Football Superstar Training System

Chapter 107 Advance to the semi-finals of the Europa League
Dortmund's 2-0 score in the away game is basically considered to be one foot into the semi-finals of the Europa League. This is something to be happy about for the entire club and fans.

But happiness is happiness. After being happy, you have to deal with the Bundesliga, which will start again in two days, and then the second round of the Europa League. These are games that cannot be taken lightly and casually.

Three high-intensity professional matches in six days will be a great test for coach Klopp's lineup selection, because the next two games must try their best to ensure that they do not lose, especially in the final second round of the knockout match against Sporting Portugal. Although they have already gained a 2-0 advantage, if the second round capsizes at home, the pressure of Uncle Zha's public opinion will definitely increase infinitely. At the same time, his reputation among the fans will also plummet.

After Klopp's deliberation, Uncle Zha decided to ensure the smooth promotion of the Europa League first. In the next league game against Wolfsburg, he still chose to send a large number of substitute players, and then adapt to changes in the score on the field.

During the nine matchdays of Bundesliga No. 20 on April [-]th, Klopp chose to trust his substitute players. At the same time, to be on the safe side, he sent Schmelzer and Subotic to command the defense line, and Shinji Kagawa continued to start the midfield of the team. Uncle Zha also gave the captain's armband to Shinji Kagawa who entrusted him with important tasks.

Wolfsburg, which does not need to play in multiple lines, has only one change. Coach Magath replaced Russ, who performed poorly in the last round of the league, with Madron at the guard position, and carried out a counter-rotation.

The first goal of the game also appeared in the No.20 second minute of the first half. Shinji Kagawa made a wonderful pass from the outside of the right foot of the midfielder. Perisic inserted into the penalty area and made a cross from the left.

1-0!

When the players on the field gathered together to celebrate, Dortmund, who took the lead, also let the head coach Klopp on the sidelines breathe a sigh of relief.

After the intermission, No. 409 minutes, Gross Kreutz made a direct pass from the left to find Shinji Kagawa. Schmelzer had already inserted into the penalty area from the backcourt. In the penalty area, Wolfsburg defender Felipe Lopez accidentally fell down. Fortunately, he fell and stabbed the ball back to Perisic. After the arc, it flies into the right side of the goal.

2-0!

"Good job! Haha...!"

Uncle Zha jumped up excitedly in the coach command area and swung a single fist to release his pressure.

No.60 In the second minute, Mandzukic hit the net with a header from Djaga's cross, and Wolfsburg pulled back a goal.

2-1!

Subsequently, Madron, who started the game, elbowed Subotic when he was fighting for the top. He also received a second yellow card, and two yellow cards turned one red and left the field.

Magath did not expect that Madron Birus, who he replaced, performed worse than Ruth, and he was also very angry on the sidelines.

Dortmund, who had one more player on the field, finally defended his victory, and the Yellow and Black Army successfully scored three points in the away game.

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An unexpected and reasonable victory made Uncle Zha excited for a long time, and it also made him more confident about the second round of the Europa League quarter-knockout two days later. Uncle Zha believes that the main players who have recovered their physical fitness will definitely be able to win the second round against Sporting Portugal at the Westfalenstadion.

And this game also officially came on April 6th. More than [-] Dortmund fans gathered at the Westfalenstadion. They wanted to witness the team's promotion on the spot, cheer for the Hornets at the forefront and share the joy with the players immediately after the end.

Thanks to the team's regular rotation players' victory in the league, Klopp was also able to field a lineup similar to the one he won against Sporting Lisbon in the first round in this game, except for small rotations in individual positions.

Goalkeeper: Weidenfeller.

Defenders: Chris Lowe, Felipe Santana, Hummels, Piszczek.

Back midfielder: Kyle.

Midfielder: Gundogan, Gotze.

Front waist: Kuba.

Forwards: Lewandowski, Lin Tian.

On the Portuguese side, the starting lineup is exactly the same as in the first round, without any changes in position.

Soon after the start of the game, Lin Tian’s breakthrough on the right side helped Dortmund win a corner kick. Shinji Kagawa took a tactical corner kick on the right side. He passed the ball to Gotze who came to meet him.

No. 30 minutes, Kuba sent a diagonal through ball in the middle. Gundogan caught the ball from the left and distributed it to Lewandowski in the middle.

After 2 minutes, Sporting's chance.Capel on the right side obliquely transferred the ball to Marat Ismailov in the middle. The latter passed it straight to Sars at the top of the penalty area. Sars scored the ball and got rid of Felipe Santana who came to defend. Sars, who had entered the penalty area, sent a reluctant push before Hummels and Kyle closed the defense. Weidenfeller fell to the ground without pressure and held the ball in his arms.

At the end of the first half, the two teams scored a goalless draw, and the score on the field did not change. This must be a good thing for Dortmund, after all, there were two goals in the first round.

But that was not a good thing for Sporting Lisbon, so after returning from the intermission, the team began to attack Dortmund non-stop in the second half.

In 4 minutes, Marat Ismailov tried to pass the ball behind, but Kyle rushed ahead and destroyed his through ball.

Five minutes later, the Russian international played the same old trick again. This time he succeeded in making a diagonal pass from the midfield, but Capel, who got the ball in, did not seize the opportunity after cutting inside. Hummels shoveled the ball to clear the ball.

No. 607 minutes, Capel broke through the bottom line from the side and made an inverted triangle pass. Van Wolfswinkle took the ball outside the penalty area and tried a long shot directly, but the ball was thrown to the ground by Weidenfeller.

Another missed opportunity, Fan Jinlang looked at the ball in Weidenfeller's hands and could only hold his head in regret.

As the game time dwindled, the Sporting players on the field became more and more anxious, and this also created opportunities for Dortmund to counterattack.

Kuba passed the ball to Gotze on the wing after a successful interception in midfield. Gotze took the ball and passed it to the goal at a 45-degree position on the right side of the penalty area. Lewandowski headed the ball firmly on the ground and bounced into the goal.

1-0!

The big picture is set!

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To the cheers of the home fans, Dortmund won the game 1-0 thanks to Lewandowski's header, and the team also cleanly eliminated Sporting Portugal's success in the Europa League semi-finals with a 3-0 aggregate score.

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