Champion’s Heart

Zhou Yi's goal allowed Dortmund to regain the lead in the 83rd minute of the game.

While Dortmund players celebrated creatively, Real Madrid were stunned.

From head coach Carlo Ancelotti to the players, none of them seemed to react.

Casillas jumped up on his back, but did not touch the football. He could only watch the football go into the net. Casillas gave up on maintaining his balance and fell straight to the ground. Then he covered his face with his hands.

He knew he had made another unforgivable mistake.

There was a fatal mistake in judging the high ball.

Other Real Madrid players lowered their heads, fully demonstrating what it means to be downcast.

The Real Madrid fans in the stands also held their heads in their hands and looked at the field in disbelief.

Two minutes ago, they were cheering for Real Madrid's goal.

Now it's dead silent, just like a hospital morgue...

They couldn't figure out why the prosperous atmosphere suddenly took a turn for the worse and turned them into lagging behind.

Zhou Yi's two goals were without warning. Especially this goal. When Zhou Yi picked up the ball outside the penalty area, everyone thought he would send a pass. The Real Madrid players on the field were also focused on defending his pass.

When he kicked the football, everyone thought it was a cross.

As a result, the ball just drifted into Real Madrid's goal...

Is it bad luck or is the opponent too strong?

It's really hard to say.

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Whether Zhou Yi's kick was a cross, or he shot deliberately... there is no need to discuss this now. Real Madrid is lagging behind again, although it is only one goal behind, but considering that it was just the equalizer Being behind under such circumstances cannot but take into account the blow this conceding will have on Real Madrid...

The Spanish commentator was a little frustrated. With less than ten minutes left in the game, the opponent took the lead. The huge psychological pressure may crush Real Madrid.

Although this Real Madrid team has reached the Champions League final and has become the team with the most goals in the Champions League this season, it does not mean that they are the strongest team. Their impressive performance in the Champions League has come at the expense of the league.

Real Madrid is only ranked third in the league this season. In the past ten years, only the fourth place in the 2003-2004 season ten years ago can be lower. But that time was a rare low point in the history of Real Madrid. The team led by Queiroz suffered a five-game losing streak at the end of the league, creating the most humiliating losing streak since Real Madrid was founded.

Now this Real Madrid gave up the league in exchange for the opportunity to reach the Champions League final.

But that doesn't mean they're powerful.

This team is full of hidden dangers and constant infighting, and Casillas's problem is the product of infighting.

In the Champions League final, Dortmund twice seized on Casillas's weakness of inaccurate judgment on high balls and scored two goals.

Ultimately, the disunity within Real Madrid must be blamed.

If Casillas can continue to get stable playing opportunities, even if his physical function declines slightly as he gets older, his game state will not suffer such an avalanche of decline.

I wonder if some people will regret it after seeing this scene?

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After finishing their goal celebration, the Dortmund players ran back to their own half, where the Real Madrid players were already waiting for them.

One goal behind and ten minutes left. If we had to fight hard, there would be no chance.

Scoring another goal in ten minutes is not an impossible task for Real Madrid, which has the strongest offensive power this season.

The key is whether the team has enough fighting spirit and morale.

If only one goal had been conceded, Real Madrid might now launch a desperate counterattack.

But the current score of this game is 4:3, and both sides scored seven goals.

Dortmund scored on the line, Real Madrid then equalized and then took the lead, then Dortmund equalized and then took the lead, Real Madrid equalized again, and Dortmund took the lead again...

The continuous goals and goals conceded have had an impact on Real Madrid's players, especially the series of goals after Real Madrid equalized for the first time, which hit Real Madrid hard.

When every Real Madrid player wants to go up and attack, they will first think about it - this Dortmund team is capable of counterattack. If we press up and attack, will it allow Dortmund to score on counterattack?

Normally, a goal difference is nothing, but it will arouse the fighting spirit of Real Madrid players and make a crazy counterattack at the end of the game.

But in the current situation, the one-goal gap has become a constraint that limits the performance of Real Madrid players. Because their opponent Dortmund has the ability to counterattack.

If Real Madrid is already two goals behind, then there is nothing to worry about. They can just make a crazy counterattack at the last moment and strive to create a miracle, because there is no difference between losing two goals and losing three goals.

But there is a big difference between losing one goal and losing two goals.

With only one goal behind, there is still hope of equalizing the score, and there is also the possibility of the opponent expanding the lead again.

After the game continued, although Real Madrid's players also launched an attack on Dortmund's goal, their offense was more of a solo operation.

Modric wanted to organize an attack at home, but he couldn't do it alone.

Whether it is Cristiano Ronaldo, Bale, or Morata, they mostly fight alone.

The players' mentality is very impatient.

The weaknesses of this team are magnified countless times at this time.

And what about Dortmund?

They are not afraid of Real Madrid, who is fighting alone. What should they be afraid of when their opponents are scattered?

And they did counterattack several times. When Real Madrid pressed forward to attack, this made Real Madrid even more confused inside - how to fight?

At this time, Ancelotti must take action, otherwise if the team continues to be in such chaos, I am afraid that the last chance will be lost.

So he decisively replaced Khedira, who was used to contain Zhou Yi, and replaced him with Isco.

Khedira, who replaced Alonso in this game, was tasked with defending Zhou Yi, but judging from actual performance, he did not complete the task well.

Zhou Yi not only had assists, but also scored two goals, which can be said to be the best in the game.

His outstanding performance made Khedira even more embarrassed.

Khedira was seriously injured in Germany's national team match against Italy this season. He tore the anterior cruciate ligament and medial collateral ligament in his right knee and had to undergo surgery. This caused him to miss most of the team's games until the end of the league. In the second round, he returned from injury and played in the game.

If Xavi Alonso hadn't been suspended, I believe Ancelotti would have been unwilling to let Khedira start in this final.

After Khedira came on the field, he also showed discomfort from not playing for a long time. He was not in good enough condition and not excited enough.

Therefore, his blockade of Zhouyi basically failed.

It's useless to keep Khedira when he needs to fight for his life. Although his end may lift Zhou Yi's last shackles, Ancelotti can't think about it so much at this time.

Replacing Isco used up Ancelotti's last substitution, and all the cards in his hand were played out. Now the outcome is beyond his control...

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Facing Real Madrid's desperate style of play.

Klopp also made substitution adjustments.

He replaced Mark Wagner with Nouri Shaheen.

Mark did not score in this Champions League final, and his performance was not as eye-catching as last year's final. But as a center, he still supported the team's offense very well in the finals.

After Shaheen came on the court, he formed a double midfielder with Sven Bender. On the one hand, he strengthened the midfield defense, and on the other hand, he also had an extra point for counterattack. In this way, even if Zhou Yi was trapped, Shaheen could use his Long ball to initiate a counterattack. Klopp still thought of counterattack until this moment...

When Shaheen ran onto the court, Marcel Leif suddenly said with emotion: Shahin was determined to leave Dortmund and join Real Madrid. At that time, he was still the well-deserved core of Dortmund, and Zhou Yi could only provide him with assistance. He Thinking that he could create a new situation after going to Real Madrid, he was eager to succeed in Real Madrid. But in the end, he did nothing in Real Madrid and could only return to Dortmund, renting and then buying. His life path has come full circle. Back to the starting point. When he returned to Dortmund, he was no longer the core of the team. His assistant Zhou Yi was so brilliant back then, but he couldn't even play in the main starting lineup and could only play as a substitute... This way Perhaps only Shaheen himself can understand the gap... But in any case, he finally settled down in Dortmund. Even if he was a substitute, he did not complain and started from scratch. He did not succeed in Real Madrid. After returning to Dortmund, , but he won the Champions League championship. Now he appears in the Champions League final against Real Madrid, facing his former club...the fate of life is really unpredictable.

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