Chapter 174: Will there be overtime?
Tang Zheng glanced down at the captain's armband on his left arm, it was not the first time he had worn the captain's armband, he had worn it many times this season when captain Dede was absent from the start and Kyle was absent due to injury, and he did a good job. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info
It's just that now his mood is a little complicated.
In the Europa League final, playing one less person is tantamount to being ordered in danger.
"Eh, Don!"
Despite the loud noise at Dublin Stadium, Tang Zheng heard manager Jurgen Klopp waving at him from the sidelines.
He ran over without hesitation.
Benfica were awarded a penalty and, if nothing else, the goal was a certainty.
Because it was the veteran Aimar who took the penalty, the penalty taker with great stability.
Now with one less player, the tactics will definitely be adjusted.
Really!
Klopp pulled Tang Zheng's right arm and said loudly: "Now we have one less player, Benfica gets a penalty, if there is no accident the score will be equalized, in the next game time you return to the position of the midfield, partner Nouri, first solid defense, of course, if you have the opportunity you can move forward to participate in the attack, but pay attention to the number of times and the amount of pressure ......"
On the pitch, Aimar was ready to take a penalty, and the players of both sides were driven away from the penalty area by the referee, and at most they could only press the line of the big penalty area.
The Dortmund fans at the Dublin Stadium appeared furious, and they erupted in loud boos.
They wanted to help Weidenfeller with their own efforts, which led to Aimar making mistakes.
Tang Zheng watched Klopp explain the tactical changes while looking at the far side of the box, and he also hoped that Aimar would be out of shape.
In everyone's heart, there is a mentality called luck.
However, Aimar did not waste the rare opportunity, taking advantage of the change of tempo to easily convert the spot-kick as the Benfica players celebrated the equaliser.
With Dortmund playing one less, they will have a good chance to overtake the score in the remaining nearly half an hour of playtime!
Gutmann's curse?
To hell with TM.D!
The live director was very interesting to the Portuguese celebrity Eusebio who was in the VIP seat, his expression was much more natural than before, and he also chatted with Benfica President Luis Vieira from time to time, which was very happy.
With the production of this goal, Yang 5 commentator He Wei talked about the reason for conceding the goal: "In the final analysis, it was Kagawa Shinji's mistake, if it wasn't for his mistake in stopping the ball, Tang Zheng would not have been able to foul, and if there was no foul, there would be no so-called fast free kick, so Dortmund's penalty kick and red card should be ......carried by Kagawa Shinji."
Perhaps Klopp also felt that someone had to carry the pot, and two minutes later, Götze, who had returned to the squad for the game, replaced Shinji Kagawa.
This substitution made the Japanese commentator very dissatisfied: "How can Kagawa be replaced at such a critical time? Does Jurgen Klopp think that the pot for losing the ball should be borne by Kagawa? I think it is the damn Chinese who should be replaced, if it is not for his excessive pass and foul, how can he have a penalty?"
Although the Japanese commentator is complaining about Klopp's substitution, it does not change the fact that the substitution has become a fact.
Gotze replaces Shinji Kagawa!
With the efforts of physiotherapist and medical director Dr. Schrenberg, Götze soleus muscle strain, the minimum playing requirements have been met.
His arrival also brought Jurgen Klopp's latest tactics.
The front court can not press high, but the midfield can not be lost!
Dortmund, who played one less, changed the formation, Tang Zheng filled in Kele's vacant partner Shahin, Gotze and Kuba recovered to two ribs, while Gotze worked as a part-time midfielder, and Lewandowski was at the front to maintain the pressure on Benfica's two central defenders.
Kuba and Gotze are both the kind of players who are very physical.
In fact, under Klopp's tactical requirements, the Dortmund players may not have anything particularly dazzling, but it has to be said that their physical fitness is very good.
As Bild once reported: "Dortmund players don't run 13,000 kilometers per game, and they can't sleep at night. ”
Coupled with the active running of Tang Zheng and Shahin, judging from the game situation, Dortmund does not seem to be lacking.
Therefore, the commentator of the Portuguese national television station was a little dissatisfied: "Jesús should increase the investment in the attack, now Dortmund has one less player, the defensive space is insufficient, and it is urgent to increase the number of troops to attack!"
Didn't Jesús want to?
No!
He wants it more than anyone else!
It's just that Dortmund's quick counterattack makes him jealous, and he always feels that Dortmund will play a wave of high-quality counterattacks.
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The frenzied atmosphere over the Dublin Stadium continues, with Dortmund fans, Benfica fans, and neutral fans in this atmosphere of hysteria.
In the blink of an eye, the game entered 70 minutes and Jesús decided to make the first substitution of the game.
Martins, one of the two midfielders, was no longer of much use at this point, and he was replaced by striker Javier Balboa, a black and hard striker.
The substitution was in a clear direction, and that was to take advantage of Balboa's excellent physical attributes and Cardoso to overtake the score.
Jurgen Klopp turned his head and glanced at the bench again, where substitutes goalkeeper Langerak, first captain Dede, Ovamoela and Santana simply ignored that Sven Bender was a defensive midfielder and the substitution was of little use.
Only Ginter and Leletta of the youth team remained.
Two post-90s players are not suitable to play in this situation.
Seedlings are growing, and Klopp can't do it.
And these players on the field are all better and more tacit than the bench players.
Unless he suffers an injury or physical exhaustion, he will not be able to play, which means Klopp has made up his mind to let the players on the pitch play the full 90 minutes.
During the time that Kyle was sent off, Benfica's shots began to overtake Dortmund and possession slowly caught up, only slightly behind Dortmund's 53% at 47%
As the game entered the 75th minute, the fitness of both players seemed to be at a critical point, but Benfica, who played with one more player, undoubtedly had the advantage, so Jesús signaled that his players could increase their attacking intensity, and both wings could also press at the same time to participate in the attack.
Two minutes later, Aimar and Gaitan combined in quick succession at the edge of the Dortmund penalty area, before Aimar cleverly missed.
Balboa, in the penalty area, took the ball and turned around, showing the unique flexibility of Africans.
However, just then, he made physical contact with Subotic and fell to the ground.
Hummels didn't care about 3721 and went straight to the siege.
"Penalty!"
Benfica fans in the stands raised their arms and roared neatly across the stadium to demand penalties.
If that's the case, then Dortmund is finished!
All eyes were on the referee, and time seemed to slow down at this moment.
Dortmund fans booed deafeningly as they presented the African player, who had played for Real Madrid for two seasons.
The referee, who had received a huge amount of attention, shook his head and did not blow the whistle, he hooked his finger at Balboa, who fell to the ground to ask for a penalty, and signaled him to hurry up and not delay the game.
Seeing the referee's gesture, Balboa angrily hammered a handful of grass.
Subotic, who almost became a sinner for the ages, jumped up and roared angrily at Balboa: "You don't look at yourself in the mirror, and you still want a penalty?
Feeling so excited, Subotic's saliva foamed at Balboa's face.
Balboa was furious and pushed Subotic hard.
Subotic was a seasoned player and fell backwards in pain as if he had been swept away by AK47.
The scene just now happened to be seen by the referee Yu Guang, and he decisively stopped the game.
"Red card, red card!"
Dortmund fans roared with excitement.
At the same time, the Dortmund players added eye medicine next to the referee.
However, the referee did not take their advice and only gave Balboa a yellow card.
The match continued, and Benfica once again organized the attack and made a comeback.
Left-back Coentrão broke through Piszczek and crossed directly, but the point was a little behind, and the football was pushed out of the box by Tang Zheng, who was back in the box.
Gotze at the edge of the penalty area got stuck and stretched out his foot to stop the ball.
Aimar's counter-attack was unsuccessful, and Gotze crossed to Shaheen, who ran out of position, and Dortmund had a chance to counter-attack quickly.
However, Lewandowski was faced with a multi-pack after receiving the ball, and he opted for a long-range shot when he had no choice but to shoot too hastily to pose a threat to Cesar.
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In the 82nd minute, Benfica's attack posed a huge threat.
Aimar and Gaitan rounded Tang Zheng's defensive zone through a series of crosses.
Aimar, who has a lot of experience in the game, suddenly pulled his foot at the top of the arc of the penalty area and shot coldly!
The ball rolled quickly against the turf towards Weidenfeller's goal.
Due to the obstruction of the view, it was obviously a little late for Weidenfeller to make the save.
Just when Benfica fans thought they were going to go ahead of the score, the ball grazed Weidenfeller's fingertips and then slammed against the outside of the goal post and directly into the billboard.
"Whoa, whoa—"
The stands resounded with the heart-wrenching exclamations of the Dortmund fans.
"What a pity!" said the Portuguese national television announcer lamentingly.
German Sky commentator Marcel Leif breathed a sigh of relief: "Fortunately, the football is rolling off the post, if Benfica, who played one more player, overtook the score, then the game would not have to be played." ”
With danger in front of goal, Klopp opted for another substitution.
Sven Bender replaces Coopa.
The intention of this substitution adjustment is obvious, that is, to liberate Tang Zheng while strengthening the defense in the middle!
He knew he couldn't keep defending like this, otherwise it would be a matter of time before he conceded a goal.
Kuba, who was substituted, gave a high-five to manager Jurgen Klopp before receiving a towel from the staff and then high-fived his teammates on the bench.
The introduction of Sven Bender has made Dortmund's central defence tougher, while the two ribs and the wing are more timely to protect, and Tang Zheng can free up his hands and feet to organise the attack.
Gotze is back from injury and is not in the best form, so he needs Tang Zheng's help.
Slowly, the fans watching the game found that Dortmund began to organize an effective attack and gradually controlled the pace of the game.
In this regard, Benfica coach Jesús has some headaches.
Now that the team is eleven to ten, how can Dortmund, who play one less, be suppressed?
This...... It's not scientific!
Benfica, who were more inclined to a 442 formation, slowly became a little unable to resist, and Jesús was worried about problems in the defence, so he simply replaced Saviola, who had obviously decreased in fitness, with Brazilian Felipe.
The frenetic atmosphere that has been created over Dublin Stadium is still alive and wide, and every fan is invested in the creation of this great project.
Players on both sides of the game are also fighting for a classic battle, and they fight for every ball.
It's just that as time goes by, the physical fitness slowly can't keep up.
In the blink of an eye, the regular time jumped to eighty-nine minutes.
Benfica's attacking campaign was in vain with Dortmund's tight central defensive system, which switched from defending to attacking.
When Lewandowski finished shooting, the game was 90 minutes into normal time.
The fourth official held up an electronic card with five minutes of stoppage time.
Marcel Leif had a whiff of the five-minute stoppage time: "Stoppage time is too long, isn't it?"
However, Dortmund managers Jurgen Klopp and Tang Zheng were a little excited.
The team played one less in nearly half of the second half, and in order to make up for the lack of numbers, every player was running more, and his physical fitness had already reached a critical point, and now he is gritting his teeth and persevering.
If it goes to extra time, it will be a very big blow to Dortmund.
If you can score a goal in the final stages, it will be a stunner!
With even one man missing, Klopp was confident that his team would be able to hold on to the lead until the end of the game.
Now that the script has been written, it is waiting for the players to interpret it.
In the first two minutes of stoppage time, neither side had a shot on goal, and it was fought out in midfield.
It wasn't until the third minute of stoppage time that Gaitan cut inside on the right to form the goal.
It's just that his crosshair was not adjusted well and shot directly into the two-story stands, causing a burst of laughter from Dortmund fans.
"Will the game go into overtime?" He Wei, the commentator of Central 5, looked at Tang Zheng who was holding the ball in the broadcast camera.
Commentator Xu Yang nodded and said, "According to the current situation, it is very likely to enter overtime." ”
At this moment, Tang Zheng, who ran into the forbidden area, suddenly stopped in place and ran in a roundabout way.
Garcia followed the emergency stop, and it happened that at this time, Piszczek crossed directly from the right and passed an inverted triangle boccia, and Tang Zheng pulled his foot on the line of the big penalty area and shot angrily.
Garcia subconsciously fell to the ground to block, Tang Zheng's shot hit his chest, and then flew out of the bottom line.
Tang Zheng's long-range shot was very famous, and Jesús and Benfica fans breathed a sigh of relief.
As before, Gotze was about to take a corner kick from the right, but was stopped by Tang Zheng, while also pulling the big men of Lewandowski, Subotic and Hummels.
Marcel Leif looked at the unusual scene on the broadcast camera, and he suddenly had a hunch: "Don stopped Mario, Robert, Nevin and Matz, and they whispered, could it be...... Will there be a surprise in the next corner?"
Indeed, Tang Zheng had a flash of inspiration and thought of a very good corner kick tactic.