In the 26th minute of the match.
Wilshere dribbled past a player in the center with a pull-back, then passed the ball to Van Persie.
The Dutchman only lightly touched the pass, slightly altering the ball's trajectory, which just slipped past Piqué's foot.
At the crucial moment, Alves anticipated the play a step ahead and cleared the ball before Fly could get to it.
Barcelona defended against Arsenal's sudden attack without much trouble.
"Kid, remember... I'm not one of those weak right-backs you've faced. You won't get away with anything sneaky against me!"
Seeing Alves also being mouthy like Piqué.
Fly rolled his eyes and chuckled:
"Heh heh... Don't cry when I blow past you later, remember that..."
Alves already possessed the demeanor of the future best right-back in the world. Facing Fly's 'threat', he merely scoffed, not taking it seriously at all.
In the 30th minute of the match.
After repeated passes in the midfield, Messi delivered a sudden through ball, which pierced through Arsenal's defensive midfielder Alexandre Song and was controlled by Iniesta, who had made a timely forward run.
Facing Koscielny's defense, Iniesta completed a 'roulette' move to get past him, then shot before Varane could extend his leg.
A sudden curling shot tested Szczęsny in the Arsenal goal. The Polish goalkeeper made a desperate flying save, ultimately managing to tip the ball just outside the frame of the goal with his fingertips.
Barcelona was awarded another corner kick.
However, Barcelona's direct corner kick scoring ability had always been lacking, and it ultimately posed no threat...
In the 35th minute of the match.
The excellent opportunity Fly had been waiting for finally arrived...
While Barcelona was repeatedly passing the ball around in midfield, Busquets made a rather casual first touch, which was intercepted by Van Persie, who had secretly approached from behind him. Arsenal's counter-attack surged forward in an instant.
After realizing he had been dispossessed, Busquets immediately attempted to win the ball back.
Van Persie, even as he was being pulled down, still managed to kick the ball to Nasri, the Frenchman who was supporting nearby.
Nasri received the ball and dribbled forward, easily getting past Maxwell.
Barcelona's left defensive area instantly became wide open.
Nasri carried the ball directly into the Barcelona penalty area without interference, facing the pursuing Maxwell.
Nasri directly passed the ball back to Wilshere at the top of the penalty area.
Facing the incoming ball, Wilshere made a first-time through pass, directly transitioning the ball to the right side of the Barcelona penalty area.
Fly, facing Wilshere's pass, controlled the ball and dribbled past Alves's defense in front of him in one smooth motion.
Then, before Piqué could fully shift his weight and step across, his footwork instantly sped up. With quick, small steps to the right, he dribbled horizontally, directly creating space and angle for a shot.
Although Piqué immediately realized what Fly was trying to do, his footwork simply couldn't keep up with Fly's rhythm.
As for Abidal, he was still about three meters away from Fly and could only watch helplessly as the latter adjusted for the shot.
Rapidly swinging his lower leg, Fly, before Valdés in front of the goal could react, unleashed a curling shot aimed at the bottom right corner of the goal. The ball instantly became a falling leaf, spinning a beautiful arc through the air.
This curling shot was not interfered with by any player. Even though Abidal attempted a flying block, it was too late...
When Valdés saw Fly's highly threatening curling shot, his eyes widened like dumbbells.
Even though he stretched his body with all his might, attempting to save the shot...
Ultimately, the ball was still about ten centimeters away from his left fingertips, and this ten-centimeter distance became an insurmountable gap.
"Swish—"
The ball grazed the inside of the left post and bounced into the net, splashing white foam.
Fly scored a goal, equalizing for Arsenal.
The current score is 1-1, with Barcelona temporarily having the advantage due to the away goal.
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"Fly shoots, and it's a goal!!!"
"Oh, that was truly a great goal, absolutely beautiful..."
"A cut-in curling shot from the edge of the box, and the ball just barely grazed the inside of the post before flying into the net. This really tests a player's shooting skill."
"Of course, the series of actions before this curling shot were even more pleasing to the eye."
"Extremely fast footwork combined with small steps completely disrupted Piqué's rhythm, leaving him only able to watch Fly complete the shot."
"This is truly individual ability... Even if someone practiced deliberately, they couldn't achieve such fast footwork."
"This is purely a matter of talent, something you can't train for later in life."
"However, the Fly I remember, although his speed is unmatched in the football world, that mostly refers to bursts and acceleration over short distances. This is the first time I've seen Fly display his footwork."
"It seems being called the 'Fastest Man in Football' by the fans is truly deserved... Fly is fast in every aspect; there's nothing you can't think of that he can't do..."
When Fly scored Arsenal's first goal of the match, he immediately sprinted to the sideline, waving his arms at the Arsenal fans, signaling everyone to get hyped!
"Fly!!!"
"Fly!!!"
Taylor in the VIP box also stood up at the right time to applaud her man.
Beside her, 'Hermione' Emma Watson celebrated along.
Hermione, one of the famous trio from 'Harry Potter', was also a friend of Taylor, this 'entertainment industry social butterfly'.
Although Fly didn't like this British woman who was exposed for drug use in his previous life, he wouldn't stop Taylor from socializing with others.
To put it bluntly, even if Fly knew these people weren't good influences, as long as they didn't do anything beyond the bottom line and didn't affect Taylor, Fly would 'turn a blind eye'.
Nobody cares at all...
Even the fans of these celebrities don't care if their idols use drugs.
Of course, Fly's upbringing was strict enough, and he absolutely forbade the use of such substances.
Taylor's parents were also very strict with her from a young age. This music superstar is one of the rare major European and American celebrities who doesn't touch these things.
All in all, as long as Emma Watson, this left-wing addict, didn't lead Taylor astray, he couldn't be bothered with her.
Anyway, Fly would absolutely not have any interaction with this erratic woman.
A woman who ruined the beautiful image of Hermione from his childhood, it was already good enough that Fly didn't hold hostility towards her... To expect him to get to know someone like that was simply wishful thinking...
Taylor also knew her man didn't like Emma Watson, so she hadn't introduced them to each other.
In fact, if it weren't for this match being held in London, coupled with Emma Watson having just finished filming the 'Harry Potter' series and having time, and even actively contacting Taylor, whom Taylor found hard to refuse.
She wouldn't have invited this woman her man disliked to the Emirates Stadium.
"Taylor, your boyfriend is really too handsome, I'm practically swooning..."
Looking at Fly on the sideline, wildly waving his arms to cheer on the morale of tens of thousands of Arsenal fans, Emma Watson's eyes showed a hint of lust and greed.
Noticing this, Taylor immediately said:
"Emma, this is my man, my future husband, don't get any ideas..."
"Don't worry, Taylor, you're my best friend, I definitely won't steal your man."
Emma Watson nodded on the surface, promising she would never do such a despicable thing.
But deep down, she was indifferent...
In fact, she had long been intensely jealous of her superficial friend's love life. Meeting a man worth entrusting her life to so early in life truly made her feel all sorts of sour.
Thinking about the string of scumbags she had experienced so far, Emma Watson felt extremely unbalanced.
Why couldn't she find a good man like Fly?
Why could Taylor, this country bumpkin, have such a smooth love life?
Emma Watson was extremely unconvinced by this!
"Hmph... Taylor, you don't want me to steal your man, but I will!"
"I'm Hermione, the childhood goddess in the hearts of countless boys. I don't believe your man won't be interested in me!"
"Don't worry, when I get Fly, I'll make him give you a considerable breakup fee, consider it compensation for you, hahahaha..."
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