Chapter 146
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The first half of the match ended with Dortmund’s lead, and the halftime followed.
“Scheiße! (Shit!) That last scene was totally fucking awful! You know it!?”
Jürgen Klopp sternly chastised the players who had loosened their pressure just before the end.
“Marco! Why didn’t you press there?”
At that moment, Marco Reus, who had loosened his pressure, turned pale as if his soul had been harvested.
In just 30 seconds, Jürgen Klopp, the master of soul-harvesting techniques, had stripped Marco Reus of his spirit and quickly turned his head to find his next prey.
“I’m in the bench. Not a starter.”
Ivan Perišić, who met Jürgen Klopp’s gaze, frantically waved his hands. Having already shaken off all the players who had eased their pressure, Klopp approached me.
“Jinho!”
“Yeah?”
His pronunciation was slurred, unlike usual.
You could tell how excited Jürgen Klopp was in that moment.
“@#**%space opens*%$*(*%@( pass it to that space$*^*$^”
Due to the inaccurate pronunciation pouring out in German, I didn’t fully understand what he was saying, but with over 20 years of professional experience, I managed to get the gist and nodded my head.
‘So, in the second half, Real Madrid will be more aggressive, and that will create more space between the defense and midfield, right?’
Well… the tactical direction could be wrong. I just pieced it together based on my experience to make it understandable.
But there was no need to provoke the angry coach by saying I didn’t understand.
In fact, Jürgen Klopp left with a satisfied expression and continued his tactical instructions with other players.
“Mario!”
“Gut! Gut! I perfectly understand.”
The other players of Dortmund also nodded along with me, which felt about right… Well, it’ll work out somehow.
***
The second half match between Real Madrid and Dortmund was so intense that you couldn’t take your eyes off it.
Strong forward pressure and rapid transitions between attack and defense. And both teams were running around as if they were going to breathe fire.
The fans, inspired by the players’ reckless commitment, began cheering even louder with more passion.
Then, in the 14th minute of the second half, Marco Reus, who tore through the side of Real Madrid, made his way into the penalty box and took a curling shot with his right foot.
But Marco Reus’s shot deflected off Rafael Varane’s leg, who had rushed in to block the angle of the shot.
[Marco Reus’s shot~!!! Oh—! It’s deflected! But the ball heads towards Lewandowski!]
In the following second ball situation, thankfully, the ball went towards Lewandowski.
[Lewandowski!!!]
And Lewandowski didn’t miss the luck that came his way.
In the tight space, surrounded by Real Madrid players filling the penalty box, Lewandowski instinctively used his left foot to pull the ball closer, evading Sergio Ramos’s tackle, and, taking advantage of Ramos’s loss of balance, shot quickly between Ramos’s legs.
The ball, which suddenly popped out from between Ramos’s legs.
Diego Lopez barely managed to react and lowered his body, but unfortunately, Sergio Ramos instinctively dropped his posture to block the shot, causing Lewandowski’s shot to ricochet off Ramos’s heel and deflect in the opposite direction of Diego Lopez.
[Lewandowski!! Lewandowski scores a multi-goal!!]
Dortmund cheers for the fortunate goal that puts them ahead.
[He avoided Sergio Ramos’s tackle with a dragback and quickly shot through his legs.]
[There was a deflection off Sergio Ramos’s leg, but it seems Lewandowski’s goal will still count.]
Meanwhile, in a desperate attempt to equalize, Real Madrid’s players began to feel the pressure as Dortmund scored an additional goal.
And the players’ impatience led to rough play.
In the 22nd minute, Marcelo committed a rough foul on Kevin Großkreutz along the sideline.
Marcelo, who was momentarily beaten, swung his elbow and struck Kevin Großkreutz right in the mouth.
Kevin Großkreutz, who had a gauze in his mouth from bleeding.
“How is that not a red card!”
Furious, Jürgen Klopp pointed at Marcelo and roared at the assistant referee.
It was an action to protect the players from fouls.
The strong protest could have led to a warning, but Jürgen Klopp didn’t care.
‘The club will cover any fines.’
After all, the next match was the Champions League final.
[Dortmund will be making a substitution. Ivan Perišić is entering the field for the injured Kevin Großkreutz.]
Because the bleeding wouldn’t stop, Ivan Perišić was brought in.
Upon entering the field, Ivan Perišić, in the process of Dortmund’s offensive from a free kick, pulled on Marcelo’s curly hair, and Jürgen Klopp grabbed the back of his neck.
***
After Lewandowski’s multi-goal, the flow of the game completely shifted to Dortmund.
Marcelo, who had collected warnings, had to defend passively, and Dortmund began to target Marcelo intensely.
“Are you going bald? Your hair is falling out a lot.”
Ivan Perišić, who had yanked on Marcelo’s hair, casually threw out a provocation.
With a genuinely worried expression, Ivan Perišić.
Marcelo momentarily showed an angry expression but managed to hold back and ignore it.
As Ivan Perišić continued to scratch Marcelo throughout the 38th minute of the second half.
Ivan Perišić succeeded in evading Marcelo on the right flank and immediately connected a pass to Lewandowski.
Receiving the ball, Lewandowski, while in a chance to achieve a hat-trick, displayed an unexpected action.
Instead of taking a shot directly in a decisive moment to complete the hat-trick, he spotted Son Jinho, who was unmarked on the opposite side, and lightly chipped the ball to deliver a floating pass.
Thwack—
“Huh?”
The sudden lob pass from Lewandowski seemed to freeze time as the players stared at the ball soaring over their heads.
While everyone was blankly watching the ball, Son Jinho rushed forward, keeping his gaze fixed on the ball.
“Oh no!”
The moment Son Jinho attempted to take a shot, Diego Lopez’s voice filled with despair echoed throughout Signal Iduna Park.
“Yes!”
With a strong downward kick, Son Jinho smashing a shot off the lob pass.
Son Jinho’s volley shot headed straight to the lower left corner, opposite the goalkeeper.
Despite Real Madrid’s defenders trying to get their bodies in the way to block the goal, Son Jinho’s shot successfully found the back of the net.
“Ho-woo?”
“Ho-wooooooo–!!”
After scoring, Son Jinho celebrated with Lewandowski, then shouted that forbidden phrase toward the camera.
“We go to Wembley–!!”
***
After Son Jinho’s goal, the Real Madrid players completely lost their will to chase.
There was an incident where Son Jinho slipped on the grass, creating a crisis, but Roman Weidenfeller managed to thwart the counterattack, overcoming the situation.
Just before the end of the match, following a corner kick opportunity, Lewandowski headed the ball towards Real Madrid’s goal, completing his hat-trick, and the players of Real Madrid began to lower their heads one by one.
“Puta Madre!!”
Cristiano Ronaldo, frustrated at not being able to steer the match as he wished, simply lashed out, but oddly, the timing made it seem like he was scolding his teammates who had given up.
[Wow… there goes our big brother. It’s not over until it’s over. Better than cheering the players.]
[Isn’t your bro Son Jinho?]
[That guy’s a fake bro, haha.]
[The true big bro is King God.]
[Is today the day we disband the Hosho-dan?]
[The vomit team welcomes the disbandment of Hosho-dan.]
[Sigh… it was a long time of oppression and humiliation.]
On the internet, there were praises for Ronaldo.
Meanwhile, Son Jinho, who knew Ronaldo better than anyone, thought as he watched the irritated Ronaldo.
‘Hmm. If I provoke him a bit more, I might see Ronaldo’s ball.’
But Son Jinho resolved not to irritate Ronaldo.
Weren’t there the 11,400-character messages last time? If I mess up this time, 22,800 characters could be sent.
Not long after, the match ended, and Son Jinho watched as Ronaldo, our distorted hero, left the stadium with a red face from anger.
‘His face is red. Is it arrhythmia?’
***
[Dortmund declares a perfect resurrection after 16 years to reach the Champions League final!]
[‘We go to Wembley!’ Dortmund is heading to Wembley!]
[Jürgen Klopp, with a bright expression during the post-match interview, shouts, ‘We go to Wembley!’]
[Son Jinho dedicates the victory to the fans, “This is a victory for all of us.”]
[You’ll Never Walk Alone! resounded right after the game at Signal Iduna Park!]
[Mourinho strongly criticizes the referee, “The foul by Ivan Perišić warranted a red card.”]
[Cristiano Ronaldo unleashes his anger at the teammates who gave up. “This isn’t Madrid.”]
[Bayern Munich dramatically qualifies for the final after a hard-fought extra time!]
[Awoken Lionel Messi? Scoring a hat-trick with 3 goals. Shocking Bayern Munich.]
[Franck Ribéry leads Bayern Munich to the final with a dramatic winning goal.]
[Bayern Munich and Dortmund reach the finals after defeating Spain’s top clubs! The match is dubbed ‘Der Klassiker’!]
[Ivan Perišić responds to a Korean reporter about why he pulled Marcelo’s hair, “My hand unintentionally went there. Like a shrimp chip.”]
└ What the hell, how does your bro know about shrimp chips?
└ You all sent it, idiots.
└ Haha, open your mouth and the shrimp chips go in, lol.