Qin Xiong walked into the players' tunnel accompanied by Sylvia. He certainly could not receive the medal in his drenched state, so he went back to the locker room to take a shower, changed into a clean jersey, and then walked into the Stadium of Light with Sylvia.
At this time, the podium had been set up in the stadium. A red carpet was laid out from the sidelines to the podium, and the players' families stood by the red carpet. Sylvia kissed Qin Xiong before she parted ways with him. Then she walked to the side of Fàbregas' girlfriend and smiled as she stared at Qin Xiong, who was standing at the exit of the players' tunnel.
When the emcee called out the players one by one, Qin Xiong appeared after Henry. He received warm cheers from the Arsenal fans who were still in the stadium.
Then he walked on the red carpet in a rather complacent mood.
If Henry, Vieira, Campbell, and Qin Xiong were the main contributors to the team's championship last season, then the most dazzling characters in Arsenal's lineup this season were only Qin Xiong and Henry!
In the context of such huge and fierce competition in the Premier League, Qin Xiong felt that it was almost the limit to be one of the two most important players in a championship team.
After all, he was also limited by his role. He was not the most dazzling striker on the field.
When his second Premier League championship medal was hanging around his neck, Qin Xiong did not look down to pick up the medal and examine it. He already had one. His mind was now full of the Champions League final.
If the 2004 Champions League title was a big miracle that belonged to him.
Then this year's Champions League final would be the touchstone for him to become a superstar.
After the entire Arsenal team received their championship medals, everyone could not wait to crowd around Henry on the podium to receive the championship trophy.
Qin Xiong stood next to Henry. When Henry received the championship trophy and held it up, Qin Xiong and his teammates jumped up excitedly and roared!
We are the champions!
They have won the championship in the two most intense and cruel seasons in the history of the Premier League!
Arsenal, who started off as an undefeated legend, created a great career of three consecutive Premier League titles!
The day after the trophy ceremony at the Stadium of Light, Arsenal held a parade to celebrate their victory.
Big Sister Seven Sisters, the streets were empty!
Perhaps at this very moment, Arsenal had reached an unprecedented height in the club's history!
Three consecutive Premier League titles, an unprecedented run into the finals of the Champions League, and the impending move to a new stadium. At this point in time, Arsenal could be said to be at its most glorious peak!
Of course, if they could win the Champions League final, then it would definitely become the club's true transcendence and the most glorious moment in the European football world!
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Arsenal ended the brief victory celebration and the team began to prepare for the Champions League final step by step.
When they got home that night, Qin Xiong and Sylvia prepared the invitation.
Qin Xiong bought some tickets for the Champions League final and was going to send them to his friends.
Sylvia accompanied him to prepare these things. The young couple was going to invite Zeller and the others from Amsterdam, as well as the three old men, Ruttman and Mansen.
Qin Xiong personally went to the restaurant he frequented and personally handed an invitation to the black waiter, Huck.
In addition to the tickets, there were also round-trip air tickets. As long as they were willing to attend the Champions League final, they would not have to bear much of the cost. Even the cost of the local hotel in Paris was paid for in advance by Qin Xiong.
This was not him showing off or squandering.
Because the Champions League final was very important to Qin Xiong, he believed that he needed more off-field mental factors to motivate himself.
When the friends he cared about were able to watch his game live and cheer for him, his heart would be very warm and he would use this as motivation to burst out with a stronger impact!
Every friend that Qin Xiong took the initiative to invite would take the initiative to reply to Qin Xiong, say some words of encouragement and promise to attend the game.
Even Snede, whom Qin Xiong did not invite, took the initiative to call and say that he would go to Paris, France to watch his game, which made Qin Xiong feel very touched.
The reason why he did not invite his player friends was that he felt that such an invitation might be a little sensitive. After all, he had played against Ajax in the Champions League and had broken through the door of his old club. In addition, Ajax still did not win the league title this season. It was a failed season. He did not want his invitation to become a negative stimulus.
But he might be thinking too much. Snede would take his wife with him to France and take the initiative to cheer for Qin Xiong.
The day before the game, George came to London. He would go to Paris, France with Sylvia.
Qin Xiong packed his luggage and met up with the Arsenal team to go to the airport together. It was rare for Arsenal fans to come to the airport to see the team off before the game.
Amidst the blessings and encouragement, Arsenal carried the fans' expectations for half a century and flew into the sky on a passenger plane.
During the flight, the atmosphere of the team began to become a little tense. No, it was the solemnity before the big game!
Except for Qin Xiong, it was the first time for the other players to participate in the Champions League final. It had to be said that it put a lot of mental pressure on them.
Qin Xiong and Fàbregas sat together. Fàbregas often asked Qin Xiong how he got through the Champions League final two years ago.
"The mood is normal. Well, at least it's just excitement. It's a bit like a child who has come to the entrance of an amusement park and is about to go in to play. It's probably because our opponent at that time was Porto, whose name was not as scary as Barcelona. Our team is younger and doesn't seem to be afraid of losing the game at all. We don't think about what would happen if we lost the game. "
Qin Xiong was also a little absent-minded after he finished speaking.
Yes, Ajax clearly did not look as strong as Arsenal today, but his mentality at that time was completely different from now.
Why?
Was it because Ajax had the foundation of having won four titles before?
Or was it really because Porto was not as famous as Barcelona?
Or was it just because Barcelona had the future king of football, Ronaldinho, who overshadowed all the other superstars?
He thought for a moment and gave up.
Arsenal's players knew that it was not good to be too serious before the big game. It would affect their play in the game.
So, they chatted with each other about some relaxing topics to ease their psychological tension.
Four days before the Champions League final, Arsenal landed in Paris, France, ahead of Barcelona!
To Qin Xiong's surprise, outside the airport in Paris, a large number of French fans came to the scene to welcome Arsenal's arrival.
The scene was particularly spectacular. The media from all over Europe arrived here first and also reported the grand occasion of Arsenal's arrival in Paris.
This was the hometown of Wenger, Henry, and Pires. The support they received here could only be imagined.
The Champions League final was getting closer and closer. The Gunners were about to set foot on the most important battlefield in the club's history!
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