Chapter 171: German Cup Final
After the game, the world's major media reported the news that Dortmund defeated the Bernabeu and beat Real Madrid twice over two legs to advance to the final.
"Dortmund defeated Real Madrid 4-2 in the first leg, 3-2 in the second leg, and 7-4 in the second leg to advance to the Champions League final! 》
"Klopp changed the formation, Cheng Hai played a miraculous effect in the back, Dortmund defeated Real Madrid in two legs and advanced to the Champions League final with an aggregate score of 7-4! 》
"Borussia Dortmund defeated Real Madrid 7-4 on aggregate to advance to the final, and will compete with Messi's Barcelona for the Champions League title this season at the Allianz Stadium! 》
"Arsenal, Marseille, AC Milan, Chelsea, Real Madrid, watch Dortmund's road to the final full of thorns this season! 》
Dortmund's thorny road to the final, Dortmund's duel with Barcelona, and the competition between Cheng Hai and Messi all make this season's Champions League final full of highlights.
In particular, these opponents that Dortmund encountered on the way to promotion were simply shocking.
It can be said that in the history of the Champions League, no team that has advanced to the final has encountered so many giants in the group stage and knockout stage in a row.
Dortmund, on the other hand, made it all the way.
Even the Galaxy Battleship Real Madrid was double-killed, which further proves the gold content of Dortmund's road to promotion this season.
If Dortmund really beat Barcelona to win the championship in the end, then they will have another Barcelona corpse at their feet.
At that time, Dortmund's championship will become the most valuable champion in the history of the Champions League, which is commendable.
However, the Champions League final is on May 19, with Dortmund having to play two league games and a German Cup final.
What is extremely beneficial for Dortmund is that these games, including the Champions League final, have only one game a week, and there are no more double games a week.
And on the premise that the league has won the championship in advance, Klopp can let the main players rotate and rest to prepare for the German Cup and Champions League finals.
At the end of the season, the players of any team will inevitably feel tired, let alone a team like Borussia Dortmund, who are fighting on three fronts and competing for the title on three fronts.
Moreover, the depth of Dortmund's bench bench is not comparable to that of super giants such as Real Madrid and Barcelona, and the main players are even more tired.
Therefore, after playing the Champions League semi-final with Real Madrid, Klopp gave the whole team a full two days off to let everyone rest.
As for the 33rd round of the Bundesliga away against Kaiserslautern three days later on April 29, Klopp sent all the substitutes to start, and even Cheng Hai sat on the bench and did not start.
It wasn't until the 70th minute of the second half that Klopp switched to play 20 minutes.
Borussia Dortmund, who came on as a full substitute, were conceded four goals away from Kaiserslautern, and Cheng Hai only pulled back a point after coming off the bench in the second half.
In the end, Dortmund simply lost 1-4 on the road, which can be described as a heavy defeat.
However, no one cared about this game after the game, because Dortmund had already won the Bundesliga title ahead of schedule, and this game had long been abandoned by Klopp, and everyone knew it.
Everyone's hearts have already flown to the German Cup final and even the Champions League final.
With already the Bundesliga title already won, Dortmund would become the first team in German football to win the treble if they beat Bayern Munich in the German Cup final to win the German Cup and Barcelona in the Champions League final.
This is undoubtedly a great honor.
Therefore, a heavy defeat in an away Bundesliga game that came on as a substitute no one cared at all.
However, a week later, on 5 May 2012, Borussia Dortmund played Freiburg in the final league game of the season.
Because this is the last game before the German Cup, Dortmund still has to use actual combat training, and it is impossible to send substitutes again.
As a result, in the cheers of the fans at the Westfaren Stadium, Freiburg, who was playing away, fell into blood mold.
In the first half alone, Freiburg were conceded five goals.
Among them, Cheng Hai scored a hat trick with a long-distance run, a long-range shot from outside the penalty area, and a direct free kick.
After a 15-minute break, the two sides changed sides and fought again, and Klopp made substitutions to let Kyle and Gundogan go to rest.
But Cheng Hai is still on the field.
As a result, Cheng Hai scored another shocking hat trick in the second half, scoring a total of 6 goals in the second half.
In the last home game of the Bundesliga, Cheng Hai left a shocking performance of six goals in a single game for the Hornets fans, which made the audience boil, and countless people excitedly shouted Cheng Hai's name and worshiped him.
Of course, there are banners and slogans to retain Cheng Hai.
If Cheng Hai moves away in the summer, it will undoubtedly be Cheng Hai's last game at Westfalen Stadium.
You must know that after being eliminated by Dortmund led by Cheng Hai in the semifinals, Real Madrid really made an offer to Dortmund.
However, the offer was not 150 million, but 120 million euros, which was only rejected by Dortmund because Real Madrid wanted to pay in installments.
But that doesn't ease the fans' worries.
Because Dortmund's season is not over yet, if Cheng Hai finally leads Dortmund to win the German Cup, the Champions League, and win the treble, then Cheng Hai's value will definitely be more than 120 million euros.
If Chelsea, Manchester City, Paris Saint-Germain and other local tyrant teams join the competition, the transfer fee will really be increased to 150 million, and whether Dortmund can hold it is really a big question.
You must know that Cheng Hai's liquidated damages are only 100 million.
If Dortmund does not agree to Cheng Hai's transfer this summer, then next summer, Dortmund will only get a maximum of 100 million euros in liquidated damages, and there will be giants rushing to report a transfer fee of more than 100 million as this summer.
In any case, Cheng Hai's performance of leading Dortmund to a 9-0 bloody defeat of Freiburg with six goals in the last Bundesliga game of the season still ushered in a cheer for him.
At the same time, it also terrified Dortmund's opponents in the next two finals.
After the last round of the league, Cheng Hai's Bundesliga goals this season were fixed on a terrifying 89 goals, and Cheng Hai also won a total of 600,000 experience in the Bundesliga Golden Boot and the Bundesliga's best player.
However, the record-breaking experience is gone, and it was already sent last season. This time, Cheng Hai is breaking his own record, so he doesn't get a reward, just an ordinary Bundesliga Golden Boot experience.
This is a new world record, the strongest European Golden Boot in history.
It is not only a record in the Bundesliga and Europe, but also a world record for the highest individual goal in a single season in the world's top leagues.
And these 89 goals, Cheng Hai only used 31 games, and the average goal rate per game was close to 3, which is simply not sure how to describe it.
In the face of such Cheng Hai, whether it is Bayern Munich, the opponent of the German Cup, or Barcelona, the opponent of the Champions League, they all chose to keep a low profile.
Whether it is Bayern Munich or Barcelona, facing Dortmund led by Cheng Hai, the winning odds are very low.
Bayern Munich has just been beaten 6-0 by Borussia Dortmund in the 30th round of the league and watched Dortmund win the championship four rounds ahead of schedule.
In that game, Bayern made a bold statement before the game, and as a result, they slapped themselves 6 times during the game.
Therefore, before the German Cup final, no Bayern player coach was interviewed by reporters to release the rhetoric of beating Dortmund.
Even if it is released, not many people believe it.
Relatively speaking, Barcelona are in a slightly better position and have not been beaten 6-0 by Borussia Dortmund.
But in the UEFA Super Cup at the start of the season, Barcelona also lost to Borussia Dortmund.
Moreover, at that time, Cheng Hai was not as perverted as he is now, Barcelona failed to defeat Dortmund, how can there be much confidence now?
As a result, everyone gave up on the rhetorical approach and focused on preparing for the tournament to win the tournament, which looked much lower than Dortmund's.
In the preparation of all parties, soon, the German Cup final came as scheduled.
On May 12, 2012, at the Olympic Sports Center in Berlin, the venue for the final of the German Cup, the stadium was filled with fans from Borussia Dortmund and Bayern Munich.
For Bayern fans, although everyone knows that this game is unlucky, how can they lose the momentum?
The background of the German hegemon makes them even more timid when facing the sworn enemy of the national derby.
Dortmund fans, on the other hand, came to Berlin and the Olympic Sports Center with the hope of winning the championship.
They have confidence in the team, in Cheng Hai, and they are ready to witness the birth of the team's quadruple crown this season.
Everything is ready to go.
At 20:00 on the evening of May 12, 2012, with the referee's whistle, the much-anticipated 2011/2012 German FA Cup final officially kicked off at the Berlin Olympic Sports Center, against the opponents of the German national derby, Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund.
These two of Germany's strongest teams have brought the German national derby to the final stage of the German FA Cup.
In the case that Mourinho led Real Madrid to play a 343 attacking formation but was killed by Dortmund in two legs, Bayern Munich naturally will not try that suicidal formation again.
Therefore, Bayern Munich chose a relatively stable 4321 formation in this game, trying to strengthen the defense, and then waiting for an opportunity to counterattack.
For Bayern's formation, Cheng Hai naturally does not need to retreat to the back position to participate in the defense, but continues to act as a shadow striker to attack Bayern Munich's defense.
After all, this game is a final involving the ownership of the championship, and Bayern Munich has erupted in a much more ferocious fighting spirit than in the 30th round of the league.
In the 5th minute, when Cheng Hai was about to break through by himself with the ball, he was knocked crooked by Bayern defender Gustavo from the side, lost control of the ball, and naturally lost the ball.
You must know that with Cheng Hai's current height, weight and physique, it is difficult for him to lose his center of gravity and control of the ball by his opponent.
It can be seen how powerful Gustavo's collision was.
Of course, if it is the kind of player who is willing to fake a fall, then Bayern will not dare to act like this.
Just now, if Gustavo collided, if the player with the team fell down, Gustavo would definitely be a foul, and there was a high probability that he would receive a yellow card instead of a successful steal.
But Cheng Hai is not that kind of person, he won't fake falls.
To win, he will defeat his opponents with dignity and disdain to use small moves.
Although Bayern Munich's overall performance in this game was better than that in the 30th round of the league, and the players' defensive performance was better, Cheng Hai's huge personal strength gap still made Bayern Munich unable to defend.
Not to mention Cheng Hai's skills, his running ability alone is almost equivalent to Dortmund having one more person to compete.
This kind of running ability makes Bayern's defenders sometimes unable to keep up.
Coupled with Cheng Hai's off-ball running, the world's No. 1 speed, and the ghost-like ability to grab points, Bayern can't prevent it even if they want to defend it!
After 20 minutes of hard work, in the 21st minute, Bayern Munich's defense was finally broken by Cheng Hai.
And the way to break through is Cheng Hai's continuous high-speed running, so that the Bayern players can't keep up, there are holes in the defensive line, and Cheng Hai runs out of a short gap in the big penalty area.
Although there were a lot of Bayern in the penalty area, because Cheng Hai's speed and running were too fast, they didn't have time to fill the hole, and Gundogan's pass was sent in.
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One step earlier, Cheng Hai was not in place yet. One step later, the ball is going to be broken. A little off, and the ball is gone.
Gundogan sent a brilliant pass to the feet of Cheng Hai, who ran out of space in the penalty area, and it fit perfectly with Cheng Hai's position.
Cheng Hai didn't stop the ball, and the two or three Bayern defenders who surrounded him nearby would not give Cheng Hai room to stop the ball and adjust.
Cheng Hai swept the ball in the run, and kicked Gundogan's wonderful pass from outside the box into the bottom right corner of the Bayern goal.
The ball flew past the toes of defender Boateng, who had come to the side and fell to the ground, and flew towards the goal without hesitation.
Boateng, Alaba and Timoshchuk's late interceptions all failed.
Although goalkeeper Manuel Neuer reacted to the save at the first time, it was also beyond the reach of the whip.
The power of Cheng Hai's shot was too great, the speed was very fast, and the angle was also very awkward.
The ball grazed in front of Neuer's palm, then slammed into the inside of the post under his desperate gaze before bouncing into the net.
On the commentary seat, the moment the ball bounced into the net, the commentator of Dortmund Municipal TV instantly jumped up from the commentary seat and shouted excitedly:
“Toooooooooooooooooooooor……”
"The ball is in!"
"Cheng Hai has scored!"
"Cheng Hai opened the scoring for Borussia Dortmund and we took a 1-0 lead!"
"Cheng Hai will always be our most trusted super shooter!"
In the enthusiastic applause and cheers of tens of thousands of Dortmund fans in the stadium, Cheng Hai ran wildly on the pitch with open arms to celebrate, and everywhere he went, the Dortmund fans in the stands let out even greater cheers.
Subsequently, Lewandowski, Gundogan, Shinji Kagawa and others also rushed up to celebrate Dortmund's opening goal with Cheng Hai high-fives and hugs.
Although everyone is confident in the finals, the game is not over, and there is always no bottom in their hearts.
Now, Cheng Hai took the lead in scoring, Dortmund took the lead, and then Bayern Munich could no longer defend wholeheartedly.
They have to do it, or they will be dead.
But after Bayern starts to counterattack, there will inevitably be more gaps in the backfield, which will give Dortmund more space to counterattack.
Everyone's confidence in winning the finals and championships is even more abundant.
However, surprisingly, Bayern Munich did not attack aggressively after the restart, as if it was not them who were behind.
But if you think about it, you can understand.
Because Bayern are now only one goal behind, the gap is not very big, as long as they defend well and do not let Dortmund continue to score, then they still have a chance to equalize.
After all, Bayern also has three superstars in the frontcourt: Robben, Ribery and Gomez. As long as they flash once in a while, Bayern have a chance to equalise.
But if there is a big counterattack, the back line exposes more gaps for Cheng Hai to take advantage of, in case Dortmund scores again and falls behind by two goals, then Bayern is really doomed and dead.
Therefore, it is understandable why Bayern did not launch a counterattack immediately after conceding the goal.
In the game, Cheng Hai and others could also feel that Bayern's backline did not loosen or panic because of this conceded goal.
Cheng Hai's goal actually carried a lot of luck. As long as Gundogan's pass was a little later or earlier, or a little deflected, there would have been no such goal.
Therefore, in the next game, Cheng Hai and his teammates felt Bayern's unprecedented defensive unity and toughness.
Moreover, Bayern is not really just defending. When the opportunity is right, Robben, Franck Ribery and Gomez will still make Dortmund's heart beat faster.
For example, in the 32nd minute, Bayern broke the ball in the backfield and sent the ball to the front, and the front trident penetrated Dortmund's defense through a series of wonderful combinations, and finally Peter Pan Robben completed a curling shot with his left foot outside the right side of the penalty area, wanting to shoot into the far corner.
Unfortunately, under the expectant gaze of the Bayern fans throughout the stadium, the ball finally flew out of the goal against the far post.
Robben's signature shot didn't work.
This is already a very threatening counterattack by Bayern Munich.
The goal was not scored, which made Robben and all the Bayern players and fans very regretful.
With Dortmund bombarded indiscriminately, I don't know how difficult it will be to find such a good counter-attack and shooting opportunity next time.
Sure enough, in the next game, Bayern not only failed to play such a threatening attack again, but their goal was broken by Cheng Hai in the 39th minute.
Although Bayern has paid great attention to the choice of foul locations when defending, how can there be so much rationality on the field?
Sometimes, a defensive foul is a split-second affair that is simply not in the hands of the defender.
If everyone's wishes come true, then what kind of football is played?
Even penalties from inside the box will come up, let alone free kicks from outside the box.
Therefore, in the 39th minute, when Gundogan broke through Tymoschchuk with the ball at the front of the Bayern penalty area, the broken Tymoshchuk had a brain twitch and tackled Gundogan from behind.
Gundogan won a free-kick for Dortmund from the left side of the penalty area, some 26 metres from goal, from a good position.