549 was caught off guard
Ronaldinho broke through Qin Xiong at the beginning, and then came to Eboue's defense area along the left corridor, at this time he wanted to move forward to the middle, but saw Eboue and Cesc Fabregas forming a joint defense, and Qin Xiong, who was passed by him, also returned to the back line in time to increase the number of defenders in the middle.
Ljungberg came from behind, Ronaldinho didn't choose to force his way down the middle, and Arsenal's defence was already tight.
He took a look at the box and then delivered a high-quality cross from the spot.
Campbell didn't let Giuli in the box get a chance at the back post of the box, and the header was cleared.
The ball fell at Silva's feet, and he passed the ball directly to Qin Xiong next to him.
Behind him, Eto'o chased two steps back, but Qin Xiong's speed with the ball was not slow, when encountering Deco, he knocked the ball back diagonally, and then ran sideways, Deco saw Qin Xiong's pass and began to retreat, but did not expect Qin Xiong not to step forward, but ran out of the space to receive Fabregas's pass.
Qin Xiong, who had already come to the midfield line, controlled the ball to observe the situation, he did not step the ball forward to attack, and suddenly, he passed the ball diagonally to the front of the right side.
Ljungberg rushed all the way forward, Van Bronckhorst was on the lookout, but when the ball rolled over, Ljungberg leaked the ball, Van Bronckhorst was obviously disturbed by Ljungberg's leak, and Eboue, who was closer to the wing, strode up and kicked the ball directly to the baseline when the ball was about to go out of the sideline.
Van Bronckhorst turned around again at this time, obviously unable to compete with Eboue, who had already fully sprinted.
He was rushed straight by Ebue!
The whole Barcelona team was shocked!
Rijkaard was also frowning on the sidelines, while Arsene Wenger calmly observed the situation on the pitch.
Indeed, Arsene Wenger's on-the-spot command has always been criticised. But many times he still has a calculating side in his pre-game deployment.
When the whole world knew that Arsenal's attack was orchestrated from the middle. After Qin Xiong and Fabregas advanced the offensive as if it had become a sharp means. Barcelona wouldn't have thought of it?
For most of the season, Arsenal's full-backs were not involved in attack.
This is due to the lack of people on the back line and the decline in defensive strength in the midfield after the departure of Patrick Vieira.
But in this Champions League final, Wenger is still making dangerous moves, Qin Xiong will be a cover for interfering with the opponent in the middle, and it will be the side that really promotes the attack!
That's why Barcelona was caught off guard!
Arsenal also played the style of the Premier League that began to take shape during this period: physical and speed, impact!
Eboue rushed past Van Bronckhorst and went straight to the bottom, and while turning inside, Barcelona's backline adjustments did not form a tacit understanding. Because Ljungberg cuts the penalty area at the same time!
But Ljungberg is still a front.
It is already tacit that Arsenal will focus on Qin Xiong and Thierry Henry.
Who will Ljungberg's running threat serve?
Of course it's that person, Henry, who has won the Premier League Golden Boot four times in five years and has been crowned the top scorer in Europe for three consecutive seasons!
Arsenal's attack was like a whirlwind from the right flank, and the field was like a hurricane, relying on just a few players to achieve the effect of hitting the nail on the head.
Ljungberg's cut-off interfered with Puyol's defence, Henry was a little slow to cut in diagonally between Marcos and Puyol, and just as he was running, Eboue's ball crossed into the box!
Puyol immediately turned around, only to see that his position to retreat to intercept the football had become Henry's hallway!
Fear swept through the body!
Henry!
He was followed by Marcos, but he came passively after Henry. When Henry stopped the ball and took another step forward, Marcos was freed!
However, Henry's shot angle was already small at this point. Henry's low shot from a small angle in the penalty area blasted out, and Barcelona goalkeeper Valdés quickly fell to the ground and saved the ball with his body!
The Arsenal fans in the stands could not take pity and immediately applauded and cheered for the team's wonderful fast attack.
Even football celebrities Beckenbauer, Platini and others who came to the scene also moved their eyes slightly, as if they were thoughtful.
The impact of the rapid attack flow gradually formed in the Premier League in recent years has had a great impact on the entire European football world, although the old football legends still respect the technical flow, but the unreasonable style of play of the Premier League seems to be integrating some technical flows, making a simple technical tactic set off a huge wave.
This may be the wave of the times when football is moving forward.
"With Arsenal having a shot on goal in the second minute and Thierry Henry testing Valdés after getting rid of Marcos in the box, will this showdown be based on attack? Arsenal looked unequivocal and impressed with their decisiveness in attack! ”
With three passes and two downs and strong speed advancement, Arsenal's fast-attacking essence honed this season is to be used to show in this game!
They may not be as flashy as Barcelona, and they have as much emphasis on possession and field building, but when it comes to attacking decisiveness and aggression, Arsenal are no match for their opponents.
Henry looked as usual after the shot, and in such a game, there was no time to make an emotional catharsis when the shot was saved.
He kicked the ball into the corner and ran to take the corner himself.
Don't give Barcelona any respite.
When Barcelona quickly adjusted their defence, Thierry Henry's corner came as a surprise to Barcelona.
Because Henry kicked the corner back in the direction of midfield, tactical corner.
When Barcelona's defenders turned their eyes to the midfield, they happened to see Qin Xiong running up, and in the face of the boccia ball kicked by Henry, Qin Xiong kicked the ball out without stopping and sent a straight stopper!
Henry ran straight back after taking a corner kick, he seemed careless, but at the moment when Qin Xiong touched the ball, he immediately cut inside the ribs of the penalty area strongly, and rushed into the penalty area from Van Bronckhorst's side!
Qin Xiong's pass rolled past Edmilson and rolled directly into the penalty area, almost following the trajectory of Henry's running, passing, running, and cooperating wonderfully!
Barcelona's defensive nerves relaxed after Thierry Henry's tactical corner, as they had to readjust, but Arsenal suddenly sent the attack directly into their own box.
They reacted quickly to chase down Thierry Henry, who knew there wasn't much time for him to make waves in the Barcelona penalty area, swooping the ball back as Puyol retreated and then firing a left-footed shot straight inside the far post!
Valdés became the star of Barcelona's opening kick-off, making a world-class save and once again falling to the ground and blocking the ball with his body!
The football flying out was kicked directly out of the sideline by Van Bommel!
Barcelona was a little panicked. (To be continued......)