Chapter 167: Champion for the First Time in Nine Years!
Borussia Dortmund have four games left in the 2010-2011 season, with the exception of two inconsequential league games, the last two of which are at stake in the treble this season, so the whole team is watching. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info
Of course, the league is still more important for Dortmund.
They currently have 78 points in the league, Bayern's previous league record of 79 is close at hand, and the new Bundesliga unbeaten record is also up for the next round.
But at this stage of the league, the physical exertion of the players is severe.
So manager Jurgen Klopp had a headache and stopped talking several times.
The record is close at hand, and the two finals are important.
At this time, Tang Zheng, who wore most of the captain's armband this season, surprisingly did not take the initiative to practice after a day of training, which surprised the coaches and teammates.
Is it going on a date?
In fact?
Not!
Tang Zheng came to the locker room, didn't play with his mobile phone like most of his teammates, or prepared bath supplies, he clapped his palms: "Hey, brothers, look up at me, right~ That's it." ”
Hummels, who was about to take a shower, teased: "Don, are you going to have a concert in the locker room?"
"Hahaha~"
Suddenly, there was a burst of laughter in the locker room.
"Hey~ Horse, are you itching again?" Tang Zheng glanced at Hummels meaningfully.
Hummels consciously closed his mouth, prompting his teammates to burst into good-natured laughter again.
Tang Zheng also smiled, and then pressed down with both hands: "Okay, I'm not going to have a concert, I have something to tell you." ”
The current Tang Zheng has a very high status in the Dortmund locker room, and the players are all cleaning up their moods and looking at Tang Zheng.
"We've already won the league ahead of schedule, but we're one game away from a new unbeaten league record, and to be honest, I don't want to lose that opportunity, and with 78 points in the league, we're just one game away from the league points record, if we win away from Werder Bremen......
When Tang Zheng said this, he paused, glanced at his teammates, and his voice was an octave higher: "Each of us will stay on the monument of history, of course...... I know you've reached a tipping point in fitness, but I hope you can persevere, given that there are still 11 days to rest after the Werder Bremen game...... I don't know what everyone thinks......"
"A record, of course!"
Hummels usually always raises the bar with Tang Zheng, and he is still very righteous when it is critical.
"Mats, you're stealing my lines!"
Schmelzer gave Hummels a look of disdain.
"What else do I have to say when you're done?" said Grosskreutz, shrugging his shoulders.
Captain Dede, who has already confirmed his departure from Borussia Dortmund at the end of the season, smiled: "The record is in front of you, and it has to be completed!"
"Championships, records, we all want them!" said second captain Kyle, clapping his hands.
The next morning, Klopp had just arrived at the first-team training ground, and Tang Zheng took the initiative to find him and explain the situation.
Although Klopp was a little confused, but after a little brain thought, it should be Tang Zheng who said something to the players yesterday.
This can also understand what Tang Zheng did yesterday without practicing after finishing training......
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At half past four o'clock in the afternoon local time in Germany, Dortmund challenged Werder Bremen away, and the Weser Stadium was full.
There are still two rounds left in the league, except for St. Pauli's early relegation, Werder Bremen, who have only 38 points from 32 rounds of the league, are still at risk of relegation.
Werder Bremen are just four points ahead of third-placed Eintracht Frankfurt and six ahead of second-from-bottom Borussia Mönchengladbach, so they will need to pick up as many points as possible against Borussia Dortmund in the final round of the league as they travel to Kaiserslautern.
Sitting at home is a certain advantage, and playing away is risky.
So Borussia Dortmund, who are hoping for a win away from home, have been greatly hampered.
After all, they played a fierce Europa League semi-final three days ago and their physical recovery was not ideal.
Facing Werder Bremen, who are aiming to get points at home, Dortmund played hard.
In the 25th minute of the game, Werder Bremen broke the deadlock with the cheers of the home fans by 'German Messi' Marin.
"Borussia Dortmund, who opted to win away from home, conceded a goal and if they finished the game at this scoreline, their plans would be disrupted...... Marcel Leif worried.
The shouts that erupted at Weser Stadium swept through the stadium, as if the relegation task had been completed this season.
But at this moment, Tang Zheng stepped up, and he used a long-range shot to help Dortmund equalize before the end of the first half!
The Dortmund fans who came with the team immediately showed their presence and cheered hysterically.
The second half is coming to an end, and it's Tang Zheng again!
He received a free kick from Shahin on the left and scored with a header to help Dortmund overtake the score!
"Whoa~ This is Don's eighteenth league goal of the season!Great!" Marcel Leif said excitedly: "If the game is finished according to the current scoreline, Dortmund will create a new league unbeaten streak and a new league points record!!"
And this goal was also the last goal of the game.
In the end, Dortmund beat Werder Bremen 2-1 away.
Although Borussia Dortmund got a win away from home, it also came at a big cost.
Gotze has injured his soleus muscle and will be out for at least two weeks, meaning there is a good chance that he will not be able to participate in the Europa League final.
Of course, this is not Dortmund's biggest injury, the all-round fighter Grosskreutz was tackled by Fritz, and after an MRI examination, it was confirmed that he had a strained anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee, and he was directly announced to miss all the rest of the season.
Grosskreutz has not been an absolute mainstay this season, but his presence can enrich Klopp's technical and tactical play, and he is an important role.
An inconsequential match resulted in injuries to two big players, and Jurgen Klopp's regular post-match press conference was criticised by many media outlets for the sake of his so-called unbeaten league record and points record.
Despite this, both the German media and the mainstream European media reported that Dortmund had set a new record the following day.
The away win over Werder Bremen took Dortmund's league tally to 81 points, setting Bayern Munich's record of 79 points in 1971-1972 and 1972-1973.
In addition, from the 31st round of the 2009-2010 season to the 33rd round of the 2010-2011 season, Dortmund has been unbeaten in a total of 37 league games, surpassing Hamburg to set a new unbeaten record in the Bundesliga.
The record of 28 and 38 years in the dust is surpassed again, which will always attract a lot of attention.
All the media in North Rhine-Westphalun except for the city of Gelsenkirchen are praising Dortmund, saying that Dortmund has been almost against the sky this season, and winning the first secondary treble in the history of German football is just around the corner.
The Chinese media is not far behind, Dortmund can have a leapfrog performance this season, which is directly related to Tang Zheng, and even some extreme media believe that without Tang Zheng, Dortmund would not have the current results......
However, there are also media outlets talking about Dortmund's predicament, Dortmund's style of play is already very physical, and now two more big players are injured, which is not conducive to their preparation.
However, on the day of Dortmund's regular holiday to resume workout, the main scorer Barrios felt discomfort in his thigh muscles during a scramble, and the medical director Dr. Schlenberger frowned and looked very unsightly.
This is the third time Barrios has strained his thigh muscles this season, and it falls into the category of muscle tears caused by sudden force caused by muscle fatigue, which is more troublesome than Gotze's soleus strain.
At least Gotze is recovering well and could make it to the Europa League final.
Even if you can't make it to the Europa League final, you can still make it to the German Cup final.
Barrios has basically said goodbye to all competitions in Dortmund this season......
Jurgen Klopp regretted not letting his main players rest in the last round of the league and now three big players are injured, two of whom are confirmed to miss the remaining two crucial games of the season.
Pay for one's whistle!
If time can be turned back, Klopp hopes that even if he loses away from home, he will not let the main team get injured.
The team has been working together for almost the whole season, and it would be very uncomfortable to lose the final.
Thinking of this, Klopp regretted it even more.
Tang Zheng also regretted it, but he only regretted it for a while.
Injuries are a fact of the making, and even regrets will not allow Gotze, Grosskreutz and Barrios to recover in time, and all he has to do is beat Benfica and Augsburg in the Europa League final and German Cup final!
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Before the Europa League final, Dortmund also has a Bundesliga game, which is the final round of the 2010-2011 Bundesliga season, with Dortmund hosting Eintracht Frankfurt.
This game has no meaning for Borussia Dortmund, who have set the Bundesliga points record and the longest unbeaten run in the Bundesliga.
However, the next match is a feast not to be missed for Borussia Dortmund fans......
Borussia Dortmund will sit in Westphafranca in the final round to wait for the German Football Association to present the trophy symbolizing the league championship.
On the fifth day of this league round, Borussia Dortmund will face Europa League final rivals Benfica at the Dublin Stadium.
It stands to reason that Dortmund have no reason to send their strongest squad at home to Eintracht Frankfurt.
However, for Eintracht Frankfurt, the final round of the league is not to be missed.
They currently sit 17th and second from bottom in the league and will have to afford to lose both Borussia Mönchengladbach and VfL Wolfsburg in the final round if they are to survive relegation.
The league often comes at this time, and Champions League and Europa League qualification and relegation are all top priorities.
In order to ensure fairness, the matches are arranged in a unified manner.
Bayern and Bayer Leverkusen are tied on 62 points, second and third in the league, Bayern are second in the league due to goal difference, but if Bayern cannot beat Stuttgart at home and Bayer Leverkusen beat Freiburg away, then Bayern's second place in the league will be ceded to Bayer Leverkusen.
So the final round is not to be relaxed for Bayern and Bayer Leverkusen.
The German media is also paying attention to who will directly qualify for next season's Champions League and who will participate in the third round of the Champions League play-offs.
Fourth in the league is Hannover 96, who are as many as five points behind Bayern Munich and Bayer Leverkusen and have dropped out of contention for a Champions League spot.
Fifth in the league is Mainz who have been a sinister performer at the start of the season, and with they as many as eight points ahead of sixth-placed Nuremberg, they will not have to worry about losing their place in the Europa League and the final round.
In other words, in the final round of the league, apart from Dortmund, Hannover 96, Mainz and those teams with no hope of European competition and no relegation worries, there are only a few key battles.
Bayern vs Stuttgart, Freiburg vs Bayer Leverkusen, Borussia Dortmund vs Eintracht Frankfurt, Hamburg vs Borussia Mönchengladbach, Hoffenheim vs Wolfsburg.
The first two games are about the competition for places in the Champions League, and the last three are about whether they can be relegated.
Compared with the competition for places in the Champions League, the relegation battle is more attractive.
Because Wolfsburg won the Bundesliga in 2008-2009, it is somewhat surprising that they have degenerated into one of the relegated teams in just two seasons.
Of course, Wolfsburg are the safest of the three, sitting fourth from bottom due to goal difference, and a win away to Hoffenheim will not be a problem with relegation.
Moreover, Hoffenheim is hopeless in Europe and has no relegation worries.
In the end, as long as Wolfsburg does not die, Hoffenheim will not embarrass them at home.
With the final round of the league remaining, 10 goal difference is an insurmountable chasm.
The 34th round of the 2010-2011 Bundesliga season kicked off on time at half past two in the afternoon of May 14 local time in Germany, that is, at half past nine in the evening Beijing time, a very suitable time period for Chinese fans to watch the game.
As we all know, the last round of the league is the awarding of championship trophies, regardless of the winner or loser, but for Dortmund fans, it is a nine-year wait, and the scattered tickets are all swept away as soon as they are released, and the supply exceeds the supply.
Fans who bought the package were happy to watch the team hold aloft the salad disc, a symbol of the league title, at the Westphalia Stadium.
On the day of the game, Westphali Lun Field was packed.
The frenetic atmosphere of the game begins with the players warming up and never stops until the end of the game.
Borussia Dortmund fielded plenty of substitutes and youth squad players in the final round, but these rare players were brilliant and the first half was a draw.
In the second half, Tang Zheng, Shaheen and Kuba all came on the court and began to take the initiative in the game.
In the 73rd minute, Tang Zheng's long-range shot caused goalkeeper Farman to get out of his hands, and striker Lewandowski appeared in the most appropriate position to send the ball into the empty goal.
It was a pity that Eintracht Frankfurt equalised before full-time and the two sides played to a 1-1 level
However, there are no fans who are unhappy about this, anyway, the team has set a number of records and won the league championship early, so why care about conceding the last goal in the last game?
Most importantly, we are the champions!
Champion for the first time in nine years!