Green Field Eunuch

Chapter 515 We're Playing Football with God
Shan Yongzhuo's goal came in the 42nd minute of the match. Not long after, after a few rounds of attack and defense between the two sides, the referee blew the whistle to end the first half.

The commentator summarized the first half of the match: "Dortmund's defense was actually quite good, and Shan Yongzhuo's three goals cannot be entirely blamed on the defense."

"Shan Yongzhuo's individual performance was truly outstanding. The first goal was somewhat unexpected, the second goal was also a bit surprising, and the third goal was a complete demonstration of his individual strength."

The television screen continuously showed footage of Shan Yongzhuo's second goal, as well as later footage of Shan Yongzhuo chasing the referee for a penalty. "Shan looked very angry; he didn't even realize the ball had gone in."

"Yes, nobody expected that ball to go in. We can only say that Dan was incredibly lucky, or Dortmund was incredibly unlucky..."

In the home team's locker room.

The Dortmund players all looked dejected. They had conceded three goals at home, which was quite bad. Winning the game, or even drawing, would be very difficult.

With such a defeat at home, it's almost predictable that they have little hope of reaching the final.

Klopp noticed the players' dejection and could only comfort them: "We played quite well, it's just that Shan Yongzhuo's performance was too unexpected. You are all experienced professional players, you should know that anything can happen on the field. Sometimes, the performance of a top star can determine the outcome of a game."

"But I always believe that the team is what determines the game; football is a game of eleven players."

"We played better overall than them, and the rest of the opposing team couldn't find any opportunities at all."

"Even if Shan Yongzhuo continues his explosive performance, he has already scored 3 goals."

"In the second half, we will be more solid in defense, and our counter-attacks will be faster and more targeted. Even if we can't equalize, as long as we don't let the opponent score and we score one more goal ourselves, we can keep our hopes of advancing alive."

Klopp's words of comfort were quite effective, and the players' morale improved considerably.

In reality, Klopp himself knew that his consolation was a bit far-fetched, because Manchester City has always been a team that relies on Shan Yongzhuo's individual performance, while Dortmund has always relied on the team as a whole.

Therefore, in the first half of the game, it was the star player who defeated the team as a whole.

However, it is important to get the team back on track. After Klopp explained the tactics for the second half, all that's left is rest and adjustment time.

The second half of the game started quickly.

Neither Manchester City nor Borussia Dortmund made any adjustments.

Klopp believes his team performed well, but the opposing team's star player was simply too dominant.

Guardiola also believed that no adjustments were needed, as all the players on the field were Manchester City's key players. Although the performances of the other players in the midfield and forward positions were slightly less than satisfactory, Shan Yongzhuo's performance was simply outstanding.

So he only instructed the defense, telling the midfielders, especially Yaya Toure, to pay more attention to dropping back to defend and to press the opponent in a timely manner.

After the start of the second half, Dortmund quickly took the initiative with a fierce attack. They launched three consecutive attacks and had two shots on goal. Although they failed to score, they still posed a significant threat to Manchester City and ignited the enthusiasm of the fans in the stands.

ten minutes later.

Manchester City had just recovered somewhat from the opponent's fierce attack when they launched another offensive, and the two sides were evenly matched.

During Manchester City's attack, Subotic closely marked Shan Yongzhuo.

Shan Yongzhuo remained standing still.

He had used up most of his skills, leaving only the "Lightness Skill: Water Skimming" which increased his speed. It wasn't a skill that could be used as a regular weapon for breaching goals, so he resigned himself to being a slacker.

However, he still found an opportunity to receive the ball and successfully got past Subotic.

In the 62nd minute, Manchester City launched a counter-attack.

Silva broke through on the wing and then found that Shan Yongzhuo had actually made a run into space. Subotic once again showed his lapse in concentration and failed to keep up with Shan Yongzhuo. After receiving the ball, Shan Yongzhuo happily used his skill, easily getting past the half-beat slow Subotic in one step.

So, Shan Yongzhuo happily broke through to the right side of the penalty area and then swung his right foot to shoot.

"Shh."

The football sped along the grass, bypassing Hummels who came to cover, and rushed towards the near post at an extremely fast speed.

Goalkeeper Weidenfeller made a valiant save, but just missed the mark by a hair's breadth.

"Hula..."

A commotion erupted from the surrounding stands.

The German commentator said with great frustration, "Goal! Shan Yongzhuo completely bypassed Subotic and unleashed a sudden shot. Although the angle was small, it still went into the near corner of the goal with great precision."

The scene shifts to Shan Yongzhuo easily breaking past Subotic at incredible speed. In the shot, Subotic is completely caught off guard and doesn't even have time to react before being swept past, and he doesn't even manage a timely foul.

"Subotic is completely unstoppable when it comes to one-on-one!"

"Damn, it's been cleaned up so thoroughly!"

"We're down by three goals, we have no hope."

"There's nothing we can do, we're playing football with God."

The Dortmund players were both dissatisfied and frustrated.

Shan Yongzhuo has already scored his fourth goal, completely breaching the Westfalenstadion. Trailing by three goals at home and conceding four away goals, they know exactly what this means: Dortmund's dream of eliminating Manchester City has become a pipe dream.

This is the reality caused by the score.

Manchester City, on the other hand, were celebrating excitedly.

They were well aware of what this score meant; in fact, they almost believed they had firmly established themselves in the final.

After a brief celebration by Manchester City, the referee blew his whistle to restart the match.

Shan Yongzhuo scored four goals, helping Manchester City take a 1-4 lead away from home, which undoubtedly had a huge impact on the mentality of both sides.

Dortmund's fighting spirit suffered a major blow. They wanted to eliminate Manchester City, but they also knew that it was a matter of creating miracles.

They were naturally very unwilling to accept this.

As the competition progressed, they naturally discovered the problem.

They couldn't stop Shan Yongzhuo.

But they can't blame the defensive players either.

Hummels' defense against Shan Yongzhuo led to two goals for the opponent, and now Subotic's defense has also conceded two goals.

These are already the two best defensive players on the team, and they've both become mere background figures. What can be done about it?

(End of this chapter)