Both teams' defenses made repeated mistakes, but their attacks were on fire, scoring almost at will.
Faced with their opponents' stubborn fightback, Arsenal's attacking firepower went completely wild.
In the thirtieth minute, Li Yufei tore through the defense again and scored his second of the match.
A rapid counterattack began upfield, followed by a blistering sprint down the flank to shake off the defender.
He cut inside into the penalty area, changed pace to wrong-foot the goalkeeper, and calmly slotted home!
GOAL!!!
4-2!
"Li Yufei scores twice! He's on fire and simply unstoppable!"
In the thirty-sixth minute, Suarez followed suit, scoring his second of the match.
Exquisite teamwork in midfield sent a string of one-touch passes slicing through the opposition defense.
Suarez met the ball inside the box and slotted home, easily finishing the chance served up to him!
GOAL!!! 5-2!
"Suarez scores twice too! Both strikers have gone wild, and the opposition defense has completely collapsed!"
As the first half drew toward its end, neither team slowed the pace of their attacks.
In the thirty-ninth minute, Anderlecht exploited a gap in the defense to pull another goal back.
Sharp passing on a swift counterattack created a one-on-one chance, which they converted to narrow the deficit again.
GOAL!!! 5-3!
"Three goals in this end-to-end battle! Anderlecht may be destined to lose, but their attack hasn't faltered at all!"
The referee blew for halftime, with the score standing at 5-3.
Eight goals had been scored in just forty-five minutes-a half of frenzied attack rarely seen in football.
"My goodness! Eight goals in one half! This is a feast of pure attacking football!"
"Both teams have completely abandoned defending and gone at each other from start to finish. The fans must be loving this!"
In the dressing room at halftime, Wenger did