"hanger TV Station, hanger TV Station, hello everyone in front of the TV. Welcome to the 2010-2011 season Champions League Round of 16 match. This match is between the Serie A giants AC Milan, playing at their home ground, and the Premier League giants Arsenal, here to challenge."
"This match can be said to have been full of focus before it even started... As Fly's first Champions League knockout match of his career, it has attracted a lot of attention from the outside world."
"Alright, let's take a look at the starting lineups for both sides."
"AC Milan, playing at home, has deployed a 532 formation for this match."
"Goalkeeper: Abbiati."
"Defenders: Abate, Thiago Silva, Yepes, Antonini, Nesta."
"Midfielders: Seedorf, Flamini, Gattuso."
"Forwards: Ibrahimović, Robinho."
"We can see that AC Milan's main defensive midfielder Pirlo and captain Ambrosini are absent from this match due to injury."
"This is not good news for AC Milan..."
"Now let's take a look at the starting lineup for the away team, Arsenal."
"Arsenal has deployed a 442 formation for this match."
"Goalkeeper: Szczęsny."
"Defenders: Sagna, Varane, Koscielny, Clichy."
"Midfielders: Alexandre Song, Nasri, Wilshere, Fabregas."
"Forwards: Fly, Van Persie."
"Suarez, the Uruguayan signed by Arsenal in the winter transfer window, and Jerome Boateng, the German defender, are unable to be included in the squad list for the remainder of this season's Champions League knockout stage because they both played in European competitions for Ajax and Manchester City respectively in the first half of the season. This is truly regrettable..."
"Okay, we can see that the live director has focused the camera on Fly. This 18-year-old super rookie has scored 11 goals in the past 4 Champions League matches, leading the top scorer list by a significant margin."
"Currently, he is only 1 goal away from the record for most goals in a single Champions League season. Can he achieve it in this match?"
"The director's camera has now focused on Ibrahimović. As one of the top center forwards in world football today, the Swede god of war has yet to win a Champions League title in his career. It's likely that Ibrahimović is very eager to make an impact on the Champions League stage."
"Alright, the Main Referee for this match, Howard Webb, has blown the whistle to start the game. The first leg between AC Milan and Arsenal has begun..."
As the Main Referee blew the whistle, Ibrahimović kicked off the ball, and the match officially began.
The AC Milan fans in the stadium immediately erupted in thunderous cheers.
Fly jogged a few steps on the field, allowing his body to gradually get into match rhythm.
In the 2nd minute of the match.
AC Milan immediately sounded a warning, showing Arsenal their dominance as the masters of San Siro.
After Seedorf advanced in the midfield, he immediately passed the ball to Ibrahimović's feet.
The Swede god of war played a backheel pass to Flamini, who had pushed forward.
The latter adjusted slightly and took a powerful shot, sending the ball directly towards Arsenal's goal.
Fortunately, the angle of this long-range shot was quite central, posing little threat, and Szczęsny easily punched the ball away.
In the 5th minute of the match.
Nesta made a long, lofted pass from the back, the ball arcing through the air for 40 meters and reaching Seedorf.
The Dutchman saw the Brazilian genius Robinho, who had drifted wide, and directly threaded the ball to him...
The 'Pedal Kid' still instinctively held onto the ball after receiving it, allowing Arsenal's defense to fully get into position.
Ultimately, Robinho was left with no choice but to attempt a very unreasonable cut inside and force a curling shot, which was blocked by Koscielny with his thigh.
"Hey... can you pass the ball faster? Stop holding onto it, you bastard!"
Ibrahimović was very displeased seeing Robinho show off his skills right in front of him and roared.
Robinho heard this but was unfazed, as this had always been his playing style. Even though many people had criticized him for it, he still did things his own way.
Robinho, who had been called the "Second Pelé" since childhood, had always been very arrogant.
In his mind, Joga Bonito was the most awesome!
He disliked the simple and direct European style of football.
Even though the development of the era had gradually left no room for Joga Bonito to survive, Robinho still persisted with this style.
This was also why he was quickly abandoned by Real Madrid...
Of course, in the future, he would go to the mysterious China to continue shining and even participated in the 2015 FIFA Club World Cup as a player for Guangzhou Evergrande.
In the 10th minute of the match.
Ibrahimović finally had his first shot of the match. Meeting Seedorf's through ball, he muscled off Varane behind him and forced a half-turn shot, sending the ball directly into the stands.
"Swede, didn't you tell your teammates not to show off? What's going on now? Look at that shot flying into space, it's a joke..."
Because of Fly, Varane also disliked the big-mouthed Ibrahimović.
After all, in his heart, Fly was like his older brother...
Ever since he arrived at Arsenal, Fly had always taken great care of him.
So when he learned that Ibrahimović had disrespected Fly online, his first thought was to get revenge for his boss!
Ibrahimović heard this and stared at Varane in great surprise.
He couldn't imagine why a nobody whose name he didn't even know dared to talk trash to him.
Are Arsenal's young players all that bold?
"Listen, kid, although I don't know your name, I regret to inform you here... you've angered Grandpa Zlatan Ibrahimović, and you're finished in this match. I said it, even god can't save you, because I am the god of football!"
In the 18th minute of the match.
AC Milan's starting goalkeeper Abbiati collided with Yepes while challenging for a high ball.
Yepes' knee hit Abbiati's face, causing the latter to fall to the ground immediately and be unable to get up.
After the on-site medical staff entered the field, they realized Abbiati's condition was dangerous and quickly put him on an ambulance.
AC Milan was forced to make a substitution, and Allegri could only temporarily replace him with the team's second goalkeeper, Amelia.
In the 25th minute of the match.
AC Milan attacked Arsenal again, and Seedorf's long-range shot hit the left post, allowing Arsenal to escape danger.
"Oh, Seedorf's long-range shot was a pity... it might have been only five centimeters away from a goal."
"After the match started, contrary to everyone's expectations, Arsenal did not gain the upper hand. Instead, AC Milan launched a one-sided attack."
"I don't know if it's due to Arsenal's tactics or the players not being in match rhythm, but in short, Arsenal needs to find a way... This is the Champions League, there isn't much room for error."
The fans in the stadium saw their home team pressing Arsenal and the cheers rose higher and higher.
What Premier League number one?
What Invincible Armada?
Is that all?
When you come to our San Siro, facing the great AC Milan, don't you still get the jitters?
For a time, many AC Milan fans believed that Arsenal were just big-match softies, who folded immediately in major competitions...
But was that really the case?
Actually, no, Wenger had already anticipated that due to the home advantage, AC Milan's players would definitely enter a state of excitement at the beginning of the match.
In this situation, the best approach was to temporarily avoid their Edge (sharp edge/momentum) and wait until AC Milan's players gradually calmed down from their excited state before counterattacking.
After all, once people come down from a state of excitement, they will experience fatigue.
This period of fatigue was the time for Arsenal to kill AC Milan.
With Fly, this top scoring machine, Wenger had also appropriately adjusted his tactics, just to allow Fly to play more comfortably on the field...
In the 36th minute of the match.
After AC Milan completed another shot, the current overall match statistics showed AC Milan with 7 shots, 3 shots on target, a ball possession rate as high as 61%, and 12 dangerous attacks.
On the other hand, Arsenal had only one long-range shot from Alexandre Song so far, and that shot wasn't even within the goal frame, meaning Arsenal hadn't had a shot on target yet.
As for dangerous attacks, they only had a pathetic 3.
Many haters who disliked Fly were already in a frenzy online, showering him with titles like "Big Match Softie" and "League Specialist."
But just as this group of haters was getting excited, Fly was quick to prove them wrong...
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