football world number one

Chapter 700
Two hours before the start of the game, the players of the two teams entered the Emirates Stadium in turn. The two sides did not meet each other, but went to different locker rooms of the home and away teams.

Soon, Arsenal, the host team, took the lead in warming up on the pitch, and the weather at this moment finally improved slightly, and it was no longer the torrential rain in the afternoon.

However, the continuous rain falling in the sky still made the temperature of the entire stadium drop a lot. At least if you only wear short-sleeved jerseys, your body will feel quite cool.

This point, after the Piacenza team stepped onto the field, they experienced it first-hand. Without Conte's urging, the players hurriedly started the final pre-match warm-up.

In cold and rainy days, in addition to the muddy grass field and the increasingly heavy ball, the body will be more likely to be strained due to the cold, and these must be fully considered.

"CCTV, CCTV, hello viewers and friends, welcome to the first leg of the 2009-2010 UEFA Champions League quarter-final match between Arsenal and Piacenza at home. I am the commentator Liu Jianhong."

After the two teams started warming up, Liu Jianhong's voice also officially sounded: "The game is about to start, as you can see, it is raining at the chief of the Chiefs."

On the court, the camera kept zooming in, and the key figures of the two teams in this game appeared in the screen one after another.

"Okay, Afeng appeared first. He is doing shooting training. Oh~, it seems that he is in good condition. In the team's last Champions League game, he surpassed the single-season personal scoring record in the history of the Champions League. I hope he can also perform well in this game."

Immediately afterwards, the camera once again showed Van Persie, the leader of Arsenal's striker in this game. This player's performance this season can be said to have lived up to Wenger's trust in him.

Although not as exaggerated as Liu Feng, under the background that the strength of the youth army is rising, he has become a leader who can stand on his own.

The two players looked at each other as if they had a tacit understanding when the shots were shown respectively. This also became the first direct confrontation between the two before the start of the game.

Soon, Wenger and Conte took the team off the field one after another. The players will complete the last wash and rest in the locker room, and then the game will kick off directly.

And this time, fans didn't have to wait long.

When the two teams with the same morale broke into the stadium behind the referee, the fans on the scene gave out a huge shout. After cheering for their own team, the Gunners fans directly pointed the finger at Piacenza, which left them with many unhappy memories.

"Shh~~~, shhh~~~~"

Before the referee's whistle sounded, the booing of the fans was already lingering on the entire stadium.

The reason is that the Piacenza players are already very strong psychologically. Otherwise, the owners of the Emirates Stadium, which is full of seats and can accommodate more than twice the number of fans than Leonardo Stadium, will definitely make their brains buzzing throughout the game.

"Okay, the captains of the two teams came before the referee. A Feng and Xiaofa will have a captain's finger-guessing game to determine the right to kick-off and the right to choose the field. Oh~, Xiaofa went back with the ball. It seems that Arsenal will be the first to kick-off."

From the perspective of the camera, the captains of the two teams are very young. The 20-year-old Liu Feng and the 23-year-old Xiaofa both became the captains of their respective teams at such a young age, which is very rare in world football.

In addition, the youth of the two teams is also a highlight of this season's Champions League. The average age of the Piacenza team is younger than that of Arsenal under Professor Arsene Wenger, who likes to use goblins.

The quarter-final matchup between the two teams is definitely the youngest competition in the Champions League in ten years.

Gossip less, after confirming the ownership of the kick-off, the time from the start of the game has been counted in minutes. Van Persie and Arshavin stood facing each other in front of the kick-off point, and the referee also put his whistle in his mouth.

"Shh!!!!!!"

The whistle pierced the rain and lingered around the audience, and the short-lived chief of the Chiefs was once again filled with the voices of the fans.

No matter how heavy the rain is, it will never extinguish the fans' love for football.

"The good game officially started. Van Persie received a pass from Arshavin and chose to pass it back to Xiaofa. Xiaofa distributed the ball to Alexander Song on one side. The Gunners began to fall in their own midfield."

In any rainy battle, the players need to slowly adapt to the environment, even for Arsenal, who are no strangers to rainy battles. Piacenza did not immediately choose to rush to grab the ball, but chose to press slowly to oppress the opponent.

This game kicked off with such a slightly ordinary start.

"After several hours of rainwater, the ground has become very slippery. The speed of the ball rolling is completely different, and the running of the two players is also quite restrained. In this game, Piacenza's starting lineup is..."

Seeing that the game has not yet entered the state, Liu Jianhong is not in a hurry and slowly introduces the lineups of the two teams.

"Similar to Piacenza's lineup, Arsenal also ranked 433 in this game. Their three strikers in front are Bendtner, Van Persie and Arshavin. This is definitely a very threatening striker. Oh~, the ball was passed. Fabregas made a pick pass, and the ball reached Arshavin's feet."

In the 5th minute of the game, just as Liu Jianhong had just finished introducing Arsenal's strikers in this game, a pass from Xiaofa also opened up the Gunners' first attack in this game.

"Arshavin advanced quickly on the wing. Due to the rain, he didn't maximize his speed. Oh~, Nocerino took the lead to meet him, and passed the ball again without too much entanglement."

On the field, when Arshavin crossed the midfield line and brought the ball to Piacenza's midfield, the midfield combination behind him quickly followed.

Excluding Xiaofa, the team's playmaker, Alexander Song and Nasri on the left and right were very fast. Arshavin's ball also went directly to Nasri who was running diagonally to the inside of the midfield.

"A very precise pass. Nasri also stopped very well. He got the ball in the middle of Piacenza's midfield. Nainggolan went up and knocked the ball with his heel! The ball was given to Xiaofa who followed up behind him. It was amazing. Arsenal's pass was as smooth as if it was not affected by the slippery field at all."

Less than 10 minutes from the opening, Arsenal, which is famous for its pass and control, fully demonstrated their extremely solid pass and control basic skills polished by Wenger.

For a time, the Gunners' advantage was evident.

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