Chapter 337: Advancing to the quarterfinals of the Champions League?
Borussia Dortmund's win over Eintracht Frankfurt at Westfalfa was no surprise, after all, the strength of both sides is clearly visible. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info
It's just that the lack of Tang Zheng in the home game and playing so well is somewhat surprising.
In particular, the local media in Bavaria believe that Dortmund's strength will drop by at least two notches in the absence of Tang Zheng.
There may be flaws in the process, but the result is enough to silence all the media.
Borussia Dortmund, Bayern Munich and Schalke 04 will now be in double-match mode for a week in a row until the second leg of this season's Ruhr derby.
In almost half a month, Dortmund will face Borussia Mönchengladbach, Mainz, Hannover 96, Shakhtar Donetsk and Schalke 04.
Five games in fifteen days, which is very demanding on physical fitness.
This is also the fundamental reason why Klopp let Tang Zheng rest, in his tactical drawings, Tang Zheng is the most indispensable part of Dortmund's key games.
Even the other ten players in his heart are replaceable, but Tang Zheng is irreplaceable.
The Champions League 1/8 final of the 3:1 Donetsk Shakhtar Donnesk at the Donbass Arena is vividly reflected!
A Tang Zheng with a high fever can score twice, what if he is healthy?
At 3:30 p.m. local time on February 24, the North Rhine-Westphalia derby was played as scheduled at the Prussian Park Stadium, with Borussia Mönchengladbach facing defending champion Borussia Dortmund.
This game is also Royce facing his old master.
The home fans of the game saluted before they welcomed Reuss back to Prussian Park before kick-off, and then there was a deafening boo as soon as Reuss got the ball.
Of course, the boos when Royce got the ball were not the biggest, the biggest was when Tang Zheng took the ball to organize the attack.
Fans who follow Dortmund's game know that Tang Zheng is Dortmund's most threatening soul player.
After a week's rest, Tang Zheng returned full of blood and was very active at the Prussian Park Stadium.
Fans watching the live TV broadcast can see Tang Zheng in the broadcast screen, and his active running directly drives Dortmund's offensive efficiency and enriches the three-dimensional attack.
Just 20 minutes into the game, Tang Zheng came to the bottom area on the right side by assisting the wide attack, he took advantage of the leakage of Borussia Mönchengladbach's defense, passed a high-quality cross, and Reuss, who flanked and followed up in the middle, swept the ball into the goal guarded by Ter Stegen.
Reuss, who scored the goal, raised his arms in front of his teammates who had stepped forward to celebrate, signaling that he would not celebrate.
"Whew-"
His performance was supported by the home team's fans, and for the first time in the Prussian Park Stadium, there was a huge cheer for Reuss during the match.
Borussia Dortmund, who have won six league games in a row, did not have a smooth start for the rest of the game, with Dutchman Luuk de Jong equalising for Borussia Mönchengladbach just before half-time.
In the second half, Dortmund strengthened the offensive through substitutions.
Borussia Mönchengladbach had to avoid the front and strengthen their defence even when they were at home, and combined with goalkeeper Ter Stegen's anti-natural performance, Dortmund did not score for 90 minutes in the regular period.
Just when everyone thought that the game was going to end 1:1, captain Tang Zheng stood up.
He burst into the box with a fake shot from the edge of the penalty area, and Borussia Mönchengladbach centre-back Toni Jankic was too slow to stretch his leg and tripped Tang Zheng, who formed a breakthrough.
The referee on duty, Bruch, immediately made a decision and blew the whistle!
Penalty kick!
The team's first penalty kick taker, veteran Andrea Pirlo, did not waste the penalty that Tang Zheng spelled out, and even if the little lion king Ter Stegen judged the right direction, he seemed powerless.
Borussia Dortmund defeated Borussia Mönchengladbach as a guest, winning seven consecutive league wins!
It's a pity that in the other game played at the same time, Bayern Munich defeated Werder Bremen 6-1 at the Allianz Arena, and Dortmund ushered in seven consecutive wins and six consecutive wins, so the difference between them is still two points.
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In the past 23 rounds of the 2012-2013 Bundesliga season, Bayern, who is at the top of the table, and Dortmund, who are in second place, can be said to be unbeatable.
Although many local German media are reluctant to admit it, the facts are the facts.
Bayern has 59 points from 19 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses in 23 games, and Borussia Dortmund has 57 points from 18 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses in 23 games.
Third in the league is Bayer Leverkusen, with only 42 points, which has been stretched by Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund by a full 17 and 15 points.
This season's league title race will be between Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund.
Borussia Dortmund travel to Mainz in midweek for the 2012-2013 German Cup quarter-finals.
Bayern's German Cup quarter-final opponents are much weaker than Mainz, facing Offenbach from the Bundesliga, and they are still playing at home.
Borussia Dortmund ended the quarter-finals of the German Cup with two consecutive home games against Hannover 96 and Shakhtar Donetsk.
In the analysis of the German media, neither Mainz, nor Hanover 96, nor Shakhtar Donetsk can pose any threat to Dortmund.
What about the facts?
Indeed it is!
Klopp once again led Dortmund to challenge his old club Mainz, and after 90 minutes, Dortmund beat the home team 3:1.
2013 is not a leap year, and there is no 29th in February.
Borussia Dortmund's German Cup quarter-final away to Mainz is played at 7:30 p.m. German time on February 27, while the next league match starts at 3:30 p.m. on March 2, which means that there is only three days of rest between the two games.
By the time the German Cup had reached the quarter-finals, Klopp had no reservations in terms of arrangement.
Hannover 96 currently sit seventh in the league, two points from Freiburg and one point from Hamburg, and as long as that happens until the end of the season, they are likely to play in Europe for the first time in many years.
Compared to Borussia Dortmund, Hannover 96 were eliminated early in the German Cup and there is no European competition in the middle of next week, which means that they have plenty of rest......
Therefore, the Hannover 96 players have the confidence to wrestle with the home team!
On the day of the game, Westphalun Stadium was packed.
Compared with the usual domestic league, the scene before the start of this game made Tang Zheng very moved.
In the south stand of Westfal Stadium, die-hard fans built a huge TIFO show - a huge Tang Zheng cartoon picture.
Then for a long time during the game, the Dortmund fans sang the catchy "Song of Tang" in the stands, and the home fans thanked Tang Zheng for his outstanding contribution to the team in this way.
scored two goals against a high fever, which is unique in the entire world of football.
Duan Huo, the commentator of Yang 5, was very proud: "Tang Zheng has become the spiritual symbol and idol of this stadium! In time, he will become the banner and legend of Westphalun Stadium!"
The visiting Hannover 96 wanted to take advantage of Dortmund's rotation to win the game, but Dortmund, which has Tang Zheng in charge, is still strong.
It was Tang Zheng who opened the scoring and broke the deadlock with his trademark header in the box.
Immediately, he assisted Lewandowski to expand the score.
At the end of 90 minutes, Dortmund defeated Hannover 96 3-1 at home, winning eight consecutive league games.
In the other game a little later, Bayern beat Hoffenheim 1-0 away thanks to a goal from Thomas Muller, so Borussia Dortmund, who had to fall back to second place after half an hour.
However, for this result, the players have long been mentally prepared, Bayern this season has a strong start, and it is not easy to chase from nine points to two points.
The final battle for the league title will be decided in the second leg of the German national derby in the 32nd round of the 2012-2013 Bundesliga!
The home win over Hannover 96 was expected, and Klopp even made some changes to the pitch in consideration of the second leg of the Champions League quarter-finals.
Veterans Andrea Pirlo, Gotze and Schmelzer didn't even make the 18-man squad in order to prepare for the second leg of the Champions League quarter-final against Shakhtar Donetsk at home.
In Klopp's mind, a 3-1 win away to Shakhtar Donetsk doesn't mean Borussia Dortmund are fully qualified.
Only by waiting for the 180 minutes of the two rounds to complete the game can you really qualify!
In the first leg of the 2012-2013 Champions League 1/8 finals, it was not only Dortmund that won away, such as Juventus defeated Celtic 3:0 away, Paris Saint-Germain beat Valencia 2:1 away, and Bayern defeated Arsenal 3:1 away.
The other matches will either be drawn or won by the home team.
Real Madrid, who have attracted much attention, drew 1-1 at home to Manchester United, and AC Milan beat Barcelona by two goals at home.
Manchester United's home match against Real Madrid and Borussia Dortmund's home game against Shakhtar Donetsk took place at the same time, at 8.45pm EET on March 5.
Of the two games, it was undoubtedly Manchester United's match against Real Madrid that attracted the most attention.
Not to mention that the match between Borussia Dortmund and Shakhtar Donetsk almost lost suspense in the second leg, just looking at the overall strength of Manchester United and Real Madrid is enough to attract the attention of sports media around the world.
Of course, the focus of the German, Ukrainian, Polish and Chinese media will not change.
They are eyeing Borussia Dortmund's Champions League 1/8 final second leg at home against Shakhtar Donetsk.
The German, Polish and Chinese media want to see how Dortmund can beat Shakhtar Donetsk by a wide margin.
The mentality of the Ukrainian media is not scathed with the gamblers, waiting for Shakhtar Donetsk to achieve a big comeback away from home.
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Shakhtar Donetsk want to achieve a big comeback at Westfala Stadium is well known, but to complete the big comeback is based on strong strength as a backing, otherwise everything is in vain.
In terms of overall strength, Dortmund is stronger than Shakhtar Donetsk.
This game is played at Westfalfa Stadium again, and whether it is the media or the odds offered by the bookmaker, they are infinitely optimistic about Dortmund playing at home.
The stats given by the media are telling that Borussia Dortmund are unbeaten at home in the Champions League this season, winning all three games and conceding just one goal.
The two home games beat Ajax and Manchester City 1-0 respectively, and the other home game beat Real Madrid 2-1.
Borussia Dortmund's ability to finish first in the Super Death Group is directly related to their 2-1 home win over Real Madrid.
Can the star-studded Real Madrid still beat, and what tricks can Shakhtar Donetsk play?
In addition, the Ukrainian Premier League has just rekindled the flames, and the overall state of Shakhtar Donetsk players is obviously not as good as the Dortmund players in the fierce battle, so many media reports that Dortmund's home win over Shakhtar Donetsk is very likely.
With the Champions League theme song "Champions-League" sounding at the Westphade Lun Stadium, the second leg of the 2012-2013 Champions League 1/8 final between Dortmund and Shakhtar Donetsk officially kicked off.
As Shakhtar Donetsk coach Lucescu said before the game, the most important thing they should do well is to defend if they want to turn the tables on the road.
Because once Dortmund scored one goal at home, Shakhtar Donetsk would have to score three goals in a row without conceding any more goals to ensure the game went to extra time.
For a Borussia Dortmund side who have conceded just one goal in their last three Champions League home games, it will be difficult to score two goals.
What's more, three?
There are no absolutes.
The emperor lives up to his wishes.
Lucescu admired the Chinese proverb so much that he firmly believed that where there is a will, there is a way.
With the score still 0-0 in the 30 minutes of the game, Shakhtar Donetsk managed to limit Dortmund's attack.
However, the team that maintained the score of 0:0 until the end of the game will be Borussia Dortmund, so there is a disunity of ideas among the Shakhtar Donetsk players on the field.
Defenders want to follow coach Lucescu's dictatorship, while attacking players want to score early.
Ideological disunity can be very fatal for any team, especially a team like Shakhtar Donetsk that needs to score goals to advance.
Two minutes later, Shakhtar Donetsk had problems at the back.
Pirlo took a corner kick from the right, and Tang Zheng suddenly accelerated from near the penalty spot to the left side of the small penalty area to complete the header.
Tang Zheng's running direction was exactly the same as Pirlo's pass, causing Shakhtar Donetsk defenders to be too worried, after all, Tang Zheng was a fierce man who could score twice when he was sick, so the central defender Subotic in the center was unmarked.
The pass was exactly the same, Tang Zheng nodded the ball in front of him, and the unmarked Subotic relayed the ball with a header and sent the ball into the net.
Suddenly, the Shakhtar Donetsk players panicked.
However, what they didn't know was that the more panicked was still to come, three minutes later, Tang Zheng cut off the ball at Mkhitaryan's feet at the end of the backfield, and then passed it with his teammates in a row, forming a three-on-three rapid counterattack situation.
Facing Ziglinski, who fought and retreated, Tang Zheng suddenly kicked up on the line of the big penalty area and shot a cold arrow, goalkeeper Pyatov couldn't react, and it was too late to react, and the football rolled into the far goal against the turf.
2:0
Shakhtar Donetsk will have to score four goals in a row without conceding a goal if they want to come back from the table and advance.
This possibility is extremely difficult for an in-form away team.