With two hours to go before the game, the entire Dortmund team took a bus provided by the hotel to the Donbas Arena, the venue of the game. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

On the bus, Tang Zheng, as usual, closed his eyes and listened to the song with headphones on, looking a little silent.

That's why not many people notice that something is wrong with him.

Only his roommate Hummels looked at Tang Zheng worriedly, frowning.

When the players warmed up at the Donbass Stadium, the Shakhtar Donetsk fans who came to the stadium in advance let out a tacit laugh, and they laughed at the Dortmund players who came from afar.

"This ...... Damn the weather!"

Pirlo, who returned from injury as a substitute, rubbed his hands together and couldn't help but blurt out.

The coldest weather in Ukraine is from December to February, which is why the Ukrainian Premier League chooses to take a winter break between December and March.

Last year, the cold was most pronounced at this time, with lows reaching more than minus 40 degrees.

If the weather really gets to more than minus 40 degrees, let alone playing football, it will be a pain to come out and walk around.

The Dortmund players and the home team players who came out on the warm-up were heavily armed, with long sleeves and trousers, gloves and scarves.

Oliver Bartletla, the physical trainer who led the warm-up, shouted in a loud voice: "Guys, you must warm up in cold weather!

Tang Zheng felt that his head was heavy, and his feet seemed to be filled with lead.

Hummels pulled Tang Zheng and asked with concern, "Feel okay?"

"Well, it's fine, it's fine, it's just a little uncomfortable. Tang Zheng nodded.

Meanwhile, Shakhtar Donetsk fans in the stands were still laughing at the warm-up Dortmund players.

"I heard they are Bundesliga champions? haha...... Lock your head tightly in your clothes!"

"Go home, Germans!Victory belongs to Donetsk!!"

"Poor man, seeing them rubbing their hands all the time, don't they need to run to warm up?"

"I have a hunch that Dortmund is the light of our life!

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Borussia Dortmund manager Jurgen Klopp was a little worried, feeling that his players were afraid of the cold weather.

But it's normal to think about it, the weather in Germany has returned to normal now, and you can't feel the cold when you wear ordinary long sleeves, unlike Donetsk, where you still feel choked when you wear thermal underwear.

Jurgen Klopp turned his head to look at the far end, thankfully Shakhtar Donetsk had some South American players in their squad who were naturally afraid of the cold.

Like Teixeira, Adriano, Fernandinho.

Or Mkhitaryan from Armenia, who is not very accustomed to the bad weather in Ukraine.

They rubbed together

Moreover, the Ukrainian Premier League has been suspended for more than two months, and the state of the players is unknown.

Thinking of this, Klopp let out a sigh of relief, and then looked at Tang Zheng, who was 'alive and well', and had a better chance of winning in his heart.

In fact, Tang Zheng gritted his teeth under the watchful eye of physical trainer Oliver Bartlet.

After about 20 minutes of warm-up, Oliver Bartlett quickly beckoned his players back to the air-conditioned locker room, otherwise it would not have been a good thing to keep warming up in -10 degrees Celsius.

Lewandowski, who returned to the locker room, said what was in everyone's hearts: "It's still this kind of environment comfortable, the weather in Ukraine is really TM not for people!"

The teammates didn't speak, but they all nodded in agreement.

It was only after the players had changed into their new jerseys that manager Jurgen Klopp re-explained the specific tactical implementation of the game.

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In the home team's dressing room, head coach Lucescu swept over the faces of every player, and he said very seriously: "Guys, we can beat the defending champion Chelsea in the Champions League group stage, and we can also win the Champions League quarter-finals at home!

"Yes!"

Captain Srna was the first to respond.

Immediately, the other team members chimed in: "We must be the one who wins!"

"We're going to the quarter-finals of the Champions League!"

"The defending champions have all been eliminated by us, let alone the Bundesliga champions?"

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At this point, Douglas Costa, who was not included in the starting line-up, looked a little absent-minded, and he had a strong desire to play, but he did not convince the manager.

As for why Douglas Costa's desire to play is so strong, it all comes from the semi-finals of the 2009 Copa Libertadores four years ago.

At that time, Tang Zheng represented River Plate, while he represented Gremio.

Douglas Costa, who had high hopes, did not perform well enough in the two legs of the home and away games to impress Tang Zheng, so that he finally lost to Tang Zheng's River Plate, and thus regretted that he was going to fight for the Copa Libertadores title.

Fate seems to be so magical, Tang Zheng came to Dortmund with the Copa Libertadores with River Plate as a springboard, and the three seasons have been smooth sailing.

So Douglas Costa wondered if he had been more eye-catching, would he have been the player who joined Borussia Dortmund?

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Shakhtar Donetsk sat at the home Donbass Arena to face Dortmund in the first leg of the Champions League 1/8 final as scheduled, with the familiar Champions League theme song and a frenzied live atmosphere.

In order to better prepare for the game, Tang Zheng was fighting with himself, as long as he felt weak, he gritted his teeth and raised his legs.

The game was held in such cold weather, and no one felt that Tang Zheng's physical condition was not good.

The game started in standard Champions League time, with Shakhtar Donetsk taking advantage of the home advantage to quickly launch a fierce attack into Dortmund's defensive half.

The first shot of the game was scored by Shakhtar Donetsk midfielder Mkhitaryan, who accelerated beyond the box to break through Tang Zheng's defense and deliver a high-quality long-range shot.

Mkhitaryan accelerated his breakthrough through Tang Zheng, and Marcel Leif felt strange and said suspiciously: "Tang has been erased so easily this time, is it because he is adjusting his state?" I think...... It should be the bad weather in Ukraine that affects his play. ”

Yang 5 commentator He Wei also talked about Tang Zheng: "The game has just begun, this is an accident. ”

The live director gave Tang Zheng a close-up shot that was pushed to his face, and his handsome face didn't look bloody.

Of course, no one thought that Tang Zheng's face was bloodless because of a cold, and the fans in front of the TV just thought that the weather in Donetsk was too cold.

Tang Zheng put on thermal underwear, long sleeves, and gloves.

Tang Zheng in the camera waved to his teammates, indicating that he had made a mistake, and then covered his face with his jersey with both hands, trying to make himself more concentrated.

Hummels stepped forward and patted Tang Zheng's right shoulder: "How is it?"

Tang Zheng deliberately changed the topic and spit out a mouthful of saliva on the ground: "This weather is really cold enough, I'm afraid of straining my muscles." ”

"Yes, it's too cold!" Hummels shuddered.

The game continued, Weidenfeller drove a short ball of goal kick, and the ball passed to Tang Zheng's feet through continuous passes.

Tang Zheng's right foot had just stopped the football when he saw a Shakhtar Donetsk player wearing orange and black stripes from behind his side, and hurriedly moved a step to the right.

"Beep~"

The referee's whistle sounded, and Fernandinho, who was wearing the number seven shirt, looked depressed, he felt that he had not committed a foul and was wronged.

Is there really no foul?

Yes!

The reason he did this was just to make the referee feel better and make it easier for the tactical foul to follow.

Or rather, dismount.

Tang Zheng is Dortmund's most dangerous attacking playmaker, and the fierce defence of Fernandinho has a knack for dealing with this kind of player.

German Footballer of the Year?

Bundesliga assist king?

Finalist for the 23-man FIFA Ballon d'Or?

I'm sorry!

I'm also a professional footballer!

In the past two minutes, Tang Zheng turned around to meet the ball in the left area of the attack 35 meters, Fernandinho rushed out from the side, and Tang Zheng subconsciously flicked the ball to the left with the outside of his left instep.

Fernandinho didn't kick the football, but kicked Tang Zheng down, and the outstretched right foot was not closed.

The referee did not calm down like Fernandinho's first foul, and he pulled Fernandinho to educate him as a warning.

Tang Zheng shook his head from side to side while getting up from the ground, eliminating distracting thoughts.

Marcel Leif was visibly furious at Fernandinho's actions: "It's totally worthy of a yellow card!

"Tang Zheng is a very creative midfielder, and if the referee continues to tolerate Fernandinho's foul on him, I think the excitement of this much-watched Champions League quarter-final will be greatly reduced. Yang 5 commentator He Wei said unequivocally.

British Sky commentator Martin Taylor even suddenly stood up from his seat when Fernandinho fouled and gave a fierce judgment: "Absolute yellow card! I don't know what the referee thinks, this is an act of tolerating crime!"

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Fernandinho was warned by the referee and his defence became cautious, and as one of the team's two midfielders, he knew it was still early in the game, and if he got a yellow card too early, it would seriously affect the team's overall battle plan.

Of course, this is related to his keen insight that Tang Zheng's style of play does not seem to be as tough as the media says, but it seems that the style of play is soft.

Since the style of play is soft, there is no need to make frequent fouls.

It's not worth it!

Tang Zheng received two consecutive fouls from Fernandinho, and he no longer chose to dribble too much, but passed the ball through early observation.

However, Tang Zheng's position belongs to the attacking forward, in the middle position, and the responsibility of organizing the frontcourt attack is heavy, and he does not dare to take the ball too much, which is equivalent to saying that Dortmund's midfield offensive organization lacks creativity.

In this case, Dortmund's offensive was greatly affected.

There is no way to put pressure on Shakhtar Donetsk in attack, and their attacking players can focus more on attack.

Teixeira, who wore number 29, began to show his good dribbling ability, and with Mkhitaryan dribbling and passing in the middle, Shakhtar Donetsk's offensive gradually picked up.

The visiting Dortmund had to retreat to the defensive, so Tang Zheng's position also retreated accordingly, and he faced Fernandinho again.

In the eighth minute, Fernandinho received Srna's pass and stopped a little too much, Tang Zheng took the initiative to seek physical confrontation, and at the same time stretched forward with his long leg with his right foot.

Everyone thought Tang Zheng would win, but the football was stabbed to Mkhitaryan by Fernandinho, who stopped too much.

The Dortmund players are very confident in Tang Zheng's physical confrontation ability, like the scramble level just now, Tang Zheng's winning rate is infinitely close to 100%, so Sven Bender is slow to react.

Had it not been for Hummels' unexplained premises, the Donetsk offensive would have posed a threat.

Yang 5 commentator He Wei was not very sure, but he still said it after watching the slow-motion replay: "How do I have a feeling that Tang Zheng no longer seems to be in shape, not to mention that the previous two physical confrontations are at a disadvantage, this time I always feel that his physical condition is not ideal." ”

You can see Tang Zheng's inappropriateness through the screen, and Klopp, who was standing on the sidelines, naturally saw it more clearly, and he turned his head to assistant coach Gerliko Bouis and said: "Do you feel that Tang's physical condition is not ideal?"

"Ah, a little, but I think it's the weather. Gerlico Bouis has the answer.

Klopp tapped his chin because he was willing to believe that Tang Zheng's performance was due to the weather.

As long as there is no physical problem, the weather can be overcome sooner or later.

Three minutes later, Dortmund switched from defense to attack, and the football passed quickly to Tang Zheng's feet.

He noticed a Shakhtar Donetsk player approaching from the side, so he quickly handed the ball to Schmelzer and continued to run forward to make a pick-up point.

Tang Zheng came to the 30-meter area of the left rib of the attack, and Gotze passed to Tang Zheng who received it when the breakthrough was fruitless.

Fernandinho tensed instantly, seeking to confront Tang Zheng's body.

Lewandowski was marked by Ziglinski, and Gotze, who passed the football, was marked by Srna, which were not suitable passing points, and Tang Zheng had to fake the fax buckle to dunk the football back.

Fernandinho reacted dissatisfied, and made a 90-degree turn clockwise on the spot, while seeking a physical confrontation, and his right shoulder slammed into Tang Zheng's left shoulder.

If it was normal, Tang Zheng would definitely be able to withstand this level of physical confrontation, but his strength did not keep up when his feet exerted force, and he was immediately knocked down by Fernandinho.

The referee hesitated for half a second and blew the whistle, because the football was still under Tang Zheng's control.

For the referee's decision, Fernandinho was dissatisfied, captain Srna was dissatisfied, and the fans on the scene were even more dissatisfied!

"Woo-woo-"

The Donbass arena suddenly resounded with deafening loud cheers.

The incident took place not far from the left touchline of Dortmund's attack, and the well-wishing Shakhtar Donetsk fans unscrupulously ridiculed Tang Zheng.

"Chinese, are you a soft egg? Football is a man's sport!"

"As soon as you bump into it, are you a graduate of La Masia Film and Television School?"

"Sissy!This is not where you should be!!"

Tang Zheng heard the sound coming from more than ten meters away, because the Donetsk Shakhtar fans spoke it in English, and he bit his lower lip until he felt pain.

Only in this way will you make yourself more sober!