Champion’s Heart

The fans in the stands still had time to curse the German Football Association and their archrival Bayern Munich.

The Dortmund players on the field didn't have this time at all.

Dortmund's center back Papastathopoulos was almost over the center line, with goalkeeper Weidenfeller in the backcourt. The entire Dortmund team entered Monchengladbach's half and continued to put pressure on their goal. .

But this time, lady luck really didn't seem to be on Dortmund's side.

In the 86th minute, Zhou Yi passed the football to Mark in the ribs in front of the penalty area.

Mark received the ball with his back to the attacking direction, and then passed the football diagonally to the side and behind. There was a small gap there, and Piszczek was inserting it from the edge.

Good goal! Dortmund organized a beautiful attack!

Because Monchengladbach contracted its defense, almost all the players were concentrated in the penalty area, lacking protection for the wings.

Piszczek received the ball without anyone marking him, took a step towards the baseline and then passed in!

The football flew forward against the turf.

Aubameyang ran forward, trying to grab a shot, but the ball was intercepted by Monchengladbach defender Dams who fell to the ground.

However, the football blocked by him did not roll away, it bounced back and landed in front of Royce.

Royce won the ball with a furious shot!

The football goes straight to the goal!

But the football was blocked by Monchengladbach defender Stranz!

Just as Stranz blocked Royce's shot, Aubameyang, who was not far away from him, immediately raised his arm to signal the opponent for a handball!

Handball again? Marcel Leif was not very sure this time. What just happened was too fast.

The referee didn't say anything.

This time, the Dortmund players did not bother with the referee on this issue because they did not have time to fight for these illusory things.

But the TV broadcast still took the time to show it in slow motion.

In slow motion, Royce's shot was blocked by Stranz, but because of the angle, it was really unclear whether it was Stranz's chest or arms that blocked the football.

It's hard to say about this ball, but even if it's the arm, Stranz clamped the arm. Strictly speaking, there is nothing wrong with not awarding a penalty... Marcel Leif said.

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In the 87th minute, Dortmund launched another attack from the right.

After Piszczek got the ball from the wing, even though there was no Monchengladbach defender in front of him all the way to the bottom line, he did not waste time to cross the ball, but directly passed the ball to the place where he received the ball. A cross from a five-degree angle sent the football directly to Monchengladbach's goal.

Now this is the simplest way of playing. Generally, when a team is forced into a desperate situation, they will use this simple and crude way of playing. Even if they cannot directly send the football to the head of their own center, if it can cause chaos in the opponent's defense, It is also possible to score goals.

Such as this time...

Hummels, who has become a center forward, jumped high in front of the goal and competed with goalkeeper Ter Stegen for the high ball!

Then he and Ter Stegen collided. Ter Stegen's hand hit the football, but he was unable to hit the football away. The football bounced off Hummels and landed not far away from them.

Mark, who was near them, happened to appear at that position. Facing the falling football, he swept it away!

Ter Stegen fell from the air, lost his balance and fell to the ground. He was helpless in the face of the shot. The football rolled into the goal not far from him!

The entire Westfield Stadium burst into cheers. After scoring the goal, Mark also ran to his teammates excitedly, planning to celebrate the goal.

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Hey! This ball... hit the goalkeeper! In the Bayern Munich dressing room, everyone gathered together and watched the live broadcast of the match between Dortmund and Monchengladbach through the TV in the dressing room.

When he saw the football rolling into the goal, Muller jumped up excitedly and shouted.

Sure enough, in the TV broadcast, Mark, who was about to celebrate his goal, stopped and looked in the direction of the referee in surprise. His teammates also had similar movements and expressions to his.

The referee's hand pointed not at the center circle, which represents a valid goal, but at the goal area. That means the attacking team committed a foul here and should take a free kick here.

The TV broadcast also quickly provided slow-motion replays - although the game was very intense during this period, there were many slow-motion replays because there was too much to explain, so as to avoid unnecessary controversy - slow motion In the footage, it can be clearly seen that Hummels did have physical contact with Ter Stegen, and interfered with Ter Stegen without hitting the ball, causing him to not play the football. Far.

According to the rules, this is indeed a benefit from the collision with the goalkeeper, so the goal cannot be considered valid.

That's what I'm saying, that's what I'm saying... Muller patted his chest exaggeratedly, as if letting out a long breath, If this goal could be scored, Dortmund would be extremely lucky! But it's a pity. , their good luck has long since disappeared, ha!”

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The goal was ruled invalid, and Mark wanted to go to the referee to argue, but he saw Zhou Yi waving his hands vigorously at him.

He realized why his friend did this - don't waste time and prepare for the next attack!

Not long after this goal, the fourth official held up a sign indicating four minutes of injury time on the sidelines.

At the same time, the current game time was also displayed on the big screen at the scene - eighty-nine minutes and forty-two seconds.

The game is about to enter stoppage time, and there is not much time left for Dortmund.

Dortmund was still passing frantically into Monchengladbach's penalty area, trying to create a chance to score.

The various sounds of the West End Stadium can be clearly transmitted even through the television.

Thousands of miles away in the studio in Beijing, Duan Xin suddenly realized that her palms were all sweaty. Only then did he realize how nervous he was...

Also in the locker room at the Allianz Arena, the Bayern Munich players were all looking up at the TV. No one spoke, only the sound of the Westfield Stadium and the voice of the commentator Marcel Leif came from the TV. came out.

Schmelzer made a pass! It was pushed out! Dortmund got the second goal and they continued to organize the offensive!

Zhou Yi turned around to get rid of him. He was looking for someone, but there was no suitable point for the ball. Monchengladbach's penalty area was full of people and it was airtight...

Dortmund made a mistake when looking for passing and receiving cooperation! Fortunately, Sven Bender immediately grabbed the ball back! One minute of injury time has passed, and Dortmund still cannot break through Monchengladbach. goal!

Hummels tried a long shot outside the penalty area! It was too high! This is a complete waste of opportunity and time! Possession of the ball was easily handed over to Monchengladbach...

In the final stage of the game, Dortmund kept making crosses, but only Hummels was able to compete for a header in front of the goal... I think Klopp must miss Lewandowski very much at this time...

Lewandowski, who was sitting in his seat, snorted softly in his heart.

Who is to blame?

I was willing to stay in Dortmund at first, but the club's senior management turned out to be stingy. Well, it depends on which one is more, the money you save or the loss of losing the league championship...

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The game lasted 92 minutes and 31 seconds, and there was only one and a half minutes left before injury time ended.

Schmelzer received the ball on the left wing, and no Monchengladbach player came up to defend him. All the Monchengladbach players were huddled in the penalty area, because they knew that Dortmund would definitely make a pass.

Sure enough, Schmelzer chose to pass directly from a 40-degree pentagon.

Hummels jumped high in the penalty area, but he did not touch the football.

The football was jumped up by goalkeeper Ter Stegen and punched out!

Facing Dortmund's aerial bombardment, in addition to allowing the defenders to compete for the top, Ter Stegen's way of expanding the defense zone is also very important.

The football was played, and Zhou Yi unsurprisingly appeared at the spot where the ball landed - the right rib outside the penalty area, and controlled the football.

But just as he received the ball, the Monchengladbach players in the penalty area also began to press outwards, mainly players in other positions. The defenders still stayed in their positions and maintained a good defensive formation.

Monchengladbach did this to prevent Dortmund's long shot from the center.

Long-range shots are also a way to break dense defenses, so Monchengladbach must also be prepared and resolutely prevent Dortmund from being able to calmly start shooting from thirty meters outside the penalty area.

So as soon as Zhou Yi stopped the ball, he was faced with the onslaught of Monchengladbach players.

Zhou Yi lowered his head, as if he didn't see these Monchengladbach players rushing forward, and focused all his attention on the football at his feet. But just when everyone thought he would be surrounded, he gently lifted the outside instep of his right foot and passed the football horizontally to Sven Bender in the middle. At the same time, he quickly crossed forward in a diagonal direction and ran Towards the top of the free throw arc.

Sven Bender saw Zhou Yi's movement and immediately pushed the football in a straight line and passed it to Zhou Yi's running route.

Zhou Yi has already run behind the Monchengladbach players who first attacked him. He will receive Sven Bender's pass at the top of the penalty arc.

And now in front of him is a defense line composed of up to six Monchengladbach players. They are not on a line, but form a depth of two rows before and after, with the front one on the penalty area line. The trailing one is a little further back at the penalty spot.

In this narrow strip, there are not only six Monchengladbach players, but also four Dortmund players: Hummels, Mark, Mkhitaryan, and Reus. From the left side of the penalty area to the right side of the penalty area, in such a small area, ten players from both sides were concentrated, and the density was evident.

In such a dense place, it is very difficult to organize an offense because there is almost no passing space that can be used.

If Dortmund wants to attack through the middle, basically their attack will be stopped here. Either they give up the ball due to being intercepted, missing a pass, missing a shot, etc., or they stop suddenly and then move to the wing. In the end, they still follow the old routine of passing from the wing and fighting for the top in the middle.

Dortmund's attack should be no exception. If they don't move to the wing, their attack should end here.

The fans of Dortmund and Mönchengladbach in the stands of the West** Stadium, everyone on the bench and coaching bench of Dortmund and Mönchengladbach, the Chinese fans in front of the TV, and the commentator Marcel Leif and Duan Xin, the Bayern Munich players and coaches inside and outside the home team's locker room at the Allianz Arena... everyone's eyes were focused on the figure running towards the top of the penalty arc.

What would he do?

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