I wonder if set-pieces count as long shots.

Inside the live broadcast studio of the TV station, Huang Jianxiang's voice became urgent once again.

"Beautiful reverse run! Ye Chen's sudden change of direction made Fathi and Pospech a half-step slower!"

"Ye Chen breaks into the penalty area, and the ball lands right at his feet!"

"The goalkeeper is coming out!"

"Ye Chen shoots!"

"It's in!! It's in!!! It's in!!! It's in!!!!"

"Ye Chen scores his second goal in his debut match!"

"What an elegant goal!" Huang Jianxiang couldn't help but exclaim.

"I must apologize to Ye Chen. Before the second half started, I was worried he wouldn't be able to adapt to such an intense game. But only 20 minutes into the second half, he has already scored twice! This is the hope of Chinese football!"

His co-commentator Xu Yang was equally excited. "Ye Chen is simply too strong! I remember reading news that he never even got a chance to play in youth team matches. That was Manchester United's problem, definitely not Ye Chen's! I can guarantee that with this kind of positioning, even at Barcelona, he would have his place!"

"So what exactly is so brilliant about his positioning? Could you explain it to the viewers in front of the TV?" Huang Jianxiang asked with a smile.

"Many viewers might think this goal was simple, but in fact, it was extremely clever!"

"First, when Kagawa received the ball, Ye Chen made a slight movement to retreat. Without this movement, he would have been in an offside position, and the attack would have been nullified!"

"Second, their chemistry was incredible. One would think that since Ye Chen just joined Dortmund, he wouldn't be familiar with Shinji Kagawa. But with just one glance, they understood each other! Kagawa had to pass the ball quickly to get it past the center-back Pospech. If Ye Chen had started even a fraction of a second late, the ball would have been intercepted by the goalkeeper!"

"But the most beautiful part was Ye Chen's finishing!"

"For that opportunity, he had maybe 0.5 seconds to decide what to do. And he chose the most confident approach!" Xu Yang said emotionally. "I considered he might shoot low to the bottom right corner or try a near-post poke shot, but I never expected him to go for a chip! This goal is like a Panenka penalty—a perfect combination of intelligence, composure, and technique!"

"In just these 20 minutes, I've already become a fan of Ye Chen! I hope he continues to shine in his career!"

"Who wouldn't be?" Huang Jianxiang sighed. "Speaking of which, based on today's performance, Ye Chen has completely outshined Lewandowski! In the first half, Kagawa also played two through balls like this, but Lewandowski was either offside or too slow to react!"

Xu Yang nodded. "Lewandowski's form has been quite average today, but it's understandable to let him rest. After all, Dortmund has a Champions League match against Marseille midweek, so giving him a break makes sense."

Opel Arena.

With Ye Chen's goal, Dortmund fans erupted in cheers once again.

Meanwhile, the home fans had complex expressions as they watched Ye Chen.

As much as they didn't want to admit it, his performance truly deserved the title of a "genius."

But why did their team have to be the backdrop for this genius?

Suddenly, Mainz's club anthem began playing, and the home fans started singing "Rot und Weiß!" loudly.

Clearly, they were cheering on their team, trying to rally them.

At the same time, Kagawa and the others ran over to Ye Chen.

"Hey, bro, that celebration was so cool!" Shinji Kagawa gave a thumbs-up.

Mario Götze curiously asked, "Is that an original celebration?"

"It looked awesome!" Perišić added with a smile. "But it's nothing compared to your goal!"

"By the way, Ye, what does 'Siu' mean?" Kagawa continued to ask.

Ye Chen froze.

Wait a minute—had Cristiano Ronaldo not used this celebration in this world yet?

That shouldn't be possible, right?

Ye Chen was a fan of Ronaldo, but he had no idea when exactly the Siu celebration had first appeared.

But judging by everyone's reaction, it probably hadn't been introduced yet…

[According to online sources, it first appeared in 2013.]

If Ronaldo had already done this celebration, everyone would know about it! His influence was massive!

But now there was a problem.

This celebration had unintentionally become his original move. What would Ronaldo do in the future?

He had read about people plagiarizing music, novels, or movies, but this was the first time he had seen someone accidentally "steal" a goal celebration!

Even though it was unintentional...

Whatever. That wasn't something he needed to worry about right now.

In football, a one-goal lead was never safe.

With this scoreline, the opponents still had hope.

Ye Chen wanted to score two more goals.

"Ye, your movement off the ball is incredible. I think we should link up more often!" Kagawa said with a smile.

"Of course! But they definitely won't let me receive the ball comfortably in the box anymore. I want to try a long shot!" Ye Chen whispered.

"But you already missed two shots earlier!"

"I was just getting a feel for it!" Ye Chen said, refusing to back down.

"Alright, alright. Just get into position, and I'll get the ball to you as soon as possible!" Kagawa said helplessly.

After all, since Ye Chen had already given him an assist, he might as well return the favor a few more times.

The match resumed, and now Mainz was desperate.

In the league, a loss meant zero points, so they had to fight with everything they had in the remaining 25 minutes.

But by the 70th minute, Klopp made a substitution—Moritz Leitner replaced Shinji Kagawa.

Clearly, Klopp wanted to strengthen the defensive midfield to secure the victory.

But more importantly, he was preparing for the upcoming Champions League match.

It was obvious that Klopp didn't want to give up on the Champions League—at least reaching the Round of 16 was the goal.

However, things started to look shaky as Mainz's attacks pushed deeper into Dortmund's defense.

At the 75th minute, an exhausted İlkay Gündoğan was also substituted, with center-back Felipe Santana coming on.

Dortmund shifted to a 5-4-1 formation, leaving Ye Chen as the lone striker up front.

Seeing their opponents parking the bus, Mainz pressed forward even harder.

Then, at 88:21, Mainz took a shot that was cleared by center-back Subotić.

Götze controlled the ball with his chest and immediately played a long pass to Ye Chen.

Ye Chen received the ball and sprinted forward.

Perišić was also making a run on the left flank.

It was a 2v2 counterattack!

Perišić was advancing at full speed while Ye Chen drove the ball forward. As Fathi rushed toward him, Ye Chen suddenly slowed down.

Pospech, noticing this, shifted toward Perišić, thinking Ye Chen was going to pass.

But just as Fathi reduced his pace, Ye Chen suddenly accelerated again!

His left foot feinted a pass to the left flank.

Fathi instinctively reached out to block it, but at the last second, Ye Chen used the outside of his right foot to flick the ball in the opposite direction!

The ball flew to the right.

Fathi tried to turn, but while his mind reacted, his body didn't—he tripped and fell hard!

"Boom!"

With open space ahead, Ye Chen had plenty of time to sprint and adjust for a shot.

But just as he was about to accelerate—he felt his foot get hooked!

He crashed to the ground.

Luckily, it was grass—otherwise, that fall could have ended his career.

Of course, it was obvious—Fathi had tripped him.

At the end of the passage, Ye Chen wonders:

"I wonder if a free kick counts as a long shot?"

But at 35 meters out, the distance was quite far, and the angle was straight on…