This time it was fair, both sides were missing one person.
Zeffane, who sent Haaland off with a red card, did not end well either. He can only walk off the field in pain now.
Previously, there was one more player, but now both sides have equal numbers. It must be quite bad for the Rennes team. Originally, they relied on the advantage of one more player to suppress Arsenal, and their hope of promotion was still great, but now they no longer have such an advantage.
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Arsenal are still one goal ahead.
This time they may really say goodbye.
What made them most desperate was that Luo Wu, who was knocked down, stood up quickly. It seemed that his feet were not injured at all.
As long as Luo Wu, the murderer, is still on the court, it will be a nightmare for the Rennes team. It would be okay if Zeffane could make Luo Wu injured and end the game, but now he loses his wife and loses his troops.
Emery brazenly high-fived his assistant coach off the pitch. He knew what this result meant.
If you can't win the game, you might as well go to the Thames and commit suicide.
After getting excited, he walked to the bench and called Nketiah's name.
Although there was only one substitution available, he decided to make adjustments.
Previously, he chose a conservative lineup because he had one less player to play. Now that both sides have ten players, Emery believes that the offense should be strengthened.
There was only one offensive player on the bench, so Nketiah got this opportunity.
Luo Wu can't be alone in the front, someone must help him share the difficulties on the offensive end.
Now you can go free and fuck Team Rennes.
The only thing I worry about is whether the players' physical strength can sustain it.
Especially Luo Wu.
This guy's physical fitness is not very good, but he doesn't run a lot of distance, so maybe it's not a big problem.
Of course, the same is true for the Rennes team. Ben Arfa's physical fitness is a big problem. If he is replaced, the Rennes team's offense will basically be ended.
Although Rennes brought on Zeffane, they did not make any adjustments, while for Arsenal, Nketiah came on to replace Kolasinac.
He probably asked Luo Wu to drop back into the midfield and let Nketiah go up front.
Luo Wu placed the ball at the foul spot, which was too far away from the goal. Even if he wanted to shoot, it was unrealistic.
The Rennes goalkeeper, who was like a frightened bird, had already stood on the goal line, his eyes fixed on Luo Wu. He was really afraid that Luo Wu would suddenly attack him.
But he thought too much.
Luo Wu kicked the ball back to Holding without running forward himself.
Emery indeed asked him to play in midfield.
But what is different from just now is that more teammates are pressing forward, which shows that Emery has changed his offensive tactics, has more offensive power, and no longer wants to be beaten by Rennes.
Rennes' good days are gone forever.
In this attack, Luo Wu did not even participate. Koscielny completed the first pass from the left, and it was Nketiah who had just come up, although Nketiah failed to grab the spot in the middle.
, but the ball was intercepted by Xhaka when it was pushed out of the penalty area by a Rennes player.
Immediately after Xhaka set up a fort for Van de Beek, Van de Beek tested the Rennes goalkeeper with a long shot from the right side of the penalty area.
Corner kick!
Luo Wu then ran to take the corner kick. He finally saw his teammates in the penalty area, so he sent the ball to the front point without hesitation. Lichtsteiner headed the ball backwards, and Nketiah from the back point rushed forward.
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The ball hit a Rennes player and went out of the baseline. It was a corner kick. Finally, it was Arsenal's turn to put pressure on Rennes.
Luo Wu took a corner kick for the second time, and it was still sent to the front point, but this time it was Koscielny who grabbed the point, and Koscielny headed the ball towards the upper left corner of the goal!
The goalkeeper jumped in front of the ball, but couldn't touch it.
Duang!
Another hit!
Ben Arfa stopped the ball in his own penalty area and quickly brought it out to the right side of the penalty area. When he looked up, he saw Niang starting at high speed. He finally sent a long pass.
But now and then, the pressure on Arsenal's defense is not as great as before. Holding and Mustafi cooperate very well. Holding is responsible for pestering Niang, and Mustafi is responsible for clearing the ball.
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The latter calmly handled the ball to Van de Beek, who was retreating. Van de Beek passed the ball straight to Nketiah in front. Nketiah turned his back to the opponent's central defender and hit Xhaka back!
Xhaka even ran in front of Luo Wu. He once again split to the left, and Koscielny dribbled the ball straight to the bottom line and passed it back in an inverted triangle!
Xhaka took the ball again, took a step across the middle and then tried to hit the goal with his right foot! But his left foot did not stand firm, he slipped and fell when he shot. Naturally, he did not control the shot well, and the ball missed the goal and rolled towards the baseline.
, just when everyone thought it would be a goal kick, Nketiah rushed over, fell to the ground and slid the ball back.
The ball did not go out of the baseline!
The Rennes defenders were careless and hurriedly surrounded Nketiah in a cold sweat, but Nketiah was the first to kick the ball back to teammate Van de Beek.
Everyone's attention was in the penalty area. No one noticed that Luo Wu had quietly come up. Van de Beek made a horizontal push. Luo Wu got the ball at the top of the penalty area. He immediately rushed into the Rennes goal with the ball.
In the restricted area.
This time the Rennes players were completely dumbfounded.
The closest player to him was veteran Ben Arfa. Alpha tried to get close to him and block Luo Wu's dribbling space.
But who is Luo Wu? How could he be entangled by Alpha? He took a false step with his right foot, stretched out his left foot and hooked the ball. The ball circled behind him, and then rolled to the front right like a magic trick. Luo Wu's whole body
It was like a waltz, easily getting rid of Ben Arfa, and then adjusting his shot with a little right foot.
Ben Alpha subconsciously stretched out his left foot and stabbed it, trying to knock the ball away from Luo Wu's feet, but his damn left foot stabbed Luo Wu's right ankle!
It's really unlucky.
The referee's whistle sounded instantly, and without any hesitation, he pointed to the penalty spot.
"Penalty kick!"
"The referee awarded a penalty kick. There is no doubt that this is a penalty kick. Ben Arfa panicked and kicked the Chinese's foot. This time he was sentenced to death. The Chinese's penalty kick hit rate is 100%."
"The Arsenal fans in the stands are already excited. Although the game hasn't kicked off yet, they already know the result."
Even Emery raised his arms and cheered.
Ben Arfa could have been the hero of the Rennes team, but now he has become a sinner.
The blow of this penalty kick was really too great.
Once the ball was kicked in, Rennes had only theoretical hope.
The Rennes players did not go to the referee to protest at all. The foul was too obvious and there was nothing to say...
Luo Wu climbed up from the turf and picked up the ball at the same time.
Just when everyone thought he was going to the penalty spot, he unexpectedly walked towards Lichtsteiner. Before Lichtsteiner could react, he threw the ball over.
"Walter?"
"Are you going to..." Lichtsteiner subconsciously took the ball and asked me to take the penalty?"
"Yes, you come." Luo Wu nodded firmly.
"you can."
He could see that Lichtsteiner really wanted to score a goal today.
Then I remembered that today should be Lichtsteiner's birthday, no wonder he wanted to score a goal.
If Luo Wu didn't do this, it would have been fulfilled for him.
"Okay." Lichtsteiner was not hypocritical at all, his face was full of confidence, and then he walked into the penalty area.
But Emery is worried off the pitch.
How could such an important penalty kick be handed over to Lichtsteiner?
He definitely doesn't agree.
But Luo Wu made a decision, and he could only fuck him a few times in his heart...
There was also an uproar in the stands. The fans did not expect that such a heroic moment would actually be given to Lichtsteiner.
"Our king disdains penalties."
"The ball was given to Lichtsteiner. Although the ball was very important, in Luo Wu's view, maybe it was just an ordinary goal? Hey, we ordinary people will never understand the genius' thinking...
"
"I hope nothing goes wrong?"
At this time, Lichtsteiner had already placed the ball firmly on the turf, and then decisively extended the running distance back.
"The Rennes team still has a little hope, after all, the one who took the free throw is not Chinese."
"Lichtsteiner may not be able to shoot the ball in."
"If the shot fails, maybe the Rennes team will be resurrected again!"
Carragher must have been on the Rennes side, and he was probably silently cheering for the Rennes goalkeeper to save Lichtsteiner's penalty kick.
But two seconds after the whistle sounded, the ball lay quietly in the net motionless...
Lichtsteiner's shooting action was neat and neat, and the shot was quite beautiful. The ball flew into the upper right corner of the goal. Most people would not dare to hit the upper corner. At that time, someone as powerful as Baggio could miss the penalty kick in the World Cup final.
Lichtsteiner was not as good as Carragher imagined.
After scoring the goal, Lichtsteiner ran over immediately, hugged Luo Wu, and whispered his gratitude into Luo Wu's ear.
"Happy birthday, old man."
"This ball is the best gift for you."
Luo Wu sent birthday wishes.
Lichtsteiner was even more moved. He didn't expect that Luo Wu actually remembered his birthday? How long had he been teammates with Luo Wu?
Such a captain is so heart-warming...
In this way, Arsenal has a two-goal advantage in the total score.
Both sides have the same number of players, but the Rennes team wants to make a comeback? It’s going to be extremely difficult.
Rennes coach Stefan licked his dry mouth and shook his head helplessly. Perhaps he already knew the final result.
After fighting for so long, I was very close to heaven, but I fell into hell again.
Really...
He originally wanted to make a substitution adjustment and replace Ben Arfa. After all, this guy has no physical fitness, but he gave up after thinking about it. After all, without Ben Arfa's three goals, the Rennes team would not be able to compete now.
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So, forget it...
And the morale of his team has been shattered.
After the game resumed, the Rennes players had lost their sharp attack.
Niang, who was at the front, stopped running aggressively.
You probably feel unhappy, right?
Sarr on the right didn't step in either. After Ben Arfa dribbled the ball away from Xhaka, he discovered that he was actually standing at the front?
Why is this so special?
He still hasn't figured it out yet. Because he is too selfish, his teammates have long been dissatisfied with him. Now that he is so far behind, everyone simply stops playing with him.
Go ahead and play by yourself!
After hesitating for a moment, Lichtsteiner stole the ball and immediately gave it to Van der Beek.
Luo Wu happened to appear in Van der Beek's sight, and the ball naturally came to his feet.
At this time, there is no need to fight desperately, but the guy in front of me is still running hard. Encadia, who just came up, has a lot of strength. As a substitute, he must also be thinking of scoring one.
Luo Wu, whose golf intelligence and skills are top-notch, simply followed his words and hit an overhead kick with his left foot!
The Rennes defense was not focused, and the ball fell behind them so easily and in front of Nketiah.
Nketiah calmly unloaded the ball and then dribbled the ball into the Rennes penalty area.
The Rennes goalkeeper is the most lonely person.
Everyone can choose to give up the game, but he cannot. As the team's last line of defense, unless he is injured and falls down, he will try his best to stop Nketiah's shot.
He roared and rushed out angrily.
What's the use of this?
Nketiah stabbed the ball hard with his right toe, and the ball quickly entered the lower left corner of the goal. The Rennes goalkeeper didn't even pounce on it.
Too cruel.
Too cruel.
"Goooal!"
"goooooooooooooooooooooal!"
"Encadia."
"Only three minutes after playing, he scored with his second touch of the ball. The Chinese gave him a beautiful assist. This attack seems very simple, but in fact it is not that easy to do."
"The results have come out ahead of schedule."
"Bye, Ren."
There is already a three-goal advantage, and there are only ten minutes left in the game. What can the Rennes team do to reverse the situation?
impossible.
"The Rennes team is simply committing suicide. The penalty kick just now broke their mentality. This loss of the ball has collectively lost their souls."
"Ben Arfa bears the greatest responsibility. He was intercepted by Lichtsteiner when he was dribbling the ball. Of course, he did his best today. Without him, how could the Rennes team have made it this far?"
"Their Europa League journey should have ended here. How could you stop the God of Football?"
The Emirates Stadium has completely turned into a sea of celebrations for Arsenal.
The remaining ten minutes have become garbage time. Arsenal has slowed down the pace of the game. Unless the Rennes team continues to attack wildly, they don't mind ending the game like this...
In the end, Arsenal advanced to the next round of the Europa League as they wished.
As for the opponent?
Not important at all.
According to Luo Wu, they want to win the Europa League championship. God will kill God if he blocks it, and Buddha will kill Buddha if he blocks it.
In this arena, they may really be the only king...