The game resumed.

After a few passes,

Li Kang once again spotted a flaw in the German defense.

The soccer ball instantly left his left foot, creating a beautiful arc in the air.

"Neuer's lateral movement is so fast! He's almost run as much as Li Kang by this point in the game!"

"Rüdiger and Diego Costa are in a race!"

"The Roma center-back is still faster. He's already transferred to Chelsea in this summer window."

Rüdiger managed to stop the ball first and passed it to Neuer.

Then, he ran a few steps towards the corner flag area to give the goalkeeper some width to play the ball and defuse the pressure.

He had faced Li Kang two years ago when he was at Roma.

His mind suddenly opened up last season, and his combat power improved by leaps and bounds.

His temporary flaw is: he easily gets carried away, and his defensive moves are relatively dirty.

The major European giants saw him and thought: he is 1.91 meters tall, black, strong, and has explosive speed. Isn't this just a dumber version of Varane?

"Diego Costa friendly patted Rüdiger's butt. It looks like he's praising this young German center-back."

"The football field is never short of mutual appreciation between enemies."

"Ronaldo and Nesta."

"Zanetti and Maldini."

"Huh? Why are they pushing each other?"

"The referee gave them a verbal warning!"

Diego Costa and Rüdiger started trash-talking, grabbing and touching each other, bumping foreheads.

The wild cultures of Lagarto and Berlin clashed fiercely.

The referee gently warned them.

The game quickly resumed.

Neuer passed the ball to Kroos.

He didn't encounter the intense pressing he expected.

The soccer ball slowly passed and suddenly flew towards the thirty-meter area of the Spanish half.

Havertz quickly moved laterally. Before receiving the ball with his back to the goal, the German team immediately sped up!

The Saint Petersburg Stadium once again erupted in a violent "white run-and-gun."

Havertz has a "bad habit" that violates the laws of soccer: he likes to stop the ball with the sole of his foot when receiving the ball during an attacking advance.

Back in the Leverkusen youth team, old man Toppmöller tried everything to correct it, but couldn't.

The soccer ball descended.

Busquets and Saúl immediately double-teamed from two directions.

Then,

An unbelievable scene happened.

Havertz raised his left foot and stylishly stopped the ball.

Stopping the soccer ball with the sole of his foot during a fast break?

This unconventional style of play left the Barcelona and Atletico Madrid midfielders unable to find the best defensive solution for a moment.

Then,

Havertz turned around smoothly.

The direction of the turn happened to avoid the Spanish midfield's encirclement.

"Passed to Brandt, who is crossing to the center."

"Is he going to run to the right again?"

"The connection between the Leverkusen Gemini!"

"The talent is simply overflowing!"

Brandt didn't try to break through Piqué's frontal defense.

He couldn't pass to Reus. Spain had already deployed heavy troops in the area where the Dortmund rocket was active.

Pa!

The soccer ball rolled to the right.

The second connection between the Leverkusen Gemini made up for the lack of a breakthrough point on the right.

At the same time,

Hummels, Werner, and Draxler once again inserted themselves into the Spanish penalty area, making up for the lack of a three-dimensional attack.

The soccer ball stuck to the grass and didn't roll far before it was suddenly intercepted.

Havertz was thinking about reading the Spanish defense while preparing to receive the ball. At this moment, he could only watch Li Kang intercept the ball.

"Oh no!"

"Brandt and Havertz's connection was cut off by Li Kang!"

"The one who can hurt you is often the person you know best."

De Gea was overjoyed.

Kroos, who was preparing for a second point of contact on the periphery, quickly directed his teammates to return to defense.

Livestream room.

The screen was filled with comments.

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[The German team doesn't have Lahm anymore.]

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[The German team doesn't have Klose anymore.]

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[Li Kang seized the two limiting conditions of the German team – no breakthrough point on the right and no aerial high point in the center – and captured the narrow offensive path to complete the interception!]

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[It won't work. Spain's overall counter-attack speed is so slow. The German team's return defense speed is very fast.]

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[Fabregas's defense is not active at all. He's still with Morata in the front.]

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[Bootleg false nine + withdrawn striker.]

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[It's all about seizing this timeline. Even a brief numerical advantage during a transitional offense can create a chance to score.]

Command area.

Míniyano waved his fist excitedly.

Löw was a little nervous and unconsciously put his hand in his pocket.

The stands of the Saint Petersburg Stadium erupted in a tsunami of cheers.

Li Kang had already passed the ball to Morata in front.

"Fàbregas is cutting vertically."

"Diego Costa is pulling horizontally."

"Beautiful!"

"Continuous one-touch passing, breaking away from Rüdiger!"

"Oh no, the soccer ball slowed down when it came to Diego Costa's feet, not because of the speed, but because there was Boateng in front of him."

The German team's forty-meter area in their half.

Diego Costa had no time to adjust at all.

Not every super striker has the ability to pass the ball with one touch in harsh environments.

Boateng rushed forward, his strong physique squeezed hard, and then he stretched out his long legs to poke at the soccer ball.

He didn't need a 100% successful tackle.

Instead, it was to buy time for his teammates to return to their defensive positions.

Diego Costa staggered, but didn't fall.

The Chelsea beast was not famous for nothing.

He flicked the soccer ball that was about to lose control with his right foot.

Saúl came galloping up.

"The continuation of the attack!"

"The Atletico Madrid youngster quickly passed the ball horizontally to Li Kang."

"Dangerous."

"Li Kang fought for this knife-edge ball in the confrontation with Kroos!" (knife-edge ball: a dangerous or critical situation)

"The German team invested a lot of troops in the previous attack. Only Kroos, Brandt, and Reus have temporarily returned to their half."

Li Kang shook off Kroos.

He quickly dribbled the ball forward.

The German defense didn't immediately shrink towards his path of advance. It was being contained and stretched by the bootleg false nine and Morata!

Neuer's heart skipped a beat, and he immediately turned and retreated.

Shadow.

The shadow cast by Li Kang's many lob shots.

Rüdiger adjusted quickly and was the first to approach Li Kang.

Seeing that the other party had a tendency to pass the ball,

The little black egg seemed to think of something.

He didn't make the usual decisive foul move of raising his elbow and knee.

After a slight hesitation,

The soccer ball had already left Li Kang's left foot!

From God's perspective, the German defense had been opened up by Fàbregas and Morata!

"Why did Rüdiger grab Li Kang's shorts!"

"Thank goodness... he's wearing sliding shorts."

"The referee didn't stop the game, advantage to the attack."

"Morata caught Li Kang's pass!"

"Not easy."

"Spain finally had the opportunity to gain a numerical advantage in the attacking phase."

"Look at this ball!"

The scene in front of the German penalty area can be described in one word: chaos.

Morata relied on his positional advantage to calmly unload the soccer ball on the right side of the arc.

His handsome face didn't show the slightest hesitation.

He opened his arms to expand the area of protection, separating the young Brandt.

Small swing of the leg.

Neuer had done his homework thoroughly. He knew Morata's shooting habits.

In a flash,

The German goalkeeper's upper body leaned towards the right side of the goal.

It must be the near post.

Yes.

The near post.

Pa!

Neuer regretted it, but reacted quickly and made a quick adjustment.

"Fake shot, real pass."

"Fàbregas."

"Empty net!"

In a trance,

Fàbregas seemed to have found the wonderful scenery of his past at Arsenal.

He drilled into the left side of the German penalty area like an eel.

He padded his right foot.

Touching the rolling soccer ball.

Pa!

The soccer ball brushed past Neuer's armpit and drilled into the net.

1:0!!!

Celebration and sadness filled the entire Saint Petersburg Stadium.

Rüdiger awkwardly pulled Li Kang up and took the initiative to pull up his pants for him.

Maybe they would be club teammates next season.

The game will be finished tomorrow.

(End of this chapter)