Westfalenstadion!
As Ye Chen stood at the penalty spot, all the fans fell silent.
When the referee's whistle blew, Ye Chen started his run-up!
He started slowly, but his speed suddenly increased as he approached the ball!
His left foot heavily planted on the grass, and his right foot unleashed a powerful shot!
Without any hesitation, he aimed for the right side, just as Cesar had anticipated!
You want to save to the right, do you?
Fine!
I'll shoot to your right!
"Bang!"
The football transformed into a cannonball, rushing towards the goal.
Cesar, in front of the goal, had already started moving as soon as Ye Chen moved.
But he had gambled that Ye Chen would shoot to the left!
So, he dove to his right!
"Swish!"
The football, without any surprises, went into the goal almost brushing the post, hitting the side netting and rolling around!
It was a high-quality penalty!
Even if Cesar had guessed the right direction, it would have been difficult to save. As it was now...
There was no chance!
A desperate Cesar punched the ground, his eyes unwillingly looking at Ye Chen. This kid's mental fortitude was too strong!
Every penalty kick is a gamble between the goalkeeper and the penalty taker.
But this time, Ye Chen won decisively!
After scoring, Ye Chen completely ignored Cesar and went straight to the South Stand, performing a sliding knee celebration!
Just as he was about to reach the corner flag area, Ye Chen stood up...
The image of him being pressed to the ground after a previous slide was still fresh in his mind. He couldn't afford to be pressed down again!
"Roar!"
Ye Chen clenched his fists and shouted at the fans, who excitedly echoed him.
The entire Westfalenstadion became a sea of joy!
"Gooooooooal!!!!!!!"
"What a beautiful penalty!"
"Ye withstood the pressure; he defeated Cesar!"
"Let us loudly cheer the name of the goal scorer..."
"Ye Chen!"
"Ye Chen!"
"Ye Chen!"
The fans were very cooperative, while the Inter Milan fans lowered their heads and walked towards the center circle.
Losing a goal at the start had already put immense psychological pressure on them, and now conceding a penalty...
Especially Maicon, felt extremely guilty!
He looked at Ye Chen celebrating at the corner flag and clenched his fists... but quickly relaxed them.
Even the once world's best right-back could not withstand the test of time!
Ye Chen had been feeling frustrated recently.
Simply put, he was being marked too tightly.
Although he could score in every game with his "guaranteed long shot" ability, he knew that scoring one goal was as good as not scoring at all!
Was there a problem with his positioning? Or had his tactics been thoroughly analyzed?
He originally didn't believe in the so-called targeted strategies or being thoroughly analyzed.
But he was indeed finding it increasingly difficult to play.
So, he proactively sought change and moved to the left wing.
As expected, a change of scenery brought new life!
After being moved to the left, the defense he faced was indeed much weaker.
After all, it wasn't appropriate for a team to assign someone to constantly mark Ye Chen as a winger.
Moreover, although Zanetti's defensive focus was on the right, he was getting old!
He simply couldn't defend against Ye Chen!
At this moment, the domestic fans in China were completely ecstatic!
In the Tencent live broadcast room, Zhan Jun was also passionately shouting!
This was a small step for Ye Chen, but the first step for Chinese football.
"Ye Chen has become the first Chinese player to score twice in the Champions League!"
"Of course, Ye Chen completed his brace in less than 30 minutes, which gives him the opportunity to become the third player to complete a hat-trick on his debut!"
"The first two were Faustino Asprilla in the 1997-1998 season and Wayne Rooney in the 2004-2005 season!"
"Most importantly, there is still a lot of time left for Ye Chen!"
Zhan Jun's passionate commentary made the fans full of anticipation!
"Ye is really too fierce!"
"Keep going, get a hat-trick first!"
"Ye had only scored one goal in each of the past few games, which was driving me crazy. Today, score three, four, five, six, seven, eight goals!"
"The person upstairs is too greedy. I just want to see a hat-trick! After all, his opponent is Inter Milan!"
"Why do I feel that Milan's chain defense isn't very good!"
"The person upstairs doesn't understand; don't talk nonsense. Milan is AC Milan, this is Inter Milan! Inter Milan and AC Milan can't be compared!"
The comments section immediately erupted in arguments because of this sentence...
Of course, for Ye Chen's fans, these were not important. Continuing to watch the game was the most important thing!
The game on the field continued.
The Inter Milan players, having conceded two goals in a row, seemed a little anxious. Ranieri, on the sidelines, instructed Sneijder to drop back and stabilize the rhythm, which did have some effect.
But Inter Milan's biggest problem was not defense, but attack!
Only by scoring an away goal could they have a better chance in the return leg at home.
After all, the away goals rule had not yet been abolished!
The two teams focused their battle in midfield.
Kehl and Sven Bender were like border guards, fighting for every inch of ground!
Before the end of the first half, both of them received yellow cards.
Of course, the same was true for Inter Milan. Stankovic and Forlán both received yellow cards.
Forlán's yellow card came after he lost the ball and made a rash tackle...
Clearly, he wouldn't have made such a retaliatory action if he hadn't been anxious.
Seeing the ineffective attack, Ranieri was already thinking about the tactics for the second half.
However, the first half was not over yet!
43 minutes and 39 seconds.
Inter Milan throw-in.
Yuto Nagatomo threw the ball to Poli, who dribbled it for a bit before passing it to Sneijder.
Sneijder saw Milito up front asking for the ball and made an over-the-top pass.
Milito did hold off Hummels, but Hummels was not afraid and collided with him.
The ball was headed directly to Sven Bender.
Sven Bender got the ball, and Dortmund launched a quick counterattack.
The ball was passed to Kagawa's feet.
Kagawa got the ball and dribbled at high speed.
Stankovic stepped forward to intercept, but Kagawa made a quick change of direction, completely bypassing Stankovic!
Lewandowski held his position, and Kagawa quickly passed the ball over.
But Lewandowski didn't turn around; instead, he passed the ball to the right.
Großkreutz had already started his run.
Großkreutz, who got the ball, dribbled into the penalty area, and Nagatomo's natural disadvantage was also exposed.
After getting older, his physical function simply couldn't compare with the young European lads.
He was pulled out of position with the first step.
Großkreutz made a gesture of crossing, and Nagatomo, who was already a step behind, quickly stretched his foot to block.
But after his body swung out, Großkreutz put his foot down and cut inside again.
Lucio had to come to cover.
But at this moment, Großkreutz made a cut-back pass!
Lewandowski was marked by Samuel, so it was naturally impossible to pass to him.
Shinji Kagawa was also marked by Stankovic, so who to pass to?
When the ball reached the penalty spot, a yellow figure arrived at full speed!
It was Ye Chen!
The ball arrived, and he arrived!
The football was gently touched by Ye Chen and obediently landed on the ground.
And Maicon had already made a sliding tackle...
But he was a step too slow.
Ye Chen directly pushed the ball into the near corner with his instep!
Cesar, in front of the goal, caught a glimpse of Ye Chen and moved a small step to the right, diving out.
But the distance was too close!
Ye Chen's push was decisive and clean...
"Bang!"
The football hit the back of the net!
"Ah!!!!!!"
After scoring, Ye Chen rushed directly to the iron net in front of the South Stand and raised his hands high!
The long-awaited hat-trick!
The omnipotent Ye was back!
At this moment, no matter what history he had created, he was simply enjoying the feeling of scoring!
It felt so damn good!
And at this moment, the fans in the South Stand had gone crazy!
More than 60,000 Dortmund fans had completely erupted!
The first leg of the Champions League round of 16, after many years, was leading 3-0 in the first half...
This was something they had never dared to imagine before!
And these three goals belonged