Wenger stood on the sidelines with his arms crossed. His deep expression did not mean that he was calm inside.
When Arsenal's main lineup was formed, he had more ideas for the team. The experience of last season's defeat in the Champions League made him want to let Arsenal show an unexpected effect in the knockout stages of the Champions League.
In the opening period, both players were in the zone. When Arsenal took the initiative to stabilize the defense, Bayern Munich could not play a very threatening offense.
After 15 minutes of the game, Vieira and Qin Xiong successfully blocked Ballack's defense, walked behind Qin Xiong and gently pushed Qin Xiong's back. Qin Xiong turned his head to look at the captain. Vieira, who was not angry, said to him, "Go!"
Qin Xiong nodded.
Everyone in the world knew that Arsenal's left wing offense was famous for its prowess.
Piré was more creative and threatening than Ljungberg, which was obvious to all. In addition, Henry's offensive style was particularly glaring to the left. It was not difficult to understand why Arsenal's left wing offense was unrivaled.
Bayern Munich attached great importance to restricting Arsenal's left wing offense, which was reflected in the first 15 minutes of the game.
In the 17th minute of the game, Qin Xiong no longer did the passing work in the midfield. He suddenly dribbled to break through.
He dribbled the ball to the front of the field and suddenly rushed to the right wing. Frings blocked in front of Qin Xiong.
Frings was more experienced and mature than Hargreaves, but Qin Xiong keenly sensed that Frings was not in a good state on the field. At least Hargreaves was very fierce and confident. Frings was a bit like Arsenal's Nishioka. He was slightly uneasy when handling the ball.
It was exactly what he wanted!
Arsenal's offense in this game was to give up on the left wing and focus on the right wing!
In front of Frings, Qin Xiong dribbled the ball. When Frings went up to intercept, Qin Xiong smoothly performed a Marseille spin and bypassed Frings easily!
Even Qin Xiong didn't expect this result.
He just wanted to test Frings, but he didn't expect that his first try would be so effective!
After passing Frings, Qin Xiong continued to dribble the ball to the right flank.
Qin Xiong passed the ball to the left side as Lizarazu retreated inside.
Hargreaves did not expect Pires to run horizontally from the left flank to the attacking midfielder area. He tried his best to follow Pires, but still gave Pires a chance to kick the ball.
Pires did not stop the ball and directly passed the ball back. Seeing that it was in Qin Xiong's direction, Lizarazu waited for Qin Xiong to stop the ball before he stole it. But he did not expect Qin Xiong to miss the ball!
Lizarazu turned his head and saw Yumberg!
The Swedish winger took a step forward, and Lizarazu moved over to defend. Yumberg went straight behind Lizarazu, and the Bayern Munich players watched in horror as Qin Xiong cut into the penalty area near the end line to control Yumberg's straight ball.
After Qin Xiong adjusted his control of the ball, he didn't wait for Kovac to get close before he kicked the ball back to the middle of the penalty area and sent the pass out.
The football quickly rolled between Kovac's legs, and even Kovac was shocked. He immediately turned his head and saw Henry receive the ball and shoot a volley before Lucio!
Munich's Olympic Stadium was silent!
Henry's shot went straight to the corner of the goal!
Kahn had no reaction!
"Arsenal has scored! The first to break the goal is Arsenal! The quicksilver and picturesque offensive coordination appeared in Munich's Olympic Stadium! Frings, who had been criticized by the outside world this season, was easily defeated by Qin Xiong. Margate would definitely look up to the sky and sigh: Bad luck! Demichelis is injured and can't play in this game. Frings, this ticking time bomb, has exploded again! Pirès, Qin Xiong, and Yumberg's coordination has become more and more tacit. The Champions League group stage's assist king and striker king, it's another cooperation between two kings!
Qin Xiong assists Henry to break the goal. This is a match made in heaven! "
When Henry hugged Qin Xiong and created a whirlwind on the sidelines with wild smiles on their faces, this scene had already become a classic for Arsenal this season!
Wenger smiled on the sidelines. At the same time, not only was he more confident, he was also filled with a stronger ambition.
UEFA Champions League!
This season, Arsenal definitely had the strength to fight for the final throne!
Because as a whole, most of their players were at their peak and were stronger than last season!
After Qin Xiong celebrated the goal with his teammates, he looked at Bayern Munich's left defensive zone on his way back to the half of the field. He had a thoughtful look on his face.
If it was an unexpected success for Frings after a test, then Qin Xiong also discovered a situation that he had not expected before the game during the attack that scored the goal. This situation should be able to be exploited to a greater extent.
Bayern Munich immediately launched a counterattack after the restart of the game. If there was a team in European football that was particularly strong in the attribute of team spirit, it was definitely Bayern Munich!
In the 20th minute of the game, Ballack did not try to gain a one-on-one advantage in Vieira's defensive zone.
The reason why Vieira let Qin Xiong "go up" was not only because of the pre-match tactical arrangements, but also because of the captain's strong confidence.
Vieira did not dare to say that he could crush Ballack one-on-one, but he definitely had the confidence, and this confidence did not appear blindly.
Ballack began to focus on the side of the ball, using the Angel Wings Salihamidzic and Zerroberto on the left to launch a flank attack.
When Arsenal's defensive line did not have an absolute flaw, Bayern Munich's attack did not pose a clear threat for the time being.
The rhythm was driven by Arsenal.
In the 25th minute of the game, Qin Xiong once again dribbled the ball forward. This time, he did not try to break through Frings because Frings was already nervous.
When Qin Xiong passed the ball back to Vieira, who plugged in from behind, Frings' attention suddenly wavered. Follow Qin Xiong or defend against Vieira? He hesitated.
He hesitated, but Qin Xiong was very decisive and ran unswervingly to the right. Vieira passed the ball to Ljungberg, and Ljungberg passed it straight again. Qin Xiong was like a right winger facing Lizarazu alone.
In front of Lizarazu, Qin Xiong poked the ball to the left and made a horizontal cut. Lizarazu retreated to the inside line, and Qin Xiong quickly poked the ball to the right. Lizarazu moved to the outside line again, but Qin Xiong's third kick was to kick the ball back to the right with his left foot, and his right foot followed up with a powerful kick to the ball back to the left!
Lizarazu could not keep up with Qin Xiong's rhythm after two consecutive changes of center of gravity!
Qin Xiong still cut to the inside line.
The moment he succeeded in breaking through Lizarazu, Qin Xiong had confidence in his heart.
The 34-year-old Lizarazu was old!
He was no longer the world's strongest fullback!
It was time for him to take a bow. The world belonged to the young people!
Seniors, your country should be handed over to me!
Qin Xiong was in excellent condition. After taking advantage of the horizontal cut, he did not use his left foot to shoot. Instead, he used his right foot!
He volleyed with the outer instep of his right foot and shot an inward-spinning curveball around the outside line!
The football flew in a beautiful trajectory, passing between Lúcio and Kovács.
Kahn moved from the direction of the near post to the far post. He already showed a look of despair. No matter what, he could not make a save.
The dazzling and fast curveball shot made the Bayern Munich fans break out in a cold sweat.
The football finally brushed the outside of the far post and flew out of the end line.
However, Qin Xiong showed a faintly discernible confident smile as he turned his head and ran to the backfield.
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