Chapter 145: Advancing to the Round of Sixteen
"Fernando...... Still didn't get sent off before the team made a substitution. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info" The Portuguese national TV commentator looked at Boas and Sosa in the camera, and said with emotion: "At this time, I have to say that Boas's substitution adjustment is a little slow......"
Sosa, who was standing on the sidelines, said to head coach Villas-Boas: "Sir, am I still playing?"
"Get on the field. ”
Boas looked at Fernando, who was a little unwilling, but decided to make a substitution.
Borussia Dortmund are sharp in attack, and now the team has one less player, and if they don't focus on defense, they are likely to seize the opportunity to score another goal.
Compared to a 2:3 loss at home, a 2:2 score is still acceptable.
A week later, as long as Westphasco Lun wins, he will also have a chance to advance.
Sousa replaced Moutinho, who was not very useful in defence, and he played with Guarin in two midfielders, James Rodriguez in the front midfield, and Falcao and Hulk in two strikers, and the formation changed to 4212.
"Well done. Boas hugged Fernando and comforted.
The Porto fans in the stands stopped booing and they gave Fernando a round of applause.
While both goals conceded in this game were directly linked to Fernando, the team could have conceded more without his presence.
Defenders are all in the position of carrying the blame.
Fernando was sent off, but Villas-Boas's choice was still decisive and allowed Porto to avoid a defeat at home.
As goalkeeper Helton saved Tang Zheng's long-range shot on the move, the referee on duty blew the whistle for the end of the game just after the third minute of injury time.
The Porto fans in the stands let out a long, unobtrusive breath.
A draw at home to Borussia Dortmund, there is still some suspense in the second leg.
Porto drew at home to Borussia Dortmund. The tone of the Portuguese national TV commentator was a little low: "But they will be very passive after a week after conceding two goals at home, especially with the suspension of defensive titan Fernando......"
The footage of the live broadcast was given to the Dortmund players.
Although they failed to win on the road, two away goals almost put them in the last 16.
Because they haven't lost at home since last season, as long as they don't draw 1-1 at home to Porto, progress to the round of 16 is a certainty.
Huang Jianxiang, the commentator of New Wolf Sports, looked at Tang Zheng who appeared in the camera, and said excitedly: "As the captain, Tang Zheng performed very well in this game! A goal assist, a goal plan, and even caused Fernando's red card at the end of the game, and his contribution had a positive impact on Dortmund's promotion to the round of 16......"
At the same time, Tang Zheng shook hands with his teammates and hugged him while walking towards his friend Falcao.
He stood in front of Falcao and stretched out his right hand, and Falcao greeted him helplessly, jokingly: "You kid, can't you put some water?"
Tang Zheng kept Falcao and said with a smile: "If you release water, it will be an insult to you." ”
"Actually, I don't mind your insults. Falcao reached out and patted Tang Zheng on the back.
"......" Tang Zheng rolled his eyes speechlessly.
Afterwards, the two quickly exchanged jerseys after chatting for a few words and returned to their own camp.
James Rodriguez, who originally wanted to exchange jerseys with Tang Zheng, saw that the captain of the national team, Falcao, had exchanged jerseys with Tang Zheng, and he didn't know what to do.
Tang Zheng, who waved goodbye to Falcao, saw James Rodriguez stunned in place, he walked over with a smile and comforted: "Hey, Hames, what are you thinking? You did a great job today, come on! I'll be waiting for you in Westphalun in a week!"
After speaking, Tang Zheng also patted James Rodriguez on the shoulder twice.
Looking at Tang Zheng, who had returned to his camp, James Rodriguez secretly clenched his fists and said in a voice that he could only hear: "In a week, I must surprise you!"
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The first person to speak to the media at the regular post-match press conference was the visiting coach Jurgen Klopp, who praised the team's performance on the road, but also said that the team was a little sorry that the team could not beat Porto on the road.
However, the second leg is played in Westphasco Lun, and Dortmund will definitely win the game and will not rely on any away goals to advance.
Subsequently, it was Villas-Boas who was interviewed, and he did not deny his hesitation in the face of the media's hesitation to make substitutions, but he was still confident in the team's next leg of the competition!
The next morning, Dortmund returned to Germany with a score of 2:2, and they were greeted by the fans.
The German media and the mainstream European media believe that it is only a matter of time before Dortmund advances to the round of 16.
Two away goals aside, Porto have the main defender Fernando and a red card suspension, and Dortmund have been unbeaten at home in all competitions for the past two seasons.
Therefore, in the eyes of the media, Dortmund's chances of promotion have increased greatly!
A return to Dortmund doesn't have to be a tiring one, as their next league fixture is at home to St. Pauli.
The gap between the two is there, but some good news media are speculating whether Dortmund will continue to 'rob the rich and give to the poor'.
St. Pauli is 11th in the league after the twenty-second round.
This time, Dortmund did not 'rob the rich to help the poor', they beat St. Pauli 2-0 at home, Tang Zheng continued his good form in the first leg of the Europa League 1/16 final, and his goal and an assist were the absolute contributors to the team's victory.
Next, Dortmund had to face a serious problem again.
Four days later they host Porto and a week later travel to Munich to face Bayern Munich in the 24th round of the league and the semi-finals of the 2010-2011 German Cup.
In the 2010-2011 Bundesliga season, all 23 rounds of Lindsay have passed, and Dortmund has won 17 wins and 6 draws, accumulating 57 points.
Although Bayern Munich has moved up to third in the table after recent efforts, the sluggish performance in the early stage has left them a little far from Dortmund at the top of the table.
With 12 wins, 6 draws and 5 defeats, they are a full 15 points behind Borussia Dortmund and have a chance of defending their title infinitely close to zero.
Therefore, coach Van Gaal has been under a lot of pressure recently, and many media believe that the two consecutive German national derbies after the Champions League 1/8 finals will become an important basis for whether Van Gaal can continue to stay in Bayern.
Bayern first played the first leg of the Champions League 1/8 final away to Inter Milan, and if they did not perform well enough, it would seriously affect their path to promotion, and they could even be eliminated if they were not careful.
Not to mention the league game at home to Borussia Dortmund, who have been catching up for half a season and finally coming to third place, and a draw or defeat at home to Borussia Dortmund would drop them out of the top three and put next season's Champions League in jeopardy.
Although the final German Cup is not as important as the league and the Champions League, it still reached the semi-finals in the end, and the other semi-final opponent is from the Bundesliga, which means that only a victory over Borussia Dortmund can determine the German Cup winner.
No matter how small a mosquito is, it is still meat.
Especially with the league title largely out of the way this season......
In midweek, Bayern Munich take on Inter Milan away from home.
Relying on a late stoppage time goal from a thinner Gomez who has been on a hot streak of late, they beat Inter Milan 1-0 away to take the lead in the two-legged clash of fixtures.
Immediately, the focus of the German media was on the city of Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia.
Borussia Dortmund will host Porto in the second leg of the 2010-2011 Europa League 1/16 final.
On the day of the match, the Westphalia Lun Stadium was packed, and the atmosphere at home was particularly frenetic, with every Dortmund fan contributing their own energy.
In the stands, you can also see countless Chinese elements.
Tang Zheng's huge posters, slogans, banners, and even countless die-hard Dortmund fans can be seen waving the Chinese flag as it soars high at the Westphasact Lun Stadium.
When the visiting players came in to warm up, the boos poured down like a sea of people, leaving the Porto players slightly stunned.
Immediately after, there was a huge burst of laughter in the stands.
Dortmund fans are laughing, laughing at the Porto players who have not seen the big world.
In fact, the Porto players were only uncomfortable with the noise coming out of the Westphalia stadium.
From the first second of the game, the visiting Porto players played very badly.
Feeling the frenetic atmosphere of the stadium, the Portuguese national TV commentator was very upset: "The Lun Stadium in Westphafa is known as the scariest home stadium in Europe, but ...... I believe that the warriors of Porto will be able to slay dragons with swords in their hands!"
When he said this, he couldn't believe it.
James Rodriguez, who started the second leg, had just stepped out of the ball when he noticed a long leg in front of him and had to jump early to avoid injury.
After landing on the ground, he looked back and saw that it was Tang Zheng.
Before he could sigh when Tang Zheng came over, he heard wild shouts coming from all directions.
At this time, he felt as if he was in the center of a small earthquake, and he had a very strong sense of déjà vu, and his legs could not help but tremble slightly.
This is not only felt by James Rodriguez, but also by Falcao and Hulk.
Therefore, in the first ten minutes of the game, Dortmund, who have the advantage of being at home, had an absolute advantage, and they launched wave after wave of aggressive attacks.
Villas-Boas, who was standing in the technical command area of the visiting team's coach, frowned, clearly unexpected.
Bayern head coach Louis van Gaal, who is hidden among the fans, is no better, and although he led his side to an away victory at the Meazza Stadium, Inter Milan and Borussia Dortmund are not the same, they are more combative.
Since the start of the game, Dortmund have done a good job in attack and defense, and the players have maintained their excellent form.
This is extremely detrimental to the battle after three days......