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The Champions League quarterfinal second leg match between Dortmund and Juventus has begun.

[Juventus is coming out quite aggressively.]

[Yes. Juventus has no choice but to take risks to advance to the Champions League semifinals.]

Needing four goals for away goals to advance to the semifinals, Juventus aggressively pressured Dortmund right from the start.

[Paul Pogba sees Kwadwo Asamoah on the wing!]

Paul Pogba, starting in place of the recently underperforming Marchisio, actively engaged in offensive plays with the support of Arturo Vidal and Andrea Pirlo.

[Thanks to Dortmund’s cooperative defense, Asamoah, who was pushed to the corner flag, cleverly manages to create a corner kick.]

Taking advantage of the declared corner kick for Juventus, the commentators praised Paul Pogba, who, despite his young age, was performing well in the midfield.

[The competition for starting spots among the Juventus midfielders has heated up recently, right?]

[That’s right. With Paul Pogba’s rapid growth, Cannavaro predicted that by the end of the 12-13 season, Marchisio would lose his position to Pogba.]

[A super talent Paul Pogba, who has begun to climb up with exceptional talent. By the way, isn’t his agency Mino Raiola? Mino Raiola is well known among South Korean football fans as Son Jinho’s agent, right? Maybe that’s why it feels so relatable!]

[There are indeed many similarities with Son Jinho. Both belong to the same agency, are midfielders, and show their talent at a young age. Sure, right now, he can’t compare to Son Jinho, who is recognized as the world’s best, but Pogba is also a talented player.]

[Exactly. Paul Pogba, born in ’93, is making an incredible impact. Ah, speaking of which, Son Jinho, born in ’95, is two years younger than Pogba. Truly a treasure of South Korea that the world is keeping an eye on!]

└ Damn, LOL, the match is flowing for Juventus, so they’re hyping up Son Jinho like this, LOL.

└ But it’s a fact, right? Full of praises, right?

While the sudden praise for Paul Pogba was actually building up to glorify Son Jinho, the netizens burst out in admiration.

[He passes into the penalty box! Mats Hummels clears it ahead of the play.]

The match resumed with a corner kick for Juventus.

[Son Jinho retrieves the second ball! Son Jinho begins to surge forward!]

As Hummels cleared the ball with his head, it went to Son Jinho outside the penalty box, causing the commentators’ tension to rise rapidly.

[The attacking numbers are greater! A great opportunity for Dortmund!]

Dortmund players are calling for the pass within Son Jinho’s view. On the left side, Marco Reus is sprinting quickly, while Ivan Perišić spreads wide to draw off the Juventus defense on the right.

“Give me the ball!!”

Last but not least, there’s the team’s main weapon, Robert Lewandowski.

Son Jinho chose Marco Reus.

Unlike Lewandowski, who is being closely marked by Bonucci and Perišić who attempted to pull a defender away, Marco Reus was in a position to aim directly for the goal.

Son Jinho’s pass perfectly delivers to the space where Marco Reus is running on the appropriately dampened grass.

Marco Reus quickly analyzed the surrounding situation. He sensed the presence of Buffon rushing out to clear the goal and Andrea Barzagli closing in to block him, trying to narrow the shooting angle.

In that fleeting moment, Reus decided against taking the shot himself and opted to pass instead, as Dortmund had an excellent finisher in Lewandowski.

Marco Reus’s cutback goes towards Lewandowski.

Confirming the ball was coming to him, Lewandowski turned his back to Bonucci and attempted the shot.

But perhaps the grass was too wet?

Slip—.

Lewandowski’s planted foot slipped just as he attempted the shot.

Losing his balance, Lewandowski slid to the ground but kept his focus on the ball. Yet, his shot, mis-hit on the bottom of the ball, soared into the air.

[Ah! How unfortunate that he slipped! Lewandowski!]

[It was a situation where he could have sealed the deal! What a pity that he missed this!]

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– Gyeouri: Aaaah!! How could he not score that!!

– Cheolmo: The field seems really slippery. That can’t be helped.

– Chairman Hwang: As expected… A team that bought Torres for 90 billion must have a deep understanding.

– Cheolmo: Suddenly starting a quarrel.

– Chairman Hwang: Why get angry at a compliment?

– Cheolmo: You’re just a little kid inside me.

– Cheolmo: Your precious striker seems to be flying with Manchester United.

– Gyeouri: Are you okay, uncle?

– Gyeouri: Judging by your silence, I guess you’re not okay.

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[Pirlo takes the ball, successfully feints past Mario Götze with a light move!]

Despite Dortmund’s sharp counterattack, Juventus, having nowhere to retreat, continued to push forward aggressively in search of a goal.

[Götze fouls Pirlo. A dangerous free kick awarded to Dortmund!]

[Ah… I think that was a rather pointless foul. Dortmund players already had their positions well guarded, right? Fortunately, there was no card shown.]

In the 25th minute of the first half, Mario Götze fouled Pirlo in a dangerous area by grabbing his arm during a defensive play.

“Mario, damn it! Don’t foul there!”

Son Jinho angrily yelled at Götze for the dangerous foul in the penalty area.

[Andrea Pirlo prepares for the free kick. Is he shooting directly!!]

Juventus earned a free kick from a good position, and as the referee’s whistle blew, Andrea Pirlo rushed in to take it.

[Woooooo─! Andrea Pirlo’s sharp free kick! It was literally a matter of a sheet of sesame leaf!]

Pirlo’s threatening free kick just barely surpassed the crossbar, and Antonio Conte momentarily held his head in frustration.

“Phew. It feels like just one goal is all we need… but somehow, we can’t get one.”

Having suffered from severe hair loss since his youth, Conte recalled this fact and carefully removed his hands from his head.

“Drop the line! Switch to counterattack tactics!”

Meanwhile, noticing that his team was getting shaken by Juventus’s unexpectedly strong attacks, Jürgen Klopp switched to a more defensive and counterattacking strategy.

[Dortmund starts to drop their line. It seems they’re trying to play a more defensive strategy.]

[It’s a rare sight to see Jürgen Klopp pull out a different tactic instead of gegenpressing.]

While Jürgen Klopp’s style and tactical flexibility became apparent after the 17/18 season, he had become a bit more adaptable after chatting with Son Jinho.

‘Gegenpressing is a good tactic, but the stamina loss is too severe. I’ll need to devise another method.’

As Klopp gave instructions to the players along the touchline, he nodded at Son Jinho, who was delivering his message.

Unknowingly, Son Jinho was influencing many people.

[The first half comes to an end. It was an intense half, but unfortunately, it ended without any goals.]

Anyway, after Andrea Pirlo’s free kick, Dortmund dropped their line and sat back, ending the first half without any notable moments.

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The second half began after the first half ended.

The match was not much different from the first half.

Juventus continued their attack attempts, while a relaxed Dortmund resorted to defending before counterattacking.

“Crazy. They blocked it again.”

And Dortmund’s counterattacks were thwarted by Gianluigi Buffon, as the second half approached its end.

With the end of the match drawing near, the fatigue and determination of Juventus rapidly diminished.

It’s said that the ball is round and anything can happen, but honestly, scoring three goals in the two extra minutes is nearly impossible.

The pressure intensity from Andrea Pirlo, Claudio Marchisio, and Paul Pogba had decreased, it was noticeable.

I requested a pass from Kevin Großkreutz, who had come on as a substitute for Ivan Perišić.

As the ball came towards me, the MVP line, unlike in the first half, lost its focus and missed the timing to pressure, so I took my first touch towards the Juventus goal.

“Damn! Polo! (Pogba’s nickname) Block it!”

Just then, the Juventus players, now alert, tried to stick to me.

But it was already too late.

While the Juventus players’ gaze was on me, I saw Lewandowski penetrating behind Bonucci, and I delivered a killer pass without a second thought towards goal.

Lewandowski, who had flamboyantly squandered a golden opportunity in the first half, calmly deceived Buffon with a feint and managed to tuck it into the lower corner of the left goal.

““““Hooowww─!””””

As the net shook, the Dortmund players ran towards the corner flag.

With Lewandowski, Mario Götze, Marco Reus, and I performing the four-man celebration, the Champions League quarterfinal against Juventus came to an end.

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[Dortmund wins 1-0 at home, advancing to the Champions League semifinals with an aggregate score of 4-0 after 15 years.]

[Just before the end of the match, Son Jinho, who provided an assist, ties for the lead in assists in the Champions League alongside Zlatan.]

└ Wow, is he going to be the assist king in the Champions League?

└ Looks like PSG getting knocked out will give him a chance to win it solo.

[Son Jinho is aiming for both the top scorer and assist leader in the Champions League?]

[‘8th goal and 7th assist in the Champions League.’ What are Son Jinho’s chances of winning the top scorer and assist leader?]

└ What’s going on…? Is this monster for real?;;

└ You guys know, right? My brother scored more in the knockout stage than the group stage.;;

└ A guy who’s stronger in knockout than group stages?;;

└ Scoring a hat trick in the first leg against Juventus must have been huge.

└ W-what? Is this a Joseon thing?

└ Is that a Japanese person above??

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[Is Japan bursting with jealousy due to Son Jinho’s insane performance?]

[Champions League semifinals matchup) Real Madrid vs Dortmund, FC Barcelona vs Bayern Munich!]

[Spain vs Germany, a battle of pride in the Champions League semifinals!]

[Friend vs friend clash? Cristiano Ronaldo vs Son Jinho. Facing each other in the Champions League semifinals.]

[Confident Ronaldo posts training photos on SNS. “The time for revenge has come.”]

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“We will beat Real Madrid and go to the finals! We! Go! Wembley!”

While Jürgen Klopp was instilling confidence in the players by talking about the match where they had beaten Real Madrid in the group stage, a message from Ronaldo came through.

– Ronaldo: Son Jinho.

– Ronaldo: You never respected me.

– Ronaldo: It’s best to prepare yourself for the Champions League semifinals.

– Ronaldo: Show the power of the football gods.

With Ronaldo’s unexpected text implying he would become Lionel Messi, I replied, hoping against hope.

– Hoo: Chris.

– Hoo: Did you maybe lose some money?

That day, there were no further messages from Ronaldo.

 

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