The Great War of the 396th Century: The Show
Defending Champions League champion Manchester United was eliminated by Borussia Dortmund home and away!
Such news is not enough to cause a sensation.
For Manchester United today, Dortmund doesn't even have the desire to show off.
Only the media will be happy to go to the ground.
After knocking out Manchester United, Borussia Dortmund and Atletico Madrid will meet in the semi-finals of the Champions League, while the other semi-final is Real Madrid and Bayern Munich!
The Bundesliga giants have reached the last four of the Champions League together, and two Bundesliga teams have reached the last four for two consecutive years, which seems to represent the peak of the Bundesliga's revival since the beginning of the 21st century.
The Champions League semi-finals will be played in late April, after which Dortmund can concentrate on the league.
The Kicker released a preview of the Bundesliga's battle of the century ahead of the weekend.
"Clash of Kings!"
"Bild" used the data of the two teams so far as a comparison to predict this world-renowned Bundesliga peak civil war!
Borussia Dortmund: 27 wins, 2 draws.
Bayern Munich: 26 wins, 3 draws.
The best battle in history! ”
There is no doubt that Borussia Dortmund and Bayern Munich have both played a record-breaking league record this season!
And this time the two teams met, even if there was no deep concept of the national derby before this, it is not an exaggeration to apply the strongest peak matchup in the Bundesliga.
Bayern Munich coach Pep Guardiola said before the game that the challenge of the Bundesliga was much stronger than he expected, and to his surprise, Bayern Munich only conceded 6 points in 29 rounds, but they were actually second in the league!
He praised Borussia Dortmund and said that it was Dortmund's strong performance that allowed Bayern Munich to maintain their winning streak.
He's looking forward to the battle of the century, and the league championship is bound to be born in that game!
Klopp's pre-game remarks were more targeted.
"The whole world is studying and debating whether Bayern Munich is invincible or not, studying their style of play and trying to find flaws, and Borussia Dortmund is also doing this, Bayern Munich is different from Barcelona because Bayern Munich still has the characteristics of a German team.
Visiting the Allianz Arena is definitely not going to be an easy battle, the league has come to this stage, and it is surprising enough that Dortmund did not announce the title in advance, but this is football, even if you have been the champion for many seasons compared to history, but at the moment, you still have strong competitors, which makes us have to do everything to win, otherwise it will be the most painful defeat! ”
It was a beautiful day, and when the Borussia Dortmund buses drove into the Allianz Arena, the fans outside the stadium began to enter the stadium one after another to watch the game.
Both teams have played in the Champions League in midweek, so the big battle between the two teams in this round of the tournament is in the finale, and the end of the other games does not matter.
The Allianz Arena was packed, and tickets were hard to come by, and the scene was spectacular.
The flags of Dortmund and Bayern Munich were waved vigorously by the fans in their respective camps, and countless cheering slogans were held high by the fans.
When the starters of both teams took the stage with their heads held high, cheers shook the sky at the Allianz Arena.
From all corners of the stands, you can see Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund legends.
There are also the big names in German football.
Kahn, Mateus, Effenberg, Bergmusler, Riddle, Ricken, and many more.
This Bundesliga battle of the century touches people's hearts and is also considered a big game that Bundesliga fans should not miss.
Pep Guardiola and Jurgen Klopp smiled and hugged each other before the game, and after a few pleasantries, they returned to the coach's command area to wait for the start of the game.
"Good evening, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to the top match of the 30th round of the 2013-2014 Bundesliga!
Although there are still 4 rounds after the league? But the outside world unanimously believes that today's summit matchup between Bayern Munich and Dortmund at home will directly determine the Bundesliga championship!
Even if Dortmund are only 2 points ahead of Bayern Munich at the moment? Whatever the outcome is, theoretically the champion has not yet been born!
But look at the previous results of the two teams? Borussia Dortmund 27 wins, 2 draws? Bayern Munich 26 wins, 3 draws!
After this big battle, the side that is behind in points wants to catch up and overtake, and the probability is simply minimal!
For Borussia Dortmund, as long as they can get out of the Allianz Arena? Then they will continue to dominate Bayern Munich by at least 2 points!
But it will be difficult to get out of the Allianz Arena, with Bayern Munich already on a terrifying 16-game winning streak in the league!
Their last league game against them came in the first half of the season against Borussia Dortmund at the Wester.
That game is just as memorable? Borussia Dortmund scored three goals in the first half to almost seal the win? But in the second half, Bayern Munich scored three goals in a row and took away a draw!
Regardless of the outcome of this game, both teams have already put together the best record for the same period in club history!
It is precisely because of the unimaginable outstanding results of the two teams that this season's Bundesliga championship is unprecedentedly fierce and exciting, and it has also become the most brutal season in the history of the Bundesliga!
Now let's take a look at the starting line-ups of both teams.
Bayern Munich started 433.
Goalkeeper: Manuel Neuer.
Defender: Lahm? Dent? Boateng, Alaba.
Midfielders: Xavi Martinez, Gotze, Schweinsteiger.
Forwards: Robben, Mandzukic? Ribery.
Borussia Dortmund started the same 433.
Goalkeeper: Weidenfeller.
Defenders: Piszczek, Hummels? Subotic, Schmelzer.
Midfielder: Sven Bender? Mkhitaryan, Gundogan.
Striker: Royce? Lewandowski? Tang Hong.
The elite of the two teams? There are no key players missing, which guarantees the quality of the game.
The pre-match kick-off ceremony has been completed, and the two teams are ready to play in their respective halves, so let's follow the camera to enjoy this Bundesliga king matchup! ”
After the referee blew the whistle for the start of the game, Bayern Munich, who were at home, kicked off first.
Rather than attacking quickly, they made quick passes in the middle and back, slowly pressing forward and spreading out in formation, making the most of the width of the field, and the players in all positions running methodically interspersed with passing and receiving the ball.
Dortmund also did not launch a counter-attack in the midfield, but slowly retreated in formation, looking to play a defensive counter-attack.
Klopp really studied Guardiola's technical and tactical play, weighed it again and again, and it may be unpredictable to face Bayern Munich, which is now at its peak.
It cannot be said that there will be defeat, but the chances of winning are not big.
Looking at the major defeats since Guardiola's coaching debut, the opponents encountered are basically based on extreme defense and counterattack as the core style of play.
Reminiscent of the first half of the two teams in the West** stadium, Dortmund was short of soldiers at that time to face Bayern Munich and was forced to play a defensive counterattack, the result was surprisingly good, even though the second half was still Bayern Munich broke the defensive line, but after all, it was the problem of the defense line itself.
Jurgen Klopp is very pragmatic in asking the team to play defensive counter-attacking tactics in this game, and he needs the championship more than the advantage on the field!
Bayern Munich has an absolute advantage on the field with its pass-and-control play, with obvious forward pressure and strong aggressiveness.
The ball was passed back and forth in front of the pitch quickly, and when the Dortmund defence adjusted a little slower, Bayern Munich launched a threatening attack from both flanks.
Robben and Ribery's in-cut shots, Mandzukic set up a battery for Gotze, and Bayern Munich kicked off the bombardment 15 minutes before the game!
Dortmund's defence was thrilling, but the threat was acceptable.
At least not a single kick-off shot was completely relaxed, unmarked and at a very good angle.
This led to a significant reduction in the effectiveness of Bayern Munich's attackers' shots.
Most of the shots that were off the back of the net were saved by Weidenfeller.
Bayern Munich were scoreless, while Borussia Dortmund began to threaten counter-attacks after relieving the pressure in the early stages of the game.
The previous counter-attack was less than ideal, as the passing at the back was too simple and it was unrealistic to expect a straight kick to solve the problem.
Tang waited patiently for his chance, even though he had already been tackled once each by Lahm and Javi Martinez.
In the 26th minute, when Mandzukic tapped the ball wide to the left in front of the box on the edge of the box, Ribery cut the ball before Piszczek poked it away.
Sven Bender controlled the ball from the side and tapped it across and Gundogan sent in a through ball.
Lewandowski pulled back from the middle circle to respond, only to see Boateng and Dante follow up and put pressure.
Lewandowski decisively kicked the ball straight out and knocked it back.
At this time, Lahm followed Tang Hong, and Tang Hong had already begun to run and did not open the distance, and Xavi Martinez also consciously blocked the opponent's passing line to Tang Hong when he stepped forward to block Mkhitaryan, and the defense was already in place.
But Mkhitaryan crossed the ball diagonally to the right front!
Reus cut inside from the wing and got close to the middle of the pitch and did so before Boateng rushed in to intercept it!
Left-footed pick up the ball to the back of the Bayern Munich defence.
Dante turned and chased straight back.
At this time, Tang Hong, who had already soared at a speed, opened the distance between him and Ram on the way to cut inside and counter offside, and did an impeccable job of stopping the ball before stepping into the offensive danger zone, and continued the offensive with his right foot, and did not slow down his speed.
Bayern Munich fans at the Allianz Arena suddenly had a numb scalp!
Single-handed!
Tang Hong saw Neuer rushing to kill, and the latter abandoned the door in advance!
Tang Hong met Neuer from 35 yards from goal, and he didn't even have a chance to shoot with his feet.
But Tang Hong calmly made a gesture in front of Neuer and shot with his feet!
Neuer stepped forward to intercept in advance!
He knew that if he fouled a tackle, he would be sent off with a red card.
Therefore, the purpose of putting the shovel in advance is to expand the defensive area and block Tang Hong's shot with his legs or feet as much as possible.
But when he let the shovel out, he saw Tang Hong's right foot fall and pull the ball back in front of him.
Originally, Tang Hong planned to change CHOP's direction and shake Neuer horizontally and push it directly, although the distance was long, it was an empty goal after all.
But Neuer's tackle made him change his mind in an instant.
Pull the ball to the front of the body to support the foot to pick up the ball, the moment the football bounces in front of him, Tang Hong starts to accelerate forward, Dante is only a meter away from behind, but Tang Hong's right heel knocks the falling football forward.
An in-situ pilling style connecting the rainbow over-the-top pick.
Neuer scrambled to his feet, but the ball had already flown over his head.
Dante almost bumped into Neuer, and the two looked at Tang Hongde's back less than two meters in front of him, Tang Hong faced the falling football and stopped the ball smoothly and shot more than 30 yards away from the goal.
The half-high ball, which was less than half a meter above the ground, was not fast but flew straight towards the Bayern Munich penalty area, and flew into the middle of the goal after bouncing off the ground in the small penalty area.
The audience was shaken!
There is only one word echoing in the minds of Dortmund fans!
Elegant!