Insigne's shot, though it didn't go in, gave Napoli's players confidence. As long as they continued to attack like this, they would eventually score. All they needed was one away goal to break the current stalemate.

Napoli continued to press forward, which also meant gaps would appear in their own defense.

Dortmund, of course, wouldn't pass up counter-attacking opportunities in response to this situation.

In the seventy-fourth minute, Dortmund cleared the ball from their own half with a long, high kick that reached the midfield area. Mark, positioned up front, retreated and chested the ball down before passing it back to Zhou Yi.

Without stopping the ball, Zhou Yi swung his leg and launched a long pass!

The ball sailed over the grass, past several Napoli defenders, and straight into the space behind their defensive line!

Aubameyang had switched to the right wing. He sprinted forward at high speed, caught up with Zhou Yi's through ball, and dribbled all the way into Napoli's penalty area!

Faced with Aubameyang's incredible speed, Napoli's center-back Albiol was powerless. Although he kept chasing from behind, he was left further and further behind. By the time Aubameyang entered the penalty area, Albiol was completely unable to stop him.

He could only watch Aubameyang go one-on-one with Reina!

"Zhou Yi with a through ball! Beautiful! Aubameyang—" Amidst the roar, Aubameyang shot!

Reina, rushing out, dove to the side and brushed the ball slightly with his foot—a crucial touch!

The ball therefore grazed the outside of the post and went out for a goal kick!

"Oh! Aubameyang! He missed a chance to change the score! He wasted a golden opportunity created by Zhou Yi!"

Aubameyang, who failed to score, held his head in his hands, unable to believe that his shot hadn't gone in.

Reina, who had made the crucial save, jumped up from the ground and shouted, waving his fist.

The forward was trying to score an away goal, and his, the goalkeeper's, job was naturally to prevent Dortmund from scoring.

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Subsequently, Napoli continued to make substitutions, replacing Pandev with young forward Zapata, hoping to maintain the pressure on the attack.

However, this also meant that the gaps behind them would continue to exist.

It all depended on who had the greater ability to seize opportunities…

Four minutes after Aubameyang missed a golden counter-attacking opportunity, in the seventy-eighth minute, Dortmund launched another attack. Mark received the ball in the attacking third and, after an unsuccessful attempt to dribble, passed the ball to Zhou Yi, who had surged forward from behind.

Zhou Yi took the ball and pushed it forward, dribbling towards Napoli's penalty area.

Instantly, Napoli's defenders stood in front of him, forming a barrier.

However, this meant that their protection of the flanks and wing areas was insufficient.

Reus happened to be appearing in that area.

Napoli's players also noticed Reus's position, so they stayed in a line and pressed forward, hoping to trap Reus in an offside position.

In addition, pressing forward could also squeeze Zhou Yi's space. If Zhou Yi passed the ball, Reus would most likely be offside.

They pressed forward, coming right at Zhou Yi. If Zhou Yi didn't pass the ball, he might be dispossessed, but if he did pass, there was a chance Reus would be offside. It was a decision that had to be made in a flash.

Before the opponent's foot touched the ball, Zhou Yi used the outside of his right foot to flick the ball out, passing it to Reus, who dashed forward and caught up with the ball!

The other Napoli players immediately raised their arms, signaling that Reus was offside!

But neither the linesman nor the referee, who were close by, made any indication about Reus's touch!

Zhou Yi was knocked to the ground after passing the ball. He couldn't see what happened after he passed, but he was confident that his pass would definitely not be offside.

When Napoli's defensive line pressed up, Reus had deliberately slowed down, almost to a stop. Considering that Reus had to start from a standstill, Zhou Yi didn't pass the ball too far, so Reus could receive it without much effort…

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"Reus—not offside! Good ball!"

Amidst the commentator's roar, Reus caught up with the ball, took a small step forward, and, facing Reina who rushed out to block the angle, chose to shoot!

The ball flew past Reina's left hand. Reina instinctively waved his hand to block it, but he was too slow. The ball whizzed past him, flying straight towards the far corner and burying itself in the net!

"Woooooooooooooooooow!!! Reus! Reus!! Dortmund has really done it! 4-0!!! Dortmund has beaten Napoli by four goals at home!" Marcel Reif shouted excitedly.

"Reus... good ball! Good ball! This goal was beautifully scored! Zhou Yi once again delivered a wonderful assist! Before the game, he said that he would beat Napoli by four goals at home. At that time, his 'outrageous statement' attracted a lot of criticism, especially from the Italian media, who criticized Zhou Yi. But now, he has done it! One goal, two assists! Mark's second goal was also orchestrated by him. He has fulfilled his pre-match promise, allowing Dortmund to beat Napoli by four goals at home! If this score holds until the end of the game, Dortmund will overtake Napoli, who have the same points, by virtue of their head-to-head record, and become second in the group!" He Ping was even more full of praise for Zhou Yi's performance!

After this goal, the Chinese internet was also full of praise and hype for Zhou Yi.

"...I said it, Napoli is still not convinced? What's there to be unconvinced about? Don't you think about what Zhou Yi's nickname is? The Wizard! Has he ever said something that didn't come true? He said he wanted to win by four goals, so that's what it is!"

"Although Yan Min's performance is also excellent, your grandpa is still your grandpa! Zhou Yi's performance is even better! A well-deserved core!"

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Seeing the ball fly into the goal, many of Napoli's players covered their faces in pain.

They knew very well what this goal meant.

If they lost the game like this, their chances of qualifying from the group would suddenly become precarious...

Benitez also looked very frustrated by the goal, and he stood愣 on the sidelines for a while.

In fact, according to his tactical adjustments at the last moment, conceding a goal was not unimaginable, but when the goal really happened, it was still difficult to accept immediately.

Now Napoli had only one way to go - attack.

At this time, talking about shrinking the defense and trying not to concede a goal was meaningless.

Only attack. If Napoli could still score an away goal, then even if they lost the game, losing 1-4 was better than losing 0-4. With a total score of 4-4 and an away goal, Napoli could regain the initiative.

So Benitez cheered up and re-issued instructions to the field - continue to attack!

In theory, continuing to attack was the right thing to do.

But in actual games, it is often difficult to use theory to guide.

Everyone knew that at this time, they should attack and try to get a goal back. But some people were also worried about what would happen if Dortmund scored another goal? This game was originally planned by Benitez's team to play a defensive counter-attack, but now it seems that Dortmund was better at counter-attacking than them. The four goals were basically scored from counter-attacks.

Dortmund's excellent efficiency inevitably made Napoli players worried when attacking, and they couldn't give it their all.

Especially, with a lack of unity, some people wanted to attack, but some people wanted to defend... how could they play this game?

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In the next ten minutes, Dortmund shrank their defense, putting on a clear posture to play a defensive counter-attack. Mark Wagner was replaced by Piszczek to strengthen the defense. It seemed like there was no center forward in front, but Yan Min, Aubameyang and Reus all had extremely fast speed and excellent individual combat capabilities.

Faced with such a Dortmund, even if Napoli went all out to attack, they might not be able to score a goal, let alone the fact that they were not united internally, with some people wanting to attack and some people wanting to defend.

Until the last five minutes, Napoli finally unified their thinking and besieged Dortmund's goal frantically, hoping to create a miracle.

But since Dortmund had scored four goals in this game, how could they fall short at the last moment and let the opponent score?

Dortmund defended very well and did not give Napoli a chance to score.

Until the Spanish referee Carballo blew the whistle to end the game, Napoli had failed to score even one away goal.

"The game is over! Dortmund defeated Napoli 4-0 at home! They completed their pre-match goal, and they also retained their hope of qualifying! Now Dortmund has squeezed out Napoli by virtue of their head-to-head advantage and become second in the group! In the last game, as long as Dortmund wins against Galatasaray away, no matter what happens between Napoli and Arsenal, they will get the qualification!"

Marcel Reif shouted excitedly.

The Dortmund players on the field also embraced each other to celebrate the victory. The Dortmund fans in the stands were constantly singing, the defending champions got rid of the embarrassing situation of being eliminated from the group stage, and finally brought their fate back into their own hands!