Football's hand covers the sky

Chapter 215 Champions League debut

It is said that this game against Dortmund was also called the Asian Derby, because both Arsenal and Dortmund have a player from Asia.

Dortmund's player is Shinji Kagawa from Japan. This player became famous in Dortmund and was taken to Manchester United by Ferguson.

In contrast, Li Shou didn't have any problems with his body. In terms of physical fitness alone, Li Shou could beat any player. As for adaptability, it goes without saying that as a Chinese, Li Shou has a natural advantage in adaptability.

In the past, journalists from China could not lift their heads up when facing the Japanese media, but at this moment, Chinese journalists can proudly raise their heads and look directly at the Japanese media.

Even the Chinese media and Japanese media at this moment can slightly overlook the South Korean media. After Park Ji-sung retired, no one in South Korea can really take over the vacancy left by Park Ji-sung.

Although Sun Xingmin, who is also in the Bundesliga, is favored, he is a little immature after all, and he has not really transferred to a wealthy club. In contrast, Li Shou is currently in a wealthy club. Although Dortmund is not a wealthy club, Dortmund is after all a team second only to Bayern Munich. Shinji Kagawa also played for Manchester United.

Therefore, half of the pre-match press conferences were from Asian reporters, among which China and Japan accounted for the majority, and South Korea also had a small number of media present.

But to the disappointment of these Asian media, neither Wenger nor Klopp brought the people they wanted to see. Wenger brought the injured captain Arteta, and Klopp brought captain Kyle.

For the Japanese media, what they are most concerned about is whether Shinji Kagawa can start the game. Now it is not the past. Shinji Kagawa was the main force and core of Dortmund before he transferred to Manchester United. However, over the past few seasons, Dortmund players and tactics have changed.

As for the Chinese media, they are not worried about the issue of the starting lineup. With Szczesny dropped to the reserve team and Li Shou performing so well in the league, there must be no problem.

But the Chinese media are also worried. This game is Li Shou's debut in the Champions League. Last season, he had no Champions League mission in Monaco. Originally, Arsenal had two qualifying matches before, but Wenger still chose Szczesny to be on the safe side.

Li Shou is now the face of Chinese football. Although there are fans who place their hopes on Li Shou, Li Shou, who cannot enter the national team, cannot become the current hope of fans.

With Li Shou's two wonderful performances at Arsenal, there are more and more domestic voices calling for Li Shou to enter the national team, because in many people's opinion, since Li Shou can still keep a clean sheet against Arsenal's defense line full of loopholes, entering the national team will definitely help the national team guard the goal.

Although the defense of the national team is not as good as that of Arsenal, the national team is not facing an opponent at the level of the Premier League. Therefore, many people think that as long as Li Shou can enter the national team, the possibility of China entering the 18 World Cup will increase by 50.00%.

But these are all wishful thinking. It is impossible for Li Shou to enter the national team without the Football Association's opening. For Li Shou now, Arsenal is the most important thing. After all, Arsenal is the future that the national team still can't touch.

"Li, will you be nervous in the first Champions League game?" Griezmann, who was about to train in the hotel, joked.

"You seem to have participated?" Li Shou looked at Griezmann with contempt.

"Hahaha~~~ I really participated, and the team I was in last season entered the group stage," Griezmann said.

But Griezmann didn't finish his sentence. Last season, Griezmann's Real Sociedad only scored one point in the Champions League group stage, and they were eliminated at the bottom of the group.

But regardless of the results, Griezmann did play in the Champions League.

"Well, although I haven't played in the Champions League, I'm not nervous at all." Li Shou immediately said with a different expression.

"There are no outsiders here." Griezmann obviously did not believe Li Shou's words.

"Anthony, do you think I will be nervous with my strength?" Li Shou made a bodybuilding pose.

Seeing Li Shou's full confidence, Griezmann decided not to continue on this topic, and to push himself to others, but it is a pity that Li Shou is not an ordinary person.

Training, adapting to the stadium, the time passed quickly, and the game was approaching in a blink of an eye, and the Signal Iduna Park Stadium, which can accommodate 67000 people, was full of seats.

The Bundesliga is the league with the highest attendance rate among the major European leagues. At the same time, Dortmund's home stadium is the stadium with the highest attendance rate in the Bundesliga. Almost every Dortmund home game can fill the stadium.

And Dortmund fans are very passionate, so the Signal Iduna Park Stadium is also a well-known home of the devil in the Bundesliga and even in Europe.

Of course, Arsenal's home court is also very good. The Emirates Stadium, which can accommodate 6 people, is almost full, but the atmosphere is not as frenzied as Dortmund's home court.

"Is Li~~~ nervous?" Wenger half-jokingly said after returning to the locker room after the warm-up.

"Head~~~ I'm not a child, why should I be so nervous about a game?" Li Shou said with a depressed face.

"Very good, but this game is not ordinary. This game is related to the initiative of the entire group. If we want to relax in the next game, then we must win this game." Wenger looked around the locker room and said with a serious face.

"I think the strength of Dortmund is better than us except for the Bundesliga teams." Arsenal and Dortmund were assigned to the same group last season.

Arsenal lost 1:2 at the Emirates Stadium in the first round last season, but after coming to Germany, Arsenal won the game back with a 1:0, but in the end Arsenal was overwhelmed by Dortmund and appeared as the second in the group.

Although Arsenal and Dortmund are considered old rivals, the two teams have undergone major changes in personnel this summer, and even both teams have lost their star players.

Arsenal lost the German midfielder because of Li Shou's arrival, and Dortmund was even worse. The main striker directly joined the arch-rival Bayern Munich for free.

Arsenal lineup:

Goalkeeper: Li Shou

Defenders: Gibbs, Koscielny, Mertesacker, Bellerin

Midfielders: Arteta, Ramsey, Wilshere

Forwards: Griezmann, Welbeck, Sanchez

The right back Wenger chose another teenager Bellerin because of Debig's injury. This teenager was poached by Arsenal from La Liga and came from the famous La Masia.

Dortmund lineup:

Goalkeeper: Weidenfeller

Defenders: Schmelzer, Papastathopoulos, Subotic, Durm

Midfielders: Mkhitaryan, Kyle, Svenbender, Groskreutz

Forwards: Immobile, Aubameyang

(End of this chapter)