This was the passing lane Wang Shuo had intentionally created by slowing his run.
But just as Shahin made the pass, Wang Shuo, who was surging forward, saw Domingos coming to challenge.
It had to be said, his timing was perfect!
Given Wang Shuo’s speed and the trajectory and pace of Shahin’s pass, the ball would have likely been lost.
In that instant, the first thought that flashed through Wang Shuo’s mind was to accelerate, chase the ball down, and bring it under control.
But Assunção, who was right behind him, had already turned and was in pursuit.
If he stopped for even a mont, this attacking opportunity would likely be gone.
At that very mont, a flash of Spiritual Light sparked in Wang Shuo’s mind. He accelerated, getting to the ball ahead of Domingos, and t Shahin’s pass with a gentle nudge.
The tip of his boot touched the football, slightly altering its course.
Domingos swung his leg for a clearance he was sure he’d make, but not only did he miss, the ball went straight through his legs and rolled behind him toward the right side of the penalty area.
After nudging the ball, Wang Shuo pushed off with all his might, his body rapidly darting past Domingos.
"A beautiful knock-and-run!"
"A Breakthrough from Wang Shuo just outside the box!"
"A chance for Dortmund!"
Pereira was horrified. How could he worry about anything else at a ti like this?
He imdiately shook off Götze and charged toward Wang Shuo.
Pereira was indeed fast, and his reaction was swift. After rushing over, he coordinated with De Gea’s positioning to block off most of Wang Shuo’s shooting angles.
If there were no better options, Wang Shuo could still have taken the shot himself.
But as he caught up to the ball, a glimpse of figures in the center and to the left out of the corner of his eye gave him a much more certain option.
So, after catching up to the ball on the right side of the penalty area, Wang Shuo ca to a sudden stop, pulled the ball to his left foot, and neatly evaded Pereira’s block.
Once he was steady, Wang Shuo imdiately kicked with his left foot, sending the ball diagonally toward the left side of the six-yard box.
Götze had only just reached the penalty spot area, marked by Uyfalusi, and couldn’t possibly get to the ball.
Only Reus, galloping in at the far post, t Wang Shuo’s pass and tapped it in from close range, sending the ball into the virtually unguarded net.
"GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!"
"It’s in!!!"
"3-1!!"
"In the 39th minute, Dortmund scores again!"
"A beautiful counter-attack after winning the ball upfield! Wang Shuo assists Reus for another goal!"
"The aggregate score is 6-3!"
"This is absolutely the goal that kills the ga!"
"With this goal, Dortmund now has three away goals."
"Atletico Madrid must now score four goals in the remaining ti to turn this around!"
After the goal, an ecstatic Reus ran off the pitch.
Wang Shuo quickly chased after him, grabbing Reus in a hug at the side of the field.
The other Dortmund players all ran out to join them.
Everyone knew the importance of this goal!
In front of the away team’s bench, Klopp excitedly bolted from the technical area, shadowboxing wildly and shouting nonstop, looking exceptionally thrilled.
He was now more certain than anyone.
’My idea was right!’
’Wang Shuo has never let down!’
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When Wang Shuo assisted Reus for the third goal, the match was effectively over.
The first half ended 3-1, with Dortmund leading away from ho.
After switching sides for the second half, Atletico Madrid launched a wave of attacks right from the start.
But Dortmund quickly pushed them back.
This was especially true of Wang Shuo’s two consecutive fast breaks. One ended with him getting a shot off, nearly beating De Gea.
The other was an assist for Kuba, whose powerful shot was saved by a desperate dive from De Gea, resulting in a corner kick.
Afterward, Subotic nearly scored from the resulting corner.
This series of attacks put Atletico Madrid in a difficult dilemma.
Most importantly, the need to score four goals was truly unbearable pressure for the Sheet Army.
Flores was clearly aware of this. Coupled with the heavy blow to his players’ morale on the pitch, he didn’t even make tily substitutions.
The first substitution happened in the 65th minute.
Savio ca on for Ximang.
But making a substitution at that point was far too little, too late.
The second substitution was even more interesting.
It occurred in the 75th minute, with Jurado replacing Fran.
Yes, that’s right. He took off a forward and brought on a midfielder.
Flores didn’t dare touch the double pivot of Assunção and Raul Garcia, nor any of the four defenders in the back line.
It was as if he wanted to maintain so sort of balance.
Dortmund was in no hurry either.
Klopp only began to make substitutions after the 75th minute.
But Wang Shuo remained up front, maintaining a constant threat to Atletico Madrid’s defense.
In the end, Dortmund won 3-1 away, eliminating Atletico Madrid with an aggregate score of 6-3 and smoothly advancing to the UEFA Europa League final!
The mont the final whistle blew, everyone from Dortmund—from head coach Klopp to the players on the bench—sward onto the pitch, celebrating their advancent inside Calderon Stadium.
The 50,000-plus Atletico Madrid fans in attendance were booing relentlessly.
Clearly, they were all dissatisfied with the result.
But in truth, aside from conceding the first goal at the start, Dortmund had played better than Atletico Madrid for the rest of the match.
Especially Wang Shuo.
Across the two legs of the semifinal, Wang Shuo had contributed two goals and one assist, making him unequivocally the best-performing player on either team.
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