Dominating Football with Perfect Ball Control

Chapter 122: 122. Although Messi is strong, I, Lance, am equally sharp!

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One of the world’s football cathedrals, a pilgrimage site for La Masia fans—Camp Nou!

The stands were packed, almost 90,000 people filling the stadium, making it one of the largest football stadiums in Europe!

The entire stadium sang the FC Barcelona anthem in unison.

”Red and blue flags flying in the wind!”

”Let us bravely shout—”

”Bar?a! Bar?a! Bar?a!!!”

To be honest, any battle-hardened star coming to such a home stadium would be awestruck by the atmosphere.

Coupled with FC Barcelona’s inherent aura, it was often incredibly difficult for an away team to win at this stadium!

What’s more, the away team was facing a ”world’s greatest superstar” in peak form, with eyes burning with a desire for revenge: Lionel Messi!

In their prime, Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo were players whose individual ability alone could influence the outcome of a match.

His decisive shot after pushing forward at the start of the match helped FC Barcelona open the scoring!

After the goal, the television kept replaying FC Barcelona’s perfect teamwork and Lionel Messi’s fatal strike in slow motion.

At the moment he shot, despite ?mer Toprak’s interference, it still couldn’t stop him.

Unstoppable!

After the FC Barcelona players celebrated, Lionel Messi’s face remained serious.

Gerard Piqué, on the other hand, was grinning, putting an arm around Lionel Messi triumphantly.

”Leo, it seems Bayer Leverkusen isn’t much, we’ll definitely win today!”

”Gerard... don’t get ahead of yourself.”

Lionel Messi’s expression was solemn, not daring to be careless in the slightest.

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Seven days ago, they had just experienced a comeback.

After Lionel Messi scored two goals, the whole team thought it was secure.

Even Lionel Messi himself had already started imagining how he should perform against Cristiano Ronaldo in the Champions League semifinals.

The result...

Painful memories surfaced in Lionel Messi’s mind; he couldn’t smile after the goal, clenching his right fist tightly.

That monster with an Eastern face on the opposite side, he dribbled past multiple players on the field, completely tearing through FC Barcelona’s defense, causing no small psychological shadow in Lionel Messi’s heart.

Until last night, Lionel Messi even dreamt in a nightmare that in the second leg of the Champions League semifinals, that guy again dribbled past FC Barcelona’s defense consecutively to complete a comeback, no matter how hard Lionel Messi ran, he didn’t get closer; instead, he got further and further away!

Waking up startled in his hotel room, Lionel Messi’s back was covered in sweat.

His roommate in the same room, Dani Alves, was still sound asleep, snoring loudly.

Lionel Messi went to the bathroom alone, letting cold water pour over his head, hoping the icy water could completely extinguish the unease in his heart and make him more clear-headed.

...

At this moment, Lionel Messi, after scoring, had calmed down considerably.

But he was still determined, wanting to score another goal!

As long as the score was leveled to 4-4, FC Barcelona would gain the initiative, and then it would be Bayer Leverkusen’s turn to get anxious.

Under FC Barcelona’s unstoppable ball control, Bayer Leverkusen’s weaknesses would become more and more apparent!

”Gerard, this next goal is crucial! We’ll try to score another one!”

”That’s right, Leo is correct. Brothers, let’s put in more effort! Crush those Germans on the other side!!”

Team’s mastermind Xavi Hernández also echoed Lionel Messi.

As a pressure player on the field, Xavi Hernández had been fuming for a long time.

The humiliation suffered this week must be repaid by Bayer Leverkusen!

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”It’s okay, put in more effort and play well!”

”Come on, come on!”

”Bayer Leverkusen Allez!!”

The Bayer Leverkusen players who conceded the goal were a bit disheartened.

Before the match, they were casually chewing gum and chatting, laughing and talking.

Now there was suspense, and everyone couldn’t help but get nervous.

FC Barcelona only needed one goal to turn the tide!

This is the charm of an away goal!

Lance, as the youngest player on the team, actually had the best mindset.

With constant encouragement, Captain Simon Rolfes also stepped up and called everyone to gather in a circle, put their arms around each other’s shoulders, and shout slogans to boost morale.

He glanced at his teammates Emir Spahi? and ?mer Toprak.

Lance couldn’t help but shake his head and sigh inwardly.

He wasn’t the kind of person who looked down on teammates; he could usually see their strengths.

But these two defenders were clearly not enough against FC Barcelona’s trident.

Emir Spahi? had just been toyed with by Neymar, like a wooden dummy.

?mer Toprak had no advantage against Lionel Messi.

FC Barcelona’s trident was world-class, a T0-level bug-like existence.

Bayer Leverkusen’s defense was at most T3-level, like a sewer.

It wasn’t even considered excellent in the Bundesliga.

It was impossible to rely on the defense to hold off FC Barcelona’s attack; he had to step up and score a goal himself!

He had to stop FC Barcelona’s momentum of a comeback!

Fortunately, today he was equipped with the [Bachira Meguru] template, fusion value: 7%, rage value 25%...

Too slow!

Relying solely on the template’s technical attributes and the [Beast Dribbling] skill, it was difficult to break through FC Barcelona’s defense alone.

Today, FC Barcelona was marking him even more tightly; Sergio Busquets, Javier Mascherano, and Gerard Piqué were almost constantly monitoring Lance’s movements.

He had to find another way to create an opportunity.

Lance glanced at the system.

There was still a crucial skill he hadn’t used!

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Assist Template: Nagi Seishiro

Assist Status: On

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It should be known that the assist template could be used once per match, and for a short period, it was a 100% full-rage complete body!

If used well, this might become the key to turning the tide of the battle!

Lance quickly whispered a few words into the ear of the midfield pivot, Lars Bender.

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”Alright, the match resumes, and FC Barcelona continues to press Bayer Leverkusen.”

Today, He Wei was commentating alone, so he could only analyze the tactics on the field himself.

”Bayer Leverkusen is still playing their usual defensive counter-attack style, but it feels like the coaching staff is quite wary of FC Barcelona’s attack, not daring to commit too many players when counter-attacking.”

”Julian Brandt on the right is mostly in the backfield, helping teammates defend.”

”Only three players can attack: forwards Stefan Kiessling and Lance, and left midfielder Son Heung-min.”

”The two full-backs have hardly left their own penalty area within 30 meters.”

”Such a counter-attack clearly has difficulty posing any threat to FC Barcelona, which is why, up to 32 minutes into the first half, Bayer Leverkusen’s shots on goal are 0! That’s right, not a single decent shot on goal yet.”

”The only counter-attack was a cross from Son Heung-min that Stefan Kiessling couldn’t connect with.”

”It’s still FC Barcelona possession, Lionel Messi, Xavi Hernández... to Neymar, Neymar breaking through on the left!! Dangerous!”

Neymar, the last superstar of the five-star Brazil team.

Back when Ronaldo, Rivaldo, and Ronaldinho were around, if Neymar were on the Brazil team, he probably wouldn’t even get to play.

But as the superstars gradually faded, Brazilian football talent gradually withered, with forwards like Hulk and Richarlison able to serve as national team starters, the Samba Legion became more and more commonplace.

At this point in time, Neymar was perhaps the last player with superstar potential in the Samba Legion.

His first stop in Europe, he performed effortlessly at FC Barcelona.

Today, he constantly created threats in the front, and contributed the assist for the first goal.

Now Neymar began to display his dazzling footwork again.

He had already seen that the Bayer Leverkusen defenders were all weak.

Neymar could show off wildly!

”Rainbow flick!! Oh oh!! Neymar is playing around, breaking into the box!!”

”But he’s playing a bit too big!! He took the ball too far!! Almost out of bounds!”

”Neymar! A forced shot from a tight angle! Saved by goalkeeper Bernd Leno!”

FC Barcelona at this moment did not become alert, still attempting to press high in the attacking third.

Little did they know that Lance had already quietly rushed into FC Barcelona’s half!

Goalkeeper Bernd Leno parried it, and Emir Spahi? cleared it immediately, poking the ball out of the box!

Lars Bender received the ball and turned, FC Barcelona habitually defending his short passing lanes!

But Lars Bender had communicated with Lance earlier!

He trusted this young man from the East unconditionally!

”Go, Lance!!”

A long pass, straight to the backfield!

”Oh!!! This ball! Lance has already pushed forward into the opponent’s half!! Not offside! Gerard Piqué was holding the line!”

Gerard Piqué realized something was wrong, but it was too late; he gritted his teeth and chased back!

But this long pass had a lot of power, almost reaching the edge of the box!

Víctor Valdés rushed out of his goal, looking like he was about to jump to head the ball clear!

At the crucial moment, Lance’s figure flashed, and he pushed off the ground, leaping into the air!

[Nagi Seishiro] template! Assist activated!

As they crossed paths in the air, he calmly lifted his foot, perfectly stopping and bringing down the ball!

When all the spectators’ eyes blurred, and they looked again!

Lance had already passed Víctor Valdés! Facing an open goal!

”One-on-one!!! In mid-air, Lance controlled and dribbled past Víctor Valdés in one motion!!”

”Tapping into an empty net—”

He Wei was flushed with excitement, letting out a roar!

Lance had already calmly tapped the ball into the net amidst the despairing gazes of the FC Barcelona players!

The football became a sharp blade, a fatal blow!

Slaying FC Barcelona’s hope of a comeback!

”This goal is in!! At Bayer Leverkusen’s most critical moment, Lance stepped up again!”

”He is the key player for big occasions!”

”1-1! Bayer Leverkusen stubbornly equalizes away at Camp Nou!”