Chapter 838 - 150: World-Class Goal! Advancing to the Semifinals! The Disruptor Wang Shuo! Bloody Battle at Camp Nou! Classic Goal Frenzy!

"This is indeed quite a difficult feat, but the Gunners also paid the price with four yellow cards," the broadcast commentary echoed. "Although it’s only a 1-0 victory, and despite the goal occurring in the opening stages, we can see the Gunners’ progress and growth this season through this match. Especially Wang Shuo.

"If we look at Arsenal as a precision-running machine, then Wang Shuo is its inexhaustible source of power. During the match, he didn’t just shed sweat; more importantly, he injected something far more precious into this Arsenal team—belief!

"We believe it is precisely because of this belief that Arsenal has performed better and better this season, constantly pulling off massive comebacks, and managing to defeat Bar?a 1-0 at home under the current unfavorable circumstances, laying a good Foundation for advancing to the Champions League semi-finals."

Once Wang Shuo finally caught his breath, he saw Messi walking over first to give him a hug. Both of them were completely soaked in sweat, but Messi refused to concede defeat in the slightest.

"Just like last season, returning to Camp Nou is when we’ll really show what we can do on our home turf!" Messi said, brimming with confidence.

However, Wang Shuo really wanted to tell him that without that traitor Fabregas, Bar?a wouldn’t be able to win even when they returned to Camp Nou!

"It’s different," Wang Shuo replied. "Last season, we gave you away goals, but not this time. Once we’re at Camp Nou, we can completely let loose."

What Wang Shuo said was exactly Wenger’s intention. Of course, there was nothing to hide; everyone knew it perfectly well. As long as the Gunners scored a single goal, Bar?a would be forced to score three. Therefore, after securing a 1-0 victory in the first leg at home without conceding any away goals, fighting tooth and nail for an away goal in the second leg was a highly cost-effective strategy.

Harvey and Iniesta also brought Fabregas over to apologize to Wang Shuo. It was for the shove Fabregas had given him earlier in the match.

"It’s nothing, don’t worry about it," Wang Shuo smiled, patting Fabregas on the shoulder.

He had actually bumped Harvey out of the way on purpose because he couldn’t allow Bar?a to launch a counterattack. However, his foul was well within the limits allowed by the rules. This was the perk of having a physical advantage—he could manipulate the situation with ease!

"A great victory!"

This was the post-match commentary published immediately by the British Guardian after the game. Everyone knew that ever since Guardiola took charge of Bar?a in the summer of 2008, their away record in the Champions League knockout stages had been consistently abysmal. Being poor in away games had become the defining label of Guardiola’s squad.

Yet, in these past four seasons, not a single team had ever managed to keep a clean sheet against Bar?a during a Champions League knockout away match. Guardiola’s team might lose or draw, but they had never been shut out entirely. They were always able to bring an away goal back to their home stadium. For Bar?a, this had already become a matter of routine. This even applied to their match against Inter Milan in the 09/10 season, where they suffered a miserable 3-1 defeat in the first away leg but still managed to secure an away goal.

But this time, they were astonishingly shut out by Arsenal!

Unlike their 2-1 home victory in the first leg of last season’s Round of 16, Arsenal’s win this time was far more convincing and undisputed. How did they win that 2-1 match last season? They had been completely dominated throughout the match and fell a goal behind, only to suddenly explode with two consecutive goals in the span of five minutes to reverse the game against Bar?a.

Although countless fans relished discussing that match, considering it a successful Defense of Earth campaign, everyone knew the truth. In that match, Arsenal was still vastly inferior to Bar?a. Even their comeback victory had an element of sheer luck.

But what about this time?

After scoring in the opening moments, the Gunners constantly pressured Bar?a, absolutely refusing to let them score, and maintained their lead for the entire match. Winning by only a single goal but keeping a clean sheet against Bar?a was more persuasive than anything else.

The Times also believed that Arsenal had brought their iron-blooded league style into the Champions League knockout stages. This United Kingdom media outlet asserted that Wang Shuo was the Foundation of Arsenal’s victory!

It wasn’t just because of that single goal; more importantly, Wang Shuo had perfectly embodied the Gunners’ iron-blooded style throughout the entire match.

"There were no overly flashy technical displays, no easy goals, and certainly no dazzling solo Breakthroughs..." The Times wrote. "In this match, Wang Shuo transformed himself into a disruptor in the midfield and attack. He made himself into a weapon, a shield, and an unextinguishable flame that ignited the entire team!"

If Wang Shuo’s opening bicycle kick thoroughly showcased his image as a finisher, then his performance over the rest of the game proved he was a true disruptor.

"He is not only the sharpest spear, but also the sturdiest shield!"

The Times also revealed that after the match, when Wang Shuo led the team to thank the crowd, the sixty thousand fans in attendance all rose to their feet to cheer, chanting his name. When the team boarded the bus to leave the Emirates Stadium and return to Colney, over a thousand fans were still waiting at the stadium exit, chasing the team bus and shouting for Wang Shuo.

"He didn’t just defeat Bar?a; he conquered Arsenal!"

It wasn’t just the media. On the internet, after Arsenal’s 1-0 home victory against Bar?a concluded, global social media was instantly flooded with a single trending term:

The Disruptor, Wang Shuo!

And the person who gave him this nickname was none other than Bar?a’s head coach, Guardiola.

"Every single run and pressing action from Wang Shuo made us completely miserable!"