I changed football.

Li Yuan, holding the ball and riding the wind, suddenly accelerated and charged towards Moreno.

Moreno panicked for no apparent reason at this moment.

Milner was right next to him, and the two of them defended Li Yuan together.

But Li Yuan flicked the ball with his left foot and rushed between the two.

Milner stepped down from the left, and Moreno stepped down from the right.

A world-famous painting was born.

There was the infamous double tackle on Ronaldo by Maldini and Cannavaro.

Milner and Moreno have both shoved Li Yuan.

But honestly, the difference in their status is too big.

However, compared to Ronaldo being successfully defended and Li Yuan calmly passing between the two, Li Yuan succeeded.

Next, they'll have to face Liverpool's defense.

Lovren never expected that Li Yuan could still escape even when surrounded by two people; he underestimated Li Yuan's abilities.

In this situation, with no other options, he could only lower his center of gravity and direct his teammates to quickly fill in the gaps.

Then Li Yuan rode past him on a bicycle.

No!

Lovren turned and shoveled.

It stepped directly on Li Yuan's heel.

Then the whistle blew.

Li Yuan fell to the ground.

The referee rushed over, gave Lovren a yellow card, and then awarded Monaco a free kick.

A conflict broke out between the two sides.

The team doctor came on the sidelines.

After being examined by the team doctor, Li Yuan was indeed found to be fine.

Then he stood up, jumped around and walked a bit, and there were no problems.

Only then did the team doctor raise a thumbs-up towards the sidelines.

Yaldin was relieved.

If Li Yuan gets injured, Monaco's chances of losing will increase significantly.

Li Yuan is not only the team's offensive core and strong side, but also a very important part of the team's defense. When he leaves the field, the entire right flank defense disappears.

According to Jardim, Mbappe, who is more valued by the club, is the role of the weak-side finisher, while Li Yuan is the attacking core on the strong side.

That is indeed the case.

When they saw that Li Yuan was alright, the Chinese commentators in the commentary booth all breathed a sigh of relief.

"Thank goodness! Li Yuan wasn't injured."

"Although there are no matches for the Chinese team this summer, no one wants Li Yuan to get injured."

"Monaco got a free kick in the attacking third, near the right side, which Bernardo should have taken—oh! We see that Bernardo gave the take to Li Yuan."

Generally speaking, Fabinho takes free kicks on the left and Bernardo on the right for Monaco, although Li Yuan doesn't understand the rationale behind this arrangement.

But that's exactly what Yardin arranged.

Bernardo just walked over to Li Yuan and said, "You play this game. You're in good form today, it's a good day for you."

Li Yuan did not refuse, nodded, and stood in front of the ball without hesitation.

At times like these, one must dare to draw their sword.

Moreover, Li Yuan practices free kicks extensively in his regular training and extra practice sessions.

He wants to expand his arsenal.

It's not enough to just be able to shoot with your left foot; you also need to be able to shoot with your right foot, head the ball, and take free kicks.

Now it's time to put it to the test.

"Li Yuan has had direct free kicks before in the league, including two free kick goals for Monaco and one free kick goal for the national team."

"This also shows that Li Yuan's free-kick skills are quite good!"

"That's true—"

As he spoke, Li Yuan stood in front of the ball, took a deep breath, and waited for the referee to blow the whistle.

"Beep—"

The whistle blew, and Li Yuan jogged towards the ball, then swung his right leg to kick it.

"Right foot?!"

He Wei exclaimed in surprise.

Everyone sees Li Yuan as a left-footed player, and the free kick was located on the right side of the field, so everyone assumed that Li Yuan would definitely kick it with his left foot.

However, Li Yuan used his right foot.

He fooled everyone, including goalkeeper Mignolet. With his left foot, it's difficult to shoot near the corner; he can only shoot towards the middle or left side of the goal, creating a curved shot.

But if you use your right foot—

"Still on the outside of the foot!"

A shot with the outside of the foot aimed at the near corner can create a small arc, making it more subtle and direct.

The goalkeeper was even more caught off guard.

Hanging straight into a dead angle.

"Holy crap—" He Wei almost swore again, but his strong professionalism kicked in, and he immediately corrected himself, "A hat-trick! Li Yuan has completed a hat-trick in the Europa League final!"

At this moment, He Wei quickly flipped through his notebooks filled with notes he had made before the competition.

One section at the top contains information he noted down while researching, information he thought he might not need but might need later.

"Li Yuan thus became the sixth player in the history of UEFA's major European competition finals to complete a hat-trick!"

"The last time a player scored a hat-trick in a European final was in 1975, when Jupp Heynckes scored a hat-trick for Borussia Mönchengladbach in the second leg of the UEFA Cup final, helping the team win 5-1 away and defeat Twente of the Netherlands 5-1 on aggregate to win the championship."

"And this time, Li Yuan accomplished this feat, a great record after 41 years!"

"Li Yuan also became the youngest player to score a hat-trick in a European competition final!"

"Li Yuan also became the first Asian player to score a hat-trick in a European competition final!"

"This goal allowed Li Yuan to set numerous records; if I were to list them all, the game would be over by then!"

Indeed, He Wei recorded many records in his notebook, such as records of goals scored by players under the age of 20.

Meanwhile, two different scenes unfolded on the field.

The Monaco players were celebrating excitedly.

Liverpool's players stood there dumbfounded, unsure of what to do.

Milner is a good player, but he's not a good captain. At this moment, he didn't take the initiative to encourage his teammates because he was confused himself.

Liverpool scored in the 46th minute to pull one back, bringing the score to 1-2. With plenty of time remaining, it was very likely that Liverpool could equalize.

But just minutes later, Monaco extended their lead, making things really difficult for Liverpool.

But Klopp hasn't given up yet.

At the 60-minute mark, Klopp made a decisive move, bringing on Origi to replace Firmino.

A tall player was brought on in the attacking third.

"They're preparing to pass a high ball; set pieces are actually very effective in cup competitions."

Klopp's idea is exactly that. He has now switched to a 4-4-2 formation, with two tall strikers up front. Sturridge is not strictly a tall striker, but he is tall enough at 1.88 meters and can head the ball, which is enough.

Origi is 1.89 meters tall.

With two players up front, the two wingers can simply cross the ball in.

Coutinho was on the left and Lallana on the right, and the two started crossing the ball from the flanks.

Jardim relayed his signal to the Monaco players from the sidelines.

"Take it easy! Take it easy!"

Monaco's aerial defense is actually problematic. Wallace is a relatively tall player, but the other center-back, Carvalho, is simply not tall enough. Although he has good jumping ability, he also expends a lot of energy.

Jardim has decided to make his first substitution, replacing Carvalho with a tall center-back to defend against Liverpool's aerial ball tactics.