The audience at the Stadium of France could see that after Arsenal's free kick was about to be sent, there were obvious loopholes in Barcelona's defense!
Marcos is not in the defensive position!
Pire's free kick was about to be opened, and the target of passing was Qin Xiong who was quickly inserted from the midfield.
At the same time, Henry cut horizontally into Marcos' defense from the left side of the penalty area. It seemed that as long as Qin Xiong could send a straight pass in time, he would have an excellent shooting opportunity.
Barcelona defenders also knew about this problem, so they immediately adjusted their defense.
Van Bomel and Deco intend to attack Qin Xiong from the front and back, especially Van Bomel. The first priority is to block the possibility of Qin Xiong sending a straight pass to Henry in the front.
This made him take the lead in defense by Qin Xiong. When the football rolled from Qin Xiong's side, he pretended to pass the ball and his body paused. Behind him, Deco was ready to entangle him, and Fan Bomel was also ready to block the front.
But I didn't expect that Qin Xiong was doing a fake move!
He lets the football roll horizontally from the front, and at the same time his body starts again, turning to horizontal running, and getting rid of it horizontally between Van Bomel and Deco!
After getting rid of the defense of the two, Qin Xiong continued to take a step horizontally. At this time, Edmilson was also coming to intercept him. Henry looked back at the direction where Qin Xiong was in the penalty area. He seemed to have a clear understanding of Qin Xiong and could guess Qin Xiong's thoughts at this moment.
Edmilson was still afraid that Qin Xiong would send Henry a straight pass ball, and he deliberately paid attention to Qin Xiong's defense of the straight pass line. When Qin Xiong made a bicycle move in the horizontal wheelbarrow, Edmilson was as if petrified and fixed on the spot, watching Qin Xiong pass horizontally from front of him!
In the scene, Qin Xiong and Henry ran horizontally at almost parallel positions. Qin Xiong was in the front midfielder and Henry was in the penalty area!
Both Barcelona's midfielders pay too much attention to Qin Xiong's forward impact, and when defending, they both blocked Qin Xiong's forward route as their top priority, and happened to be used by Qin Xiong.
This allowed Qin Xiong to bring the horizontal wheel from the left side of the penalty area to the right position in front of the penalty area.
Henry, who was smart in running, also ran from the left side of the penalty area to the middle, and at this time he had Puyol beside him.
Puyol was in a dilemma. He could not ignore Henry, nor could he let Qin Xiong go. If he followed Henry, he would not be able to be directly attacked by Qin Xiong and rushed into the penalty area.
At this moment, full-back Van Bronhorst rushed forward to intercept Qin Xiong, and Puyol gritted his teeth and made the decision to make an offside.
This is a decision to adapt to the situation.
Because he is too passive!
You should know that from the beginning of this attack, Barcelona believed that Arsenal would take advantage of Marcos's opportunity to focus on the defense area. Puyol stared at the running from the beginning, but he didn't expect Henry to run towards him. At the moment of interlacing, Puyol's body's center of gravity could not be turned 180 degrees and could keep up with Henry.
So he planned to take a step forward, but before he could take action, Qin Xiong passed the ball straight under his feet and sent it out.
Van Bronhorst's forward led to the only one Puyor on the back line in the area where Henry attacked. Qin Xiong could almost announce that the football was passed behind Puyor.
Henry's running position formed a tacit understanding with his passing.
Puyol happened to take a step forward, but instead expanded the defense zone behind him invisibly.
When the football rolled over him, Puyol felt like he was hit hard. He turned his head in horror and looked in horror. He did not see the lineman raising the flag to signal Henry to offside, so Barcelona's goal was in danger!
Henry controlled the football from the right position in the penalty area. Valdes decisively abandoned the goal. Henry calmly observed the route Valdes ran, gently pushed the ball forward, and flashed out a few angles, so that the goal was no longer in a straight line with the goal, he decisively pushed the ball at a small angle!
Valdes reacted quickly and fell to the ground and blocked Henry's shot with his feet. But before his feet stretched out to block the football's rolling track, the football had already rolled over!
Valdes turned his head and looked at it. He was disappointed to see the football rushing into the goal against the inside of the near post!
boom!
The French Stadium was cheering, and Arsenal fans roared excitedly!
"Henry! Thierry Henry! He scored his first goal in this game! Arsenal led Barcelona 1:0!
This goal reflects the characteristics of Arsenal seizing opportunities and playing fast breaks. They also have the characteristics of tearing open the opponent's defense line on the offensive end and creating opportunities patiently.
Barcelona made a mistake. Although Marcos bravely blocked Ashley Cole, he interfered with the wrong target when delaying his opponent's quick free kick. After Ashley Cole gave the ball to Pire, everything was no longer under Barcelona's control.
Pire's cross pass found Qin Xiong. Qin Xiong got rid of the sideways in a non-fancy way under the double-team of Deco and Van Bomel, and then continued to rush forward in front of Edmilson. He shook enough space to drive Arsenal's main attack direction from the left-side area of ​​the front court to the right-side area!
This strategic adjustment is extremely critical, because Barcelona is crowded to this side, but he did not expect Arsenal to transfer the offensive line!
When Puyol was the only one on the back line, he could not stop the tacit and sharp cooperation between Qin Xiong and Henry.
Henry successfully responded to Qin Xiong's pass in the penalty area, dribbled forward and pushed the ball into the near corner of the goal!
The scene is not superior, and Arsenal, whose ball possession rate is not as good as the opponent, is the first to break the deadlock!"
Henry's expression was still cold after scoring the goal. He looked back and pointed at Qin Xiong, who looked wild and slightly proud at this moment, and then ran to the sidelines as if a strong whirlwind was blowing.
Arsenal players rushed towards Henry frantically. Wenger on the sidelines clenched his fists and waved his hands twice. He did not laugh. At this time, it was not the time to laugh.
Rijkald closed his eyes and pondered for a moment before opening his eyes. He seemed calm and confident.
And this goal will inevitably enhance Arsenal's confidence.
Barcelona's goal, they broke through!
Ronaldinho looked at the backcourt from the midfield and saw the team conceding the ball, which inevitably made him feel a little heavier.
But the game is still early, and there are some time.
In this battle between Ronaldinho and Henry, Henry took the lead in showing his power.
How could he remain indifferent?
When Arsenal players walked towards the backcourt together, their mentality became clearer and full of strong wildness.
At this moment, they were truly no longer afraid of Barcelona.
Successfully defended Barcelona's attack, and then broke through the opponent's gate in the fast attack.
Chapter completed!