Chapter 603: Ten Hag, Tang Ye's Telepathic Remote Control, and the Benevolent One

Check Dongqiu Di Match Report: Man United defeats RB Leipzig 5-1 to advance to the Champions League semi-finals; De Jong is in fiery form, and Tang Ye directly created three goals. (109,312 comments)

Top Comment: The Champions League semi-final schedule is fully confirmed!

Upper Bracket: Paris vs. Barcelona (August 19, 3:00 AM Beijing Time).

Lower Bracket: Bayern vs. Man United (August 20).

After all the fighting and killing, only four teams remain in Lisbon; everyone else has gone home.

Among all the teams that went home, Atletico Madrid is undoubtedly the most miserable.

They were eliminated immediately after playing the second leg of the Round of 16; being eliminated was bad enough, but just because two team members tested positive during their trip to Lisbon, the number of infected individuals within the Atletico squad has now risen to four.

Fortunately, most players had already been infected once before and possess antibodies; otherwise, the entire army would likely have been wiped out.

"Daily Mail"—A total of five teams in the Champions League knockout stage have reported positive COVID-19 cases (Atletico Madrid, Man United, Mancheng, RB Leipzig, Atalanta), among which only Man United has not been eliminated.

They are starting to play with metaphysics again.

The "Daily Mail" is a British newspaper; unexpectedly, it has betrayed us, conjuring up a piece of metaphysics extremely unfavorable to Man United at such a time.

Every team with infected players has already finished.

Will Man United become the next one?

"Pravda" Correspondent Abroad: Man United conducted nucleic acid testing for all personnel after the quarter-finals and discovered one new positive case; currently, the specific infected individual is unclear, but it is confirmed not to be a player.

Only four teams remain, yet Man United still lives up to its title as an internet-famous team, garnering the most attention no matter what happens.

There is definitely a situation within the Man United squad; the gradually increasing number of positive cases is the manifestation.

Among the four semi-finalist teams, there are a total of three positive patients, with Man United accounting for all three.

In the hotel room, Tang Ye, having just finished his shower, lay on the bed; two bottles sat on the sofa, one containing Vitamin C and the other a multivitamin complex.

Clack clack!

He shook out five Vitamin C pills, a 500mg dosage, along with three multivitamin complex pills, and put them all into his mouth.

Gulp gulp!

With the help of water, he swallowed them all down.

The vitamins and minerals Tang Ye consumed far exceeded the human body's daily requirements, but this was unavoidable.

It was not just Tang Ye, not just Man United; the remaining four teams still competing in the Champions League were all doing the same, using this method to elevate the body's immune function to a state higher than normal, which, combined with the antibodies already present in the body, should yield quite good results.

Even if a secondary infection were to occur, it should wait until after the Champions League concludes; delaying it by even one day is better.

Thump!

Heaving heavily onto the bed, Tang Ye's thoughts gradually drifted away.

【Mission Progress: 3/3】

Status: Completed.

The Champions League chain mission, Stage Three.

During the 17-18 season, Tang Ye had reached Stage Three, but he failed to complete it at that time.

Now, two years later, he can finally accomplish the Stage Three mission.

【You have obtained 13,500 Counterattack Points】

Adding the Stage Three reward, Tang Ye's balance of Counterattack Points reached an astonishing 15,000.

This amount was sufficient for Tang Ye to purchase a low-grade template and slightly improve the attribute values of his weaknesses.

But given Tang Ye's current stats, a low-grade template would, to be honest, serve almost no purpose for him.

Upgrade the item levels of Hair Wax and Broccoli to gain greater potential?

That would be a pity, because with a major battle imminent, what Tang Ye needs most right now is immediate combat power.

Hair Wax and Broccoli were not good choices, but Tang Ye still had one other item he could upgrade.

【Kante's Hot Chocolate Milk +5: Restores 65% of muscle fatigue upon use】

Since there was no need to upgrade other items for the time being, Tang Ye chose to raise 【Hot Chocolate Milk】 to its maximum level.

【Kante's Hot Chocolate Milk +5 → +6】

【Kante's...】

【Kante's Hot Chocolate Milk +9 → Kante's Super Hot Chocolate Milk】

【Kante's Super Hot Chocolate Milk: Restores 75% of muscle fatigue upon use and permanently slightly improves your muscle quality】

Although going from +9 to +10 cost only 2,500 Counterattack Points, it granted the item an additional effect.

Permanently slightly improving muscle quality was clearly for resisting injuries, an unexpected harvest.

With his account balance dropping from 15,000 to over 2,000, Tang Ye's heart calmed down.

Oh, right!

Let's check the new mission!

【Champions League Chain Mission · Ultimate: You must choose one of the following two tasks to complete; your final reward depends on the task you complete】

1. Win the Champions League title.

2. Accumulate a total of 10 goals and assists in the remaining Champions League matches.

【Mission Rewards】

Path One: Ultimate Chest · European Champion.

Path Two: Ultimate Chest · Uncrowned King.

It was still quite humane, offering two different ways to complete the mission; regardless of which one was chosen, one could obtain the Ultimate Chest.

It's just... isn't Path Two a bit too harsh???

Goals plus assists need to reach 10, and Man United has already reached the semi-finals.

So that means he needs to create ten goal involvements in two matches?

Hiss...

After reading Path Two, Tang Ye decided he should focus his attention on winning the championship instead.

Thump thump!

Knocking sounds came from outside the door, though Tang Ye hadn't actually closed it.

"Come in!"

"Tom!"

Rodri walked in, pointing outside the door: "Haven't you checked the group chat? There's a meeting in the conference room!"

"Hurry, hurry, we've been waiting five minutes for you!"

"Oh, oh, coming right now, coming right now!"

Tang Ye jumped out of bed and ran out barefoot.

Inside the conference room, Steve McClaren stood before the projector screen.

This was the Dierzhu Sect of the Manchester United coaching staff.

Why the Dierzhu Sect?

Because the First Assistant Coach, Fan Fan Dejiahe, had also fallen ill.

Tenghahe had contracted COVID-19, and Fan Fan Dejiahe, who was inseparable from Tenghahe, naturally could not escape infection either.

"Hmm, let's take a look..."

McClaren said slowly; at fifty-nine years old, he was the eldest member of Coach Tenghahe's staff.

Although McClaren possessed extensive experience, his entire coaching career had been spent as an assistant coach, so he lacked the ability to command on the field.

Regarding this, Tenghahe's advice over the phone was for McClaren to emphasize the team's tactics before the match, so that once the actual game began, there would be little left to do.

Ding!

The projection screen suddenly lit up; with the staff's assistance, McClaren successfully established a video call with Tenghahe.

"Good evening, lads."

Lying in bed, Tenghahe waved to the players.

For a fifty-year-old "old guy," a second bout of COVID-19 was indeed somewhat unbearable; this issue had kept him bedridden and unable to get up.

After simple greetings, Tenghahe guided the players back to the main topic.

First came a summary of the quarter-finals, followed by contingency plans for the upcoming semi-final against Bayern Munich.

"Coach Steve won't bear much responsibility for in-game command, *cough*, *cough*, so I'll settle everything with you all here first..."

Tang Ye pressed his lips together, his expression serious.

Already bald, and now lying in bed coughing incessantly, Tenghahe gave him the impression of someone with terminal cancer about to kick the bucket.

Mr. Erik...