Champion’s Heart

Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund both reached the Champions League semi-finals and were not grouped together.

This has caused some speculation in the German media. Will this season's Champions League final repeat the scene last season and become a civil war in German football?

As long as Dortmund defeats Atletico Madrid and Bayern Munich defeats Real Madrid, they can meet again in the finals. I feel excited just thinking about it.

But I am afraid that neither team thinks so. They both hope that they can reach the finals, while their rivals were eliminated in the semi-finals.

Spanish media believe that there is a data that may indicate that Atletico Madrid will win the championship this time. And if Atletico Madrid wins the championship, it means Dortmund will be eliminated.

The reasons of the Spanish media are quite fatalistic or superstitious at worst. They analyzed the similarities of the Champions League champions in recent seasons and found that since the 2007-2008 season, except for last season and the previous season, all Champions League champions Either Barcelona or the team that eliminated Barcelona.

For example, Manchester United was the winner of the Champions League in the 2007-2008 season. Manchester United met Barcelona in the semi-finals. After eliminating Barcelona, ​​Manchester United defeated Chelsea on penalties in heavy rain in Moscow and won the championship trophy.

The Champions League champion in the 2008-2009 season was Barcelona.

The champion of the Champions League in 2009-2010 was Inter Milan. Mourinho led Inter Milan to eliminate Barcelona in the semi-finals. The away game against Barcelona was a classic example of Mourinho's bus tactics.

The Champions League champion in the 2010-2011 season was also Barcelona.

According to this rule, Atletico Madrid, which eliminated Barcelona, ​​will have a high chance of winning the Champions League this season.

However, the German media sneered at the Spanish media's argument. If this was a rule, it would have been broken long ago and has become invalid.

Because the 2011-2012 season and the 2013-2014 season have nothing to do with this rule.

Dortmund won the championship last season. Dortmund did not encounter Barcelona all the way. Bayern Munich, which eliminated Barcelona in the semi-finals, was defeated by Dortmund in the final.

As for the 2011-2012 season, Chelsea won the league championship that season, but they did not encounter Barcelona. Dortmund eliminated Barcelona in the quarter-finals after a hard battle.

Dortmund, which eliminated Barcelona, ​​was defeated by Chelsea and missed the final.

So this can prove that the Spanish media is simply far-fetched. This kind of deliberately created coincidence cannot withstand scrutiny at all.

The German media did not quarrel with the Spanish media on this issue. They just listed the data to slap them in the face, and then focused on the next Bundesliga Battle of Heavenly King Mountain.

Bayern Munich plays against Dortmund at home. This game is the focus of everyone's attention. It is the most important thing in the entire German football world... no, it is the most important thing in the entire German sports world.

Both teams eliminated their opponents in the just-concluded Champions League finals and reached the semi-finals of the Champions League.

In this way, the impact of the Champions League competition on both teams will be the same. There will be no situation where one team is eliminated and must go all out to ensure that they win the league championship.

Despite the impending war, Dortmund still gave the players a day off.

On the one hand, of course, it is because at this point in the league, everyone is very tired. They have just played a Champions League game, which has put a burden and pressure on the players' physical and mental health. The players need to rest and release the pressure.

On the other hand, it may be because the two teams are too familiar with each other and have been enemies of each other for many seasons in the Bundesliga, especially the last four seasons. Because they are so familiar with each other, there is no need to do any more targeted training. You can already guess how each other will react during the game. In this case, it is better to let the players rest more. At this time, physical fitness is more important than tactical training.

However, Dortmund did this, but Bayern Munich, who was also familiar with their opponents, did not. Guardiola did not even give them half a day off. After playing the Champions League game against Manchester United in the evening, the team resumed training as normal the next morning.

There are probably two reasons.

The first reason is that Bayern Munich's lineup is thicker than Dortmund. They also made some rotations in the lineup in the Champions League. In addition, Bayern Munich has rotated in previous games, so the physical condition of their main players must be better than that of Dortmund. After all, since Dortmund's players were frequently injured, they have been using their remaining lineup to support themselves until now.

The second reason is that conditions do not allow the game between Bayern Munich and Manchester United to be played on the night of Wednesday, April 9, while their game against Dortmund is on the night of Saturday, April 12. It's a full play, and there are only two days in between. If Bayern Munich takes another day and a half to rest, there will basically be no time to prepare for Dortmund. That's why Guardiola didn't give the team a holiday.

This second reason also made the Munich media quite dissatisfied. They criticized the Bundesliga for not being flexible enough when formulating the schedule. Although the schedule was decided at the beginning of the season, it can be adjusted. In the current situation, such an important game is right next to the Champions League game, but we still insist on scheduling the game on Saturday. Why can't it be scheduled on Sunday night? In this way, Bayern Munich can also have one more day, whether it is rest or training, it will be much more leisurely than now.

Of course, the Munich media's complaints were ridiculed by the Dortmund media: ...the Munich media said that the game should be adjusted to Sunday night? Have they forgotten that their team still has a German Cup semi-final to play in the middle of next week? The opponent is Kaiserslautern. If the Bundesliga really moves this game to Sunday, will the Munich media complain about the arrangements for the German Cup semi-finals before the game between Bayern Munich and Kaiserslautern starts? Why don't they have time to rest? In short, the schedule is to satisfy Bayern Munich. Bayern Munich must not be aggrieved in the slightest, otherwise it will be unfair and biased in favor of Dortmund. To be honest, we are tired of hearing this argument in the past few years. Sorry, can the Munich media give you a new reason next time?”

The two local media are really at odds with each other and are full of gunpowder.

The Dortmund media had previously complained about the arrangement of the Champions League schedule. Dortmund played the first round on the second day, but the second round turned into the first day of the game, resulting in one less day of rest for the team. It was ridiculed by the Munich media.

Now the tide has turned and it is Dortmund's media's turn to ridicule and criticize the Munich media.

As long as the rivalry between Dortmund and Bayern Munich continues, the tradition of tit-for-tat quarrels between the two local media will continue...

There is no right or wrong in this kind of quarrel, only positions. As the saying goes the butt determines the head, whichever side the butt sits on will naturally speak for that side.

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After a day of adequate rest, those players who participated in the midweek Champions League match returned to the Brackell training base to train with the team in preparation for Saturday night's game.

Because Bayern Munich and Dortmund, the old rivals, are too familiar with each other, it is impossible to do anything new, and the current time does not allow it. No team can learn a new set of tactics and formations in one day of training.

In this case, instead of developing some so-called secret weapons, it is better to use the weapons you have at hand and master them well.

Therefore, during these two days of training, we mainly carried out regular training, and then strengthened the training on set-piece scoring and defense.

At the same time, because this game is very likely to determine the ownership of the league championship this season, the media was also very enthusiastic before the game. Stars and supporters of various teams from both sides came forward to join the war of words.

For a time, spitting stars were flying everywhere, and all kinds of comments were made.

In other words, there are only two or three days before the competition. If you dare to prepare for a week, you may not know how big this war of words will become...

Players from both sides are also the focus of media interviews.

For example, Gotze, a player who once played for Dortmund.

Gotze has been in good form recently. He didn't play in the last Champions League game at all, not because Guardiola abandoned him again, but because he wanted to rest well in that game and prepare for the game against Dortmund.

Everyone wants to hear what Gotze thinks of this game.

Gotze certainly knows what these media think, so he was very careful when answering this question. First, he praised Dortmund's performance this season: ...I am very happy to see them reaching the semi-finals of the Champions League like us... …”

Then he couldn't dissatisfy the Bayern Munich supporters, so he immediately changed the subject: But I am a Bayern Munich player now, and I will fight for the honor of our team. I am eager to succeed here, and now I feel very good.

For Dortmund, although Zhou Yi is the core, the media prefers to interview Grosskreutz. This identified Dortmund supporter always has surprising words when facing the media, providing the media with ammunition for speculation.

He was outspoken about his dissatisfaction with the traitors.

We will beat them away from home and win the league championship this season! Let those who leave see what a wrong choice they made when they chose to leave!

Of course, as the core of the team, Zhou Yi had to interview him. What did he say?

I think it's wrong for you to call this game a 'final'... Zhou Yi opened his mouth to educate the media reporters who were hyping up this game. How can there be a concept of 'finals' in the league? After this game is over, there are still four rounds left in the league. Losing any of these games will lead to a change in the final result. So we have to think more long-term...

Everyone thought that Zhou Yi was talking some correct nonsense again, but Zhou Yi went on to say: If you want to win the championship, you must ensure a complete victory. Not only will everything be fine if you defeat Bayern Munich, we will continue to win! Absolutely! Don’t give Bayern Munich a chance to make a comeback!”

Only then did everyone suddenly realize that Zhou Yi was the one who spoke the most arrogantly! The game against Bayern Munich hasn't even started yet, and he has already decided the winner...

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