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Highbury was all about the action and it was supposed to be a game that would make all Arsenal fans nervous.

But every Arsenal fan was thrilled and relieved to welcome Real Madrid to Highbury tonight.

It seems that I came to the scene with a mentality of pure appreciation of the game.

They have no fear of Real Madrid, even if Wenger has repeatedly emphasized that Real Madrid has the ability to comeback away.

But the fans are so confident and relaxed!

For Real Madrid, it is unrealistic to think about how to contain Qin Xiong and Henry.

First of all, their team building strategy failed in the past few years, resulting in top-heavy. When it was time to build the fence, they found that there was no suitable material at all, and they were not familiar with how to do it.

Secondly, they are behind by three goals. As long as they still have a little ambition to advance to the quarter-finals, it is impossible to weaken their offense and invest in defense compared to the last game. They failed to break through Arsenal's goal at home in the last game. If you don't step up and invest in offense in the round, how can you come back and advance?

When the players of the two teams lined up to enter the field, the contrast in their spirits could be clearly felt.

The Arsenal players are full of energy and confidence, while the Real Madrid players are more or less in the attitude of going to war.

"Welcome to Highbury Stadium, the focus of the second round of the UEFA Champions League 1/8 final, Arsenal vs Real Madrid is about to start, the score after 90 minutes of the first leg is 3:0, Arsenal leads Real Madrid by three Although the coaches of both sides have repeatedly emphasized before the game that the second round will not be a routine game, the British media’s predictions for this game are consistent. That is, Arsenal will advance to the UEFA Champions League this season without any suspense. powerful!

In order to prepare for this match, Arsenal carried out a big rotation in the last round of the league. Among the main players, Qin Xiong did not consume much. Real Madrid still lags behind in La Liga, leaving Barcelona with a huge gap. Now it is the most difficult situation for Real Madrid in recent years. If they are eliminated today, Real Madrid may be doomed to have no results for three consecutive years, and the chaos within the club may reach a peak!

Let's take a look at the starting rosters of both sides.

Arsenal starting 451.

Goalkeeper: Lehmann.

Defenders: Eboue, Toure.Senderos, Flamini.

Midfield: Ljungberg, Fabregas, Qin Xiong, Silva, Pires.

Forward: Henry.

Real Madrid starting 442.

Goalkeeper: Iker Casillas.

Defenders: Salgado, Ramos.Bravo.Carlos.

Midfield: Beckham, Gravesen, Guti, Zidane.

Forwards: Ronaldo, Raul. "

Real Madrid's lineup is more organized than in the last round, but in the away game, it is difficult for them to control the rhythm of the game after the opening.

Because they are too eager to attack to get a shot and score a goal.

Arsenal didn't play too aggressively at home.

Instead, it focuses on controlling the scene.

Real Madrid's defensive improvement is still targeted.

Qin Xiong will be replaced by Guti and Gravesen in the midfield.Beckham three bread sandwiches.

Beckham simply ignored Pires and handed it over to veteran Salgado. Guti didn't care too much about Fabregas' forward drive. Zidane occasionally participated in defense, and most of the time he and Carlos played together on the left. The striker combination Raul and Ronaldo created opportunities.

In the 5th minute of the game, Zidane suddenly shifted the ball to the right after controlling the ball from the left side of the frontcourt. Beckham went forward to the front of the penalty area and shot the ball directly from a long distance. The football went above the crossbar.

3 minutes later.Qin Xiong encountered multiple double-teams in the middle, and he did not dare to lose the ball easily.This created an opportunity for Fabregas to go forward, and then he switched positions with Fabregas.He retreated to take over Fabregas's defense, allowing Fabregas to control the ball and start attacking forward.

Cesc Fabregas gave the ball to Pires who cut inside. Pires couldn't see the pass to Henry from outside the penalty area, so he also took a long shot. Unfortunately, the shot was too direct. Easily confiscated by Casillas.

Real Madrid seemed to have found a way to contain Qin Xiong after the opening, and it was effective in the early stage.

But as Arsenal got better and better, Qin Xiong began to change positions frequently with his teammates.

Among them, the transposition between him and Pires is the most frequent.

In the 16th minute of the game, Qin Xiong sent the ball to the side in the center after receiving a pass from Flamini, and then ran to the side by himself. Beckham followed, and Guti and Gravesen quickly retreated.

Pires held the ball on the spot and didn't rush to push forward. He didn't start to make a cross-cutting push until Qin Xiong and Xiaobei came near him.

Beckham did not follow Qin Xiong unswervingly, but Pires felt that it was playing in his arms.

When Beckham went to intercept Pires, Pires immediately passed the ball to Qin Xiong who was on the edge.

Qin Xiong dribbled the ball forward along the sidewalk, like a cheetah released from a cage, his speed was extremely fast.

Salgado is already a veteran over [-] years old, and he must not be as explosive as the current Qin Xiong who is alive and well.

When Qin Xiong was 5 meters away from him, he changed to the direction of the penalty area. This time, the inside cut brought an explosion of acceleration, which made it difficult for Salgado to keep up with Qin Xiong's speed.

Ramos was the player with the lowest rating in the last round of confrontation. He was very afraid of Qin Xiong's cross-cutting and changing direction. At this time, he was worried that Qin Xiong would continue to dribble horizontally at the front of the penalty area again and then find a suitable opportunity to kick. shoot.

Just when Qin Xiong's waving rhythm had an obvious pause, Ramos took the initiative to move his center of gravity to the middle, but Qin Xiong did not continue to move to the middle, but rushed straight forward to pass him, Ramos subconsciously raised his Kick up to sweep the ball under Qin Xiong's feet, the ball has already passed, Qin Xiong dodges his sweeping legs, but his explosive speed will inevitably drop.

Salgado and central defender Bravo came to defend Qin Xiong, and Gravesen had already entered the penalty area and blocked Henry.

At this moment, Qin Xiong could barely kick to shoot, but looking at Iker Casillas who blocked the near post, Qin Xiong knew that there would be no unexpected gains if he forced his kick, and the opponent was a world-class goalkeeper.

So he chose to pass the ball at the last minute.

Pass back to the top of the arc in the penalty area!

In order to pass the ball in place, he half-turned and passed the ball with the arch of his feet while running at high speed, and then he fell back and rolled over in the penalty area.

The football rolled through the narrow gap between Ramos and Bravo, and Guti was about to intercept when Pires shot out from him, stabbed with his right foot without stopping the ball within a small range!

Pires' shooting speed is not fast, but the victory lies in the tricky angle!

Casillas ran in the direction of the far post in a panic, but after running halfway, he swooped out to make a save. Obviously he was too slow. The football hit the inside of the post and bounced into the goal!

Highbury boiled instantly! (to be continued~^~)