At the Marseille stadium, Lei Ming once again led the team onto the podium to raise the championship trophy with Mertesacker. Countless fireworks intertwined, and the passion seemed to be frozen in that moment, revealing boundless beauty in the scene.
This Arsenal team is truly amazing.
Arsenal's treble win caused another stir in the football world.
We haven't seen Arsenal this strong in many years.
Many people can't understand how this team, which is clearly several levels below the Arsenal team led by Henry, could still surpass historical records under such circumstances.
Arsenal's manager and players were welcomed back to London by a huge crowd of fans gathered at the airport.
Europa League champions!
Another championship trophy that hasn't been won in a very, very long time!
Arsenal's team bus slowly drove along, surrounded by countless fans celebrating for them.
This moment is undoubtedly a happy one for Arsenal fans. They haven't felt this way in a long time. In the past, they had only won two titles at most, but now they are treble winners.
At the same time, everyone thought about the upcoming FA Cup match against Manchester City the day after tomorrow, which made them even more excited.
If they manage to win four titles this season, it will be unprecedented and perfect!
Of course, many veteran fans only think about the concept of a quadruple crown and then forget about it, because they are already very satisfied with a triple crown.
They were all moved to tears as they watched the car slowly drive back to Arsenal's training ground.
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The Manchester City training ground next door.
Although Guardiola had already watched the live broadcast of Arsenal vs. Marseille, his computer was still on, and the screen was still showing the Arsenal vs. Marseille match.
Clearly, this is in replay mode.
In order to be more confident in the match two days later, he paid close attention to every detail of the game.
He hopes to find some weaknesses in Arsenal.
After all, this is the last honor they can strive for. Without this trophy, their season will be really tough. The FA Cup can be their saving grace; it's very, very important.
In his opinion, Arsenal's defense was really mediocre, even far behind their players. The reason they were able to effectively contain Manchester City's attacks was entirely due to Raymond's efforts.
It was his command that calmed the previously somewhat disorganized Arsenal defense. If that's the case, then could I do the same?
Suddenly, Guardiola came up with an idea.
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After winning the Europa League, Arsenal rested for only one day before heading to Wembley Stadium with their manager to compete against Manchester City for the FA Cup.
When the two head coaches met on the field, Guardiola was the first to congratulate them, saying, "Professor, congratulations! You have made history and achieved an unprecedented treble. This is truly magnificent."
Although the Europa League has a relatively limited influence, a treble is a treble, and there is no room for debate about it. Behind every honor is the countless hours of hard work and sweat that the players have earned, and they are all remarkable.
"Not at all, we were just lucky. I look forward to our match tonight. If possible, I wouldn't mind winning four championships!"
"Ha, that's impossible. I've already found Lei's weakness."
Guardiola's words startled Wenger for a moment, but he quickly realized that it was very likely just the other party trying to scare him.
Does lightning have any weaknesses?
At least he hasn't realized it yet.
He also didn't believe that the other side had found a weakness.
After shaking hands amicably, the two went to their respective seats.
In this match, Wenger used the same lineup as in the previous game against Marseille. Both teams knew each other well, so there was nothing to hide at this point.
Actually, Wenger is quite confident psychologically.
After all, they had won all three previous matches against Manchester City, so the result should be no different if they play again.
But in reality, the competition was much more complicated than he had imagined.
Before the 50th minute of the match, the two teams maintained a back-and-forth dynamic, but this balance was broken after the 53rd minute.
To everyone's surprise, it was Manchester City who broke the deadlock first.
This was a normal attacking opportunity for Manchester City, and everything was exactly the same as their previous attacking routine. However, Manchester City suddenly changed a lot during this attack. When the team attacked, the forwards shouted at almost the same time. At that moment, the warning that Lei Ming had just given was successfully drowned out by the voices of the Manchester City players. Mustafi, who was defending Sane, failed to block him in time, resulting in a large gap on the left side of the goal.
Lei Ming rushed to fill the gap almost immediately, but because the distance was too close, he couldn't make it in time and could only watch helplessly as the ball rolled into the goal in front of him.
Lei Ming, who had fallen to the ground, was surprised by the goal. He belatedly realized that the moment the Manchester City players made their noise was not a coincidence, but rather a result of the opponent's calculations.
With the game already around the 55th minute, the team conceded a goal, which made Lei Ming feel very uncomfortable.
On the sidelines, when Guardiola saw Sané successfully put the ball into the Arsenal goal, he excitedly covered his head. Sure enough, that really worked!
After taking a one-goal lead, Guardiola quickly gave new instructions: defend.
Yes, they now need to learn from Arsenal and switch to defense when they have a lead. Although a one-goal lead is not much, considering that their players have had more rest time than Arsenal, they may not necessarily lose to their opponents in terms of physical fitness.
Wenger also seemed surprised when he saw the goal conceded.
At that moment, he remembered what Guardiola had just said and instantly understood what he meant by finding a way to deal with Ray.
So this is how they disrupted Arsenal's defense; it has to be said, it's a very effective method.
This is the consequence of Arsenal's defense relying too much on Reming!
They had become so used to following Lei Ming's orders that they had completely forgotten what they were supposed to do. Wenger had noticed this problem before, but considering that the season was about to end and the players would need a considerable amount of time to adapt, he chose to ignore it for the time being. However, Guardiola unexpectedly seized on this weakness at this moment.
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