Ground football: Ronaldo thought I was going to assist him

Although he was grazed by Campbell and stumbled, he still maintained possession of the ball and, after a brief adjustment, swept it to the left.

Cristiano Ronaldo gets the ball, dribbles it in and cuts inside – simple and direct.

Arsenal's right-back Lauren and Wu Xudong share a similar experience; both started as wingers before being converted into speed-oriented full-backs.

The defense... well, sometimes it's not as good as I'd hoped.

Cristiano Ronaldo's inside cut and flick of the ball went right through Lauren's legs.

Cristiano Ronaldo took advantage of Lauren's turn and rushed past her to cut inside.

Kolo Toure, following Drogba's forward run to the left, blocked Ronaldo's shot.

He Wei laughed at that moment.

I doubt Spencer has ever rehearsed here.

Is Drogba's positioning really that bad?

If you lead someone into Ronaldo's shooting path, how can Ronaldo shoot?

It's common knowledge that Cristiano Ronaldo's only skill is shooting.

boom!

Cristiano Ronaldo makes a cross!

The football crossed the road recklessly inside Arsenal's penalty area.

The entire penalty area was empty, allowing the ball to roll freely.

Everyone was led away.

Meanwhile, two streaks of green and white light flashed across the middle and back lanes.

The one in the middle is Kaka.

Wu Xudong was the last one to be selected.

Kaka stretched out his leg and poked the ball in.

Seaman spread his arms wide, trying to expand the defensive area as much as possible.

The problem was that the ball was too fast, and Kaka didn't touch it.

Arsenal fans can't help but feel relieved, as Ronaldo's passing was indeed terrible.

That cross was too powerful; did you think you were shooting?

boom!

The football went into the Arsenal goal.

Wu Xudong, who made a shooting motion at the same time as Kaka, scored with a sliding shot at the far post.

The football flew over Seaman's left hand as he went down and into the goal.

The sliding shot wasn't of high quality, but the advantage was that Seaman had completely lost his ability to defend.

After his sliding shot, Wu Xudong's shot slid off the goalpost and flew out of the field.

"Goal!"

In the studio of CCTV's sports channel, Huang Jianxiang stood up and began pounding the table furiously.

All the fans could hear was a series of loud bangs.

But Huang Jianxiang believes that no fan sitting in front of the TV will complain about him.

Because everyone is repeating the same actions as him.

"Wu Xudong! Wu Xudong has scored!"

"A Champions League goal! This is the first goal ever scored by a Chinese player in the Champions League!"

"Deng Kai initiated the attack, Ronaldo provided the assist, and Wu Xudong scored a landmark goal!"

"From this moment on, all other Chinese players striving overseas have become their successors. They must aim for Wu Xudong's record, strive to play in the Champions League as soon as possible, and showcase the strength of Chinese players!"

"Four to five! Kaka snatched the ball from the goal immediately!"

"Deng Kai is urging all his teammates to quickly return to their own half and kick off as soon as possible!"

"Sporting Lisbon still has a chance! They are unwilling to accept a 4-5 defeat."

"This team never gives up! They are incredibly tenacious."

"It was this spirit that sustained them through the difficult winter break, enabling them to achieve a twelve-round unbeaten run across all competitions!"

"They don't want to be ended by Arsenal! At least not by the Arsenal of this match!"

All the Chinese fans watching on TV felt very disappointed.

If this is a goal that helps the team win, or even a goal that equalizes, everyone can celebrate wildly.

Unfortunately, the team is still trailing, so such a significant goal didn't even have a second to celebrate.

This is just like many hardworking Chinese people who strive their whole lives but rarely have the time or opportunity to stop and rest. If possible, everyone should really stop, take a walk, and look around, and read a football novel by a chubby peach.

However, Wenger abandoned the dignity of the academic school at this moment.

He's actually started replacing people!

Delay time!

A renowned gunslinger professor resorting to such underhanded tricks that only Ferguson would play?

The fans at Alvalade Stadium were furious.

They started spewing profanities.

In response, Wenger could only alleviate his embarrassment by keeping his hands in his pockets—or rather, by searching for them in his pockets.

Japanese player Junichi Inamoto replaced Parlour, staging the "Asian Derby" that Asian fans were particularly looking forward to before the match.

Parlour deliberately walked slowly until the referee blew his whistle to warn him before he left the field.

Junichi Inamoto also walked in slowly.

Beside him, Wiltord, the only one of the three musketeers who hadn't started, was also waiting.

He is expected to come on as a substitute in another minute or two.

Whether or not we play football is not important; as long as we can kill time, that's enough.

Wenger truly made the most of what he learned from Ferguson.

If things continue like this, Arsenal's dominance this season is just around the corner.

Highbrow art is rarely won; every champion's biography records their achievements, but only unofficial histories reveal the reasons why they became champions.

On the sidelines, the fourth official holds up a sign.

The match had a total of seven minutes of added time.

This is mainly because there were too many goals.

Wenger felt the time was too long and kept complaining, eventually receiving a yellow card.

He really disliked stoppage time because Ferguson was incredibly strong during that period.

With that kind of time, Ferguson could win if he drew, and draw if he lost.

If there were no stoppage time in the Premier League, Arsenal, not Manchester United, would have won three consecutive Premier League titles!

Ninety-first minute.

Boos erupted again from the stadium.

Arsenal replaced Bergkamp with Wiltord.

Bergkamp was equally slow.

An impatient Veloso stepped forward to drive Bergkamp away, and the two got into an argument.

Duncan pulled Veloso back, because that was exactly the effect Bergkamp wanted.

Continuing to argue like this is just wasting Sporting Lisbon's own time.

Ninety-fourth minute.

Arsenal showed Sporting Lisbon that wasting time might be for your own good.

Henry created an opportunity by passing the ball with one touch while dribbling.

If Schmeichel hadn't rushed out early enough to catch the ball before Wiltord, Sporting Lisbon would likely have conceded another goal.

Schmeichel launched a counter-attack immediately, but his long pass was thwarted by Vieira.

Possession of the ball changed hands repeatedly after that, with neither side giving the other any chance.

In the 96th minute, the game was about to end.

Veloso seized the opportunity to tackle Ljungberg.

Ljungberg knelt down to protest, but the referee ruled that Veloso's defense was not in question.

Veloso passed the ball back to Pepe.

Pepe delivered a long pass to Kaká, who had dropped back to the defensive midfield position.

Kaka dribbles the ball to accelerate, intending to advance.

Jun Inamoto, who came on as a substitute, rushed toward Kaká with a look of delight on his face.

Kaka played the entire game.

Junichi Inamoto only played for five or six minutes.

The latter has ample physical strength; defending against the former would be a piece of cake.

If we're talking about who understands Brazilian football best in the world, then besides Brazilians, it has to be the Japanese.

For a long time, the Japanese have regarded Brazilian football as an object of study and research.

In the famous anime "Captain Tsubasa", Brazil is described as a "dream country".

I like playing football on the ground: Ronaldo thought I was going to assist him.