The final whistle at the Allianz Arena didn't so much end a football match as it did close a chapter of history.
Arsenal had beaten Bayern Munich 5-2.
It was a result that, on any other night, would have been the story.
But nobody was really talking about Arsenal.
Nobody was really talking about Bayern.
The whole football world and beyond were revolving around Izan.
After the game ended, it was almost like a calm before the storm as major media networks and companies wrote their articles and prepared, and by the time the sun rose the next morning, the front pages had already made up their minds.
THE TIMES — "93 AND COUNTING. IS THERE ANYTHING THIS BOY CANNOT DO?"
MARCA — "EL NIÑO ROMPE EL MUNDO" — The Boy Breaks The World
L'ÉQUIPE — "PLUS QUE MESSI." — More Than Messi.
BILD — "WIR HABEN GERADE GESCHICHTE GESEHEN." — We Just Watched History.
