Football: Starting with the Crescent Moon Slash

2015 11 Month 22 Day.

Madrid, Spain.

To everyone's surprise, the entire stadium at the Santiago Bernabéu was eerily quiet, with only a small group of people singing the team's anthem.

These people are Barcelona fans.

The atmosphere in the stadium was extremely tense. This star-studded Real Madrid team had just lost to Sevilla away in the last game, and now they were back at home to face their arch-rivals. Logically, they should have given their all to win.

Can……

60 minutes passed.

Real Madrid are trailing Barcelona 0-3 at home.

Jiang Yan sat on the bench, staring blankly at everything—Spain, Madrid, El Clásico.

This is the football mecca of his dreams!

But the result of the competition…

Jiang Yan looked at the score displayed on the big screen and unconsciously clenched his fist.

In just sixty minutes, Barcelona had scored three goals against them, leaving them utterly helpless. It was a disgrace.

Just ten minutes ago, Jiang Yan transmigrated from another parallel world and was reborn as Jiang Yan, a substitute player for Real Madrid.

Although he's called a substitute, he's just a young player temporarily promoted from the youth training system and hasn't actually played any minutes.

In the star-studded Real Madrid Galácticos II era, a nobody like him probably wouldn't get any decent playing time.

Just as he was thinking this, Benitez, dressed in a suit and tie, waved to him seriously, "Jiang, go warm up. In five minutes, come on and replace James Rodriguez."

What?

Benitez's expression didn't look like he was joking.

On the bench, everyone stared blankly at Benitez, full of doubt and confusion.

Although at this point in time, it is almost impossible to turn the tide.

But they have the best attacking line in all of Europe, the BBC, so they should at least score a goal to save face!

Is it reasonable to choose a young player from the youth academy who has hardly ever played at this point?

And he's a Chinese player!

This is simply incomprehensible.

Jiang Yan was also completely bewildered, and it took him a while to come to his senses before he excitedly said, "Thank you, Coach!"

Benitez simply nodded seriously. This Real Madrid team needs some energy. Since the defeat is inevitable, it's better to use this opportunity to train the players.

Playing for Real Madrid is every player's dream, and Jiang Yan is no exception, but the most crucial thing is...

He can't play football at all!

Although he was a football fan before he transmigrated and knew a little about football, actually putting him on the field would be the death of him!

But just then, a line of small white characters appeared before his eyes.

"This is?"

[Ding~ Fusion Soccer Enhancement System activated!]

[Congratulations, host, on completing the newbie mission: You have gained a chance to play in the first team. Newbie gift pack x1 reward]

[Ding~ Host's soccer skills are detected to be exceptionally poor. The newbie gift pack will automatically provide you with a minimum boost.]

[Open?]

coming!

A must-have cheat code for time travel!

"Open!"

[Ding~ New player gift pack activated...]

A man with long, golden, center-parted hair and wearing a red jersey appeared in front of him.

[A walking fashion icon on the football field.]

[The creator of the British Crescent Blade.]

[A master of curveballs with millimeter-level precision!]

……

[Congratulations! You have acquired the David Beckham "Crescent Moon Blade" skill.]

【您的传球技术提升了：短传：65→70；长传：65→70；任意球：60→95；】

[Go ahead and take those free kicks! Every time you lift your right foot, you'll trigger the "Beckham Curve" effect—the ball's trajectory will automatically adjust, avoiding the wall and heading straight for the goalkeeper's most desperate corner.]

[Ding~ Congratulations! You have obtained the guaranteed upgrade, "Beckham Growth Template".]

Please check the properties panel.

The system notification ended.

Jiang Yan's attribute panel appeared in front of him.

……

Name: Jiang Yan

Age: 18

Height: 183

Positions: Attacking midfielder, defensive midfielder, shadow striker

Offensive awareness: 66

Shooting accuracy: 62

Shot power: 65

Header: 55

Dribbling: 66

Long pass: 70

Short pass: 70

Free kick: 95

Speed: 63

Physical fitness: 68

Body: 62

Jump: 55

Defense: 60

Defensive awareness: 55

Overall rating: 65

Stadium rating: Substitute level of a lower-tier La Liga team.

(Rating explanation: 65 is the level of a substitute for a lower-tier La Liga team, 70 is the level of a starter for a lower-tier team, 75 is the level of a starter for Real Madrid, Barcelona, ​​and Atletico Madrid, 80 is the level of a starter, and 90 is the level of a key player.)

……

Overall rating: 65?

Ok……

It's so-so.

But this free kick was worth 95 points!

Wouldn't that mean we're guaranteed to advance?

Maybe he can use this special skill to secure a regular substitute spot!

A smile appeared on Jiang Yan's lips.

At that moment, Benitez's voice came through, sounding somewhat hurried.

"Jiang, now's your turn!"

Barcelona is on a roll, and Sergio Ramos has earned a yellow card for his overly aggressive play.

During the pause in the game, the fourth official raised the substitution sign.

In the 65th minute, Chinese youngster Jiang Yan replaced Colombian national team captain James Rodriguez.

After a brief explanation of the tactics, Jiang Yan and James Rodriguez high-fived each other and stepped onto the Bernabéu pitch.

At the same time, the system's voice sounded in my mind.

[Ding! System task activated!]

[Real Madrid is currently trailing by a large margin. Please help Real Madrid change their situation (equalize or come back to win)]

Of course, Barcelona also took note of Real Madrid's personnel changes.

Barcelona coach Luis Enrique, standing on the sidelines, immediately called over his assistant, wanting to know more about the young number 18 player.

But no matter how much they searched, they couldn't find any information about the boy, not even a few appearances in the youth team.

"When did Real Madrid get this Asian face... Oh well."

He returned to the sidelines and gestured to his players to focus on the Asian player who had just come on.

Real Madrid, due to Ramos' foul, gave Barcelona a free kick in an excellent position.

Messi took the free kick.

Messi took a run-up, raised his left foot a short distance from the ball, and unleashed a signature Messi-style free kick that grazed the goalpost.

"pity."

After a moment of regret, Messi retreated to his own half.

Navas serves the goal kick.

In Barcelona's half, Jiang Yan felt a light pat on his back.

"Don't be nervous, just do what you're supposed to do."

Looking back.

With his flowing blond hair and slender, petite frame, Modric is one of the three midfielders in the ceremony!

He didn't talk much with Jiang Yan, but returned to his position to prepare for the second penalty kick.

Navas delivered a long pass, and the ball accurately found Ronaldo in the attacking third.

Barcelona's players seemed to have anticipated that the ball would come to Ronaldo's feet, and they sent two players to double-team him in advance.

The latter had no choice but to gently pass the ball out.

The one who received the ball was Jiang Yan, who had made a forward run into position.

Just as he was preparing to dribble and organize an attack, a pair of feet suddenly rushed out from his side and rear.

Alves scissor-kicked Jiang Yan to the ground, and the referee immediately blew his whistle and showed him a yellow card.

Alves, who received the yellow card, simply smiled and whistled before reaching out to help Jiang Yan up from the ground.

"I was just trying to get the ball normally. It's probably because Asians are too weak that they get tackled."

"Hey you, you're just a youth team player, don't even dream of making a name for yourself in the national derby. You got lucky this time, but don't blame me if you break your leg next time."

As Alves was speaking, a figure appeared in front of Jiang Yan, separating the two of them.

"Alves, don't get too cocky!"

The newcomer was none other than Cristiano Ronaldo. As the team's senior leader, he naturally had to support his new teammate.

The referee quickly stepped forward to separate the group and marked the location of the free kick on the grass.

This is why Jiang Yan was unwilling to argue with him.

"Once Alves sees the Crescent Moon Blade, let's see how arrogant he still is."

Upon seeing Cristiano Ronaldo standing in front of the ball, Jiang Yan finally realized a problem.

That's the order of free kicks; no matter what, it's not his turn!