No matter how many times they'd seen it before, it still sent chills down their spines every single time.
"Unbelievable… That kind of pass—only he can pull it off!"
On the sidelines, Wenger clapped repeatedly in admiration.
On the pitch—
After scoring, Van Persie slid on his knees in wild celebration!
Then he leapt up from the ground and ran excitedly toward Kai.
"Captain, that pass was unreal!"
Arsenal players swarmed together, hugging as they celebrated.
In the away section, Ajax fans looked utterly defeated.
Some were rubbing their faces in despair,
With no sign of hope left in their eyes.
This Arsenal side was simply too powerful!
On defense, every player fought like a soldier.
And on attack—they were absolutely suffocating.
That black-haired figure wearing the No. 10 shirt—
Every time he touched the ball,
Ajax fans felt their hearts skip a beat.
The sheer pressure he radiated was terrifying.
On the sidelines, De Boer stood by the bench, eyes lifeless.
Before this match,
The Ajax manager had studied countless Arsenal matches this season.
But only tonight, after facing them head-on,
Did De Boer truly realize—
As defending champions of the Eredivisie,
Ajax and this Arsenal team led by Kai weren't even in the same league.
Offense, defense—they were being utterly outclassed.
Under the North London night sky,
The Emirates was roaring with deafening energy.
Ajax players were visibly sluggish, their steps heavy.
The match restarted from the center circle.
And for Ajax, the situation had become extremely dire.
The young Eriksen, freshly promoted from Ajax's famous academy,
Had been given high hopes by fans.
At just 19 years old, here he was on the Champions League stage—
A proud product of the Ajax youth system.
In the eyes of Ajax supporters, he was a born genius.
But tonight—
They understood something deeply:
"Genius?"
What people called genius…
Was nothing more than the bare minimum to stand at Kai's gates.
32nd minute.
Arsenal once again launched a breath-stealing offensive push.
Ajax's inverted triangle midfield setup was pierced through again—effortlessly.
With two attacking mids and a single pivot,
They simply didn't have the defensive depth to handle Arsenal's high pressing.
Blind, stationed as the No. 4, looked isolated and helpless.
Eriksen tried threading a forward through ball.
Ajax striker Tetelemane dropped back to receive it.
But Koscielny, reading it early, stepped out of the box and closed down tight!
Tetelemane's ideal receiving angle was instantly ruined.
Kai—reading the play—
Exploded forward with a burst of speed!
He cut off Eriksen's pass with surgical precision.
The away section gasped in shock!
Kai's defensive range was enormous!
Thanks to his God-tier vision, Ajax's passes and runs were practically visible to him in advance!
He swept the ball cleanly to the flank.
Gibbs stepped up and passed it straight back.
The ball returned to Kai's feet.
And in that very instant—
Kai hit a grounded through pass down the wing with full force!
On the right side, Walcott broke free of the Ajax fullback!
He surged down the touchline like a rocket.
The Emirates burst into cheers again!
Arsenal's shape was now fully pushed up—attacking with terrifying efficiency!
De Boer's eyes were completely scattered.
Arsenal's transition from defense to attack was like liquid mercury flowing—impossible to stop!
Under Kai's orchestration, they looked flawless.
Walcott reached the inside channel.
Boom! A sharp diagonal pass!
Kai, who had already surged ahead of Blind,
Arrived right on time—and without even glancing—
Struck a ghost-like one-touch pass with his left foot,
Lifting the ball high into the air with the inside of his boot!
The ball curved violently in the air—
Soaring toward the top of the box.
It flew just over the heads of Vertonghen and Alderweireld.
At the drop point—
Van Persie chested it down,
Charged into the box,
And hit a thunderous left-footed strike!
Ajax keeper Vermeer leapt into a full-stretch dive!
He just managed to deflect Van Persie's shot!
The stands erupted in a mixture of gasps and groans!
The ball, blocked by Vermeer's upper arm, spun away from danger…
Or so it seemed.
Because right at that new drop point—
Kai had arrived again—perfectly positioned!
And with a gentle nudge of his forehead—
A slight shift in rhythm completely threw off Blind, who had just sprinted back to defend.
Then, Kai suddenly halted.
He tightened his instep and sent out another low, precise through ball in a tight space!
Inside the box, Van Persie, who was still subconsciously regretting his missed shot just moments earlier...
His expression suddenly changed dramatically!
He quickly took the pass from Kai and controlled it in front of him!
Another powerful left-footed strike!
This time, his shot didn't let his captain down!
Vermeer was powerless to save two consecutive close-range rockets.
The ball whistled past him—
And flew straight into the goal!
"It's in again!"
"Oh my God!!"
"Unbelievable! Kai's style of football is nothing short of art!"
"Tight space dribbling, back-to-back unstoppable assists!"
"This time, van Persie didn't miss! 3–0!"
"There's not much time left for Ajax!"
The commentators were bursting with excitement.
But just as he finished speaking, his face froze in disbelief—
The first half wasn't even over!
And yet, Ajax looked completely hopeless already!
Van Persie, who had scored again, hugged Kai in celebration.
The entire Emirates Stadium had turned into a cathedral of joy for Arsenal fans!
"That's Kai's sixth assist of the Champions League season!"
"Just one more, and he'll tie the all-time single-season assist record in the UCL!"
The stadium was stunned.
It was only the third round of the group stage!
Was Kai about to break another record?
He was like a terrifying record-breaking machine!
And just three minutes later—
The London press went into complete hysteria.
Arsenal surged forward again!
With every Arsenal fan's passionate gaze on him—
Kai delivered yet another deadly long-range through pass from the center circle!
A powerful curving ball that sliced through Ajax's entire back line like paper!
At this point in the match, the young Ajax players' morale had completely collapsed.
Vertonghen turned back in desperation.
Blind tried to recover and intercept, but it was far too late!
Gervinho made the run—
And easily connected with Kai's perfectly weighted pass!
He burst into the box!
Curled it with his left foot!
The ball slammed into the back of the net!
4–0!
At that moment—
The entire Emirates Stadium exploded!
"Assist hat-trick!!"
"Arsenal's young captain has completed a hat-trick of assists in just one half!"
"He's now tied the Champions League single-season assist record!!"
"Right now, almost half of the records in both England and the UCL have his name written on them!"
The commentary box was in uproar!
On the sidelines, Frank de Boer crouched down in pain, his eyes full of despair.
In contrast—
The Arsenal stands erupted into deafening cheers!
Record breaker!
A terrifying record-breaking machine!
Kai turned toward the crowd and let out a fierce roar!
The fans screamed back with wild passion!
Every single Arsenal supporter was on their feet.
With this round of the Champions League nearly in the bag, they could practically declare first place in the group already.
This season's Arsenal was completely unstoppable in Europe!
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