In the last 19 rounds of the 2010-2011 Portuguese Super League, Porto at the top of the table are a full eleven points ahead of second-placed Benfica. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

Although they are not able to get 17 points ahead of second-placed Bayer Leverkusen like Borussia Dortmund, they are already doing very well.

Like Borussia Dortmund, they remain unbeaten so far.

In terms of win percentage, they are higher than Borussia Dortmund, with 17 wins and two draws.

This is Klopp's first time in the knockout stages of the Europa League, so he will not dare to be slow against a strong Porto, so the away trip to Kaiserslautern has reservations.

At the end of 90 minutes, Borussia Dortmund ushered in the second wave of the season without a win in two games on the road.

They drew 1-1 away at Kaiserslautern, who are currently 14th in the league.

With Dortmund's away draw against Kaiserslautern, more and more media are reprinting Dortmund's 'robbing the rich and helping the poor'!

The team started the first leg of the Europa League 1/16 final with two consecutive draws, and Klopp was a little uneasy, because Porto's recent performance was too good.

Streak + Big Wins!

Look at Dortmund again?

In the case of a good situation, it was very unfortunate to achieve the second consecutive draw of the season.

A win in all four games would give Dortmund more than 20 points ahead of second place with the start of the league and the start of the 22nd round.

It's a great situation, it's a pity!

If Borussia Dortmund can maintain their winning streak, they will be able to break the league points record in the same season as they set a record for points at the halfway point in the league!

Bayern Munich had 79 points in two consecutive seasons in 1971-1972 and 1972-1973, and Dortmund scored a staggering 45 points in the league at the halfway point this season, which means that as long as they maintain a little bit of the two-thirds of the first half of the season in the second half, they can surpass Bayern and set a record.

Let's not say that Dortmund scored the same 45 points in the second half of the season, at least 35 points, right?

Of course, that doesn't mean Borussia Dortmund can't set league points records with the remaining 12 rounds.

It's just that they have suffered a winless streak and have fewer chances to set league points records.

At the end of the 22nd round, they have 16 wins, 6 draws and 54 points.

With 12 games left in the league with 12 games remaining, Borussia Dortmund need to win nine of those games to set a new league points record.

Nine out of twelve games must be won, meaning that three of every four games must be won.

It's a bit difficult.

Therefore, many media are lamenting that if Dortmund did not 'rob the rich and help the poor' this season, then they would be infinitely close to the league points record set by Bayern in the seventies of the last century.

What a pity......

It is not only the local media in Dortmund who feel sorry, but also the Chinese media.

Tang Zheng is the absolute core of Dortmund, and Dortmund's excellent results are directly linked to him.

Everyone is Chinese, and they are all proud to say it!

As time passed, everyone's attention began to shift to the first leg of the Champions League 1/8 final and the Europa League 1/16 final.

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There are two matches on the first match day of the first leg of the Champions League 1/8 finals, namely Valencia vs Schalke 04 and Arsenal vs Barcelona.

One of the most talked-about was Arsenal's home game against Barcelona, who beat Barcelona 2-1 at the Emirates Stadium after 90 minutes.

Perhaps the 1/8 final between Valencia and Schalke 04 received less attention, and the game was a dull game, with the only sensation being a goal scored by both sides and ended in a draw.

The second matchday also saw only two matches, with Roma losing 3-2 at home to Shakhtar Donetsk and Milan losing 1-0 at home to Tottenham, who have been in excellent form this season.

The remaining four Champions League quarter-finals will be played in the middle of next week.

Immediately, the focus of the media shifted to the first leg of the Europa League 1/16 finals.

Of the sixteen games, there are two of the most noteworthy.

Napoli vs Villarreal and Porto vs Borussia Dortmund.

Among these two key battles, the 1/16 finals between Porto and Dortmund are the most interesting.

Porto and Borussia Dortmund are currently leading the way in their respective leagues, and winning the league title this season will not be too much of a problem, and both sides have reached the semi-finals in their respective domestic cup competitions.

In other words, the winner of this Europa League 1/16 final will have a good chance of chasing the second tier of the treble......

Tang Zheng didn't pay attention to how the media hyped up this Europa League knockout match, and he followed the team to concentrate on preparing for the upcoming reunion of friends after a long absence.

Putting aside the Falcao factor, Tang Zheng's impression of Porto is still stuck in the 2003-2004 season.

Porto won the league and Champions League under Jose Mourinho that season, and a season before that, Mourinho's Porto won the league title, the domestic cup and the UEFA Cup, the predecessor of the Europa League, that is, the treble.

Eight years later, Porto, who had no way to play in the Champions League, had another chance.

The current head coach of Porto is none other than Mourinho's assistant Villas Boas, who made Porto achieve the treble in the 2002-2003 season!

However, Borussia Dortmund manager Jurgen Klopp is no small one, having eight years of coaching experience before taking charge of Dortmund, and more coaching experience than Villas-Boas, who has been next to Mourinho for many years.

Even in terms of stirring up the emotions of the players, Klopp is superior.

After many comparisons, it is difficult to decide the winner, so it is natural to talk about the 1/16 finals before the host.

Of course, the host before the guest is strictly a mixed bag.

Away before home means that the team still has one last layer of insurance, which means that if you lose the first leg away from home, you still have a chance to complete the comeback when you return home.

Home and then away, you have to be on the lookout for teams conceding goals at an inopportune time, and this fear can have a serious impact on the overall mentality of the home team in the first leg.

So in general, there is still a certain advantage to the guest before the host.

The match day was on February 17, and the Dortmund team arrived in the northern Portuguese city of Porto on the morning of February 16.

The team first rested at the hotel where they stayed, and then went to the Dragon Stadium in the afternoon to get used to the venue.

As the team acclimatised to the pitch, manager Jurgen Klopp was on the sidelines to speak to the media.

But the media only have 15 minutes to cover the field, and once they exceed 15 minutes, they will be kicked off the pitch, and the whole team has some tactical routines to practice.

Although it is difficult to achieve absolute secrecy at the home stadium of Porto, their tactical routine has been formed and it is now just a matter of rehearsing it a few times, and the whole world knows Dortmund's tactical play, and there are few teams that have beaten Dortmund.

This...... It's Klopp's faith!

As Jurgen Klopp spoke to the media, the players warmed up and curiously looked at the stadium where they will play tomorrow night.

The Stadio d'Oro, with a capacity of 50,948 people, is one of the best professional football stadiums in Portugal.

However, compared with Dortmund's home stadium Westphar Lun, there is still a certain gap between the Dragons Stadium.

So Sven Bender, who has been out of the squad this season with an injury, said: "How do you deserve to win on a small field? I think we have to win. ”

"Don't underestimate the Portuguese Super League teams, especially Porto, they are not to be underestimated. Tang Zheng also came to the Dragon Stadium for the first time, but he was afraid of Falcao.

A lot of times he was able to turn what wasn't a chance into a goal.

Only if you have played with him do you know how good he is.

At 8 o'clock in the evening of the same day, head coach Jurgen Klopp organized the whole team to meet in a small meeting room on the second floor of the hotel.

It deepens the players' tactical understanding and relaxes the minds of the young players.

In addition to Weidenfeller, Piszczek and Barrios, Dortmund's other starters are all 88 and 89 years old, like Gotze is a post-90s generation with little game experience, especially in the knockout stage of the Europa League.

Many people say that the Champions League and the Europa League are different from the league, but the exact difference can only be known if you have played in person.

That's why Jurgen Klopp organised a meeting of his players the night before the game.

The starting eleven has already been decided on the adaptation pitch this afternoon, so the task of Jurgen Klopp and the two assistant coaches is to deepen the tactical impression of the main players and at the same time instill in the substitutes the concept of ready to play at any time.

Finally, Jurgen Klopp spoke about the players in the Porto squad who need to be focused on.

The first thing to focus on is Porto's two top scorers this season – Falcao and Hulk.

The pair have scored 27 goals in the league so far and together for eight in six Europa League group games, making them a consistent scorer for Porto.

Schmelzer, Hummels, Subotic and Piszczek were particularly serious at the back.

In addition, Porto's three midfielders, Moutinho, Guarin and Fernando, have a clear division of labor and tacit cooperation, and Falcao and Hulk can explode this season, which is directly related to the super ability to transport shells in the medium and long term.

Considering the away game, Klopp did not opt out of the usual league double midfield pairing, and he opted for Sven Bender to partner Tang Zheng in order to limit Porto's attacking organisation in central midfield.

With Grosskreutz, Kuba and Gotze disrupting in midfield, Klopp is confident enough to get out of the way at the Dragons!

Finally, Klopp stretched out his right hand, glanced at all the players present, and suddenly raised his voice: "Do you have any confidence in tomorrow night's game?"

Klopp's routine Tang Zheng has long known that during the period when Kyle is recovering from injury, he shoulders the important task of revitalizing the atmosphere of the team, so he reached out to cover the back of Klopp's hand for the first time: "Have confidence!"

The other players did the same, covering the back of their teammates' hands, and then saying in unison: "Win!!"

(To be continued.) )