Chapter 714: The Golden Boot is Mine! (Second Perspective)
In the Europa League quarter-finals against Dynamo Kyiv, Werder Bren drew 1-1 away in the first leg, then won 2-0 at ho in the return leg, advancing to the semi-finals with an aggregate score of 3-1.
De Bruyne played a pivotal role in this series, creating all the goals with his passes and shots.
Huang Hu watched the entire ga from his hospital bed, feeling his blood boiling with excitent. He couldn't wait to get back on the field. He and the Belgian were not only perfect partners but also rivals competing against each other.
"I can't fall too far behind," the Chinese youngster thought to himself, starting to torture himself with exercise again. It seed like he had gained so extra fat around his abdon? He needed to lose it quickly!
Next, Werder Bren unfortunately drew defending champions Sevilla in the Europa League semi-finals. It would be difficult for them to overco this challenge without a full squad.
As for the Champions League, besides the familiar faces of Real Madrid, Barcelona, and Bayern Munich, there was also the "new" Juventus.
The opponent of the Galacticos was Juventus, which made Wang Feng feel sowhat dazed. When was the last ti they faced Juventus? It felt like many years ago.
The old grudges from the "Calciopoli" scandal faded away with the departure of the Chinese superstar from Inter Milan and Juventus's relegation, but he didn't mind letting the rising new generation experience the despair and helplessness of their predecessors, eventually resorting to cheating.
In terms of cup competitions, Werder Bren ended their German Cup journey in the semi-finals with a 4-0 victory over Bielefeld, concluding the fairytale run of the second division underdogs.
On the other side, Dortmund advanced to the final with a 1-0 win over Bayern Munich. With the possibility of missing out on European competition next season, the only redemption for the Yellow and Blacks was to win the German Cup. Klopp also decided to leave the team after the end of the season, wanting to leave behind a legacy.
In the league, Werder Bren drew 1-1 with Schalke 04, lost 0-1 to Borussia Monchengladbach, drew 2-2 with Hannover 96, and won 3-1 against Paderborn.
These results did not change the situation at the top of the table, with Bayern still in first place and Werder Bren securely in second.
The only noteworthy point was that Alexander yer scored two goals in four league matches, bringing his total goals to 22, surpassing Huang Hu's 21 goals once again.
The Chinese youngster couldn't wait any longer!
"Well, according to all the indicators, Huang has fully recovered, but he still needs to avoid intense exercise for a long ti," the team doctor explained the examination report to the coaching staff in detail.
Huang Hu sat on the side, nervously rubbing his thighs. Whether he could play or not ultimately depended on head coach Shafer's decision. His requests to return to the field had been rejected several tis.
The German coach looked at the Chinese youngster with so amusent. He thought it would be good for him to join the team for training for a while and get back into the rhythm of the ga. "Alright, this ti we'll take you to Sevilla, but stay on the bench for now."
"Yes, I will strictly follow your training and match arrangents!" Huang Hu said excitedly, feeling overjoyed.
In the first leg against Sevilla at ho, the difference in strength between the two teams was evident. Despite De Bruyne's efforts, they lost the ga 0-2.
The situation beca even more difficult away, with Betto and Banega scoring for the ho side in the first half. It seed like they were already assured of advancing.
With 30 minutes left in the ga, Huang Hu was substituted on, marking his first appearance for Werder Bren in over a month.
He needed to retrain his touch and awareness, and although he didn't perform very well, his presence increased the pressure on Sevilla's defense, preventing them from launching further attacks.
The final score remained 0-2, and Werder Bren suffered a 0-4 defeat to Sevilla on aggregate, unfortunately ending their Europa League journey in the semi-finals.
This result was roughly in line with what head coach Shafer had estimated earlier. Making it this far in Europe was already fortunate, and the German Cup final would be their main focus.
On May 16th, in the 33rd round of the Bundesliga, Werder Bren faced Borussia Dortmund away.
As a prelude to the cup final, both teams chose to conserve energy. Werder Bren had just finished playing in the Europa League, while Dortmund wanted to keep their tactical plans hidden, throwing up smoke bombs.
So, they both fielded reserve lineups, but Huang Hu still started the ga, both to compete for the Golden Boot and to find his rhythm.
The final score was 1-2, with the ho team winning. Despite Werder Bren's victory, Huang Hu still didn't score.
The only good news was that yer also didn't score, maintaining the one-goal difference between them.
The Frankfurt players felt confident that their teammate would secure the Golden Boot, but Huang Hu himself was not so sure.
However, in a different space, he and Huang Hu almost simultaneously fixed their gaze on the schedule in the locker room. May 23rd, the final round of the league!
"Werder Bren organize an attack in the frontcourt, De Bruyne passes to Huang Hu, he dribbles forward. Huang Hu! Huang Hu!" As the Chinese youngster approached the danger zone, the comntator's voice beca more urgent.
In the blink of an eye, he reached the edge of the penalty area, with Cologne defender Mavraj rushing to intercept. Huang Hu pretended to shoot, causing the defender to fall to the ground, then sidestepped and slotted the ball into the penalty area.
"He's in the penalty area!"
The fans in the Weser Stadium cheered loudly, no longer caring about the outco of the insignificant ga, only concerned about whether Huang Hu could score!
Just as he entered the penalty area, Huang Hu didn't continue to advance, but suddenly shot before the defense and goalkeeper closed in, aiming for a very tricky angle.
Cologne goalkeeper Horn made a save, but couldn't stop the ball from crossing the goal line, hitting the post and going into the net.
"Gooooooooooooooooooal! Gooooooooooooooooooal! The ball's in! Huang Hu!"
"Werder Bren equalizes the score to 1-2. Oh my God, I'm afraid no one cares about the score now. Huang has scored his 22nd goal, equalizing Alexander yer!"
"After being absent for over a month, everyone thought he had no chance of winning the league's top scorer, but he announced his return with this goal!"
"In the other ga between Frankfurt and Hertha Berlin, yer still hasn't scored. If they continue like this, both of them will share the Golden Boot for the season."
"But look at their ga state, they're still attacking relentlessly, obviously not intending to share the glory with the other. This is the dignity of a striker!"
Just as the comntator predicted, both Werder Bren and Frankfurt teams did their best to feed the ball to Huang Hu and yer. Their shots accounted for almost half of the team's total attacks.
They didn't care how many goals the opponents scored, only how many they could score themselves!
In the 84th minute, Huang Hu received a lob pass from Fritz outside the penalty area with his back to the attacking defensive line. With a chest control and turn, he didn't let the ball touch the ground before unleashing a powerful shot with his right foot.
The ball flew like a cannonball towards the goal, and Cologne goalkeeper Horn was very focused, diving to block it away.
"Ah, what a pity."
Before the comntator's sigh ended, De Bruyne suddenly erged from the distance and controlled the ball, facing an empty goal!
But the Belgian made a lateral pass, allowing the ball to pass accurately through two defending players to the vicinity of the penalty spot, where Huang Hu t it with a powerful shot, and this ti no one could stop him!
"Gooooooooooooooooooal!"
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