellow card for a tackle on Ivanovic.

In the 71st minute of the game, Lampard passed a free kick into the penalty area, and Terry's header from the left side of the penalty area missed the near corner.

In the 73rd minute, Schurrle replaced Hazard.Oscar then replaced William.

Arsenal finally scored a goal in the 79th minute. After a successful steal by Zhang Xu, he made a push pass and sent the football to Ramsey. Ramsey made a diagonal pass. Giroud's left-footed shot from 8 yards from the left rib of the penalty area was saved by Chelsea's goalkeeper, and then was cleared by Cahill.

It's just that his clearance didn't kick too far, and Zhang Xu controlled him again.

Zhang Xu's third long shot!
This shot was near the edge of the penalty area, and it was fast, so the football hit the net!
The goal is scored, one to zero!

In the 85th minute, Arsenal made another murderous attempt. Gibbs made a pass from the left side of the penalty area. Giroud stabbed a shot from close range and was blocked by Cech.

Mourinho then ran out of substitutions, Luiz replaced Torres.

Arsenal did not make any substitutions.

In the 91st minute, Sagna's header was cleared by Azpilicueta in front of the goal line.Then Luiz hit the wall with a free kick.

In the end, Arsenal beat Chelsea [-]-[-] in this game, took all three points again, and continued to lead the standings!

(End of this chapter)