Chapter 215: Fifteen consecutive wins
After playing against Fortuna Dusseldorf, Cheng Hai and Annia flew halfway around the world together again, arriving in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, for the 2012 AFC year-end ceremony.
In the end, Cheng Hai won the 2012 Asian Footballer of the Year without any suspense, and the Chinese men's Olympic football team became the AFC National Team of the Year (male).
Then Cheng Hai returned to Germany, and Dortmund ushered in the 15th round of the Bundesliga and the first leg of the German national derby this season.
Before the start of this season, Bayern Munich spent 70 million euros to introduce Martinez, Manju' Kic, Shakiri and other powerful players, but did not sell any main players, and the strength has been significantly enhanced.
As a result, they, like Borussia Dortmund, have a terrifying start to the season with eight straight wins.
However, in the 9th round, Bayern overturned in the gutter and were defeated 2-1 at home by Bayer Leverkusen, and in the 12th round, they were forced to draw away by Nuremberg.
After the first 14 rounds, Bayern Munich handed over 12 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss, accumulating 37 points.
This point and record, no matter which season it is placed in the Bundesliga, is a result that can be won and can compete for the championship.
However, despite Bayern's impressive results, they still failed to reach the top of the Bundesliga standings, because the Bundesliga still has Dortmund led by Cheng Hai.
Borussia Dortmund have started an even more terrifying start with 14 consecutive wins, and are top of the table with 42 points five points above Bayern Munich.
This has already set a record for the best winning streak in the top five leagues.
The German national derby in the 15th round has become Bayern Munich's best chance to block Dortmund, and it is a direct dialogue related to six points.
If Bayern Munich can hold off Borussia Dortmund, they are only two points behind Dortmund and prove that Dortmund are not invincible, and Bayern Munich could also compete for the Bundesliga title this season.
And once they spend 70 million euros in the summer transfer period, the third largest transfer fee in Europe, and can't beat Dortmund at their home Allianz Arena, then Bayern Munich can only watch Dortmund finally win the championship this season.
Bayern Munich can't beat Dortmund on their home turf, do they expect other teams to stop Dortmund?
Impossible!
Therefore, this is a test of Bayern Munich's fighting power, to verify whether Dortmund can complete the Bundesliga three consecutive championships and build a dynasty team.
However, before the game, Bayern Munich's coaches, players, and management did not make any provocative remarks, and did not shout the slogan that they must beat Dortmund.
Because they're not sure!
Dortmund in these two seasons, under the leadership of Klopp and Cheng Hai, is really a little too terrifying.
In particular, Jose Mourinho's Galacticosis Real Madrid was beaten 13-5 by Borussia Dortmund over two legs in the group stage, which was really scary.
Neither Jose Mourinho's level of coaching nor Real Madrid's star-studded squad expected them to be slaughtered 5-13 over two legs by Borussia Dortmund.
And Cheng Hai scored 7 goals in two legs and had an assist, which also fully proved his attacking power.
Bayern Munich really don't have the confidence to shout anything big before the game, even if this is the German national derby, which is their home stadium.
The opponent did not fight a war of words, and Dortmund did not provoke it, so the atmosphere between the two sides in the media before the game was relatively peaceful.
But on the day of the game, the fans on both sides did not seem so peaceful.
Because Bayern Munich is the Bundesliga champion, it is recognized as the only world-class giant in the Bundesliga. In these two seasons, Dortmund took its place and became the dominant player in the Bundesliga, and also completed the first treble of the Bundesliga.
Dortmund fans were naturally very proud, and some even shouted slogans to conquer the Allianz Arena and slaughter the southern stars.
It's not shouted out of mouth, it's really spray-painted with banners.
This naturally annoyed the Bayern fans of the home team, and the two sides almost clashed outside the Allianz Arena, but fortunately, the Munich police had been prepared and patrolled a lot of police, and found out in time to isolate the two sides.
However, the two sides still used the way of scolding each other to show the demeanor of their respective teams.
Hornets fans say that Bayern Munich is a cancer in the Bundesliga, and they still rely on Hornets to complete the first treble of the Bundesliga after buying so many superstars.
Bayern fans said that Dortmund hugged Cheng Hai's big leg, and without Cheng Hai, Dortmund would not have won the treble in another hundred years.
Hornets fans said proudly that Cheng Hai was discovered and signed by their own scouts, and they did not take advantage of anyone, and now they are also given the world's highest salary, Dortmund's achievements are well-deserved, Bayern is just red-eyed and jealous!
Bayern fans were dismissive and counted the heritage, the number of Champions Leagues, the number of league titles, and so on.
But the Hornets fans only replied: We have a triple crown, do you have one?
It choked many Bayern fans speechless!
Of course, when the reason can't be solved, it is natural for the scolding to evolve into a personal attack, and the fans on both sides of the derby, let alone the scolding, fights and brawls are commonplace.
At 19:30 p.m. local time on December 1, 2012, in the shouts of more than 70,000 fans on both sides of the Allianz Arena, with the referee's whistle, the first German national derby of the 2012/2013 Bundesliga season in the 15th round of Bayern Munich's home match against Dortmund officially began.
In this derby, both sides are naturally the main force.
Borussia Dortmund wants to overthrow their sworn enemies, win the Bundesliga three times in a row, establish a world-recognized Dortmund dynasty, and promote to a world-class giant.
Bayern Munich will have to prove themselves the Bundesliga giants by beating Borussia Dortmund and keep their title hopes alive this season.
Therefore, the two sides who played the main force entered a hot offensive battle from the beginning in this game.
In the face of Dortmund with Cheng Hai, countless examples have proved that defense cannot be prevented.
Whether it is Cheng Hai's ability to break through the goal in sports battles or the ability to attack from set-pieces, he is the world's top.
A game of 90 minutes, relying on defense alone, there is a high probability that Cheng Hai will not be able to prevent him.
Moreover, as the former Bundesliga hegemon, let them play defensive counterattacks at the Allianz Arena, and they can't pull that face. What's more, there are so many attackers in the team, and they have spent a lot of money to bring in reinforcements, is it not a waste to play defensive counterattacks?
Therefore, simply play against Dortmund and see who scores more goals on both sides.
The only thing that worries Bayern fans is that Robben was not in the squad because of injury in this game, and I don't know if these players on the field can support Bayern's offensive banner, fight against Dortmund and finally win.
However, after the start of the game, although there was no Robben on the field, it was always Bayern's home stadium, and they got into the game faster than Borussia Dortmund.
In the 6th minute, Bayern Munich crossed from the side after Ribery broke through on the left wing, and Mandjoukic, who was introduced in the summer transfer period, headed the ball in the penalty area and shook the Dortmund defender and goalkeeper fiercely.
Then, Thomas Muller, who cut inside on the other wing, didn't wait for the Dortmund defender to clear the ball and volleyed it into the back of the net.
Unfortunately, Muller's volley missed the target and flew high over the crossbar, wasting Mandju'Kic's header.
However, Bayern have too many attackers.
In addition to the four defenders, Kroos, Schweinsteiger, Martinez, Franck Ribery, Manju' Kic, and Thomas Muller in the midfield are all attacking stars.
On Dortmund's side, Cheng Hai finally flew back to Asia to participate in the AFC awards ceremony, flying back and forth over most of the world, but his state was still greatly affected, and he failed to create enough pressure on Bayern Munich in time.
As a result, Bayern's midfield attacking group was able to let go of its hands and feet to bombard Dortmund's penalty area.
In the 13th minute, Bayern Munich finally penetrated Dortmund's defense through the exquisite team cooperation of Kroos, Manju' Kic, Ribery, Muller and others, and finally Muller passed the ball in an inverted triangle and Kroos pushed the ball into Dortmund's goal on the line of the big penalty area.
Bayern Munich took a 1-0 lead at home, and the Bayern fans in the stands suddenly erupted in enthusiastic and loud cheers, screams, and shouts.
They scored first ahead of Borussia Dortmund, who had Cheng Hai.
Bayern Munich, who scored the goal, was demoralized and continued to attack aggressively, wanting to build on the good work and score another goal.
But their final kick is always a bit of precision or luck.
In the 17th minute, Ribery broke through on the side and cut the ball inside, and Schweinsteiger inserted a violent long-range shot in the back row, which hit the post and missed the goal, which made tens of thousands of Bayern fans in the entire Allianz Stadium sigh.
Of course, Bayern are not discouraged.
They are still sticking to their attacking style of play and want to score more goals to beat Borussia Dortmund on goals.
However, Dortmund's side is not a soft persimmon.
Although Cheng Hai's state has been affected by flying back and forth to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, he has not been as intensive as the previous time when he repeatedly returned to China to receive the Chinese Footballer and participate in the World Preliminaries.
Therefore, although Cheng Hai is in a poor state in this game, his own super strength, and occasionally playing normally in a certain field is enough for Bayern.
In the 26th minute, Cheng Hai finally played his individual strength normally, first used a sudden crotch pass past Kroos after receiving the ball in the midfield, and then hit the wall with Gundogan to pass Schweinsteiger.
Just when Boateng rushed up to grab the ball, Cheng Hai didn't wait for him to get close, so he picked up a pass and sent the ball to the right corner of the penalty area.
Cheng Hai's full vision allowed him to discover Gotze's running position and intentions one step ahead of his opponent.
Under the stunned gaze of the Bayern players, Mario Gotze cut in from the wing, picked up the ball unguarded, and then drove into the penalty area, and after making two feints to kick back the ball in the face of defender Lahm's defense, he shook off the gap in the intended shot and then decisively kicked the goal.
Goalkeeper Manuel Neuer pounced into the near corner, but Gotze fired the ball into the far corner.
The ball rolled past the feet of Neuer, avoiding the feet of centre-back Dante, who was trying to clear the ball, before slotting into the Bayern Munich goal against the far post.
In the 26th minute, Cheng Hai assisted Mario Gotze to equalize for Dortmund, and the score became a 1-1 draw.
Similarly, this ball also boosted the morale of Cheng Hai and his teammates, and they played a lot better in the next game, and finally entered the game state.
Especially Cheng Hai, this accurate pass and assist made him find the feeling of the game.
Although he is not as good as when he was at his peak, he has too many full-value skills, and as long as one skill is played normally, it is enough to pose a huge threat to Bayern Munich's penalty area or goal.
In the 37th minute, Cheng Hai received a pass from Reus with his back to the penalty area on the right side outside the arc of the penalty area, and there were two close defenders behind him, Schweinsteiger and Boateng, so that Cheng Hai could not turn around and face the offensive direction.
However, in such a situation, Cheng Haiman's creativity came into play at this time.
I saw that he made a gesture to catch the ball, but the moment the ball reached his feet, he did not stop the ball, but raised his foot, knocked the ball back with his heel, just passed between Boateng's legs, and rolled diagonally into the left side of the penalty spot in the penalty area.
Lewandowski attracted the defense of another central defender Dante in the penalty area, and Sebastian Kele, who was inserted in the back row and unguarded, rushed into the penalty area, met Cheng Hai's unexpected wonderful pass with his heel, and kicked the ball into the Bayern Munich goal without stopping.
Neuer reacted with a save, but the ball was too fast, too short and too awkward, and ultimately could not stop Kyle's shot.
Cheng Hai scored two assists to help Dortmund reverse the score, and the score between the two sides became 1-2, and Dortmund, who was playing away, took a one-goal lead.
Now Bayern Munich is in a hurry.
It's frustrating to be beaten by two goals in a row when you're leading first.
But Bayern's stars are well-informed, and instead of being demoralized due to frustration, they are more desperate to press and attack.
With a little luck, Bayern Munich finally equalized in the 42nd minute.
It was striker Mandjoo Kic, who was brought in in for the summer transfer window, who fended off Hummels' close defence in the penalty area before slotting Martinez's wide cross into the Borussia Dortmund goal with a half-volley.
Mandjoukic helped Bayern Munich level the score at 2-2 before half-time, and finally did not go into the break from behind.
One minute of stoppage time, the referee blew the whistle for the end of the first half, and the two sides went into the break with a 2-2 draw.
This first half, whether it is for the players and fans of both sides or neutral spectators, is still quite exciting, worthy of the German national derby.
In 45 minutes, the two sides scored 4 goals, with leads, equalizers, reversals, and equalizers again, which can be described as evenly matched and exciting.
Just look at the state and performance of both sides in the second half.
In the expectation of the majority of fans, after a 15-minute break, the two sides changed sides and fought again, but continued to fight against each other in the first half.
Under the influence of Atletico Madrid under Simeone, both sides learned quickly in high pressing, and the pace of attack and defense was quite fast, and there were many offensive opportunities.
But Bayern Munich's offense, the probability of converting into a goal is much lower than Dortmund's, just because of the difference between Cheng Hai.
Of course, Bayern Munich also knows this, so it pays great attention to the strict defense of Cheng Hai, and even Ribery, Muller and others retreat to the backfield from time to time to block Cheng Hai's breakthrough or shot.
Sometimes, however, the explosion of a superstar is not something that can be intercepted by a large number of people.
Otherwise, why is it that everyone knows about the threat of a superstar, but the superstar can still score goals and bring victory to the team?
Without these abilities, why do superstars get such high salaries?
Especially Cheng Hai, with the world's No. 1 annual salary, if he doesn't show a little convincing performance, it won't work!
After two assists, including a good backheel pass, Cheng Hai has entered the state of this game.
Coupled with the deep sleep and recovery at halftime, Cheng Hai entered the game even faster than the Bayern Munich players playing at home in the second half.
After all, pressing high is a physical task, and Bayern's players don't have a way to recover by falling asleep quickly at half-time.
In the 59th minute, Cheng Hai got the ball in the midfield and first got rid of Kroos's defense next to him by smashing the ball, and then dribbled the ball to Bayern Munich's penalty area.
Along the way, Cheng Hai used the ball to pass, pedal, and pass the ball past Schweinsteiger, Tymoschchuk, and Boateng, and then entered the Bayern Munich penalty area.
That is to say, before Cheng Hai entered the penalty area and shot, he successively passed Kroos, Schweinsteiger, Timoshchuk, and Boateng.
It was a brilliant breakthrough for four men in a row, and if the ball had gone in, it would have been a classic.
In the boos of countless Bayern fans and the nervous gaze of Dortmund fans, Cheng Hai did not make a shot at all when he entered the penalty area to face Neuer, who was half-crouching and trying his best to expand the defensive range, and suddenly poked his toes during the run, poking the ball between Neuer's legs.
Because Cheng Hai's shooting skills are so good, whether he plays the near corner or the far corner, the goal rate is quite high, so Neuer only half-squatted and tried his best to expand the defensive range, wanting to save Cheng Hai's shot in time.
Although he knew that under the crotch of his legs wide open, it became another point of use for Cheng Hai.
Cheng Hai has a full value of "crotch piercing" skills, and his ability to find and take advantage of the gap between the opponent's legs is unparalleled in world football.
Thus, Neuer was tragic.
In his stunned gaze, Cheng Hai suddenly poked the ball from his toe and rolled between his legs, and then rolled firmly into the goal behind him.
Neuer, who sat down urgently and tried to stop the ball, didn't stop anything, just sat on the grass with a fart.
In the 59th minute of the second half, Cheng Hai started to dribble the ball from the midfield, staged a long-distance run and passed four people in a row, and then entered the penalty area to hit Neuer's goal, and the ball penetrated the crotch into Bayern Munich's goal.
Cheng Hai finally scored his first goal of the game, helping Dortmund to take a 3-2 lead again with a goal and two assists.
If it weren't for Cheng Hai's previous performance being too dazzling, scoring a hat trick at every turn, and being happy in the senior year, Cheng Hai's two passes and one shot in this game would already be a phenomenal performance.
Even so, Cheng Hai's performance was already the most dazzling player in the game, and he was more closely guarded by Bayern Munich in the next game.
However, Bayern Munich fell behind and had to attack aggressively.
Moreover, their midfield is full of attacking players, and even Schweinsteiger is a playmaker at the back, not a defensive midfielder, and his defensive ability is limited.
In addition, Dortmund is not alone with Cheng Hai.
So, in the 72nd minute, Bayern Munich's goal broke again.
This attack has nothing to do with Cheng Hai, but it is precisely because of his running position in the front court that he has attracted the attention of several Bayern Munich midfield players such as Schweinsteiger and Boateng, allowing other players in Dortmund to get the gap in the front court.
Borussia Dortmund took a 4-2 lead and almost sealed the win.
Of course, with 20 minutes to go before the end of the game, Bayern Munich has so many stars that even in Robben's absence, they are capable of scoring.
Sure enough, Bayern Munich, who fought back strongly, finally scored another goal in the 84th minute, and central defender Dante grabbed the first point in the corner kick battle and shook his head to attack the goal, and the ball was headed into the goal of Dortmund.
Bayern Munich tied the score at 3-4, just one goal away.
The goal gave Bayern Munich hope of an equaliser or even a comeback, and in the final minutes they went even more frantic in an attempt to turn defeat into victory.
However, the attacking pressure made a huge hole in their backcourt, and when facing Dortmund's counterattack, they were a little weak defensively and could only use foul tactics to stop it.
In the 89th minute, when Bayern Munich's attack was broken again, and Cheng Hai received a pass from Kyle in an anti-offside position and was about to form a single knife to go to the meeting, Boateng, who was successfully countered by Cheng Hai but had not yet been thrown away, saw that the situation was not good, and directly pushed Cheng Hai down from behind.
Boateng undoubtedly received a yellow card for gifting Borussia Dortmund a free-kick from around 32 yards from goal.
The ball was so far away that Boateng thought he had managed to defuse Cheng Hai's one-on-one ball with a tactical foul, which Bayern Munich had done a few times before.
However, after watching Cheng Hai send the ball into his own goal with a powerful free kick that broke the ground, Boateng regretted it too late.
According to the statistics after the game, Cheng Hai's powerful and violent free kick reached a speed of 127km/h, no wonder even though he was 32 meters away from the goal, Neuer still failed to save the ball in time: because the ball flew too fast.
The final score of this game was 3-5, and Dortmund, who were playing away, scored two braces away from rival Bayern Munich with Cheng Hai's goal and assist, won the first national derby of the season, and continued to win 15 consecutive games since the beginning of the season, continuing to create the best start and winning streak in the five major leagues.