This was a game that excited Qin Xiong, not only because he was once again standing on the stage of the Champions League 14 finals, but also because he was going to play against a good friend as an opponent!
In the players' tunnel, he did not look at the man. Similarly, the arrogant man did not look at Qin Xiong.
It was not until the two sides began to shake hands that the two men looked at each other for the first time.
Qin Xiong's eyes were full of fighting spirit and the corners of his mouth were slightly raised. It was the first time he was so overbearing on the field!
But the situation was stronger than the man.
The man simply raised his chin slightly and looked down at Qin Xiong with an even more arrogant attitude!
Contempt!
"Zlatan, don't cry when you go back tonight!"
Qin Xiong smiled and gritted his teeth as he hugged the tower in front of him. The man standing in front of him was Ajax's former teammate, Zlatan Ibrahimović!
Ibrahimović confidently replied in Qin Xiong's ear as he hugged him, "Zlatan will show Arsenal what real destructive power is! Of course, I won't cry. If you want to cry after the game, I'll lend you a shoulder. "
Qin Xiong's smile was particularly beautiful after he walked past him.
How high was the sky? How thick was the ground?
Who knew!
Anyway, the two men, who had been influenced by the philosophy of arrogance in Ajax, were both insisting on their football dreams. This dream was selfish!
To become the king, one had to defeat all the heroes in the world!
Between Arsenal and Juventus, only one could stand on the stage of the Champions League semi-finals, whether it was bloody or intact.
The two friends who once said that they wanted to be the world's best striker and the world's best midfielder were now going to trample each other under their feet!
This would not make them hostile to each other, it would only arouse a greater desire to win!
Fight, fight, fight! The warrior was the hero!
"The exciting first leg of the Champions League 14 finals is about to begin. The battle between the Premier League champion Arsenal and the Serie A champion Juventus is about to begin!
After Arsenal defeated Real Madrid in both home and away games, they immediately met the Serie A tycoon, Juventus. Their luck in the Champions League seemed to have been exhausted during the group stage draw. First, they met Real Madrid, and then they met Juventus. This challenge was too great!
The only good news was that Juventus' midfield core, Nedved, was absent.
Let's take a look at the starting lineups for both sides.
Arsenal 451.
Goalkeeper: Lehmann.
Defenders: Eboue, Touré, Senderos, Flamini.
Midfield: Ljungberg, Fàbregas, Qin Xiong, Silva, Pires.
Forward: Henry.
Juventus 442.
Goalkeeper: Buffon.
Defenders: Zebina, Thuram, Cannavaro, Zambrotta.
Midfield: Camoranesi, Emerson, Vieira, Mutu.
Forwards: Trezeguet, Ibrahimovic. "
Originally, Mutu's left midfielder position was Nedved's, but today, Nedved couldn't play, so Mutu replaced him in the starting lineup.
Mutu himself and Nedved were players with completely different positions and styles of play.
He couldn't provide the contribution of Nedved playing a perpetual motion machine in the midfield, and naturally, he couldn't be mentioned in the same breath as Nedved in terms of defensive ability.
The game kicked off with the enthusiastic cheers of both sides' fans.
Juventus kicked off first.
Juventus was very stable. This was the steel legion that Capello had trained.
Capello's coaching track was very thought-provoking.
In the later stage of the Milan dynasty, after he took over from Sacchi, Milan had a radical period, but eventually returned to the traditional Italian utilitarianism and conservatism.
He also made Rome crazy during the Roman period, but eventually returned to the way of the king of defense.
Juventus also walked the path of defense under his command. The defensive efficiency of the midfielders, Emerson and Vieira, was naturally needless to say. Even the side midfielders, Camoranesi and Nedved, were both offensive and defensive players.
Arsenal knew that Nedved couldn't play in this game, and the player who replaced Nedved was Mutu, who was strong in offense and weak in defense. This made their offensive thinking very clear after the start of the game: Mutu's side!
In the second minute of the game, Mutu couldn't help but start his individual play on the left flank. He dribbled the ball forward along the left flank corridor. He wanted to challenge Eboue's defensive strength, but unfortunately, when he changed direction to break through, Eboue, who had improved rapidly this season, directly cut in front of him and intercepted the ball.
After Eboue successfully intercepted the ball, he directly dribbled the ball forward along the flank and ran more than 40 meters!
From the backfield to the front field, Eboue almost completed the task of a side midfielder, and then passed the ball to Qin Xiong when Vieira came to assist in the defense of the flank.
If this home game was played according to Arsenal's defensive counterattack idea, the game might be cut into two parts. One part was Arsenal's offense with fewer players was blocked, and the other part was Juventus' offense with fewer players was difficult.
Because Capello's Juventus was both stable and conservative, they might know better than Chelsea how to keep the game in a static state and not give the opponent any chance to counterattack.
Therefore, it was crucial for the full back to advance on the flank after the ball was intercepted. At least, he had to attract the attention of one of the opponent's defensive forces and play the role of restraining and tearing apart.
More importantly, the full back could not lose the ball when assisting!
He could not even be in a dangerous situation. Once the full back lost the ball, the defensive zone behind him would be very dangerous.
Therefore, even though Eboue ran more than 40 meters, when he saw Vieira coming to snipe him, he did not even give his opponent a chance to face him head-on. He directly passed the ball to his teammate, and then turned around and retreated.
Qin Xiong directly dribbled the ball to the area behind Vieira after receiving Eboue's cross pass.
When Emerson had to move laterally to intercept Qin Xiong, Qin Xiong decisively passed the ball diagonally behind Emerson.
Before Emerson turned around, he thought it was Henry who had retreated back to receive, but when he turned his head, he saw that it was Pirès who had cut across to the front of the penalty area. He received Qin Xiong's pass and kicked the ball out. A precise diagonal pass was sent out.
The football rolled past Cannavaro, and Ljungberg cut into the penalty area from between Zambrotta and Cannavaro. Juventus' rear defensive line reacted quickly, and Ljungberg did not hesitate. He also kicked the ball out and passed it across!
Henry took the lead to touch the ball under the interference of his national team teammate Thuram and shot directly!
The low ball he shot was blocked by Buffon, who reacted quickly and saved horizontally with his palm. It rebounded diagonally out of the penalty area!
Just as all the Juventus fans were relieved and ready to applaud Buffon, someone outside the penalty area rushed in the direction of the rolling football and then made a shooting posture before touching the ball.
Qin Xiong!
In order to stop Qin Xiong from completing the rebound shot, Emerson directly shoveled to block Qin Xiong's front. Vieira also intended to use his body to affect Qin Xiong's center of gravity from the side behind.
But in the nick of time, Emerson clearly saw Qin Xiong's swinging right leg suddenly slow down and let the football roll behind his supporting foot. At the same time, the arch of his right foot knocked the ball from behind his supporting foot to the left side of his body!
It was shaken!
Vieira also tilted his center of gravity and found that Qin Xiong had dodged!
Qin Xiong took a step to the left and then completed a rubbing shot with the outer instep of his right foot!
The curving ball flew past Thuram's left side. Buffon had just climbed up from the goal line. At this time, he was powerless to make a second save. He pounced to the extreme, but could only watch the elegant curving ball spin into the top left corner of the goal!
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