Soccer: Maxed-out ball control, the skill is too overpowered.

Lu Xiao's professional career

They learned to lie low, to strive hard when starting out, to patiently wait for opportunities, and to find weaknesses in adversity and strike back.

Lu Xiao has gradually grown from a youth player into a promising young star with some fame, and a strong contender for the 2014 Golden Boy award.

A future superstar to rival Messi and Ronaldo!

However, there is one last lesson on the road to becoming a superstar.

"How to face failure squarely, how to get up from failure and keep going."

This is the most painful lesson, yet it is a lesson that many star players have to learn on their road to the top.

Lu Xiao opened his eyes and looked at the ceiling; the sky outside was just beginning to lighten.

I don't know how long I've been lying in bed.

The alarm clock had barely gone off when it finally rang.

I picked up my phone and saw it was exactly 7 a.m.

Lu Xiao jumped out of bed, just like he had done every day for the past ten years: getting up, washing up, changing into his workout clothes, and carrying his gym bag.

He arrived at the garage and looked at his two cars: an Aston Martin and a Mercedes-AMG GT.

"Who should I favor today?"

It's been a while since I drove a Mercedes-AMG, so I decided to treat myself to one.

I started the engine, feeling the restless energy of the sports car, and stepped on the gas to drive out of the underground parking garage.

Accompanied by the energetic drumbeats of AC/DC,

Lu Xiao drove his sports car stylishly and gracefully into the parking space of the Bayer Leverkusen club.

Of course, from the teammates' perspective,

Lu Xiao parked very carefully, slowly turning the steering wheel two or three times before finally straightening the car.

Julian Brandt didn't know why, he just stood there, staring blankly as Lu Xiao stopped the car and turned off the engine.

"Julian? Why don't you go in?"

Lu Xiao was a little puzzled.

Julian Brandt was always the first one to rush to the cafeteria.

He does everything with a whirlwind of energy and enthusiasm.

Standing there in a daze like someone with dementia today is not his style.

"I...I don't know. Let's go together after you park the car."

"Get out of here, that's disgusting."

"Even you think I'm bad at this?"

"this……"

Lu Xiao was just joking; the grown men had been waiting for a while and were getting a little impatient.

However, judging from Julian Brandt's disappointed expression,

He seems to be in a really bad mood today.

Arriving at the cafeteria,

Other teammates also arrived at the base one after another.

They all looked rather listless.

They would have already started making lewd jokes and getting the party started long ago.

The cafeteria felt rather deserted today, and the temperature had dropped several degrees.

A group of people sitting at a dining table, each eating breakfast in silence.

If you didn't know better, you'd think you were in some island nation.

"Brothers?"

It wasn't until Lu Xiao spoke that everyone looked up at him.

"Is nobody chatting?"

"Yeah, guys, think about it, we've actually been quite successful."

Captain Rolfes realized Lu Xiao's intention and felt it was necessary to liven up the atmosphere again.

After all, besides the Champions League, there's also the league title to compete for.

This gloomy atmosphere isn't good.

"Yes! We also have the Bundesliga title!"

"No matter what, this season has made history."

"Yes! We've already done a great job!"

Everyone tacitly agreed to do their best to bring out their positive side, and the atmosphere became lively again.

However, Lu Xiao saw it very clearly.

The lingering regret in everyone's eyes will still take a long time to heal.

That's right.

Bayer Leverkusen lost their Champions League match yesterday.

Toprak fouled Casemiro in the penalty area during stoppage time.

Referee Howard Webb promptly blew his whistle and awarded the death penalty.

Red card + penalty kick combo.

The moment Cristiano Ronaldo scored the penalty, Lu Xiao and the Bayer Leverkusen players were all in a daze.

He couldn't quite remember how the match ended.

Everyone walked towards the locker room in a daze, leaving the Real Madrid players on the field to weep with joy.

They celebrated wildly, as if they had won a championship.

Beating a team like Bayer Leverkusen

Real Madrid played like they had defeated giants like Barcelona, ​​Bayern Munich, and Chelsea.

Lu Xiao didn't even have time to look at yesterday's news.

He didn't know how the outside world would judge them.

Whether it's praise or criticism, Leverkusen lost, and that's that.

The club had originally planned to give everyone a day off today.

Bayer Leverkusen players collectively stated that they did not need a day off, the day after the big match.

All personnel are training as scheduled!

During the training session, head coach Sasha Lewandowski and Hyypiä were marveling at the performance from the sidelines.

"Don't you think they've grown a lot after this failure?"

"Yeah, before, only Lu was the most hardworking kid; everyone else was just going through the motions... Now they're training seriously? Where were they before!"

"It's alright, it's not too late to train seriously now."

Hypia was quite pleased.

"Ah, what a pity..."

Sasha Lewandowski's eyes were bloodshot, clearly indicating he hadn't slept all night.

"We've done our best, haven't we?"

"That's right. Now that things have come to this, there's no reason for us to lose the Bundesliga title."

Sasha clenched his fists, his bones cracking.

……

It was already evening when the training ended.

Lu Xiao finally relaxed his muscles in the cold water pool, and out of sheer boredom, he picked up his phone and checked the comments on social media.

On Twitter, the topic of yesterday's thrilling Champions League match is generating a lot of buzz.

Real Madrid narrowly win

#Bayer Leverkusen died standing up

#Champions League semi-final penalty controversy

#16-year-old Chinese-Canadian prodigy is amazing!

Numerous terms trended on Twitter.

"Bayer Leverkusen may have lost, but they deserve our respect! They once put the mighty Real Madrid in dire straits!"

Lu Xiao's brace, two solo runs into the enemy lines to score goals, makes him a true football superhero!

Anyone who watched yesterday's game would probably have no doubt about the strength of this Leverkusen team, and no one would doubt Lu Xiao's future achievements.

They died standing, and they were equally deserving of this Champions League final ticket!

Unfortunately, only one winner can emerge from the competition.

Real Madrid can only be said to have been lucky in the end.

Was Casemiro's breakthrough a foul, and did it warrant a penalty and a red card?

The controversy continues on the internet, but unfortunately, the final decision rests with the referee on the spot.

Some are calling for the introduction of VAR (Video Arbitration Review) technology for video adjudication...

Regardless, Real Madrid secured a dramatic victory with this penalty kick, successfully advancing to the 2013-2014 Champions League final against Atletico Madrid.

Following last season's Bundesliga final between the two giants,

It's another year that the same league, and even teams from the same city, have made it to the final to compete for the ultimate Champions League title.

Real Madrid also paid a heavy price to defeat Bayer Leverkusen.

Key midfielders Xabi Alonso and Luka Modric were unable to qualify for the Champions League final due to accumulated yellow cards from the second leg of the semi-final, thus missing out on the final.

Real Madrid's key attacking midfielder, Di Maria, suffered a muscle strain during a challenge and was subsequently ruled out for six weeks by the team's medical staff, meaning he will unfortunately miss the final.

Meanwhile, right-back Carvajal and center-back Ramos both have muscle strains, and it is currently unknown whether they will be able to participate in the final.

Who would have thought that a two-legged tie against Bayer Leverkusen would push title favorites Real Madrid to this point?

Bayer Leverkusen, as the biggest dark horse in this year's Champions League, has given the world too many surprises and deserves everyone's respect!

Especially Lu Xiao, who was like this in his first season.

It remains to be seen whether he can hit the rookie wall in his second year of his career and become a world-renowned superstar!

Of course, we hope that Leverkusen can shake off the shadow of this defeat as soon as possible and do their best in the last two Bundesliga matches.

With a one-point advantage, they have a chance to end their club's embarrassing record of never winning a title and successfully lift the club's first championship trophy!

Come on, Bayer Leverkusen!

Former Dortmund legend and German national team legend Lothar Matthäus's column highly praised Bayer Leverkusen's performance.

Seeing this, Lu Xiao's regret dissipated considerably.

Yes!

There's another champion waiting for us!

Now is not the time to be discouraged!