Borussia Dortmund face Offenbach in the second round of the German Cup in midweek, Offenbach from the German Bundesliga. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

Offenbach may not have any impression on Chinese post-90s fans, but he is deeply impressed by post-80s, post-70s and even post-60s fans.

Chinese player Li Bin once played for Offenbach for a year and a half at the end of his career, and there were not many opportunities to play, but it also made many domestic fans remember this German club with Chinese players.

Prior to the formation of the Bundesliga, Offenbach had finished runners-up in the top flight in 1949-1950 and 1958-1959.

Their best was in the 1969-1970 season, when they won the German Cup.

However, the current Offenbach is in the Bundesliga, and the league ranking is not ideal, only eighth in the league at the beginning, too far from Dortmund, the top of the Bundesliga.

Therefore, Dortmund coach Klopp is to rest the main players and concentrate on preparing for the next league opponent Mainz.

But a player with super physical fitness like Tang Zheng is not in Klopp's rotation lineup.

After all, a team still needs a spiritual leader, and Tang Zheng is precisely the role of the team.

At the end of 90 minutes, with Tang Zheng's header in each half, Dortmund defeated Offenbach 2:0 away and advanced to the next round of the German Cup.

Next, Borussia Dortmund travelled to the capital of Rhineland-Palatinate to challenge Mainz, the biggest dark horse in the Bundesliga this season.

In the past nine rounds of the league, Dortmund has an unbeaten record of eight wins and one draw, while Mainz is slightly inferior, with eight wins and one loss, only one point behind Dortmund.

Now, after nine rounds of league games, both teams have a taste of invincibility in the heights.

Dortmund has 25 points, Mainz has 24 points, and the third place is not Bayern, nor Schalke 04, Bayer Leverkusen, Werder Bremen and other traditional powerhouses, but Hannover 96, which was almost relegated last season.

With five wins, one draw and three defeats in the last nine rounds, they are eight points clear of second-placed Mainz, and fourth-placed Hoffenheim are 10 points away from Borussia Dortmund at the top of the table.

No one could have imagined that after only nine rounds of the 2010-2011 Bundesliga season, the top two teams would leave the other teams far behind......

Mainz's head-to-head clash at home to Borussia Dortmund will open up new opportunities for the 2010-2011 Bundesliga season, with a draw meaning a chance to close the score.

So this focus battle is a game that can't be lost for both sides of the game!

Borussia Dortmund's winning streak was ended by Hoffenheim at Westphalen and Mainz's by Hamburg at the Coface Arena, with the only difference being a draw and a loss.

In the eyes of the German media, they are still relatively optimistic about Dortmund.

After all, Dortmund is much better than Mainz in terms of player strength and overall analysis.

Moreover, many of the players in the Mainz team were promoted by Klopp during his time at Mainz, and they know a certain amount of them, and Klopp knows Mainz better than Dortmund, which Tuchel knows.

Know yourself and know your opponent, and you will not be defeated in a hundred battles.

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As a former manager, the best way for Jurgen Klopp to go home is to lead his current team to beat his old club.

And with only one point between them, it's a must-win for him or the team.

With 12 wins in a row and two draws in all competitions, Borussia Dortmund desperately need a top-flight win to prove themselves again.

The attention of the German media is focused on Mainz's home game against Borussia Dortmund.

A win away from home for Borussia Dortmund would secure a place at the top of the table, while a win at home for Mainz would see them overturn Borussia Dortmund to become top of the league.

A draw would not be a good result for either side.

Rivals who started earlier in the tournament have won their matches, and a draw between Mainz and Borussia Dortmund would undoubtedly give the other teams a chance to close the score.

So this game must be won no matter who it is!

On the day of the match, the Coface Arena was packed and the home fans were prepared and motivated.

Their passion turned the stadium into a sea of red, and the 3,000 or so Dortmund fans who followed the team to the Coface Arena were overwhelmed by the fact that they could not show their presence.

This season's Mainz has made fans feel extremely proud, especially when they have beaten the big teams one after another this season, which is very proud!

They are convinced that at the Coface Arena, the team will be able to beat the top team Borussia Dortmund and thus reach the top of the league!

Mainz at home under Thomas Tuchel have also shown great strategism, with Jurgen Klopp knowing Mainz and Tuchel knowing Klopp.

Therefore, the tactical arrangement of the two is obvious.

Jurgen Klopp used high pressing to cut through Mainz's passing lanes and disrupt the quick-touch mentality that Tuchel had instilled in his team.

Tuchel cut off Tang Zheng's link with the two midfielders in response to Dortmund's attacking model, abandoning the midfield while Dortmund pressed high, and went straight to the forward-looking striker Alagoui.

Clearly, Tuchel has a good idea of Borussia Dortmund's attack, particularly against Tang Zheng.

Tang Zheng has been given special care in attack, and it is difficult for Dortmund's attack to create an absolute threat by relying solely on Shahin's organization.

With Tang Zheng becoming the absolute core of Dortmund last year, Shaheen has been consciously transforming towards a playmaking midfielder, which is the main business of defense, and then doing some simple ball-sharing work part-time.

In terms of passing the ball, his ability has dropped a lot.

Half an hour passed in the blink of an eye, and the top two teams in the league were evenly matched.

It stands to reason that league leaders Borussia Dortmund should have performed even better.

However, half an hour into the game, the visiting Dortmund still organized enough to score the goal.

Marcel Leif, a German Sky commentator, said: "With Don as the absolute core of Dortmund in the 2010-2011 season, more and more teams choose to sacrifice some players to limit Don's performance, and the same is true for Mainz, who are at home in this game, and their tactics have been executed very well from the game so far......

In the words of Duan Huo, the commentator of Yang 5: "Everyone knows that Dortmund's offensive source comes from Tang Zheng, and now Dortmund's opponents will do their best to limit Tang Zheng, maybe...... This is known as the rookie wall. ”

The rookie wall, for Tang Zheng, may be a little late.

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When the referee blew the whistle at the end of the first half, the game was scoreless for both sides.

The on-site director gave the camera to Tang Zheng and gave a close-up shot that was pushed to the face.

Judging from the broadcast camera, his facial expression was grim.

Throughout the first half, his mind was on how to get rid of the Mainz players' defense.

In addition, Mainz's transition from attack to defense is very direct, and they will quickly return to their own half every time, and they will not give their side a chance to counterattack quickly at all.

During the positional attack, Mainz chose to hold the 30-meter area, and the help between the players was very good, and there was no direct passing space at all.

Tang Zheng tried two long-range shots, but due to the distance and lack of suddenness, they were easily defused by the opposing goalkeeper Wittcolo.

In the second half, there was a rematch between sides, and neither side made substitutions at the beginning.

It was clear that both Thomas Tuchel and Jurgen Klopp were happy with their players' performances in the first half.

Tang Zheng's position in the second half was deeper than in the first half, almost parallel to Subotic and Hummels.

Because only in this position will he get more space to take the ball.

Of course, it does not mean that Tang Zheng is jealous of Mainz's defensive intensity in the midfield, but that the continuous midfield demand will affect the team's overall offensive effect.

For example, when he returns to the centre-back line, he can watch the selection of Mainz players while organising the attack, which will help him choose a better attacking strategy for the rest of the game.

Tang Zheng's position moved back, which naturally caused the offset of Mainz's defense, and they no longer dared to defend Tang Zheng in an oppressive manner.

After a few minutes of midfield scheduling and tentative forward attack, Mainz's offensive and defensive principles in the second half were probably similar to Tang Zheng's speculation.

It was at this time that the team made a substitution adjustment, and Götze, who had returned from injury, replaced Grosskreutz.

The effect of this substitution adjustment is very obvious, in the case of Shahin's organizational ability is declining, Gotze's play can share Tang Zheng's organizational offensive pressure, and can even take away local defensive attention.

At just 18 years old, Gotze can shoot and deliver lethal passes when it counts.

The home coach Tuchel was looking increasingly nervous from the sidelines, Tang Zheng had seriously shifted the defensive focus of the team, and now Gotze's presence was a bit of a stretch for the team.

In the 60th minute, Tang Zheng accurately found left-back Schmelzer with a long pass in the midfield.

Schmelzer, who won the ball, gave the ball to Gotze, who attacked the left rib, at the first time, and he organized the attack.

Soon, Götze ran into a double bag from Mainz and couldn't hold the ball.

After the break, Caligiuri didn't play a long ball directly, he did what Tuchel told him at half-time - try to pass the ball on the ground without Dortmund pressing high up!

So Caligiuri's short pass was handed to Schurrle who came off the bench.

But Schurrle, who received the ball, made a fatal mistake at this time, he did not get into position first, but stood in place and waited for the ball.

Tang Zheng, who hadn't had time to move forward after giving the long pass before, came from the back up, and by the time Xu Erle realized that he should be stuck in the position, it was too late.

Tang Zheng's long legs stretched out behind the side and stabbed the ball forward, and the football came right at Schmelzer's feet.

"Whew-"

The Dortmund fans who came to the Coface Arena chanted hysterically.

At the same time, Yang 5 commentator Duan shouted loudly: "Break the ball!!"