"It's game over! Ajax defeated Arsenal 2:1 away, and defeated Arsenal 3:2 on aggregate over two legs in the 1/8 finals, congratulations to Ajax on reaching the quarterfinals of this season's Champions League! We saw the Ajax players celebrate excitedly in Highbury, and manager Koeman shook hands with Arsene Wenger and walked into the stadium quickly, hugging and kissing every Ajax player, this is the ticket to the quarter-finals that they have worked together to win back, and with Ajax's current strength, they have reached the quarter-finals of the Champions League for the second year in a row, which is really commendable!

Henry, King of Highbury, crouched in place, his head bowed so that people could not see his expression, maybe helpless, maybe disappointed, maybe we couldn't understand the feelings.

Again, once again, Arsenal lost the key battle of the Champions League in a regrettable way in a game that they thought they had the advantage before the game, but could not suppress the opponent in the actual game, and the scene became stalemate.

Let's take a look back at Arsenal's Champions League record over the years.

In the 98-99 season, Arsenal were sent home by Lens and Dynamo Kiev in the group stage.

In the 99-2000 season, Arsenal was robbed of the second place in the group by Fiorentina, and also returned home in the group stage.

In the 00-01 season, Arsenal lost to Valencia in the quarter-finals.

In the 01-02 season, Arsenal were blocked out of the last eight by Deportivo La Coruna and Bayer Leverkusen.

In the 02-03 season, Arsenal also failed to reach the quarter-finals and were in the second group stage. They are behind Ajax and Valencia.

This season, the Premier League canceled the second group stage of the round of 16, and Arsenal also met Ajax for two consecutive seasons, but the result was that the more promising Arsenal was eliminated by Ajax!

Ajax is no longer the Ajax of last season, they are missing Donny van der Meyde and have gone away from Zivo. There are many newcomers who have been new this season, Qin Xiong, Sneijder, De Jong, Heitinga, Grigra and so on. It can be said that Ajax has experienced a half-team change, while Arsenal has maintained a steady dìng under Wenger's rule, but the long-term stability has not brought them a leap in strength on the Champions League stage, but instead gives people a sense of stagnation.

So. We may be able to understand Henry's frustration, they seem to be strong enough, why would they still lose the game?

Maybe it was Ajax's vigor and passion that beat Arsenal!

From now on, what kind of performance can we expect from Ajax in the quarterfinals, and how long can the youth storm caused by Ajax last? And what kind of impact can it bring to European football? We'll see! ”

In Highbury, Arsenal fans are leaving the stadium one after another, and the stands are mostly empty.

Qin Xiong shook hands with his teammates. Running side by side in front of the away stands, and then sliding to their knees en masse, setting off even more frantic cheers from the fans in the away stands.

They took off their jerseys. Throwing themselves into the stands in unison, the Ajax players looked at each other with a look of pride in their eyes.

It's strange that even though the game is over, they don't feel the slightest bit tired. The excitement is higher than ever.

They turned around and the shirtless Ajax players walked off the pitch side by side.

They've captured Highbury!

Fieldside reporters poured into the stadium. The camera camera was pointed at them.

Qin Xiong, Yi Bu. Van der Vaart, Sneijder, De Jong, Galasek, Maxwell

Showing off their strong upper body muscles, they were like a group of steel warriors walking on a crushing step, leaving majestically!

From this moment on, this season's Ajax Young Guards have officially become the focus of attention across Europe!

Arsene Wenger was present at the post-match press conference and praised Ajax's performance in the face of an embarrassing home knockout, while claiming that Arsenal had lost to luck.

Arsenal Street, who were unbeaten in 27 rounds of the Premier League, lost their Champions League last-eight ticket at home.

Not by Real Madrid, Barcelona, Manchester United, Juventus, AC Milan, but by Ajax, who kept them out of the last 8 last season, again!

The Times columnist simply said bluntly at the press conference: your on-the-spot adaptability is too poor!

It seems that Arsenal has the advantage at home, but in fact Arsenal has always been passive, even in Amsterdam!

In 180 minutes, Ajax changed more than Arsenal!

Arsenal always thought they could win the game safely, but when something unexpected happened in the game, Arsenal's situation immediately took a turn for the worse.

And the game of football is by no means rational, it is always full of all kinds of accidents!

Arsene Wenger was a little embarrassed to lose a game, and nothing was more humiliating for a manager than a result like this.

There is no excuse, and any justification is pale and weak.

He left the press conference under siege from Fleet Street reporters, and as he walked out of the press room door, he suddenly stopped, bowed his head and muttered to himself.

"Qin Xiong, Qin Xiong, Qin Xiong"

Koeman was in high spirits at his post-match press conference, full of praise for his players, laughing and talking to reporters about the secret to beating Arsenal.

"The first is mentality, our lads are calm, calm, and never panicked on the field. The second is the will, their fighting spirit is obvious to all, at all times, they firmly believe that we can win, work hard for it, and in the end, we are rewarded. Thirdly, play, there was no doubt that we played to our full strength in this game, they froze Henry, limited Bergkamp and kept Pire from getting a foothold in the box, and in attack, every player made a contribution to the team that cannot be ignored. ”

"As for the best player of the game, if I could pick three, I would rate Ibrahimovic, Qin Xiong, and Lobonte as the best players, Ibrahimovic has been covering for his teammates in the front line, his containment and fulcrum role is very obvious, Qin Xiong scored an incredible free kick and also gave Sneijder an assist, he is a key player for us to reach the quarter-finals, Lobon blocked many threatening shots from the opponent in this game, he is as good as Lehmann, but overall, Ajax played better, We deserved to be in the last eight of the Champions League. ”

The Ajax squad returned to Amsterdam overnight, the team disbanded in the early hours of the morning, and the players were still in high spirits, so they went to a nightclub together, and Koeman gave the team a day off to give them a good rest.

In nightclubs, Ajax's players have become stars.

When the news of their reach for the quarter-finals of the Champions League spread throughout the Netherlands, it represented a sharp increase in their interest in European football.

More beautiful women will come to talk to them, and more reporters will lurk around to watch their every move.

Qin Xiong didn't stay long, and left with Sneijder, Heitinga, and Van der Vaart.

They went to the surrounding hotels and enjoyed massages.

The four of them lay on the bed and enjoyed a massage, and then chatted about the future.

Unconsciously, Qin Xiong was tired and fell asleep.

When he woke up the next day, it was already noon, and he slept very comfortably and soundly, except that when he saw the appearance of Nesneder pouting on the floor with his head buried in the pillow, he guessed that after he fell asleep, the three of them might have drunk some more wine.

Because there was a smell of alcohol in the room.

He dragged Sneijder onto the bed, covered Van der Vaart, and moved Heitinga's legs back to the bed, and he took a shower and left the hotel.

Walking on the streets of Amsterdam in casual clothes, Qin Xiong turned on his mobile phone and saw a congratulatory text message from Sylvia, and after replying to one, he found that he had nowhere to go, so he took a ride to the club again.

The reserves and youth teams have to train today, after all, in the middle of the week, not the weekend.

After seeing Qin Xiong come to the training ground in casual clothes, those teammates who knew him came forward to congratulate him, especially the players of the youth team, who had a good relationship with him, and they had already worshipped him like crazy! (To be continued) R580