Chapter 150: The exclamation of the Allianz Arena

With Bayern losing at home to Borussia Dortmund, they are now 18 points clear of Dortmund, with 10 league games remaining meaning they lose any hope of competing for the title. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info

Bayer Leverkusen's win away at Eintracht Frankfurt moved them to 45 points, three points ahead of Bayern Munich and second in the league, but a full fifteen points clear of Borussia Dortmund.

German media reported that Borussia Dortmund beat Bayern Munich at the Allianz Arena and looked ahead to the semi-finals of the German Cup at the Allianz Arena in two days' time.

Because the other German Cup final comes from the Bundesliga, it will mean that the winner of Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund will most likely win the German Cup in 2010-2011.

The German media is still more optimistic about Dortmund for the second German national derby in four days.

They have been in phenomenal form since the start of the season, unbeaten in the league, cup and Europa League.

Compared to Bayern Munich, which has been battered this season, Dortmund have too many reasons to win games, even if they play away from home.

Bayern Munich lost to Borussia Dortmund at home, and coach Louis van Gaal was questioned by all sides, so he gag the players the next day, which was not lifted until the semi-finals of the German Cup.

Bayern's home loss to Dortmund was not only under pressure from coach Van Gaal, but also the players, especially Robben, Ribery and Schweinsteiger, who failed to perform at their due level as the core was the fundamental reason for Bayern's home loss.

So the first-team training ground at 51 Sebena Avenue looked particularly depressing, and Muller, who had always liked to joke, became very serious and took training seriously.

Van Gaal does not give interviews to the media, which does not mean that the media does not report on Bayern Munich.

Their analysis is basically not conducive to Bayern Munich in preparation, and the media analyzes the state of the players and the overall performance of the players, Dortmund's winning chance is too big.

Bayern's hierarchy has been very passive during this time, the manager and players have not been interviewed, and they cannot turn a blind eye.

Now the public opinion is very bad for Bayern, and if this public opinion continues until the semi-finals of the German Cup, it will definitely affect the team's record.

With the league title defence infinitely close to zero, the German Cup is also an option.

Coupled with a win in the first leg of the Champions League quarter-finals at the Meazza Stadium, they have a good chance of avenging last season's Champions League final defeat.

Therefore, Bayern executives interviewed by the media said that they still maintain trust in Van Gaal and believe that he will lead the team out of the predicament and win the semi-finals of the German Cup.

At this time, Dortmund's second captain Kehr, who is about to return from injury, said in an interview with Bild: "We have a good winning streak, and there will be no surprises in the semi-finals of the German Cup, and it will be Dortmund who will win!"

Borussia Dortmund CEO Watzke also spoke to the upcoming German Cup semi-finals in an interview with Kicker magazine: "The result of this game will be no different from the league that has just ended, because it will be Dortmund who will advance to the final!"

At the same time, after learning about Watzke's remarks from the media, Bayern President Rummenigge could not stand still: "Who said that the winner must be Dortmund? I believe that it must be Bayern at home! Bayern is great!"

Wattske scoffed at Rummenigge's remarks: "Anyone will say big things that ignore objective facts, be careful of being slapped in the face after the semi-finals of the German Cup!"

No one could have imagined that the second German national derby in four days would cause a war of words not with the players or the coaches, but with the leadership of both sides.

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Perhaps affected by the just-concluded league game, the confidence of Bayern fans seems to have been affected to a certain extent.

On the day of the match, the mood of the Bayern fans outside the square of the Allianz Arena was not high.

The visiting Dortmund fans are in a great mood as the team is currently unbeaten in six games against Bayern and has won four in a row.

Such results give them enough reason to believe that the team will take another victory at the Allianz Arena and reach this season's German Cup final!

Compared to the line-up at the Allianz Arena three days ago, Dortmund have made some minor changes to their position.

Lewandowski played left midfield, Gotze played in front, Tang Zheng and Sven Bender partnered in the back, Kuba on the right, and Barrios, who was in excellent form, was still at the front.

Bayern's lineup has also been adjusted, and this time it looks much more pleasing to the eye than the awkward backline of three days ago.

The 21-year-old Brenaud was partnered by Gustavo, Bad Stubert was at left-back, Lahm was at the back, Schweinsteiger and Kroos were in the back, Muller played in midfield, and the front three were Franck Franck Ribery, Gomez and Arjen Robben.

In fact, Muller does not have many playmaking tasks, and Kroos behind him will be frequently involved in attacking playmaking, and Muller is the equivalent of a second striker hiding behind Gomez.

Marcel Leff, who got the starting lineup for the game between the two sides, said with a smile: "Judging from Bayern's starting lineup, they are bound to win!"

Speaking of this, Marcel Leif changed his voice and shook his head: "Dortmund has a-for-tat but defense-oriented four-two-three-one formation, I think it will be difficult for Bayern to open the gap in the middle, and it is even very likely to be blown up by Dortmund." ”

Because the central combination of Schweinsteiger and Kroos is very aggressive.

But while being aggressive, it must also bring a lack of defensive ability.

Whether it's Schweinsteiger or Kroos, they have both transitioned from attacking players to midfielders, and they are better at attacking playmaking than defending.

So Michael Reti, the commentator of German TV 2 who saw Bayern's starting lineup, frowned and looked worried: "Van Gaal is full of courage and puts out an attacking starting lineup at home, but I have to remind him that Bayern, who lacks midfield protection, can hardly withstand Dortmund's quick counterattack......"

At the same time, Klopp, who got Bayern's starting lineup, laughed.

The duo of Tang Zheng and Sven Bender are Dortmund's strongest central partnership this season, and with Schmelzer, Subotic, Hummels and Piszczek at the back, it will be difficult for Bayern to break down with their current form.

In addition, in addition to Schweinsteiger's defensive ability in the middle of Bayern, Kroos's defensive ability is negligible, and he is more like an elegant offensive playmaker.

A defensive midfielder?

He's more of a playmaker in the front and back.

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Long before the start of the semi-finals of the German Cup between Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund, the results of another semi-final have been in, and Duisburg, who is sitting at home, defeated Ketbus with Chinese player Shao Jia 2:1 to advance to the final.

At 7:30 p.m. local time on March 2, the semi-finals of the 2010-2011 German Cup kicked off on time at the Allianz Arena.

Judging from the beginning of the game, Bayern, which discharged an all-attack formation, did have an advantage, and Kroos and Schweinsteiger both had a strong ability to transport shells.

Muller is also known for his erratic movements, often running into positions that are difficult for Dortmund players.

That's where Kroos' role comes in, with his passes pinpointing Muller in position.

Schweinsteiger played more concisely in this game after a mistake in the last league game, and the transfer was very timely, often sending the ball to Ribery or Robben without the Dortmund midfielder being in place.

In other words, Bayern's offense makes full use of the width of the pitch and the offensive ability of the existing squad to replace defense with offense.

However, in terms of specific effects, it does not seem to have the effect that Van Gaal wants to see.

Dortmund's impressive performance in the last two seasons is the high pressing, the players do not hesitate to run at all costs, and the Bayern players often do not handle the ball accurately at critical moments.

At the edge of the box, Tang Zheng and Sven Bender are in the middle of the field, while Gomez, who is in excellent form, now has a lot of headaches against Subotic and Hummels, who are also in good form.

Even if a cross from Franck Ribery, Arjen Robben or Lahm could get into the box, Gomez would struggle to find a chance under the combined defence of Subotic and Hummels.

Tang Zheng sometimes returns to the penalty area to help the back line fight for the top, so that Bayern's attack is thunderous and rainy.

Arjen Robben and Franck Ribery are keen to help the team solve their attacking problems through individual ability, but the individual quality of the Dortmund players is not much worse than theirs, and in terms of positivity, they are not even as good as Dortmund.

From the start of the league to the present, Dortmund's total running ability is the first in the entire Bundesliga, while Bayern is only fourth.

In addition, it is worth mentioning that Dortmund can be the most attacking and defensive team in the Bundesliga this season, with their midfield not only being in control, but also creating chances and a solid defensive system.

As the game wore on, Dortmund got used to Bayern's attack and began to slowly attack.

Götze's playmaking ability in central midfield, coupled with Tang Zheng's auxiliary playmaking attack, Dortmund's attack is extremely threatening.

Whether it is Tang Zheng's back insertion attack, or long pass transfer or assist, it can pose a threat to Bayern's backline.

And Tang Zheng also had a long shot in front of the penalty area, which made the Bayern back line a little overwhelmed.

Coach Louis van Gaal had a headache and his plan was to play at home instead of defending, but he didn't expect Dortmund to adapt in the first 20 minutes.

The back two of Schweinsteiger and Kroos exposed a serious lack of defensive quality at this time.

In the 23rd minute, Tang Zheng received a pass from Gotze at the front of the penalty area and picked up his right foot, and his action scared Kroos to jump subconsciously.

As a result, Tang Zheng changed his shot to a pass, and Kuba, who was diagonally inserted into the right rib of the penalty area, met the ball forward.

At this time, his indelicate footwork is perfectly reflected.

He stopped the ball too much and allowed Bayern to escape......

"Whoa, whoa—"

Despite this, the Allianz Arena erupted in a tsunami-like exclamation.