When the Dortmund players warmed up, the Chinese journalists who came to the mixed zone had only one target: Tang Zheng, who was playing in the Champions League for the first time. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Judging from Tang Zheng's facial expression, it can at least be seen that he is not nervous.

That's a good thing!

As the best player in the Bundesliga and Europa League last season, Tang Zheng's importance to Dortmund goes without saying, and the data speaks for itself.

Back in the dressing room, head coach Jurgen Klopp was discussing the upcoming game with assistant coaches Gerliko Bouácz and Peter Kravitz.

Because Klopp will be on the sidelines in the first round of the Champions League group stage, and assistant coach Gerliko Bouács will be responsible as head coach, Klopp mainly communicates with Gelliko Bouácchi.

This is the first Champions League game for the Dortmund coaching staff!

In his first Champions League home game, Jurgen Klopp was unable to appear on the pitch and his starting line-up was relatively conservative.

Goalkeeper Weidenfeller, the back four are still solid partners from last season, Schmelzer, Hummels, Subotic and Piszczek.

The double back is Kyle and Pirlo, Tang Zheng stands in front of Kyle and Pirlo, playing in the midfield.

Gotze and Koopa split the flanks, with Lewandowski at the front.

In fact, the overall tactics have not changed much, and the only change is that Tang Zheng and Pirlo's division of labor and cooperation are more detailed.

Before the game, Klopp not only deepened the players' understanding of the tactics of the game, but also spoke about the spirit of the players: "The upcoming game is an epic start for most of us, I hope everyone can burst out with the maximum energy and win the final game, but ......"

At this point, Klopp paused, then glanced at the young players: "I want you to control your excitement level and not bring too much excitement into the game, not every game can be won with one less player. ”

The European Super Cup at the end of last month, everyone still remembers it vividly, so they nodded their heads one after another, indicating that they would pay attention.

In the away dressing room, legendary Arsenal coach Arsene Wenger mobilises for the upcoming game.

The start of the season could have been nothing short for Arsenal, and if it weren't for last weekend's narrow 1-0 win at home to Swansea, morale would likely still be at its lowest.

The 2-8 defeat at Old Trafford was a result that would be difficult for any Arsenal player to accept.

And yesterday, when Tang Zheng was interviewed by the media, he deliberately mentioned Arsenal's away defeat, and now some players have not recovered from that fiasco, and Wenger must regain his strength.

"The game that starts soon is the first Champions League match of the new season, we have a fine tradition in the Champions League, and we have been in the knockout stages of the Champions League for 13 consecutive seasons, so as long as you take it with a normal heart, I think it must be Arsenal who wins the game!"

After that, Wenger looked at the new captain Van Persie: "Robin, you are the captain, say a few words." ”

Van Persie didn't expect Wenger to sing like this at all, so he lacked preparation.

But as a veteran of the Gunners, Van Persie still has a lot to say in his heart.

He coughed lightly and then exclaimed: "Forget everything in the past, because every game is a new beginning! Dortmund is about to start without a manager, this is our advantage! If we have an advantage, what are we worried about? They were enough to target us before the game, why didn't we risk this to bring into the game? As the new captain, I don't know what to say, but I can guarantee that as long as you pass the ball to my feet, then I will score!"

As the main striker of Arsenal and the Dutch national team, Van Persie has his own self-confidence!

Wenger, who stepped aside, was very satisfied with Van Persie, and analyzed the fiasco at Old Trafford from a micro perspective, which had a lot to do with Van Persie's penalty not scored, and he blamed himself for the past half a month, so Wenger was very relieved to see Van Persie come out of the shadows.

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When players from both sides appear in the tunnel, the announcer at Westphalun Stadium announces the starting line-up for both sides of the match, as is customary.

The first to be announced were the visitors, with thousands of Arsenal players erupting in shouts, but were soon overshadowed by boos from the home Borussia Dortmund fans.

When it was the turn to broadcast the home team's players, the frenzied atmosphere of the scene burst out instantly.

Every time a name is announced, the home team's fans burst into loud cheers.

And when Tang Zheng's name was reported, the cheers that erupted from Westfallun Stadium were the fiercest and most protracted.

Tang Zheng, who was standing behind goalkeeper Weidenfeller, naturally clenched his fists, and he could only repay the love of the home team fans with victory!

After about ten seconds, the manager led the players from both sides down the tunnel to the court.

As soon as he came out of the players' tunnel, Tang Zheng saw the familiar and unfamiliar five-star logo of the Champions League in the center of the stadium from a distance.

As players from both sides appeared on the pitch, the frenetic atmosphere at Westphalun Stadium began to explode, and even the fans sitting in front of the TV could feel the horror from the scene.

Immediately, Tang Zheng, who was holding the caddy, looked at the south stand.

In the centre of the South Stand, a large number of Dortmund die-hard fans held up yellow mosaic drawings and smashed them into a giant bat logo, which occupies about three-quarters of the South Stand.

"It doesn't seem like there's anything special. ”

However, just as Tang Zheng muttered in his heart, the yellow mosaic drawings in the center of the south stand slowly faded at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Then, with the black blank space as the background, and the yellow mosaic drawings held aloft are pieced together to form a fat version of the Champions League trophy.

And that's not all!

I saw a cartoon fan with the Dortmund team logo as a hat The image of a fan fan slowly rose with the Wia tightrope, it showed its white teeth, holding a telescope and looking down at the five-star logo of the Champions League in the center of the stadium!

There is a row of letters along the bottom of the cartoon fan image: auf-den-spuren-des-verlorenen-henkelpotts

Chinese means: walking on the road to find the lost Champions League trophy.

Yang 5 commentator He Wei said excitedly: "This ...... This is the home tifo show created at the Signal Park Stadium in Iduna! Borussia Dortmund's Champions League after nine years! The fans have been waiting for a long time! What an ingenuity! Looking down on the Champions League! Dortmund is back!!"

German Sky commentator Marcel Leif was equally emotional: "Champions League after nine years! Champions League after 14 years! Dortmund fans look down on the five-star symbol of the Champions League! Peep at the championship!!"

British Sky commentator Andy Gray said with a smile: "I have to say that the whimsical ideas of Dortmund fans are really amazing! The traditional tifo show in the Bundesliga once again dominates the Champions League! I wonder if Dortmund, who have returned to the Champions League after nine years, can set off their own youth storm this season?"

Looking at the visually impactful home tifo show, Tang Zheng suddenly felt that the beating frequency of his heart began to accelerate.

The rest of the Dortmund players were no better, and even Andrea Pirlo, who was used to seeing big scenes, was a little shocked.

With such a rabid home crowd, Pirlo knew he had made the right choice this summer!

The starters of both sides followed behind the referee team, bounded by the midline of the pitch, and each was on either side.

Just as the players from both sides were in a row, the broadcast at Westfala Stadium sounded the Champions League theme song "Champions League"

“ce-sont-les-meilleures-équipes！”

“sie-sind-die-allerbesten-mannschaften！”

“the-main-event！”

At the same time, the staff in the center of the stadium vigorously shook the canvas printed with the five-star logo of the Champions League in their hands up and down.

The Champions League theme song was created in 1992 by Tony Briden based on Handel's coronation anthem "Pastor Zadock", in the three official languages of the Champions League: English, German and French, and the song is performed by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and the Choir of St Martin's College.

Tang Zheng can only understand the German section and English is short, as for French, he can't understand it at all, because he has not learned it.

Perhaps it has a strong religious overtone, Tang Zheng used to watch the Champions League and hear the Champions League theme song, and he would feel his heart beating faster and full of strength.

This time at the scene, the feeling was particularly strong, and even the cells trembled all over the body, looking forward to exploding.

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Borussia Dortmund and Arsenal last met back just nine years ago, and interestingly enough, the two sides also met in the first round of the Champions League group stage, with the only difference being that Arsenal were at home and eventually beat Borussia Dortmund thanks to goals from Bergkamp and Ljungberg.

It's just that in this confrontation nine years later, the outcome is a little unpredictable.

The official lineup given by the visiting Arsenal is also 4231, goalkeeper Szczesny, four defenders Sagna, Mertesacker, Koscielny and Gibbs, the two midfielders are Alexander Song and Arteta, three midfielders Benayoun, Walcoat and Gervinho, and captain Van Persie is at the front.

The only thing Dortmund have to worry about is Arsenal's two wide flanks, with Theo Walcott and Gervinho both the kind of fast wide players who can't really keep up with the car once they get up to speed.

Of course, Jurgen Klopp had highlighted Theo Walcott and Gervinho before the game, so the two full-backs were limited in their assists in order to defend against Arsenal's quick counter-attacks.

Arsenal, who had the advantage on the tee, did not attack directly, but instead made a tentative attack as usual.

Obviously, this is the traditional way of playing for seasoned powerhouses and unfamiliar teams.

Wait until you find out the reality of the opponent, and then play according to the tactics established before the game.

Football soon reached Theo Walcott, who rose to fame at a young age at the age of 22, becoming part of the England squad for the World Cup in Germany at the age of 17.

Walcott's most terrifying thing is his impressive speed, he was 11.5 seconds in elementary school, and now he is known as the fastest football player.

Schmelzer was accidentally divided by Walcott, and Van Persie, who was still dangling in the Dortmund penalty area just now, suddenly inserted into the penalty area, and the Westfala Stadium immediately erupted into a huge exclamation.

However, in the next second, the exclamation turned into a shout.

Walcott was still rejoicing at the wonderful ball he had just scored, but he had to jump because there was a leg in the path of the ball, and he was a little far from it.

In order to avoid being injured, he had to jump up and dodge.

It was Tang Zheng who broke the ball!

In Klopp's tactical system, Tang Zheng, who covers the entire midfield, appears in a key position!

Because Kyle is in the middle, Pirlo's supplementary defense has not yet been in place, and Tang Zheng, who has a stronger sense of defense and faster speed, arrives!

Klopp let out a sigh of relief, then sat back down.

The football was left at Tang Zheng's feet and then swept to Pirlo, because the pass was too fast, Tang Zheng did not have time to insert back, and Dortmund's attack soon ended with Lewandowski's wave.

However, Dortmund's high pressing did a good job, and once Kyle stepped forward to press, Pirlo picked up the middle to defend.

The first is to make up for the gap caused by Kyle's grab, and the second is to organize an effective attack as soon as he succeeds in breaking the football.

Pirlo's ability is destined to send football to the most dangerous places, increasing his side's hopes of starting the game.

However, Arsenal was obviously prepared for a long time, and did not dribble too much in the midfield at all, plus Arsenal is one of the few teams in the Premier League with good foot skills, and did not look flustered in the face of Dortmund's high pressing.

Since the high pressure was unsuccessful, the defensive line could only be arranged back.

Borussia Dortmund's midfielders are all fit-for-energy and quick to defend, and before Arsenal can pass the ball to the forward line, Dortmund players are in place.

In the first ten minutes of the game, neither side created an actual threat, and the score remained 0-0

The atmosphere at Westphalun Stadium is still frenetic, and the Dortmund fans show their presence so much that Arsenal fans are suppressed and difficult to come out.

Tang Zheng put too much experience on defense during this time, so he didn't have the extra energy to participate in the offense.

Perhaps it is more appropriate to describe the offensive and defensive rhythm of the two sides in the game as too fast, because Pirlo's movement ability is limited and the offensive and defensive rhythm is too fast, Tang Zheng, who is full of physical energy and fast speed, naturally has to shoulder more defensive responsibilities.

Five minutes into the game, Arsenal's attack bypassed Kyle and Andrea Pirlo and the football was at the feet of Robin van Persie.

Van Persie met the ball with a slight adjustment and then picked up his left foot.

Long shot!

Just as Van Persie was rounding his thighs, a long leg suddenly appeared behind his right side.

Before he could react, the ball was shoveled out and the ball was picked up by Hummels, who was defending head-on.

"Whew-"

Westfal Stadium erupted into huge cheers because of Tang Zheng's wonderful supplementary defense.

German Sky commentator Marcel Leif nodded and smiled: "Don has perfectly performed what it means to be a key player since the beginning of the game, and he always appears in key positions when there is a problem in the Dortmund defense! The first meeting between the two No.10s ended in Don's victory!"

At the same time, Van Persie frowned and looked at Tang Zheng, who was also wearing number ten, and he suddenly had a strong feeling.

It was very difficult to get three points at Westfal Stadium.

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