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Chapter 1735 Formation of the Top Eight
Arsenal beat Galatasaray at home to advance to the quarter-finals of the Champions League, which did not cause much disturbance.

Almost everyone had a conclusion before the start of the game. Except for a small number of diehard Galata fans, no one was optimistic about this unlucky Turkish team.

Perhaps the only surprise is that with Sneijder and Didier Drogba, two veterans, Galatasaray had a one-goal lead in the first six and 10 minutes of the game.

However, relying only on two veterans rather than the overall strength of the team, it is obviously not enough to beat Arsenal, and the final score did not appear that Galata was upset and recovered a game.

On the day of the end of the game, the visiting team Galatasaray left the stadium early. As a team outside the five major leagues, their performance in the mainstream arena this season has ended.

And the Arsenal players naturally stayed and continued to interact with their fans.

One league and one domestic cup victory after another is gratifying, but being able to continue to compete in the Champions League, the competition that has truly made Arsenal the number one club in the world, is the most cause for celebration.

It should be noted that there are no underdogs in the Champions League, and any team may stumble when facing an opponent in the knockout round of the Champions League.

就比如这一次的八分之一决赛一般，如果说曼联队客场于伯纳乌球场1-1逼平对手然后在自家主场却被苦主卡卡梅开二度1-2输球，最终以总比分2-3被淘汰出局还让人能够理解和接受。

Then AC Milan completely suppressed the Barcelona team 2-0 at home, but it collapsed directly after coming to the Camp Nou in the second round and lost 0-4 and was eliminated by the opponent.

It is unreliable for any team to take any lead. Only after the two rounds of real battles are over, can we see who is the real hero.

After this knockout match, there are still five traditional giant teams with names and surnames in the top eight of the Champions League, Bayern, Real Madrid, Barcelona, ​​Juventus and Arsenal.

The other three teams are Paris Saint-Germain, which has been recruited by local tyrants in recent seasons, Malaga, the well-deserved dark horse this season, and Dortmund, the Hornet who has made a comeback and continues to struggle.

Everything is still confusing, but the strength of several teams has been divided into grades by reporters. There is no doubt that the four teams, Arsenal, Real Madrid, Barcelona and Bayern, are placed in the first gear.

As for the old woman who stretched her hips in the civil war outside the field, she was placed in the second gear. There is no way, who made Juventus notoriously sloppy, and Serie A still has to rely on the Milan duo to support the appearance.

The rest of the teams are naturally placed in the third tier, lacking experience, weak strength and unstable foundation. Several reasons are justified and well-founded, so that fans who need to protect their home team have nothing to say for a while.

Of course, these things are not yet what the Arsenal team, which is about to usher in the second game, needs to consider for the time being. When they go back to rest for a night at the end of the game, they gather again on the training ground the next day.

The schedule of three games a week is too tight, and they really have no way to take another day off in a grandiose manner.

However, the professor is also very clear that yesterday's first game of the team was a lot of consumption. If the next round of the league does not want to be too hip-stretched, the next away cup game must be rotated.

The members of the team naturally knew very well that when most of the main starting players were still undergoing recovery training, the substitute players in the team were gearing up and getting ready.

The professor was very satisfied with seeing the players scrambling for the first place on the training ground. He naturally used a group of substitutes with confidence and boldness when he arranged the formation the day before the game.

"Tomorrow's game we will play 4231."

After forming a lineup that didn't appear to be aggressively attacking at first glance, the professor quickly reported his starting lineup.

"Giroud, single arrow."

"Roger that!"

The durable and easy-to-use Giroud appeared at the forefront of the team. The professor likes this French compatriot who is very easy to use no matter whether he is a substitute or a starter.

"Three midfielders, Cazorla, Rosicky, Walcott."

Cazorla with a strong style of play is paired with artist Rosicky, plus a little tiger who can become the team's second forward directly by relying on speed when necessary. This arrangement is also very characteristic.

As for the positions of the two defensive midfielders, the former Real Madrid player Granero, who is good at attacking with long passes, and De Jong still maintain the arrangement of one attack and one defense.

Taking advantage of De Jong's fierceness, Granero will obviously play a lot of core role in this game.

At the guard position, Gibbs, Squillacci, Koscielny and Maicon started the battle. There is no doubt that Maicon has become the commanding role of the defense, and the other guards are also convinced.

As for the goalkeeper position, Fabianski, who has now been designated as the cup goalkeeper, will naturally start.

Such a lineup is indeed dominated by substitute players, but the overall strength of the players should not be underestimated, not to mention that at this moment these players are gearing up to prove themselves in tomorrow's game.

"Okay, let's go back and rest first. We will gather in the parking lot at nine o'clock tomorrow morning. I don't want to see anyone late."

"understand!"

On an ordinary night that could no longer be ordinary, the Gunners bus embarked on a journey to Villa Park, the home of Villa.

Along the way, the players recharged their batteries and rushed into the stadium vigorously after arriving at the opponent's home court.

Although the Villa fans in the stands tried to lower the morale of the team that had just double-killed their own team last week with the loudest boos, it still failed to do much.

Less than 10 minutes after the start of the game, Arsenal ushered in a corner kick after Rosicky's long-range attempt was saved by the Villa goalkeeper.

Then, as the ball was kicked by Granero from the corner flag area to the middle of the penalty area, Giroud leaped high and fell down like a lion.

The ball flew into the goal with a dull crash, and Villa's goalkeeper could only watch it happen helplessly.

"1-0! The corner kick was successful. Giroud grabbed the spot where Granero passed the ball in the middle. Arsenal took the lead in the first 10 minutes. They have already led 3-0 on the total score."

One goal almost killed all the suspense in the two-round knockout round. Seeing Giroud and a group of Gunners players running to the sidelines to celebrate, all Arsenal people felt a burst of relief.

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