130: Chapter 130 The Feast of Attack at Four in the Morning (Part Two)

On the pitch, the match entered a breathtaking, high-speed attacking rhythm right from the start!

Borussia Dortmund, with their backs against the wall, didn't bother with any probing; they began High Pressing from the very first minute, attempting to seize possession with the utmost speed and launch a fatal strike.

The attacking line composed of Marco Reus, Henrikh Mkhitaryan, and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, like three unsheathed blades, constantly pierced Tottenham's defensive line.

Playing at home and swearing to take down The Bumblebees, Tottenham showed no fear, meeting attack with attack!

Erik Lamela's right flank became Tottenham's most active demolition point in the opening phase. Facing the relatively slow Marcel Schmelzer, the Argentine looked exceptionally healthy tonight, using rhythm changes and sudden direction shifts to seek breakthroughs time and again.

In the middle, Dele Alli, this tall young midfielder, displayed a maturity and cunning that belied his age. He constantly dropped back to receive the ball, using concise Passing to organize the attack, while his late runs were a fatal threat that Borussia Dortmund's midfield needed to be vigilant about at all times.

And the most core, and most pleasing to the eye, remained the connection of the "Happy" duo!

In the 16th minute, the deadlock was broken!

The goal came from a textbook fast counterattack.

Hugo Lloris launched the attack with a throw, finding Eric Dier.

Eric Dier didn't hesitate, sending a through ball to find Yu Bai, who had dropped back near the center circle to receive it.

Yu Bai controlled the ball with his back to the goal, with Julian Weigl pressing tightly behind him. Instead of trying to force a turn, he cleverly used his heel to flick the ball through Julian Weigl's legs, simultaneously executing a nimble turn to shake him off!

"Beautiful! Yu Bai's escape!" the commentator exclaimed.

After shaking off his marker, Yu Bai looked up and observed. Harry Kane had already started his run, while Dele Alli and Erik Lamela were sprinting forward on the wings.

He didn't choose to carry the ball himself, but instead used the outside of his right foot to send a perfectly weighted diagonal pass, splitting the ball to the empty space on the right flank!

There, Erik Lamela, like a bolt of white lightning, surged forward!

"Erik Lamela! A counterattacking opportunity for Tottenham!"

After receiving the ball, facing the retreating Marcel Schmelzer, Erik Lamela simply nudged the ball to the front right, then suddenly accelerated to the limit! A simple and brutal "nutmeg" pass!

Marcel Schmelzer couldn't keep up with his rhythm at all and could only watch as Erik Lamela swept past him and drove straight into the final third!

"Erik Lamela! He's past him! The speed is incredible!"

Erik Lamela sprinted down the right flank for a full thirty meters! He reached the edge of the penalty area on the right!

Borussia Dortmund's defense was scrambling back, and Mats Hummels had already covered to the near post.

Just when everyone thought Erik Lamela was going to cross or cut inside to shoot, the Argentine used the instep of his right foot to deliver a "push" style cross—one that hugged the turf, was extremely fast, and had precise trajectory! The ball skimmed the ground, rolling rapidly toward the edge of the penalty arc!

In the center, Harry Kane attracted the defense of Sokratis Papastathopoulos, while Dele Alli sprinted up from the back! Facing the incoming ball, he made an unexpected move—he intentionally let the ball run! He didn't stop it, nor did he shoot; he just let the ball slide between his legs!

This dummy by Dele Alli completely fooled Borussia Dortmund's entire defensive line and Łukasz Piszczek at the far post!

The ball rolled behind Dele Alli, into that brief gap created by his forward run and Harry Kane's distraction.

There, a white figure arrived like a phantom! It was Yu Bai! He hadn't stopped his run after Passing the ball and happened to appear in the most critical position at this moment!

He didn't show a hint of greed, didn't choose to shoot directly, but while running, used the outside of his right foot to send a surgical through ball!

The ball, like a precision-guided missile, passed by the leg stretched out by Mats Hummels, threaded through the tiny gap between Sokratis Papastathopoulos and the retreating Matthias Ginter by a hair's breadth, and precisely rolled into the deep space on the right side of the penalty area!

There, the moment Dele Alli dummied the ball and Yu Bai made his run, Harry Kane had already intuitively launched a reverse start, shaking off Sokratis Papastathopoulos by half a body length! He received this exquisite through ball from Yu Bai, with only the goalkeeper Roman Weidenfeller, who had come out halfway and was caught in two minds, left in front of him!

Harry Kane calmly adjusted his step and pushed the ball into the far corner with his right foot!

Roman Weidenfeller dived with all his might, but it was beyond his reach!

The ball is in!!!

"GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAL!!!"

"Harry Kane!!!"

"A magnificent team play! A fluid counterattack! From the Young Master's escape and distribution, to Erik Lamela's sharp breakthrough and precise delivery, to Dele Alli's clever dummy, and finally the Young Master's fatal assist, with Harry Kane putting the final nail in the coffin! The entire goal process was smooth as flowing water, a feast for the eyes!"

"1:0! Aggregate score 5:3! Tottenham has achieved a dream start! Borussia Dortmund is pushed to the edge of the cliff! They now need to score at least three goals and cannot allow Tottenham to score again!"

"Young Master! I love you! You are my God!"

The Streamer has gone crazy!

White Hart Lane erupted instantly! The huge roar almost blew the roof off!

Harry Kane ran to the corner flag and performed a knee slide celebration, while Yu Bai, Dele Alli, and Erik Lamela ran over laughing from all directions and tackled him to the ground!

Mauricio Pochettino punched the air fiercely on the sidelines!

Thomas Tuchel, on the other hand, had a face as dark as iron.

"[Holy crap! This teamwork! It's art!]"

"[Dele Alli's dummy was brilliant! Little Bai's outside-of-the-boot pass was so artistic!]"

"[The "Happy" connection! A feast for the eyes!]"

"[Streamer, stop sleeping! Wake up and get hyped!]"

After the goal, Tottenham had no intention of stopping; instead, their offensive became even more intense! Because they knew that only by attacking, continuously attacking, could they completely extinguish Borussia Dortmund's hope of a comeback.

In the 22nd minute, Tottenham returned!

Yu Bai received a pass from Ryan Mason near the sideline on the left. Defending him was Borussia Dortmund's right-back, Łukasz Piszczek.

Facing Łukasz Piszczek, Yu Bai simply nudged the ball to the front left, making a move to go down the flank. The moment Łukasz Piszczek's center of gravity shifted, he pulled the ball back with the sole of his right foot, followed by a light La Croqueta, and slipped right past Łukasz Piszczek!

Clean and crisp! Getting past him was like crossing the street in the morning!

"Yu Bai! Easily got past Łukasz Piszczek!"

After creating an angle, Yu Bai didn't continue to cut inside. Instead, he looked up at the penalty area, raised his right foot, and curled a cross with the instep! This wasn't a high ball, but a Deceleration Ball with strong spin and high initial speed!

The ball traced a strange arc, bypassing Mats Hummels who was trying to clear at the near post, and flew toward the back post of the six-yard box!

Dele Alli sprinted up from the back. To reach this ball, he even threw his whole body out in a diving header!

However, the arc of Yu Bai's cross was very floaty, and the ball speed was controlled in a subtle way. Dele Alli tried his best, and it seemed his hair grazed the ball, but it also seemed he didn't quite touch it. In the end, he couldn't change the ball's path, and it skimmed just in front of his head, continuing to drop!

It was precisely this "half-pass, half-shot" from Yu Bai, coupled with Dele Alli's desperate interference, that completely confused the Borussia Dortmund goalkeeper, Roman Weidenfeller!

Roman Weidenfeller had originally judged that Dele Alli would head the ball, so he had already prepared to move toward the near post. As a result, Dele Alli didn't touch it, but the ball continued to drop with spin, and after bouncing, it headed straight for the far corner of the goal with a strange deflection!

Roman Weidenfeller was terrified, and by the time he wanted to adjust his steps to dive, he was half a beat too late!

"Bang!" The ball hit the inside of the goalpost and bounced into the net!

2:0!!!

"The ball went in again?! This ball... who scored it? Did the Young Master cross it directly in? Or did Dele Alli touch it?" The Streamer was also stunned.

White Hart Lane erupted in cheers again, but there was also confusion mixed in. After the goal, both Dele Alli and Yu Bai pointed at each other immediately, then looked at each other and laughed, running to the sideline to celebrate together.

After a brief technical review, the broadcast footage indicated the final goalscorer was Yu Bai!

"Goal confirmed! Credited to Yu Bai! Technology confirms, Dele Alli didn't touch the ball. This was a direct cross that dipped strangely, bounced, and went into the net! Roman Weidenfeller made a judgment error!"

"2:0! Aggregate score 6:3! Yu Bai scores a brace! This might be a goal with a bit of luck, but it was Yu Bai's continuous threat on the left that created all of this!"

The Streamer's live stream room had gone completely crazy:

"Crossed it in?! My Young Master treats Passing like taking a penalty?!"

"This arc, this rotation, Roman Weidenfeller must be numb!"

"Hahaha! 2:0! The aggregate is three goals now!"

"The Bumblebees, what do you have to turn this around?!"

"Young Master! Invincible!"