Hughes watched eleven minutes of stoic defense before FC Schalke 04 finally conceded, shaking his head helplessly—he had little confidence to begin with.

  As an assistant coach, he didn’t have the right to dictate to the players how they should react to the situation.

  He looked at Magath beside him with some desperation.

  He was out of ideas, but perhaps the gaffer had a plan?

  As far as he could see, that stubborn old man’s face remained calm.

  Seemingly… not a hint of concern?

  They had conceded a goal at Camp Nou. They were behind, weren’t they?

  Why?

  Hiss!!!

  It had to be!

  The gaffer must have set up a crack in Bar?a’s defense, pinning Su ahead of time... This kind of accident? No, no, no! The gaffer must have prepared for this kind of unexpected drop goal!

  Hughes turned his head hurriedly.

  Sure enough!!!

  On the field, Su was already going from teammate to teammate, encouraging them.

  There had to be a way!

  Bar?a’s celebration was brief.

  They weren’t even that excited.

  Soon, the players from both teams were back in their respective halves, and the game resumed!

  FC Schalke 04 in possession.

  On the whistle, Vardy passed the ball straight to Su near the back post.

  Still the same tactics!

  Su didn’t stop at attacking midfield.

  After receiving the ball, he immediately drove left.

  Klaas-Jan Huntelaar took up the attacking midfielder position where Su was supposed to stand.

  Xavi followed as usual.

  Though he couldn’t defend Su single-handedly, at the very least, he could use his experience to slightly limit the tricky Chinese player in front of him!

  After pulling wide, Su didn’t break through immediately.

  Bar?a seemed to be getting used to his tendency to cut inside.

  Vardy, in the middle, was marked tightly by Puyol.

  Iniesta kept close watch on Hao.

  Su advanced slowly, but while Xavi couldn’t do much to stop him, FC Schalke 04’s attack was stifled by Bar?a’s stubborn defense for the time being.

  "This isn’t going to work!"

  "Su has no support!"

  "Bar?a wasn’t able to restrict Su on the wing for a while, but again, the rest of FC Schalke 04 didn’t provide the support they could have given Su!"

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  "Baumann!!!"

  "Baumann is charging!"

  "It was just thought that Baumann had carelessly lost possession, causing Schalke to fall behind, but Baumann came charging in, as always, after seeing Su caught in a lone-wolf situation!"

  Baby Baumann moved up and didn’t ask for the ball first—instead, he sprinted down the wing to get past Su!

  Was this going to pull defenders wide?

  A defensive midfielder pulling wide?

  After Baby Baumann pulled to the flank, Alves, who had wanted to move up and assist Xavi in defending Su, could only follow Baumann helplessly.

  Although the pre-match technical analysis suggested this Baumann guy wasn’t much of a threat aside from long-range shots, you couldn’t just leave him unmarked on the wing!

  And at this moment!

  A very interesting situation suddenly developed on the field.

  FC Schalke 04’s original defensive midfielder had gone to the wing, while Klaas-Jan Huntelaar, originally on the wing, shifted to the right, and Hao, from the right, pushed up into the attacking midfielder position!

  Su!!!

  At this moment!

  Su seemed to have no fixed position!

  In that instant!

  Had Su become a free agent for FC Schalke 04?

  Now, only Xavi remained in front of him!

  Baumann’s wide run had taken the pressure off Su. Facing Xavi, who was bent over and staring at him intently, Su moved!

  Without any unnecessary motion, Su first pivoted the ball to his right side with the instep of his right foot, then quickly shifted his entire body weight to the right.

  Xavi didn’t follow.

  He knew Su was feinting, but just in case, he extended his left foot as a precaution.

  But!

  Just as he stretched out his left foot, Su pulled his weight back, slightly dragging the ball with him!

  Exactly as expected!

  Xavi immediately retracted his left leg—but just as he did, Su suddenly pivoted the ball to the right again!

  This!!!

  There was really nothing Xavi could do about it now.

  All he could do was watch as Su fiercely dribbled past him with the ball!

  Iniesta was still marking Hao slightly to the right.

  Apparently, there was no time to come over and provide defensive support!

  Su charged straight through the middle!

  At that instant!

  FC Schalke 04 reached the attacking third, and all their players began frantically rushing forward.

  Vardy crowded the box.

  Baby Baumann on the left pulled Alves wide with his strong run.

  Klaas-Jan Huntelaar similarly dragged Abidal toward the touchline on the right.

  40 meters!

  35 meters!

  Su took another step toward Bar?a's box!

  "Beautifully beats an opponent!"

  "Su!!!"

  "Busquets is charging in!"

  The stadium suddenly grew tense as the entire Bar?a team became nervous.

  Su pushed forward aggressively, forcing Busquets to rush straight at him.

  This was the first time Su had faced a truly world-class defensive midfielder.

  No overthinking.

  As Su accelerated into a sharp breakaway, just when Busquets closed in, he nudged the ball to the right with his left foot!

  Busquets almost laughed seeing the supposedly godlike Chinese player attempt such a basic move to beat him.

  Who did he think he was facing?

  This was Busquets! Did he really think...

  But in that instant, Busquets' confidence turned to confusion!

  That Chinese player!

  He had changed direction in that split second?

  Su was seen moving frantically - first using his left foot to push the ball right, then in the blink of an eye, flicking it left with his right foot!

  That wasn't all - he immediately repeated the motion, flicking it right again with his left!

  The ball rolled right for just a moment before Su sharply poked it diagonally forward with his right foot!

  The ball rolled straight through Busquets' spread legs!

  Busquets stood frozen!

  A nutmeg?!

  This...

  Is this insulting?

  How is that possible?

  How did that kid manage to make so many moves in such a short time?

  La Croqueta?

  No, La Croqueta isn't that fast!

  "Beautiful!!!"

  "Su!!!"

  "With a La Croqueta-like maneuver, he left Bar?a's iron waist staggering during his high-speed run!"

  "Busquets was frozen by Su's display!"

  "Su!!!"

  "Now only Piqué stands between him and the goal!"

  "Klaas-Jan Huntelaar is already charging into the penalty area!"

  "Puyol follows Vardy, Piqué steps in!!!"

  The Camp Nou stadium finally fell silent!

  A hundred thousand Bar?a fans had their eyes glued to the Chinese teenager madly sprinting with the ball across the pitch.

  Piqué didn't dare be careless as he watched Su's furious advance.

  He lowered his center of gravity while staying close to Su.

  All the while preparing to throw himself to the ground to block any shot attempt.

  Not just Piqué - even Alves, who had been marking Baby Baumann, came rushing over.

  Su posed a far greater threat than Baby Baumann.

  But just moments before Alves reached Su...

  Su did the unthinkable - he tucked the ball diagonally left!

  A pass?

  Su actually passed to Baumann?

  That guy isn't much of a playmaker, is he?

  Instantly, Alves planted his feet and sprinted toward Baumann, who had received the ball.

  But!

  Just when everyone expected Baumann, the big brute, to take a powerful long shot...

  Instead, the man flicked the ball up with his left foot!

  "A pass!!!"

  "Baumann!!!"

  "He receives Su's diagonal pass at the edge of the box and immediately plays it back!"

  "He returned the ball to Su!!!!"

  "Su launches forward! Fish Leap Dash!!!!!"

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