A True Godlike Through Ball!

A True Godlike Through Ball!

Leno lowered his center of gravity, ready to make a save at any moment.

From his goalkeeper's perspective,

the Schalke 04 attackers' movement had cleverly pulled open a gap.

Leroy Sane's pass had also found its target with extreme precision.

There was nothing in front of Joel Matip.

He did not need to make any adjustments at all.

The distance between him and the ball kept shrinking.

He was about to deliver a fatal blow to Bayer Leverkusen!

Leno was starting to panic a little.

He seemed not to have emerged from the shadows of Manchester United and Hertha Berlin yet.

On the sidelines,

old Topp covered his eyes with his right hand!

Ever since that Champions League final years ago, when Zidane's Celestial Flight had crushed him,

what he feared most was seeing an opposing player blast a world-class screamer into his own team's goal!

Dino blankly tugged at his clothes. "Boss. Look!"

Old Topp spread his fingers apart.

Just as the opposing center-back was about to swing his leg and fire,

he saw a figure charge in from the side!

It was Leo Kang!

At Bayer Leverkusen's most critical moment, he threw himself into a sliding tackle and poked the ball away!

At Veltins Arena, tens of thousands of Schalke 04 fans let out a sigh almost in unison.

"Just in time!"

"After failing to defend at first, Leo Kang didn't keep chasing Leroy Sane. Instead, he turned around and followed Schalke 04's late-arriving attacking option! He's so smart!"

"Who would've thought? We Chinese can put on such brilliant defensive displays in a top league too!"

Joel Matip was dumbfounded.

He could no longer hold back the force of his swinging right leg!

Smack!

The top of his foot viciously struck Leo Kang in the waist!

He stumbled himself and landed hard on the turf.

The fans at the stadium had no idea what had happened.

But the close-range audio equipment carried that crisp impact to every fan watching in front of a television!

"That must've hurt!"

"It's fine, it's fine!"

"Leo Kang rubbed his waist and immediately got back up!"

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[Holy shit! That's insane!]

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[That was Joel Matip's full-power shot! He kicked Leo Kang in the waist, and he's completely fine?]

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[I love it! I love it! This is my favorite kind of tough, sturdy young genius! You never have to worry about him getting injured!]

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[Was he so afraid of pain that he put all his attribute points into defense?]

Joel Matip was even more dumbfounded.

He looked up at Leo Kang as if he were a monster.

Old Topp and Dino could not help but shudder.

Andre Breitenreiter slapped his thigh hard and made a rowing gesture toward the pitch. "Get back! Get back!"

The ball had been poked to Bender's feet!

Brandt had already taken off up front!

Bender was not confident in his long passes.

He decisively knocked the ball back to Leo Kang!

The Schalke 04 players retreated frantically.

They still maintained incredibly uniform spacing.

Their vertical and horizontal lines showed no flaws at all.

In Leo Kang's mind, the shadows spread wildly.

Before his eyes, a towering phantom suddenly appeared.

Within that phantom,

a red-and-black jersey, like a blazing flame, surrounded a number.

Number 10!

In God's Perspective,

Schalke 04's frantically retreating formation looked like shattered glass, riddled with countless cracks!

Then,

under the gaze of everyone in the stadium,

Bayer Leverkusen's number 10 moved with calm steps.

Without any unnecessary little adjustments, he gently lifted his foot toward the rolling ball.

The elegant, commanding motion was flawless beyond criticism.

Boom!

A thunderous blast rang out!

The ball skimmed across the grass at high speed.

Like fireworks soaring into the sky,

it lit up the night.

It shattered Schalke 04's retreating defensive depth.

Veltins Arena fell deathly silent.

Andre Breitenreiter stood frozen.

Old Topp and Dino were both aghast.

Neither manager had expected Leo Kang's counterattacking long pass to be along the ground!

Brandt accelerated wildly!

He put every ounce of strength into it!

His feet drove hard against the turf!

He did not look back!

For some inexplicable reason, he had a feeling deep down: Leo will definitely put the ball at my feet!

"Unbelievable!"

"Terrifying!"

"A through ball from an enormous distance! A counterattacking long pass capable of changing the game!"

"It's as precise as a scalpel!"

"The lead on it! It was perfect!"

"Brandt! One-on-one! There's nothing but open space ahead of him!"

When the ball rolled in front of him!

Brandt froze for a moment.

He had already prepared himself to receive a high ball.

He had not expected a perfect through ball to be served right to his feet!

There was no need to slow down and adjust at all!

He comfortably pushed the ball ahead.

And charged into Schalke 04's penalty area!

Only then

did the fans at Veltins Arena snap back to their senses!

Countless cries erupted!

Goalkeeper Ralf Fährmann chose to come off his line!

He had no time to marvel at the Chinese kid's godlike through ball.

He tried to close the distance and completely snuff out this one-on-one chance!

As he ran, he stayed ready to adjust his center of gravity at any moment!

Boom!

There was no psychological battle at all.

Brandt reached the edge of the penalty arc.

And viciously struck the ball with his right foot!

Giving no chance for any psychological battle!

The ball screamed into Schalke 04's net!

0:2!!!

"Another goal!"

"An unbelievable assist!"

"An indescribable amount of lead!"

"What kind of through ball was that? It crossed an enormous distance of sixty meters! An ultimate visual experience!"

"It was as if we saw the shadow of a Milan legend in him."

"Leo Kang sent a long pass on the counter, Brandt finished the one-on-one! Bayer Leverkusen have extended their lead!"

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[I'm crying, that was incredible!]

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[That ball wasn't threaded to Brandt. It was threaded straight into my heart.]

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[The Schalke 04 players covered well on the retreat. Three of them were close to Brandt's position, and normally, they could have easily intercepted any Bayer Leverkusen counterattacking long pass.]

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[But Leo Kang's grasp of timing and space this time was just too good, and the lead he gave it was perfect.]

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[Please stop hyping him up. I've only seen this kind of through ball in Rui Costa's matches! I never expected Leo Kang to possess this kind of spatial awareness too!]

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[A true Godlike Through Ball!]

Leo Kang was in a daze.

Cold sweat had soaked his jersey.

The shadows in his mind rapidly contracted.

The Rui Costa module on the system panel, which had been shining golden, dimmed and returned to normal.

This was the first time he had triggered this module.

"Leo! Your through balls are even better than Xavi's and Pirlo's!"

Brandt did not celebrate by himself.

Instead, he ran from the opposing half all the way back to his own half and wildly pounced on Leo Kang.

He then turned toward the Bayer Leverkusen supporters' stand.

Excitedly, he pointed at Leo Kang's jersey!

"That's right! Give your applause to Leo! He's the real hero of Bayer Leverkusen!"

This guy was really good at getting the atmosphere going!

The Bayer Leverkusen fans in the stands were moved.

They let out hysterical roars in unison:

"Li!!!"

"Li!!!"

"Leverkusen allez!!!"

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