Chapter 1 The End of the Drawing Ceremony

After the drawing ceremony ended,

Dino and Li Kang left first,

Leaving the experienced Voller to accept media interviews.

"No matter who the opponent is, Leverkusen will show their best form and be fully prepared."

"Unbeaten record? We are far inferior to the myths created by AC Milan, Arsenal, and Bayern Munich! Leverkusen knows its own lineup strength very well!"

"Dream come true after fourteen years?"

"Everyone should know that the overall value of the team that won three second-place titles that year was second only to the Galácticos."

"Leverkusen's investment is very small. Being able to reach the Champions League semi-finals is mainly due to Li's contribution. Yes, yes, your adjective is great, treasure! He is the treasure of the Spanish national team!"

Voller had prepared two sets of remarks early on.

If they drew Juventus or Atletico Madrid... naturally there would be another set of explanations.

He felt uncomfortable inside.

The opponent was Real Madrid.

In a two-legged system, there was no chance of an upset. The Champions League was not like the J-League or the A-League!

Let's just say, Real Madrid could send a group of substitutes and still overwhelm Leverkusen's defense even if they underperformed.

Thinking of those few black guys at home...

Voller almost couldn't help but take off his leather shoes.

After returning to the hotel arranged by UEFA, Li Kang listed a list and asked Dino, who was about to go out to play, to buy him some handicrafts.

....

Madrid suburb, Real Madrid City.

Bale was still doing extra training.

Although he was thinking about playing golf, he would always keep himself in the best condition before major events.

Isco walked to the sidelines, picked up his phone, his expression slightly surprised, and couldn't help but say loudly: "Our opponent... is Leverkusen! Li..."

The reaction of the few people on the training ground after hearing this news was very calm.

Their minds were not focused on the Champions League semi-finals at all. The La Liga title race had reached a feverish stage. A slight mistake would mean losing the championship!

The opponent was still Leverkusen?

Even if they put up substitute players, they could still complete the crushing.

That's right!

Even if Real Madrid fielded a substitute lineup, they would still dominate many strong teams.

Navas frowned: "You kid... how can you bring your mobile phone to the training ground?"

Isco spread his hands and smiled awkwardly: "Sorry."

In the hearts of the younger generation of Spanish players: Li Kang was an important piece of the puzzle for winning the European Cup.

Isco raised two dogs, calling them by the names of his idols, one called Messi and one called Figo. After watching the national team's match against Brazil, he couldn't help but want to raise another dog: named Li Kang.

Marcelo smiled and joked, "You're not bad either."

Isco scratched his head with a smile, turned off his phone, and returned to the training ground.

He was not bad. During his time with Malaga... as a main player, he reached the Champions League quarter-finals. Unfortunately, he failed to hold on for the last few minutes in the battle with Dortmund, otherwise it was very likely that another dark horse miracle would be staged.

It is worth mentioning that the head coach of Malaga at the time was Pellegrini, the current manager of Manchester City.

....

Tactical meeting room.

The coaching staff successively put forward the overall data and tactical characteristics of Leverkusen this season.

Why didn't they study it earlier?

With the luck of the draw in recent years... they never thought they could draw Leverkusen, okay?

The materials prepared in advance were all related to Juventus.

There was no need to study Atletico Madrid even more, after all, they had been fighting for decades.

Bettoni touched his bald head and interrupted everyone's speech fiercely:

"There's nothing to analyze about Leverkusen! Just analyze Li!"

"Take him out, and the entire Leverkusen team is not worth half of Bale's leg!"

"Damn it, did Li come to Real Madrid for trial training when he was a kid? And then you kicked him out?"

The solemn atmosphere dissipated instantly.

Everyone laughed.

This joke came from *The Sun*...

After Neymar rose to fame, countless tabloid newspapers in Europe accused Real Madrid: *Samba Superstar Rejected in Childhood?*

In fact, Real Madrid tried every means to keep him at the beginning.

Unfortunately, the young Neymar was ignorant and missed his hometown day and night.

Otherwise, with his super talent and Bernabéu youth training background, the Galácticos could not have suppressed him at all.

As for other so-called "injustices" of "geniuses" who were rejected by Real Madrid's youth training...

It was even more of a joke.

They were simply not comparable to any of the players in the Galácticos lineup.

....

That night.

The TV screen in the dormitory living room was paused on the game interface.

Brandt and Havertz were swiping their phones, laughing from time to time.

"Kai, this netizen said... Real Madrid drawing Leverkusen is to maximize the broadcast revenue for UEFA!"

"The netizens are also teaching the club how to arrange tactics. Many comments say you should lose weight!"

"The way to maximize broadcast revenue... should be operated like this: let Leverkusen defeat Juventus or Atletico Madrid in the semi-finals and fight for the top of Europe! Defeat Real Madrid!"

"This is the epic chapter that fans love to see the most! Just like Maradona winning the World Cup that year!"

"Li is an epic... are we worthy? The Champions League is not the same as the national team. Not to mention the overall strength gap, Germany's World Cup-winning tactics are several years behind Bayern."

"Who are the teammates around Maradona, look at them?"

Havertz said seriously.

Brandt nodded thoughtfully: "We are not worthy for the time being..."

The two people's completely different growth environments unexpectedly formed the same precocious character.

They would be chuunibyou when playing games.

When facing academic exams and formal competitions, they were very self-aware.

....

Three days later.

The Bundesliga match day arrived.

Leverkusen hosted Borussia Mönchengladbach at home!

After experiencing a seven-game losing streak at the beginning of the season, the Foals had stood up again!

Schubert led his fierce generals and repeatedly defeated strong teams, actually returning to fourth place in the Bundesliga!

*Coaching a Bottom Team from the Start, Double Killing the Bundesliga Overlord!*

BayArena.

The place was crowded with people and packed to the rafters!

Half of the stands were submerged by Mönchengladbach fans!

For Leverkusen, every game that followed was a key battle for the championship.

For Borussia Mönchengladbach, every game that followed was a life-or-death battle for next season's Champions League qualification.

Baumjohann and Xhaka enthusiastically hugged Li Kang in turn.

After the first match, this golden partner discovered that other midfield combinations in the Bundesliga were all shit.

Old man Toppmöller sat weakly in the audience.

Dino didn't dare to be careless. He almost fell at Borussia-Park back then.

The coaching staff still let Li Kang start.

....

Li Kang quite liked Dino's tactical arrangements.

Simple, direct.

He didn't need to use his brain much.

Yes, the whole team didn't need to use their brains.

The young assistant coach, in order to solve the defense problem, arranged the defensive area division and co-defense details very carefully.

The result was that they were blown up.

Jonathan Tah and Kramer and Bender were completely turned "invisible" by Mönchengladbach's double defensive midfielder rotation.

Van Dijk couldn't retreat. Mönchengladbach's positional attack directly flattened the space in the back line.

24th minute of the game.

Dahoud's powerful shot was blocked by Leno!

The ball leaped towards the arc of the penalty area!

Xhaka volleyed!

The ball drew a Manchester United arc and blasted open Leverkusen's goal!

Leno was unable to make a second save in a short period of time.

Xhaka did not celebrate.

He picked up the ball from the net and returned to the center circle.

Next season, he was about to go to the Premier League and join Arsenal!

There was not much he could do for Borussia-Park anymore.

36th minute of the game.

Li Kang dribbled the ball to the forty-meter area.

He was brought down jointly by Baumjohann and Herrmann!

Schubert was very excited on the sidelines! He would rather his own players commit a foul than let Li Kang easily pass the ball!

Beep!

The whistle sounded!

The referee took out the foam spray and drew a "u" shape at the place where the foul occurred.

Li Kang stood in front of the penalty spot, constantly backing away.

Tens of thousands of spectators at the scene looked at the redundant run-up distance, not knowing why!

Schubert and Dino were stunned: he was going to shoot from that position? How was that possible!

...

In the field of vision.

A short and strong golden phantom suddenly appeared.

Carlos.

The heavy sword has no edge!

Under the spotlight, the black hair of the North Rhine genius fluttered in the wind.

It seemed that with every step he took, the entire city trembled slightly.

Bang!

Accompanied by a roar that resounded through the sky!

The football turned into a beam of white light.

With the momentum of breaking through the clouds.

It flew out of the baseline!

It was indeed a "special" module with only a 4% hit rate...