The God of Football Starts With Passive Skills

In front of the away team’s dugout, Buvac reminded Klopp.

According to the pre-match plan, they were supposed to stop the high press after five minutes, but it had already been eight.

Klopp hadn’t forgotten; he just didn’t want to call it off.

"Things are going our way right now, and the players’ pressing is very effective. Let’s wait a bit longer; we might get another chance."

As he spoke, a hint of anticipation crept into his voice.

"Another chance?" Buvac was stunned.

If they scored again, that would be two away goals.

That would mean Chelsea would have to score five goals. It would kill the match completely!

Buvac had to admit, he’d noticed it too. The Dortmund players on the pitch were playing with sky-high morale, their frantic pressing putting Chelsea under immense pressure.

The Blue Army was clearly struggling to cope with the intensity of the press, and they lacked the technical skill to play their way out of it.

Just as the two Dortmund coaches finished their conversation on the sideline, in the 9th minute, Sven Bender won the ball from Lampard with a sliding tackle and sent it to Götze.

Götze was immediately closed down by Essien, but he still managed to get a pass off to Wang Shuo upfield.

Wang Shuo received the ball about 30 yards from the Chelsea goal, turned, and ran at Terry.

He didn’t burst into a full sprint immediately. Instead, he dribbled at a steady pace toward Terry, closing in on the England center-back. After a feint to throw him off, Wang Shuo suddenly pushed the ball forward, looking as if he were about to break past Terry on his left.

With an explosive burst of speed, he shot forward, forcing a terrified Terry to scramble back in pursuit.

But just as Terry committed, Wang Shuo abruptly stopped and chopped the ball back, cutting inside to Terry’s right. As Terry hastily braked to change direction, Wang Shuo exploded forward again, instantly leaving the defender a step behind.

Having left Terry in his wake, Wang Shuo drove forward with the ball, bearing down on Alex. He raised his left hand, signaling to Reus.

As Wang Shuo drove straight at Alex, reaching the edge of the Arc Top District, he suddenly feinted, shaping to burst forward and to the left with another explosive touch. The move put both Alex and Ivanovic on high alert.

But in that instant, Wang Shuo suddenly played a diagonal pass with the outside of his right foot.

The ball slipped past Alex, who had been drawn out of position, and into the penalty area, landing just to the right of the penalty spot.

Reus burst forward at top speed, making a diagonal run in behind Alex to meet the pass. He collected the ball to the right of the penalty spot and found himself one-on-one with the goalkeeper.

Facing Cech, Reus unleashed a powerful right-footed strike that blasted into the Chelsea net.

"GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!"

"It’s in!!"

"In the 9th minute, Dortmund have scored again!"

"My God! An assist from Wang Shuo, and Reus scores on the one-on-one!"

An ecstatic Reus turned and sprinted off the pitch, running all the way to the sideline. He dropped to his knees, tilted his head back, and let out a roar, unleashing all the negative emotions that had been building up inside him for the past week.

’No one could possibly understand! His entire family were die-hard Dortmund supporters. He had been a fan since he was a boy, dreaming of playing for Dortmund. If his mistake led to Dortmund being knocked out by Chelsea, Reus would never be able to forgive himself! Now, he had not only personally atoned for last week’s mistake, but he had even scored against Chelsea to help the team win the two-legged tie. In that moment, he felt like he could cry!’

Wang Shuo was the first one to reach him, throwing his arms around him from behind and shouting his name excitedly.

"Thank you, brother!" Reus yelled back at Wang Shuo.

Without Wang Shuo, Reus couldn’t imagine how the two-legged tie would have played out. He knew he wouldn’t have scored that goal.

Wang Shuo didn’t say anything more.

The other players were already swarming in, rushing over to celebrate with Reus.

"A fantastic start for Dortmund."

"They’re up 2-0, which makes the aggregate score 5-1!"

"But for Chelsea, it’s no longer just about tying the aggregate score. They now need to score five goals."

"That’s because Dortmund now has two away goals."

"The fate of this match is sealed!"

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After Dortmund scored their second goal, the outcome of the match was more or less decided.

Afterward, Chelsea played with a severe lack of fighting spirit.

It was understandable. They had no confidence they could score five goals against Dortmund.

The match was, for all intents and purposes, over at that point.

The only twist, however, came in the second half.

In the 60th minute, Drogba came on for Torres.

Then, in the 76th minute, the Ivorian controlled the ball beautifully with his chest inside the box, turned, and fired off a powerful shot, managing to score despite being marked by Hummels.

But it was too little, too late.

The final score was 2-1!

Thanks to a goal and an assist from Wang Shuo, Dortmund defeated Chelsea 2-1 away from home. With an aggregate score of 5-2, they smoothly advanced to the Champions League semi-finals.