Chapter 698: Chapter 697: The King’s Thousand-Mile Solo Ride
However, Deng Kai kicked the football forward, continuing the advance.
Just a feint!
Immediately, Torres made a move to the left flank.
Deng Kai then leaned to the side, his left foot feinting a through pass.
Rezeg decisively attempted an interception, predicting Deng Kai’s pass to Torres.
Bang!
Deng Kai awkwardly nudged the football forward again.
Another feint!
At this point, there were no defenders in front of Deng Kai.
He and Valdes locked eyes.
A chill went through Valdes’s heart, and he instantly rushed out of the penalty area.
The goalkeeper charged!
Before reaching the football outside the penalty arc, Deng Kai suddenly quickened his pace, continuously adjusting.
This was the preparatory motion for a shot!
Valdes was fully focused, slowing down to prepare for the save.
Bang!
Deng Kai continued to move the ball, this time slightly to the right, and with much less force.
A feigned shot!
But it did not fool Valdes.
Three times is too many, Deng Kai underestimated Valdes!
Valdes moved to his left side.
Bang!
After catching up to the football, Deng Kai suddenly pushed it to the left.
Valdes quickly pulled back his center of gravity, readying for a ground save.
But he hadn’t committed to the dive yet.
Bang bang!
Deng Kai touched the ball to the right with his left foot, then nudged it forward with his right.
Deep-fried meatball!
In the end, it was the right side!
This is called clinging firmly to your chosen path.
Where he started is where he finished.
A crossover.
Deng Kai got past Valdes, who was sitting on the ground.
Bang!
A push shot!
The football rolled into the "no-man’s land"!
Camp Nou fell silent!
This was...
A solo effort over a thousand miles!
Dribbling from the backfield, charging forward, and finally beating the goalkeeper to score the equalizing goal.
Four to four.
Both sides were back on an even footing.
Manchester City had pierced through the entirety of Barcelona with just one man!
This... this should have been a feat for Ronaldinho.
Deng Kai...
Silence.
The Camp Nou fans didn’t know how to react to the conceded goal.
The scene was... shocking!
It wasn’t until Deng Kai raised his arms high, surveying the "subjects" in the stands of Camp Nou like a king, that Barça fans erupted in a thunderous booing!
"Go fuck your mother!"
"Pretentious prick!"
"Who the fuck do you think you are!"
"This isn’t Etihad, this is Camp Nou!"
"Kill him! Too arrogant!"
"He thinks he’s a king?"
"Fuck! Break his legs!"
Barça fans unleashed a continuous volley of jeers.
Not every goal could ignite their anger.
But a domineering and spectacular goal often could make them blind with rage.
Deng Kai’s goal was exactly that kind.
But in fact, Deng Kai’s kingly and domineering celebration was telling the whole world... who could still dispute this goal? Was it offside, or an attacking foul?
Who could nullify Manchester City’s goal?
Who!
The next moment, the Manchester City players rushed over, excitedly surrounding Deng Kai.
"Oh! It wasn’t easy at all! Manchester City has completely leveled the score!"
"But this definitely wasn’t a goal that reset the balance; from this goal onwards, if Manchester City scores again, Barcelona must score one more than them."
"Because this is Camp Nou, the home field, and Manchester City’s away goals count for more!"
Invisibly, the pressure was transferred to Barcelona.
The seventy-seventh minute.
On the right-wing, Maicon drove forward with the ball, executing a series of plays with Ribery.
But this time, Dai Weisi and Marquez joined in to press, giving Ribery no chance at all.
Ribery passed back to Maicon.
Maicon cleared the ball with a powerful kick.
Upon receiving the football near the left touchline, Lahm started a strong run without giving Quaresma a chance to tangle up.
No technique, all speed!
Rezeg tried to block Lahm’s position, but Lahm pushed the football forward and accelerated past Rezeg on the outside.
Bang!
Lahm delivered a cross.
However, since he was close to the sideline, the kick didn’t reach the middle but went to the near post instead.
But...
Bang!
The Manchester City number ten player made a run to the near post!
It was Deng Kai!
Puyol was the first to follow, but before he could fully catch up, Deng Kai had already leaped into the air.
Bang!
Thanks to Van Persie for the Fish Jump Header!
This header produced a special effect of the Van Persie Fish Jump.
"When facing the unbeatable Spanish armada, it wasn’t the British navy who defeated them, but the Fish Jump by Van Persie. When there’s a Spanish player in the opponent’s defense, your Fish Jump’s distance, height, power, and heading accuracy will greatly increase!"
After landing, Deng Kai did a forward roll.
Then he sprung up and rushed to the corner flag area.
He saw it!
The football was in!
The Van Persie Fish Jump will always be the coolest Fish Jump—no explanation needed!
The Barcelona fans hadn’t yet figured out what had happened in front of the chaotic goal when they saw Deng Kai charging out.
Then he leaped high into the air.
He did a 180-degree spin.
Like a demon descending, he landed heavily on the grass of Camp Nou.
I don’t know if it was everyone’s illusion.
It seemed like the whole Camp Nou trembled at that moment.
"Siuuuuuu!"
Deng Kai howled towards the sky.
The few City fans present joined in with a celebration roar that echoed through the mountains and the rivers:
"Siuuuuuuu!"
At that moment, the Barcelona fans finally realised what had happened.
The stadium had indeed shaken just now.
That tremor was from eighty thousand Barcelona fans shaking!
"GOAL!"
"Deng Kai scores a brace!"
"Overall score, five to four! Manchester City takes the lead again!"
"There will be no overtime in this game! Within regular time, a winner must be decided because the away goals are now uneven!"
"Barcelona must score two goals in a row to knock out Manchester City!"
"Otherwise, they may be eliminated by Manchester City right here in their own stadium."
"Deng Kai scores two goals within six minutes! One a magnificent solo run, the other a fantastic Fish Jump Header!"
"This is the world’s number one!"
"This is the terrifying Blue Moon!"
"Manchester City! Manchester City!"
Huang Jianxiang was ecstatic.
Manchester City flagging?
Deng Kai distracted?
Now, see if City are weak!
See if our Kai is focused enough!
In the 81st minute.
Barcelona organised an attack, but it was intercepted by Tu Lei in midfield.
Tu Lei directly booted the ball to the left flank.
The raging Lahm once again took the ball down the side and successfully earned a corner.
Lahm brought the football to the corner flag area, ready to take the kick.
The main referee blew the whistle indicating they could play the ball.
But at that moment, Deng Kai suddenly raised his hand and then ran towards Lahm.
He signalled with his hands for their teammates to go back and defend.
This was normal.
Manchester City didn’t need to score anymore.
They just needed to defend.
As long as they didn’t concede two goals, they would be the winners of this round.
So the Barcelona players hurried to communicate defensive strategies and allocated their marks.
However, they were facing away from Deng Kai and couldn’t see the fantastic expression on his face.
Lahm got the message.
Bang!
Lahm took the corner kick straight away.
In the penalty area, Marquez reached out to hold Kompany while signalling to his teammates that he would mark this man.
Kompany suddenly jumped up.
Bang!
The football smashed into Barcelona’s goal.
Not a single Barcelona player reacted.
Kompany immediately rushed towards Lahm.
Some Manchester City players, after a moment of stunned silence, followed suit.
"This is... my god! A huge defensive error by Barcelona!"
"They thought Deng Kai was going to take the corner, but Lahm took it!"
"The main referee had already blown the whistle!"
"Barcelona players surrounded the referee, but Deng Kai led the City players over to protect the referee!"
"This... you could say it was a mistake by the referee’s call, but it was also caused by Barcelona’s lack of defensive focus!"
