Chapter 236: Undefeated Ambition for the Season

Because Cheng Hai is so good and famous, many people underestimate the strength of Dortmund's other players, thinking that Dortmund is a team supported by Cheng Hai alone.

But in fact, even without Cheng Hai, Dortmund is still a strong team that can compete for the title on all fronts.

This game proves it.

If Dortmund really has nothing to say except Cheng Hai, then in the case that Cheng Hai does not start, the opponent is a traditional Bundesliga powerhouse like Stuttgart, and it is an away team, Dortmund should play more difficult.

However, it was a one-sided affair as Borussia Dortmund comfortably took a 2-0 lead in the first half, with Mario Gotze and Robert Lewandowski scoring goals each for Dortmund.

In the 63rd minute of the second half, Stuttgart finally pulled a goal back, but less than ten minutes later, in the 71st minute, Lewandowski received a wonderful pass from Gundogan and swept the goal in the box again, scoring a brace and helping Dortmund extend the lead again to a 3-1 lead of two goals.

It wasn't until the 83rd minute that Cheng Hai was replaced to find a feeling.

But even with only 10 minutes of stoppage time and a very tired flight back to Germany from Peking yesterday, Cheng Hai still didn't perform badly in such a little time, and even almost scored in the 88th minute.

Only this time Stuttgart's goalkeeper Ulrich performed well, saving Cheng Hai's powerful long-range shot from outside the penalty area at a slightly correct angle.

In the end, Dortmund won comfortably 3-1 away at Stuttgart, and Cheng Hai came on in the last ten minutes to mix up the winning experience.

As for the rest, goals, assists, player of the game awards, etc., there are no more.

After 27 rounds of the Bundesliga, Dortmund has 24 wins, 3 draws, 0 losses, 75 points, ranking first in the Bundesliga standings.

This is a feat that no team has ever achieved in the history of the Bundesliga.

Even if you look at the entire five major leagues, only AC Milan, Arsenal, and Juventus have achieved undefeated championships in the season.

However, there are still seven rounds before the end of the season, and the end of the season is an important stage for the championship and relegation in all competitions.

Bayern Munich have not been bad this season, with 23 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses and 71 points, just four points behind, and only 40 points in third place, which is too far behind.

This season's Bundesliga title can only be produced between Borussia Dortmund and Bayern Munich, and other teams have no chance.

After playing the league game against Stuttgart, Dortmund did not take a break and flew directly to Spain the next day for an away match against Malaga in the Champions League.

Málaga have been impressive in the Champions League this season, reaching the round of 16 unbeaten in the group stage and topping the points, and are four points ahead of fellow giants AC Milan in the group stage, leaving AC Milan almost unable to make it out of the group stage.

In the quarter-finals, Malaga continued their dark horse journey, beating Portuguese giants Porto with an aggregate score of 2-1 over two legs to advance to the quarter-finals.

The world doesn't know how many fans have heard the name of the club that was founded in 1994 for the first time, and Málaga's dark horse performance in the Champions League this season can be described as a shock to countless fans.

However, this is the end of the story, no one believes that Malaga can still defeat Cheng Hai's Dortmund in the quarter-finals and continue their dark horse journey.

Of course, believe it or not, Malaga still has to fight for it themselves, what if they do beat Dortmund?

Are there still fewer underdog games in football where the weak beat the strong?

On April 3, 2013 at 20:45 p.m., the first leg of the 2012/2013 Champions League quarter-finals between Malaga and Borussia Dortmund officially kicked off at the Rose Garden Stadium, Málaga's home stadium.

Malaga was able to beat AC Milan to qualify from the group stage with an unbeaten record of first place, not only luck, but also strength, with a number of powerful superstars or golden boy level stars such as Demichelis, Baptista, Saviola, Isco and so on.

Coupled with the home game and active scrambling, Dortmund failed to score in the opening 20 minutes even when Cheng Hai started.

Fortunately, after resting for a few days, Cheng Hai finally knocked on the goal of Malaga for Dortmund in the 24th minute after adapting to the atmosphere of the away game.

Cheng Hai broke through Malaga's defence with a series of breakthroughs that connected three people and sent the ball into the opponent's goal, helping Borussia Dortmund to take a 1-0 lead away from home.

After falling behind and scoring an away goal, Málaga had no choice but to intensify their attack in the following period, and defensively they were forced to use foul tactics to block Dortmund's counterattack.

But there are too many fouls, and even if you are careful and careful, you will be punished.

In the 37th minute, the whole Malaga team, which had been unable to score a goal for a long time, was a little anxious, attacking a little too high, and was not enough manpower to defend when Dortmund broke the ball and counterattacked, and the last defender Wiligdon could only put Lewandowski directly to the ground when he broke through him with the ball, and he was late with a yellow card, and also gave Dortmund a free kick opportunity in front of the goal about 32 meters away.

Although the distance is a bit far, Cheng Hai's shooting skills, shooting power, and arc skills are all full value, and the free kick this time is also very good, and finally sent the ball into Malaga's goal with a full moon scimitar-style arc shot.

After four games, Cheng Hai finally scored twice in a single game, helping Dortmund take a 2-0 lead away.

However, Malaga can stage a dark horse miracle, and there is still merit in strength and form.

Before the end of the first half, in the 44th minute, Malaga took a corner kick opportunity and the central defender Demichelis who stepped forward to push the ball into the Dortmund goal guarded by Weidenfeller, making the score 1-2 and only one goal behind.

It was a goal that gave the Málaga players and fans a glimmer of hope, but the first half ended immediately after and their goal form was interrupted.

After a ten-minute break and a resumption of the second half, Málaga failed to score again.

On the contrary, it was Dortmund's side, with Lewandowski and Cheng Hai scoring two more goals in the second half.

After four games, Cheng Hai finally scored a hat trick in the official game.

In the end, Dortmund beat Malaga 4-1 away in the first leg of the quarter-finals, with four away goals, basically announcing the end of the suspense of the second leg.