Chapter 376: The Salad Plate Controversy
On May 4, local time in Europe, the Westphalun Stadium in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Dortmund, and football fans all over the world are the focus of attention. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info
Borussia Dortmund will take on league leaders Bayern Munich at the Westphalun Stadium.
It's a big game for the Bundesliga title this season, and it's also a battle of glory for Bayern's players who have just been eliminated in the semi-finals of the Champions League, or the only remaining league title is a fig leaf for them.
The 4:1 in the first leg of the Champions League semifinals once made everyone think that Bayern Munich and Dortmund would be in the Champions League final this season, but Dortmund beat Barcelona 3:0 away, giving Barcelona the biggest humiliating score in the 114-year history of Barcelona.
And Bayern Munich was unexpected, away 0:3 by Real Madrid at home against the Jedi counterattack, reversed the promotion.
Add to that Borussia Dortmund's 12-game unbeaten run and 10-game winning streak against Bayern Munich in all competitions, and the pressure on Bayern can be imagined.
It is in this context that the second leg of the 2012-2013 Bundesliga national derby appears to be in the spotlight.
In addition, it cannot be ignored that the celebrities and fans of the two teams launched a large-scale war of words before the game, which brought great public opinion to this game.
It was the weekend, and with four hours to go before the start of the game, the square outside the Lun Stadium in Westphafranca was already packed, and Dortmund fans in yellow and black striped shirts took over almost the entire square, creating a frenetic atmosphere at home.
Bayern also had many fans who came to the scene to cheer for their beloved team, but compared to the deafening cheers created by Dortmund fans, it was not half a star.
They sang team songs and shouted slogans in an organized manner, and the atmosphere was extremely fanatical.
"Whew-"
About two hours later, when the entire Dortmund team arrived on the main road outside the Westphalia Lun Stadium by bus, the Dortmund fans who had been waiting for a long time suddenly made a huge cheer that resounded in the sky.
Tang Zheng, who was sitting on the bus, did not sit with his friend Hummels, but sat next to Yan Junling.
The second leg of the Champions League semifinals was played because of the 4:0 finish of the first leg, Yan Junling's psychological pressure was limited, but this German national derby was different, and Dortmund had to win at home if they wanted to reverse Bayern Munich and win the league title.
The goalkeeper position is very special, as the saying goes, a good goalkeeper can be worth half a team, and at the same time, a butter hand can ruin a team.
Heaven and hell are just a thought.
One can imagine how much pressure Yan Junling, who played a major game for Dortmund for the second time, will have in his heart......
Listening to the loud cheers that came from outside the bus, Yan Junling's shoulders shook, Tang Zheng had a keen insight into this, he turned his head to Yan Junling and said, "Nervous?"
Yan Junling didn't deny it, tapped his chin, and raised his right index finger: "There is a little bit." ”
"I can understand that. Tang Zheng crossed his arms around his chest, turned his head to look at Yan Junling, and was very serious: "But there are some things I won't say more, because I believe that you can show a better performance than the Champions League semi-finals, and you will be destined to be born for a high-level competition." ”
After that, without waiting for Yan Junling to reply, he got up from his seat, got off the bus with his teammates in front of him, and left Yan Junling to sit there to adjust himself.
As Tang Zheng said, there is no need to say a lot of things, everyone is an adult, and you can stop at the point.
The cheers from outside the window were higher and higher, and Yan Junling's heart fluctuated more and more frequently, but at the same time, his heart seemed to be becoming more and more clear, and he saw a bright road to his dream.
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The focus of this season's Bundesliga championship is the focus of the game, and the relationship between the players on both sides seems to have reached a freezing point, and even the national team teammates have no communication, not even a look.
Needless to say, the importance of the game is that Dortmund fans are much more confident than nervous Bayern fans.
The Dortmund players who came to the stadium to warm up also showed good competitive form, giving the fans a lot of confidence.
If you talk about the most worrying part of the team, I believe that fans who know the ball know that the goalkeeper is a very special position, and a little carelessness may bring disaster to the team.
However, judging from the warm-up, Yan Junling's condition is very good.
It's not amazing, but at least it's reassuring and you don't have to worry about it.
In addition, the captain Tang Zheng's competitive condition was maintained very well, from the beginning of the warm-up to the passing of the ball, to the shooting attempt, the state shown was very amazing, so that the Dortmund fans at the Westphal Lun Stadium couldn't help but burst into huge cheers.
In the die-hard stands, that is, the south stands, the fans sang the familiar "Song of Tang"
As Bayern's nemesis, Tang Zheng is the foundation and hope for Dortmund to defeat Bayern.
Remembering that in the past three seasons, Tang Zheng played an important role in the rise of Dortmund, so he ...... Even louder singing rang out from the stands.
Time passed quickly, and in the blink of an eye, it was less than half an hour before the start of the game, and the commentators in the on-site commentary seats had already obtained the starting lists of both sides of the game.
Borussia Dortmund and Bayern Munich at home have each offered their strongest squads so far, with Dortmund giving a starting line-up that is almost exactly as most media speculated, with goalkeeper Yan Junling, who challenged Barcelona in midweek, continuing to start in place of Weidenfeller, who has accumulated yellow cards and suspended.
The four defenders are Schmelzer, Hummels, Subotic and Piszczek, the two midfielders are not the regular partners in the second half, but Tang Zheng partners Gundogan, the three defenders are Grosskreutz, Gotze and Reuss, and Lewandowski is at the front.
For Bayern Munich, goalkeeper Manuel Neuer, four defenders Raphinha, Boateng, Van Bitten and Lahm, two midfielders are Javi Martinez and Schweinsteiger, three forwards are Robben, Thomas Muller and Ribery, and Gomez is the center forward.
In the home team's dressing room, the players in Dortmund's eighteen-man squad were in a relaxed mood, as was manager Jurgen Klopp, who sat on a comfortable sofa, comfortably crossed Erlang's legs, and watched his disciples carefully sort out their personal images.
The German national derby is a game about the team's league title, but it is also a time for players to show what they are capable of.
According to the analysis of scientists, a good personal image is beneficial to their performance on the court.
Tang Zheng, as one of the four beautiful men in Dortmund, is also very concerned about his personal image, pinching the hairspray and wiping it on his head over and over again.
Schmelzer and Yan Junling, who have never cared about their personal image, also seem to have been influenced by Tang Zheng, and they arranged their hairstyles in the dressing room mirror that were not much better than a bird's nest.
In Tang Zheng's words: "You don't even care about your hairstyle, do you still care about the game?"
After a while, the head coach Klopp coughed lightly, and the eyes of the players who had finished sorting out their personal images focused on Klopp.
Yan Junling, who played an official match for Dortmund for the second time, sat up straight, like a student listening carefully.
At the same time, the atmosphere in the visiting dressing room was a little eerie, and there seemed to be an inexplicable slump in the air.
In fact, if you think about it, you can understand that they have received too many doubts and criticisms in the past two or three days.
It stands to reason that the team that will qualify for the Champions League final this season should be Bayern Munich rather than Real Madrid.
The 4-1 win at home has swelled the confidence of many players in the team, especially when they saw Dortmund beat the former Cosmos team Barcelona 3-0 away, and the Bayern players were full of energy to play a higher score.
However, the result was cruel......
Dortmund was 0:3, with the home team in front and the away team in the back.
Although Bayern's game was also 3:0, the home team was in front and the away team Bayern was behind.
The absolute advantage that was finally won at home was wasted at the Bernabeu Stadium, and even became the laughing stock of the whole Europe.
What's even worse is that at this time, we have to prepare for the away battle against Dortmund for the top spot, a game that will lose the league title if you make a slight mistake.
The overall morale is low, and manager Heynckes has no choice, he now does not want the team to change the humiliating history of beating Dortmund on the road, he just needs to remain unbeaten on the road.
After all, with three rounds left in the league, they are still two points ahead of Borussia Dortmund, and as long as they don't lose the next games, it is only a matter of time before Bayern wins the league title.
The script has been written, and whether the process can follow the plot depends on the players on the field to fight.
Just when Heynckes didn't know how to stimulate the fighting spirit of the players, captain Rahm seemed to have made up his mind and stood up from his seat......
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The on-site director switched the camera to the players' tunnel, and the players from both sides appeared in the camera one after another, the substitutes did not stay and entered the field directly, and the starters lined up behind their respective captains, waiting to play.
As the result of the game is crucial to the league title of the two teams this season, even if many of the national team teammates on both sides do not communicate with each other and do not squint.
Tang Zheng, as in the past, gave his teammates a hug and encouragement.
When it was the turn of compatriot Yan Junling, he added: "You will always be the best." ”
Seeing this scene, Duan Huo, the commentator of Yang 5, said with a smile: "It seems that in Tang Zheng's mind, compatriots are the most important, and he especially told Yan Junling." ”
Immediately, Tang Zheng returned to the front of the team, listened to the deafening huge cheers from the scene, and waited to enter.
About half a minute later, the German Golden Whistle Bruch led the two teams into the field.
"Whew-"
Suddenly, the Westphalic Lun Stadium burst into even louder cheers.
At the same time, fans in the South Stand raised their mosaic boards and huge posters.
The mosaic board is put together to form a salad plate, symbolizing the Bundesliga championship.
The huge poster is more interesting, with the anime version of Bayern executives wearing Bayern jerseys holding the right foot of the anime version of Tang Zheng begging for mercy as the background, and there is a set of German words on the lower edge of the poster, to the effect of: You can't live if you do your own evil, and the champions are ours!
Tang Zheng, who was wearing the captain's armband on his left arm, grinned when he saw this, and was very satisfied with the approach of the die-hard fans.
Marcel Leif, the German Sky commentator, shook his head and said: "The home fans are so enthusiastic, I think the Bayern fans who saw this scene must have been angry, I am sure. ”
But this is not wrong, Bayern's midweek performance is really regrettable, with three goal difference in hand and being overturned by Real Madrid, it is equivalent to saying that cooked ducks can fly, can you still blame others?
Borussia Dortmund are different, with a fluctuating start to form in the Bundesliga and a very consistent second half of the season.
The league has won fifteen consecutive games, the only team in the Champions League that has not lost, and even gave Barcelona the biggest humiliating score in the Champions League semi-finals since its establishment 114 years ago.
With such a huge contrast, it's no wonder that Dortmund fans are stirring up trouble.
Besides, in major derby matches, isn't this kind of highly targeted taunt normal?
Otherwise, what is home field advantage?
Bayern's starting eleven naturally also saw the targeted TIFO show in the south stand of the Westfal Stadium, but they have nowhere to vent now, after all, the results are in front of them, denial cannot change the reality, what they can do is to beat Dortmund in the next 90 minutes of the game, completely plugging the disgusting faces of Dortmund fans.
The atmosphere was very frenetic, and Tang Zheng and Lahm came to the referee Bruch to pick a side.
In terms of choice, Tang Zheng followed his feelings, so he 'got his wish' and lost the right to pick the edge and won the right to tee.
Why do you say that you get your wish?
Because this is Westphalia Stadium, it doesn't matter which half it is.
Of course, Lahm's choice is also very helpless, playing away, in which half of the game is the same.
If you perform well, you will be booed by the home fans, and if you don't perform well, you will also be booed.
Borussia Dortmund were given the kick-off and manager Jurgen Klopp was a little nervous in the command area, expecting his team's first attack.
They are currently two points behind Bayern, and there are still three games left in the league round, and if you want to win the title, you have to beat Bayern, otherwise there is no point.
Whether they can open the door to victory at home depends on the attack.
Considering the diversification of the attack and the stabilization of his footing, Klopp did not let Tang Zheng play in the front midfield, but unexpectedly appeared in the back position, partnering Gundogan.
It has to be mentioned that Klopp's choice surprised Heynckes, and he put Kroos on the bench completely to strengthen the defense in the midfield position, so as to increase the strength of the defense Tang Zheng.
The result?
Tang Zheng's unexpected play in the back is equivalent to saying that Heynckes' pre-game deployment has to be reversed.
Tang Zheng who plays the back waist is no better than playing the front waist, his position is deeper, and there will be a lot of opportunities to handle the ball, and it is obviously not suitable for the back waist to mark.
But the avant-garde stares at it, and it doesn't always feel very reassuring.
Depending on the position, the style of play is also different.
How does an offensive player do the work of a defensive player?
"Beep~"
At this moment, Bruch blew the whistle and announced the official start of the 32nd round of the 2012-2013 Bundesliga season!
Lewandowski handed the ball to Reus, who handed it to Tang Zheng outside the arc of the center circle, and the whole formation spread out to open up the passing space.
In the other half, Bayern players Gomez, Arjen Robben and Franck Ribery descended from the mountain and crossed the halfway line to Tang Zheng......