Chapter 159: The first battle of the semifinals without Xiao Qing

Arsenal, who beat Wigan Athletic, are now ready to win the league title, and Arsenal fans are now preparing for the team to win the title at home in the round of 36. Arsenal has not won a championship for five years, although Arsenal is carrying the name of the giants in these seasons, but the record can only be said to be unsatisfactory, and now Arsenal is finally strong, they once again proved that they are the strongest team in the Premier League with the league title!

Arsenal fans are excited to prepare for the team's title and they will surely have a big celebration at home. As for Arsenal, now they only need to win at home, or even only need a draw to win the title, so Arsenal at this time has absolute confidence.

However, while the fans were looking forward to winning the league title sooner, they still had to continue to suffer, because Arsenal still have a Champions League semi-final to play, and after the 35th round of the match against Wigan Athletic, Arsenal rushed to Milan, and they did not have time to rest, because the semi-final against Inter Milan was only three days away.

Although there is some curiosity and expectation for Milan, the famous fashion capital of Shijie, there is no need for Xiao Qing to go with the team now; Xiao Qing was banned, so he didn't need to go to Milan at all now, he stayed in England and returned to London on his own. Taking advantage of this time, Xiao Qing may be able to take a good rest, and he can adjust his state to make more preparations for the next championship. The competition tasks during this period are really heavy, and Xiao Qing has no time to rest at all; And this time the ban seems to be a blessing in disguise, at least compared to teammates who don't have any time to rest at all. Xiao Qing is relatively leisurely now.

Compared with his teammates, Xiao Qing may be relatively lucky. Because the smoke from the Icelandic volcano has not yet cleared. A number of football league matches on the continent in the last two days have been affected by shipping closures. As major European airports have begun to stop shipping, Arsenal's generals can only stop and go all the way, and even many times can only choose to travel by bus. This is an even bigger challenge for the Arsenal players, who already have no time to rest, and they really have no time to rest at this time, and they even need to be in the game as soon as they arrive in Milan.

"You look nervous?" Still at the bar, Pixie looked at Xiao Qing with a smile and said.

'Of course I was a little nervous and I hated it because I could have worked the pitch to help the team. But now I can only sit on the sidelines, this game has become irrelevant to me, I am just a passerby. I hate that feeling and I want to be able to play, but obviously now I'm sitting in the bar and praying with the fans. To be honest, I don't like the feeling of that, I don't like the feeling of powerlessness that something like this is out of my grasp. Xiao Qing smiled bitterly, he really hates the feeling now, the current Arsenal performance in the Champions League seems to have nothing to do with Xiao Qing, this is undoubtedly a big blow to Xiao Qing.

"But you're going to win the league now. You've done well enough this season. Everyone knows that this kind of record is not your limit, you can actually do better. This time the game. It may be difficult for you, but no one will blame you. Although she knew that this was Pixie comforting herself, her words were really uncomfortable, because the meaning of her words was not optimistic about Arsenal, which was to find a reason for Xiao Qing to give Arsenal.

"We've already reached the semi-finals, and if you work harder, you'll be in the final. There is no blame for this time, and for a professional footballer, it may be the closest thing to success in his career. Although I believe that Arsenal will get better and better in the coming seasons, although I believe that I will be able to help the team achieve better results next season. But it's a really rare opportunity right now, it's just a pity that I can't help the team go further, as long as we can attend this game, maybe we have a chance to have a better chance. I was really unwilling because we would have had a great chance. Xiao Qing was very depressed and poured a glass of beer, at this time Xiao Qing hated the Barcelona defender Busquets who had harmed him.

Xiao Qing was banned, and Arsenal's strength has indeed been greatly weakened; Although in this game, Van Persie, who finally returned from injury after five months, temporarily relieved Arsenal's urgent need, but Van Persie's current state is difficult to guarantee, not to mention, more importantly, Van Persie and Xiao Qing's dominance on the field is completely out of the same level, and now it is really difficult to expect Van Persie to turn the tide and help the team win at Meazza Stadium.

Arsenal has now lost its main defenders Vermala and Galla, the core of the midfield Cesc Fabregas and Arshavin are also reimbursed for the season, and Xiao Qing, the current top scorer on the forward line, is also suspended; Arsenal have lost their strongest players in all positions, and no one is optimistic about Arsenal's Champions League journey at this time. Perhaps now, people are more looking forward to Arsenal being able to achieve a barely satisfactory result at the Meazza Stadium, so that they may have the opportunity to look forward to seeing Xiao Qing's performance after the second leg of the game moved to the Emirates Stadium.

This time in the first leg of the semi-finals, Arsenal really did not expect more, in the eyes of many people, Arsenal only needs to lose too badly in the first leg, but now Arsenal in the first leg of the game to leave a little suspense in the game. The expectations of the media and fans for Arsenal are really low, because perhaps for them, the current Arsenal itself is really nothing to look forward to, because they are now at the lowest point of combat effectiveness.

Arsenal really has nothing to look forward to, in Arsenal's start, in addition to Xiao Qing was replaced by Van Persie, Arsenal still continued the remnants of the previous two rounds, and the pair of Silswaite and Campbell, a pair of nearly seventy-year-old central defenders, was also completely blown up by Inter Milan.

In the 29th minute of the game, African Cheetah Eto'o crossed a low flat ball from the right, and Inter striker Diego Milito sent the ball to the left side of the penalty area with his back in the middle; This time, Arsenal's central defenders all lost their positions, they were simply unable to do anything, and the unguarded Sneijder fired a low right-footed shot into the near corner, 1-0.

The game looked like it was going on at a normal pace, and everyone now thought that Arsenal had little chance and that it was destined to be a victory for Inter Milan at the Meazza Stadium, and perhaps an unusually easy victory, a victory that would have almost made it easy for them to qualify for the final.

The rhythm of the game has always been controlled by Inter Milan, and at the beginning of the second half, Arsenal was cut off in midfield; Cambiaso counter-attacked, Diego Milito knocked across the middle on the right side of the penalty area, and Inter full-back McCone stabbed home with his right foot on the right side of the small penalty area. At 2-0, Arsenal looked helpless.

For the current Gunners, perhaps the expectation is to be able to score a goal in this game, and perhaps what the Gunners need now is not to continue to be scored by Inter. Because the current 2-0 may also give Arsenal a certain chance to reverse the promotion at home, and once they concede again, then Arsenal will completely lose the opportunity. The current Arsenal's path to the final is basically blocked, and the current Arsenal chances are getting slimmer and slimmer.

Xiao Qing is really only left to be anxious now, he can only sigh with the same regret and frustration as the Arsenal fans, because the current team can't show competitiveness at the Meazza Stadium at all, and they are completely beaten by Inter Milan.

Although Arsenal has been beaten to the death, although Inter Milan has become quite strong under the tutelage of the magic bird Mourinho, Arsenal still seized some opportunities. In the 72nd minute of the game, Arsenal, who had been suppressed and beaten to death, was a surprise, Arsenal left-back Klich broke through to the left side of the penalty area and crossed the ball low, and Van Persie met the ball with his left foot after the penalty spot. One to two!

It was Van Persie's first game since five months out of injury, and it was exciting to be able to score on his comeback and give Arsenal hope in the Champions League semi-finals.

Xiao Qing is indeed quite excited, Van Persie's goal makes Arsenal's promotion to the final retain a lot of hope, so Arsenal still has a great chance to win at home in the second leg! Xiao Qing is even thinking now that if Van Persie is not seriously injured this season, then the cooperation between him and Robin Hero will definitely be the most terrifying forward combination!

Arsenal seemed to have a big chance because of Van Persie's goal, but Inter at this time must not be willing to accept such a score; Inter Milan hopes to end the game in one round, and what they need is to take advantage of Xiao Qing's absence on the field to end the suspense of promotion. So now Inter need to work harder, they can't give Arsenal more chances.

In the 82nd minute of the game, Samuel Eto'o crossed from the right, Sneijder nodded the ball back, and Diego Milito scored with a header from the right side of the small penalty area. Three to one, Inter Milan locked the win!

The Meazza Stadium fell into a frenzy because of Milito's goal, with a score of 3 to 1, which made Inter Milan almost half a foot in the door of the final, and for Arsenal, they really don't have much chance now! (To be continued......)