When Zhou Yi raised his right foot, everyone thought he would push the football forward to where Mark was running, but no one expected Zhou Yi to use the outside of his right foot to slice the ball, just like playing ping-pong. Zhou Yi transformed into a master slicer, slicing the football towards the center of the penalty area, where Lewandowski was charging in!

The football sailed over the Royal Madrid defense, caught completely off guard, and appeared behind them. At that moment, Lewandowski happened to run into the open space. He turned sideways and used his chest to cushion the incoming football. Then, without letting the ball touch the ground, he unleashed a volley with his left foot!

"Lewandowski—!"

In Marcel Reif's loud shout, the football flew towards Royal Madrid's goal like a cannonball.

This was a volley from the edge of the penalty area. The football was very fast. Royal Madrid's goalkeeper, Casillas, made a save, but against such a fast ball, his save wasn't quick enough…

The football flew into the goal before his hand could reach it!

"Toooooooooooooooooooooooooooooor!!! Toooooooooooooooooor!!!" Marcel Reif roared, dragging out the syllables. At this moment, the entire Westfalenstadion seemed like an erupting volcano. The deafening cheers were like magma erupting out, soaring into the sky, and the stadium stands were shaking. This vibration was clearly transmitted to audiences all over the world through the shaking camera lens.

The Royal Madrid players were still signaling to the linesman and referee that Lewandowski was offside, but the Dortmund players had already begun celebrating. Referee Kassai did not support Royal Madrid's appeals. He and the linesman had clearly seen that at the moment Zhou Yi passed the ball, Lewandowski was still in front of the Royal Madrid defense, so the goal was not offside.

"Beautiful! A stunning volley!" He Ping also roared excitedly, "Lewandowski! Assisted by Zhou Yi! This is a very beautiful counterattack on the spot after a very beautiful interception in the frontcourt. It only took one pass to create a goal! Zhou Yi once again demonstrated his powerful ability to find and exploit opportunities!"

After scoring, Lewandowski ran towards the Südtribüne amidst huge cheers. He made a salute celebration gesture in front of the Südtribüne fans, then turned and opened his arms to welcome Zhou Yi, who ran up and hugged him, lifting him up. The other teammates followed, carrying Zhou Yi on their shoulders.

Lewandowski's shot was beautiful, but Zhou Yi's pass was the key. If Zhou Yi had been slightly later, Lewandowski might have really been offside. If it had been someone else, they might not have passed it there at all…

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In front of the Dortmund coaching bench, coach Klopp also ran excitedly out of the coaching area, sprinting towards the players celebrating the goal below the Südtribüne, celebrating with them. In the process of running, even his baseball cap was thrown off onto the ground.

Seeing the coach so passionate, the cheers from the stands grew even louder.

In stark contrast to this was Mourinho on the sidelines, spreading his hands, looking helpless. He couldn't even bring himself to say anything about the goal.

When the team was deep in Dortmund's encirclement, he had been worried about conceding a goal. Now the worst thing he feared had finally happened. Everything was logical and natural.

This goal was destined to be conceded. There was nothing to say.

Instead of being angry about the goal, he should think about how to get the score back on track.

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The Dortmund players returned to their half after finishing their celebration. Klopp also returned to the coaching area, picking up his hat on the way, patting the grass clippings off it, and putting it back on his head. The brim of the baseball cap was pulled low, only faintly revealing his glasses.

Back on the coaching bench, he high-fived his coaching staff colleagues one by one, with an undisguised smile on his face.

Of course, he would be very happy to be leading Royal Madrid. Because this was a victory for the tactics he had deployed.

While celebrating with the players just now, he had also reminded them not to relax after taking the lead, but to continue playing like this. Royal Madrid, having just conceded a goal, would definitely be restless and emotionally affected. They would not be able to unify whether to attack or defend. At this time, as long as Dortmund continued to apply pressure, it was very likely that they would score another goal in a short period of time.

As long as they could maintain a two-goal lead in the first half, the chances of winning this game would be very high.

At the same time, next door, Mourinho also walked to the sidelines and made a gesture of calmness to the Royal Madrid players. After conceding a goal, the players' moods fluctuated, and problems were most likely to occur. At this time, the top priority was to stabilize everyone's emotions.

Even if they couldn't equalize the score quickly, they couldn't concede another goal in a short period of time…

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After the game restarted, the Dortmund players did plan to take advantage of Royal Madrid's instability after conceding a goal, using a fierce offensive to score another goal.

But things were a little different from what they thought.

The Royal Madrid players did not panic after conceding the goal, so Dortmund's offensive was like a tide crashing against a dam, and then… it was smashed to pieces.

Royal Madrid instead took advantage of the space left behind by Dortmund's attacking pressure to launch a very beautiful and classic "Mourinho-style counterattack," and in the end, Cristiano Ronaldo sent the football into Weidenfeller's goal.

And at this time, it had only been… two minutes since Dortmund took the lead!

"Oh—this is really a pity! Royal Madrid equalized the score!" Marcel Reif held his head in his hands, his regret overflowing. "Dortmund had just taken the lead… This goal came too suddenly, probably no one on their team expected it!"

The TV broadcast gave a shot of the Dortmund players after conceding the goal. Each Dortmund player in the shot looked a little lost, unprepared for this goal.

On the Royal Madrid side, the players surrounded Cristiano Ronaldo, celebrating the goal wildly.

The Spanish TV commentator also seemed to come back to life, shouting excitedly: "This is the starting point for Royal Madrid to break 'Murphy's Law'! They have regained control of the situation!"

This commentator did not use "curse," but "Murphy's Law," indicating that he was still brooding over Zhou Yi's words. He believed that Cristiano Ronaldo's equalizing goal was the best response to the arrogant Zhou Yi.

The TV broadcast also happened to give Zhou Yi a close-up shot.

In the close-up shot, Zhou Yi stood near the center circle with his hands on his hips, waiting to restart the game. There was no particularly obvious expression on his face. But this did not prevent the Spanish commentator from opening his own mind and interpreting it: "It can be seen that Zhou Yi was also very surprised by this goal. When he said those words before the game, he probably never expected Royal Madrid to be so tenacious!"

It was really a forced "very surprised" and a forced "never expected."

But how could Zhou Yi not have expected to concede a goal?

He had played countless games against virtual Royal Madrid in the virtual world before the game. Although it was an away game, Royal Madrid scored in almost every game. It was rare to play a game without letting Royal Madrid score, which fully demonstrated that Royal Madrid's current attacking firepower was indeed very strong. So Zhou Yi was not surprised at all that Royal Madrid scored in the game.

Whether it was a virtual game or a real game, he could only control himself. The help he could provide on defense was very limited, so he couldn't control whether Royal Madrid scored or not.

Conceding a goal was normal. What should he do after conceding a goal?

Simple, find a way to score another goal.

There was still time, Zhou Yi didn't think conceding a goal at this time was the end of the world.

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After the game restarted, Royal Madrid, who had just equalized the score, was greatly encouraged and performed much better than before. They even gained the upper hand at one point, suppressing Dortmund, forming a siege, while Dortmund could only retreat to defend.

Fortunately, Dortmund did not concede another goal until the end of the first half.

But the Spanish commentator was still quite unconvinced: "If there hadn't been so little time left in the first half, I believe Royal Madrid would have scored another goal before the end of the first half and reversed the defeat! This halftime break saved Dortmund, Royal Madrid's rapid momentum was interrupted… But I think for Royal Madrid, whose form has recovered, a fifteen-minute break is not a problem. As long as they maintain this momentum, they will definitely score in the second half!"

The Spanish commentator expressed his confidence at the end, which also made the Royal Madrid fans in front of the TV feel confident and full of expectations for the second half.

The situation on Dortmund's side looked a bit bad.

They conceded a goal just after taking the lead, turning the lead into a tie, and the good situation was in danger of "turning into nothing" at any time.

Sometimes, no tactical arrangements on the field are useful. A goal, a conceded goal, can lead to a change in the situation. Perhaps this is the charm of football…