The crowd buzzed in anticipation.
Lukas accelerated directly at them anyway.
The ball stayed glued to his feet as he dragged it forward with quick little touches, forcing both defenders to keep retreating while trying to predict which direction he would explode toward.
He suddenly leaned toward the outside flank.
Lodi bit.
Then Lukas snapped the ball back inside between both defenders.
Neves stuck out a leg and managed to get the faintest touch on it, but the deflection only caused the ball to wobble awkwardly beyond him.
Lukas stretched immediately, hooked the ball back under control before it could escape, and burst into the edge of the penalty area.
Koulibaly stepped up.
Lukas shaped his body like he was about to shoot.
Koulibaly planted himself to block.
Instead, Lukas shifted the ball onto his other foot with a tiny touch and slipped a perfectly weighted pass through the gap toward Haaland.
The Norwegian hit it first time from just inside the box.
