The God of Football Starts With Passive Skills

Chapter 539: Chapter 107: Another Record Broken! Half-Season Champions! Zero-Angle Goal! Tremble, Bayern

In the end, Benfica failed to score against Dortmund in the 19th minute. Instead, they were caught on a quick counter-attack, and Foyelner scored the opener for his team off an assist from Grosskreutz!

After play resumed in the second half, Santana scored with a header from a corner kick in the 81st minute.

Benfica also managed to score from a corner in the 87th minute.

Ultimately, Dortmund defeated Benfica 2-1!

This was also quite unexpected.

Dortmund hadn’t even been playing at full strength.

Having already secured qualification, the Bumblebees fielded a squad of substitutes and rotated players.

Who would have thought they would still win?

This also went to show that Klopp’s current tactical system was still highly advanced for the European football scene.

Lyon also put on a lackluster performance, ultimately drawing 2-2 at home against Spartak Moscow.

The final group standings had Dortmund in first place with 16 points.

Lyon and Benfica both finished with 6 points, but Lyon took second place in the group due to a better head-to-head record.

Benfica finished third.

Spartak Moscow was at the bottom of the table with 5 points.

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On the afternoon of December 11th, Matchday 16 of the Bundesliga, Dortmund hosted Werder Bremen at home.

As soon as the opening whistle blew, Dortmund launched a fierce assault on Werder Bremen.

Just two minutes later, Dortmund won possession in midfield and launched a quick counter-attack.

As Kuba dribbled forward along the right flank, Wang Shuo made a run ahead of him. He had already charged to the left side of the Arc Top District, hand raised to call for the ball.

Kuba looked up, spotted Wang Shuo, and sent a diagonal pass with his right foot, delivering it precisely to the left side of the penalty area.

The placement wasn’t quite right.

Wang Shuo had wanted the ball played in front of him so he could jump and head it directly at the goal.

Just like in the last match against Nuremberg.

But now, the ball was dropping behind him.

With no other choice, Wang Shuo abandoned the idea of going for goal himself. He changed direction, moving outward, and as the ball came down, he jumped and headed it back toward the penalty spot.

At almost the exact same moment, Götze came rushing in and unleashed a powerful strike. It was the first shot of the match, and it blasted through Werder Bremen’s goal.

1-0!

Just seven minutes later, Piszczek was fouled by a Werder Bremen player just outside the box, earning a free-kick.

Wang Shuo didn’t argue; Shahin was still the designated taker.

Shahin calmly took the kick and scored in one motion, sending the ball into Werder Bremen’s goal.

2-0!

Not long after play resumed in the second half, Dortmund created another opportunity.

It was down the right flank again, with Piszczek and Kuba combining to break through Werder Bremen’s left-side defense.

But this time, after carrying the ball into the right side of the box and using his speed to force his way through, Kuba didn’t cross it. Instead, he unleashed a furious shot.

But the shot was from a tight angle and didn’t go in. It was parried by the goalkeeper, with the ball falling toward the left corner of the six-yard box.

As Wang Shuo chased the ball down, he saw Reus rushing in. He suddenly slowed his pace, using his body to block Mertesacker.

Little Rocket pounced on the loose ball and scored on the follow-up, sending it into Werder Bremen’s goal once more.

Furious, Mertesacker gave Wang Shuo a shove from behind.

However, he quickly ran back over to apologize to Wang Shuo.

"It’s fine," Wang Shuo said, patting the tall German center-back’s arm.

Mertesacker stood 1.99 meters tall, making him a good deal taller than Wang Shuo.

Wang Shuo had to admit, he felt quite a bit of pressure standing next to him.

In the end, Dortmund secured a convincing 3-0 home victory over Werder Bremen.

This was only the second match of the season in which Wang Shuo didn’t score.

Wang Shuo hadn’t played in the Matchday 8 game against Cologne.

And of the three goals today, while only one was a direct assist from Wang Shuo, he was involved in the other two.

For Shahin’s free-kick goal, it was Wang Shuo who had made the pass that led to Piszczek being fouled.

As for Reus’s goal, even though Wang Shuo never touched the ball, his move to screen Mertesacker was crucial.

Otherwise, Reus would have had no angle for a shot.

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The moment referee Florian Mayer blew the final whistle, the entire Westfalen Stadium erupted in celebration.

The entire match had been played in a heavy downpour.

The temperature hovered around zero degrees.

But neither the cold nor the freezing rain could dampen the passion of the Dortmund fans.

As Weidenfeller led his teammates over to the South Stand, the stadium’s PA system was relentlessly building the atmosphere.

The drumming from the stands thundered relentlessly, firing up the emotions of every fan in the stadium.

Finally, all at once, the fans in the South Stand raised the cards in their hands high.

In an instant, with a great WHOOSH, the entire face of the South Stand transformed into a giant tifo.

It had a black border on a yellow background. At the top was Dortmund’s team name, and below it, the giant number 16.

This was the celebration from the fans in Dortmund’s South Stand, for the team had finally broken the all-time Bundesliga record for the longest winning streak—15 matches—a record previously set by Bayern Munich.

Now, that record—the best in the league’s history—belonged to Dortmund!

Alongside all his teammates, Wang Shuo stood shoulder to shoulder, arms draped over one another, bowing in gratitude to the fans in the stands.

When Wang Shuo lifted his head again to look at the massive tifo, he could still feel his blood thrumming with excitement.