Champion’s Heart

Klopp only wanted to prevent Zhou Yi from getting injured, but he forgot that his approach might anger his opponents.

So when the game restarted, Schalke 04, who was clearly two goals behind, was not as frustrated and annoyed as when they conceded the first goal.

They launched a fierce attack on Dortmund's goal.

At the same time, Keller made the first substitution adjustment on the sidelines.

He replaced Fox with young player Max Meyer.

Meyer was transferred to the Schalke 04 first team after the winter break last season. At that time, he was not yet 18 years old. He conquered everyone at the time in the warm-up matches in Doha and Bayern Munich, and then it was natural for him to stayed in the first team.

And in February, he made his league debut. In March, he made his Champions League debut against Galatasaray.

With his outstanding performance, Meyer won a new contract for himself, and his contract was extended from 2015 to 2017.

In the new season, people no longer need to discuss whether Meyer can stay in the first team. Everyone knows that he is the next Draxler of Schalke 04 and the next Holbit.

And he also got the glorious number 7.

Such a high number means that Schalke 04's senior management is optimistic about him and attaches great importance to him.

Meyer's performance in the new season did not disappoint. So far, he has played twelve times for the team in various competitions and scored two goals.

Some people have already compared him with Gotze, the former Dortmund youth training gem, which shows how outstanding his talent is.

If it weren't for the last Champions League match against Basel,

Meyer suffered leg cramps and may also play in this game.

And now that Keller lets him play, it is naturally a signal for counterattack.

This substitution achieved good results immediately.

In the fifty-sixth minute, Schalke 04's central defender Howeders passed the center line. After receiving the ball, he did not choose to push forward layer by layer. Instead, he passed the ball directly to the ground with a long pass. Hit the edge of Dortmund's penalty area.

Meyer, who was originally in the penalty area, suddenly retreated and ran out of the penalty area and received the ball from Howedes.

Then he turned around very deftly and quickly, and at the same time gently pushed the football to the outside with the outside instep of his right foot, and just dodged Subotic who was blocking him.

Subotic, who had already been awarded a penalty kick, quickly raised his hands when he came into physical contact with Meyer, fearing that the referee Kihir would give him another penalty kick...

But Maier didn't fall to the ground to get a penalty kick, he dribbled the ball into the penalty area!

Hummels hurriedly rushed to block him. At the same time, right back Grosskreutz also came back. They wanted to double-team Meyer in the penalty area.

Meyer, who was trapped in a tight siege, was very calm. After gently pushing the football to the outside, he moved away from an angle and quickly picked up his left foot and passed the football to the center!

Hummels was originally responsible for Sauloi in the middle, but because Maier easily passed Subotic, Hummels ran to stop him, which gave Sauloi a chance!

Facing the ball from Meyer, Shaloy took a stab!

However, Weidenfeller fell to the ground and blocked the football with his body when he struck out in time!

Before the Schalke 04 fans could hold their heads with their hands in frustration, and without giving the Dortmund fans a chance to breathe a sigh of relief, Yang Muge reached the spot where the football bounced out, and then he met the ball and pushed the ball!

This time Subotic could no longer clear the ball before him, because there was not a single Dortmund player beside him!

Yang Muge!! Duan Xin shouted in a long voice.

In his roar, Yang Muge slightly curved the football, bypassed Dortmund defender Schmelzer who was blocking the goal, and flew into the net!

Good shot! Yang Muge! Good shot! Duan Xin became excited. This is Yang Muge's first goal in the Ruhr derby!! It is also his first goal for Schalke 04 this season! It is also the goal he scored while playing for Schalke 04 His fifth league goal!!”

Yang Muge!! He got a goal back for Schalke 04! A calm follow-up shot! When Boateng missed the penalty kick, he almost equalized the score for Schalke 04 with a follow-up shot. This time I finally didn’t let him miss it again!” Marcel Leif shouted. It truly is a Ruhr derby! Schalke 04, who are already two goals behind, have no intention of giving up!

When the football entered the goal, the entire Schalke Stadium burst into loud cheers. Schalke 04 fans jumped up and shouted Yang Muge's name loudly.

The player they hate most is Chinese, and now their favorite player is Chinese too.

Although the relationship between Zhou Yi and Yang Muge is not a secret, Schalke 04 fans can see Yang Muge's diligent efforts in the team, and this goal is the best reward for him! So no Schalke 04 fans will have any prejudice against Yang Muge.

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Yang Muge was also very excited after the goal. He waved his fist vigorously and roared in the direction of the stands where Dortmund fans gathered. In the second half, Dortmund's goal was just under the stands where Dortmund fans gathered...

In the past, things like scoring goals and being in the limelight were almost out of his reach, and he himself had no desire to be in the limelight.

But now, on the most gorgeous stage, he has become the protagonist. Even Yang Muge, who has always been calm, can't hide his excitement.

It's not that he's not good at scoring goals at all, but his position and tasks keep him away from scoring goals. So he has been playing for the Schalke 04 first team for almost three seasons and has only scored five league goals in total. No coach would expect him to score goals.

His persistence in defensive tasks also means that he rarely penetrates into the penalty area to shoot.

This time, if it hadn't been for the Ruderby and seeing the team trailing by two goals, he probably wouldn't have rushed into the penalty area to shoot on his own initiative.

He is not a player who is good at adapting to changes, so Dortmund's players never thought of defending Yang Muge's shot.

Unexpectedly, this actually enabled him to adapt to circumstances with great difficulty...

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In fact, the moment Yang Muge shot, Zhou Yi realized that something was going to go wrong, but at that time he was far away from Yang Muge and could not prevent it from happening.

Yang Muge's goal boosted the morale of Schalke 04 and also affected the mood of the Dortmund players.

Zhou Yi focused his attention on Yang Muge. If he remembers correctly, this should be Yang's first goal in the Ruhr derby, right?

This is something to be congratulated on, but it’s not something you should do now.

Lao Yang has already scored a goal, how can I just be replaced?

He also saw the scene when Mkhitaryan ran to warm up just now on the court, and knew that this was Klopp's intention to replace him.

If Yang Muge hadn't scored this goal, then just replace him if he was substituted. He is not the kind of person who likes to dominate the court and is unwilling to be substituted.

But now, Yang Muge's goal aroused the fighting spirit in his heart, so he didn't bother to think about what Mkhitaryan was waiting for on the court. He, who has always been kind, also wanted to dominate the ball once. .

He turned around and made an X gesture to Klopp on the sidelines, indicating that Klopp should not rush to replace him now.

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On the sidelines, Klopp had already asked Buvac to call Mkhitaryan back. Buvac was explaining to him, and Yang Muge's goal happened on the field...

Hell! Klopp cursed.

Buvac and Mkhitaryan were also frightened by the sudden goal. Buvac stared at the court blankly. He was so focused on talking just now that he didn't notice how the goal happened.

‘What’s wrong?’ he asked.

Mkhitaryan did see it. He hesitated and said to his assistant coach: That...Schalke 04's follow-up goal on the 15th...

After listening to his explanation, Buvac fell silent and did not continue to explain tactics to Mkhitaryan.

Next Klopp saw Zhou Yi turn around and make a gesture. He raised his hands high and then crossed them together.

Klopp is struggling internally.

He knew what Zhou Yi meant.

He can replace Zhou Yi according to the original plan. Now the team still has a one-goal lead. After Zhou Yi comes off the field, the team may not lose the game.

And if he continues to let Zhou Yi stay on the court, of course Zhou Yi will have a chance to help the team win, but he may also be injured during the game.

Based on rational analysis, he should have replaced Zhou Yi, right?

But he hesitated.

Finally, he looked back at Mkhitaryan, who was already ready to play...

But he finally made the decision.

Sorry, Henrik. He walked up to Mkhitaryan and said to him.

Mkhitaryan seemed prepared and shrugged: I can understand.

Very good, you go to rest first, but don't relax. Be ready to play at any time. Maybe it won't be long before I have to replace you again? Klopp comforted and encouraged him. He had already done so. A decision was made.

Let Zhou Yi stay on the court.

Dortmund needs their spiritual support at this time.

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