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"You are currently watching the first leg of the 2014/15 Champions League quarter-final focal match."
"Bayer Leverkusen, playing at BayArena, faces La Liga giants Real Madrid!"
"The home team, Bayer Leverkusen, is wearing red jerseys."
"The away team, Real Madrid, is wearing black second-away jerseys."
"The two teams have had many classic matches in the past two seasons."
"In last season's Champions League semi-finals, Real Madrid eliminated Bayer Leverkusen in the second leg with a penalty in injury time, advancing to the final."
"In this season's group stage, as rivals in the 'Group of Death', Bayer Leverkusen defeated Real Madrid twice, advancing as group winners."
"And now, through a twist of fate, they meet again in the quarter-final knockout stage."
"The rivalry between the core players of both sides, Lance and Cristiano Ronaldo, also includes their World Cup clash."
"Lance's Belgium eliminated Cristiano Ronaldo's Portugal."
"These two players represent the pinnacle of current world football."
"Their performance today is crucial!"
"Alright! English referee Clattenburg has blown the whistle to start the match!"
"Real Madrid has the kick-off, attacking from left to right, whilst Bayer Leverkusen attacks from right to left."
"Many viewers might have just turned on their TVs."
"Let me quickly update everyone on the starting lineups..."
Late at night, at the familiar 2:45 AM for football fans.
Many people set an alarm to wake up, still groggy and barely able to open their eyes, having just turned on the live broadcast.
Commentator Duan Xuan, taking advantage of the initial lull before intense action, quickly repeated the starting lineups.
The home team, Bayer Leverkusen, is still in a 4-2-3-1 formation.
Goalkeeper: Leno
Defenders: Kimmich, Maguire, Van Dijk, Nathan Aké
Midfielders: Rolfes, Lars Bender
Attacking Midfielders: Left winger Son Heung-min, right winger De Bruyne, attacking midfielder Lance
Striker: Firmino
Real Madrid is in a 4-3-3 formation.
Goalkeeper: Casillas
Defenders: Carvajal, Ramos, Pepe, Marcelo
Midfielders: Khedira, Modrić, Toni Kroos
Forwards: Gareth Bale, Benzema, and Cristiano Ronaldo
"Let's look at this shot!! Cristiano Ronaldo!"
Before Duan Xuan finished speaking, Cristiano Ronaldo on screen appeared very active.
Facing Kimmich's defence, Cristiano Ronaldo used his signature 'step-over' move, his feet moving back and forth whilst his upper body remained still.
Kimmich was stunned on the spot.
How could someone do a step-over like that without changing their centre of gravity? The defender didn't even need to anticipate.
After stepping over for a whilst, seeing that he couldn't fool Kimmich, Cristiano Ronaldo simply backheeled the ball to the right, cutting inside and changing direction!
Shit!!!
Oh no!
Since Kimmich joined in the winter window, he had no experience playing against Cristiano Ronaldo in the group stage.
He had thought Cristiano Ronaldo was an overrated scrub, but he didn't expect Cristiano Ronaldo to have such powerful physical explosiveness, creating a gap in an instant!
Kimmich panicked and rushed to block him, but Cristiano Ronaldo had already taken a shot from 23 metres out!
"Cristiano Ronaldo—"
The powerful shot was quite intimidating, but fortunately, the angle was relatively central, and it was saved by goalkeeper Leno, who fell to the ground to collect it.
Kimmich finally breathed a sigh of relief.
He really didn't know whether Cristiano Ronaldo was strong or weak.
"Joshua, pay more attention to his shots. He's relying purely on explosiveness now, and he still can't be underestimated."
Lance quickly gave him a tip on how to defend Cristiano Ronaldo.
After so many encounters, Lance was quite familiar with Cristiano Ronaldo's characteristics.
"I know."
Cristiano Ronaldo missed the shot, holding his head in frustration and complaining incessantly.
He was very aware of the cameras.
Combined with his slick hairstyle, he must have spent at least an hour in the changing room before the match.
"Nice hair."
Lance deliberately leant in to tease him.
"Piss off! Get lost!"
Cristiano Ronaldo was very annoyed.
Seeing Lance made his teeth itch with hatred.
Every time this guy was on the pitch, he would always steal his thunder.
Look at the last World Cup, everyone in the world was praising this Asian man, and almost no one paid attention to Cristiano Ronaldo.
I am the protagonist of football!
Damn it!
No matter what, I must win today!
Lance didn't add fuel to the fire and quickly moved forward to an attacking position.
Bayer Leverkusen had already kicked off and launched an offensive!
Equipped template: Bachira Meguru - S (Fusion Value 100%)
Equipped template: Hyuga Kojiro - S (Fusion Value 19%)
Equipped template: Lai Chang - B
Rage Value: 5%
Assisting character: Nagi Seishiro - S (Fusion Value 100%)
Assistance status: On
Today, to deal with the strong Real Madrid opponent, Lance specifically used an 'Equipment Slot Experience Card', with only 1 remaining in inventory.
When playing games before, Lance had a bad habit: no matter what item he picked up, he liked to hoard it and was reluctant to use it.
This resulted in a pile of unused junk in his backpack after completing the game.
But now it was a crucial match.
Real Madrid's strength was undeniable, posing a huge threat to Bayer Leverkusen.
Especially playing at home, Lance had every reason to win.
He had to use the items when necessary!
Today, it was equivalent to 4 templates working simultaneously!
Anyway, after every win, he would be rewarded with a certain amount of silver coins.
Gold coins: 3
Silver coins: 650
After accumulating a few matches, he could do another 10-pull, and maybe even get an 'Equipment Slot Experience Card'.
Bachira Meguru, Hyuga Kojiro, Nagi Seishiro were all main S-rank templates.
For the auxiliary template, Lance specifically chose Lai Chang, the pigtail character from 'GGO Football'.
He had a premonition that the pigtail might produce unexpected results!
"Hey!! Lance!!"
Bayer Leverkusen's attack slowly advanced. Lars Bender used his body to hold off Benzema's pressing and passed the ball to left-back Nathan Aké.
Nathan Aké was being pressed simultaneously by Gareth Bale and Benzema.
In a panic, he subconsciously looked for Lance.
The whole team trusted Lance with the ball.
Sure enough, with a risky pass, Lance had to hold off Khedira's close pressing with his back to the goal, whilst also being surrounded by Modrić and Toni Kroos, three major midfielders at once!
Facing the encirclement of world-class midfielders, the young Lance remained calm in the face of danger.
The moment he received the ball, his instep stop turned into a toe poke, gently lifting the ball to avoid Modrić's extended leg trying to dispossess him.
He lightly cushioned the ball with his knee, turned, and smoothly positioned himself against Modrić, using the opponent's momentum to take a step forward.
Toni Kroos came from the other side.
Without waiting for the ball to land, Lance lifted it again, narrowly avoiding Teacher Tony's tackle, and then stopped it with his instep, nutmegging him.
From an external perspective, Lance performed two consecutive flicks, breaking through three defenders and dribbling past Khedira in a short instant!
The world was stunned!
The entire stadium erupted!
Thunderous applause and cheers rose up!
The match ignited BayArena from the start!
"Oh! What a play! A masterful execution! He passes the ball to De Bruyne!"
Facing Ramos's advancing defence, Lance didn't hold onto the ball, decisively passed it horizontally to De Bruyne on the right, and then turned to continue his forward run!
"De Bruyne!! Direct chip pass!!"
Belgian Twin Stars link-up!
The tacit agreement brothers needed no words. De Bruyne deliberately paused for half a second, attracting defensive attention before suddenly chipping the ball into the box!
The ball flew perfectly towards Lance's head!
It's over!!
Casillas rushed out of his goal immediately! He was going to stop Lance at all costs!
But the next second, no one expected Lance not to head the ball for a shot, nor to head it down to a teammate.
He actually jumped high with his back to the goal!
Over Casillas's head!
He completed an astonishing side-volley shot in mid-air!!
"Lance—"
Amidst Duan Xuan's cracking scream, the football almost disappeared!
By the time everyone reacted, when the football reappeared, it had already hit the net!
Creating a huge dent!
Huh?
It's in already?
At the same time, fans watching the broadcast around the world stared at their screens in disbelief!
What just happened?