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The night the Emirates finally became Highbury

The Indian Express·Sandip G·27 days ago
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For ninety minutes and sundries on Tuesday night, the Emirates transformed to Highbury. The spectators seemed so close to the field of action, blurring man-made obstacles, that they could pour onto the ground and storm their players. The energy was wild and raw, the men in the middle waged a war they were resolved to not lose, and the grand concrete arena finally found its soul, nearly two decades after it sprung to life, displacing the crumbling old stadium that had beheld the finest of Arsenal’s moments. Before kick-off they splashed a giant tifo of a ship with the words: “Over land and sea”. A banner hangs from the stadium roof before the start of a Champions League semifinal, second leg, soccer match between Arsenal FC and Atletico Madrid in London. (AP Photo) That is what success does to a place. Arsenal could sense history winking at them, and the last seven days of May could turn out to be the most glorious in the club’s history — or the most crushing.…

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