The Bundesliga's broadcasting quality has always been high. The broadcast director can quickly spot worthwhile shots and broadcast them promptly to generate new topics.

This time, when Zhou Yi took the initiative on the field to request not to be substituted, the camera lens keenly captured this scene.

So, everyone saw Zhou Yi's gesture of raising his hands and crossing them through the television broadcast.

"Is Zhou Yi... asking not to be substituted early?" Duan Xin speculated.

"After Yang Mu'ge pulled a goal back for Schalke 04, Zhou Yi also made a decision—he's decided to stay on the field! Will Klopp grant his request?" Marcel Reif was the first to guess Zhou Yi's meaning.

Accompanying his question, the television broadcast gave another shot of Dortmund's bench.

So, everyone saw Mkhitaryan return to the bench and sit down...

"Klopp has made a decision! He hasn't substituted Zhou Yi early!" Marcel Reif exclaimed.

Duan Xin had mixed emotions. It was certainly a happy thing that Zhou Yi could stay on the field longer, but he worried that Zhou Yi staying in the intense Revierderby would increase the possibility of him getting injured...

"...It seems that Yang Mu'ge's goal has pushed Dortmund into a very nervous situation..." he could only say in the end.

In any case, another Chinese player scored in the Revierderby, which was still something to be happy about...

Fans online were also discussing Klopp's decision.

"Zhou Yi's not coming off? That's great!"

"What's so great about it? This is the Revierderby! Germany's hottest derby. What if Zhou Yi gets injured again? I don't care if Dortmund wins or not, I just hope Zhou Yi doesn't get injured again..."

"Zhou Yi took the initiative to ask not to be substituted, so he obviously realizes the seriousness of the situation. This is the Revierderby, no one wants to be a deserter!"

"Yang Mu'ge's goal came at the wrong time... It would have been great if he had waited for Zhou Yi to come off before scoring..."

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The vast majority of fans were still rational, worried about Zhou Yi, fearing that he would get injured again.

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Keller also saw Zhou Yi's gesture, and then he saw Mkhitaryan return to the bench. Zhou Yi wasn't coming off!

He certainly hoped that Zhou Yi would come off, but he wasn't too worried that Zhou Yi wasn't coming off. He believed that since Klopp intended to substitute Zhou Yi early, it meant that Zhou Yi couldn't play the entire game. Although he was forcibly staying on the field now, it was hard to say how much he could contribute.

So, Keller wasn't too worried about Zhou Yi. He was very excited now. Yang Mu'ge's goal had helped the team narrow the score difference to one goal, and there were still more than half an hour left in the game. Such a long time was more than enough to equalize, let alone reverse the score!

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The game restarted, and Zhou Yi did indeed stay on the field. Dortmund didn't make any substitutions.

During a dead ball situation, Yang Mu'ge came over. He covered his mouth and asked Zhou Yi, "Weren't you going to come off, Zhou Yi?"

"What are you talking about? You've hogged the limelight, can't I have some too?" Zhou Yi said with a smile, covering his mouth.

The reason why the two of them were covering their mouths was that they didn't want the camera lenses to capture the shapes of their mouths. If the media hired lip-reading experts, everything they said on the field would be clear—at first, players didn't talk like this on the field. They said whatever they wanted, anyway there were no microphones on the field and no one could hear them. But later, after television stations hired lip-reading experts to interpret, players discovered that even without microphones, they weren't safe.

So now it's become that everyone has to cover their mouths when they want to speak. This way, the media can't do anything about it.

The conversation between Zhou Yi and Yang Mu'ge wasn't anything that couldn't be seen, but covering one's mouth before speaking on the field was completely out of habit.

"We're definitely going to win this time, Zhou Yi!" Yang Mu'ge expressed his confidence to Zhou Yi. Having just scored his first goal in the Revierderby, Yang Mu'ge's confidence was bursting.

"Then we'll see, Lao Yang!" Zhou Yi shrugged with a smile.

The ball was passed out, and the two ran to the left and right.

One yellow and black, one blue and white, clearly distinct.

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"Jurgen..." Assistant coach Buvac came to Klopp's side. He wanted to talk to Klopp about Zhou Yi's situation.

Klopp of course knew what he wanted, so he said first, "It's not even sixty minutes yet, Zeljko. I've thought about it, I'll let him play until seventy minutes. If there's still no improvement, I'll definitely substitute him, even if it means losing the game."

Buvac nodded silently.

Compared to losing a game, if Zhou Yi's injury worsened, that would be the most terrible thing.

Especially after seeing Zhou Yi's performance in this game after his return, it further proved Zhou Yi's importance to this team.

Yang Mu'ge's goal occurred in the fifty-sixth minute of the game, and Klopp planned to substitute Zhou Yi in the seventieth minute, which meant he only gave Zhou Yi fourteen minutes.

He didn't care what method Zhou Yi used, he only had these fourteen minutes.

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Zhou Yi didn't know that Klopp had only left him fourteen minutes of playing time. He was very focused on finding opportunities on the field.

But first... he had to deal with Neustädter, whose movements were becoming increasingly rough.

Yang Mu'ge's goal was like a shot of adrenaline, filling every Schalke 04 player with confidence in winning the derby.

Neustädter was naturally also greatly encouraged. He knew what Zhou Yi was trying to do by proactively asking to stay on the field, but he wouldn't let Zhou Yi succeed so easily.

He had already allowed Zhou Yi to orchestrate two goals, and "three strikes and you're out", there couldn't be a third time no matter what.

Now that Zhou Yi had stayed on the field, he still had a chance to wash away his shame.

He was itching to show Zhou Yi how powerful he was.

But the actual situation was quite different from what he had imagined...

"Beep—!"

Accompanying the referee Kircher's piercing whistle was the booing from the Veltins-Arena.

Neustädter raised his hands, indicating that he was innocent.

But the yellow card in Kircher's hand didn't seem to think so...

"In just three minutes, Neustädter has fouled Zhou Yi twice, each time more serious and egregious! This time, he directly swept Zhou Yi down from the side and behind! If Kircher doesn't show a card, there's every reason to suspect his impartiality!" Duan Xin said sternly.

On the ground next to Neustädter, Zhou Yi was curled up, clutching his calf, and hadn't gotten up yet.

His appearance made many Chinese fans very worried, fearing that Zhou Yi had been injured again.

Fortunately, he was soon pulled up by Dortmund's teammates, and it shouldn't be anything serious...

Zhou Jianliang cursed in front of the TV: "Only a yellow card! Fucking corrupt! The reputation of German black whistleblowers is well-deserved! This should be a red card! Get him off the field!"

Some fans also expressed concern online: "This is why I'm worried about Zhou Yi continuing to stay on the field. Obviously, he has become a target for some Schalke 04 players, and they won't hold back. If they keep playing like this, I'm really afraid that Zhou Yi will be carried off on a stretcher again..."

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Despite Neustädter's repeated defenses of his foul, he couldn't stop Kircher from giving him the yellow card.

Now it was good, he already had a yellow card on his back, and in the next game, if he got another yellow card, he would be sent off.

So, despite Neustädter's displeasure with Zhou Yi, thinking that Zhou Yi was definitely faking it—this was the Revierderby, how could there be no physical contact? Not to mention physical contact, even fouls are normal, why give him a yellow card? Isn't it because that Zhou Yi was exaggerating his fall too much, he could simply compete for an Oscar!

Despite the various dissatisfactions in his heart towards Zhou Yi, Neustädter had to be cautious when defending Zhou Yi, fearing that he would give the other party another chance.

Once he had a psychological burden, Neustädter's movements seemed a bit hesitant and not so decisive...

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In the sixty-second minute, Dortmund launched an attack. Reus got the ball near the center line and then dribbled all the way to Schalke 04's thirty-meter zone.

His dribbling was considered over here. Facing the two Schalke 04 players in front of him, his chances of breaking through successfully were no longer great.

Reus slowed down and even stopped.

Then he saw Zhou Yi in the center and decided to pass the ball over and let Zhou Yi decide what to do.

Receiving the ball in that position, the opponent would not dare to foul easily, because once they fouled, it would give Dortmund a free kick in a very good position. In this level of confrontation, any free kick in a dangerous position should be avoided as much as possible.

So, Reus passing the ball to Zhou Yi would not bring Zhou Yi too much danger.

Sure enough.

When Zhou Yi received the ball at the edge of the penalty area, he crossed a step and blocked Neustädter behind him.

At first, Neustädter had already stretched out his foot, wanting to destroy the ball, but with Zhou Yi taking such a step, Neustädter's foot didn't completely stab out, because even if he could stab the ball open, there was an equal, or even greater, possibility of tripping Zhou Yi—this was a tackle from behind, regardless of whether he touched the ball first, as long as he knocked someone down, according to the spirit of FIFA rules, he would have to get at least a yellow card!

And he already had a yellow card, another one would turn two yellows into one red, and he'd be off the field!

He didn't dare to take the risk, so he stopped his foot and just bumped Zhou Yi with his body.

But this hesitant bump didn't pose any threat to Zhou Yi. He was just bumped by Neustädter from behind and jumped, but he still controlled the ball.

At the same time, he used this jump to temporarily shake off Neustädter.

At this time, he was already at the top of the penalty arc. In front of him were Mark, Aubameyang, and Reus, who were actively running.

The simultaneous appearance of the three of them in Schalke 04's penalty area made Schalke 04's defenders dare not act rashly. If anyone came up to intercept Zhou Yi, Zhou Yi could just make a through pass and penetrate the defense, passing the ball behind them...

They also didn't dare to take the risk.

At this time, only Yang Mu'ge was running towards Zhou Yi.

As long as Zhou Yi adjusted a little more, he could stick to Zhou Yi...

But Zhou Yi didn't adjust. Just after getting rid of Neustädter's pressing from behind, he swung his right foot and took a long shot!

The inside of his right foot cut into the ball, causing the ball to draw a very obvious arc in the air, bypassing the crowd in the penalty area, and also bypassing Hildebrand's outstretched fingers, and then brushing against the right post, it flew into the goal!

The moment the ball flew into the goal, Yang Mu'ge had just arrived in front of Zhou Yi, but it was too late...