The midfield king of football life

Chapter 175 042 Unexpected Defeat

After the last Champions League group match, Dortmund immediately ushered in the 16th round of the Bundesliga. The opponent is the 15th-ranked Wolfsburg team.Coach Klopp rotated most of the players in the last Champions League group match, this game is not very difficult for them, and they still have home court advantage.

The sports media in the Bundesliga are optimistic about Dortmund continuing to create a winning streak at home. Some European betting agencies are even optimistic about Dortmund winning with one goal. Whether it is in terms of strength or recent state, Dortmund has a great advantage.

On December 12th, at 8:6 p.m. local time in Germany, the Westfalenstadion was packed. There were more fans watching the match today than in the last UEFA Champions League group match. The host on the spot broadcasted that there were as many as 30 million fans present today, and the entire Westfalenstadion only has 8000 seats.Today's attendance rate is close to 80720%, which is a super high attendance rate that is difficult for many teams to achieve.

Dortmund's hot performance recently has indeed attracted many fans to watch the game, which makes the club's executives and shareholders very happy. If this season continues like this, the light ball ticket revenue can greatly relieve their financial pressure. This is not counting the share of jersey sales and broadcasting rights.

In the Dortmund locker room, coach Klopp is making the final deployment.

"Today's home game, I hope you can set another record. Let's have one more unbeaten record. Wolfsburg's defense has great weaknesses. Whether it is the two wings or the central defender, we can attack. This game kicked out our offensive advantages." Coach Klopp said.

The stadium broadcast sounded, and the starting players of both sides slowly walked into the stadium from the player tunnel. The Westfalenstadion suddenly boiled, and there were rows of Dortmund yellow and black crowds as far as the eye could see. This is the momentum of the home court.

Li Feng started the last game, so coach Klopp asked him to rest as a substitute in this game.The relatively big change in Dortmund's lineup today is the position of the midfielder.The old captains Kyle and Svenbender were unable to play due to physical discomfort, and Gundogan and Leitner continued to start together. This is a test for their physical fitness.

After the brief opening ceremony, referee Stark blew the whistle for the game.

Dortmund kicks off first.Gotze quickly launched an attack after receiving the ball.Royce, Gotze and Lewandowski had a certain degree of rest in the last game, so there is no problem for them in this game.

Wolfsburg's formation today is a 451 formation, with a large number of defensive players in the midfield, which makes it more difficult for Dortmund to advance from the ground.

After receiving the ball, Gotze passed it to Schmelzer, who came forward from the left, and Gundogan, who was beside Schmelzer, also stepped forward to his side to receive the ball.

After cooperating with Gundogan a few times near the wing, Schmelzer quickly got rid of Wolfsburg's double-team press.

Seeing that Royce was already in place, Schmelzer quickly passed the ball through and sent the ball to Royce's feet.After receiving the ball, Royce exploded with amazing speed, trying to crush his opponent with speed, but Wolfsburg's full-backs were already prepared, and they had already followed up sideways when Royce started.

In the end, Royce had no choice but to cross. Lewandowski was double-teamed by two Wolfsburg central defenders in the penalty area.

At the beginning of the game, Dortmund's offense was very fierce. They wanted to take advantage of the home court advantage and have plenty of physical strength to quickly change the situation on the field. After taking the initiative, it will be much easier.

In the 6th minute, Gotze dribbled the ball, cooperated with Gundogan and Bwaszczykowski on the right, and quickly pushed the ball near the arc of Wolfsburg's penalty area.

Gotze, who took the ball, made a few feints and saw that the Wolfsburg players were indifferent. At this moment, Royce on the wing and Lewandowski on the center suddenly advanced into the penalty area, leading Wolfsburg's back line into the penalty area.

Gotze saw the timing and made an easy pass to Royce who was entering the penalty area. Royce volleyed the ball and the ball flew into the net steadily.

"GOALLLL"

"Ho Ho Ho Ho Ho Ho Ho Ho Ho Ho Ho Ho." The Dortmund fans in the audience cheered loudly.

"On the 6th minute of the game, Royce from the wing scored a goal. It seems that Dortmund is sure to win this game." A Dortmund fan said.

"Dortmund must have scored more than one goal in this game, at least two goals!" Another fan said.

After Dortmund scored a goal in the first half, the offensive rhythm began to slow down.Wolfsburg could only give it a go when it was one goal behind, and fully demonstrated its offensive firepower.

For a while, Dortmund's defense was jittery.

In the 37th minute, Wolfsburg striker Dost dribbled the ball from the wing to Dortmund's penalty area and was directly shoveled to the ground by Schmelzer from behind.

The referee Stark did not hesitate to give Schmelzer a red card and awarded Wolfsburg a penalty.

"Shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!"

This time, the situation on the field changed drastically. With one less player in Dortmund, there are many possibilities for the result of the game.

Wolfsburg's striker Dost made it overnight and steadily scored the penalty kick.The score was rewritten to 1 to 1.
This suddenly gave the Wolfsburg players hope, and their morale suddenly rose.

With one less player, Dortmund looked cramped both defensively and offensively.Wolfsburg made full use of their numerical advantage.

In the 41st minute, all Wolfsburg pressed forward, taking advantage of the number of players to gradually advance towards Dortmund's half. In the end, Wolfsburg's Japanese midfielder Makoto Hasebe made a through pass, and Dost, who went forward, seized the opportunity to score again.

The score suddenly became 1 to 2, and Dortmund went from leading to falling behind before the end of the first half, which made the morale of the players on the field very low.

At the end of the first half and the beginning of the second half, coach Klopp will make substitution adjustments, replacing Laettner with Perisic, who is already behind anyway, and the only way is to continue to strengthen the offense.

The same thing happened in Wolfsburg's penalty area in the 61st minute of the second half.Błaszczykowski quickly rushed into the penalty area after receiving a goal from Gotze. Wolfsburg centre-back Simon Kell pushed Błaszczykowski to the ground. Referee Stark quickly showed a yellow card and awarded Dortmund a penalty.

At this time, the home fans quit. Dortmund was given a red card for a foul, and Wolfsburg was given a yellow card for a foul. The Dortmund fans booed hugely at the stadium.

Fortunately, Bwaszczykowski scored the penalty kick steadily, and the score became 2-2.
However, the next game was not calm, and the defensive actions of the players on both sides began to get bigger and bigger.For Dortmund, Royce, Gundogan and Gotze all received a yellow card.Wolfsburg's midfielders Josue and Kallenberg also received a yellow card each.

For the rest of the time, Dortmund mainly focused on shrinking defense, and played a quick counterattack when they had the opportunity.Wolfsburg is still relying on the numerical advantage to overwhelm overall.

Until the 85th minute of the game, the score was still 2-2.Just when everyone thought the game would end in a draw, an accident occurred on Dortmund's side.

Wolfsburg's winger Pollack dribbled the ball to the bottom, and then swept the penalty area with a strong kick. Dortmund central defender Santana blocked it with a sliding tackle. Unfortunately, the ball hit Santana's knee, refracted and flew directly into the net.

Seeing this scene, Weidenfeller shook his head helplessly, and Santana knelt down with his head in his arms, very disappointed.

In the end, Dortmund unexpectedly lost 2 to 3 at home to Wolfsburg, and their 11-game unbeaten record was ended.

(End of this chapter)