February 15, Saturday, Ashburton, London, Jaguar Land Rover Stadium.
This enormous brand-new stadium was Arsenal's newly completed home ground and had already been put into use.
Built entirely of steel and covered in transparent glass, it looked sleek and modern.
The stadium had seventy thousand seats, three hundred private boxes, and comprehensive supporting facilities.
This new stadium was undoubtedly one of the finest in all of Europe, no less impressive than world-famous grounds such as Old Trafford, Camp Nou, and Santiago Bernabéu Stadium.
Today was Arsenal's home match. About an hour before kickoff, the stadium was already packed to capacity.
As many as seventy thousand fans, dressed in red-and-white home jerseys, jumped and bounced in the stands. Some sang loudly, some roared and shouted. In short, everyone was venting their passion.
Even though the match had not yet begun, the fans had clearly already gotten into the mood...
This was inseparable from the club's outstanding results this season.
Since the league began, Arsenal had immediately displayed overwhelming strength, finding defeat almost impossible in the Premier League!
Up front, Thierry Henry and Ronaldinho tore through defenses and conquered cities.
In midfield, Patrick Vieira and David Beckham commanded and orchestrated play.
At the back, Alessandro Nesta and Gianluigi Buffon stood unbreakable!
It could be said that every line on the pitch was anchored by superstars, and their overall strength was a full tier above the other Premier League teams!
On top of that, they had plenty of capable players on the bench for rotation. As a result, Arsenal's performances over the past half-season had been absurdly good, directly igniting the fans' passion.
At this enormous home ground, every match was guaranteed to sell out, and tickets were nearly impossible to get!
According to David Dein, if this trend continued, home ticket revenue