Although Zhou Yi was very confident, everyone still had another interpretation of the confidence he showed - they believed that Zhou Yi was deliberately showing confidence, but in fact he was fierce on the outside but weak on the inside.

Because no one would believe that Zhou Yi can still be in good shape, he probably didn't even have much time to practice with the team, and there was not enough targeted training.

In this case, how could he be in good shape?

Chelsea's head coach Mourinho holds this view.

He didn't think Zhou Yi was really as confident as he said.

No matter how you analyze it, the situation is not good for Zhou Yi.

This is a good opportunity for Chelsea and himself.

Returning to Chelsea, Mourinho hopes to use a championship to stage a good show of "Return of the King".

He was injured in Real Madrid and Chelsea was willing to accept him. Of course, he wanted to bring championship and glory to Chelsea.

He showed great confidence in his interview before the game.

"We came to Prague thousands of miles away, not for travel," he said.

The implication is that they are coming for the Super Cup.

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Klopp also made corresponding arrangements for Zhou Yi's special situation. His countermeasure was to maintain the original tactical policy, and did not make any special arrangements and deployments for Chelsea because of this game. In this way, the team did not have the problem of re-engagement, and other people and Zhou Yi can achieve seamless connection, minimizing the impact of Zhou Yi's lack of time to practice together and adapt to the venue.

Of course, there are risks in doing this, that is, if Chelsea makes targeted arrangements, Dortmund will seem to be inadequate and can only respond to changes in the same way. It is hard to say whether it can withstand it at that time...

Although Klopp was worried, there was no better way.

No one knew that Zhou Yi did not speak loudly or bluffed.

Because he has played against Chelsea dozens of times in his sleep every night, he is very familiar with this opponent.

This is what he meant by "sleeping well".

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The European Super Cup will kick off at 2:45 am on August 31, the same time as the start of the Champions League.

Chinese fans who stay up late to watch the Champions League and La Liga have become very accustomed to it.

The local time is Prague's kick-off at 8:45 pm - Prague is in the East Zone, and has a seven-hour time difference from the background in the East Zone 8. Now Prague implements daylight saving time, so the time difference has narrowed to six hours. For Europeans, this is a time period suitable for watching the game.

The temperature is not that high in summer at 8:45 pm, making it suitable for outdoor sports.

In this game, because Chelsea eliminated Dortmund in the 2011-2012 Champions League quarter-finals, it is also considered by some media to be a battle of revenge for Dortmund.

At the beginning of the new season, Dortmund performed well, and won four consecutive victories in the four rounds of the league, ranking first in the Bundesliga standings.

Dortmund, who left Goze and Lewandowski, seemed to have not been affected, and the newly introduced foreign players Aubameyang and Mkhitaryan also performed well.

Mourinho's Chelsea played three rounds of league games in the new season of the Premier League, with two wins and one draw, seven points, ranking second.

In a league game that just ended, they tied 0:0 away with Manchester United.

At this time, the "Red Devils" Manchester United had changed its leader, and legendary coach Ferguson was retired and replaced by former Everton coach Moyes.

Whether it is Dortmund or Chelsea, both teams remain unbeaten in their respective leagues and maintain a good competitive level.

So before this game started, everyone was looking forward to a high-level showdown, just like last season's Champions League final. The attack between Dortmund and Bayern Munich made fans very happy.

However, due to injuries, the starting lineups of both teams are not yet their strongest.

Chelsea captain John Terry rested in this game, Brazilian central defender Ruiz returned to the starting lineup. German international Shrer started as the right winger in this game, and Mourinho obviously hopes that Shrerle, who had played in the Bundesliga, can help Chelsea face Dortmund better.

On Dortmund, Gundogan and Piszczek both missed the game due to injury. Although Zhou Yi did not get enough rest, he was still arranged to start. Another Chinese player, Yan Min, was in the substitute lineup, but the hope of playing was very slim - this game is not a league, and there is no regulation of the number of substitutes. In theory, both teams can bring the entire first team here, with so many substitutes, but there are only three substitutions, so the probability of Yan Min being able to play is not high.

Now the Chinese media is not very concerned about whether Yan Min can play in this game. They have already realized the reality through these few games - Yan Min is not in Klopp's primary consideration, and he is still far from the requirement of playing... Everyone thinks that Yan Min is already very good for him to receive high-level training in Dortmund.

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Players from both sides walked out amid the cheers of fans, then lined up to take pictures, shook hands with each other, and guessed the side...

After a series of necessary procedures were carried out, they stood in their respective positions and waited for the game to begin.

With the referee's whistle, the European Super Cup began.

Just two minutes into the game, Groskreuz, who replaced the injured Piszczek as the starting right back in this game, made a cross near the right sideline, and Mark, the starting lineman, headed the ball in the penalty area, but the result was slightly off.

"Mark! What a pity!" Marcel Leif exclaimed. "Just the beginning of the game, Dortmund had a chance to directly threaten Chelsea's goal!"

Mark, who had not pushed in, was also very upset, and he slapped hard.

However, Chelsea quickly changed their clothes. In the fourth minute, Hazard shot from a low ball with his right foot outside the penalty area, and the football that missed the ball directly rolled out of the bottom line.

Both sides had a shot that was not within the range of the goal frame.

The two teams got into the state from the beginning of the game, which means that the game will definitely not be a slow pace. This made the commentator and the fans very happy.

In the sixth minute, Ruiz and Aubameyang clashed in the fight. Fortunately, the two were pulled away by the referee in time when they were having a quarrel, otherwise they might be overwhelmed...

"Players on both sides need to control their anger. There was a conflict just now. If there were fewer people, the excitement of the game would be greatly reduced..." CCTV commentator He Ping said. Since it was a Chinese derby, of course he had to adhere to neutrality, at least when he showed it.

From a neutral perspective, of course, I don’t want to make the game unbalanced.

Fortunately, the conflict between Ruiz and Aubameyang did not expand or extend, and the game returned to normal track.

Not long after the conflict ended, in the seventh minute, Zhou Yi got the ball in the midfield. At that time, he faced the right side, and Chelsea's midfielder Ramirez rushed up to intercept the ball.

Zhou Yi pulled the football to the left with his right foot and dodged Ramirez's foot. At the same time, Zhou Yi's left foot pushed the football to the left and turned around. From the right side of the road, he adjusted to the left side facing the road. At this time, there was a huge gap on the left side, and Reus was running forward at the high speed!

Without any hesitation, Zhou Yi raised his right foot and passed the football over the long diagonal.

The football rushed forward quickly against the turf, but it did not roll directly to Reus's feet. Zhou Yi sent the football near the corner of the penalty area with this kick. As long as Reus could receive the ball, he could directly turn this offense into a one-on-one meeting!

Sure enough, seeing Zhou Yi's pass, Reus cut inward and accelerated to catch up with the football!

"Zhou Yi! Beautiful escape and transfer! Reus formed a single-killing momentum!"

Reus, who received the ball, shot in the penalty area!

At this moment, many Chelsea fans were really scared, because Dortmund's offensive opportunity was really good...

Sun Pan decisively abandoned the door and attacked.

Just when Sun Pan abandoned the goal, Reus also shot. He obviously didn't want Sun Pan to block his shooting angle. It was originally a bevel, and the angle was not too big when it was facing the goal. If Sun Pan blocked him, there would be no shooting angle.

Last season in the Champions League, Reus and Sun Pan fought. He knew very well this person's strength. If he hesitated a little, he might lose the best opportunity.

The ball shot by Reus ran to the far corner, but did not finally arrive at the destination. On the way, Sun Pan, who was rushing out from behind, was knocked away with his fist!

The football played by Sun Pan flew out of the penalty area from a distance and happened to pass by Dortmund forward Mark who was forward. Mark jumped up and wanted to hit the ball and make a follow-up shot, but the difference was too far, and he didn't hit it at all...

The football flew out of the penalty area and fell at Lampard's feet, and the crisis was lifted.

This is why Sun Pan chose to play with his fists instead of using his palms to slap the ball with his palms like other goalkeepers. When he attacked, he noticed Mark's forward insertion. He was worried that if his palms could not fully touch the football, he might leave the football in the penalty area once he did not exert force when saving, which would give Mark a chance to shoot. So he simply chose to hit the ball with his fists.

Of course, this is also a risky one. After all, the contact area of ​​the fist is smaller than that of the palm, and in order to exert force, there is also a hit action. In the moment of flashing, the hit action seems a bit redundant, which may make the fist miss the football. This is not a very safe solution. The safe way is to block directly with your hands. It is very good to be able to block the first hit. As for the possible second hit, many goalkeepers cannot consider so much at all...

But he was very skilled and brave. Sun Pan accurately judged that Reus was going to hit the far corner. When he saw Reus shooting, he rushed outwards and drove his arms outwards. He didn't need to wave his arm itself to achieve the effect of hitting, so Sun Pan succeeded!

"Sun Pan! Awesome save! His movements are so fast!" He Ping shouted excitedly.
Chapter completed!