Chapter 63 A Crucial Moment

"The match has reached the sixty-third minute. Dortmund just equalized, and the score is now 1-1. The two teams are sure to have a fierce battle next," said He Ping, in good spirits. Dortmund had equalized, and Zhou Yi was the one who scored.

As a Chinese commentator, seeing his compatriot become the protagonist on the highest stage in Europe filled him with a sense of pride.

In fact, when Zhou Yi scored, the Chinese internet erupted in cheers and worship for Zhou Yi.

"Zhou Yi is awesome!"

"That shot was amazing!"

"Shooting so accurately without even looking at the ball or the goal, he truly lives up to his name as the great Zhou Yi!"

...

All sorts of praise and flattery flooded the internet.

Even though everyone was not at the stadium, they were just as excited.

And Zhou Yi's equalizing goal kept the suspense of the championship alive.

Apart from a very small number of die-hard Bayern Munich fans, other Chinese fans all hoped that Dortmund could win the championship, so Zhou Yi would become the first Chinese player in history to lift the Champions League trophy.

Such an honor, even if they were just spectators, would bring them glory.

Because they were all Chinese.

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After the game restarted, Bayern Munich did not continuously pass the ball in the backfield like Dortmund did when they conceded a goal, but quickly launched a counterattack.

On Dortmund's side, since they had already equalized, their morale was high, and they were naturally not afraid of conceding two goals in a short period of time.

So the game returned to the same rhythm as in the first half.

Both sides went on the offensive.

In the sixty-fifth minute, Bayern Munich organized an attack in front of Dortmund's penalty area, but they made a mistake. Schweinsteiger made a pass that was either a bad touch or a pass, and Javi Martinez didn't react in time. The ball was poked away by Sven Bender, who had moved up to steal it.

The ball was poked out and rolled straight towards the wing.

Reus ran diagonally from the center and caught up with the ball.

At the same time, Lewandowski followed and ran towards the open space on the wing.

After receiving the ball, Reus looked up, saw Lewandowski's run, and passed the ball to him with a through ball!

"Reus's through pass! Beautiful, Lewandowski! This is a Dortmund counterattack!"

A huge cheer rang out at Wembley Stadium.

However, Lewandowski's speed was not fast enough. Although he received the ball in front, it was difficult for him to dribble straight to the goal. Bayern Munich's defenders had already caught up.

Seeing that he could not shake off the opponent by dribbling the ball, and would instead lose control of the ball,

Lewandowski chose to slow down and take a longer-term view.

So he took a step and slowed down. Dante took the opportunity to catch up to him and block him from the goal.

At the same time, Boateng, Lahm, Schweinsteiger and others all retreated and built a defense in the penalty area.

Lewandowski faced Dante's defense on the right corner of the penalty area and made a feint to cut inside horizontally, but Dante remained unmoved.

The Polish player knew that he could no longer keep the ball at his feet. Javi Martinez was running towards him, and if he was double-teamed, he might lose the ball.

He glanced at the center and saw his teammates rushing forward.

So he passed the ball to the center without hesitation.

The ball was passed to Zhou Yi.

Zhou Yi had just scored a goal, and he was definitely the focus of Bayern Munich's attention.

So at the same time as the ball was passed to him, Schweinsteiger rushed up, intending to interfere with him getting the ball.

But Zhou Yi didn't want to control the ball himself. He ran towards the ball and also swung his leg to make a shooting motion, but his raised right leg did not come down. He froze there, as if he had been frozen in place.

The ball rolled quickly past his feet.

Schweinsteiger, who had come up to block Zhou Yi's shot, missed...

The person who appeared behind Zhou Yi was Gundogan!

Seeing the ball rolling towards him, Gundogan reached out his foot to stop it. Because Bayern Munich was caught on a counterattack by Dortmund while pressing forward, there were not many people who hastily retreated, and Lewandowski and Zhou Yi had attracted their attention. So Gundogan was now completely in an unmarked situation. He could calmly stop the ball, then look up to observe, and then shoot from a distance!

Boateng rushed up to block Gundogan's long shot with his body, but he rushed too hastily and slipped, turning into a sliding tackle. The ball flew over his body and towards the goal behind him.

But fortunately, Gundogan's shot was not low enough. The ball flew upwards, directly over the crossbar and into the stands behind...

"Gundogan—ah! What a pity! This long shot went high! He couldn't get it down... What a good opportunity..." Marcel Reif couldn't help but feel sorry for Dortmund.

"Gundogan missed a chance. Dortmund could have taken the lead in a short period of time!" He Ping held his head in his hands, also very regretful.

Gundogan himself was also very dissatisfied with this shot. He apologized to Lewandowski and Zhou Yi one after another. The ball was passed by Lewandowski, and Zhou Yi let it through to him, otherwise how would he have had the chance to shoot?

As a result, his teammates created such a good opportunity for him, but he failed to seize it... He himself felt very sorry for his teammates' trust.

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Dortmund failed to seize this opportunity to take the lead, and then Bayern Munich launched a very threatening attack.

Schweinsteiger passed the ball from the backfield to Robben on the left wing.

Thomas Muller took the opportunity to move forward, and Robben seized the opportunity to pass the ball straight in front of Muller. Schmelzer was originally on the outside, and he was not clear about the situation behind him, but his instinct told him that this ball was very dangerous and had to be destroyed. So he tackled the ball.

But he didn't tackle anything!

As he fell to the ground, Muller also cut in from behind him and received the ball from Robben!

Straight into the penalty area, a one-on-one!

"Thomas Muller—" Marcel Reif shouted in a drawn-out voice.

He had just been excited about Dortmund's attack, and now it was time to be excited about Bayern Munich's attack. Being the commentator for this game was like riding a roller coaster...

It wasn't just the commentators who were on a roller coaster, but also the fans of both sides. The Bayern Munich fans had been extremely nervous just now, but now they were cheering excitedly. Now it was the turn of the Dortmund fans who had been cheering just now to be nervous...

Thomas Muller dribbled the ball into the penalty area, and Weidenfeller decisively abandoned his goal and attacked.

Facing the attacking Weidenfeller, Muller did not shoot directly, but pushed the ball to the baseline and accelerated!

Weidenfeller couldn't keep up with Muller's speed and could only make a save, falling to the ground.

And Muller, who had bypassed Weidenfeller, had a very small shooting angle, but this was not a problem for Muller.

He shot with his body sideways!

After shooting, his whole body lost its balance and he fell to the side. But the ball rolled towards the goal...

Deafening cheers erupted from the stands behind the goal where the Bayern Munich fans were gathered. The goal was already within reach!

And Ribery was still running towards the ball at the far post. Even if the ball didn't roll into the goal, he could shoot it in. This was double insurance!

It seemed that Dortmund had reached the end of the road.

But there was still someone who had not given up!

After Muller broke into the penalty area and Weidenfeller attacked, Subotic did not chase Muller, but ran towards the goal.

At this time, the ball was rolling towards the goal, and he also rushed to the goal, and then slid over.

Just as the ball was about to roll in front of the goal line, his foot came over from behind and poked the ball, and the ball went wide!

And Ribery was also a step late. When the ball rolled past him, he didn't have time to reach out his foot to do anything, and could only watch Subotic clear the ball off the line!

"Subotic—!" Marcel Reif exclaimed again. "He saved Dortmund on the goal line!"

The cheers of the Bayern Munich fans stopped abruptly, as if someone had grabbed their throats...

And now it was the turn of the Dortmund fans to cheer!

The cheers rose and fell one after another, like a roller coaster.

Of course, many Dortmund fans also breathed a sigh of relief, feeling like they had escaped death.

Seeing that the ball did not go into the goal, Thomas Muller quickly jumped up from the ground with a backflip, and then raised his arm, indicating that the ball had entered the goal just now, and Subotic had fished the ball out from behind the goal line.

In fact, he didn't see if the ball had really gone in, but at this time, he always had to try to win, attract the referee's attention, and what if the referee also thought the ball had gone in?

Wouldn't that be a profit?

But the famous Italian referee Rizzoli remained unmoved and waved his hand to award a throw-in to Bayern Munich—the ball that was poked out by Subotic flew straight out of the sideline.

Piszczek, who had just returned to defense when the ball flew out, hugged Subotic, who stood up from the goal. Weidenfeller also rushed back to high-five him, thanking him for the clearance he made in front of the goal line just now. He saved the entire Dortmund team and was everyone's hero.

Subotic was also very excited. He high-fived Weidenfeller with great force and shouted.

The atmosphere of the Champions League final had infected everyone, making them single-minded, with only the game and victory or defeat in their minds.