The first game was a series of upsets, Bayern, which was already in a bad situation, was defeated by Bordeaux by two goals at home, Bordeaux qualified ahead of schedule, and Bayern ranked third, already 4 points behind the second place Juventus, and the qualifying situation was in jeopardy.

Manchester United and CSKA launched a goal battle, Manchester United at home in the case of behind, in stoppage time to chase two goals to chase the score to 3:3, although the Moscow team was forced to draw, but relying on this precious point, Manchester United two rounds of group qualification.

Chelsea, who had won three of their first three games, also faced stubborn resistance from Atletico Madrid on the road, Chelsea beat Atletico 4-0 at home, but this game was held to a 2-2 draw by Atletico Madrid, but Chelsea still won the right to qualify two rounds early.

Wolfsburg, who were not favored by fans and journalists before the game, were also shocked by their 3-0 win away to Besiktas in Hell in Turkey, and although they did not qualify early, they also secured their position as the second place.

The first game is characterized by the fact that the home advantage is not obvious, and there are many unexpected games, and when the group qualifier enters the critical moment, the result of the game is no longer completely determined by the strength of the team, and the factors affecting the game have become more complicated. This made Wenger alert to the next day's game, although he knew that Arsenal's strength was stronger than Hoffenheim, but in terms of the determination and fighting spirit of the two teams, Hoffenheim was stronger than Arsenal, and it was really hard to say who would win and who would lose when it came to the game.

Hoffenheim trained behind closed doors and staggered with Arsenal until the afternoon of the game, when Hoffenheim started their first public training session, and the Arsenal players and Hoffenheim players met for the first time at the Kearney training base.

Although the two sides were in a hostile situation, the Hoffenheim players still came over to greet Li Huan, and Ibishe hugged Li Huan affectionately, and asked him to go to his house when he took time to go back to Germany, Li Huan didn't care whether he had time to go or not, so he agreed.

Rangnick walked last, when he and Li Huan met, the mood of the two people was very complicated, Li Huan has been coming to Arsenal for more than 3 months, jumping outside the circle to see, he somewhat understands Rangnick's thoughts at that time.

After groaning for about half a second, Li Huan stretched out his hand and said, "Coach, welcome to London." If you have time, when you finish the game, I'll invite you. ”

Rangnick stretched out his hand to shake Li Huan, the two big hands were clenched tightly, and Rangnick sighed: "To be honest, after the game, I don't know if I'm in the mood to stay here and have a drink with you." ”

Li Huan smiled and said sincerely: "Coach, I believe in your ability, and it will definitely not be a problem to qualify from the group." ”

Rangnick patted Li Huan on the shoulder and jokingly said, "If you let us win this game, it will definitely not be a problem to qualify from the group." ”

Li Huan smiled and said, "This is unacceptable, we are still worried that you will compete with us for the first place in the group." ”

Rangnick smiled: "Judging from yesterday's game, the team playing at home has a bad record. ”

Li Huan straightened his chest and said, "We are Arsenal." ”

Li Huan's words are full of confidence, and because of the background of the record, people have to be convinced.

Rangnick smiled, looked at Wenger, who was standing not far away, and said, "We are the defending champions. ”

Li Huan laughed and said, "Let's not fight, we have to fight on TV and newspapers, and we can increase their ratings and sales a little." ”

Rangnick patted Li Huan's shoulder again and said, "Okay, we'll see you on the field." ”

At the pre-match press conference, the two managers made their last speeches before the game, because of the situation in the first game yesterday, the tone and content of the two managers have changed a little compared to the previous ones.

Arsene Wenger said: "You know there are upsets in football and if we win we can consolidate our top spot in the group. We played at home and we played very well at home and hopefully we can continue that form. The visitors are now third in their group and I'm sure Hoffenheim will be keen to win at the Emirates Stadium to cement their position and enhance their reputation.

It's an unusual game for Hoffenheim, so it's going to be very difficult. We are very fortunate that players like Cesc Fabregas and Li Huan will be in good form for this game, and they have been outstanding in the league at the weekend, and with them, my heart is relieved. Rangnick was more passionate than Wenger in his pre-match press conference, "It's fair to say that this game against Hoffenheim was the most crucial of all six games in the group for us. I want the team to use everything in their favour to win and play at their level in the game. We want to win, we want to stay in the Champions League and we showed last season that we have what it takes to do it.

It is clear that in such a difficult situation, we will become stronger and more difficult to deal with. We've got a big enough squad to be able to field 11 in-form players in any situation. The chances of a late reversal against Arsenal are slim. If we play according to our own tactical play, we will get a satisfactory result. In response to reporters' questions later, Wenger once again lamented the injuries of two players, one is Bendtner with a groin injury, and the other is Klich who injured his back in training, "We are worried about his back injury, if his back injury is confirmed, he will be out of action for a few weeks, in the left-back selection, Li Huan, Eboue and Kieran? Gibos could both take the place of the France international. Arsenal have a lot of talent and I don't need to worry about that. ”

Rangnick also has injuries in his camp, Demba Ba has a muscle strain, he didn't come to London, and Arshavin has some flu, to which Rangnick said: "It's normal for the British media to try to put pressure on us. Regarding the Champions League, they were right, it was one game we had to win, otherwise it would have been very difficult for us to qualify from the group. Arshavin is available now, but Demba Ba certainly won't play, but we are confident of winning the game. Hoffenheim are a German team, we have a tradition of fighting against adversity, and the harder we work, the better we play. The fans will see a victory. “

(To be continued)