Champion’s Heart

To the deafening cheers of the Dortmund fans, Reus sprinted towards the corner flag, then turned around and opened his arms to greet his teammates.

Everyone rushed forward, except goalkeeper Weidenfeller. Everyone rushed to Royce's side, then hugged him and picked him up.

This goal is crucial for Dortmund. If Dortmund cannot equalize within a short period of time, the pace of the game may fall into Atletico Madrid's hands.

In fact, despite some twists and turns, Dortmund equalized fairly quickly - only six minutes had passed since they conceded the goal.

Royce's kick was very beautiful. Although Zhou Yi's assist was equally beautiful, he shot directly without stopping the ball. Such a difficult shot could bypass the fingers of goalkeeper Sun Pan, who had a divine help in the previous round. It is enough to show that Royce's foot is level.

No matter how beautiful Zhou Yi's pass is, if his teammates can't convert it into a goal, it will be in vain.

So at this time, Royce is the well-deserved protagonist.

Even He Ping couldn't ignore Royce's brilliance at this time, and rarely introduced Zhou Yi as the protagonist.

Zhou Yi was beside Royce, cheering and celebrating the goal with others.

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When the Dortmund players celebrated the goal wildly, Sun Pan had already fished the football out of the goal, and then kicked the football directly in front with a big foot.

He even cursed while kicking.

Only swear words can express his inner emotions.

What did he say before the game?

To ensure that Dortmund does not score a goal, it means to keep a clean sheet.

As a result, the game had only started for less than twenty minutes, and he could not complete the goal he set for himself...

But this ball... He tried his best and still couldn't catch it. What could he say? He can't complain that his teammates went to surround him and ignored Royce. In fact, for the ball just now, although his teammates reacted a little too much when Zhou Yi got the ball, it was a normal overreaction. After all, Zhou Yi was a great threat, but who would have thought that Zhou Yi would actually react when he was deeply surrounded. Can you pass the football with a very small movement? And the transmission is so accurate...

He could only vent all his anger on that kick.

Sun Pan felt very unhappy for conceding the goal, but in fact, for Atletico Madrid, conceding the goal was not the end of the world.

Because Atletico Madrid already has an away goal, the total score is now 1:1. If this score remains until the end, Atletico Madrid will eliminate Dortmund due to the away goal advantage.

So Atletico Madrid has nothing to panic about.

Their head coach Simeone also realized this at the first time. After feeling a little annoyed for losing the ball, he immediately calmed down, then shouted to the court, desperately making movements with his hands pressing down, signaling to the whole team Everyone, calm down and don't be anxious.

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Royce's goal was replayed on the TV, but unlike the first one where Royce's volley was only shown, this time the whole process was replayed, from the first time Subotic passed the football. From the beginning to Zhou Yi, until Royce scored, the whole process was clearly reflected on the TV screen.

He Ping no longer needs to praise Royce at this time. He reminded everyone to focus on Zhou Yi: ...This goal can clearly see Zhou Yi's core position in Dortmund's attack. Other Dortmund After the players touch the ball, they almost have to pass the football to Zhou Yi. If the ball is not given to Zhou Yi, it will be blocked... Royce's volley is beautiful, but we must also see that it is Zhou Yi's continuous movement and Passing the ball created such an opportunity for him. Atletico Madrid's defense against Zhou Yi in this game can be said to be very tight, but it still failed to prevent Zhou Yi... When Zhou Yi passed the ball with his heel, it was like his It's like there are eyes on the back of your head, and you can clearly see what's happening behind you...

The Chinese Internet is also full of admiration for Zhou Yi's series of passes: Show! So cool! Zhou Yi's pass is so cool!

Eyes in the back of the head!

It's like a scalpel...

Haha! Even if Atletico Madrid lets everyone defend Zhou Yi, I believe he can still give away the football! I, Zhou Yi, am such a dick!

Zhou World Wave Maker Yi!

When Marcel Leif analyzed why the goal was scored after the goal, he also mentioned that Zhouyi's importance is irreplaceable. If he hadn't picked up the football with his continuous back-heel passes at the end, he would not have If there is a chance to face the offensive direction head-on, it will be difficult for him to pass such a ball.

So although Royce's volley at the end was cool, it was Zhou Yi's series of performances before that that fascinated the professionals.

However, as an assister, Zhou Yi is naturally not as prestigious as Royce who scored a goal in the eyes of the vast majority of the public.

Zhou Yi himself doesn't care about this. It doesn't matter who is in the spotlight, what matters is scoring goals. If he hadn't been out of the limelight, he would have killed Starman Sun Pan...

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After the Dortmund players returned to their own half, the game continued.

Thanks to Simeone's timely intervention, Atletico Madrid players were in a good mood after losing the ball and did not panic because of it.

Facing Dortmund, who had just scored a goal and their morale was high, they defended firmly and waited for opportunities to counterattack Dortmund. In the 39th minute, he almost broke through Dortmund's goal using a counterattack opportunity, scaring Dortmund fans and players into a cold sweat.

At that time, Atletico Madrid defender Felipe sent the football directly into the penalty area on a free kick. Adrian successfully countered the offside and headed the ball ten meters in front of the goal. Fortunately, Weidenfeller's position was very good, he jumped high and picked off the football.

If Dortmund concedes another goal, the game will be too unfavorable for Dortmund.

Dortmund also got several chances, but Sun Pan was not affected by the loss of the ball and still performed stably and well, blocking the shots of Lewandowski and Gotze.

Although he lost a goal, he still had an advantage in the bet with Zhou Yi, because the bet was for three goals. Now Dortmund has only scored one goal, and there are still two goals left. Sun Pan has already sworn in his heart. How many times, Dortmund will never be given a chance to score again. Dortmund's number of goals in this game will be fixed at one.

In this way, neither team changed the score and ended the first half with a score of 1:1 and entered the halftime break.

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In the dressing room, Klopp was encouraging the team to step up their attack in the second half. The current situation is that Atletico Madrid will definitely shrink its defense in the second half and then fight Dortmund's counterattack.

If Dortmund does not go up and attack, Atletico Madrid will be allowed to stay behind. When the game time comes, Atletico Madrid will advance to the semi-finals.

Although the attack is risky, Atletico Madrid will still take advantage of the space behind them. But now for Dortmund, they have no other way to go except attacking.

So the problem has actually become simpler. Don’t think about anything else, just attack with all your strength and strive for more goals.

Now that Atletico Madrid has been given an away goal, let their away goal be meaningless.

How come it loses its meaning?

Of course, it is to overwhelm the opponent in total score, without giving them a chance to compare the number of away goals!

At the same time, in the locker room next door, Atletico Madrid coach Simeone made strategic adjustments to the team.

Reduce investment in offense and increase the number of troops in defense. Everyone must be 100 times more energetic in defense and absolutely cannot give Dortmund the slightest chance to take advantage of it.

Although this will cause his goal to be besieged by Dortmund for 45 minutes, Simeone believes that Sun Pan and his defense can withstand Dortmund's pressure. You must know that all their training since the first round has been how to withstand Dortmund's fierce offensive for as long as possible. They even brought this idea to the league. When they challenged Getafe away from home, Madrid Apart from talking about a few counterattacks, Getafe basically kept the pressure and played, and in the end they successfully defended a 0:0.

Of course, Getafe's offensive strength cannot be compared with Dortmund. But it is also a warm-up, allowing the players to become familiar with the feeling of holding on.

Simeone also warned the team not to attack easily if there is no particularly good opportunity. How to handle the ball in the backcourt and how to ensure it? Instead of using precise long passes to find teammates in front - there will be no teammates in front at all - he just kicks the football out with a big kick, regardless of whether it is kicked into the frontcourt or out to the sideline.

The closer you are to the goal, the more decisive you must be when handling the ball.

In addition, in order to contain Dortmund's offense, Zhou Yi is also a figure who must be taken care of.

The goal conceded in the first half was actually because Atletico Madrid gave Zhou Yi an opportunity to take advantage of when defending. So we must not make such a mistake again in the second half.

Zhou Yi's defense must be 100% close to the body, and foul tactics can be used, but when choosing the location of the foul, be careful to avoid dangerous areas.

In the end, Simeone encouraged the players to persist for another 45 minutes. Persistence is victory. After withstanding Dortmund's offensive, they will enter the semi-finals with their heads held high. This is a moment of making history.

Simeone's inflammatory tone coupled with his exaggerated gestures made the Atletico Madrid players in the locker room excited and wanted to go out and tear up those Dortmund players now. (To be continued)). If you like this work, you are welcome to vote at Qidian.com (). Your support is my biggest motivation. Mobile phone users please go and read. )