Chapter 562
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Arsenal did not get a chance to counterattack every time after a successful defense, especially after Fàbregas, Pires and Ljungberg left the field. There were almost no players who could become a stable pivot in the midfield and backfield.
Every time Barcelona's attack was thwarted, Arsenal would kick the ball out of the sideline or try to kick it as far as possible into Barcelona's backfield.
Then the team's formation was still compressed in the danger zone in front of the goal, waiting for Barcelona's new round of attacks.
In the 87th minute of the game, Eboue had just kicked the ball out from the right flank. The ball flew to the front field and was controlled by Puyol. Barcelona immediately spurred on the attack again.
Deco overorganized the backfield in the midfield. He received Puyol's pass and immediately transferred the ball to the right flank in the front field.
Belletti rushed up and passed the ball to Larsson in front of the penalty area on the right side. The old Swedish monster completed his turn after flicking the ball horizontally and then stuffed the ball diagonally near the end line.
After Giuly went down, he was once again one-on-one with Ashley Cole. This time he pretended to pass the ball to deceive Ashley Cole's defensive center of gravity. Then he knocked the ball back inside and then moved horizontally into the penalty area.
Flamini had to rush up to assist in the defense. But once he moved, Larsson was completely released.
Giuly knocked the ball back to Larsson.
Arsenal's penalty area was jittery. Larsson got an excellent chance to shoot. He received the ball and directly volleyed it. The target was the left side of the goal.
Almunia flew horizontally to block the ball. There was a huge sigh in the stands.
Iniesta, who cut into the penalty area, was the first to touch the ball under Eboue's harassment. He pretended to shoot but knocked the ball back from behind. He was so calm that it made one's hair stand on end.
At this time, Eto 'o in the middle of the goal was running forward. Campbell and Touré's pincer attack was like a shadow.
Iniesta passed the ball behind Eto 'o. Arsenal's defenders looked in the direction of the ball and suddenly their hearts fell into an ice cellar.
The Brazilian Ronaldinho was ambushed behind Eto 'o.
Ronaldinho broke away from Silva's close tackle. Silva gritted his teeth and was ready to shovel. He begged Ronaldinho to shoot!
He needed to swing his leg to shoot!
If he swung his leg, he would have a chance to let his shovel foot touch the ball first and destroy this attack!
But at this time, Almunia had just stood up from the ground. There was a lot of space to shoot from the right side of the goal. Ronaldinho calmly poked the ball with the tip of his foot, as if he had naturally touched the football while running.
The football rolled past Campbell's feet. By the time he reacted, it was already too late.
Ronaldinho, who had always been known for his stealthy passes, was also stealthy in his shot.
Moreover, it was filled with ingenious spiritual energy.
In such a fierce game, the football rolled into the lower right corner of the goal at a slow speed visible to the naked eye. It did not even make an obvious sound when it hit the inside of the goal.
Ronaldinho's goal was easily breached, but Arsenal's penalty area was in a complete mess. Campbell, who was one step behind to make a move, staggered and fell to the ground. Silva could only lie on the ground and let out a long sigh as he looked at the night sky.
"Barcelona gets a goal back! In the 88th minute of the match, Barcelona scored a goal! The score became 3: 2. Barcelona still had a chance! There was still time to equalize the score.
It was too difficult for them to score. Arsenal's dense defense brought huge trouble to Barcelona. They had to work hard to create great opportunities. It was the same this time. Larsson's shot was saved. Iniesta bypassed Eboue and assisted Ronaldinho to score! Barcelona's morale has been greatly boosted! "
The Barcelona player closest to the goal was Eto 'o. He rushed directly into the goal and hugged the ball in his arms. Then, he ran quickly to the midfield. The other players also ran to the backfield with serious expressions. They did not waste a minute and a second.
The Arsenal players who fell to the ground immediately stood up and regained their spirits.
They did not lose. They were still in the lead!
The cheers of the fans from both sides in the stands once again broke through the limit. They all hoped that the team could hold on until the last minute, especially the Barcelona fans, who were looking forward to a miracle!
They did not ask for much. Even if they could not beat Arsenal in 90 minutes, if they could score another goal to equalize the score and drag the game into overtime, Barcelona, who had one more player, should be able to destroy Arsenal.
Wenger stood on the sidelines with a dignified expression.
The last five minutes or so would be the time to decide everything.
Football games were so wonderful. 90 minutes, 120 minutes. But perhaps the most important thing was that the time to accept the judgment of fate was always so little. Five minutes? That was a lot.
Qin Xiong stood at the kickoff point earlier than Henry. He looked back at his teammates.
Henry could not rush forward at all. He wanted to, but he was powerless. Perhaps at this time, many fans would say that if Arsenal had a rich reserve of players like Barcelona, as long as they had another player with good offensive ability, the team would not put all the burden on Qin Xiong and Henry, and the team would not look so stretched at a critical moment.
But Qin Xiong did not care. He would not think about it.
The team was like this. Accept, adapt, and do the best in this environment. That was his life's creed.
After the restart, Henry passed the ball to Qin Xiong.
Barcelona's formation was like a tank that pushed directly into Arsenal's half of the field.
Eto 'o took the lead to rush up to snatch the ball. Qin Xiong was facing Eto' o from the side. He pulled the ball behind him and looked like he was going to dodge. Eto 'o immediately rushed behind Qin Xiong, but Qin Xiong's right foot pulled the ball back to his front. Then he dribbled a step forward and bypassed Eto' o's interception.
He had just stepped into Barcelona's half of the field. At this moment, he was the only one. Henry did not come up because he had to ensure the number of defenders in the backfield.
Qin Xiong was fighting alone!
Goal?
Impossible!
He only had one job now: to stall for time!
So, when he dribbled the ball in Barcelona's half of the field, he was like an ignorant player who did not know where the goal was. He dribbled the ball from left to right, sometimes fast and sometimes slow.
When Giuly came to intercept, he spun past him in his original position. But he came to the left flank, and then Ronaldinho rushed up to intercept him. He dribbled the ball back again. When Ronaldinho rushed forward, he protected the ball in his original position and turned 360 degrees to bypass Ronaldinho.
Just as it would not be too difficult for Ronaldinho to bypass him, it would not be too difficult for him to bypass Ronaldinho.
After all, neither of them were players who were good at defense.
Just after Qin Xiong bypassed Ronaldinho, Deco rushed up fiercely to intercept. Qin Xiong gently poked the ball forward and seemed to deftly avoid Deco's foot, but he was knocked to the ground by Deco.
The referee whistled to signal that the Barcelona player had committed a foul!
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