Chapter 63: Club World Cup

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Arsenal's loss has become the current news in Europe.

But compared to gloating, more media are sighing that "Arsenal finally lost".

During this period, when those teams faced Arsenal's unbeaten record, they were under great pressure.

For this reason, they urgently needed a hero.

And Manchester City just became this hero.

Defeating Arsenal and breaking their unbeaten record was a relief for all teams. After all, the unbeaten record was too bluffing and the pressure was too strong. They were already unsure before the game started.

After this game, Arsenal's unbeaten record was broken, which also meant that Arsenal's state might decline.

This is good news for all European teams except Arsenal.

At the same time, for Arsenal, this is not bad news.

Although they were unwilling to lose, they finally took off the unbeaten record and felt relieved.

In fact, a lot of pressure before came from this aspect.

At the beginning, there were many benefits, both in terms of morale and state.

But after entering this season, Arsenal seemed to be stuck, and many of their choices began to be hindered.

And this loss is not necessarily bad news.

At least in the post-match summary, many Arsenal players were not as depressed as imagined, but gave people a sense of relief.

61 unbeaten league games are enough, which is enough to become a legendary record. If it continues, it will only affect the subsequent performance and some arrangements.

After the game, Arsenal rested for a few days and flew to Qatar on December 16.

The full name of the Club World Cup is the FIFA Club World Cup. It is an international football tournament hosted by FIFA and participated by the top teams from six continents.

In 2000, a nominal Club World Cup was held, but later due to sponsor issues, the event was forced to be cancelled. It was not until 2005 that the Club World Cup was restarted.

There are a total of seven teams participating in this year's Club World Cup, and six teams will play a single-round match with the host on behalf of their continent.

The entire competition cycle is very short, only ten days.

The final award is the Club World Cup trophy.

As the champion of the previous Champions League, Arsenal naturally represents the European region in this event.

Based on the gold content of the Champions League, Arsenal does not have to participate in the first few knockout matches, but directly starts from the semi-finals.

Their first game is against Monterrey, the champion team from North America.

This is a team from Mexico. The overall strength is naturally unable to compete with Arsenal, but it is not without the ability to fight.

The game will be held on December 19, and Arsenal arrived at the venue three days in advance to adapt to the local environment and climate.

London in December is not as good as winter, but after arriving in the host Qatar, as a desert country, the temperature here is still hot.

It is hard to imagine what kind of environment it will be if the event is held in June.

Arsenal players have strong adaptability and quickly adapted to the environment here.

However, the hot and humid weather still requires them to add a lot of water to maintain their physical condition.

Even this game has a water replenishment time in the first and second half, which can be regarded as a local feature.

"It's too hot here!"

Standing in the sun, Xhaka felt that he was going to be scorched.

This stadium has built an oasis, but the vegetation is not dense. In order to block the wind and sand, there is an arc-shaped wall around it.

But the most important thing is that there is no roof.

Under the direct exposure of the scorching sun, many players have been quickly tanned.

Similar to Lucky, after just two hours of training, the skin on the neck has begun to turn red and has peeling symptoms.

Considering the problem of sunburn, Mourinho also adjusted the training time.

The sunburn problem has been solved, but the problem of sultry heat cannot be solved.

The amount of water required by the players to take every day has also increased greatly, and it has also increased the frequency of their trips to the toilet.

Gudong gudong gudong!

After a day of training, the Gunners all ran to the sidelines, grabbed the energy drinks and started to squeeze them into their mouths.

Each of them seemed to be able to drink up the water of a river, and they didn't even have time to breathe.

After drinking half a bottle of water, I felt a little better.

The only drawback is that there is no iced water. After all, it is not suitable to drink iced water after strenuous exercise.

"Everyone has worked hard these days. The Club World Cup will officially start tomorrow, and we will also face the first game of the Club World Cup! Don't be affected by the previous state, adjust well, you must remember that you are still the best!"

Mourinho is very inspiring. After a brief speech, he took the players back to the hotel to rest.

The next day, the entire Qatari capital Doha became lively.

With the arrival of Arsenal, the popularity of the Club World Cup is also heading towards a climax.

Although they are teams from other five continents, their popularity is not as great as Arsenal. For this reason, before Arsenal arrived, the Club World Cup still seemed extremely dull.

Until Arsenal arrived, the atmosphere of the whole game became lively.

Compared with the Club World Cup, more fans came to watch Arsenal's game and this year's Golden Globe winner Lucky.

Even domestic fans were attracted by this event, and many fans came.

Of course, the largest number is the number of fans on both sides.

Arsenal fans will not give up this kind of game, they will not miss any chance to win the championship.

In their view, this year's Club World Cup is Arsenal's.

The game will be held at the Khalifa International Stadium in the capital of Qatar.

This is a stadium that can accommodate 40,000 people. The only drawback is that it is not a professional football stadium, but a multi-functional stadium. Under the interference of the outside world, the distance between the stands and the stadium is a bit far.

But these can't stop the enthusiasm of the fans.

The entire stadium was filled with 40,000 seats, and the atmosphere was the best in this Club World Cup.

Especially with the players from both sides entering the field, seeing the Arsenal fans in red and white uniforms, even the local fans in Doha were excited.

Arsenal fans are all over the world, and Qatar also has Arsenal fans.

And this game is obviously their carnival feast.

"This is the live broadcast room of the Club World Cup. I am the commentator of this game, Mohammed!"

"The Club World Cup has finally advanced to the semi-finals, and Arsenal, as the highlight, has finally arrived at the Khalifa Stadium."

"We can see that except for a few injured players, Arsenal is almost all the main players, and as the winner of this year's Golden Globe Award, Arsenal's captain Kai also led the team into the stadium."

"Arsenal lost to Manchester City in the previous league, which also interrupted their unbeaten record, but we still have reason to believe that this is the Gunners' terrifying energy, and they will show a wonderful performance in this game."

"And as their opponent, Monterrey from Mexico"

The commentator talked freely. During this process, the captains of both sides had exchanged team flags and completed the guessing link.

In the end, Monterrey got the chance to kick off.

The starting lineups of both teams are as follows;

Arsenal (4-3-3):

Goalkeeper: Buffon.

Defenders: Bellerin, Jimenez, De Ligt, Robertson.

Midfielders: Xhaka, Odegaard, Lukay.

Forwards: Eriksen, Giroud, Mane.

Monterrey (4-2-3-1):

Goalkeeper: Valovero.

Defenders: Medina, Montes, Sanchez, Bencioni.

Midfielders: Pavon, Rodriguez, Pizarro, Ortiz, Gallardo.

Forward: Mori.

The faces of Monterrey's players were solemn.

After entering the semi-finals, they faced Arsenal, the Champions League champion, which can be said to be the strongest team in the world.

This is a huge challenge for them, but they are not afraid, but eager to try.

On the other hand, Arsenal did not have much emotion. They knew that they only needed to play their own rhythm to win the game.