aircannonsinc Chapter 305
Chapter 305
May 17, 2005-06 UEFA Champions League final match day.
Arsenal vs Barcelona.
In the evening, Stade de France.
After the grand opening ceremony, amid the cheers of 80,000 fans.
The game is about to begin.
Wearing classic red and blue checkered jerseys, Barcelona's starting lineup.
Goalkeeper: Valdés
Defenders: Van Bronckhorst, Puyol, Marcos, Oleger.
Midfielders: Deco, Edmilson, Van Bommel.
Three forwards: Giuly, Eto'o, Ronaldinho.
Dutchman Rijkaard set up a 4-3-3 offensive formation, and the Dream II Barcelona was in high spirits.
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Wearing retro yellow jerseys, Arsenal's starting lineup.
Goalkeeper: Lehmann
Defenders: Ashley, Toure, Campbell, Eboue.
Midfielder: Hleb, Gilberto, Fabregas, Ljungberg, Pires.
Single striker: Henry.
Professor Wenger set up a 4-5-1 formation, which was more midfield-controlled. Obviously, he had anticipated Barcelona's idea of attacking.
Beep!
With the referee's whistle, the 2006 European Summit officially began!
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The third minute of the game.
Arsenal sent the ball to the front court through continuous short passes.
Arsenal defender Eboue, who was advancing, received a pass from his teammate on the right.
Directly raised his foot and dribbled the ball across the penalty area!
Here.
After Henry, the king of guns, took the ball, turned around and got rid of it, and shot the ball, which sounded the first shot of this European Summit!
The ball was saved by Barcelona goalkeeper Valdes!
The Stade de France was instantly filled with the exclamations of Barcelona fans and the sighs of Arsenal fans.
Wenger on the sidelines clenched his fists excitedly. The team had a good start today!
On the other side, Rijkaard took a breath and quickly shouted to the players on the field to emphasize the wing defense.
The next time.
Barcelona's sudden increase in wing defense temporarily silenced Arsenal's offense.
On the contrary, Barcelona, under the instigation of Ronaldinho, started the offensive.
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The 18th minute of the game.
The key to the outcome of this game, the key penalty recorded in the history of the European top, was born.
Barcelona attack.
Ronaldinho advanced with the ball in the middle, passed two people, and keenly discovered the gap between the Arsenal central defenders.
Raised his legs and sent a surgically accurate through ball.
Football.
Successfully delivered to the feet of "Cheetah" Eto'o, and at this time he had shaken off the Arsenal defender who was defending.
Arsenal's crisis!
Goalkeeper Lehmann made what might be the most regretful decision of his life.
He took the initiative and rushed to the football at Eto'o's feet.
Lehmann not only caught the football, but also directly knocked Eto'o down!
Beep! Beep!
When the referee whistled, Wenger on the sidelines was stunned because he saw the referee's card-pulling action.
Red card! !
In the European top arena that Arsenal entered once in a century, the starting goalkeeper received a red card not long after the game started!
Arsenal fans at the Stade de France went crazy.
"Fxxxxk!"
"Wtf!!!"
"Oh my God!"
"God, my God!"
The fans' insults and exclamations, as well as the arguments of the Arsenal players, including Wenger's protest to the fourth official.
None of them could change the outcome of Lehmann being sent off.
Wenger had to replace Pires with substitute goalkeeper Almunia, and in the next game, he played with 10 players against 11 players.
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Arsenal's players turned their anger into motivation, but their own goal was almost broken in the 21st minute of the game.
Ronaldinho shot a direct free kick not far from the penalty area.
It was a hair's breadth.
The football hit the post.
Next.
The 10-man Arsenal players went all out and launched a series of fierce attacks on Barcelona's goal.
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The 37th minute of the game!
The only Champions League final goal in Arsenal's history was born!
Henry was knocked down on the right side of the penalty area.
He got a free kick opportunity in an excellent position.
This ball.
Henry did not choose to shoot directly, but instead sent a high shot in front of the goal to the penalty area in front of Barcelona.
Arsenal center back Campbell grabbed the ball in the air before any Barcelona player.
Headed the ball into the goal.
The ball crossed the goal line
GGG-OOO-AAA-LLL!
GGOOAALL!
GOAL! ! !
The Stade de France instantly erupted with crazy cheers from Arsenal fans.
Ten minutes into the game, the home team was sent off with a red card.
Unexpectedly, ten minutes later.
Instead, the home team, which was one man short, scored first!
Not only the fans were crazy.
While the Arsenal players were running on the field, Wenger also lost his former demeanor and roared passionately in celebration.
1:0!
Arsenal became the side that took the initiative in this European showdown!
Everything seemed to be moving in a good direction.
The first half ended with 1:0, and the players from both sides returned to the locker room for a 15-minute rest and adjustment.
In a trance.
Wenger seemed to see the Champions League trophy waving to him.
Could it be.
Today, a century-old dream can really come true.
Did it create history? !
Unfortunately, the second half became Wenger's nightmare.
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The second half began.
Barcelona, which was behind, continued to launch fierce attacks, but failed to gain anything in front of Arsenal, who was defending.
Rijkaard replaced Iniesta, Larsson and Belletti successively.
Wenger also replaced Fabregas with Flamini, a more defensive midfielder.
When the game entered the 75th minute, the physical strength and attention of the players on both sides decreased, and the problem of leaking defense caused by Arsenal's lack of one player was completely exposed.
The Dutchman's substitution adjustment quickly showed its effect.
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The 76th minute of the game!
Iniesta's precise pass in the middle sent the ball to Larsson.
Larsson turned and passed the ball to Eto'o who was advancing!
Eto'o pushed the ball decisively!
Arsenal goalkeeper Almunia, who was appointed in a critical moment, was not Lehmann, the goalkeeper who created miracles repeatedly.
He failed to stop the small angle attack.
1:1!
Barcelona successfully tied the score, and the Barcelona fans who had been immersed for a long time cheered, but Arsenal fans panicked.
Because they had already felt the team's fatigue at this time.
Wenger frowned.
Uneasy emotions spread in his heart.
Soon.
That cruel moment came.
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81 minutes of the game.
Belotti and Balson once again staged the scene of substitutes.
A simple front court wall-collision.
Belotti rushed into the penalty area and shot hard after receiving the ball!
Almunia judged the direction of the football, but failed to stop the football from passing under his crotch.
The football crossed the goal line.
2:1!
Dream II Barcelona overtook the score!
Wenger hurriedly replaced Hleb with Reyes, and directed the players to launch a series of fierce attacks in the following time.
But.
The score of 2:1 was frozen until the last moment.
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Beep!
When the whistle of the end of the game sounded, the Stade de France had become the home of Barcelona's carnival.
Rijkaard rushed onto the court and hugged the players excitedly.
Arsenal players stood in the corner of the court in pain.
Henry covered his face and cried.
Wenger.
Turned around silently, facing the wall under the stands, sighing.
Painful, unwilling, lonely.
At this moment.
The professor suddenly remembered Manchester City, which created a 1:3 reversal myth against Chelsea, and remembered the figure of No. 9.
If he had signed Su Fei last year.
If that kid was in Arsenal, today would definitely have a different ending.
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