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Camp Nou,
2014-2015 Champions League semi-final second leg,
Barcelona vs. Bayer Leverkusen.
The match has entered a white-hot stage.
BAR (2-1) B04
(4-3)
Barcelona led by aggregate score, with one controversial call in each half that altered the timeline and directly changed the course of the match.
Neymar's dive in the box earned him a penalty, and Mascherano's handball foul.
Both decisions greatly benefited Barcelona, clearly showing that every possible method was being used to help Barcelona advance to the final.
De Bruyne placed the ball at the corner flag, preparing to take the corner kick.
The conflict caused by the handball earlier had been dispersed by the referee, and all the Bayer Leverkusen players' eyes were blazing with anger.
Lance stood at the top of the penalty arc, sneering.
He couldn't help but recall a line from the villain Strongman, owner of the Devil Team, in 'Shaolin Soccer':
"The referee, the linesmen, plus all the organisers and co-organisers—they're all my people. How can you fight me?"
According to a prophetic dream, the "Negreira case" would be exposed 10 years later.
In 2025, the Barcelona court would hold a concentrated trial, with former Barcelona presidents Rosell and Bartomeu appearing in court.
They faced accusations of "bribing referees to obtain favourable decisions."
There was considerable evidence indicating that, between 2001 and 2018, Barcelona paid 7.8 million euros in "consulting service fees" to Negreira, president of the Spanish Football Federation's CTA (Referees Technical Committee).
Barcelona was suspected of manipulating match results during this period.
Could everything encountered in the past few tens of minutes be related to this case?
Lance didn't know.
He only knew that even if the referee really had issues, and Barcelona really had issues, in today's match, he absolutely couldn't let Barcelona get their way!
Neymar's dive was not worth mentioning, he had too many penalty calls from diving, so even if the referee was blind, he would just have to accept it.
As for his long-range shot just now, was Mascherano playing volleyball in the box?!
In the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, Suárez's "block" in the box should have resulted in a red card and expulsion.
Mascherano, however, acted as if nothing had happened, no penalty was called, not even a card!
The referee's official explanation was that he "clearly" saw Mascherano head the ball out for a goal kick.
Alright, alright, alright!
Go tell that to his [200% Fury]!
"Kevin!!"
Lance waved to De Bruyne from afar, pointing his index finger to the sky, signalling for tactic number 1.
He continued to retreat from the top of the penalty arc, pulling back to a position nearly 26 metres out, right where he took that long-range shot earlier!
Everything was ready.
The Barcelona players immediately felt a bad premonition when they saw Lance's actions.
However, Lance deliberately moving away from a dangerous position was good news, and more players were marking Maguire, Antonio Rüdiger, Firmino, and others in the box.
Only Busquets stuck tightly to Lance's side.
Professor Bu was wary of this Easterner from the bottom of his heart, daring not to be negligent in the slightest!
"Damn it, marking Leo isn't this tiring!"
Lance, seemingly a 17-year-old youngster, was much harder to mark than Messi!
"Eh? Why did Lance retreat? He's the most threatening player."
Duan Xuan was anxious, his mood, like all Chinese fans, was fuming at the "biased refereeing."
He wished Lance would score immediately.
But Lance deliberately created distance; what kind of tactic was that?
"Perhaps Lance and De Bruyne have something in mind. Let's watch this corner kick first."
Xu Yang could tell that the Belgian duo definitely had a strategy!
All Bayer Leverkusen fans at this moment couldn't help but clasp their hands and pray silently, pious believers made the sign of the cross on their chests.
Besides praying to heaven, they couldn't think of any other way to help Bayer Leverkusen.
Barcelona wasn't even pretending anymore; they definitely couldn't win with conventional play.
Only a miracle!
Beep—
The whistle blew.
De Bruyne took a deep breath, then started his run-up!
The penalty area instantly became chaotic, with everyone running into position and pulling at each other.
More people were focused on Maguire's header.
"The corner kick is taken... Eh?! It's indeed an outswinger!! A huge arc!!"
Unexpected, yet within reason.
De Bruyne took an unconventional corner kick, as if he'd mishit it, the corner kick was more like a clearance, flying towards outside the box.
If a Barcelona player had headed it on, it might even have become an assist, helping Barcelona launch a counter-attack.
"Huh?"
Messi, Suárez, and Neymar were all dumbfounded.
The MSN trio reacted quickly, rushing towards the front field immediately.
Iniesta and Rakitić simultaneously moved in to double-team.
As long as Busquets won the header, Rakitić could receive it immediately, and Iniesta would supply the passes.
Everything was in Barcelona's favour!
"Oh no!! Did De Bruyne make a mistake?"
German commentator Scholl was burning with anxiety!
De Bruyne's kick was too wide, wasn't it?
Even if he wanted to find Lance, this wasn't the way to do it.
Just as the Bayer Leverkusen fans were despairing, Lance's figure flickered, and he ran diagonally to challenge for the ball.
"Hmph, as expected..."
Busquets was right, no matter how absurd Lance's position was, the crucial ball still had to find the Easterner!
Busquets rushed forward with all his might and leapt high, his height, nearly 190 cm, was slightly taller than Lance's, giving him a slight advantage in the header.
Just as Professor Bu was about to become Barcelona's hero, helping the team chase the treble... just as Professor Bu saw himself lifting the trophy... a figure arrived later but jumped higher, taking off a step later but springing up like a bamboo shoot from dry ground, a blur of motion, he was already above him!
"Devil!! Devil!!"
Busquets' pupils constricted!
Impossible!
This kid wasn't known for his jumping and heading ability, but his jump this time was even higher than Cristiano Ronaldo's "dunk" header!
Amongst the shock of the entire stadium, Lance's next move was even more jaw-dropping!
The young man was seen elegantly suspended upside down in the air, and struck the incoming ball precisely with his right foot!
A header from outside the box lacks power, only a bicycle kick can generate full force!
200% Fury, all of it infused into his right foot in an instant!
As if something exploded in his chest!
A "ding" sound from the system message, Lance, not caring about anything else in mid-air, struck the football fiercely!
"Go!"
Bang—
This kick seemed to make the entire Camp Nou stadium tremble!
Like an explosion in a manga, the football turned into a black dot and disappeared in the air, the sky above the penalty area was like the "sonic boom cloud" of a supersonic jet breaking the sound barrier!
It roared towards the goal with an unstoppable edge!
Marc-André ter Stegen was watching Lance suspended upside down a second ago, the next moment he could only hear a heavy thud behind him!
He turned his head blankly, the football, seemingly also suffering from unfair fate, unwillingly tried to tear through the net!
In that instant, Marc-André ter Stegen almost thought the goal would be ripped apart by that powerful shot!
Two words—terrifying!
The whole world seemed to freeze for a moment, then commentators from various countries reacted.
"Bicycle kick!! Worldie—It's in!! It's in, it's in, it's in!!"
"A torrent plunging three thousand feet! Lance's magnificent worldie, as fast as lightning, as powerful as thunder!"
The previous decisions still stirred Duan Xuan's emotions, and he couldn't help but say a few more words.
"When injustice is encountered on the pitch, when the game gradually deviates from the scope of football itself..."
"Lance uses his strength, transforming into a fountain of justice, to blast towards his opponents, to blast towards evil!"
"Bayer Leverkusen equalises!! The score on the pitch is 2-2, aggregate 4-4!"
"In the 65th minute of the match, both sides are once again back on the starting line!"
"When everyone doubted Bayer Leverkusen, when the whole world was against Bayer Leverkusen, they are still fighting tenaciously!! Roaring at fate!"
Amongst Duan Xuan's excited commentary, Lance could barely suppress his emotions, he sprinted 30 metres towards the away stand, pointing both thumbs to the name on his back!
Just as he burst onto the scene at the beginning of last season, say my name!
Lance!!
Always remember, my name is Lance!
The 90,000-strong Camp Nou stands were silent, only the 1,000-plus away fans cheered madly, releasing their emotions of the day!
At this moment, what MSN?
What Messi, Suárez, Neymar, Iniesta?
There was only one protagonist under the spotlight...
"What's going on? Damn it!!"
"Mr Bartomeu, this is indeed unexpected."
"Can it be done or not? We didn't spend all that money for nothing."
"Theoretically, there's no problem, but..."
"Useless! Useless!!"
"Mr Bartomeu, don't get angry yet. We have to believe in Messi, believe in MSN... If it really doesn't work, the referee also knows what to do. We will definitely make it to the final."
"It better be as you say."
The referee's missed call was about to change everything, like a horse charging towards a cliff, unstoppable.
Lance, however, used a bicycle kick to rein in the horse.
It truly was a 'damn referee'... But the match continued, Lance still had to be fully alert to Barcelona's possession, and MSN still posed a great threat on the pitch, even if the referee didn't intervene, they had the ability to change the outcome.
The "highly respected" martial arts elder Barcelona, and the rising martial arts prodigy, the dark horse Bayer Leverkusen, engaged in a "Mount Hua Sword Debate."
The two swordsmen exchanged two stabs, both with serious expressions, guarding each other closely, about to face the final, life-or-death blow!
As the match reached the 80th minute, Lance suddenly realised something!
"Did I just break through?"
At the moment of the bicycle kick, the [Hyuga Kojiro] template seemed to have an epiphany!
[Fusion Value: 52%]!
New skill unlocked!