2-2! Kane stings the Gunners, Arsenal is hard to win, Bayern is out, and the Champions League semi-finals are in sight

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2024-04-10 05:01Posted in Guangdong Sports Creators

After years of dormancy and waiting, Arsenal finally broke out strongly this season, and after 31 rounds of the Premier League, they are still at the top of the table. However, the Gunners are clearly aiming for more than that, they are also eager to make a difference in the Champions League. On this match day, Arsenal ushered in the first leg of the Champions League 1/4 finals, sitting at home to face Bayern, and many fronts of the Southern King collapsed. The two teams have met 12 times in the Champions League, with Bayern holding an overwhelming advantage with 7 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses. Bukayo Saka opened the scoring in the game, Gnabry and Kane scored twice in a row, and Leandro Trossard substituted for the winner, and the two teams drew 2-2.

At the Emirates Stadium, Mikel Arteta was unapologetic, with Raya continuing to guard the back of goal in the familiar 4-3-3 system, with Ben White, Gabriel, Saliba and Kiwior at the back four, Odegaard, Jorginho and Rice in midfield, Kai Havertz as a cameo in centre-forward and Bukayo Saka and Martinelli on either side.

Thomas Tuchel stuck to a 4-2-3-1 formation, with Manuel Neuer returning to guard for Bayern, Kimmich continuing at right-back, De Ligt, Dier and Alphonso Davies all on the pitch, Laimer and Goretzka in a back two, Sane, Gnabry and Musiala in front of him, and Kane as a lone arrow. Muller, Coman and Tel were on the bench.

As soon as the game began, Arsenal launched a fierce attack on the Bayern goal. In the seventh minute, Kai Havertz and Odegaard played the ball in succession, and Martinelli shook the angle at the top of the arc and shot decisively, grazing the post and going out of bounds. Five minutes later, Arsenal tore the gap from the right again, Ben White knocked it cross, Saka followed up with a shot, broke through Neuer's ten fingers, and the ball went into the net, 1-0!

In the 16th minute, Odegaard's long pass was instigated, Gnabry's header was not far away, Havertz intercepted the second point and passed through the ball, Ben White shot hard, and Neuer was brave enough to clear it.

Arsenal, who missed the opportunity, were quickly punished. In the 18th minute, Raya's backfield pass error was broken, Sane slanted to instigate a counterattack, Goretzka made the ball at the front of the penalty area, Gnabry inserted it from behind, fell to the ground and scored a goal, and the score came to 1-1!

In the 31st minute, there was a communication error in Arsenal's defense, Gabriel watched Sane break through calmly, and Saliba had no choice but to send a tactical foul. Immediately after Kane's easy hit, Bayern completed the overtake, 2-1! According to statistics, Kane scored 15 goals against Arsenal in 20 career games, and he deserved to be the Gunners' nemesis.

In the 35th minute, Musiala broke the ball and passed straight through, Sane ran long distance to the penalty area, handled the ball too slowly, was chased back by Ben White, missed a great opportunity, and Bayern returned to the dressing room with a one-goal advantage.

After returning to the pitch, Arteta made the first substitution, with Zinchenko coming off the bench to remove Kiwior and strengthen the attack on the wing. In the 50th minute, Arsenal had a set-piece opportunity in front, Rice hung the goal directly, and the ball went over the crossbar. In the 65th minute, Bayern played a quick counterattack, Gnabry received Sane's ball, and shot from a small angle in the penalty area.

With an equaliser delayed, Mikel Arteta made a series of substitutions, with Leandro Trossard and Gabriel Jesus coming off the bench. The effect was immediate, and six minutes later, Gabriel Jesus broke through at the edge of the box and split the ball, Trossard pushed into the corner and the Gunners equalised 2-2!

For the rest of the time, the score was not rewritten, Arsenal drew 2-2 with Bayern, and the last four times they met Nandawang were hard to find. Returning home with a draw, Bayern's hopes of promotion are undoubtedly greater.