After Fly scored his second goal, he immediately sprinted to the North Stand and performed his signature Ibrahimović-style celebration in front of the three thousand Arsenal away fans.
Seeing their own player making such a provocative celebration in the opponent's home stadium, the more than 3,000 Arsenal fans cheered in unison, their volume at one point overpowering the AC Milan fans.
"Fly!!!"
"Fly!!!"
In contrast, the AC Milan fans, seeing Fly performing their star striker's signature celebration in their home stadium, reacted as if a pot had boiled over, with endless jeers, insults, and boos.
Ibrahimović himself watched this scene with a dark expression.
He never expected this brat from the United States to dare to perform such a provocative act in front of the AC Milan fans.
He also never expected that one day he would be provoked so directly.
Doing the "god" celebration in front of him, the god of football, was simply too much!
"Very good... American, you have angered god. I haven't been this angry in a long time. I declare, in this match, I will completely trample you underfoot!"
The 67th minute of the match.
The enraged Ibrahimović received a pass from Pato and, ignoring Robinho's call for the ball, directly endured Varane's interference from behind and forcefully shot from the edge of the penalty area.
It must be said that Ibrahimović's strength as a top center forward is indeed not to be underestimated...
This seemingly unreasonable powerful shot actually created a threat.
Szczęsny, facing this powerful shot, fumbled the ball on his first save, and the ball bounced outside the small penalty area.
The Brazilian genius Pato, like a nimble fox, rushed to make a follow-up shot before everyone else.
Fortunately, Szczęsny threw his body out in time. At the moment of Pato's follow-up shot, all possible paths were covered by Szczęsny's body.
Ultimately, the ball hit Szczęsny's chest and was pinned under his body.
"Damn it... just a little bit more and it would have gone in!"
Seeing his follow-up shot blocked by Szczęsny, Pato couldn't help but click his tongue in regret.
The 69th minute of the match.
Wilshere dribbled forward and was pressed about 40 meters from the goal.
Facing Gattuso's challenge, Wilshere passed the ball to Clichy who had advanced on the left flank.
The latter made a first-time through ball, the ball evaded Antonini's defense, and was received by the accelerating Fly who was surging forward.
As soon as Fly touched the ball, he was constantly pulled and tugged by Nesta beside him with various small fouls.
The experienced Nesta made Fly very uncomfortable, and these small fouls were just within the gray area of the rules, which the referee usually chose to ignore...
After stepping on the ball with his foot, Fly faked an inside breakthrough with a 'fried ball' move, then pulled the ball towards the byline, forcefully creating space with his acceleration, and after seeing a green line with 82% probability in his vision, Fly unhesitatingly passed the ball to the center.
Nesta, who had made a prediction, quickly went to the ground, but unfortunately, his body couldn't keep up with his consciousness, and he was still a step late...
The ball crossed horizontally about five meters in front of the goal, which made Abbiati, who was standing in front of the goal, very uncomfortable.
Because this distance is within the range where the goalkeeper can choose to come out or not.
If he comes out and manages to smother the ball in time, then everything is fine.
But if he doesn't catch it, it will directly leave an open goal.
In this situation, unless their own defenders are strong and manage to intercept the pass beforehand...
Otherwise, it basically means giving the opponent a free goal.
After all, people who can play in a giant club are not the National Football Team of Asia.
If they still can't score when facing an open goal at such close range, then they would truly be a super talent...
If he doesn't come out, and this pass is touched by an opposing player beforehand, it will form a highly threatening shot.
A distance of 5 meters is too short on the green field...
So short that the goalkeeper has no reaction time at all when facing such a shot and can only rely on experience and luck to predict the save.
While he was thinking, the ball had already zipped past Abbiati.
At this point, even if Abbiati wanted to come out and save the ball, it was too late...
Helplessly, he could only move his body and shift his feet along with the direction the ball was rolling.
Thiago Silva saw that he had already positioned Van Persie, who was preparing to tap in at the goalmouth, behind him, and couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
"It seems the danger is over..."
Just as he was thinking this, suddenly, a figure darted out from his right side.
Thiago Silva looked closely and saw Walcott, who had been relatively quiet since coming on, flash to his side.
Noticing this, Van Persie immediately pulled Thiago Silva with his hand, forcing his body to pause for half a second.
It was in this half-second that Walcott had completely gained the lead and made a super close-range push shot towards the rolling ball.
A shot from this distance definitely shouldn't be hit with too much force, as it's easy to sky it!
Just a slight touch with the inside of the foot to change the ball's trajectory is enough to create the maximum fatal threat.
Abbiati saw Walcott complete the close-range shot, his eyes wide with anger, and quickly split his legs in an attempt to block with his thigh.
But ultimately, he was a step too late...
Walcott's push shot was struck very accurately, and the ball rolled directly towards the goal at a 90-degree vertical angle.
Even with Abbiati's thighs spread to their widest, only his toes barely touched the ball.
But unfortunately... just the toes were not enough to stop the ball from rolling into the net.
After being deflected by Abbiati's left toe, the ball bounced and dropped into the goal.
Thanks to Walcott's goal, Arsenal scored for the third time in this match against AC Milan, with the temporary score being 3:1, Arsenal leading by two goals.
"GOOOOOOOOOOOAL!!!"
"Number 14, Walcott!!!"
"It's hard to believe, Arsenal are already leading the Rossoneri 3:1 at San Siro. Could it be that the former Champions League overlords are now also falling into decline?"
"At the same time, Fly also completed an assist. As of now, Fly has put on a show of two goals and one assist, single-handedly creating all of Arsenal's goals in this match!"
"Is this the strength of a football TOP-tier super new star?"
"In a match with no less than half the players being stars, Fly still stands out, dominating the show!"
"Allegri must find a way... If this match ends with the current score, AC Milan can almost declare themselves halfway out of the competition."
"This is absolutely unacceptable for the Rossoneri!"
When Walcott scored Arsenal's third goal, the AC Milan fans in the stadium immediately fell silent...
In just a few minutes, the team conceded two goals, going from a balanced 1:1 to a two-goal deficit of 1:3. This feeling was no less than falling from heaven to hell in an instant.
Many Rossoneri fans had already realized that the current Arsenal team was much stronger than AC Milan.
Otherwise, they wouldn't be leading AC Milan 3:1 at San Siro.
You know, this is San Siro, the home stadium of a European super giant!
Even the formidable Dream Three couldn't conquer this stadium.
But now, the England Gunners led by the hateful Fly Adams are already leading by two goals.
If AC Milan loses by two goals at home, how can they play in the away leg?
You know, the Rossoneri have always been a team that is a "home dragon, away worm."
The most memorable example was in the 2003-04 Champions League knockout stage against Super Depor, when AC Milan thrashed Super Depor 4:1 at San Siro.
As a result, in Super Depor's home stadium, AC Milan lost 0:4, creating the "Riazor Miracle" for Super Depor.
From this, it can be seen that AC Milan is a typical team with a huge disparity in performance between home and away matches in the Champions League.
But now, they are being beaten by Arsenal at home with no ability to fight back.
How will they play in the return leg at Emirates Stadium?
This worry was not only being considered by AC Milan fans, but Allegri also frowned because of it.
If this match ended with the current score, he could basically start preparing to compete for the League title.
The Champions League is basically out of the question...
Of course, for Allegri, if he can win the League title this season, it would also be a very good result.
After all, last season, AC Milan's city rivals Inter Milan won the treble by stepping on their faces.
Allegri winning the League title again in his first season coaching AC Milan is undoubtedly a very good achievement.
At least his job is secure, and there is no risk of being sacked.
Thinking of this, Allegri's mood relaxed a lot.
"If we lose, we lose... Anyway, I didn't expect to go very far in the Champions League."
However, although Allegri thought this way, Ibrahimović on the field was not happy.
The Swedish striker wanted to prove himself in the Champions League, but now they are two goals down at home. How can he prove anything?!
Isn't this clearly proving to the world again that he, Ibrahimović, is a "Champions League softie"?
This is something the arrogant Swede absolutely will not allow!
"Wake up, everyone, we haven't lost yet... Damn it, we absolutely cannot give up like this!"
Ibrahimović's shouting and yelling did have some effect.
AC Milan's players were very active in pressing in the minutes after conceding the goal and completed two quite threatening shots.
However, both were saved by Szczęsny in front of the goal...
"Damn Pole, how dare he stop Zlatan Ibrahimović's shot, damn it!"
Seeing his beautiful shot saved by Szczęsny again, Ibrahimović couldn't help but swear.
Varane, who was nearby, immediately added fuel to the fire, sarcastically mocking:
"Tsk tsk... Is the so-called god getting upset so quickly?"
"It seems you, Zlatan Ibrahimović, are indeed just a name, a softie in big matches!"
Hearing this annoying French kid provoking him again, Ibrahimović, in a fit of anger, directly gave him an elbow.
"Kid, you're looking for death!"
At this moment, Ibrahimović seemed to be possessed by a certain Black Mamba from across the Atlantic, directly elbowing Varane to the ground.
In an instant, the scene immediately descended into chaos...
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