The Stade de France fell into an atmosphere of ice and fire.
The Barcelona fans were extremely pessimistic after the shock, while the Arsenal fans were in a state of ecstasy after the shock.
They cheered for Henry and Qin Xiong, and they were also overjoyed after witnessing Henry wipe Qin Xiong's shoes to celebrate.
This would definitely be the most classic scene in the Champions League.
Wenger was as excited as a child. Fàbregas and the other substitutes rushed out of the substitutes' bench. They ran to Henry and Qin Xiong, clustered around the two men, and everyone hugged and celebrated.
The Barcelona players felt their scalps tingle and seemed to not know what to do.
Rijkaard was at his wit's end. He had played all three of his substitution cards. Maybe he was regretting it at the moment. Maybe the effect of substituting a defender would be far better than substituting a defensive midfielder. There was no defensive midfielder in front of the defensive line. Once Arsenal seized the opportunity to counterattack from Barcelona's overly aggressive offense, the consequences were not just unimaginable. They were really presented in front of their eyes.
"The game has taken a dramatic turn! Just ten seconds ago, we were watching in front of Arsenal's goal as Barcelona bombarded Arsenal's goal. Maybe a goal would have been scored.
But ten seconds later, we were surprised to see that Henry scored his second individual goal of the game. He and Qin Xiong went all the way from the backfield to carry out the counterattack. The two tacitly passed and cut cooperated to tear apart Barcelona's already fragile defense.
The most important thing was that on the penalty area line, Qin Xiong pretended to shoot with his left foot. In fact, it was a fake shot to deceive Puyol. Then he used his left foot to buckle the ball between Puyol's legs behind him. Then Qin Xiong charged into the penalty area, attracted the attention of the other Barcelona players, and assisted Henry!
It was hard to say that Barcelona did not play well. Their control of the game, the shape of the scene, and the creation of opportunities were far better than Arsenal's. They tried every means to break through Arsenal's goal, but Arsenal only used one move to defeat Barcelona: counterattack!
This was Arsenal's tactical victory.
In the face of the powerful Barcelona, they were determined to fight back. It was really terrifying.
Can you imagine the effect of top players like Henry and Qin Xiong playing counterattacks?
They had speed, excellent ball control, perfect teamwork, and most importantly, the ability to break the goal.
Breaking through a dense defense was a world-class problem, and Barcelona was working on solving this problem throughout the game.
However, Arsenal did not have this difficulty. They counterattacked as if they were walking on flat ground. They had a wide space to pass and cut, and their individual performances were also more than enough.
With less than 15 minutes left in the game, would Barcelona have any hope of equalizing the score? Can they score two goals in a row?
But if the threat of Henry and Qin Xiong could not be contained, would Barcelona still concede a goal? This is a huge question. "
In fact, Henry was already exhausted. After scoring twice, Henry walked back to the half court and whispered to Qin Xiong, "I'll switch places with you. You go to the front line."
Qin Xiong nodded silently.
Henry could not rush. If it was just a 30-meter sprint, it would be fine. But if he wanted to rush from the backfield to the front field, coupled with a high level of play, it really needed the support of physical fitness.
Wenger made up his mind on the sidelines.
At 2: 1, he did not dare to defend firmly, but at 3: 1, he thought it was time to completely give the team a signal.
However, he still wanted to use substitutions to waste some time, so he did not complete the substitution before Barcelona restarted the ball.
Although Henry said that he would switch places with Qin Xiong, Qin Xiong simply withdrew from the backline to participate in the defense after Barcelona restarted the ball.
He did not think that he would be able to break down Barcelona's defense just because Henry was supplying him with ammunition in the midfield. It was difficult for one person to do it, just like how Henry was most of the time when he was alone in the front line.
Barcelona's current situation was that they wanted to kill the enemy, but they were powerless to reverse the situation.
Arsenal's entire team was in defense, and the defense was more concentrated than before!
They passed the ball around to create opportunities outside the perimeter, but when they could not find a particularly good opportunity, Ronaldinho made a long shot in the 80th minute of the game.
Because the distance was too far, and the angle he chose was particularly tricky, the football finally slid out of the goal, which shocked Arsenal out of cold sweat.
Arsenal's goal.
At this time, the referee paused the game.
Arsenal's substitution!
"Wenger is going to play the third card. Well, Barcelona and Arsenal's substitutions have been used up.
For the last substitution, Wenger sent Senderos on. He is a center back, and the player he replaced is Ljungberg!
It looks like Henry can't run anymore, but Wenger still won't replace Henry. Henry's presence on the field is crucial to Arsenal's team spirit.
Now Arsenal should be determined to defend to prevent Barcelona from scoring. "
Senderos did not go to the back line after he came on. His position was the defensive midfielder, and Wenger did not dare to let him go to the back line. After all, his strength was not enough to guard the last pass in front of the goal in a game of this level.
Senderos fouled Iniesta as soon as he came on, and Barcelona's free kick from the left side of the front field was lobbed into the penalty area. Almunia attacked and hit the ball out of the penalty area with a single punch. Deco received the ball from the outside and directly volleyed it. The half-high ball blasted into the penalty area and was a great threat. Unfortunately, there were too many people in front of the goal, and it was blocked by Ashley Cole.
Barcelona watched as Arsenal surrounded the dangerous area in front of the goal and almost collapsed.
In the 82nd minute of the game, Giuliani cut inside to support Ronaldinho's oblique plug, but it was intercepted by Ashley Cole and Flamini.
Arsenal got another chance to fight back.
Flamini passed the ball straight to the front to Henry.
Henry did not shake off or dribble the ball to advance. He directly transferred the ball to the right side in a wide range.
Qin Xiong rushed across the midfield to receive Henry's pass. Then he looked at the opponent's half of the field and felt a little helpless.
Van Bronkhorst, Márquez, Puyol, and Deco, who was wary of him retreating.
He dribbled the football and did not increase his speed. He dribbled the ball forward slowly. When Iniesta came to press from behind, he suddenly accelerated until he dribbled the ball to the front waist line and was besieged from three sides by Deco, van Bronkhorst, and Iniesta behind him. He suddenly kicked the ball to the end line and then planned to use speed to regain control of the ball. It was a risky gamble.
The football rolled past van Bronkhorst, and Qin Xiong also rushed past van Bronkhorst, who was turning around. But the alert Puyol took the lead to control the football.
Qin Xiong turned around and ran to the back field again. After this round of back and forth, he also felt that his stamina was almost at its limit.
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