Football: Starting with the Crescent Moon Slash

11 month 26 day.

The fifth round of the Champions League group stage.

Real Madrid will visit the Lviv Arena to challenge Ukrainian powerhouse Shakhtar Donetsk.

In the last round of the Champions League, Real Madrid defeated French champions Paris Saint-Germain at home with a goal from Nacho, thus advancing from the group stage.

Real Madrid made some personnel changes for this match, with Ronaldo, Bale, and Isco starting up the front line, and Modric, Casemiro, and Kovacic partnering in midfield.

Jiang Yan sat on the bench, waiting for his turn.

The match is in its 13rd minute.

Modric played a long ball with the outside of his foot, and Bale, facing the onrushing goalkeeper, passed the ball to the unmarked Ronaldo.

The latter scored by pushing the ball into an empty net.

Real Madrid are leading Shakhtar Donetsk 1-0 away from home.

The match is in its 50rd minute.

Casemiro chipped the ball from the backfield, Ronaldo broke the offside trap and entered the penalty area. Facing the double-team of the defenders, he passed the ball across to Modric, who made a late run and scored.

Real Madrid 2-0 Shakhtar Donetsk.

Two minutes later, Ronaldo performed a stepover on the edge of the penalty area and passed the ball to Carvajal in front of him.

The latter broke through the defense and scored with a left-footed curling shot.

Real Madrid 3-0 Shakhtar Donetsk.

Carvajal scores his first Champions League goal.

At this point, Real Madrid had taken a significant lead, and at Benitez's signal, Jiang Yan began warming up on the sidelines.

When the visiting Real Madrid fans saw Jiang Yan warming up on the sidelines, they chanted the title of "New Beckham" in unison.

"Finally, I get to play! This is my first Champions League match, I have to put on a good performance..."

Just as I was thinking this, the system notification sounded again.

[Host is about to make their Champions League debut. New task issued: Complete a perfect Champions League debut.]

[Let's start a perfect Champions League debut with a pass and an assist!]

[Mission Rewards: Random Player Skill Pack x1, Points x10]

Another star player's skill set!

With about 20 minutes left, the miners are now almost powerless to fight back, so completing the task shouldn't be too difficult.

I was just thinking about it.

Benitez's voice came through.

"You brat! What are you thinking about! It's time to go on stage!"

"Yes, Mr. Benitez!"

Real Madrid made a substitution in the 65th minute of the match.

Jiang Yan, number 18, replaced Kovacic, number 16.

Kroos (number 8) replaces Casemiro (number 14).

Meanwhile, Isco dropped back on the field, and Real Madrid switched to a 4-4-2 diamond midfield formation.

Having learned from the previous experience, Benitez paired Isco with Jiang Yan this time.

The former's weakness of holding onto the ball too much perfectly avoids Jiang Yan's weakness of lacking dribbling skills.

With Isco providing protection, Jiang Yan can play more freely on the field, which is a tactic specifically tailored for him by Benitez.

This allows him to maximize his advantage in making the final pass.

Isco dribbled past several players and safely delivered the ball to Jiang Yan's feet.

After Jiang Yan received the ball, the Shakhtar Donetsk midfielders immediately double-teamed him.

They clearly knew Jiang Yan was inexperienced.

However, Jiang Yan at this moment is no longer the silly boy who only has one free kick.

The moment he received the ball, a miniature version of the entire stadium appeared in his mind.

For him, this was a completely new way of playing football.

And all of this is thanks to De Bruyne's "God's-eye view" skill.

The route of the two miners flanking him appeared in his mind, and he could even see clearly the orientation and position of their bodies.

However, since the miners double-teamed Jiang Yan in midfield, one of them must be in an open position.

"This is it!"

Jiang Yan made a long pass, sending the ball to Bale on the wing.

After receiving the ball, Bale was stunned for a moment. He didn't even reach out for the ball, but it just appeared at his feet so naturally.

Bale looked up; there was only one defender left in front of him!

"Great shot!" Bell exclaimed.

Upon receiving the pass, Bale immediately accelerated and began to simmer along the wing.

Facing a defender from the miners, he immediately passed the ball to himself three seconds later, using his speed to outrun the defender.

At this moment, he was in front of an open area.

Bale immediately crossed the ball.

Cristiano Ronaldo leaps high and heads the ball into the goal!

The miners' goalkeeper, Pyatov, immediately scrambled to his feet and managed to block the goal.

The miners' player won the second ball, launched a long pass, and the ball crossed the midfield and went straight into the penalty area.

Although Casemiro got back into position to defend, he was helpless to stop Teixeira.

The referee immediately awarded a penalty kick.

Chinese Super League legend Teixeira scored with a single shot.

3-1.

Donetsk miners pulled one back.

"Damn it! We conceded a goal!"

Jiang Yan only realized it then.

Shakhtar Donetsk is undoubtedly a weaker team compared to Real Madrid.

Within Ukraine, Shakhtar Donetsk holds a dominant position, and even Real Madrid's defense risks conceding goals against their efficient and rapid counter-attacks.

Moreover, it's not even been 70 minutes yet, and the Shakhtar Donetsk players are all full of energy, making their counter-attacks even more lethal.

In the 69th minute of the match, Real Madrid made a rare mistake in passing the ball in their own half, which was intercepted by Shakhtar Donetsk's number 10, Bernard.

Facing double pressure from Varane and Pepe, Bernard delivered a deft lob pass, sending the ball into the penalty area!

Sensing an opportunity, Bernard leaped and headed the ball into the net!

3-2!

Shakhtar Donetsk scored two goals in five minutes!

"Waaaaah!!!! Big yellow dog! Kneel down!"

"What La Liga giants! We're the Ukrainian champions!"

"Varane, what are you doing? You're committing a crime!"

"We want to see a free kick! Give the ball to that Chinese kid!"

"You've only managed to pull back two goals, what's there to be so smug about? Don't forget we easily won the first leg 4-0!"

The situation on the field has undergone a subtle change.

The coaches on both sides also made corresponding adjustments.

For Real Madrid, Danilo replaced Varane, who had a poor performance in this match.

Shakhtar Donetsk brought on two strikers, determined to win back a goal at home!

However, in the Champions League, having a fighting spirit alone is not enough.

Kroos delivered a precise long pass to Bale on the wing, who was immediately double-teamed by two Shakhtar Donetsk defenders after receiving the ball.

Bale had no choice but to pass the ball back. Isco received the ball near the center circle, got rid of two defenders, and passed it to Jiang Yan, who was in an open position.

The moment Jiang Yan received the ball, Tyson, number 28, who had been lurking behind, immediately rushed out and stole the ball from behind.

However, due to his excessive movement, he knocked Jiang Yan down.

Beep beep—!!!

Free kick!

Another free kick!!

The away fans in the stands were incredibly excited after hearing the free kick decision, repeatedly chanting the words "Crescent Moon Slash".

It excited them even more than if a penalty kick had been awarded.

Jiang Yan naturally took the free kick.

When Jiang Yan took the ball, the Dunminer players broke out in a cold sweat.

They had also watched that Spanish El Clásico on TV, and Jiang Yan's three goals left a deep impression on them.

Now, personally experiencing the oppressive aura emanating from this young Eastern general, they found themselves struggling to breathe.

"He can't possibly score again, can he?"

The Shakhtar Donetsk players were thinking this.

As the referee blew his whistle, Jiang Yan took a deep breath.

Run-up, kick, power!

All in one go!