Chapter 75: Harland Cannot Be Pulled

Starting lineups for both sides:

Arsenal (4-2-3-1):

Goalkeeper: Buffon.

Defenders: Bellerin, Jimenez, De Ligt, Robertson.

Midfielder: Aubameyang, Kante, Eriksen, Lucky, Mane.

Forward: Giroud.

Dortmund (3-4-3):

Goalkeeper: Burki.

Defenders: Zagadou, Schmelzer, Piszczek.

Midfielder: Guerrero, Witsel, Emre Can, Achraf.

Forwards: Reus, Haaland, Sancho.

For Arsenal, teenager De Ligt started as a central defender, which was earned by his wonderful performance in recent games.

There are no changes to other locations.

Dortmund also used their most familiar positions and tactics.

After arriving at the Emirates Stadium, the Dortmund players were still quite nervous.

After all, they need to face the strongest team currently and the defending Champions League champion.

The moment they entered the court, they felt tremendous pressure.

Arsenal's morale is high. As captain, Lucky is not the quiet type like Royce. He constantly shouts to remind his teammates and boost their morale.

For this reason, Arsenal's morale seems even higher.

Dortmund is quieter, but they are playing away from home, so there is still some pressure.

The captains of both sides finished guessing, and finally, Lucky and Royce shook hands and ran to their respective halves.

Dortmund got the kick-off right as they wished, which allowed them to invest in offense 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. At the same time, we can also pay attention to Haaland's performance in this game. After landing in the Bundesliga, this young Norwegian player scored five goals in three games. His performance It’s amazing.”

"And how will he perform against Arsenal in the Champions League? Let's wait and see!"

Haaland is already standing in the center circle, waiting for the kick-off.

He arranged his blond hair into a ponytail, with a solemn expression on his face.

Although I was looking forward to it, I was also under a lot of pressure.

Performing well in the Bundesliga does not mean that the same will be true in the Champions League.

How many players are unable to transfer their form in the league to the Champions League? For this, he is looking forward to it and nervous at the same time.

But he didn't have much time to think. The referee had already blown the whistle.

Haaland also subconsciously kicked the ball and then ran forward.

After Dortmund passed the ball back, they immediately kicked the ball forward, and the ball was looking for Haaland.

They want to rely on Haaland's physical fitness to take the lead in taking some chances 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 a violent movement laterally.

The next second, a figure lifted up from the side and pushed the ball out of the air.

"Kai!! The ability to accurately judge the landing point!"

Andy Gray yelled.

At this time, Harland blinked. He was already ready to stop the ball, but he didn't expect Lucai to push the ball out of the air before the first impact.

"Don't wait for the ball!" Royce shared his experience and said: "When playing with Arsenal, you must meet the ball in advance. Don't wait for the ball. They will not give you this opportunity."

Harland frowned slightly. He felt a little uncomfortable at the beginning of the game.

Whether it is rhythm or other aspects, Arsenal has a completely different way of playing from the teams he has played before.

After Arsenal got the ball, the ball was transferred to Eriksen's feet.

Dortmund launched a fierce press, but Eriksen relied on the support of Lucky on the side. The two of them continued to pass and move the ball to a safe position again and again.

This made both Sancho and Haaland feel very tired.

"do not stop!"

Royce continued shouting.

"Never stop, once we stop, Arsenal will fight back!"

Sure enough, the next second, Lucky and Eriksen passed a one-two and completed the breakthrough.

Eriksen stuffed the ball into the gap, and Mane, who was diagonally forward from the side, received the ball and moved the ball towards the inside.

Giroud immediately moved forward and fired, but the ball hit the ankle of Dortmund central defender Schmelzer and flew out of the sideline.

"Don't stop pressing! Get nervous!"

After Schmelzer stood up, he roared loudly.

The other Dortmund players also had serious expressions on their faces. They didn't know if they didn't kick, but they were startled by the kick.

Although I had heard about Arsenal's strength, I didn't expect it to be this level of oppression.

The change of rhythm, the speed of passing and the tacit understanding of forward penetration are all extremely coordinated.

It can be said that if Dortmund relaxes a little, Arsenal can break their goal.

"Retreat! Retreat! Defend!"

Royce shouted to his teammates.

Dortmund players also immediately retreated.

In the commentary at this time, Andy Gray said: "Dortmund have not played for Arsenal in the past two years. For newly joined players such as Sancho and Haaland, they don't know how to deal with Arsenal. The offensive rhythm was low, but fortunately Royce kept reminding them, which allowed them to barely maintain the rhythm."

In just five minutes, Arsenal put a lot of pressure on Dortmund.

But Dortmund did not sit still. They seized an opportunity and immediately passed the ball to Reus.

Reus dribbled forward and passed the ball to Haaland after finding a gap.

Haaland took the initiative to meet the ball.

Jimenez was also rushing towards the ball at this time.

But at this time, Haaland was the first to get into position, but he did not stop the ball. Instead, he let the ball pass in front of him, and at the same time used his body to hold Jimenez, and finally he turned around.

Haaland began to run wildly.

Jimenez was also startled. He immediately chased back and stretched out his arms to pull.

But he was horrified to find that he could not pull Haaland.

"Fill in!!!"

Jimenez's voice was a little sharp.

But at this time, De Ligt was a little far away and could not get over in the first time.

At this moment, a red and white figure suddenly appeared on the side of Haaland.

Lucky appeared on the other side of Haaland without knowing when, and blocked his shooting channel.

Seeing Lucky, Haaland was also a little panicked.

There was already a restriction on Jimenez, and now Lucky was added. If he didn't shoot as soon as possible, he might be intercepted.

For this reason, Haaland swung his calf slightly, ready to shoot with his toes.

But at this moment, Lucky's forward leg suddenly approached the ball and gently stepped on the side of the ball.

The ball was squeezed and flew to the other side, and Haaland's right leg also swung empty.

At this time, Lucky made an emergency stop, and immediately caught up with the ball and passed it out.

"It was Kai's active retreat defense again. Haaland faced Jimenez and Kai's reasonable defense, but he couldn't get rid of it, and even couldn't finish the shot!"

Haaland was also very annoyed at this time. He couldn't complete the shooting action, which made him have no chance to try.

And he didn't know when Lucky touched the ball, and the timing was too good.

After completing the rescue, Lekai found Jimenez.

"Don't take the initiative to confront him, leave some space, and wait for teammates to support!"

Jimenez nodded immediately.

He understood from the confrontation just now that the guy on the opposite side was a complete monster, the kind that could not be pulled.

If Jimenez got too excited and wanted to fight him hard, they would be unlucky in the end.

At this time, the game time also entered 10 minutes, and both sides had offense and defense.

However, from the current situation, Dortmund's performance is surprising.

When facing Arsenal, they performed very well.

Haaland is also outstanding.

Not only in the Bundesliga, he is also the same in the Champions League.

Although there is no goal, Haaland's performance is obvious to all. He caused a lot of trouble to Arsenal, and even almost carried Jimenez to complete the shot.

With this explosive physical fitness, even against the Premier League iron guard, he will not give up a bit.

But Dortmund is still a little urgent.

After all, they wanted to apply more pressure in the first half, which should have been their offensive link, but Arsenal kept the situation level.

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