The God of Football Starts With Passive Skills

Chapter 565: Chapter 111: Bicycle Kick! Tying the Legend! Back-to-Back Hat-tricks! Nesta, Our Duel Starts Now

"This is incredible!"

"Neuer was absolutely heroic in the first half, but it wasn’t enough to make up for Schalke 04’s terrible defense."

"Magat can’t seem to find any effective solutions for the team’s current situation."

"The locker room is in chaos. Key players, including Rakitic, are pushing for transfers, causing Magat’s team to fall apart."

Mertesacker had been made a fool of twice by Wang Shuo, but Hewedes wasn’t faring much better.

In the 55th minute, Dortmund launched a quick attack down the right flank.

Piszczek made a quick forward run, linking up with Götze and Kuba on the right to form an attacking combination. After breaking through Schalke 04’s defensive line, he sent in a cross from near the byline.

As Wang Shuo made his run, Hewedes consistently positioned himself in front of him. With Mertesacker also there, the two defenders kept Wang Shuo separated from the goal, preventing him from getting a direct shot.

But near the penalty spot, Wang Shuo suddenly slowed down, confusing Mertesacker and Hewedes. Then, just as suddenly, he burst forward again, using the advantage of this stop-and-go acceleration to force his way to the near post.

Before crossing, Piszczek had heard Wang Shuo’s signal and delivered a low, driven ball.

The ball arrived at the right corner of the six-yard box. Wang Shuo galloped onto it and swept it in with his right foot.

Neuer reacted quickly, diving to the ground, but how could he possibly get there in time?

"GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!"

"Another hat trick!!"

"Wang Shuo has scored a hat trick in two consecutive league matches!!"

"My God, Wang Shuo is in unbelievable form this season!"

"Back-to-back hat tricks!"

"That’s his 40th Bundesliga goal of the season!"

"He has successfully tied Gerd Müller’s legendary record of 40 goals in a single season!"

"This is completely unexpected!"

"Before this match, many in the media and the fans were speculating that Wang Shuo would most likely break Gerd Müller’s legendary record in March."

"Because in the coming period, Dortmund has a lot of matches, and they are all tough battles."

"That includes the national team training camp, the Champions League Round of 16 knockout match against AC Milan, the DFB-Pokal semifinal against Bayern, and the 24th league round away match against Bayern. Every single one is a tough fight."

"But no one expected that just as we entered February, Wang Shuo would tie Gerd Müller’s goal record with a hat trick!"

"Forty goals in a single season!"

As Wang Shuo ran to the sideline to celebrate, the entire stadium was chanting his name.

The sound of drums thundered through the stadium.

The announcer sounded exceptionally excited as well.

"According to information we previously received from local fan organizations, they were in the process of rushing to create a 40-goal TIFO display to celebrate when Wang Shuo tied the record."

"But who could have imagined that Wang Shuo would score goals faster than our fans could get a custom TIFO made!"

"What do we do now?"

The entire stadium erupted in cheers.

The South Stand even started successive waves that rippled through the crowd.

They were so excited, so thrilled!

And the match finally ended with a quick rush out from Neuer.

The German National Goalkeeper charged straight out to nearly the 30-meter mark to head away a long pass from Dortmund.

After clearing the ball, Neuer sprinted back to the front of his goal and plucked Kuba’s long-range chip shot out of the air.

You can just imagine how fast Neuer is!

But in the end, Dortmund secured a decisive 3-0 victory over Schalke 04 at home.

Dortmund had won all three Ruhr Derbys this season!

Amazingly, they were all shutout victories!

...

Things hadn’t been going well for AC Milan recently.

They first drew 0-0 at home against Lazio, and then drew 1-1 away against Genoa.

After 24 rounds, AC Milan was still at the top of the Serie A table. However, their lead had shrunk from four points to two, putting them in a precarious position.

Head coach Allegri had also come under considerable criticism.

This was especially true with the constant injuries within the team, as several key players, including Pirlo, were sidelined.

So, on the day after the draw with Genoa, when Allegri arrived at the Milanello Training Base in Carnago Town, a suburb northwest of Milan, his expression was very grave.

He walked down the long corridor to the coaches’ office. Seeing his assistant coach, Mauro Tassotti, already inside through the window, Allegri knocked lightly on the glass door.

Mauro Tassotti turned to look.

Allegri waved at him and continued toward his own office.

Mauro Tassotti quickly followed.

"Mauro, did you see the news today?"

"I did. A lot of people are cursing us out."

"I’m not talking about that. I mean... Dortmund."

"How could I have missed it? The praise is everywhere, especially for Wang Shuo."

Tying Gerd Müller’s legendary record of 40 goals in a single season!

And in only 21 rounds!

Now, it wasn’t just the German media; media outlets across almost all of Europe, and even the entire world, were showering Wang Shuo with praise.

The reason was simple. The last time a player had scored 40 goals in a single season in one of the top five leagues was Gerd Müller in the ’71/’72 season—40 years ago.

For fans of the top five leagues, this was a magnificent feat!

The Italian media also gave it extremely high praise.

When Allegri woke up that morning, nearly every newspaper he flipped through had news of Wang Shuo on the front page.

It was easy to imagine how the news had spread to every corner of the Earth overnight.

"Did you watch Dortmund’s Bundesliga match against Schalke 04 last night?"