Ground football: Ronaldo thought I was going to assist him

"Goal! Deng Kai has scored again!"

"Five to two! Deng Kai has achieved his first four-goal haul in his European career!"

"This was an incredible match! Sporting Lisbon scored ten goals over two legs; their attacking prowess is simply phenomenal!"

"That was a very high-quality shot; the ball was low and very close to the post, making it extremely difficult for the goalkeeper to save! It was practically a dead end!"

"Of course, the pass was also very comfortable, with just the right amount of power and angle, allowing Deng Kai to fire directly without any additional processing."

"It's hard to imagine that such a high-quality pass came from Ronaldo's foot."

"The CD connection is back in action, they've been exchanging goals and passes throughout this match!"

"Oh! There's another cause for celebration. This goal not only marks Duncan's first four-goal haul in European competition, but it's also Ronaldo's first assist of the season across all competitions!"

"This is so rare!"

"You know, Ronaldo had already scored nine goals in the UEFA Cup. This time he had another chance to score himself, but he chose to share."

"This also brings Deng Kai's UEFA Cup goal tally to nine. They are now tied for first place in the UEFA Cup top scorer list!"

"Meanwhile, after assisting Ronaldo, Deng Kai became the first player in this season's UEFA Cup to reach double figures in assists, and he also tops the assist charts!"

"Kaiserslautern is definitely a lucky team for Deng Kai. In just two games against them, Deng Kai has scored four goals and provided three assists, directly topping both the goalscoring and assist charts!"

"If the series against Inter Milan was Viana's claim to fame, then this series against Kaiserslautern is where Duncan will showcase his absolute dominance!"

"He was the undisputed MVP in both games!"

"MVP!"

"MVP!"

"MVP!"

The fans in the stadium began chanting this term, which is more widely used in basketball.

Fans, including those from Kaiserslautern, gradually joined in the chanting.

They have even completely lost any chance of advancing.

Having let go of their attachment to gains and losses, they are now able to appreciate Deng Kai's sharpness and elegance even more.

In the 92nd minute, the match was about to end.

Deng Kai, who received a penalty from Quaresma, frequently combined with Quaresma in the second half.

The previous goal was a through ball from Deng Kai to Quaresma.

This time, Deng Kai continued to play a one-two with Quaresma, helping Quaresma break into the penalty area.

Quaresma certainly understood Duncan's intentions.

It has to be said that he was moved by Deng Kai.

He gave up the penalty not entirely to help Deng Kai, but also because Deng Kai was in poor form recently. If he had missed the penalty, his mentality would have really collapsed.

His net worth might collapse along with it.

His agent has already told him that he doesn't have to shine during this period, but he absolutely cannot slack off.

Otherwise, things might change in Barcelona's situation.

Quaresma doesn't want to miss an opportunity to join the giants Barcelona.

He wants to become the next Romario, the next Figo, the next Rivaldo there!

However, Deng Kai is constantly setting screens for Quaresma, showing no concern for winning or losing whatsoever.

This instantly elevated Quaresma's soul.

Quaresma, who could have taken a shot from the right side of the penalty area, made a more reliable choice.

boom!

"Quaresma has come to his most familiar area, and his outside-of-the-foot shot from this position is absolutely superb. He...passed the ball!"

"A triangular cross with the instep!"

"Yinbu! Yinbu unleashes a powerful shot from outside the six-yard box! Kaiserslautern's goalkeeper was completely fooled by Quaresma, almost giving Yinbu an open goal!"

"Goal! Six to two! Ibrahimovic comes off the bench and scores!"

"But the credit for this goal goes more to Quaresma; his selfless cutback was unexpected."

"Kaiserslautern's loss today was not undeserved. Both Ronaldo and Quaresma are finishers for the team, and they have a lot of shooting opportunities. But today, they both chose to let others win when they had good scoring chances."

"This team's cohesion is stronger than ever before; I now feel that no team can stop them from moving forward!"

Sporting Lisbon is awesome!

"Attention! Attention all people of Europe! Sporting Lisbon's youth team is here! Inter Milan, Kaiserslautern, who will be the next team they sweep aside?"

The commentator was full of passion!

The Sporting Lisbon players also celebrated enthusiastically.

With his hands on his hips, Klose looked at the smiling Deng Kai, Cristiano Ronaldo, Yin Bu, and Quaresma, and suddenly understood many things.

At this time last year, those players who were eliminated by Kaiserslautern in the quarterfinals must have been looking at themselves with the same envy back then, right?

Soon, the ball was restarted, and a few minutes later, the referee blew his whistle three times, ending the match.

Trigra and Rehhagel immediately shook hands.

Rehhagel began, "As a coach, I envy you for being able to coach such a team. This team has so many players who will leave their mark on football history."

Triguera, rarely finding someone who appreciates talent, laughed and said, "Yes, this is my good fortune as a coach. I would call this team my dream lineup!"

Rehhagel: "How did you find so many outstanding and talented players? It's incredible, even more incredible than the scores of these two games."

Triguera pointed to Duncan, who was exchanging jerseys with Klose and directing Ronaldo to exchange jerseys with Djorkaeff, and said, "It all started in the summer of 1995. I swear, I have never seen any ten-year-old youth player with such a commanding presence."

"Maradona, Zidane, Rivaldo, Ronaldinho, Iniesta, Lionel Messi—when they were that age, none of them were as good as Kai! Back then, I told him I would wait for him to come and play. And three years later, he called me and told me he wanted to play football."

Rehhagel's expression turned wistful: "This is truly a legendary story, your Deng Kai, Kai's talent..."

After the game, Deng Kai, who was undoubtedly selected as the best player of the match, was surrounded by reporters.

Reporters asked Deng Kai a series of questions, inquiring about his feelings at that moment.

Having just had a friendly conversation with Klose, Deng Kai naturally couldn't rub salt into the wound. He doesn't hold grudges after winning a game unless the other party is too arrogant.

Deng Kai had a very good impression of Kaiserslautern.

Deng Kai: "Kaiserslautern is a good team. Klose and Djorkaeff are excellent players, and Rehhagel is an outstanding coach."

"Of course, I know some people will bring up the score, but it's really hard to explain. I believe neither side could have predicted this score; it's insane."

"Perhaps this means we're in good form. Since playing Inter Milan, we've undergone some kind of indescribable transformation."

"I hope we can continue this good performance in the upcoming matches."

Reporter: "What are your goals going forward? As a youth team from the Portuguese league, reaching the UEFA Cup semi-finals is a remarkable achievement. Will you shift your focus back to the league?"

Deng Kai shook his head: "Why shift the focus back to the league?"

Reporter: "Do you really think you have a chance of advancing in the semi-finals? Your opponent in the semi-finals is either Barcelona or Liverpool!"

Deng Kai frowned: "That's truly a pity."

Reporter: "It's okay. Reaching the semi-finals is already a great achievement. After all, you're still young. Given time, once you join bigger clubs, you'll have the chance to compete with Barcelona and Liverpool... Keep going, believe in yourselves!"

Deng Kai: "Um...you might have misunderstood. What I meant by 'regret' is...Barcelona and Liverpool fans are probably going to be disappointed this year. Because Sporting Lisbon will beat one or even two of them and lift the Bertoni Trophy!"

The reporters at the scene were stunned.

What is Deng Kai saying?

What he meant was... Sporting Lisbon's goal wasn't to do their best in the semi-finals, but to become... the UEFA Cup champions?

Reporter: "Ahem, Deng Kai, you might not know this. In the history of the UEFA Cup, no Portuguese team has ever won the title, so..."

Deng Kai: "So after this year, you've given us another reason to win this trophy. For Portugal, we will give it our all."

"Um, on behalf of Sporting Lisbon, I'd like to apologize in advance to all the Barcelona and Liverpool fans!"

Thank you for your active participation this year. Keep up the good work next year!

After Deng Kai finished speaking, he slipped out of the crowd, leaving the reporters stunned.

Fonte, who was listening nearby, broke out in a cold sweat.

Is Kai Shao really that arrogant?

Has Kylian Schweinsteiger's top ranking in both goals and assists in the UEFA Cup led him astray?

I have to say, Deng Kai looks absolutely... handsome!

The reporters had barely realized what was happening when they discovered that Deng Kai had already walked away.

Fortunately, Cristiano Ronaldo, who had just exchanged jerseys with Djorkaeff, came over, and reporters quickly surrounded him, hoping to hear more from him about Sporting Lisbon's UEFA Cup goals.

What Deng Kai knows, Cristiano Ronaldo must know too.

Team goals are usually set by the head coach and management before being communicated to the players.

Unless Deng Kai is also one of the team's executives and set the goal of winning the UEFA Cup on short notice, it's impossible that Ronaldo wouldn't know.

Reporter: "Cristiano Ronaldo, Duncan said he wants to apologize to Barcelona and Liverpool. What do you think?"

Cristiano Ronaldo frowned: "Why should we apologize to them?"

The reporters, who had just recovered from their shock, were even more stunned this time.

I thought Deng Kai was arrogant enough.

It seems that Cristiano Ronaldo is even more arrogant than Duncan!

Why should I apologize to them?

That means we want to win the title, but we don't need to consider the feelings of Barcelona and Liverpool?

This certainly fits Cristiano Ronaldo's personality.

He has always been cold and arrogant!

Sporting Lisbon's goal is definitely to win the championship; this isn't just something Deng Kai made up.

Triglav and Maxija are big targets; no wonder they're willing to rotate them in the league.

This is aimed at creating a new record in the Portuguese league!

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