Lin Hai Ting Tao
Chapter 1000 All Performed Excellently
He Ying happened to be in that spot. He turned and, with his back to the goal, extended his foot to bring the airborne ball down.
Then, he half-turned and shot with his left foot, but the ball was too straight and was caught by Dortmund's goalkeeper Weidenfeller.
"He Ying! He's in great form! That was a beautiful touch! In the very tight space in the penalty area, he brought the ball down steadily, giving him a chance to turn and shoot. And he should have been faked out by Cavani, but he was still able to control the ball so well. Not easy..."
Even if He Ying didn't score, He Ping could always find opportunities and angles to "hype" He Ying.
Subsequently, Dortmund launched an attack, which went all the way to Paris Saint-Germain's goal, but Reus's cross was cleared by the opponent, and Paris Saint-Germain took advantage of the situation to launch a counterattack.
Verratti passed the ball to He Ying on the left wing. He Ying once again rushed forward with the ball. He had already demonstrated his speed advantage very clearly before. Dortmund's players knew his characteristics. Now, seeing him about to rush again, if they didn't do something, it would be too late.
So Reus, who was tracking back, accelerated to catch up with He Ying. While he was still adjusting the ball and hadn't accelerated yet, he reached out and grabbed He Ying tightly. He Ying couldn't break free and could only watch helplessly as he lost the ball, then stopped and raised his hand to complain to the referee.
This was a very obvious tactical foul.
Amidst the huge boos, the referee showed Reus a yellow card.
"He Ying is here again! But Reus fouled in time... Today, He Ying is simply Dortmund's biggest headache. He alone has earned Piszczek and Reus yellow cards... If they keep playing like this, Dortmund's defense might all get yellow cards..." He Ping said.
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Two minutes later, Paris Saint-Germain won consecutive corner kick opportunities. Verratti sent a right-footed inswinging cross to the near post. Durm headed the ball clear, but under the interference of the opponent, he accidentally headed the ball directly towards his own goal!
Weidenfeller had no way to deal with this ball. Fortunately, Piszczek was standing next to the goalpost. The Polish full-back jumped up and headed the ball out...
"Wow! That was close!" Marcel Reif was startled. "They almost scored an own goal. Dortmund is really embarrassed!"
But Dortmund's embarrassment was not over.
In the fortieth minute of the first half, Paris Saint-Germain launched another offensive. They continuously passed the ball from the backcourt, advancing layer by layer to the midfield.
After Verratti dribbled past two Dortmund players in midfield, he chose to pass long directly into the open space in the penalty area.
Ibrahimović rushed into the penalty area and jumped high, overpowering Hummels, and headed the ball towards the penalty spot area. He Ying, who followed Ibrahimović into the penalty area, quickly made a sharp stop and turn in his high-speed run, wanting to get the ball.
But during this process, he had physical contact with Hummels, and then the two of them fell to the ground at the same time!
The Parc des Princes stadium was silent for a moment, then cheers erupted, but they quickly turned into boos.
Because the referee waved his hand to indicate that it was not a foul. He even turned around and ran back. On Dortmund's side, Piszczek kicked the ball towards the frontcourt. As the referee, of course he had to follow the ball, he couldn't stay where he was, otherwise he wouldn't know what happened at the ball's landing point.
But at this time, the Paris Saint-Germain players' attention was not on the game. Verratti, who was closest to the referee, ran towards him with his arms open, protesting and appealing to him.
At the same time, He Ying got up from the ground and, finding that there was no penalty, waved his arms and shouted at the referee in dissatisfaction.
The boos from the stands were like a storm.
The commentator for French Sky TV also questioned, "Isn't this a penalty? There was obvious physical contact! How else could Yan Min fall suddenly?"
Marcel Reif was also so frightened that he didn't dare to say anything for a couple of seconds... He didn't know what to say. It seemed like Hummels had committed a foul, but the referee didn't call it. Should he say that the referee missed the call, or that He Ying was diving?
At this time, the referee had no choice but to blow his whistle to stop the game, run back to the penalty area, and then wave his hand at He Ying, indicating that it was not a penalty just now, there was no foul.
The television broadcast immediately cut to a slow-motion replay of the incident.
In the slow motion from multiple angles, it could be seen that there was physical contact between He Ying and Hummels. Hummels also had movement with his hands, but the physical contact between the two was not very intense. He Ying's fall was definitely partly due to the loss of balance caused by the sudden stop and turn...
"This ball... If the referee is strict, it wouldn't be impossible to award a penalty, but if the referee's standard is slightly looser, it's okay not to award a penalty..." After carefully watching the replay, Marcel Reif finally dared to express his opinion.
The French commentators' position was much more firm: "Hummels had obvious hand movements! This is an absolutely 100% certain foul! It should be a penalty! This is definitely a ruling that will cause controversy after the match!"
But the referee didn't call it, so there was no use saying anything.
The Paris Saint-Germain players did not continue to dwell on whether this penalty should have been awarded.
Only the Paris Saint-Germain fans in the stands expressed their dissatisfaction with piercing boos.
A few minutes after this controversial call, the referee blew the whistle for the end of the first half. In the first half, Paris Saint-Germain almost completely dominated Dortmund, creating many opportunities.
But Paris Saint-Germain only scored one goal. That suspected penalty foul will definitely become the focus of discussion during halftime.
As the players from both sides left the field, the television broadcast's camera almost always followed He Ying.
"He Ying's performance in the first half was very good, simply perfect!" He Ping began to hype He Ying without any psychological burden, because He Ying's performance was completely worthy of all his praise, so he had no psychological burden and didn't have to worry about being scolded for "kneeling and licking."
"His speed and breakthroughs have caused a lot of trouble for Dortmund's defense. That goal also reflects his keen sense of smell in front of the goal... In addition, he also earned two Dortmund players yellow cards, especially Piszczek, who will also miss the next leg of the match. This yellow card will also affect his performance in the rest of this match... And that penalty, was it really a penalty? It is estimated that the media will have to study it carefully after the match... It can be said that He Ying has played his best performance since coming to Paris Saint-Germain. Such a performance has paled even his teammate Ibrahimović, who is willing to set up the ball for him... Hopefully, he can maintain this state in the second half..."
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The first half of the match between Paris Saint-Germain and Dortmund ended, and at the same time, the first half of the match between Real Madrid and Chelsea also ended.
CCTV showed the highlights of the first half of the match between Real Madrid and Chelsea during halftime.
Three minutes into the game, Real Madrid had a scoring opportunity. Benzema received a long pass from his teammate on the right, shook off the defender, and crossed to Carvajal, who had cut in from the flank. Carvajal then crossed to Bale, who had cut in from the center. Bale faced Sun Pan and poked a shot.
As a result, the ball was grazed by Sun Pan's outer foot and went wide of the goal...
Although Sun Pan's performance was already very good, Chelsea was still under pressure in the first half against the stronger Real Madrid, which was very similar to Dortmund.
In the tenth minute, Cristiano Ronaldo dribbled the ball down the left wing and took a long shot from twenty-five meters away from the goal. The ball rebounded and was caught by Sun Pan, who reacted quickly.
In the twelfth minute, Cristiano Ronaldo's signature free kick from twenty meters out was once again saved by Sun Pan, who flew to push the ball out of bounds.
In the twenty-seventh minute, the goal defended by Sun Pan was finally breached by Real Madrid, but Sun Pan was not responsible for this goal. It was a mistake by Chelsea's own defense. At that time, Chelsea's pass in front of their own penalty area was touched by Alonso, and the ball fell to Isco's feet. Isco cleverly pushed the ball inside the penalty arc, and the ball drew an arc along the ground, heading straight for the lower left corner of the goal.
This time, Sun Pan was caught off guard. Although he tried his best to save, he still didn't touch the ball, and the ball flew into the goal.
However, apart from this goal, Sun Pan's performance was as stable as ever.
In the thirtieth minute, Real Madrid won a free kick in a very good position. Bale's free kick from twenty meters out was saved by Sun Pan.
Until the end of the first half, Chelsea did not concede another goal and were temporarily behind Real Madrid 0:1 away from home.
Sun Pan was the key figure in Chelsea's ability to only concede one goal in the first half.
On this Champions League night, four Chinese players appeared, and the performances of three of them were very good. Only one person was slightly quiet...