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The assistant coach glanced at the scoreboard.

2:2
He moved closer to the still motionless head coach, Youssef Chapchet, and covered his mouth with his hand, asking him:
"Are we still going to try and exploit Tyne's left flank?"

Chapchett reacted as if it had just been turned on.

He gritted his teeth and said, "Yes, continue!"

Vitini's goal did not affect his judgment of the game; on the contrary, it solidified his belief:
Vitini's goal demonstrates that Tyne's attack down the left flank is stronger than his attack down the right, so Lille must intensify their offensive efforts on that side to suppress Tyne's left flank.

As for whether Vitini's performance was a slap in the face to him...

Chapchett, on the other hand, didn't seem to care much.

It was just one goal.

Moreover, his goal is to get the team to win the game, not to save face for himself.

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After Vitini scored, the two sides were back on equal footing.

Just like in the first half, McNeil led his team to press their advantage after scoring a goal.

"...Tyne is still attacking, at a very fast pace... Strange, has McNeil not learned anything from the goal conceded in the first half?"

After watching the game for a while, commentator Connor Cowley said with a puzzled look.

In his opinion, Tyne has played very well and has been very tenacious, coming back from 1-2 down in the first half to tie the game at 2-2.

But this result was hard-won.

McNeil should know when to stop.

After tying the score, take it easy and don't rush things.

McNeil's choice turned out to be completely different from what he had expected.

Tyne's game pace is still very fast...

Conor Cauley believes McNeil is repeating the mistakes he made before, which is not what a mature head coach should do.

His approach might work in the Premier League, but it will definitely not work in the Champions League.

Because the opponents in the Champions League are not comparable to the mid-to-lower-tier teams in the Premier League.

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Faced with Tyne's fierce offensive, Yusuf Chapchet did not have his team collapse into a defensive formation this time, trying to weather the storm by parking the bus.

Instead, they went head-to-head with Tyne, especially on their right flank and Tyne's left flank.

The competition became more intense during this period, with a fast pace of offense and defense, making it more exciting to watch.

Using the momentum from his goal, Tyne sent the ball to the front of Lille's goal. Vitini's shot, under pressure, was too straight and was caught by goalkeeper Laurent Vinier.

Although they didn't score, they gave the Lille fans in the stands quite a fright.

After all, after Vitini scored, everyone was worried that he would be in superb form and play flawlessly.

Fortunately, a few minutes later, Atlético Lille created a threat with an attack, which reassured Atlético Lille fans a little, as they saw that their team was not helpless against Tyne's offensive.

Both sides played at a fast pace, which made the scene more exciting, but also meant that both sides would make more mistakes.

In the 68th minute, when Atlético Lille received the ball in their own half, Fu Xiaofeng dropped back to receive it.

The teammate with the ball, center-back Meyer, passed the ball to him.

But actually, Fu Xiaofeng wasn't the best receiving point. As Fu Xiaofeng ran back, he also pointed to the wing, signaling Meyer to pass the ball to Angelo Cambage on the wing.

Mayer may have wanted to push the ball into Tyne's territory as quickly as possible, so he chose to pass the ball to the team's midfield playmaker, Fu Xiaofeng.

In his eagerness to succeed, Mayer's pass was slightly off target and went a little too far.

Fu Xiaofeng tried to answer, but missed.

The ball was intercepted by Isara, the defensive midfielder next to him!

When Isala successfully intercepted the ball, the Lille Atlético fans in the stands gasped and screamed.

They seemed afraid the team would repeat the mistake of conceding goals before...

Isara was actually just trying his luck, so when Mayer was about to pass the ball, he had already started from behind his friend Fu Xiaofeng and bypassed Fu Xiaofeng to steal the ball.

Surprisingly, his gamble actually paid off!
Isara, who had successfully intercepted the ball, was overwhelmed with joy, and then he saw an open space in front of him.

This gap is behind Lille's defense, on the left side of the penalty area.

At this moment, there isn't a single Tyne player left.

But Isara knew that as long as he passed the ball there, Tyne players would definitely chase after him.

So he forcefully slammed the ball into that open space!
But he clearly overreacted!

After the ball was kicked, Isara himself realized that the pass hadn't been good...

The football slid across the grass at incredible speed, heading straight for the goal line.

"Ah!" Isara cried out in regret.

Despite this, Wang Lie, who switched to the left wing, still managed to break through Lille's defense and chase after the ball!

At first, the Lille Atlético fans in the stands were shocked and booed when they saw this.

But they soon realized that Wang Lie could not catch up with the ball – when Wang Lie started to rush out, the ball did not slow down and continued to fly rapidly across the grass.

No matter how fast Wang Lie is, he can't be faster than a football flying at low altitude.

So they put their minds at ease again.

But Wang Lie seemed unable to judge the speed difference between himself and the football, and continued to sprint desperately.

His resolute sprint even caused experienced commentators to misjudge the situation.

As Isara passed the ball, Luo Jin was still lamenting, "That pass was too long!"

When he saw Wang Lie sprinting towards the goal, he perked up again: "Wang Lie is chasing the ball! An opportunity!"

Then, seeing that the distance between Wang Lie and the football didn't seem to be decreasing, his tone became uncertain: "This ball... let's see if we can catch up... can we catch up?"

As the ball was about to roll out of bounds, he sighed, "Oh dear, I still can't catch up..."

The football then rolled out of bounds.

Only when Wang Lie was certain that he could not catch up with the ball did he slow down, then chased after it out of bounds using inertia, before kicking the ball, which had bounced off the advertising board, to Lille's goalkeeper, Laurent Vinier.

This way, he won't have to ask the caddie for the ball.

From this perspective, it seems that he was thinking of his home team, Atlético Lille.

After all, it should be Atlético Lille, not Tyne, that's dissatisfied with the draw.

Playing at home against the weakest team in the group, Lille's goal is not a draw; three points are their ultimate objective.

Therefore, in the event of a draw, Lille should be the team that wants to speed up the pace of the game and doesn't want to waste time.

On the contrary, Tyne would accept a draw with a clear conscience and try every means to delay the game after equalizing the score.

Wang Lie's actions surprised everyone.

He simply passed the ball to Vinier, telling him to start the game quickly.

He slowly walked back by himself.

After receiving the ball, Vinier kept an eye on Wang Lie's movements. Seeing him slowly making his way towards Lille's defensive line, he chose to kick the ball long forward – he dared not pass the ball to his center-back teammate outside the penalty area. If Wang Lie suddenly accelerated to press, causing the center-back to make a mistake in the heat of the moment, it could be disastrous…

After seeing Vinier launch the ball long, Wang Lie accelerated back to avoid the awkward situation where a teammate might head the ball while he was offside and unable to receive it.

However, his teammates were unable to clear the ball with a header this time.

The ball still landed in Lille's possession.

Fu Xiaofeng received a header pass from teammate Thiago Miranda and first made a feint to receive the ball.

However, Isara, who was defending him, did not fall for the trick.

After all, the two had a good relationship when they were at Lille Sporting, and Isara was very familiar with Fu Xiaofeng and knew what he was capable of.

Seeing that Isala wasn't fooled, Fu Xiaofeng reacted quickly, following the motion of moving towards the ball, and kicked the ball out of the air.

The ball was passed to Samuel Adrani, the new defensive midfield partner who was positioned in the center.

However, Adrani was clearly unprepared for this; he had already planned to receive the ball based on Fu Xiaofeng's feint. Unexpectedly, Fu Xiaofeng passed the ball directly to him.

In his haste, he failed to stop the ball properly.

The soccer ball hit his shinbone and bounced away!

"Oh! Adrani! You've stopped too far!"

Adrani tried to quickly regain possession of the ball but bumped into someone who had cut in!
"It's Pisano!"

At this moment, the Argentine midfield maestro transformed into a defensive workhorse, engaging in a head-to-head confrontation with Lille's defensive midfielder, and he won!

Adrani leaned back and stumbled, barely managing to avoid falling.

Pisano, on the other hand, lurched forward, looking somewhat disheveled.

But the football was under his body as he lay prone in front of him—he shielded the ball!

He braced himself against the forward-leaning body with his hands, preventing himself from falling completely. As he got up, he naturally used the outside of his right foot to deflect the ball to the right flank.

The ball was passed to Miguel Ribeiro, who had dropped back to receive it.

Because he dropped back to receive the ball, Ribeiro was facing away from the direction of the attack when he received it.

So instead of turning and dribbling, he swept the ball directly towards the center.

After sweeping, turn around and rush forward.

Sergi Cabella was positioned to provide support in the middle lane.

He passed the ball back to the right wing, into the space in front of Ribeiro!
Two passes and one wall collision!

However, because Vinier launched the goal kick with a long ball, Lille's defense remained relatively intact when Tain received the ball and attacked.

It wasn't as thrilling as it had been with Vitini earlier.

As Ribeiro received the ball, Lille's left-back Amadou Tutu blocked his path.

Ribeiro tried to overpower his opponent with speed, but Tutu reacted quickly, closing in and preventing him from gaining speed.

Ribeiro, worried about losing possession, immediately slowed down and turned to protect the ball.

At this moment, Cabella had already run from the middle to the right flank to support him.

Meanwhile, Tyne's right-back Barnabas also pushed forward, similarly drawing Lille's defensive attention.

"Tyne's transition from defense to attack is incredibly fast! Barnabas has already pushed from the backfield to the front!"

Because Cabella was closer to the penalty area, he was also surrounded by Lille defenders, so Ribeiro didn't choose to pass the ball to him, but instead passed it to the advancing Barnabas.

Barnabas originally intended to cross the ball directly at a 45-degree angle, but upon discovering that Wang Lie was the only player in the penalty area, he worried that the cross would not be effective. So, after a feint, he passed the ball across to Pisano in the middle.

Pisano, the midfield maestro, will decide how Tyne's attack should develop.

Because Lille's defense was well organized, Tain was forced to pass the ball back. Now, many Lille players have returned to their own half, making it difficult for Tain to directly pass the ball into the danger zone.

So Pisano decided to control the pace.

He received the ball and turned around, intending to pass it to the center-back in the backfield, but at that moment he heard Wang Lie calling him: "Lenzo!"

He turned around and saw Wang Lie coming out of the restricted area and running towards him.

It's coming to catch the ball!
At first, Lille's center-back Meyer tried to follow up.

But after running a couple of steps, he realized that Wang Lie wasn't simply running out of the restricted area, but was running further and further away... so Mayer gave up on the idea.

What if I follow Wang Lie out and Vitini or Ribeiro exploits the opening in the penalty area?
So he stayed in the penalty area, leaving Wang Lie, who had run out, to his teammates to handle.

On Wang Lie's way back, there were indeed three lines of defense, each capable of defending against him.

But Wang Lie ran all the way to the center line.

As a striker, he dropped back to a position almost in line with the defensive midfielder...

As Wang Lie ran back, Pisano noticed that the Lille Atlético players he passed along the way seemed hesitant because of the division of defensive zones—Wang Lie was originally in his defensive zone, but just as he was about to move up, Wang Lie left his defensive zone.

Ultimately, this resulted in none of the Lille Atlético players approaching Wang Lie as he ran.

Pisano, noticing this, immediately realized that this was an excellent opportunity, and a fleeting one at that. If he hesitated even slightly, Wang Lie's retreat would be nothing more than a pointless backtracking trip...

Before Wang Lie could make any gesture, he had already passed the football to him!
Because the pass was timely and quick, giving Lille's players no time to react, Wang Lie could even turn around immediately after receiving the ball without worrying about being dispossessed.

When he turned around, the Lille Atlético players in front of him were still about two or three meters away!

"Pisano passes the ball to Wang... Wang receives the ball, turns, and accelerates!"

Connor Cowley narrated calmly, then suddenly let out a loud shout.

In his field of vision, Wang Lie, who had just turned around, faced Thiago Miranda, the Lille Atlético striker, who was two or three meters in front of him. Without warning, he used his right foot, which was dragged behind him, to push the ball diagonally forward!
Accelerate simultaneously!
He strode to Miranda's side, and Miranda, who had just begun to turn around, could only hastily reach out her hands, trying to grab Wang Lie...

But he failed.

Wang Lie simply twisted his body and swung his arm to break free from Miranda's hand, then moved in front of Miranda, shielding him behind him.

Seeing this, Miranda tried to tackle the ball away.

But Wang Lie had already dribbled the ball away, and Miranda missed his tackle, lost his balance, and fell to the ground!
At the same time, the stadium of Asker City echoed with the gasps and boos of Lille fans and the cheers of Tyne fans!
"Miranda! She's fallen!"

"Wang Lie! An opportunity!"

At this moment, Wang Lie had already dribbled the ball to the 30-meter line, and since he turned around to face Miranda, he had only touched the ball three times!

Blocking his path was the center-back Yassin Mayer, who had been defending him in the penalty area.

He retreated to the edge of the penalty area, lowered his center of gravity, and stood ready for battle!

Wang Lie slowed down and braked suddenly, simultaneously using the outside of his right foot to block the ball, making a gesture as if he was about to dribble the ball sideways.

This prompted Meyer to shift the center of the penalty area.

However, Wang Lie did not actually use the outside of his foot to flick the ball. Instead, he lowered his shoulder to the left and raised his left foot, as if he wanted to use the outside of his left foot to flick the ball to the outside.

Upon seeing this, Mayer immediately moved back.

But Wang Lie's left foot was still just a feint; he didn't actually touch the ball.

The football rolled slowly between his legs.

He raised his right foot again, pretending to touch the ball, but it was still a feint. He turned his upper body halfway, but his foot did not touch the ball.

Faced with such a series of hesitant steps, Mayer's footwork became out of rhythm as he tried to adjust his weight, and his body began to lean backward.

Wang Lie didn't look at the ball at his feet at all, but kept his eyes on Mayer. When he noticed Mayer leaning back, he suddenly pushed the ball gently between Mayer's legs with the inside of his right foot, which he had just lifted to feint. At the same time, he twisted his body and accelerated into the penalty area!
Seeing this, Mayer tried to clear the ball with his foot, but lost his balance and fell backwards into the penalty area!

As Wang Lie faced Meyer's defense and began to deceive him with hesitant steps, Vitini and Ribeiro ran into the penalty area from two different directions, also running towards Wang Lie to support him.

They thought Wang Lie was being blocked by Mayer, so they went over to act as a wall for Wang Lie.

But just as they rushed in front of Wang Lie, they saw him push the ball through Mayer's legs!

Then the two of them realized at the same time what Wang Lie was about to do.

Slam on the brakes immediately!

Vitini's sudden braking blocked Lille Atlético's right-back Noah Scarpinati behind him, who then headbutted Vitini.

Ribeiro's sudden stop didn't leave any Lille players behind him, but he was offside.

Therefore, in order not to affect the game from an offside position and interfere with Wang Lie's shot.

He used his powerful core strength to transform himself into a nail, his feet rising on tiptoe as if driven into the soil beneath the grass, firmly fixing himself in place!

At the same time, he spread his arms to maintain his balance and prevent his body from falling forward and becoming a "stumbling block" on Wang Lie's path!
Mayer's fall backwards became a "stumbling block" for his defensive midfielder teammate Samuel Adrani, who was trying to block Wang Lie. Adrani saw someone under him out of the corner of his eye and reflexively jumped up, trying to leap over the "obstacle".

But he still bumped into Mayer, who was stubbornly refusing to fall, and the two of them completely lost their balance and fell down, piling on top of each other.

Lille's penalty area was in chaos, but Wang Lie's path ahead was clear!
Vitini blocked Scarpinati for him, while Ribeiro spread his arms diagonally in front of him, like a security guard maintaining order to ensure that no one would rush out and disturb Wang Lie's performance at this moment.

With the two men flanking him like bodyguards, Wang Lie charged into the corner of the penalty area, facing Lille's Atlético de Vinier, who rushed out to block his shooting angle.

That shot was so easy for him...

He caught up with the ball, swung his right foot, and facing Vinier, who was sitting in a "土" (earth) position, he pushed the ball into the far corner!
The football swept past the bottom right corner of the "earth" ball, like a nimble mouse, and darted into the goal!
The din at Aske City Stadium reached its peak at this moment.

Connor Cowley roared:

"Wang—Wang!! Ahhhhhh! Absolutely brilliant! An unbelievable solo performance! Ahhh! It's incredible! He single-handedly broke through Lille Athletic's heavily fortified defenses! He single-handedly carried out the massacre of Lille Athletic!"

(End of this chapter)