Chapter 344: Isco Fawei
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The score did not change, and the home team Malaga was still 0:1 behind Dortmund.
Immediately, the broadcaster gave the percentage of possession between the two sides.
Málaga's time of possession gradually increased, from 43 per cent at the start of the second half to 49 per cent now.
However, coach Manuel Pellegrini, who was standing on the sidelines, was a little worried, standing on the sidelines and pacing back.
Too much possession of the ball is inherently in conflict with his coaching philosophy, and Dortmund, who are known for possession for close time, must be bored.
As he previously analysed, Dortmund conceded the initiative in the game solely to gain more space to counter-attack.
Manuel Pellegrini immediately came to the sidelines to remind the players on the pitch to pay attention to the quality of the pass, and unless they are 100% sure, they should not easily risk passing the ball in a straight line, which may lead to the football being broken.
Borussia Dortmund's ability to counter-attack on the spot is in the top three in all of Europe.
At the beginning, the players executed very well.
But as the clock ticked down and there was less than half an hour left in the second half, the eagerness of the players gradually manifested itself and became more and more apparent.
Manuel Pellegrini had to come to the sidelines frequently and shout loud warnings to his players to be patient and not to take risks.
"Whew-"
The Malaga fans at the Rose Garden Stadium were thrilled to see their team suppressing the visiting Dortmund, and the eruption was deafening, wave after wave.
Manuel Pellegrini slowly discovered that the atmosphere on the pitch was so frenetic that the players couldn't hear him shouting from the sidelines.
As a result, the anxious Malaga players slowly forgot about the explanation of the head coach Pellegrini and began to increase the number of straight passes.
After a short while, Baptista was attacking in the 35-metre area, thinking that it would be too cumbersome to pass the ball to the two wings, so he simply chose to pass the ball to the left side of the attack, just as Isco ran out of the open position.
As soon as Baptista's ball was passed, a long leg blocked his passing path.
"Whoa, whoa—"
The deafening shouts instantly turned into exclamations.
After Tang Zheng got the ball, he didn't make too many adjustments, and directly passed to the left side of his side.
Reus had been waiting for a comeback for a long time, and he had a long-awaited one-on-one opportunity.
At this time, left-back Antunes made a decisive sacrifice and clasped his hands around his waist as Reus sprinted.
A very obvious tactical foul, the referee on duty, Eriksen, decisively blew the whistle and ran towards the scene of the incident.
"Tang Zheng's long pass is still accurate, and the football accurately finds Reuss, but Antunes' foul is very ......" Yang 5 commentator He Wei said this, and suddenly thought of a question, his tone was obviously strengthened, and he said excitedly: "Well, Antunes seems to have received a yellow card in the first half, will this obvious tactical foul get a second yellow card?" ”
Tang Zheng is the captain of the team, but he is a little far away from the place of the incident, and Reus and Lewandowski are closer, and they excitedly run to the referee Eriksen to put pressure on the spot.
At the same time, Jurgen Klopp ran to the edge of the away coach's command zone and raised his arms to put pressure on referee Eriksen.
On the other side, the captain of the Malaga field, the central defender Weliga, ran to the referee with a weak heart and pleaded as much as possible.
But referee Eriksen was very determined, and Weligtong reached out to press it but couldn't hold it down.
It is equivalent to saying that Antunes received his second yellow card of the game and was sent off.
"Woo-woo-"
The Rose Garden Stadium suddenly resounded with a deafening huge boo, which was sent to the referee on duty.
The commentator of Spanish national television shook his head and said: "Strictly speaking, this is a standard yellow card foul, but should the referee take into account Malaga's home game and let him go?
German Sky commentator Marcel Leif was full of passion: "In the 62nd minute of the game, Dortmund played one more man, this is an opportunity!!"
Yang 5 commentator He Wei also talked about the red card that Antunes received, but he was more worried: "It is undeniable that Málaga will be quite passive when playing one less, but Dortmund must not let down their guard, Baptista, Saviola, Isco These players have the ability to change the score." ”
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With one less man a foregone conclusion, Pelagrini stopped paying attention to the referee and the fourth official, turning his head to discuss with his aides how to make adjustments.
In the end, Duda, who was capable of playing as a left wing-back, replaced Baptista, who had a less obvious role, to maintain the integrity of the back line.
Seeing that the player who was removed was Baptista, Isco breathed a sigh of relief, but he was very afraid that manager Pelagrini would remove him.
If you leave early, you lose the chance to prove yourself.
Once the home team ends up losing, Isco can guess what the media will say about the game.
In fact, for Pellegrinile, it is not a good thing to play one less man at home.
Previously, he was worried about the relatively impatient psychology of the players on the field, but now he has one less player, but he has unified his thoughts.
It's about holding on to the current scoreline, leaving the suspense to the second leg of the Champions League quarter-final at the Lun Stadium in Westphafa in the middle of next week.
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Baptista was substituted and Isco began to get more chances to get the ball as Málaga attacked, and his attacking organization was more direct than Baptista's.
Get space with superb foot technology!
Of course, Isco has become much smarter since suffering losses at Tang Zheng, he often bypasses Tang Zheng's defense zone when attacking, and then receives the ball and dribbles to organize the team's frontcourt attack.
Although Isco's approach is a little unbrave, it is undoubtedly a shot in the arm for Malaga now.
Originally, the frenzied atmosphere in the stands dropped to the freezing point when the home score was behind and there was one less player, but Isco's possession of the ball was able to rekindle the passion of the home team's fans and indirectly increase the enthusiasm of other players.
Isco's activity was beyond Pellegrini's expectations, so it was inevitable that some thoughts would arise at this time.
Westphalun is home to the famous top devils in Europe, and it is not wise to save the suspense for the next leg.
If there's a chance to win the game at home, why not?
In the 67th minute, Málaga made the second substitution of the game.
Santa Cruz replaced the veteran Joaquin, which is equivalent to letting Santa Cruz stand in the center position as the fulcrum, and Saviola plays Joaquin's original right midfield position.
Malaga's substitution, Jurgen Klopp, was in the eye, he was thinking......
Is it to strengthen the offense, or to defend it?
It's a tangled choice.
Even if the home team Malaga plays one less.
In the blink of an eye, the game entered the 70th minute, and Peragrini's substitutions were very effective, and the fulcrum of Santa Cruz was much better than that of the diminutive Saviola.
He is often able to control the football well when the team is moving from defense to attack, waiting for his teammates to support the attack.
Coupled with the fact that Borussia Dortmund narrowly beat Bayer Leverkusen last weekend to get a valuable three points, and the long flight to Malaga, the players' physical recovery was not ideal.
On the other hand, Málaga played at home in the league last weekend, and Pellegrini made some changes to the lineup, and his physical reserves were significantly better than Dortmund's.
Not long after, Gotze clutched his calf in a collision.
The scene frightened Jurgen Klopp, but it quickly proved to be a false alarm.
Götze was holding his right calf because of cramps, and as the main player, he played almost all the games, and his physical exertion was severe.
In terms of substitutions, Jurgen Klopp followed the advice of his assistant Gerliko Bouácz and replaced Götze with the conscientious Grosskreutz.
Now, after all, there is one more player on the field, and removing an attacker and replacing it with a defensive player is somewhat incompatible with the team's big battle.
Moreover, adding defensive players will also affect Tang Zheng's play in the central midfield, so it is better to make substitutions in the opposite position and use Grosskreutz, who is quite diligent in defensive enthusiasm.
Sure enough!
Grosskreutz's introduction alleviated Dortmund's predicament, and he did a good job of compensating for Götze's lack of defensive ability, and even directly enhanced Dortmund's ability to go back and forth on the left flank.
Malaga has one less player, and if you want to improve the defensive system, you have to increase the range of running, so the physical exertion caused should not be underestimated.
As a result, the game fell into a stalemate again.
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The two sides went back and forth, and the pace of the transition between attack and defense was much slower than at the beginning of the second half.
Borussia Dortmund, with the exception of Grosskreutz, who has just come off the bench for a short time, will actively interfere in midfield, and other people like Robert Lewandowski and Reus have chosen to slowly recover their strength, and they all want to extend the score before the end of the game.
In the 80th minute of the game, there was a dead ball on the sidelines, and the camera of the live director suddenly switched to the sidelines, and it was given to the coaches of both sides one after another.
The intention was very clear, the game is now deadlocked and it's time to make another adjustment to the players on the pitch.
In fact, both Manuel Pellegrini and Jurgen Klopp are hesitant.
Who to change and how to adjust the style of play.
After another two minutes, Malaga switched from defense to attack, and Dortmund did not press high and fell back into the half.
According to Klopp's tactical intentions, saving stamina is the primary goal.
The ball is controlled by Santa Cruz, the fulcrum of the front court, and then passed to the feet of Isco, the heart of the midfield, who organizes the attack.
The team retreated as a whole, and Tang Zheng's position was relatively backward, standing in front of Gundogan and Pirlo.
Seeing Isco's hesitation to take the ball, Tang Zheng moved sideways to help defend Pirlo to see if he could break the ball and counterattack on the spot.
Grosskreutz may be a little different from Gotze, Reuss and Lewandowski in terms of individual ability, but the enthusiasm of the game is not to be mentioned, and he is still one of the few team players who is dedicated to the team.
Reus kicked very badly, saw Tang Zheng move laterally, handed the ball horizontally to Saviola, who came to attack the left rib, and then continued to run forward.
Gundogan automatically followed up with defending Isco and Andrea Pirlo returned to the centre.
Tang Zheng hesitated for a moment, and did not go to talk to Fang Isco, but to make up for Saviola, who received the ball.
Two years ago, Saviola met in the Europa League final, and Saviola is a typical Argentine player with superb shooting skills, speed and technique, so the Argentine star, who has played for Barcelona and Real Madrid, should not be underestimated.
Saviola drew the ball to Tang Zheng's defence, and he was very clever to dunk the ball back and then cross it to Isco, who suddenly retreated.
Given the spatial distance between the two, Tang Zheng couldn't help it, so he chose to continue to follow Saviola's forward insertion.
In the face of Gundogan's defense and Pirlo's defense, Isco made a fake pass to Santa Cruz, who received the ball, and deceived Gundogan into stretching his leg in advance and then suddenly dunked the ball forward.
Pirlo stretched out his leg and tripped Isco, but Isco was not tall and had a low center of gravity, so he staggered and did not fall to the ground.
Hummels was drawn out of Santa Cruz, and Santana scrambled to defend Isco.
At this time, Isco's body center of gravity had adjusted back.
He saw Santana rush forward to defend in a panic, his brain moved, and he stabbed the toe of his right foot lightly, and the football rolled between Santana's legs.
"Whew-"
Seeing this, the Rose Garden Stadium suddenly boiled, and a deafening huge cheer sounded.
The ball passed between Santana's legs and if Isco was able to get his hands on it, it would be a great opportunity to equalise!
But...... Santana didn't give him a chance, and he stretched out his leg and tripped Isco.
Immediately, all eyes were on referee Eriksen......
Eriksen, who was shown on the broadcast camera, hesitated for half a second before blowing his whistle, pointing his left index finger at the penalty spot and giving Santana a yellow card.
As the captain, Tang Zheng immediately ran over to intercede, but referee Eriksen said that he was very confident in his judgment and insisted on pointing to the penalty spot.
In fact, from Tang Zheng's point of view, it is very clear that it is indeed a penalty.
He sighed and stepped back.
The live director gave a slow-motion replay, and Santana's outstretched foot tripping Isco was very obvious, so there was no controversy.
German Sky commentator Marcel Leif shook his head and said: "Nevin Subotic's injury has too much impact on Dortmund's defensive system, and Santana's ability is not enough to partner with such a big task......
With the on-site commentator's eloquent conversation, Isco, who spelled out a penalty, hit the penalty.
1:1
Isco, who scored the goal, looked very excited, he excitedly opened his arms and ran to the broadcast camera on the sidelines, raised his arms and shouted, looking up to the sky and howling!
He proved himself!
The home fans of the Rose Garden Stadium also chanted in unison: "Isco, Isco, Isco!!"
Tang Zheng is very helpless, there are many accidents in football games, but this time it is unfortunate that his team encountered an accident.
The atmosphere grew more and more frenetic with Isco's penalty, and even if Malaga were currently playing with one man less, they relied on the momentum of the equaliser to keep Dortmund at bay.
Now Pelagrini has a bit of a headache and doesn't know whether to stop in moderation or strengthen the attack.
On the contrary, Klopp had no choice, and he replaced Reus with Schiebert to strengthen the attack.
With no choice but to replace Saviola with Positive Indian left-back Monreal to strengthen the defense.