ARSENAL VS ASTON VILLA | EFOOTBALL 2024

welcome to what amounts to football Heaven it doesn't get a whole lot better than this the conditions utopian the sun is high in the sky it's a truly beautiful afternoon and the crowd reflect that their faces hopeful their smiles beaming levels of excitement and expectation are soaring and you get the feeling that this could be a very special occasion [Applause] indeed and nobody in this atmosphere can hide from the truth about how much this game matters the scene overflows with color and passion the action has already started which player is best for this game well it's hard to bet against this guy Tans Peter having a a telling influence here he's best deed in a a central Midfield position and it's from there he can really influence the team's possession he can dictate games and get his passing right pretty much every time in terms of length pace and weight okay interesting Messi Modric Messi shot could be off it's Gabriel well he certainly wasn't in the mood to take any risks [Applause] rice just not quite happening for him just now they're just lacking a Cutting Edge Peter and while that's fairly obvious the rest of their attacking play is actually quite [Applause] good and we have our very first quarter massive lead well now it's a race for the ball danger averted for now well he got rid because he was under pressure and here's [Applause] Modric rala defly done he's had a shot goal Arsenal Simplicity itself well his appreciation of space then was absolutely exceptional a moving genius [Applause] [Applause] deadlock broken it's 1 n yeah this is also a chance to see what happens to their level of concentration from here bit of a communication breakdown there it seems modri and it's Modric and if you have just joined us still just one goal between them and the score is 1 n now it's Watkins rice Messi now what about a Counterattack Arsenal disappointing in the end there they lack urgency a good take in a good area and Ming goal hot knife through butter they have done it again perhaps deserves a little bit of sympony here because that's a goalkeeper's nightmare it's it's clear that the keeper was unsighted by his defense and by the time he picked up the flight of that it was too late after 39 minutes is number 10 Lion Messi Lion Messi [Applause] Messi things starting to look very comfortable that second goal is such a a polarizing effect on perspective moods I mean one team are under more pressure now to get the next goal and the the other will fancy their chances of turning two into three oh shooting chance yes and again they simply do not know what has hit them the lightness of Step the sharpness of movement the certainty of finish oh that's wonderful to see the Run was explosive the Finish exquisite [Applause] 3-0 and things are starting to look awfully cozy well they're very much the better team at the moment Peter and and no doubt we'll be looking to to cause even more damage here hen has a go and that is a routine catch and the first 45 minutes are up so you hear the chance of easy easy and those are entirely Justified 3-0 after 45 minutes and it is hard to believe substitution for arsenal number 20 Gabrielle Jus whistle goes and we start the second half number 77 and can he get on to this oh well played well played Cristiano Ronaldo dybala number 21 oh he's on to this he's picked his way through well it's a look of bewilderment his touch deserted him at the key moment well I think that might well put him off watching tonight's highlights that has not g well Arsenal applying the Press here a high press yeah we see this so often these days but it does demand an awful lot of work rate and of course the discipline because it has to be with everyone it can't be with one or two if that starts happening here it'll just fall away yeah there are so much of them but of course the returns can be terrific well the defense proved infallible then that still see5 Cristiano Ronaldo well that is remarkable another example of how comfortable this team is on the [Applause] break Onana [Applause] and he cuts out the supply hakeim Cristiano Ronaldo m p Tores son and a h outstanding save to keep that out all he'd be thinking is please ground swallow me up mckin excellent challenge there uncompromising dybala now it's Cristiano Ronaldo well it didn't look good for a while but that was Brave defending and they got away with it you know it was an intervention that had to be made serious trouble lay in [Applause] store aimi threats one in it shapes the suits oh the balls went loose here this is the time you need that [Applause] pace now it's Bailey oh it's come loose nothing wrong with that tackle ball won [Applause] cleanly that's good pressing squeezing the play so 3-0 now and surely there'll be no twists in the plot sbba not too much more here than seeing out time and time is very nearly seen out now it's Cristiano Ronaldo nicely weighted ball footballing with usually identifies with Running Room and we've just seen a prime example and that will be the final Act hos just a thrill to witness here quick slick and such far you really would fear for anyone playing up against them right now how would you sum up what we've witnessed Jim of course we all love to watch the creative side of the game and goal scorers but there's an art to good defense too and their organization and discipline has helped earn this win so we've reached the end of our coverage for today many thanks to Jim beglin alongside me and we'll both see you next time