Chapter 090: No Choice
Dortmund hosts Real Madrid in the 2013-2014 Champions League quarter-finals 10 minutes after the second leg, the score is still 0:0, if the current score is the end of the game, the visiting Real Madrid will advance to the semi-finals of this season's Champions League with an aggregate score of 2:1.
But with only 10 minutes to go and 80 minutes left in regular time, there are too many variables, and Real Madrid are not the strongest squad at the moment, and they are lacking in attacking firepower without Cristiano Ronaldo.
Judging from the first ten minutes of the game, it was very obvious that Real Madrid's three shots were all from Tang Zheng.
Of course, from another point of view, Tang Zheng is in very good condition and has a strong desire to perform.
However, in the eyes of experts, it is true that Tang Zheng is in good shape, but the problem lies more in the poor state of Real Madrid's midfield attacking players.
Borussia Dortmund can be described as a multi-point flower, with Chinese 19-year-old Lu Liang, who was a huge threat to Real Madrid's defence at the Bernabeu in the first leg, also in excellent form, with his breakthrough and passing triggering a huge cheer over the Westphalic Lun Stadium.
Reus, who plays on the right, is also in excellent form, so that Real Madrid's left-back Coentrão does not dare to press the assist at all, but Gotze, who plays in the middle of the midfield, is a little quieter.
Götze's slump Klopp naturally sees it, but he is not worried, because Götze's slump is related to the excellent performance of Lu Liang and Royce, and he believes that Götze will perform better and better as time goes on.
Sure enough!
In the fourteenth minute of the game, Gotze received a diagonal pass from Gundogan in the middle and buckled the ball to the left with his right foot, deducted Tang Zheng's right foot that tried to break the ball, and then passed the ball to the left rib of the penalty area with the outside of his right instep.
"-Lu Liang!!"
With a shout from Yang 5 commentator He Wei, Lu Liang met the ball and directly faced the attacking goalkeeper Casillas.
Suddenly, a loud shout rang out over the Westphax Lun Stadium: "Whoa—"
I don't know if it was the passionate shouts of the fans that affected Lu Liang's normal performance, his one-on-one right-footed push against Casillas actually grazed the outside edge of the right post of the goal and went out of the bottom line.
"Oh, oh, oh-"
The loud shouts over the Westphazard Lun Stadium were instantly replaced by lamentations, and even many fans held their heads in their hands, feeling incredible.
If Lu Liang can help Dortmund score in the early stages of the game, then the aggregate score will become 2:2, and if Dortmund 1:0 Real Madrid at full-time, Dortmund will have the advantage of more away goals to qualify.
Lu Liang, who missed the goal, held his head in his hands and his mouth was half open, looking very sorry.
Before the game, manager Jurgen Klopp stressed that the ideal win for his team would be 1-0.
Yang 5 commentator He Wei regretted: "It's a pity! Lu Liang's single knife ball grazed the column and rolled out of the bottom line, and Real Madrid escaped!"
German Sky commentator Marcel Leif covered his mouth and expressed his amazement: "It's a shame! Lu and Mario are very well coordinated, the pass is consistent, if you score, the rest of the game will be very easy for Dortmund......"
Meanwhile, Carlo Ancelotti in front of the visitors' dugout took two steps forward, probed his upper body across the touchline and made a tactical gesture towards Xavi Alonso.
Immediately, the broadcast footage was given to Xavi Alonso, who pulled Tang Zheng to say a few words before Casillas scrambled to open the goal.
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Casillas did not take a short-range goal kick because the four Dortmund attacking quartets of Luliang, Lewandowski, Reus and Gotze were very close to the Real Madrid defence, and in order to avoid mistakes, Casillas opted for a goal kick with a big foot.
In the front court, Tang Zheng and Benzema both have strong header ability, especially Tang Zheng, so Casillas' goal kick is flying towards Tang Zheng.
Near the center circle arc, Tang Zheng showed a strong aerial advantage, and he beat Kyle and Hummels to head the ball to Isco on the left side of his body.
However, the Dortmund defenders are very concerned about Tang Zheng's activity area, and in the defensive stage, Kyle is Tang Zheng's inseparable, and Gundogan interferes with Tang Zheng's sister's route, so the football was cut off by the Dortmund players without a few passes.
Real Madrid's offense turned to defense, and Tang Zheng did not retreat to the half as soon as he did in the past games, but ran to Gundogan.
Previously, Ancelotti told Tang Zheng through Xavi Alonso how to complete the defense more efficiently in the transition from attack to defense, Gundogan is the pivot of Dortmund's attack and defense, and the transition from defense to attack has to pass through his feet many times.
Sure enough!
Kyle, who broke the ball, handed the ball to Gotze, who handed it to Gundogan without stopping.
Tang Zheng pushed hard with his left foot and stretched forward with his right foot, Gundogan subconsciously pulled the ball back, but Tang Zheng knew his habit of protecting the ball well, and poked the ball away on his toes in advance.
Benzema leaned close to Subotic, and the arch of his right foot slammed the ball to the left and passed it to Tang Zheng's running path.
However, referee Clattenburg's whistle blew and the Westphalia Lun stadium boos instantly swept the stadium as Clattenburg signalled for a foul on Gundo Allah.
It is also unknown if Clattenburg was affected by the euphoria of the home fans, and instead of showing a yellow card to Gundogan, who had obvious tactical foul intentions, he gave a verbal warning.
Seeing this, Klopp let out a sigh of relief.
Gundogan's position is very crucial, and getting a yellow card too early will have an immeasurable impact on the rest of the game.
Carlo Ancelotti was frustrated by referee Clattenburg's decision, but many times the home side factor was part of the referee on duty.
What is home field advantage?
That's home field advantage!
The live broadcast was very professional, restoring the tactical gestures between Carlo Ancelotti and Xavi Alonso before Real Madrid's set-piece in front.
Yang 5 commentator He Wei suddenly realized, but he was not sure: "Is Real Madrid going to prepare to treat others in their own way?
As it turned out, Howe was not wrong, and Real Madrid decided to do something away from home.
Although a 0-0 draw away to Borussia Dortmund could qualify for the Champions League semi-finals, Ancelotti woke up from a dream after Lu Liang's single goal, and if he wants to qualify on the road, he must score away goals, otherwise everything will be empty talk.
Especially now that there is a lack of Cristiano Ronaldo's sharp knife, the offensive side has to rely more on Tang Zheng.
After all, the data is there, and Tang Zheng was the top scorer in the Champions League last season.
Therefore, it is necessary to score as many goals as possible in away games, equalling Dortmund's away goals, and the premise of scoring away goals is to increase the aggressiveness of the front.
It just so happens that Cristiano Ronaldo is injured and is on the bench, and now Real Madrid's midfield attacking players in addition to Tang Zheng, Benzema, Isco and Di Maria have high defensive enthusiasm, so visiting Westphazard Lun can try to press high.
Judging from the effect, it is still very good.
After a short time, Dortmund switched from defense to attack and was once again subjected to high pressure from Real Madrid.
Gotze, who got the ball, wanted to play the ball quickly, but Isco and Tang Zheng's encirclement speed was too fast, Gotze wanted to pass the ball but did not succeed, and the football was cut off by Modric, who was in front of the position.
Real Madrid has an efficient counterattack brand when Mourinho was coaching, and Italian coach Carlo Ancelotti is also very good at counterattacking quickly, so Real Madrid played quickly after high pressing.
However, Yan Junling, who became Dortmund's starting goalkeeper this season, performed like a god, and in the face of Benzema's semi-one-on-one goal, he subconsciously blocked the ball sideways and blocked the ball out of the bottom line.
"Yan Junling's condition is so good!"
Yang 5 commentator He Wei shouted.
At the same time, Klopp also realized that Real Madrid had ideas in the away game, so he quickly pulled Lu Liang, who was about to return to the penalty area to assist in the defense, and explained some things.
Although Modric took a corner kick, Tang Zheng grabbed the landing point, but Tang Zheng was interfered by Lewandowski and Hummels, and the crosshair was not adjusted well, and the header did not pose a threat.
The game continued, and Real Madrid continued to adjust the tactics of coach Carlo Ancelotti to strengthen the high pressing.
However, compared to the super high success rate of the first two high presses, the next encounter was Waterloo.
The Dortmund players on the field are not weak in technical ability at their feet, and they are very strong in consecutive passes, so the continuous pressing of Real Madrid's midfield not only failed to grab the football, but was almost used by Lewandowski to use a quick counterattack opportunity to smash the Yellow Dragon.
After pressing continuously and failing to grab the ball, Ancelotti walked to the sidelines and made a slow-paced tactical gesture towards Tang Zheng.
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In fact, Ancelotti's abandonment of high pressing is not because Dortmund is skillful in passing, but because of the overall physical consumption of the team.
The inclusion of the crucial quarter-final second leg in the Champions League knockout stage basically means that the domestic league is coming to an end, while Real Madrid have a 2013-2014 Copa del Rey final at the Mestalla Stadium next week.
The opponent is Barcelona, which should not be underestimated.
If you want to remain competitive in the three lines, you must choose to advance through insurance.
The game is still leading on aggregate and as time goes on, it should be Dortmund and not himself to be worried.
Real Madrid gave up high pressing, Dortmund switched from defense to attack and the movement was significantly accelerated, and the passing efficiency and possession rate were also significantly improved.
The noise created by the Dortmund fans at the Westphárphagi Lun Stadium grew louder and louder, and the deafening terrain turned into a tsunami......
Tang Zheng's defensive pressure began to increase during the period of tactical changes, Xavi Alonso's offensive and defensive balance and game experience, but after all, he was older, and Modric was thin and it was difficult to suppress Dortmund's continuous attacks, so Tang Zheng, who had stronger defensive ability, had to retreat to assist in defense.
Lewandowski has comprehensive ability, strong scoring ability, and is quite outstanding in pulling and making the ball, Reus and Lu Liang are extremely fast, and their ability to break through and pass is not weak, and Gotze has his own uniqueness in ball control, organization, and passing.
As the game ticked into the 30th minute, Dortmund's attack became more and more threatening.
In the 33rd minute, Hummels received a rush clearance from Luka Modric near the centre circle, and instead of passing it to the wing, he played a long ball directly.
Pepe showed a hint of fatigue in a series of high-pressure defences, and he made mistakes in clearing under the weight of Lewandowski.
Ramos was already running to the second landing point of the football at the first time, but his speed was significantly slower than Lu Liang's half a beat, Lu Liang took the first step to poke the ball forward, and Ramos, who was half a beat slower, wanted to foul too late, he only kicked into a ball of air.
Lu Liang once again got the ball to face goalkeeper Casillas, and had more time to observe than the last one-handed ball.
Facing the attacking goalkeeper Casillas, Lu Liang exaggerated his right foot, Casillas noticed Lu Liang's shooting footwork subconsciously pounced on the right side of his body to block the far corner, but Lu Liang had a subtle change at the moment of closing his foot, and his toes gently picked up.
Casillas, who made the save, was powerless, and all he could do was watch Hugo's body as his center of gravity dropped, and then fly into the unguarded goal......
“Gooooooooooooooooal——”
German Sky commentator Marcel Leif subconsciously elongated his voice.
Yang 5 commentator He Wei was particularly neutral at this time, and he shouted hoarsely and frantically when the football hit the net: "Beautiful! Lu Liang used a very exquisite volley to break through Casillas to guard the goal! Dortmund leads Real Madrid 1:0!"
The close-up of the live broadcast was handed over to Lu Liang, who scored the goal, and he looked very green in the broadcast picture, and then was pushed to the ground by Lewandowski, Reuss, Götze and other Dortmund players were very excited to fold up and celebrate the first goal at home!
If the match ends with the current scoreline, it will be Borussia Dortmund who will qualify for the semi-finals of this season's Champions League!
The Dortmund fans in the stands were even more excited like children, and the deafening huge cheers resounded in the sky!
Head coach Jurgen Klopp habitually jumps three feet high and then unleashes a combination of punches with both hands.
The Real Madrid players in the background looked very helpless, especially Pepe, who made a mistake with a header, with his hands on his hips, pursed his mouth, and didn't know what he was thinking.
Captain Casillas frowned, and instead of blaming Pepe for the mistake, he kept shaking his head.
Tang Zheng's mood does not fluctuate much, in his opinion, every game will produce goals, but this time it is unfortunate that the opponent scores.
There was plenty of time to play and it wasn't necessarily a bad thing for Borussia Dortmund to score first.
Now that the balance of the game has been disrupted, the next games will be straightforward and it will be easier to score goals!
At this moment, Tang Zheng noticed that head coach Ancelotti was waving towards him, so he put aside his thoughts and jogged to the sidelines to listen to Ancelotti's latest tactical adjustments.
The on-site director had a keen insight into something, and the broadcast screen instantly changed from a replay of the whole process of the goal to something Ancelotti was talking to Tang Zheng.
Yang 5 commentator He Wei's voice changed: "The balance of the game has been broken, Real Madrid has no choice! The team that finishes the game according to the current score and advances to the Champions League semi-finals will be Dortmund! As the best player in the Champions League last season, I think Tang Zheng should release his fangs!"