Milan conceded another goal, and the Gunners lost another general.
After both sides suffered losses, the game restarted.
In the broadcast room of Sky Sports, former Italy national goalkeeper Marcecchiani commented: "Comparatively speaking, Arsenal's losses are too great!"
"The total score is now 4 to 5, and Arsenal are still one goal behind."
"But since Milan also scored a goal in the away game, the pressure is now concentrated on the home team."
"First of all, they must score another goal to ensure that the tie is not eliminated for the time being, and secondly, they must strengthen their defense."
"If Milan scores another goal at this time, the two sides will really fight to the death! Arsenal will have to score at least 3 more goals to ensure qualifying!"
"And Robin's departure at this time will undoubtedly greatly reduce Arsenal's frontcourt threat."
"Without Robin running in front to provide support and attract firepower to create a gap for Lei, relying on other people alone is simply not enough to shake Milan's defense."
"So from a scene perspective, the initiative lies with Milan."
As a guest, Marchegianni spoke eloquently, and the fans nodded.
From a formal point of view, this is indeed the case.
But the Gunners' performance in the next five minutes was shocking.
In these five minutes, Arsenal scored two consecutive shots and successfully threatened Abbiati.
Seeing this, Allegri had to resort to the "substitution method" to contain the Gunners' attack.
Aquilani replaced Shalawi, and Mesbah was also replaced by Bonera.
There is no way, Mesiba has been exposed to psychological shadow.
Seeing his wandering eyes on the court, Allegri finally made up his mind to replace him.
Presumably after this Champions League, it will be extremely difficult for Mesiba to get a chance to play in the league again!
For Arsenal, they thought that Van Persie's departure would temporarily silence the Gunners' offense, but the terrifying momentum displayed by the Gunners was even stronger than before.
What's going on?
Didn’t Robin Persie retire from injury?
Why does Arsenal still have room to attack?
When they saw Park Joo-young running in the frontcourt like a tireless perpetual motion machine in the replay, the fans finally understood.
Good guy!
This is to treat him as a source of wealth!
Facing the opponent's mocking pass, Park Joo-young remained unmoved and followed the ball toward the goal.
At this time, there was only one sentence in his mind, which was what Lei Yu said to him after putting on the captain's armband: "Old Pu, your mission is to run the marathon by turning back and forth!"
"I don't ask you to run too fast. Just keep running for the remaining thirty minutes!"
Park Zhouyong knew that this was a rare opportunity for him to play.
What's more, it's still in the Champions League!
If he grits his teeth and perseveres, he may still have the opportunity to stay on the team as a substitute next season, and Gunners fans will also recognize him as an Asian player wearing Gunners number nine.
To put it another way, the "task" Lei Yu gave him was not too heavy.
Isn’t it just running?
What's so great about it?
It's a little difficult for me to score goals or steals, but I can still persist in just "grabbing circles"!
Just like that, in full view of the public, Park Joo-young was being slipped around by Milan backcourt players without any regard for his face.
Park Joo-young's transformation into a perpetual motion machine does not pose a threat to Milan.
The real danger is Lei Yu.
After redeployment, both Van Bommel and Thiago focused their defense on Lei Yu.
Facing a phenomenal player like Lei Yu, if they don't use their full strength, they may really "capsize in the gutter."
But how could Lei Yu have the time to tangle with these two people?
Even if I use fancy tricks to knock you down, what's the use?
Goals are what Arsenal need most!
In the 72nd minute, Koscielny quickly stepped in, received Sagna's pass and made a long pass to find the running Lei Yu.
Unfortunately, Lei Yu is not dominant in high-altitude balls.
Although he barely reached the position, the ball was still cleared by Thiago.
After two consecutive attempts in vain, the Gunners also began to reflect. It seemed that the high-altitude ball could not be passed, so they changed to a ground ball.
But with Van Bommel continuously stretching his legs and even making desperate tackles, it was difficult for the ground ball to reach Lei Yu's feet.
The gunmen were confused for a moment.
If the offensive core can't get the ball, they can't kick it!
Looking at his helpless teammates outside the "encirclement", Lei Yu couldn't help but ponder.
If they can't hold on and give up the attack now, and wait until the last few minutes for the Gunners to counterattack, it will be too late!
In terms of physical fitness, not only Van Persie was dismissed, but also several teammates were at the end of their strength.
But the last substitution card in Wenger's hand cannot be played easily.
Because it is like the last green apple in the desert, it has more meaning as a spiritual symbol.
As long as the players are still standing, this last substitution card must not be played easily, otherwise it will definitely cause a bad chain reaction.
After running like this for another five or six minutes, not to mention the hot bird who had already taken a walk, even the little tiger Walcott was limping. When he found an opportunity, he bent down to rest for a while.
After seeing the situation clearly on the field, Lei Yu immediately made up his mind that he had to take the initiative!
When the Gunners gained the ball again, Lei Yu in the frontcourt suddenly spread his legs and accelerated towards the backcourt.
“Here, here!!!”
Seeing Lei Yu actively retreating to catch the ball, the gun fans couldn't help but roar.
"Thunder, thunder, thunder!!!"
"Please hold on!"
"We must stick to it!"
"We believe in you,i,Billy 5,you!!!"
...
The cheers of the fans echoed in Lei Yu's ears, and they were also constantly impacting Lei Yu's brain.
This is what fans expect!
Never let it down easily!
After taking a deep breath, Lei Yu once again stepped forward with his legs that seemed to be filled with lead, and roared in his heart.
Get up!
Whoosh!
In an instant, wind blew under Lei Yu's feet.
It's like stepping on the waves, so elegant.
Facing Koscielny's through ball, Lei Yu stepped on the ball.
After turning around in the air and landing on the ground, he pushed the ball to the left with his toes. While facing Milan's half again, he successfully avoided Van Bommel who was following behind.
The next second, Lei Yu stepped forward without making any pause.
attack!
When Lei Yu crossed the half court with the ball, Park Juyong ran even harder.
Although his positional sense is not as good as Van Persie's, several Milan players were still confused by his tireless acceleration.
What's more, who said Lei Yu can't pass the ball?
Seeing both Hot Bird and Walcott using their last strength and focus to help Lei Yu make the ball, Allegri's face almost turned the color of pig liver.
"Kill him, kill him!!!"
But even though Allegri's throat was filled with smoke, no one in the Milan midfield dared to make a fatal move.
It was only then that the fans realized that Milan's defensive player in the middle had already received a yellow card.
One less person to beat in the hot-blooded one?
Look at what happened to Manchester United!
If you don't want to turn this game into a unilateral massacre by the Gunners, then just defend honestly!
After three passes and two downfalls, when Lei Yu rushed to the Milan penalty area, everyone's hearts were in their throats.
On the surface, Lei Yu's state at this time is no different from before scoring the goal.
But only Lei Yu himself knows that because he has passed the ball several times during this period, his current goal scoring rate is only 10%, which is far from the point of "shooting" directly.
But fans and opponents don't see it that way.
Seeing Lei Yu take another step forward and rush into the penalty area, everyone tensed up, fearing that they would blink when Lei Yu made a move.
Just when Thiago and Abate rushed forward to block the eye-catching shot, Lei Yu, who rushed into the penalty area, took a step forward and passed the ball back to Walcott with his back heel.
"Walter?"
"Ray passed the ball?"
"what's the situation?"
The little tiger's speed is recognized by the football world. Seeing Lei Yu take away two Milan defensive generals while passing the ball, Milan fans' hearts were in their throats.
You don’t want a hat trick???
Mexes was closest to Walcott and hurriedly stepped forward to block it, but was still too late.
Before his legs could stretch out, the little tiger quickly dribbled the ball into the Milan penalty area from the other side and faced Abbiati.
The next second, the ball flew toward the Milan goal with a bang like a cannonball.
The little tiger's shot was so sudden and decisive!
Just then, Abbiati moved.
The Italian jumped up and dived sideways for the ball.
At the critical moment, he actually touched the ball with his fingertips and stopped it in front of the goal line.
Seeing this result, Milan fans breathed a sigh of relief, as if they had just experienced the end of the world.
Not only the fans, but also the Milan players showed expressions of joy as if they were surviving the disaster.
Even Thiago sighed in his heart, fortunately the ball was not kicked by Lei Yu.
But just when Abbiati wanted to get up and hug the ball, a red figure suddenly appeared in front of the goal.
Silva was startled and quickly turned his head.
Lei Yu, who acted as the "bait", was still standing there, but there was a smile on his lips.
"It's Park!!!"
the narrator shouted.
Facing the goalkeeper who had not yet climbed up, Park Joo-young poked the ball straight into the net with his toe.
“goooooooooooooooal!!!”
With a long groan, the entire Emirates Stadium finally boiled to its peak at this moment.