558 Decisive moment
Barcelona seems to have lit the ultimate flames of battle.
Rijkaard, staring grimly at the field from the sidelines, played his final substitution.
Belletti was brought down by full-back Oleg.
He still has his eye on the Brazilian Belletti's assist ability.
Barcelona was born to attack, and even if they were going to die, they would die in a flashy attack!
Never hold back half a step, and will not waver!
Although Arsenal led Barcelona by two goals, the disadvantage on the field was actually increasing bit by bit, because Barcelona's possession ability was so strong that by the 70th minute of the game, Barcelona's possession rate soared close to 70%!
In other words, Arsenal have less than 20 minutes or even less time in possession in 70 minutes, because football does not count possession time during flying and scrambling, and it is necessary to take into account that invalid play time is also counted in regular time of the game.
Being able to score two goals in a limited time is already a rare thing for Arsenal.
Under the influence of long-term possession, Barcelona frequently shifts the attack, and Arsenal plays more with less, which will naturally intensify the physical exertion, don't look at their shrinking formation has almost set up an iron bucket formation, but the physical consumption is very huge, because the defenders can't make mistakes!
One mistake can ruin a game!
In the 70th minute, Deco completed an inverted triangle with Giuli under the tearing of Belletti's wide attack, and he formed a threatening long-range shot on the penalty line.
Almunia was used to the game, flustering a bit in the early stages, but got into the rhythm of the game in the second half. His performance has also tended to be solid.
He single-handedly saved Deco's shot off the line. Barcelona then took a tactical corner. Iniesta swept the ball in front of the goal from the left side, Ronaldinho failed to grab the point, Toure cleared the ball with a big foot, the football flew to the other side, Belletti regained control of the football, and Barcelona's attack continued!
The attacking frenzy played during this period left Arsenal with no breathing room.
A minute later, Deco played the ball through the middle to Ronaldinho in the middle of the front line.
Ronaldinho stopped the ball directly behind him and took another step sideways when Flamini came back to intercept. Played Flamini almost 180 degrees in place, then turned to face the Arsenal goal for a new attack.
Eto'o received with his back, Ronaldinho passed the ball straight to Eto'o, after the pass, Ronaldinho immediately ran sideways, Eto'o turned the ball back, the ball rolled to the line where Ronaldinho ran, he didn't give Silva a chance to intercept and shot!
Almunia made a flying save and blocked the ball with his arm, but Larsson, who was shrewd in the penalty area, quickly whipped up in front of the goal and headed directly into the flying ball. The ball bounced back and flew straight into the goal!
Ashley Cole spreads his hands to his teammates to express his helplessness!
He had his eye on Giuli and Campbell and Toure were pinned down by Samuel Eto'o and Ronaldinho. With Belletti and Deco on the periphery, Eboue could not ignore Iniesta's attacking threat on the left.
As a result, Arsenal's defensive system is obviously understaffed.
The key is that Barcelona's continuous attack is too pressing on the nerves of the defenders, and there are so many attacking players in the opponent that God knows where a player will emerge to break the goal.
Larsson didn't have time to celebrate after the goal, and the Swedish monster immediately rushed into the goal, hugged the football in his arms and ran towards the backfield.
The Barcelona fans at the Stade de France cheered excitedly as if they saw hope.
"Barcelona pulled one back! Rijkaard's substitution still had a certain effect, Ronaldinho shot in front of the penalty area to make Almunia save, and substitute Larsson made a supplementary shot! If it weren't for his age, Larsson would definitely have the quality to occupy a regular position in the Barcelona team.
Arsenal's record for a clean sheet in this season's Champions League has been broken, with the final record set at 1,152 minutes! It's a great achievement, a great record, but no Gunners fan cares about it compared to winning or losing the game, they just want the title, they just want the first Champions League trophy in the history of Arsenal clubs!
Now the suspense is back, and with 20 minutes left in stoppage time, Arsenal are only one goal ahead of Barcelona! ”
Arsene Wenger frowned on the sidelines, watching the development of the situation on the field, maybe Barcelona can complete the reversal in one go.
He hesitated whether he should use up the last substitution to strengthen the defense.
But against a super-first-class team like Barcelona, I am afraid that the number of defenders can determine the quality of defense.
Rijkaard threw his fists hard, not being completely relaxed, thinking that the victory was in his hands, at least the huge pressure in his heart had been relieved, and he believed that the Barcelona players must have regained their confidence and their mentality became calm.
Barcelona did get their arrogance up after scoring this goal.
Henry boosted the team's morale before kick-off, he stepped on the ball, waved his arms up and down at his teammates, and then looked at his fellow kick-off teammate, Qin Xiong!
Qin Xiong was watching Barcelona's half, wanting to see the opponent's formation deployment.
Barcelona were still in a regular 433 formation, at least at the kick-off.
Since Arsenal will no longer dare to invest troops in the attack, the next game can only rely on Qin Xiong and Henry to attack the city.
In this way, the two of them rushed to kill, definitely not, they still had to look for opportunities.
Henry passed the ball to Qin Xiong, Qin Xiong stepped on the ball, Eto'o immediately rushed up to scramble, Qin Xiong knocked the ball back to Henry, who then knocked the ball back to the back of the left wing and handed it to Ashley Cole.
When Gyuli rushed up at a gallop to scramble, Ashley Cole immediately handed the ball diagonally to Flamini, who slotted it out on the right flank.
Barcelona's formation invaded Arsenal's half, and due to the numerical advantage, they could reasonably cut Arsenal's formation, not caring about the central defenders possessing the ball, but other points that could form a passing point or advance the attack would be marked by them.
Because of this, when Arsenal fell at the back, Ljungberg had no choice but to risk passing the ball forward.
Qin Xiong lost in the scramble with Puyol, and this kind of 55-open opportunity to test the technical ability of physical confrontation and defensive positioning, Qin Xiong is obviously inferior to Puyol.
Qin Xiong's mood was a little heavy.
Arsenal's problems were not fully resolved after Cesc Fabregas' departure.
There is no commander in the midfield who controls the situation in a stable manner.
If he plays this role, then the frontcourt attack lacks a connection point and can't play speed, how can Barcelona's defense be easily broken through?
Moreover, Henry advanced the offensive, and Qin Xiong inserted the attack, Arsenal has already played once, and if you want to replicate it again, it is difficult to climb to the sky.
The next 20 minutes will be the real decisive moment! (To be continued......)