After the German Super Cup ended, it was very close to the league. The Bundesliga this season kicked off on August 5, which can be said to be quite early, because there were European Cups and Olympics in the summer of 2012. In order to give up space for these two major events, European leagues will end earlier than usual, which requires them to start earlier.

Before the league on August 5, Dortmund has a German Cup on July 30th.

After being unexpectedly eliminated by a German C team in the German Cup last season, Dortmund did not dare to underestimate the German Cup too much this time.

So in this game, Dortmund will not send a second team to participate.

Just think it was the last relatively formal warm-up match before the start of the league.

Zhou Yi played again in this game and was replaced by Shinji Kagawa, who had recovered from injury in the 67th minute. Dortmund finally defeated Sintehousson with a score of 3:0 and entered the knockout round of the top 32 of the German Cup.

Their next game will be played on October 25, against Dresden.

Last season, Dortmund was eliminated in the top 32 and was eliminated after only two rounds of the German Cup.

This time, Dortmund should try to avoid such an embarrassing situation.

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In the new season, Zhou Yi is the first to debut among the Five Little Dragons because the Bundesliga began at the earliest.

On August 5, 2011, the opening match of the new Bundesliga season, Dortmund played against Hamburg at home.

Before the start of the season, German media conducted a season-oriented analysis of each team.

The goal of defending the champion is very clear, of course it is to defend the title successfully. However, it is difficult to defend the title successfully.

Because of the eleven years since the 21st century, Bayern Munich has successfully defended his title once. In the two seasons of 2004-2005 and 2005-2006, Bayern Munich has successfully defended his title.

The subsequent Bundesliga championship trend is basically Bayern Munich won the championship once and other teams won the championship once.

In the 2000-2001 season, it was Bayern Munich's championship, followed by Dortmund's championship. In 2002-2003, Bayern Munich regained the championship, but Werder Bremen defeated Bayern Munich in 2003-2004 and won the league championship under Schaff.

The next two seasons are the era of Bayern Munich.

In the 2006-2007 season, Stuttgart won the championship. In the 2007-2008 season, Bayern Munich won the championship again. However, in the 2008-2009 season, the league championship was replaced by Magat's Wolfsburg. In the 2009-2010 season, Bayern Munich regained the league championship again under the leadership of Van Gaal. In the 2010-2011 season, Dortmund emerged again and won the league championship.

So according to previous rules, will the league championship of this season belong to Bayern Munich again?

Why is it said that Bayern Munich is the overlord in the Bundesliga? Because no matter who wins the championship, Bayern Munich can always get it back, just like the league championship is theirs, and it is just an accident that others fall behind.

Besides, it has always been easy to play and defend the country. Look at the previous teams, Werder Bremen, Stuttgart, Wolfsburg, and Dortmund, who can win the league championship, but the next season will not work.

To put it bluntly, such performance can easily make people think that they have more luck in winning the championship, rather than relying on strength.

Moreover, the difference between an ordinary team and a wealthy family seems to be that after an ordinary team wins a championship, it is satisfied. The team falls apart. The ones that should go to the wealthy family and the ones that should go to the wealthy family and the ones that should raise the salary, but the desire for victory is not that strong.

It is important that Bayern Munich can continue to feel hungry about honor.

So although Klopp shouted the slogan of defending the champion in an interview before the season, everyone will still doubt whether Dortmund has the ability to defend the title.

In addition to doubts about Dortmund's ability to defend the championship, Dortmund also needs to deal with one problem, that is, before the league starts soon, there is a sudden rumor that Zhou Yi is leaving Dortmund.

In fact, since the end of last season, Zhou Yi's name has been frequently mentioned in the transfer market.

The wealthy families are chasing him.

Just like when they were chasing Shahin.

But at the beginning, it was just a storm, and there was no definite news.

As the Bundesliga approaches, these news becomes more and more serious.

Sometimes it said that Barcelona intends to introduce Zhou Yi as Xavi’s successor, sometimes it said that Bayern Munich has already targeted Zhou Yi, sometimes it said that Manchester United in the Premier League admires Zhou Yi very much, and sometimes it said that Arsenal’s Wenger admires Zhou Yi very much.

These news is not a traditional storm, but it seems that there are really signs of this.

For example, Wenger did say that he praised Zhou Yi in a recent interview. He believed that Zhou Yi could perform like this when he was so young, which was really amazing. In the end, he could only be described as "genius".

Ferguson also personally admitted to reporters that Manchester United was indeed observing Zhou Yi's performance.

Another thing is that Zhou Yi is discussing a contract renewal with Dortmund, but with the club's contract renewal with Gotze, Grosreutz and Mark Wagner, the news that Zhou Yi and the club's successful contract renewal have not been spread for a long time.

These seem to be evidence that Zhou Yi is leaving Dortmund.

Because these rumors were too close to the game, Dortmund had not had time to refute the rumors, but Klopp answered everyone's questions at the pre-match press conference.

"I didn't hear Zhou Yi tell me that he was leaving. If he wanted to leave, he would definitely say to me. So if he didn't say that, it means he wouldn't leave. As the head coach of Dortmund, I definitely wouldn't want Zhou Yi to leave. He is the core of Dortmund and he wouldn't go anywhere."

"Then have the problem of renewal between him and the club been solved?" a reporter asked.

"The contract renewal has been underway and we can reach an agreement soon. I believe there will be no problems," Klopp replied.

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Although Zhou Yi had not had time to refute the rumors to the outside world, he had already explained to his teammates that he would stay in Dortmund. The negotiations on his contract renewal with the club went smoothly and it would not take long before they could sign.

As the core of the team, this is what he must do. He is to face his teammates and explain the situation frankly. He cannot deceive them, otherwise he will not be able to gain the trust of his teammates. When the people are dispersed, how can he lead this team? He can't lead it!

In addition to using words to refute rumors, Zhou Yi can also use actions.

Tell everyone who is worried that he will leave Dortmund, he will not leave.

In the league opening game against Hamburg, Zhou Yi made it to the roster and assisted Mark Wagner in the first half to score a goal with the first record.

After scoring the goal, Mark and other teammates hugged Zhou Yi.

The broadcaster Norbert Dicole on the scene shouted: "Zhou Yi completed the assist! He once again showed his ability to find space! With such an outstanding performance, I don't think anyone would be willing to let him leave!"

The first time it appeared in the stands, after scoring the goal, it was not the phenomenon of shouting the name of the goalkeeper, but the name of the assister.

"Zhouyi! Zhouyi!!"

They waved their arms in the stands and shouted Zhou Yi's name in unison. What about Zhou Yi?

Accompanied by his teammates, he waved to the fans in the stands. The interaction was very good and he could not tell at all that he was going to leave.

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After Mark scored, Dortmund firmly controlled the situation on the field.

Zhou Yi naturally made great contributions. His performance was normal, as if he had not been affected by the transfer rumors at all.

Under his instigation, Mark assisted Gotze and scored another goal, allowing Dortmund to lead Hamburg with two goals in the first half.

From the scene, Dortmund firmly controlled the situation. Zhou Yi perfectly continued his form last season, Mark performed well, and Gotze and others were in good condition.

This team seems to have not gone through a summer quit period, and there is no need to get in and the condition will not be interrupted.

"Klopp did not make a big call this season, which seems wise now. Because Dortmund's system is already very complete, it does not require the introduction of a large number of players to increase the burden of running-in for the team. Their main core is unchanged, and the team can quickly integrate. This is one of the reasons why they can continue their state last season, which is naturally beneficial to their performance in the league..." Marcel Leif analyzed. "But there is also a question, that is, will such a lineup still be a little weak? You should know that last season, when Dortmund fought on two-line games, the performance was unstable due to player injuries and other reasons. This is related to their insufficient reserve strength. If more excellent players are not introduced this season, what should they do when the Champions League is kicking off again?"

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After the second half, Hamburg counterattacked and scored a goal. They tied the score to 1:2, only one goal behind.

Dortmund then made a substitution adjustment, and Shinji Kagawa replaced Lewandowski on the court.

When the Japanese came on the court, huge cheers and applause rang out at West**** Stadium. This was Shinji Kagawa's first appearance in the league after being injured.

His outstanding performance last season captured the hearts of many people, and Dortmund fans all like this not-tall Japanese player.

After Kagawa Shinji played, he slapped Zhou Yi, the closest one, and then ran to his position.

Five minutes after he played, Zhou Yi found him with a precise long pass. After Kagawa Shinji stopped the football and shot directly from the far corner. The football bypassed Hamburg goalkeeper Drogney's fingers and flew into the goal!

3:1!

Dortmund has expanded its score lead to two goals again!

"Shinji Kagawa! He secured the victory for Dortmund!" Marcel Lef shouted. "I scored the goal just now, and it was such a perfect comeback!"

Shinji Kagawa obviously knew who he would like to thank for his perfect comeback. After scoring the goal, he turned around and ran back to the midfield, hugging Zhou Yi tightly.

After returning, he can score goals in his first league game, which will greatly improve his confidence, making his way after returning. Scoring is indeed very important for a player who has been injured and missed the game for half a season.

So Shinji Kagawa should thank Zhou Yi very much. Without Zhou Yi's selfless help, he might have to walk for a long time and go a long way to regain his state and confidence.

With Zhou Yi, you will get twice the result with half the effort.
Chapter completed!