Chapter 156: Europa League Final Four

Hannover 96 have been very good in the middle of the league, even overtaking Mainz and Bayern Munich to become third in the league, just two points behind second-placed Bayer Leverkusen. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. biqUgE。 info

If they don't make mistakes in the final seven league rounds, they can play in next season's Champions League.

Borussia Dortmund suffered another injury during the international break, with Turkey international Shaheen straining his thigh muscle and Serbia international Subotic suffering a soleus muscle injury.

Shaheen conservatively estimated that he would recuperate for half a month, and Subotic would need about a week to recover.

Although both are minor injuries, Dortmund's next games are important.

League opponents Hannover 96 are third in the league and should not be underestimated.

After playing Hannover 96, they will face the first leg of last season's Eredivisie champions Twente's Europa League quarter-finals.

With only six games remaining, they are 15 points ahead of second-placed Bayer Leverkusen, so there may not be much pressure to travel lightly, but the Europa League quarter-finals are very important.

Fortunately, both games are played at home, so Dortmund don't have to travel.

Most German media believe Borussia Dortmund will opt out of the league with two key players injured in order to secure a home Europa League quarter-final result in midweek.

In fact, Klopp also thinks so, anyway, there is not much suspense in the league, and the Europa League is king.

Coupled with the sluggish form of Barrios, who has returned from injury, he should give up.

Hannover 96 coach Slomka was very low-key in his pre-match interview with the media, saying: "Borussia Dortmund are one of the best teams in the whole of Europe this season, they will be crowned league champions in the future, even if there are many injuries and suspensions, we will have a very hard time away from home!

Showing weakness before the game is a trick often used by many weak teams to play strong teams.

The local media and fans in Dortmund are worried about whether the team will be affected by the weakness of the Hannover 96 manager.

Answer, no more!

Tang Zheng, who wore the captain's armband after Kyle was injured and absent, told everyone that even if Dortmund with him stays, it should not be underestimated!

Tang Zheng's presence is like a chemical catalyst, and his two-back partnership with Sven Bender can ensure the safety of the midfield and support the attack in time.

Even if Barrios is not in good shape, Tang Zheng who inserts it in the back can solve the problem.

It's not ...... Dortmund led the visiting Hannover 96 with Tang Zheng's two goals in the first half, and directly assisted Gotze to score in the second half.

In the end, Dortmund beat Hannover 96 4-1 at home.

They tell everyone that Dortmund this season is sacrosanct!

Five days later, Borussia Dortmund welcomed a new rival at Westphasco Lun – FC Twente.

The 83,000-seat Westphapha-Lun Stadium was packed, and the frenetic home atmosphere was terrifying under the almost frantic shouts of the 25,000-kilometre die-hard fans in the South Stand.

The visiting FC players even had a feeling of breathlessness, so they were a little stiff and not stretched enough when they played, and many of the actions that they would normally be able to do in the league were not allowed to be done in Westphalia.

The deafening boos made it easy for them to get distracted, causing the game to be infocused.

Although the captain of the field, Tang Zheng, partnered with Sven Bender when Shahin was absent due to injury, he was particularly excited in the frenzied home atmosphere, and was able to keep up with the team's attack in time while ensuring the safety of the defense, increasing the team's offensive layering and making the attack more three-dimensional.

"Whoa, whoa—"

Accompanied by the almost frantic shouts of the fans at the scene, the on-site director camera showed Tang Zheng wearing the No. 10 jersey and the captain's armband, he opened his arms, like an eagle soaring in the sky to show off in his own territory.

German Sky commentator Marcel Leif hysterically shouted: "Beautiful! It's Don again!" he stepped up again with Borussia Dortmund suffering injuries and the absence of leading scorer Barrios...... Prince Westphalun is not in vain!"

Tang Zheng, who was guarding the goal with a long-range shot through goalkeeper Shadley, was so excited that he roared loudly in the corner flag area on the right side of the attack, stirring up the emotions of the fans: "This sound is not enough! I need more cheers!!"

"Whew-"

At the instigation of Tang Zheng, the frenetic atmosphere at Westphal Lun Stadium became even more frenetic.

The whole stadium was like a miniature earthquake at this moment, and it was very obvious.

This feeling is especially true for fans who come to Westphalva Lun for the first time.

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In the face of the tsunami-like cries, the Twente players were expressionless and looked helpless.

Dortmund's goal had something to do with their lack of concentration in the game, but it was Tang Zheng who celebrated the goal that really made them feel helpless.

A big man who is more than 1.9 meters tall can be agile like a 1.7 meter player, and after breaking through, his unreasonable right foot burst is like a cannonball, fast rather than accurate.

At this moment, in the VIP seat of Westphal Lun, there is a special fan seated.

He looked at Tang Zheng, who was surrounded by his teammates, as if he was saying to himself: "Oh my God, is this the legendary home of the No. 1 devil in Europe......?

The mature beauty sitting next to her gave a look of hatred: "I said...... Writer Liu, shouldn't it scare you?"

The young man who was called Liu Da Writer turned his head and scratched the delicate nose of the mature beauty, and said with some displeasure: "Isn't this the first time I've come to this stadium......? Come often. ”

"Hee-hee. The mature beauty glanced at her, and hugged the young man's arm almost coquettishly: "Okay, okay, I'm joking." ”

If Tang Zheng was here, he would definitely be able to recognize this mature beauty, and then be surprised.

Because this mature beauty is the sister he was most afraid of when he was a child, and it is also his current business agent - Chen Jia.

As for why she was surprised, Chen Jia, who has shown a strong female side since she was a child, would behave like such a woman.

It's really a thing for a thing.

The world is so big that there are no surprises.

"I know. The young man took advantage of the situation to hug Chen Jia's slender waist, and when he looked at the court again, his eyes were still fanatical: "I want to ...... I already have a clue for my new book. ”

"Really?" Chen Jia said with big watery eyes, "What are you going to write?"

"The midfield ruler modeled on Tang Zheng!" the young writer looked at Tang Zheng, who was chanting from the audience, and said excitedly.

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Three minutes later, Gotze burst into the box with the ball and was kicked to the ground by Brama, and the referee on duty decisively blew the whistle.

Tang Zheng was Borussia Dortmund's top penalty taker this season, sending Gotze's penalty into the top right corner.

The deafening chanting resounded over the Westphalic Lun Stadium, and the frenetic atmosphere of the stadium heated up again.

Marcel Leif excitedly said: "Another brace! Don showed everyone with his performance! Dortmund is impeccable under his leadership!"

Huang Jianxiang, a commentator of New Wolf Sports, said passionately: "Tang Zheng's penalty kick is very calm! This goal is also Tang Zheng's seventh goal in the 2010-2011 Europa League! Dortmund, who has not finished at halftime, has a two-goal lead, I think...... Dortmund have more goals to score in the remaining game time!"

Really!

Just before half-time, Gotze received an inverted triangle pass from Kuba and swept the ball into the Twente goal near the penalty spot, and the score became 3-0

Borussia Dortmund leads by three goals!

In the second half, Twente, who wanted to score away goals away from home, stepped up their attack.

As a result, they were scored twice by Borussia Dortmund before they could score.

Had it not been for a last-minute mistake by Brazilian centre-back Santana, FC Twente would have netted five at the Westphade Lun Stadium.

In the end, Borussia Dortmund defeated last season's Eredivisie champions FC Twente 5-1 at home.

At the end of the game, the Lun Stadium in Westphafa once again resounded with a tsunami of shouts, and the Dortmund fans vented their excitement about the team's victory.

Although the league before the Europa League quarter-finals shouted Hannover 96, and the team seemed to be in full swing, Dortmund fans were actually worried about the team in the upcoming games.

After all, the impact of many main injuries on the team is not just a little bit.

However, it was Dortmund who beat last season's Eredivisie champions Twente 5-1 at the end of the game, which was a special surprise.

The Europa League knockout rounds are played over two legs, but Borussia Dortmund have already beaten their opponents by four goals at home, and even a three-goal loss on the road would have progressed to the last four of the Europa League.

At the same time, Dortmund fans are very proud.

On yesterday's Champions League matchday, Schalke 04, who visited the Meaza Stadium, defeated Inter Milan 5-2 away, and their hopes of advancing to the Champions League semi-finals were greatly increased, and Dortmund fans were somewhat unhappy.

With three goals on goal difference and five away goals, Schalke 04 will progress to the last four of this season's Champions League as long as they don't have a 4-0 score at home.

Now that Borussia Dortmund beat FC Twente 5-1 at home, fans can find some sense of superiority again.

Even if there is no way to compare the Europa League and the Champions League, they can find some psychological advantages from the scoreline.

At the regular press conference after the game, Twente coach Adrian regretted his performance after the game, he felt that he should not ask too much of his players away from home, and somewhat underestimated the super strength of Dortmund's core Tang Zheng.

He also knows that a 5-1 defeat away from home basically means that it is no longer realistic to make history and reach the last four of the Europa League.

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With the Europa League now over, the focus of the German media has shifted from European competition to the league.

In the 29th round of the 2010-2011 Bundesliga, there were three singles battles.

But strictly speaking, there are only two games.

Hamburg vs Borussia Dortmund, Bayer Leverkusen vs St. Pauli.

Why?

With six rounds of the league remaining, Borussia Dortmund are fifteen points ahead of second-placed Bayer Leverkusen.

If Dortmund win the next league game and Bayer Leverkusen fail to pick up three points at home, then Dortmund could win the league five games ahead of schedule.

Of course, Borussia Dortmund drew away and Bayer Leverkusen could have won the title early if they lost at home.

To put it simply, as long as Dortmund score more points than Bayer Leverkusen in the next round of the league, even one point, they can win the league title five rounds earlier!

As a result, at the weekend, Borussia Dortmund drew 1-1 away at old powerhouse Hamburg.

Dortmund's draw on the road looked a shame due to a later draw between Bayer Leverkusen and relegation side St. Pauli.

If Borussia Dortmund win away at Hamburg and Bayer Leverkusen draw away at St. Pauli, Dortmund's lead would have changed from 15 points to 17 points.

In other words, with only five rounds left in the league, Dortmund can win the league title in advance.

As a result, it's a pity!

The North Rhine-Westphalia side drew each and were still 15 points separating each other.

With the last five rounds of the league remaining, Dortmund still has a theoretical chance of not winning the league title.

Even if Dortmund now has a goal difference of 43, a full 19 goal difference ahead of Bayer Leverkusen, and a home and away double, there is no way to win the league title in advance.

However, there is no pressure on Dortmund, and even if Dortmund lose all of their last five games, Leverkusen has little hope of winning the league title.

Also, for Borussia Dortmund fans, it is not a bad thing that they did not win the title away from home.

After all, it's more exciting to win the title at home than to win the title on the road!

Therefore, the next round of Dortmund at home against Freiburg is very tight in league tickets, and a very ordinary ticket has been sold to hundreds of euros.

After nine years, Dortmund will be the league champion again!

As a loyal Borussia Dortmund fan, Dortmund's early victory night was a feast not to be missed!

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Borussia Dortmund host Freiburg before the squad travel to Enschede in the eastern Dutch province of Upper IJssel to take on FC Twente for the second leg of the 2010-2011 Europa League quarter-finals.

Before the start of this game, the European, Dutch and German media all agreed that the game had lost its meaning, after all, Dortmund had been too good this season.

The three-front battle remained undefeated.

Expect such Dortmund to concede by more than four goals on the road?

It's not that it's impossible, but the odds are no less than a one-step ascension.

Dortmund, who were away from home, did not slack off because of four goal difference at home, but because of the huge lead, they took advantage of the psychology of the Twente players to score goals to play an efficient counterattack.

Borussia Dortmund were leading by two goals on the road just before half-time.

And this score almost means that Twente has completely lost hope of qualifying for the last four of this season's Europa League.

Really!

When the referee blew the full-time whistle, the scoreboard showed 1:3

The home team is in the front, the away team is in the back.

Borussia Dortmund qualified for the last four of this season's Europa League with an aggregate score of 8:2.