“Ah… Beautiful! Beautiful!!” He Ping hadn't quite reacted when He Ying suddenly turned, but when he saw He Ying use a Marseille turn to get past Godín, he shouted excitedly.

Having bypassed Godín, He Ying charged into the penalty area. Now, only Sun Pan of Atlético Madrid stood before him!

After He Ying got past Godín, Sun Pan yelled, "I'm coming!" and abandoned his goal.

He Ying, catching up with the ball, didn't continue dribbling. Instead, he swung his left foot while running. He was going to shoot!

Sun Pan threw all his weight to the side, diving towards the near post, trying everything possible to block that angle.

In his judgment, He Ying would definitely aim for the near post, the only question being whether it would be high or low.

Because He Ying was shooting with his left foot, it was easiest to hit the near post with a left-footed shot.

But when he dove, he realized the situation wasn't quite what he'd expected.

He Ying did indeed use his left foot to shoot, and it wasn't a feint. His left foot solidly connected with the ball.

It was just that the shooting technique was different. It wasn't an inside-of-the-foot push or a full instep strike, but an outside-of-the-foot curler!

The ball, struck by him, didn't fly towards the near post of the goal, but instead traced a bizarre arc before flying towards the far post!

When He Ying shot, he also threw all his weight out, using the twist of his body to increase the force of the spin he imparted on the ball, causing it to spin violently on the grass, drawing an arc that bypassed Sun Pan's feet dragging on the ground.

And what about him?

After shooting, having lost his balance, he spun around and fell to the ground.

As he fell, his eyes remained fixed on the ball. He watched as it bypassed Sun Pan's feet, arced towards the back post, and then rolled into the goal, grazing the inside of the far post!

"He Ying! Ahhh!! He Ying!!" He Ping shouted excitedly, "Beautiful goal!! This is the first Champions League goal of his career! He's equalized for Paris Saint-Germain! A brilliant goal, a world-class strike! The ultimate display of individual ability! He's breached Sun Pan's defenses!! Sun Pan, who said before the game that he wouldn't let He Ying score, has now been proven wrong!"

After He Ying scored, the TV broadcast quickly cut to goalkeeper Sun Pan, who was lying on the ground, pounding the turf in frustration.

But this wasn't because he had any personal animosity towards He Ying, but simply because he was annoyed at conceding a goal. This match was Atlético Madrid's home game, but Paris Saint-Germain had gotten an away goal. Even if it wasn't He Ying who scored, but any other Paris Saint-Germain player, Sun Pan would have been very unhappy.

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Zlatan Ibrahimović, who was following up in the center, didn't receive the pass from He Ying but saw the goal. He didn't think there was anything wrong with He Ying's decision, but happily ran towards He Ying, grabbed him as he was getting up from the ground, hugged him tightly, and ruffled his hair vigorously.

"Good job, kid!"

He knew how important this goal was for Paris Saint-Germain.

"He Ying has scored! This is his first goal in the Champions League, and he's continued the good form he's shown since joining Paris Saint-Germain on loan! I wonder what the Barcelona club executives who are watching this scene are thinking about He Ying's future at the club?" the Spanish commentator said.

In the group chat, Guo Nu was also excited: "Damn, He Ying is in great shape right now! Barcelona must regret it!"

Zhou Yi sent a dismissive emoji: "Regret? Barcelona has so many excellent players on their front line, how could they possibly regret it? They should be very happy that He Ying is performing so well."

"Uh…" Guo Nu also realized. For Barcelona, He Ying performing well while on loan was beneficial because on the one hand Paris Saint-Germain was helping to develop him, solving the problem of intense internal competition within Barcelona leading to talented young players not getting playing time. On the other hand, if He Ying performed well, he could still be used by Barcelona when he returned in the future.

So Barcelona really wouldn't regret it.

Guo Nu was also a Barcelona supporter. When he was on the reality show, he was single-mindedly focused on joining Barcelona, but the Barcelona club didn't take a fancy to him. Instead, Inter Milan noticed him. But he didn't get to play much at Inter Milan either. It was only when he went to Cesena, a small team, that he finally found his place.

But Guo Nu still dreamed of wearing the Barcelona jersey one day and playing for Barcelona. This was a major goal in his career.

He didn't know when he would be able to achieve it. Now it seemed that He Ying should soon be able to achieve this goal after this season. With He Ying's performance at Paris Saint-Germain, if he returns to Barcelona, he shouldn't be unable to play even a single game, right? It's one thing that He Ying performed well at Valladolid last season, but that was only in the Segunda División, and it wasn't convincing enough. Now He Ying is playing in Ligue 1, in the Champions League!

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Not long after He Ying scored, the first half ended, and the two sides went into halftime with a score of 1-1.

During halftime, Zhou Yi, Yang Muge, and Guo Nu discussed the second half. Although He Ying scored a goal, Zhou Yi was still optimistic that Atlético Madrid would win this game at home, after all, Atlético Madrid was stronger overall, and this was still Atlético Madrid's home game.

Their only problem might be a slight lack of Champions League experience.

But this was only the round of 16, and experience wouldn't play too big of a role.

As for Paris Saint-Germain, they could accept losing the game 1-2. The second leg would be back at their home ground, and they could go all out then. As long as they could beat Atlético Madrid 1-0, they could rely on He Ying's away goal to eliminate Atlético Madrid.

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After the second half started, Atlético Madrid did launch a fierce offensive against Paris Saint-Germain's goal.

And Paris Saint-Germain played a counter-attacking game.

Both sides had some high-quality attacks that threatened each other's goals.

However, overall, Atlético Madrid's offensive was more frequent and fierce, and in the seventy-first minute, thanks to a goal from Diego Costa, Atlético Madrid took a 2-1 lead over Paris Saint-Germain.

Having regained the lead, Atlético Madrid did not give up their attack, and their offensive remained very fierce.

Because they also knew that 2-1 was not a very safe score, and the other team only needed one goal to kill them when they returned to their home field.

Diego Simeone urged his team to continue their offensive from the sidelines.

But no matter how fierce their offensive was, they were unable to breach Paris Saint-Germain's goal in the remaining twenty minutes of the game.

In the end, when the referee blew the whistle to end the game, Paris Saint-Germain, although they lost the game, gained a result that they could accept.

On the other hand, the Atlético Madrid players who were playing at home seemed very unhappy.

Simeone's face was still gloomy after shaking hands with Ancelotti, and he was very dissatisfied with this result.

On the player side, although he had provoked He Ying before the game, Sun Pan took the initiative to find He Ying after the game ended.

"It really sucks that you scored on me," Sun Pan said with a sullen face.

He Ying smiled: "Then I should have passed the ball to Ibrahimović in the middle."

Sun Pan rolled his eyes and then asked, "Want to grab a meal together later?"

"Thanks for the offer, but I can't. We have to go back to Paris after the game," He Ying shook his head.

"What's the rush… Afraid I'll eat you?"

When He Ying heard Sun Pan say this, he smiled happily: "I'm not afraid of you eating me, I'm afraid of you hitting me, haha!"

He was in a good mood after scoring a goal in the game. Although he lost the game, he was still full of confidence in the second leg.

Seeing He Ying smile, Sun Pan couldn't help but complain: "Damn, looking at your expression, anyone who didn't know better would think you guys won the game! Don't think that this score will allow you to advance, I guarantee you won't score a single goal in the second leg!"

"You said that before this game too…"

"This time I'm serious!"

Sun Pan said to He Ying with a straight face and a very serious expression.

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Sun Pan and He Ying didn't exchange jerseys. After they finished talking, they dispersed. He Ying returned to his teammates, while Sun Pan walked quickly towards the player tunnel with his head down, unwilling to linger on the field.

Chinese fans in front of the TV must be very curious about what Sun Pan and He Ying were talking about. They thought they were going to exchange jerseys, but they didn't mention jerseys at all.

They could only hope that the reporters would reveal the mystery in the post-match interviews.

And Zhou Yi and the others just needed to wait for the two of them to come online in the group chat.

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In the end, Atlético Madrid defeated Paris Saint-Germain 2-1 at home.

But this result left enough suspense for the second leg.

It seemed that both teams had a chance to advance, and both could be eliminated.

The first Chinese derby in Champions League history ended with Sun Pan's team winning and He Ying scoring a goal.

It could barely be considered a draw between the two of them…