Arsenal used the right tactics to gain a substantial advantage in the Bernabéu stadium, rather than being judged by the field. The star players also showed wonderful skills in the contest.
However, Real Madrid still had players in poor form, which led to Real Madrid being unable to turn this advantage into a victory even if they controlled the situation on the field.
Before the end of the first half, Beckham's cross pass in the front field was successfully intercepted by Silva, and Arsenal immediately spurred on the counterattack again.
Fàbregas ran forward to pick up the gap, and Silva passed the ball to his feet.
At this time, Real Madrid's rear defensive line was quickly retreating. Pires was on the left flank, Henry was charging forward in the middle, and Qin Xiong ran to the right flank.
Fàbregas looked at Qin Xiong's position and decisively sent a long pass.
Qin Xiong ran to the right flank near the sideline. At this time, Carlos also came to his side. Carlos did not compete with Qin Xiong physically because he was at a disadvantage in terms of height in front of Qin Xiong.
He would definitely not be able to snatch the football that fell from the air. He was afraid that his center of gravity would be in the confrontation. And if Qin Xiong headed the ball behind him and accelerated directly from the front, Carlos would have to turn around and start again. If it were someone else, Carlos would not be worried at all. But it was only Qin Xiong. He did not dare to be so careless that he could still catch up after turning around and starting again.
In a flash, Qin Xiong needed to make a choice.
He could steadily stop the ball, but he was facing the world-class full back, Carlos.
Carlos would certainly not be cleanly broken through by him.
And at this time, Arsenal was counterattacking. The most important thing was the speed of the push!
The speed was fast, and it could have a devastating effect. The opponent could not defend at all.
He needed to pass the ball to Henry or Pires as soon as possible.
Of course, the best choice was still Henry because the distance was close.
Riches and honor were found in danger!
Qin Xiong unexpectedly continued to move in the direction of the sideline in front of Carlos. Almost half of his body stood outside the sideline. Carlos followed closely. The moment the football fell, Carlos's heart pounded.
He had a bad premonition.
The calm Qin Xiong did not seem to have any intention of stopping the ball.
What was he trying to do?
If it was a standard stop or a direct pass, not only would Carlos be on guard, but the players on the Real Madrid rear defensive line would also be able to see it.
Qin Xiong wanted to create the best surprise effect.
He did not completely turn his back to the spot where the football fell, and then used the heel of his right foot to knock the ball directly into the penalty area in the manner of a scorpion swinging its tail!
The Bernabeu stands were in an uproar!
Many fans almost could not restrain themselves from standing up and applauding Qin Xiong.
This was definitely a brilliant pass!
Carlos seemed to be petrified and did not make any moves that interfered with the running of the football.
Messiah and Ramos also seemed to have a slow reaction. They only made their next move after the football had flown a few meters. They went after Henry!
Casillas saw that the reaction of the two players on the rear defensive line was too slow, so he gritted his teeth and took the risk to attack. Although Henry did not immediately realize that Qin Xiong would pass the ball like this, he reacted the moment Qin Xiong was about to pass the ball!
He cut diagonally from between the two center backs to behind Messiah, which was the direction where the football was rolling.
Qin Xiong's pass was certainly not as accurate as his normal straight pass.
Henry took a step forward before Casillas and the ball diagonally towards the direction of the end line. Then he ran to chase the ball, and his next move was to shoot!
The angle was already very small.
Ramos immediately used a sliding tackle to block the angle of the ground of the goal.
Henry tried his best to catch up with the ball and turned halfway to sweep the ball towards the goal!
Ramos' sliding tackle almost hit the goalpost, while the football hit the outside of the goalpost and bounced out of the end line.
It was a false alarm for Bernabeu!
Arsenal returned a goalpost to Real Madrid!
After Henry shot, he lost his balance and fell to the ground. Seeing that the ball did not go in, Henry, who was always calm, slapped the turf in annoyance!
"Real Madrid escaped! Henry almost sent the ball into Real Madrid's goal. Qin Xiong's imaginative and hidden pass has a strong penetrating power, which is really amazing! The first half of the game entered injury stoppage time and there is only one minute left. It looks like Real Madrid is going to walk into the locker room with a score of 0: 1. "
The first half of the game was over and Arsenal was temporarily leading Real Madrid.
Henry quickened his pace as he walked into the players' tunnel. He deliberately came to Qin Xiong's side and whispered to Qin Xiong, "The pass just now was great. It's my problem."
Qin Xiong interrupted him and said, "If I could pass better, you would be able to shoot directly. There is no need to pass Casillas. There is no point in talking about this now."
Henry nodded solemnly and said, "Yes, I want to say that Real Madrid's current two center backs have problems with their marking ability. We can play more directly. They can't guard against me!"
Qin Xiong turned his head to look at Henry. Henry nodded firmly at him. Qin Xiong's lips curled into a smile that disappeared in a flash.
Real Madrid's defensive line was a sinkhole. This was known to the world.
Especially today's game.
Ramos himself was a full back who played as a center back. Messiah, who was not famous, was a product of Real Madrid's Zidane and Pavin policy, which was a player cultivated by their own youth training system. It could be said that Real Madrid's talent loss during this period was not only serious, but the youth training products they relied on were not worthy of Real Madrid's level!
Pavin was like that, and so was Messiah.
Messiah and Ramos were not at this level of the game. The team could not use tactics to make up for the defense and block Henry's center back combination!
During the halftime interval, Wenger praised the team's performance in the locker room, and then made local adjustments to the situation that occurred in the first half. For example, they could appropriately relax the defense against Beckham and strengthen the restrictions on the middle.
Guti, this player, was a bit of a neurotic.
Sometimes his play was terrible, but sometimes his play was really amazing.
You could not guarantee that his next pass would not kill Arsenal!
On the other hand, Beckham was a little useless. It was difficult for his signature cross to create a substantial threat when Ronaldo was not in a good state.
In terms of offense, Wenger did not need to adjust. Arsenal had not only scored goals, but also had a lot of good opportunities to score.
Except for a few attacks that were really lacking in luck.
It could only be said that Real Madrid had a world-class goalkeeper, which was really comparable to the efforts of half the team.
If there was no Casillas, Wenger was sure that Arsenal could have scored at least three goals for Real Madrid in the first half!
It did not matter. They would continue to work hard in the second half. As long as they did not concede a goal, Wenger would be satisfied even if they beat Real Madrid by a goal in the away game.
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