"What did you say? Messi scored five goals by himself?"
At Ramos's cry of alarm, the entire Bernabéu Stadium home-team dressing room instantly fell silent.
All the Real Madrid players stared at Ramos in disbelief, then gradually came to their senses.
Scoring five goals in a game!
He had actually scored five goals in a game!
Aside from Yang Yang, everyone was utterly shocked. It was simply too unbelievable.
"What was Barcelona's score?" Xabi Alonso asked with concern, though his eyes unconsciously drifted toward Yang Yang, clearly watching for any change in his old friend's expression.
"Seven to one. It was three to one away from home before, and now it's seven to one at home. The aggregate score is ten to two—a crushing victory!" Ramos said concisely, his voice carrying a slight tremor because he knew exactly what it meant.
He had scored six goals in the group stage, then provided an assist and scored once in the first leg of the Round of 16. Now he had scored five goals in one game. Messi's Champions League tally had already reached twelve. Under normal circumstances, that would absolutely be enough to challenge for the Champions League Golden Boot Award. But now, this was only the Round of 16. Could Messi be about to set a record?
Yang Yang's Champions League campaign had not gone smoothly this season. He had scored only three goals in the group stage and missed the first leg of the Round of 16 because of a severe cold. Although his team had won the second leg seven to nil, Yang Yang had scored a brace and contributed an assist.
Under normal circumstances, that performance would absolutely have matched the status of the best player in world football. But Messi had now scored five goals in