Chapter 166 The last group match
In the end, Yan Min helped Klopp make his choice and made up his mind.
This player, who was sent off by a red card in the league, is still very serious and hardworking in training and is in good shape. It seems that he has not been affected by the red card much.
Although I got a red card in the league, it had no effect on the appearance of the Champions League.
Seeing Yan Min's hard training and thinking about his outstanding performance in recent games, Klopp felt that he could entrust this young man with important responsibilities.
In order not to allow him to conflict with Aubameyang, and to be able to play alone, the third option became the only option.
So Dortmund began to switch to 442.
Because time is tight, Klopp confirmed the lineup while making this training arrangement. Unless a main player is injured in the next few days of training, the main lineup will not change.
Yan Min was arranged on the left side and played against the left forward.
Regarding the issue of central defender, the last Champions League match was Sven Bend and Papastasopoulos who played the central defender. However, Sven Bend definitely couldn't play in this game, and Friedrich is not qualified to participate in the Champions League match. Who will be replaced?
Klopp's choice is young player Marian Sal, born in 1995, who is only 18 years old this year. Last summer, Dortmund dug him from Leverkusen's youth training camp. Before he was dug, he was known as Leverkusen's defense core for the next ten years.
Currently, he is also the main central defender in the Dortmund youth team. He was also transferred to the first team at the beginning of this season and signed up for the Champions League. However, he suffered an injury not long after the start of the new season.
When the first team was really unavailable, Klopp remembered him again. Although Saar was young, he was a real central defender after all. It would be better than letting Groskreutz play a guest center back?
Moreover, Groskreuz also has a task, and he will continue to be a full-back in this game.
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Galatasaray, who has been confirmed to be eliminated before the game, also has the latest trends. Their head coach, famous coach Trim, said of the upcoming game: "... Although we have missed the opportunity to qualify, we want to prove to the whole of Europe that Galatasaray is a professional team. We will do our best to support our fans and win this game!"
Galatasaray has not won a single Champions League group stage this season. If they can really win, it will be their only Champions League victory this season.
If Dortmund's lineup is complete, even if Galatasaray plays at home, it will inevitably make people feel a bit exaggerated.
But now, everyone thinks this is not impossible...
Because Dortmund's current situation is really bad, many players were injured, and they fought with Leverkusen until the last moment in the league, and they were exhausted. Lao Shi went to the devil's away game, and the huge pressure of winning and not losing in the last round of the group stage... These negative factors cast a shadow on Dortmund's prospects.
What about Galatasaray? The main players are intact, they play at home, waiting for their work, and the players have no burden and can do their best.
If Dortmund loses to Galatasaray away, then they can only expect Napoli to lose and qualify in the group. But Napoli is a home game, and they must win, so the possibility of losing is not very high.
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There are many legends about Galatasaray's home court, and these legends are all negative things for the teams that are visiting.
In 1993, when the "Red Devils" Manchester United came here to play the away game of the Champions League, Galatasaray fans played the giant banner of "Welcome to Hell", which shocked the world. This scene also became a classic photo of European football.
The following year, two Leeds United fans went out with the team to play away, but were stabbed to death by the fanatical Galatasaray fans in a foreign land, which also shocked the world.
Before going away, Zhou Yi was asked about the "Home Game of Hell" in an interview at Dortmund's airport.
Zhou Yi didn't take this title to heart. He smiled and shook his head and said, "I know this nickname, but Istanbul is also a place to create miracles."
He is talking about the 2005 Champions League final, where Liverpool and AC Milan confronted another city in the city. AC Milan was leading three goals in the first half, but Liverpool chased three goals in a row, equalizing the score, dragging the game into a penalty kick, and then defeating AC Milan, whose emotions were already collapsed.
But the reporters hesitated: "...It's another stadium after all..."
"Of course, but at least they are all in the same city."
Zhou Yi's answer made reporters feel that he was making a point.
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Because Galatasaray was eliminated early, the atmosphere before the game was not very intense. At least when the Dortmund players were resting in the hotel, there was no constant noise and noise on the road outside, and they still had a good night's sleep.
This situation is seen as a good sign by Dortmund supporters. Perhaps this road trip is not that scary?
After all, Galatasaray has not won a single game in the Champions League group stage this season. If you want to say what the effect of their home court has, it seems that this is not the case... Perhaps Galatasaray's performance is not as good as before, so they are not as "hell" at home.
As long as Dortmund's players perform normally, they should be able to win away games.
Both Arsenal and Naples can beat Galatasaray on this stadium, which shows that the power of this home court is not as powerful as before. So why is Dortmund not?
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Two hours before the game, when the whole Dortmund team boarded the bus and drove towards Ali Samiyan Stadium, Dortmund also announced their list of the game.
What makes Chinese journalists and fans very happy is that Yan Min is among them. Two Chinese players will appear in this game.
This time, many Chinese fans also gave a reassurance. They were worried that the red card for Leverkusen would affect Yan Min's chances of playing at Dortmund and would reduce head coach Klopp's evaluation of him.
Now it seems that they are over-thinking.
When it was time for him to play, Klopp did not hesitate.
In such a critical UEFA Champions League group stage, Klopp can give Yan Min such a chance. If Yan Min can seize the opportunity in this game, will he still worry about not having a place in the team after the suspension is over?
In the video sent back from the stadium before the game, it can be seen that the atmosphere at Ali Samiyan Stadium is normal and there is no "fanatic" of the coming of a war. Galatasaray fans did not even prepare any giant tifo, nor did they burn crazy red fireworks, making this "Hell Home Stadium" not look very hell at all.
This made Dortmund supporters relieved. It seemed that Galatasaray, who was eliminated early, no longer had the spirit...
This is good news.
Dortmund doesn't have to bear huge pressure on the away game. It may be an ordinary game, and then scores three-pointers in a normal way to obtain the right to qualify in the group.
As for the game itself, it will not leave any deep impression on people. Once the game is over, everyone will forget it completely.
As for the opponent Galatasaray... they have not won a game in the group stage, they will definitely not leave any deep impression on people.
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While players on both sides are waiting to appear in the stadium passage, the radio outside is broadcasting the appearance list of both sides.
Every Galatasaray player was cheered. Although there was no hope of qualifying in the Champions League group stage, Galatasaray fans were still very enthusiastic.
And the Dortmund players got some boos. This finally made them feel like they were in a away game.
Yan Min, who appeared, stood behind Zhou Yi, and he kept listening to the movement outside. When he heard Zhou Yi's name be reported, a boo sounded in the stands. Although the sound was not loud and could not be compared with the booing of Schalke 04 fans, there were booing at least.
Next he heard his name, but this time he had no movement.
This made him dissatisfied: "Why didn't I boo?"
Zhou Yi smiled: "Why, do you still want to get boos?"
"If there is a boo, it proves that I am a threat to them. Look, don't you also boo?" Yan Min said with confidence.
Zhou Yi photographed Yan Min: "Then wait until you defeat them in this game, and next time you meet them, you can hear the boo."
"Of course!" Yan Min seemed to be full of fighting spirit.
Then, players from both sides appeared.
When Yan Min followed Zhou Yi out of the passage and stepped onto the court, he suddenly shivered and couldn't help but mutter: "It's so cold..."
Istanbul on December 10th is indeed very cold.
Chapter completed!