Champion’s Heart

When the Dortmund players walked into the Allianz Arena, they were greeted by a roar of cheers.

But of course the cheers were not for them, but for the Bayern Munich players next to them.

Bayern Munich fans use this method to put pressure on Dortmund players and let them know whose territory this is.

In fact, when the lineups of both sides were introduced before, Dortmund players had already felt the enthusiasm of Bayern Munich fans.

This is not unusual for Dortmund players. Now entering the Allianz Arena, if they don't hear the noise made by the opposing fans, they may not adapt.

Before both players stepped onto the court, the head coaches of both teams had already shaken hands once on the sidelines.

This is not the first time Klopp has faced Guardiola. Not counting the first round of the season, this is not the first time either.

As early as the 2011-2012 Champions League season, Klopp had already faced off against Guardiola.

...Klopp has remained undefeated in the three games he played against Guardiola. This is something that few coaches in world football can do... Marcel Leif said in Introducing to everyone. Not to mention the first meeting between the two sides this season, Dortmund, who was in a very bad situation, drew with Guardiola's Bayern Munich 3:3 at home. In the 2011-2012 Champions League, Klopp also had a match Guardiola’s record. At that time, Dortmund tied Barcelona 0:0 at home. After Barcelona returned to home, they were tied 2:2 by Dortmund. As a result, they were eliminated because they did not dominate on away goals...

So it cannot be said that Klopp has not lost to Guardiola. It must be said that Guardiola has not defeated Klopp yet... In addition, in the history of the Bundesliga confrontation between Dortmund and Bayern Munich, although Bayern Munich has won Thirty-eight wins, 29 draws and 22 losses have the upper hand, but in recent years, Dortmund has completely suppressed Bayern Munich. Since the 2010-2011 season, the two teams have played against each other seven times in the league, with Dortmund Five wins and two draws remain undefeated. Which team can do this when facing the Bundesliga giant Bayern Munich? There is no other team except Dortmund.

It’s okay not to review this history, but it’s really shocking when you look back – everyone knows that Dortmund and Bayern Munich have been entangled rivals in the past few years. Dortmund has won the Bundesliga championship for three consecutive seasons, but Bayern Munich’s performance It's also very good. The two teams should win or lose each other, right?

In fact, this is not the case. Looking at the statistics, Dortmund actually has the upper hand. It can be said that they beat Bayern Munich.

2010-2011 season,

Dortmund beat Bayern Munich 2:0 at home and 3:1 away.

In the 2011-2012 season, Dortmund once again beat Bayern Munich twice 1:0.

In the 2012-2013 season, Dortmund defeated Bayern Munich 1:1 away and 2:1 at home. Especially this 2:1 was very crucial. It was the victory in this game that allowed Dortmund to surpass Bayern Munich in the standings, which had been leading for a season. , became first in the league, and then never came down from there until the end of the season.

The situation is very similar to this season.

This season, the first time the two sides met was in the 13th round of the league. Dortmund was in very bad shape at the time. Many key players were injured and the entire defense was almost useless. Although they are playing at home, no one is optimistic about them. There is no suspense about the outcome. The only suspense is how many goals Bayern Munich can win away from home.

As a result, the entire Dortmund team felt like they were beaten to death. After a last-ditch battle, they tenaciously tied Bayern Munich 3:3 at home.

It was that draw that made the championship competition this season so fierce, and it still remains in suspense to this day.

Not that one point from that draw could sway the league title. The significance of that game for Dortmund was that it re-established Dortmund's confidence at the lowest point - we didn't even have a complete defense line and were full of injuries. Despite this, we could maintain our unbeaten win against Bayern Munich. Record, so what else is there to be afraid of?

Once this idea is planted as a seed in the minds of Dortmund players, it might sprout as long as the right time comes.

Originally, this Dortmund team had remained undefeated against Bayern Munich for three consecutive seasons, so it is not an exaggeration to say that Dortmund had a psychological advantage when facing Bayern Munich.

As mentioned before, there is almost no team in the Bundesliga this season that does not collapse after dealing with Bayern Munich for 60 minutes.

Why emphasize almost?

Because before Hoffenheim tied with Bayern Munich in the last round of the league, only Dortmund had done it.

Before the first match between the two sides this season, Dortmund's confidence and morale had hit rock bottom. It was a very difficult period for Dortmund. All day long, they heard predictions that Dortmund was about to collapse, and various voices vowed not to be optimistic about them. .

But after half a season of hard work, the situation is completely different.

Although Dortmund still suffers from injuries, the team's morale and confidence are not the same as before.

They had just eliminated Paris Saint-Germain and reached the semi-finals of the Champions League for the third consecutive season.

They went from lagging behind Bayern Munich in the league to catching up with only two points, beating Bayern Munich into a panic. In the last round of the league, they were tied by Hoffenheim at home, ending Bayern Munich's home season. A record of unbeatable victory.

Klopp does have a way to deal with Bayern Munich, and he also has a way to deal with Guardiola.

So Guardiola and Bayern Munich combined, Klopp has a way to deal with them.

This time, in this crucial game, everyone is also curious about how he will deal with Bayern Munich and Guardiola.

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Klopp returned to his seat after shaking hands with Guardiola. If he could know how everyone commented on him, he would definitely have different opinions - it's not that I have a way to deal with Guardiola and Bayern Munich. It's Zhou Yi who has a way to deal with them...

Every time something bad happened to Bayern Munich, it was basically Zhou Yi. Either Zhou Yi sent a key assist or scored a goal in person.

Especially last season, Zhou Yi's performance against Bayern Munich was amazing.

A decisive victory over Bayern Munich at the last moment of the league helped Dortmund regain the first place in the league.

In the Champions League final, Zhou Yi's last-minute goal helped Dortmund defeat Bayern Munich and win the Champions League championship for the second time in history.

It can be said that the reason why Dortmund was able to become the double champion last season has a very important relationship with Zhou Yi.

The TV broadcast is actually very aware of this, so when the players from both sides entered the court, Zhou Yi's close-up time was the longest among the Dortmund players.

Of course, when the pre-match broadcast of players from both sides was sensitive, Zhou Yi received the most boos among Dortmund players.

On the one hand, it is because Zhou Yi has been against Bayern Munich for so many years. He can be called the real Bayern Munich nemesis, making Bayern Munich fans hate and fear him.

The other aspect is of course Zhou Yi's wild words before the game. Before the game even started, he designated Dortmund as the winner, which made Bayern Munich fans very unhappy.

Zhou Yi's kind of madness is not as direct as Grosskreutz's. His crazy is very hidden, but in a sense, he is better than Grosskreutz's bluffing one. Crazy is more arrogant, because not taking you seriously makes people feel slighted and even more annoying.

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Both Dortmund and Bayern Munich did not hold anything back in this game and sent out their main players. After all, there is nothing to keep. It is basically the decisive battle of the league. Whoever wins will be the champion. At this time, we have to keep it. I don’t know what the purpose of retaining strength is.

The prerequisite for pretending to be a pig and eating a tiger is to eat the tiger. If you are eaten by the tiger, you will become a real pig.

After all the pre-game procedures have been carried out, the game officially begins.

Because this game was so important, both sides played very cautiously after the game started.

It wasn't until the tenth minute that there were some changes in the game.

In the tenth minute, Dortmund organized an offensive in the frontcourt. Zhou Yi passed the football in front of Aubameyang. Aubameyang gave full play to his speed and was about to use his speed to forcefully break through Bayern Munich's starting central defender. Martinez.

In desperation, Martinez could only reach out and pull Aubameyang, preventing Dortmund's quick attack.

But his foul also earned him a yellow card just ten minutes into the game!

Martinez's foul... Marcel Leif sighed. His turn was really slow in front of Aubameyang. If there is any weakness in Bayern Munich's lineup in this game, I think the central defender composed of Martinez and Dante must be... It's only ten minutes into the game. , as a central defender, you got a yellow card, how will you play in the next game?

Guardiola on the sidelines also seemed very dissatisfied with this yellow card, but he was not dissatisfied with Martinez's foul, but was dissatisfied with the referee Felix Zweil. He believed that the Bayern Munich player's first For the first foul, a yellow card was directly shown, which is really not in line with normal procedures...

After all, this is Bayern Munich's home court. Even if there is a foul, shouldn't there be a verbal warning first? How can anyone show a yellow card to the home team's centre-back right away?

If this wasn't really a game at the Allianz Arena, he would have thought it was Dortmund's home stadium.

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