Chapter 1172 281: This Is the Champions League! (Ten-Thousand-Word Chapter)_3

His mindset is very unhealthy.

Lu Yang and Morici exchanged a glance, unsure how to deal with the issue for the moment.

Substituting him directly is impossible; it's only been a few minutes, and it would be too damaging.

Besides, the pressure on the player coming in would be immense, and they might crumble like Naji.

"Hang in there, Naji!" Lu Yang encouraged Naji.

Two minutes later, Talista was knocked over from behind by Bayern's center back Santos while receiving a high ball in the front

Talista got up and roared angrily at Santos.

And Santos walked away with a nonchalant expression.

Talista demanded a yellow card, but the main referee shook his head.

It was a harmless free kick, and San Remo gained nothing from it.

In the tenth minute, Bai Zhami received a long pass from Lu Yang, smoothly skipping past Bayern's right back Joshua Gatman.

But the timely advance of Apple rushed out of the penalty area and intercepted the ball first.

Apple's abilities in direct tackling, co-defense, height headers, confrontation skills, and defensive awareness are top-notch.

That's why his title as the world's best center back has been unchallenged in the past two years.

In the fifteenth minute, Bayern launched another attack.

Their defensive midfielder Bass Tiger tackled Morici, with the tackle having a hint of a foul, but the main referee didn't whistle.

It's not favoritism; this referee's whistle today is particularly soft.

Such a soft whistle usually favors the weaker team or the defensive side.

Because when they increase intensity, they are less likely to get carded, allowing for bigger moves and stronger deterrence.

But Bayern is an exception.

Since Bayern is a total attack and defense team, their players have "soldier-level" physical qualities; the rough style benefits their play.

Tiger passed to right midfielder Serge David.

David drove the ball forward, forcing Camihong to retreat, then crossed.

Bayern's central forward Pavovsky and attacking midfielder Ludwig rushed into the penalty area.

However, Naji won the header, and the ball flew out of the penalty area.

Robben reached the ball before Kaint and sent it back to Bass Tiger, who charged from midfield.

Bam!

Bass Tiger shot from a distance.

Areola's save action was slightly delayed and although he tried to save it, he was a step late.

But unlike last time, Areola immediately got up after landing and rushed to the main referee: "Offside! They were offside! This goal doesn't count!"

At the same time, Bernulin echoed the same sentiment.

When Bass Tiger was shooting, Bayern's Ludwig was in an offside position, significantly blocking Areola's sight!

Although the offside player didn't participate directly, he allowed the team to benefit from the attack, affecting the goalkeeper's vision.

This kind of goal should be invalid.

However, the main referee shook his head.

He didn't see it!

From his position, he couldn't see this detail.

He looked at the assistant referee, but the assistant referee remained unmoved because it was difficult for him to determine whether Ludwig blocked Areola's view from his position, only that Ludwig was offside.

This is the Champions League!

Disallowing a Champions League goal requires immense courage!

Being certain is fine, but making an uncertain error in judgment would lead to severe repercussions post-match.

Including official punishment and fans' criticism!

"No, you can't make that call! He really blocked my view, you can tell by my reaction. I could have saved this ball!" Areola kept pursuing the main referee.

Ludwig spread his hands, indicating he hadn't blocked Areola's view.

Of course, Ludwig honestly didn't know if he had blocked the view, but... he wasn't about to let his team lose a goal.

If video proves he obstructed later, he would apologize.

But during the match, he must seize every advantage for Bayern.

Naji, Kaint, Lam also joined the crowd surrounding the main referee.

Bayern players, on the other hand, were trying to help the main referee breakout.

There gradually were minor physical exchanges.

Finally overwhelmed by Areola's nagging, the main referee pulled out a yellow card and showed it to Areola.

Only then did San Remo quiet down.

Areola was livid with anger.

If Camihong hadn't stopped him, San Remo would have had Lu Yang play as goalkeeper.

The defeat for San Remo came too early this time, trailing by two goals in fifteen minutes.

Lu Yang looked at his remaining two Moment Cards, with no time to hesitate.

No matter how valuable these were, it was time to use them.

Initially, he intended to use just one card for this match.

Honestly, his wariness against Bayern wasn't as strong as against Real Madrid.

At Real Madrid, everyone could explode, but Bayern couldn't achieve that.

And yet... facing Bayern requires two Moment Cards.

Damn!

"Ding! You used a random Moment Card and received an Alvaro Morata Moment Card! 2020.10.29! Duration: Seventy minutes!"

Lu Yang instantly felt energized.

Morata!

During his prime, he was a star striker admired by all in Spain.

Countless people hoped he would become Spain's next super central forward.

Unfortunately, his later development was disappointing.

In today's football, there are many distinctive players, yet fans still choose the "Joyful Four Kings!"