Chapter 146: Advancing to the Round of Sixteen
"Whew-"
The frenzied atmosphere created by the Borussia Dortmund fans at the Lun Stadium in Westphafranca was uncomfortable for the visiting Porto players, who did nothing in the first ten minutes of the game. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info
This can be seen in the percentage of possession between the two sides, with the home team 72 per cent ahead of the visitors 28 per cent.
A typical case is that Hulk was limp in the face of the oncoming boos when he shot on goal, and the football was easily won by goalkeeper Weidenfeller.
In response, the Dortmund fans erupted in laughter.
The Portuguese national television commentator frowned and said: "This situation must not continue, otherwise Dortmund will score sooner or later!"
Porto coach Porto Boas put his hands in his pockets, coldly looking at the passive situation on the field, his brain was running at high speed at the same time, but he really couldn't think of a good way.
He had already made detailed plans for what he had to do before the game, but a game is a game, the game situation is changing rapidly, and the plan can never catch up.
Klopp, who was standing not far away, was full of passion, inciting the players on the field to boldly participate in the attack through rich body language.
As a result, the live broadcast footage was frequently shown to Jurgen Klopp, and German Sky commentator Marcel Leif said with a smile: "I think Dortmund's outstanding record this season is directly related to Jurgen Klopp's passionate coaching style, in addition to the excellent ability of the players......
Two minutes later, Tang Zheng received a corner kick from Shahin on the right and jumped high, and the standard lion shook his head.
But he was too angle-minded and the ball eventually deflected off the right-hand post.
"Whoa, whoa—"
Westphasco Lun Stadium then erupted into a huge cry of regret, if Tang Zheng can score the ball, it will be one step closer to advancing to the round of 16.
The live director gave Tang Zheng, who looked regretful, a close-up shot of his face, holding his head in his hands, looking very sorry.
At the same time, Porto captain Helton pointed to his temples excitedly and roared at his teammates: "Focus! Focus! OK?
The players were depressed in the face of the captain's accusations, not because they deliberately failed to concentrate, but because the noise that erupted from the Westphaladen Lun stadium was too loud, which made them often distracted.
There were frequent dangers in front of goal, and manager Villas-Boas had no choice but to ask his players to focus on defending first and attacking until half-time.
Dortmund, who were fighting at home, took the initiative and launched wave after wave of fierce offsets under Tang Zheng's offensive organization.
The tactical execution of the Porto players is very good, Villas-Boas also got some of Mourinho's true passes, and the players are very good at protecting the space, so Tang Zheng slowly found that Porto's defensive quality has improved.
Originally, according to the situation of the situation, Dortmund would quickly break the deadlock at home with home advantage and then seal the win......
However, judging from Porto's defense, it will be difficult to find defensive openings in the short term.
Everyone is a professional player, the gap in ability is not particularly obvious, and their active running makes up for the lack of ability.
Porto's defensive quality has come up with a headache for Borussia Dortmund coach Jurgen Klopp, who is playing at home.
Although a 0:0 or 1:1 home game can be promoted, the team has performed extremely well this season, topping the league table, and if you choose to draw with the opponent at home, you will have some face.
Tang Zheng did not frequently pass the ball as Klopp requested, but chose a safer way to organize the attack while implementing Klopp's tactics.
Tang Zheng, who had worked with Falcao in River Plate, knew that he had the ability to change the tide of the battle, so the attack could not be risky, once Porto turned from defense to offense found Falcao, it would be absolutely a disaster!
In the 26th minute, Otamendi cleared the ball with a header from Barrios in the box, and Sosa, who was protecting at the edge of the box, kicked the ball to Moutinho, who went straight to Falcao without making any adjustments.
The football landed very accurately, if it weren't for Hummels reaching out to pull the starting Falcao, it is estimated that Falcao would have scored with a long drive.
For this, Hummels paid a yellow card as a price.
This yellow card also made coach Klopp realize that the attack cannot be blind, it needs to be organized slowly and gradually, and it cannot be rushed!
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In the blink of an eye, half an hour passed in the first half of the game.
The frenetic atmosphere of Westphalva Lun has not decreased because the score has not changed, but has become more and more frenetic.
This...... That's the horror of Westfala Stadium!
Dortmund fans never care about the team's performance or score, what they care about is that the team is called Dortmund.
That's all!
The Colombian internationals of Falcao and James Rodriguez have worked hard and have tried to make contact on several occasions without success.
James Rodriguez made his first appearance as a regular in the 2010-2011 season, in his own right, in order to surprise the winner, but this time it was not as effective as a substitute in the first leg at home.
In fact, James Rodriguez's appearance effect is still quite large, he can organize the team's attack well when Moutinho is unable to participate in the attack, and he also has a certain ability to cut inside.
As long as you have more competition experience, the future will be bright.
In the 34th minute, James Rodriguez tried again to contact Falcao after cutting inside.
But this connection has already been perceived by Tang Zheng, who fell to the ground early to intercept the ball, and then swept directly to Shahin.
After winning the ball, Shahin made a long pass directly to Kuba, who was inserted at high speed on the right side, and the Uruguayan Perez, who was guarding the left side of Porto, had just finished participating in the attack and had not returned.
“Shit!!”
Boas, who was standing in the technical command area of the visiting team's coach, shook his arms angrily to vent his frustration.
Shaheen's long pass was accurate, and the running Kuba parked the ball and decisively passed straight behind him at the moment when Rolandora made up for the defense.
Barrios, who has been in hot form this season, took the ball forward with Otamendi's impact and then into the box.
Feeling good on goal, he adjusted his two steps and fired a low shot into the far corner, which goalkeeper Helton couldn't reach.
Barrios, who scored the goal, was particularly excited, and he rushed to the corner flag area on the right side of his attack with his arms outstretched to celebrate with a kneel gesture.
At the same time, the live announcer stretched his voice: "It was Lucas who scored the goal-"
"- Barrios!"
Dortmund fans at the Westphali Lun Stadium collectively responded to the live announcer.
Breaking the ice at home, Borussia Dortmund means they are invincible, and Porto will have to score twice in the remaining game time if they are to progress to the last 16 of this season's UEFA Cup.
And Dortmund were not allowed to score during this time, otherwise the previous achievements would be wasted.
Porto were down in a normal attack, but the score remained unchanged when the whistle blew at the end of the first half.
Borussia Dortmund, playing at home, leads Porto 1-0.
In the second half, Porto continued to strengthen their offensive after changing sides and wanting to make a big difference away from home.
The opposing defense was naturally sluggish.
Villas-Boas knew that strengthening the attack would lead to weakness in defence, but the visitors had no choice.
If the score is still 0-0 at this point, they can still fight at the last minute, but now they are down by one goal and must score two goals to maintain their hopes of qualifying for the last 16 of the Europa League.
In gambling, there are naturally winners and losers.
Win and advance to the next round, lose and come back next year.
However, they have not yet received their own goal, and their own goal has been penetrated first.
In the sixty-third minute of the game, Tang Zheng received a diagonal pass from Gotze in a very comfortable position, and he did not hesitate to shoot angrily.
The Brazilian Sousa, who had blocked, was half a beat slower, and the ball almost grazed the top edge of his pants and flew towards the goal.
Centre-back Otamendi was also a few quarters and seconds slower to try to clear with his head on the edge of the penalty area, and the ball brushed his hair and continued to fly towards the goal.
Goalkeeper Helton made a save as he watched the menacing football, but his outstretched left arm did not touch the football, and the football hung in the top right corner of the goal.
"Whew-"
Westphalva Lun Stadium once again erupted in huge cheers because of Tang Zheng's wonderful world wave, which made the frenetic atmosphere of this stadium even more fanatical.
Huang Jianxiang, a commentator of New Wolf Sports, said excitedly: "The ball is in! Tang Zheng used his trademark long-range shot to help Dortmund lead Porto 2:0 at home, and in less than half an hour of the game, they almost entered the round of 16!!"
Tang Zheng, who scored the goal, did not show much excitement, he stood in place, waiting for his teammates to step forward with open arms.
Compared with the calm Tang Zheng, head coach Klopp was particularly excited, he stood in the technical command area of the home team coach and came to a set of combination punches, and then swung it out hard.
Looking at Falcao and James Rodriguez in the middle of the Dortmund players, they felt a little dazed, and the road to the last 16 of the Europa League seemed to be completely closed to them at this moment.
Boas, who only took over the reins last summer, slowly closed his eyes, he knew...... There's no way to go one step further in the Europa League this year.
Despite the addition of half an hour of stoppage time, the Porto players who restarted the kick-off did not look much eager to fight.
Two goals, not much, but they were the last straw that broke the camel's back.
Borussia Dortmund are playing harder and harder under the cheers of the home fans, and they look more like they have just warmed up than the Porto players, who have seen a noticeable drop in fitness.
The change in attitude also polarized the game.
When the referee blew the whistle for the end of the game, the scoreboard was still fixed at 2:0
The home team is in the front, the away team is in the back.
"It's over! Borussia Dortmund beat Porto 2-0 at home to advance to the round of 16 of this season's Europa League with an aggregate score ......of 4-2!
New Wolf Sports commentator Huang Jianxiang said excitedly.