Football: Starting with the Crescent Moon Slash

"Hey, I said... how about we have a free-kick match?"

The speaker was none other than Marcelo, the team's darling.

No one has responded to his suggestion yet, since the team has many free-kick masters and they haven't deliberately tried to compete against each other.

"Okay, let's treat it as a game after training," Modric, the ever-friendly guy, was the first to agree.

With his encouragement, more people participated in this free-kick skill competition.

Apart from the ever-aloof Bale and Benzema, who considers himself not very good at free kicks.

Of course, some players who knew their footwork was not good did not participate in this competition.

Although they can't participate in the competition, they definitely want to see the excitement.

The final participants are Cristiano Ronaldo, Modric, Kroos, Casemiro, Marcelo, James Rodriguez, Isco, Kovacic, and Jiang Yan.

Although it was just an ordinary free-kick match, it was also a good opportunity to showcase my footwork and to communicate and learn from my new teammates.

Modric and Casemiro stood on either side of Jiang Yan.

"Jiang, I was really impressed by your two free kicks. You'd better show us how they're good now."

Although these players are all skilled at free kicks, they managed to score against Barcelona twice with free kicks.

Honestly, their chances of success were less than 10%, yet this young man from the East actually did it, even on his very first appearance.

Marcelo's initial intention for this match was twofold: firstly, to help Jiang Yan integrate into the team as quickly as possible, and secondly, to see that beautiful crescent moon kick again.

Navas was in goal, and the players who weren't playing spontaneously formed a human wall.

Several players took free kicks from the edge of the penalty area, 15 meters outside the penalty area, and 30 meters outside the penalty area. If they all scored, the winner would be the one who got closest to the ten-point mark.

Benitez will serve as the referee.

Jiang Yan received the ball and placed it at the edge of the penalty area.

Take two steps back and take a deep breath.

Seizing the opportunity, he took a run-up and shot in one smooth motion!

The ball flew over the wall of players with an uncanny arc and into the net, beyond Navas' reach.

Ten points!

The Real Madrid players were full of praise when they saw his curling shot.

And from that angle, the players behind him all scored the free kicks, most of them from ten-point angles.

Next up is a free kick from 15 meters outside the penalty area.

Marcelo and Kovacic's free kicks were blocked by the wall.

J. Rodriguez and Casemiro's free kicks were easily caught by Navas.

After four players were eliminated, the match finally came to its climax: a free kick 30 meters outside the penalty area.

This is when the players' footwork is truly put to the test.

Isco takes the first penalty.

He let out a long breath and looked up to confirm the positions of the wall of men and the goalkeeper.

He then took a running start, his lower leg suddenly exerted force, and the ball flew out like a cannonball.

With a thud, the ball struck the crossbar above the goal.

Isco missed the penalty.

He seemed somewhat annoyed, as if he was not satisfied with his performance just now.

Not only him, but even Ronaldo's free kicks, though at a very tricky angle, were still saved by Navas with all his might.

"It's up to you, Jiang!" Ronaldo had a lot of confidence in his younger brother, "After all, he's the guy who took my free kick."

Jiang Yan smiled, surprised that Ronaldo still remembered what happened on the field.

Kroos and Modric both possess excellent footwork, even managing to score from a free kick 30 meters outside the penalty area.

The angle was just a little off.

Finally, it was Jiang Yan's turn to take the free kick.

Although Jiang Yan is indeed skilled at free kicks, Real Madrid players still don't think he can score from such a long distance.

After all, even the two elders of the team barely managed to put the ball into the net.

"Hey, Bell, wanna make a bet?"

Benzema nudged Bale beside him.

"Not interested."

Bale remained aloof and seemed somewhat unsociable.

Benzema sighed. "I was thinking of betting with you on whether this kid could score..."

"I bet he can get in."

Benzema paused for a moment, then grinned mischievously, "You little rascal, aren't you pretty savvy? I bet he can't score, and the loser treats the whole team to dinner. I recently discovered a super expensive Spanish restaurant; their paella is absolutely amazing!"

"Thank you for treating the whole team to dinner."

Benzema hadn't even realized what was happening and was about to tease Bale when he found the entire stadium inexplicably silent.

I turned my head and took a look.

The ball had already appeared in the net without him noticing.

"What? How did he do that? Is this kid really a genius?"

Jiang Yan's free kick went straight into the top corner of the goal. In Navas's eyes, the ball should have gone out of bounds, but that damned ball suddenly spun violently as it approached the goal.

It actually managed to crawl into the net right under his nose.

Upon witnessing this scene, the Real Madrid players rubbed their eyes in disbelief.

They all thought they had misread it.

The ball can be seen inside the goal.

All I can do is sigh faintly.

"Talent can be really, damn scary sometimes."

When other Real Madrid players asked for advice, Jiang Yan shared his tips on taking free kicks with them.

"This thing...it's really all about feeling."

In the subsequent matches.

Jiang Yan's free-kick accuracy is guaranteed to be 90%.

Following him is Modric with 85% of the points.

Toni Kroos's 83%

And 80% of Cristiano Ronaldo

As for the others, their hit rate was all below 80%.

……

After training, Benzema treated the Real Madrid players to a meal at the Diverxo restaurant in Spain.

This restaurant is the hardest to book in Madrid, but Cristiano Ronaldo used his "money power" to make it available.

During the meal, Jiang Yan sat between Cristiano Ronaldo and Luka Modric, chatting and laughing with them, sharing some traditional Eastern culture and interesting stories.

Not only that, he also shared his views on the future trends of world technology and economy, after all, he came from the future and was quite clear about these things.

Seeing that everyone had almost finished eating, Jiang Yan lied and said he needed to go to the restroom. He secretly went to the front desk to pay the bill, but ran into Bell, who was also there to pay the bill.

"What a coincidence, you're here to pay the bill too..."

Jiang Yan scratched his head awkwardly. He hadn't expected that Bell, who was always criticized for being aloof, eccentric, and unsociable, would do something like this.

"It seems he just doesn't know how to express himself," Jiang Yan thought.

"Your free kick was beautiful. The Champions League is just around the corner, and we look forward to your performance."

After Bell finished speaking, he took the black card handed back to him by the receptionist and went back.

Looking at Bale's retreating figure, Jiang Yan recalled the ball Bale had handed him during the last match.

"Bell was actually the type who was cold on the outside but warm on the inside."

After everyone had eaten and drunk their fill, they all went home. Benzema was relieved to learn that Bale had paid the bill for him, and his eyes were full of gratitude, after all, the meal was not cheap.

With that kind of money, I wonder how many French supermodels I could have invited.

Jiang Yan returned to the Real Madrid first team's dormitory, washed up briefly, lay on his bed, and checked today's system log.

Basic training combined with delicious and refined food brings you joy and thus provides some enhancement.

[Gain 0.1 free attribute points, which can be allocated.]

I never expected to earn Free Points just by having a meal.

"The Champions League matchday is just around the corner, my first Champions League game, I wonder if it will go smoothly..."