Ranieri is also a defensive expert. The overall defense of the Monaco team he coached has to be said to be very good

Dortmund attacked Monaco for twenty minutes, but couldn't find any solution. Reus tried three shots, and Mkhitaryan also tried a shot, but none of them threatened Monaco's goal.

Only Lewandowski, Monaco, did not give Lewandowski any chance to start the game, which was what Ranieri asked for. Lewandowski is the most terrifying attacker in the Dortmund team. Ranieri has been emphasizing before the game that he should not give Lewandowski any chance to start the game, otherwise it would be quite dangerous.

The first half was coming to an end. Dortmund scored but still fell behind by a zero-to-one score.

Dortmund midfielder Mkhitaryan seemed relatively calm. The team's midfield dispatch was basically completed by him and Gundogan. Every time he got the ball, he also wanted to observe for a long time and then kick.

However, these twenty minutes had already made him a habit of long-term observation. Suddenly, Xu Qi retreated and began to press Mkhitaryan.

Although he hasn't played football with this old teammate for three or four years, Xu Qi is still very familiar with some of his playing habits he has developed since childhood. He knows when to grab him a higher success rate.

Soon, Xu Qi gave Condobiya a look, and the two of them doubled the team one in front and one behind. In an instant, Xu Qi cut the ball to Mkhitaryan.

When Mkhitaryan lowered his head and was knocked over by Condobiya, he looked up and saw Xu Qi who took the ball away. Faced with such a situation, Mkhitaryan was really holding his breath. The key referee did not judge a foul. Xu Qi took the lead in robbing the ball. Then Mkhitaryan and Condobiya collided.

Although there were more or less suspicions of fouls, since the referee did not make a judgment, Xu Qi naturally started to rush again with the ball.

If we can break through Dortmund's goal for the second time in the first half, then Monaco's promotion situation will be very good!

In the past, Klopp liked to celebrate with big players after scoring the goal. Today he was ready to celebrate like crazy as soon as the players scored, but now he can only watch the attack launched by Monaco nervously.

Xu Qi passed Gundogan and Kirch in succession, and then distributed the ball to JR.

After J Ronaldo stopped the ball, he directly passed the ball into the penalty area with his left foot. Falcao was so quick that he wanted to pounce on the tiger. However, Dortmund's Weidenfeller was also a tiger, and directly rushed out to beat Falcao and hit the ball out.

Then Xu Qi followed up and shot from a long distance and shot over the crossbar.

After this offensive, Xu Qi held his head helplessly and regretted.

Klopp finally breathed a sigh of relief. I have to say that he now feels nervous when he sees Xu Qi. He feels that Xu Qi is now completely different from Xu Qi who met in the Champions League group stage last time. Obviously, Xu Qi is more capable in his personal ability, and he has quite high attainments in both passing and shooting.

The fans at the scene also shouted Xu Qi's name loudly. The fans were very looking forward to Xu Qi's continued state and making greater contributions to the team. Although this assist was already very good, the fans also urgently hoped that Xu Qi could complete a wonderful goal.

Because Xu Qi's goals can always be fascinating, the ornamentality and shock are indeed very infectious.

At the halftime break, Ranieri was obviously very satisfied with the first half. In fact, he was very nervous before the Champions League game. He was considering whether Monaco, a rookie team that had just become a newcomer, had hope of entering the Champions League semi-finals.

Although these players are worth a lot of money, they have only been together for less than a year. The team's performance at this time is a bit beyond his expectations, and Dortmund is a strong opponent, so all this makes Ranieri feel unsure.

However, after the first half, the team played well and took the lead, which made Ranieri overjoyed. In his opinion, the team has a great hope of entering the Champions League semi-finals. This is a good record and will become a glorious goal for his Italian coach in coaching career.

Indeed, it is even more difficult to defeat Dortmund than to defeat Manchester United led by Moyes.

The attack power of this Dortmund team is smoother and more gorgeous than that of Manchester United, and the frontcourt configuration is also stronger.

Moreover, coach Klopp's level is higher than Moyes but more than one level.

In the locker room, Ranieri continued to arrange his next defensive counterattack strategy.

They have to play faster in counterattacks. As we all know, Dortmund is a team with very fast offensive speed, but Monaco will limit Dortmund's speed next and delay their attacks as much as possible. After they have the opportunity to counterattack, they must be faster!

After all, Xu Qi, Falcao, J Luo and others are not slow, and there are Carrasco, Martial and others on the bench, and they all have good speed advantages.

After the midfield, Dortmund chose to continue to strengthen the offense, and they absolutely cannot tolerate the situation where they cannot score away goals in the away game.

Klopp's thinking also accelerated. He replaced Aubameyang with an extremely fast speed and replaced Groskreuz.

This is a sign of a clear strengthening of the offense, and Klopp sent one of the most offensive forwards on his bench to the field.

But there has been no change in Monaco.

Ranieli knew that Aubameyang was fast, but he was not worried about such fast players. He believed that the team would limit the speed of Reus and Aubameyang. On the contrary, Lewandowski's point has always made Ranieli feel a little worried.

After all, this point is too versatile, and it is almost an offensive point without any shortcomings.

Even Ranieri felt that it was difficult to defend against Lewandowski than to defend against Ibrahimovic and Cavani.

In two weeks, the Monaco team's top high-season team, the defense line of today's football team, has almost encountered it, but so far, his defense line has still withstood the test.

The second half of the game continued, Dortmund's ball control was significantly accelerated, and Mkhitaryan did not dare to stop and watch three passes. Now Mkhitaryan and Gundogan almost both shot one and one shot, hoping to hand the ball to the side as soon as possible, and then let Aubameyang and Reus use their speed to create opportunities for Lewandowski in the middle.

This is a relatively simple way to play, but it also has a very good effect.

Ranieli is also prepared for Dortmund's style of play, but he obviously underestimated the speed and breakthrough ability of Reus and Aubameyang. Fabinho and Raji, the two full-backs, could not defend themselves at all.

Seeing that the situation was not good, Xu Qi immediately returned to the defense to assist Raji in dealing with Aubameyang.

On Aubameyang's side, Xu Qi and Raji temporarily restricted him, while on the other side, J Luo's return defense is obviously not as powerful as Xu Qi.

Immediately afterwards, Reus easily completed the breakthrough, Lewandowski in front of the goal was in place, and Monaco's defense was facing a huge test.
Chapter completed!