Football: He suffered a broken leg at the start of the game, but partnered with Haaland!

2020 3 Month 12 Day.

The second leg of the Champions League Round of 16.

Parc des Princes stadium, Paris, France.

It was already 4 a.m. domestic time. The studio of CCTV Sports Channel was brightly lit.

He Wei sat in front of the commentary booth, staring at the broadcast monitor in front of him.

"Good morning to all the football fans who are staying up late to watch this match. You are now watching the second leg of the UEFA Champions League Round of 16."

"The French Ligue 1 champions Paris Saint-Germain will host the Bundesliga powerhouse Borussia Dortmund."

Xu Yang, who was standing next to him, chimed in, his tone very serious.

"In the previous leg, Dortmund won by two goals at home, but they paid a heavy price. Their captain, Marco Reus, suffered a serious foul and had to leave the field with a serious injury."

"In today's match, Dortmund's head coach Favre boldly handed the captain's armband to Sun Yang, who is only twenty years old. This is a huge trust, and even more so, a heavy responsibility."

He Wei nodded: "That's right. Facing a star-studded attacking line led by Neymar and Mbappe, plus the pressure from more than 40,000 fans at the Parc des Princes, whether the young acting captain can withstand the pressure is the biggest highlight of this match."

The director switched the camera to the competition venue.

All 46,000 seats were occupied.

The stands were covered with a dense array of red and blue flags. Several large sections of the stands were ablaze with red cold fireworks.

The acrid smell of gunpowder filled the entire stadium. Huge boos poured in from all directions towards the away team's bench. PSG fans were using this method to create psychological panic for the visiting team.

The players' tunnel below the stadium.

The starting eleven players from both sides were positioned on either side of the tunnel.

The friendly atmosphere of the first round, with its pleasantries and small talk, had completely vanished. The players from both teams wouldn't even exchange glances. The air was thick with tension, almost flammable.

Thiago Silva, PSG's key center-back and on-field captain, stood at the front of the team.

The Brazilian veteran turned his head and looked Sun Yang up and down, who was standing at the front of the Dortmund team.

His gaze lingered on the bright yellow and black captain's armband on Sun Yang's left arm.

Silva let out an undisguised sneer.

"Listen, Asian kid. This is the Princes Park. Your good luck has already run out in Dortmund."

Silva deliberately raised his voice and shouted at Sun Yang in heavily accented French. Several PSG players nearby all looked over.

"Without Reus, you couldn't even get into our half today. Tonight, I'll personally put the ball in your net and teach you bunch of German country bumpkins who only know how to charge around like brutes a lesson."

Silva's tone was arrogant. He wanted to psychologically crush this young upstart before the match even started.

Sun Yang didn't even lift his eyelids.

He looked straight ahead at the light at the exit of the passage.

"Shoot a few more times. I'll remember that."

Sun Yang only replied with this brief sentence.

Silva, feeling slighted, snorted and turned away. Neymar, standing in the middle of the team, chewed gum and made a provocative gesture towards Haaland on Dortmund's side.

Referee Anthony Taylor picked up the match ball and led both teams out of the tunnel.

The moment they stepped onto the pitch, the Parc deafening cheers erupted. Then, as the announcer read out the names of the Dortmund players, the entire stadium instantly turned into a cacophony of boos.

Sun Yang walked to the center circle and exchanged team flags with Silva.

Anthony Taylor took out a coin and tossed it into the air.

Sun Yang won the right to kick off.

He turned and walked towards his own half of the field. As he passed the center circle, Sun Yang made a subtle hand gesture to Haaland, who was standing at the kickoff point, Sancho on the left wing, and Hazard on the right wing.

Upon seeing the gesture, all three forwards lowered their heads in unison. Haaland licked his lips, a look of excitement spreading across his face.

This was a tactic secretly devised by Dortmund before the match.

The entire stadium was still singing Paris Saint-Germain's team song in unison.

Anthony Taylor glanced at his watch, put the whistle in his mouth, and blew it loudly.

Beep—!

The competition has officially begun.

Dortmund revealed their most ferocious fangs within a second of the whistle blowing.

Haaland flicked the ball to Sun Yang behind him, and then the Nordic giant, like a runaway truck, plunged straight into the heart of Paris Saint-Germain's half.

Sancho on the left and Hazard on the right started their runs simultaneously, making a frantic forward run along the sideline.

The blitzkrieg tactics that Bundesliga teams rely on for survival!

Sun Yang received a pass back from Haaland without even looking ahead.

He opened up a new perspective on "point and shoot".

The inside of the right foot gently rubs the bottom of the ball.

boom!

The ball drew a straight and fast arc in the air, passing directly over the heads of three PSG midfielders, and landed precisely in the open space on the right flank.

This precise 30-meter pass directly tore open a corner of Paris Saint-Germain's defense.

The onrushing full-back Achraf Hakimi chested the ball down and then dribbled it out of bounds.

PSG striker Neymar symbolically stretched out his leg, but it was devoured without even touching Achraf's shirt.

Achraf Hakimi sprinted forward with the ball. Seeing the situation was not good, PSG's left-back Bernat abandoned his position and rushed forward to block the cross.

Achraf didn't blindly cross the ball; instead, he used the instep of his right foot to pass it across to Hazard, who was following up in the middle.

Thorgan Hazard flicked the ball gently at the bottom with his toe, without stopping it.

The ball sailed over the head of the PSG center-back and fell into the right side of the penalty area.

Haaland arrived in a flash. The behemoth completely ignored Marquinhos marking him and unleashed a powerful left-footed shot as the ball came hurtling down!

That shot was powerful and heavy.

Paris Saint-Germain goalkeeper Keylor Navas reacted quickly, punching the ball out of the penalty area.

The French fans in the stands were startled and their boos stopped for half a second.

The ball, which Navas had punched away, flew towards the edge of the penalty area.

Sun Yang was already waiting there.

He ran to the landing point and steadily controlled the ball with his right foot.

PSG midfielder Guy was terrified when he saw Sun Yang with the ball.

In the last match, Sun Yang scored a stunning volley from this very position, piercing the goal.

Before the match, PSG coach Tuchel repeatedly warned that the youngster must not be given a chance to shoot from outside the penalty area.

Guy pounced on Sun Yang like a mad dog, trying to block his shooting space with his body. Midfielder Paredes also came over to double-team him, cutting off Sun Yang's pass to Sancho.

As is his usual practice, Sun Yang would either unleash a powerful shot or deliver a brilliant through ball to break through the defense at this point; he rarely directly penetrates the opponent's penalty area.

But today, he has changed.

Seeing Guy rushing towards him, Sun Yang suddenly flicked the ball to the right with the instep of his right foot, and his body weight shifted sharply to the right.

A realistic [shoulder-dropping feint].

Guy thought Sun Yang was going to take a long-range shot, so he quickly stretched out his left leg to block it.

Just as Guy spread his legs, Sun Yang deftly flicked the ball back with his right foot, followed by a quick poke with his left toe.

The ball skimmed along the grass and slipped through Guy's small goal.

"What!" Guy was shocked and turned around, but it was too late.

Taking advantage of this change in rhythm, Sun Yang brushed past Guy.

Seeing his teammate get beaten, Paredes immediately slid in and headed for the ball at Sun Yang's feet.

Sun Yang did not dodge.

Maradona's legendary skills have been enhanced.

His feet moved swiftly in the confined space, his left heel lightly tapping the ball. The ball bounced half a meter high, just clearing Paredes' sliding tackle.

Sun Yang jumped, getting past the defense along with the ball.

He dribbled past two tough defenders in a row!

Sun Yang didn't linger outside the penalty area; he dribbled the ball directly into Paris Saint-Germain's penalty area.