However, at this moment, Adriano's height disadvantage was evident....
Even though he leaped with all his might, he ultimately could not prevent Van Persie from overpowering him to complete the header!
The football flew straight towards Barcelona's goal like a cannonball.
Valdés in front of the goal stretched out his right arm, attempting an extreme save.
Unfortunately, he ultimately failed.....
The football grazed his right-hand glove, slammed into the goal, and kicked up a white spray.
"GOOOOOOOOOAL!!!"
"Number 10, Robin van Persie!!!"
"Unbelievable, Arsenal has scored another goal within just a few minutes!"
"From Fly scoring the equalizer to Van Persie's header breaking the deadlock, it's been a full 20 minutes at most..."
"It's too exaggerated, Arsenal's dominance during the 60th to 80th minute of the match is truly terrifying!"
"Even the Dream Three dynasty Barcelona, who won the sextuple, is inevitably suffering a collapse during this period when facing the current Arsenal!"
"Arsenal now leads Barcelona by three goals, 5:2. I believe this score was unexpected by many fans before the match..."
"How Barcelona will respond next is a difficult problem....."
"If they enter the second leg of the Champions League with a three-goal deficit, even if Barcelona has god's help at home, it will likely be difficult to achieve a comeback!"
"I believe they can score three, four, five, or even more goals at Camp Nou....."
"But there is one thing they cannot do, and that is prevent Arsenal from scoring at Camp Nou!"
"With Fly present, Arsenal will score at least one goal at Camp Nou, and a slightly more normal performance would start with two goals!"
"This means Barcelona must score at least five goals against Arsenal at home to have a chance of achieving a comeback against the odds!"
"But five goals is not a small number, can they really do it?"
After Van Persie scored Arsenal's fifth goal of the match.
The Arsenal fans in the stadium had completely erupted.....
Even the viewers around the world watching this match began to discuss it excitedly.
You must understand, this is the Dream Three dynasty Barcelona.....
When has there ever been a team capable of scoring five goals against Barcelona in a single match?
Isn't this a joke?
But the current score is clearly displayed before their eyes, Arsenal can indeed do it!
Arsenal, who swept through the Premier League undefeated this season, is not a 'lone standout' because their England opponents are not strong enough, but because Arsenal's own strength is too overpowered.
Arsenal sweeping the Premier League is not because the Premier League is weak, but because Arsenal is too strong!
Many people only truly realized at this moment that the current Arsenal is no longer what it used to be.
Seeing his team already trailing by three goals, 2:5, Messi's expression couldn't help but turn extremely grim.
Trailing by three goals?
To be honest, before the match, Messi never expected Barcelona to fall behind by three goals at Arsenal's home stadium.
This club, against whom he had scored a quadruple just last year, has now undergone a complete transformation, changing so much that Messi could hardly recognize it.
And the cause of all this is none other than that young man whom the media has pitted against him.
Thinking of this, Messi's expression became even worse.....
Can one person truly bring about a qualitative change to an 11-player team?
Messi doesn't believe it; even he cannot instantly transform a decent team into a top-tier powerhouse!
Football is, after all, a sport for 11 people.
The role one person can play in it is very limited.... even if that person is Messi, it's the same.
It's not like basketball, where giving a team a superstar can instantly elevate it by a level.
Football superstars cannot achieve this immediate effect.
This is not because the gap in strength between a football superstar and an ordinary football player is not large enough.....
Instead, it is determined by the inherent nature of the sport of football.
Messi cannot understand why one Fly can make Arsenal take off instantly.
Even if Fly's individual ability is exceptionally strong, logically speaking, he shouldn't be able to transform Arsenal from a Champions League Round of 16 team into a Champions League champion-level superpower!
Messi is very confused, but that doesn't stop his aversion towards Fly.
This young man is truly too great a threat to him!
At the very least, Messi is clear about one thing: if he is eliminated in this round of the series, then he definitely won't have a chance at this year's Ballon d'Or...
The Ballon d'Or will under no circumstances be awarded to a player whose stats are inferior to his direct competitor and who was directly eliminated by that competitor.
Thinking of this, Messi's brow was furrowed into a knot.
On the other hand, Fly, upon seeing that Van Persie had not disappointed him and had headed the ball in, couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
He was just afraid that Van Persie would turn into a softie at the crucial moment and mess things up big time.
Fortunately, Van Persie at this time was still quite reliable in scoring goals and wasn't a professional misser.
"Guys, keep it up, continue like this, and kill Barcelona!"
Fly patted Van Persie on the shoulder and then gave a few words of encouragement to Wilshere, Fabregas, and others.
He currently had only one thought in mind: keep scoring, hit them while they're down, and completely crush Barcelona!
Fly was very aware of how much magic Barcelona possessed at the Camp Nou stadium.
Historically, they have staged a desperate 6:1 comeback after trailing 0:4 in the first leg!
Fly couldn't guarantee whether the current Barcelona would stage a super comeback like the Barcelona with MSN in his previous life.
Thinking from a rational perspective, he believed the current Barcelona couldn't do it, because Arsenal isn't Paris Saint-Germain!
But thinking from an emotional perspective, there was always a voice in the back of his mind telling him, 'Barcelona has the ability to come back against Arsenal'.
Fly believed his subconscious was quite accurate, so he didn't relax and wanted to take advantage of Barcelona's current unstable morale to score a few more goals!
Guardiola's face couldn't help but turn dark upon seeing the defender he had just substituted on being overpowered by Van Persie to head in a goal.....
Substituting on a short 172CM defender was not what he wanted, but given the severe shortage of resources in Barcelona's defense line currently, there were simply no qualified backup center-backs.
Guardiola had no choice but to use a full-back to play as a center-back.
This current situation is also a direct consequence of Barcelona's insufficient defensive resources.
The 84th minute of the match.
Eager to prove himself, Messi once again tore apart Clichy on the wing, dribbling into the Arsenal box with two consecutive changes of direction.
Facing Koscielny who was close by, Messi changed his rhythm, first a light touch, and then passed the ball to the suddenly surging Iniesta on the left wing.
The moment Iniesta received the ball, he immediately took a first-time shot, and the football flew just barely grazing the crossbar and went out of bounds.
"Damn, that was close....."
Fly in the attacking third couldn't help but feel his scalp tingle after seeing that shot.
Just barely, Iniesta was just a hair's breadth away from scoring just now.
Fly had to admit that this Barcelona team truly lived up to the name 'Cosmic Team'; they could really put the ball into the opponent's net with just a slight lapse in concentration.
You just can't argue with that.....
The 86th minute of the match.
After Wilshere received the ball in the center, facing the defending Xavi, he played a simple one-two with Sagna who had pushed up on the right wing. The former quickly shook off Xavi's defense with the help of his teammate.
Finally, under pressure from Busquets, Wilshere passed the ball to Arshavin on the right wing.
The Tsar received the ball, took a touch, and then accelerated to forcefully overtake Maxwell, but unfortunately, the result was not satisfactory; Maxwell stayed tight on Arshavin.
Ultimately, the Tsar was forced near the byline by Maxwell.
Noticing Sagna pushing up, Arshavin passed the ball to him with one touch.
After receiving the ball, Sagna made a horizontal pass, and the football was controlled by Fabregas.
Cesc Fàbregas, the moment he received the ball, spun around in the opposite direction, avoiding Busquets' sneaky attempt from behind, and transitioned the ball to the left wing.
After Clichy got the ball, he played a through pass, and Fly easily overwhelmed Alves with his absolute speed, controlling the football before everyone else.
However, because Fly had already caused significant damage to Barcelona on the left wing in previous matches, Barcelona's overall defensive line was now skewed towards the left.
Almost the moment he touched the ball, Fly found that his cutting-in route was encircled by Adriano, Abidal, Alves, and others, completely blocked.
Realizing this, Fly didn't force it, but instead dribbled two steps and passed the ball back to Clichy.
After receiving the ball, Clichy made a long diagonal pass to the right wing, and the football reached Arshavin's feet again.
The Tsar controlled the ball and immediately dribbled past Maxwell's defense, pushing all the way into the Barcelona penalty area.
Facing the defense of Abidal and Busquets, Arshavin played a short pass to Van Persie in the center of the box.
The moment Van Persie received the ball, he immediately passed it back to Wilshere at the edge of the penalty area.
After receiving the ball, Wilshere then played a short pass to Fabregas, who was less than two meters away.
Cesc Fàbregas, just before receiving the ball, quickly looked up to observe the situation in the box, and immediately played a first-time through pass. The football went straight through Barcelona's defense line and was passed to Abidal's left behind him.
At this moment, the Tsar Arshavin, who had been gradually ignored, instantly accelerated, sprinting towards the goal. While running, he received a perfectly timed exquisite pass from Fabregas.
Making almost no adjustments, Arshavin followed the trajectory of the incoming ball and took a first-time shot. The football turned into a cannonball and took off, flying towards the goal at a speed almost invisible to the naked eye.
At the crucial moment, Valdés dove horizontally, making an extremely difficult save to keep the ball out of the goal.
Just as the Barcelona players breathed a sigh of relief, someone who hadn't appeared since the start of the attack burst out from the crowd.....
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