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Chapter 1377 Tearing the Line of Defense

"Here is the second leg of the 2019/2020 Champions League quarter-finals, Arsenal vs Atlanta at home!"

"As the biggest dark horse in this year's Champions League, Atalanta made it all the way to the quarter-finals of the Champions League. They even drew with Arsenal at home in the first round. This team showed amazing resilience."

"Based on the draw in the first round, the second round has become extremely important. The victory of these two teams will directly determine who can enter the semi-finals of the Champions League!"

"And for Atlanta and Gasperini, this is their best chance to beat Arsenal!"

"Starting lineup for this game"

Arsenal (4-3-3):

Goalkeeper: Martinez.

Defenders: Monreal, Jimenez, De Ligt, Robertson.

Midfielders: Kante, Lucky, Xhaka.

Forwards: Eriksson, Giroud, Mane.

Atlanta (3-4 - 1-2):

Goalkeeper: Sportiello.

Defenders: Toroy, Caldara, Jim Siti.

Midfielders: Hartbauer, De Roon, Gomez, Froyler, Gosens.

Forwards: Passalic, Zapata.

"Atalanta's lineup has not changed in any way, not even the players have been replaced. Obviously Gasperini believes that this is the most suitable tactical system."

"Arsenal has made some adjustments. First of all, the position has changed. Kai's position appears in the middle, which is a more offensive position. At the same time, Xhaka replaced Saka and partnered with Kante. As a defensive midfielder, Eriksen was pulled to the right wing position."

"In the last round of the game, Eriksen's passing was greatly disturbed and restricted when facing the chained methods of these Serie A teams. For this reason, in this game, Mourinho will His position is forward, so that he is more responsible for the offensive organization of the frontcourt, and the work of pulling the gap and organizing is handed over to Kai!"

"This is also Kay standing in the offensive position again after many rounds of games. There is no need to doubt Kay's organization and offensive ability. We can look forward to what kind of game Arsenal can play after making changes. !"

At the coach's bench, Mourinho looked at the position on the court and nodded slightly.

In this season's games, Lucky played the defensive midfielder position most of the time.

In order to adapt Eriksson's cooperation with the team, Mourinho did not release Lucky's offensive attributes.

And now, he thinks it is necessary to completely liberate Lucky.

On the one hand, it is to better win the game.

On the other hand, it is to make up for Arsenal's strong performance in the midfield.

Compared with Eriksson, Lucky is more inclined to an oppressive side.

There is also a greater need for the control of the midfield. He can guide the team to fight in the midfield instead of avoiding as much as Eriksson.

The expressions of the Atlanta players are also very excited. Perhaps with the media's praise and the support of the fans, they have become more confident.

Or maybe it was the draw in the previous game that made them think there was a possibility of winning.

Anyway, for them, this game only needs to stabilize the defense, and then wait for an opportunity to attack, and they will have a chance to win.

But when the game started, Atlanta suffered immediately.

Atlanta took the lead in kicking off, relying on the advantage of the midfield personnel, intending to involve Arsenal's defense.

But Arsenal did not give them such a chance to get involved at all. At the beginning of the game, they carried out fierce pressing and grabbing, and forced Atlanta to retreat time and time again.

In particular, Lucky's position is very critical. Every time he can appear at the hub of Atlanta's pass, blocking their pass, it becomes extremely awkward.

"Arsenal began to press up the tackle, and with Kay's frontcourt command, Arsenal's overall upside was pressing Lin Gengzu."

Lucky's roar and roar could be heard in the arena.

He will not "gentle" command his teammates like Eriksson, but use a strong enough voice to let his teammates fight.

"Go up! Suppress him with your body!"

"Both go together!"

"Give me the left and block their passing lanes!"

Under repeated pressure, Atlanta began to retreat steadily.

After looking around, Le Kai flapped his hands forward.

"Press it up!"

Immediately, Arsenal as a whole began to press forward.

Facing the increasingly fierce defensive pressure, the Atlanta defender had no choice but to make a big kick to clear the siege.

The kick went straight into Arsenal's half, but there was no sure point.

The landing point is also very far from their center forward. It can be known that this is a clearance ball, not a pass at all.

The ball was firmly stepped on by the goalkeeper Martinez, but Martinez didn't waste any time at all, but passed the ball to Kanter with a mid-high ball.

After Kanter stopped the ball with his chest, he stuffed the ball to Lucky.

The moment Le Kai received the ball and turned around, he was pressed by Atlanta players.

But relying on Le Kai's physical resistance ability, this little pressure is nothing at all.

Le Kai pressed the opponent's hip bone with his left hand, keeping a certain distance between them.

Immediately afterwards, the left hand suddenly pressed down with great force, and after the opponent's pressing player had a pause, he took advantage of the situation to open the distance forward.

A whole set of movements flowed smoothly, and the escape was completed very smoothly.

And when other Atlanta players wanted to fence, Lucky had already passed the ball.

Immediately, Le Kai ran to the next neutral to catch the ball, and passed it again before the opponent reacted.

After passing the ball again and again, Atlanta's midfield began to be suppressed.

During the period, Atlanta also tried physical confrontation and even pulling fouls, but their regrettable line of defense could not hold back Lucky at all.

And the more people invested in Lucky, the greater their defensive pressure.

"Damn it!"

De Roon couldn't help but complain.

Compared with the previous round of the game, Arsenal in this game had two performances at all.

The midfielder is terribly strong, they are not given any chance at all, and the oppression is also full.

Every pass also has a strong aggressiveness and purpose.

This made them feel very uneasy.

This is the feeling in the midfield, let alone the defense.

While Le Kai organized the attack, he was also observing Eriksson's position.

When Lucky attracted enough attention, the pressure on Eriksson was reduced.

This also liberated Eriksson, and even compared to the position of central midfielder, his running position after receiving the pass from the winger became more flexible and changeable.

Even, he and Giroud have crossed positions many times to disrupt the opponent's defense.

When the time came to 19 minutes, Eriksson suddenly dropped his shoulders and pretended to cut in. After the opponent's defender's center of gravity shifted, he immediately moved the ball to the outside to get rid of it.

Eriksson broke through the defense, which caused great panic among the Atalanta players.

After Eriksson pulled out the space for the pass, he passed the ball directly without any hesitation.

The ball goes down the middle, but a little slower.

Giroud watched the ball fly behind him. He twisted his waist and planned to get an upside-down golden hook.

But when he saw Lucy who was going forward in the back row, he reacted instantly, turned around and took off, and pushed the ball to Lucy behind him with his forehead.

Now, the Atlanta players panicked completely.

"Stop him!!"

There was fear in their voices.

Everyone was rushing towards Lucy's position.

Lucky at this time attracted great attention.

At this moment, Le Kai rotated his right leg against the falling ball, but when the ball hit the ground, Le Kai tapped the ball lightly.

The ball immediately flew to the left.

In that position, Mane got into the gap very smoothly, and without any pressure, with a flick of his ankle, he directly moved the ball to the near corner.

The Atlanta goalkeeper looked at the ball rolling towards the goal. He wanted to react, but the distance was too far. He tried to move two steps, but at this moment, the ball still got into the goal.

In less than 20 minutes, Arsenal scored the first goal.

With a smooth offensive cooperation, Arsenal directly penetrated Atlanta's defense line under the active midfield rhythm.

And this goal is like a heavy hammer, which ruthlessly hit the hearts of Atlanta players and fans.

They were originally the dream of the semi-finals, which seemed to be gradually shattered.

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