Ashley Cole is still very young after all.

He was less than 21 years old and was loaned to Crystal Palace last season for half a season. He became Arsenal's main player in the second half of the season. He was smooth sailing all the way, from a second-rate striker to a first-class full-back now. However, no matter what, he only played for Arsenal for half a season. Although he is a few months older than Etoo, he is still not as good as Etoo in terms of experience.

With a fever, he made the most wrong approach, which also ended his first Champions League match.

"Oh! Ashley? Cole tripped Etoo in the penalty area! How will the referee award the penalty... Penalty! Undoubted penalty! Cole fouled from the back from the side and the foul was in the penalty area! Mallorca got a penalty!"

When Arsenal saw the referee running into the penalty area, he felt something was wrong. Ashley Cole also woke up at this time and realized how big a mistake he had made. However, before he could plead with the referee, the referee walked towards him directly after pointing at the penalty spot, and then reached into his pocket...

"Red card! The referee showed Kerr a red card! Etoo has faced the goalkeeper directly without defense, Kerr made a foul from behind, and this red card has no objection! Arsenal is in trouble now. Not only will they face a penalty kick, but they will also play one less player in the next seventy minutes!"

Wenger was about to stand up to protest when the referee awarded a penalty. After seeing the red card, Wenger opened his arms exaggeratedly and shouted loudly to the field. Jose smiled and clapped hard on the field - this referee is so fair, it is simply a model of justice!

The protests from Arsenal naturally failed to have any effect. The penalty made in a game like the Champions League cannot be changed, let alone Ashley? There is nothing to say if Cole's foul was red card. After all, it was a foul made by the opponent when he was against the goalkeeper, and Cole was the last defensive player...

"This is the third red card Arsenal has received this season! In the previous four Premier League games, some of them received two yellow cards... This is also the 35th red card Arsenal got in all games since Wenger became Arsenal's head coach in October 1996. This number is already very high. Wenger brought Arsenal a gorgeous offense to Arsenal, but still cannot solve the rough and barbaric defense method of the Graham era. Perhaps this is the problem he will solve next..."

Jose smiled slightly on the coaching table. This was an accident. In his original idea, there was the idea of ​​letting Arsenal players get yellow cards or even red cards for fouls. However, he originally thought that Vieira would get red cards - this French midfielder got two red cards in four Premier League games in the new season. Unexpectedly, he didn't let him get cards. Instead, Cole, who was not so fierce in defense, received a red card. Now, Arsenal's left side will be greatly affected, both offense and defense...

Ronaldo walked into the penalty area with the ball. He was Mallorca's first penalty kicker, and Etoo was behind him.

Facing Ximan, Ronaldo grinned and turned around, ran up and shot!

He shot the ball hard on the inside of his left foot to the lower right corner of the goal. When he shot, he paused slightly, and then half twisted his body and shot the ball hard, which made the ball draw a slightly outward arc, flew over from Heeman's hand, and hit the ball net heavily!

One to zero, Mallorca took the lead at home! At the same time, they now have the advantage in numbers!

Wenger made a substitution, and he must have a substitution at this time. After all, such a large gap on the left cannot be kept like this - he replaced Edu, who was in the midfield with Dutch international Van Bronhorst, as the left back. Although such a move would weaken the strength of the midfield, he did not have the advantage in the midfield control before. It would be better to give up the midfield directly and hit the forward or the feet of both wings to launch a counterattack. One less person can only play like this.

Jose has always been a person who seizes the opportunity and chases hard. He immediately adjusted the focus of the offense and told Ronaldo to attack more from the middle lane. Although Vieira is still in charge of Arsenal's midfield, he is the only one after all. With Ronaldo concentrated on attacking here and Mota frequently pressing, even if Vieira is outstanding, she is still unable to beat four-handed hands with two fists.

Arsenal are good at offense. When forced to turn to defense, their combat effectiveness will be reduced by at least one level!

What happened next seemed very simple. Ronaldo used his elf-like dance to constantly attract Vieira's defensive attention in the middle, and then used the ball to allow Ruffitemota and others to face Arsenal's defense line directly. The continuous ground attack made Arsenal's defensive players feel miserable.

"We are not worse than Arsenal than technology!" Jose told Natal in a sensational manner. Although the advantage in the current scene is to play one more player, the skills of the Mallorca players are the cause of such a scene advantage. Although Arsenal does not lack technical geniuses, Borgkamp and Pire are both excellent technical players, but overall, Mallorca is still superior.

Henry, the King of Highbury, was tied up by Mallorca's defenders with layers of blocking and never easily. Although there was no collective recovery of defense to reduce Henry's breakthrough space, Mallorca's defenders are not slow now. If you take the ball and break through, I don't rush to intercept the ball. Just follow you and run with you, and wait for you to hit the dead end. What you have to do next is simple, just intercept the ball...

On the offense, Ronaldo involved Vieira's attention and then passed the ball out, creating opportunities for his teammates who were inserted behind him - this offensive method was almost always tried and tested.

In the 25th minute, Ronaldo dribbled the ball and passed it across. Mota, who followed, directly shot from the front of the penalty area. The ball roared towards the goal, and then hit the crossbar and bounced back!

Just two minutes later, Ronaldo attracted Vieira's attention and passed the ball out. Mota shot again from a long shot. Himan made a wonderful save and flew over and blocked the ball out.

"Mallorca's offensive is storm at home! Arsenal's defense is in danger! Mallorca, who beat one more man, continues to gain the advantage after leading and continues to attack. They are not at all stage frightened, and are not at all at a loss and worrying about participating in the Champions League for the first time. Instead, they continue to attack after gaining the lead, trying to use their advantages to completely defeat Arsenal!"

Jose should not be too familiar with the method of taking advantage of your illness to kill you...

For Mallorca, this game was the first official match of the Champions League they participated in, but Jose did not have any psychological barriers. He knew that compared with the league, the Champions League group stage was nothing more than the opponent's strength, but Mallorca has beaten many strong teams. Last season, the La Liga semi-finals Valencia La Coruña Real Madrid and Barcelona both lost at Mallorca. Even if Arsenal is very good, he will not be better than these teams - what is there to be afraid of?

What's more, Jose did not put Mallorca as a weak team at the beginning, but instead placed it as a team at the same level as Arsenal. Playing with teams at the same level, it has the advantage of scores and numbers. At this time, it is still possible to lay a winning goal without taking the blame. How long will it be delayed?

Besides, Wenger's ability to adjust on the spot is average and lays an advantage before the halftime break. This is what Jose is going to do now!

In the fierce attack, Mallorca finally expanded his lead in the 41st minute. Mota stepped forward and received a pass from Ronaldo again. When Vieira rushed over to defend him, he did not shoot, but calmly divided the ball to the right side. After Rufit received the ball, he took a step, then put a half-high ball into the penalty area with his right foot. Etoo inserted at high speed and threw Campbell away, stretched out his foot to stop Rufit's pass, and then shot directly with his right foot!

Ximan blocked the ball from the side, and the ball rolled into the penalty area. Luke appeared ghostly at the landing point of the ball, and easily shot against the ball...

"goooooooooooal! Albert Luke! Agile supplementary shot! Mallorca leads two goals at home! It seems that Mallorca's historic first victory in the Champions League is about to come!"

"Arsenal is facing a difficult situation! They are missing one person now and are still two goals behind. In this case, it is difficult for them to equalize the score. Perhaps what Wenger has to consider is not to lose too much. After all, it is just the first game of the group stage, and it is nothing to lose. As long as it is not too bad to lose and lead to passiveness in the subsequent games..."

Wenger looked at the situation on the court helplessly. The situation is indeed difficult to deal with now. If it is a decisive game, he can still fight hard, but there is no need to take risks in such a game. If he fails to win back and is hit by the opponent quickly and scores a few more goals, then Arsenal's face will be really lost...

After the second half began, Mallorca changed his offensive style in the first half and began to control the ball in the midfield. Wenger knew that his team had no chance!

If he was just one goal behind, Arsenal could still deal with the opportunity to attack patiently. If Mallorca still rushed and attacked like that, Arsenal could also regain defense and lure Mallorca's defense line to counterattack through the speed of Henry and others. Scoring a goal can turn the situation around. However, Jose was so sophisticated as a 60-year-old head coach, he would rather give up a big victory than keep the victory of this game safely...

Young people are often prone to being complacent, but this young coach is very rational, and sometimes even to the point of being almost boring - Wenger feels that losing this game is indeed not unfair.

Unfortunately, if one person wasn't missing soon after the opening, the game wouldn't have lost the suspense so early. Now I can only wait until the second round to deal with this young opponent in Highbury...

Amid Wenger's dark sigh, Mallorca won the victory of the game almost calmly. In the second half, they used transmission and dispatch to kill time more. Arsenal, who had one less, could not press in the midfield. There were not many exciting scenes in the second half, and Mallorca kept the victory to the end!

Although the second half seemed a bit dull, when the referee blew the whistle to the end of the game, there were still huge cheers in the stands!

This is the first European Champions League victory in 85 years since its establishment in 1916! It is the first time to participate in the Champions League main competition and win the first time. In the middle, it contains the expectations of the Mallorca people over the years!

Jose stood up and waved his hand to the stands.
Chapter completed!