Champion’s Heart

After Shaheen came on the field, Dortmund did not make any adjustments in tactics, but continued to maintain the previous defensive counterattack style.

But soon, Dortmund was so suppressed that it was difficult to counterattack. Counterattack players like Yan Min and Aubameyang all returned to their penalty area to help defend.

If they don't, Dortmund may not be able to withstand Real Madrid's fierce attack.

Real Madrid got consecutive shooting opportunities. At this time, don't worry about organizing the offense. As long as you can form a shot, it is a successful offense.

Only enough shots can bring goals to Real Madrid.

In this way, Dortmund struggled to hold on under the indiscriminate bombardment of Real Madrid, and the game time came to injury time.

The fourth official raised a sign on the sidelines, four minutes of injury time!

There were boos in the stands at the same time.

Dortmund fans thought this injury time was too long, and they wished they could blow the whistle to end the game without adding even a second.

Real Madrid fans were also booing. They booed because they felt the stoppage time was too short. According to their ideas, the stoppage time should be added until they score a goal to equalize the score...

At 93:31, Real Madrid got a corner kick, and Modric took the corner kick.

This may be Real Madrid's last chance to attack in this game, so even goalkeeper Casillas rushed into the penalty area, preparing to contribute some of his strength to the team's offense.

This time, Zhou Yi did not stand outside the penalty area waiting to grab the second spot, but retreated into the penalty area.

He used to stand outside the penalty area to facilitate counterattacks.

But there is no counterattack now, and there is no point in standing outside the penalty area at this time. Although he is not physically strong, nor is he tall enough, he will not be able to gain advantage when competing with others. But that doesn't mean he's useless in corner kick defense.

He can liberate his teammates in another way.

For example, he stood at the back post so that full-back Piszczek didn't have to stay here and could go to the goal to defend.

In fact, it was already very crowded in front of the door.

Players from both sides were inside, dragging each other, and some even reached out to hug their opponents when the referee wasn't paying attention.

For this reason, the referee Kuipers also blew the whistle to pause the game, and then signaled the players on both sides not to have unnecessary physical contact.

His move caused Real Madrid fans in the stands to boo, believing that Dortmund was stalling for time.

In the second half, behind the Dortmund goal was the area where Real Madrid fans gathered.

After a brief interlude, the penalty kick could finally be taken.

The fans of both sides, who were noisy before, fell silent and stared intently at the stadium...or to be precise, at Dortmund's goal.

Players from both sides on the court are also ready to compete for the top.

As Kuipez blew the whistle, Modric kicked the football towards the goal.

Dortmund's goal also fell into chaos as the football arrived, with everyone huddled together. Players like Ramos, Varane and Cristiano Ronaldo were certainly given special attention.

Even so, there is a gap in every hundred secrets. When Bell sprinted and jumped from behind, over the heads of a number of Dortmund players, it still made the Dortmund fans feel fear and despair - it would have been terrible if he had hit the ball!

But Bell still really hit the football. He even hit the football when no one was guarding him.

A powerful lion shook his head, and the football was thrown towards the back corner of the goal!

Gareth Bale——!!

When Bell jumped up, the Spanish commentator couldn't help shouting, and he was even ready to shout a goal.

When the football flew towards the goal, many Dortmund fans fell into deep despair.

The football was pushed towards the goal by Bell, and then hit the lower edge of the crossbar. It bounced down and was about to bounce into the goal!

At this critical moment, Zhou Yi, who was guarding the back post, jumped up and pushed the falling football out with his head!

Book of Changes!! He Ping applauded. A goal-line clearance! This clearance is so crucial!

Oh oh oh oh! Book of Changes! Book of Changes! Marcel Leif was also very excited. Zhou Yi not only helps the team offensively, but also prevents Real Madrid's last chance to score a goal defensively! He is simply Dortmund's savior! Real Madrid's real nemesis!

Dortmund fans in the stands cheered, but Real Madrid fans and players disagreed.

The football was pushed out by Zhou Yi and then kicked out of the sideline by Royce.

The Real Madrid players did not rush to serve the throw-in, but surrounded the referee. They complained to the referee, thinking that before Zhou Yi made a header to clear the ball, the football had already crossed the line as a whole, and the ball should be considered a goal...

The game was temporarily interrupted.

At this time, time is still ticking. If Real Madrid's appeal is unsuccessful, then they will give up their last opportunity to attack.

But Real Madrid must appeal, after all, this is the closest they have come to scoring a goal.

If the appeal is successful, they will equalize the score.

Seeing Real Madrid like this, Dortmund players also gathered around.

Zhou Yi was naturally among them. He told the referee that when he headed the ball, the ball never crossed the line as a whole.

The rules of football are not static, but are constantly changing. The previous judgment on whether a football has entered the goal is that as long as two-thirds of the projected area of ​​the football crosses the innermost edge of the goal line, it counts as a goal.

Now FIFA's revised rules have changed that the projected area of ​​​​the football must completely cross the edge of the goal line to be considered a goal, even if there is a slight intersection, it will not work.

So according to the rules, the key to whether the ball goes in or not is whether the projected area of ​​the goal crosses the line as a whole.

At this time, it stands to reason that door-to-door technology should be used. But international football is a very backward and conservative world.

Hawk-eye technology, similar to goal-line technology, has long been promoted and used in tennis matches, but the international football community is still arguing over whether to use this technology.

FIFA's rules clearly state that video cannot be used as a basis for penalties. This has led to many unjust, false and wrongful convictions.

In this regard, football insiders explained this: Misjudgments are part of football, just like making mistakes are part of life. No one never makes mistakes. Referees are also human, and humans will make mistakes, so we must learn to accept misjudgements. .”

Some people even think that misjudgment is one of the charms of football.

The goal-line suspense in the 1966 World Cup final and Maradona's missed handball in the 1986 World Cup became the Hand of God... These have become classics in football history.

However, if the football world is carefully divided, UEFA is more active than FIFA in promoting new technologies. After the 2010 World Cup, UEFA decided to add two goal-line referees in the Champions League and European Cup qualifiers.

Their role is to use the naked eye instead of high-speed cameras, stand behind the baseline, closely observe the movements in the penalty area, and help the referee in fouling and judging whether a goal is scored.

Now that the Real Madrid players have raised objections, the referee Queipes will of course ask the goal line referee who knows the situation better than him.

So he waved away the players from both sides and came behind the baseline to communicate with the threshold referee.

At the same time, the television broadcast also showed footage taken from above the goal line.

Although the rules do not allow the use of video to make penalties, the audience can use the footage captured by the high-speed camera to understand whether the ball went in or not. This is not only a concern for the players on both sides of the field, but also a concern for countless TV viewers. question.

The replay starts with Bell directing the football towards the goal. The perspective comes from the camera above the goal. When the football hits the crossbar and bounces down, the picture freezes. The perspective is zoomed in through technical means to simulate the real situation, but the perspective can be rotated at will. , convenient for everyone to watch.

At the same time, under the football is the goal line, eliminating the interference of all other factors, including the crossbar, allowing everyone to see whether the football has crossed the line as a whole at this time.

Of course the result is no, most of the football is outside the line.

The playback continues, the football bounces down, and Zhou Yi jumps up to head the ball to make a clearance.

The moment his head touched the football, the picture was frozen again, and then Zhou Yi was erased from the picture through technical means, leaving only the football and the goal line. Then look down from directly above the football, so that the football and the goal line coincide. Take a look. Whether football as a whole crosses the line.

The football was indeed closer to the goal. Most of the football was inside the goal line, but a quarter of it was still on the goal line and did not cross the line.

According to FIFA rules, this goal cannot be counted.

Not to mention a quarter is still online, even if 1% is still online, that doesn’t work and cannot be counted.

The ball didn't go in. There's no problem that the referee didn't call the goal valid! Marcel Leif let out a long breath and then announced loudly.

Zhou Yi's goal line clearance is very critical. If he doesn't block the ball with his header, judging from this trend, the football should have passed the line as a whole when it fell to the ground... What a risk! He Ping also grew up The tone, the critical moment just now was really too dangerous.

Seeing this scene, the Spanish commentator had to accept the fact that the football did not go in: This goal... really did not go in. Real Madrid lost the last chance to equalize the score...

He spoke feebly because he could already think of Real Madrid's failure. They once again fell on the road to the tenth championship...

Real Madrid's goal is to win the 10th Champions League title, which is like a curse that has always constrained Real Madrid, causing them to repeat the process of failure and reincarnate in failure without being promoted.

※※※

The TV broadcast revealed it very clearly, and the communication between the referee and the goal line referee ended.

The goal line referee told him very clearly that the ball did not go in.

So the referee Kuipers turned around and crossed his arms and waved his arms to indicate that the ball had not been scored, and then asked Real Madrid to take a throw-in.

The referee determined that there was no goal! He asked Real Madrid to take a throw-in! The score is still Dortmund leading Real Madrid 4:3! Marcel Leif cheered. Although he already knew that the goal had not been scored, he was still afraid that the goal line referee did not see it clearly, and the referee could not withstand the pressure of Real Madrid players and made a wrong decision...

But what made him happy was that the referee made the correct decision.

The goal didn't go in! This means that Real Madrid is getting further and further away from their tenth Champions League championship. With little game time left, it will be difficult for them to create another miracle... He Ping was also a little excited. He began to look forward to that wonderful future - Since the restructuring of the Champions League, no team has ever been able to successfully defend the Champions League title, but now, audience friends, we may have to witness history!

When He Ping said this, his voice was trembling.

※※※

When the Real Madrid players saw that the referee had ruled that the ball had not been scored, they excitedly gathered around and wanted to ask the referee for an explanation.

In fact, from this time on, the mentality of Real Madrid players has completely collapsed. They don't care whether what they do can really make the referee change the penalty, they just want to vent their emotions.

Ancelotti stood in front of the coach's bench, with a dull face and silence, just staring blankly in the direction of Dortmund's goal.

But Zidane next to him was very excited and wanted to go to the fourth official to argue.

But none of this can change the result.

The referee Quepes showed a yellow card to the emotional Real Madrid player Ramos to warn other Real Madrid players.

The situation was finally brought under control.

Then he pointed to his arm and signaled to the Real Madrid players: Are you going to take a throw-in? If you don’t throw it, I will blow the whistle and end the game!

There is nothing the Real Madrid players can do. Although they may not have a chance, it is still better than ending the game directly...

So after experiencing the chaos, Real Madrid obediently restarted the game.

When they threw the throw-in, they immediately made a pass and sent the football to Dortmund's goal.

Everyone held their breath.

Papastathopoulos jumped up and pushed the football out with his head!

This time, the second spot was taken by Zhou Yi outside the penalty area.

After receiving the ball, he did not directly kick the football forward with his big foot. Instead, he tried to pass the ball horizontally, but he suddenly turned the football back and passed the Real Madrid player Modly who was deceived by him. strange.

Modric did not stop Zhou Yi. Zhou Yi dribbled the ball forward, and he was still ready to counterattack.

Carvajal rushed over and shoveled Zhou Yi mercilessly.

Zhou Yi took the football out, but he was still knocked down by Carvajal.

When he fell to the ground, the referee's whistle sounded.

Everyone thought it was a foul on Carvajal, but then another whistle sounded.

Only then did people react.

There was a huge cheer from the Dortmund fans in the stands.

In their cheers, the referee's third whistle was almost drowned out.

But it doesn't matter, you can't hear the whistle, but you can still see the referee's gesture. Kuipers raised his arms and then lowered them to raise them flat. This means the game is over!

The game is over - the game is over!! He Ping roared, his voice even breaking. Dortmund successfully defended the title! They made history! Since the restructuring of the Champions League, no team has been able to successfully defend the curse. They broke it and tore it to pieces! Zhou Yi! He became the first Chinese player in history to win the Champions League twice. ! Yan Min! He became the second Chinese player in history to win the Champions League! Congratulations to both of them, and congratulations to Dortmund!

The Dortmund players outside the court opened their arms and rushed into the court, while some of the Dortmund players inside the court raised their arms and shouted, some covered their faces with their hands and knelt on the ground, and some hugged their teammates next to them.

Huge cheers erupted throughout the Stadium of Light - all from Dortmund fans.

Real Madrid fans were in tears and extremely disappointed.

Real Madrid's players were also dejected.

In this noisy environment, no one noticed at first that Zhou Yi, who was shoveled to the ground by Carvajal, did not get up. It wasn't until the excited Yan Min ran to hug Zhou Yi to celebrate that he discovered that he had fallen to the ground in pain, clutching his left foot.

He was stunned for a moment, then rushed forward and shouted in panic: Zhou Yi, what's wrong with you?!

The TV broadcast also discovered Zhou Yi's abnormality at the same time, so Zhou Yi's painful expression and Yan Min's helplessness were displayed in front of countless unsuspecting Chinese fans.

The Chinese fans who were joyful before were all stunned.

(End of Volume 5)

PS, if nothing else, this is the last volume of this book. Thank you all for your companionship and support over the past two years!

...