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

While Lu Xiao was focused on preparing for the Bundesliga season...

A great Eastern power thousands of miles away,

There have already been some news reports about young Chinese players making their mark in the Bundesliga.

Bayern Munich's fan forum on Baidu Tieba boasts a fan community with 270 million followers.

Many fans were still posting late at night discussing the recent match situation.

This is still the most popular period for Baidu Tieba, before communities like Dongqiudi and Hupu emerged.

Fans prefer to discuss football on Baidu Tieba.

Bayern Munich just won 4-0 away from home, and the comments section of the match post is full of celebrations and boasts.

As they chatted, they started talking about their future rivals.

Bayern Munich is about to face a grueling schedule at the start of the season.

Starting from the 6th round of the league, we need to play against all the opponents ranked 3rd to 7th in the league.

In the sixth round against Schalke 04, they just won by a large margin of 4 goals.

Round 7 against Wolfsburg;

Round 8 match against Bayer Leverkusen;

Round 9 match against Mainz...

If Bayern Munich can finish this grueling schedule with a perfect record, they will take a commanding lead in the standings, with only Borussia Dortmund as their opponent.

As a Bayern Munich fan, this season has been absolutely wonderful.

The team had just won five titles and then welcomed Guardiola, a coach who had won six titles.

Guardiola brought "Europe's most advanced" possession-based football to Bayern Munich, seemingly poised to transform the team into an invincible force.

They have the potential to become the first team to successfully defend their Champions League title since the competition's restructuring.

If they can defend their treble for two consecutive seasons and then aim for a six-time champion...

Isn't Bayern Munich a dynasty now?

It was absolutely amazing!

As a result, Bayern fans don't even take other Bundesliga teams seriously.

What kind of grueling schedule?

For other teams, it's a truly grueling schedule, because they're facing the formidable Bayern Munich!

"By the way, I saw a young Chinese player at Bayer Leverkusen; he's been performing really well lately!"

"I noticed that too; they've scored in four consecutive matches! Their goals in the German Cup were also quite impressive."

"Yeah, that's amazing. He always pulls off fancy moves when he scores, it's kind of arrogant."

"You weren't talking about anyone?"

"Lu Xiao, you don't know?"

"I've never heard of it. I only follow Bayern's matches."

"You'll meet him soon. In the round after next, we'll face Bayer Leverkusen, and Lu Xiao might get a chance to play."

"Which Chinese Super League team did he come from?"

"He's not a midfielder; he's a Belgian Chinese."

"Are you mixed race?"

"No, no, no, my parents are both Chinese, I was just born in Belgium."

"Then you're still a banana person (meaning someone who is unattractive to China)."

"He doesn't seem like a 'banana' (yellow on the outside, white on the inside)..."

However, netizens don't know much about Lu Xiao, as there are very few media outlets in China that report on her.

People only learned about Lu Xiao from commentator Zhan Jun and Sports Weekly's Weibo posts.

Or perhaps a clue can be found in the snippets of information from some football marketing accounts.

To date, no mainstream media outlet has given a comprehensive report on Lu Xiao, nor has she appeared on television.

This 16-year-old Chinese player in the Bundesliga first team failed to break into the mainstream.

If you're developing your career domestically, studying abroad from within China can easily attract attention from mainstream media.

The sudden appearance of a Chinese person overseas might cause domestic fans to be delayed in receiving news.

Just like Jeremy Lin back then.

He played in the NBA for two years but never managed to break into the top tier.

Until the Knicks went on a scoring run,

I only found out about this outstanding performance from a Chinese-American player back home.

Once the hype started and everyone was paying attention, Jeremy Lin's performance wasn't as amazing anymore.

It can only be said that Lu Xiao needs a period of stable performance, or to stand out in the competition with the big clubs, before he will attract the attention of mainstream public opinion in China.

In any case, Lu Xiao is much more well-known in Germany than in China.

German media outlets are reporting on and praising this hidden gem of a player from Bayer Leverkusen.

Where can I watch his matches?

"CCTV rarely broadcasts Leverkusen matches; you can occasionally see them on Sina Sports."

"Let's just wait and see what happens between Ren and the pharmaceutical company, we'll watch it on TV."

Indeed, CCTV5 will definitely broadcast the Bayern Munich vs. Bayer Leverkusen match live.

Lu Xiao will definitely appear on CCTV.

If he plays and performs well,

It will definitely have a greater impact domestically!

Fans on Tieba discussed it for a long time, but there was too little information about Lu Xiao, so they ultimately came to no conclusion.

Only a small number of people went to follow "Lu Xiao Bar".

These are all fierce and determined players; hopefully, Chinese players can shine in Europe.

……

Lu Xiao usually doesn't pay much attention to developments in China.

He focused all his energy on the upcoming training and matches.

Less than a week after the German Cup, in the 7th round of the Bundesliga, Bayer Leverkusen will face Hannover 96...

The locker room was suddenly blown up the day before the game.

Many players gathered in front of the roster in disbelief.

Lu Xiao had just come out of the gym and hadn't even reacted when Julian Brandt came running over excitedly like a golden retriever.

"Lu!"

"What?"

"You're on the list!!"

"Isn't it normal to be on the roster?"

Lu Xiao didn't pay attention.

He has recently earned a stable substitute position thanks to his outstanding performance.

Don't underestimate this substitute position. Lu Xiao is only 16 years old, and the fact that he has a stable chance to play already surpasses 99% of his peers.

He's not hoping for a starting position yet, since that depends on the overall fit of the lineup.

And the tactical system recently arranged by the coaching staff.

It's not like the head coach just makes a snap decision and randomly picks someone to put in the starting lineup.

There's no reason to change the starting lineup if we keep winning.

However, this time, when the team was on a winning streak, the starting lineup changed!

The team's starting left winger, Guardado, was surprisingly dropped from his position and moved to the bench.

Starting striker Son Heung-min has been repositioned, moving from the forward line to the left wing.

Then an unexpected name appeared!

Lu Shaw!

Lu Xiao actually made the starting lineup! A league starter!

No, buddy?

Sasha really dares to use people!

Lu Xiao himself was quite surprised.

"The coach must be crazy, or he wrote it wrong."

Julian Brandt donned a mask of pain.

"I was clearly the one chosen! Why did the coach pick you to start?!"

"Why!"

As a result, his accusations were immediately refuted by Lu Xiao.

"Because I'm better than you, don't believe me? Let's have a one-on-one on the court!"

"Fine, you're amazing."

Julian Brandt became quiet; he didn't want to be fooled by Lu Xiao on the training field.

It's so embarrassing how I look every time I can't get the ball.

Other teammates also offered their congratulations. Lu Xiao's hard work is evident to all, and the whole team had no objections to his starting position this time.

Except for Guardado, whose eyes were vacant.

He knew perfectly well why the coaching staff had removed him from the starting lineup.

Guardado has indeed been neglecting training lately and frequently going to bars and nightclubs, which has caused him to lose his former dominance on the field.

The attitude towards training usually seems vague and ethereal, purely about discipline.

But if you persist in training and take each movement seriously, it will have a remarkable effect in competition.

Lu Xiao saw Guardado's disappointment.

It was his own rise and Guardado's decline in form that led to him taking the starting lineup.

Lu Xiao has no psychological burden towards Guardiola.

Everyone is just competing based on their own abilities!

……

Time quickly came to the day of the competition.

Following his starting appearance in the German Cup, Lu Xiao has made another start within a week!

Bayer Leverkusen vs Hannover 96!