Two hours before the game started, the players of the two teams entered the Emirates Stadium one by one. The two sides did not meet, but went to different locker rooms of the home and visiting teams.

Soon, Arsenal, as the host, took the lead in entering the stadium to warm up, and the weather finally improved slightly at this moment, and it was no longer the downpour of heavy rain in the afternoon.

However, the continuous raindrops falling in the air still caused the temperature of the entire court to drop to a great level. At least if you just wear a short-sleeved jersey, your body will feel quite cool.

After Piacenza stepped into the stadium, he experienced this personally. Without Conte's urging, the players quickly began to warm up before the game.

On cold rainy days, in addition to muddy pastures and heavier balls, the body will be more likely to be wounded due to cold, and these must be fully taken into account.

"Hello CCTV, CCTV, audience, welcome to watch the first leg of the 2009-2010 Champions League quarter-finals Arsenal's home match against Piacenza. I am commentator Liu Jianhong."

After the two teams started to warm up, Liu Jianhong's voice also officially sounded: "The game is about to begin, as you can see that the Chieftain is raining at this moment."

On the court, the cameras are constantly getting closer, and key figures of the two teams' game appear one after another.

"Okay, A Feng appears first, he is training for shooting, oh~, it seems that he is in good shape. Just in the team's Champions League game, he surpassed the individual goal record in a single season in the Champions League history. I hope he can also perform well in this game."

Immediately afterwards, the camera once again gave Van Persie, the leader of Arsenal's forward line, and the player's performance this season can be said to have completely failed Wenger's trust in him.

Although it is not as exaggerated as Liu Feng, against the background of the rising strength of the Youth Army, he has become a leader who can stand alone.

When the two players were given the camera separately, they completed a look at each other as if they were in tune with each other, which became the first direct confrontation between the two before the start of the game.

Soon, Wenger and Conte took the team away from the stadium one after another, and the players will complete the last rushing and rest in the locker room, and the game will start directly.

And this time, the fans didn't wait long.

When two teams with equal morale were also hotter, they followed behind the referee and broke into the stadium, the fans at the scene shouted loudly. After cheering for their team, the Gunners fans directly pointed their finger at the Piacenza team, which left them with many unpleasant memories.

"Shh~~~, shh~~~~"

Before the referee's whistle could sound, the fans' inverted color sounds had already lingered on the entire court.

The players of Piacenza now have very strong psychological endurance. Otherwise, the hosts of Emirates Stadium, which are packed and can accommodate more than twice as many fans as Leonardo Stadium, will definitely make their brains buzz throughout the game.

"Okay, the captains of both teams have come to the referee. A Feng will use captain's rock-scissors with Xiao Fa to decide the ownership of the kick-off and the right to choose the game. Oh~, Xiao Fa went back with the ball. It seems that the first to kick off will be Arsenal."

In the camera, the captains of both teams are very young. 20-year-old Liu Feng and 23-year-old Xiaofa both become captains of their respective teams at such a young age, which is very rare in world football.

In addition, the youth of the two teams is also a major highlight of the Champions League this season. The average age of the entire team in Piacenza is smaller than that of Arsenal, who likes to use the little demon.

The quarter-final showdown between the two teams can definitely be regarded as the youngest competition in the Champions League in ten years.

There is little gossip. After confirming the ownership of the kick-off right, the time of the game has been recorded by minutes. Van Persie and Arshavin stood opposite each other before the serving point, and the referee also put the whistle in his mouth.

"Shh!!!!"

The whistle cut through the rain curtain and lingered the audience, and the short-lived Chieftain was once again filled with the calls of the fans.

No matter how heavy the rain is, it will never extinguish the fans' love for football.

"The good game officially began. Van Persie received a pass from Alshavin and chose to pass it back to Xiaofa. Xiaofa distributed the ball to Alexander Song on one side. The Gunners began to fall in his midfield."

In the rain battle, players need to slowly adapt to the environment. Even Arsenal, who is not unfamiliar with rain battles, is the case. Piacenza did not choose to pounce on the ball at the first time, but chose to slowly press forward and oppress the opponent.

This game kicked off with such a slightly ordinary start.

"After several hours of rainwater irrigation, the ball rolling speed is completely different, and the running of both players is also quite restrained. In this game, Piacenza's starting lineup is..."

Seeing that the game had not yet entered the state, Liu Jianhong was not in a hurry to start slowly introducing the lineup of the two teams.

"Similar to Piacenza's lineup, Arsenal also ranked 433 in this game. The three forward players in the front are Bentner, Van Persie and Al Shavin. This is definitely a very threatening front line. Oh~, passed the ball, Fabregas made a pass, and the ball hit Al Shavin's feet."

In the fifth minute of the game, just as Liu Jianhong had just introduced the forward line from Arsenal in this game, Xiaofa's pass also opened the Gunners' first attack in this game.

"Arshavin was advancing quickly on the wing, and because of the rain, he did not speed up to the extreme. Oh~, Nocerino took the lead in meeting it, and did not get too entangled, and passed the ball again."

On the court, when Arshavin crossed the midfield line and brought the ball to Piacenza's midfield, the midfield combination behind him also quickly followed.

In addition to the small way to remove the team's core organization, Alexander Song and Nasri on both sides inserted very quickly, and Al Shawen's ball was directly given to Nasri who ran diagonally to the inside of the midfield.

"The pass was very accurate, and Nasri stopped very beautifully. He got the ball in the midfield of Piacenza. Naingran met it and knocked the ball on his heel! The ball was given to the small way to follow him behind him. It was magical. Arsenal's pass was smooth as if it was not affected by the slippery field at all."

Less than ten minutes before the opening, the arsenal, which is famous for its transmission and control, fully demonstrated their extremely thick transmission and control basic skills under the polishing of Wenger.

For a time, the Gunner's advantages were fully demonstrated.
Chapter completed!