Placing the ball on the penalty spot, Fly scuffed the grass with his studs, then adjusted his breathing.
Looking into Piatov's eyes, Fly knew this guy had completely lost his confidence.
He didn't even have the courage to look Fly in the eye; how could he keep goal like this?
"Beep—"
The referee's whistle sounded, Fly took one step for the run-up, and unleashed a powerful shot.
This time, Fly shot directly down the middle!
"GOOOOOOOAL!!!"
"Fly, a penalty straight down the middle! Goalkeeper Piatov sat down on the right side of the goal, only able to watch the ball Fly into the net right in front of him."
"4:0! Is Arsenal going to create another tragedy in this match?"
After scoring the penalty, Fly suddenly saw Hazard and Chamakh warming up on the sidelines.
He knew that the previous foul must have scared Arsène Wenger, which was why he was preparing to substitute him off before the 60th minute of the match.
Thinking of this, Fly quickly called out to Fabregas and Wilshere, saying, "Brothers, the Boss is getting ready to sub me off again."
"Help me out, if you get a chance in the next few minutes, give me the ball. I'll see if I can sneak another one in during this time."
Wilshere and Fabregas nodded upon hearing this, indicating that it was no problem.
In the 62nd minute of the match, the opportunity Fly wanted finally arrived.
Shakhtar Donetsk midfielder Gai made a major error, and the ball was intercepted by Alexandre Song.
Song then passed the ball to Wilshere, who played a through ball to the overlapping Nasri.
This time, Nasri appeared again in the position where he had scored a long-range shot in the first half.
However, this time he did not choose to shoot, but lifted his calf and, with a sudden burst of power, kicked the ball straight behind Shakhtar Donetsk defender Rat.
Fly had already rushed forward at high speed almost the instant the ball went past Rat.
Rat had originally wanted to make a sliding tackle to forcefully block Fly's shot.
But he remembered that he already had a yellow card, and another tackle at this point would definitely result in a second yellow and a red card, so he hesitated.
It was in this moment of hesitation that Fly completed a shot with his weaker foot.
The already numb Piatov, facing this not-so-tricky shot, surprisingly fumbled and let the ball roll into the net.
One could only say that even heaven was helping Fly achieve his hat-trick.
"Nasri's sudden pass was very deceptive!"
"Fly's forward run was well-timed, he shoots, the quality of this shot... Oh, it's a goal!!!"
"Shakhtar Donetsk's goalkeeper Piatov, whether he was zoning out or made a mistake, actually missed such a simple shot."
"Fly, a hat-trick!!!"
"I have to say, it seems even God is on Fly's side today!"
"Actually, Fly didn't hit this shot well, because he used his weaker foot for the push shot."
"If it were Buffon or Casillas, there's a ninety-nine percent chance Fly's shot wouldn't have gone in."
"But sometimes luck is like this. Today he just happened to be facing Piatov, so the ball went in."
"However, regardless of how it happened, Fly has completed his third goal of the match."
"As of now, Fly has played a total of three Champions League matches, scoring nine goals, with an efficiency of three goals per game. This is simply..."
Midway through his sentence, Dulin seemed unable to continue and could only give a wry smile, "Sorry, I can no longer use words to describe it."
"Because in my opinion, averaging 3 goals per game in the Champions League is a statistic that even aliens couldn't achieve."
"According to historical records, a player who can average 0.5 goals per game in the Champions League is already a world-class striker."
"Fly's efficiency completely leaves other players behind by the distance of a Pacific Ocean plus an Atlantic Ocean!"
"I am now truly curious, how many total goals will Fly end up with after this season?"
Tao Wei thought for a moment and made a relatively conservative estimate: "I think 40 goals should definitely not be a problem, right?"
"It's only October, and Fly's goal count has already reached 24. There are still seven months left; scoring another 16 should be very easy for Fly."
Dulin smiled and did not directly state his guess, merely giving a hint to the China fans watching on television:
"Viewers watching on television, how many goals do you think Fly can score by the end of this season?"
"We can discuss it together."
For a time, countless fans throughout East Asia who were watching the Champions League broadcast began discussing on QQ, Weibo, and Tieba.
The vast majority of China fans thought Fly could score 50 goals this season.
Some fans who calculated based on Fly's current scoring efficiency even came to the conclusion of 120 goals.
However, this unreliable conclusion quickly drew attacks from a crowd of fans.
Among them, most of Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo's fans chose 40 goals, and a few even believed that Fly could only score 30 goals this season!
As for their purpose, it was well known: they were afraid that Fly would surpass their idols.
After all, as of now, neither Messi nor Cristiano Ronaldo has achieved the feat of scoring 50+ goals in a single season.
Since their idols haven't done it, how could they let this newcomer Fly be the first to do so?
After Fly scored his third goal of the match, he was quickly substituted by Arsène Wenger.
"Creation Emperor" Chamakh replaced Fly.
In the 69th minute of the match.
Chamakh, who had just come on, scored a goal assisted by Nasri. Arsenal 6:0 Shakhtar Donetsk, a tragedy had already unfolded.
In the 72nd minute of the match.
Rosicky assisted Wilshere for another goal, Arsenal had completely gone wild, the 7:0 scoreline was extremely eye-catching.
In the 75th minute of the match, Arsenal made another substitution.
This time, Hazard and Griezmann came on together, replacing Wilshere and Nasri.
Griezmann also made his Champions League debut.
In the 82nd minute of the match.
Shakhtar Donetsk scored a consolation goal through Eduardo, Shakhtar Donetsk got their first goal of the match, trailing Arsenal 1:7.
Hmm, with this scoreline, the substituted Willian might have some feelings.
Of course, that feeling would have to wait for 4 years.
Finally, with Hazard's push shot just missing the left post, Arsenal crushed Shakhtar Donetsk 7:1 at home.
It can be said that with Arsenal's current form, finishing first in the Champions League group is practically a certainty.
Fly looked at the thunderous celebrations of the Arsenal fans in the stadium, his expression becoming strange.
Because according to his memory from his previous life, Arsenal seemed to finish second in the Champions League group this season.
It was precisely because they finished second that Arsenal faced Dream Three Barcelona immediately after qualifying, ultimately being eliminated in the Round of 16.
This is what Fly remembered happening.
"Perhaps something went wrong in the last three group matches, otherwise they wouldn't have dropped to second place."
Fly pondered how the first three group matches were completely dominant, so how could they drop to second place?
To be honest, he couldn't understand it. Could it be due to injuries again?
Whatever, Fly stated that no matter what unexpected problems arose later, at the critical moment, he would take action!
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