Hamburg obviously came prepared, at least their new head coach Slomka has indeed put in the effort to study Dortmund's last two games.

So in the face of Dortmund's offensive, Hamburg's defense was very steady and did not leave any chance for Dortmund.

Dortmund's possession rate reached 70% at one point, but the scene was very dull. They did not convert this possession rate of 70% into even one goal.

Dortmund tried his best, but Hamburg's defensive organization was very fierce and did not leave much opportunity for Dortmund.

Many times, players like Yan Min who are good at breaking through have no room for breakthroughs. After getting the ball on the wing, he either directly crosses the ball or returns the football to his teammates, and then backs his feet and looks for opportunities.

Even if there are some shooting opportunities, it is often difficult to threaten Hamburg's goal, either playing high and missed, or being hugged by Hamburg goalkeeper Adler.

For example, in the 29th minute, Schmelzer made a cross from the left, and Mark in the middle shot, hit the ball high because of Rajkovic's press.

Not long afterwards, when Hamburg stabilized its defense, they gradually began to exert their strength in offense - after all, they were their home court, so they could not be satisfied with defending a 0:0 draw if they had to relegate.

Irasek creates another threat.

After receiving a straight pass from his teammate Arslan, he entered the penalty area, and then dunked over Piszczek with a beautiful shot.

Fortunately, Weidenfell responded in time and held the football in his arms.

"Irasek! This is his second shot in this game, which is more threatening than the last time! Although Dortmund's previous offensive was stronger, in terms of the degree of threat, Hamburg's two shots were more threatening..."

Not long afterwards, Hamburg player Badell shot low with his right foot from 22 meters in the middle, and the ball was taken by Weidenfeller again.

Two minutes later, Dortmund tried to launch a counterattack, but Mark fell to the ground under the attack of Badelli and Rajkovic, and the referee did not make any penalty.

Mark lay on the ground for a long time before getting up. The booed sounds in the English-Thai Arena in Hamburg, mocking Mark for pretending to fall.

However, the slow motion shows that Rajkovic does push people in his hand again. The player's fall is not fierce enough, which does not mean that the opponent is not foul.

Klopp was also very dissatisfied with this, but he just roared twice and shut up. He didn't want to be sent to the stands again...

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Apart from Hamburg's counterattack, the overall situation of the first half was dull. Neither side had a particularly good opportunity and was unable to make surprising cooperation and shots.

Dortmund, who almost secured the victory in the first two rounds of the league in the first half, had no tricks to get Hamburg this time.

As the core of the team, Zhou Yi is also restricted by Hamburg very strictly. No matter where he appears, Hamburg players will appear around him immediately, forcing his passing route and ball-taking space.

Just like that, the first half was about to end, the score was still 0:0.

Just when everyone thought the first half would end with this score, the situation on the court suddenly changed!

In the 42nd minute, Hamburg launched a high-quality attack. Westman passed the ball to the goal on the right. After the ball fell to the front point, Rasoga received the ball under the attack of Friedrich and Schmelzer, and then made another cross near the baseline.

After the game started, Irasek, who had been active, jumped high from the back point, defeating Aubameyang who returned to defend in front of the goal, and headed the ball!

Weidenfeller failed to save his team this time... the football flew into the goal!

"Irasek! He finally scored a goal! He broke the deadlock for Hamburg!"

The English-Thailand Arena is thundering.

"The Hamburg team is really like changing their coach! After changing the new coach, the spirit of the entire team has been completely renewed!" Duan Xin also had to praise the performance of Hamburg. "They restricted the offensive against Dortmund in the first half, and at the same time they did a good job in their offense... Slomka is indeed a skilled head coach, especially in terms of relegation..."

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Hamburg players celebrated the goal with cheers, while Dortmund players seemed a little frustrated.

They came to the Yingtai Arena with strong confidence, hoping to take away three-pointers. Unexpectedly, they played in the first half very painfully, and the game was completely out of their familiar rhythm.

Now he is even ahead of Hamburg.

Just look at Hamburg's defensive performance in the first half, Hamburg will definitely be more difficult to play after leading...

Just shortly after Irasek scored the goal, the first half of the game ended.

Hamburg entered the locker room with a goal lead, which is still home game, and they will have a greater psychological advantage. Hamburg's performance in the first half was indeed very good. When the whistle sounded, all the fans of the English-Thai Arena stood up and applauded the team's performance.

Marcel Leif also praised Hamburg's performance: "After Slomka took office, he did bring a lot of fresh things to Hamburg, and the team's atmosphere has also improved. Hamburg's performance in this game was completely different from the previous seven consecutive games. If this momentum continues, Hamburg can really end its seven consecutive losses in this game... And Dortmund is really unlucky, and he actually encountered such a Hamburg at a critical moment... I think Klopp's team's hope for the championship this season may be ruined by this game. And the impact may not be limited to the league..."

Marcel Leif is not alarmist, but the conclusion after analysis.

If Dortmund puts all his strength and sends out his main players to win in Hamburg, it will definitely bring a heavy blow to Dortmund, shake their confidence, and the impact will not only be limited to this game, but also affect the next Champions League game. At that time, maybe Dortmund will usher in a double-line defeat between the league and the Champions League within three days...

Klopp himself also knew the seriousness of the current situation, so he made a very bold adjustment during the halftime break.

He replaced the back midfielder Sven Bend with Mkhitaryan.

Sven Bend is Dortmund's only midfielder in this game. After Yan Min performed well and occupied the main position, Klopp made adjustments to Dortmund's starting lineup, from the original 4231 to the current 442. Aubameyang and Mark played as a forward, with four people in the midfield standing in parallel, Sven Bend, two people in the middle, and Zhou Yi was responsible for the defense.

And now he replaced Sven Bend with Mkhitaryan. Mkhitaryan is definitely not a midfielder who is good at defense, he is good at attack.

Could it be that I want Zhou Yi to defend?

Of course not.

Klopp put forward crazy offensive requirements for his team, increased the speed and forced the game into the rhythm that Dortmund is good at.

Only in this way can you defeat Hamburg on the road.

Such adjustments mean that Dortmund will not have the so-called midfield defense, and Hamburg is now in a strong morale and it is easy to break through Dortmund's midfield and face Dortmund's back line directly.

This is very, very risky. If you are not careful, Dortmund will lose even worse.

In addition to this method, there may be some milder methods. But with Klopp's personality, he is more willing to choose this extremely risky plan. Although it is very risky, it may gain greater returns.

Klopp is a gambler, and gamblers are unreasonable.

In addition to letting Mkhitaryan appear instead of Sven Bend, he would like to ask for encouragement to Yan Min, Reus and Aubameyang to add more personal breakthroughs, not be afraid of mistakes, and take that step.

At the same time, in order to avoid the opponent's breakthrough and the ball was intercepted by the opponent, he also asked Piszczek and Schmelze to move forward. On the one hand, it was to support the team's offense on the wing, and on the other hand, it was to grab the ball as soon as possible after the teammates lost the ball, delaying the time, and creating opportunities for the rest of the team to return to defense.

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Just as the second half began, Dortmund made a substitution, with Sven Bend coming and Mkhitaryan played.

This substitution surprised everyone.

"Oh... Klopp made another amazing substitution. He didn't want to defend the midfield at all..." Marcel Leif said helplessly. It was no surprise that Klopp would do this.

This is not the first time Klopp has done this. Sometimes he can win by betting, and sometimes he can't win by betting.

But overall, it seems that he won more when he bet?

Marcel Leif thought about it carefully and found that Klopp's luck was really good...
Chapter completed!