[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-god-of-football-starts-with-passive-skills":3,"chapter-the-god-of-football-starts-with-passive-skills-the-god-of-football-starts-with-passive-skills-chapter-380":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","The God of Football Starts With Passive Skills",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},484116,734,"Chapter 380 - 84: The Turin Massacre! The Old Lady’s Dirge! The Bundesliga’s Vindication","the-god-of-football-starts-with-passive-skills-chapter-380",380,"\u003Cp>The media in Turin stated that in this disastrous defeat on all fronts, it was pointless to blame the players.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This wasn’t about a disparity in a few positions; it was across the board!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Of the 11 Juventus players on the field, aside from the goalkeeper, the other 10 were all outmatched in their positions.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"With a gap like that, how could they possibly not lose?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After returning to Germany in triumph with a 3-0 victory from Turin, Italy, Dortmund received another piece of good news.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The team’s official captain, defensive midfielder Sebastian Kael, had finally recovered from his injury and was set to return.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kael had already been participating in team training but had yet to receive clearance to play from the team doctor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, he was finally able to take the field.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After returning from Turin, the team immediately headed to Bochum without a moment’s rest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In Round 26 of the Bundesliga, Dortmund played an away match against Bochum.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although the rivalry between the two teams wasn’t as intense as the Ruhr Derby, their cities were neighbors, so there was still some bad blood between them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And in the 18th minute, Kael, making his first appearance after a six-month absence, scored with a long-range shot to announce his comeback!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>1-0!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as Wang Shuo had said, Kael was a very strong player.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His biggest problem was that he was too injury-prone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the 27th minute, Wang Shuo orchestrated an attack, drawing the defenders’ attention. He passed the ball to Kuba, who sent in a cross from the right flank that Götze converted into a goal. 2-0!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The young Dortmund player’s performances were becoming increasingly impressive, even beginning to overshadow Foyelner’s.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After halftime, Holtby pulled one back for Bochum in the 53rd minute.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Wang Shuo scored twice in the span of just three minutes, in the 64th and 67th minutes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The second goal came from a corner kick; after Santana’s header was saved by the goalkeeper, Wang Shuo pounced on the rebound and scored.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the end, Dortmund thrashed Bochum 4-1 in the away match!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Shuo had scored a brace once again!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, in the same round, Bayern defeated Freiburg 2-1 at home.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bayer Leverkusen defeated Hamburg 4-2 at home.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The league standings and point gaps remained unchanged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Midweek, Dortmund hosted Juventus at home for the second leg of the UEFA Europa League Round of 16 knockout stage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After winning the first leg 3-0 away from home, there was little suspense left for the second leg.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Compared to the first leg, Zaccheroni made several adjustments to his lineup for the second leg.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Goalkeeper: Buffon;\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Defense: Grosso, Cannavaro, Zebina, and Salihamidzic;\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Midfield: Muhammad Sissoko and Felipe Melo as a double pivot, with Piero, Diego, and Camoranesi in front of them;\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Forward: Trezeguet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clearly, Zaccheroni’s starting lineup was considerably younger than in the first leg.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But even with the changes to the lineup and players, Dortmund’s approach remained the same.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Klopp’s strategy was simple, embodying the saying \"the fist fears the young and strong.\" It was to overwhelm the old masters with a flurry of chaotic blows.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Throwing caution to the wind, they came out swinging and went straight for the jugular.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just nine minutes in, Schmelzer made an overlapping run down the wing and sent in a cross. Wang Shuo pounced on it in front of the goal to open the scoring for the team!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>1-0!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even with the changes to their lineup, Juventus still couldn’t keep up with Dortmund’s pace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before the first half ended, Wang Shuo orchestrated another attack, with Kuba assisting a goal by Reus to extend the lead to 2-0!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, just four minutes into the second half, Diego, under pressure in the final third, was forced into a back pass. The pass was errant, and Wang Shuo was the first to it, breaking into the penalty area and converting the one-on-one chance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>3-0!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Shuo had scored another brace!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was now his third consecutive match with a brace!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dortmund nearly scored again in the 83rd minute.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Valdes, who had come on as a substitute for Wang Shuo, had a golden one-on-one opportunity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But when faced with only Buffon to beat, he inexplicably skied the shot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ultimately, Dortmund won 3-0 at home, thrashing Juventus 6-0 on aggregate!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This stunning result sent shockwaves through the European football scene!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was especially shocking in the context of the Champions League Round of 16, where Bayern, despite losing 3-2 away to Fiorentina, advanced. With the aggregate score tied at 4-4, Van Gaal’s team eliminated the Purple Lily thanks to away goals.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a result, in both the Champions League and the UEFA Europa League, the two Bundesliga teams facing their Serie A counterparts had both secured their places in the next round.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This meant it was now a foregone conclusion that the Bundesliga’s UEFA coefficient would surpass that of Serie A!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Barring any surprises, this meant that starting from the 2011-12 season, the Bundesliga would be awarded four Champions League spots.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This news sent a wave of excitement through the German football scene.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ever since being surpassed by the Premier League at the turn of the century, the Bundesliga had been ranked as Europe’s fourth-best league.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At one point, it was even in danger of being overtaken by Ligue 1.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now, the Bundesliga could finally hold its head high with pride!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While all of Germany was immersed in the joy of success in both the Champions League and the Europa League—and the Bundesliga’s ascent to Europe’s third-ranked league—Wang Shuo’s agent, Thomas Essien, arrived at Westfalen Stadium again the day after the home game against Juventus.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it was different this time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, Thomas Essien was not alone; Shen Qinghe was with him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Carrying a laptop bag, she followed Thomas Essien into the bright conference room.\u003C\u002Fp>",974,"2026-05-30T11:12:32.830Z","2026-06-01T04:31:05.348Z",1,"novelbin.me","0b1aef74ecdf9228ed36997d7d6a1a1cc88330816923998f28a93f05cd8e5350","the-god-of-football-starts-with-passive-skills-chapter-381","the-god-of-football-starts-with-passive-skills-chapter-379",400,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-god-of-football-starts-with-passive-skills-cover.jpg"]