Football's Soft Rice King: Sister, I Don't Want to Work Hard Anymore
Chapter 722

Five Goals, the Unsolvable King of Football!

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By mid-September, the flames of the 2014–2015 European Football season had fully ignited.

With Arsenal winning match after match on the domestic stage, their UEFA Champions League Group Stage campaign officially began as well.

As the undisputed rulers who had won the UEFA Champions League four years in a row and the top favorites to defend their title this season, Arsenal embarked on their new European title defense.

In the first round of the UEFA Champions League Group Stage, the Gunners hosted Belgian giants Anderlecht at the sacred Emirates Stadium.

This clash was also the first official match in Group D.

Dortmund and Galatasaray, the other two teams in the group, were the first to battle, warming things up for Arsenal's UEFA Champions League opener.

Yet the eyes of fans around the world remained fixed on the Emirates Stadium, awaiting the dynasty Gunners' Champions League debut of the new season.

As the absolute rulers of the Belgian First Division, Anderlecht had competed in the UEFA Champions League proper for years and possessed extensive European competition experience.

The team was highly cohesive and tactically disciplined, excelling at defending deep and striking on the counterattack. They had always been known in Europe for their resilience.

For this trip to London to challenge the invincible dynasty Arsenal, Anderlecht prepared an extreme defensive strategy before the match. Everyone dropped back to park the bus, hoping to use a packed defense to withstand the Gunners' terrifying attack. Even a draw would have been the team's ultimate victory.

Belgian media hyped the match heavily beforehand, believing Anderlecht had the resilience to contend with a powerhouse and might just pull off an upset at the Emirates Stadium, halting Arsenal's winning streak.

But in the face of an absolute gap in strength, every tactical calculation, pre-match buildup, and

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