Visiting Celtic Park in Glasgow, Arsenal did feel a certain amount of pressure, although it was only a 40,000-person stadium, but the frenzied atmosphere here still made the players feel a little shocked; The fanaticism of the fans in England is known all over the world, but the enthusiasm of the fans of Socrates is not inferior to that of the fans of England, if not better.

On August 19, 2009, Arsenal away to Celtic will start their crucial game of the season, in which Arsenal need to gain a certain advantage in order to ensure that Arsenal can occupy some initiative in the second leg of the game, so as to ensure that Arsenal can enter the Champions League.

Xiao Qing is gearing up, compared to other teammates, Xiao Qing really does not have any experience in the Champions League, which also makes him pay more attention to this game, only in this game to help the team win, then Xiao Qing can have the opportunity to appear in the Champions League, which is also a pursuit of him now.

In this game, Arsenal still hope to continue to maintain their main squad after their big win over Everton, goalkeeper Almunia; On the back line, from right to left, Sarnia, Gara, Vermaelen, and Klich are lined up; Double-back Denilson and Alexander. Song, attacking midfielders Cesc Fabregas and Arshavin; On the forward line are naturally Van Persie and Xiao Qing.

As for Celtic, as the absolute hegemon of the Soviet Super League, although it is difficult for them to go further in the Champions League, it is not uncommon for Celtic to reach the knockout stage, although they may not have any top players, but the overall strength is still quite good. Arsenal won't necessarily be able to get the win in this game. Because for this one Champions League qualification. The Celtics are certainly going all out; The players want to be able to play at the highest level, and the club is more about being able to get a lot of money.

goalkeeper Boruc; Fox, Luwings, Cardwell and Hinkel lead the way in the lineback; In midfield, Maloney, Donati, Engmer, S. Brown and McGotty are also good; The single arrow Samaras is at the top.

It can be seen that Celtic are quite cautious, although it is difficult for the team in their home England to take advantage, although Arsenal is considered to have begun to regress to a certain extent, but Celtic still dare not have any carelessness, because Arsenal's overall squad is still relatively better, and Arsenal now looks quite good.

With a 4-5-1 lineup, Celtic wanted to get a foothold on defense in this game. They will be hoping to increase their interception in midfield in order to slow down Arsenal's attack, and they will need to disrupt Arsenal's attacking rhythm and only then will they have a chance to avoid Arsenal playing as much as possible. Of course, if Celtic wants to play defensive counter-attack, then their midfield needs to have the ability to push quickly; It would be unwise to play against Arsenal and Celtic now look to have found a trick.

Although there is not enough rest, although it is an away game, Arsenal still seem to be in the driver's seat; Celtic's main centre-back McManus is out injured, which also gives Arsenal the opportunity to use their strong attacking ability to further suppress Celtic in the game.

"You look excited?" Xiao Qing in the player tunnel is constantly gearing up, although Xiao Qing's English is not very strong now. But some simple conversations are still fine; Seeing Xiao Qing's appearance, Arsenal's young captain Fabregas asked with a smile.

"It's the first time in the Champions League. It's really exciting. Xiao Qing spoke half-baked English and said fluently.

'I was excited when I was in the Champions League for the first time, but Shaw, you don't have time to get excited when you're in the game. Fabregas paused for a moment and couldn't help but remind, because he was worried that Xiao Qing's excessive excitement might not have a good impact on the team, and he was worried that Xiao Qing would be overly active and break the team's tactical balance.

"I see what you mean, I'll work hard in the game." Xiao Qing naturally understood what Fabregas was saying, he was indeed excited, but this did not mean that Xiao Qing would be impulsive and overwhelmed, he believed that he could play according to his habits and the team's tactics in the game; The Champions League does mean a lot to Xiao Qing, but it won't put too much pressure on Xiao Qing, because he knows that this is just the beginning, because he understands that if you want to be a better player, then you need to bear more pressure. And if the current Champions League qualifying match makes Xiao Qing lose his temper, then it obviously seems that Xiao Qing is too unacceptable.

Although Xiao Qing was indeed a little excited, Xiao Qing quickly calmed down amid the boos of the fans; This is not Arsenal's territory, and Xiao Qing is persona non grata here. So at this time, what Xiao Qing needs to do is to concentrate all his attention to prepare for the next game, and now what he needs is to score here.

At the beginning of the first half, Celtic attacked fiercely, especially forming crosses on the left side; Although Celtic work hard, although they also know that Arsenal still have a relatively large hole in the backline, but although they have worked hard, it is still difficult for them to break through Arsenal's goal for a while.

As for Arsenal, they are different from most Premier League teams; In the Premier League, the fast pace of the game and the fierce physical confrontation can be regarded as a fairly obvious characteristic, but at Arsenal, they are more of the Jishu style of the La Liga team, and the individual Jishu of the Arsenal players is relatively more delicate, and their cooperation is also more fluid. Therefore, although Arsenal is in the Premier League, they are still a little unaccustomed to fierce physical confrontation, at least after the opening of the game, the physical contact and confrontation between the two teams on the field is very intense, which also makes Arsenal lose the initiative for a while.

Celtic are smart enough to find Arsenal's weaknesses at this time, but it is really difficult for them to continue to rely on such tactics to take the initiative at this time, because for Arsenal, as they gradually adapt to the atmosphere of the stadium, when they gradually become familiar with Celtic's oppressive defence, they begin to find their form.

As the game progressed, Arsenal gradually mastered possession; In the 11th minute, Cesc Fabregas drove in the middle and was brought down in front of the pitch to create a free-kick opportunity. It was only after Van Persie's free-kick was cleared that the ball fell to the home team, and Celtic immediately instigated a quick counterattack, but fortunately, Vermaelen performed well and made a crucial disruption, and Arsenal continued to protect the goal without conceding.

In the 19th minute of the game, Celtic midfielder Cardwell dragged and tackled Fabregas down the middle. At this time, Celtic's decline was slowly starting to become apparent, and although they were massing heavily in the midfield, they were starting to lose some ground.

In the 23rd minute, Arshavin dribbled the ball to the front of the penalty area; Xiao Qing suddenly plugged in and received a pass from the Russian Tsar, and Xiao Qing shot directly after a small smash turned backwards, but unfortunately Xiao Qing's shot was touched by Celtic defender Cardwell; Although Xiao Qing's shot was sudden, and although Cardwell's clearance was not complete, the ball did slow down now, which also allowed Celtic goalkeeper Boruc to easily hold the ball in his arms.

Xiao Qing smiled and shook his head indifferently, this was only his first shot in this game, although the opponent's defender was somewhat lucky to touch the ball, but Xiao Qing did not have the slightest frustration, because he believed that he could perform better in the next game. Now Xiao Qing is gradually adapting to the Champions League, although this is a very important stage; But for Xiao Qing now, he just met some other league teams in such a high-level arena, and what he needs to do now is to maintain his form and style, then he believes that the final victory of the game will still belong to Arsenal.

Xiao Qing really thinks like this, and he does do it like this; For a short time, he was still excited to step into the Champions League, but the next thing is to go all out for the next games, and now Xiao Qing feels that he has adjusted to the most haode state, and he believes that he will definitely be able to help the team do more in the next games.

Xiao Qing found the feeling of the game, and he believed that he could do better; In fact, Xiao Qing is indeed like this, in the next game he brought more surprises to Arsenal fans, Xiao Qing's next performance proved that although he may not be fully adapted to the environment in Arsenal now, although he may not be in the most haode state now, but he can confidently say that he is now starting to break out, he can prove to everyone that even if he comes to a new league, he will still be that terrifying and efficient top striker.

In the 33rd minute of the game, Arshavin crossed after breaking through on the side, and Xiao Qing received the pass in front of the penalty area and walked sideways with the ball to look for opportunities; But it was when Xiao Qing was about to enter the penalty area in disguise, that Celtic defender Cardwell fiercely put down Xiao Qing and gave Arsenal a free kick opportunity. Although Xiao Qing was very unhappy with the rough foul this time, but he got a free kick opportunity in a good position, plus Cardwell also got a yellow card, Xiao Qing naturally saw it, and now what he needs is to prepare for the next free kick; The biggest blow to the opponent on the court is to give them a loss, and now Xiao Qing is certainly not going to be generous enough to do nothing, he wants to score in front of Cardwell, and he wants to make the Celtic defenders feel infinitely frustrated. (To be continued......)