"——! Toot"

With the whistle of Spanish referee Larsson, the first leg of the 2008-2009 European Champions Cup 1/8 finals, Roma's home match against Arsenal, officially kicked off.

“RomaRomaRoma

corede‘staCittà

unicograndeamore

detantaetantagente

chefaisospirà…”

With this whistle, the opening stage of the Olympia Stadium in Rome immediately echoed with rumbling singing and waving huge 'wolf flags'.

Radical Roma fans cheered on their team with the grandest of their possessions.

In the stands on the west side, nearly 100 Roma fans shouted hoarsely, venting their emotions in the most passionate way.

Roma fans, who have always been known for their aggressiveness, and their team have always had a style of play, hot-blooded, even a little rough, and they will never allow the English to go wild on their home turf.

And the Roma players also launched their own offensive frenzy under the exuberant emotions of their own fans.

In this game, they are bound to win. They may not be mentioned, but there is no denying that they have been underdogs in the last five visits to England.

If this home field can't win the opponent, they will be more than lucky, and the 'inertia' of history, they don't know how much power they have to change.

From the very beginning, the Roma players carried out the tactical intentions of their manager and pressed wildly. Especially their midfield, constantly impacting the Arsenal half, pressing the Arsenal players in the half.

De Rossi, the Roma vice-president coveted by many giants, has become the vanguard of this wave of attacks in Rome.

Roma controlled the tempo of the game from the start and had a great chance in the sixth minute.

De Rossi stole Nasri's goal and crossed into the box to find his captain Totti.

The Wolf King grabbed ahead of Gala and crossed from the right side of the penalty area, and a killing opportunity appeared.

"Chance, Julio!"

"Oh my God, damn it!"

"Oh, that's possible?!"

…

Sighs and waves of regret echoed in the stands of the Olympia Stadium in Rome, looking at the No. 19 player - Baptista in disbelief.

Totti's cross found the unguarded Baptista on point. However, the latter was clearly unprepared, stopping the ball slightly wide near the penalty spot and being kicked out of the box by Klich.

Roma missed a great chance to open the scoring.

This ball even caused Spalletti, who has always been known for his calmness on the sidelines, to shake his head and look at the Brazilian in incomprehension.

Baptista 'The Beast' apparently knew that he had let Rome down, and immediately intensified his personal attacks.

In the ninth minute of the game, Baptista forced Clich to win and crossed from the left, but unfortunately this time Perrotta's header from eight yards was deflected wide.

In the 11th minute, the Roma team attacked again, after Totti won the ball in the penalty area, he continued to cross, and suddenly a pick pass was sent into the penalty area.

De Rossi followed up and volleyed, but unfortunately it was not suppressed, and the ball went straight into the stands.

Fifteen minutes before the game, the Romans took advantage of the home field to occupy a huge advantage, almost around the Arsenal half, in the 'siege', the people watching are particularly worried.

"Phew, Arsenal are in such poor form, it is obvious that the Roma have more rhythm and play more fiercely than them. The Arsenal players were all slow to react, it didn't work like this, it was too dangerous. ”

Seeing that the Arsenal players could only be beaten, Lineker couldn't stop shaking his head, anxiously watching the trend on the field, worried about Arsenal.

'Well, the Arsenal players are obviously not in the game, they have been affected by a series of bad luck and have lost their rhythm of the game.

Arsenal have to be a little bit more positive, that's their football philosophy and once they lose that, they don't have the initiative.

Arsenal's midfield should be more aggressive, not only defensively, but also in attack, Arsenal should be sharper. ”

Mortensen is also worried about the current situation at Arsenal and has also made a suggestion of his own.

Before the words fell, there was a "beep", and Larson blew the whistle.

In the nineteenth minute of the game, Bridget fouled Xiang Hao in his own half and was shown a yellow card warning by Larsson.

Seeing this yellow card, Wenger's frowning brows relaxed, no longer worried, but replaced by a kind of relaxation, a relaxation of the situation.

He knew it was a sign, a sign that his team was waking up.

Just as Arsene Wenger had hoped, Arsenal had finally found their groove after withstanding Roma's onslaught for the first fifteen minutes.

Having built up their own attacking system on the field, the Arsenal players, especially the midfielders, began to gain a foothold, and at the same time led the Arsenal frontcourt players to launch counterattacks.

A free-kick in front, Nasri takes the penalty, and a curling line goes out into the box.

Toure ferried at the front point, and Bendtner at the back point jumped high and 'dived' into the ball like a predatory vulture.

Unfortunately, the power of the top was too great and it was higher than the crossbar, which made the nearly 500 Arsenal fans on the scene regretful.

Although the goal was missed, it was a positive sign that Arsenal's attack soon led to a more dangerous attack.

In the 21st minute, Arsenal almost opened the scoring when Denilson passed the ball from the edge of the box.

Xiang Hao grabbed ahead of De Rossi, took a step, directly volleyed a kick, and spun towards the dead corner of the goal.

Everyone's eyes moved with the arc of the ball, and Dhoni moved two steps, but the farther the arc was from him, he gave up the save and watched the ball pull over.

Arsenal fans are ready to cheer, "Boom! ”

A sharp stabbing sound reverberated in everyone's ears.

"Hoo !!"

"W-How is this possible?!"

"Beams? Hao hits the beam! ”

"Oh my God, that's so rare!"

…

The commentators in the major commentary rooms, especially the Celestial Empire and the British Isles, looked at the stadium in disbelief.

In the past few months, since Xiang Hao hit the first kick of the world wave, Xiang Hao's shots rarely hit outside the door frame, and those that hit inside the door frame were rarely rejected.

This is everyone's impression, it is really rare to see Xiang Hao miss the ball in that area. This ball is indeed a bit impressive, but also regrettable.

It's not just them who regret it, Xiang Hao pulled his hair in annoyance at the same time, expressing his incomprehension of this ball.

Just now, Xiang Hao also thought that this ball was there. Whether it was strength or feeling, Xiang Hao felt that he was sure, but he didn't expect to be rejected by the column. It's annoying to think about.

However, although this goal was not scored, Arsenal's momentum, with the arrival of this goal, began to really enter the rhythm of the game, or rather, it belongs to their game.

Arsenal's attack has become more aggressive and penetrating. is no longer like an angry little daughter-in-law, suffocating in her own half, allowing the Roma players to attack, and becoming more lethal.

It can't be said that it pressed Roma, but it definitely pressed the center circle, and the midfield had its own foothold.

Xiang Hao's whole person also became more and more 'manic' with the regretful missed goal, slowly showing the kind of 'roughness' in the mouth of his teammates, constantly combing Arsenal's offensive routines, and doing a lot of work.

Arsenal is gaining momentum, but the momentum of the Roma players is not weak.

It's their home field, and they're going to be the masters. And their style of play is not Juventus's rock-solid style, but unusually bloodthirsty, just like their nickname, bloodthirsty red wolves.

In the twenty-first minute, just one minute after Xiang Hao missed the ball, the Roma team returned the color.

Totti's free-kick cross was met by Lloria from 10 yards, ahead of the Arsenal player, with an outside instep volley.

The ball went over Almunia but just over the crossbar, much to the chagrin of Roma fans.

In the 23rd minute of the game, Roma linked up on the perimeter in succession, and finally it was Totti, who played the ball on the edge of the box, and Baptista fired a direct shot from 25 yards on the right flank, hitting Toure's foot and deflecting it wide of the far corner.

Arsenal were no slouch, in the 25th minute, Sagna passed the ball on the side, and Denilson's long-range shot also hit the opposing team, which was saved by Doni.

In the 27th minute, Van Persie used his personal ability to swim in the penalty area, burst into the left side of the penalty area, and suddenly got up from 16 yards - deflected!

In the 29th minute, Tadei crossed from the right and Totti volleyed in from 19 yards – high.

In the 30th minute, Xiang Hao shared the ball, Nasri took the high ball, and Bendtner missed the front point.

In the 32nd minute, Totti picked up a pass, De Rossi then inserted into the penalty area, half-turned and volleyed away.

…

The offensive tide of your back and forth made the fans on both sides nervous and excited, afraid of the opponent's goal, and looking forward to their own team's opening. This kind of fluctuating mood makes it extremely tormenting.

And the action of the two sides on the field is getting bigger and bigger, and the Arsenal backfield players, including Xiang Hao, have become the primary target of the Romans.

Xiang Hao is fine, his body is excellent, and he can resist. Gala was more unlucky, although Baptista and Perrotta received yellow cards, but he also left the field twice for treatment.

Although the Frenchman doesn't have a tight mouth and makes some mistakes on the pitch from time to time, his attitude on the pitch is still worthy of recognition.

As Arsenal's attack tightened, the Romans also used the Italians' unique defense to solidify the dead man's defense.

However, it is clear that Roma are different from Italy's top defensive powerhouses, and they have always won with attack. Defence, except for the Capello period, at other times, is really not strong.

"——! Toot"

The unusually crisp whistle sounded, and on the field, there was a scene that stunned all Roma fans.