Chapter 1 The Vista**** Stadium

Because of Leverkusen's loss, Borussia Dortmund clinched the title at home with two games to spare.

The Vista**** Stadium erupted into a sea of jubilation after the match.

As beer was delivered to the sidelines, Zhou Yi, Lewandowski, Mark, Götze, and Sven Bender joined forces to drench their coach, Klopp, from head to toe.

"Oh! Hell!" Klopp then grabbed a beer and chased after his tormentors, seeking revenge.

But the nimble players had already scattered and fled.

Many fans in the stadium couldn't wait to leave as soon as the game ended, rushing onto the streets to join the celebratory parade. They headed towards Boris Square in the city center, where Borussia Dortmund fans from all over gathered.

Almost every car was adorned with a Borussia Dortmund flag, and they lined up in a long convoy on the highway, honking their horns.

Turning on the car radio, every local station was playing the same music: Queen's "We Are the Champions"!

Of course, not all fans would leave the stadium to celebrate; some chose to stay inside.

The South Stand was still packed.

After their wild celebrations, the players lined up and repeatedly bowed to the stands to express their gratitude.

The fans in the South Stand responded tirelessly, chanting "The German champion can only be Borussia Dortmund!" The atmosphere reached its peak...

Then, someone opened the gate under the South Stand leading to the field, and the fans flooded onto the pitch like a tide, ready to celebrate with the players.

None of the players were afraid, because they knew that these were Borussia Dortmund fans, and they wouldn't hurt them.

Zhou Yi was lifted up by the fans and sat on their shoulders, waving his arms excitedly. He also saw "Old Dad" Bruno below, as well as Mark's parents and the partners from the "Black and Yellow" fan organization.

"We are proud of you, Zhou Yi!" they shouted to Zhou Yi.

"I'm proud of you too, Old Dad!" Zhou Yi responded loudly.

Some excited fans even climbed onto the goalposts, and the overloaded goalposts suddenly snapped, but fortunately, no one was injured...

Meanwhile, at Boris Square, there was also a false alarm—as fans gathered in the square to celebrate, a fire truck suddenly drove in with its siren blaring! This made people think that the wild celebrations had caused a fire somewhere... Fortunately, things were quickly clarified: the drivers were firefighters on duty, and they had joined the celebration...

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After the wild celebrations on the field ended, the players returned to the locker room to continue the party. Beer and champagne were used as weapons, and everyone took a beer bubble bath. This time, Zhou Yi couldn't escape either...

After the locker room celebration, Grosskreutz dragged everyone out to continue the festivities. Finally, they decided to go to an Italian restaurant for dinner to continue the celebration.

The meal was very late. At ten o'clock in the evening, Klopp and the entire board of directors arrived to celebrate the championship with the players.

At the same time, at the dinner, Klopp also announced on the spot that the team would have a two-day vacation. Borussia Dortmund's next training session would not take place until next Wednesday.

This decision was warmly welcomed by the players.

They could play as much as they wanted today, without having to worry about training tomorrow or the day after.

Many of Zhou Yi's teammates were drunk that day, but Zhou Yi wasn't.

He enjoyed drinking, but he didn't get drunk.

So he could go home alone sober, then use his key to open the door, and walk through the unlit living room without tripping.

Just as he opened the door to his bedroom, the door next door suddenly opened, and a light shone out.

Kotana leaned against the doorframe and appeared before him.

"Huh?" She was stunned when she saw Zhou Yi.

"Can you not look at me like you've seen a ghost?" Zhou Yi said. "What are you surprised about?"

"You didn't come back completely wasted?"

"Ah, that must have disappointed you. I drink alcohol, but I don't like getting drunk," Zhou Yi said. Then he looked back at Hanna's room. The door was tightly closed and did not open because of his conversation with Kotana. "Where's Hanna?"

"She went to Boris Square to celebrate. She might not be back until dawn, or maybe not even then..." Kotana shrugged.

"Why didn't you go?"

"I'm not a fan."

"Okay..." Zhou Yi nodded. "Good night."

He said goodbye to Kotana, then pushed open the door and entered his room.

"Good night."

Kotana retreated, and the light in the bedroom gradually disappeared as the gap in the door became smaller and smaller, eventually vanishing.

The living room was plunged back into darkness.

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The next day, the *Westfalenpost* newspaper reported that several streets in Dortmund were blocked by crazy fans that night, and cars couldn't pass in many places. The fans' celebrations in Boris Square continued until almost dawn the next day, but there were no accidents. Everything went smoothly except for the litter left behind...

When Zhou Yi got up, Kotana had already left.

After washing up, he made a simple lunch and turned on the TV while eating.

On TV, Klopp was being interviewed on German television station ZDF. Zhou Yi remembered that Klopp went to be interviewed after he finished celebrating with the players, which meant he was being interviewed in the middle of the night. Klopp, with a flushed face, was telling the reporter about his championship feelings.

"Borussia Dortmund is really a young team. Does leading such a young team to win the championship have a different meaning?" the host asked.

"Yes, they are indeed very young..." Speaking of this, Klopp laughed. He counted on his fingers how many players on his team had just become fathers, and then laughed and said, "I don't know how many future Borussia Dortmund fans will be born tonight! Haha!"

"Generally speaking, in the world of football, young is not always a compliment, especially when competing for the championship. Youth is considered to be a lack of experience and an inability to maintain stability. But why is it that Borussia Dortmund, a team with the lowest average age in the Bundesliga, was able to win the championship with such a huge point advantage, and maintained such a lead throughout the season?" the host asked.

"Yes, our average age is only 21.1 years old, which is the youngest in the Bundesliga. I am proud of this, which shows that my strategy of reusing young people after coming to this team has been successful. Youth does have some shortcomings, but in my opinion, youth also means more possibilities, because when you're young, there's nothing you can't do. Because we are young, we don't take those rules seriously and don't stick to the rules. This is the biggest reason why we can win the championship, because we are young," Klopp said.

This Borussia Dortmund team that won the championship was indeed very young. Eighteen-year-old Götze was the main midfielder and had already been selected for the German national team. Nineteen-year-old Mark Wagner was Borussia Dortmund's top scorer this season and was included in Löw's national team observation list. His selection for the national team was not far away.

Twenty-one-year-old Hummels and Subotić formed the youngest center-back combination in the league. Their combination had only conceded twenty-one goals so far, which was the fewest in the league. Twenty-two-year-old left-back Schmelzer squeezed veteran Dede onto the bench, and twenty-two-year-old Grosskreutz was also on the fringes of the German national team. Kagawa Shinji was also only twenty-one years old.

Zhou Yi, the core of this team, had just turned twenty years old.

It was indeed remarkable that such a young team could win the championship.

Watching Klopp talk eloquently with the reporter, Zhou Yi suddenly remembered that he also had an interview to attend this afternoon...

As the core of the team and the biggest contributor to winning the championship, Zhou Yi was to be interviewed by several German and Chinese media outlets today.

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After lunch and a short rest, Zhou Yi came to the Brackel training base to be interviewed by reporters.

He talked with reporters from China and Germany about this dreamlike season.

At the same time, the reporters also talked about the key word "young."

Obviously, the fact that such a young Borussia Dortmund could win the championship was a topic of interest to many people.

Zhou Yi's answer was the same as Klopp's: youth means unlimited possibilities, so winning the championship is just one of those unlimited possibilities.

The reporters also strongly agreed with Zhou Yi's answer.

Because Zhou Yi's statement was very convincing—wasn't he himself the best proof of "young has unlimited possibilities"?

Seventeen-year-old Zhou Yi was still an ordinary student in a high school in China, but now, just three years later, he has become the main core player of a Bundesliga champion team.

What is this if not unlimited possibilities?