As the ball hit the net, the Bernabéu South Stand erupted with a tsunami-like shout of "CHEN! ZHONG!", with the wave of sound quickly sweeping across the stadium.
The commentator screamed into the broadcast, "Five seconds ago, everyone thought this match would end in a draw, the scoreboard still showed 4:4."
"And now, the scoreboard shows 5:4!"
"Chen Zhong has rewritten the script of the national derby with a goal of the century!"
"An old steed in the stable, striving for thousands of miles; a valiant hero in his twilight, his ambition not yet faded!"
"Chen Zhong, why is it always him!"
On the big screen at the stadium, after this goal, it switched to a split screen for comparison, one side showing Zidane's left-foot volley at Hampden Park back in the day, the other Chen Zhong's mirrored replica at this moment.
Pedri sat on the grass, staring blankly at the scoreboard, echoing the desperate stance of Bayer Leverkusen players from years past across time.
