Chapter 100: Double Crown
At halftime, Cheng Hai received congratulations and hugs from his teammates in the locker room.
With a two-goal lead, Dortmund has almost sealed the title. If Porto can make a big comeback in this situation, then Porto will be famous and Dortmund will be nailed to the shame post.
However, Klopp was still quite calm, and asked Cheng Hai to quickly lie down and sleep to recover his energy and continue the game in the second half.
After a period of continuous starts, Cheng Hai's physical fitness has been squeezed out again, and he is no longer like the first starter who had to be supported at halftime.
But even so, Cheng Hai's physical strength at the end of the first half was still almost exhausted.
While Cheng Hai fell into a deep sleep and prepared to continue the battle in the second half, in another dressing room, the head coach of Porto was furious with his players.
The reason for the anger is very simple, because the second one scored by Cheng Hai should have had a chance to stop, which is a defensive routine that has been repeatedly practiced in training.
At the moment when Barrios passed, as long as the two defenders collectively took a step forward, it would cause Cheng Hai to be offside.
What's more, this final was scored twice in a row in 6 minutes before the end of the first half, and while Cheng Hai made a two-goal lead for the team with one pass and one shot, his own physical strength was almost exhausted.
Cheng Hai must be allowed to rest well, continue to play for about 20 minutes in the second half, and it would be nice if he could score another goal.
So, after saying hello to his teammates, Cheng Hai fell into a deep sleep again and asked the masseuse to massage him while he was asleep to restore his energy and muscle fatigue.
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Without conceding the second goal, Porto have a much better chance of coming back to win.
But now two goals down pushed Porto to the edge of the cliff, and there was little room for manoeuvre, and they had to fight back with all their might in the second half.
Otherwise, Porto will definitely lose in this winner-to-win final.
As a result, the two defenders hesitated, instinctively wanting to intercept the defending Cheng Hai, and seemed to have forgotten about the offside at all.
Then, Cheng Hai was not offside at the moment of Barrios' pass, and finally Cheng Hai was beaten into a single knife and broke the goal, conceding two goals in just 6 minutes, causing Porto's great passivity.
The first ball couldn't be helped, it was definitely the embodiment of Cheng Hai's genius, but the second ball really could have been avoided.
After some adjustments and re-arrangement, after the resumption of the second half, Porto stepped up their attack.
It's not okay not to attack, after all, they are two goals behind, and this disadvantage is already quite big in football.
It's really rare to be able to come back from two goals down and win.
After a fire, the manager had to hurry up for the second half and replace a defender with a yellow card.
If you don't replace him, he will be tied up when defending on the field, and his contribution to the defense will plummet.
And if you don't tie your hands, if you get another yellow card, you will have to turn two yellows into one red and be completely sent off, then Porto has one less person to fight, and it is even more impossible to reverse and win.
As for the risks, everyone knows it, but Porto, who are two goals behind, has no choice but to use this trick.
Porto can have a chance to compete for this year's Portuguese Super League Treble, and the strength is naturally there.
One of them, Tiger Falcao, in particular, had already scored 16 UEFA Cup goals before the final.
Forced into a corner, Porto had no choice but to invest more manpower in the attack.
On the other hand, in terms of defense, Porto naturally has to focus on Cheng Hai on the one hand, and on the other hand, it can only use offside tactics.
Because the number of people is not enough, it is difficult for one or two people to stop Cheng Hai, so they can only make more offsides.
Finally, in the 52nd minute of the second half, Porto scored their first goal. And it was Tiger Falcao who scored.
Colombian prodigy James Rodriguez lobbles the ball into the box with a long diagonal pass after breaking down the wing.
Falcao finally took up his position this time, carrying Subotic's push and lunge, and a powerful lion flicked his head eight yards in front of goal and headed the ball into the Borussia Dortmund goal.
If it weren't for Cheng Hai's birth, he would have been the one who broke Klinsmann's 15-goal record this season and had infinite scenery.
The appearance of Cheng Hai naturally stimulated his desire to score goals even more.
Coupled with the team's collective pressure and strong support.
The morale of the whole Porto team was boosted, and they did see the hope of winning the championship in a comeback.
However, while Porto is pressing the attack, their backline has long been full of holes, but it is limited to the teammates' passing and cutting cooperation, luck and other factors, and Cheng Hai has not yet seized the opportunity.
A few minutes after Falcao scored the first goal for Porto, Cheng Hai almost scored a single goal against offside, but in this anti-offside process, which is difficult to distinguish with the naked eye, Cheng Hai was judged to be offside by the linesman.
Falcao finally got on the scoresheet and Porto pulled a point back to make it 1-2, with Porto just one goal behind.
Everyone saw hope for a great reversal.
The goal ignited the enthusiasm of nearly 10,000 Porto fans in the stands, who applauded, cheered and screamed in the stands.
When they saw that the linesman did not raise the flag, but followed Cheng Hai to the bottom line, countless Dortmund fans in the stands stood up.
The German commentator on the commentary seat also excitedly and loudly commented:
"Anti-offside!"
But Cheng Hai's full-value off-ball running skills are not something that Porto can prevent by simply making offsides.
After several tactical fouls or offsides, in the 63rd minute of the second half, Cheng Hai finally seized an opportunity to counterattack.
Cheng Hai defused the opponent's backline's attempt to create offside with his perfect off-ball run, and successfully countered offside, receiving a long pass from Nuri Shaheen behind the back line, forming a single knife.
"The two Porto defenders were chasing after Cheng Hai, but their speed was far behind Cheng Hai!"
"Even if Cheng Hai runs with the ball, they can't catch up with Cheng Hai, but they are thrown farther and farther away!"
"Cheng Hai is close to the line of the big penalty area, and the goalkeeper Hilton has already attacked the big penalty area!"
"Cheng Hai succeeded, the linesman didn't raise the flag!"
"Single Knife!"
"Cheng Hai received Shahin's direct plug in the front court, forming a single knife!"
"Cheng Hai has scored!"
"Cheng Hai's lob shot went over the head of goalkeeper Hilton and fell into the Porto goal!"
"Cheng Hai scored a brace in the final of the UEFA Cup and helped Dortmund take a 3-1 lead!"
"Shooting, Cheng Hai chose to shoot on the line of the big penalty area......"
“Tooooooooooooooooooooooor……”
"The ball is in!"
To score two goals in half an hour may seem like plenty of time, but sometimes it's hard to score one, let alone two, in football.
It is rare for a goal machine like Cheng Hai to score goals like chopping melons and vegetables, with an average goal rate of more than 1 per game, and breaking records at every turn.
So, in the following time, despite Porto's desperate attack, they still couldn't score.
"Dortmund is two goals ahead again! Champions beckon to Dortmund! ”
"Time is running out for Porto!"
Indeed, after Cheng Hai scored this goal, even with stoppage time, there was only half an hour left for Porto.
When the referee blew the whistle for the end of the game, all the Dortmund fans and fans of Cheng Hai and other players at the scene roared and screamed excitedly in celebration.
The CCTV-5 commentator who was sitting in the commentary seat and was commenting on the scene for the domestic audience also excitedly roared in the loudest voice:
"It's over!"
Even after Cheng Hai was substituted in the 70th minute, Porto's midfielders could be more active in attacking, but they still failed to score.
Borussia Dortmund didn't score again.
In three minutes of stoppage time, the referee blew the whistle for the end of the game, and Dortmund beat Porto 3-1 with Cheng Hai's pass and two shots to win the 2010/2011 UEFA Cup.
"It's a day to remember!"
"One pass and two shots directly produced the performance of all three goals, allowing Cheng Hai to dominate the final alone."
"Cheng Hai is a well-deserved player of the final."
"It's over!"
"The referee blew the whistle for the end of the game!"
"Cheng Hai led Dortmund to defeat Porto 3-1 with one pass and two shots, winning the first European championship for Chinese players in European football!"
"In addition, after winning the UEFA Cup, Dortmund has completed the double of the Bundesliga and UEFA Cup this season, which is brilliant."
"Among them, Cheng Hai's contribution is undoubtedly the greatest!"
"The Bundesliga Golden Boot, the Bundesliga single-season goal record, the League Cup Golden Boot, the League Cup goal record, the club's single-season individual total goal record, etc., it can be said that Cheng Hai has reached the pinnacle of achievement that many players have never reached in their lifetime in his first season in professional football."
"At the same time, he is the undisputed League Cup Player of the Season!"
"Cheng Hai's League Cup goal record has also reached an astonishing 25, which is 10 more than Klinsmann's previous record of 15 goals, which is terrifying."
"If Cheng Hai can't play the League Cup in the future, then we can be sure that this record is absolutely unprecedented, and no one can surpass it!"
"Even if Messi leads Barcelona to win the championship and win the La Liga and Champions League doubles, in terms of personal data, Messi is not as good as Cheng Hai, and the competition for the Ballon d'Or between the two sides still has to fight."
"Who will win this year's European Ballon d'Or and World Footballer of the Year, let's wait and see, and look forward to the final winner being Cheng Hai."
While the Dortmund players and fans were celebrating excitedly, the Porto players who lost the final looked very lonely.
"If you add Cheng Hai's championships in the Asian Games and Asian Cup, it can be said that Cheng Hai's first season in professional football is an unprecedented and perfect start."
"Such a super genius who amazes the world, but we are Chinese. I think it's definitely something to celebrate and be proud of. ”
"With Cheng Hai's honor and data, if Messi can't lead Barcelona to defeat Manchester United in the Champions League final on May 28 to win the championship and win the double of La Liga and the Champions League, then this year's European Golden Ball Award will definitely be Cheng Hai's."
If it weren't for Cheng Hai's pervert, he would have been able to lead Porto to win the League Cup and achieve a double harvest of team and individual honors.
Now, his 17 goals are just a statistic, not a new League Cup single-season personal goal record, nor did it help him win the title.
On the other hand, Cheng Hai celebrated with his teammates and fans while reaping the rewards of winning the championship.
Falcao, who has scored a total of 17 League Cup goals, squatted on the ground, with tears in his eyes, looking extremely unwilling.
Indeed, anyone in Falco's position will not be reconciled.
You know, he scored 17 goals, which also broke Klinsmann's 15-goal UEFA Cup single-season scoring record, and there are two more.
Fourth, Cheng Hai broke the record of 15 goals set by Klinsmann in the 1995/1996 season with 25 goals, set a record for the highest personal goal in a single season in the UEFA Cup, and won twice the reward of the Golden Boot Award, that is, 1 million experience.
Finally, it is the winning reward of the League Cup, 100 skill points, so that Cheng Hai's skill point balance reaches 150.
In addition, Cheng Hai also got a windfall that he didn't know before.
The first is the 125,000 experience of two shots and one pass in a single game, which has been issued when a goal is scored in a match.
The second is the best 50,000 experience in a single game and 100,000 experience for winning prizes systematically assessed after the game.
Third, Cheng Hai won the Golden Boot Award of this season's League Cup with 25 goals, which gave him a 10-fold goal award, that is, an experience reward of 500,000 yuan.
If this skill is topped up, Cheng Hai will be able to dribble in the front court to attract multiple defenders of the opposing team and send the ball to the feet of nearby teammates, who will shoot at goal.
This is not to carry forward the spirit of dedication, but because once Cheng Hai has this skill, the choice after taking the ball will have an additional passing assist option in addition to shooting, which will make the opponent's defense against him seem more difficult.
Because of Cheng Hai's full value of dribbling, crossing, shooting, and other additional factors, Cheng Hai's "short pass" skill has an initial attribute value of 12 points, which is very good, which is why Cheng Hai can occasionally and successfully hit the wall with his teammates in the frontcourt.
After winning the double championship of the Bundesliga and the League Cup, the system randomly rewarded Cheng Hai with a new skill "short pass" because Cheng Hai completed the additional single-season "double crown" achievement.
It's a 15-metre ground pass that is perfect for small-range cross-cutting up front.
In the past, Cheng Hai would only cross and long passes in the air, and the accuracy and timing of close-range passes were a little different, and he could not pass deadly short-distance passes like Shahin and Shinji Kagawa.
This skill is necessary to be used in the offense, so Cheng Hai did not hesitate to spend a total of 36 skill points, and increased the "short pass" skill to a perfect state of 20, leaving 114 skill points in the balance.
In addition to these awards, there is also an official award that will not be announced until the award ceremony takes place: the League Cup Player of the Year this season.
There is naturally no suspense in this, it is all in Cheng Hai's bag.
Of course, this is not up to the level of good playmaking attacking players such as Shahin, Shinji Kagawa, and Gotze.
According to Cheng Hai's estimates, Shahin's short passing skills should be around 17 or 18 points, otherwise he would not be able to stand in the position of the main forward midfielder in Dortmund and organize Dortmund's frontcourt so well.
As for the short passing skills of 19, it should be the data that Rui Costa, Ronaldinho, Xavi, and Iniesta have, and Nuri Shaheen should be worse than these midfield masters.
The silver medal for the runner-up was then awarded, with the Dortmund players lining up to take the dejected Porto players to the stage to receive the silver medal for the runner-up.
Falcao took the silver medal off his neck as soon as he got off the stage, and looked at the Bertoni trophy that was carried to the podium by the staff, and his eyes were full of unwillingness.
The defeat strengthened his determination to leave Porto and move to the top five leagues.
It's just that after the organizing committee awards the trophy of the best player to Cheng Hai, the system will give the reward, which is the same as the reward for the best scorer (Golden Boot), which is a 10 times goal award, that is, 500,000 experience.
After the players, coaches and fans interacted and celebrated for more than 20 minutes, everyone returned to the locker room and put on the championship jersey printed with the word "double" to come out to receive the award.
The first awards were given to the best player, best scorer, best goalkeeper and other awards in the event, and Cheng Hai's total experience rose to level 25 4.7141 million / 10 million after receiving the best player award.
They were preparing to celebrate the cup.
To the applause of tens of thousands of Dortmund fans and neutral spectators, Sebastian Kyle received the UEFA Cup trophy from the UEFA president, the Bertoni Cup, on behalf of Dortmund, and then held it high above his head to the song "We Are the Champions".
Borussia Dortmund won the UEFA Cup in 2010/2011 and completed the double.
He thinks that he is not much worse than Cheng Hai, but because Porto's teammates are not very good and can't give him too much support.
Therefore, he has to transfer to the big teams in the big five leagues, and he has more strong teammates to support him in order to win the European championship.
Of course, Dortmund's players and fans will not pay attention to Falcao's thoughts at this time.
There was also the most sensitive question, asking if he would leave Borussia Dortmund this summer to join other more famous clubs.
Cheng Hai thanked the club, coaches, teammates, and fans, and said that he is personally willing to stay at Dortmund for another season or two.
Cheng Hai was also surrounded by many reporters for interviews, asking him about his feelings about winning the Bundesliga and the League Cup double, winning the Bundesliga and League Cup top scorer, and breaking the goal record.
It has been a great season for the team, for the coaches and for the players personally.
After receiving the trophy, everyone was reluctant to leave for a long time, holding the trophy in the stadium and happily doing various celebrations, and interacting with the fans to celebrate.
However, it all depends on the needs of the club.
Borussia Dortmund will not refuse a transfer if they accept offers from other clubs.