Chapter 1279: The Remarkable Younger Generation, La Liga's Most Formidable Home Stadium

Four minutes later, Mebarak finally understood what that slightly taller ugly Bumblebee giant meant by the look he gave him earlier.

“Hanlanda! His start is nothing like that of a one-meter ninety-four giant! He’s very fast!”

“By comparison, Mebarak, who is roughly the same height as Hanlanda, is much slower! No wonder everyone said it, his turning is like an aircraft carrier turning around.”

“Dortmund’s decision to attack behind Mebarak this time is absolutely correct.”

“Hanlanda surpasses Mebarak, he’s one-on-one!”

“Goal! Dortmund has equalized the score!”

“Young Bumblebee Hanlanda has scored his fifth goal in the Champions League! His future is limitless!”

“He is just like last year’s Averro, but his physique is more impactful than Averro!”

Hanlanda scored a reply goal.

What Lu Yang can score, he can score too.

Barça’s brain Hernandez immediately said the team needs to stabilize.

After the kickoff, Barça started passing control to counter the aggressive pressing of the Bumblebee.

They were quite excited.

This excitement lasted until almost thirty minutes later before it slowly dissipated.

At this time, Barça also began to take the initiative in attacking, with the offensive and defensive situation being swapped.

However, Dortmund’s players are still strong, and Barça’s two flanks couldn’t advance.

Mateo was closely guarded here, and several attempts did not yield good opportunities.

Lu Yang retreated from the front to the position of an attacking midfielder.

Dortmund’s players thought Lu Yang was going back to provide an additional outlet for the midfield, commonly known as just a show.

Who would have thought, after holding the ball, Lu Yang turned and started dribbling.

And Ortiz, who passed the ball to Lu Yang, immediately started forward insertion upon passing.

This is a simple pass-and-run coordination.

But actually, it really tests the player’s football intelligence.

For example, now facing the aggressive pressing from Dortmund, after Ortiz passes the ball to Lu Yang, his own forward insertion is somewhat irresponsible.

Manchester United’s B Fee was always criticized for poor organizational ability due to this reason.

He likes to insert forward immediately after the pass, indeed it is effective in attack, but whether the receiver can deliver such penetrating passes is a question.

Especially, if the opponent ignores B Fee and surrounds the player receiving the ball, this ball simply cannot be passed to the front.

Manchester United’s attack couldn’t break through, and this short, tight coordination being easily cut off has a lot to do with it.

After all, after B Fee inserts forward, the ball holders are often Fred, McTominay, Matic, Rashford, Greenwood, these players, their passing is… beyond words.

Expecting these players to pass the ball out under multiple packages, or even pass to distant open spaces… don’t even think about it.

You let them dribble and rush, it might be more practical.

In Dortmund’s eyes, isn’t Lu Yang just a forward player?

When in form, he can even take down Bayern led by Robben.

Excellent shooting, and dribbling breakthroughs are not bad either.

But as for passing… how many forwards have decent passing?

Bang!

Facing the pressing, Lu Yang made a direct through ball.

The football went straight through the middle of the pressers, even penetrating Dortmund’s defense.

“Good ball!” Luo Cheng nodded repeatedly, “Lu Yang’s passing ability is actually quite good. After all, his curved free kick is quite exceptional, and any player who passes the ball with good curvature cannot have poor passing.”

“Lu Yang’s passing is in the same style as Real Madrid’s midfield star Hector, very sharp, with strong penetration!”

“However, because such through passes have large gains but also high risk, Lu Yang doesn’t use them much. Especially with Morici present, Lu Yang can completely let the person more skilled in passing make the passes instead.”

“It’s the same at Barça. Ortiz and Hernandez, and even Mateo’s passing are stronger than Lu Yang’s, so he rarely makes initiative passes, but… this does not mean Lu Yang doesn’t know how to.”

“Moreover, it’s not that his level is low, but his teammates’ passing level is too high.”

“Looking across the entire World Football, the passing ability of Barça’s core players is among the top tier.”

Barça’s left winger Mancini cut inside without the ball, successfully received this ball but couldn’t completely shake off the defender.

However, Mancini’s vision and football intelligence are also not bad, coupled with being an ultra-new star, extremely talented.

A heel kick, Mancini kicked the ball backward, then pulled left to separate from the defender.

Ortiz, who initially inserted forward, just happened to rush into the penalty area.

Bang!

Ortiz made a one-touch powerful shot.

A white beam shot into Dortmund’s goal.

Barça leads two to one!

“A very relaxed and artistic goal! Ortiz’s shot and Mancini’s heel pass were impeccable!”

“Of course, Lu Yang orchestrating the attack, as the team’s leading central forward, showcased his organizational and linking capabilities in this goal.”

“Many people were dazzled by his terrifying number of goals, thinking he was just a scoring machine. But actually… Lu Yang debuted about four years ago, and his assists are not far from a hundred either!”

“Maybe many people don’t understand what this data means, but assisting two hundred, basically can rank in the top ten in football, at least the level of top ten active players!”

“Lu Yang has always been an underestimated player. Because his playing style always gives people a… the illusion of ‘just someone who runs’, ‘just someone who works hard’, ‘just someone with good shooting luck’. “