Odegaard: Before Rice scored the first free-kick, we were talking about getting the ball into the box
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Live broadcast on 4/0 0:00 a.m. Beijing time, in the 0-0 round of the Premier League 0-0 season, Arsenal will host Brentford. Ahead of the game, Gunners midfielder Odegaard reflected on the first leg of the Champions League 0/0 final against Real Madrid in the club's official matchday column, saying the team should have scored more goals.

Odegaard wrote: "When I walked the team out of the tunnel on Tuesday night, the atmosphere was incredible. I've never seen anything like it at the Emirates Stadium and you could feel that energy from the moment we stepped on the pitch and it was felt throughout the game. ”

"The atmosphere you guys (the fans) created that night was very special and gave us a huge help and we had a great night together. When the pitch is full of energy and passion, it certainly gives us more motivation on the pitch, which gives us that extra passion, drive and energy to be able to do something special. ”

"Especially in this type of game, the win or defeat is often determined by a small margin, so anything that improves our performance has a big impact. You've given us a lot of support, you've been through every moment with us and hopefully we'll be rewarded for what we've done on the pitch, there's nothing better than the feeling of it all coming together. ”

'I thought we should have scored more goals and Courtois made a couple of good saves, but we found the break through a brilliant free-kick from Rice.I was a bit surprised when I took the first free-kick because we were standing in front of the ball and we decided to get the ball into the box, so I moved behind the wall to get the second spot.

'But Rice obviously saw some chances for the goalkeeper or the wall, and he was a brilliant shot! He saw an opportunity at that moment and made a decisive decision. Second free-kick – just incredible! It was an incredible shot.We talked about it a bit and he said I should try to go around the other side of the wall like the first one.

'We thought about it, but I let him take the penalty anyway. He was confident and let him try again. And it turned out that he really did! At first we planned to roll the ball and stop and shoot again, but in the end he shot straight at goal and it was unreal. We all enjoyed the moment after the final whistle, but what I liked more was the reaction of every player when they came back to the dressing room. ”

We know it's only the semi-finals and going to Madrid will be completely different.We had to be there again with a first-round performance to qualify, that's the mentality of everyone in the dressing room and it's great to see that everyone is so focused right away. We can't get carried away and despite our excellent performance against probably one of the best teams in the history of the Champions League, we know the next game is going to be tough and we have to be ready. ”

'We said we could beat any team in any situation and now we have a chance to prove it against Brentford.'