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From Arsenal to the Ball God-Chapter 177 - 57: Facing Bayern Munich! Ma’el’s Arsenal Debut! The Explosive Wing Makes Its First Appearance!
"Beep!!"
At three-thirty in the afternoon, with the whistle from the referee, the match between Arsenal and Bayern Munich officially began!
"Wow... Oh...!!" Amidst the cheers from fans on both sides, Bayern's forward Gomez kicked off from the center circle, and the players from both teams quickly battled together.
Ma'el ran towards the left side of the field, getting close to his counterpart, Raphinha, waiting for the chance to receive the ball.
"Go for it, kid." Raphinha glanced at him, smiling with a bit of contempt.
Obviously, the opponent knew him, probably because Bayern's coach mentioned him before the match, or they had seen his brawl with Fabregas online.
"You too."
Ma'el responded with a sentence. This defender, though not very prominent among Bayern's stars, has good offensive abilities and is quite capable of running, considered top-tier in the Bundesliga.
Today, it's just right to practice with him!
Following the team's formation, Ma'el could obviously feel the pace of the match was extremely fast, much faster than the Championship.
The ball developing on the left could suddenly switch to the right wing after a few quick passes, where the forward takes the ball to launch an attack on the defense!
The seemingly casual passing in the backfield sometimes suddenly speeds up, sending a fast rolling ball to the feet of the forward!
"Boom boom boom...!"
The sound of passing kept ringing; the ball-controlling side was constantly transferring quickly to shift the opponent's defense, trying to find gaps for penetrating passes.
The defending side maintained a tightly knit formation, moving as a unit. Every player knew they couldn't give the opponent a chance to find holes, each time quickly arriving in position, never being lazy.
"Boom!"
In the fourth minute of the match, Bayern's right midfielder Toni Kroos made a precise long pass aiming for the team's left winger Mueller.
A sudden long pass to initiate an attack, a sudden variation!
Mueller calmly stopped the ball and dribbled quickly towards Arsenal's defensive line before passing it to Schweinsteiger, who was following in from the center.
"Boom!!" Schweinsteiger drew his bow and took a powerful long shot towards Arsenal's goal, but it was blocked mid-way by a fierce tackle from Koscielny.
The ball bounced out of the box, Gustavo and Alexander Song began vying for it, both were physically strong, temporarily entangled.
Finally, Arsenal's center-back Vermaelen rushed over, poked the ball away, and sent it to the side for Gibbs.
"Boom!"
Seeing the opponent's forward approach quickly, Gibbs didn't risk stopping the ball much, releasing it towards Ma'el's approximate location.
On the left side, Ma'el turned around to observe Badstuber's position, sprinted forward to meet the ball, and smoothly completed a turn.
He dribbled towards Raphinha, who side-stepped agilely, seemingly waiting for the right moment to tackle.
Ma'el, having mastered ball control, wasn't afraid of this defender's strategy. He steadily controlled the ball and pushed forward quickly, waiting for Raphinha's impulsive strike.
A few steps later, he finally noticed Raphinha's knee suddenly sinking, maybe trying to rush up to intercept!
"Boom!" Ma'el hit the ball along the sideline with a burst of speed, no moves, just simple acceleration.
His legs continuously pushed off and lifted again, almost with a flash he passed Raphinha, entering a wide-open space.
"What the hell?!" Raphinha cursed in German, not expecting Ma'el to be so decisive, quickly turned around and sped up, realizing he was getting further away.
Ma'el raced down the left flank, like a wild horse out of control, just watching him you could feel his impact force.
"Cover my position!"
Bayern's center-back Badstuber called out to Boateng behind him, side rushing toward Ma'el, surprisingly fast, quickly catching up.
"Bang!" At this moment, Ma'el suddenly burst the ball towards the sideline, suddenly accelerating for the second time, in a flash arriving at the baseline.
Badstuber's turn was slow, or rather, he couldn't keep up with Ma'el's speed ability.
"Oh...!" The Arsenal fans at the scene erupted in cheers, many stood up from their seats, watching Ma'el's direction.
Ma'el then sent a cross to the middle, but it was headed out of the box by Boateng, who occupied the position in advance.
"Clap clap clap..." Nonetheless, applause erupted at the scene; Ma'el's explosive ability just displayed was astonishing.
After speeding up, accelerating again!
Using the space behind Bayern Munich, easily breaking through two Bayern defenders!
This type of explosive winger is very striking and memorable.
On the pitch, Ma'el slightly regrettably clapped his hands, turned around, and ran back to his position, not too disappointed.
"He's so fast!"
Behind him, Badstuber, who experienced Ma'el's second acceleration, had a tinge of fear and concern on his face: "Raphinha, any way to limit him?"
The just returned Raphinha also looked shocked, couldn't help but glance back at Ma'el's back, "I'll try again, a young player... can't beat me every time with trotting the ball."
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"Arsenal counterattack opportunity! Gervinho on the right has come up, his footwork seems a bit awkward, is he nervous seeing Lam?"







