After Arsenal kicked off from the center circle,
they immediately launched a full-on offensive.
Led by Kai, Arsenal gave Dortmund absolutely no breathing room!
The eyes of the home fans grew increasingly distressed.
For them, this match had become pure torture.
76th minute!
Arsenal once again unleashed a fluid, lightning-fast combination play.
In the backfield, Gibbs fearlessly threw himself in front of the ball,
intercepting Götze's attempted through pass to Lewandowski.
The ball was knocked centrally.
Arteta nudged it forward with the inside of his foot.
Kai quickly shielded the ball from Gündoğan,
and before Kagawa could close in, he brought it under control!
Then, he once again did what Arsenal fans had come to love:
He stood tall at the top of the center circle
and delivered a signature, curling long pass with fierce spin!
The ball sliced through the night sky—
Landing perfectly at the feet of Gervinho, who had just come on as a substitute.
Nicknamed "Hot Bird," the Arsenal winger surged forward at full speed!
He didn't want to waste the first pass he'd received from Kai this season!
The Arsenal away section erupted in a frenzy!
Gervinho received Kai's pinpoint long pass on the flank,
cut diagonally into the box!
Subotić immediately pressed in tight.
But just as Subotić lunged in with a sliding tackle—
Gervinho also slid in for a shot at the exact same moment!
Subotić's toe managed to graze the ball—
Which popped into the air at a mid-height bounce!
Weidenfeller had just set himself to dive—
But the sudden change in trajectory completely threw him off!
The ball flew just over his outstretched arms—
And slammed into the net!
BOOM!!
Signal Iduna Park exploded again with another wave of Arsenal cheers!
At the goal line, Weidenfeller pounded the turf in rage!
5–0!
He had now conceded more goals in this single night
than he had in the entire past month.
But in truth—
Even if it were the best goalkeeper in the world in goal tonight—
The result would've been the same!
Inside Dortmund's box, there was total silence.
Subotić collapsed to the ground.
Hummels furiously tugged at the grass, hands on hips as he walked away.
The goalscorer, Gervinho, looked stunned—his hands holding his head in disbelief!
He grabbed the ball from the net,
and raced toward Kai, celebrating wildly!
The whole Arsenal team erupted with joy.
On the sidelines, Klopp sank into the bench.
For Dortmund, all hope of a comeback had vanished.
As head coach, all Klopp could hope for now was that the match would end soon.
This was the most devastating loss of Klopp's managerial career.
Slaughtered at home!
Despite having the backing of their "devil's fortress,"
Dortmund was completely bombarded!
"If only we had someone like Kai tonight... none of this would've happened!"
Klopp thought bitterly.
In his heart, he didn't believe they'd lost to Arsenal—
They had lost to Kai, and Kai alone!
But the only slight comfort for the home crowd was—
They wouldn't leave completely goalless.
In the next phase of play,
Lewandowski was brought down in a tangle with Van Dijk inside the box.
After some consideration,
The referee pointed to the spot!
The away section erupted in loud boos.
Lewandowski took the penalty—and scored.
But on Dortmund's iconic South Stand—
Only a scattering of applause echoed faintly.
These scattered claps were instantly drowned out by other noises.
Van Dijk, the young center-back, looked bewildered.
He raised both hands in apology.
Kai was the first to approach, offering reassurance to his young teammate.
Others came over to pat Van Dijk on the shoulder.
The Arsenal fans didn't criticize their center-back one bit.
After all—
This was the team's first conceded goal of the entire season!
But so what?
No team can go an entire season without conceding.
Until now, Arsenal had gone this long without conceding—
Not because their backline was world-class,
But because—
The best defense is an overwhelming offense!
While Arsenal's defense might not be elite—
Their attack was historically powerful!
With Kai as the anchor,
Arsenal's firepower was unmatched in Europe.
Every opponent who faced the Gunners
found themselves completely overwhelmed—
Unable to even organize a proper attack.
And so—
A false impression had formed that Arsenal's defense was unbreakable.
82nd minute.
Arsenal surged forward again!
Kai delivered his third assist of the match—
A graceful, curling through ball...
Van Persie received the ball and calmly slotted it in with his left foot!
6–1!
Champions League group stage – Round 2.
Arsenal had sealed the win!
At Signal Iduna Park…
They had utterly destroyed the Bundesliga champions—Borussia Dortmund!
Dortmund's players dropped to their knees in despair.
The Arsenal away end exploded with thunderous cheers!
Teammates swarmed around Kai, wrapping him in a tight hug.
"Hat-trick! Another double hat-trick!"
"Directly involved in all six goals! Arsenal's captain has gone absolutely mad again!"
The commentators were left staring in disbelief!
Two Champions League hat-tricks—
Direct involvement in all six goals—
And one of those hat-tricks had shattered the all-time record for fastest in UCL history!
Across the entire history of world football—
there had never been a monster like this!
The chaotic noise surged above the stadium.
And when the final whistle finally rang out—
Dortmund's fans felt a sense of release.
Their players collapsed to the turf, completely exhausted.
Eyes vacant.
The South Stand of Signal Iduna Park—normally a wall of sound—was cloaked in a heavy silence.
These were the club's most loyal fans.
Even though Dortmund had just suffered a historic home humiliation—
Not a single South Stand supporter left early.
They endured the pain and despair, and stayed until the bitter end.
There was no more of Dortmund's terrifying fan momentum in the air.
What replaced it was—
The wild cheers and roars of Arsenal's traveling supporters!
Under the North Rhine night sky,
Kai turned and applauded the stands.
The Gunners' fans responded with their loudest and most passionate ovation yet!
Then, amid a wave of excited shouting—
Kai took off his jersey and threw it into the crowd!
The fans erupted as they fought to grab the prized shirt!
In the night's glow—
Kai's chiseled, statue-like physique was revealed.
Hands on hips, he held up a single finger—
And stared intently at the Arsenal fans in the stands.
"Champions League title!"
At that very moment—
Hearing Kai's roar to the fans—
Even the Gunners supporters could no longer contain their emotions!
On the sideline, Wenger's eyes widened with exhilaration.
Teammates, brimming with excitement, all rushed toward Kai!
Champions League title!
Though they'd only completed two group stage matches—
All dreams and hopes now felt within reach!
Standing before them—
Was the man who had just delivered back-to-back Champions League hat-tricks…
The man who had just broken the record for fastest UCL hat-trick…
The man who now led both the Champions League scoring and assist charts…
He was the undisputed future King of the Champions League!
The fans roared with all their might—
Answering the call of their Gunner King!
Every single heart burned with uncontainable fire!
This season—
Under the lead of their young Gunner King, Kai—
Arsenal would charge forward toward the Champions League trophy—
A title they had chased for over a hundred years but never touched.
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