Chapter 693: Combine Two 99s into One 100?

2020-21 UEFA Champions League Best XI (First Team):

Goalkeeper: Mendy (Chelsea)

Defenders: Kyle Walker (Mancheng), Ruben Dias (Mancheng), Hummels (Dortmund), Azpilicueta (Chelsea)

Midfielders: Pogba (Dortmund), Tang Ye (Dortmund), Jorginho (Chelsea)

Forwards: Reus (Dortmund), Haaland (Dortmund), Salah (Liwupu)

Head Coach: Ferran Escrivá (Dortmund)

Unlike last season's Champions League, this season's First Team selection is quite controversial.

Specifically in the midfield position, Kanté failed to beat out Jorginho and Pogba, leaving some of Kanté's supporters utterly baffled.

Then there are the forwards.

In the eyes of many fans, Reus's spot should have been taken by Mbappé, as the French forward's overall statistics were superior to Reus's.

So why did Reus defeat Mbappé and ultimately make the First Team?

In the eyes of PSG fans, Reus and Hummels reaped far too many benefits simply by being Champions League winners.

The First Team is supposed to honor the most outstanding performers, like Tang Ye, Haaland, and Salah; yet in the eyes of fans from other leagues, the performances of Reus and Azpilicueta were actually unqualified.

Of course, compared to the coach, the controversy surrounding the players is relatively minor.

This season's Champions League Best Coach!

Ferran Escrivá!

Punching someone in the quarter-finals!

A two-match ban in the semi-finals!

Kneeling on the grass in the final!

The Spanish War God plus a free-rider!

And damn it, he even panders to the Chinese!

【I suggest investigating Ferran; he must be a spy sent by China.】

【What spy? Escrivá just likes TY, that's all.】

【Stop talking about pandering to China; just tell us, is TY amazing or not? Besides, isn't Dortmund the Champions League winner now?】

【There are many Bayern and Chelsea fans lurking in the comments section; they're the ones badmouthing Escrivá. Which proper Dortmund fan would criticize Escrivá?】

【Long live Borussia Dortmund! We are the Champions League champions!】

【If you want to criticize Escrivá, go look at Ten Hag first. Player recruitment is also part of a coach's ability!】

Regarding the question of whether Escrivá was merely a free-rider, the Douyu streamer Xiao Ming Jian Mo shared his views during his live broadcast.

"Hey, let me clarify first: I'm not riding coattails; I genuinely watch football! I started watching Tang Ye's matches back at the Russia World Cup, so I'm truly not leeching. And let me state upfront: I am a fan of Tang Ye."

Since matters concerning Tang Ye are too easily met with backlash domestically, Xiao Ming Jian Mo needed to stack his defenses first before addressing the issue, maxing out both his physical and magic resistance.

"I just don't understand why you're all speaking up for Escrivá. Escrivá really has no skill; let me tell you, he's just like Ten Hag."

【Careful, the Ten Hag Army might kill you.】

【Hahahaha】

"Let me give you an analogy: Escrivá and Ten Hag are like Renekton players in League of Legends!"

"Damn it, does playing Renekton require any mechanical skill? You just get close and mash buttons randomly. Do you know what kind of people play Renekton? It's those players who have no technique and only chase raw stats."

"Does Renekton have mechanics? What mechanics? Bullshit mechanics! I have a two-item Fiora and can't beat a one-item Renekton; is that my problem?"

Xiao Ming Jian Mo pointed his finger at the camera, his expression fierce: "I said it: Renekton players are exactly like Ten Hag and Escrivá!"

"What technique do these two coaches have?"

"Put Tang Ye on the field, then run up to the stands to hide. Finally, when they win the championship, they come down to collect the medal together. That's what Ten Hag and Escrivá did."

"Do you know why I call Escrivá a Renekton player? Because he loves stats; he doesn't give a damn about any technique!"

"He sees Tang Ye's FIFA rating is 96, thinks 'Wow, such high stats!' and then decides not to arrange any tactics, just saying: 'You go out there and play.'"

"Oh, Escrivá has mechanics? He has mechanics? What mechanics does he have?"

Xiao Ming Jian Mo stared intently at the camera: "Come on, let me ask you this. If it's all just about stats, then if I went to Dortmund to be the coach, couldn't I also win the Champions League? If we're just playing with stats, who needs tactics? Just shove Tang Ye and Haaland onto the pitch, and after 90 minutes, the opponent's goal will automatically explode."

After this outburst, his eyes remained fierce; it was clear that Xiao Ming Jian Mo was truly furious.

Of course, envy and jealousy were also part of the equation.

"Brothers, I'm not lying to you; if you let me coach Dortmund, I could win the Champions League too. The Champions League-winning streamer is right here; brothers, if you don't send some gifts, you're really letting me down."

【Go eat shit.】

【Tang Ye is awesome, but does that mean Escrivá is purely a free-rider? Doesn't Escrivá need to arrange tactics in the locker room?】

【Streamer, looks like you're asking to be scolded.】

【Enough talk, brothers; when does the championship parade start?】

The championship parade is already being arranged, with less than 24 hours remaining until it officially begins.

However, before participating in the championship parade, Tang Ye still had one very important matter to attend to.

【Champions League Chain Quest · Stage Four】

Status: Completed (Reward quality determined by final Champions League performance)

That's right; he was about to open the final Champions League chest.

The prerequisite for opening a stage-based chest is the complete conclusion of this season's Champions League, so the moment Dortmund defeated Chelsea, Tang Ye received the notification that the quest was complete.

However, he did not claim the chest immediately.

Something as important as a stage-based chest certainly couldn't be opened casually.

Today was June 2nd; Tang Ye had specifically checked the almanac.

Today was the day with the best feng shui in the past week.

In other words, this was the perfect day to open treasure chests!

After bathing and changing clothes, Tang Ye rubbed his hands together.

Let's get started!

【You have completed the Champions League Chain Quest · Phase Four (Final Phase). Calculating quest rewards...】

When his consciousness blurred for an instant and then recovered, match footage floated before Tang Ye, playing in his mind like a PowerPoint presentation.

As expected, the core of the final phase quest still depended on his performance during the matches.

The higher the difficulty of winning the match and the more outstanding his performance, the better Tang Ye's rewards would naturally be!

This suddenly made Tang Ye feel expectant.

After all, from the Round of 16 onward in this season's Champions League, Dortmund had fought tooth and nail in every match; the difficulty of finally breaking into the finals could completely be described as history-making.

Furthermore, Dortmund defeated Chelsea in the final and claimed this season's Big Ears Trophy!

Hiss...

He took a deep breath.

Considering various factors, Tang Ye believed that his final reward for this season should be exceptionally good.

Could it even surpass the reward for winning the Asian Cup previously?

Hmm, it probably would!

Let's see what the situation is!

While Tang Ye was pondering, the PowerPoint presentation before him finally ended.

【Final phase reward calculation complete. You may choose one of the following three rewards.】

The familiar choose-one-of-three; this was very comfortable.

1. Romário Ultra-High Precision Touch Template in the Penalty Area (Supreme Legend).

2. Platini Absolute Inheritance Template (Supreme Legend).

3. GG Bond Tang Ye Insight Eye Template (Heaven-Defying).

Hmm?

The first two were normal, but upon seeing the third item, Tang Ye paused for a moment.

GG Bond was...

Damn, that's me!

Hell!

Following the previous time he obtained the 【Chewing Gum】 item, Tang Ye had once again opened something related to himself.

However, this time it wasn't as simple as an item; he had directly opened a template.

The template's rank was Heaven-Defying.

So, whether Supreme Legend or Heaven-Defying was more powerful was a question very worth pondering.

With a serious expression, Tang Ye opened the Quark browser.

【Is Supreme Legend more powerful or is Heaven-Defying more powerful?】

【Quark answers: "Supreme Legend" and "Heaven-Defying" are two different concepts; it is difficult to directly compare which is more powerful.】

Unfortunately, modern search software was not omnipotent.

So now, Tang Ye could only rely on himself.

According to the principle that rarity equals value, Heaven-Defying should be more powerful than Supreme Legend.

So... should he merge with himself?

"..."

Gritting his teeth, Tang Ye's eyes suddenly turned fierce.

If one couldn't even believe in oneself, then who else could one believe in?

GG Bond, charge!

【You have obtained the GG Bond Tang Ye Insight Eye Template (Heaven-Defying).】

【You have obtained the highest numerical value of Heavenly Bestowal Infusion in football history; after the infusion ends, your single attribute value will become the highest in football history.】

As expected!