The Under-17 European Youth Championship is a very tight schedule, with games almost every two or three days, and does not give the young players plenty of time to rest.

Three days after the group stage, Germany Under-17s host their semi-final opponents, England Under-17, who finished second in the group.

The match was played the night before Borussia Dortmund played Schalke 04.

Yan Jing and his team had done enough in the previous game against Schalke, and Yan Jing didn't want his nerves to be too tense, so he decided to spare two hours to watch Gotze's game.

Gotze was in much better form this time than he was against Spain in the last game, and Germany's Under-17s were not limited by England's Under-17 style of play, which also allowed Götze to play more.

In this game, although Gotze did not directly contribute assists and goals, he planned and initiated the two key goals.

Looking at the picture of Gotze and his teammates happily hugging each other after the game, Yan Jing once again seriously considered what he had been thinking about since the beginning of the year.

It looks like Mario has fully lived up to the standards he set, if not higher than that.

Anyway, he's only 15 years old, so wouldn't it be too early for him to join the first team next season?

Before Yan Jing could think about the answer to this question, he received another call from Gotze.

Ever since Götze went to Belgium with the national team, he has been called almost every game.

"We're in the finals!Boss, have you watched my game?!"

"Of course, of course. The few attacks you planned were pretty beautiful, and although you weren't the best player in the game, I think you were the key to the team's victory. ”

"I'm embarrassed to praise me like that, but seriously, remember what you said?" Gotze dangled his legs in the locker room, "You said that if Germany reached the final, you would come to the final to watch me play." ”

Yan Jing dragged out his voice: "I remember, I remember, but Mario-san, have you reserved a ticket for me for the finals-"

"There's never going to happen. Gotze noticed a few of his teammates looking at him, but he didn't care, his tone was still as happy as a puppy waiting for his master's compliment, "I used to be the boss and you kept me a ticket, but this time it's finally my turn." ”

Yan Jing was stunned for a moment, and burst out laughing: "Yes, yes, our Mario is about to become a superstar." ”

Kross, who had just finished taking a shower, walked into the locker room with a bath towel and saw Götze talking on the phone with a smile on his face.

Don't even think about it, it must be for the Dortmund manager again...... Cross couldn't help but throw a bath towel over and throw a disdainful look at him by the way.

"Mario, why aren't you going to take a shower? We're going back to the hotel soon!"

"Hey Tony, what are you doing!" Gotze pulled off the half-wet bath towel from his head, and looked at his teammates around him who were almost cleaned up, and then reacted, "Right away, right away, boss, I'll hang up first!

"I will, Mario. ”

On 12 May 2007, Borussia Dortmund faced arch-rivals Schalke 04 at the Westphalen Stadium.

The Ruhr derby was broadcast live from 109 countries around the world, topping the Bundesliga in the same round.

CCTV used prime time early to do a pre-match special and comprehensively analyzed the possibility of Dortmund winning this game.

Hosts Tao Wei and Duan Xuan are both optimistic that Dortmund will beat their enemies in front of their own door to win the championship, of course, Yan Jing's success is a topic they can't avoid.

"He is neither a coach nor a former player, and at such a young age, he should have continued to accumulate and learn, but he has already made achievements in Europe that are praised by foreigners. Coach of a European powerhouse, Bundesliga, Champions League...... Yan Jing has become the pride of Chinese football for a long time. He has regained our confidence and hope, and we sincerely wish that his Borussia Dortmund can win the game, but we have been a long-time wish of Chinese footballers. ”

It stands to reason that an authoritative channel like CCTV will generally ask the commentator to be fair and not to show his or her position.

But apparently when it comes to one's own family, this rule is just a bunch of meaningless nonsense.

At this time, if you don't speak for your family, you will be sprayed to death.

Around the Westphalian Stadium, you can see the policemen patrolling with serious expressions.

In addition to the police, Dortmund fans in yellow and black jerseys also seem to be on alert. Especially when someone wearing a dark blue jersey appears, they will deliberately look at each other a few more times.

The incident of the disappearance of the banner at the Westphalia Stadium a few days ago is not over.

Although Dortmund has been insisting on the Schalke Supporters' Association to return the banner, there is still no sign of the banner.

Coupled with the radical remarks of anonymous Schalke fans in the forum before, this makes many fans a little suspicious today - it would be an absolute shame to let the Schalke people tear up their own flags at the Westphalia Stadium!

"Wait a minute, what's in your bag?"

Several fans wearing Dortmund jerseys and carrying large sling bags were stopped by security officers who entered the stadium and asked to check the contents of their bags.

"What else can there be? Props to cheer for the team, of course!"

The fans stopped, placed their bags on the ground, and then crouched down and unzipped them, with some Dortmund flags and slogans on their faces.

The security guards glanced at their jerseys and didn't check them carefully, letting the men in.

In the dressing room of the home team, Dortmund's players are all in high spirits, and they don't need to mobilize more Yan Jing, they can't wait to go on the field and fight Schalke.

Instead, what Yan Jing needed to do was to keep his players from getting too excited.

"I know you're all ready to try, but I have to remind you that there are only two weeks left until the Champions League final. I hope you will protect yourselves while defeating your opponents, I don't think anyone wants to miss the flight to Athens, right?"

As soon as Yan Jing said this, everyone immediately reacted and began to suppress the restless emotions in their hearts.

The leader is right, although the Ruhr derby is very special, it is not at all comparable to the Champions League final!

Whoever gets injured because of this league is a big idiot who cares about one or the other!

"In the pre-match press conference, reporters inevitably mentioned the banner theft that happened last week. On TV, Dicker said of the previous interview, "The managers of both teams have the same opinion on this, although they are mortal enemies, Schalke coach Slomka also believes that such behavior should not happen. However, he also said that there is no conclusive evidence that this is what Schalke fans did, and Dortmund boss Yan Jing was clearly unhappy with Slamka's remarks. He said very bluntly, 'I can't think of anyone else but you Schalkes who would do such a thing to us in Dortmund', which made the atmosphere at the press conference tense all of a sudden. In the end, the press conference didn't last long, and the two managers broke up with each other. ”

Dicker's remarks are clearly not false, and many reporters have noticed that neither coach of the two teams showed any intention of shaking hands with their opponents when they entered the stadium.

The reporters happily took pictures of the two coaches passing by and not bothering to look at each other - what a good topic to talk about, maybe it could make Schalke and Dortmund quarrel again!

"Now let's give you an overview of the starting line-ups for both sides. On the side of the away team Schalke 04, they still used the familiar 4-3-3 formation today, and the goalkeeper was started by Neuer - this young rookie has replaced the original goalkeeper Rost as the main team since the middle of the season, and his age-appropriate experienced performance and stable performance have allowed him to gain the trust of Slomka and successfully become the main force of Schalke! Bayramovich and Lincoln, up front, Altentop and Lovenkranders on either side, Kuranyi up front!"

And the home team Dortmund, although it is the European final in two weeks, has no intention of letting go of the water in the face of the sworn enemy Yan Jing. Borussia Dortmund fielded all of their main players today – goalkeeper Weidenfeller, Dede and Lichtsteiner on either flank, Thiago Silva and Thuram at centre-back who were becoming more and more consistent, Shaheen and Yaya Toure in midfield were still Yan Jing's first choice, Franck Ribery, Sneijder and David Silva were in front of them, and Villa continued to be the lone striker. ”

"The players of both teams have shaken hands with each other. "Although it doesn't seem that friendly," said the referee after the side-picking ceremony, the referee blew the whistle for the start of the match-"

Captain Thuram got Dortmund off to a good start, winning the right to pick the edge and as is customary to choose to face the South Stand in the second half.

Schalke kicked off first and Kuranyi handed the ball to Ernst behind him.

In the stands of the stadium, there is a whole sea of yellow and black people, only a touch of deep blue in an inconspicuous corner.

The small number of Schalke fans who came to the Westphalian Stadium to watch the game was also related to the hatred between the two teams.

With these two clubs with a large number of fans in Germany, there will always be a large number of fans who follow the home team to any part of the world to cheer them on, rain or shine.

However, the hostile relationship between Dortmund and Schalke even made them reluctant to go to the opposing stadium.

The small number of Schalke fans who came also made the personnel in charge of security at the Westphalian Stadium breathe a sigh of relief.

"Yaya Toure cut the ball off Lincoln's feet!"

The pace of the game was very fast at the beginning, and the players of the two teams knew each other well, so they didn't need to adapt and test at all, and directly started the offensive battle.

Just as the two teams were in the middle of a fierce battle, the handful of Schalke fans in the corner began to whisper in a low voice.

"Clothes, did you throw away your clothes?"

"It's been a long time since the dumpsters...... Wearing a shit Dortmund jersey simply allergies me. ”

"Did you bring that stuff in?"

"Well, it's all in this bag. ”

Someone crouched down to open his backpack, and with a look of disgust, he swept away the Dortmund-colored thing on his face, revealing a corner of the folded banner underneath.

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