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Three kilometres from BayArena, in an ordinary restaurant.
The restaurant owners don't follow football; they only like cricket.
Therefore, on a match day when the city was deserted, almost the entire town of Leverkusen was watching the game.
Only the people at the restaurant were still waiting for customers.
"Why is no one here today?"
"Damn it! I forgot, today is match day! I should have closed for the day."
"Jamil, how could you forget something like that?"
"Jesus! My friend, why are you shouting so loudly?"
Before the two could even start arguing, shaking their heads, they suddenly felt the entire restaurant tremble.
Then, a violent sound seemed to erupt from a distance, and faint, frantic shouts could be heard.
Only the roar of tens of thousands of people could carry so far.
"OMG? What's happening?"
They had no idea what a shocking scene was unfolding inside BayArena.
All the fans had lost their minds at this moment.
What 0-3 down, what three consecutive matches without a win at the start of the season.
It didn't matter!
Seeing Lance's goal was worth it!
Everyone cheered, jumping up and down, embracing those next to them, crying uncontrollably.
The suppression of 45 minutes, the low mood of the past three weeks, was finally ignited by Lance's stunning goal!
"Lance!! At Bayer Leverkusen's most difficult moment, it's still this young player who steps up as the saviour! He is the hero of BayArena! Like a god descending from heaven, he's one against a thousand! Unstoppable!"
Lance was also very excited after scoring. He picked up the football from the net, and kicked it into the air with immense power!
Then he pointed to the name on his back, facing the entire stadium!
Tens of thousands of fans in the stadium cooperated, shouting in unison:
"Lance—"
"Lance—"
"Lance—"
The Bayer Leverkusen players also went crazy, rushing over as if they were dreaming.
"Oh my God!! Lance!! What did you do?!"
"Did it really go in?!!! Lance!! You truly are a god, you know! You are a god!"
Son Heung-min, De Bruyne, Firmino, and others nearly choked Lance.
He struggled to break free from his teammates' grasp.
"It's not over yet! We're still 2 goals down, let's push hard and get them in!"
"That's right!! Let's crush them!!"
Besides narrowing the score to 1-3, Lance's goal's biggest effect was igniting the entire team's confidence.
Seeing Lance easily dribble past the entire Werder Bremen team, the Bayer Leverkusen players also realised that Werder Bremen was not a strong team, and they could completely dominate them!
Being 3 goals down was not the end of the world.
They had the ability to equalise, and even take the lead!!
Suddenly, Bayer Leverkusen was back! Everyone clenched their fists, full of fighting spirit!
Lance's seemingly powerful kick to vent his frustration just now was actually to get the football to midfield faster, to quickly restart the game.
He didn't spend much time celebrating; in less than a minute, the entire team was already lined up, ready to kick off.
Having conceded a goal in such a humiliating manner from Lance, the Werder Bremen players also lost face.
Their first thought wasn't that Bayer Leverkusen was strong, but that they were careless and didn't react quickly enough.
It was only 1-3; Werder Bremen was still leading by 2 goals!
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The angry Werder Bremen players planned to launch an offensive and put pressure on Bayer Leverkusen.
After the restart, Werder Bremen played aggressively, frequently pushing forward instead of being conservative.
"Oh? Werder Bremen is still trying to attack, seemingly quite defiant."
"Di Santo, try to cut through the ribs!"
"The ball is intercepted!! Harry Maguire's defence!!"
The tall Harry Maguire showed his worth, blocking Di Santo's path with his long legs, cutting off his position, and easily winning the ball combining his physical prowess with his defensive skills.
Virgil van Dijk immediately passed the ball to Lars Bender.
The re-confident Lars Bender was not in a hurry; instead, he calmly dribbled past the opponent's pressing player and then precisely found De Bruyne on the right side.
Kevin De Bruyne saw his younger brother Lance shock the entire stadium.
He wouldn't allow himself to be a passive player either.
De Bruyne suddenly started dribbling from the right, using his speed to shake off the winger, and carried the ball to the edge of the box, calmly observing the left side.
Suddenly, he made a cross-field pass, drawing a beautiful arc to the left side!
Firmino, who was diagonally cutting into the left rib, although his finishing and seizing opportunities were not world-class, he was very good at making runs and linking up as a tactical pivot.
Over the heads of the opponent's centre-backs, Firmino won the header and played it back to the edge of the box.
A dark figure had already flashed out from the shadows!
Here he comes again!!
The nightmare is back!!
Werder Bremen's goalkeeper, Wolf, seeing Lance, felt as if he had seen "Baba Yaga" from 'John Wick,' trembling uncontrollably!
Lance, like a monster, received the ball and smoothly dribbled into the box.
Although the effect of Monster Devour disappeared after the goal, he temporarily lost his invincible, cheat-like state.
But now, Lance, with the Bachira Meguru template, could still pose a threat!
Skill 1 Monster Dribbling, his wild intuition made him suddenly pull the ball back and turn, avoiding the defender's extended leg tackle.
He opened up an angle inside the box.
The extra shooting practice during this period had become Lance's muscle memory!
Bang—
A precise and powerful shot, leaving the goalkeeper helpless!!
"Goal!!! 2-3!!! Lance scores his second goal in 5 minutes of the second half!"
"After being 3 goals down, he has reduced the deficit to just 1 goal!!"
"Bayer Leverkusen is back! The resilient, never-say-die team from last season is back on the field!"
Including Harry Maguire, Virgil van Dijk, De Bruyne, Firmino, and others, their previous slump vanished.
Everyone was unleashing their energy!
Now it was Werder Bremen's turn to panic; they remembered the devastating double defeat by Bayer Leverkusen last season.
Suddenly, they didn't know whether to attack or defend, caught between two difficult choices!
Lance, however, loved to exploit the opponent's weaknesses and strike hard!
Taking advantage of Werder Bremen's disjointed lines, Lance continued to attack!!
Less than 3 minutes after the goal, Virgil van Dijk made a 1v1 tackle against Di Santo in the backfield.
Bayer Leverkusen launched a quick counter-attack.
Lance unusually dropped back to the defensive midfield position to receive the ball!
"Lars Bender… he won the ball, passing it to Lance!"
"Oh!! Good play!!"
Lance didn't turn with the ball, nor did he try to control it himself.
The moment he received the ball, he used a "rabona" pass, facing right but unexpectedly passing left!
Catching the opponent completely off guard!!
Bachira Meguru template skill 2!
Monster Passing!
An unconventional passing route that only a monster could think of, and only a monster could receive!
But Lance believed his teammates could certainly do it!
"Sheesh!!!!"
Son Heung-min almost bit his teeth off!
The moment he saw Lance drop back, Son Heung-min, familiar with Lance, sensed something was off.
The path ahead of him was clear; all the players had been drawn to Lance and De Bruyne's positions on the right.
Given Lance's usual style, he would definitely…
Before he could react, Lance's ghostly pass went straight forward!
Son Heung-min used almost all his strength to barely catch up to the football, facing the right-back's interception.
Son Heung-min adopted Cristiano Ronaldo's move, using a backheel flick to force a change of direction, using his physical prowess and explosiveness to create space!
"Son Heung-min!! A long-range shot from outside the box!!"
Bang—
A powerful shot made the goalkeeper scramble!
He jumped and barely managed to parry the ball away.
But the ball wasn't pushed too far, still in a dangerous area in the box!
The defender was just about to clear it, when another black lightning-fast monster-like figure flashed out, with a chilling smile, stealing the ball from under his feet!
On the edge of the six-yard box, a ruthless low shot pierced the goal!
A clean finish!
"Lance!!! A tap-in goal!!"
"Hat-trick!!! In just 8 minutes of the second half, Lance completed a hat-trick, successfully equalising the score!"
3-3!
A goal fest!
Lance, now in full swing, and Bayer Leverkusen, in full swing, were unstoppable!