Chapter 1 Pierre's plan was to let Napoli score, and then Lyon would score too. It didn't matter if they lost the game in the end, as long as they had an away goal, one was the minimum, and naturally it would be best to have more. Two or three wouldn't be too many, and four or five wouldn't feel few.

But Chen Hero and Napoli wouldn't give him a chance to indulge in such wishful thinking.

The first half was about to end, and Napoli got another chance to attack.

Hamsik dribbled the ball forward from the backfield.

Lyon's center-back Chris didn't care about Hamsik, who was dribbling the ball, and instead looked for his defensive target, Chen Hero, at the first opportunity.

He looked to the right, but there was no one. He looked to the left, but there was no one. He looked back, still no one.

He was anxious. What about in front of him?

No one!

He didn't see Chen Hero, but he did see Raul...

Raul became the center forward?

Where did Chen Hero go?

He was on the left wing.

Hamsik swung his leg and made a long diagonal pass.

Chen Hero ran from the wing towards the center to meet the ball.

Instead of heading the ball directly to a teammate, he jumped up and used his chest to stop the ball and get rid of the defense.

In fact, Chen Hero's appearance on the wing was unexpected. Lyon's defenders didn't expect it, so when Chen Hero stopped the ball with his chest, there wasn't a Lyon player around him.

He could land calmly, and the ball was still in the air in front of him, falling down.

It was so empty around him that he had plenty of time to make a move.

He raised his right leg.

Still no Lyon player came up to press him, because he was too far from the goal. Lyon players' first thought was to check if there were any Napoli players around them—they thought Chen Hero would pass the ball to a teammate, and then run into the penalty area himself.

Chen Hero's right foot was raised, but not to pass the ball, nor to stop it, but to whip it from bottom to top like a whip!

It was a long shot!

He shot directly from the wing, thirty-five meters from the goal!

"Hero—!!"

The commentator roared.

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In front of the TV, the commentator was initially commenting at a normal speed: "The first half has entered the last thirty seconds, and Napoli has a chance to attack. Hamsik passes... Why did Hero pull to the wing? He's a center forward! He's not in the penalty area, what is he doing running to the wing?"

As he was talking, he saw Chen Hero stop the ball with his chest, then he ran a small arc, circled to the side of the ball, and followed up with a powerful shot!

"Hero—!!"

He suddenly roared, startling many people in front of the TV!

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Lyon's goalkeeper Lloris watched the ball fly towards the goal. He leaped up and waved his hand, trying to block the ball.

But the ball passed over his fingers, and then... fell rapidly!

A dipping shot!

Lloris couldn't believe his eyes. The giant bear who could only head the ball and rely on brute force could actually shoot such a ball?!

"herooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!"

Accompanied by the commentator's roar, the ball fell into the goal behind Lloris!

"gooooooooooooooL!! goooooooooooooooooooooL!!! Hero! Hero! Hero! Hero!!!"

"Two goals! Unbelievable! Unbelievable! This is his first Champions League game of the season, and he has already scored twice within forty-five minutes of the first half! It's simply unbelievable!!"

"What did I see? Hero scored again! God!! Tell me this is a dream! It's all an illusion, it won't scare me!"

"Napoli leads Lyon by two goals at home, and the person who scored these two goals for the team is... Hero! His long shot is earth-shattering! It drew a clear downward arc in the air, and flew into the goal, kissing the crossbar! It's so beautiful!"

"Look at this ball... Hey! Beautiful! Beautiful! It's really beautiful!! Super long shot... a worldie—!!"

"Yes! Yes! This is Chen Hero! This is the goal machine Chen Hero! He's back! A strong return!"

The Italian commentator was the most frenzied. He shouted, "Messi! Gomez! And Eto'o! Did you all see that? This is Hero's counterattack! Be careful!! ... I don't know if Hero's return will make the whole of Europe tremble under his feet, but I do know! At this moment! The Stadio San Paolo is trembling under his feet!!"

Yes, the entire Stadio San Paolo was trembling, and the camera lens set up on the stands was shaking along with it, making the picture a little blurry, but it didn't matter, only such a shot could best illustrate the atmosphere of Napoli's home stadium at this time.

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After scoring, Chen Hero once again raised his right hand and held up two fingers.

This wasn't a "V" sign, it meant—"I scored two goals!"

He stood there, pointing one finger to the sky, showing off this cool pose, and was soon submerged by his teammates who came swarming over.

"The first half is about to end, and being only one goal behind is basically good news for Lyon. Who would have thought that Chen Hero would score a worldie in the last half minute! 2:0, and this is in Napoli's own home stadium, which has almost locked in the victory!"

After Chen Hero scored, the commentators gave him all the praise they could think of.

They felt that Chen Hero's comeback was simply too perfect, and there couldn't be a better comeback than this.

Two goals in forty-five minutes, helping the team almost secure the victory—could they ask Chen Hero to do more?

Even the most critical person probably couldn't find fault with Chen Hero's performance in the first half.

But they were wrong.

It wasn't that no one could still nitpick, but Chen Hero didn't think his first game back was perfect yet.

He would never stop pursuing goals!

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"Ah! Ah... Ahhhhhhhhh! Unbelievable! Unbelievable! What should I say? What else can I say?!"

The reason the commentator was so out of control was that Chen Hero scored again just five minutes into the second half!

Many people thought that Lyon and Napoli were about the same strength, and it should be a close game, but who knew that it would be so one-sided!

"Hat trick! Hat trick—!!!"

"I regret it now, I used up all the words I could think of before! I admit that I completely underestimated Chen Hero's ability! In his first game after his comeback, he completed a hat trick! This is simply... too terrifying!"

"The third goal! Hero's third goal in the Champions League this season!"

The commentators were frenzied, and the fans and TV viewers were also going crazy.

The Chinese fans who stayed up late to watch the game were ecstatic, completely unexpected that Chen Hero would deliver a hat trick!

Many people even held their heads in their hands, somewhat disbelieving.

Happiness came too suddenly, they didn't dare to accept it, for fear that they would find themselves just dreaming if they got too excited...

After scoring, Chen Hero held up three fingers, gesturing at the camera. Of course, he was once again submerged by his excited teammates...

They slapped him hard.

"Damn! Hat trick! What did you eat, Hero?!"

"I can't believe my eyes, Hero!"

"Although it's surprising, it's really beautiful! Hat trick, congratulations Hero!"

"How long have you been holding back, Hero? Hahaha!"

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"I believe he was really hungry, otherwise he wouldn't have scored three goals in the first game... It's almost like he wants to make up for all six games he missed in this one game!"

The TV broadcast suddenly cut to a close-up of Pierre, who looked blank.

"Poor Pierre... He definitely didn't expect Chen Hero to be in such a fierce state after his comeback, and he definitely didn't expect his team to be beaten so helplessly on the road..."

"3:0! I think Napoli has advanced to the quarterfinals in advance. Now it seems that Chen Hero has at least three more games to play. If he's in the same state as today's game... it might not be a daydream for him to defend his title as top scorer!"

Then the camera switched to the home team's coaching bench next door, and Mazzarri's face was splitting with laughter.

The commentator sighed again: "Any coach who has a player like Chen Hero would probably have this expression... In this game, Chen Hero, who came back from injury, has become the well-deserved protagonist, and his three goals have almost made the team advance to the quarterfinals in advance..."

The rest of the game basically became a praise meeting for Chen Hero by the commentators.

They mentioned Chen Hero's name almost every three sentences.

And Napoli's players were also doing their best to create scoring opportunities for Chen Hero, wanting him to score more goals.

It was just a pity that Chen Hero was unable to seize the opportunity to score again. Sanchez scored a goal with a follow-up shot. Leading the opponent by four goals at home, Lyon has no chance in this game, and maybe even the next game is hopeless.

In the end, Napoli defeated Lyon 4:0 at home, almost completely eliminating the suspense of the two-legged match in the first leg.

"The game is over! The game is over! Napoli defeated Lyon 4:0 at home! Chen Hero scored a hat trick in this game! This is really an exciting game! I bet that all the media will report heavily on Chen Hero's performance in the game tomorrow!"

The TV camera kept following Chen Hero, giving him close-ups. Telling everyone that this is the only star of this game!

Chen Hero naturally noticed the camera that had been following him, he turned around and gave the camera a thumbs up, pointing to himself with an arrogant look. Then he took back his thumb, held up his index finger, put it in front of the camera, and shook it.

The meaning was—I, me, Chen Hero is the best! You, none of you can do it!

He was so arrogant, but in the face of a dazzling hat trick, all those who wanted to criticize him for being arrogant and conceited could only shut their mouths.

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