This Was the Difference!

"I understand! Thanks for your hard work, everyone. Leave the second half to me!"

No one knew why, but after Su Dong finished listening to head coach Guardiola's analysis and arrangements, and understood the situation his teammates had encountered, he merely said this casually. Yet everyone immediately felt reassured.

As they filed out of the players' tunnel and stepped into Red Bull Arena once more, David Silva looked at Su Dong's tall, sturdy figure at the front of the line and inexplicably felt a sense of security, as though he were being protected.

That was the kind of player Su Dong was. He always made people feel at ease.

David Silva believed that it was not just him. The teammates around him probably felt the same way.

The moment they saw him, they felt completely at ease.

As the entire squad returned to the field, they took up their positions.

Salzburg Red Bull's Dutch manager Stevens was clearly surprised when he saw Su Dong come on as a substitute.

He had not expected Guardiola to make a substitution at halftime, much less replace Santa Cruz directly.

Was he not planning to give the Paraguayan striker another chance?

But soon, he had no time to think about that question.

As soon as the match began, Salzburg Red Bull took the initiative, attempting to launch an attack and put pressure on Man City.

But just four minutes later, Man City launched a swift counterattack.

Bridge chipped the ball behind the defense from the left. Di Maria collected it and charged forward, racing all the way to the left side of the penalty area before sending a low cross into the box. Su Dong, who was waiting in the middle, had assumed Di Maria would cross toward the goalmouth, but the winger