Although there were no giant tifos, the fans in the South Stand sang their hearts out with the loudest chants!

The atmosphere at the stadium was electrifying even before the match began!

A fire was burning within Ye Chen as well.

He used to enjoy playing career modes in FIFA and PES, where he participated in countless Champions League matches and even lifted the trophy in the game.

But who could have imagined that his dreams would become reality? He was actually standing on the Champions League pitch, facing Real Madrid!

It felt surreal to him!

Earlier, in the players' tunnel, he had stared at Cristiano Ronaldo for a long time... Honestly, he hadn't expected to see the real Cristiano Ronaldo so soon.

It was unbelievable!

And he was competing against Cristiano Ronaldo... in direct competition!

It was truly magical!

Of course, the pre-match procedures still had to be followed.

After the Champions League anthem, the players posed for a team photo, and the captains exchanged pennants and tossed a coin.

Once everything was completed, Dortmund chose the goal closer to the South Stand, while Real Madrid chose to kick off.

Ye Chen looked at Ángel Di María, Karim Benzema, and Xabi Alonso on the opposing side... It felt like he had traveled through time.

But he quickly regained his focus. The confrontation with Cristiano Ronaldo was about to begin!

As someone from a different time (a time traveler, as implied by the original text), Ye Chen didn't believe he was inferior to anyone.

Let's put it this way: at the same age, Ye Chen wouldn't feel intimidated by anyone, whether it was Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, Pelé, or Maradona.

Of course, the reality was that Ye Chen was only 17, while he was facing Cristiano Ronaldo in his prime!

No, Cristiano Ronaldo was still on the rise at this point, just like Messi. Their respective peaks were still a few years away...

"Whistle!"

With a whistle, the match officially began!

Benzema performed a classic back-heel kickoff, passing the ball to Mesut Özil.

Özil received the ball and passed it laterally to Alonso, while Cristiano Ronaldo and Di María had already started their forward runs.

As soon as the ball reached Alonso's feet, he spotted Di María's run into space and, without hesitation, played a long ball behind the defense.

He felt great today. The ball landed on the right flank!

Di María quickly advanced, and Marcel Schmelzer also started running.

Ye Chen, meanwhile, kept an eye on Álvaro Arbeloa.

After controlling the ball, Di María had no room to maneuver and had to pass it back to Arbeloa.

But Ye Chen was a bit too slow. Arbeloa passed the ball back to Di María, who decisively cut inside.

Seeing the crowded midfield, Di María took a curling shot.

Roman Weidenfeller, in goal, couldn't afford to be careless and pushed the ball out for a corner...

"Whoa!"

The fans in the stadium couldn't help but sigh.

Were they going this hard from the very beginning?

Dortmund's fans were startled!

Real Madrid got a corner kick.

Özil took the corner, aiming directly for the center.

In the crowd, Cristiano Ronaldo jumped high...

...Although Mats Hummels was marking Cristiano Ronaldo, they jumped simultaneously, and Cristiano Ronaldo was half a head taller than Hummels!

Fortunately, although Cristiano Ronaldo jumped high, he didn't head the ball accurately, and it grazed the goal line and went out.

In less than a minute, Real Madrid had already taken two shots, effectively showing their intent!

Weidenfeller kicked the ball to Virgil van Dijk. Van Dijk's goal for today was simple... Don't make mistakes!

So, after receiving the ball, he immediately passed it to Hummels.

But Cristiano Ronaldo, Benzema, Di María, and even the attacking midfielder Özil had already pressed forward.

Their pressure was incredible!

Hummels had no choice but to pass the ball back to Weidenfeller, who launched a long ball forward.

The ball went a bit wide. Although Ye Chen held his position, Sami Khedira, charging from the side, jumped high and headed the ball to Sergio Ramos in defense.

Ye Chen was knocked to the ground!

Khedira's actions showed Ye Chen what German steel defense was all about!

Of course, everyone was going for the ball, so there was no foul.

Real Madrid continued their attack!

At 3 minutes and 39 seconds, the ball was sent to the left flank by Real Madrid.

Cristiano Ronaldo executed a series of beautiful feints, but Łukasz Piszczek in front of him remained unmoved!

Piszczek's task today was mainly defense. He didn't need to make any forward runs.

Of course, he had the most defensive pressure, as he was marking Cristiano Ronaldo!

Seeing that he wasn't moving, Cristiano Ronaldo dribbled the ball directly to the byline.

Benzema, rushing into the box, was about to shoot, but Hummels interfered, and Real Madrid got their second corner of the match!

...

The first three minutes were a microcosm of the first twenty minutes!

Although they were playing away, Real Madrid took the initiative.

They used their powerful attacking force to constantly pressure Dortmund, who were struggling to cope! Ye Chen and Kevin Großkreutz had already dropped back to defend.

Only 20 minutes into the game, Real Madrid had taken eleven shots. Although they hadn't scored, Dortmund at this moment looked like a small boat about to capsize in a storm!

The worst was Ye Chen, who hadn't even had a single shot in twenty minutes, or even a chance to touch the ball.

Seeing this situation, Jürgen Klopp directly shouted to Shinji Kagawa!

Dortmund was switching from a 4-2-3-1 to a 4-4-2!

In this situation, Robert Lewandowski could drop back and provide aerial support, while Ye Chen would be the target man up front.

Faced with this adjustment, the players naturally had to implement the coach's tactics.

But Real Madrid didn't give Dortmund any chances. They firmly controlled the ball.

At 23 minutes and 19 seconds, Dortmund finally had a corner kick opportunity.

Ye Chen's cross from the wing was blocked out for a corner by Ramos.

But when Dortmund took the corner, Pepe jumped high and headed the ball to Alonso in midfield.

Alonso instantly found the midfield maestro Özil!

Özil received the ball and quickly advanced, while Cristiano Ronaldo and Benzema also sprinted forward.

Özil accurately found Benzema.

His back-to-goal control was simply superb. Even with Van Dijk harassing him from behind, he still held onto the ball steadily.

When Cristiano Ronaldo ran into space on the left, he gently passed the ball.

Di María on the right and Özil in the center were also moving forward!

This was Real Madrid's strongest tactic this season—counter-attacking!

Despite playing counter-attacking football, they scored a staggering 121 league goals this season, breaking various records, and their 100-point tally shocked all of Europe.

This showed just how terrifying Mourinho's Real Madrid counter-attacks were!

Cristiano Ronaldo advanced rapidly, while Benzema, Özil, and Di María, who had passed the ball, also quickly moved forward.

Four against three in the attacking third!

Apart from Sven Bender tracking back and the two center-backs, Dortmund's defense was very exposed...

No, there was one more person tracking back.

It was Ye Chen!

If Cristiano Ronaldo's speed was like a rocket, then Ye Chen's speed was like a super rocket!

After all, Cristiano Ronaldo was running with the ball.

Ye Chen didn't run towards Cristiano Ronaldo; that distance was too far. Instead, he ran directly towards the goal...

The principle remained the same: no matter how the ball was distributed, the goal was to score, so Ye Chen was taking a gamble.

Cristiano Ronaldo kept moving towards the center with the ball. Hummels didn't dare to press forward, as he could easily be beaten, so he could only wait.

As expected, seeing Hummels in the center, Cristiano Ronaldo didn't shoot. Instead, he played a diagonal pass to Di María on the right.

Di María received the ball and went straight to the byline, sweeping the ball towards the center...

Van Dijk lunged towards Di María and tried to intercept the pass, but the ball went through his legs.

In that instant, Van Dijk felt a chill...

Behind him was Benzema, rushing forward!

Just as the ball passed through Van Dijk's legs, a yellow figure arrived in the box!

Just as the ball was about to slide past the goalkeeper, a foot intercepted the ball just in time...

"Thump!"

At the crucial moment, the ball was cleared!

Seeing this, Weidenfeller in goal roared excitedly, "Ye, well done!"

"Wow!!!! It's Ye!!!"

The fans in the stadium exclaimed in surprise!

This clearance was as good as a goal