After witnessing Henry's goal, Wenger kept waving his fists up and down on the sidelines.
It's settled!
Arsenal will advance to the Champions League quarter-finals!
In fact, in all the years that Wenger had led Arsenal, Arsenal had rarely advanced to the Champions League quarter-finals. From the 9899 season to the 0405 season, Arsenal had only advanced to the quarter-finals once and were eliminated by Valencia.
Therefore, if they could advance to the quarter-finals of the Champions League this season, they would at least be on par with his best Champions League results under Arsenal.
On one hand, the Gunners fans in the stands at Highbury were excited about the team advancing to the quarter-finals. On the other hand, they were simply shocked by the goal created by Qin Xiong and Henry.
That was definitely a goal that was off the charts!
Qin Xiong and Henry had become the most efficient attacking duo in the Premier League. However, due to the lack of attention in the Champions League group stage, they did not have much credibility in the European football world. However, they met Bayern Munich in the knockout stages. So far, the two players had directly cooperated to score four goals!
Qin Xiong assisted Henry with three goals, and Henry assisted Qin Xiong with one goal!
"Will this be the best goal in the Champions League this season? Qin Xiong faked in the penalty area to deceive Kovac and then passed the ball back. He was faced with Bayern Munich's crazy encirclement in two seconds, but he used his flowery foot to pass the ball out of the gap at the crucial moment. Not only did he pass it out, but he passed it very comfortably! He is definitely a player with excellent footwork skills. He knows some fancy tricks, but he rarely uses them because he is a practical player! He will not be bored and use his bicycle to make meaningless displays of skills. When the conditions are right, he uses football skills that Bayern Munich's defensive line did not expect, which helped the team gain an advantage in offense. His pass is impeccable, and Henry's volley in the air shows the ability of a world-class striker! Who can stop this attacking duo?! "
Although Bayern Munich wanted to reverse Arsenal, their situation did not change much.
Looking at the situation, before the total score became 5: 3, they needed to score two goals to reverse Arsenal.
Now, they still needed at least two goals to make the score 5: 5 and then compete with Arsenal for victory in overtime.
However, on the surface, their situation did not change much.
When Qin Xiong decisively cut forward to increase the threat of the frontline, Bayern Munich's line-up became problematic. They were overly compressed in the middle of the midfield and lacked effective breakthroughs from the flanks. During the counterattack, they tore open the width of Arsenal's defense and created space for the midfielders to plug in from behind.
On the sidelines, Margate wanted to switch out Shaor and Salihamidzic, but he was hesitant about who to switch out.
If they were to change strikers at this time, they would inevitably be attacked to death by the fans and the German media. Of course, being able to achieve a reversal was another matter altogether.
If they were to change the midfielders, it would be equivalent to weakening the defensive strength. He was not sure if Bayern Munich could withstand Arsenal's crazy attacks in the frontline after the substitution!
It was impossible for Qin Xiong to perform a flash of inspiration every time. Most of the time, he posed a threat and led Bayern Munich's midfield to retreat, which was equivalent to attracting firepower and making the situation more advantageous for Arsenal.
The miraculous effect of the Divine Flash was uncontrollable. However, in normal attacks and defenses, Bayern Munich's defense was still able to contain the threat that Qin Xiong posed. It was just that they had become very passive, and their fast attacks could not pose a threat.
Margate could not make up his mind and could only watch time pass. When the game entered injury stoppage time, Arsenal began to use substitutions to stall for time and let Bayern Munich slow down.
Pires was replaced by Flamini, Qin Xiong was replaced by Fàbregas, and Henry was replaced by Robin van Persie.
Arsenal substituted three players at once and began to strengthen the defense.
When the referee's whistle sounded, deafening cheers came from Highbury.
"Congratulations to Arsenal for defeating Bayern Munich with a total score of 5: 3 over two legs to advance to the quarter-finals of the Champions League. Arsenal has shown an astonishing strength and brought out their unstoppable momentum in the Premier League. They defeated Bayern Munich in both home and away, and the most outstanding players were none other than Qin Xiong and Henry. These two players are now indispensable to Arsenal's victory. I believe Wenger is praying to God that these two players will not be injured again. Oh, maybe Wenger's request will be even more excessive. He does not want to see any Arsenal player injured again.
Campbell's injury has made him unhappy. "Yes, Wenger was very worried about Campbell's injury. Arsenal's teammates were also very concerned about Campbell's injury.
They were fighting on three fronts at the end of the season. The injury of the defensive leader, Campbell, was bound to cast a shadow over the team. No one could shoulder all the roles in a team. Everyone had to do their job to the best of their ability.
Arsenal's lineup looked very strong at the beginning of the season, but the key problem was: the lifeline to maintain a strong team was too weak!
If Henry was injured, could there be a replacement? No!
Vieira or Silva, one of them is injured. Can anyone replace him? No!
Campbell and Touré, the two defensive stalwarts, were injured. Such problems had occurred before. Nishika was a terrible choice. Senderos looked good, but his continued stability needed to be observed. However, he was naturally incomparable to the main force.
At the beginning of the season, it was thought that if Qin Xiong was injured, Bergkamp could replace him. However, it turned out that Bergkamp was old. He was still very good, but compared to Qin Xiong's role, he could not replace Qin Xiong. It was not a question of whether there was a player who could play in this position.
As it was the end of the season, Arsenal's team did not go out frequently. Most of the time, the players went out with their friends to relax. Qin Xiong, like most of the main players, left the stadium to receive a post-match muscle fatigue recovery massage and went home to rest.
The next night, Qin Xiong, Henry, Vieira, Pires, and Fàbregas had dinner in a high-class restaurant. At the same time, they watched the Champions League quarter-finals draw ceremony together after dinner.
Today, Fleet Street announced the rise of the Premier League in a high-profile manner, as if on steroids!
"Although Manchester United was defeated in the Champions League quarter-finals by AC Milan in a home and away double, the Premier League teams are the same as the Serie A teams. Three teams have broken into the Champions League quarter-finals! AC Milan, Juventus, and Inter Milan are the traditional top three in Serie A. Chelsea, Arsenal, and Liverpool are the three pillars of the current BIG4 group in the Premier League. Arsenal eliminated Bayern Munich, and Chelsea eliminated Barcelona. The performances of the two teams are convincing enough. Now we can look forward to playing against the Serie A teams and challenging the throne that Serie A once dominated! "
Fleet Street did not expect that this season's Champions League quarter-finals would turn into a "civil war"!
AC Milan and Inter Milan would stage a derby between rivals in the same city!
Arsenal and Chelsea would stage a London duo!
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