周易
Chapter 1 The Beginning

Zhou Yi didn't care what the spectators thought. He was playing hard to win the championship and victory, not to make the match a landmark event in history—that kind of empty fame meant nothing to him.

Borussia Dortmund's passing wasn't just aimless; while passing back and forth, they constantly looked around, observing the situation on the field and searching for opportunities.

With this back-and-forth, another six minutes passed in the game, and the score remained unchanged.

Borussia Dortmund didn't score, but neither did they allow Bayern Munich to score.

In the sixty-second minute of the match, Borussia Dortmund launched an attack from their own half. Right-back Piszczek dribbled the ball forward on the right flank, and after encountering an opponent's block, he passed the ball to Gündoğan.

Gündoğan then sent a long, over-the-top pass to the front.

Reus charged into the penalty area and received the ball.

He brought Gündoğan's pass down with his chest.

But at the same time, he was also marked closely by Boateng. It was impossible for him to do anything inside the penalty area that could directly threaten Bayern Munich's goal.

Faced with Boateng's close marking, Reus couldn't even turn around.

Fortunately, he saw Zhou Yi supporting him outside the penalty area, so he quickly passed the ball to him.

As Zhou Yi received the ball, Schweinsteiger also lunged forward.

Facing Schweinsteiger's defense, Zhou Yi didn't immediately take the ball but instead faked a shot, making a gesture as if to dribble the ball to the right flank, tricking Schweinsteiger into shifting his weight in that direction. Then, Zhou Yi gently flicked the ball to the center, opening up a gap.

Inside the penalty area, Lewandowski was making a diagonal run toward the near post, with Bayern Munich's other center-back, Dante, marking him.

Kuba was also supporting at the far post.

Zhou Yi just needed to pass the ball out, and the rest would be up to them.

He turned his head to look at Reus on the right side of the penalty area and saw that he was still in the same spot, where there happened to be an opening.

Zhou Yi's head turn attracted the attention of almost all of Bayern Munich's defenders, who followed his gaze and spotted Reus in the open space.

Boateng returned and lunged at Reus again.

Goalkeeper Neuer also lunged toward the near post, preparing to block the angle.

The reactions of the Bayern Munich players flashed through Zhou Yi's mind, and a sudden idea popped into his head.

It all happened in a split second, and Zhou Yi had already swung his right leg.

His straightened right foot's outer instep struck the ball. He didn't pass the ball to Reus, nor to Lewandowski, who was running into the penalty area, and certainly not to Kuba, who was supporting from afar. Because this wasn't a pass at all, but a… shot!

A shot with the outside of his right foot!

The ball was struck with a very obvious arc in the air, flying straight toward the far post!

And as he shot, he maintained the posture of turning his head to look at Reus. This action deceived everyone, including his opponents and teammates—Reus really thought Zhou Yi was going to pass to him and was ready to receive the pass. His reaction further convinced the Bayern Munich players that Zhou Yi was going to pass, and they never expected him to shoot!

Neuer saw the ball flying toward the goal behind him and realized that Zhou Yi wasn't passing but most likely shooting, so he hurriedly dove out, intending to block Zhou Yi's shot.

But no matter how much he stretched his body, he couldn't touch the ball. The arc of Zhou Yi's kick was so wide that it went right around Neuer!

"Zhou Yi… a shot?!"

Not only were the players on both sides deceived, but even the commentators were fooled.

Seeing the ball kicked by Zhou Yi heading toward the far corner of the goal, their tone was not very certain when commentating.

Was this really a shot?

It was indeed a shot!

The ball bypassed the diving Neuer, drew an arc, and struck the inside of the far post, and then… bounced into the goal!

He broke through Neuer's "absolute territory"!

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"Zhou Yi! Zhou Yi! Zhou Yi!!!" Marcel Reif shouted from the commentary box, raising his arms. "He equalized the score for Borussia Dortmund! 1:1!!!"

"That was a… beau-tiful goal!!" He Ping roared excitedly, "This is the first goal scored by a Chinese player in the Champions League final, a historic moment! When everyone was helpless against Neuer, he finally broke through this wall! Zhou Yi! Amazing!"

The entire Wembley Stadium echoed with the cheers of the Borussia Dortmund fans. This time it was their turn!

After the two sides switched sides in the second half, Borussia Dortmund was attacking toward the stands where their fans were located, so when the ball flew into the goal, the Borussia Dortmund fans behind the Bayern Munich goal jumped up and cheered, like a surging yellow and black wave in the stands, with astonishing momentum.

Zhou Yi was also very excited after scoring, and he ran straight to the corner flag area and performed a sliding knee celebration!

Zhou Yi didn't often do such unrestrained celebrations, which showed how excited he was at the moment.

The other Borussia Dortmund players also ran toward him, and Reus also caught up with Zhou Yi with a sliding knee, then pinned Zhou Yi to the ground.

Klopp was also very excited. When Zhou Yi started to shoot, his butt lifted off the seat of the coach's box, and he leaned forward, staring nervously and intently at the front of Bayern Munich's goal.

The moment the ball flew into the goal, he seemed to have a rocket booster installed on his butt, raising his arms and jumping up from his seat, rushing to the sidelines.

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Borussia Dortmund was very excited about scoring, while Bayern Munich was a little frustrated about conceding.

They had only been leading for six minutes and were still thinking about how to extend their lead… when they were hit with a blow!

Neuer got up from the ground, spread his hands, and looked helpless.

He was indeed helpless with this goal; he was completely deceived by Zhou Yi!

When Zhou Yi turned to look at Reus, he really thought Zhou Yi was going to pass the ball to Reus, so his attention was on the near post. Who would have thought that Zhou Yi, while looking at the opponent, would directly kick the ball toward the far post…

By the time he reacted and went to save it, it was too late.

Although he had performed well in this game, he was, after all, a human, not a god. It was impossible to be completely flawless.

Zhou Yi's shot had already broken through the limit of his defense. First, he deceived him to the near post, and then he used a curving shot to avoid his defensive range as much as possible, finally leaving him helpless and forced to watch the ball fly into the goal he was guarding…

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The TV was replaying Zhou Yi's goal just now. He turned his head to look at Reus, but his foot kicked the ball toward the goal. The direction of his upper body and lower body were completely inconsistent, creating a strong sense of deception.

If this wasn't a shot, it would be a "no_Look_pAss." Although it also had some entertainment value, it wasn't anything too rare.

But using "no_Look" to deceive opponents when shooting to achieve the goal… this was Zhou Yi's first time.

In the first half, Borussia Dortmund launched a siege on Bayern Munich's goal, using all kinds of bombardment and means, but they couldn't break through the goal guarded by Neuer.

To deal with Neuer, you have to be unexpected and have some new tricks.

From the results, Zhou Yi's "innovation" worked quite well.

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"You kid, I thought you were really going to pass the ball to me…" After the celebration ended, the crowd pulled Zhou Yi up from the ground and ran back to their own half. At this time, Reus ruffled Zhou Yi's hair and said, "I was ready to receive the ball."

Zhou Yi smiled and said, "If it's not realistic enough, how can you deceive Neuer?"

Everyone laughed.

Zhou Yi's trick was indeed powerful enough.

Everyone was used to Zhou Yi's performance. This young man always had surprising things about him. At first, everyone thought it was incredible, but now that they had seen it more often, there was nothing strange about it.

They ran back to their own half, surrounding Zhou Yi.

The TV broadcast gave Götze a shot in the stands. When Bayern Munich scored, Götze was also found by the TV broadcast. At that time, he covered his mouth with both hands, looking very nervous and anxious.

And now Götze, who appeared in the TV camera, had a smiling face and embraced his friends.

Although he was going to be a Bayern Munich player next season, Götze, as a Borussia Dortmund player, was still closely connected with his team.

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The Borussia Dortmund players gradually ran back to their own half, and the Bayern Munich players were already standing in their positions. Mandžukić and Thomas Müller stood in the center circle waiting to kick off.

After going around in a circle, both sides returned to the same starting line.