Chapter 652: Chapter 651: Death Barbie
Lockrun’s players, one after another, covered their cheeks, filled with despair.
With the goalkeeper’s misjudgment, Deng Kai’s toe poke found the net, marking his second goal.
Four to zero!
Manchester City had nearly ended the suspense of the first round of the UEFA Europa League match in the first half itself.
It wasn’t necessary to even play the second leg anymore.
Actually, there was no need to even play the second half.
But soon, the fans changed their minds.
As the match entered the second half.
Manchester City didn’t seem to have any intention of calling off the attack.
The fiftieth minute.
A header clash occurred in Lockrun’s half.
The opposing center-back and Villa contested with their feet, and the football bounced up.
Adriano took the initiative, chesting the ball down, but it bounced away.
The opposing defensive midfielder cleared it with a big kick.
Thiago Silva headed the football back.
The opposing center-back headed it back again.
Then, Manchester City’s tall man Kompany headed the football back once more with force.
His header was powerful and fast, completely bypassing the opponent’s back line.
The Lockrun center-back turned to run back, trying to clear the ball before it landed, half-turning to send it back to midfield.
However, this time Ribery appeared behind him unexpectedly.
His half-turned kick smothered the ball against Ribery’s body.
The football rebounded towards the Lockrun penalty area.
Ribery, unharmed by the impact, instead accelerated towards the ball, catching up and breaking away to challenge the opposing goalkeeper.
The Lockrun goalkeeper charged out.
Ribery curled the ball with his right foot, easily netting it.
"Five to zero! Manchester City is on a massacre!"
"With this, Manchester City’s attacking trio V (Villa) A (Adriano) R (Ribery) has all scored!"
"And Deng Kai from the VAR trio has scored twice!"
Deng Kai: ???
On the sideline, Maxa had the players warming up.
Lockrun finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Substitutions were finally coming.
Finally, they could stop conceding goals.
Five to zero... too terrifying.
No wonder some say Manchester City’s firepower is among the top three in the Premier League.
From this match, people would believe it if you said they were top three in Europe!
Are the top five leagues this scary?
Better to go back and play in the Belgium league.
Mom, I want to go home!
The fifty-eighth minute.
Fabregas and Ribery switched places and Fabregas made a through pass.
Maicon got the ball on the wing again and crossed from near the baseline.
But because Fabregas’s pass was a bit too strong, Maicon was close to the byline when he crossed.
The football was very close to the goal, theoretically within the goalkeeper’s reach.
But it struck the crossbar by chance, bouncing towards the far post.
Adriano at the far post leaped high and headed the ball goalward once again.
The opposing center-back pushed Adriano in defense, causing Adriano to lose balance in mid-air, his head struck the ball and then hit the goalpost.
That ringing sound.
It even overshadowed the referee’s whistle signaling the goal was good.
Six to zero!
Adriano had scored his second heading goal!
On Manchester City’s side, the players surrounded the one responsible.
However, seeing the opponent’s repeated apologies to Adriano, it seemed they were not malicious.
In the end, the main referee showed him a yellow card.
Adriano was carried off the pitch on a stretcher.
A head injury could be serious or minor.
After all, it’s so hard.
From the outside, Adriano seemed fine, but one would need to check to be certain.
If there’s a concussion, recovery could be a bit more troublesome.
Guardiola took the opportunity during this break to make three substitutions at once.
The recovered Torres took Adriano’s place.
The Spanish midfield maestro David Silva replaced Fabregas.
Fabregas wasn’t particularly happy at the start; he felt he played well in the match and hoped to play the full game.
But as soon as he came off, Maxa clung to him and said, "You played well, you’ll start the next game."
Fabregas immediately smiled.
Substitution well made, splendid indeed, Saint Maxa’s changes are spot on!
Let David Silva happily be a substitute.
From now on, I, Fabregas, am a starter.
But the truth was that Essien had personal matters to deal with and couldn’t play the next game.
Mascherano would play the full game this match; with the next game just three days away, he might not be capable of playing the entire match again.
Finally, Ashley Young replaced Lahm.
Ashley Young was quite confused by this.
Had he really... become a wing-back?
A conflict+team doctor on the field+a substitution, all took up about three minutes.
The sixty-first minute, play resumed.
And it was in this minute.
Right after the opposition kicked off, Manchester City immediately started pressing.
How could Lockrun have anticipated this?
The score was already six to zero.
You’re still playing?
As a result, Lockrun made a direct passing error, giving the ball to Deng Kai.
Deng Kai passed to Ashley Young on the left, dodging the opponent’s press.
Ashley Young played a one-two with Deng Kai.
This time Deng Kai headed the ball for a long pass, lobbing it into the penalty area.
Torres hadn’t even started moving when he was entangled by the opponent.
But a small figure suddenly emerged.
David Silva!
Bang!
Facing the charging goalkeeper.
David Silva shot directly without stopping the ball.
His ability to handle the ball was quite impressive.
Woosh!
The football smashed into the net.
Manchester City scored another.
"Insane! Manchester City is really on a killing spree today!"
"Seven to zero! David Silva scores within less than a minute of taking the field! This is also his first goal for Manchester City!"
"The Manchester City fans must be so overjoyed they’re nearly insane!"
"According to statistics, the noise levels in the stadium have reached 130 decibels! This exceeds the previous record of 129 decibels by Schalke 04’s home ground!"
"Huh? Maxa doesn’t seem too happy, he’s even frowning."
In the frame, Maxa looked solemn.
"It’s so difficult, Treatise on Febrile Diseases and The Inner Canon of the Yellow Emperor are just too hard. No wonder some say The Inner Canon of the Yellow Emperor discusses theory not treatment, yet therein lies great remedies; Treatise on Febrile Diseases discusses treatments not theory, yet it contains supreme principles." Maxa shook his head and sighed, "So profound, so profound indeed!"
Since the first round of the Premier League when Deng Kai caught a cold from Hathaway, Maxa had embarked on a new field of research after bubble tea, desserts, French cuisine, Chinese cuisine, and massages.
This time, he aimed to conquer Traditional Chinese Medicine.
A robust physique could fend off diseases, but was still prone to some ailments.
At that point, relying solely on one’s immune system wasn’t enough; external help was necessary.
Traditional Chinese Medicine was the best option Maxa had come across so far.
As for the match... what did it have to do with him?
...
The sixty-sixth minute.
Deng Kai passed the ball to David Silva.
The latter sent a through pass to Ribery.
Ribery deftly heeled the ball.
It found its way back to Maicon.
Maicon carried the ball again.
This time he didn’t even need to reach the endline; he just crossed directly.
In the middle, Torres led the charge, full speed ahead.
Bang!
Torres completed a point-blank push shot, taking advantage of his speed.
For the eighth time, the football was driven into Lockrun’s net.
Lockrun’s goalkeeper was as pale as a sheet, completely numb.
Eight to zero!
Hell on the pitch!
Octuple disaster!
