Borussia Dortmund won the 2010-2011 league title four rounds ahead of schedule and played away games with a mixed lineup, and compared to the importance of the Europa League, if it weren't for the 36-game unbeaten run created by Hamburg from 1971-1982 to 1982-1983, Tang Zheng probably wouldn't have appeared in the starting lineup. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

It was Tang Zheng's start that gave those players who rarely play a bottom in their hearts.

Every time the defense line is in an emergency or the offense is insufficient, Tang Zheng will appear in a key position at a critical time and step forward.

In particular, Borussia Mönchengladbach's popular winger Reus performed extremely well, which made Dortmund's defense test many times, and it was Tang Zheng's stepping up to turn the tide and keep the goal intact.

However, due to Tang Zheng's excessive focus on defence, limited attacking support, and the impressive performance of talented 19-year-old goalkeeper Ter Stegen, Dortmund drew away to Borussia Mönchengladbach.

With an away draw at Borussia Mönchenglad, Dortmund's unbeaten streak is now 35 games.

Borussia Dortmund's opponents in the next round are Nuremberg and the next round is Werder Bremen, and according to Dortmund's current form, it is very likely to set a new record of consecutive unbeaten league in the Bundesliga.

Of course, keeping an eye on the Bundesliga's unbeaten streak is a matter for the media, and the attention of the entire Borussia Dortmund squad has shifted from the Bundesliga to the first leg of the Europa League semi-finals.

Villarreal's performance in La Liga in 2010-2011 can be said to be remarkable, although there is no way to compare with the giants of Barcelona and Real Madrid, but the performance of the other 18 teams in La Liga is still top.

After 33 rounds of league play, Villarreal has won 17 wins, 6 draws and 10 losses, accumulating 57 points, ranking fourth in La Liga in the 2010-2011 season.

With five rounds of La Liga remaining in the 2010-2011 season, they are only five points away from third-placed Valencia, and are likely to overtake Valencia to finish third in the league and go straight to the third round of qualification for next season's Champions League.

The key is that Villarreal have won more than 50 per cent of their games this season, with a home win rate of 70.6 per cent.

They scored 30 goals at the Love Song Stadium, and their offensive ability may not seem very good, but the defense was very good, conceding only 17 goals, an average of less than one goal per game.

Villarreal's ability to concede just 10 goals at home is directly linked to the centre-back partnership of Musacchio and Marchena.

Although none of them are the tall centre-backs, they are better at bouncing and turning quickly, as well as being more sensitive to the ball.

Jurgen Klopp made a point of mentioning the duo in his tactical explanation, reminding attacking players to pay attention to this pairing.

At the same time, Villarreal coach Garrido also solemnly told the players in the team's tactical layout hall.

However, the object of his advice is not Dortmund's two-centre-back combination, but Tang Zheng, who is about to wear the captain's armband at the Love Song Stadium.

"This season's Bundesliga title is not to be underestimated, they eliminated the Portuguese Super League champions in the 1/16 finals, the Russian Premier League champions in the 1/8 finals, and the Eredivisie champions in the quarter-finals, which is a difficult team to play against. ”

When Garrido said this, he paused, then glanced up at the players present, pointed to the opponent's No. 10 on the tactical board, and said: "Don, he is the most dangerous player in Dortmund, there is no one! He has scored in all competitions, 16 goals and 19 assists in 30 league games, 7 goals and 8 assists in 10 Europa League games, I think...... Everyone in this room should know what this data represents, right?"

The first-team player sitting opposite had a heavy face, and it was obvious that he was a little worried about Tang Zheng's excellent statistics.

Especially Tang Zheng's good friend Matteo Musacchio, his brows are furrowed and his expression is serious.

The league is close to the double 20 data, no matter which league it is placed in, it is a difficult data to achieve.

Therefore, Villarreal's main players are very serious, especially the three of Cazorla, Senna and Barreiro, who are mainly opposite Tang Zheng in the middle of the field.

In the face of such a formidable opponent, they had to be cautious.

This season's Europa League has reached the semi-finals and any mistake would undo their season's hard work.

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There are two Champions League semi-finals before the Europa League semi-finals begin.

The first Champions League semi-final was played in Gelsenkirchen in North Rhine-Westphalia, with Schalke 04 hosting the Red Devils Manchester United.

Tang Zheng, who was preparing for the first leg of the Europa League semifinals, also paid attention to this game, because Hao Junmin has been reused recently, and this Champions League semifinal is a starter.

However, there was a huge gap between the Reds and Manchester United, and after 90 minutes, Manchester United beat Schalke 04 2-0 away.

Schalke 04's loss at home did not surprise many media expectations, and the dismissal of Magath at the top will definitely lead to discouragement, plus there is a big gap between the two, even if it sits at the home stadium of Battlens Athletic, there is not much advantage.

However, to the satisfaction of the Chinese media and fans, Hao Junmin's performance on the field was remarkable, and he was one of the few bright spots of Schalke 04 in the home game.

Even from the positional performance, he was the best performance in the whole team.

Yang 5 commentator He Wei said after the game: "Hao Junmin, who joined Schalke 04 last winter, is indeed a long ball......

The next day, the entire Dortmund team flew to Valencia.

In the evening, the second match of the 2010-2011 Champions League semi-finals was played at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium in Madrid, the capital of Spain.

The match was followed by hundreds of millions of fans, with the Bernabeu playing at home taking on Barcelona in full swing.

At the same time, this Spanish national derby is also the first national derby in the history of the Champions League.

Before eleven o'clock, the two teams had a league meeting at the Santiago Bernabeu.

After 90 minutes of play, the two sides stood at 1:1

But the Champions League semi-finals are much more important than the league and the atmosphere is different.

Since Pep Guardiola took charge of Barcelona in the summer of 2008, Barcelona have swept almost every opponent with the Tiki-Taka tactic.

In the past three seasons, Real Madrid has suffered countless losses.

This time there were no surprises, and after 90 minutes, the scoreboard showed 0:2

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

It is worth mentioning that this Spanish national derby-style Champions League semi-final not only attracted a lot of attention, but also the game process was very hot.

At one point, there were violent clashes between the two sides.

Real Madrid and Barcelona had a total of three red cards: Pepe, Jose Mourinho and Pinto.

Borussia Dortmund manager Jurgen Klopp organised his players to watch the big game together until the end of the game.

Since manager Jurgen Klopp has not been disbanded, the players have doubts, but they have not shown them.

At this moment, manager Klopp turned his head and asked Tang Zheng: "Don, do you know why Real Madrid conceded two goals in a row in the second half?"

The attention of all his teammates was on Tang Zheng, obviously wondering how he would answer.

"Mentality. ”

Tang Zheng thought about it and gave a concise answer.

"Oh?" Klopp was very surprised by Tang Zheng's answer, so he gave a puzzled expression.

Tang Zheng coughed lightly and gave his own analysis: "Every player in Real Madrid is an outstanding existence, they are not worse than the strength of Barcelona players, but the mentality is unbalanced due to consecutive losses to Barcelona in the past, coupled with the explosion of hype and public opinion from fans and media, which makes Real Madrid pay too much attention to the offense and ignore the defensive ...... in the second half."

The Dortmund players who stayed at the hotel listened to Tang Zheng's analysis and almost all nodded thoughtfully, including manager Jurgen Klopp, assistant coaches Gerliko Bvacchi and Peter Kravitz.

After listening to Tang Zheng's analysis, Klopp nodded and said: "The analysis is very good, but there is one point that is overlooked. ”

Speaking of this, Klopp said solemnly: "It is undeniable that Barcelona's technical and tactical play is currently the most advanced in world football, and all kinds of triangle passes are the essence of Tiki-Taka, and it is a normal result that the mentality of Real Madrid superstars is unbalanced due to long-term possession of the ball." ”

"What if...... It's us playing against Barcelona, how do you think we should play?" Klopp asked after adding to Tang Zheng's statement.

"If it's against Barcelona. Tang Zheng frowned slightly, looked straight ahead, and said slowly after about half a minute: "Give full play to our advantages and press high, forcing them to have no way to accurately and quickly play the ball in the midfield, and at the same time use their physical advantages to cling to those Barcelona players who are flexible in their feet." ”

Jurgen Klopp has yet to give a verdict, but assistant coaches Gerliko Bouácz and Peter Clavi nodded thoughtfully, clearly agreeing with Tang's statement.

"But Barcelona has a phenomenal superstar Messi. ”

"I won't give him a chance!" After finishing speaking, Tang Zheng's starry eyes looked at Messi, who was specially taken care of by the broadcast camera, full of fighting spirit.

In his eyes, there is also a strong sense of confidence!

Jurgen Klopp saw it, the two assistant coaches saw it, and the players saw it too.

Barcelona have been dubbed the Cosmos by the media since they won an unprecedented six crowns in the 2008-2009 season, so many players have an inexplicable fear of Barcelona, and Dortmund has some such players in the team.

And Messi is the most dazzling obvious of this Universe team.

Often, when the team is unable to break the deadlock, it relies on excellent individual ability to open up the situation.

This was the case in the 2010-2011 Champions League semi-finals, especially the second goal, which was a typical Messi-style goal, with five men in a row.

Tang Zheng was originally the kind of player who could motivate his teammates, not only on and off the field, but also off the field, so these players suddenly found that if they played against Barcelona, it didn't seem as terrible as they imagined.

No one thought that in the near future, when the two teams met, it was Tang Zheng's words after the Spanish national derby-style Champions League semi-finals that played a role in building confidence.

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With the Barcelona game, Jurgen Klopp seems to see the direction of the team's tactical upgrade.

However, the first leg of the Europa League semi-finals is imminent, and a temporary change of tactics is a big no-no in the game, and Klopp naturally will not take any risks.

Besides, his new idea can't copy Barcelona's routine, after all, the Dortmund player's foot skills are not at the same level as the Barcelona player, and he needs to improve.

Villarreal is not a La Liga giant in the traditional sense of the word, and it was not until the late nineties that they were promoted to La Liga for the first time in history.

After an initial period of discomfort, they emerged as a force to be reckoned with in Spanish football in the new century.

The 2004-2005 season had the best record in La Liga, third in the league, behind Barcelona and Real Madrid.

Incredibly, Villarreal, who played in the Champions League for the first time, had an impressive 2005-2006 season, beating six out of five to reach the last four.

However, Villarreal's rise is a bit late, and their home stadium is not big.

The Stade de la Love Song can only accommodate 24,000 people, nearly 60,000 fewer than the 83,000 that can accommodate the Lun Stadium in Westphalia, and even smaller than the home stadium of many Bundesliga teams.

The huge contrast makes Dortmund fans not play much Yaxing.

So in yesterday's adaptation to the field, the Dortmund players were a little confused.

On the day of the game, the Love Song Stadium looked packed just over an hour before the game began.

Due to the limited number of fans in the stadium, the home team allocated only 2,000 tickets to the away team.

But the Dortmund fans have always been passionate and excited, and even if they are too small, they can beat the Villarreal fans playing at home.

This was reflected in the warm-up of both sides of the game.

Dortmund players in black away shirts warmed up with Tang Zheng, and Villarreal fans from the stands wanted to give the visitors some dismount.

As a result, the 2,000 Dortmund fans managed to suppress the boos of the 20,000 Villarreal fans at the beginning of the 20,000 through hysterical chanting.

As captain, Tang Zheng quickly found the Dortmund fan area, and he gave a thumbs up to the two o'clock in front of the players' tunnel to praise the visiting fans who came with the team.

"Whew-"

Tang Zheng's performance this season is obvious to all, and Dortmund fans erupted into even louder cheers after seeing his actions.

German Sky commentator Marcel Leif, who was debugging his headset, smiled: "Dortmund have been able to perform so well this season, I think in addition to their own strong strength, it also has something to do with the almost crazy shouts of the fans......

Just as Tang Zheng was about to warm up with physical trainer Oliver Bartlet, a palm was on his shoulder.

Instinctively, he turned his head to look at a familiar face.

Compared with two years ago, this familiar face is no longer green.

"Hey, Mateo, long time no see. Tang Zheng smiled and stretched out his right hand and slapped Musaccio's outstretched hand hard.

"Yes, long time no see!" Mousacchio punched Tang Zheng in the chest.

"You guy, you really can't get rid of the habit of eating, and you always like to hit your chest. ”

"Poof~"

The pair of friends who have known each other since River Plate's youth team are like going back three and a half years......

Practice together, work together, vividly.

"Don, I'm sure I'll win you!" said Musacchio, after a few jokes.

"I hope your dream comes true!" Tang Zheng said with a shrug of his shoulders.