When Qin Xiong and Sylvia appeared in the highbury VIP stands, the game had not yet started, but a live TV camera was aimed at him, and the commentator also introduced Qin Xiong's absence from Arsenal and Bolton to the audience in the live broadcast room.

There were fans around who asked Qin Xiong for autographs and group photos, and Qin Xiong's expression naturally met their request, and then sat in the stands and waited quietly for the game to start.

In his mind, even though Bolton is still playing at the level of the middle of the Premier League this season, Arsenal's cohesion and overall fighting strength this season are still super strong, and it should not be a problem to win the opponent at home.

But when the game started, Qin Xiong keenly found that Arsenal's offensive and defensive system was not running smoothly, and he also wanted to know what the problem was, he knew the strength of Hleb in training, of course, it was impossible to replace himself 100%, in that case, it was him who competed with Hleb for the main force, not that he pressed Hleb to the bench.

But Hleb's strength is still very strong, but it is a replacement of parts, which makes Arsenal's strength in attack and defense seem to be greatly reduced.

After observing the game for a period of time, Qin Xiong suddenly had an uncertain thought in his heart: The person who caused the qualitative change in Arsenal's strength was me!

If in the early and middle stages of last season, it was players such as Henry, Vieira, Pire, and Ljungberg who drove Qin Xiong to adapt, integrate into the Premier League, and improve and improve rapidly, then in the final stage of the season, when Qin Xiong repeatedly scored goals in key games to help Arsenal sprint to the league championship in the closing stage of the league, this season, although Qin Xiong's performance may only be more goals than last season. Assists dropped a little bit. But this does not seem to be enough to determine the development of the overall change. But he has become indispensable to Arsenal, and without him he is no longer the absolutely strong Arsenal.

The results that disappointed the Highbury audience came along.

Arsenal were held to a draw at home by Bolton.

Failed to take the opportunity to secure a bigger league table advantage before the Champions League knockout rounds began.

Chelsea suffered a surprise 3-0 defeat away at the Riverside Stadium in this round of fixtures, with Arsenal extending their lead to five points with a draw.

Despite this, Fleet Street still focused on the impact of Qin Xiong's absence on Arsenal's strength!

When the FIFA match day came, Qin Xiong did not play a warm-up match with the national team due to an ankle injury.

Arsenal attaches great importance to Qin Xiong's injury and gives him all-round meticulous care to help him recover as soon as possible.

He will certainly be able to make it to the Champions League knockout rounds at the end of the month. It's just that recovering as soon as possible will definitely make him recover faster.

With the Arsenal FA Cup out of the picture, Arsenal had to recuperate for the weekend after the FIFA matchday and flew to Madrid, Spain, a day earlier than usual.

Qin Xiong, who recovered from injury a week before the Champions League game, focused on adjusting his physical condition during training, and then boarded the plane to Madrid with the team with high morale and full spirit.

The Champions League is back in the picture, and Arsenal, the division of the British Premier League that won the last two years, is about to go to the Bernabeu, the football temple of Madrid!

Although Arsenal have far fewer superstars than Real Madrid, Arsenal have won four prestigious trophies in the past two years, while Real Madrid have not won anything. Coupled with Real Madrid's ability to catch up with Barcelona in the league this season, the Galacticos in the midst of the storm does not seem to be much stronger than Arsenal.

Arsene Wenger expressed his fear of Real Madrid in his pre-UEFA press conference.

"Real Madrid have too many players who can decide the game. Ronaldo, Zidane, Beckham, including Casillas, can decide the game! Arsenal will have to take Real Madrid very seriously if they are to be able to leave at the Bernabeu with the desired result.

For many years people have been saying that Arsenal are not doing anything in Europe, and if you look at the results alone, we do have reasons to be belittled, but we have the opportunity to play against Real Madrid, who have won the Champions League nine times, this season, and I think it's a good opportunity to show that Arsenal have what it takes to make a difference in Europe, so why not? It's going to be a dream race! ”

February 22, evening.

Santiago Bernabéu Stadium.

The magnificent Bernabeu was full, when Qin Xiong and his teammates walked into the stadium, I don't know what others thought, Qin Xiong was shocked by the atmosphere of the stadium and the grandeur of the stadium.

This is probably the most shocking top-level course he has ever walked into in his career.

Born in Madrid's financial district, Real Madrid is a natural aristocracy, including the fan base and the club's five-in-a-row title since the day the Champions League was born.

Qin Xiong understood at this moment why so many stars would say that their dream was to play at the Bernabeu or play for Real Madrid.

It does have a unique attraction!

However, the atmosphere and the structure of the stadium cannot hide the difficulties that Real Madrid are facing at this moment.

The Real Madrid players seemed to be preoccupied, and occasionally caught a glimpse of the deep worry in the eyes of the Real Madrid fans in the stands.

It is not the first time Qin Xiong has seen the stars of Real Madrid, at the 50th anniversary of the Ballon d'Or, many Real Madrid stars were present at that ceremony, and they did not talk to each other, but they all observed each other from a distance.

He may have had a reverence for his predecessors.

The Real Madrid stars may have been wondering who the rising stars of football from the Eredivisie to the Premier League comet are.

Today, fate has made them meet on the field.

In 4 months, the 21-year-old Qin Xiong met the 33-year-old Zidane, the 29-year-old Ronaldo, and the 30-year-old Beckham

As the Champions League theme song reverberated through the stadium, the starters of both teams entered the live camera.

"The exciting European Champions League ushered in the knockout stage, and the two teams who were considered the top five favorites at the beginning of the season actually met in the quarter-finals, which is undoubtedly an early opportunity for fans to enjoy two top matchups, Real Madrid take on Premier League champions Arsenal at the Bernabeu today!

In the past two or three years, Real Madrid has been in an eventful season, Florentino has bought more and more big-name stars, but the team's record is becoming more and more unstable, and now it is rumored that Florentino has a soft spot for Arsenal's Qin Xiong, but unfortunately it was not successful during the winter break, because Arsenal and Real Madrid both know the importance of Qin Xiong.

Arsenal have been on an upward trajectory in the last two or three seasons, winning the league title unbeaten and defending their Premier League titles last season, and now it's time for Arsenal to prove themselves in Europe. (To be continued......)