The last round of Arsenal's devil's schedule is home to the defending champion Hoffenheim, which is also the toughest game, Hoffenheim has recently been in trouble both in the league and the Champions League, after the league was robbed of the top position by Bayern, Hoffenheim fought to catch up, but Bayern reached the top for the first time in two years, but was reluctant to give up, and even won five consecutive victories, pressing Hoffenheim to the second place. In the Champions League, Hoffenheim are also not good, they are the defending champions, originally the biggest favorite to win the group, but now even qualifying has become a problem, with three points still ranked behind Olympiacos, if this game loses to Arsenal, they will only have to fight Olympiacos to the death.

The opposition desperately need a win to save their lives, and Arsenal don't want to lose at home, which means that the game will never be as easy as at the Rheinneckar Arena. The atmosphere between the two sides before the game was also much more intense than before the last match at Rheinneckar Arena, and the Hoffenheim generals were very united at this moment, and both expressed their confidence in victory.

Coach Rangnick pointed out, "It's not more than a third of the way through the league and it's too early to say who the title is, but in the Champions League, Hoffenheim have reached the point where they can't lose anymore, we have to win this game to get out of the game, I know how strong Arsenal are, they haven't lost yet, no, I should say they've won it all, it's a terrible state, but no matter how difficult it is, we only have one way to win." ”

Arshavin, who has always had a transfer scandal with Arsenal, put all his body and mind into the Champions League at this time, and he also expressed his vow to beat Arsenal before the game. "Arsenal have won three group games in a row, with nine points and Olympiacos with six points, and we only got three points, the situation is very unfavorable for us, and we can't put the fate of qualification in the final showdown with Olympiacos."

Although Arsenal's situation is much better than Hoffenheim, but theoretically, they still have the possibility of not qualifying, seeing the opponent Hoffenheim generals have won the victory, Arsenal, which is in a strong position in all competitions, will definitely not be able to stand this nest. Coach Arsene Wenger speaks neither humbly, nor arrogant, nor arrogant, giving people the graceful demeanor of a world-class coach, "We have not yet determined to qualify for the group, and we have not determined to win the first place in the group, so, no matter who the opponent is, we must not lose this game, victory is of great strategic significance to us, if we can qualify ahead of schedule after this game, we will be better arranged for the next games, as we all know, we have a lot of sick numbers, and we are not deep enough on the bench, So it's great for us to have some games that don't have to go all out. ”

As Li Huan, who has played in Hoffenheim and Arsenal, and are both soul players, he naturally can't remain silent, Li Huan is not worried about the current situation of his old club, he said: "No matter what the outcome is, Hoffenheim have the ability to qualify from the group, I am very confident in them, their strength is much stronger than Olympiacos and Standard Column, and they started to lose to Olympiacos just because they were too careless." ”

Regarding this contest between the old and new clubs, Li Huan told the fans frankly that he would go all out to seek victory, "The group stage has only passed three rounds, and our current points cannot guarantee that we will qualify from the group. It doesn't matter who the opponent is, in my professional credo, the interests of the team always come first. ”

In the last game between Hoffenheim and Arsenal, Li Huan returned to his old club with a hat trick, and brought back three points from Rheinnecka Arena, Hoffenheim was extremely afraid of Li Huan's free kick, before this big battle of life and death for Hoffenheim, Hoffenheim's club manager Rothouse complained to the media, he said that the big teams always receive special care in the Champions League, and the big-name stars fake falls, and they fall down when they are touched in the front court, and they fall down without even touching them, Smaller clubs, on the other hand, are always victims, and their players don't get penalties and free-kicks, no matter how hard they are kicked.

In the face of Hoffenheim's insinuating accusations, Wenger immediately responded, the professor said, "When Li Huan was still in Hoffenheim, he never heard the Rothouse manager complain once, and now, he has repeatedly complained that the opponent's free kick penalty is too much, I think this situation Rothouse manager should understand it this way, the technical and tactical level of the giant team is higher, the time to possess the ball is more, and the violation is naturally more, which is impossible to compare with the giants. So it's normal for big teams to get more set-pieces. I don't think it should be a set-piece, the referee is more professional. ”

Judging from the odds set by the bookmaker for the Champions League group top, Arsenal is the biggest favorite, but the media believes that Hoffenheim is not without hope of becoming the first in the group, as long as they can beat Arsenal away from home and win the next two games, Arsenal has such a good momentum in front, once it fails, it is likely to be a losing streak, and it is very difficult to repeat the original winning streak.

However, for Hoffenheim, if this game is lost, the result will be greatly disadvantageous for them, because Arsenal, who came ashore early, is likely to play as a substitute in the next game, which will give Olympiacos a chance to cause an upset, so that Hoffenheim will be in a more disadvantageous situation in the race for qualification. Therefore, Hoffenheim must hold Arsenal in this game anyway, and at least one point must be obtained.

Germany's "Bild" analyzed the three German teams participating in the Champions League, "Before the start of the season, I thought that the defending champions would easily qualify, all they needed to consider was whether they could qualify as the group leader, but after three rounds, Hoffenheim only accumulated three points, and was still ranked behind the Greek team Olympiacos, the qualification situation is not optimistic, if this game against Arsenal is lost, the defending champions may even be suffocated in the group stage."

Another side with high hopes is Bayern, who finished third in Group A after losing 2-1 at Bordeaux in the third game, and they will host Bordeaux at home on Tuesday, in the same crisis as Hoffenheim, in the words of Bayern captain Van Bommel, "If we draw Bayern the fans will be very upset, let alone if we lose." The fans absolutely can't accept it. ”

However, Wolfsburg, which has not been valued by the German media, quietly rushed to the second place in the group and became a strong contender for the group qualification. Bild believes Wolfsburg will be able to reach the knockout stages of the Champions League for the first time with three more points.

Germany's famous "Kicker" newspaper also believes in the preview of the fourth round of the Champions League that Hoffenheim is the most dangerous of the three German teams, and once Arsenal wins this game, it will definitely not play with the main force again, no matter from which point of view, Arsenal prefers Olympiacos rather than defending champion Hoffenheim to qualify. In this way, Olympiacos in the back has a chance, so Hoffenheim must play this game as a final.

The performance of the four English teams is very eye-catching, Chelsea, Manchester United, Arsenal have all won all three games, and Liverpool is not in good shape, but it is still not a problem to qualify, so the British media is still high-profile before the game.

The Sun is actively discussing whether the Premier League can occupy half of the top eight and then win the last four and win the Champions League ahead of schedule.

"The Times" is discussing which teams in Serie A and La Liga can wrestle with the Premier League teams, and only Real Madrid and Barcelona can be eyed by British reporters in La Liga, and only Milan is the two heroes in Serie A, and even Hoffenheim, Juventus and Bayern are not taken seriously by the British media.

The British media is naturally very clear about the current situation of the defending champion Hoffenheim, and some reporters have already singled out the encouragement of Arsenal to get rid of Hoffenheim, remove a big enemy for the Premier League in advance, and let a team like Olympiacos qualify from the group is good news for all teams that aspire to compete for the title.

More than halfway through the Champions League group stage, the competition for the right to qualify from the eight groups has been white-hot, 32 teams dare not hide their secrets, must go all out to play the fourth round of games, after the end of the league at the weekend, the eyes of the whole Europe have shifted to the Champions League, media fans, TV and newspaper networks, the topic is inseparable from the Champions League game that will start in midweek.

The match between Arsenal and Hoffenheim is played in the second game, and they can take a look at the wind direction in the first game, which often has a similar surname in each round. Plus, they have an extra day to prepare.

Arsenal did not train on this game in particular, Arsenal are in good shape at the moment, and Arsene Wenger believes that as long as the team plays as they did away from Hoffenheim, they will at least not lose. For Arsenal, a point would be enough to bring down Hoffenheim and Olympiacos, who still have a do-or-die battle between Hoffenheim and Olympiacos.

However, Hoffenheim took the game much more seriously, and Rangnick led the team to north London the morning before, after which Hoffenheim had a closed training session at the Emirates Stadium and was not allowed to come to reporters. In this regard, the Arsenal club behaved very generously, not retaliating against Hoffenheim like Hoffenheim made it difficult for them at home, but to provide Hoffenheim's training and accommodation as convenient as possible, when Arsenal fans wanted to go to Hoffenheim's hotel to disturb, Professor Wenger also appealed to fans to be polite to guests from Germany, respect for opponents is respect for themselves. No one knows what Rangnick's psychology is like, but he is grateful for it.

(To be continued)