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Chapter 152: Glory Belongs to the King of Dream Theater... (Subscribe)

After changing into equipment, he put on the captain's armband.

After looking at his teammates waiting in the locker room, Lu Deyang shook his head and said, "Let's go to the Theatre of Dreams!"

Old Trafford has a nice nickname - the Theatre of Dreams.

Because this stadium carries countless honors and also has the most inspiring stories in football.

It is the dream stage for countless players.

If Duncan Edwards and others were still alive, I believe they would be very pleased.

As players from both sides came on the field, a rather fanatical atmosphere took on Old Trafford.

At this stage, the Theatre of Dreams was not yet at the stage where fans were criticized for watching games in suits.

Under the impact of money-driven football, watching football at the Theatre of Dreams has become a popular business method. Who the hell said that Europeans don’t care about human relationships?
Sampdoria players are obviously more famous.

But every Manchester United player is treated like a big star when he plays.

The Red Devils fans enthusiastically called out everyone's name, applauding and cheering for them.

"Dejan, come on, Dejan, come on!!!"

The high-pitched female voice was not prominent among the voices of Manchester United fans, but Lu Deyang, who had excellent dynamic vision, still noticed the princess at first sight.

His face turned red from shouting.

Her own lethality is enough to outweigh the home fans.

Lu Deyang waved to the stands with a bright smile.

Some curious fans looked over and their momentum immediately stagnated.

no way.

Who made her so famous?

This person is also their face. They can't just boo him and slap themselves in the face.

"Today's game will be quite exciting. Ferguson will definitely not let Sampdoria win easily." Jim Beglin said with a smile.

No one can comment without considering his own standpoint. As a former Irish international, he has a good impression of Ferguson.

"Yes, Ferguson's personality is not very likable, but he has a lot of ways."

Martin Taylor said.

As a British person, I discriminate equally against all other countries in the British Isles.

What makes them most uncomfortable is that the best coaches in the history of English football are all fucking Scottish.

The 82-year-old Sir Matt Busby sat in the stands, and many fans frequently cast their gazes at him.

Due to health reasons, the legendary coach has not been to the Theatre of Dreams to watch a game for some time.

Sitting next to him were Bobby Charlton, George Best and Denis Law, all of whom were generals during Busby's coaching career, as well as Brian Kidd, who was still serving as Ferguson's assistant.

Mark Pearson, who sat to his left, was not as famous.

But he played for Manchester United for several years, and the most important thing was that he was one of the players who signed with Manchester United after the plane crash. Maybe his strength was not that strong and he just wanted to make the starting lineup, but his signing was still very important at that time.

He even joined Manchester United just hours before the game started.

"Those kids had a hard time winning today, didn't they?"

Sir Busby asked as he looked at the players from both teams warming up.

Lu Deyang didn't have any fancy juggling moves, but his control of the ball still impressed Matt Busby.

"Maybe there's a chance, Boss."

Charlton said.

"Captain, they can't win."

Best complained: "Manchester United's wingers are good for nothing except speed."

Bobby Charlton glared at him immediately.

You can't use yourself as a reference for everything. There are very few wingers who can be compared with Best in the entire history of football.

"I'm fine, you don't have to comfort me, Bobby." Sir Busby said: "This Sampdoria is the most terrible team I have ever seen. Losing is no big deal. I hope Alex can learn something from the game."

The legendary coach is well aware that it will be difficult for Manchester United to win at a time when English football is out of touch.

But he never worried about the team's future.

After they won the championship in 1968, something was ingrained into the team's DNA.

Compared to the more relaxed atmosphere at Sampdoria, Manchester United players all had serious expressions when warming up.

They have won the FA Cup and Cup Winners' Cup in the past two seasons.

This is a good result.

But it is not enough in front of Sampdoria, who have won the treble and quadruple.

Even without talking about the value of the trophies, it is not easy to win so many trophies in a single season.

Fighting on multiple fronts without making mistakes is the most difficult thing in itself.

Even if they have only watched Sampdoria's game videos, they can feel the strength of that team, both in terms of technology and spirit!

"Glory to Manchester United, the Red Devils keep moving forward. Irwin, Schmeichel, Kanchelskis, Hughes and Steve Bruce..."

The fans' singing rang out at the Theatre of Dreams.

This second Manchester United anthem is really inspiring.

However, this song was first used by Tottenham fans, and then by Manchester United fans in the 1986 FA Cup.

A few years later, Manchester United's team song has become much more famous than "Glory to Tottenham".

"Get ready to show up."

Someone from the referee team came over to greet them.

Lu Deyang walked back with his teammates.

The Manchester United players are all familiar faces, but he is definitely more familiar with Cantona and the Class of 92.

"The players from both teams have returned to the tunnel and the match is about to begin. Today's referee team is all from the Netherlands, and the referee is Mario van der Ende."

"It's really exciting. Today, many fans came to the Theatre of Dreams from other places to see the strength of the Italian champions. I guarantee they will not be disappointed."

"Yes, but Ferguson's team is not that easy to deal with. Let's take a look at the starting lineups of both teams."

Manchester United 442 parallel midfield:

Goalkeeper: Peter Schmeichel,
Defenders: Lee Martin, Gary Pallister, Steve Bruce, Dennis Irwin,
Midfielders: Neil Webber, Clayton Blackmore, Paul Ince, Kanchelskis,

Forwards: Brian McClair, Mark Hughes.

Sampdoria 442 double central midfielder double midfielder:

Goalkeeper: Pagliuca

Defenders: Lanner, Materazzi, Virchowd, Mannini,

Midfielders: Lu Deyang, Redondo, Parry, Dossena,

Forwards: Mancini, Vialli.

"In the crucial match, Boskov switched to 442 again. However, judging from the Sampdoria's defensive line configuration today, he put Materazzi and Lanner, who have stronger offensive capabilities, on the first line. This is obviously to concentrate all offensive efforts on the left, which will put more pressure on Virjoward and Mannini to make up for the deficit."

"Yes, Boskov's intention was very clear. He was ready to directly attack Manchester United's right wing. And Manchester United was also very targeted today. Bruce and Irwin, plus Ings, this combination obviously wanted to counter the impact brought by Dejan."

"We can't wait, but luckily the game is about to start."

Lu Deyang went up to guess the coin with the armband on, and the person who came up was Steve Bruce with a simple and honest face.

The Manchester United captain is only 30 years old, but his chin already has two layers of wrinkles. He looks harmless, but he is a ruthless character.

He said in a Scottish accent, "You go first."

Bruce was born in Northumberland, the northernmost part of England, bordering Scotland.

"What coin is Mr. Referee using today?"

Lu Deyang asked.

"The Dutch guilder in 1980 was 2.5 guilders," said van der Ende.

"Then I'll guess the head. Queen Juliana will bless me." Lu Deyang said with a smile.

Steve Bruce's eyes widened.

Is there such a thing?

Vanderende tossed the coin and quickly slapped it on the back of his hand. He slowly moved his right hand away, looked at Lu Deyang and said, "You choose the head first."

Lu Deyang smiled at the dazed Manchester United captain and said, "Ladies always like me. It seems that I am lucky."

Steve Bruce looked up and looked at Lu Deyang carefully.

I have to admit that the young Sampdoria captain looks good.

Even by European standards, he is quite handsome.

No wonder so many girls like him.

"Then you choose."

Bruce said in a muffled voice.

Lu Deyang looked up and saw that it was already completely dark in Manchester at around 6 o'clock.

"We tee off."

Lu Deyang said.

He took the team flag back to the bench and handed it to his teammates, then turned back to the court.

"Are you up to something again?"

Mancini came up and asked immediately.

"Why do you say that?"

Lu Deyang asked.

"It's obvious that the Manchester United captain is not right. He must be surprised by your actions." Mancini shook his head and said, "Sometimes I'm really curious why you always have so many ideas."

"Maybe I'm a scientist who was delayed by football."

Lu Deyang smiled and said, "If I go to college, maybe after graduation I will invent a robot that can sweep the floor and a fighter jet that can be controlled remotely."

"Hahaha... Have you watched too much Back to the Future?" Vialli laughed from the side.

What Lu Deyang said immediately reminded him of the Hollywood movies he had seen before.

"If you don't believe me, forget it. Roberto, remember to move to the side more often. I will be moving in many positions today. Gianluca will cover me." Lu Deyang said.

"Oh."

Mancini nodded.

He had no opinion on the tactics.

Whatever Lu Deyang says is true.

As long as he is not put in the front, everything will be fine.

beep—

At 6:15 p.m., Dutch referee Van der Ende blew the whistle to start the game.

Vialli made a horizontal pass, and Mancini immediately passed the ball sideways to Lu Deyang.

Manchester United players pressed quite aggressively, with an oppressive ability far exceeding that of ordinary Serie A teams, and even more active than AC Milan. It can be seen from their playing style that it is not the Italian style.

This is no wonder, the Manchester United godfather has never had a single style of play, he is always learning.

Seeing this style of play and configuration, it was hard for Lu Deyang not to think of Dutch football and Michels.

Kanchelskis is a fast player on the wing and he was quite fast when he rushed towards Lu Deyang.

Lu Deyang was not in a hurry to pass the ball, but waited for the opponent to rush over and then immediately stretched out his right foot.

Just one action made Ferguson on the sidelines chew gum hard.

This is a habit he developed after joining Manchester United.

Too much stress and tension caused him to cough all the time.

The team doctor suggested that he chew gum to help with saliva secretion.

Kanchelskis subconsciously stretched out his right foot, and Lu Deyang immediately shook his ankle and passed the ball to his left foot, which passed directly past the opponent's side.

There was an exclamation in Dream Theater.

In English Football League One, this level of dribbling is considered genius.

British players usually dribble past opponents by running with the ball, with Gascoigne being the only exception.

After dribbling past the opponent, Lu Deyang found that there was no space, so he turned around and made a lob pass. The ball flew over the head of Kanchelskis who was chasing back and found Redondo.

This made the Soviet winger's eyes widen.

If you want to pass the ball back, do you have to pass past me before passing the ball?

Redondo immediately passed the ball to Parry, who steadied the ball and passed it to Redondo again.

Sampdoria's starting lineup shows that the right side basically has no offensive responsibility.

Kanchelskis simply stood next to Lu Deyang and pulled his jersey.

If a one-for-one substitution is possible, the head coach probably won't object.

This did limit Redondo's passing, forcing him to pass to the advancing Lanner.

Paul Ince rushed over immediately, while Lanner was still waiting for Lu Deyang's signal.

Seeing that Lu Deyang had no intention of starting, he turned around and kicked the ball to Materazzi.

Materazzi dribbled the ball forward himself.

This is a rather risky move.

McClair fell to the ground and tried to make a tackle almost immediately, but fortunately Materazzi passed the ball.

Lanner dribbled the ball forward on the left and was immediately blocked by Paul Ins, who hooked the ball and passed it to Kanchelskis.

Kanchelskis is not good at defense, but he is very fast. Materazzi quickly stepped up to make up for the defense and forced Kanchelskis to move to the middle.

The Soviet winger took the ball and passed it to Irwin who was making a forward run. Irwin immediately made a cross after going down the bottom line. The players on both sides were paying attention to the middle. The ball fell to the left post, and Mark Hughes volleyed the ball into the goal.

After a brief silence, Dream Theater erupted into thunderous cheers.

The Red Devils fans did not expect that their team could take the lead over Sampdoria just three minutes into the game.

"mark!"

Manchester United fans cheered loudly for their heroes.

The Scottish coach rushed to the sidelines and waved his arms passionately, as if he had won the championship.

Sampdoria put too much pressure on him.

The ball came at the right time.

Both he and the team can put down their burdens and go into battle lightly.

Boskov stood on the sidelines with his arms folded, glancing at Ferguson out of the corner of his eye.

I couldn't see anything special about him. He was so excited just for scoring a goal. I don't know why Dejan thought so highly of him.

"Manchester United played well today."

Pezzotti said.

"good."

Boskov nodded slightly and said, "Their style of play won't last long. The most important thing is that they will leave space while pressing. Dejan won't give them so many opportunities to make mistakes. I guess we can equalize the score within 5 minutes."

Pezzotti nodded.

Now he has more or less learned how to be a coach.

Tactics are useful in normal training, but they are not that effective when the situation arises.

Standing on the sidelines and pinning your hopes on the team's best player is the biggest tactic.

The princess in the stands clenched her hands, her face full of worry.

Even though I knew Lu Deyang could win, I couldn't help but worry when Sampdoria fell behind.

And she was still worried about one thing.

That means we won’t live separately at night anymore, right?
……

"Don't keep your head down. We won't lose."

Viljoward cursed with a smile.

"That's right, Marco, cheer up." Lu Deyang turned around and said, "With just one good pass, I can definitely equalize the score."

Materazzi smiled.

I always feel like the name Marco is too common.

He and Lana were on one side, and both of them were Marco.

Every time his teammates called Lana, he always felt that it had something to do with him.

Lanna nodded.

He knows his defensive abilities well.

But losing the ball directly in the backcourt was still a big mistake.

You have to be more careful in the next game.

Rossi said in the live broadcast room: "Dejan and his teammates comforted Lanner. In fact, apart from Pagliuca, no one in Sampdoria cares about conceding goals. Anyway, no matter how many goals they concede, Dejan can score more goals... Mancini's opening pass was still to Dejan, and Dejan made another fried meatball to get past Kanchelskis."

"No player in the English league could defend Dejan. Paul Ince wanted to use his body, but Dejan's resistance was not bad. The two of them rushed forward entangled, and Ince could not find a chance to steal the ball."

Just in front of the penalty area, Lu Deyang pretended to speed up and rush forward.

Then he looked at Vialli and swung his right foot.

This action caused Steve Bruce to fall to the ground and block his passing route, but when Lu Deyang's right foot landed, he did not poke the ball with his toes, but rubbed it with the outside of his foot.

Bruce fell to the ground to make room, and the ball rolled from the position where the Manchester United captain had just stood into the penalty area. Mancini started very quickly, but Schmeichel was even faster and got down to the ground and stretched out his hand to poke the ball out of the bottom line.

Just this one pass made the entire Manchester United team and the fans at the Theatre of Dreams break out in a cold sweat.

The Manchester United captain, lying on the ground, widened his eyes.

The handsome young man who had just played coin toss with him was simply a devil.

He flicked the ball and used a shoulder fake to fool Irvin and Paul Ince, then threw the ball to the right and changed his supporting foot, which was a NO-LOOK-PASS.

If Peter hadn't been alert, he would have been successfully ambushed.

Moreover, their defense line is complete and everyone is in the penalty area.

"Damn it, you idiots, be careful!"

Peter Schmeichel's roar reminded the Manchester United captain that he had to get up quickly.

"Be careful, Peter is right."

Bruce said.

Although he is the captain of the team, his temper is not as bad as Schmeichel's.

Even Schmeichel continued to scold him.

There is another even more aggressive person on the sidelines.

Steve Bruce himself couldn't help laughing.

Under the pressure from so many grumpy guys, he can still maintain such a good attitude. Maybe he can become a coach after retirement. I heard that the coaching position is very stressful.

"Be careful, keep an eye on that tall guy, and don't forget Dejan, don't let Redondo get the ball, be careful of Vialli..."

Shouted in Scottish-accented English, the 51-year-old Ferguson was full of energy and he wanted to go on the field and play football himself to show those bastards what hard work meant.

As soon as the hair dryer started to sound, the Manchester United players' movements became much more agile.

Each of them found their own defensive position.

Kanchelskis still wanted to harass Lu Deyang, but Lu Deyang simply left the penalty area.

Such a change surprised the Manchester United players.

Even McClair came back and ran to Lu Deyang.

From the game videos they watched before, Lu Deyang really liked to volley from this position after receiving corner kicks.

Counterattack is not important, Hughes alone is enough, and defending Lu Deyang is the most important thing.

Mancini shook his head regretfully in the corner flag area.

Damn, his chance to get an assist was killed.

Now we can only look at the opportunities inside the penalty area.

After a brief observation, he took a run-up and sent a long pass, but the ball was a little misplaced and hit Irwin and bounced back.

Mancini quickly took the ball and ran back, and Irwin ran towards him on the side of the penalty area.

Mancini, who had created an angle first, turned sideways and passed the ball with his right foot towards the front of the penalty area. Lu Deyang suddenly advanced and took away three defensive players. Materazzi in the middle swung his head and slammed the ball to the ground.

The ball was very sudden, but Schmeichel finally blocked it out of the baseline again.

Failed to score a goal.

Materazzi looked depressed.

He thought of this idea just before he took off.

Most goalkeepers would have had this chance of scoring the goal. The distance was so close and the power was so great, the most important thing was to hit the ball from below.

I didn't expect the Manchester United goalkeeper to react so quickly.

"Nice run, Captain!"

Materazzi turned his head and said.

"You idiots, I'm going to break your legs and stuff them up your assholes. Damn it, you're all over a hundred years old, and you actually let an 18-year-old defender head the ball in front of you..."

Just as Lu Deyang was about to speak, he heard another round of scolding.

Materazzi looked at Lu Deyang, and Lu Deyang also looked at Materazzi.

Materazzi swallowed and said: "It seems that Gianluca has a good temper."

"Ok!"

Lu Deyang smiled and nodded.

Compared to Schmeichel, Pagliuca is simply a good boy.

Even the best saves are just a way to celebrate.

You have to know that danger is often caused by mistakes made by defenders, which gives the goalkeeper a chance to perform.

This time the corner kick was directly confiscated by Schmeichel.

The Manchester United goalkeeper threw the ball quickly, and Webber, who had the ball, was hit from the side by Dossena before he could even start.

The referee simply warned Dossena, a decision that was met with huge boos at the Theatre of Dreams.

This time Dossena interrupted their counterattack.

However, this level of foul is just a common occurrence in English Football League One.

Manchester United players took a free kick from the backcourt and still wanted to break through quickly.

Blackmore took the ball and passed it forward quickly, and Paul Ings passed it to Kanchelskis.

As awkward as this Soviet international was in defending Lu Deyang, he was as sharp in attack.

Lanner himself couldn't stop him at all, and the left wing composed of two Marcos was likely to be kicked out.

Materazzi was eaten alive by the opponent when he made up for the position.

In this situation, Viljoward remained calm, pressing forward on Kanchelskis' passing route to prevent the opponent from passing the ball to Mark Hughes.

Kanchelskis tried to create an angle, but when he was dribbling the ball, Viljoward stuck right up to him, leaving him with no space at all.

The Soviet player wanted to dunk past the opponent, but when he was seen through, Viljoward kicked the ball behind him.

Two people chased after the ball together. Although Viljoward was not physically strong, he had the upper hand in the confrontation. He took the ball with his back and kicked it to Lanner.

Just as Lanner was about to start running to get back on track, he saw Lu Deyang had already rushed across half the court.

Without thinking, he swung his arm and rubbed out with his left foot.

Right!

Lu Deyang is running to the right.

Both Vialli and Mancini chose to support on the left.

As for following Lu Deyang to provide support?
That's a joke.

There was almost no time when Lu Deyang couldn't get past someone, and even if he couldn't, he could still easily transfer the ball.

Li Martin felt Lu Deyang's confrontational ability for the first time today.

As soon as they met, Lu Deyang pushed past him.

Gary Pallister rushed to the right, but just as he was about to touch the ball, Lu Deyang flicked the ball with his left foot and was about to move to his left.

Parist, who was defending with his back to the basket, kept looking back and quickly adjusted his position.

click -

But at this time, Lu Deyang stepped on the ball with his left foot and walked to his right side directly into the penalty area.

Oh shit!

Parist, who was running side by side with Lu Deyang, couldn't hold on any longer and simply slid to make Lu Deyang crash into him.

But Lu Deyang seemed to have known it already, and he kicked his right foot again, making his plan fail.

This time Pallister couldn't get up, and Lu Deyang swung his left foot out without any interference. Steve Bruce, who was chasing back, couldn't stop him with a quick sliding tackle.

boom--

Schmeichel fell to the ground to block the ball but failed to catch it. Lu Deyang kicked the ball with his right foot again, and the ball easily flew over Schmeichel's body and fell into the net.

boom--

"Dejan!!!"

"Dejan!!!"

"Dejan!!!"

There were less than 3000 away fans in the stands.

But it became the biggest voice in Dream Theater.

Sampdoria fans spared no effort in using their enthusiasm and voices, fearing that they would not be able to transmit their power to the field.

"What a beautiful goal."

Martin Taylor swallowed and said.

The Manchester United defenders were made fools of.

It was like a puppet in a puppet show, following the movements every time, but looking ridiculous.

"Yeah, it's amazing!" Jim Beglin nodded.

Inside the live broadcast room of Italian national television.

Rossi once again showed his passion.

"Dejan!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

"Dejan Goal!!!!!!!!!"

"A signature Dejan Goal!!!"

"I am too lazy to talk about the little things like Dejan dribbling past the defender. Although this dribbling was beautiful, it was just mediocre for Dejan. The main thing was Dejan's shot. This time his eyes were still looking at the far corner. The Danish goalkeeper was fooled, but his reaction speed was really fast, so he forcibly changed his center of gravity to block Dejan's first shot. This was a contest between two top players."

"I thought Pagliuca and Zenga were both good, but after seeing the Dane, I realized that Italy's goalkeeper might be our weakest link."

Schmeichel was also feeling bad.

After facing Lu Deyang head-on once, he immediately felt how difficult his opponent was.

What serious player looks somewhere else when shooting?
If he hadn't noticed that Lu Deyang's foot shape was wrong and adjusted it quickly, the first shot would have been unstoppable.

No wonder Mr. Ferguson reminded them to be careful of the number seven's feints.

From the eyes to the shoulders, from the shoulders to the waist and lower limbs, this is already quite annoying. The last kick is full of changes, from the outside of the foot to the inside of the foot.

It was just the first time they met in the penalty area.

Schmeichel could already feel what those goalkeepers felt.

Facing such a player is not only a test of the goalkeeper's judgment, basic skills, and reaction speed, but also a psychological game.

No matter how fast you react, if you guess wrong, your quick reaction will make you look even more embarrassed and give others an open goal.

Thinking of this, Schmeichel picked up the ball, supported himself with his hands, and glared fiercely at Lu Deyang's back.

Damn, this guy is the goalkeeper’s biggest nemesis.

Alex Ferguson put his hands in his pockets and chewed much faster than before.

From this detail, we can see that his heart is not as calm as he appears.

Otherwise there is no possibility at all.

He really wants to sign Lu Deyang.

In terms of salary, playing environment, weather, league level... even food, English League One has no advantages over Serie A.

If he had been able to discover Lu Deyang from Italy's C2 division, there would have been a chance.

Let Lu Deyang and Ryan and the other guys play in the Youth FA Cup first, and then find a way to apply for a work permit.

……

"Be careful when you restart the game. Even if you concede a goal it will only be a tie!"

Steve Bruce clapped and shouted.

The captain's performance relieved Ferguson.

These kids may not be that good technically, but they have no mental problems.

Except for one or two troublemakers, everyone else is willing to give everything for the team.

Schmeichel threw the ball towards midfield, but McClair blocked it with his foot but failed to stop it.

This detail caused laughter from the away fans in the stands.

This kind of scene will never happen among Sampdoria's forwards. Even Salsano, who left the team because of lack of position, is much better at stopping the ball than the Englishman.

The strength of the team plus the strength of the league, the lead in both aspects makes Sampdoria fans feel extremely happy.

Hughes received the ball and passed it back immediately.

Ings passed the ball to the right and Kanchelskis tried to break through again.

Lu Deyang approached cautiously, and suddenly moved sideways to make way for the wing.

Before Kanchelskis could understand what was happening, the ball was shoveled behind him by Lanner.

whoosh-

Lu Deyang, who was well prepared, started instantly. Kanchelskis reacted quickly, turned around and grabbed Lu Deyang's sleeve.

But Lu Deyang pulled back and knocked the ball forward, and Lanner rushed towards Manchester United's half with the ball.

Only in this situation can his characteristics be revealed. Except for Lu Deyang, he has the strongest impact in the team.

Even Lombardo couldn't compare.

Just as Paul Ings was about to go over to defend, Lanner kicked the ball to Lu Deyang who was making a forward run.

click -

Lu Deyang didn't even stop the ball and pushed it to the front left, then he and Lanner completed a wall kick.

Erwin cursed and rushed towards Lanner.

Lanner had no intention of continuing to dribble the ball. He slowed down, stopped suddenly, and immediately kicked the ball into the penalty area with his left foot.

The ball was given very well, just in front of the small penalty area.

Schmeichel was a little worried and rushed out of the goal.

But Bruce headed the ball out before Vialli.

Schmeichel finally breathed a sigh of relief.

But when he saw where the ball landed, his eyes immediately widened.

Damn it, Lu Deyang!

Lu Deyang shook off Kanchelskis, used his left foot to jump into the air and blocked the ball with his chest out.

The ball bounced up again, and Lu Deyang, who had adjusted himself, had already got behind the ball.

boom--

Blackmore was a little slow in blocking the ball with his foot, and the ball flew into the air in front of him.

Schmeichel had been adjusting his position. The speed of this shot was not too fast, but the ball falling from the sky and the lights of the Theatre of Dreams made it difficult for him to judge accurately. Knowing that he could not wait any longer, the Danish goalkeeper stretched out his left arm and jumped hard. The next second, he could only watch with despair in his eyes as the ball passed by his hand and went into the goal along the bottom of the crossbar.

(End of this chapter)