Lin Hai Ting Tao

Chapter 656 Utter Defeat

The game clock ticked to ninety-three minutes and forty seconds.

Twenty seconds remained until the final whistle.

Possession belonged to Borussia Dortmund.

Every Atlético Madrid player was dug in within their own thirty-meter zone.

The Westfalenstadion, which had been roaring for ninety-three minutes and forty seconds, suddenly fell silent. Many Dortmund fans in the stands covered their mouths, nervously watching the field, afraid to make a sound.

Time, the most precious commodity, was running out.

Dortmund was only twenty seconds away from elimination.

The few Atlético Madrid fans who had traveled with the team were already singing and dancing in the stands.

Zhou Yi moved to the right flank from the center, supporting right-back Piszczek, who had the ball.

Seeing Zhou Yi come to support him, Piszczek passed the ball to him.

At the same time, Atlético Madrid midfielder Koke rushed up to challenge.

Zhou Yi was originally facing the attack, but Koke's arrival forced him to turn to receive the ball. Although he shielded the ball, he was now facing away from the attack, greatly reducing the threat.

With his back to the goal, Zhou Yi used his right foot to push the ball sideways to the right, as if to cut inside.

Koke continued to follow him.

Just as Zhou Yi pushed the ball to the right, he suddenly stepped on it and pulled it back with his right foot!

Then, using his left heel for support, he flicked the ball behind him!

The ball rolled past the unsuspecting Koke's feet…

Having passed the ball, Zhou Yi completed his turn. Koke's attention was drawn to the ball Zhou Yi had passed, and he briefly lost track of Zhou Yi.

Zhou Yi, having completed his turn, slipped past Koke and chased after the ball, running a diagonal line toward the penalty area.

Ahead of him, Lewandowski, who had been in the penalty area, saw Zhou Yi flick the ball with his heel and pulled out to receive it.

Just as he received the ball and adjusted himself, Atlético Madrid defender Filipe came out to challenge, blocking his path and making it difficult for him to dribble past or shoot directly.

But at that moment, Zhou Yi reached the edge of the penalty area.

Lewandowski didn't hesitate, pushing the ball diagonally forward to Zhou Yi.

Zhou Yi accelerated into the penalty area to meet the ball.

"Zhou Yi is in!" Marcel Reif shouted.

However, the penalty area was crowded. Even with Zhou Yi inside, there was no guarantee of space. Juanfran, an Atlético Madrid player, stood in front of him.

Zhou Yi didn't dribble or shoot after receiving the ball. Instead, he passed it horizontally with his right foot.

To Reus, who had moved to the center.

Reus wanted to shoot directly, but Gabi, who had tracked back into the penalty area, tackled the ball from behind.

Reus missed the ball completely!

However, the ball that Gabi tackled away didn't fall to an Atlético Madrid player. Instead, it rolled to the other side, where Götze had opened his leg, ready to shoot!

"Götze—!"

Amidst Marcel Reif's exclamation, Götze pushed the ball toward the far corner.

In his instinctive action, Götze remained calm.

Atlético Madrid goalkeeper Sun Pan had just shifted his weight and was diving towards him. If Götze had shot near post, Sun Pan would have been able to use that momentum to save it. By shooting far post, he was essentially shooting behind Sun Pan, making it difficult for him to quickly change his weight and make a save.

Seeing the ball flying toward the far corner of the goal, the Dortmund fans in the stands couldn't wait to cheer.

Amidst the cheers of the Dortmund fans, Sun Pan, who had just turned, suddenly fell back in the direction he had come from, extending his left hand. He still wanted to save the ball!

And even more shockingly… his hand actually touched the ball! He actually saved the ball!

"Sun Pan! Incredible!" He Ping nearly slapped the commentary desk.

Sun Pan's ability to save the ball in that situation was beyond everyone's imagination.

Götze, seeing this, couldn't help but raise his hands, wanting to hold his head—Sun Pan was simply the most tenacious goalkeeper he had ever seen!

Actually, not everyone was surprised that Sun Pan managed to save the ball.

As Sun Pan pushed the ball away, he fell to the ground, but his eyes still followed the ball. It was a professional habit for a goalkeeper—regardless of whether he saved the ball or not, he had to keep his eyes on it, like an aircraft's fire control radar, locking onto the target and never losing sight of it.

Because of this professional habit, Sun Pan saw that the ball he had pushed away hadn't flown too far. It had just landed and bounced once, and a figure appeared at the landing point.

The shadow of this figure fell directly on Sun Pan's face. For a moment, he couldn't see the specific features, only that the person was raising his foot to meet the ball.

Then Sun Pan's eyes adjusted to the light, and the first thing he saw was that the player wasn't wearing an Atlético Madrid jersey, but a Dortmund jersey!

This meant he wasn't there to clear the ball!

Lying on the ground, Sun Pan struggled to get up, intending to continue diving out. He was unlikely to touch the ball with his hands now. The only thing he could do was throw his body in the way to block the shot.

"Zhou Yi!!!" Marcel Reif screamed. Not just him, but the entire Westfalenstadion was shouting this name in unison.

"Zhou Yi—!!!"

Amidst the roar of the crowd, Zhou Yi, like a ghost, appeared in front of the Atlético Madrid goal and swung his leg, kicking the ball.

At the same time, behind him, Atlético Madrid center-back Godín slid in, tackling Zhou Yi's foot and the ball.

Zhou Yi was completely unaware of what was happening behind him and made no attempt to avoid it, continuing to kick the ball.

He hit the ball!

Sun Pan watched helplessly as the ball flew past his fingertips, unable to stop it.

The ball flew into the goal behind him without a doubt.

At the same time, Zhou Yi was tackled on the back of his shooting foot by Godín, lost his balance, and fell backward, landing directly on Godín.

But that no longer mattered.

Everyone's eyes were fixed on the goal, including Godín, who had made the tackle. He was unresponsive, just staring blankly at the ball caught in the back of the net…

"Ah!" Marcel Reif roared hoarsely, "Ah—!!! Ah—!!!! Zhou Yi!!! Dortmund!!! Unbelievable! My God—!!"

He Ping's voice cracked, "Wow—!! Ah! Zhou Yi Zhou Yi Zhou Yi!!! Goal! He scored the most important goal! Dortmund reversed the score and lead 3:2 against Atlético Madrid at home! Atlético Madrid's two away goal advantage is gone now!! Cough cough cough…"

The Spanish commentator held his head in his hands: "This is impossible! Oh my god… no! Dortmund… a last-minute goal against Atlético Madrid! Incredible! Absolutely incredible!!" He was also hysterical…

At that moment, the Westfalenstadion erupted with the loudest roar of the entire game, like a massive earthquake, or a tsunami triggered by an undersea volcanic eruption.

Cheers and shouts swept through every corner of the stadium, making it feel like being in the middle of a typhoon. You had to grab something to keep from falling over.

On the sidelines, the stadium DJ Norbert Dickel shouted into the storm: "Hero! Zhou Yi! Hero! Zhou Yi! He saved us!!"

Soon, under his lead, the somewhat chaotic cheers in the stadium turned into a unified chant of "Hero! Zhou Yi!"

Amidst their shouts, Zhou Yi rolled off Godín and got to his feet. He ran straight to the advertising boards in front of the South Stand. Separated by the tall wire fence, he waved his fists at the Dortmund fans in the South Stand, shouting loudly.

The Dortmund fans in the South Stand excitedly rushed down from the higher rows, reaching the wire fence, and shouting back at Zhou Yi.

Zhou Yi's teammates rushed up and joined Zhou Yi in shouting at the fans through the wire fence.

Both sides were shouting and yelling at each other, celebrating the goal together.

Everyone was like a madman.

On the sidelines, Klopp was even more insane. He ran directly onto the field and did a somersault!

However, he didn't land steadily. Klopp reacted quickly, falling forward. His assistants rushed up after him and piled on top of him, creating a dogpile.

The players on the bench ran towards their teammates who were celebrating on the field, joining in their celebration.

Every corner of the stadium was plunged into madness.

In stark contrast to the celebrating Dortmund players were the stunned Atlético Madrid players.

The Dortmund players were gathered behind their goal, celebrating, and the shouts of the fans in the South Stand were deafening, but the Atlético Madrid players were deaf to it all. After Zhou Yi put the ball into the goal, some of the Atlético Madrid players had simply collapsed to the ground. The goal they had worked so hard for ninety-four minutes was gone at that moment. There was no greater blow than this.

Sun Pan lay on the ground, spread-eagled, his chest rising and falling, his eyes staring at the night sky.

This was the first time he had conceded three goals in a Champions League game.

For Sun Pan, who was eager to show off, conceding three goals was a humiliation.

But what pained him even more than conceding the goals was that the team would be eliminated as a result. He had failed to protect the team's victory.

This time, he had lost completely…