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Chapter 23 - Chapter 23: The unluckiest day for Bayern's head coach

All Bayern Munich fans in front of their TVs had the same question.

How did he do that?

The director and commentators from various TV stations also wanted to know.

To keep up with Chen Tao's pace, the director wished he could play every dribbling detail frame by frame.

Otherwise, if he sped it up even slightly, Chen Tao's movements would become blurry.

The replays from multiple high-speed cameras finally clearly showed every moment of Chen Tao's dribbling.

He faced an out-of-bounds throw-in, first cleverly flicking the ball with his toe to evade the left-back, Lell.

Facing Little Piggy's tackle, Chen Tao calmly hooked the ball back, using his knee to push it to the inside, half-turning to narrowly avoid Little Piggy's outstretched leg, and the moment the ball dropped, he made a Extreme Pull to dodge Mark van Bommel!

Bayern's world-class stars were actually being played around by a Chinese man!

Mark van Bommel hadn't even seen the ball clearly when Chen Tao had already turned and brushed past him!

Within a mere 2 square meters,

Chen Tao, while turning, gently poked the ball, nutmegging Daniel Van Buyten again!

Then he chased the ball, evaded the goalkeeper, and completed a back-heel pass.

In the 1x speed replay, the entire sequence of movements didn't have too many fancy, showy footwork tricks; they were all simple, common actions.

But the continuous, reasonable evasions, the fluid breakthrough to create an assist and a goal,

few people in the world could achieve it!

Facing the Bayern defense with such a big heart, daring to make moves against multiple opponents, the only player fans could think of was the Samba football wizard, Ronaldinho!

Ronaldinho might only have been able to pull off such a display during his peak; now that he's moved to Milan and is gradually gaining weight, he would probably find it very difficult to do.

For Bayern's stars and Bayern fans, it wasn't just a simple goal conceded.

Chen Tao's easy trickery of their defense dealt a huge blow to them. Especially Mark van Bommel, Little Piggy, Daniel Van Buyten, and others, whose minds were filled with self-doubt.

Am I really useless? Can't even defend against a 15-year-old kid?

Bayern fans were terrified; every time Chen Tao got the ball, their hearts would be in their throats.

This fear gradually turned into anger.

"Pigs! They're all idiots!"

"How could he get past? Are they all useless in the box?"

"It's fake, it must be fake, this isn't football, this is damned magic!"

Meanwhile, thousands of miles away, both Bayern fans and Dortmund fans were shouting, "Holy crap!"

Inside the Bayern Munich forum, posts filled with exclamation marks abounded:

"Holy crap! Tao Shen is amazing!!!"

"He can do that! My Tao Shen is too strong!!!"

"We must sign him!! I can't believe our Bayern will have a Chinese player!"

"Arsenal fans here to spectate, don't even think about it, this is our club's reserved prodigy."

"That goal was truly beautiful! I didn't believe the media hype before, but now I truly do."

While East University fans were still excited about Chen Tao's brilliant performance, the Westfalen Stadium was completely ignited by him.

80,000 people finally rallied their spirits, singing the team anthem to inject courage into the Yellow and Blacks.

Nuri Şahin's entry also stabilized the team's midfield significantly.

Bayern's counterattacks were repeatedly defused by Nuri Şahin; his tireless running and coverage helped Borussia Dortmund regain possession.

"Remember, pass more to Chen Tao."

The coach's instruction was firmly remembered by Nuri Şahin.

Dribbling right to evade Klose, Nuri Şahin didn't hesitate, sending a long pass to the front.

However, Nuri Şahin was too excited; the pass was a little too strong, going directly to the opponent's box.

"Sorry, sorry."

The moment he kicked the ball, he regretted it; there was no one to receive it in the Bayern box.

The hard-won possession was given away again.

The ball bounced on the ground, heading towards Daniel Van Buyten in the penalty area.

He watched the incoming ball, his mind calculating the passing routes, how to launch an attack.

But as he observed the front, he overlooked the yellow-and-black assassin charging from the side!

"Hey!! Watch out!!"

The Brazilian iron guard, Lucio, cried out in alarm.

Daniel Van Buyten hadn't even reacted when the opponent flashed in front of him one step ahead, lifting his leg to hook the ball away and circling past Daniel Van Buyten from another direction!

"Great play!!!"

Commentator Duan Xuan roared out in surprise.

Chen Tao's play was too clever, comparable to 'Ice Prince' Bergkamp's century dance!

He used the outside of his right foot to flick the ball in mid-air, going around the player from the other side!

Daniel Van Buyten's turning speed was no less than 'Aircraft Carrier' Maguire's; by the time he went to chase, Chen Tao had formed a one-on-one!

"One-on-one! Chen Tao is in! Chen Tao!!"

Duan Xuan was so excited he was incoherent, and all Chinese fans in front of their TVs held their breath nervously.

The Bayern fans at the stadium gasped, clutching their heads:

"No way, again?"

"No chance!!!"

The young goalkeeper Thomas Kraft started early this time, abandoning his goal!

He inherited the mantle of 'Lion King' Kahn! He wanted to become Bayern's new generation goalkeeping god!

Thomas Kraft's face was distorted, as he flew out, trying to bat the ball away.

The kid had used a little too much force to go around the player, and both rushed towards the ball at the same time, a complete 50-50 chance!

At this crucial moment, Chen Tao's model-like long legs gave him an advantage; he was first to lightly chip the ball with his toe, perfectly lobbing it over Thomas Kraft's head!

"It's over—"

Thomas Kraft was caught off guard, reaching out helplessly but unable to touch the ball!

He watched helplessly as Chen Tao turned into a breeze, sweeping past him!

"He's past him! He's past him!!!"

Duan Xuan was almost hoarse from shouting.

With everyone watching, Chen Tao bypassed Thomas Kraft and caught up to the ball; Lucio made a desperate sliding tackle, attempting to stop Chen Tao in front of the goal.

Who would have thought Chen Tao would be so calmly desperate?

He was 2 meters from the goal and still didn't shoot!

Instead, he calmly stopped short, letting Lucio's sliding tackle pass, then dribbled around from the other side to the goal line!

He almost carried the ball into the net!

How insane!!!

Who carries the ball into the goal?

Only when he was at the very edge of the goal line, carefully pushing the ball in, did Chen Tao finally relax, sprinting to the South Stand where the hardcore Borussia Dortmund fans were.

He was seen, in front of the whole world, pulling out the corner flag, waving it along with the fans' flags, raising his arms and cheering!

He seemed like Borussia Dortmund's vanguard, the standard-bearer conquering Bayern Munich's territory.

Behind him, the Yellow and Black Legion followed closely, swarming forward, forming a scene called 'Victory'!

"Chen Tao!! He scored! His 2nd Bundesliga goal of the season!"

"In just 6 games, 2 goals and 9 assists, Chen Tao's Bundesliga career has had a perfect start!"

"His one assist and one goal helped the team score two goals in 3 minutes, bringing the suspense back into the match!"

At 65 minutes, Chen Tao and Nuri Şahin came on as substitutes, with Borussia Dortmund trailing 0-3.

At 68 minutes, Borussia Dortmund 2-3 Bayern Munich!

The momentum on the field completely reversed!

...

"Damn it!"

Hitzfeld tore off his tie, throwing it to the ground in frustration.

Was his tactics problematic?

No problem!

Leading Dortmund by 3 goals, leaving the opponent helpless, with an impenetrable defense!

But as soon as this kid came on, the defense seemed to be sleepwalking, foolishly being played like dummies by the opponent!

Hadn't he warned them many times before the match to be careful of that Chinese player? Did they not take it seriously?

Just as he and the coaching staff were urgently discussing strategies, hoping to stabilize the situation with substitutions.

A sudden cheer from the entire stadium interrupted Bayern's coaching staff's plan.

Wait?

No way?

Hitzfeld turned his head, looking at the field in astonishment, only to see the wildly celebrating Dortmund players.

In just 5 minutes, Borussia Dortmund scored three goals in a row?

This was simply Hitzfeld's unluckiest day!

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