During the 15-minute halftime break, the head coaches of both teams were taking the time to make new tactical adjustments, and the players were taking oxygen or applying snuff oil.

After the half-time break, players from both teams returned to the field and continued the game.

Less than 3 minutes into the second half, Van Dijk seized the opportunity to intercept and steal the ball, and then turned around and dribbled the ball to the bottom line. After attracting the double-team of two Arsenal wingers, Van Dijk made a decisive emergency stop and passed the ball to Gu Ran who was coordinating in the middle. Gu Ran stopped and passed the ball and put it directly into Arsenal's small penalty area.

Salah poked the ball before Fabianski could get out! Unfortunately, the ball slipped past the goal.

Southampton fans couldn't help but sigh, it would have been great if this ball could have gone in.

However, for Salah, after lamenting, Southampton fans still applauded and cheered for Salah. After all, Salah is still so young, and now is the time for Salah to accumulate competition experience. After all, Salah is not Gu Ran.

Then, in the 55th minute, Arsenal launched a quick counterattack on the left side.

Nasri is extremely fast. When facing Van Dijk's increasingly confident interception, Nasri made an abrupt stop, turned quickly, created space, and passed the ball directly to Van Persie who had already broken into the top of the penalty area.

Before Van Persie could get the ball, Gu Ran and Mikel double-teamed him, and Rudiger also made a head-on tackle to block him.

Van Persie was immediately knocked to the ground by Rudiger, and the place where Van Persie was knocked down was exactly at the penalty area line.

The referee blew the whistle and awarded a yellow card.

Rudiger received a yellow card and Southampton gave Arsenal a penalty.

Southampton fans were very dissatisfied with the referee's decision and booed loudly.

Arsenal fans were jubilant and looking forward to the penalty kick.

Van Persie stood at the penalty spot and took the penalty himself.

Goalkeeper Davis had a serious look on his face and was ready to save the shot.

As the referee blew the whistle, Van Persie took a run-up and accelerated to shoot with great force! Davis judged the path of the ball correctly, but the quality of Van Persie's penalty kick was too high, and the speed of the ball was too fast. Even though Davis had judged the path of the ball correctly, he still couldn't touch the ball.

The football was like a afterburner shell, hitting the upper left corner of the goal!

The ball went in! Almost the entire Emirates Stadium stands went crazy! Arsenal not only equalized the score after falling behind by one goal, but also surpassed the score!

On the big screen at the Emirates Stadium, the score was changed to Arsenal 2:1 Southampton! In the past, when Arsenal played against Southampton, if they had less than 2 goals, it was considered a poor performance. But now, Arsenal's ability to overtake Southampton by 1 goal has made Arsenal fans ecstatic.

However, it is still early for the game.

As a weak team in the past, Southampton is not worried at all about falling behind in the score, and does not have any psychological burden.

Southampton's offensive tempo has obviously accelerated, and Gu Ran's running in the middle has become more frantic. In terms of the score, Arsenal does have the advantage now, but in terms of the game scene, the two sides are basically evenly matched. Most of the time, Fabregas was restricted by Gu Ran. Gu Ran's strength was almost fully exerted, but he had not yet shown his physical advantage, while Fabregas could only exert half of his ability.

Fabregas is the core of Arsenal's entire passing and cutting style, and his tactical role is much more important than Van Persie's.

If Gu Ran had not restricted Fabregas, Arsenal's score would never have been just a two-goal advantage.

61st minute.

Gu Ran simply exerted force and threw Xiao Fa to the ground, leaving him in a mess.

The referee immediately blew the whistle and gave verbal warnings to these two stars with world-class influence.

Southampton fans immediately started booing again.

It was clearly Fabregas who committed the foul first. Logically, he should have been given a card, at least a yellow card.

However, the referee clearly favored Arsenal, who were playing at home, and only gave Southampton a long free kick near the midfield.

The ball was more than fifty meters away from Arsenal's goal.

Southampton's tall players squeezed into the penalty area, ready to respond at any time.

Gu Ran raised his hand and made a tactical gesture to his teammates near the human wall, and then he made a gorgeous and beautiful crescent-shaped scimitar kick and a deadly elevator ball.

Just when Arsenal's defenders and goalkeeper were worried that the ball was a direct shot, the ball fell rapidly over the wall of players! Rudiger jumped up half a beat in advance, shaking his head like a lion!

The ball was given to Rudiger at the right time! The coordination was too fast, and the ball changed direction too strangely. Before Fabianski could react, the ball went straight into the net! Fabianski was stuck!

The referee gestured to the center circle, indicating that the goal was valid!

Southampton fans cheered wildly, while Arsenal fans were stunned!

After scoring the goal, Rudiger was so excited that he ran towards Gu Ran with his signature exaggerated high-leg move, then knelt directly in front of Gu Ran, hugged Gu Ran's thighs tightly, and buried his face in Gu Ran's thighs.

Gu Ran wanted to kick Rudiger away.

This was Rudiger's first goal for Southampton, and it was also a way of making up for his mistakes.

The penalty that Southampton lost was caused by Rudiger, and now Rudiger has scored a header from a free kick, so Rudiger's sin of giving away the penalty has been compensated.

On the big screen at the Emirates Stadium, the score was changed to Arsenal 2:2 Southampton! Southampton not only tied the score, but also had a great advantage in the confrontation on the field! Who would have believed that in just half a season, the Southampton team, which used to only use iron barrel defense and rely on Gu Ran's extraordinary personal ability to shoot, has now completely changed its appearance and can really compete with a strong team like Arsenal.

The camera on the scene turned its lens to the Arsenal bench.

Head coach Wenger was sitting on the bench with a frown on his face, a big hand moving up and down, fiddling with his zipper.

Henry, the King of Wembley, who was sitting next to Wenger, also had a solemn look on his face.

Close-ups of the two people’s expressions were replayed continuously on the big screen.

…

(End of this chapter)