Champion’s Heart

After the draw results for the quarterfinals came out, there were many Chinese reporters outside Paris Saint-Germain's training base. He Ying had just finished training when he was surrounded by fellow Chinese.

Everyone wants to hear his opinion on the result of the draw.

No matter who we meet, we will go all out to win. He Ying's answer was very standardized.

A reporter asked what special thoughts he had about playing against Zhou Yi. He Ying replied: This is the first time I have met him in a game, right? It's quite interesting. I'm looking forward to these two games.

Another reporter asked: For Paris Saint-Germain, is it good news to be drawn into a group with Dortmund at this time?

He Ying didn't understand the logic of this question, and he showed a puzzled expression.

Dortmund is not in a good situation this season. Many players in the team are injured. We should first check their strength. So when Paris Saint-Germain meets Dortmund at this time, is there a chance to reach the semi-finals? This reporter explained.

He Ying understood the logic behind this. Looking at the reporter's endless explanation, he thought of what Zhou Yi said in the group last night.

What if we win another double?

At that time, Zhou Yi's words ended a topic as soon as he came out, and everyone turned to Hei Guo and became angry.

Zhou Yi did not continue to speak on this topic.

I don't know if he was joking or if he was serious.

But this sentence was firmly imprinted in He Ying's mind. At this time it jumped out again.

He shook his head and told the reporter who asked the question: I don't think so, and I don't think my teammates think so either. We are facing the defending champion, which is not easy to deal with. All we can do is go all out to fight for it. victory.

Yan Min's answer made reporters think that he just didn't want to express his true thoughts in public. Perhaps he didn't say so harshly in order to give his good friend some face. After all, He Ying is not a loudmouth like Sun Pan.

No one knows what He Ying really thinks in his heart.

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The draw results for the Champions League quarter-finals are out, but the first quarter-finals will not start until the evening of April 1.

Before that, there are three rounds of league games.

Because of the World Cup this summer, the league schedule must be compressed. Otherwise, when the season ends normally, the national team will have no time for training.

In addition to the league, there are also Champions League games, which results in a very intensive schedule for the team.

Take the next three games as an example.

The twenty-sixth round of the Bundesliga starts on the evening of March 21st and continues until the evening of March 23rd.

The first game of the twenty-seventh round started on the night of March 25th, just one day after the end of the previous league round. The last game of the twenty-seventh round of the league was on the night of March 26th.

The first match of the 28th round of the league kicks off on the evening of March 28th, two days after the previous round of the league. The last game was on the afternoon of March 30th.

Then on the night of April 1st, Bayern Munich will challenge Manchester United away. On the evening of April 2nd, Dortmund challenged Paris Saint-Germain away from home.

The schedule is so intensive that it can no longer be described as double games a week, but three games a week.

In these three league rounds, Dortmund played Hannover 96 away, faced Schalke 04 at home, and challenged Stuttgart away.

Bayern Munich will challenge Mainz away from home, Hertha Berlin away from home, and Hoffenheim at home.

Anyone with a discerning eye can see that Dortmund's opponents are stronger than Bayern Munich, especially since there is a Ruhr derby in the middle.

That was a crucial game.

Schalke 04 are now trying their best to compete for the top four in the league. If they can beat Dortmund away from home, it will definitely solidify their league ranking.

On the other hand, if Dortmund makes a slight mistake at home and loses to Schalke 04, it will basically lose the hope of competing for the league championship.

Therefore, some media said that the next week is a very critical week for Dortmund and there is no room for failure.

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In the twenty-sixth round of the league, the match between Dortmund and Bayern Munich started at the same time.

Some media joked before the game that this timing is of course a coincidence, but after the last round of the league, Guardiola can rest assured that his players will not be distracted by their own game just because they are watching the opponent's game broadcast in the locker room. Absent-minded.

Hannover 96 has suspensions and injured players. As for Dortmund, except for the players who were previously on the injury list, there are no new sick cases, so their lineup can be regarded as the strongest in recent times.

Dortmund has had no new injuries for several games now. I wonder if this means their luck has started to improve...

Although it was an away game, Dortmund did not play conservatively. They took an offensive stance from the beginning of the game.

Less than two minutes into the game, center back Papastathopoulos made a diagonal pass from the backcourt to the left of the frontcourt. Yan Min received the ball and drove the ball into the penalty area, and then shot low from a small angle. The football was defeated by Hannover 96. Goalkeeper Ziller caught it.

And Hannover 96, where the home game is played, is naturally not willing to be dominated by the opponent at their home court.

After the 25th round of the league, Hannover 96 has accumulated 29 points, ranking 11th in the league. This is a mid-table ranking, but the season is not over, so it does not mean that Hannover 96 will finally get such a no-desire-free ranking. The ranking requested.

They are only seven points ahead of third-to-bottom Freiburg, with nine league games left, which is definitely not a safe margin.

In order to successfully avoid relegation, from now on, every point counts, and of course we must strive to get them all.

Playing Dortmund at home, they still have a home field advantage.

Facing Dortmund's aggressive offensive after the opening, Hannover 96 chose to defend and counterattack. This was obviously carefully prepared. Their counterattack was very efficient.

In the 12th minute, Hannover 96 counterattacked after stealing the ball. Stindl passed a cross from the right and Bidangu shot with his right foot from about 14 meters in the center of the penalty area. As a result, the football missed the left goal post.

Two minutes later, Hannover 96 received a free kick in the frontcourt. Justi passed the ball with a free kick from the left. Mark, who retreated into the penalty area, nodded the ball to clear the ball. As a result, he made a mistake and he did not hit the ball!

Mark is cheating!

The football flew over his head. Hannover 96 defender Andre Hofmann behind him stopped the football with his chest, and then volleyed it with his right foot twelve meters away from the goal!

At that time, both Dortmund's defender and goalkeeper Weidenfeller had almost nothing to do in the face of this close shot.

But Andre Hoffman's volley hit the near post hard!

Ahhhhh! Marcel Leif exclaimed. Andre Hofmann! He almost opened the scoring for the team! But the goalpost of Hannover HDI Arena ruthlessly blocked his shot! At this moment, Hannover 96 fans must be thinking - —Whose home field is this?”

Marcel Leif is of course joking. The reality is that this is the home court of Hannover 96. The first threatening shot in the game came from Hannover 96. Currently, Hannover 96 also leads 2:1 in terms of the number of shots. Dortmund.

Although Dortmund's offense seems to be more powerful, the ball possession rate also has the upper hand.

But the more threatening offense was created by Hannover 96.

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Coincidentally, on the other side, Bayern Munich, which challenged Mainz away from home, also encountered a little trouble.

Taking into account the Champions League knockout rounds next week, Guardiola made some adjustments to the team's starting lineup, with Gotze and Lewandowski both sitting on the bench.

Mainz does not need to consider the issue of two-front operations at all. After their outstanding performance this season, they are currently ranked fifth in the league and have great hope of qualifying for the Champions League next season.

So before the game, Mainz's head coach Tuchel shouted out such bold words as Bayern Munich will advance to their first defeat: We are full of courage. It seems that Bayern Munich is unbeatable, and neither are we nor our opponents. At the same level. But we have no better chance to beat Bayern Munich. If it’s not this weekend, I don’t know when! I have full confidence in my players and we will do our best to beat them! We I want to beat Bayern Munich!”

After the game started, Mainz, who was playing at home, did not fear the powerful Bayern Munich, but bravely fought against Bayern Munich. Just eight minutes into the game, Mainz scored a stunning goal. South Korean player Koo Ja-cheol succeeded in countering offside on the left and created a good opportunity for a one-on-one goal, but he chose to cross the ball instead of breaking through and shooting. The ball was snatched by Bayern Munich defender Boateng before the Mainz striker could clear the ball. go out.

In the 12th minute, Mainz got another chance. Nicola Muller launched a quick counterattack from the right, and his shot after passing Alaba was resolved by Neuer.

Compared with Mainz, Bayern Munich's performance in these twenty minutes seemed very ordinary, with no highlights. It even gives the impression that they were suppressed by Mainz...

The two teams competing for the championship were both held back by their opponents at the same time. I don’t know if it is due to the impact of the Champions League next week...

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In the HDI Arena in Hannover, the game between the two sides was still going on in a mutually offensive and defensive situation. The situation was very stalemate and everyone had a chance.

In the 24th minute, after Yan Min received Schmelzer's inbound ball from the left, he used a beautiful turn to get rid of the Hannover 96 defender Andre Hoffman who was guarding him, and then directly broke through and rushed into the penalty area. !

Yan Min is here again! He was very active in this game!

Amid Marcel Leif's shouts, Yan Min, who entered the penalty area, pushed the ball from a small angle, and the football was blocked by Ziller again.

It's just the handling of the last corner... it's a little thoughtless. Would it be better if it was a cross? Marcel Leif analyzed.

A few minutes later, Hannover 96 also got a good opportunity - Husti made a sideways pass from the right rib, and Stindl took the ball to the edge of the penalty area and volleyed with his right foot!

The football was saved from the near post by Weidenfeller.

What a close call! Hannover 96 almost scored! Now it seems that although both sides have offense and defense, Hannover 96's offense is still more threatening! If the game continues like this, the one who scores first may be Hannover at home. 96 Ah... Marcel Leif said.

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On the Mainz side, in the 23rd minute, Mainz player Moritz took a lob, but the ball was only slightly above the crossbar.

It scared the fans of Bayern Munich and made the atmosphere at Mainz's home court even more exciting.

In the 30th minute, Bayern Munich finally launched a threatening offensive. Robben and Thomas Muller entered the penalty area after a one-two, but unfortunately his shot was blocked.

Subsequently, Mainz's overhead pass once again crossed Bayern Munich's entire back line, and Neuer had to rush out of the penalty area again to destroy the football with his feet.

Although Mainz's attack did not result in a shot, the Mainz fans in the stands still burst into loud cheers. They cheered for every attack and every attempt of their team. This kind of cheer itself It can put pressure on Bayern Munich players.

Tuchel said before the game that he had been studying Bayern Munich's videos and prepared three sets of targeted tactics to face Bayern Munich... Judging from the more than 20 minutes of the game, Tuchel was not Bragging, he really did it... the commentator of this game said.

Tuchel's tactics were used very well in this game. They took advantage of their home court to have a fierce offensive battle with Bayern Munich. I bet this was beyond Guardiola's expectation. He never expected that any team would dare to play in this game. When facing Bayern Munich, they fought against each other... but Mainz did it. Their quick counterattack was very sharp. Shinji Okazaki, Choupo-Moting, and Nikola Muller in the frontcourt all used their speed to create Opportunities to counter offside were successfully countered many times, which forced Neuer to often abandon the goal and attack to make clearances - although Neuer is very good at doing this, it also made him a little embarrassed...

Of course, on the other hand, fortunately, the one guarding Bayern Munich's goal is Neuer, who has always had a wide range of activities. If it had been replaced by a goalkeeper who didn't like to rush out of the penalty area, Mainz might have taken the lead now...

The two games that kicked off at the same time seemed to have entered the same rhythm - the team playing at home had the advantage, while the two teams competing for the championship encountered trouble invariably.

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