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

Chapter 662 Mbappe's Dominance and Dortmund's Counterattack (Bonus Chapter for Monthly Tickets!)

"Hey! Haaland!"

"Actually, this opportunity is quite good!"

"Hmm, if it were Haller, he might have had a chance. Haaland wasn't prepared..."

Haaland clutched his head in frustration after missing a header chance.

He withstood Marquinhos' pressure, but failed to control his header.

Eskeriva lowered his right hand, which he had just raised, and clenched his teeth.

He was wearing a down jacket, but sweat was dripping from his forehead.

"BVB!"

"Heja BVB!"

Dortmund, playing at home in the first leg, certainly wouldn't give up, and the fans in the stands raised their cheers to the highest level.

The players on the field were in a similar state. Tang Ye was on edge, and any movement by a teammate or opponent could attract his attention.

Have the opportunity!
Suddenly accelerating forward, Tang Ye sprinted and intercepted a pass between Paris players, immediately passing it to Sancho on the right wing.

Sancho...

Sancho temporarily evaded Verratti by pulling across the field and then passed the ball back to Piszczek before charging forward into the attacking third without the ball.

boom!
Piszczek, pass the ball through!
"Come up!"

Tang Ye gestured for Pogba to come to his position, while he himself moved towards Sancho.

Sancho was going one-on-one with Kurzawa, and Tang Ye was on the road preparing to provide support.

With the outside of his foot, Sancho pressed forward and used stepovers to gradually close the gap with Kurzawa.

Bottom!

Sancho made a move to the byline, but the move was actually faked.

Just as Kurzawa was about to close in, Sancho nutmegged him.

Pass the ball to Tang Ye!
A perfectly executed pass; Tang Ye jumped up, turned, and cut inside while keeping his first touch on the ball.

Look at the far corner!
As Kim Pengbei came up, Tang Ye reacted quickly, lifting his right foot in a fancy footwork move.

boom!
The ball rose from the ground, its target pointing directly at the upper left of the goal.

Reus receives the ball!
Take the shot!
The ball went in!
"Nice!"

Guerrero shouted it out, but the Dortmund players stopped laughing the next second.

In the shot, the linesman raises the flag in his hand.

【Offside】

That goal was offside!
"Depend on!!"

Reus promptly turned to the referee: "I came on later, how could I be offside? Damn it!"

On the field, it didn't feel like much, but from God's perspective, Reus's offside was actually quite obvious.

Dongqiudi live match report: Tang Ye's 45-degree pass found Reus, but Reus was offside and the goal was disallowed.

Standing next to Mbappe, Tang Ye glanced at the Frenchman, and Mbappe also turned to look at Tang Ye. Neither of them spoke.

"Just a little bit short," was what the two of them were thinking at that moment.

Dortmund almost scored, and Paris almost conceded a goal.

It's the 30th minute!

The score is still 0-1.

Paris Saint-Germain has yet to score a second goal, which is good news.

The bad news is that Paris Saint-Germain has already achieved 65% possession.

This situation is very bad.

Dortmund is not Manchester United; they can't use the intensity of their wing attacks to mask their possession issues like Manchester United does.

"Well, possession percentage seems to have little effect, because football is about the score, not possession percentage. But possession percentage does have a direct impact on the game, like Dortmund is doing now."

"Haaland can't get the ball up front."

“Jin Pengbei, come up here yourself. Tang Ye, go over there.”

Seize on Kimpembe's body language and get down on the ground the moment the Paris center-back tries to pass the ball.

boom!
Tang Ye fell to the ground, successfully blocking the ball.

However, no teammate was there to receive the ball when it flew out, which prevented Dortmund from regaining possession.

Kurzawa came up, got the ball that Tang Ye had intercepted, and started to advance.

Tang Ye got up from the ground and went straight over.

"Kurzawa!"

"Pass the long ball out from the backcourt!"

Kurzawa and Mbappe linked up, with Mbappe easily receiving Kurzawa's pass as he accelerated forward.

Charge forward!

Mbappe strode forward, creating an exaggerated sense of pressure from the defenders' perspective.

Eat Piszczek raw with speed!

We've entered the restricted area!

Mbappe was almost level with the last row of defenders, and just as he was about to pass the ball to Icardi in the middle, the referee blew his whistle.

"..."

Mbappe pursed his lips and helplessly shrugged.

He was offside when he received the long pass!

"Hiss... Actually, this was a great shooting opportunity."

"But Paris didn't handle it well; Kurzawa should have paused before passing the ball."

In the 38th minute of the first half, Bellingham suddenly accelerated in the middle, shoving past the defenders into the penalty area, only to fall to the ground a second before receiving the ball.

Hey!

Reus and Tang Ye immediately surrounded the referee, indicating that it was a penalty opportunity.

"His calf tripped our player."

Tang Ye pointed to the spot where Bellingham had fallen; Bellingham was still on the ground and hadn't gotten up yet.

Seeing that the referee was not going to award a penalty, Reus quickly asked to see VAR.

The referee held one hand in front of him and pressed the other against his earpiece, listening to advice from his backstage assistant.

"Look at the var."

Tang Ye urged, and more and more players gathered around. For some reason, Marquinhos and Haaland started arguing, and Tang Ye was also caught in the crossfire.

“Beep!!!!”

"Oh, the referee is going to check VAR. But looking at the field, Tang Ye and Marquinhos don't seem to be on very friendly terms..."

The referee was running quickly to the sidelines when Tang Ye pushed Marquinhos away from Haaland, saying, "Get out of here. If this isn't your fault, whose is it?"

Marquinhos walked up.

It's clear he wants to get an explanation from Tang Ye, but he's hesitant because of Tang Ye's high-profile status.

Just as Marquinhos hesitated, Mbappe came up and helped stop him. Tang Ye and the Paris defender only exchanged a few words before the conflict ended.

Just then, the referee ran in from outside the field.

“Beep!!!!”

Make a square shape with your hands.

"No penalty was awarded!"

"Hey, shouldn't this Dortmund player have some objections?"

The player who tried to explain was sent away by the referee, while Escriva was still explaining to the fourth official, trying to describe the scene where Bellingham was tripped by a defender in the penalty area.

"Beep beep beep!!!"

"Fuck you!" "Hey, what's going on?!"

“xuuuuuu!!!!!”

The referee's decision not to award a penalty immediately drew criticism from Dortmund fans in the stands.

This penalty was extremely important for Dortmund, who were trailing 0-1!

43nd minute of the first half!

With the first half about to end, Escriva returned to the bench and discussed substitutions for the second half with Matti.

“Brandt can be brought up. Actually, their main threat is on the left flank; the right flank isn't that much of a threat…”

"Eh!"

Eskreva suddenly shouted, and Mbappe suddenly accelerated on the left wing, successfully breaking away from Dortmund.

Go straight in!

Icardi made a run into the middle and reached out, and Mbappe found an opportunity to pass the ball!

Snapped!
After receiving the ball, Icardi looked to his right, feigning great hesitation.

Once the defenders' attention was diverted, Icardi suddenly kicked the ball back to Mbappe.

Mbappe!
He dribbled into the penalty area with the outside of his foot, and facing Hummels' marking, he first went down the byline and then cut inside.

Next, aim at a long distance and then fire at a close distance!
"The ball is in!"

"Pretty!"

"Mbappe's goal!"

After scoring the goal, Mbappe quickly ran out, slid to his knees to stop, and put his hands under his armpits, making his most classic celebration move.

"Ah, that would be really tough for Dortmund."

"To go into the second half trailing by two goals, especially against a team like Paris Saint-Germain..."

The director was quite cunning; when they were down by two goals, he immediately focused the camera on Tang Ye.

The Dortmund midfielder didn't look too good.

Judging from the situation on the field, Tang Ye was having a very difficult time in this match.

……

Dongqiudi Halftime Report: Mbappe explodes with a brace! Paris leads Dortmund 2-0 at halftime, Reus's goal is disallowed.

Both teams' players were walking off the field, while the two CCTV commentators chatted in the live broadcast room.

"We all say that Paris is invincible in Ligue 1 and that the players have started to retire. But actually, well, judging from the first half of today's game, Dortmund is the one who is actually 'retiring' in the league."

"You should just be more decisive. Choose either the inside cut or the bottom cut. But you always end up cutting the bottom when you should cut the inside cut, and cutting the inside cut when you should cut the bottom cut."

In the locker room, Tang Ye was talking to Bellingham about his mistakes in the first half.

"Just stick with me, and then you need to go up front and find Reus often. Their defense isn't actually that strong; if we can create a numerical advantage, we can score."

After saying that, Tang Ye leaned against the cabinet and ate the banana bite by bite, drinking a few sips of water along the way.

He was exhausted in the first half, but Dortmund failed to score. They will have to change their tactics in the second half.

"They keep pressing our forwards and attacking midfielders, so we can't create any opportunities. Stop pressing and stop just passing back. When I need to combine with you, just pass the ball decisively."

The locker room was quiet as Tang Ye went over the names of almost all the forwards.

It's not that Tang Ye wants to dominate the locker room, but Dortmund had too many problems in this match.

This is how it is when you play in the domestic league; once you play in other leagues, you're completely clueless.

Escriva was conducting his analysis, while on the other side, the PSG dressing room was more relaxed, as they were in the lead, and by more than one goal.

"Our advantage lies in the speed of our attacks down the flanks, which their full-backs can't keep up with. Since it's an advantage, we should make full use of it and not hesitate to push forward when necessary."

Paris's advantage on the flanks was too obvious, so Pochettino decided to continue attacking even when leading.

"TY must have been quite exhausted. He ran 6.6km in the first half. If he pushes himself a bit more in the second half, we should be fine."

The assistant coach administered performance-enhancing drugs to the Paris Saint-Germain players.

As they emerged from the locker room, Icardi suddenly said to Mbappe, "This match is important for us, but even more important for you."

"why?"

"Only one person has 2 million euros."

Mbappe laughed.

His performance this season has been so good that he's even considering taking down Tang Ye.

Since 2019, Tang Ye has consistently represented the upper limit of a football player's market value. In other words, Tang Ye's existence tells players in the top five European leagues that it is possible for a football player to reach this market value in the transfer market.

A €2.6 million transfer fee is possible, and that's what Mbappe needs to pursue next.

"Alright, welcome back, everyone. This is the second half of the Dortmund vs. Paris Champions League Round of 16 match. In the first half, Paris played with a clear advantage, which was a real headache for Dortmund's supporters."

"Let's see how Dortmund handles it. Hmm, it's time for a substitution. Escriva has chosen to take Reus off!"

It was a rather unusual substitution, and Escriva showcased a wave of his creativity.

With Brandt at center forward, Haaland at left center forward, and Sancho at right winger, that's the current situation in Dortmund's attacking line.

Two players, each 1.9 meters tall, were positioned at the front.

Are Dortmund going to play set pieces?
Not long after the start of the second half, Mbappe once again made a powerful run down the wing, but this time the Dortmund defenders were much calmer, using a tight defense to prevent Mbappe from making any further moves.

Mbappé is indeed fast, and his acceleration is particularly outstanding, but he doesn't have Tang Ye's exaggerated ball protection ability, so he can actually be dealt with.

Making Mbappe constantly sprint down the wing was also one of the traps Dortmund set up in the second half.

After each sprint, Mbappe must rest for a period of time to break down the lactic acid accumulated in his body.

In this situation, Mbappe won't track back to defend, so just attack Paris' left flank directly.

Pogba raised both hands, pulled and pushed the ball, and very elegantly passed it to Tang Ye in the middle, while he himself walked along the wing.

Tang Ye pulls the ball back and turns!

Icardi lunged forward, and Tang Ye paused for a moment before quickly moving towards the top of the arc.

"hurry up!"

At Escriva's prompting, Bellingham and Sancho made a cross-run in the attacking third, successfully drawing away the defenders in front of Tang Ye.

"in!"

With his right hand pointing towards the penalty area, Tang Ye suddenly slowed down, and Icardi behind him overtook him.

boom!
A low, through ball is delivered!

He charged into the penalty area from near Marquinhos's feet!

Haaland!
Haaland held off the defender and unleashed a powerful shot, giving the goalkeeper no time to react.

"TOOOOR!!!!"

"Haaaaaland!!!!!"

After making cross-cutting runs, he even came into the penalty area to try and score. It has to be said that Haaland's nose for goal is truly amazing.

"what--!!!!"

Haaland shouted angrily, but was quickly scolded by Tang Ye.

"Get the ball! Get the ball!"

"Erling!"

"We're damn backward!"

Upon hearing the sound, Haaland, who had just finished shouting, froze, then gave an awkward smile, his facial expressions changing rapidly, as if he were flipping through the "Classic of Mountains and Seas".

Hurry up and retrieve the ball from the goal.

Are they going to come back from 2-0 down to win 3-2?

Are you watching League of Legends? A draw is good enough; there's not enough time left to score two goals.

[Paris' defense, haha, it's hilarious! Their defense is really terrible, they're only holding on with their attack.]

Is Mbappe unable to run anymore? Is Paris Saint-Germain out of the game now?

……

(End of this chapter)