The second half began with both teams back on the field. The rain continued to fall, showing no signs of letting up. The weather forecast had predicted light to moderate rain, but judging by the intensity, it was definitely the latter.

However, no one paid much attention to the weather. The slippery field might actually be more disadvantageous to Arsenal...

At the start of the second half, neither team made any substitutions, maintaining the same lineup as in the first half.

And the game's progress remained unchanged from the first half.

Just five minutes into the second half, Zhou Yi received the ball in the center, immediately facing a double-team from Arteta and Flamini. Against such pressure, Zhou Yi used the outside of his right foot to flick the ball to Sven Bender beside him.

Because Zhou Yi alone had attracted the attention of two Arsenal defenders, Sven Bender faced significantly less defensive pressure in comparison.

Sven Bender was even able to advance forward from the flank after receiving the ball.

After drawing defensive attention to himself, he suddenly crossed the ball into the penalty area.

Instead of simply sending the ball to the front of the goal, he passed it slightly behind, allowing it to land near the penalty spot, precisely in an area that the retreating Arsenal defense couldn't cover.

At that moment, Reus leaped up and, just inside the edge of the penalty area, headed the ball towards the goal!

Completely unmarked, he was able to put his full power into the shot. Despite the distance, he accurately directed the ball toward the goal.

The ball had a slight curve but remained within the frame of the goal.

Arsenal goalkeeper Szczesny jumped into the air, using his fingertips to push the ball headed to his left by Reus out for a corner...

"Szczesny! What a brilliant save!" the British commentator exclaimed.

Meanwhile, German commentator Marcel Reif lamented, "Reus—ahhhhh! What a great chance! Denied by Szczesny!"

Dortmund earned a corner kick.

The corner kick didn't lead to a shot on goal and was cleared.

The cleared ball fell outside the penalty area, where Sahin rushed up and hit a volley, but the ball sailed high over the crossbar.

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A minute later, Dortmund launched another attack. Sahin passed the ball from the backfield to the advancing Zhou Yi.

After receiving the ball, Zhou Yi dribbled forward. The pressure he exerted forced Arsenal's defenders to focus their attention on him, reducing the defensive pressure on the other Dortmund players.

Reus and Mark were calling for the ball in front, but Zhou Yi chose to pass it to the right, to Aubameyang, who was making a run into space.

Aubameyang received the ball and dribbled into the penalty area, then shot from the right side of the goal!

The ball was deflected by Szczesny and rebounded toward the center, where Reus stretched out his foot and tapped the ball into the goal!

A huge cheer erupted from the stands.

Reus had initially intended to run off and celebrate, but he was unsure, feeling that his position might have been too far forward when he took the shot. He glanced back at the linesman and saw the flag raised, indicating that he had been offside when he shot...

"Reus!!" Marcel Reif was initially excited, but quickly realized the situation. "Ah, the referee has disallowed the goal... offside... yes, it was offside..."

The slow-motion replay showed that both Reus and Mark were offside when Aubameyang shot, so Reus's subsequent tap-in was naturally considered offside, and the goal was disallowed...

Even though the goal didn't count, everyone could see that Dortmund's attack was becoming increasingly fierce. Arsenal was struggling to cope, and it seemed only a matter of time before they conceded a goal.

"...Arsenal's performance in this game is truly somewhat...disappointing..." the British commentator said, both worried and dissatisfied with the situation. "They haven't even had a single shot on goal so far! Can you believe it, viewers? The game is already fifty-three minutes in, and Arsenal hasn't had a shot! Has this ever happened to Arsenal before? I certainly can't remember it..."

"It's hard to know what Wenger adjusted during the halftime break, because I certainly can't see it now..." He Ping also felt that Arsenal's performance wasn't good enough. "Everything is the same as in the first half. Dortmund is pressing Arsenal. It's only a matter of time before they score, and it probably won't be long..."

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He Ping predicted that a goal was only a matter of time, and probably wouldn't be long.

He was right.

In the sixty-second minute, Arsenal launched an attack that reached Dortmund's thirty-meter zone.

Arteta received the ball in the center, naturally drawing Dortmund's defensive attention to that area.

But at that moment, Arteta suddenly passed the ball diagonally to the right wing, where Özil was located.

The German international received the ball at the corner of the penalty area.

Dortmund's left-back Schmelzer quickly closed in, blocking Özil and preventing him from breaking through or crossing.

The two were very close. If Özil tried to cross the ball with a swing of his leg, Schmelzer could either poke the ball away or block the cross.

But this kind of defense didn't faze Özil. He showed his genius—without a run-up or any obvious leg swing, he simply lifted his leg and suddenly chipped the ball towards the front of the goal!

The cross was so sudden that Schmelzer, who was blocking Özil, didn't even react. He simply watched the ball fly over his head. He quickly turned around to see Giroud jumping in the air, challenging Papastathopoulos for the header.

He held his position, squeezing the Greek center-back behind him, but he paid a price for it. When he jumped, he had to use more force to counteract Papastathopoulos behind him. Under the latter's interference, he had almost no way to head the ball cleanly...

But as he headed the ball, he caught a glimpse of a red-and-white figure in front of the goal. He couldn't see clearly who it was, but the figure was like a lighthouse in the night, letting him know where to head the ball.

So he put all his effort into heading the ball in that direction. As for what happened next, he was powerless to do anything about it and could only leave it to God...

God didn't disappoint him.

As the ball flew towards the goal, Ramsey made a clever move, darting in front of Subotic, who was focused on the ball and had neglected the person next to him, and then headed the ball!

He got to the ball.

Less than three meters from the goal, he headed the top of the ball, slamming it down towards the ground.

Despite Weidenfeller's desperate attempt to save, he was powerless to stop it—he didn't touch the ball and could only watch it fly into the goal he was guarding...

"The goal...goal! ! " The British commentator shouted excitedly. "Ramsey! This is Arsenal's first shot of the game, and Ramsey has equalized for the team! He has equaled Gareth Bale, with five Champions League goals, to jointly rank second in the list of Welsh players' Champions League goals! At the same time, this is the twenty-second goal he has scored for Arsenal in official matches, and in the past three months, he has scored eleven goals, which is equivalent to the total number of goals he has scored in the previous six seasons!"

"Dortmund's defense had a problem, Subotic didn't mark his man tightly..." Marcel Reif criticized mercilessly. "To be caught out by Ramsey in front of the goal is fatal..."

He Ping was a little surprised: "When Dortmund had the upper hand before, who would have thought that Arsenal would score the goal instead? Did Dortmund become too relaxed because they had a big advantage on the field? Now... the score has been tied, and the two sides are back to the same starting line... no, Arsenal may even be half a step ahead. Arsenal can definitely accept a draw in this game, so they can continue to play steadily after equalizing the score and slowly wear down Dortmund. But Dortmund can't afford to wear it down. A draw in this game is not very meaningful. They must win. To win, they have to press up and attack, so the space behind them will naturally be larger, and Arsenal can take the opportunity to launch a counterattack. At that time, Dortmund's goal will be in danger... Just one goal has caused a subtle reversal in the situation of the game..."

Speaking of this, He Ping sighed softly.

Earlier, he thought Dortmund's situation was very good, not just a little good, but very good, a very good situation.

As a result, the situation changed in just a dozen seconds.

Will the Dortmund players who lost the ball become impatient and chaotic?

He Ping wasn't sure about this, but he was sure that Arsenal's players would be inspired and encouraged by this goal. Whether they were going to attack or defend next, they would do their best to create trouble for Dortmund players.

This is football. A team that has been under pressure for more than sixty minutes, the first shot of the entire game, can score a goal, thereby reversing the situation of the game.

This kind of thing is not made up, but really happened before his eyes...