Chapter 93: Bundesliga Champions

At 17:30 p.m. on April 17, 2011, in the cheers of more than 100,000 Hornets fans inside and outside the Westfalen Stadium, with the referee's whistle, the 30th round of the 2010/2011 German Football League Dortmund vs Freiburg match officially began.

Although Dortmund has a huge lead, even if they can't win the championship in this round, it will not affect Dortmund to finally win the Bundesliga title this season.

But Klopp, the players, the fans, and the club's management can't wait.

It's been too long since everyone won the Bundesliga.

For Borussia Dortmund, one of the giants of the Bundesliga and known as the German national derby for their match against Bayern Munich, such a situation is intolerable.

You don't want to wait a minute, let alone a few games?

If you can win the championship in advance after this game, you will never wait for another game.

Therefore, apart from Barrios, who was injured in training, Klopp fielded the strongest starting line-up at his disposal in this game.

From the back to the front, Dortmund's starting lineup is goalkeeper Weidenfeller, defenders Piszczek, Hummels, Subotic, Schmelzer, defender Sebastian Kele, forward Nuri Shahin, both sides of the forward Kagawa Shinji, Mario Gotze, forwards Lewandowski and Cheng Hai.

Not only did he win the championship ahead of schedule, Klopp even had the intention of celebrating the team's early victory with a big victory.

Moreover, he also conveyed his meaning to the players.

The players will also give it their all and will not settle for a victory like a one-goal win.

Of course, Freiburg, who are visiting the Westfaren Stadium, naturally know what they will encounter in this game, so Freiburg's tactics are very cautious, playing in the 4321 Christmas tree formation.

Among them, the three midfielders are all defensive and have no intention of attacking at all.

The two forwards are also defensive, and only one striker means a little bit, so you might as well try it if you have a chance to counterattack.

But Freiburg's fundamental tactic is to hold on.

They have no illusions of winning at the Westfalen Stadium, as long as they can hold a 0-0 and take away a point while letting Dortmund die on their corpse's dream of winning the title early, it will be a huge victory for them.

In the first ten minutes of the game, both Cheng Hai and his teammates were indeed a little impatient and wanted to score too much.

And Freiburg's stubborn defense tactics filled the penalty area with people, and even Cheng Hai was difficult to shoot successfully.

As a result, after 10 minutes, Dortmund still did not score their first goal.

Although there were three shots on goal, only one shot by Cheng Hai hit the frame of the goal, but it was saved by the goalkeeper's extraordinary play.

Ten minutes later, Jurgen Klopp saw the problem and asked his players to pull back and slow down, organize well, and take advantage of the holes in the opponent's defensive line before passing or shooting, and not rushing to the feet.

Under Klopp's greeting, after everyone's mentality calmed down a little, the formation retreated a little, and after Cheng Hai's off-ball running space was larger, there were more opportunities.

In the 14th minute, Cheng Hai switched to the side to get the ball, and in the face of the interception of Freiburg midfielder Schuster, he suddenly used a bulltail that he had never used before.

Although Schuster was very careful, as a professional player's physical conditioned reflex, his body center of gravity involuntarily moved to the outside of Cheng Hai's deception when Cheng Hai made this move.

As a result, Cheng Hai immediately hooked the ball back and instantly broke through from his inside.

Schuster was deceived by Cheng Hai's oxtail and shifted his center of gravity, and if he wanted to stop Cheng Hai again, it was too late.

Cheng Hai broke through Schuster and went to the bottom line, causing Freiburg's full-backs to nervously retreat and defend, trying to jam Cheng Hai's bottom cross route.

Now everyone knows that in addition to Cheng Hai's excellent archery skills, his skills in the bottom cross are also perfect.

In the last ten games, Cheng Hai has contributed a full 10 assists to his teammates, which is also quite terrifying.

Therefore, Cheng Hai's breakthrough on the wing was subconsciously thought by the Freiburg full-back to be a bottom cross.

As a result, when Cheng Hai brought the ball to the level of the line of the big penalty area, he suddenly cut inside and killed it in the direction of the big penalty area.

The fullback defending Cheng Hai was caught off guard and turned around urgently in a hurry, but instead his feet slipped and fell to the ground, completely losing his ability to defend Cheng Hai.

A midfielder who was already marking Gotze had to throw Gotze down and run over to make up for it.

There was also a central defender in the penalty area who moved to the front point, ready to intercept Cheng Hai's route into the penalty area.

But this time, Cheng Hai did not rely on his skills to force a breakthrough, but changed direction before the midfielder approached and dodged the passing route and passed the ball to Gotze.

Gotze smashed the ball past another Freiburg player from a flying tackle and sent the ball to the feet of Nuri Shaheen at the top of the arc of the penalty area.

With the ball passing, the attention of the Freiburg defence was shifted to the middle.

Although there are still people watching Cheng Hai, there are not many people left.

And Cheng Hai's off-ball running, point-grabbing, speed and other skills, how can one or two people keep up?

So, after Cheng Hai passed the ball to Gotze, he relied on his super fast speed and pervasive off-ball running, point-grabbing ability, and strong physique, knocked away the central defender who wanted to intercept him, and rushed into the ribs of the penalty area.

Not to mention that these attacking routines have been practiced in training, Nuri Shahin, as Dortmund's main striker, has a very good ability to find gaps and pass clever passes.

Otherwise, Dortmund will not continue to soar and firmly occupy the top position of the standings during Cheng Hai's two absences from the league.

This time, Shahin found Cheng Hai's running intentions and the fleeting gap in the penalty area.

I saw that when Cheng Hai rushed to the gap in the ribs of the big penalty area, Shahin first made a fake move to pass the ball to Lewandowski in the left penalty area, and then suddenly pulled the ball back, deceiving Freiburg central defender Bucher who was standing on the line of the big penalty area, out of position, revealing the gap for Shahin to pass the ball.

Shaheen then immediately pulled the ball back, and without waiting for Butcher to react, he immediately pushed the ball and sent it into the gap on the right side of the penalty area.

With Shahin's pass, everyone turned their eyes to the right rib of the penalty area, only to find that Cheng Hai had squeezed away the other central defender who had just intercepted him and had rushed into the penalty area.

Facing the ball passed by Shahin, Cheng Hai raised his leg and volleyed vigorously, pumping the ball to the near corner.

Although another Freiburg defender in the penalty area desperately flew to block the gun's eye, and although the goalkeeper Bowman, who was still in the middle of the goal line just now, desperately pounced to the near corner, Cheng Hai's volley was too powerful, too fast, and too awkward.

Neither man could touch the ball and the ball slid against the post and into Freiburg's near post.

In the 14th minute of the first half, Cheng Hai finally opened the scoring to give Dortmund a 1-0 lead, while also increasing his own league goal to 32.

As Cheng Hai's ball flew into Freiburg's goal, the entire Westfaren stadium and even the city of Dortmund erupted in earth-shattering applause and cheers.

The Dortmund commentator in the commentary box shouted excitedly:

“Tooooooooooooooooor……”

"The ball is in!"

"Cheng Hai opened the scoring and gave Dortmund the lead!"

"The champion is beckoning to us!"

"Dortmund is going to win the championship four rounds ahead of schedule and win the Bundesliga title this season!"

In the radio room, the live broadcaster shouted excitedly: "In the 14th minute, Dortmund scored a goal to take a 1-0 lead, and it was ...... who scored the goal"

Tens of thousands of fans who had long cooperated with the tacit understanding shouted in unison: "Cheng Hai!! ”

"It was ...... who scored the goal"

"Cheng Hai!!"

"It was ...... who scored the goal"

"Cheng Hai!!"

Cheng Hai has indeed become the god of Westfalen, the idol of all Dortmund fans, and even the faith.

Everyone's admiration for Cheng Hai is no worse than those world superstars.

is even more powerful than the worship of those world superstars, because Cheng Hai belongs to Dortmund and is attacking the city for Dortmund's championship honor.

Who doesn't like such a player?

Cheng Hai's goal declared the failure of Freiburg's desperate tactics, and their attempt to hold the score 0-0 until the end of the game and get a point was frustrated.

However, even so, Freiburg did not change its tactics to attack. Because this is a league, not a cup competition where you lose or you are eliminated.

Everyone knows how much this game means to Dortmund, and if they come out, they will be slaughtered by Dortmund by a big score.

Although they are all lost, it is good to defend their goals and concede a few fewer goals.

Therefore, in the next game, Freiburg did not press out to attack Dortmund because of the score behind, but still firmly guarded his goal and penalty area to avoid being scored more goals by Dortmund.

Freiburg's stubborn tactics did make most of Dortmund's attacks ineffective, but Cheng Hai's presence was too much of a disruption of the balance.

In the 32nd minute, Cheng Hai used his croquettes, Matthews feints, and oxtail passes three people in the penalty area at the front of the penalty area, causing chaos among all the players in Freiburg.

There were four players on the left and right sides of the front and back, trying to trap Cheng Hai.

As a result, Cheng Hai did not try to penetrate the opponent's defense alone, but lightly sent the ball to the gap on the left side of the penalty area.

After Cheng Hai attracted the attention of so many people by himself and three people, Lewandowski on the other side of the penalty area was in an unguarded gap.

After Cheng Hai's ball passed, Lewandowski even stopped the ball and adjusted it without interference, and then kicked the ball into Freiburg's goal with a volley.

In the 32nd minute, Cheng Hai assisted his teammates to score another goal, and Dortmund took a 2-0 lead.

Cheng Hai's personal strength is too terrifying and terrifying. Wherever he went, he automatically attracted the attention of the Freiburg line.

As a result, in the 44th minute, Dortmund took advantage of this again to score.

Cheng Hai's run in the penalty area attracted three players to follow him, and when he moved to the right and made a gesture to receive the ball from his teammates, the three players followed him to the right side of the penalty area.

As a result, the left side is empty again.

Shinji Kagawa, who was holding the ball, did not pass the ball to Cheng Hai, but sent it to the gap on the left.

Nuri Shaheen, who was cut in the back row, burst into the box and fired a furious shot into the Freiburg goal before the opposition cleared the ball.

Dortmund scored again, extending the score to 3-0, basically sealing the win, and Dortmund's Bundesliga title is basically stable.

After one minute of stoppage time, the two sides went into the break with a 3-0 scoreline, and Dortmund, who were playing at home, had a three-goal lead.

At halftime, the singing of the Hornets fans in the stands did not stop.

They hold banners or model plates celebrating the victory, sing the team anthem or we are the champions, and celebrate in advance.

Freiburg also gave up all struggles, removing their only striker at half-time and replacing it with a defender and switching to a 532 formation, just hoping not to be bloodied by Borussia Dortmund's more goals.

After the start of the second half, Dortmund also slowed down their offensive as Freiburg's full force retreated to resist.

Although Jurgen Klopp wants to score more goals and get a big win, it is not him who plays the ball.

The hearts of the players have already flown to the imagination of lifting the championship plate after the game, where can they still concentrate on attacking with all their might?

Anyway, the score of 3-0 is enough for them to win this game and win the championship in advance, so why do they have to play desperately?

If you provoke Freiburg's players, wouldn't it be too unjust to give someone a malicious foul and cause injury?

However, other players don't want to fight, but Cheng Hai won't.

Not only for more competition experience, Cheng Hai also wants to compete for the European Golden Boot Award!

Although the system does not answer specifically, the reward of the European Golden Boot is definitely higher than that of the Bundesliga Golden Boot, it is certain.

Cheng Hai didn't want to let go of this reward.

Cristiano Ronaldo's goalscoring ability is too strong, and in this round of La Liga, which ended earlier than Borussia Dortmund, Ronaldo scored another goal, bringing the total number of goals to 30.

Cheng Hai currently has only 32 goals in this game, which is not a problem for Ronaldo, who often scores a hat trick and is happy in the senior year.

What's more, La Liga itself has two more teams than the Bundesliga, and the total number of league rounds is four more than the Bundesliga.

Just like now, after this round of the Bundesliga, there are four league games left in the Bundesliga. After this round of La Liga, there are still 6 league rounds.

Therefore, Cheng Hai must score more goals and take a bigger lead in the number of goals.

Cheng Hai's personal strength is indeed too strong, and his efforts were not in vain, and finally achieved results in the second half.

Although Freiburg stacked almost all the players in the penalty area, Cheng Hai's physique, grabbing points, bounce, and header ability were too outstanding.

In the 57th minute, Mario Gotze broke through on the side and made a cross, Cheng Hai jumped high on the line of the small penalty area, and grabbed the first point to shake his head to attack the goal.

A powerful header strikes the goal, causing the ball to fly towards the back of the goal in an instant.

The goalkeeper Bowman, who was standing in the middle of the goal, couldn't even make a save, and watched as the ball flew into the goal against the bottom edge of the backbar crossbar.

Cheng Hai finally scored again, scoring a brace and helping Dortmund take a 4-0 lead and seal the win completely.

Next, Klopp began to make substitutions one after another, replacing Cheng Hai as well, giving a few substitutes who are usually difficult to get the opportunity to play to feel like they are about to win the championship.

While the hard-to-get substitutes were keen to prove themselves on the scoresheet, Freiburg's rigid tactics were too thorough.

What's more, Dortmund's own players don't want to continue attacking anymore, and everyone is enjoying the game.

As a result, neither side scored in the latter period.

Seeing the state of the game between the two sides, the referee didn't even give stoppage time, and blew the whistle for the end of the game directly in the 90th minute.

When the referee blew the final whistle, the more than 100,000 Hornets fans who were already cheering inside and outside the stadium instantly boiled and let out even louder cheers and screams.

The commentators of the national TV stations on the commentary seat also excitedly explained:

"It's over!"

"Borussia Dortmund beat Freiburg 4-0 in the 30th round of the Bundesliga to reach 74 points, 13 more than Bayer Leverkusen on 61."

"With only four rounds of the league remaining, Borussia Dortmund won the 2010/2011 Bundesliga ahead of schedule!"

"Congratulations to Dortmund, congratulations to Cheng Hai, congratulations to Klopp, congratulations to Kyle, Götze, Weidenfeller and so on!"

"Borussia Dortmund had a perfect season, winning the title by a huge margin with four rounds ahead of schedule, proving Dortmund's dominance in the Bundesliga."

Freiburg's players and coaches quietly left the field, and the Dortmund substitutes, coaches, and staff on the sidelines also rushed into the field to celebrate with the players on the field.

Some Hornets fans even climbed over the guardrail and rushed into the stadium to celebrate warmly with Cheng Hai and other players in the stadium.

Of course, these fans were quickly invited out of the stadium by police and security guards. Other fans who wanted to follow the example were also prevented from climbing over the guardrail to enter the stadium.

There is still an award ceremony in the stadium, so we can't let these fans in and make trouble.

The frenzied celebration lasted more than half an hour, and then on the podium, captain Sebastian Kehl lifted the 2010/2011 Bundesliga championship trophy on behalf of Borussia Dortmund.

"We are champions!" The shouts resounded throughout the Westfalen Stadium and even throughout the city of Dortmund.

After the award ceremony was held in the stadium, the whole team of Dortmund took the Twin Cities Bus to parade around the city of Dortmund, causing an even greater sensation.

After nine years, Dortmund is finally the champion of the Bundesliga.

And Cheng Hai also won such a heavyweight championship in the first season of his career, and played a key role in winning this championship, staging a perfect season.