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

Chapter 696 Only One of Dortmund and Manchester City Will Survive

The ball went in!!!
This goal was somewhat inexplicable, because Dortmund had tried two shots without success before it came into play.

But anyway, it went in, and it was a goal scored by Reus from a corner!
Wow!!!!

"what the fuck!! oh!!"

Reus's face flushed red, and adrenaline surged into his brain in a short period of time.

At this moment, Reus's mind was completely blank, as were the other Dortmund players.

"Roar--!!!"

Haaland hugged Reus tightly.

It seems he used too much force; the impact from behind caused Reus to kneel directly on the grass.

"Eh!"

"Ha ha!"

Tang Ye arrived late, jumped up and landed: "Wowhoo!"

[Wow, they're down by two goals, Manchester City are done for!]

[They're just bad. Manchester City didn't even play as well as Manchester United against Dortmund. Is this what they call the best team in the Premier League?]

It felt like Guardiola was sleepwalking throughout the semi-finals. Come on, Guardiola, do something!

I hereby declare that Dortmund will directly advance to the Champions League final after this match!

[The swan song didn't go in, what a pity. But it's still good, I'm really happy to have eliminated Manchester City.]

Dongqiudi Live Match Report: In the 22nd minute, Tang Ye's outside-of-the-foot volley was saved, but Reus followed up and slotted the rebound into the near corner to score. (23852 comments)

Bang bang bang bang bang! ! !
Escriva clapped enthusiastically from the stands.

Neither side played as well as they did in the first leg.

but!

Dortmund had the upper hand in the chaotic battle!

"Borussia!"

"Dortmund!"

"Dortmund!"

"Wow!!!!"

Yellow and black flags were waving incessantly in the stands; Dortmund fans were going crazy.

Given the current situation, fans who regularly watch Dortmund matches should be able to guess what will happen in the second half.

If Dortmund maintains their lead in the second half, there will definitely be flares in the stands around the 7th or 80th minute.

Westfalen is sealed off!
Are you out of your mind?

"If you lose your position again, I'll substitute you. Do you understand what I mean? There can be no mistakes in marking!"

Guardiola slapped the back of his right hand against the palm of his left hand, making a "slap slap" sound.

"If you want to force us to steal, then just go up there. Why keep your distance?"

"Fuck!"

A noisy environment can certainly be exciting, especially since Manchester City is currently trailing, which makes things even worse.

The Premier League champions, who beat Manchester United to win the Premier League title.

The result is that they're going to fall on their way to the finals?
Well, this is not something Guardiola would be willing to accept.

"come on! Come on!!"

"City!" (Manchester City)

……

Five minutes passed quickly.

The stadium was still noisy, but Manchester City did manage to recover a lot of the momentum on the field.

Increase possession to 70% to prevent Dortmund from launching numerous attacks.

This is just the first step for Manchester City.

Guardiola is waiting...

Waiting for the right opportunity.

With a 1-0 lead at halftime, Dortmund players will likely relax their guard towards the end of the first half and try to maintain the 1-0 score.

This is Manchester City's chance!
Walker dribbled down the right flank, running more than 30 meters on his own, and was cursed by Dortmund fans from head to toe along the way.

Walker had been observing Tang Ye's situation.

Walker seized the opportunity when he noticed that Tang Ye had moved more than ten meters closer.

Snapped!
"Long pass, to the left flank!"

"Sterling!"

"Oh! Beautiful!"

A perfect first touch, Sterling played a through ball forward to Cancelo, who was coming up in front.

Full-backs pushing forward is a style of attack that Manchester City excels at!
"Go back! Go back! Hurry up!"

Marty was starting to panic, while Tang Ye was on his way back.

Cancelo is very fast, and his running rhythm changes frequently, giving the impression that he is in a great hurry.

Manchester City must finish their attack before Tang Ye returns!

Reaching the edge of the penalty area, Cancelo encountered Piszczek's defense and passed the ball back to Sterling.

Sterling stopped the ball and suddenly accelerated, almost knocking Pogba off balance with his start.

We've entered the restricted area!
Sterling stepped on the ball with his right foot and pulled it back, successfully passing it to De Bruyne.

Hey!

boom!
The ball is played through.

Near the left pillar, Cancelo suddenly appeared, leaning at an angle.

"Oh!!!!"

Knowing the situation was bad, Piszczek suddenly fell to the ground to block Cancelo's shot as he raised his leg to prepare for a shot from an angle of 0.

Cancelo then pulled a feint!
!!!

He passed the ball to Sterling, who was ready to receive it in the penalty area.

Snapped!
With a gentle push, Sterling easily scored.

The ball went in!
Manchester City's goal!
The score is now 1-1!
"Vamos!"

Guardiola raised his hands and sprinted onto the pitch in a suit-clad knee slide.

"Don't celebrate, don't celebrate!"

"Get the ball quickly!"

Gündoğan shouted, signaling Sterling not to run away.

"We are still lagging behind!!"

Inside the penalty area, Bürki stood on the goal line, staring at Hummels: "Wait, why didn't you block his position? He's just standing right in front of me!"

hiss……

Hummels took a deep breath.

He knew he had just committed a crime, and a fatal one at that.

"I thought Cancelo was going to attack directly."

Hummels gritted his teeth. His original plan was to head the ball away from Cancelo's shot, so he ignored Sterling for a moment.

"I'm watching Cancelo!"

"You should watch Sterling!"

Burki was completely baffled!
This is terrible!
Thump thump!
His heart was pounding, and Tang Ye was panting heavily, his hands supporting his knees.

He sprinted back to join the defense, but the opponent scored before he could get back.

What's going on?
"xuuu!!!"

"Garbage! Garbage!"

Dortmund fans in the stands expressed their dissatisfaction with Sterling.

boom!
A water bottle was thrown and hit Sterling squarely in the backside.

The Dortmund fan hit the target very accurately, though Sterling's backside also deserves some credit.

Sterling's butt is extremely big!
Sterling picked up the bottle from the ground, ready to kick it back, but was stopped by his Manchester City teammates.

There was nothing Sterling could do but shrug at the referee.

But this seemed to be useless, because many people continued to throw water bottles at Sterling and Gundogan.

Fans secretly brought water bottles in by hiding them in their shirts. As more and more people did this, the referees couldn't stop them.

"Calm down, let's just forget about it!"

The referee advised.

This is Westfalenstadion, after all; it's impossible for Manchester City players to avoid being attacked after scoring a goal.

"..."

Dongqiudi Halftime Report: Tang Ye's outside-of-the-foot volley was saved, Sterling scored in the penalty area, the first half ended in a 1-1 draw, and Dortmund led 3-2 on aggregate.

During halftime, Dortmund players were generally somewhat disappointed.

A quick calculation shows that Dortmund currently has 2 away goals, while Manchester City has 1.

"If they score one more goal, it will be a tie."

Tang Ye gripped the muscles in his neck tightly, trying to clear his head. In his view, he hadn't given Dortmund adequate warnings when their defense faltered.

In fact, Manchester City cleverly avoided Tang Ye in at least one-third of their attacks.

In other words, even if Tang Ye knew what to do, he couldn't quickly communicate his thoughts to his teammates.

“Our advantage is gradually diminishing because they keep attacking down the flanks, forcing us to run back and forth between the two flanks.”

"Well, there's no other way. The best option for us is to exert pressure from above!"

Marty shared his thoughts.

Since they can't deal with Manchester City's attacks down the flanks, Dortmund has no choice but to play more boldly and take possession away from Manchester City!
If Manchester City lose possession of the ball, they will inevitably be unable to launch an attack.

However, there is a problem with this approach.

Manchester City is a possession-based team.

So how can we take possession of the ball from Manchester City?

"Alright, welcome back, everyone!"

"The second half has begun!"

"..."

"Wow, Dortmund played a bit more aggressively in the second half!"

"This is something many fans didn't expect!"

"Stones, bring the ball up yourself, Haaland, go and challenge him!"

Haaland pressed forward, and Tang Ye immediately ran towards Diaz, preparing for a coordinated press.

Stones passes to Diaz!

Have the opportunity!
Just as Diaz was about to pass the ball, Tang Ye accelerated and fell to the ground.

"Oh! What a pity!"

"This is exactly what we were saying earlier, Dortmund's attacking line played very aggressively today!"

"Yes, that's because Dortmund's defense is relatively weak. Strictly speaking, Dortmund's defense is not at the level of the Champions League semi-finals, so the forwards have to make some sacrifices."

Tang Ye stood up from the ground, looking helpless.

High pressing doesn't seem to work very well for Manchester City, who are known for their passing prowess...

Time quickly moved to the 72nd minute of the second half, and the score was still 1-1.

It was at this moment that both Manchester City and Dortmund made their substitutions.

"Come!"

Brandt, who came on as a substitute, handed Tang Ye a small note.

Upon opening it, it was clearly Marty's handwriting, with the word "defense" written in English.

Looking up, Tang Ye glanced in the direction of Matti on the substitute bench, and saw that the Dortmund assistant coach was also looking at him.

Clearly, Matti also felt that they couldn't continue playing like this.

Giving a thumbs-up to the bench, Tang Ye pulled down his shorts and slipped the note inside, tucking it between his underwear and shorts.

Clap clap clap!

The applause came from Guardiola, and the Manchester City manager raised his hands to signal his players to cheer up.

With about 20 minutes left, this will be Manchester City's last chance.

[Keep it up!]

Holy crap, Manchester City suddenly went on a tear in the second half, guys. I have a feeling something's going to happen.

Hang in there, Dortmund!

Could we ask Escriva to jump down from the stands and give him some direction? Matti's skills aren't up to par.

"..."

Gondoan!
After getting the ball, Gundogan suddenly accelerated and sprinted away.

The speed wasn't fast, and Gundogan himself didn't run for long before passing the ball to Mahrez when the opportunity arose.

Wow!!!

Mahrez gets to the byline!

"Put it on, put it on!"

Tang Ye shouted.

Just as Brandt was preparing to mark Mahrez closely, the Manchester City striker delivered a through ball forward.

It was a curved shot; the ball bounced off the grass and rolled from the right flank towards the center.

De Bruyne rushed up and got the ball.

There's a story behind this play!
Guardiola tensed up, but held back from saying anything.

De Bruyne is moving towards the top of the penalty area!
Foden made a diagonal run from the left, passing in front of De Bruyne, and finally entered the penalty area.

Snapped!
De Bruyne played a through ball, and Foden shielded the ball with his back to goal.

As Foden shielded the ball with his back to goal, De Bruyne began his forward run.

Foden!

Choose to pass back to B seat first!
Bernardo Silva took possession of the ball, dribbled around the edge of the Dortmund penalty area for a while with small, rhythmic steps, and then suddenly launched a long pass.

Snapped!
The ball was shot towards the right byline, and Mahrez arrived just in time.

Before the ball goes out of bounds!

Mahrez lifted his right leg and delivered a cross with a "snap".

Foden chests the ball down and passes it diagonally to Bernardo Silva!
Bernardo Silva's name is now linked with Phil Jackson!
"what!"

Foden cried out and fell to the ground.

But before falling to the ground, Foden passed the ball back to Bernardo Silva on the edge of the penalty area.

Despite having a favorable offensive situation, the referee did not rush to blow the whistle.

Bernardo Silva gently pushed the ball with his foot, and Foden, lying on the ground with his buttocks raised, had the ball roll under his body.

By the time Bürki noticed the ball coming and tried to hit it, it was too late.

The ball went in!!!
"Oh!!!"

A scream rang out, followed by a sudden silence in Westphalia.

"what!!!"

Bernardo Silva ran out and hugged De Bruyne, followed by Foden, who had just gotten up from the grass.

On the big screen, Foden took a running start and jumped onto Bernardo Silva.

Despite his slender frame, the Manchester City youngster carried Bernardo Silva for over ten meters before they finally reached the advertising boards together.

Foden stood on the advertising boards at the stadium, arms outstretched to the sides.

Wow!!!

The away stands were filled with the sounds of Manchester City fans, and blue flags were waving.

"Oh, in that case..."

"Manchester City players' ability to create chances is truly remarkable."

"This means Manchester City completed a 2-1 comeback victory against Dortmund away from home. If this score continues, it will go to extra time, because Dortmund also led 2-1 away from home in the first leg."

"Hmm...it depends on how Dortmund plans to handle it."

The camera panned to Eskrima in the stands; the Dortmund coach sat in his seat with no expression whatsoever.

Oh, by the way, he's not the head coach for today's game.

The camera then focuses on Marty, who is sitting on the bench covering his face.

Stop covering your face, Marty! What are you planning to do?
If Dortmund wants to go to extra time or penalties, they should play defensively.

If Dortmund wants to end the game quickly, they should attack!
To be honest, Marty doesn't know what to do either, as this is his first time serving as the coach in such a crucial match.

Tang Ye put his hands on his hips and exchanged a puzzled look with Royce beside him: "What do you mean?"

"It's up to you."

Reus didn't look well.

He had a vague feeling that things were going in a bad direction, a direction that the Dortmund players could not accept.

"..."

Tang Ye glanced at Pogba, then at Haaland.

The Dortmund players were all surrounding him, clearly unsure of what to do next.

Despite trailing by two goals at home, Manchester City's form is gradually improving.

Glancing towards the bench to make sure Matty wasn't moving, Tang Ye covered his mouth with both hands and took a deep breath.

"We'll play defensively and try to force a penalty."

"you sure?"

Reus looked Tang Ye in the eyes: "Can you play for 120 minutes?"

"That's definitely no problem. I haven't been running much today. It's up to you guys."

Tang Ye shook his hand.

If things continue like this, they will definitely lose in open play. Dortmund's only chance of winning is through penalties.

……

"Beep, beep beep!!!"

Dongqiudi Live Match Report: A Blue Moon Miracle? Manchester City came from behind to defeat Dortmund 2-1 away from home, bringing the aggregate score to 3-3 and sending the game into extra time.

(End of this chapter)