All the spectators at the Stade de France and the people in the game knew that the game had reached a critical point!
With a 2: 1 lead, Arsenal would have to endure Barcelona's desperate bombardment in the remaining 20 minutes.
If there was no goal in the remaining time, then Arsenal would naturally win the title.
But if there was a goal, the next goal would determine who the title belonged to!
Because Barcelona had the advantage in numbers, once they scored another goal to equalize the score, there would be more time left for them. At least the 30 minutes of extra time would completely belong to them.
Barcelona showed their strong ability to withstand pressure at this time.
Even if time passed by, they still would not lose their minds.
They still controlled the game in the way they were good at, shaped the offensive situation, and patiently looked for opportunities.
In the 76th minute of the game, the serious-looking Ronaldinho, Iniesta, and Deco continuously moved horizontally in the front field to attack.
Arsenal's rear defensive line constantly swayed left and right to keep up with Barcelona's attacking rhythm as much as possible.
At this moment, every player on the field was focused. No one dared to relax.
Giuly cut inside on the right flank, forcing Ashley Cole to follow him like a shadow. Behind Giuly, Belletti also cut inside at a distance of five meters away. Flamini was forced to follow as well. In this kind of point-to-point marking, one had to be in place while running, or the consequences would be unimaginable.
But Barcelona's attack shifted to the left side under Ronaldinho's instigation.
After Iniesta stopped the ball, he suddenly passed to the back of the penalty area!
In the attack on the right side, Giuly and Belletti were already followed by Arsenal's defenders.
But there was still someone who unexpectedly broke out and created a gap in Arsenal's defensive line!
The old Swedish monster, Larsson!
Barcelona controlled the ball on the left side as a distraction. Two players on the right side cut inside to cover Larsson beautifully.
The center backs, Campbell and Touré, did not dare to assist in the defense. They were forced to retreat in the direction of the goal because they had to be wary of Eto 'o in the middle.
A defender could not keep an eye on a striker of Eto 'o's level!
Carrying the hopes of countless Barcelona fans, Larsson bravely cut into the back of the penalty area, and then faced the falling football with a header to attack the goal!
At this moment, Ashley Cole, Flamini, and Silva, who were looking back, felt a bone-piercing chill.
Less than ten minutes ago, it was Larsson's rebound shot that saved Barcelona from the edge of the cliff.
Now, was he going to become an unexpected hero?
Larsson's header flew directly towards the nearest corner of Arsenal's goal. Almunia had at least done what a goalkeeper should do and blocked the nearest corner of the goal.
But Larsson's header was powerful and heavy, and the angle was a little tricky. Almunia tried his best to block the ball with one hand!
Seeing Almunia's steady performance, the Arsenal players collectively breathed a sigh of relief.
Just as they were about to cheer and applaud him, they did not expect the ball to land at Ronaldinho's feet when it bounced back outside the penalty area!
Oh my god!
How could this be?!
Silva hurriedly shoveled the ball, risking a foul to block Ronaldinho's shot. However, the Brazilian magician casually moved the ball sideways on the spot and easily avoided Silva's tackle. Then, he aimed at the goal and fired a volley!
BOOM！
Campbell blocked the football with his chest!
In front of the goal line, Campbell used his body to block Ronaldinho's shot, but he himself took two steps back and fell inside the goal. For a moment, he felt that his heart showed signs of stopping, but it was only for a second or two. His breathing was not smooth. Enduring the pain, he immediately got up from the ground and stood in front of the goal line again. At this time, it was difficult to say who to mark. He could only use his flesh and blood to block the opponent's shot!
The nerves of the Arsenal fans in the stands were close to breaking down.
They did not dare to watch anymore!
The blocked football rolled towards Eto 'o, and the African cheetah rushed forward with sharp eyes to grab the shot!
Just as he swung his leg to shoot, Touré's leg stretched out in front of him.
With a bang, the football collided violently between Eto 'o's foot and Touré's outstretched leg, creating a strong rotation and rolling to the left side of the penalty area!
Every Arsenal player's heart was beating like thunder at the moment. The situation was critical.
But the danger was not over yet!
The football rolling to the left side of the penalty area had someone rushing to directly raise his leg to shoot!
Iniesta!
He aimed at the far corner of Arsenal's goal as he ran, because Almunia was rushing to the near corner after getting up from the ground.
But Iniesta ignored the strong rotation of the football in front of him as it rolled in. The moment he shot, he felt that the part of the football he kicked was a little different from what he expected!
The football did not fly to the far corner of the goal, but to the near corner!
Iniesta was not discouraged. There was a chance!
There was definitely a chance!
Every Barcelona player stared at the trajectory of the football flying towards the goal. It was a half-high ball. It should be able to go in!
The football flew towards the goal with a strong force. Under the horrified gaze of the Arsenal players, the football was about to fly over the goal line. But at that moment, a foot appeared in the path of the football!
Eboue's foot came flying in!
Dang!
The football hit Eboue's foot and refracted. It bounced up directly, then hit the lower edge of the crossbar, and finally, bounced out of the goal!
After the ball passed over Touré's head, it was directly saved by Ljungberg behind him in the form of a barb!
The Stade de France stadium was thunderous with cheers. The Arsenal players were celebrating their survival!
Barcelona's wave of offensive could be said to have started rationally and ended crazily, but they did not get the result they wanted.
"Unbelievable, unbelievable! Barcelona had many chances to break the goal in ten seconds, but they were all resolved by Arsenal! Larsson's header was saved, Ronaldinho's shot was blocked by Campbell's body on the goal line, Eto 'o's shot was destroyed by Touré, and Iniesta's shot was blocked by Eboue's sliding tackle on the goal line!
It's a miracle that Arsenal can stop Barcelona's successive bombardments!
But how long can they hold on? "
Perhaps everyone thought that at this moment, Barcelona was already in control of the overall situation.
But just after Arsenal blocked the opponent's wave of continuous threatening attacks, the football that was saved by Ljungberg fell at Qin Xiong's feet.
Qin Xiong, who was in the middle of the backfield, did not participate in the defense in the penalty area.
At this time, his back was facing Barcelona's half of the field. Deco came to interfere with his turn. Qin Xiong swept the ball directly to the left side of the midfield with his left foot, and then he did not have time to think about anything else.
Glad that the team did not concede a goal?
Sorry, no time!
The target he passed the ball to was Henry.
Then he turned around and directly started to rush past Deco!
In front of him was the open space of Barcelona's half of the field!
He and Henry were neck to neck as they rushed to Barcelona's defensive line!
The two kings once again joined forces to break through the enemy lines!
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