Valencia fans were stunned!
No one could have expected it.
The match had just begun, yet Arsenal immediately took control as the away team, launching a frenzied opening attack!
On the sidelines, Emery broke into a cold sweat.
As Kai swept through Valencia's midfield and defensive lines,
he forcefully intercepted a pass between Parejo and Piatti!
The entire stadium erupted in a chorus of astonished gasps!
Arsenal fans in the away section were ecstatic.
Amid their excited gazes,
Kai struck the ball!
A super long-range pass after a successful front-press interception!
The ball soared high into the air,
instantly clearing Valencia's defensive line on the flank,
and precisely dropping into Arsenal's left-front area!
Van Persie ran to the left side of the penalty area,
tapping the ball with his forehead,
gently redirecting it to Arsenal's left wing.
Walcott controlled the ball with his chest,
then swiftly swept it forward with the instep,
charging powerfully toward Valencia's wing defense!
Arsenal's frontline counterattack after the interception was instantly formed.
Mestalla Stadium erupted into chaotic noise!
Valencia fans gasped in horror, checking the game clock.
It had been less than ten seconds!
Another classic Arsenal opening strike!
Valencia's left-back Alba closely tracked Walcott,
not daring to give him any space.
Meanwhile, Kai had shaken off Piatti,
suddenly darting toward the center of the front line!
Parejo, playing as Valencia's defensive midfielder,
pushed himself to the limit to chase Kai.
But the core midfielder of the Bat squad soon realized:
he simply couldn't catch him!
Kai's speed was beyond imagination!
Was this the speed expected of a midfielder?
It was more like a winger's pace!
On Arsenal's left flank,
with Alba tightly marking him,
Walcott slightly adjusted his rhythm,
opened up a small angle, and
delivered a precise cross!
In Valencia's penalty area,
defender Mathieu had locked Van Persie tightly,
jumping high to clear the cross out of the box.
Emery on the sidelines was about to breathe a sigh of relief,
but he was shocked to see that at the landing point of the cleared ball,
a figure was rapidly charging toward it!
"Mark his position! Don't give him space to shoot!"
Emery shouted at the top of his lungs.
He had studied countless videos of Kai.
The Arsenal No.10's long-range shots from the edge of the box were extraordinarily powerful—truly terrifying!
Countless top Premier League clubs had experienced his cannon-like strikes!
The ball cleared by Mathieu landed near Valencia's defensive flank.
Following the coach's instructions, Parejo rushed with all his might toward the landing point.
Piatti, desperately tracking back, had almost simultaneously returned to his defensive position.
The two Valencia midfielders were about to converge with Kai!
Valencia fans were tense to the extreme,
their eyes fixed on the unfolding scene.
Then, suddenly,
something completely unexpected happened.
Facing the ball in midair,
with Parejo and Piatti furiously chasing back,
Kai lightly lifted his calf and skillfully hooked the ball with his instep.
Parejo's eyes widened in shock!
Instinctively, he shifted his balance toward the direction the ball was being flicked.
But just as he thought it was a simple lob to get past him,
Kai swiftly swung his leg again,
hooking the ball back in the opposite direction in an instant!
Parejo's mind went blank!
A roulette?
No, an airborne roulette!
Emery on the sidelines was stunned.
Before anyone could react,
Kai, after completely throwing off Parejo's balance,
casually executed another lob maneuver,
leaving the shorter Piatti instantly off balance.
After one more body feint,
the spatial gap between Kai and the two midfielders instantly stretched several meters!
Kai struck the ball with his outside foot.
After bypassing the two Valencia midfielders,
he faced the eyes of 60,000 spectators,
positioned at the edge of the penalty area, and launched a cannon shot!
The stadium erupted in an uproar!
Valencia fans instinctively jumped from their seats!
No way?!
Everything that had happened in just a few seconds
completely shocked the Spanish fans!
"BANG!"
At the edge of Valencia's penalty area,
Kai fiercely struck the ball with his right foot!
A powerful cannon shot soared above Mestalla!
Valencia's defenders were stunned.
Inside the box, Mathieu and Alba,
desperately trying to block the shot,
gave it their all—but it was completely futile!
The ball whizzed past them!
Valencia's goalkeeper Guaita
jumped instinctively from the goal line,
but he couldn't even brush the edge of the ball.
The ball struck by Kai was like a cannonball,
smashing violently into the top-right corner of Valencia's goal!!
A super violent long-range shot from the edge of the box!
Instantly, Mestalla Stadium fell into stunned silence.
The brief stillness vanished in an instant.
Arsenal fans in the away stands erupted into roaring cheers,
creating a deafening roar!
"GOALLLL!!!"
"1:0!!"
"WTF!! What did I just see? An airborne roulette to beat two players!"
"Followed by a Bergkamp-style turn! And then the final cannon shot!"
"Terrifying! He's a monster! A monster!"
The Spanish commentator spoke at lightning speed,
his eyes filled with sheer shock.
A graceful and agile airborne roulette,
an elegant flick that split ball and man,
and in the end, a wild cannon shot that shook the mountain and tiger!
A combination of elegance and brutality!
The Spanish media were completely stunned.
Everyone was dumbfounded.
Valencia, one of the three giants of La Liga,
in the first leg of the Champions League Round of 16,
at home in Mestalla,
had their goal conceded within just a few seconds by a visiting Premier League team?!
On the pitch,
after scoring, Kai threw his arms up toward Valencia's stands and roared!
He spread his arms,
performing his signature celebration!
At that moment,
all 60,000 Valencia fans fell silent.
Their eyes feared and fixed on the confident figure below the stands.
In an instant, everyone realized who he was.
It was him!
The guy who, at 17 years old, had crushed Messi and Ronaldo,
winning the Ballon d'Or and FIFA World Player of the Year!
A terrifying monster!
Arsenal players rushed over cheering,
one by one piling onto Kai!
On the sidelines, Wenger and Rice applauded repeatedly.
Valencia's players were frozen in silence.
Parejo and Piatti stood stunned in place.
At the Valencia coaching bench,
Emery furrowed his brows deeply.
He hadn't expected the pressure to hit so quickly!
This Arsenal team, led by Kai, was completely unreasonable.
From the very opening, they unleashed an unstoppable storm,
rushing through every line of Valencia's formation.
Their counterattack after interceptions was even sharper,
leaving the Bat squad's defense utterly helpless!
"Hold your positions!"
"Cover that damned space! Don't leave anyone open, and don't let him have a free shot!"
Emery shouted loudly into the pitch,
while Valencia's coaching staff huddled together,
closely studying their next tactical move.
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