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Chapter 1008 The Gunner Myth Arrives in Rome
Li Huan's defeat of two World Cup champions and core stars to defend the FIFA Ballon d'Or was like a shot in the arm, stimulating the blood of the young people in the Arsenal team to spurt aggressively in the three lines and achieve a jaw-dropping record.

In the league, Arsenal played 3-0 away at West Ham United, which was a snappy game. They returned home and defeated Wigan Athletic 25-5. In the 26th round, they played against the difficult Everton at home. Arsenal did not give their opponents any chance. They won again by 25 goals and kept a clean sheet from the Toffees.The 27th round was when Arsenal challenged the record of 7 European mainstream league victories created by the Celtics of the Scottish Super League. Li Huan, the patron saint of China, once again showed his power. He shot down the magpie from a long distance with both feet, completing the surpassing of the Celtics.Next, Arsenal made persistent efforts and beat the Wolves 1:32 in [-] rounds. Now the record before Arsenal is only the world record of [-] consecutive rounds created by Jordan.But compared to this record, Arsenal want to win the championship with an unprecedented record.

Not only did Arsenal perform insanely in the league, their subs also performed well in the League Cup and FA Cup.

The Premier League teams participated in the third round of the FA Cup. After Arsenal's substitutes were tied 0:0 by their opponents, they easily won the rematch 3:1 and advanced to the fourth round.

In the 4th round of the FA Cup, Arsenal's opponent was Huddersfield in League One, but perhaps it was careless. Arsenal played very hard at home and were once dominated by their opponents, but they finally relied on Superb skills beat Huddersfield 2:1 and reached the round of 16.

In the first round of the Carabao Cup semi-finals, Arsenal's substitutes beat Ipswich Town 1-0 away, returned home and swept 4-0, and easily reached the final of the Carabao Cup. On February 2, they will be in Wembley Stadium and Birmingham for the title.This is the first championship decided by the five major leagues. If Arsenal can win the championship, it will inevitably have a major impact on their subsequent games.

Since Arsenal's lead in the league is too huge, they are only fighting against themselves. There is no suspense for the defending league champions. Arsenal's focus is on the Champions League. On February 2, they won the Champions League. Ushered in the first knockout opponent Roma.

Compared with Arsenal's smooth sailing, Roma's state and situation couldn't be worse.

After losing at home to Naples last weekend, Roma suffered a two-game losing streak in the league.In the standings, Roma was stretched to 13 points by the "leader" AC Milan.After the game, Ranieri reluctantly admitted that Roma's dream of winning the championship had been shattered ahead of time.The poor record has led to Ranieri's coaching position being in jeopardy. On the 13th, many extreme fans shouted the slogan of Ranieri's dismissal at the gate of Trigoria's training base. "Corriere dello Sport" believes that if Rome loses too badly in the Champions League, Montella may replace Claudio Ranieri as soon as next week.

Roma is being acquired by a consortium in the United States. If Ranieri does not perform well at this time, the American boss will definitely take him as a soft persimmon first. For Ranieri, this game is undoubtedly a battle of life and death.

Before the game, Ranieri expressed his determination to fight Arsenal to the end. "Chairman Rosella has great confidence in me and the team. I think the news about dismissal is all rumors in the local media in Rome. The opponents are extremely strong, they are the defending champions, but we must do what we can I am very happy with my team and we will never give up."

Rome's wolf king Totti also called on his teammates to stand up and defend the Olympic Stadium. His words revealed a tragic atmosphere: "We will face the most powerful team in Europe and even the world. They have already secured the league championship, they have achieved a complete victory in the league, they are a team composed of terrorists. Facing such a team, we must muster 2 points of courage and fighting spirit, otherwise, even in our At home, we may also lose facelessly. Facing such an opponent, we don’t seek the final result, as long as we can play our own style and level, we can face our parents and folks with peace of mind.”

Although the opponents are both internal and external, Arsenal dare not be careless. After all, Roma is also a wealthy club. They have a great reputation and status whether in Italy or in Europe. It can be said that if Arsenal did not win the Champions League last season. , Their status in the minds of reporters and fans is similar to that of Rome.

And now Arsenal is still burdened with the curse of a restructured Champions League with no defending title. This curse is so powerful that the sophisticated Milan and the artistic Barcelona have not played in the last 16. Manchester United finally broke the defending champion and failed to win. The curse of entering the quarter-finals, and then encountered Hoffenheim led by Li Huan, and was finally eliminated by Hoffenheim. There was still no way to break the curse of defending the Champions League.

Although Arsenal has broken countless curses, but in the face of the biggest curse and a cup game with great luck, the players are inevitably a little uneasy.

Before the game, Cesc Fabregas said that Arsenal will not underestimate the enemy. Roma is a great opponent. Although Roma has encountered great difficulties in the league and the fans have also called for the coach to resign, they will definitely unite in the Champions League It is unanimous to the outside world that it is impossible for Arsenal to easily win the game at the Olympic Stadium. They are ready for a tough fight.

Professor Wenger also warned his disciples not to be careless. Italian teams are always difficult to deal with. Their defense has penetrated into their blood. Although Roma is an attacking team, their defense is not Well broken.However, Wenger is still full of confidence in the schedule and results. "Our biggest advantage is the schedule. We can play freely in the away game. After all, we still have a chance to play at home. I have great confidence in the strength of the players. As long as If we can show our true strength, we will definitely be able to reach the top 8."

His teammates and coaches were all cautious and low-key, but Li Huan became high-profile instead. Before the game, he teased the opponent's general. Li Huan said: "The city of Rome was not built in a day, so it can't be knocked down in one minute or two minutes. We must be patient, all roads lead to Rome, we have to find another place to fight when we encounter reinforced concrete here, as long as we swing the hoe well, there is no city wall that cannot be dug down, and we will always find their weaknesses. Of course the Roman prince Totti is the most There is a threat, but he is not a prince now, he is an old king now, I certainly don't want to dismiss a famous coach, but for us to win, I still want to dismiss Coach Ranieri."

Regardless of the low-key Cesc Fabregas and Wenger, or the high-profile Li Huan, Arsenal have revealed the belief that they must win, while Rome looks like some mourners are playing. After all, the strength and state of the two sides are very different.

The match between Arsenal and Roma was played on the second match day. On the first match day, the Champions League had a big upset. AC Milan, who played at home, was defeated by Tottenham, who entered the Champions League for the first time, 0: The score of 1 made the 7-time Champions League champion disgraced. Gattuso attacked Tottenham's assistant coach Joe Jordan twice during and after the game, and was sent off with a red card. AC Milan can be said to have conceded a goal and was ashamed.In another game, Schalke 04 drew with Valencia 1:1 in an away game with Chinese Hao Junmin playing, which gave them a chance to advance.

The two visiting teams have achieved different records. Tottenham in the Premier League also overturned the giants in Serie A in the away game, but such a result did not make it easier for Arsenal. On the contrary, Arsenal became I am even more nervous, because on the other hand, it is Arsenal who are strong. Before the game, European bookmakers even offered a one-goal handicap for Arsenal. The hearts of the Arsenal players are as heavy as a stone.

1月16日晚上9点45分，阿森纳和罗马的欧冠淘汰赛终于来到了。能够容纳10万人的多功能球场座无虚席，连2.5万张站票都销售一空，全世界各地的罗马球迷和枪手球迷都来到这里观看这场精彩的对决。

In typical Italian stadiums, the stands behind the goals are traditionally occupied by the most loyal fans.The Olympic South Stand is the stand behind the goal on the south side of the Olympic Stadium.Roma's most fanatical fans gathered in the South Stand, and a banner reading "Come on Roma, Dati is watching you" was displayed in front of them.

This banner is to commemorate Dati, the most loyal fan of Rome. Dati first appeared in the Olimpico Stadium on November 1960, 11 in the match between Rome and Padua.After the game, he ran onto the field holding a giant Roman flag.From that day on, regardless of Rome's home or away games, he will appear in the stands first.Before every game he gave a speech to the crowd, and his words always stirred up the atmosphere: when he shouted "'Daje Roma Daje' (Roman dialect, "Come on Rome"), the fans in the South Stand They will sing Roman songs in unison or stomp their feet together to support the team in this way, making the fans the 20th player on the pitch. After Dati's death, the way Roma fans cheer for Roma has not changed, still There were fan representatives cheering for Roma, as Dati did.

Before the game started, Roma fans created an extremely warm and tense atmosphere to put pressure on the visiting team Arsenal.The Arsenal fans also used the team song to compete with the Roma fans without showing any weakness, but because of the number of people, they were a little weaker in momentum.

(End of this chapter)