At 2:45 a.m. China time, the game started on time.

In the sky of Bayer Arena, it suddenly began to rain heavily.

The slippery grass undoubtedly adds to the test for the goalkeeper.

Although Liverpool's home match against Real Madrid was played at the same time, there were not many fans who followed this game at all.

Originally, it was just two Champions League group games that didn't have much to do with each other, but now they are being put together for discussion.

The reason is only that the two favourites for this year's European Golden Boy Award, Raheem Sterling and Jose, will both start for their respective teams.

It's just that Sterling is facing the powerful Real Madrid, while Bayer Leverkusen is facing the fierce Zenit.

People are curious about who is the best of the younger generation.

Actually, this comparison is unfair, but no one cares.

Zenit drew the first kick-off.

After the opening, they were the main opponents and launched a direct attack on the goal guarded by Jose.

At home, how can you let your opponent be presumptuous?

Schmidt walked directly to the sidelines and personally directed the players to press.

In the 8th minute, Hulk took the ball and forced his way into the penalty area.

Feeling the oppression of the other party, Jose immediately cheered up.

Toprak stepped up, Spašić was in the back and Jose was the last line of defence.

Hulk faced Toprak, went straight to a Marseille maneuver, and after passing Toprak, he went straight to the goal.

He was so quick that neither Toprak nor Spašić could react, and the ball split second past their defence and flew towards the bottom right of the goal.

It was a low flat ball that was far more dangerous for the goalkeeper than a high ball.

As Brazil's main striker, Hulk clearly knows this.

Looking at Hulk's shot, it became clear to Jose that this was a master.

A low flat ball can't be stopped with your legs.

The most effective way is to make a sideways save with all your might.

Without any pause, Jose immediately sank his body and at the same time exerted force with both feet, and then pounced towards the right side of the goal with unimaginable speed.

On the goal line, Jose blocked the ball flying at high speed with both hands.

Jose tries to get the ball straight away.

It's just that as soon as his hands touched the ball, he immediately knew in his heart that Hulk's shot had a certain spin speed in addition to full forward strength.

If you catch the ball directly with your hand, you may lose your hand due to the spin of the ball.

On the goal line, the save is definitely a major accident for the goalkeeper.

So Jose gave up and went straight to the ball.

José clasped his hands together and flicked the spinning ball outward.

In this way, Jose shifted the ball away from the opposing player.

This process is a long time to say, but it really only happens in a few tenths of a second.

On the right side of the penalty area, Wendell took the lead, blocked Jose from the ball and took it out of the box.

There was no danger, and Jose defused this wave of attacks from the other side.

Wendell dribbled the ball and advanced directly to the midfield position, allowing Jose to guard the area and temporarily out of danger.

The midfield was fierce and fouls were getting bigger, with Faizulin, Xavi Garcia, Hulk and Wendell receiving yellow cards.

In the first half, the two sides played 0-0.

Playing away from home, Zenit was the side with the most shots on goal.

It's just that Jose played bravely and blocked them one by one, which attracted countless fans to marvel.

On the other hand, in the match between Liverpool and Real Madrid, Ronaldo scored early, and Benzema then scored twice, and the suspense of the game was killed in the first half.

Raheem Sterling's performance was decent, and he only had one shot on goal, but he didn't have much to look at.

Throughout the first half, purely in terms of his contribution to the team, Jose was undoubtedly better.

In the second half, the two sides changed sides and fought again.

The scene was still intense.

In the 46th minute, Javi Garcia passed the ball and the ball reached Hulk's feet.

This time, Toprak and Spacic both stepped forward to intercept at the same time.

In the face of Leverkusen's two defenders, Hulk was undaunted, and the soles of his feet were windy, and he actually rushed into the penalty area guarded by Jose with the ball from the two of Sparšić.

In the box, Hulk faced Jose one-on-one.

However, Hulk was in no hurry to shoot.

He actually wanted to get past Jose and then open the net.

Hulk's thoughts, Jose could not know.

He resolutely began to attack.

If it is outside the penalty area, with Hulk's dribbling ability, it is indeed not difficult to get past Jose.

However, this is Jose's penalty area, and he can use not only his feet, but also his hands.

Jose struck quickly, Hulk dribbled forward, and the pair met on the edge of the six-yard box.

Hulk suddenly snapped his right foot and gestured to get past Jose from his left side.

However, José was not fooled, he seemed to have expected Hulk's feints and still maintained his figure.

When Hulk dipped the ball to the right, Jose made a move.

Like a predatory eagle, José pounced on the ball.

Hulk knew Jose wasn't fooled and wanted to change direction again.

However, it was already too late.

The instantaneous speed of Jose's outburst was too fast and too fast, so fast that it no longer made sense.

Unable to care about it so much, Hulk decisively stepped on his right foot, and raised his left foot to hit the door.

What is the strength of the kick, the angle of the shot, the speed of the ball, etc., are no longer factors for Hulk to consider.

At this moment, the only thing Hulk could think of was to shoot the ball in the direction of the goal before Jose could pounce.

Hulk could already feel Josena's extraordinary reflexes.

Before Jose could pounce, Hulk managed to kick the ball out.

Despite not controlling the angle of the shot, experience told Hulk that his hurried shot was definitely on the back of the net.

However, the ball flew just one meter away and was stopped by a figure.

It's Jose.

When he pounced on the ball, he was also guarding against a sudden shot.

So Hulk's shot, albeit sudden, did not surprise Jose.

The moment the ball was kicked, Jose responded at the same time.

Before the angle of the ball could be opened, Jose blocked the shot with his body and then grabbed it with both hands.

Hulk's shot was hasty, but it was not small.

At such a close distance, the ball didn't take off much at all.

Even so, Jose held the ball down steadily.

José single-handedly stopped Hulk's single knife.

"Whoa." The audience erupted in cheers.

Seeing Jose stop his one-on-one shot, Hulk was in a trance, and a trace of remorse welled up in his heart.

I already knew that I would shoot directly with my feet.

With Hulk's goal-front ability, it is still possible to play a blind corner.

However, there is no regret medicine in the world.

The game continues.

Four minutes later, Zenit was in the box again.

Harvey Garcia passes the ball to the side.

Cristo takes the ball and breaks through from the left side of the box.

Near the baseline on the left side of the penalty area, Krisito passes back behind him.

Five yards to the left of goal, Hulk receives a pass from Crishitto.

This time, he didn't even stop the ball and volleyed it straight away.

The ball turned into a streamer of light and flew towards the near pillar.

The shot was close, the ball was fast, and the goalkeeper had only half a second of reaction time.

In half a second, Jose was only eighty percent sure of saving the opponent's shot.

At this time, the score is still 0-0, and if you concede the goal first, the morale of the home team will undoubtedly be huge.

So, no matter what, the ball can't be conceded.

Without hesitation, Jose used the first plug-in of the game.

He didn't want to leave the other party a chance.

Seeing Hulk's shot, the visiting fans got up to celebrate.

However, when calm returned in front of goal, fans saw Jose force a shot from Hulk in front of the goal line with incredible speed.

"Shit, why is he so strong?" The visiting fans couldn't help but curse.

There is no doomed answer to this question.

No one could have imagined that Jose's own quality has reached the level of a first-class goalkeeper, coupled with various external assistance, so that his saving ability has been upgraded to another level, on par with top goalkeepers.

And what really made José explode was that deep down he longed to be recognized.

Why do you think that if you are young, you can't compare to others?

It was this desire that gave José an explosion of extraordinary power.

It can be said that Jose at this moment, even compared with Neuer and Buffon, is not inferior.

In the 57th minute, Bayer Leverkusen suffered a heavy blow.

On the right side of the penalty area, Xavi Garcia takes the ball.

Wendell intercepts it.

In the face of Wendell's interception, Harvey Garcia crosses with his feet.

The ball flew over Wendell's shoulder, and it was about to pass Wendell, and there was a speechless scene when Wendell accidentally stretched out his right hand and tried to stop the opponent's pass.

"Big brother, I'm the goalkeeper."

Seeing Wendell's movements, Jose couldn't help but complain in his heart.

"Beep, beep~"

The referee's whistle blows.

This means that Wendell's foul has been recognized by the referee.

A handball foul in the penalty area and a penalty kick cannot be escaped.

However, what really worries the home fans is that the referee is walking towards the accident point and what is in his pocket?

Yellow Card Warning!

The referee made the decision.

Before that, Wendell had already been saddled with a yellow card, and now he got a second yellow card, which means that he will turn two yellows into one red and go off the break early.

"Shh~" The home fans immediately booed.

The penalty has already made the fans unhappy, and now they have to send off a man, which is the so-called home advantage?

Schmidt immediately complained to the assistant referee, but it was useless.

"Leave it to me." Jose knows that at this moment, only by standing up and maintaining the morale of the team can he achieve the victory he wants.

Hookel takes the penalty.

Looking at Hulk's stout body, the home fans only felt a pang of despair.

Unlike other Brazilian players, Hulk has the same strong body as a black player, in addition to the delicate footwork characteristic of Brazilian players.

In the face of Hulk, José did not dare to be careless.

(End of chapter)