Chapter 97: Semi-Finals Are Coming

The game entered the second half.

Arsenal and Liverpool made some adjustments, and Liverpool even replaced offensive players to create more impact.

Although the situation has changed, facing the three-goal deficit, Liverpool players also had great difficulty in maintaining the game.

When the game time entered the 80th minute, their overall morale was slowly falling.

If they could score a goal, there might be a glimmer of hope for Liverpool.

But now, it is almost a fantasy to want to score three goals in less than 20 minutes.

After Liverpool's morale declined, Arsenal's defensive pressure also decreased.

Mourinho even used the last substitution to replace Lucky.

When Lucky left the court, his expression was also quite tired.

In this game, Lucky played very well, almost a dominant performance.

But at the same time, it also drained Lucky's physical strength.

When he left the court, the entire Emirates Stadium applauded.

Arsenal fans gave their captain a fierce applause, thanking him for the three goals he brought.

Odegaard, who came on as a substitute, also looked excited.

After Lucky clapped hands with Odegaard, he returned to the bench to sit down and rest.

"I'm so tired!"

After Lucky sat down, he took a big sip of water, and his chest was still rising and falling violently.

Arteta came over and helped Lucky relax his leg muscles.

"You played too hard!"

After gaining the advantage, Lucky still maintained the original running range and speed. He could have been lazy and rested.

But Lucky didn't do that, but based on Lucky's running, Arsenal stabilized the defense and completely crushed Liverpool.

"You can't play like this!" Lucky unscrewed the bottle cap and poured the remaining water on his head.

The cold water touched the scalp and skin and gave people a cool feeling instantly. Lucky also let out a long breath for this.

"I don't want to play a points war with Liverpool in the 37th and 38th rounds."

"It's better to pull away from Liverpool as soon as possible, so that it will be more conducive to our performance in the Champions League."

Hearing this, Arteta nodded and smiled: "You did a good job, look! Our players are also excited."

The two looked around and saw that the Gunners in the field were also actively defending.

Their voices were loud and full of power.

Because Lucky created an advantage for them early, Arsenal's performance was full of enthusiasm throughout the game.

Especially with the encouragement and adjustment at the psychological level, they became more confident.

Seeing the overall positive changes, Lucky also smiled happily.

In the final injury time, Liverpool's counterattack became more fierce.

And with the huge score gap, their mentality was also fluctuating, and some confrontations and defensive limbs began to grow larger.

This also made Arsenal players more prone to injuries.

Mourinho kept protesting to the fourth official. He didn't want his players to get injured in this game.

Aubameyang felt very uncomfortable returning to the hospital bed.

If other players were injured, what would happen in the FA Cup final and the Champions League semi-finals?

If there were enough substitutions, he really wanted to replace all the players.

Fortunately, despite the fierce confrontation, the Arsenal players were smart. They knew that they could not get injured at this time, so they played relatively restrained.

When the whistle sounded at the end of the game, Arsenal finally won the 36th round of the Premier League.

With only two rounds left in the league, Arsenal finally opened up the points gap with Liverpool.

They defeated Liverpool in a head-on confrontation, and at the same time, they returned to the top of the standings at the end of the season.

Of course, as the biggest contributor to this game, Lucky was also surrounded by media reporters.

"I feel I'm in good shape, and after the first long-range goal, I also think the second long-range goal can also score a goal, so I did so!"

"For me, my personal performance is not important, the team's victory is the first!"

"My teammates helped me to open up space, and I also gave them a goal in return. I think this is the best result."

"It is also a very good thing for us to be able to open up the points in the final stage. Of course, this game is not so easy."

When facing reporters, Lekai spoke at length, and the whole person seemed very excited.

Obviously, based on this victory, he was really excited.

After the interview, Lekai returned to the locker room.

However, the teammates did not celebrate and play, but packed their bags one by one to go back.

This is not a good time to celebrate.

After all, three days later, they will face the Champions League semi-finals on a midweek night.

RB Leipzig will come to the Emirates Stadium for the Champions League semi-finals in the first round.

For RB Leipzig, they have made great progress in the Champions League. Even if they lose to Arsenal, it is not a problem. On the contrary, based on their previous excellent performance, they can get more.

And Arsenal's goal has never been the semi-finals or finals, but the championship!

For this reason, Arsenal has to consider not only this game, but also the final.

Based on these problems, the players need to adjust their status, so there was no celebration.

Back at the training base, Mourinho quickly asked the players to go back and rest.

No words were spoken overnight. The next day, Arsenal began to practice tactics for the Champions League semi-finals.

RB Leipzig is a team that focuses on defensive counterattacks, and when they face Arsenal, they will most likely adopt defensive counterattack tactics.

How to tear open RB Leipzig's defense has become a problem that Arsenal needs to solve.

As for Mourinho, he still plans to hand over this job to Lekai.

Recently, Lekai's status has been explosive.

Although his previous performance was also very stable, he was not in an unstoppable situation like in recent times.

For this reason, Mourinho's idea is to give the ball to the most threatening player.

Simply put, it is to set up a cannon!

Let the cannon bombard the opponent's wall.

For three days, the whole of London was in a state of excitement.

Especially the Arsenal fans, they think the Gunners can beat any opponent, not to mention RB Leipzig.

For Arsenal fans, among the current Champions League semi-finals, only Bayern Munich can pose a threat to them.

And the two teams are likely to meet in the final.

On Tuesday, RB Leipzig arrived in London by plane.

They arrived a day in advance and planned to train in London.

As the least popular team in Germany, RB Leipzig, despite entering the top four of the Champions League, is still despised by German fans. They think RB Leipzig is just taking advantage of the capital, and these guys are not playing pure football.

Even on the day of RB Leipzig's expedition, someone rented a plane to pull a banner with the words "Victory has nothing to do with you".

This banner also shows the attitude of most German fans towards RB Leipzig.

At this time, the RB Leipzig players were also angry, and they wanted to prove themselves.

Although they couldn't beat Arsenal, they also had to create some trouble for Arsenal in the way they were best at.

For this reason, these ridicules and abuses have aroused the competitive spirit of RB Leipzig players.

At the same time, Arsenal is also actively preparing for the game.

Although RB Leipzig's overall lineup cannot compete with Arsenal, the opponent's ability to reach the Champions League semi-finals is not just explained by good luck.

RB Leipzig still has certain strength and is very good at defense. While stabilizing defense, it scores goals in counterattacks.

And Arsenal's tactics are also very simple, that is, to adopt the style of play they are most familiar with.

Facing this kind of team with less information and not much attention, Mourinho's main focus is confidence!

Compared with targeted tactics, which eventually backfired, it is better to adopt the style of play that you are most familiar with, so that even if there is a problem, you have to adjust it.

And when facing RB Leipzig, Mourinho believes that it is a very good decision to put some pressure on the players.

He believes that RB Leipzig has a good team spirit, but there is still some gap with Arsenal at the individual player level.

And this gap is the key to his changing the situation!

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