Arsenal's battle song was already ringing in the stands at Highbury, and the fans were celebrating joyfully.
From the beginning to the end, Juventus did not make the Arsenal fans nervous. This was perhaps the most enjoyable Champions League battle for the Arsenal fans.
Juventus, with nine players, had a more complete defensive system, with two defensive midfielders and four defenders, as well as Camoranesi, a side midfielder, in the defense. However, this was only a tight formation on the surface. It did not mean that Juventus' defense could be compared to the defensive strength under normal conditions.
The most important thing was that Arsenal only needed to leave three or four players in the rear defensive line to stifle Juventus' offense.
With Arsenal completely in control of the situation on the field, Eboue and Fàbregas were liberated.
From the 85th minute of the game, Arsenal launched an indiscriminate bombardment of Juventus' goal. The continuous attack destroyed Juventus' defensive line and oppressed the opponent's nerves.
"Qin Xiong's long shot! Almost pierced through Juventus' goal again! Buffon made another contribution. If there's anyone in Juventus who can leave Highbury with his head held high in this game, it's only Buffon! "
In the 89th minute of the game, Eboue passed the ball from the side after he went down. The quality of his pass was terrible. The football was passed directly from the right flank to the left flank. Fortunately, Pires was unable to rush. He did not cut inside. Instead, he stayed on the flank and was able to receive Eboue's pass from the flank.
Juventus' defensive line trembled. As soon as Pires took control of the ball, Chiellini and Balzaretti rushed up. Pires immediately passed the ball across. Qin Xiong stopped the ball in front of the penalty area, observed Henry's running position, and then sent a straight pass.
Henry drove Cannavaro and Thuram, but when the football rolled over, Henry did not touch the ball. Instead, he ran over his head and the football rolled over behind him.
Cannavaro was stunned to see that Henry deliberately missed the ball because Fàbregas suddenly plugged in behind Henry and rushed straight into the penalty area!
He did not know if Henry missed it well, or if Qin Xiong passed it well, or if the two of them had a tacit understanding of each other's passing and running. Together, they created a one-on-one opportunity for Fàbregas!
Fàbregas, who cut into the penalty area, calmly shot a low shot at the far corner of the goal from a narrow angle!
The football stuck close to the ground and hung in the lower left corner of the goal. This time, Buffon was caught off guard by Fàbregas during the switch of defensive targets. He also thought that it would be the cooperation between Henry and Qin Xiong to guard against Henry stopping the ball and shooting. Suddenly, the switch changed to Fàbregas. With a change of angle, he was not prepared enough and could only watch the ball and sigh.
The soldiers of Juventus seemed to have lost themselves amidst the deafening cheers of Highbury. The night sky began to collapse as boundless darkness descended, devouring the will and bodies of the Bianconeri!
Three goals behind?!
It's over!
Everything was over!
"Arsenal has scored the third goal! The third goal! 3: 0 ahead of Juventus! With two fewer players, Juventus' defense seemed tight, but it was bound to expose flaws when they were continuously pressured by the offense. Fàbregas' plug in caught Juventus off guard. The young Spanish genius played steadily in the game and scored a key goal at the last moment of the game. Congratulations to him! And congratulations to Arsenal for their victory in the first leg of the Champions League 14 final! "
Fàbregas' expression became distorted after the goal. He was so excited that he seemed to be crying tears of joy.
At this moment, he seemed to have entered a state of selflessness. He knew that the third goal was fatal to Juventus!
It was too difficult!
It was too difficult for Juventus to make a comeback on their home ground!
Especially when there were still many main players who could not play due to suspension.
He had killed Juventus!
He had helped Arsenal to create history!
Yes, it was sad to say.
If they could break through Juventus.
Arsenal would advance to the semi-finals of the Champions League for the first time in history!
Therefore, it was not surprising that Wenger was also a little excited on the sidelines and hugged his assistants to celebrate wildly.
It was not surprising that there were already fans in the Highbury stands who were shouting hoarsely and passionately for Arsenal!
.....
The game was over.
When the smoke dissipated, Arsenal's players seemed to be unsatisfied.
They had played this game to their heart's content. It could not be said that it was not difficult, but at least they did not feel threatened. There was no crisis of life and death.
Capello's Juventus left the field sadly. Qin Xiong wanted to talk to Ibrahimovic, but the Swedish god-forward was the first to leave the field. He even smashed the wall angrily when he walked into the players' tunnel.
Qin Xiong and Henry took off their jerseys and threw them into the stands, giving the game jerseys to the fans as a thank-you gift.
After walking into the players' tunnel, he was interviewed by the reporters in the mixed zone.
Qin Xiong, who had contributed an assist to the team's opening goal in the game, was praised by the reporters. When he was asked about his outlook for the next round of the game, his face was full of smiles. He smiled and said, "We can't say that Juventus has been eliminated. There are still 90 minutes of the game. It's hard to say that we will forget the huge advantage of a three-goal lead, but we should face the next round with a cautious attitude and firmly grasp our fate. Now that we are close to creating a new history for the club, we have to be calm and not get carried away!"
Henry and Fàbregas, who had scored, also talked about this in an interview.
Arsenal needed to calmly face such a brilliant result.
Henry's words, in particular, sounded a little sad.
"We had many opportunities to go further in the Champions League, but we let the fans and ourselves down. We were disappointed too many times. Now, we have taken the lead again. We should learn a lesson. Don't be happy too early before we get anything!"
Capello was ridiculed by Fleet Street at the post-match press conference. He was also humiliated by the Italian reporters from his hometown!
The dignified Serie A champions, in Highbury, only had one shot in the goal range according to the game statistics, and it did not pose any threat!
In the game, Juventus completely lost to Arsenal on the technical and tactical level, the battle will and the quality of their spirit. This was a disgrace to the Serie A champions!
Wenger was flushed with success after the game. He praised the team's performance in front of the media and seemed to be a little overjoyed. He boasted that Arsenal should win at least five games today!
The Italian media reporters who were indifferent to each other finally could not stand Wenger's complacent attitude. Someone threw out a topic that seemed to have become a taboo in Arsenal!
"Since Qin Xiong is so important to Arsenal, why hasn't Arsenal renewed the contract with Qin Xiong? Does Qin Xiong want to leave Arsenal? Or does Arsenal not show enough sincerity on the renewal of the contract? "
Wenger's good mood disappeared after hearing this. He immediately flicked his sleeves and left.
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