Chapter 1361 The Immovable Harland
Chapter 1361 The Immovable Harland
The starting lineup of both parties:
Arsenal (4-2-3-1):
Goalkeeper: Buffon.
Defenders: Bellerin, Jimenez, De Ligt, Robertson.
Midfielders: Aubameyang, Kanter, Eriksson, Lucky, Mane.
Forward: Giroud.
Dortmund (3-4-3):
Goalkeeper: Burki.
Defenders: Zagadou, Schmelzer, Piszczek.
Midfielders: Guerrero, Witsel, Emre Can, Ashraf.
Forwards: Royce, Haaland, Sancho.
For Arsenal, the teenager De Ligt started as the central defender, which was in exchange for his excellent performance in recent games.
There are no changes in other locations.
Dortmund also took out their most familiar positions and tactics.
After coming to the Emirates Stadium, the Dortmund players are still relatively nervous.
After all, what they need to face is the strongest team at present, and it is also the defending champion of the Champions League.
The moment they entered the court, they felt a huge pressure.
Arsenal is full of morale. As the captain, Lucky is not the quiet type of Royce. He keeps shouting to remind his teammates and boost morale.
For this reason, Arsenal's morale is even higher.
Dortmund is relatively quiet, but they are playing away, so there is still some pressure.
The captains of the two sides finished guessing. Finally, Lucky and Royce shook hands and ran to their respective halfs.
Dortmund got the kick-off as they wished, which allowed them to invest in the attack at the beginning of the game.
Yes!
Even at Arsenal's home ground, they will not sit still.
"Dortmund has come up with their most powerful lineup, and we can also pay attention to Haaland's performance in this game. The Norwegian teenager scored five goals in three games after landing in the Bundesliga. His performance It's amazing."
"And how can he perform against Arsenal in the Champions League? Let us wait and see!"
Haaland is already standing in the middle circle, waiting for the kick-off.
He straightened his golden hair tied into a ponytail, with a dignified expression on his face.
Although I am looking forward to it, I am also under a lot of pressure.
Performing well in the Bundesliga does not mean the same in the Champions League.
How many players are unable to transfer their state from the league to the Champions League, for which he is looking forward to it and nervous.
But he didn't have much time to think, the referee had already blown his whistle.
Harland also kicked off the ball subconsciously, and then ran forward.
After Dortmund returned the pass, he immediately kicked the ball forward, and the ball was for Harland.
They want to rely on Harland's physical fitness and take the lead in making some opportunities in the frontcourt.
Harland also kept running towards the landing point of the ball. When he came to the landing point and waited to catch the ball, he suddenly felt that there was a business of violent running laterally.
In the next second, a figure rose from the sideways and pushed the ball in the air out.
"Kay!! Precise judgment of landing point!"
Andy Gray roared.
At this moment, Harland blinked his eyes, he was ready to stop the ball, but he didn't expect that Lucky pushed the ball out in the air before the first landing point.
"Don't wait for the ball!" Royce shared his experience, saying: "When you play against Arsenal, you must meet the ball in advance. Don't wait for the ball. They won't give you this kind of opportunity."
Harland frowned slightly, he felt a little uncomfortable at the beginning of the game.
Whether it's rhythm or other aspects, Arsenal have a completely different way of playing football than the teams he has played before.
After Arsenal got the ball, the ball was transferred to Eriksson's feet.
Dortmund launched a fierce press, but Eriksson relied on the support of Lucky on the side, and the two continued to pass and move the ball to a safe position again and again.
This made both Sancho and Harland feel very tired.
"do not stop!"
Royce continued to shout.
"Absolutely don't stop, once we stop, Arsenal will fight back!"
Sure enough, in the next second, Le Kai and Eriksson went through a two-on-one pass, and after completing the breakthrough.
Eriksson stuffed the ball into the gap, and Mane, who was thrusting diagonally forward from the side, received the ball and made a ball towards the inside.
Giroud immediately shot forward, but the ball hit the ankle of Dortmund defender Schmelzer and flew out of the touchline.
"Don't stop pressing! Get nervous!"
After Schmelzer got up, he roared loudly.
And the other Dortmund players also turned serious, they didn't know if they didn't kick, and they were startled when they kicked.
Although I heard about the strength of Arsenal, I didn't expect it to be this level of oppression.
The change of rhythm, the speed of passing the ball and the tacit understanding of going forward are all extremely coordinated.
It can be said that as long as Dortmund relaxes a little, Arsenal will be able to break through their goal.
"Retreat! Retreat! Be defensive!"
Royce shouted to his teammates.
The Dortmund players also immediately retreated.
In the commentary at this time, Andy Gray said: "Dortmund hasn't played for Arsenal in the past two years. For new players like Sancho and Harland, they don't know how to deal with Arsenal. The offensive rhythm, but fortunately Royce is constantly reminding them, which also makes them barely maintain the rhythm."
In just 5 minutes, Arsenal put a lot of pressure on Dortmund.
But Dortmund did not sit still, they seized an opportunity and immediately gave the ball to Royce.
Royce dribbled forward and passed the ball to Haaland after reaching the gap.
Harland took the initiative to meet the ball.
At this time Jimenez is also rushing towards the ball.
But at this time, Harland took the lead, but he did not stop the ball, but let the ball pass in front of him, and at the same time used his body to withstand Jimenez, and finally he completed the turn.
Harland started running wildly.
Jimenez was also taken aback, he immediately chased back, and stretched out his arm to pull.
But he found to his horror that he couldn't move Harland.
"Fill in!!!"
Jimenez's voice was a little sharp.
But at this time, Dericht's position was a little far away, and he couldn't come over immediately.
At this moment, a red and white figure suddenly appeared beside Harland.
Lucky appeared on the other side of Harland at some point, and blocked his shot channel.
Seeing Le Kai, Harland also panicked.
There is already Jimenez's restriction, and now with Le Kai, if he doesn't shoot as soon as possible, he may be intercepted.
For this reason, Harland directly swung his calf slightly, preparing to shoot with his toes.
But at this moment, Lucy's forward leg suddenly approached the ball, and lightly stepped on the side of the ball.
The ball was squeezed and flew the other way, and Haaland's right leg was also missed.
At this time, Le Kai completed the emergency stop, and immediately caught up with the ball and passed it out.
"It was Kay's active retreat defense again. Facing Jimenez and Kay's reasonable defense, Harland failed to get rid of it, and even failed to complete the shot!"
Harland was also extremely annoyed at this time, failing to complete the shooting action, which made him no chance to try.
And he didn't know when Le Kai touched the ball, and the timing was too good.
After clearing the siege, Lucky found Jimenez.
"Don't take the initiative to confront him, leave some space and wait for teammates to support!"
Jimenez also nodded immediately.
From the confrontation just now, he understood that the guy on the other side was a complete monster, the kind that could not be pulled.
If Jimenez is on top and wants to fight him hard, they will be the ones who will be unlucky in the end.
At this time, the game time has also entered 10 minutes, and the two sides have offense and defense against each other.
But judging from the current situation, Dortmund's performance is surprising.
Against Arsenal, they did a great job.
Equally outstanding is Haaland.
Not only in the Bundesliga, but also in the Champions League.
Although he didn't score a goal, Harland's performance is obvious to all. He caused a lot of trouble for Arsenal, and even almost carried Jimenez to complete the shot.
This kind of explosive physical fitness, even against the Premier League iron guard, he just won't give up.
But Dortmund still has some urgency.
After all, they wanted to press more in the first half, which was supposed to be their offensive link, but Arsenal evened the situation.
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