Football: I am only 16 years old, and you want me to retire and make a comeback?

Chapter 646 Westfalenstadion, the unspoken relationship between Tang Ye and Cristiano Ronaldo (Seeking monthly votes!)
Match Preview: In the early hours of October 29th, the second round of the Champions League Group D will see Dortmund host Juventus, with Ronaldo and Tang Ye facing off once again.

Whenever Tang Ye plays either Messi or Ronaldo, the match announcement tops the trending topics on Baidu and Weibo, and this time was no exception.

Both players came from Manchester United, but they have both now left the club and will meet again in Westfalen, Germany.

On the bus ride to the stadium, Tang Ye looked out the window. Haaland looked at him curiously and said, "Hmm... Tom, I feel like you're avoiding this game?"

"No, I can't really say. Maybe Juventus put too much pressure on me."

Tang Ye gently shook his head.

Haaland remained silent.

Tang Ye's silence was certainly not because Juventus was too strong; Dortmund's number 10 was the guy who could tear apart Bayern Munich at their peak last season.

Why did Tang Ye remain silent?

That can only be because of Cristiano Ronaldo.

But Haaland was unaware of the story between Tang Ye and the Portuguese.

Actually, Tang Ye and Cristiano Ronaldo had a pretty good relationship at first, and could be considered good friends. But this relationship gradually became strained, to the point that Tang Ye now feels like he has broken off a friendship with his good friend.

Tang Ye wasn't running away from the competition, but from his seemingly estranged best friend.

"You and Cristiano don't seem to talk much?"

Tang Ye shrugged, chewing his gum: "I guess so. Anyway, we're here to play a match, so it doesn't matter whether we talk or not. As long as we win the game, that's all that matters."

It seems impossible to win back friends who have almost broken off relations.

……

"Tom!"

"viva TomTom!"

Dortmund fans surrounded the Juventus team bus, using Tang Ye's name to mock Cristiano Ronaldo.

"Ronaldo, why were you third in the 2018 Ballon d'Or!"

"wowhoo!"

"xuuu——!!!!"

"Borussia Dortmund!"

"TY belongs to Borussia Dortmund!"

After Ronaldo got out of the car, two Dortmund fans suddenly rushed up to him and shouted in English, "Old man!"

This is clearly disrespectful to the Portuguese, but it also reflects how much Dortmund fans value today's match.

They're going to fight for a spot in the knockout stage!
"are you OK?"

Chiellini put his hand on Ronaldo's shoulder, and the latter shook his head helplessly. He was used to this kind of scene. Among the group of guys wearing Dortmund jerseys next to him, there might be a few Messi fans hiding.

"Let the competition speak for itself"

Cristiano Ronaldo shared his thoughts with Giorgio Chiellini.

……

"China Media Group! This is broadcasting the 2020-21 season live..."

"Both teams' players are already in the tunnel, ready to continue!"

In the players' tunnel, Tang Ye stood with Haaland and Bellingham, and saw Ronaldo next to him.

There was no interaction between Tang Ye and Cristiano Ronaldo. When they noticed the photographer's lens was on them, they only gave each other a token hug.

Haaland saw all of this.

He could sense that Tang Ye probably didn't really like this situation, but there was nothing he could do about it.

“The game begins!”

"Now I will introduce the starting lineups for both sides today..."

Juventus (4-3-3)

Goalkeeper: Szczesny

Goalkeepers: Danilo, Chiellini, Bonucci, Cuadrado

Midfielders: Rabiot, Arthur, Ramsey
Forwards: Chiesa, Morata, Ronaldo

Head Coach: Pirlo

Juventus played a very standard 4-3-3, while Dortmund stuck with a 4-1-2-3. The 4-1-2-3 looks complicated, but it's actually just a small variation of the 4-3-3.

Even against Juventus, Dortmund still opted to play Pogba as the lone defensive midfielder.

"It seems like Eskriba trusts Pogba more this season!"

"Let's see how Dortmund plans to handle this today. Will they use the same tactics they used against Schalke against Juventus?"

At the start of the match, the director gave each of the two head coaches a brief shot.

Eskeriva was visibly tense!

"Go to the front! Go to the front!"

Tang Ye gestured for Pogba to come up.

There are defensive players, but Pogba is 1.9 meters tall and has excellent drive to the basket.

Snapped!
A pass was delivered, and after a slight arc, it arrived precisely in front of Tang Ye.

coming!

Rabiot was guarding him, so Tang Ye first stepped on the ball to stop it.

Wait for your teammates to run to the rendezvous point!

Reus and Haaland are both in good positions.

Tang Ye raised his leg, ready to pass the ball.

Just then, a pushing force suddenly came from beside me.

"Fuck!"

With a curse, Tang Ye, having failed to resist, fell to the ground.

"Don't mess with me!"

Rabiot helped Tang Ye up from the ground.

I'm very sorry, Tom, but Rabiot knows he has to do this because he needs to protect the team's goal.

Dortmund has a set-piece opportunity, and barring any surprises, the ball will be handled by Tang Ye.

This is Dortmund's set-piece tactic: Pogba, who has heading ability, goes into the penalty area to try and score, while Tang Ye, who doesn't have heading ability, takes on the dual role of set-piece taker and defensive midfielder.

"call……"

Snapped!
The set piece is taken, go straight for the far post!

Hummels!

The Dortmund defender jumped up, ready to win the first ball, but unfortunately Hummels failed to touch it.

He jumped too early!

"Depend on!"

Hummels spat and shoved a Juventus player in the penalty area, clearly dissatisfied with his header.

Before Hummels could catch his breath, Juventus' attack had already begun.

After receiving the pass, Chiellini cleverly did not choose to make a long pass. Instead, he pretended to pass the ball, fooled Haaland, and then dribbled forward.

Wait until there's an open space before passing the ball!
Snapped!
He delivered a through ball, which accurately found the open space.

Morata ran up and got the ball!

With defenders all in front of him, Morata wasn't in a hurry and dribbled around the area.

It's obvious he's waiting for Ronaldo.

Cristiano Ronaldo ran up from the right and headed straight for the center.

The two made a cross-run, and now Morata has the ball and is moving towards the right byline.

Hey!

Snapped!
The ball is passed in a triangular pattern, and Dortmund's defenders stretch out their legs to intercept.

I didn't encounter it!

"Cristiano Ronaldo!"

boom!
Cristiano Ronaldo flicked the ball with his heel, successfully passing it to Chiesa, who was coming up on the left.

Chiesa aimed at the bottom right blind spot, ready to go.

Snapped!
A low, curling shot was sent out, and goalkeeper Hitz jumped out to get it.

That's too late!

"The ball is in!"

"Chiesa!"

"My God, haha, Chiesa scored the first goal!"

In the Dortmund vs. Juventus match, it's fairly normal for Juventus to score first away from home.

Surprisingly, the first goal was scored by a young player who was only 22 years old.

Are Italian Serie A teams finally going to start a youth revolution?

Tang Ye and Haaland looked at each other, and almost simultaneously shook their heads.

They were attacked and retaliated against.

This is just ridiculous.

"Wow!!"

Chiesa was very excited and roared at the Dortmund fans in the stands, and his teammates hugged him.

Chiesa's first goal for Juventus was a Champions League goal, and it was the opening goal against Dortmund!

"Beautiful, Federico!"

"what!!!"

This was Chiesa's second roar in celebration of his goal.

The game continues!

It's now the 26th minute of the first half!

Since Juventus scored first, Dortmund naturally increased the pace of their attack.

If you want to understand Dortmund's rhythm, just watch what Tang Ye does on the field.

Tang Ye dribbled the ball with great rhythm, his movements rising and falling, making it seem like he wasn't about to attack.

As Artur and Ramsey charged toward him, Tang Ye suddenly changed direction and accelerated sharply. "!"

Under the watchful eyes of Artur and Ramsey, Tang Ye slipped between them.

"Wow!!!!"

Arthur decisively reached out, and Tang Ye immediately lowered his head to avoid being pulled by the defender.

Ruined!
This was the Juventus players' immediate reaction.

As expected, after regaining his balance, Tang Ye accelerated again, heading straight towards the direction where Royce was.

Knowing what Tang Ye was planning, Royce decisively moved towards the middle lane to coordinate with Tang Ye's maneuvers.

Hey!

[De Bruyne's cross from the byline lv6: Not ashamed to ask questions]

A cross was passed out, and Reus pretended to control the ball in the penalty area, but actually let it pass through.

problem occurs!
Szczesny's heart skipped a beat.

The next second, Haaland received Tang Ye's pass, raised his left leg and unleashed a powerful shot.

"TORRRR!!!!!"

"Haaland!"

"Dortmund scores!"

"Dortmund's midfield and attacking play was absolutely perfect."

"Yes, Tang Ye's sudden forward run broke through Juventus' defense."

"1:1!"

Dortmund have equalized!

[Mission Progress: Goals (2/3) / Assists (2/3)]

The assist was made, and Tang Ye stood still, waiting for Haaland to charge towards him.

Realizing Haaland was charging a bit too fast, Tang Ye unconsciously took a half step back.

"Hey, hey, hey!"

boom!
Haaland bumped into Tang Ye, then grabbed him and ran towards the stands.

"Shit, haha!"

"Wow!"

The goal scorer was...

Erling Haaland!

Looking at the Dortmund players celebrating in the distance, Ronaldo was extremely angry, because he felt that his team's defense had suddenly exploded.

"Pay more attention!"

Cristiano Ronaldo spoke to Arthur, his expression showing helplessness.

"come on! Come on!"

With just one goal and one assist away from completing the mission, Tang Ye is in top form and has signaled to Bellingham and Pogba to continue to intensify the attack.

"Just come up directly, be decisive, it's okay."

Tang Ye gave Pogba an extra reminder: "If you're going to come up, just come up directly, otherwise play a long pass. Don't keep the ball in your own half, we don't have many players behind us!"

"..."

"Juventus corner kick!"

Snapped!
The corner kick was taken, and the set piece was naturally aimed at Ronaldo. The Juventus striker arrived at the intended landing point and leaped high.

coming!

boom!
A header was thrown out.

"Beautiful! Hitz!"

"That save was absolutely incredible!"

[Ronaldo's header is still good, but this ball would probably have gone in 5 years ago.]

[Could we transplant Ronaldo's heading ability onto Haaland? Haaland is just missing his heading ability.]

[1 million euros without heading ability? Imagine how much more money you'd have with heading ability! Don't be too greedy.]

[It's clear that Dortmund and Juventus are about the same strength.]

The top three in Group D are all pretty much the same, but I feel Chelsea is probably the strongest. But it doesn't matter, Dortmund is a team with great potential; after a few months of integration, they'll be incredibly strong.

"Still needing to break in? We'll get rid of you before the break-in period even starts, then you'll behave yourself."

"Roar!!"

After saving Ronaldo's header, Hitz let out a roar, instantly boosting his morale.

"come on! Come on!"

Reus raised his hand, signaling to his teammates to make good use of the remaining time in the first half.

Dortmund needs more goals!

We must win today.

Tang Ye spoke in a voice that only he and Bellingham could hear.

Dortmund's chances of advancing are not looking good at the moment!
boom!
Pogba sent a long pass directly to Thorgan on the left flank.

"The past is the past!"

Tang Ye sent Bellingham over to provide support, while he himself moved to the right flank.

The middle position was given to Akanji, who came up later.

"Bellingham and Tang Ye have separated!"

Thorgan and Bellingham made a run down the left flank together.

"Look at TY! Look at TY!"

Chiellini gave his instructions.

Dortmund will definitely pass the ball to Tang Ye later, so we absolutely cannot stop marking him just because he is temporarily far from the ball.

After Chiellini finished speaking, he moved closer, while on the other side, Bellingham and Thorgan played a very good combination.

Bellingham is on the byline!

Dortmund's attack was a bit too extreme; Bellingham, who was cutting inside, was constantly at risk of being pushed out of bounds.

The ball is going out of bounds!
Bellingham used his left foot to push the ball into play, managing to steady it before it went completely out of bounds.

Have the opportunity!
Seeing a potential goal, Tang Ye suddenly accelerated and made a diagonal run towards the penalty spot.

Just as Chiellini was following, Tang Ye suddenly changed direction.

It's the right baseline!
Snapped!
Bellingham passed the ball across the box.

Tang Ye arrived on horseback near the pillar on the right.

boom!
A zero-angle shot!

"TOOORRRRRR!!!!"

"Goal! Goal!"

"Tang Ye!"

"That's a goal scored from an impossible angle!"

After scoring, Tang Ye used the momentum to rush directly towards the south stand.

Unable to stop, the car crashed into an advertising board on the side of the field, knocking it over.

Qatar Airways

The victim is Qatar Airways!
"Wow!!!!"

“TY!”

Boom!

“TY!”

Boom!

Tang Ye stood up and gave high-fives to the Dortmund fans in the stands.

[Mission Progress: Goals (3/3) / Assists (2/3)]

Status: Completed

You have received the Stage 1 mission reward: 3500 Comeback Points

Rewards increase every season, and this season will be no exception.

3500 points to turn things around, and this is only the first stage!

[The series of missions enters a new phase]

[Chain Quest - Phase Two]

[Mission Objective: Achieve a four-game winning streak in the Champions League without interruption]

[Current progress: 0/4]

This is where the benefits of unlocking rewards during the competition become apparent.

If Tang Ye wins the game today, he will not only complete the first stage task with a goal, but also increase his proficiency in the second stage task.

"Borussia!"

"Dortmund!"

"Borussia!"

"Dortmund!"

Live Match Report: Bellingham's cross assist led to Tang Ye's powerful shot from a tight angle, giving Dortmund a 2-1 comeback victory.

Click!

Looking down while playing football is bad for your health. Tang Ye twisted his neck and walked back to his half with Haaland.

Take a look towards the podium.

With less than 8 minutes remaining in the first half, Tang Ye gave the impromptu instructions for the next half.

"Play cautiously and take a 2-1 lead past the halfway line."

……

(End of this chapter)