Chapter 149 This is the Champions League(1/2)
"Hey, Mark, are you interviewing you? Can you not say that accepting an interview is a speech to receive the award..." After a day off and seeing Mark again, Zhou Yi complained to Mark.
He later saw Mark's performance in an interview.
"I'm telling the truth..."
"But you were the protagonist at that time. If you didn't show off, would you lift me out and let me out?"
"It's nothing wrong with you showing off, ha!" Mark smiled.
Zhou Yi rolled his eyes.
But he was still quite relieved. This kid did not deteriorate because he had outstanding performances in two consecutive games. He was still the same Mark.
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In the next sixth round of the league, Dortmund will challenge Sao Paulo away.
Judging from the strength of both sides, there is no suspense in this game.
At the same time, considering that there will be a Champions League group stage in the next mid-week, Klopp made some adjustments to the team's starting lineup.
Mark, who performed well in two consecutive games, appeared in the starting lineup again.
However, Zhou Yi did not start.
The person who replaced him was Lewandowski.
As a reward for scoring goals in the last game and hard work in daily training, Klopp also put Lewandowski on the starting list, which is the first time the Poles starts this season.
Dortmund played 442 away, with Sven Bend as the midfielder.
What Klopp did was naturally because in the last game, he saw that Lewandowski could coexist with Mark. So he planned to give the pair more time to experiment.
Anyway, the opponents in this game are not very strong. If you don’t need this game to test, do you have to use the next Champions League group stage?
Dortmund, who ended up with half a main lineup, defeated Sao Paulo 3:1 away.
Neither Mark nor Lewandowski scored.
But Mark had an assist.
He assisted Shinji Kagawa to score a goal.
The remaining two goals were scored by Groschloitz.
After defeating St. Pauli 3:1, Dortmund began to prepare for the second round of the Champions League group stage in the middle of the week.
For Dortmund today, the Champions League is more important.
In the second group match, Dortmund faces Twente at home - the champion of the Dutch League One last season.
In the first round of group stage, the unpopularity in this group was not Dortmund defeating Valencia away, but Twente actually tied the defending champion Inter Milan 2:2 at home!
That game was really beyond everyone's expectations.
The game started with Inter Milan's advanced goal, but six minutes later Twente equalized the score.
Then Inter Milan's forward Milito scored another own goal, and Inter Milan actually fell behind in the score.
Before the end of the first half, Etoo helped the team equalize the score.
In the second half, neither side was able to score a goal, and the score of 2:2 was maintained until the end of the game. The defending champion Inter Milan did not win the first group stage.
Although Twente is the third-level team, everyone thinks they are the weakest team in this group. It is natural for Inter Milan to defeat them. The key is to get a few more goals from them.
As a result, Inter Milan failed to win the weakest opponent!
After this game, Inter Milan's head coach Benitez was criticized.
So Dortmund dared not underestimate the opponent Twente. What if they follow Inter Milan's footsteps, wouldn't it be wronged?
Although his opponent is not strong in terms of paper strength, Klopp still requires the whole team to be prepared.
Mark, who performed well in the league, got the chance to start in this game, which was his first time in the Champions League and his first start in the Champions League.
Because of Inter Milan's previous lessons, after the start of this game, Dortmund played cautiously at his home court, for fear of losing the ball first.
Twente also played very aggressively. They ran tirelessly, especially the pressing in the midfield and frontcourt, which really made Dortmund a little uncomfortable.
The two sides played in a stalemate in the first half.
In order to get points away, Twente is also doing everything he wants, as long as the rules allow...
Their goalkeeper Nikolai Mikhailov even received a yellow card for delaying time.
It was already forty minutes at that time, and there were five minutes left before the end of the first half. Dortmund's offensive was gradually becoming stronger. Mikhailov was worried that the team would concede the ball at the last moment. If that were the case, it would be a huge blow to the team's morale and confidence, so he adopted a strategy of delaying time. Of course, this approach also brought him a yellow card.
At the end of the first half, neither team was able to score a goal, and the score was 0:0.
Marcel Leif also felt that Twente's team was indeed a little different: "In the last game, they played 2:2 with defending champion Inter Milan at the end of the first half, and in this game, they were still a draw in the first half and did not concede the ball. They did have a set of defense..."
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The team was unable to score in the first half and the team's offense was unable to start the situation, which made Mark a little anxious. However, in the locker room, he found that Zhou Yi was very calm, so he was very surprised: "Zhou Yi, aren't you worried?"
"What are you worried about?" Zhou Yi asked strangely.
"We haven't been able to break through Twente's door for forty-five minutes!"
Zhou Yi spread his hands: "Then we have a full forty-five minutes."
It seems that there is no hurry. Mark shook Zhou Yi's arm: "How can you be so calm, Zhou Yi?"
"Because this is the Champions League, Mark. This is the Champions League." Zhou Yi shook his head and said, "You think, which team can come to the Champions League is the bottom of the fish? Which one must have some skills? So there is nothing to make a fuss about if you don't score for 45 minutes, right?"
After hearing Zhou Yi say this, Mark was stunned. He slowly let go of his hand and looked at Zhou Yi. After a while, he realized.
"You are right, Zhou Yi... This is the Champions League!" He clenched his fists and raised his head and said.
This is his first Champions League game. In addition to the different music when entering the Champions League, it is actually somewhat different from the league...
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Although the first half was not very smooth, Klopp did not adjust his tactics, let alone substitutions.
Just kept it the same, the team returned to the stadium.
After the second half began, Dortmund continued to control the situation, while Twente retreated to his half.
Everyone knows that the five minutes of the game start and the five minutes before the end are the easiest to lose the ball.
Twente is not stupid either, so of course there is no need for them to push them out and fight against each other.
In this game, they have a very realistic wish, which is to strive to secure a draw, and if there is a particularly good opportunity, they will consider winning the game.
Twente is almost very good and does reclaim the defense.
But their goal was still broken in the 48th minute - the second half had just begun three minutes!
"Mario Gotze!!!" Live broadcast Norbert Dicole whistled to the sky with a microphone.
The cheers in the stands were even more deafening.
Amid their cheers, Gotze ran towards the corner flag area.
His teammates chased him from behind and hugged him in the corner flag area.
"Geze's goal scored for Dortmund! This is his second goal in the Champions League!! He scored goals in two consecutive Champions League group stages, Goeze is truly a highly anticipated genius!" Marcel Leif spared no effort to praise Goeze.
Zhou Yi was in the limelight last season, but Gotze was not so conspicuous compared to that, and most of the time he came on as a substitute. However, this season, with Shahin's transfer and Zhou Yi retreating, Gotze also ushered in his own moment.
This German football genius naturally puts forward the expectations of more Germans. Everyone hopes that he can perform well, become better and better, and bring his condition in the club to the national team.
Although Zhou Yi is good, it’s a pity that he is a Chinese…
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Gotze's goal helped Dortmund take the lead and also made the whole team feel.
Just three minutes after he scored the goal, Mark was tripped by Twente's player after receiving Zhou Yi's pass in the penalty area. The referee called Twente for a foul without hesitation and gave Dortmund a penalty!
The penalty kick was undisputed, and Mark showed no signs of fake falls, and the Twente player could not appeal and protest.
Dortmund has an unwritten rule, that is, unlike other teams, they do not have a fixed order of penalty kickers, such as the first penalty kicker and the second penalty kicker.
No, Klopp didn't make such arrangements at all.
What should I do after so many Tymonds get penalties?
It depends on whoever feels good on the field. If he scores, then if there is a ball again next time, he will still be until the person doesn't want to give a penalty or lose it.
Dortmund's penalty kick was taken by Shahin. Do you still remember the penalty kick that Zhou Yi fell in the penalty area of Schalke in Derby, Ruhr last season?
The free thrower is Shahin.
However, Shahin transferred and left the team this season, and Dortmund has not yet won a penalty.
So who will punish?
Gotze just scored a goal and was in a good state. Everyone wanted him to come and punish him.
But Goce didn't want to kick this penalty. He asked Zhou Yi: "Why don't you come?"
As a result, Zhou Yi shook his head and refused: "My first goal in the Champions League is not like a penalty."
To be continued...