When Arsenal was on the brink of death, probably everyone thought that Arsenal would take a breather first, but they did not expect the situation to take a turn for the worse!
Now it was Arsenal's turn to join forces to try to challenge Barcelona's seemingly empty defensive line.
Henry and Qin Xiong had the same belief.
His teammates had done their best!
This was an extremely difficult season. Arsenal was not like the other powerhouses who had a "flourishing population". Their main partners throughout the season were the same people who came and went. Their destinies were tied together and they were in the same boat. After overcoming countless difficulties and dangers, they achieved the hegemony of the Premier League!
Now, they were heading for the club's first Champions League title in history!
Thank you, teammates!
It's our turn!
Henry's physical fitness had already passed the critical point. With one less player and a lack of teammates in the front field to support him, he constantly ran to attack, which was more difficult than usual and consumed more energy.
Although the game had not yet reached 80 minutes, his physical exhaustion was almost the same as playing a game.
But when such an opportunity appeared in front of him, his strong belief and firm will supported him to fight on!
The agile and refined Henry, who was at his peak, was just as the rumors said. He turned into a Tree Shade assassin, dribbling the football as if he was holding a sharp blade and rushing to Barcelona's half of the field with lightning speed.
There were only five players left in Barcelona's backfield.
Belletti, Márquez, Puyol, van Bronckhorst, and the goalkeeper, Valdés.
Their formation was obviously pressed forward to provide support for the middle and front field. Top teams rarely made the low-level mistake of disconnecting the three lines. It would be easy for the opponent to penetrate them layer by layer.
Belletti immediately retreated after he went forward to assist, but he was only active near the midfield. At this time, he met Henry at the first opportunity. He was not confident that he could stop Henry, but he intended to foul!
Arsenal, who had played half of the season on counterattacks, naturally understood the essence of counterattacks.
The speed must be fast, the fastest, the fastest!
And the first priority of the opponent's defense must be to delay the speed of the opponent's fast attacks.
Tactical fouls were a very common choice.
At this time, when Belletti rushed up, Henry did not give Belletti a chance to foul. When the distance was still two meters, he passed the ball across the middle, then bypassed Belletti and ran forward firmly.
Deco gritted his teeth and chased after Qin Xiong, but his speed was really not his forte. The further he was, the more obvious the distance between him and Qin Xiong.
Qin Xiong received Henry's pass in the middle and continued to push forward to attack.
Van Bronghorst rushed in front of Puyol and acted as the defensive midfielder, forming a triangular defensive formation.
After Qin Xiong came in front of him, he did not hesitate and passed the ball to Henry beside him.
After the pass, Qin Xiong ran diagonally to the back of the penalty area. Van Bronckhorst immediately followed, and he could not run behind Qin Xiong. He could not even run parallel to him.
The reason was simple. If he did not block the area where Qin Xiong ran forward, Henry only needed to pass the ball to the back of the penalty area. Could he, who was beside or behind Qin Xiong, suddenly get in front of Qin Xiong and complete the interception?
But just as Qin Xiong ran to the line of the penalty area, he suddenly braked and ran horizontally to the area in front of Puyol.
Henry still did not challenge Marcos alone. He passed the ball across in front of Marcos.
The two used the most basic passing skills to perform the most tacit cooperation on the pinnacle stage!
Qin Xiong stopped the ball with his right foot and took a step in the direction where he ran horizontally. Then, he swayed slightly in front of Puyol and swung his left foot to shoot!
Puyol immediately went forward to block. At this time, he was already frightened!
Shoot!
Even if it was not Qin Xiong's preferred foot, who could guarantee that he would not use a tricky kick to break the goal!
But just as he took a step to intercept the front of the football, Qin Xiong, who looked calm, gently hooked the ball with his left foot.
The football rolled between Puyol's legs. Qin Xiong also brushed past Puyol!
He passed through the crotch!
Qin Xiong charged into the penalty area!
Van Bronckhorst and Marcos had to intercept because van Bronckhorst's defensive position was not very good. It looked like he could not form an interference to Qin Xiong's shot.
Valdés also left the goal. He was worried that Qin Xiong would take advantage of the opportunity to shoot with his right foot!
As the three-sided encirclement was about to form, Qin Xiong had a clear understanding of the situation in front of him and his heart relaxed.
He silently said, Thierry Henry, you go ahead and climb to the supreme altar. Then, wait for me there!
No matter how ambitious he was, he could not change the world's position and perception of him. This Champions League final could be said to have made him recognize himself again.
The bombardment of public opinion by the media before the game had shown the world's attitude: This was a battle between kings between Ronaldinho and Henry!
Any other star players were supporting characters.
Eto 'o, Qin Xiong, Deco, Pires, Puyol, Campbell … They could only be supporting characters.
This would not hit Qin Xiong. It would only change his thinking. After all, he and Henry were from different eras.
When he was just over 20 years old, Henry was about to enter the age of 30. How could they be from the same era?
It was meaningless to compete with Henry.
And in this battle of Tianwang, when the opportunity presented itself, he was willing to send Henry to the altar!
The football was gently passed out with the arch of his foot from his position on the right side of the penalty area.
Whether it was Marcos or Valdés, it was impossible for them to touch the football.
And the direction of the football's rolling direction was certainly not into the goal. However, Henry, who was no longer marked, would certainly not give up.
He would unswervingly rush to Barcelona's goal like an arrow from the bow!
Destroy the opponent!
In the stands of the Stade de France, all the spectators stared at Barcelona's penalty area. After the football was passed out by Qin Xiong, the Arsenal fans had already begun to cheer!
Although Belletti and Puyol were both rushing to the football, the person who was faster than them and in a more advanced position was wearing the Arsenal uniform.
His name was Thierry Henry!
Arsenal had waited for more than a hundred years for this person. He carried the glory of the Gunners and led the team forward. Now, he rushed into Barcelona's penalty area and swept the ball into the goal with the arch of his foot in the face of an empty goal.
He did not dare to use his strength for fear of missing the opportunity, so he used the safest way.
But the effect presented in front of the audience was: Arsenal only relied on Qin Xiong and Henry, and the two of them passed the ball into Barcelona's goal!
After Henry broke the goal, he trotted to the corner area and did his classic kneeling slide to celebrate. Then, when he finished his kneeling slide, he turned his head to look at the field. He smiled proudly at Qin Xiong, who was running towards him.
Qin Xiong ran in front of him, bowed his head, hugged his face, and kissed him on the head.
Immediately after, Henry knelt on one knee and patted his thigh to let Qin Xiong put his right foot on his leg. Then, he made a celebratory gesture of wiping Qin Xiong's shoes!
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