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FC Barcelona fans' emotions during this match were like a rollercoaster.
Initially, they felt a bit of despair. After being overturned by 4 goals in the first leg, leading by 2 goals on aggregate, the second leg was essentially a do-or-die battle.
If they were eliminated by a team like Bayer Leverkusen due to a slight misstep, FC Barcelona, as a major favorite to win the Champions League, would be utterly disgraced.
But then, shortly after kickoff, Lionel Messi stepped up and became a hero, leveling the aggregate score to 3-4!
Just one more goal! And FC Barcelona would eliminate their opponent and advance to the semifinals!
FC Barcelona fans rekindled their hope, their enthusiasm soaring!
As FC Barcelona seemed to crush their opponents with their dominant ball control, Neymar was already showing off fancy footwork in the opponent's penalty area.
Everything was steadily improving, developing in FC Barcelona's favor...
Just before halftime, Lance's goal once again poured a bucket of cold water over the heads of FC Barcelona fans.
The packed Camp Nou, with nearly 90,000 FC Barcelona fans, was now eerily silent in the stands!
The silence was deafening!
On the green pitch, the spirited 16-year-old Asian boy was completely hyped up, doing a stylish front flip as he sprinted towards the away team's stands!
FC Barcelona fans could only watch the opposing team perform.
Lionel Messi, Andrés Iniesta, Xavi Hernández, Neymar, and other FC Barcelona superstars were helpless at this moment.
Lance's brilliance alone overshadowed all the FC Barcelona superstars on the field!
Could it be...?
"No! It can't end like this!"
Lionel Messi is Lionel Messi, after all.
He had experienced the sextuple, the pain of being eliminated by Inter Milan in the 2010 semifinals, and the despair of being defeated 4-0 by Bayern Munich.
Being behind now was nothing.
As long as FC Barcelona continued to stick to their playstyle, they still had a chance!
Lionel Messi quickly stepped up to encourage his teammates.
"Brothers! Give it your all! The match isn't over yet!"
Although the FC Barcelona players responded one after another, Lionel Messi couldn't see much confidence in their eyes.
"Damn it!"
Lionel Messi suddenly felt a bit envious of the young player on the opposing team.
Bayer Leverkusen had no burdens and no fear of winning or losing. In contrast, FC Barcelona had much more to consider.
...
In the locker room, Gerardo Martino was furious, severely reprimanding the defense's performance.
As a result, when the second half began, FC Barcelona's defense became even more cautious.
Gerard Piqué, Javier Mascherano, Dani Alves, and Jordi Alba all dared not push too far forward, lest Lance break through them.
But FC Barcelona emphasizes a compact and dense formation, the three lines cannot be too disconnected.
This led to the midfield and forward lines also having to drop back relatively, greatly reducing the threat in front of Bayer Leverkusen's goal, and the two teams stalemated on the field.
Lance was not in a hurry either. Whenever he had a chance, he would go and harass Gerard Piqué, deliberately jostling for position with him.
Gerard Piqué, with his fiery temper, would certainly not tolerate Lance, frowning and impatiently pushing him away.
Lance was not annoyed, smiling calmly and walking away, leaving Gerard Piqué with nowhere to vent his anger, feeling stifled.
Watching Gerard Piqué's impotent rage, Lance almost couldn't suppress the smile at the corner of his mouth.
I'm waiting for the rage value, what are you waiting for?
Watching the game reach 65 minutes, the rage value had only risen to 60%...
The Bachira Meguru template at full status is indeed overpowered; the rage does accumulate quite slowly.
Fortunately, Lance was not in a hurry.
Bayer Leverkusen led 5-3 on aggregate, still holding the advantage.
Whenever he had a chance to get the ball, he would dribble it up, using Beast Dribbling to harass FC Barcelona's defense.
In the 68th minute of the second half, Lionel Messi's shot was a bit too eager and went straight at the keeper.
Goalkeeper Bernd Leno securely held the ball.
His first reaction was to look for Lance's position, seeing that the timing was good, he threw the ball powerfully over midfield, to Lance near the center circle!
Sergio Busquets quickly closed in, pressing tightly against Lance's back, his nerves taut, as if facing a formidable enemy!
Lance, however, was very relaxed, looking at the incoming ball with a plan already formed in his mind!
Even without the Nagi Seishiro template equipped at this moment, after playing for almost a season, Lance's ball control had improved rapidly!
Facing the incoming ball, he lightly cushioned it with his knee, then suddenly turned and darted to his left, catching Sergio Busquets off guard, who frantically shifted to intercept!
"Bingo!"
I guessed right!
Who knew Lance didn't dribble at all? The ball was just barely dropping, and Lance skillfully flicked it with his heel, then dipped his shoulder and darted to the right!
The ball was perfectly flicked over Lance's head! In an instant, he broke through Sergio Busquets's defense!
A perfect combination of ball control and Beast Dribbling!
By the time Professor Sergio Busquets reacted, Lance had already created space!
"Oh, oh!! Lance, a brilliant breakthrough!! He's gotten past him!"
He Wei got excited, seeing Lance's solo show again!
Just past Sergio Busquets, Xavi Hernández diagonally charged forward, intending to shoulder Lance off the ball, the wild instinct of Beast Dribbling kicked in, and Lance used a rabona to change direction, narrowly avoiding Xavi Hernández, and continued to sprint forward!
It's just a pity that he wasn't in a full rage state. To avoid Xavi Hernández, Lance couldn't control the strength of his dribble and pushed the ball a little too far.
Javier Mascherano had already started, rushing up to intercept.
Lance gritted his teeth and accelerated, almost using all his primordial strength, getting to the ball a step ahead, slightly turning his toe, poking the ball away and accelerating around Javier Mascherano!
Dribbling and breaking through in football requires one's own rhythm.
Once it's disrupted, subsequent remedial measures will only become more difficult.
Lance's touch on this ball was even larger, seemingly heading straight for the byline.
Left-back Jordi Alba had already arrived early, intending to shield the ball out of bounds, and FC Barcelona would be safe.
"Phew—this young player is really scary! Continuous breakthroughs, almost throwing FC Barcelona into disarray."
"Indeed, if FC Barcelona concedes again, their away goal advantage will also be gone..."
The Spanish commentator for Catalan TV was already breaking out in a cold sweat.
Frightened and pale by Lance's breakthrough, could they finally breathe a sigh of relief now?!
No!
Just as Jordi Alba was about to shield the ball out of bounds, Lance still hadn't given up!
At any other time, Lance might not have chased so fiercely.
But with the Bachira Meguru template equipped, his personality was somewhat affected, becoming wild and daring!
A rampant, fierce smile hung on the corner of his mouth, rushing towards the ball regardless of anything!
"Danger!!"
"Kick it out!!"
Goalkeeper Víctor Valdés and defender Gerard Piqué were frantically shouting warnings, young left-back Jordi Alba hadn't reacted yet, by the time he heard the urgent footsteps behind him, it was too late!
To the stunned amazement of the entire stadium, Lance was seen stretching out his leg a step ahead, hooking the ball lightly around Jordi Alba!
More than half of the ball was already almost out of bounds, just barely clinging to the edge, but Lance hooked it back at the last moment!
Immediately after, his footwork in the penalty area was agile, like a graceful dancer on the green pitch!
He turned and went around Jordi Alba!
Receiving the ball and heading straight for the goal!!
"OHHHHHH—"
Camp Nou erupted in gasps! It was impossible to tell if it was fear or cheers for this brilliant save!
The advertising boards at FC Barcelona's home stadium happened to flash a Chinese advertisement for "Hisense TV" at that moment.
Therefore, Lance's famous moment this time, like Dimitar Berbatov's "Kumho Turn" and Jesse Lingard's "Tmall Turn," is collectively known as one of the world's three great famous turns!
The "Hisense Turn"!
Bald goalkeeper Víctor Valdés was already stunned, watching Lance dribble straight towards the goal and lift his foot from a tight angle!
Víctor Valdés instinctively dived towards the far post, at the crucial moment, Lance, with a flash of inspiration, gave a slight flick of his ankle and aimed for the near post!
The ball zipped through Víctor Valdés's legs!
And into the net!
Camp Nou was like a library!
Dead silent!!
"Goal!! Lance—"
"The talented Chinese-Belgian teenager, this goal fully demonstrated his characteristics!"
"An unconstrained play! With a flick of his wrist, he disrupted FC Barcelona's entire defense!"
"Lance scores his second goal, helping Bayer Leverkusen take the lead! 1 to 2!"
"On aggregate, Bayer Leverkusen leads 6 to 3!"
"I believe when the draw results came out, no one expected such an outcome!"
"The biggest dark horse of this Champions League, challenging FC Barcelona is like Don Quixote charging at windmills!"
"But! This time, the young knight named Lance is truly going to overturn the giant windmill, leading Bayer Leverkusen towards the Champions League semifinals—"