The plane carrying Dortmund landed steadily at Düsseldorf Airport in the Ruhr area.

They were met by tens of thousands of passionate fans!

The police had also dispatched their vehicles to clear the way, creating a grand procession.

The players were treated like returning heroes, receiving the highest form of reception from their fans!

The team had prepared a luncheon for the players. For Dortmund fans, defeating Real Madrid and making it to the Champions League quarter-finals was the best gift they could have received.

Not to mention the bonuses for progressing in the Champions League, the influence of the team itself was also a huge asset.

After the meal, everyone went home to rest, with the team set to return to training the following day.

While Ye Chen was resting at home, the other two Champions League matches had also concluded.

Bayern, playing at home, defeated Olympiacos 5-2, with an overall score of 8-2, successfully advancing.

Perhaps inspired by Ye Chen, Gomez scored two goals in the match, completing a brace. This took his total goal tally to 13, tying him with Ye Chen for second place on the top scorer list!

At this point, the Champions League golden boot race had become intense.

On the other hand, Chelsea, also playing at home, won 2-1 against Benfica, with an overall score of 3-1, securing their spot in the next round.

Finally, the semi-final draw for the Champions League was set.

On April 17, at 8:45 PM local time in Germany, Bayern would face Dortmund in the first leg, with the return match scheduled for April 25, where Dortmund would host Bayern.

This time, Dortmund would have the advantage of playing the second leg at home.

On the other side, Chelsea would play Barcelona on April 18 and 24, with Chelsea starting at home.

Of course, no one expected much from Chelsea at this point. After all, the once-strong Chelsea was now in turmoil, having lost their leader. They were fifth in the league, which was a huge gap compared to second-place Barcelona in La Liga.

The match between Dortmund and Bayern, however, was considered evenly matched.

In fact, many people were leaning towards Dortmund.

Since the start of the previous season, Dortmund had defeated Bayern three times in the league.

However, before the Champions League clash, Dortmund and Bayern would first meet in a Bundesliga match.

As the German Bundesliga's national derby, this month would see three direct confrontations between the two teams...

Fans were eagerly anticipating the upcoming matches!

After resting at home for a day, Ye Chen returned to the club.

Unlike the gloom before their match against Real Madrid, the Dortmund players were now all smiles, radiating with happiness after their victory over Real Madrid.

During their rest day, they had all been reading the news.

After all, the media were full of praise for them.

Some media outlets even suggested that Dortmund, after being baptized by the match against Real Madrid, would be reborn and meet Barcelona in the Champions League final!

As for Bayern... it almost seemed insignificant.

Of course, the players did not truly believe Bayern was insignificant.

Even though Dortmund had gained an absolute advantage in the Bundesliga, Bayern remained the giant of German football.

They had world-class stars in every position!

In terms of pure paper strength, Dortmund would be slightly inferior.

The only area where they might have an edge was in the striker position.

However, Ye Chen wasn't vastly superior to Gomez. Don't forget, Gomez had scored 13 goals in the Champions League, and although his league tally was a little lower than Ye Chen's, he had still netted 21 goals! Additionally, due to his physical stature, his tactical effectiveness was even more noticeable than Ye Chen's.

The players gathered together to discuss the upcoming Champions League matches.

But everything came to an end as soon as Ye Chen arrived.

Ye Chen didn't join the discussion. Instead, he began warming up for training.

As Ye Chen started his warm-up, the other players followed suit.

This was the role of a leader.

Once you show enough strength, respect naturally follows.

Of course, Ye Chen wasn't the type to talk much. He preferred action.

As for Lina, due to both of them being busy lately, they had been spending less time together, but he would still video call her every day.

When it came to love, Ye Chen preferred to show it through actions.

Once next month's busy schedule was over, he wondered if he would have any time to take a short break...

At the moment, he wasn't sure about the schedule for the European Championship.

"Brother Chen, we're facing Bayern in the semi-finals. How many do you think you'll score against them this time?" Wang Chu asked with a smile.

Ye Chen raised an eyebrow, "You'd better drop that idea quickly. Don't forget the saying: arrogance leads to defeat!"

Wang Chu nodded, "Of course, I know that. It's just that I feel like you'll be especially fired up when playing Bayern... Last time you faced them, you scored five!"

"Such a situation is rare, so we'd better focus on training. Let's get past Wolfsburg first and then talk about Bayern!"

Wolfsburg was no weak team. They were currently in ninth place with 40 points from 28 matches: 12 wins, 4 draws, and 12 losses.

They were tied with Stuttgart, Bayer Leverkusen, and Werder Bremen, only separated by goal difference.

That meant these four teams were effectively tied for sixth place in the Bundesliga, with Hannover 96, in fifth, just one point ahead.

The most famous player in Wolfsburg was undoubtedly Mario Mandzukic.

The Croatian forward stood at 186 cm, with a powerful physique. This season, he had scored 10 goals and provided 7 assists for Wolfsburg, which had caught the attention of Bundesliga giants Bayern.

Another notable player was the 28-year-old Japanese international Makoto Hasebe.

Since signing with Wolfsburg in 2008, he had been a regular starter and proven his worth. After transferring to Frankfurt, he became the team's captain and earned a spot in the Bundesliga Hall of Fame.

Before the match even began, Japan had already started hyping up the "Asian Derby."

Although Ye Chen might not play, Dortmund's excellent performance in the Champions League and the influence of Shinji Kagawa in Japan had caused a massive spike in Ye Chen's popularity there.

Such attention was sure to be leveraged.

Mario Götze, who had been absent for a while, finally returned to the club. However, he wasn't training with the team and was instead undergoing rehabilitation under the guidance of a professional coach.

When Ye Chen saw Götze, he couldn't help but laugh. He wondered if Götze would dare sprint with the same intensity after his recovery...

Beautiful women were great, but one needed to be careful with the power behind it!

After Klopp returned to the club, he had the team's fitness coach monitor the players' physical conditions.

To Klopp's surprise, Ye Chen seemed unaffected by the 120-minute match, as if it hadn't drained him at all.

The fitness coach even suggested, "He's fit to start the next match!"

Of course, Ye Chen wasn't aware of this.

During his break, Ye Chen finally remembered the diamond chest he had received.

"Help me open the diamond chest!"

Opening treasure chests was something Ye Chen was very familiar with.

Soon, the system's prompt sounded...

"Ding! Congratulations, host, you've obtained an SS-level skill: Ronaldo's Pendulum Dribble!"

When Ye Chen heard the system prompt, he froze for a moment.

Was this system actually like Aladdin's lamp?

He had thought about mastering the pendulum dribble before, but he hadn't expected it to come so soon...

At that moment, he couldn't help but shout: "System, you're awesome!"