Champion’s Heart

Chinese fans have new expectations for the Ruhr derby, which is the Chinese derby among the Ruhr derbies - Zhou Yi, who represents Dortmund, and Yang Muge, who represents Schalke 04. The duel between the two of them is the Chinese derby.

The first Ruhr derby of the season was the German Super Cup. At that time, everyone was looking forward to a Chinese derby between Zhou Yi and Yang Muge in the Super Cup.

But unfortunately, although Yang Muge was selected into the starting lineup, he was not able to come on as a substitute until the end of that game. Therefore, the historic first meeting between him and Zhou Yi in the Ruhr area derby was postponed.

In the following league games, Yang Muge was occasionally selected into the 18-man roster, but he never got a chance to play.

Now among the Five Little Dragons, only Yang Muge has not played in the first team.

Not to mention Zhou Yi, he is already the absolute main core of Dortmund. If he misses the game, it will have a great impact on Dortmund.

And what about Sun Pan? He is already the main goalkeeper of Atletico Madrid. His outstanding performance has made young talented goalkeepers like Asenjo, who once had high hopes, only serve as substitutes.

Guo Nu also played the main role in Cesena. Although his height is a flaw, he made up for this shortcoming with his excellent physical fitness and fierce defensive awareness. He has been dubbed the Chinese Cordoba by local media in Cesena.

Although He Ying plays in the Spanish Second Division and is not broadcast in China, it can be seen from various news reports that he performed well in Valladolid in the Spanish Second Division and has also firmly established himself as the main forward of this team.

Everyone has played in the first team, but Yang Muge is still waiting for his opportunity.

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In the fourteenth round of the league on November 27, the Ruhr derby, the Chinese derby between Zhou Yi and Yang Muge could not be played again, because at that time, Yang Muge should be representing the Chinese Olympic team, for the National Olympics The team can compete in the Olympics.

In the Asian Olympic qualifiers, the Chinese team reached the final step. They were assigned to Group A. In the first group match, they lost to the South Korean Olympic team 1:2 away from home and had a bad start.

Currently ranked last in the group.

On November 23, the Chinese team faced their second group match opponent, the Saudi Arabian Olympic Team, at home. This game was played before the Champions League game. Chinese fans can watch Dortmund after watching this game. Champions League with Arsenal.

In the end, when Sun Pan, Guo Nu, He Ying and Yang Muge all returned to China to compete,

The Chinese Olympic team defeated the Saudi Arabian Olympic team 2-0 at home.

Such results finally make people feel that the games they played in European clubs are also useful. Otherwise, it would be too unpleasant for a group of players who are the main players in their respective clubs to come together and not be able to beat the Korean team, right?

The Olympic team's third group match, a home game against the Qatar Olympic team, took place on the night of November 27th.

The Ruhr area derby between Dortmund and Schalke 04 will be at 10:30 pm on the 26th.

The four people made an appointment to watch the game together in the room.

But you can't watch it openly, because the Olympic team has requirements. Tomorrow is the game. Of course, you can't sleep too late tonight. The coaching staff will come to check the room at 10:30 in the evening.

So at 10:30 in the evening, everyone was waiting in their respective rooms, pretending to be sleeping.

After the coaching staff completed their rounds, and after waiting for a few more minutes, He Ying and Guo Nu secretly knocked on the door of Sun Pan and Yang Muge's room.

Sun Pan approached the door and lowered his voice and asked, Who is it?

Open the door. He Ying's deep voice sounded outside.

Sun Pan quickly opened the door, and He Ying stepped in. Guo Nu, on the other hand, was still looking around at the door, wondering if all people who do things secretly like to do this kind of action... It's like an underground party joint.

Sun Pan tutted: Come in quickly! What are you pretending to do!

Only then did Guo Nu get in. Then Sun Pan closed the door gently.

Over there, Yang Muge had already turned on the TV in the hotel.

After the screen lit up, they used the remote control to find the sports channel.

The channel screen hasn't been cut yet, but the sound has already come out.

A loud noise came from the TV, startling the four people.

Yang Mushi, who was holding the remote control, hurriedly found the volume control button on the remote control, and then pressed it all the way to mute.

Damn, what's going on! Sun Pan, who was trembling with fright, shouted in a low voice. He was afraid that the coaching staff would hear him, and he would be punished...

The picture lit up, there was no sound, and everyone saw Dortmund player Lewandowski running wildly with his arms outstretched on the TV screen, while the broadcast camera was shaking.

Anyone who has watched a Bundesliga match knows exactly what this scene means.

****, it's only been a few minutes, and Dortmund has scored a goal? Sun Pan looked at the TV in surprise and blurted out a curse word.

Yang Muge's finger pressed the volume up button on the remote control.

The commentator Duan Xin exclaimed excitedly: Fifteen minutes into the game, Dortmund is leading the home team! It was Lewandowski who scored the goal!! And the one who passed the ball for him was our... Zhou Yi !!”

I don't know if it's luck or misfortune that I didn't see that boy show off in the limelight... Sun Pan muttered again.

It's been fifteen minutes? Guo Nu then noticed that the game time in the upper right corner of the screen had really passed fifteen minutes. Damn, the ward rounds took up too... too much time!

He Ying glanced at Yang Muge.

He is a player of Schalke 04, but he can only watch this game thousands of miles away in China, and he just turned on the TV and saw the news that his team was lagging behind.

Yang Muge shook his head, then smiled and waved his hand: There is a gap in strength. Now Dortmund has completely overshadowed the limelight...

He seemed very calm, not too depressed or disappointed.

This may be because he has a clear understanding of the strength gap between Schalke 04 and Dortmund.

Falling behind at home to Dortmund is not unthinkable...

Maybe you will be different on the court, Lao Yang.

Sun Pan's words made Yang Muge a little distracted.

Will it be different if I'm on the court?

He didn't know, but he actually liked it that way.

Every time he watches a Schalke 04 game on the bench, in the stands or in front of the TV, he feels itchy. One by one, his teammates played in the first team and became the main force. He also considered whether to seek a loan to get stable playing opportunities.

Zhou Yi also advised him privately, such as renting out as soon as possible and continuing to sit on the bench for who knows when.

However, Yang Muge is actually not a very active person in essence. After staying at Schalke 04 for so long, if he is asked to change places, he cannot just do it like other friends. He would always hesitate, wanting to wait and see again.

Sometimes, opportunities may slip away just by waiting and seeing.

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Dortmund, who took the lead in the first fifteen minutes, under the leadership of Zhou Yi, laid siege to Schalke 04's stadium.

It stands to reason that this is a good opportunity for defensive counterattack, but Schalke 04 had no way to counterattack.

All their strength must be used to deal with Dortmund's tidal attack.

After Dortmund scored, two Schalke 04 players Jones and Papadopoulos received yellow cards in the 35th and 43rd minutes.

They can only use yellow cards to stop Dortmund's attack...

Zhou Yi was naturally one of the most popular during Dortmund's siege. His delivery was as clear and precise as ever.

He directed Dortmund's offense and also directed Schalke 04's defense, leaving Schalke 04's players exhausted.

It's not like Schalke 04 didn't think of ways to entangle Zhou Yi.

But now that Zhou Yi's physical fitness has improved, his running ability has also been greatly improved, which gives him a wider range of activities. It is not easy to entangle him. Sometimes he is in the middle, sometimes he goes to the wing, sometimes he drives forward, and sometimes he retreats behind and cannot come up.

It made the Schalke 04 players who were guarding him very awkward. Especially Jermaine Jones, as Schalke 04's only defensive player in the midfield in this game, he has a heavy task.

But in the 35th minute, he received a yellow card on Zhou Yi, which immediately put him in a defensive dilemma.

While watching the ball, Sun Pan said: If you are Lao Yang on the sidelines at this time, if I were your head coach, I would replace you and let you defend Zhou Yi!

It seems that the head coach of Schalke 04 didn't bring extra midfield defensive players at all... Guo Nu also said.

Because they simply don't have many people to use! In the end, Lao Yang came to participate in the Olympic team competition! Sun Pan said. Actually, I think it would be a good thing if we lose this game, Lao Yang. Your head coach will definitely miss you very much at this time...

Yang Muge couldn't laugh or cry. He said: But I still hope to draw with Dortmund in the end. It would be great if we can draw. Don't lose.

I think... it would be more practical for Schalke 04 to consider losing less, right?

He Ying's words silenced Yang Muge.

Seeing his team at a passive disadvantage on the court, he was unwilling to do so and hoped to represent Schalke 04 and contribute to the team.

In Yang Muge's silence, the first half ended, and Dortmund temporarily led Schalke 04 1:0 at home. (To be continued.)