My Girlfriend Wants Victory

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At the moment when Son Jinho was celebrating his comeback goal in front of the crowd.

“Scheiß! My hamstring!”

Jürgen Klopp was so overjoyed at Son Jinho’s comeback goal that he jumped around wildly before grabbing his thigh and collapsing.

“Uh? Kloppo?!”

“Jürgen! Jürgen has collapsed!”

The Dortmund bench erupted into chaos at Jürgen Klopp’s unusual condition.

Team doctors rushed to the injured Jürgen Klopp.

“What’s going on? What happened…?”

The Dortmund players looked at the bench, bewildered by the scene.

Due to the cluster around Jürgen Klopp with players and team doctors, the referee mistook it as a serious situation and stopped the game.

“Oh! Jürgen! Jürgen!”

Similarly, the crowd, mistaking it for a serious situation due to the game stoppage, began to clap and sing songs to cheer for Klopp.

Referee Meyer approached Jürgen Klopp to assess his condition and, seeing that Klopp looked much better than he had imagined, asked with a puzzled expression.

“Jürgen, where does it hurt?”

“…my hamstring is acting up.”

Jürgen Klopp replied with an awkward smile.

Meyer couldn’t help but smile back at the friendly, neighborhood fool-like smile from Jürgen Klopp.

“Excessive celebrations that can provoke the opponent will get you a warning.”

“…since I’m injured, can’t you let it slide?”

“If you’re injured, how about going to the hospital? I can change your card to a red one for an easy trip.”

“Um… I’ll pass on that.”

As the referee firmly rejected Jürgen Klopp’s request, Jürgen could only laugh.

“Kloppo doing what Kloppo does.”

The main players of Dortmund and the crowd at Signal Iduna Park burst into laughter upon hearing that Jürgen Klopp got injured while celebrating.

Peeeeeep—!

The referee, having settled the situation, blew his whistle, gathered the players, and the match was resumed with Schalke’s kickoff.

During Jürgen Klopp’s fall, Schalke pushed hard against Dortmund right from the kickoff while giving tactical instructions to their players.

As Schalke bombarded the attack and Dortmund defended, the fourth official raised the additional time.

“4 minutes…”

With the additional time of 4 minutes raised by the fourth official, the Schalke players started to feel anxious.

“Pass it!”

Schalke’s striker Huntelaar was dispossessed by Hummels after a reckless dribble.

The moment Hummels stole the ball from Huntelaar, Dortmund’s counterattack began with a pass to Son Jinho.

Son Jinho swiftly passed the ball to Lewandowski.

Lewandowski, cutting into the back space, entered the penalty box.

Just as he was about to take a calm shot, Lewandowski tripped over Joel Matip’s legs and fell to the ground.

[Ah, he definitely caught his foot there! Clearly a penalty kick!]

The referee blew the whistle, declaring Schalke’s foul, while the Schalke defenders rushed to protest to the referee, claiming there was no contact.

“Jinho! You take the kick.”

Lewandowski willingly gave the penalty kick he earned to Son Jinho, who was about to achieve his first career hat-trick.

“Danke. I’ll repay you later.”

Son Jinho thanked Lewandowski and placed the ball on the penalty spot, taking a deep breath to steady himself.

‘Sometimes in novels, they shoot a Panenka here…’

To Son Jinho, the Panenka shot was no different from an unworthy man’s shot.

In his view, a penalty kick is a true showdown between the kicker and the goalkeeper—a noble duel.

Knowing the importance of honor, Son Jinho took the penalty with full power.

Kaaaaaaaang—!

The ball hit the crossbar hard, deflecting inside the goal line and shaking the net.

“Hoouuuuuuuuu—!”

As the referee recognized the score, Son Jinho raced toward the corner flag.

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[Goaaaall—! It’s in!! Hat-trick!]
└ Lmao that was a total accident xD
└ Look at the goalkeeper’s face, he’s so confused lol
└ Wow;; I thought it was going out, that was scary;;
└ Son Jinho, you madman!! Did you really need to kick that hard for a penalty kick?

“Hoouuuuuuuuu—!”

[Son Jinho succeeded in his penalty kick! He runs to celebrate in front of the crowd, celebrating his perfect hat-trick!]
└ ???
└ Perfect hat-trick? What’s that?
└ Isn’t it scoring with the right foot, left foot, and head?
└ Doesn’t that make it a perfect hat-trick?
└ But didn’t Son Jinho not score with his head?
└ Yeah;; he didn’t score with his head. 1 goal with his left, 2 goals with his right.
└ Ah lol the commentator really is a soccer noob, saying perfect hat-trick like that xD

The commentator soon clarified his statement about the perfect hat-trick.

[According to Bundesliga regulations, for a hat-trick to count in the Bundesliga, a player must score all 3 goals in the same half—in the first half, then in the first half, and in the second half, then the second half—without any other player scoring in between. In Germany, this is called a Lupenreiner Hattrick, which translates to a perfect hat-trick.]
└ Who asked you?
└ Someone called someone a soccer noob earlier, I guess that’s what he was reacting to.
└ Seriously, does that guy get annoyed over such things?
└ LOL just stop being salty.

[…It seems like the bench is holding Jürgen Klopp down, who was about to jump up in excitement over Son Jinho’s hat-trick.]
└ ? Why is the tension dropping?
└ Is he sulking?
└ Yep, he’s sulking.
└ For sure he is.

The team doctor and bench players of Dortmund restrained Jürgen Klopp, who was instinctively about to jump up again due to Son Jinho’s hat-trick.

[The match is over! Dortmund maintains first place in the league with a victory over their rivals Schalke in the Revierderby!]

Not long after, the match concluded.

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[Dortmund crushes rivals Schalke 3-1 in the Revierderby at Signal Iduna Park!]

[Son Jinho achieves a perfect hat-trick (Lupenreiner Hattrick)! He also breaks the record for the youngest hat-trick!]

[Son Jinho expresses his gratitude to Lewandowski, who allowed him to take the penalty kick. ‘Thanks to Lewa’s generosity, I was able to score a hat-trick.’]

[Lewandowski states, ‘In exchange for giving up the penalty kick, I decided to receive an amazing pass from Jinho.’]

[Netizens nicknamed Lewandowski as ‘Hanbandowski’ after he gave up the penalty kick.]

[Dortmund in trouble? Jürgen Klopp has a hamstring injury!]
└ LMAO the coach got injured celebrating xD
└ Ah lol just looking at the photo is funny
└ Current Dortmund injury list: Subotic (calf), Sven Bender (ankle injury), Jürgen Klopp (hamstring)
└ Is he a comedian? xD
└ LOL who said Germans aren’t funny? This is too hilarious!
└ Honestly though, Klopp is Klopp, but Son Jinho’s expression was legendary.

[Jürgen Klopp, despite his injury, gives a humorous interview saying, ‘It’s my hamstring. It hurts. I might have to miss some remaining matches.’]
└ Definitely not playing, huh? xD
└ Ah lol the weekend variety shows have moved from EPL to Bundesliga now xD

[Schalke’s coach Stevens expresses displeasure at Jürgen Klopp’s antics. ‘Jürgen Klopp’s celebration lacked respect toward the opposing team.’]

[Cha Dongwon and Gu Jachil’s Korean derby! Augsburg wins 2-0 thanks to Cha Dongwon’s opening goal!]
└ Wow, Cha Dongwon is really good, isn’t he? 😲
└ He probably could have made it in the EPL too; why did he come to Bundesliga?
└ Son Jinho recommended him to come to Bundesliga instead of EPL, they say.
└ Is that Gensei?
└ Gensei? LOL they’re in completely different positions, he probably just wanted to help him adapt.
└ Didn’t there be players in EPL who could help them adapt too?
└ Who’s playing in EPL besides Park Jisong?
└ Jumeieeeeen
└ Jumein has a big nose though;; he can’t even play xD
└ If we’re talking about adaptation problems, Bundesliga is probably better than EPL.
└ Speaking of which, didn’t Son Jinho suggest to Jumei to go to Lyon instead of Arsenal? That’s foresight! 😲
└ Please give us some answers for the college entrance exam, Son Jinho!
└ Entrance exams? Isn’t that over for this year?
└ I have to retake it because I failed ;;
└ LOL

*

After the game ended, news of Cha Dongwon’s goal came through.

I hadn’t been able to help Dongwon adapt to the league due to the Football Association’s matters.

But it seems he’s managed to adapt well to the Bundesliga, thanks to help from Jachil hyung or Hong Min hyung.

I decided to step into the national team group chat.

-Chamchi: Hey, little one, what’s up with your coach?

-Chamchi: (Jürgen Klopp hamstring injury.gif)

-Totem: LOLLLLLLLLL

-Mukjik: LOLLLLLLLLL

At that moment, everyone was talking about our team.

Reading the group chat messages, I kept quiet.

‘Jürgen is a good guy…’

It was a bit embarrassing to show off.

But…

– Mr. Hamstring: Jinho, do you know what’s most uncomfortable about having a hamstring injury?

– Ho-woo: Walking?

– Mr. Hamstring: No, it’s not being able to get the remote from far away with my foot.

Still, it was fun being together.

[Dortmund draws 1-1 against Borussia Mönchengladbach away!]

Anyway, while Jürgen Klopp is treating his hamstring, during the Bundesliga Round 15 match against Mönchengladbach, Dortmund took the lead with a goal from Robert Lewandowski, but in the end, Mönchengladbach’s Marco Reus scored an equalizer, resulting in a draw.

And four days later, on December 7th.

[Dortmund welcomes Marseille at home! Will Dortmund be able to advance to the Champions League Round of 16?]

The fateful day was approaching when the teams advancing to the Champions League Group F Round of 16 would be decided.