Highbury was an unprecedented, and it was supposed to be a game that would have made all Arsenal fans nervous.

But tonight when it came to welcoming Real Madrid to Highbury, every Arsenal fan was thrilled and relaxed.

It was as if I came to the scene with a pure appreciation of the game.

They have no fear of Real Madrid, even if Arsene Wenger has repeatedly stressed that Real Madrid are capable of turning the tables on the road.

But the fans are so confident and relaxed!

For Real Madrid, thinking about how to contain Qin Xiong and Henry is unrealistic in itself.

First, the failure of their team-building strategy in the past few years has led to a top-heavy situation, and when it is time to put up a fence, they find that there are no suitable materials at all, and they are not familiar with how to do it.

Second, they are three goals behind, as long as they still have a little ambition to advance to the quarterfinals, it is impossible to weaken the attack than the last game to put into defense, the last game at home failed to break through Arsenal's goal, this round does not strengthen the attack, how can you turn the tables and advance?

When the players of the two teams lined up to enter the field, the contrast in their mental temperament could be clearly felt.

The Arsenal players are in high spirits and confident, while the Real Madrid players are more or less mournful.

"Welcome to Highbury Stadium, the second leg of the Champions League 1/8 finals, Arsenal vs. Real Madrid is about to begin, the score after the first leg 90 minutes is 3:0, Arsenal leads Real Madrid by three goals, although the coaches of both sides have repeatedly emphasized before the game that the second leg will not be a routine game, but the British media's prediction for this game is the same, that is, Arsenal will advance to the quarterfinals of this season's Champions League without suspense!

Arsenal made a big rotation in order to prepare for this game in the last round of the league. Among the main forces, Qin Xiong's consumption is not much. Real Madrid, on the other hand, are still behind Barcelona in La Liga. This is the most difficult period for Real Madrid in recent years, and if they are eliminated today, it may doom Real Madrid to three consecutive years of nothing, and the chaos within the club may reach a peak!

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

Arsenal started 451.

Goalkeeper: Lehmann.

Defenders: Eboue, Toure, Senderos, Flamini.

Midfielders: Ljungberg, Cesc Fabregas. Qin Xiong, Silva, Pire.

Striker: Thierry Henry.

Real Madrid started 442.

Goalkeeper: Casillas.

Defenders: Salgado, Ramos, Bravo, Carlos.

Midfielders: Beckham, Graveson, Guti, Zidane.

Forwards: Ronaldo, Raul. ”

Real Madrid looked more complete than they did in the previous leg. However, playing away from home, it was difficult for them to control the tempo of the game after the opening.

Because they were too eager to attack, get shots, and score.

Arsenal didn't play too aggressively at home.

It's about controlling the scene.

Real Madrid's defensive improvements are still targeted.

Qin Xiong will be Guti in midfield. Graveson, Beckham trio bread clip.

Beckham simply ignored Pire and left it entirely to veteran Salgado, with Guti not paying much attention to Cesc Fabregas's advances, with Zidane occasionally involved in defence and most of the time alongside Carlos on the left to create chances for the attacking duo of Raul and Ronaldo.

In the 5th minute of the game, Zidane suddenly transferred the ball to the right after controlling the ball on the left side of the front, and Beckham stepped forward to the front of the penalty area and shot directly from a distance to meet the ball, and the football was high above the crossbar.

3 minutes later, Qin Xiong was forced by many people in the middle, and he didn't dare to lose the ball easily, so he created an opportunity for Fabregas to step forward, and then he switched positions with Fabregas, retreated to replace Fabregas's defense, and let Fabregas control the ball and move forward to attack.

Cesc Fabregas played the ball up front to Pire, who couldn't see the way to pass to Henry from outside the box, so he fired a long-range shot himself, but the shot was too straight and easily confiscated by Casillas.

Real Madrid seemed to have found a way to contain Qin Xiong after the opening, and it was effective in the early days.

But as Arsenal got better, Qin Xiong began to switch positions with his teammates frequently.

Of these, he had the most frequent swaps with Pire.

In the 16th minute of the game, Qin Xiong received Flamini's pass and went to the side in the middle, and then ran to the side by himself, Beckham followed him, and Guti and Gravison quickly retreated.

Pire controlled the ball on the spot, not in a hurry to push forward the attack, and it was not until Qin Xiong and Xiaobei came to his vicinity that he began to make a cross-cut advance.

Beckham did not unswervingly follow Qin Xiong, and Pire felt that he was in the right place.

When Xiaobei went to intercept Pire, Pire immediately passed the ball to Qin Xiong, who was moving forward.

Qin Xiong dribbled the ball all the way along the side, he was like a cheetah released from a cage, and his speed was extremely fast.

Salgado is already a veteran in his thirties, and he is bound to be inferior to Qin Xiong, who is now alive and well, in terms of explosiveness.

Qin Xiong changed to the direction of the inward cut penalty area when he was still 5 meters away, and this time the inward cut burst with an acceleration explosion, making it difficult for Salgado to keep up with Qin Xiong's speed.

Ramos, who was the lowest-rated player of the game in the last leg, was very afraid of Qin Xiong's cross-cutting change, and at this time he was worried that Qin Xiong would once again dribble horizontally at the edge of the box and find the right opportunity to shoot with his feet.

Just when there was an obvious pause in Qin Xiong's rhythm of the ball, Ramos took the initiative to move his center of gravity to the middle, but Qin Xiong did not continue to move to the middle, but rushed past him in a straight line, Ramos subconsciously raised his foot to sweep the ball at Qin Xiong's feet, the ball had passed, Qin Xiong dodged his sweeping leg, but his speed explosion must have decreased.

Salgado and centre-back Bravo came to guard Qin Xiong, and Graveson had already been included in the box to block Henry's side.

At this moment, Qin Xiong can barely get up and shoot, but looking at Casillas who blocked the near post, Qin Xiong knows that there will be no unexpected gains if he barely gets up, and the opponent is a world-class goalkeeper.

So he opted for a pass at the last minute.

Return to the top of the arc of the penalty area!

In order to get the ball in place, he half-turned and pushed the ball out with the arch of his foot in the high-speed run, and he leaned back and rolled over in the penalty area.

The ball rolled through the narrow gap between Ramos and Bravo, and Guti was about to intercept it, but Pire struck past him and stabbed the ball with his right foot from a small area!

Pire's shot wasn't fast, but it was from a tricky angle!

Casillas scrambled towards the far post, but halfway through the run, he flew out to make a save, apparently too slow, and the ball hit the inside of the post and bounced into the goal!

Highbury boiled instantly! (To be continued......)