The path to becoming a football legend began with being ousted from Carrington by Manchester United.

Barcelona also sent their captain to take the penalty first. Xavi has the highest penalty conversion rate in the Barcelona team, so it is very reasonable for him to try to get off to a winning start.

Xavi perfectly demonstrated what it means for someone to remain calm under pressure. He used a feint to fool Manchester City goalkeeper Joe Hart and steadily pushed the ball into the bottom left corner of the goal.

Both sides hit the target in the first round.

In the second round, Balotelli took the penalty spot for Manchester City. Before heading to the penalty spot, he ran up to Lin Yi and the two of them did a funny hand gesture dance that is very common in the NBA.

This was a set of exclusive moves that Aguero and Balotelli insisted on designing exclusively for each of them, after Lin Yi, Pogba, and Lingard showed off in front of the players from both teams during their last match against Manchester United.

Moreover, simple moves weren't acceptable. Ah Kun and Balotelli kept pestering Lin Yi until he designed moves that were far more complex and dazzling than those of Pogba and Lingard. Only then were they satisfied and let Lin Yi go.

Aside from playing around during training, I haven't had many opportunities to perform in public before. I never imagined that my first appearance in front of the world would be on such an important occasion.

In the locker room, Aguero pouted, looking like a wronged woman who had been abandoned. "We agreed to live a good life together as a trio, how come you two are playing around on your own?"

After finishing all that, Balotelli walked to the penalty spot with a satisfied expression.

Unlike Lin Yi, Balotelli wasn't so arrogant. He carefully adjusted the position of the football, picking it up and rearranging it several times until he was satisfied.

But he was exactly the same as Lin Yi in one respect: he didn't back down either, but stood straight in front of the ball.

As the whistle blew, Balotelli swung his leg from the spot and unleashed a powerful shot.

This time, Valdes reacted. Although he guessed the right direction, Valdes' penalty kick was fast and powerful, and the ball flew into the top corner of the goal, ignoring his hands.

Aguero, waiting alone, was in tears. He, Lin Yi, and Balotelli often had penalty shootouts after training. The loser was responsible for carrying the bags and shining the shoes of the other two. The most important rule was that no running start was allowed.

Now, the two brothers are breaking through Barcelona's goal one after another in the same way they usually play, while he can only watch from the sidelines in the locker room.

If the curse had worked, referee Brych would most likely have exploded on the spot by now.

After taking the penalty, Balotelli walked back and seemed to be still not satisfied. He jumped in front of Lin Yi and performed the special hand gesture that Lin Yi and Aguero used to make, in remembrance of Aguero who was sent off with a red card.

When Aguero saw this, he cried even louder, tears streaming down his face like a broken string of pearls, unstoppable.

The Barcelona players and their coach Guardiola were dumbfounded. "Are you two kidding me? This is a penalty shootout, can't you be serious?"

Is this the kind of brainless idiots that Manchester City relies on to win? What kind of combination is this? A brainless guy and a grumpy guy?

Guardiola really wanted to find a dentist right then and there, grind Lin Yi and Balotelli to dust with a drill, brush his teeth carefully, and then vomit them both into the toilet.

Fabregas, the second Barcelona player to take the penalty, stared blankly at the Manchester City duo's performance, even forgetting to take the penalty.

If Harvey hadn't given him a push from behind, Fabregas could have watched them play until dawn.

God punishes those who lack focus. Fabregas continued his slump in regulation time, and his weak half-high ball was easily caught by Joe Hart.

Assistant coach Kusilas shouted excitedly from the sidelines, "I coached him! I coached him! I just coached Joe Hart, and I've also shed blood and rendered meritorious service to the Party and the State!"

After two rounds, Manchester City took a 2-1 lead in the penalty shootout.

David Silva, who was about to take the field in the third round, looked at Xavi, Iniesta and Busquets in turn before setting off, his gaze cold and his expression serious.

But when his gaze finally settled on Lin Yi and Balotelli, who were standing together with their arms around each other and smiling, the ice on his face melted, and he couldn't help but break into a bright smile.

With a smile on his face, Silva easily fooled Valdes and scored in one fell swoop.

Back in the queue, Silva stood on the other side of Lin Yi, further away from the Barcelona players, and like Balotelli, crossed his arms and leaned on Lin Yi's shoulder, smiling as he watched Iniesta walk out of the crowd.

Aguero screamed at the top of his lungs in the locker room, "David! That's my fucking spot! Mine!"

Iniesta, who came on next, held his nerve and converted the penalty, preventing Manchester City from extending their lead.

Kolarov, who was the fourth to take the penalty kick, has had a very inconsistent number of appearances this season and has basically lost his place. He really didn't expect Lin Yi to let him replace Yaya Touré, a senior player in the team, to take the penalty kick.

With gratitude for this trust, Kolarov took a deep breath, ran up steadily, and calmly shot, accurately sending the ball into the top corner.

The fourth player to enter the game for Barcelona was Chilean striker Sanchez, who came on as a substitute for Pedro. As a non-starting player, the pressure he faced was vastly different from that of Kolarov.

If Sanchez misses his penalty, the game will end immediately.

Barcelona will be eliminated, and their star player, Messi, who is ranked fifth, won't even get a chance to play.

Under this pressure, Sanchez, who was overly focused on power and angle, kicked the ball directly into the stands.

The referee then blew three long whistles to signal the end of the match. Manchester City won the penalty shootout 4-2 in front of 100,000 home fans at Camp Nou, keeping defending champions Barcelona out of the quarterfinals.

The entire Camp Nou was silent. Unlike the protagonist of the current series of crimes, the Barcelona fans did not struggle or resist; all they felt was disbelief.

The Barcelona players, even more devastated than the fans, collapsed onto the pitch, marking their first defeat at Camp Nou in nearly a season.

The once-invincible "Dream Team" Barcelona was eliminated by the relatively unknown Manchester City.

Football poet He Wei began his heartfelt recitation: "Let us congratulate Lin Yi; he deserves this hard-won victory."

"Faced with a deficit in the aggregate score and playing with one less player, Lin Yi almost single-handedly carried Manchester City, a ship about to sink, through the storm."

"In regular time, he helped Manchester City stay alive with two goals and one assist."

"In extra time, he relentlessly battled the football genius named Messi, forcing the world's number one player to bow his noble head before the wall of sighs he had built."

"In the penalty shootout, he was once again the first warrior to step onto the penalty line, and with a clean and decisive shot, he opened the door for the team to the quarterfinals."

"How fortunate we are to be born in this era, an era in which we can witness our own Chinese superstars shining like meteors on the Champions League stage."

"Lin Yi lit up the night skies of Barcelona and Manchester tonight, and ignited countless hearts that beat for football. This victory deserves our cheers all night long!"

Instead of giving a long speech, Zhan Jun asked the fans, "Fans, do you enjoy watching Lin Yi like this? What score would you give him?"