After the Champions League round of 16, Liverpool and Arsenal became England's most popular team. With Chelsea being eliminated, they are also hopes for England to compete for the Champions League title.

Now the two teams are going to fight.

Many people have been looking forward to this game a long time ago. Liverpool and Arsenal last match was in February, which was a supplementary game. After ninety minutes of competition, Liverpool defeated Arsenal with one goal at Anfield Stadium.

Arsenal fans are looking forward to the team being able to complete revenge at home.

However, before the game, Arsenal fans heard nothing good news, such as Zhang Tiehan's comeback. Perhaps this news is enough for them to ignore all the other good news. Zhang Tiehan is the most popular star in England. When he was injured, many Arsenal fans were glad that the team and Liverpool were played after Christmas. In other words, they would not have Zhang Tiehan in two rounds of their match against Liverpool this season, so they had a great hope of victory. Unfortunately, they still lost at Anfield Stadium in the first round.

Now they are fighting at home.

Arsenal fans are looking forward to it... What they are waiting for is Liverpool with Zhang Tiehan to visit the Highbury Stadium, which makes many Arsenal fans a little afraid to watch the game. Yes, this is what they think.

Zhang Tiehan's shock is so strong!

It's really too strong.

A few days ago, just after the injury ended, he scored two goals in his first appearance in the Champions League. Such a goal efficiency is really chilling. Arsenal fans are still looking forward to it, but at the same time they are worried that the team will lose. Everyone knows that Liverpool has two teams with Zhang Tiehan and Zhang Tiehan. Scoring has always been a problem. With Zhang Tiehan, Liverpool is definitely a big deal. Fighting with a flying tiger is definitely not a good choice. Even if Arsenal is a tiger, they are in a natural weakness.

So Arsenal fans will worry about the team losing.

However, media rationally analyzes that Arsenal still has a lot of hope to win. They have been in good shape recently, with their league wins and their performance in the Champions League is even more perfect. Even though Arsenal is about to face Serie A leader Juventus, some media have found the most perfect excuse for Arsenal.

"Arsenal is re-taking the road to Liverpool's championship!"

This is what The Times said.

"After the lottery results were announced, Arsenal's goal was to win the championship, just like Liverpool did last season."

Arsenal's trajectory this season is quite similar to the Reds last season. Both of them are in the league and are singing all the way in the European arena. At present, Arsenal is only ranked fifth in the Premier League. However, in the Champions League, the Gunners have outstanding record, with 5 wins and 1 draw in the group stage, and 1 win and 1 draw in the 1/8 knockout stage in two rounds.

In comparison, Liverpool last season ended the Premier League with a fifth place.

"Liverpool did not perform well in the league last season, and the same was true for Arsenal this season," said former famous Arsenal star Alan Martin Smith. "But in the end, Liverpool won the UEFA Champions League championship when the Premier League was not satisfactory. I believe Arsenal can repeat the scene of Liverpool's championship."

Perhaps Alan Martin Smith said something.

Coincidentally, the opponent Arsenal encountered was exactly the opponent Liverpool met at the same time last season. At that time, Liverpool eliminated Juventus, who finally won the Serie A championship with 2-1 at home and 0-0 away games, with a total score of 2-1. What's more coincidental is that today's Arsenal, like Liverpool last year, both draw the order of home and away first, and the Gunners seem to have entered the trajectory of the Reds a year ago.

In addition to the reasons mentioned above, Arsenal also has a positive effect. According to the draw arrangement, if Arsenal beat Juventus to advance to the semi-finals, their opponents will be Inter Milan, Ajax or Villarreal, thus successfully avoiding Barcelona and AC Milan, who were in the limelight in the first leg knockout round.

"Arsenal's draw result is very good," said Alan Martin Smith. "If Henry stays healthy, other main players, especially those who can have an impact on the results of the game, will be healthy. Arsenal obviously has the ability to move forward."

This statement definitely exists in the market.

In contrast, Liverpool's result is not good. They have to face Barcelona and then likely face AC Milan, with two giant opponents standing in front of them. Even if Liverpool performs well, they are still not optimistic about winning the championship again. This can be seen from the odds of European bookmakers about the Champions League championship. Among the eight teams, Barcelona has the lowest odds, while Villarreal has the highest odds, reaching 1 and 31.

The odds rankings of other teams are from low to high are Juventus, AC Milan, Lyon, Arsenal, Liverpool and Inter Milan.

From the above, Premier League teams are not favored.

This is true. Arsenal's history of Champions League results have always been bad. Although he performed strongly this season, it is still difficult for a team that is good at offense and weak in defense to win the Champions League championship. However, their odds are still lower than Liverpool. This is the reason for the draw of the quarterfinals. Before the draw of the quarterfinals, Liverpool ranked above Lyon, which is because Liverpool was the Champions League champion last season. No team can defend the title for decades, which affects Liverpool's odds. However, after the draw of the quarterfinals, Liverpool's odds rose sharply and would encounter Barcelona and AC Milan. Few people are optimistic that Liverpool can make it all the way to the finals.

When the two teams face each other in the league, Arsenal also has a great chance of winning.

This is not just luck or strength. Henry has scored goals in the last three games. Although Zhang Tiehan looks stronger, Henry will be more stable compared to the two, and Zhang Tiehan may be affected by injuries. To be precise, this is the first game after Zhang Tiehan's comeback - the first starter.

So no one would expect what he would perform.

Arsenal also has one advantage, that is, playing at home. At Highbury Stadium, Arsenal often performs quite well. No matter what team they face, it is not uncommon to score three goals in the half-court of this stadium.

However, in terms of history, the data given by the newspaper "**" is very passive to Arsenal, because Arsenal has not defeated Liverpool in six seasons. The last time they scored Liverpool's goal was the famous scorer Ian Wright.

This shows that Liverpool's winning rate is quite high.

But before the game Wenger expressed confidence in the game, "We are in good shape, we will break through their goal, and then we will win the game."

"I'm looking forward to the game and I believe we can win."

Wenger said.

Benitez did not respond to anything at the pre-match press conference. Espanyol seemed very low-key. He simply answered the reporter's questions, and then returned to the locker room to make the final game arrangement.

Soon as the two teams of players walked onto the green field, the battle at Highbury Stadium began.

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“Beep…”

Referee Alkinson blew the whistle to start the game.

Arsenal took the lead in kicking off, Henry kicked the ball to his teammates, and then quickly stepped forward to announce the start of the game.

In this game, Henry's partner was Emmanuel Adebayo, a star who started his career as a football camp in Lome and was discovered by Metz. He was once favored by many Ligue 1 teams. He finally chose Monaco, and last Christmas, he chose Arsenal.

Five million pounds is Adebayo’s worth.

Now that Arsenal is in debt and can only operate the club by relying on Middle East investment, being able to spend 5 million pounds to buy a striker can also prove Wenger's optimism about Adebayo. In fact, after joining Arsenal, Adebayo has started four times in two months.

He started four times in just two months. Adebayo is not only favored, but his performance is also quite outstanding.

This time Adebayo did not disappoint Wenger's trust.

The game had just begun. After receiving the pass from midfield teenager Fabregas, Adebayo received a high-altitude ball with a hanging pass, allowing Henry to get a chance on the left side of the penalty area. The Frenchman chose to turn around and shoot directly.

This shot made Liverpool sweat.

Fortunately, the football missed a little and flew out from the bottom line, otherwise Arsenal would have scored as soon as the game started, and Liverpool would have been really hard to play.

Henry's shot not only shocked Liverpool, but also brought great excitement and morale to the team. The Arsenal fans of Highbury also cheered for the wonderful offense. Seeing the first attack can be so threatening, Arsenal fans have enough confidence in the team.

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In England, Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur have always been special teams.

The special thing is that from the 1950s to the present for nearly fifty years, both teams have been able to stick to their traditional styles and keep them unchanged. Even if the coaches have changed one after another in the past fifty years, the football styles of the two teams have not changed much.

They all insist on a kind of attack and defense similar to ajax in the 1970s.

Perhaps Tottenham's offense is more extreme, compared to Arsenal, it is more stable and orderly. Their offense is like a whirlwind, and everyone advances at high speed as a whole, and everyone comes back together to tackle and grab it.

Of course, the times are different, and the requirements for players will be different. Arsenal has faster speeds, more frequent passes and receiving frequencies, unprecedented interspersed runs, more intense physical confrontation, better anti-offside ability, more accurate kicks, faster return to defense, and more dominant control of the game.

This style of football is quite difficult to play. If you don’t do any ideal part, it will directly affect the results of the game and often be related to the level of the style.

When Arsenal plays out his style, the offense is like mercury and the defense is airtight.
Chapter completed!