However, before Mark had even finished warming up, Bayern scored again!
In the 60th minute, Lahm overlapped on the wing, received a through ball from Robben, and delivered a cross directly from the right flank near the byline.
Mandzukic, in the center, volleyed the ball without stopping, and it flew straight into the near post.
Benaglio landed a little late and could only watch the ball enter the net... The away fans cheered again, once again conquering a green Volkswagen Arena.
"Another goal!"
"Mandzukic helps Bayern extend their lead to three-one!"
"Bayern scored two goals in just two minutes!"
After scoring, Mandzukic, who had previously played for Wolfsburg, simply raised his hands and did not celebrate.
While the Bayern players celebrated passionately, the Wolfsburg players stood with their hands on their hips, breathing heavily, their faces filled with unwillingness and helplessness.
They had been evenly matched with Bayern in the first half.
But, in just an instant, Wolfsburg's defense collapsed like a sandcastle on a beach hit by waves!
Seeing the goal conceded due to a defensive lapse, Hecking immediately rushed out of the technical area and shouted loudly:
"Mark your man! Mark your man!!!"
"Don't let him cross so easily!"
"Damn it!"
However, after his outburst, Hecking immediately called Gustavo to the sideline and began to give him instructions.
Mark, standing nearby, also heard Hecking's instructions.
He did not tell the team to retreat, but to continue pressing forward with the attack!
Already two goals down, there was no difference between two, three, or four goals.
Better to die standing than live on your knees!
It didn't matter if they lost this match; the crucial thing was not to lose the courage to challenge and fight the Bundesliga hegemon!
Besides, Bayern, who had already gained momentum, showed no signs of holding back.
After finishing his instructions to Gustavo, Hecking turned to Mark, put his arm around his shoulder, and said in a deep voice:
"Mark, when you go on, just take the ball and dribble past players!"
"Play more combinations with Kevin (De Bruyne)..."
Hearing Hecking's instructions, Mark nodded in understanding while adjusting his thermal gloves.
In the 62nd minute, Mark came on as a substitute, replacing Caligiuri!
"Ivan, go back to the left wing!"
With Mark on the field, Perisic returned to his familiar left wing, while Mark went to the right.
"Wolfsburg finally makes a substitution!"
"Number 7 Caligiuri is replaced by Number 45 Mark!"
"This talented youngster made his first Bundesliga start in the previous League round, delivering an excellent performance with a goal and an assist."
"After the team fell behind, Wolfsburg coach Hecking finally seemed to remember he still had an ace up his sleeve..."
Stepping onto the soft turf, and seeing Bayern superstars like Ribéry, Robben, and Müller so close, Mark's eyes burned with passion, and he could clearly feel his heart pounding.
It wasn't nervousness or unease, but excitement and exhilaration!
It is worth mentioning that at the pre-match press conference, reporters also asked Guardiola about Mark.
They even brought up the nickname "Germany's Ronaldinho" that the media had given Mark, asking Guardiola for his opinion on it.
Guardiola, upon hearing the nickname, first paused, then gave a helpless smile:
"Germany's Ronaldinho? For a young man, that nickname is a bit too heavy."
"Although I haven't seen this young man play in person, I have seen Ronaldinho play up close, and no one can play like him!"
"He, like Messi, is a pure football genius!"
Of course, Mark did not know Guardiola's evaluation of him.
He only knew that he came on as a substitute to help the team win!
In the stands, seeing Mark come on as a substitute, Löw's assistant coach Flick, who was beside him, also spoke up to remind him:
"This kid has been very popular online lately..."
Upon hearing this, Löw raised an eyebrow slightly, "Really?"
After coming on, Mark quickly got a chance to get on the ball.
As a small-time player, Bayern had not arranged any specific defensive strategy for him.
Therefore, when Mark took the ball on the right wing, only Bayern's young left-back David Alaba came to defend him.
Looking at the dark-skinned guy in front of him who strongly resembled Liu Xing, Mark almost couldn't hold back his laughter.
He was too similar!
Fortunately, he remembered he was playing in the Bundesliga, not watching "Home with Kids" at home, and quickly suppressed the distracting thoughts in his mind, focusing on how to deal with Alaba.
The 21-year-old Alaba was good at both offense and defense, with comprehensive abilities, able to play multiple positions like full-back, center-back, and midfield, making him Bayern's defensive jack-of-all-trades.
He could push forward on the wing and deliver accurate long passes;
He could hold his position defensively and mark an opponent's key player one-on-one;
It's no exaggeration to say that he was one of the top left-backs in the entire Bundesliga!
This was also the strongest opponent Mark had faced so far!
Without the slightest hesitation, Mark dribbled directly towards Alaba.
Perhaps due to his coach's instructions, Alaba knew Mark's dominant foot was his right foot.
Therefore, as he adopted a side-on defensive stance, he faced outwards, guarding against Mark breaking through on the outside.
Looking at Alaba's defensive posture, Mark made a decisive move, first using two hesitation steps to test him.
Ronaldinho's dribbling style involved feints with his entire body, making it impossible to predict his next move.
And Mark was no different!
Seeing that Alaba hadn't fallen for the feint, Mark suddenly performed an outside step-over, dropping his shoulder as if to break through to the right.
This time, Alaba was deceived by his extremely realistic feint, and his body involuntarily leaned to the right.
"Now!"
In a flash, Mark suddenly flicked the ball outwards with the outside of his left foot, breaking through from the left side!
Alaba, who hadn't expected Mark to cut inside and whose body's center of gravity was shifted, was directly bypassed by Mark's feint to the right and break to the left!
"He's past him!"
Even though Alaba quickly turned and reached out to pull, he couldn't grab anything.
However, Mark did not continue to cut inside with the ball, but directly laid it off to De Bruyne who was supporting in the middle, and continued his off-the-ball run forward.
After a give-and-go with De Bruyne, Mark burst into the right side of the penalty area. Seeing Dante coming over to cover, Mark, without hesitation, delivered a curling cross with the instep of his right foot!
From his passing posture and the part of the ball he touched, De Bruyne's influence was clearly visible!
With a "thump," the ball flew up, arcing in the air, perfectly bypassing Dante at the near post and landing behind him.
Wolfsburg's center-forward Dost, who had already started his run early, headed the ball before Jérôme Boateng could react, and the ball immediately changed direction!
However, Mark's accuracy and power in passing still had some way to go compared to De Bruyne.
Although he connected with the ball, it was slightly off target, sliding wide of the goal.
If it had been on target, with such high speed, even Neuer might not have been able to save it.
The away fans who witnessed this scene immediately broke out in a cold sweat.
The home fans held their heads in their hands, showing expressions of regret.
However, although there was no goal, they still applauded the attack.
On the sideline, head coach Hecking also clapped and shouted encouragement:
"Well done!"
"That's it!"
On Bayern's side, a startled Neuer immediately shouted to Alaba:
"David!"
"Concentrate!"
The latter could only raise his right hand, indicating it was his fault.
Although Mark currently lacked the ability of peak Ronaldinho to change the game on his own,
his appearance certainly made Wolfsburg's attack more threatening!
On the sideline, Guardiola, seeing Mark's dribbling move and his decision-making after the dribble, couldn't help but say to his assistant coach beside him:
"This number 45, his footwork is indeed excellent..."
And in the stands, Löw's eyes also lit up:
"This young man from Wolfsburg has a lot of flair!"
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