Through their time together, Ye Chen's teammates had come to realize that he was two different people on and off the pitch.

Off the field, Ye Chen was easy to get along with, and his rising status at the club hadn't gone to his head.

On the contrary, he was polite and respectful to everyone.

Unless someone treated him poorly, he would never be arrogant or condescending.

On the field, however, Ye Chen was a different story.

He possessed a composure and maturity beyond his years, and he wouldn't lose his temper when provoked.

Instead, he responded with goals!

With Ye Chen's attitude, his teammates calmed down and focused on the game.

The team's head coach also held a press conference.

The first half was about the Champions League draw, and the second half previewed the Werder Bremen match.

At the press conference, Klopp's attitude towards drawing Real Madrid was simple: "Although Real Madrid is a top European club and the leader in La Liga, drawing them isn't good news. But we are not afraid of them! Don't forget, we are also the Bundesliga leaders and the champions from last year!"

Regarding the Werder Bremen game, Klopp said, "I will check on the players' physical condition. Most of the players who participated in the Champions League game will not be in the starting lineup!"

When a Chinese reporter asked if Ye Chen and Wang Chu would start together, Klopp smiled and said, "We can see that there's chemistry between Ye and Wang. If Ye's fitness is okay, I'm willing to try it!"

With Ye Chen's explosion onto the scene at Dortmund, more and more reporters with black hair and black eyes appeared at Dortmund.

Apart from reporters covering Kagawa's life, most were sent by domestic news agencies.

In Germany, Bayern was the most popular.

But in China, Dortmund was the most popular.

This also attracted the attention of many Chinese companies, who wanted to sponsor Dortmund. However, they were worried about Ye Chen's potential transfer, so they only offered two-year contracts.

Everyone knew why Dortmund's popularity in China had increased so rapidly...

Wang Chu was just an added bonus.

A day passed quickly.

Klopp specifically sought out Ye Chen. He didn't criticize Ye Chen but jokingly asked him about the meaning of "Lao Liu" (老六, a Chinese internet slang term, meaning someone who is sneaky or plays tricks).

Before Ye Chen could answer, Klopp laughed and said, "Ye, you really are a 'Lao Liu'!"

"Ah, yes, yes, yes!" Ye Chen replied quickly.

"What does that mean again?"

"It means yes!" Ye Chen explained with a smile. "You can answer like that when you agree with someone's point of view!"

"Okay, so you admit you're a 'Lao Liu'!"

"Ah, yes, yes, yes!"

"Okay, how's your fitness? Any problem starting the next game?" Klopp stopped joking and asked the real question.

"I only played sixty minutes in the last game," Ye Chen said with a wry smile.

Klopp laughed awkwardly. "I was just worried about you getting injured. Okay, you can go back. You'll start tomorrow, and Lewandowski will rest!"

"OK!"

In the afternoon, the team had a recovery training session in the morning, along with a tactics lesson.

Naldo, the Brazilian international who faced Ye Chen in the first leg, was out injured, as was Marko Marin.

With two key players missing, everyone was more optimistic about Dortmund's chances.

Although Werder Bremen was currently sixth in the league, they were a full eight points away from the top four!

Those eight points would not be easy to make up, especially since the teams in the top four at the end of the season all had considerable squad depth.

When Dortmund's bus appeared before the fans, they spontaneously sang the team anthem!

At that moment, everyone felt proud of Dortmund.

At 4:30 pm, the fans filled Westfalenstadion.

More than 80,000 people were singing "You'll Never Walk Alone"!

In the player tunnel, the Dortmund and Werder Bremen players were ready.

After the referee's inspection, they walked out of the player tunnel together.

"Hello, viewers, hello, viewers, this is CCTV! Welcome to the 26th round of the Bundesliga, Dortmund versus Werder Bremen at home. I'm your host, Duan Xuan, and next to me is my partner, Tao Wei!" Duan Xuan's familiar voice reached thousands of households.

"Good evening, everyone. We will be commentating on tonight's Dortmund game!" Tao Wei's voice was also strong and powerful. As a retired athlete, he was still in good shape.

Of course, Tao Wei's famous saying, "I still support Bayern Munich," was his trademark.

He was a Bayern fan!

"Today is a memorable day for Xiao Ye. If he can score in this game, he will become the second player to score in sixteen consecutive games. The first player to achieve this was the German legend, Gerd Müller!"

Tao Wei nodded. "I saw this when I was researching information before. I always thought scoring in 16 consecutive games was impossible. But in reality, Ye Chen has created a more impressive record by scoring in 20 consecutive games! This record has surpassed Petrek, Gerd Müller, and Josef Bican's 16 consecutive goals!"

"Of course, this refers to official matches. Friendlies are not included!"

"However, when Gerd Müller set the record of 16 consecutive goals, he was playing in the Bundesliga. So Ye Chen is one game away from matching that record!"

"It has to be said that Ye Chen has indeed surpassed all previous Chinese players playing abroad! He has become the most dazzling one!"

Duan Xuan also nodded. "Many fans say that Ye Chen is now a German national team player and no longer belongs to Chinese players. What do you think of this?"

Tao Wei said without hesitation, "That's definitely wrong! Just like Ye Chen said in an interview, he will always be Chinese, and his first nationality will never change. Everyone knows the reason for choosing the German national team, so we won't go into detail. Anyway, whether he represents Germany, England, the Netherlands, or whatever, he will always be a Chinese player! That is his root!"

Duan Xuan applauded. "Well said! The players from both sides have already come out. We see Ye... Wow... It seems to be a special arrangement by Klopp to let Ye Chen, who is about to break the record, wear the captain's armband! This is truly a memorable moment! Ye Chen has become the second player to be a captain in a foreign team. Tao, do you know who the first one was?"

Duan Xuan couldn't help but exclaim!

This was too unexpected!

Tao Wei laughed. "Who can stand alone with a sword? Only General Fan! Of course, it's General Fan Zhiyi! He was the real captain at Crystal Palace!"

While they were chatting, the fans at Westfalenstadion were already screaming.

Especially when everyone saw Ye Chen wearing the captain's armband, the fans shouted "Captain Ye"!

Foreigners' custom is like this, they say the title first and then the surname. Anyone who has watched Hong Kong dramas should know this. If the captain's surname is Liu, in China, he would be Captain Liu, but in TV dramas, he would be called Captain Liu.

But in any case, Ye Chen had become the youngest captain in Dortmund's history... even if only temporarily!