Real Madrid fell into a quagmire at Highbury Stadium. The starting striker, Raúl, consciously took on the defensive task. The biggest sacrifice of the team in the Galactica era, Bernabéu's Lord of the Rings, had lost his spirit in the environment where superstars required a balance of offense and defense. He had to be an engineer from time to time, but his silent efforts and sacrifices did not change Real Madrid's situation.
Arsenal was more like a united team than Real Madrid. They were a tight whole.
Although there were fewer thrilling scenes in the last twenty minutes of the second half, there were many intriguing confrontations in the battle of technical and tactical restrictions and counter-restrictions.
Arsenal was not perfect, and Real Madrid also had innate flaws. Both teams were reducing their own mistakes to avoid giving their opponents an opportunity to break through. The game fell into a stalemate in the fierce confrontation in the midfield, but Real Madrid's mentality was more anxious than Arsenal's, so even if they got a good opportunity, they could not really play a threatening offensive because of their hasty attacks.
After all, the passage of time also put another layer of mental pressure on them.
After Carlos was put inside to defend, there was less space available in Real Madrid's penalty area. Qin Xiong and Henry mostly shot from outside the penalty area. The chances were good, but not great. But if it were any other opponent, they would have scored one after another. Unfortunately, the opponent was Real Madrid. The goalie Casillas's brave performance seemed to be holding on to Galactica's fig leaf and refusing to let go.
"The game is over! Arsenal beat Real Madrid 1: 0 at home with Pires' goal in the opening period. Including the 3: 0 at Bernabéu in the previous round, Arsenal beat Real Madrid twice and advanced to the top eight of the Champions League this season with a total score of 4: 0!
Real Madrid had fallen in the Champions League 18 finals for two years in a row, and they were more than ten points behind Barcelona in the league. It was time to admit that Real Madrid's superstar policy for the past three years had ended in failure!
Arsenal's performance this season was astonishing. After losing the core of the team, Patrick Vieira, they were united. With their strong cohesion and fighting spirit, they were unstoppable in the Premier League and the Champions League!
This is Arsenal's eighth consecutive Champions League game without conceding a goal. Every minute, Arsenal is creating a new record for the club in the Champions League. Now we should look forward to the top eight. Can Arsenal go further? I think for most Arsenal fans, they must have confidence in the team, provided that Henry and Qin Xiong can play together! The craziest attacking combination in European football is definitely a terrifying target that all the teams attach great importance to! "
When Arsenal's people began to celebrate their victory over Real Madrid in the Champions League final, a Real Madrid superstar suddenly appeared in front of Qin Qin Xiong.
Zidane!
He took off his jersey and handed it to Qin Xiong. Qin Xiong naturally took off his jersey and handed it to the other party.
"You should come to the Bernabéu and wear the Real Madrid jersey."
Zidane said.
Qin Xiong smiled and did not respond. He just shook hands with the other party and turned to leave.
Where he would be in the future was not something he should think about now.
For the second season in a row, Arsenal broke into the top eight of the Champions League. In fact, they were not far from the peak of the Champions League. The Champions League quarter-finals, semi-finals, and finals.
Now, how could he think about other things?
He should enjoy the victory, then conserve his energy and make the final push of the season in the next two months!
Wenger was complacent after the game. He knew that Arsenal did not need any new adjustments at this stage. It could be said that after six months of this difficult season, all the management adjustments he could make to the team had been completed. The rest of the time was to maintain the state of the team and then see what the team could ultimately achieve this season.
At this point, he was finally able to breathe a sigh of relief. He had walked through six months like he was treading on thin ice. The pressure and the energy he had spent racking his brains to think of ways to help the team become stronger were unimaginable to outsiders.
In an interview after the game, Wenger said that Arsenal was not afraid of any opponent now and had the confidence to overcome any difficulties. The only thing that troubled Arsenal was to avoid the team's injuries in the future.
Arsenal had almost no gatherings in the team this season. They would not celebrate because of a victory or a good performance in a key game. First of all, they were used to winning. Second, the team was nervous. Everyone consciously paid attention to physical recovery after the game and went to rest in peace.
The next day, The Times published a shocking news: Arsenal, carrying the Premier League flag!
Manchester United was defeated in the Champions League group stage this season and did not even qualify for the Europa League. In the knockout stage, Liverpool, Chelsea, and Arsenal were the least favored because Arsenal's lineup was thin and was most likely to collapse in the face of two battles.
But after the Round 18 final, an unexpected result appeared.
The defending champion, Liverpool, was eliminated by Benfica in both home and away games. Chelsea were eliminated by Barcelona for two years in a row. Arsenal, who was not favored, defeated Real Madrid at Bernabéu and Highbury and rushed into the Champions League quarter-finals, becoming the only remaining representative of the Premier League team.
The Daily Telegraph wrote: Henry and Qin Xiong work together to push the Arsenal forward!
The article actually only expressed one meaning. In terms of overall strength, Arsenal was not favored by the outside world because of the thickness of the lineup.
But there was another force in the Grassi world that was extremely unpredictable.
That was the ability of superstars!
There were star players who could decide a game and end a battle with their own strength in one minute, 30 seconds, or 20 seconds.
The reason why Arsenal was able to win both the Premier League and the Champions League despite not being favored this season was none other than Henry and Qin Xiong's individual performances that played a key role.
If Arsenal could at least win half of the Premier League and Champions League games, then Henry sometimes played a key role in the remaining half of the games. When Henry was not in a good state and could not step forward, there was no need to worry. Qin Xiong would step forward!
Two superstars. Yes, in the mouth of Fleet Street, Qin Xiong had reached a world-class level!
The two superstars took turns to be the key figures to lead Arsenal forward. That was the fundamental reason for Arsenal's momentum this season!
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