My Girlfriend Wants Victory

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[Goool! Roberto Lewandowski!!]

[Wow… He really wraps it up nicely.]

[That’s right. Lewandowski’s calm shot was great, but Kevin De Bruyne’s pressure and passing timing were also fantastic, you know?]

[Yes. He’s a player with outstanding potential.]

[Speaking of which, it was Son Jinho who recommended Kevin De Bruyne to Jürgen Klopp and Dortmund. It’s impressive that he maintains good relations with the entire club even after the transfer.]

[Yes. With Lewandowski’s goal, the aggregate score is now 2-2, but if the game ends like this due to the away goals rule, Dortmund will advance to the Champions League semi-finals.]

[Taking advantage of the delay in the game, Sir Alex Ferguson is calling Son Jinho to give instructions.]

[It seems Son Jinho is expected to come out a bit more aggressively.]

[That’s right. Son Jinho’s biggest strength is undoubtedly his finishing ability, isn’t it?]

└ Not passing?
└ I thought it was dribbling.
└ Isn’t it vision?
└ Nah, it’s ball keeping.
└ Physicality is also a strength.
└ He’s good defensively too.
└ What is this guy, Gullit?
└ Yeah, a fully packed hexagon.
└ He’s a cheat character in Football Online, lol.
└ If it’s a top team, Son Jinho is definitely in it, damn, lol.
└ No, damn, what I’m asking is what Son Jinho’s biggest strength is. Why are we suddenly talking about games?
└ Ah~ lol, he’s just perfect, lol.
└ For real, he won the Ballon d’Or in his teens, so how could there be anything lacking?
└ And the opponent was the god of football, Messi, whoa.
└ But when will the game resume?
└ The red smoke needs to disappear, lol.
└ Why are Dortmund fans committing arson in their own backyard?
└ Oh, come on, arson?
└ Is this self-chemical warfare? Wow~ they really are a fighting race…
└ Chemical warfare, what an idiot, lol.
└ They love war, but they’re not good at it…
└ By the way, wasn’t it Germany that first used poison gas?
└ Huh…? Chemical warfare was Germain’s traditional culture!
└ These guys really preserve their traditional culture well, lol.
└ Indeed, heirs of Rome.
└ ?
└ ?
└ Yes? Germany is a descendant of Rome?
└ Don’t kids these days know about the Holy Roman Empire?
└ The place that was neither holy nor Roman?
└ Damn, lol, never thought I’d hear the Holy Roman Empire was Roman.

[Ah! Finally, the game is resuming.]

[That’s right. Haha. Due to frequent game interruptions lately, they’ve been seriously considering installing ventilation systems at Signal Iduna Park, I heard.]

└ No way, is that true?
└ Nah, that’s nonsense, lol.
└ Isn’t that obviously a joke?
└ For real, lol, I don’t know why people are diving headfirst into jokes these days.
└ So was saying Germany was the descendant of Rome also a joke?
└ Nah, that seems real.

The red smoke that seemed like it would burn down Signal Iduna Park gradually cleared, and the game resumed with Manchester United’s kick-off.

Early in the game, Lewandowski scored an equalizer, and Dortmund began to press Manchester United even harder.

Taking advantage of the interruption, the old man called me over and instructed me to be a bit more aggressive from a higher position.

But looking at the flow of the game, it seemed difficult to initiate an offensive for a while.

Kevin De Bruyne, with a red face, ran around the midfield like crazy.

Roberto Lewandowski and Marco Reus also applied pressure upfront, disrupting Manchester United’s buildup from the back.

And a little while later…

Jürgen Klopp and Dortmund proved the football philosophy of ‘Gegenpressing as the playmaker’ as they successfully created a threatening chance.

“Everyone, run!”

As Roberto Lewandowski stole the ball with his forward pressure, Hyung-min Son and Marco Reus immediately penetrated Manchester United’s flank.

Since they intercepted the ball from a high position, the number of passes needed to send it in front of the goal decreased.

“Don’t lose your mark!”

“Stop Marco Reus!”

Manchester United’s defenders raised their voices, trying to mark thoroughly.

But no matter how thoroughly they tried to mark, one side would inevitably loosen up.

And it couldn’t be helped that the mark on Hyung-min Son loosened more than the mark on Marco Reus.

After all, it was a fact that both Lewandowski and Dortmund’s ace, Marco Reus, caught the attention.

In any case, in that situation, Roberto Lewandowski chose Hyung-min Son.

Thuk─.

A lightly chipped pass from Roberto Lewandowski headed towards Hyung-min Son’s empty space.

“Johnny!!”

The shout of Virgil van Dijk echoed.

As the defenders concentrated their checks on Marco Reus, if the ball connected to Hyung-min Son, it was a situation where they could score again.

– Buddy.
– Yeah?
– Do you have a jar of honey hidden in the goal? Can’t you just rush out and block it?

But David De Gea, who had given me a warning before the match, didn’t miss Hyung-min Son’s movement.

As soon as the pass left Roberto Lewandowski’s foot, he dashed out of the goal and successfully embraced the ball with his chest before Hyung-min Son could shoot.

“Nice save!”

“Ha…!”

Along with the voice praising David De Gea’s quick judgment, the sigh of disappointment from Hyung-min Son could be heard.

“See? You can do it!”

I didn’t hold back on praising David De Gea, giving him a thumbs up for his fantastic save.

Meanwhile, lying down and scanning the surroundings, David De Gea immediately got up as soon as he grasped Dortmund’s weaknesses, tossing the ball to Virgil van Dijk and pointing in the direction of the pass.

“Over that way!”

While De Gea’s passive judgment could be improved with loving advice, his cursed footwork couldn’t be resurrected even if he was brought back to life.

Anyway, Manchester United’s offense continued.

Starting from David De Gea’s catch, Manchester United’s counter-attack was delivered to me via Virgil van Dijk’s pass, which spread wide, and Kyle Walker’s overlapping attempt.

I quickly attempted a switch pass towards Cristiano Ronaldo.

The ball was delivered perfectly under Ronaldo’s feet, which were spread wide.

“SIUUUUU─!”

As Cristiano Ronaldo grabbed the ball and slowly moved toward the center, Robin van Persie naturally drifted out to the side where Ronaldo was.

Dortmund’s center-back, Hummels, blocked Ronaldo’s path.

Rather than forcing a breakthrough, Cristiano Ronaldo chose to pass.

Ronaldo’s pass connected to Robin van Persie, who was entering from the side, and the left winger, who received the ball, raised his head to look at his teammates’ positions.

At that moment, I made eye contact with Robin van Persie.

My body moved faster than my head could make a judgment, penetrating into the penalty box.

At the moment Robin van Persie crossed into the penalty box in sync with my crossing timing with the defender, I managed to perfectly meet the ball with my forehead in a physical clash against Marcel Schmelzer.

However, due to the disruption from Marcel Schmelzer during the contest, my balance broke, and I couldn’t apply enough power, causing the ball to end up in Roman Weidenfeller’s hands.

“Phew…”

As Roman Weidenfeller caught my header shot, I could hear the sigh of relief from Dortmund fans ringing in my ears.

[Son Jinho’s heeeaader! Ah! What a save by Roman Weidenfeller!]

[We should praise Marcel Schmelzer for this. He fought hard to ensure Son Jinho couldn’t head comfortably.]

[Indeed. The match between the two teams is getting hotter and hotter.]

└ What is that sound? The bench clearing hasn’t happened yet?
└ Since when did the standard of a heated game become the bench clearing?;;
└ It’s the standard for Stoke City.
└ Ha… The whole world is Stoke City.

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Before I knew it, it was the 42nd minute of the first half.

Although the end of the first half was approaching, we were still having a tough match.

This place was the notoriously hellish away ground, Signal Iduna Park.

Dortmund was showcasing a fantastic synergy with their identity, the ‘fans.’

The fans were fervently cheering for the players, not resting for a moment.

The players were doing their utmost to repay the supporters’ encouragement.

When on the same side, it felt like having an army behind me.

But visiting the place as an opponent made me feel clearly why Signal Iduna Park was called a hellish away ground.

“Booooooo─!”

I felt it vividly on my skin.

‘Wow. This is considered a calm atmosphere? That’s insane.’

And just before the first half ended.

Could it be that Kyle Walker momentarily lost track of Marco Reus’s movement due to the ongoing jeering from Dortmund’s home crowd?

Suddenly─!

Marco Reus, who breached the left flank, attempted a low, fast cross, assisting Hyung-min Son’s goal.

“Hoowoo─!”

And upon scoring, Hyung-min Son ran towards the Dortmund fans, showcasing the ‘Hoowoo’ celebration.