Chapter 237: Only Two Matches Left, For the Sake of the La Liga Legendary Chest!

Europa League semi-finalists.

Upper half: Villarreal vs Ajax.

Lower half: Celta vs Manchester United.

Manchester Evening News commentator Mark: Two consecutive league wins, Europa League semi-final qualification, Manchester United's April win rate has skyrocketed. "I don't know why, but Ten Hag's eyes are full of desire for victory; he longs to lead the team to fight for a Champions League spot."

Just as the reporters said, Manchester United's results so far in April have been excellent; besides the players' good form, head coach Ten Hag is also a major factor in the team's success.

After nearly a season with the club, Ten Hag's heart belongs completely to the Red Devils!

He wants to lead his beloved Manchester United to fight for next season's Champions League qualification!

This has nothing to do with Tang Ye; it is simply Ten Hag's love for Manchester United!

Manchester Evening News headline: Manchester United's management has felt Ten Hag's ability and his loyalty to the team; the club's senior executives now trust Ten Hag immensely. The Dutch head coach may receive massive transfer fee support during the Piggy Xia Chuang.

Manchester United's sudden rise has attracted the attention of many Chinese fans.

But compared to Manchester United, fans' attention is focused even more on Real Madrid and the Yellow Submarine.

The reason for following Real Madrid is that just half a week ago, they defeated Bayern Munich to advance to the Champions League semi-finals.

This team from La Liga seems poised to win this season's Champions League title!

Then there is the Yellow Submarine, a team currently followed very closely by both Chinese and Spanish fans.

Fighting for a top-two finish in the league, aiming for the Europa League title, plus a monstrous midfielder—this season, the Yellow Submarine's popularity can be said to be even more exaggerated than Real Madrid's!

Just two days after the penalty shootout, Villarreal drew 1-1 at home against Leganés, ending their league winning streak.

Of course, this was unavoidable.

Forty-five hours prior, the Yellow Submarine's main players had just finished 120 minutes of open play and a penalty shootout lasting ten minutes; their energy consumption was enormous.

Thanks to the 【Kanté Hot Chocolate Milk】, Tang Ye's muscle recovery was slightly faster than that of his teammates.

But the problem was that his mind hadn't rested well; it was impossible to play well in the match.

"I am quite helpless about this match result, but it is acceptable; we still have many key players who did not take the field, which is the key reason we failed to secure three points."

"The schedule is too grueling!"

Click-clack!

"You only substituted Tom on in the 75th minute of the second half, but Tom displayed very strong recovery abilities; perhaps he could have played the entire second half? Why didn't you consider substituting him on earlier?"

Facing this question from the reporter, Escrivá remained silent.

So the reporter directly voiced his speculation.

"In three days you will travel away to face Atlético Madrid, so you chose to conserve Tom's stamina? And the same for the other key players in the squad, is that correct?"

Hiss—

Escrivá crossed his hands in front of him: "Atlético Madrid is an excellent team; when playing them away, we must go all out, otherwise we might not even secure a single point."

【Goals: 0/3】

【Assists: 0/3】

Sitting in his gaming chair staring blankly at the screen, Tang Ye was now heavily burdened in thought.

Leganés was considered a relatively easy opponent to bully; originally, Tang Ye's plan was to complete a hat-trick or an assist hat-trick in the match against Leganés, thereby obtaining the Legendary Chest.

But the actual situation was that Mr. Ferran, in order to prepare for the next match against Atlético, gave Tang Ye less than 20 minutes of playing time.

The plan was forced to be postponed!

He took another look at the mission requirements.

【Mission Objective: Achieve one hat-trick or assist hat-trick in April (La Liga, Europa League Knockout Stage)】

If Tang Ye understood correctly, this system mission had a time limit.

It had to be completed before the end of April!

Matches in May would not count!

He took out his phone to check the Yellow Submarine's upcoming schedule.

In April, the team had only the final two matches remaining.

April 25: Away match against Atlético!

April 28: Home match against Sporting Gijón!

Considering the team's results, bullying Sporting Gijón, a team fighting relegation, was obviously easier.

But the problem was that Tang Ye only had the opportunity of these final two matches left!

He could not pin his fate entirely on the match against Sporting Gijón on the 28th!

In the match against Atlético, Tang Ye also had to do his utmost to strive for it!

A hat-trick or assist hat-trick against Atlético...

The moment he thought about what he intended to do the day after tomorrow, Tang Ye's heart rate involuntarily quickened.

Indeed, it was very difficult.

But Tom should not fear difficulty!

He should rise to meet the challenge!

Go for it!

With less than an hour remaining before the start of the match against Atlético, Tang Ye sat in the locker room, listening to head coach Escrivá arrange tactics for the players.

"Our opponents have been in good form recently, but I must remind you here that our form is even better than theirs!"

"Why did we draw against Leganés? This is because we were targeted by the Spanish Football Federation; it has absolutely nothing to do with our strength or our form. Our form is perfect!"

It was clear that the Villarreal head coach was indeed suffering a severe headache from the April schedule;

he had already started insulting Football Federation officials in the locker room!

Tang Ye looked left and right, confirmed there was no cameraman in the room, and thus breathed a sigh of relief for Mr. Ferran.

Although cursing is bad, Tang Ye had to admit that Escrivá's speech had done a great job boosting the team's morale.

The Yellow Submarine players now felt nothing less than invincible!

They were fired up!

After the speech ended, Tang Ye stood up directly; only after shaking his leg for a long while did he realize there was still some time before the match officially began, so amidst Bruno's laughter, he sat back down.

"My mistake..."

"Tom, you need to give it your all in this match."

Bruno reminded him: "The Player of the Month for April will likely be chosen from just the three of you: you, Messi, and Griezmann!"

The La Liga Player of the Month for April!

Tang Ye had already won the monthly award for February and March; if he won this month as well, the Yellow Submarine midfielder would become the first player in nearly twenty years of La Liga to win the monthly award three times in a row!

Whether or not he could beat Messi for April was unknown.

But anyway, if they won this match, Griezmann in April would be no match for Tang Ye!

"China Central Television! Here is the live broadcast coming to you..."

"As you can see, players from both sides are ready on the pitch!"

"The referee is checking his watch!"

"Alright, the match has begun! Now I will introduce the starting lineups for both teams, starting with the home team, Atlético Madrid!"

Atlético (4-4-2)

Goalkeeper: Oblak

Defenders: Giménez, Savić, Godín, Filipe

Midfielders: Koke, Gabi, Saúl, Gaitán

Forwards: Ángel Correa, Griezmann

Head Coach: Simeone

After introducing the starting lineup, the director cut the camera to Tang Ye on the pitch.

The video quality in the CCTV broadcast studio was fairly clear, allowing the commentators and fans to see the muscles around Tang Ye's eyes knotted together.

"It's clear that after drawing the last match, Tang Ye is extremely eager for victory!"

【Goals: 0/3】

【Assists: 0/3】

The last two matches of April, the final two ninety-minute periods!

Now is the time to exert force!

"Atletico! (Atleti!)"

"Atlético!"

Although Atlético had basically no chance of overtaking the Yellow Submarine to fight for third place, the fans were still extremely enthusiastic.

If they couldn't overtake the Yellow Submarine on the standings table, then they would defeat them in the official match!

The 13th minute of the match!

"Up front, up front!"

"Left side—oh, the far end! The far end!"

Almost forgot that this guy Tang Ye has a bit of trouble distinguishing left from right; Escrivá quickly corrected himself.

Saúl had made a mistake in the center!

This was a very good opportunity!

No rush, first get the ball away from under Rodri's feet!

"You go up front!" Atlético's defense in the backfield was too dense; row upon row of burly men made Tang Ye feel a bit dizzy, so he sent Rodri, who had a similarly large build, to scout the path ahead first.

Scouting the path—well, to put it plainly, it meant attracting the defense first.

As expected, Rodri's forward run immediately drew Gabi and Koke over, giving Tang Ye space to continue dribbling forward.

This is what a possession-style midfielder is!

This is the position Tang Ye plays on the pitch!

【Holding the ball in place for seven seconds, eight seconds, nine seconds—Tang Ye is still holding it? What is he trying to do?】

Find the right opportunity!

Bang!

【De Bruyne Curved Through Pass Lv4: Realistic】!

Atlético's defense was very dense; at times like this, only some unexpected, fast through balls could create opportunities!

Bakambu controlled the ball on the wing!

Filipe immediately closed in!

"Damn!"

!

He had thought an opportunity had been found, only to realize it wasn't one; Escrivá angrily clutching his head.

The moment Tang Ye had just passed the ball out, someone ran toward Bakambu's position.

One had to say, Atlético players' discipline was truly strong!

Bakambu was in trouble!

Filipe's immediate move to block the position directly caused him to lose any chance of making a play!

Try again.

It failed.

Helplessly, Bakambu passed the ball to Bruno, who was making a run from behind.

Bruno's forward run!

But Bruno was not the only Yellow Submarine player making a forward run!

Right in front of Bruno, Tang Ye had somehow made his way over.

Running from the center toward the right-wing byline!

Tang Ye took a serpentine route, causing Godín to want to step out of the penalty area to block him but hesitating to do so immediately.

Bruno was in no rush!

As he neared the right-wing byline, Tang Ye reached out in front of himself.

Slap!

Bruno threaded a through-ball over.

Tang Ye trapped the ball!

Trap the ball first!

Then turn to face the direction of the penalty area!

Just as Tang Ye turned, Godín rushed out from inside the box.

Watching Godín gradually close in on him, Tang Ye felt some hesitation.

Glancing to the left, he saw Filipe had abandoned Bakambu to mark Tang Ye!

Can't wait any longer!

This was Tang Ye's immediate inner reaction!

Using the outside of his foot, he dribbled the ball bit by bit toward Godín's position.

The distance between the two slowly narrowed until only half a meter remained!

Thinking quickly, Tang Ye deliberately exposed a flaw to Godín.

Yet Godín, faced with this handed opportunity, chose not to stick out his foot!

This level of discipline was truly exaggerated!

Not giving up, Tang Ye pushed the ball even closer to Godín, shifting his center of gravity along with it.

This time, Godín finally stuck out his foot!

Now's the moment!

Tang Ye pushed the ball from his right foot to his left!

Godín adjusted his body, preparing once again to block Tang Ye!

At that instant, Tang Ye passed the ball back from his left foot to his right, simultaneously stepping forward!

A textbook La Croqueta!

His extremely high proficiency made Tang Ye's La Croqueta incredibly fast!

When Godín stuck out his foot, he didn't notice his own body had become tangled, and he fell straight to the ground.

"Wow!!"

The fans in the stands were cheering.

Tang Ye seized the opportunity!

Slap!

【De Bruyne Underlap Cross Lv3: Simulation】

Tang Ye's underlap cross was only at Lv3; compared to other passing skills, its accuracy might not be very high.

But in the current situation, it was absolutely sufficient!

He sent it directly to Haller at the penalty spot!

Goalkeeper Oblak rushed out, trying to punch the ball away!

But this was a very wrong decision!

He had underestimated Haller's speed at the moment of acceleration!

Beating Oblak by a step, Haller pulled the ball to his feet and then pushed it into the goal.

Goal!

"Goooooaaaaallllll!!!!!"

"Goal! Goal!"

"Haller's breakthrough!"

"Tang Ye created the chance with his individual ability on the byline!"

"Villarreal leads by one goal!"

The CCTV commentators were now extremely excited!

The fans in the livestream room were, of course, the same!

Near the byline, Tang Ye used his own ability to dribble past Godín directly!

A genuine 1v1 defeat of the opponent!

"Beautiful, Tom!"

The Yellow Submarine players ran out to celebrate, while the director immediately showed a replay of the goal just scored.

The replay started from the moment Tang Ye dribbled past Godín on the byline!

"Hmm, we didn't see wrong; Tang Ye indeed dribbled past Godín in a one-on-one situation."

"A textbook La Croqueta!"

"And the proficiency is terrifyingly high!"

【Awesome, so this is Tang Tang Qiuwang?】

【Football Urea: Tang Ye~~~, an 18-year-old prodigy, surprisingly~~~ doesn't know how to dribble past opponents? ↑】

【El Cholo really has skill; even Tang Tang Qiuwang has learned to dribble past people. This was unimaginable during El Simeone's era.】

【El Simeone's level is definitely higher than El Cholo's. Tang Ye must have always possessed dribbling talent; it was simply activated when his speed increased as he grew older.】

【Doesn't like possessing the ball, but knows how to dribble past opponents, is that it?】

【His proficiency with La Croqueta is even higher than Neymar's. This is ggbond, the God of Dribbling!】

Tang Ye's La Croqueta sparked fierce discussion on Check Dongqiu Di.

Of course, not just on Check Dongqiu Di.

"Damn!"

Godín returned to the penalty area, scratched his hair, and walked over to Saúl.

Lowering his head, he whispered, "There's a Messi in their midfield, I'm not joking."

The match had reached the 21st minute!

Due to Atlético's compact defensive tactics, Yellow Submarine's possession rate had already reached 70%!

There was even a trend of it continuing to rise!

The high possession rate made Tang Ye play very comfortably!

【Assists: 1/3】

Tang Ye now had a premonition.

He truly had a chance to achieve a hat-trick of assists in the match against Atlético!

Today!

He was going to claim his La Liga Legendary Chest today!

(End of Chapter)