Chapter 137: Arsenal's Hope
Xiao Qing didn't have much to celebrate, the current Arsenal is still one goal behind in the score, and now he needs to perform better. So the game quickly resumed, and at this time the cheers erupted from the Emirates Stadium, as the morale of Arsenal, who had pulled back the goal, was now starting to run high, and Arsenal were finally playing a decent attack at home.
In the seventy-third minute, Cesc Fabregas's free-kick from 20 yards out in the middle went high; At this time, Arsenal defender Denilson in the penalty area and Barcelona's rich coach Pique each got a yellow card because of the conflict; It also means that Pique will be suspended for the second leg for accumulating yellow cards, which seems to be a sign that Arsenal will get more chances to score at the Camp Nou.
Xiao Qing's temporary performance in this game is still good, although most of the time Xiao Qing has no chance to show his face, but Xiao Qing scored; As for the other focus of attention, Messi was a little unlucky in this game, although his performance was actually very good, but he always lacked the luck to score.
In the 76th minute of the game, Messi burst into the penalty area with the ball on the left side and was taken down by Almunia after being blocked; The cheers at the Emirates Stadium grew louder and louder, as Barcelona's proud Shijie first man was a little dumb at the Emirates Stadium. And just when the Arsenal fans were still gloating about Messi's bad luck, the Emirates Stadium resounded with crazy cheers!
In the seventy-seventh minute of the game, Henry replaced Ibrahimovic as a substitute! When Henry was standing on the sidelines, he was different from all the Barcelona players; Although Arsenal are now 1-2 down, the fans at the Emirates Stadium still stood up and cheered for the review of the former kings. Thierry Henry will always be remembered by Arsenal fans as a member of the Arsenal and he certainly won't get the full boos that Barcelona fans would receive. There was a banner in the stands at the Emirates Stadium that clearly read: "Thierry Henry. Welcome home! ”
Henry's appearance satisfied a regret of Zuihou in this focus battle. Although the replacement of Ibrahimovic, who scored twice before, may be a little out of line with the tactical needs. But it was clear that Thierry Henry had to play in this game and he needed to say goodbye to Arsenal on the pitch.
Although Henry was humanized and fulfilled the desire of the gunman's former minister to "go home", the pressure in front of the opponent's door was sharply reduced, which was tantamount to letting the tiger go home; Pep Guardiola's substitution of the Swede, who had performed well throughout the game, was tantamount to passing on a 2-1 result to the team, and if Ibrahimovic had been on the pitch at the time, Arsenal would never have dared to go into attack so wildly.
The crowd burst into applause and Henry got the treatment he deserved here. However, the current Henry is no longer the Henry who calls for wind and rain. The Arsenal fans gave him applause and cheers, but when Henry picked up the ball for the first time, there were also fans who booed him. Because now Arsenal need to equalise.
When Henry received the ball for the first time after coming on the pitch, no Arsenal player stepped forward to press him, almost giving him a chance to burst into the penalty area; However, he lost his peak form and was tackled by his old team-mate Campbell in front of the penalty area.
Although Thierry Henry's appearance made the game look even more complete, one of the things they need to do now for the Arsenal players is to try to score goals and they need to save themselves from desperate situations.
Arsenal are now in high spirits, and now they have found a way to contain Barcelona after being suppressed for most of the game. So although there is not much time left for the game, the Arsenal players are still very confident that they will open up a different situation in the time of the game.
Xiao Qing felt that he had found the key to open the door to victory, and the current game was no longer an embarrassing beating for Arsenal. Now the Gunners have found Barca's weakness. The current score is 1 to 2, but Xiao Qing doesn't care; Although the two goals scored by Barcelona did make Arsenal very passive. Although Arsenal is also very depressed with consecutive injuries, it doesn't matter, because Arsenal will not be without chances in this game.
Arsenal began to counterattack, of course, while wanting to counterattack, the first thing Arsenal needs to do is to strengthen the defense; In the 79th minute of the game, Diaby tackled Keita after losing the ball in midfield and received a yellow card, and Arsenal are really desperate now, they can't concede any more goals.
And when Henry conceded the ball again in front, Arsenal quickly counterattacked; The Arsenal players, who were supposed to retreat from the defense, seized the opportunity in an instant, Cesc Fabregas split the ball on the side in midfield, and the little tiger Walcott continued to plan to make waves on the wing this time.
Xiao Qing also returned to the front court quickly, and Xiao Qing's chances of steadily unloading the ball were not very good; Puyol's marking strength is really good, although Xiao Qing tried his best, but the experienced Puyol was still unmoved, Xiao Qing had no more opportunities at this time. Just as Xiao Qing was about to divide the ball, Xiao Qing suddenly felt that someone behind him had broken the ball from under his feet.
Xiao Qing was cut off the ball at his feet by Henry, who was back on the back, and this time the Emirators Stadium fell into a kind of entanglement; There is no doubt that Xiao Qing is the favorite player of Arsenal fans, and they are naturally the most unacceptable Xiao Qing being put down by his opponent. But now it is Arsenal's eternal flag Thierry Henry who is putting down Xiao Qing, which is really a torment for Arsenal fans, and it can be said that such a scene is definitely the last thing they want to see.
Although Henry tackled the ball first, it was naturally impossible to be completely unaffected in the face of such a sliding tackle; Xiao Qing was indeed a little embarrassed and pounced on the turf, and his calf was a little painful because Henry shoveled it. Xiao Qing was depressed, and being shoveled down by Henry made him have no way to get angry, which is his idol and the banner of Arsenal. Although it is now their own master, Xiao Qing really has no reason to be angry, not to mention that Henry's tackle is still not fouled.
"Are you alright?" Henry pulled Xiao Qing up, smiled and gently hugged Xiao Qing and asked.
'It feels good and should keep scoring.' Xiao Qing also patted Henry on the back, this is not a demonstration, Xiao Qing does not need to demonstrate, Xiao Qing is just explaining his confidence, of course, because he was not tackled.
Henry was stunned and didn't speak, now he is wearing a Barcelona jersey, although he has a lot of feelings for Arsenal, but there is no doubt that at this time he has no reason and qualification to bless Xiao Qing, now he can only fight with Arsenal with all his might, and Xiao Qing is his enemy.
Xiao Qing smiled and patted Henry's shoulder, he could naturally understand Henry's current mood, so Xiao Qing didn't say anything; Arsenal are still behind in the score, and now there is not much time left in the game, so Arsenal needs to work harder, and now Arsenal really needs to fight for an equalizer in the Zuihou moment of the game to control their own destiny.
In the applause of the Emirates Stadium, Xiao Qing patted his buttocks, and ran back to the backcourt unhurriedly to participate in the defense; Now Arsenal is still behind in the score, and Barcelona's offensive ability is still worth fearing. So although Barcelona is a little relaxed now, Arsenal can't afford to slack off at this time.
Arsenal retracted defensively, and Zuihou's ten minutes were important for Arsenal; Although the current Gunners are still one goal behind, just one goal behind can still give Arsenal some hope, even in the second leg, such a score can give Arsenal some hope. Now Arsenal not only need to score, they need more to prevent Barcelona from continuing to score and expand the score.
Arsenal defended fully for ten minutes and prepared to defend Zuihou, and in the face of Arsenal's iron bucket formation, Barcelona obviously did not have many chances. This game was undoubtedly a depressing game for Messi, because he did have good chances in the game, but he still couldn't score. This game was originally thought to be a contest between Xiao Qing and Messi, the two hottest strikers, and now Barcelona is leading in the score, but in terms of personal performance alone, Xiao Qing seems to be more dominant.
Messi is ruthless, don't look at Messi as a good baby, but Messi is also an arrogant master, he can't accept that he is worse than Xiao Qing. Even if he can't be the best player in this game, Messi can't lose to Xiao Qing, who is regarded as his biggest rival.
In the eighty-second minute of the game, the little flea Messi flashed and moved in the penalty area; In a small range of dribbling, Messi is definitely qualified to laugh. But at this time, he was surrounded by Arsenal's heavy troops, and although he was the first person to shijie, he was still ruthlessly trapped.
Messi was dispossessed and Arsenal once again launched their lethal counter-attack. Xiao Qing, who participated in the packing, swept the ball towards the side suddenly, it was obvious that Arsenal was planning to use the wing to break through to the end, and they were completely planning to use Walcoat's strong point to give Barcelona Zuihou's blow.
Arsenal's quick counterattack also forced Barcelona to have to defend in a panic at this time. Maxwell really broke down against the little tiger Walcott, who simply couldn't limit Walcoat's quick break-through on the wing. Maxwell was broken through again, which also made the already somewhat ill-prepared Barcelona defense need to face a greater threat, and for Arsenal, now is naturally their more chance, not even just an equalizer, or even a reversal! (To be continued......)