Chapter 625: Virtue Turns into Value: Tang Ye Hits a New Historical High, Ascot

"You take the penalty, you take it."

The Chelsea goalkeeper pointed at Tang Ye, who shrugged and walked away.

Tang Ye was only one goal away from a hat-trick today, but Haaland was Dortmund's primary penalty taker.

Actually, the main reason was that Tang Ye knew his penalty ability was roughly equal to Haaland's; seizing the penalty order when the gap in ability was so small would be highly inappropriate.

"Should I take it?"

Haaland raised an eyebrow.

After hearing earlier that Tang Ye was coming over, he had already prepared to yield the penalty, never expecting Tang Ye to refuse it.

"Good luck."

Tang Ye squeezed Haaland's shoulder.

"Hoo..."

Haaland stood ready in the penalty area while the goalkeeper jumped back and forth, his eyes full of provocation toward Haaland.

"Bring out the best player on your team!"

Mendy shouted, but Haaland turned his head away, keeping calm.

"Beep!!!"

Boom!

A driven shot flew out; Mendy guessed the direction correctly and successfully blocked Haaland's strike.

"Wow!!!"

"Chelsea saved the penalty! The score is still 3:3!"

"Oh no, Haaland!"

"Actually, the quality of that penalty was quite high, but Mendy is truly in excellent form today."

After the save, the Chelsea players in the box immediately jumped in Haaland's face to celebrate, while the Dortmund striker just stood on the grass, unable to say a word for a long time.

"It's okay, it's okay."

Tang Ye squeezed Haaland's shoulder again: "Small issue, it's fine."

"Hoo..."

Haaland covered his face with both hands.

Check Dongqiu Di Match Report: Tang Ye with 2 goals and 1 assist, Haaland misses penalty; in the first round of the new Champions League season, Dortmund draws 3:3 away against Chelsea. (82,395 comments)

【Tang Ye shouldn't have yielded...】

【That save was pure luck for Mendy; even if Tang Ye had taken it, he wouldn't have scored. Besides, isn't Haaland the primary penalty taker?】

【I just feel Dortmund's roles aren't clearly defined; that look in Haaland's eyes seemed like he was doubting whether he's really the first penalty taker. Saint E, what are you doing?】

【Drawing against Chelsea is already impressive; don't set expectations too high. No Premier League team has managed a draw against Chelsea this season yet.】

Back in the locker room, the normally cheerful Haaland fell silent; the Dortmund striker had suffered a crushing blow.

He had missed the penalty.

What made it most critical was that he hadn't missed just any penalty, but one that could have directly reversed the score.

"Erling! It's okay!"

Tang Ye patted Haaland's back: "You kicked it fine."

"I should have let you take it..."

"Hey, I don't score every time either; don't burden yourself psychologically."

Tang Ye pushed Haaland to his spot and pressed him down onto the bench; Reus also came over, and Dortmund's two big brothers sat on either side of Haaland.

Although very tall, Haaland was ultimately still a rookie, having played in the top five leagues for less than a year.

The top five leagues attract many fans; the pressure you must endure playing here is incomparable to that in non-top-five leagues.

"We all told you to take the kick, so if you didn't score, it's not your problem—it's all of our problem. We all take responsibility for this, okay, Erling?"

Reus placed a hand on Haaland's shoulder: "Just score next time; we've only drawn one match, we haven't been eliminated."

"The reporters want to interview you, Tom!"

Hearing Mats' voice, Tang Ye stood up from his seat; before leaving, he punched Haaland's thick arm with his fist: "It's okay, Erling; we'll crush them at home."

Click-click!

"You achieved two goals and one assist in your first Champions League match of the new season; congratulations, Tom."

The reporter's congratulations did not bring a smile to Tang Ye's face, because Dortmund had not won today.

"You yielded the penalty in the final moments when you were only one goal away from a hat-trick; may I ask the reason for your decision?"

"..."

Tang Ye looked up at the reporter: "Haaland is our primary penalty taker."

"But he missed it."

"Anyone can miss; Ronaldo has missed penalties, Messi has missed, I will miss, everyone misses. My penalty ability and Haaland's should be about the same; since he is originally the first penalty taker, he should be the one to take it."

Click!

The reporter captured the key information.

It seemed Tang Ye had no intention of claiming the role of primary penalty taker.

"You don't want to be the primary penalty taker; is this related to you being a loan player? Is this your own decision or the coach's?"

"..."

Tang Ye sighed: "Both have something to do with it, but I believe doing so was correct; this was just one mistake by Erling."

Having returned to England, local football reporters had many questions for Tang Ye, including those regarding the extension clause in his contract.

To get Dortmund to pay 100% of Tang Ye's loan salary, Manchester United agreed to include a +1 year clause in the loan contract.

Judging from Manchester United's generous attitude, the activation conditions for this extension clause should be quite harsh; reporters and fans are simply curious about what this clause contains.

Unfortunately, Tang Ye did not answer.

"It seems this year's Ballon d'Or is going to be cancelled..."

"I know you want to ask about this, but there's nothing I can do; this isn't something I can decide."

Repost: When Haaland was preparing to take the penalty, Mendy pointed at Tang Ye, signaling for Tang Ye to take it.

Sky Sports interviews Tang Ye: This was just a mistake by Haaland; he is an excellent penalty taker.

Attached: 2020-21 UEFA Champions League Group D standings (after Round 1):

1. Juventus, 3 points.

2. Dortmund, 1 point.

2. Chelsea, 1 point.

4. Istanbul, 0 points.

Dortmund Official: Hello! (Chinese) (. jpg)

Dortmund Official released a photo of Zhang Zhang Yuning reporting at the training base; from the photo, Zhang Zhang Yuning's expression appears quite excited.

Although he basically has no chance to play, on the FIFA official website he is undeniably a Borussia Dortmund player.

According to local reporters, Zhang Zhang Yuning mainly serves as a training partner at Dortmund; if he performs well, there is a probability he could serve as a substitute in the DFB-Pokal or Fan Fan Dejia matches.

CCTV Sports commentator Zhan Jun: Zhang Zhang Yuning's transfer to Dortmund should be preparation for the 2021 Asian qualifiers.

"Titan Sports" — Dortmund has registered Zhang Zhang Yuning for the Fan Fan Dejia, DFB-Pokal, UEFA Champions League, and the German Regional League (Dortmund II). Currently, it is highly probable that Zhang Zhang Yuning will join Dortmund II to play in the German Regional League to maintain his competitive form.

Zhan Jun's analysis makes sense; although Zhang Zhang Yuning has no matches to play, participating in combined training with Dortmund's first team will greatly help improve his abilities.

It may seem like Zhang Zhang Yuning has sacrificed a lot, but in reality, he is the one profiting.

Because Zhang Zhang Yuning was a pure bench-warmer at his original EFL Championship team, the kind who couldn't play a single match, now that he has come to Dortmund, even if he performs poorly and cannot play in the Fan Fan Dejia, he can simply turn around and go play matches with the neighboring reserve team.

Additionally, since the Fan Fan Dejia ranks much higher than the EFL Championship, Zhang Zhang Yuning will receive an annual subsidy of 4.5 million RMB from the "Sunshine Project," which is simply a massive gain.