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

"You've arrived in France?"

"Yeah, look, does it look familiar?"

"Saint Denis! Oh my god, you actually came."

"Of course, we agreed to watch your match live."

"But... I've been preparing for the finals these past few days, I'm afraid..."

"I know, just focus on the competition, and we'll celebrate together when you win."

"You really believe I can win the championship?"

"When have you ever not believed me?"

After hanging up the phone, Lu Xiao felt a warm feeling well up inside her.

I don't know why, but whenever Chloe comes to watch my match, I never panic no matter what happens.

They were thrashed 4-0 by Real Madrid in the Champions League final.

Knowing that Chloe was watching, even though she wasn't there, Lu Xiao felt that Chloe was always with her.

From an unknown youth academy student during his time at Bayer Leverkusen to now being a world-class player.

Only she has remained unchanged.

After all, she was his first fan and the most important person to him.

"Lu, you're on the phone with your girlfriend again. Look at the way you're laughing."

"I've already said, she's not my girlfriend."

"Yes, yes, yes."

De Bruyne knew from Leverkusen that there was a girl who was very close to Lu Xiao.

He almost thought countless times that Lu Xiao was about to find a partner, but she still hasn't actually been in a relationship.

Fortunately, De Bruyne isn't the type to make a big fuss.

Otherwise, I would love to become a cunning strategist and help Lu Xiao find a partner.

"The final is more important. Are you confident against Ronaldo?"

"Hilarious!"

De Bruyne blurted out Lu Xiao's Chinese catchphrase.

"You've beaten Ronaldo so many times, why are you worried about this time?"

"After all, we didn't have a good time in the group stage, and our defense had a lot of problems... Besides, Portugal has been very lucky in this tournament."

"really."

De Bruyne nodded.

Lu Xiao is absolutely right; the Belgian team has both very obvious strengths and weaknesses.

During the European Championship, countless football media outlets analyzed the Belgian team to death. Many even offered suggestions for the Portuguese team, devising various feasible tactics to neutralize Lu Xiao, break up the front three, and attack weak areas in both attack and defense.

Belgium's 4-3 comeback victory over France may not actually make them a champion.

On the other hand, Portugal is definitely the team with the best chance of winning the championship.

Having experienced so many international competitions, fans and media have long known what it means to be a champion in a major tournament.

A team that dominated the group stage, winning every match by a large margin, a team that shocked the world by crushing strong opponents...

Is he the champion?

it's not true.

Up until 2016, many of the champions in major competitions followed almost the same pattern.

The group stage was uneventful and unremarkable.

The knockout stage is extremely cost-effective, with only one goal scored per game, no more, and the odds seem even against any opponent.

They played steadily and methodically until the very end, then eliminated the "top favorite" in the crucial battle.

They secretly laugh last and become the real winners.

Lu Xiao, who had seen the original timeline, knew very well that...

This is exactly the kind of script Portugal is following.

Who could believe that a team that barely made it out of the group stage as the third-placed team could actually make it to the final and win the championship?

In the original timeline, Ronaldo was even sacrificed to watch his teammates win the championship from the stands.

Cristiano Ronaldo is currently in good health, has no accumulated red or yellow cards, and is able to appear in the starting lineup.

Good news, Lu Xiao is Cristiano Ronaldo's nemesis.

The bad news is that Ronaldo can bring more variables to the game.

"Forget it, there's no point in thinking about it so much. Just do it!"

This has always been Lu Xiao's football philosophy.

Forget about all that, let's see who's the best on the field!

……

Euro 2016 final day.

Fans around the world have been waiting for this for a long time, counting down the days since a week before the game.

"I told you to go to the site, go to the site, but you insisted on making this little bit of money."

"What will happen to all the international students who want to watch the game if we leave?"

In Munich, the Chinese restaurant run by Lu Xiao's family has already set up a television.

Like the bars of all sizes in Germany, the Chinese restaurants were packed with people.

The crowd consisted almost entirely of Asian faces with black hair and yellow skin, with a few white fans occasionally mixed in.

Logically speaking, Chinese restaurants are not places to watch sports games.

But whenever there's a major match, Munich's bars are already packed with people and you can't get in.

Mr. and Mrs. Lu Yongping also liked to watch live television in the restaurant.

Over time, this place became a popular spot for international students to watch the games.

Everyone cheered for Lu Xiao earnestly, and the atmosphere during the competition was quite good.

On the day of the Champions League final,

Lu Yongping and his wife went to Milan to watch the game live.

The international students were still expressing their regret in the WeChat group.

I was unable to witness Lu Xiao's triumphant moment of becoming a three-time champion with everyone.

Therefore, Zhao Ping is very soft-hearted.

The first thing she did upon returning to Munich was to announce it in the group chat.

On the day of the European Championship final, we will be giving away a draft beer and inviting everyone to cheer for Lu Xiao.

The event received an enthusiastic response.

So much so that the restaurant was already packed with people three hours before the match.

The draft beer that was delivered was all drunk ahead of schedule.

This actually boosted beer sales.

Lu Yongping kept complaining that his wife was a "sales genius," which made Zhao Ping roll her eyes at him.

As the final match drew near, the lively chatter gradually quieted down.

Everyone was holding a mug of draft beer, their eyes glued to the football program on TV.

Several familiar guests, including Scholl and Kahn, sat together chatting about football, waiting with countless fans for the start of this important final.

Meanwhile, the same scene unfolded in countless families, dormitories, food stalls, and bars far away at Tokyo University.

No one has kept track of how many people watched today's final match.

But on the evening of July 9, 2016, at around 7 p.m.

For the first time ever, CCTV1's evening news program previewed a European Championship final match:

"Now for a breaking sports news report. The final of the 2016 UEFA European Championship will take place at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, France, early tomorrow morning Beijing time."

The final will be between Belgium and Portugal. Of particular note is the starting lineup of Lu Xiao, a key player for Belgium. Lu Xiao is the first Chinese player to appear in a European Championship final and currently holds the all-time European Championship goalscoring record with 11 goals. His performance is highly anticipated by Chinese fans worldwide.

The match will take place at 3:00 AM Beijing time on July 10th. CCTV-1 and CCTV-6 will broadcast the entire final live. Please stay tuned and witness Lu Xiao's historic moment. We wish Lu Xiao, the Chinese player, the best of luck!

Even CCTV has stopped pretending.

It was clearly a match between two foreign teams, and the European Cup had absolutely nothing to do with Tokyo University.

CCTV is not neutral at all today; it is clearly siding with Lu Xiao.

With Lu Xiao's addition, the 2016 European Championship was expected to have an influence and popularity comparable to, or even surpass, previous World Cups.

The hype surrounding the final day even surpassed that of the 2014 World Cup final!

According to relevant media predictions, CCTV's viewership rating has a chance to exceed 5.59% in 2014, and its total viewership share is expected to surpass 71.86% that year, approaching 75% or more!

The live broadcast at 3 a.m. is expected to attract over 100 million viewers on television, and the online live broadcast is also expected to exceed 100 million!

Although there may not seem to be many people, almost everyone who can watch TV or stay up all night to watch the game is here.

The whole nation stayed up in the middle of the night to support Lu Xiao!

During the pre-match program of "Euro Cup Night," host Shao Shengyi was flustered, having never seen such a large scene before.

With the experienced Zhang Bin by his side, the situation could be kept under control.

Chinese football legends such as Fan Zhiyi, Sun Jihai, and Zheng Zhi joined the host in predicting the outcome of this European Championship match.

"I think Lu is the champion. Let's make it 2-1 and he'll win the championship."

General Fan's Shanghai-accented Mandarin was full of imposing presence.

Sun Jihai frowned, still somewhat worried for Lu Xiao:

"I don't think this final will be easy. Portugal has a stronger overall team cohesion, and they've been really lucky."

Sun Jihai did indeed play as a regular starter in the English Premier League.

He knew very well that in such a major competition, discussing the lineup was meaningless when the lineups were so close.

It's more about the mindset of both sides, their level of preparation, and... luck.

That's right, Portugal was clearly the luckier team.

If Belgium didn't have Lu Xiao's blood, they would have been eliminated long ago.

Lukaku has taken more than 20 shots in 6 games but has not scored a single goal!

That's really outrageous.

Finally, the microphone was given to Zheng Zhi. Zheng Zhi didn't say much during the program; he just thought about it seriously.

"I hope Lu Xiao can win the championship; I believe in him. I won't predict the score..."

Just then, Zhang Bin, a chubby man wearing glasses, chimed in:

"That's right, the ball is round, anything can happen. Let's hand the signal over to the stadium!"

Let's witness the performance of the first Chinese player in an international tournament final!