0026 Kevin made his first start in the UEFA Champions League

Barbara, Pato, Kaka, Inzaghi.

The group together had given Huang Kaiwen 113.5 destiny points.

Huang Kaiwen checked the system.

Player Strength: Mediocre

Physical Condition: Excellent

Expectation: 100

Destiny Value: 113.5

Skill: Acting Like Tom Hanks — peak acting skills, how could a great player not know how to act? — Sergio Busquets.

Skill: Bring it on — Low probability of copying some characteristics from other players when intercepting their opportunities.

Abnormal Status: Increased Susceptibility to Injury — Starting from stepping onto the turf, the chance of injury increases by 200%, rising by 5% per second, returns to original injury probability after leaving due to an injury, immune to fatal injuries, injuries do not affect physical functions, it repeats, and successfully defending the UEFA Champions League removes the abnormal status.

Item: 24-Hour Immunity Card

Just in time for entering September, when the shop and tasks refresh, Huang Kaiwen took a look.

The shop only had a few items.

[Fishing Mastery] 100 destiny points, [Long-distance Raid] 1000 points, [Kyogoku Makoto Peak Template] 1000000 points, [24-Hour Immunity Card] 20 points.

Huang Kaiwen didn't think twice before buying the immunity card, sadly there was a limit of one per purchase, otherwise, he would have gone all in.

Wanting to be a salary thief, he couldn't exactly get injured every match.

Otherwise, everyone would start to see that he had a problem.

That template card, Huang Kaiwen felt was just ridiculous.

Buying it would be like trying to catch a nuclear bomb barehanded, no wonder it was so expensive.

It turned out to be just for show.

As for the tasks, he didn't even look at them since the task of changing Kaka's destiny hadn't been finished, and he didn't want to switch to a new one.

On September 7, Huang Kaiwen returned to team training and was warmly welcomed by his teammates.

Having already made two comebacks this season, it had become a regular occurrence.

"I think the team should just create a department to plan your welcome back parties every time," Inzaghi joked during the training.

Huang Kaiwen shrugged his shoulders and went back to running laps on the track.

Carlo Kaiser the legend hasn't published his autobiography yet, his legendary stories remain untold. So, Huang running laps for recovery wasn't a problem at all.

That evening, as usual, Huang Kaiwen invited his teammates out for dinner.

Team Captain Maldini, feeling not so well, took the initiative to pay the bill.

After all, it should be the teammates treating to celebrate his return. It wasn't fair to keep letting Huang Kaiwen pay.

The next day, Huang Kaiwen gauged how quickly he could accumulate expectation value and even used an experience card to participate in a training match.

All he got was a [01-02 Season Round 11 Zanetti Experience Card], but even that was enough for training.

On September 13, Huang Kaiwen and the whole team flew to Ukraine.

Their first opponent in the UEFA Champions League was Shakhtar Donetsk.

Upon arriving in Ukraine, Fat Ancelotti asked the players to relax, while he sneaked out of the hotel himself.

Carrying a "Complete Ukrainian Phrasebook", he spoke to a taxi driver: "Church, take me to the church."

"I only take dollars," the driver said seriously.

"I'll give you Euros, just take me there and I'll give you 50 Euros," Fat Ancelotti offered.

"Deal," the driver replied.

Donetsk is part of an Eastern Orthodox diocese for Eastern Catholicism, distinct from the Eastern Orthodox Church in Russia.

Once he arrived, Ancelotti entered and found a place to sit.

With hands joined, he whispered, "Merciful God, I am your follower Carlo Ancelotti. Please ensure Kevin doesn't get injured in tomorrow's Champions League match. To show my resolve, I'll quit smoking for a day, no, not smoke before the match, maybe... Thank you, God."

He had already announced the starting lineup for the Champions League, and Huang Kaiwen was notably included.

If Huang Kaiwen got injured soon after the game started, it would be a huge blow for Milan, and even more crucially, it would put a lot of pressure on him.

Ever since Miss Barbara came to work in Milan, she had asked why Huang Kaiwen was always getting injured.

Ancelotti felt that life was getting too hard.

Kevin's injury is not your fault! If only you were lighter on him at night, Kevin wouldn't end up like this, right?

Due to his own dreams and career, under immense psychological pressure, Ancelotti chose to secretly find a place to pray.

On the way back, he regretted not bringing Kaka, wondering if a devout believer like him might be more favored?

At night, Ancelotti returned early to his room for dinner, but he couldn't fall asleep until very late.

The next day, as the match time neared.

The entire Milan team boarded the bus.

Maldini joked with Huang Kaiwen, saying, "Kevin, you're starting today, don't get injured again."

Upon hearing this, Ancelotti's heart skipped a beat, and he put his hands together and silently prayed, "Dear Lord, please do not believe Paul's words.."

Unlike the joyous atmosphere on the bus, Ancelotti was under great stress.

After getting off the bus, he reached into his pocket, took out a Marlboro and put it to his lips, then remembering his promise, he put it back again.

After changing clothes, Huang Kaiwen chose to look forward to the draw.

[Ding, obtained: 2000 European Cup final France vs Italy, David Trezeguet, single game experience card]

[Successfully used the 24-hour injury immunity card, you will not suffer from injuries within the next 24 hours]

Huang Kaiwen smacked his lips, Trezeguet was decent, mainly because he was a classic striker.

After the warm-up, both teams returned to the tunnel.

Zhang, somewhat excited, said, "Huang Kaiwen is finally going to be the first Chinese player to start in a UEFA Champions League, it's a big step for Chinese football. From here, every step counts, the first Champions League goal, the first Champions League trophy, this is how Chinese football will rise."

As the players lined up, listening to the stirring Champions League theme, Huang Kaiwen felt the passion of football for the first time.

To be exact, the passion of playing football as a player.

There was an impulse, to win the match, win the UEFA Champions League.

At 7:45 p.m., the German referee Herbert Vander blew the whistle to start the match.

Shakhtar Donetsk, hosting the match, kicked off first.

They had many excellent domestic players and internationals from other Eastern European countries, boasting quite impressive technical abilities.

Their ground coordination at the start was very smooth, with Zvonimir Vukić receiving the ball and immediately attempting a through pass to Vorobei, but unfortunately, he couldn't get it through, and Nesta cleared the ball early.

Pirlo received the ball and made a long pass, finding Huang Kaiwen on the right flank.

Huang Kaiwen felt good with the ball, driving down the right wing. After facing a tackle, he immediately made a lateral pass to Kaka in the center and continued his run forward.

Ancelotti, holding a handkerchief, kept wiping sweat.

Huang Kaiwen had appeared twice before, once in a friendly and once in a league game, totaling less than 10 minutes.

As long as he could break through 5 minutes without getting injured, that would be progress.

Kaka's pass was also somewhat apparent, intercepted by the opponent, and when Shakhtar Donetsk defender Bahharen was preparing to launch a counterattack with a long ball, Huang Kaiwen tackled him down.

The referee came over and warned Huang Kaiwen.

"Well done."

Inzaghi gave him a thumbs up.

He hadn't expected such a gifted teammate to actually lower himself to tackle and direct intercept the opponent's counterattack.

After Shakhtar Donetsk restarted from their half, they slowly organized, continuously passing between midfield and defenders.

Ancelotti, wiping sweat, turned and asked the assistant coach, "How many minutes?"

"5 minutes and 33 seconds!"

"Oh, thank God!"

Ancelotti lost his balance all of a sudden and sat down on the grass.

His face, apart from sweat, also carried a smile.

He, Carlo Ancelotti, was indeed God's favorite after all.