The Belgian city of Learja is located in the center of Europe, a metropolis in the Meuse and Rhine river basins, the third largest river port in Europe, only 30 kilometers from the Netherlands and 45 kilometers from Germany. There is also a story about the city and China, where it is said that the first European plane to arrive in China was piloted by a Lie. In reality, people love sports, motocross and flying, which also further confirms this statement.

The most famous club in the city is Standard Lie, the full name is Royal Standard Lie, originally called Standard Paris, even in the whole of Belgium, Standard Lieyue has always been a very famous club, at least in the top three of the Belgian League. Only Anderlecht, who Dong Fangzhuo has played for, can suppress them.

On the afternoon of September 15, Standard Column welcomed his first opponent in the Champions League group stage and the most terrifying opponent - Arsenal.

This is the first time that Standard Column has participated in the main match of the Champions League group stage. They were already looking forward to the Champions League last season, when they faced Liverpool in the final qualifying round, but they missed their chance until 118 minutes of extra-time went on, when Kuyt scored in extra-time to knock out the standard column. Standard Column was disappointed and felt they deserved to be in the group stage. Last season, they were once again the Belgian champions and finally started their Champions League group stage.

Standard Column said that the previous five visits to England ended in defeat, but the last one was a draw. In the first round of the 2008/09 UEFA Cup, Standard Column drew 2-2 away to Everton.

Arsenal have only played Belgium once before in a European competition, but it was unpleasant, against Vintesegre in the second round of the 1981/82 League Cup. Arsenal won the first leg 2-1 at home and eventually drew 2-2 on aggregate over the two legs, with Arsenal eliminated due to a lack of away goals.

Arsenal coach Arsene Wenger and Standard Coach Bologni have both coached the French Ligue 1 Monaco team and Nancy team, but the two are not friends, but the Monaco team and the Nancy team have asked Wenger and Bologni to be the head coach, which shows that the two people do have some aspects that should be similar.

Arsenal have been very popular with the fans since they arrived in this city, and for these Belgian fans, it is a blessing to be able to see the arrival of a giant like Arsenal on their own doorstep.

The Arsenal and Standard matches are played in the second game of the Champions League group stage, and after arriving in Belgium, the most important thing for Arsenal's players in addition to training is to watch a few other Champions League games in the evening, and the situation of the first round of matches often determines the style and tone of this year's Champions League matches.

The first game can be called a clear difference between strength and weakness, whether at home or away, in addition to Juventus, strong teams have won, Juventus was forced to draw by Bordeaux at home, and Bordeaux, the new French army, also showed their dark horse background. But this result did not put Arsenal's apprentices at ease, because except for Real Madrid's 5-2 sweep of Zurich, those strong teams won small games, Chelsea, Milan, Liverpool all won by one goal, which shows that there are fewer and fewer fish belly in the Champions League team. It won't be easy to win against any of the underdogs.

In his pre-match press conference the next day, Arsene Wenger was much more cautious, saying: "Some people might think that for Arsenal, they automatically qualify. But we don't see it that way at all, it's going to be very tough, I've seen the standard games, they're very technical, they're very passionate. They are all tall, strong lads in defence, with a technical player in midfield, two well-rounded strikers, who are fast and physical. The other thing is that the fans are very good at creating an atmosphere and everyone sings at all times, just like they are used to in England. Last year at Liverpool's Anfield, the 5,000 standard row fans created an atmosphere that surpassed the 40,000 home fans, which was a special motivation for them. And it's a pressure for us.

Of course I'm hoping for a good start and I think we can get a win and we're going to aim for that. Strive to qualify as soon as possible, and the sooner you qualify, the better. ”

Standard coach Bologni has shown respect for Arsenal but has also expressed his desire to win, saying: "It's always a good feeling to be able to play in the Champions League group stage. Of course, it would be even better to be able to leave the pitch with a good result. Standard has done well against England and we want to continue to do so. We've played against Liverpool, Everton, Arsenal and I think Arsenal should be aware of our quality and they will respect our performance. I like Arsenal's simple style and I have a lot of respect for Arsene Wenger. We have to come up with something more than just fighting. We have to stay in control of the ball. We have to act like one and give our best. We've got a young team, but I don't think they're going to be intimidated by a lot of big stars, they're all very good. ”

After the press conference, as the time of the game drew closer, the two teams entered the verge of battle, by which time most of the away fans had already entered the stadium, and the standard fans from all over Belgium had gathered at the Skresin Stadium, and reporters were also visiting the stadium and interviewing local and foreign fans. The TV commentators also talked about some news about the two teams and compared the strength of the teams.

At 20:45 local time on the 16th of Belgium, the first leg of the Champions League group stage between Belgium and Arsenal finally kicked off.

The standard starting line-up is 4-2-3-1, goalkeeper 38-Borat, four defenders are 17-Camozato, 19-Sarr, 22-Mangara, 4-Rocha, and five midfielders; 28-Witsel, 33-Gonzalez; 7 - Dalma, 10 - Camargo, 23 - Jovanovic, the only striker is; 9- Mbokani.

There is not a single big-name star in the standard lineup, and the only Steven who has a bit of a star flavor? Defoe, who is out for three months after picking up an injury at the weekend, is at the heart of the standard team; However, such teams have always played overall tactics, and the number of stars is not among their tactics.

Arsenal's starting XI today is still 4-4-2, goalkeeper 24-Mannone; , the four defenders are 13-Li Huan, 10-Gala, 5-Vermaelen, 22-Clichy; N4 four midfielders, - Cesc Fabregas, 17-Song, 7-Rosicky, 2-Diaby, forwards are 52-Bendtner, 9-Eduardo Due to Almunia's injury, the young player Mannone was temporarily draped on the field and took on the responsibility of defending Arsenal's last gate, while striker Van Persie had diarrhea and could not play today, so he had to let Eduardo and Bendtner partner together. Nasri was rested in rotation and Mozart Rosicky took his place.

Arsenal got off to a terrible start, cheering on the crowd of more than 40,000 fans, and the standard column broke through the Arsenal door on the 116th second to take the lead, when Eduardo made a mistake in clearing a corner, and defender Mangala escaped Cesc Fabregas's defensive left-footed low shot from the edge of the box.

The goal left Arsenal stunned and before they could react, the Gunners were dealt another blow three minutes later when Galla kicked Jovanovic in the box and the Serb took home the penalty spot.

Arsenal trailed by two goals in less than five minutes, much to the shock of not only the Arsenal but also the Belgians. It's been a fantastic start for Standard and a fantastic start for Arsenal, but it's been a nightmare.

Arsene Wenger and the substitutes were looking for a seat when they conceded the first goal, and Wenger stood up and looked at the big screen to figure out what was going on, but before he could finish the slow motion, the second goal came again. The old French man's head was stunned by the blow, and he almost sat on the ground. Everything was prepared before the game, and when it came time to the game, it was found that the preparation before the game had no effect, because you can never prepare for mistakes, but it was the two mistakes of Eduardo and Gallas that caused the opponent to score two goals.

Bloughing in surprise and delight, and clapping mechanically, Bologni opened the game with a two-goal lead, which was completely out of line with his pre-match set-up, which he thought was going to be a hard-fought game. He also focused on explaining to the players what to do if they fall behind, what to do in a stalemate, and finally talked about what to do after taking the lead. Bologni is also a wonderful person, shaking his head and saying to the assistant coach: "Let us concede two goals in the opening game, which makes us embarrassed to play again." ”

The commentator at the scene was also stunned, and said ecstatically: "The standard column is ahead, two goals ahead, it's incredible, anything can happen on the football field, it's incredible, six wins in the previous six games, I didn't expect to be recognized as a weak team Standard Column scored two goals in five minutes, and the next game to see how Arsenal should play, Arsenal's strength is stronger, but they are obviously not as fast as the standard column, and their attention is not enough." ”

The Belgian fans in the stands applauded excitedly and sang the team anthem, they have a nickname in the country, called the Red Army, although their record is not as brilliant as Liverpool, but the fanaticism of the fans is comparable to that of Liverpool.

The most angry, disappointed and embarrassed are the Arsenal players, they are in a terrible mood, especially the mistakes of Eduardo and Gallas, angry to angry, but they are not desperate, the recent two consecutive big reversals in Manchester, let them have a certain confidence when they are behind. Everyone thought they were more than capable of getting the score back.

When kicking off again, Arsenal launched a crazy counterattack, the standard column said that he had to take a defensive posture to deal with Arsenal's crazy attack, two goals in hand, the standard column of the players played at a high level at the beginning, their defense is not leaky, on the grab, sandwich defense, assist defense, response, every defense has been done by them very well, no matter how fast Arsenal passes, the standard column of defense is not chaotic. Obviously, he looked at the standard column and said that it was like a lonely boat in the sea, and in a blink of an eye, it was hit by a wave to the bottom of the sea, but after the wave passed, the boat floated up again.

Arsenal has a headache for the tenacity of the standard column, and they put more pressure on the standard column, Li Huan and Klich continue to break through from the side, facing the opponent of the Premier League, Klich plays more difficult, but with a team like Belgium, Klich's strength is undoubtedly revealed, he can echo each other with Li Huan on the side, and truly form a middle push and two wings to fly.

Arsenal's frantic attack started in the fifth minute and lasted for half an hour, even with a two-goal lead, the players and fans were overwhelmed by Arsenal's furious attack, and could only wait for the dead ball to take a few quick breaths.

In the 36th minute of the game, Li Huan, who had been carrying the ball down to the bottom in front of him and almost did not cut inside, at this time, dribbled the ball to the front court, and saw that the opponent's left back and left midfielder were surrounded by him and wanted to attack himself, Li Huan suddenly dialed the ball and cut inside when he was in the corner mountain of the big penalty area. encountered an interception from the back, Li Huan passed the ball directly to Eduardo, Eduardo saw that there were people in front of him, and there was no chance to make up for it, so he could only roar to the heel helplessly, and whether he could pass it to Li Huan depended on his luck.

Li Huan was lucky, or Li Huan reacted well, he quickly controlled the ball at his feet, but there were so many defenders in the middle, Li Huan still couldn't find a chance to shoot, and when he saw the opponent intercepting again, Li Huan quickly pushed the ball to Fabregas, who was inserted. Continuing to run, Fabregas's reaction was faster, the pass was accurate, and then with a heel, he easily passed the ball in front of Li Huan, and Li Huan controlled the ball when he arrived. Li Huan did not stop, and after making two feints in a row, Li Huan broke through to the other side of the penalty area horizontally. He made a feint to shoot again, which attracted a lot of defense and attention, but after making this feint, Li Huan knocked the ball and passed it to his back, Li Huan believed that Rosicky must be behind him ready to respond.

Rosicky was really behind Li Huan, and when Li Huan knocked the ball over, Rosicky observed that the defense at the front of the penalty area was actually taken away, leaving him with a lot of space to shoot. Rosicky unceremoniously raised his foot to change the shot, and the ball flew straight into the left side of the goal against the turf, and at the moment goalkeeper Boggart was still on the right side, and could only watch the ball fly into the net, he couldn't even make a move.

(To be continued)