When the Main Referee's final whistle blew, the fans in the stadium immediately erupted in wild celebrations.
Fly hugged his teammates who rushed onto the field from the sidelines one by one, celebrating this hard-won victory.
"Fly, we've advanced!"
"Great! I've never been to the Champions League quarterfinals in my life. This is the first time..."
"Fly, don't stop me from worshipping you. You are my god!"
Facing the exaggerated and unrestrained words of his excited teammates, Fly just smiled faintly.
To be honest, Arsenal has been too miserable in recent seasons...
Even making it to the Champions League quarterfinals can excite these people to this extent.
If they actually win the championship this season, wouldn't every single one of these guys on the field ascend directly to heaven?
"Alright, alright... Bro, don't be so excited. It's just the Champions League quarterfinals. Believe me, in the future, we will treat the Champions League quarterfinals as a regular occurrence."
At this moment, the Swede, who had been against Fly since before the knockout stage began, walked up to him.
Facing Ibrahimović's arrival, the Arsenal players present immediately confronted him. They disliked Ibrahimović, who had been shouting since before this knockout round started.
Every single Arsenal player present disliked him...
Especially Varane, who had the most frequent verbal clashes with Ibrahimović, stepped forward and confronted Ibrahimović, questioning him:
"What, can't play football and now you want to fight?"
Facing this tall guy who was rumored to be a fifth-dan black belt in Taekwondo, although Varane didn't want to conflict with him from the bottom of his heart because he was afraid of being beaten.
But at this moment, for his boss, he certainly couldn't back down. He could only brace himself and confront him head-on.
Ibrahimović didn't care about the Frenchman's hostility. He just stared at Fly for a few seconds, then sighed and gave him a thumbs-up.
"Fly, you won this game. Although I'm not convinced by the loss... In my opinion, you are one of the best players in the world, stronger than Léo and Cristiano."
Speaking of this, Ibrahimović paused, then raised his head and added in a very boastful manner:
"Of course, I don't think you are stronger than me. We are the best players in the world, equally matched!"
Varane wanted to mock Ibrahimović when he heard this because he felt that the Swede was still living in his own world.
His boss had scored a poker against the Swede's face, was there any need to say who was better?
However, before Varane's mocking words could come out of his throat, Fly spoke first:
"Zlatan Ibrahimović, you are also very strong. Scoring 3 goals against me in two legs is not something ordinary people can do..."
"AC Milan is indeed good, but there is still a gap compared to us."
Ibrahimović scoffed, waved his hand, and said indifferently with an expression of not caring:
"Come on... We lost because Pirlo and a few others were injured. Otherwise, we would definitely have won this game."
Speaking of this, Ibrahimović turned and said:
"How about it, want to swap jerseys? Congratulations, you have received god's approval. I only swap jerseys with people I approve of. Others..."
Ibrahimović glanced at Varane, who had been glaring at him, and added disdainfully, "Are not worthy!"
"You..." Varane's temper flared up when he heard this, and he wished he could fight Ibrahimović head-on.
Fly stopped him in time and countered with a smile:
"Zlatan Ibrahimović, you are wrong. Rafael is very excellent. He will become the best defender in the world sooner or later!"
Ibrahimović was noncommittal about this and just swapped jerseys with Fly in a deliberately arrogant manner.
This scene was broadcast live by the on-site cameras throughout, and many media outlets also planned to use this image as the cover of their post-match news.
As the player who scored a poker, Fly was undoubtedly elected the MVP of this match.
When interviewed by reporters, Fly was very calm, giving off a mysterious sense of "I haven't used all my strength yet."
It made the interviewing reporter curious about what other trump cards this young man had that made him so confident!
"Fly, congratulations on winning this match, and your team has also advanced to the Champions League quarterfinals. Do you have anything you would like to say?"
Upon hearing this, Fly used the most conventional diplomatic language, such as thanking his teammates, coach, staff, and fans for their support...
Then, when asked about his poker, Fly just made a helpless expression and said in a humblebragging tone:
"To be honest, I didn't expect to score four goals against a giant like AC Milan. It seems I still underestimated my abilities."
The reporter rolled his eyes and chuckled:
"It seems Fly doesn't know himself that well... This is no different from us outsiders."
As for being asked about scoring 70 goals this season and breaking Gerd Müller's single-season goal record, Fly said with a slight excitement:
"Honestly, I knew I would break Gerd Müller's single-season goal record sooner or later, but I didn't expect this day to come so quickly..."
"I don't want to say much. Gerd Müller is a true legend. It is my honor to be able to break his record."
"I hope to continue to raise this record and become a goal for future generations."
'A goal for future generations? Please, if you score too many goals, future generations will only feel despair!'
The reporter kept complaining about Fly's humblebragging remarks in his mind.
When asked about the next opponent, Fly was uncharacteristically low-key instead of continuing to talk big.
"At the Champions League quarterfinals stage, the opponents are all strong European teams. No matter who we face, it will be an unavoidable tough battle."
"Although I have confidence in Arsenal, I cannot say for sure whether we can advance to the semifinals yet. This requires 180 minutes of intense battle to reveal the answer."
At the post-match press conference, Wenger was visibly excited when facing the reporters' questions.
You know, he originally thought that Arsenal would never be able to replicate the glory of the 2005-06 season and would only get further away from the Champions League title in the future.
But he didn't expect that after just one summer, Arsenal would once again become a strong favorite for the Champions League in the eyes of industry insiders.
Wenger knew very well that the source of all this was only one person, that peerless genius from a super-rich family.
"Arsène, congratulations to Arsenal on advancing to the Champions League quarterfinals. Do you have anything you would like to say?"
Although Wenger was excited inside, he was still as gentle and elegant as ever when facing the media, and he smiled slightly.
"Very happy. As everyone knows, AC Milan is a top giant that has reached the peak of Europe seven times. They are much more experienced than us in the Champions League."
"As a team that has never won the Champions League, being able to defeat them and successfully advance is undoubtedly an exciting thing."
"But we must be clear about one thing, and that is that the Champions League Round of 16 has just finished. We need to play three more knockout rounds if we want to lift the final trophy."
"This requires us to calm down our excitement as soon as possible and treat every subsequent match with caution."
"Of course, I will not deny that Arsenal's remaining Champions League matches this season are relatively favorable compared to other teams."
"Because we only have the League competition left domestically, we can have more energy to prepare for the Champions League knockout stage, which can be considered our only advantage."
When asked about Fly's poker and breaking the record, Wenger immediately turned into a "Fly fan" and started praising him highly.
"Obviously, Fly once again performed the act of a god descending. In fact, this is something that is gradually becoming normal for him..."
"He always steps up at crucial moments to turn the tide and save the team."
"In this match, he just replicated what he has always been able to do..."
"Breaking Gerd Müller's record?"
"This is certainly surprising, but for those who know Fly's goal-scoring ability and efficiency, this is completely predictable, so there's actually nothing to make a fuss about..."
"Without a doubt, Fly is the best player in football today. I am absolutely certain of this."
As the eliminated side, Allegri went through the entire interview process with a dark face.
"We lost, we were eliminated, it's that simple... Now we need to focus back on the League. We still have the League to compete for this season."
"Arsenal is very excellent. I am convinced by the loss to them. Congratulations to them on advancing to the Champions League quarterfinals."
"Fly? Oh my god, are you sure you want me to evaluate a player who scored a poker against me? Sorry... I am not qualified to evaluate him. I think, perhaps only god is qualified to evaluate him."
The news of Fly scoring a poker to help Arsenal eliminate AC Milan with a total score of 8:5 spread throughout the world immediately after the match.
For a time, European football and world football were all shaken!
[The Times: Fly Adams' Poker Night, God Descends and Crushes the Rossoneri, Arsenal Advances to the Champions League Quarterfinals]
[Bild: World's Number One League! Premier League's Number One Arsenal Easily Defeats Serie A's Number One AC Milan 8:5, Fly Scores a Poker, The Value of the World's Number One League]
[Manchester Evening News: Fly Strikes Again, Scores a Poker and Leads the Team to Reverse AC Milan, When Can Manchester United Have Such a Player?]
[France Football: World's Best Player? Fly Becomes the First Person to Score a Poker Against AC Milan, Creating History]
[La Gazzetta dello Sport: AC Milan Suffers Reversal, Unfortunately Eliminated, Fly Adams Scores a Poker, A God Descends to Earth, It Wasn't Arsenal That Defeated AC Milan, But Fly]
[Munich Daily: Surpassing Gerd Müller, Fly Adams Has Scored 70 Goals This Season, Breaking Gerd Müller's Single-Season Record of 67 Goals, Becoming the First Person in History]
[Transfermarkt: After Defeating AC Milan with a Poker, Fly Adams' Value Soars Again by 20 Million, Currently at 90 Million, Tied with Cristiano Ronaldo, Second Only to Messi]
[The Sun: Fly's Poker Night, American Country Pop Star Taylor Swift Was Not Present, Is There a Conflict Between the Golden Couple?]
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