Chapter 166: Isco's Three Dogs

After the draw ceremony ended.

Dino and Li Kang left the venue first.

The experienced Wo Le Er stayed behind to accept media interviews.

"No matter who the opponent is, Lewokusen will put out its best form and make thorough preparations."

"Undefeated record? We are far from matching the legends created by AC Milan, Arsenal, and Bayern Munich! Lewokusen knows its own squad strength very well!"

"A dream realized after fourteen years?"

"Everyone should know that the total value of that Sanya King team back then was second only to the Galacticos."

"Lewokusen's investment is small; reaching the Champions League semi-finals is mainly thanks to Li's contribution. Yes, yes, yes, your adjective is great, a gem! He is a gem of the Spanish national team!"

Wo Le Er had prepared two sets of explanations early on.

If we had drawn Juventus or Atletico Madrid... we would naturally have another explanation.

He felt uneasy inside.

The opponent is Real Madrid.

In a two-legged format, there is no chance of an upset; the Champions League is not the J-League or the A-League!

Put it this way, even if Real Madrid fields a bunch of substitutes and plays unusually, they could still smash Lewokusen's defense.

Just thinking about those few black eggs at home...

Wo Le Er almost couldn't help taking off his leather shoes.

After returning to the hotel arranged by UEFA, Li Kang made a list and asked Dino, who was preparing to go out and play, to buy him a few handicrafts.

The suburbs of Madrid, Real Madrid Sports City.

Bale was still doing extra training.

Although he was thinking about going to play golf, before every major match he always makes sure to stay in top condition.

Yin Si Ke walked to the sidelines, picked up his phone, his expression slightly surprised, and couldn't help saying loudly: "Our opponent... is Lewokusen! Li..."

The few people on the training field, after hearing this news, reacted very indifferently.

Their minds were not at all on the Champions League semi-finals; the La Liga title race had reached a white-hot stage, and a slight mistake would leave them far from the championship!

The opponent is still Lewokusen?

Even if we pull up the substitute players, we can still complete a crushing victory.

Yes!

Even if Real Madrid fields its substitute lineup, it can still thoroughly crush many strong teams.

Navas furrowed his brows: "You kid... how can you bring your phone to the training ground?"

Yin Si Ke spread his hands, gave an embarrassed laugh, and said: "Sorry."

In the minds of Spain's young generation of players: Li Kang is an important piece of the European Championship-winning puzzle.

Yin Si Ke had raised two dogs, naming them after his idols—one called Messi, the other Figo. After watching the national team's match against Brazil, he couldn't help wanting to raise another dog: named Li Kang.

Marcelo laughed and teased: "You're not bad either."

Yin Si Ke laughed, scratched his head, turned off his phone, and returned to the training field.

He is not bad; during his time at Malaga, as a starter he had reached the Champions League quarter-finals, but unfortunately in the match against Dortmund he failed to hold the last few minutes, otherwise he might have once again staged a miracle dark horse run.

Worth mentioning is that the then head coach of Malaga back then is none other than the current Manchester City manager, Pellegrini.

Tactical meeting room.

The coaching staff members successively brought up Lewokusen's overall data and tactical characteristics for this season.

Why didn't we study earlier?

In recent years' draw luck... we never thought we could get Lewokusen, right?

The materials prepared in advance were all related to Juventus.

As for Atletico Madrid, there's no need to study them either, after all we've been fighting them for decades.

Betoni rubbed his bald head and harshly interrupted everyone's speech:

"There's nothing to analyze about Lewokusen! Just analyze Li!"

"Take him out, and Lewokusen's entire squad value is still less than half of Bale's leg!"

"Damn it, did Li come to Real Madrid for a trial when he was young? And then you guys drove him away?"

The solemn atmosphere instantly dissipated.

Everyone burst out laughing.

This joke came from The Sun...

After Neymar rose to fame, countless European tabloids accused Real Madrid: "The Samba superstar was actually rejected in his childhood?"

In fact, Real Madrid originally tried every possible way to keep him.

Unfortunately, the young Neymar didn't understand things, day and night longing for his hometown.

Otherwise, with his super talent and Bernabeu youth training background, the Galacticos could hardly contain him.

As for those so-called "wronged" geniuses who were rejected by Real Madrid's youth academy...

They are practically just a joke.

They simply cannot compare to any member of the Galacticos squad.

That night.

The television screen in the dormitory living room was paused at the game interface.

Brandt and Havertz were scrolling on their phones, occasionally letting out laughter.

"Kay, this netizen says... Real Madrid drawing Lewokusen means for UEFA the significance is maximizing broadcast revenue sharing!"

"Netizens also teach the club how to set up tactics, with many comments telling you to lose weight!"

The way to maximize broadcast revenue sharing is... should operate like this: let Lewokusen defeat Juventus or Atlético Madrid in the semifinals, battle for the pinnacle of Europe! Defeat Real Madrid!

This is exactly the epic chapter fans love to see! Just like Maradona's World Cup-winning year!

Li is an epic... do we deserve it? The Champions League isn't the same as a national team competition; not to mention the overall strength gap, Germany's World Cup-winning tactics and techniques are several years behind Bayern's.

Look at Maradona's teammates—who are they?

Havertz said seriously.

Brant nodded thoughtfully: "We probably aren't worthy yet..."

The two people, despite having different upbringings, unexpectedly developed the same precocious personality.

When they play games, they act chuunibyou.

When facing academic exams and official matches, they are very self-aware.

Three days later.

The Bundesliga match day arrives.

Lewokusen hosts Borussia Mönchengladbach!

After suffering seven consecutive losses at the start of the season, the Prussian colt has risen again!

Schubert led his fierce warriors, repeatedly defeating strong opponents, and actually fought back to fourth place in the Bundesliga!

"Taking over a bottom‑side team at the start and sweeping the Bundesliga champions!"

Bayer Arena.

A sea of people, every seat filled!

Half of the stands are flooded with Mönchengladbach fans!

For Lewokusen, each upcoming match is a crucial battle for the title.

For Borussia Mönchengladbach, each upcoming match is a life‑or‑death fight for next season's Champions League qualification.

Baumgartner and Zakaria enthusiastically took turns hugging Li Kang.

After their first encounter, this golden duo found that all other midfield pairings in the Bundesliga are trash.

Tuopu Laotou sat weakly in the stands.

Dare not be careless, Dino once almost collapsed in Prussian Park.

The coaching staff still let Li Kang start.

Li Kang also quite likes Dino's tactical setup.

Simple, direct.

Doesn't really need to use the brain.

Right, the whole team doesn't need to use the brain.

The young assistant coach, in order to solve the defensive problems, carefully divided the defensive zones and arranged the details of cooperative defense.

The result was getting blown apart.

Jonathan Tah, Kramer, and Bendtner were completely turned into "invisible" by Mönchengladbach's double pivot ball‑circulation tactic.

Van Dijk had nowhere to retreat—Mönchengladbach's positional attack directly flattened the defensive space.

24th minute of the match.

Dahoud's powerful shot was blocked by Lai Nuo!

The ball arced toward the top of the penalty area arc!

Zakaria fired a volley!

The ball traced a Manchester United‑style arc, blasting open Lewokusen's goal!

Lai Nuo couldn't make a second save in quick succession.

Zakaria didn't celebrate.

He picked up the ball from the net and returned to the center circle.

Next season, he will soon head to the Premier League, joining Arsenal!

There's not much left I can do for Prussian Park.

36th minute of the match.

Li Kang dribbled forward into the forty‑meter zone.

He was taken down by Baumgartner and Hermann...

Schubert on the sidelines was beside himself! He would rather his own players foul than let Li Kang easily play the ball out.

Beep!

The whistle blew!

The head referee pulled out a foam spray and drew a 'U' shape at the foul spot.

Li Kang stood at the penalty spot, constantly stepping back.

Tens of thousands of spectators stared at the excessive run‑up distance, baffled!

Schubert and Dino looked blank: "He's going to shoot from there? Impossible!"

In the field of view.

A short, sturdy golden phantom suddenly appeared.

Carlos.

Heavy sword, no edge!

Under the spotlight, the black hair of the genius Beiming Yin fluttered in the wind.

It seemed that with every step he took, the whole city trembled slightly.

Thud!

Accompanied by an explosion that reverberated across the heavens!

The football turned into a streak of white light.

With the force to break through the clouds.

Flew out of the baseline!

As expected, it's a 'special' module with only a 4% hit rate.