“3:3! This is the most exciting Champions League final I've ever commentated on, even more so than last season's 'German Derby'! And to think, it's only been eighty minutes, and both sides have scored six goals already! No holding back at all!”

Neutral commentators love commentating on matches like this, and neutral fans love watching them.

But it's not the same for the fans of the two teams involved.

Right now, Real Madrid fans are cheering, while Borussia Dortmund fans are crestfallen.

Just a few minutes ago, it was Borussia Dortmund fans who were roaring with delight, and Real Madrid fans who were frowning with worry…

That's football for you. No one knows what's going to happen next. Maybe a few minutes ago you were celebrating joyfully, and a few minutes later it's your turn to be silent and watch the other side celebrate.

The Real Madrid players were full of confidence after scoring, their morale soaring. As they ran back to their own half, they waved their arms at the Real Madrid fans in the stands, urging them on.

Sure enough, the Real Madrid fans responded with a deafening roar of cheers, completely drowning out the Borussia Dortmund supporters.

Every Real Madrid fan was envisioning the rest of the match. The Real Madrid players, having equalized, were in high spirits, ready to press on. Of course, Borussia Dortmund would resist, but no matter, the mighty Real Madrid would eventually gain the upper hand and then, in the final moments, deliver the decisive blow.

Not only would they secure the victory without any real danger, but they would also secure the club's tenth Champions League trophy. And they would repay the humiliation they suffered last year a hundredfold!

What a wonderful ending…

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When the game restarted, Real Madrid, with their boosted morale, did indeed launch a fierce attack on Borussia Dortmund's goal.

Although Borussia Dortmund had the kickoff, they also pressed aggressively, intending to win the ball back in the attacking third and launch an immediate attack.

If they could score two goals in two minutes, that would be ideal.

Faced with Real Madrid's pressing, the Borussia Dortmund players in possession of the ball inevitably became a little flustered.

For example, when Sokratis Papastathopoulos received the ball on the defensive line, he couldn't help but want to boot the ball long into the attacking third.

But just as he was about to do so, Zhou Yi ran up to him and yelled, “Don't panic, give me the ball!”

Papastathopoulos was startled by the shout, and upon seeing Zhou Yi, he subconsciously passed the ball to him. In fact, he hadn't even had time to think.

After receiving the ball, Zhou Yi immediately passed it to Sven Bender, while shouting to everyone, "Run! Pass! Support! Don't be afraid! If you're not sure what to do, pass the ball to me!"

In doing so, he was essentially attracting all of Real Madrid's firepower. If he frequently took possession of the ball, the Real Madrid players would surround him and try to steal it from his feet. If he lost the ball there, it would pose a danger to Borussia Dortmund's goal.

But he had to do it.

At this moment, he had to stabilize the team.

If he didn't step up, who would?

As the team's core, he wasn't just there to reap praise and claim credit when the team was winning, he also needed to step up proactively, be willing to take responsibility, and shoulder the pressure when the team encountered difficulties.

His strategy was not to pass the ball forward unless there was a good opportunity, since passing it forward would only hand possession back to Real Madrid. At the same time, Zhou Yi also hoped to lure Real Madrid to press higher up the pitch, so that there would be more space behind them, and then seize the opportunity to launch a counterattack.

However, in doing so, he also had to bear a great deal of pressure. After all, the longer the ball stayed at his feet, the greater the risk would be.

Faced with Real Madrid's frantic pressing in the attacking third, even Zhou Yi felt pressure beyond his capacity.

While shielding the ball in his own half, he was bumped by Khedira, who had charged up. He lost his balance, stumbled, and Modrić stole the ball from him!

"Zhou Yi has lost the ball!"

A cry of alarm went up from the commentary box.

The commentators were all very clear about what it meant for Zhou Yi to lose the ball in his own half.

Just when everyone thought that Real Madrid would take this opportunity to launch an attack, Modrić's ball was tackled away by Sven Bender.

The tackled ball fell to Hummels' feet.

Zhou Yi had already gotten up from the ground at this point. Without thanking Sven Bender, he ran towards Hummels, intending to ask Hummels to pass the ball to him.

But Hummels acted as if he didn't see him, and didn't pass the ball to him. Instead, he passed it to Piszczek on the wing.

Then he turned his head and said to Zhou Yi, who was a little surprised, "Don't try to be a hero all by yourself, Zhou Yi. Sometimes you have to entrust dangerous tasks to us."

Zhou Yi was stunned for a moment, then turned back and saw Sven Bender smiling at him.

So he gently patted his head.

He didn't have time to thank his two teammates, so he turned around and ran forward. The game was still going on, and the team still needed him.

But not *so* much that they needed him…

When Reus got the ball, he feinted a shot, then changed direction and turned, shaking off Di Maria, the Real Madrid player who was pressing him. Then he passed the ball to Sven Bender, who in turn passed it to Yan Min.

After receiving the ball, Yan Min dribbled forward. After encountering the obstruction of a Real Madrid player, he pretended to go down the wing, but suddenly pushed the ball towards the center, then cut inside diagonally, heading towards the middle.

Of course, the defense in the middle would be even more dense.

Here, Yan Min faced the frontal defense of two Real Madrid players, but still chose to force his way through.

Relying on the changes in his footwork and the advantage of his starting speed, he poked the ball between the two defenders and then tried to force his way through.

But Ramos blocked him, the ball went through, but Ramos knocked him to the ground.

The referee's whistle blew.

At this moment, all the Borussia Dortmund fans could finally breathe a sigh of relief—since the kickoff, Real Madrid had been pressing frantically, and the ball had been swirling around at the feet of the Borussia Dortmund players, constantly making them worry about being dispossessed. When Zhou Yi was dispossessed, many people's hearts jumped to their throats, and many even thought it was all over.

Fortunately, Sven Bender immediately stole the ball back, but so during this period, Borussia Dortmund fans didn't dare to breathe loudly, fearing that if they breathed too hard, it would affect the players on the field.

Until now, when Yan Min forced his way through and caused the opponent to foul, the possession of the ball was still in their own feet, but Borussia Dortmund no longer had to pass the ball back and forth in their own half.

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

Only then did Zhou Yi have time to thank Sven Bender: "If it hadn't been for you just now, I would have become a sinner…"

Sven Bender waved his hand: "There's no such thing as a sinner. My original task was to protect you anyway. This is my job. It's just that you've been performing so well that you haven't given me a chance to perform, haha!"

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Borussia Dortmund won a free kick just past the halfway line.

The free kick was far from the goal, so it couldn't pose a threat to the goal.

Originally, the Borussia Dortmund defenders had no intention of going up to do anything, because of the crisis just now, they still preferred to stay behind and prepare to defend - they didn't have any hope for this set-piece attack.

But Zhou Yi turned around and waved to Hummels and Papastathopoulos, signaling them to go forward and fight for the header in the penalty area.

The two were a little surprised, but seeing Zhou Yi keep insisting, they had no choice but to run forward, crossing most of the field to the penalty area.

At the same time, Mark Wagner and Aubameyang were also in the penalty area. Everyone stood on the edge of the penalty area, lined up in a neat line. It was clear that they were going to take a direct free kick.

Real Madrid were also surprised by this. They had originally thought that Zhou Yi would take a short pass to start the attack, and then try to keep the ball at the feet of the Borussia Dortmund players, passing it back and forth, slowly looking for gaps in Real Madrid's defense, and reorganizing the attack.

That was Zhou Yi's style.

But Zhou Yi didn't do that.

They couldn't figure it out.

Although they couldn't figure it out, they still had to defend, so they set up a defensive line on the edge of the penalty area.

The reason why Zhou Yi didn't do what the Real Madrid players thought he would do was because he thought of Casillas' weakness again. After Borussia Dortmund used this weakness to score at the beginning, there were still other opportunities for high balls. Zhou Yi had observed carefully, and Casillas hadn't shown any signs of improvement in those other opportunities to catch high balls.

On the contrary, he was getting worse and worse at catching high balls. Perhaps influenced by that goal he conceded, he showed a clear lack of confidence in catching high balls.

So Zhou Yi naturally wanted to use every possible factor to find a breakthrough for Borussia Dortmund.