561 Tactical wins

The Stade de France is in a state of fire and ice.

Barcelona fans were shocked and then extremely pessimistic, while Arsenal fans were in a state of ecstasy after being shocked.

They cheered for Henry and Qin Xiong, and their hearts were excited to witness Henry's shoeshine celebration for Qin Xiong.

This is sure to be the most classic scene in the Champions League.

Wenger was excited like a child, Cesc Fabregas and other substitutes rushed out of the bench, they ran to Henry and Qin Xiong, huddled around the two, and everyone hugged and celebrated.

The whole Barcelona team had a numb scalp and seemed to not know what to do.

Rijkaard has run out of options, all three of his substitutions have been played, maybe he is already regretting it at the moment, maybe the effect of replacing a defender will be far better than replacing the midfielder, the back line is less of a barrier role in the back, once Arsenal seize the opportunity of Barcelona's overly aggressive counterattack, then the consequences are not unimaginable, it is truly presented in front of their eyes.

"The game took a dramatic turn! Just ten seconds ago, we were in front of the Arsenal goal watching Barcelona bombard the Arsenal goal, and maybe there will be a goal.

Ten seconds later, however, we were surprised to see that Thierry Henry scored his second goal of the game, and he and Qin Xiong fought back all the way from the center and back, and the two tacitly crossed and cut together to tear apart Barcelona's already fragile defence.

The most critical thing is that on the penalty line, Qin Xiong pretended to shoot with his left foot, but in fact, he deceived Puyol with a fake shot, and then used his left foot to pull the ball from between Puyol's legs behind him. Then Qin Xiong entered the penalty area and provided an assist for Henry after attracting other Barcelona players!

It's hard to say that Barcelona are not playing well. Their control of the game. The shaping of the scene and the opportunity to create are far higher than Arsenal, they tried in every possible way to break Arsenal's goal, but Arsenal only used one move to crush Barcelona: counterattack!

It was a tactical victory for Arsenal.

Against the mighty Barcelona they fought back with determination, which was really terrifying.

Can you imagine what it would be like for top-level players like Henry and Qin Xiong to play counter-attacks?

They have the pace, they have good ball control and they have a perfect sense of teamwork. and, most crucially, the ability to score goals.

Breaking down dense defence is a global problem, and Barcelona have been tackling it all game.

Arsenal, however, did not have that difficulty, as they were able to play on the counter-attack, with open space to play crosses and play individually.

With less than 15 minutes remaining, will Barcelona be hopeful of an equaliser? Will they be able to score two goals in a row?

But if the threat of Thierry Henry and Qin Xiong cannot be contained, will Barcelona still concede goals? This is a huge doubt. ”

In fact, Henry was already physically exhausted, and after scoring a brace, Henry whispered to Qin Xiong when he walked back to half-court: "I will swap places with you." You rush to the front line. ”

Qin Xiong nodded silently.

Henry couldn't rush, if it was just a 30-meter sprint. But if you want to rush from the middle and back to the front, plus you have to play at a high level, you really need physical support.

Arsene Wenger made up his mind on the sidelines.

At 2-1, he didn't dare to defend firmly, but at 3-1, he thought it was the time to give the team a signal thoroughly.

However, he still had to use the substitutions to consume some time, so he did not complete the substitutions before Barcelona restarted.

Although Henry said to switch positions with Qin Xiong, Qin Xiong simply withdrew from the back line to participate in the defense after Barcelona restarted.

He didn't think that Henry would be able to break down Barcelona's defence by feeding him a cannonball in midfield, something that would be difficult for one person to do, just as Thierry Henry was most of the time alone up front.

Barcelona is now in a situation where there is no way to return to the heavens.

The whole Arsenal team is defending, and the defensive intensity is higher than before!

When they were back-to-footed to create chances on the perimeter but couldn't find a particularly good one, Ronaldinho fired a long-range shot in the 80th minute.

Due to the distance, the angle he chose was particularly tricky, and the football finally slid out of the goal, which shocked the Arsenal people in a cold sweat.

Arsenal's goal kick.

At this point, the referee suspended the game.

Arsenal substitutions!

"Arsene Wenger is going to play the third card, and all right, Barcelona and Arsenal have all run out of substitutions.

In the last substitution, Arsene Wenger sent Senderos on the pitch, he was a centre-back, and the player who replaced him was Ljungberg!

It looks like Thierry Henry can't run anymore, but Arsene Wenger is still not going to replace him, and his threat on the pitch and the team spirit of Arsenal are crucial.

Now Arsenal should be determined to defend and avoid being scored by Barcelona. ”

Senderos didn't go to the back line after coming on, his position was in the midfield, and Wenger didn't dare to let him go to the back line, after all, he was not strong enough to guard the last pass in front of goal in a game of this level.

Senderos fouled Iniesta as soon as he came on the field, a free kick from the left side of Barcelona's front field was hoisted into the penalty area, Almunia hit the ball out of the penalty area, Deco met the ball on the periphery and volleyed directly, the half-high ball blasted into the box, which was a great threat, but unfortunately there were too many people in front of the goal and was blocked by Ashley Cole.

Barcelona watched as Arsenal surrounded the dangerous zone in front of goal, and almost collapsed.

In the 82nd minute of the game, Giulinech received Ronaldinho's diagonal plug and was blocked by Ashley Cole and Flamini.

Arsenal had another chance to counter-attack.

Flamini passes the ball straight ahead to Thierry Henry.

Henry did not get rid of the spot and did not advance with the ball, and directly moved the ball to the right side in a wide area.

Qin Xiong rushed through the midfield to receive Henry's pass, and then he looked at the opponent's half, and he felt a little helpless.

Van Bronckhorst, Marcos, Puyol and Deco on the lookout for him to retreat.

He dribbled the ball without increasing his speed, slowly dribbling forward, and when Iniesta came to press behind him, he suddenly accelerated for a while, until he brought the ball to the front waist line to meet Deco and Van Bronnhorst, and Iniesta behind him on three sides, he suddenly kicked the ball to the baseline, and then tried to fight for speed to regain control of the ball, which was considered a risky fight.

The football rolled past Van Bronckhorst, and Qin Xiong also rushed past Van Bronckhorst, who was turning, but the alert Puyol took the lead in controlling the ball.

Qin Xiong turned around and ran to the backfield again, and after this wave of round trips, he also felt that his physical strength was almost at the limit. (To be continued......)