Dortmund 5-0 Dresden at Home.
No one expected such a decisive scoreline before the match!
The highlight? Ye Chen scored four goals by himself â the fans were shouting so loud their voices gave out!
This game was truly worth every penny.
But just as Ye Chen celebrated with a knee slide, his smile froze...
Fans watched in shock as Ye Chen, mid-celebration, suddenly jumped to his feet and sprinted toward the coach's area like a madman.
"Boss, wait!"
Ye Chen shouted while running.
Sure enough, the fourth official had already prepared the substitution board â number 16 off, number 26 on!
Klopp looked at Ye Chen in surprise. "What's the matter?"
"I can keep playing! I need to score one more!" Ye Chen called out anxiously.
He had to shout â the stadium noise was deafening. If he didn't, Klopp wouldn't hear him at all!
Ralf Rouss, standing nearby, heard it too. His face immediately darkened.
Four goals and he's still not satisfied?
What's next, flying to the sun to stand shoulder to shoulder with it?
Klopp was stunned. "You've scored four already! Isn't that enough?"
As he spoke, Klopp glanced at Rouss. From the look in Rouss' eyes, he could see the danger...
If Ye Chen stayed on, an injury seemed inevitable.
For Ye Chen's protection, Klopp intended to sub him off.
But Ye Chen was persistent. "Boss, just give me a little more time! I swear I'll score one more!"
Ye Chen had always been stubborn. If he said he'd score five before the match, then five it had to be!
To be honest, at the start of the match, he doubted himself.
With such intense competition, could I really score five?
But as the goals kept coming, his belief solidified.
This match would be his first-ever five-goal haul.
What he didn't expect was that his biggest obstacle to scoring five wasn't Dresden â it was Klopp.
Klopp pulled Ye Chen aside. "You yelled too loud just now. Ralf's eyes look murderous. If you go back out, you're asking to get hurt."
"Five minutes! Just give me five more minutes! I'll come off immediately after!" Ye Chen pleaded again.
"Alright, but five minutes. Goal or no goal, I'm subbing you out," Klopp said sternly.
"Deal!" Ye Chen replied with forced confidence, but inside, he was nervous.
Can I score one more in five minutes?
Even he wasn't sure.
Commentators were just as stunned.
On Penguin Sports, commentator Zhan Jun smiled. "Something dramatic is happening on the field. Ye Chen, after celebrating his four goals, sprinted straight to the coach!"
"Klopp was about to sub him off for Kuba, but it looks like Ye Chen doesn't want to leave!"
Zhang Lu chuckled. "Ye Chen's feeling it today. He knows he's in top form and wants more!"
Zhan Jun's mouth dropped. "No way... Ye Chen really wants a fifth goal?"
"Everyone knows Masashi Nakayama scored 16 goals in four matches. Ye Chen's got 16 in five. Honestly, he doesn't need a 17th. The Bundesliga is far tougher than the J-League â different levels entirely!"
"Klopp agreed to let Ye Chen stay... seems like Klopp really likes him!"
"If Ye Chen were on my team, I'd like him too!" Zhang Lu laughed. "But maybe he should sit this one out. He's already scored four. The opposing players' eyes are dangerous. If he pushes it, he could get hurt."
Zhan Jun nodded. "But as a fan, I'll be honest â I want to see him score one more! If he does, he'll become the second Dortmund player to net five in a single match."
"The last one was Manfred Burgsmüller in 1985!"
Zhan Jun's preparation was top-notch â part of why fans loved his commentary.
Ye Chen returned to the field, but Kuba came on too.
He replaced GroÃkreutz, who had been playing on the wing.
Dortmund shifted to a 4-2-4 formation, with Götze moving to the right wing.
Due to limited squad depth and a stark gap between starters and substitutes, Dortmund players often had to adapt to multiple positions â except forwards.
Dortmund had four forwards: Lewandowski, Barrios, Kuba, and Ye Chen.
Barrios would return after the next international break, making the forward competition fiercer.
Rumors swirled that Kuba had privately discussed a transfer with Klopp for the end of the season.
With Barrios back, Kuba wouldn't even have a place on the bench.
But Klopp didn't want to let him go â Dortmund faced matches on three fronts, with limited players.
Injuries to two forwards could leave them without options.
Today, Götze and GroÃkreutz had tried playing striker â with disastrous results.
Against a second-division team, they struggled. Against Bundesliga teams? Forget it.
The game resumed.
Ralf Rouss, having heard Ye Chen's words, pulled Fiedler aside and gave a simple instruction:
"Take Ye Chen out."
Frustrated Dresden players played harder.
At 81:24, Ye Chen received the ball from Chris Löwe on the left. But before he could move, Koch tackled him brutally, sending both him and the ball flying.
Koch received a yellow card.
At 82:41, Ye Chen, 30 meters from goal, was taken down again by Schuppan. Blood trickled from his ankle.
Klopp signaled for a substitution, but Ye Chen waved him off, got treated quickly, and stood back up.
Klopp honored their deal, tapping his watch.
Ye Chen took a deep breath.
He knew Rouss had turned up the defensive pressure.
But so what?
Would that stop me from scoring?
With less than two minutes left, Ye Chen got the ball again.
At 84:21, Götze's long pass found Ye Chen, who expertly controlled it.
Dresden's players tensed â these were his last moments on the pitch.
No matter what, they couldn't let him score.