As Kai Havertz staggered his run-up upon approaching the penalty spot, time itself had frozen.
Martin Odegaard had been hacked to the ground by Ryan Christie, referee Michael Salisbury pointing to the spot. Bukayo Saka was readying himself to take the penalty, before Havertz emerged from the background.
Arsenal were already 2-0 up by this point, the game tightly wrapped up. Yet, as Havertz stepped up to coolly slot the ball into the bottom-left corner, one could see the relief drain from the German’s body as he jogged towards the away end swamped by team-mates.