Neuer threw himself down in front of the penalty-area line and let out an angry roar, pounding the turf with both fists.
Unwillingness, humiliation, fury, helplessness...
All kinds of complicated emotions were written across his face, making him look somewhat ferocious.
All these years, he had always made a special study of Yang Yang.
There was no other reason. He was the world's top-ranked elite goalkeeper, while Yang Yang was the world's top-ranked elite scorer. The two were natural enemies. More importantly, Yang Yang had toyed with Neuer time and again, and he was unwilling to accept that.
Just now, Yang Yang had taken a direct free kick, and Neuer had accurately read it, then dived sideways and blocked the ball with one hand.
That gave the Germany Team's goalkeeper unprecedented confidence. He believed he could shut Yang Yang out tonight.
But this furious shot from the edge of the penalty area had once again breached the Germany Team's goal, leaving the Germany Team's goalkeeper deeply humiliated and utterly helpless at the same time.
Before the match, the Germany Team had a thorough understanding of Yang Yang. Toni Kroos had repeatedly stressed the need to watch Yang Yang in the dressing room. Especially at halftime, when Löw had asked Kimmich to push farther forward and join the attack, Toni Kroos had disagreed.
"Don't fall for those rumors going around. Yang Yang didn't leave Real Madrid because he was old, nor because his ability had declined. On the contrary, he played at an extremely high level last season, especially when it came to scoring goals."
"If we take Kimmich out, I'm not sure our center-backs can freeze Yang Yang!"
Those were Toni Kroos's exact words at the time. He had urged Löw not to take such a reckless gamble.
If the