The second round of the Champions League group stage has arrived.

The Amsterdam Athletic Stadium was packed at night, and the atmosphere inside the stadium was lively and lively.

Qin Xiong, who walked out of the players' locker room, felt very strange from the first time he came to the stadium.

Because he has never walked into the away dressing room at this stadium.

In the tunnel he first saw defender Grigra, who took the initiative to greet Grigra with a one-handed hug, Vermaelen, De Jong, Pinar, Babbel and Stekelenburg, and finally walked to the front to see Sneijder and now captain Galasek.

Sneijder said to him solemnly: "Be careful today, you will upset the Ajax, be careful that you can't get out of Amsterdam." ”

Qin Xiong laughed when he heard this, and after hugging Galasek, he returned to the Arsenal column.

When the players from both sides lined up to enter the field, Qin Xiong suddenly saw some fans in the stands playing slogans: "Welcome home, China Xiong!" ”

There must be a large number of Chinese fans in the Netherlands in the stands, but the mainstream is still Ajax's local fans, and there are many fans who have always supported Qin Xiong, and they will not forget what Qin Xiong brought to Ajax in the previous season.

Qin Xiong stood in the stadium with his head held high, and when the sideline master of ceremonies introduced the starters of both sides, after calling Qin Xiong's name, the scene resounded with warm cheers, and the Ajax fans welcomed Qin Xiong's new intention to return was sincere, and they were happy to witness Qin Xiong's performance on the field again, even if he returned here as an opponent.

Qin Xiong restrained his inner emotions. He tried to isolate himself from the influences off the field. No matter what is good. It's still bad, even if you are moved at this time, you must suppress it in your heart to avoid problems in the game.

His friends in the Netherlands, young and old, came to the stands, and Sylvia chose to sit in the VIP seats to avoid being embarrassed, while Georgia and Zeller stood in the stands of the home fans. Although Georgia worships and supports Qin Xiong as always, he is on the side of Ajax in terms of team loyalty, just like his father, the late Mr. Slot.

"The second round of the Champions League group stage of the new season is about to begin, Ajax is at home to the Premier League giants Arsenal, the two teams are really fateful, in the past four years, there is only one season in which the two teams have not met, in the previous meeting. Ajax have a clear advantage, having kept Arsenal out of the quarter-finals in the second group stage of the Champions League. The previous season eliminated Arsenal in the 1/8 finals, although the two teams met again this season, but because it was the group stage, it was indeed not as intense as the previous encounter, the situation in this group is relatively clear, Ajax and Arsenal are the favorites to qualify, Thun and Sparta Prague are obviously less competitive, Ajax was drawn by Sparta Prague in the last round away, the result is not too bad, after all, it is away, challenge Arsenal today, if you can keep unbeaten at home, Ajax still have a chance to compete for top spot in the group.

The atmosphere at the scene told us that Ajax fans were welcoming an Arsenal player, yes, it was Qin Xiong, who won the MVP in the Champions League final last year, he helped Ajax win the treble in the 03/04 season, the highest of which was naturally the Champions League winner's award, after more than a year, when Qin Xiong returned to the Amsterdam Athletic Stadium again, he was wearing an Arsenal shirt, but Ajax fans still welcomed him back.

Let's take a look at the starting line-ups for both sides.

Ajax started 433.

Goalkeeper: Stekelenburg.

Defenders: Grigra, De Jong, Vermaelen, Emmanuelsen.

Midfielders: Galasek, Pinal, Lindbergh.

Forwards: Babbel, Huntelaar, Sneijder.

Arsenal started 451.

Goalkeeper: Lehmann.

Defenders: Eboue, Toure, Senderos, Flamini.

Midfielders: Reyes, Fabregas, Qin Xiong, Silva, Pire.

Striker: Thierry Henry.

Well, the game is on the verge and Ajax will kick off first. ”

After all, Ajax is still the Ajax who insists on 433 forever, even if they face stronger opponents than them, they will not waver, and it is the persistence of attacking football that makes Ajax special.

As soon as the game began, Ajax immediately instigated a threatening attack.

After Van der Vaart's departure, Pienaar became the commander of the midfield, passing the ball quickly and precisely, with Sneijder acting like a wide midfielder up front, similar to Pire's role on the wing at Arsenal.

From the start, Sneijder used his skillful foot skills to make Eboue suffer a big loss, and after Eboue was deftly erased by Sneijder, Sneijder did not go to cross or continue to break into the box, but surprisingly returned the ball to the triangle, and Lindbergh, who followed up, made a move into the box after Fabregas was in a panicked situation.

Huntelaar was nimble in his position and found an opportunity to shoot, Senderos made a last-ditch effort to block a flying tackle, and the ball hit his calf and flew into the stands, just less than 30 centimeters above the crossbar!

"Ajax almost broke the door for Arsenal at the beginning! Huntelaar's shot was deflected off by Senderos and the ball would fly over the crossbar into the stands. ”

Cesc Fabregas is feeling the pressure like never before.

The Premier League is the Premier League and Europe is Europe.

After he got used to the simple and rough style of play of the Premier League, he seemed a little overwhelmed in the face of Europe's delicate passing and cutting and richer offensive promotion methods.

Ajax have long been the dominant team in attacking triangle passes, with Premier League teams rarely making unexpected triangle passes and in a continuous attacking state.

Sometimes the Premier League team is like a bull that can't look back, going forward all the way forward, not returning passes or adjusting transfers.

And the delicate changes in the attack of many teams with strong technical and tactical strength in Europe are unimaginable.

Although Ajax's overall strength has declined, its technical and tactical literacy is still at the forefront of Europe, which is inextricably linked to their entire youth training system, first-team training system, and football philosophy.

Today was a test for Cesc Fabregas.

Ajax's corner failed to create a threat, and Arsenal immediately launched a counter-attack, Lindbergh consciously blocked Qin Xiong, and Pienal and Galasek teamed up to form an encirclement to contain Qin Xiong.

In midfield, Qin Xiong did not wait for the opponent's encirclement to form, and immediately moved the ball to the left side of the field, Pire's attempt to break through Grigra, but without success, reminded Pire of last spring's game against Ajax, he and Ljungberg barely blew Grigra and Maxwell on the wing. (To be continued......)