Qin Xiong had very few exciting plays in the game. Perhaps the only one in the entire first half was the assist for Henry to break the goal.
The rest of the time, he was busy defending in the middle and backfield and organizing in the midfield.
The most outstanding were naturally Henry, who charged and broke through the frontline, and Ronaldinho, who had been the focus of the football world for the past two years.
However, when Qin Xiong received Henry's pass and broke through Puyol, countless spectators in the stadium stood up and held their breaths as they watched Qin Xiong.
There was a fire burning in the hearts of the Arsenal fans.
We don't just have Henry!
We also have Qin Xiong!
And him!
Especially Qin Xiong's friends and loved ones. They stood in the stands and wished they could fly to Qin Xiong's side to cheer him on.
Come on, Qin Xiong!
Qin Xiong placed himself in a very proper position.
He was not as dazzling as Ronaldinho, who could make the crowd pale in comparison. He was not as dazzling as Henry, who won the English Super League's Golden Boot four times in five years and dominated the European football world for three consecutive years.
But he was not a nobody. The Champions League final should also be his stage!
He was not here to witness who ascended the throne, nor was he here to assist anyone to step into the clouds and look down on all living things!
He was here to let everyone in the Grassi world know him again and remember him.
He was no longer the fledgling superstar from two years ago.
He wanted to cross the last threshold and truly enter the ranks of the superstars!
After passing Puyol, Qin Xiong's forward charging pace matched the speed of the football's fall.
Marcos had to rush forward to perform a key defense. Otherwise, he was not sure whether Qin Xiong would send a straight ball to Henry, and then Henry would have a chance to score a one-on-one goal!
Therefore, he focused on blocking the connection between Qin Xiong and Henry in the front left in this defense.
Before the football fell to the ground, Qin Xiong and Marcos were less than a meter apart. Marcos focused on blocking his front left, but Qin Xiong used his right foot to gently push the ball to the front right before the football landed.
The football rolled past Marcos on the right side of his body. Marcos subconsciously retracted his body to block the left side of his body. He wanted to turn around to chase the ball and prevent Qin Xiong from breaking through from the same side.
But the moment he retracted his center of gravity, he was stunned to see that Qin Xiong was still advancing from the left!
Misjudgment!
The ball passed by!
The movement tendency between Qin Xiong and Marcos just happened to be at a different pace. If Marcos had not intended to block the football from rolling to the side, Qin Xiong would have directly collided with Marcos. However, it was Marcos who took the initiative to give way to this side of the route that gave Qin Xiong the opportunity to brush past him.
Qin Xiong, who had bypassed Marcos on the left, quickly cut into the line on the front right.
The goalkeeper, Valdés, had been watching Qin Xiong plug in from the back of the midfield to bypass Puyol. In his eyes, Qin Xiong was like a dazzling light that flitted across the air and streaked towards Barcelona's penalty area without any hindrance.
When Qin Xiong made the ball pass by, Valdés gritted his teeth and abandoned the goal!
Regardless of whether Qin Xiong succeeded or not, he had reached a point where he had to make a decision.
Obviously, if Qin Xiong did not succeed, his attack would add another layer of protection.
If Qin Xiong succeeded, his early attack would also be beneficial to block Qin Xiong's shot.
Unfortunately, Qin Xiong succeeded.
When Qin Xiong caught up with the football on the right side of the penalty spot in the penalty area, Valdés was already less than two meters in front of him.
Qin Xiong had already taken the opportunity to swing his leg to shoot. In order to block the shooting angle of the rolling ball, Valdés lowered his center of gravity and had a tendency to fall.
The moment Qin Xiong shot, he fell to the ground to widen the angle between the rolling ball and the goal.
But Valdés watched in amazement as the football flew over his head.
A lob shot!
Qin Xiong deftly used the tip of his foot to lob the football over Valdés' head.
This was a head-on confrontation between a shot and a defense.
If Valdés had not lowered his center of gravity, the ball would have been easily caught by him. On the contrary, he was powerless to reverse the situation!
The football fell into Barcelona's goal at a light and moving speed!
The Stade de France stadium instantly erupted with earth-shattering momentum.
The Arsenal fans were ecstatic. The flag of the Arsenal factory fluttered in the wind. The scene of tens of thousands of people shouting and roaring in unison shook all directions!
Qin Xiong lost his balance in order to complete the lob shot. He staggered and slid to the ground. After the inertia stopped, he knelt in Barcelona's penalty area and looked up at the sky.
A fine drizzle fell with the wind and hit Qin Xiong's face. There was no starlight in the French sky, perhaps because the biggest stars in the Stade de France stadium came from Henry and Ronaldinho.
But under the brilliance of the two superstars, there were also stars shining brightly. Some people were not to be outdone and were determined to bloom their own brilliance!
And this ray of brilliance was extremely dazzling at this moment!
He stepped into the Champions League finals twice in three years, was the top assist player in the five major European leagues in the last two seasons, won two consecutive Premier League titles, one Champions League, one FA Cup, and swept all the individual honors in England …
Today, he scored again. Two years ago in Gelsenkirchen, he also scored.
The man who scored in the Champions League finals twice in three years looked up at the sky. His brilliance shone!
At this moment, there was one more superstar player in European football!
His name was Qin Xiong!
Countless Arsenal fans in the stands worshipped Qin Xiong. His friends hugged and cheered. Sylvia was so excited that she covered her mouth with tears in her eyes!
Arsène Wenger jumped up on the sidelines. His Arsenal teammates released an indescribable emotion from their repressed emotions in the second half and charged towards Qin Xiong with twisted expressions.
Barcelona's players looked at each other. Their shock after conceding the second goal had begun to turn into extreme nervousness.
Ronaldinho looked at his own half of the field and was unwilling to give up.
If it was Barcelona's counterattack against Arsenal, he believed he could do better than Qin Xiong and Henry!
He would have destroyed the opponent's defensive line long ago!
But Barcelona's philosophy was to oppress and attack. They played the most beautiful football and refused to bow to utility.
Arsenal had internal and external troubles this season, so Wenger had to compromise with reality.
This allowed Arsenal to shed the gorgeous coat of last season and play practical football to the extreme!
"Oh my God! Arsenal actually scored a second goal even though they were down by one player!
Qin Xiong put in a superb performance!
He plugged in from behind in the middle to receive Henry's pass and then picked up the ball to use a header to catch Puyol off guard. After passing Puyol, he relied on his superb ball control to directly score the ball when it fell to the ground! The whole process was coherent and looked smooth and wonderful!
In the end, he won the duel with Valdés. Valdés took the lead to fall to the ground to block, but Qin Xiong picked up the ball and sent it into the goal!
Rijkaard's substitution of two defensive midfielders now looked a little sloppy, which left Barcelona's defense in the middle extremely empty, giving Qin Xiong space to play.
Now Arsenal is leading by two goals and Barcelona still has the advantage of numbers on the field. They should still have a chance, but the goal must come quickly. Otherwise, it will be more disadvantageous for Barcelona! "
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