Chapter 57
Chapter 57
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Translator: Silver Dragon
Chapter: 57
Chapter Title: Manchester United New vs Old (1)
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1:3
That was the score when Ban Yeager was subbed in—a brutal thrashing of Real Madrid.
And 20 minutes after Ban Yeager entered the pitch...
The score flipped to 4:3.
Ban Yeager notched two goals and an assist, single-handedly dragging his team to victory.
His Real Madrid debut wrapped up as a one-man reversal show.
The match ended with Real Madrid's victory.
Everyone was stunned.
But the most shocked of all were the victorious Real Madrid fans.
These were the fans whose noses had been held sky-high cheering for Real Madrid, and this was the moment they finally witnessed Ban Yeager's true worth.
Ban Yeager's own wishes seemed irrelevant by now.
All that mattered was whether he fit their club or not.
If they were convinced he did, he'd end up there no matter what.
Contract length with his original team? Meaningless.
No soccer player would turn down the dream club, Real Madrid.
The Madridistas were still clinging to past glories they hadn't fully revived, trying to lock Ban Yeager into a nonexistent pond.
"Planning to start you in the next match. That okay?"
"No problem."
"That Inter game was brilliant. Now that you're wearing our jersey..."
"I'm here to win."
"...Good. Looking forward to the next one."
Thanks to his heroics against Inter, he'd secured a starting spot in the next game.
Of course, it wasn't just a vague promise of a start—it was a straight-up commitment to deploy him from the outset.
Against Inter, no less, when they were down 1:3, and he delivered two goals and an assist to carry them. No way they could bench him now.
Plus, the round-of-16 opponent was a clear underdog compared to Inter.
And the stadium for the round of 16? A place all too familiar to him.
Perfect conditions for his first start.
Those who'd dismissed Ban Yeager's Real Madrid loan turned around after just one game.
One sub appearance of less than 30 minutes did the trick.
With that absurd performance, everyone expected frequent starts moving forward.
He was loaned in precisely because of Real Madrid's lack of attacking mids, and he'd delivered big—so starting every remaining game wasn't a stretch.
And another piece of good news—or lucky break.
Something that set Ban Yeager fans' hearts ablaze once more.
This wasn't even part of his plans.
Ban Yeager and Real Madrid topped Group H to advance to the round of 16.
Their opponent? Al Nassr, second in Group G.
The club of soccer's living legend, Cristiano Ronaldo.
Ronaldo's pre-match interview mention of Ban Yeager sparked the Ban vs Ronaldo narrative, spreading like wildfire.
Both had been with Manchester United, and Ronaldo was Al Nassr's face—while Ban Yeager, fresh off two goals and an assist, was drawing massive attention in no time.
Ban wasn't officially Real's, but somehow he'd become their rep, setting up a showdown with Ronaldo.
The Manchester United legend new vs old matchup was set: Real Madrid vs Al Nassr in the quarterfinals? Wait, round of 16.
And incredibly, the venue was England, host of the Club World Cup.
The iconic stadium in Manchester.
It would be at Old Trafford.
The power of pure 100% oil money was tremendous.