Arsenal and Fiorentina are the first time they are not familiar with each other. They both understand their opponents through video recording. There is a huge gap between video recording and reality. Both sides dare not take out all their strength in the attack. They start by testing their opponents and getting familiar with their opponents. After more than ten minutes, both sides are familiar with the players they face. Some feel that the legendary powerful opponents are not that bad. Some feel that the opponents who look very slow and clumsy on the video are not slow at all, and some find that the opponents who have not paid attention to are actually not weak at all.

However, no matter what, both sides are familiar with their opponents, and know their strengths and weaknesses. They gradually let go of their offense and defense.

In the 15th minute of the game, both sides created the first truly threatening shooting opportunity.

Arsenal's midfield possesses the ball at his feet, and the midfielder led by Fabregas constantly passes and penetrates in the middle, but Fiorentina's defense is very tight, and the two midfielders are stuck in front of the four defenders. Arsenal does not have a center in the penalty area in Fiorentina's penalty area, and Henry's position is very erratic and not fixed in the penalty area, so it is almost impossible for the ball to enter the penalty area. Most of them pass around the outside of the penalty area, hoping to find the flaws in Fiorentina's defense in sports.

At this time, Arsenal's two full-backs Flamini and Ebue finally got in.

When Flamini ran to the side of the penalty area, Fabregas took the ball, and Henry pulled to the left, Fabregas passed the ball to Henry, Flamini went down from the bottom at high speed, Henry received the ball and pushed the ball to the bottom line, and played with Flamini with Fiorentina left-back Pasquiel, one by one.

“…Beautiful and beautiful cooperation with Flamini successfully made a breakthrough”

The commentator on the scene shouted loudly that under Fiorentina's tight defense, such breakthroughs as Arsenal, who have always been good at attacking, are rare.

Although Flamini's speed is not as fast as Pasquiel, he has been sprinting and has already gotten up. It is difficult for Pasquiel to intercept the ball before Flamini makes a cross from the bottom.

The game was just getting nervous, and Pasquiel didn't want to cause a defensive loophole due to his mistakes, so Pasquiel reached out and grabbed Flamini's jersey from behind.

Pasquire was so sturdy that he was swaying. Flamini rushed forward three or four meters according to his original inertia before staggering on the bottom line.

"force"

The referee Prautz's whistle rang, and the Austrian took out a red card to warn Pasquiel, and awarded a free kick near the wing on the left side of the penalty area.

"...Arsenal got a free kick opportunity. Such a free kick position is not good. Even with Henry, the King of Highbury, is here, it is difficult to create a little threat, because Arsenal lacks a center to grab points, and the Italian team's ability to defend high balls is not bad."

The on-site commentator did not think that Arsenal's free kick could create a threat, and the fans on the court did not think that such a ball could create a danger. The offense and defense of both sides were relatively balanced before, and neither of them had the ability to threaten the opponent's goal, so no one had any expectations for a bad free kick.

Henry stood in front of the ball, and he was not in a relaxed mood. He has been in the arsenal for so many years and has won all kinds of championships, but he has never won the Champions League. If the national team is included, he lacks a Champions League trophy in his career. Now, the opportunity has come. As long as they can overcome the Italian dark horse in front of them, they can reach the finals, realize their dream of Champions League championship, and put a perfect end to their career. He is already 29 years old, but his teammates are getting younger and younger. If they don’t win the championship, there will be no more opportunities in the future.

Goalkeeper Toldo is also not easy. Although the position of this free kick is not as good as a corner kick, Henry, the King of Highbury, is a tough guy. He can create threats at any time and anywhere, and Thordo dares not be careless at all.

When the referee signaled that he could start the free throw, Henry assisted from outside the sideline and kicked a curved ball with his side swinging his legs, but this was not a high-altitude ball. He kicked a half-high ball near the waistline, and the ball hit the goalkeeper Toldo seven or eight meters in front of his head, and the speed was very fast.

This pass was completely unexpected by the defender and goalkeeper Tordo. The offensive and defensive players did not touch the ball at the front point and the middle, and goalkeeper Tordo did not dare to attack, but midfielder Lungberg, who was inserted into the back point, happened to arrive. He flew and jumped, and topped the ball towards the lower right corner of the goal.

“…Ah good ball”

"Ah beautiful header"

"Yongbairi"

There was a sudden scream in the stands, and many Gunners fans climaxed early.

This was an unexpected free kick cooperation. Even some Arsenal players did not expect Henry to have such a free throw, and naturally no one thought that Lengbery would intervene at the back point to receive the ball.

At this time, Tordo's good consciousness saved the team. Although this free kick happened to his expectations, Tordo quickly moved to the right when the ball flew past. Seeing Ryonbery header, the tall Tordo had no time to save it. He decisively stretched out his legs to block it. Ryonbery's header hit Tordo's leg and bounced out.

"ah"

"Alas, it's a pity"

“What a pity”

The Arsenal fans in the stands sighed. When Lungberg hit the header, they all felt it. Unexpectedly, Tordo magically blocked the ball.

Florence survived the disaster, and almost all the players came over to pat Tordo on the shoulders and back, expressing their gratitude to him. Without the performance of the veteran, they might have fallen behind.

The Gunners have not conceded goals in eight consecutive Champions League games, and have not conceded 9 of their last 13 Champions League home games. Since losing to Chelsea in the 20304 season 4 final, Arsenal has achieved an unbeaten record of U-win and 3 draws at home. If Arsenal takes the lead, judging from Arsenal's past defensive intensity, it will be difficult for Fiorentina to break through Arsenal's goal. The ending is likely to be back to Fiorentina with a score of 0:l, which is the worst outcome for Fiorentina.

The live commentator highly praised Henry's free kick, "...Henry's consciousness and footwork are definitely the best in the world, and Ronaldinho is just like that. Unfortunately, Toldo was too brave and destroyed such a classic free kick. The first 15 minutes of the game, both sides were testing. Now King Henry took the lead. Now let's see if Florence's ace Chen will perform. This game was originally the arena for the two of them. Although football is an 1-person sport, the power of the stars is decisive. If they don't perform, it will be difficult for the team to win..."

This kind of Champions League semi-final attracted great attention from fans. Everyone understands who the boss of these two teams is. In the previous 15 minutes, Henry and Chen Yu both reserved it. Fans are not surprised. Being cautious in such an important game is not a bad thing, but it is also completely necessary. However, after Henry performed well and created a very threatening free kick, everyone focused on Chen Yu.

After Henry sent a beautiful free kick, Chen Yu seemed a little anxious. When Arsenal got the second landing point and continued to attack, Chen Yu even returned to the front of his penalty area. It was obvious that he quickly stole Arsenal's ball and launched an attack as soon as possible.

However, Arsenal has always been known for possession of the ball. Their pass and cut cooperation is the best in the entire Premier League. It is considered by many fans and media to be no less than Barcelona. It is difficult for Chen Yu to break Arsenal's ball when he returns to the rear to assist in defense.

Arsenal is indeed very familiar with the passing and cutting cooperation. With so many defensive players in Fiorentina, they can pass the ball smoothly on the periphery, and even hit the Fiorentina penalty area several times. However, because Fiorentina's defense has no loophole at all, Arsenal's pass to the penalty area immediately hits again, and it does not threaten to shoot.

However, it is very dangerous to always sway the ball at the door of his home. Maybe he will enter with a change of direction. At that time, the goalkeeper had no choice. Therefore, the famous football player said that the best defense is to stay away from his own goal, and the best offense is to stay in front of the opponent's goal.

"Run faster"

"Hold on your opponent and don't let him turn around so quickly"

Chen Yu greeted his teammates loudly and almost became a defensive core. Although Chen Yu's omnipotence is well known and his teammates are convinced, he is also very bad at commanding his teammates in the backcourt at this time, which also has a very bad impact on his teammates' mentality, making the whole team even more nervous.

Fiorentina increased its defense, and the tackle and physical confrontation increased a lot compared to the original. In the minute of the game, Henry dribbled the ball horizontally in the middle and was about to cut in from the ribs. Fiorentina's midfielder Brokey and defender Dainelli closed the goal, blocking Henry's path forward. However, when Henry knocked his heel, the ball passed to the gap in the middle, and Fabregas followed and shot with a long shot.

This was a powerful shot, and it was very fast and decisive, giving goalkeeper Toldo almost no time to react.

Toldo did have only time to make half a save, and it was impossible to touch the ball, but Fiorentina was lucky. The crossbar saved him, and the ball hit the crossbar with a bang and bounced back.

The fans in the stands had not yet screamed, and Henry had already penetrated into the penalty area at some point, and headed the ball towards the head.
Chapter completed!