125: Chapter 125 Yu Bai + Kane! Yu Kai? A delightful combination! A pleasure to work together!

At the critical moment!

Just a split second before Mats Hummels arrived!

The ball, which had been rolling forward at a steady speed, once again underwent that bizarre change that made Mats Hummels doubt reality—a change that defied the laws of physics!

The ball's speed, under almost impossible circumstances, slowed down abruptly and noticeably!

It was as if a high-speed tire had suddenly rolled into an invisible, viscous patch of sand!

It was this minute deceleration that caused Mats Hummels's surefire interception to miss!

His eyes widened, his face filled with astonishment and disbelief! "This... how is this possible?!"

And it was by utilizing the space left behind by the aggressive tackle that Mats Hummels had made, believing it to be an "absolutely certain interception," along with the almost non-existent split second gained by that subtle deceleration—

That white figure, who had originally seemed to lose balance and stumble after the collision, used astonishing core strength and coordination to forcefully adjust his stride. He ghosted past Mats Hummels's side, and at the exact moment the ball slowed down and Mats Hummels missed, he regained control of the ball at his feet!

Nutmeg!

The ball drilled through the space between Mats Hummels's legs as he reached out in desperation!

Sven Bender was going crazy! He rushed over from the side, disregarding everything; even if it meant a foul or a card, he had to stop Yu Bai outside the penalty area!

However, Yu Bai didn't even glance at him, nor did he choose to go for the Shooting himself.

At the moment Sven Bender's sliding tackle was about to arrive—

Yu Bai gave a gentle flick with his right foot.

A light, chipped pass with a hint of spin.

The ball obediently lifted off, tracing a low, precise parabola that sailed over Sven Bender and dropped into the open space near the six-yard line.

There, a white figure had already arrived in a flash!

Harry Kane!

The England forward displayed his top-tier positioning sense and poaching ability. Meeting the descending ball, he gave it a gentle touch!

A deft Heading lob!

The ball traced a small arc, sailing over the completely off-balance Roman Weidenfeller, bounced in front of the goal line, and then darted into the far corner of the net!

3:3!!!

"Goooooooal!!!"

"Harry Kane! Coming off the bench, he scores with his very first touch! Yu Bai! A magical performance! An incredible solo assist! How many people did he dribble past? Julian Weigl? Gonzalo Castro? Mats Hummels? My God, he has performed magic at the Westfalenstadion!"

"From the turn to shake off Marco Reus, to the consecutive dribbles, and finally the effortless chipped assist! 90% of the credit for this goal belongs to Yu! He is the director!"

The Westfalenstadion fell into a brief silence once again, immediately replaced by the wild cheers of the Tottenham fans and the incredulous gasps of the Borussia Dortmund supporters.

China, broadcast studio.

Commentator Zhan Jun said excitedly: "Goal! Harry Kane! Assisted by Yu Bai! The Yu-Kane connection! The 'Happy' combination! A very happy collaboration!"

Commentator Zhang Lu chuckled happily: "Hehe, certainly happy! This goal by Yu Bai, starting from picking up the ball in the backfield, shaking off Marco Reus, dribbling through the middle, and then that moment against Mats Hummels... Hehe, quite interesting. That final chipped pass—the timing, the power, the placement, all perfect! All Kane had to do was nudge it with his head. More than half the credit for this goal belongs to Yu Bai!"

[Holy crap! Holy crap! Holy crap! What did I just see?!]

[A solo assist! Cutting through the defense!]

[Director! This is what you call a director! The imagination in that Passing!]

[I took a screenshot of Mats Hummels's expression, hahaha, he's doubting reality!]

[The Yu-Kane combination delivers the goods on their first connection of the match! Sweet!]

After the goal, Harry Kane excitedly rushed to the corner flag to celebrate, and Yu Bai was surrounded by his ecstatic teammates. On the way back to their own half, Yu Bai's gaze inadvertently swept over Marco Reus, who was standing near the center circle with a rather grim expression.

Yu Bai didn't speak; he just winked his left eye at him.

A faint smile, full of unspoken meaning, tugged at the corner of his mouth. It was as if he were saying: "See that? That is my directing ability. Momentum? What about now?"

Marco Reus maintained a calm and indifferent exterior, even curling his lip as he turned his head away to avoid looking at Yu Bai. But inside, his heart was already in turmoil!

That ball just now... what was that? The turn to shake off him was normal enough, but the sequence of operations that followed... the choice and courage to perform a nutmeg against Julian Weigl and Gonzalo Castro's closing down; the forced adjustment after being knocked off balance by Julian Weigl; the touch against Mats Hummels that was precise to the millimeter, even making Mats Hummels misjudge it (Marco Reus didn't see the detail of the deceleration, only thinking it was Yu Bai's exquisite ball control); and finally, the effortless chipped pass before Sven Bender's sliding tackle...

Everything linked together, completed in a flash, ultimately turning into a brilliant assist worthy of being recorded in the history of the Europa League.

Except for the "Little Flea" at the Camp Nou—Lionel Messi—Marco Reus couldn't think of anyone else who could complete such an imaginative and artistic breakthrough and pass under such high-intensity confrontation and encirclement.

Even for Neymar, he felt that while perhaps they were on par in flair and spirit, in terms of the simplicity, precision, and lethality of that final touch, it seemed... slightly inferior?

Marco Reus's heart accelerated uncontrollably for a few beats.

He took a deep look at the white number 52 jersey currently high-fiving teammates. A guy like this... is about to join the England team?

The England team that is jokingly called the "Three Meow Legion" and repeatedly chokes in major tournaments?

A thought suddenly flashed through Marco Reus's mind, one that made even him feel a shiver:

Perhaps... the Three Meows are truly about to awaken into the real Three Lions because of this teenager's arrival.

[Bonus chapter for 5.9 rating]