Chapter 1 The Start

The match had just begun, and Zenit St. Petersburg kicked off.

His teammates still seemed a bit lacking in excitement, but Chen Hero was already eager to try.

He patted his chest hard and shouted to his teammates, "Pass the ball to me! Pass the ball to me!"

The match had just started, and he was already in the zone. Getting into the zone quickly was one of his strengths, perhaps related to his outgoing and flamboyant personality…

Hitzfeld stood on the sidelines, knowing that Zenit would definitely launch a fierce offensive at the start of the match, after all, it was their home game. And they were kicking off, so they would definitely take advantage of the opportunity to launch an attack. Because this was one of the few times they could control the ball…

In the previous leg, Bayern Munich gradually took control of the game after conceding a goal, with possession reaching as high as 74 percent. This was the best proof that Bayern Munich was stronger than Zenit.

Therefore, the strategy he had formulated for the players was that regardless of whether Zenit kicked off first, it was always right to be on the defensive for the first five minutes of the match. It was their opponent's home ground, so their momentum would definitely be strong. Survive that, and the game would belong to Bayern Munich!

Bayern Munich could give full play to their overwhelming advantage in strength and gradually regain the initiative. By then, wouldn't Zenit have to follow their lead?

So the key to this game was the beginning. As long as they could suppress Zenit's momentum at the beginning and not let them build up their morale, there would be no problem.

He turned his gaze to the big guy who was raising his hand for the ball.

In this match, Zenit didn't field Arshavin because he was suspended. In Hitzfeld's view, he was the only one who posed a significant threat to his team.

Dominguez? He really didn't take him seriously.

This number 99 hero scored a goal in the first leg, and it was that goal that led to the current situation—if Bayern Munich had been able to beat their opponents at home, this away game would have been much easier.

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Chen Hero sought cooperation with his teammates.

Arshavin was sitting in the stands with Kerzhakov for this match, so the task of organizing the team's attack could only be entrusted to Dominguez.

He signaled Dominguez to do a one-two pass with him. He passed the ball to Dominguez, and Dominguez passed the ball back.

After getting the ball, Chen Hero didn't continue to pass it, but instead took a long shot directly from more than twenty meters away from the goal!

After maxing out his long-range shot talent, his chances of hitting the goal with long shots greatly increased, and long shots became another powerful weapon for him.

This long shot had no spin and flew straight towards the goal. It looked like the angle was a bit straight… but the power was great!

Kahn, who had recovered from his injury in time for this match, continued to guard the goal.

Seeing this ball, his many years of rich experience told him not to take it head-on… so he pushed it out with one palm!

He pushed the ball over the crossbar!

"Corner kick! The match has only started for three minutes, and Zenit St. Petersburg has already won a corner kick, which is also the first corner kick of this match!"

The local commentator, Sergeyevski, was very excited. Getting a corner kick so quickly at the start meant that Zenit was in good shape, and it looked like this match was promising!

Hill ran to take the corner kick, while Chen Hero and others squeezed into the penalty area.

Krizanac squeezed to the front, while Chen Hero waited at the back post.

Hill looked at the situation in front of the goal and then decided to send the ball to the back post.

Lucio and Demichelis were both watching Chen Hero. They knew that Chen Hero's header was very powerful, and set pieces like corner kicks were definitely the opponent's scoring opportunities. They had to defend him closely!

Demichelis and Lucio both pressed forward, with Demichelis blocking Chen Hero's path to the ball. Lucio was between Chen Hero and the goal. In addition to the two of them, Van Bommel was closely marking him from behind.

He was surrounded by three big men.

If he could still head the ball in this situation, we could all go die! Demichelis thought fiercely in his heart.

Demichelis himself was 1.84 meters tall, Lucio was 1.88 meters tall, plus Van Bommel, who was 1.87 meters tall. Even if Chen Hero was 1.92 meters tall, they were confident that they could stop him.

Everyone turned their attention to Bayern Munich's goal. Corner kicks were a duel for the tall guys. It was a chance to fight to the death in the air!

"Chen Hero is surrounded…"

Sergeyevski felt that this corner kick was probably not a good scoring opportunity. Even if Chen Hero was good at heading the ball, how could he head the ball into the goal when he was facing three defensive players of similar height to him? That would be too heaven-defying…

Despite these worries, Hill kicked the ball towards the back post.

Kahn's vision was chaotic as everyone jumped up to head the ball.

No one headed the ball at the near post or in the center, and the ball flew straight to the back post!

Chen Hero, Lucio, Demichelis, and Van Bommel jumped up almost at the same time. On the field, three red Bayern Munich figures were seen surrounding a white Zenit figure in the middle.

How could the ball be headed towards the goal in this situation?

Even if he was Superman, he couldn't do it!

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Chen Hero jumped high, and he realized that the people around him were not at a disadvantage. It would be difficult to accurately head the ball into the goal from the encirclement of these people. Not to mention that there was also Kahn guarding the last line of defense.

The four people collided in the air!

In order to ensure that they could head the ball, they went all out and were not afraid of physical contact.

The result was… the four people collided together, but none of them headed the ball away.

Chen Hero was the one who headed the ball, but under the interference of the other three people, he didn't head the ball away either. Or, strictly speaking, he just… touched the ball, stopping the flying ball.

But the focus of this confrontation was not who could head the ball, but pure… physical confrontation!

When Chen Hero jumped in the air, he knew that there was no way to directly head the ball into the goal, so he chose to control the ball first and then make plans.

To this end, he contracted his muscles in the air and tried to maintain his balance.

When Lucio, Demichelis, and Van Bommel crashed into him from three different directions, the three talents "Strong as an Ox," "Airborne," and "Immovable as a Mountain" all played their due roles.

When the four of them fell down, Van Bommel and Demichelis had already lost their balance, and they fell to the outside on the left and right…

Like petals falling off, Chen Hero was revealed!

Chen Hero straightened his body and fell straight down. He maintained his balance!

Falling with him was also the ball. The ball, which he had touched with his head, obediently did not run around, but fell in front of him.

Chen Hero's eyes were fixed on the ball. In front of him, besides the ball, was Lucio!

This strong Brazilian national team center-back was now the only Bayern defender who seemed to be able to maintain his balance…

He was also the last line of defense still blocking Chen Hero!

Chen Hero and Lucio landed almost at the same time.

When his feet touched the ground, the tragic Demichelis and Van Bommel had already fallen to the ground…

Chen Hero swung his foot, feigning a direct shot.

Although Lucio's center of gravity was not stable, when he saw Chen Hero's movement, he couldn't care about his center of gravity and directly pounced on him, intending to block Chen Hero's shot with his body. They were now on the edge of the six-yard box!

Center-back Lucio certainly knew what it meant to let a striker swing his leg at full force in this position!

Just as he was about to push off and rush forward, he suddenly slipped…

His body tilted, the ball in front of him disappeared, and what appeared in front of him was the grass in front of the goal—he fell headlong!

At the most critical moment, he, the last line of defense in front of Kahn, lost his footing and surrendered!

Chen Hero's raising his foot just now was a feint, and it really made Lucio lose his balance. Now… it's the real deal!

He raised his right leg again, swung it around to gather strength… and then shot angrily!

The instep of his foot hit the ball hard!

Lucio, who was lying down and falling, could feel a gust of wind brushing past the back of his head. The gust of wind was so strong that even his sparse short hair could feel it.

He knew that it was the ball flying past.

Even if Kahn was a god, the thirty-eight-year-old god had no way to deal with such a powerful shot at such close range…

If Chen Hero had shot the ball immediately, he might have been able to make a save, relying only on instinct. But when Chen Hero posed and paused for two seconds, the preparation time was too long, and he didn't know how to save it.

He chose to stick to his position, and the ball flew in from the near post!

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"Hero! He has a chance to shoot… a powerful shot!! Goal! Goal!!"

"goooooooooooooL!!! Chen Hero scores! 1:0!!"

"The aggregate score is 2:1! Zenit takes the lead at home!"

The Russian commentators jumped up and cheered for the goal with their arms outstretched.

"Oh my God! The match has only started for four minutes, and St. Petersburg Zenit is leading! It's unbelievable! They are leading Bayern Munich 1:0 at their home ground!!"

"Look at his movement before the shot—drawing the bow and setting the arrow, fully prepared. So calm! The reason why he is so calm is that Demichelis, Van Bommel, and Lucio have all lost their balance and fallen to the ground! In that area, he is the only one still standing! When he swung his right leg with all his might from only five or six meters away from the goal, even the 'Lion King' Kahn could not stop such a shot!!"

There was a commotion in the commentary box.

The stands where the fans were located were even more boiling. The fans of St. Petersburg Zenit jumped up from their seats and cheered loudly with their arms raised: "Hero! Hoo-rah!!"

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