Free Web NovelChapter 489: Chapter 100: Fourth Crown! Sign Him, Forget Ronaldo and Messi
The rest was up to Götze.
Faced with a sudden press from Lucio, Götze skillfully controlled the ball, created a passing angle with a feint, and sent a through ball forward.
Wang Shuo sprinted after it. Just outside the left edge of the box, he used his left foot to control Götze’s through ball, bringing it into the penalty area while using his left shoulder to hold off Santie.
The 37-year-old veteran was simply no match for the young and powerful Wang Shuo and couldn’t fight back.
After overpowering Santie, Wang Shuo chased the ball into the penalty area and blasted a shot with his right foot.
The ball flew past Cesar’s outstretched hands at incredible speed, burying itself in the right side of the net.
"GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!"
"It’s a goal!!!!"
"In the 11th minute, Dortmund opens the scoring against Inter Milan."
"Wang Shuo with the opening goal for Dortmund!"
"Wang Shuo has been in absolutely sensational form since the start of the new season."
In the stands of Louis II Stadium, a multitude of fans erupted in cheers for Wang Shuo’s goal.
At almost the exact same moment, countless users on Twitter were tagging Ronaldo and Messi.
"Did you see that?"
"That guy Wang Shuo scored again!"
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Dortmund clearly had no intention of resting on their laurels.
Inter Milan immediately launched a counteroffensive of their own.
In the 19th minute, Maicon pushed forward to join the attack, sending a low cross from the right flank into the penalty area.
Eto’o redirected it toward the goal, but Subotic stuck out a foot to block the shot.
The ball rebounded out of the box, and Sven Bender quickly switched the play to the right wing.
Piszczek sprinted down the right flank.
Just after crossing the halfway line, he saw Wang Shuo up ahead calling for the ball and immediately launched a long, looping, diagonal pass over the top.
At that moment, Kuba dropped back, and Chiwo moved up to challenge him.
Samuel had shifted toward Chiwo’s side, creating a small gap between himself and Lucio.
And behind them lay a vast expanse of open space.
The moment Piszczek made the pass, Wang Shuo was off.
Lucio was already 32, as was Samuel.
Once Wang Shuo hit his stride, Lucio couldn’t possibly catch him, forced to watch helplessly as Wang Shuo left him in the dust.
After the ball landed, it rolled toward the left edge of the penalty area.
Wang Shuo galloped onto the scene, knocked the ball into the penalty area with his left foot, and then accelerated to chase after it.
Cesar, knowing full well how dangerous Wang Shuo was, didn’t dare to rush out. Instead, he chose to move along the six-yard box line, trying to cut down the angle.
But Wang Shuo caught up to the ball and began a series of quick, small steps to set himself, his body constantly shifting with feints.
Seizing his chance, he fired a powerful left-footed shot toward the far corner.
Cesar was thrown off by Wang Shuo’s feints before the shot, but he still managed to react, sticking out his left foot reflexively.
But the ball flew past Cesar’s left foot and nestled cleanly into the right side of the Inter Milan goal.
"GOALLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!"
"He’s scored again!"
"It’s Wang Shuo again!"
"A brace!"
"In less than 10 minutes, Wang Shuo has scored two goals! His form is absolutely outstanding!"
"2-0!"
"Dortmund has scored two quick goals right from the start!"
"This is just shocking from Inter Milan."
"The defense they took so much pride in last season has completely collapsed under Dortmund’s onslaught!"
"Benitez needs to figure something out. There’s still over an hour to play, and they have to steady the ship, and fast."
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But Inter Milan had no such time.
Dortmund’s high press and rapid-fire counter-attacks came in wave after wave, leaving Inter Milan overwhelmed and with no time to make adjustments.
In the 28th minute, Dortmund launched another counter-attack after winning the ball near the halfway line.
Once again, they attacked down the right.
Piszczek made a quick overlapping run, combining with Kuba for an assault down the right wing.
This time, however, Inter Milan tracked back quickly, managing to shut down the attack on the right.
Kuba couldn’t get past his man, so he immediately passed back to Piszczek, who then played it square to Götze, who had come to support the play.
Götze played a first-time through ball.
The ball zipped past Samuel, heading for the right side of the box.
Wang Shuo immediately made a diagonal run behind Samuel, chasing the ball down on the right side of the box and latching onto Götze’s pass.
This time, Lucio got back into position just in time and was marking Wang Shuo closely.
One-on-one!
Before Lucio could even set his feet, Wang Shuo dipped his right shoulder, feinting a move toward the byline.
Lucio, having just gotten into position, had no time to think and immediately shifted his weight to block the run.
But as soon as Lucio shifted his weight, Wang Shuo sharply cut the ball back with his right foot, changing direction to cut inside. He took a quick touch sideways with his left, followed it, and then unleashed a furious shot with that same left foot.
From the face-off and the feint toward the byline to the cut inside and the final shot, the entire sequence was a single, fluid motion, giving Lucio no time to react.
The left-footed shot drilled straight into the left side of Inter Milan’s goal.
"A hat-trick!!!"
"Another first-half hat-trick!"
"Wang Shuo has now scored three or more goals in three consecutive matches. That’s simply astonishing!"
"The defending Champions League winners, Inter Milan! That ironclad defense that completely shut down Barça last season looks like it’s made of paper in front of Wang Shuo, torn to shreds time and time again!"
"In the span of just seven days, Wang Shuo has scored 10 goals in three matches."
"And they were all scored in the first half!"
"3-0!"
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Down by three goals, Inter Milan’s morale was crushed.
Dortmund, for their part, eased up on their attack slightly.
But in the 39th minute of the first half, Dortmund launched yet another counter-attack.
