Here I come!
Daniel Alves stood inside the penalty area, watching the approaching figure before him as if facing a formidable enemy.
The ball stayed under the opponent's control as he steadily closed the distance between them.
Five meters... four meters...
This was the first organized attack by either side since kickoff.
Real Madrid had pressed aggressively from the start, but it had failed because Barcelona had already suffered a major setback once and was taking the opening very seriously.
They had failed to win the ball on their first attempt, so Real Madrid decisively retreated to defend. They eventually won it in the thirty-meter area of their own half. Vermaelen quickly passed it to Xabi Alonso, who sent a direct ball forward, accurately piercing Barça's defensive line.
Yang Yang surged forward, beating everyone else to the ball. He caught up with it on the left side of the penalty area and brought it under control.
He was too fast, so he slowed down and approached the penalty area with the ball.
He was waiting for his teammates in the middle and on the right, as well as those behind him.
Three meters... two meters...
Alves had long been ready to pounce. Knowing he could retreat no farther, he decisively stepped up.
But Yang Yang seemed to have anticipated his intentions. He gently nudged the ball toward the byline, looking as if he intended to go around the outside and cross.
Alves was horrified. With a striker like Ibrahimovic inside the penalty area, who would dare let Yang Yang reach the byline?
The Brazilian right-back had already kept something in reserve. He quickly rushed toward the byline to block Yang Yang's cross.
At that moment, Yang Yang suddenly hooked the ball back with his left foot, cutting it straight past