Dominating Football with Perfect Ball Control

Chapter 220: 220. The final blow that shocked the world!

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Since he was worried his shooting wouldn’t be able to beat Neuer, he would just dribble past everyone, including the goalkeeper, and score into an empty net!

The moment Lance saw the rage value hit 100%, he had already finalised his plan and successfully pulled one goal back, giving Bayer Leverkusen a glimmer of hope in the title race.

But what next? There were still over 40 minutes left in the match, with Bayern Munich leading Bayer Leverkusen 2-1. They still needed two more goals to win.

”Lance!! Let’s do that celebration, okay?”

After the goal, all of Bayer Leverkusen couldn’t believe it—Lance had actually done it! This lad was practically a god!

His teammates swarmed around him to celebrate, and Son Heung-min even planned to celebrate the goal with Lance. However, he saw Lance retrieve the ball from Bayern’s goal and run straight to midfield.

”Hurry up.”

”Hiss—”

Son Heung-min secretly gasped. It was clear that Lance really wanted to win.

The Bayer Leverkusen players didn’t waste too much time celebrating either; after a quick round of applause for the fans, they quickly returned to their own half. The Bayern Munich players were still a bit dazed.

Seeing this scene, seeing the aggressive Lance, the oppressive feeling brought by the Easterner was overwhelming, making the Bayern players shiver. Their psychological advantage from leading 2-0 vanished.

”He’s that ruthless?”

Not even celebrating after scoring, wanting to equalise? Impossible!

The Bayern Munich players’ tempers flared; they would never give up their advantage at home. After the restart, Bayern Munich calmly passed the ball around in their midfield and defence, patiently shifting it from side to side to wear down Bayer Leverkusen’s stamina.

With a champion midfielder like Xabi Alonso anchoring the team, coupled with Thiago’s exquisite technique and Lahm’s defensive and supporting abilities in the holding midfield position, Bayern once again dominated the match.

”The pace of the game has slowed down again. Lance’s breakthrough just now was spectacular.”

”But pulling one goal back isn’t enough; Bayern’s possession rate still exceeds 78%, not giving Bayer Leverkusen many opportunities.”

”Alonso, Lahm, Alonso... Thiago, Alonso...”

A series of back-and-forth passes looked exactly like Guardiola’s team, circling around the outside, seemingly having the upper hand, but unable to break through the opponent’s packed defence.

However, this Bayern team had an advantage that Guardiola’s other teams didn’t: Ribéry, Robben, and Lewandowski. Robben’s performance had Bayer Leverkusen very wary, with both defensive midfielders focusing on his side, temporarily containing Robben.

What about the other side? Ribéry, returning from injury, didn’t seem to be taken seriously by Bayer Leverkusen.

Ribéry also had no breakthroughs in the first half, and his performance seemed a bit sluggish. Little did they know, Ribéry in his prime was the core of France, second only to Zidane.

If he didn’t have the ability, he wouldn’t be on par with Robben. Right-back Donati underestimated Ribéry a bit, with his attention focused on full-back Alaba.

Unexpectedly, Ribéry suddenly burst into action, changing pace to shake off Donati and break into the penalty area!

”Oh!! Dangerous!! Ribéry chips it!”

”Lewandowski—”

Oh no! Was Bayer Leverkusen, having just pulled a goal back, about to see the gap widen again?

All the fans’ hearts tightened once more. Lewandowski’s eyes were only on the ball.

He harboured a strong obsession in his heart: he had to defeat that Asian lad no matter what! Just as Lewandowski positioned himself for a left-footed volley, a broad back appeared as the ball flew towards the goal!

”Harry—Maguire!!! A crucial block!!! He stopped Lewandowski’s certain goal!”

Maguire, despite his clumsiness, was indeed reliable at critical moments! Thiago was about to step forward to control the ball and organise a second attack.

Another black figure flashed by, heading the ball over his head.

”Lance!!! He’s practically everywhere!”

He headed the ball to De Bruyne, and Bayer Leverkusen counterattacked!

”De Bruyne... Good!! He’s past Alonso!!”

”Lahm is getting involved, challenging De Bruyne!”

”He’s stalling for time, waiting for his teammates to support.”

Just as De Bruyne was about to be dispossessed by Lahm, De Bruyne boldly wrapped his right foot behind him, delivering a diagonal pass with a rabona!

”This trick is quite useful.”

Lance loved to show off fancy tricks on the pitch. De Bruyne’s playing style was originally quite pragmatic, but after training with Lance more often, he couldn’t help but learn a few flashy techniques.

At a crucial moment, the rabona bypassed Lahm’s interception and accurately found Son Heung-min, who was surging forward on the left!

”SON!!!!”

What a great pass!! The clear and logical wide-ranging transfer stunned the commentators and even made the Bayern fans in the stadium applaud and cheer.

Son Heung-min received the ball, facing Benatia’s interception, but without stopping it, he immediately tapped it to Firmino. Firmino, with his back to the goal, held off Boateng and sent a back-heel through pass!

Son Heung-min seized the opportunity and burst into the Bayern penalty area!

”SON—He’s in!!! Direct shot!!”

The angle was good, and there was no one to receive it in the box. Son Heung-min, brimming with confidence, shot directly!

Unexpectedly, a glove moved strangely across, parrying the ball away!

”A world-class save!! Neuer—”

As expected of the world’s number one goalkeeper, Neuer’s reaction was still abnormal! However, the ball didn’t go far, and Dante was about to clear it with a big kick.

Again, that familiar black figure appeared, blocking the ball with his back! After seeing who it was, the Bayern players’ mentality collapsed.

Lance!!

Under Lance’s leadership, the Bayer Leverkusen squad displayed a desperate, crazy spirit! They charged forward one after another, like suicide squad members storming machine gun nests during a beach landing.

Their frenzied assault caused Bayern to make mistakes! Neuer, lying on the ground, was helpless, only able to watch Lance unleash a powerful shot from the penalty spot!

Bang—

The ball, carrying a force that pierced through everything, slammed into the net!

”Equaliser!! Lance!!”

”A brace! He successfully equalised after being 0-2 down!”

2-2! The home team, Bayern Munich, was once again pushed to this point!

The Bayern players couldn’t help but recall being double-killed last season. Then, too, they were at home, held an advantage, and were overturned in the final stages.

But back then, Bayern had absolute dominance for most of the time. Now, how long had it been? Bayer Leverkusen had already equalised!

”Son, beautiful pass.”

Lance gave a thumbs-up in approval. Son Heung-min didn’t know whether to laugh or cry.

I clearly wanted to score, but I didn’t, and this lad intercepted it, then called it a pass. You’re deliberately mocking me, aren’t you!

Damn it!

”The 2-2 draw made Bayern Munich extremely wary.”

”Guardiola, as always, rarely showed on-the-spot adjustments or commands.”

”Instead, Bayer Leverkusen made the first substitutions: Van Dijk, returning from injury, came on for Rüdiger.”

”And Castro replaced defensive midfielder Lars Bender, hoping to strengthen the attack!”

”Bayer Leverkusen was not satisfied with one point!”

”They wanted to reverse the score!”

The commentator was stunned. Bringing on attacking midfielder Castro for defensive midfielder Lars Bender clearly indicated a reckless style of play.

If Bayern increased their attack, they would surely score easily. But Bayern had been intimidated by Lance’s two goals and dared not commit too many players to attack.

The two sides remained deadlocked until the final stages of the match, the second minute of injury time, still 2-2. Bayern could accept this result; after all, they would still lead by six points and face no threat in the league.

”Bayer Leverkusen gets a corner kick; this might be their last attack.”

”De Bruyne takes the corner...”

Due to immense physical exertion, Lance, who hadn’t shown much, was waiting for this very opportunity!

”Support Template: Activate!”

To ensure a 100% goal, Lance planned to utilise the second skill of the Nagi Seishiro template! The corner kick was delivered to the edge of the box; Alonso and Thiago were both challenging Lance for the header.

Unexpectedly, De Bruyne’s pass was a bit high, making it difficult to head the ball.

”Was it a mistake?”

Just as everyone thought De Bruyne’s corner kick was a mistake and Lance couldn’t win the header, they suddenly saw Lance, after over-jumping, chase after the ball! As the ball descended, he used a Bundesliga logo-esque move, hooking the ball in mid-air with his left foot!

”This scene!!!”

Scholl was dumbfounded! When Lance first debuted, he had performed a similar impossible mid-air trap.

Now, in the crucial final goal, Lance was still pulling off such extreme manoeuvres! He truly was a player with a big heart!

Everyone watching this great battle felt their pupils constrict—Lance, in front of the whole world, pulled the ball back in mid-air with an extreme effort, and even as he landed, his left foot came down, and he swung his right leg!

”Mid-air bicycle kick!!!”

Bang—

Outside the box, Lance’s bicycle kick volley shocked the world!