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"That was a beautiful play!"

"Truly worthy of being called the magician of the East, truly worthy of the miraculous Lu!"

"Lu Xiao, this Chinese-born teenager has already scored 25 goals in his first Bundesliga season! He has a very good chance of breaking the 30-goal mark!"

"Since the merger of the East and West German football leagues in 1991, and the creation of the current Bundesliga, no player has ever scored more than 30 goals in a single season!"

"Lu Xiao has a very good chance of breaking this record!"

"The closest one to this is the 2011-2012 Golden Boot winner, Schalke 04 striker Huntelaar, who scored 29 league goals in a single season."

"But Lu Xiao scored 25 goals in just 20 rounds!"

German commentator Sauer found it increasingly terrifying!

The current Bundesliga goal record is held by legendary striker Gerd Müller with 40 goals.

But that was in the 70s, and neither world football nor the Bundesliga was mature enough.

Modern, sophisticated defensive tactics would never have allowed a striker to score so many goals in the old days.

Unless offensive tactics also develop at a rapid pace.

In addition, the football leagues in East and West Germany were still in turmoil, resulting in inconsistent quality within the leagues.

Since the creation of the new Bundesliga in the 1991-1992 season,

30 goals is an insurmountable barrier.

Even legends like Grafite and Mario Gomez only managed to win the Golden Boot with 28 goals.

Lu Xiao's current 25 goals would have been a Golden Boot in many seasons.

So this is really terrifying!

Lu Xiao has caused a sensation in German football!

1.25 goals per game

If we include the time Lu Xiao didn't play in the early stages of the league, his goal-scoring efficiency would be even more outrageous!

Even during Cristiano Ronaldo's peak, his average goal-per-game ratio never exceeded 1!

Thanks to Lu Xiao's decisive goal, Leverkusen maintained a 1-0 lead until the 68th minute.

The coaching staff was preparing to give Lu Xiao a rest, so they decided to substitute him.

A thunderous applause erupted inside the Bayer Arena!

Everyone stood up and applauded him!

Bayer Leverkusen fans are thrilled to witness their team's striker break a goal-scoring record!

Lu Xiao's goal was ultimately the only goal of the match.

Bayer Leverkusen beat Borussia Mönchengladbach 1-0, continuing to keep pace with Bayern Munich.

……

The German Cup quarter-finals will be held three days later.

Lu Xiao has just made his Bundesliga debut and will be playing in the first leg of the Champions League in four days.

He did not participate in this German Cup match, but watched the entire game from the bench.

Julian Brandt scored twice, leading his team to eliminate Kaiserslautern and advance to the German Cup semi-finals!

"Julian Brandt! It seems like he's evolved a bit since the winter break."

"Yes, he had always been Guardado's substitute and rarely got a chance to play."

When I do occasionally play, I always seem to hold onto the ball too long and tend to take more risky moves.

His speed and dribbling are very sharp, but he always seems out of place with the team and has a somewhat lazy feel.

Watching him play now, he's much more composed, and you can tell his attitude towards football has changed.

Julian Brandt's shot from the left wing in the first half gave Bayer Leverkusen the lead.

In the second half, he made several breakthroughs and created threats in the attacking third, while also playing excellent combinations with his teammates, culminating in a low shot into the net from inside the penalty area.

His outstanding performance left commentator Scholl in awe.

"It is said that Brandt often practices extra with Lu Xiao, and many fans and reporters always wait until dark to see Lu Xiao and Brandt walk out of the training base together."

"No wonder, Lue is a typical training fanatic. If Brandt can be influenced by Lue and become a more hardworking player..."

I think Leverkusen really hit the jackpot!

Not only can he carry the team single-handedly, but he can also elevate the performance of his teammates.

Kahn was also growing to appreciate Lu Xiao more and more.

After defeating Kaiserslautern 2-0,

In the German Cup semi-finals, Bayer Leverkusen will no longer face a weak team that they can easily defeat.

In the upper bracket, Bayern Munich will face Borussia Dortmund! The Champions League final is back!

In the second half of the bracket, Bayer Leverkusen vs. VfL Wolfsburg!

The Genk Derby is coming!

Lu Xiao vs. De Bruyne!

So much so that after the German Cup draw ceremony, Kevin De Bruyne sent Lu Xiao a text message.

[Lu, this time I will absolutely end you!]

Okay, I'll be waiting.

Lu Xiao knew that De Bruyne wasn't joking.

He has truly reached the level of red temperature.

When this guy is in a state of extreme anger, he'll become ruthless and reckless, and he'll definitely go berserk when the time comes.

Lu Xiao, however, hoped that De Bruyne would be at his peak.

It's more satisfying to defeat strong opponents than to crush weaker ones!

……

The formidable opponent that Lu Xiao had been waiting for had arrived.

On the plane, looking down at the fairly large city,

Ramsey couldn't help but sigh:

"Isn't Leverkusen supposed to be a small town? It looks alright."

Next to him is Spanish midfielder and captain Mikel Arteta.

Arteta casually remarked:

"This is Cologne. We still need to take a bus to get to Leverkusen."

"what?"

Ramsey was dumbfounded.

"Hey Mesut! How's Leverkusen? Any fun nightclubs?"

"Playful center forward," asked Giroud, speaking in his heavily accented French English.

Mertesacker, Podolski, and Özil, who were present, were all Germans.

Mertesacker and Özil were teammates at Werder Bremen.

Several of them have experience visiting Bayer Leverkusen.

When Giroud asked that question, they looked at each other in bewilderment.

"Sorry, the nightclubs over there probably aren't to your taste."

What fun things could a small chemical industrial town that is dependent on pharmaceutical giant Bayer have?

At most, we'll go and enjoy the surrounding natural scenery.

Forget about going to a high-energy nightclub.

Even local Bayer Leverkusen players have to drive to neighboring Cologne for fun.

Giroud was somewhat distressed after hearing Özil's explanation.

"Is this team strong? How do you think our chances of winning are?"

Ramsey steered the conversation back to a more serious topic.

Özil recalled his impressions of Leverkusen, but felt it wasn't very helpful.

"It's not a question of whether they are strong or not; it's just that they manage to stay in the upper half of the league every year."

"I played them pretty easily back then... I heard they're on fire this season."

"We should have no problem winning, right?"

Before arriving in Germany, Arsenal manager Arsène Wenger had already convened a tactical meeting with the team.

Even the details and characteristics of each player have been studied in great detail.

Ramsey simply dozed off and daydreamed during the meeting, missing out on a lot of content.

Meanwhile, head coach Arsène Wenger was also discussing the previous two days' matches with his coaching staff.

"They played quite well in the last game, but we definitely need to work on targeting Lu."

"Yes, I've always been worried that our defensive tactics weren't tight enough."

Wenger frowned.

After years without a title and years of setbacks in the Champions League, Wenger's hair is turning increasingly gray.

He is no longer the confident "professor" who stood on the sidelines in a suit.

He's now such a senile old man that he can't even figure out how to use a zipper.

If he can't win the title again in the next few years, Wenger feels that he is not far from retirement.

Looking back at the current lineup, he couldn't help but sigh.

Former prodigy Cesc Fàbregas and prodigy striker Robin van Persie have both left the sport.

Jack Wilshere, the "crown prince" of the team, is not up to the task.

This group of players can only be considered the top tier of the Premier League, not top-tier stars.

Wenger is really envious of the opponent's striker, the young Chinese-American Lu Xiao.

He is simply the perfect player Wenger has always dreamed of!

If Lu Xiao were at Arsenal, Wenger would be absolutely confident in designing tactics around him and defeating all the top European clubs!

I don't know if we can get a transfer fee next season, but we'll try to snatch him up early.

Otherwise, after another season, Lu Xiao will have gradually matured.

It's only a matter of time before the transfer fee reaches hundreds of millions.

"Hopefully, we can go further in this Champions League and earn more broadcast revenue."

In order to have money to buy good players in the future,

Wenger must lead his team into the quarterfinals and eliminate Bayer Leverkusen!