I changed football.

Napoli's coach Sarri stood on the sidelines, trying his best to suppress his urge to have a lollipop, but eventually he couldn't resist and could only pull one out of his pocket and suck on it.

He was under immense mental stress.

Just now, in the 8th minute, Monaco launched a quick counter-attack and almost scored.

Hamsik's header just now went wide.

Subasic said a few words about the defense, then took the ball from the ball boy.

At this point, the Napoli players had not yet fully returned to their own half.

Subasic threw the ball to Bakayoko on the right wing.

Li Yuan started moving at the same time, and Bakayoko took the ball and dribbled forward, leaving the entire right flank vulnerable.

Bakayoko dribbled the ball and then moved inwards.

Seeing this, Li Yuan widened the space to the sideline and reached out for the ball.

Bakayoko passed the ball over.

This shows that Bakayoko and Li Yuan's teamwork is not smooth enough, because the ball was passed to them not with a lead time but with a body shot.

Li Yuan's difficulty stopping resulted in the defenders quickly closing in and blocking the paint, making it very inconvenient for him to cut inside.

Even if you manage to force your way inside, there will be defenders behind you.

Cutting inside aims to get closer to the goal and have a better angle. Now that all the angles are blocked, cutting inside is just actively giving away the ball.

It's not cost-effective and will result in losing possession of the ball.

In a split second, Li Yuan decided to go down the wing and cross the ball.

With the inside defense secured and no one on the outside, Li Yuan had no choice but to move to the outside to cross the ball.

Traore in the middle failed to get to the ball first, and Mbappe quickly moved in and took a low shot, which grazed the post and went out of the goal.

This was a shot that came very close to scoring.

This gave the Napoli fans in the stadium a real scare.

This startled Sarri on the sidelines.

After a brief moment of panic, Sarri quickly recovered and shouted from the sidelines, urging his players to continue pressing forward.

That's Napoli's style; the players are very united, and they will continue to press forward without the coach saying anything.

Moreover, Sarri was shouting loudly from the sidelines that he was going to press forward and close out the field.

As a result, Monaco immediately felt the pressure from Napoli.

In the 29th minute, Napoli's two quick and agile wingers made their mark. Insigne received the ball and attracted two defenders, while Wallace attempted a sliding tackle but failed to reach the ball, allowing Insigne to break through the encirclement and reach the left side of the penalty area.

Just as Insigne was about to unleash a powerful shot from the edge of the box, the experienced Carvalho stepped up in time, and Insigne's shot was blocked out of bounds by the Portuguese.

Corner kick.

Napoli's corner kicks didn't really have any tactics; they were just quick. Hamsik quickly took the ball out, and Insigne continued to receive it on the left wing.

This time, instead of cutting inside, he resolutely crossed the ball from the byline.

Napoli only has one target in the middle: Higuain.

However, Higuain managed to evade the double-team of Carvalho and Fabinho, leaping high to head the ball.

Fortunately, Subasic was fully focused and tipped the ball out of bounds.

Another corner kick.

This season has been a breakout season for Higuain.

He can score with both his feet and his head, making him a truly terrifying striker.

This time, the corner kick wasn't taken quickly, and Hamsik raised his right hand in the left corner flag area.

Li Yuan also returned to the edge of the penalty area to defend at this time.

At this moment, Napoli's Higuain, Allan, Albiol, and Koulibaly were all in the penalty area.

Jorginho was left standing outside the penalty area, while left-back Gulang stood far away at the center line.

When Li Yuan was observing from outside the penalty area, he immediately realized that if Monaco could get the ball after the corner kick, they could launch a quick counter-attack.

With that thought in mind, Li Yuan focused intently on the restricted area.

Napoli took the corner kick, and the ball turned towards the far post.

Li Yuan realized that raising his right hand meant he was aiming for the back point.

However, it's also possible that raising your right hand in the left corner flag area has a different meaning than raising it in the right corner flag area.

Just as Li Yuan was thinking this, the ball had already been passed into the penalty area.

For a moment, multiple Napoli players launched attacks to contest this point.

However, Higuain failed to reach the first ball at its landing point, and Subasic punched the ball away with both fists.

Such a rescue is actually risky.

Because the ball landed inside the penalty area, it didn't go very far.

Almost everyone inside the penalty area rushed to contest that spot immediately.

As Li Yuan hesitated outside the penalty area about whether to rush in, someone kicked the ball right to Li Yuan's feet in the chaos.

Li Yuan was originally standing directly in front of the edge of the penalty area.

He was facing the goal directly.

At that moment, the ball came to his feet.

There was no hesitation, no preconceived notions, only action.

Li Yuan quickly turned around and pushed the ball forward.

"Li Yuan!" Zhan Jun shouted.

Not only Zhan Jun, but also the fans noticed that when Li Yuan received the ball, the nearest defensive player to him was at the mid-line.

Once Li Yuan accelerates, the defenders in the middle line simply cannot catch up with him.

"Li Yuan has accelerated! He's incredibly fast, and the defenders behind him simply can't keep up with him. Not only the opposing players, but even the Monaco players are finding it extremely difficult to keep up."

"Gulang, near the center line, tried to steal the ball, but Li Yuan used his speed to force his way past him! Now Li Yuan is one-on-one with the goalkeeper."

Now the situation is all too clear.

Li Yuan dribbled past the last defender, leaving only an open space in front of him and goalkeeper Reina standing in the penalty area.

While Reina was still hesitating whether to make a move, Li Yuan had already rushed over with lightning speed.

"So fast!"

Reina was startled as he lowered his center of gravity to prepare for a save.

Li Yuan swung his left leg and kicked the ball hard in the middle.

This is going to be a powerful shot.

And this distance—

"Li Yuan is about to kick! This distance is still a bit far—"

Before the words were even finished, the ball had already shot towards the goal like a cannonball.

"Li Yuan!"

"Goal!"

"Li Yuan scored! He helped Monaco score their first goal of the game away from home! This is a crucial away goal!" Zhan Jun shouted in his slightly hoarse voice.

Meanwhile, the away fans at the San Paolo Stadium had already started chanting wildly when Li Yuan dribbled the ball into Napoli's half.

When Li Yuan scored, the cheers from the away fans filled the entire São Paulo stadium.

"That was a beautiful goal!"

Zhang Lu couldn't help but exclaim, "From dribbling the ball in front of his own penalty area to getting past the defenders at the halfway line, to unleashing a powerful long-range shot in front of the opponent's penalty area, Li Yuan was extremely composed. It's hard to believe he's only 17 years old."

"Yes! And this is his 11th first-team goal of the season, bringing him to a double-double of 11 goals and 10 assists! This performance is incredible!"

"This is absolutely not the performance of a 17-year-old player who has just started playing in the professional league!"