May 7, 2006.
The final match of the Premier League.
Arsenal's entire team headed to the Stadium of Light to prepare for the championship award ceremony.
Qin Xiong, Henry, Pires and the other main players sat on the substitutes' bench and watched the game in a relaxed manner.
Wenger also sat in the technical area and chatted casually with his assistant.
On the field, Arsenal sent out a starting lineup of youth players and substitutes.
The Stadium of Light was immersed in a sorrowful atmosphere.
Sunderland was the first team to announce their relegation this season, while Arsenal was the league champion. This extreme contrast in fate made the Sunderland fans feel so much pain that they wished they were dead.
However, they showed the English fans' unswerving loyalty to the team.
This was the day Arsenal won the title, and also the day Sunderland was relegated to the English Football League Championship.
The entire Stadium of Light was like a world of ice and fire. The Sunderland fans cheered for the team, hoping that the team's farewell game in the Premier League could end in a dignified manner. Their singing seemed to be full of sorrow.
However, the Arsenal fans seemed to be uninvolved and watched the game happily as if it was a festival.
Even if the team was in a weak position, they did not mind.
It was training.
Sunderland showed a strong fighting power in the Premier League farewell game, and at one point suppressed Arsenal's indiscriminate bombardment. They probably wanted to regain their lost dignity by winning the league title.
But so what?
The black cat that was supposed to be wild and unyielding had woken up too late!
There were no twists and turns in the game. Arsenal was passive throughout the game. When Qin Xiong and Fàbregas were not on the field, and Hleb did not play many complete games in the season, he could not be the core of the team on the field. Arsenal was fragmented on the field.
Sunderland, on the other hand, played at a high standard in their farewell match. Within 90 minutes, they broke through Almunia's goal twice and defeated Arsenal 2: 0 at home. After that, it was time for them to pack their bags and report to the EFL Championship. Arsenal, on the other hand, immediately forgot about this match and went to celebrate their third consecutive league title!
"All 380 games in the 2005-2006 English Premier League season have ended. Arsenal won the league title with 92 points, Chelsea was runner-up with 91 points, Manchester United was third with 83 points, Liverpool was fourth with 82 points. The war with the BIG4 group is over this season. We expect a new powerhouse to emerge next season and at least create some trouble for the BIG4 group.
Compared to last season when Arsenal swept almost all the honors in England, they only won the league title this season. But in terms of individual awards, they are the biggest winners.
Henry won the Golden Boot award, Qin Xiong won the title of Assist King, and Qin Xiong was only one goal away from reaching 20 goals and 20 + assists. His outstanding performance swept away all the important individual honors this season. There was no doubt that he was the Premier League MVP this season. He was the main contributor to the Gunners' championship.
Now Arsenal can celebrate their third consecutive Premier League title. Then they will fly to Paris, France for the Champions League final. That will be a pinnacle match and also a milestone match for Arsenal Football Club! "
After the match, Qin Xiong and his teammates walked into the stadium. First, he did not enter the celebratory ranks of the champions. Instead, he saw many of the Sunderland fans in the stands shed tears of sadness.
Yes, others were celebrating the championship in front of their own home, but their beloved team was leaving the top game. This feeling was not something that could be vented with just tears.
The Sunderland players had already lined up to welcome Arsenal at the start of the game. Now, they did not want to look at Arsenal again. They walked around the field to thank the fans, and then walked into the players' tunnel to leave.
Some people would never come back, and some people would come back next time to fight for the English Premier League championship.
For Sunderland, this was a day of turning point in their fate.
Arsenal began to party. The players huddled together and sang with their arms around each other's shoulders.
Qin Xiong walked to the sidelines to welcome Sylvia down from the stands. Similar to many players, on the day of the championship award ceremony, he would bring his family to the scene.
Sylvia held Qin Xiong's hand and said with a smile, "Why do you seem a little absent-minded?"
Qin Xiong watched as the last Sunderland player walked into the players' tunnel, and then looked at the back view of the Black Cats fans in the stands as they left dejectedly. He said in a slightly absent-minded manner, "I just feel that the essence of English football culture can be seen in the details. When a tradition has become a culture, you have to experience it personally to understand its charm."
Sylvia hugged his waist. She had begun to understand football and Qin Xiong's feelings.
Qin Xiong was always an outsider to England. In just two years, it was difficult to say that he had completely integrated into the culture here. When he saw thought-provoking scenes, he would always have a lot of feelings.
Fàbregas suddenly pulled Qin Xiong away.
"Lend him to me for a while!"
Qin Xiong was completely unaware that he was pulled to the side of the goal by Fàbregas. Ljungberg, who had snuck out from the crowd behind the end line, shot a bottle of champagne that had been opened and had been brewing a huge burst of water pressure at Qin Xiong's back!
Qin Xiong suddenly felt a rush of water on his back. As soon as he turned around, he realized that his teammates had poured champagne on him. Just as he was about to fight back, Fàbregas, Pires, Flamini, Senderos, and the others surrounded him and sprayed champagne at him from different directions. He could only cover his head and flee. As a result, he slipped and fell on the grass in the process of escaping. Qin Xiong simply spread his arms and let them do whatever they wanted.
Several of his teammates surrounded him. They took the champagne that could no longer be sprayed in their hands and simply poured it directly on Qin Xiong's face and body.
The cameras on the sidelines recorded the madness of the Arsenal players throughout the whole process.
And Qin Xiong, who was splashed with champagne, immediately had another nickname: China's Gascoigne.
In the hearts of the English fans, Gascoigne was the pride of God and the eternal pain in their hearts. But they still loved Gascoigne deeply.
It was not because Qin Xiong was drunk, but because Qin Xiong was so talented that it reminded them of Gascoigne and the scene of the Arsenal players pouring champagne on Qin Xiong was quite similar to the scene of Gascoigne lying on the ground and letting his teammates pour champagne into his mouth from the air.
Sylvia, who was standing in the distance, was stunned. Then she came to Qin Xiong's side with a worried look. His teammates dispersed in an uproar and laughed happily as if their prank had succeeded.
Qin Xiong stood up, drenched. He was angry and amused at the same time. He really did not expect this group of teammates to do this.
He looked into the distance and saw that Henry had already hidden far away and was holding his daughter as a shield. He probably knew that something like this would happen.
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