When Mark and his teammates went to Schalke Stadium to warm up at Ao, the stadium was full of people. Looking around, the mountains were filled with Schalke 04 fans wearing blue jerseys.

And what about Dortmund fans?

Almost invisible.

There is a saying in the Ruhr area that Schalke 04 and Dortmund fans are so hostile to each other? They are not willing to go to the other party’s stadium to watch the ball... So no matter which team plays away, the support they can get is extremely limited.

Zhou Yi didn't know if this statement was true, but when he participated in the Ruhr derby with the team last season, he rarely saw Dortmund fans at Schalke 04 at home. Even a small part of them were placed in the worst place, away from the stadium.

Since the warm-up of players on both sides, Schalke 04 fans have been using various singing and cheering to declare their supreme power over the stadium. That small number of Dortmund fans should not make any sound on this stadium.

"This, this is the Ruhr derby..." Mark looked up at the stadium stands around him, and his speech was a little stuttering.

"Are you okay, Mark?" Zhou Yi asked when he noticed the strangeness of his friends around him.

"Right, good..." Mark continued to stammer.

Zhou Yi heard that this was not stuttering, it was the result of Mark's uncontrollable lips - his upper and lower teeth were constantly fighting.

"Are you sure, Mark? Your teeth are giggling." Zhou Yi pointed at Mark and said.

Mark quickly closed his mouth tightly, and the sound disappeared. Then he looked at Zhou Yi and told Zhou Yi with his eyes that he had "Okay".

However, after the warm-up started, Zhou Yi found that Mark was not really "well".

He didn't seem very focused during the warm-up, and his eyes always glanced into the stands and looked around.

This kind of looking around is different from Zhou Yi's looking around. Because Zhou Yi is accustomed to looking around, Mark rarely does this when he warms up before the game. Suddenly, this means that he is abnormal.

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Even Mark's parents in the stands saw it.

"What is Mark doing?" Mrs. Wagner complained anxiously.

"He is looking for you?" Bruno guessed.

"I don't think it's. He should know which area we are in. But he is looking around..." Mrs. Wagner cursed, "This bastard! If you don't warm up seriously, you won't be able to seize it even if you have the chance to play!"

She was angry at her unsatisfactory son.

The more she thought about it, she became more angry, so she simply waved her fists and yelled at Mark on the court: "Concentrate! Damn it. What are you looking at!"

Unfortunately, her voice could not be highlighted at all under the huge background sound.

And her son was still staring at him...

"This is useless..." Bruno pulled Mrs. Lavagner.

Mrs. Wagner realized this and sighed: "Oh. I really want to rush up and slap him in the face!"

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Mrs. Wagner's reminder was useless, so she could only be anxious, but someone helped him solve his problems...

Zhou Yi, who found that Mark was distracted, was a little far away from him at this time and was not by his side. Amid the huge noisy singing over the Aoyu Schalke Stadium, he could not remind Mark by yelling.

But how could he be so smart that he couldn't think of a solution?

He gently knocked the football under his feet forward, and then directly raised his feet... a long pass!

The football drew an arc in the air, flew nearly thirty meters away, and accurately hit Mark's face!

With a "bang", Mark's nose bridge, which was originally looking around, was smashed and deformed.

Mark was also caught off guard. He shook his body, his neck tilted back, and almost fell to the ground. His arms were waving to maintain the balance of his upper body.

But this made him feel a little embarrassed and funny...

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"Oh! It hurts!" Bruno muttered with a little exaggerated frown.

Mrs. Wagner next to her slapped Zhou Yi and said, "Beautiful job, Zhou Yi! That's what it means!"

"Ah, what a real mom..." Bruno sighed at this, and then he continued to frown: "I hope this will work for him."

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Schalke 04 fans at the scene also noticed what happened on Dortmund. When Mark was hit by Zhou Yi with a ball, a burst of laughter rang out in the stands.

"Look at that number 45 idiot! Hahaha! When you warm up, you will be hit by your teammates in the face!"

"What a beautiful 'face ball'!"

"Ohhhhh! Dortmund's idiots go home! This is not where you should come!"

Schalke 04 fans who were warming up at Dortmund and close to the stadium kept making strange faces, raised their middle fingers, and gestured and scolded Mark.

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Dortmund assistant coach Bouvac and head coach Klopp also noticed this scene.

After being hit by Zhou Yi, Mark covered his nose and lowered his head, looking very painful.

"Ah, it's so embarrassing..." Klopp turned his face sideways. He seemed unwilling to see such a embarrassed scene in his men. "What are he doing?"

"Maybe it's too nervous, it's a Ruhr derby after all," Buvac said.

"I already regret putting him on my list." Klopp said with a lip voice.

In such an important and critical game, his players actually performed so stupid and funny before the game started, which made him think that this would greatly affect the morale of the team.

Football practitioners will have some superstitions to a greater or lesser extent. For example, "lucky tie" and "lucky shirt" are very popular in football.

Klopp is not immune to the vulgarity either.

Some things that seem insignificant to others may be "symptoms" in his heart. For example, Mark's embarrassing performance just now gave Klopp a shadow.

If Dortmund really loses this derby away, then Klopp will definitely feel a little uncomfortable with Mark.

Humans are animals with emotions, and prejudice will arise when they have emotions, which is inevitable.

Anyway, Klopp has such a little prejudice against Mark now...

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Mark, who was hit in the face, bent down with his nose covering his nose, and did not notice who kicked him. When he rubbed his nose and stood up, despite tears in his eyes, he still saw Zhou Yi looking at him.

He immediately understood who kicked the kick just now and what... meant.

He covered his nose, and the sour feeling made him wink and look around. At the same time, he gave Zhou Yi a thumbs up, thanking him for his beautiful...long pass.

He is not that nervous now.

Although he could hear the ridicule of Schalke 04 fans ten meters behind him.

But he wasn't that nervous anymore.

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Cortana was wearing a low-key black suit and a black baseball cap. Under the brim was an exaggerated pair of black sunglasses, standing among a group of Schalke 04 fans in blue suits.

She originally wanted to be low-key, looking directly at her outfit, with her blond hair, tall nose, beautiful chin and red lips, would always make people around her look at each other a few more times, wondering in her heart whether there was a big star disguised to watch the ball...

Cortana could feel those puzzled eyes, but she couldn't say anything about it.

She asked Hannah to buy a ticket for her, but she didn't expect that Hannah finally called herself and said it was really hard to buy. In the end, she only had one scalper ticket. Not to mention the price was twice as expensive, but she was still in the camp of Schalke 04 fans.

Hannah asked her if she would like to consider it.

What surprised Hannah was that Cortana actually wanted it in the end!

Cortana, who asked for the ticket, is now in the area where Schalke 04 fans are located.

And in a relatively close to the court... no wonder the ticket price is high! This is a relatively good location. It is the favorite place for those crazy hardcore fans.

It’s a pity that Cortana is not a crazy hardcore fan. Standing at this position is a bit of a waste of resources...

Seeing his younger brother's embarrassment just now, Cortana was not surprised, nor was she as anxious and angry as her mother.

Because in Cortana's opinion, her younger brother is not a football player at all. If he is a hobbyist, his level is still good, but if he wants to be a professional player and relies on football for the rest of his life, he will probably be willing but not capable...

My younger brother's performance just now proved Cortana's evaluation of him, so there was nothing to be surprised about.

Her parents have always been looking forward to her younger brother becoming a professional player who plays football in the first team, but Cortana feels that the more she climbs up, the more pressure it will be for her younger brother. How can her younger brother, who has always lacked confidence, cope with it?
Chapter completed!