While strengthening the defense, Dortmund did not forget to counterattack.

After all, after changing three people in a row to play a 343 attacking formation, Real Madrid's backfield was really empty, giving Cheng Hai and Lewandowski and others enough space and space to counterattack.

Although because Cheng Hai often runs to the backfield to participate in defense, he misses a good opportunity to counterattack.

But there are many counterattacks, and there will always be times when Cheng Hai happens to be in a relatively high position and can participate in counterattacks.

And with Cheng Hai's speed, technique, and running ability, once he participates in the attack, it will be fatal to the opponent's defense.

You must know that Cheng Hai has a precise long-distance passing technique in the air.

Even if he is in a deep position and doesn't have time to take the ball into the box himself, he can use his pass to assist his teammates to score.

After several failed counter-attacks, in the 75th minute, Dortmund finally seized a counter-attacking opportunity.

This opportunity arose precisely because of Cheng Hai's participation in the counterattack.

Under the pressure of Cheng Hai, Real Madrid made a passing error in the front, and Dortmund broke the ball to form a counterattack.

When his teammates broke the ball, Cheng Hai immediately turned and rushed towards Real Madrid's half, and received a pass from his teammate when he was close to the halfway line.

However, even if Real Madrid has few defensive players, Cheng Hai is also their key target.

Therefore, when Cheng Hai received the ball, he was stopped by Nuri Shahin, Ramos, and Pepe on his way forward.

If Cheng Hai wants to run a long distance and shoot past these people, it is not impossible, but it is more time-consuming, and it will provide time for the opponent to return to defense.

Moreover, Cheng Hai's breakthrough is not tried-and-test, and the opponent is not a fool with 0 defense. Occasional overplay, coupled with timely tactical fouls, can still stop Cheng Hai.

Therefore, Cheng Hai did not force a long-distance run, but after breaking through Nuri Shaheen with a bicycle, before Ramos could get close, Cheng Hai made a long pass and transferred the ball to an unguarded place on the other side of the pitch.

Lewandowski received a pass from Cheng Hai unguarded.

Marcelo had to give up his marking of Shinji Kagawa and go to intercept Lewandowski.

No matter how threatening Cheng Hai is, it is impossible for Real Madrid to turn a blind eye to other Dortmund players, especially those with the ball.

Therefore, it is reasonable that Real Madrid, which is short of manpower, will lose Shinji Kagawa by Marcelo to intercept Lewandowski, who is advancing with the ball.

But that's not the best at all.

Because Lewandowski was not a fool, he did not try to break through Marcelo at all, but passed the ball after seeing the unguarded Shinji Kagawa run out of space.

Marcelo could only curse secretly and turned to chase Shinji Kagawa again.

It's a pity that at this time, Shinji Kagawa has already received the ball and formed a single knife.

Although Pepe in the middle also gave up intercepting Cheng Hai and tried to defend Shinji Kagawa, it was too late.

Before the ball could reach the penalty area and Marcelo and Pepe could get close, Shinji Kagawa fired a shot and hit the goal.

Real Madrid's players and fans alike have their hearts on their heads.

Luckily, they still have Casillas in front of their door.

Shinji Kagawa's one-on-one shot failed to hit the angle and was blocked by Casillas with his foot.

As a result, the ball blocked by St. Cassie flew right in the direction of Cheng Hai rushing up from the top of the arc of the big penalty area.

Cheng Hai picked up his right leg during the run and made a move that was about to shoot.

If this shot is kicked by Cheng Hai, the empty goal formed after Casillas has fallen to the ground, with Cheng Hai's shooting skills, it is almost inevitable to score.

Therefore, Ramos and Pepe, who were in front and on the side, flew together to make a move to block the gun's eye.

The two of them almost blocked the route of Cheng Hai's shot.

As a result, Cheng Hai's fallen foot did not shoot, but with a twist of his ankle and a perfect non-stop short pass, he sent the ball to the corner of the small penalty area on the left.

Everyone turned their heads to take a look, only to find that Lewandowski, who had just passed the ball to Shinji Kagawa, had entered the penalty area and rushed to the corner of the small penalty area.

Cheng Hai's perfect "short pass" technique played a role, and the passing speed, distance, strength, and angle were just right.

Lewandowski, who rushed to the corner of the six-yard penalty area, didn't need to stop the ball, and volleyed the ball towards Real Madrid's goal.

Casillas, who had just saved Shinji Kagawa's shot and got up, tried his best to make a save, but in the face of Lewandowski's powerful shot from close range, he couldn't catch up after all.

The ball flew in front of St. Cassie's palm and into the goal behind him without any suspense.

In the 75th minute, Dortmund finally had another counterattack, and Cheng Hai grabbed the ball that Kogawa Shinji's shot was saved, deceived the Real Madrid defenders with a fake shot and a real pass, and assisted Lewandowski to score Dortmund's fourth goal.

Cheng Hai scored a brace with a goal assist to help Dortmund take a 4-1 lead.

This score made Real Madrid's players and fans nervous again.

Even if they play at home in the second leg, even if they have an away goal, a three-goal difference, it will be very, very difficult to turn the tables around.

Therefore, in the last 15 minutes, Real Madrid launched an even more frantic attack, and even Ramos and Marcelo often rushed to Dortmund's penalty area to participate in the attack.

Real Madrid does have too many stars, and the overall strength is really strong enough. Even with Cheng Hai's physical strength running back and forth to participate in the defense, Real Madrid still scored in the 83rd minute.

And this time, the goal was scored by Mesut Ozil from Di Maria's cross from the side, which was very beautiful.

Real Madrid leveled the score at 4-2, trailing by just two goals and scoring two away goals.

Although the odds of reaching the final are still lower than those of Borussia Dortmund, there is always a glimmer of hope.

Back at the Bernabeu in the second leg, Real Madrid only need a 2-0 win over Borussia Dortmund to qualify.

And at their home stadium, the Bernabeu, Real Madrid has the possibility of staging this kind of comeback.

Coupled with the indiscriminate bombardment of the all-out attack in the second half, the physical strength of the Real Madrid generals was almost exhausted, and they did not have the physical fitness of Cheng Hai.

Therefore, in the last ten minutes, Real Madrid retreated and held the score of 4-2 until the end.

When the referee blew the whistle for the end of the match, there were loud cheers at Westfaren Stadium.

Although the madman Mourinho took 2 away goals in the end, Dortmund led 4-2 on aggregate, and it is still Dortmund who have a better chance of advancing to the final.

Besides, with Cheng Hai's goal efficiency and the background that Real Madrid had to attack aggressively in the second leg to equalize the aggregate score, it is not impossible for Cheng Hai to score two goals at the Bernabeu.

And once Cheng Hai can score two goals at the Bernabeu, he can erase Real Madrid's away goal advantage.

Once Dortmund reach three goals, it will in turn create an away goal advantage, and Real Madrid will need to score six goals to beat Dortmund to advance to the final.

Therefore, Dortmund, who are playing at home, are more satisfied and get the results they want.

But Real Madrid, who lost, did not completely lose the chance to qualify for the final.

What's more, the coach of Real Madrid is still a madman like Mourinho, even if he loses in the end, he will not bow his head, not to mention that there is only one round now, and there is a second leg, and the second leg is still their home stadium!

Mourinho said in his post-match press conference:

"Cheng Hai is very strong, but Dortmund also has only one Cheng Hai."

"And we, we have Cristiano Ronaldo, Kaka, Benzema, Mesut Ozil, Di Maria and a bunch of superstars."

"Today's game was a tactical mistake on my part, if I had accidentally played a counter-attack in the first half and instead played a 343 attacking formation like in the second half, maybe we could have taken a win away from Westfalen Stadium."

"Don't believe me? Look at how many goals we scored in the second half, two! And Dortmund scored a few goals, only one! ”

"So, as long as we don't care about Cheng Hai's attack and counterattack, with Real Madrid's attacking ability, it is enough to score more goals than Dortmund."

"Back at the Bernabeu in the second leg, I'm sure it's going to be Real Madrid who will qualify for the final!"

Mourinho's arrogance did not win him much support, except for the media, fans in Spain and Madrid.

Because of the 4-2 aggregate scoreline, the fact that it was two goals behind, was not so easy to tie.

What's more, Dortmund also has Cheng Hai, the world's No. 1 striker.

Back at the Bernabeu in the second leg, even if Real Madrid has a home morale bonus and can score, but Cheng Hai can't score?

In the case that Real Madrid must attack with all its strength and cannot take care of the defense, with the goal efficiency that Cheng Hai has achieved so far, scoring goals away from home is not an unattainable thing, or even a high probability event.

So, the media reported it that night and the next day:

"In the first leg of the Champions League semifinals, Dortmund 4-2 Real Madrid has the opportunity to advance to the final! 》

"Cheng Hai scored two goals and assists, and led Dortmund to a 4-2 victory over the Galaxy Battleship to win the first leg! 》

"After falling behind 2-4 on aggregate, Mourinho has the confidence to say that it must be Real Madrid who will advance in the second leg! 》

"Dortmund 4-2 Real Madrid occupies the first chance to advance, and Cheng Hai's total goals in the Champions League this season have exceeded 20 goals! 》

"Dortmund VS Real Madrid is now in a goal battle, Cheng Hai scored a goal and assisted two goals, leading the Hornets to sink the Galaxy Battleship 4-2 and take the lead in promotion! 》

The reason why the media is not optimistic about Real Madrid is not only because of the difference in the overall score, but also because of the difference in the schedule between the two sides.

Dortmund has already won the Bundesliga championship in advance, not only the Bundesliga before the first leg, Dortmund has made a large rotation and let the main team rest, but also the 32nd round of the league between the two legs, Dortmund can also give up completely.

Real Madrid, on the other hand, are far from winning the league and have to play a league game between the two legs of the Champions League semi-finals.

What's even more coincidental is that Real Madrid's opponent in this two-legged Champions League semi-final between the two legs of the league happens to be Barcelona, and it is also an away game.

Real Madrid will travel to Camp Nou on April 21 for the second half of the Spanish derby against Barcelona after a bloody battle with Borussia Dortmund at the Stadio Falen in Westfalen on April 17.

Barcelona are not only Real Madrid's sworn rivals in the Spanish national derby, but it is Barcelona who are in second place this season.

Therefore, Barcelona is naturally eager to beat Real Madrid and narrow the gap between the two sides, and if they can finally achieve a points overtake and win the La Liga title, it will naturally be excellent.

Between the two Champions League semi-finals, opponents Real Madrid will play an away Spanish national derby, which is naturally another big positive news for Dortmund.

So it makes sense that the media is unanimously optimistic about Dortmund, who not only have a two-goal lead in aggregate, but also have enough advantages in the schedule.

Sure enough, on April 21, in the 32nd round of the Bundesliga between Dortmund VS Borussia Mönchengladbach, Dortmund, who had already won the Bundesliga championship in advance, sent most of the substitutes, and only Cheng Hai and Weidenfeller continued to start.

Despite being away from home, Borussia Mönchengladbach was a strong performer as they are now fourth in the Bundesliga, just one point off third.

The fourth and third places are the difference between whether they can play the Champions League next season.

The third place can play in the Champions League, and the fourth place can only play in the Europa League.

What's more, Dortmund rotated most of the substitutes in order to prepare for the second leg of the Champions League semi-finals, so how can Borussia Mönchengladbach not seize the opportunity to win?

Therefore, in this game, Borussia Mönchengladbach attacked aggressively, trying to break Dortmund with his attack and win the victory.

However, their intentions did not work out.

Because Dortmund still has Cheng Hai to start!

Although almost all of the main teammates were rotated, Cheng Hai was able to solve the battle alone.

Borussia Mönchengladbach is also not a galactic battleship like Real Madrid, and there are not so many superstars to fight against Cheng Hai.

Therefore, Cheng Hai played a mainstay role in this game, making a huge contribution to Dortmund at both ends of the pitch.

While Borussia Mönchengladbach ended up scoring three goals, Borussia Dortmund scored four.

Cheng Hai scored another hat-trick and used his running to create chances for his team-mates, who scored the fourth goal.

Borussia Dortmund eventually won 4-3 at home in a goal shootout, with Borussia Mönchengladbach, who came hoping to take advantage of Dortmund's main rotation to win, and eventually returned with defeat.

After this league game, Dortmund will be fully prepared for the second leg against Real Madrid.

In fact, a few days ago, Dortmund was also training against Real Madrid, playing Borussia Mönchengladbach's game, Dortmund did not conduct targeted training at all, because it was not necessary.

For Borussia Dortmund, this season has been a great season to beat Real Madrid, reach the final and eventually win the Champions League.

With the Champions League semi-final second leg and two goals ahead of their opponents on aggregate, everyone felt that Dortmund was almost certain to reach the final.

Even if Mourinho found a tactic that could compete with Cheng Hai, it was useless.

The 343 attacking formation is not only about scoring, it will still concede goals.

It's just that in the last game, neither Klopp nor the Dortmund players expected that there would be a crazy coach like Mourinho in the world, so they were a little unprepared for Real Madrid's attacking formation, so Real Madrid scored two goals in the second half and only allowed Dortmund to score one goal.

And now, Dortmund not only have mental preparation, but also let the team have a long period of targeted training.

This is a different Spanish derby than Real Madrid and Barcelona.

What's more, Klopp also prepared an unexpected surprise for Real Madrid during training, and I believe that Real Madrid will be completely dumbfounded at that time.

On the Real Madrid side, although it was difficult to win 2-1 away in the direct dialogue with Barcelona, Mourinho's team also paid a lot of price at the Camp Nou.

As the media said, the Spanish national derby interspersed between the two Champions League semi-finals was undoubtedly a nightmare for Real Madrid.

Although Real Madrid still won the victory in the end, widening the gap with second-place Barcelona, there is no longer much suspense for Real Madrid to win the La Liga title this season.

However, in this Spanish national derby, Real Madrid has an important player injured, and that is Nuri Shaheen.

You must know that in the game against Dortmund, it was precisely because Nuri Shaheen was influenced by the abuse of Dortmund fans that he was full of fighting spirit, destroyed many counterattacks by Cheng Hai, and also sent a lot of wonderful passes and assists for Real Madrid, so that Real Madrid scored two goals away from home and retained the hope of advancing to the final.

Without Shahin's desperate contribution at both ends of the pitch, I am afraid that the suspense of the two-legged Champions League semi-finals would have been declared out after the first leg.

As a result, now that Shaheen is injured, this is undoubtedly bad news for Real Madrid, who will lack a very high-spirited midfielder who can play well in attack and defense against Borussia Dortmund.

But at the pre-match press conference, Mourinho still maintained his true character as a madman, and said unruly:

"There's only one superstar at Real Madrid, and that's me!"

"Therefore, Shahin's injury and absence are regrettable, but it is not the end for Real Madrid."

'We also have a bunch of midfielders like Khedira, Granero, Xavi Alonso to fill in Shahin's position.

"At the Bernabeu, it will be Real Madrid who will win the event, and we will step on Borussia Dortmund's corpse to advance to the Champions League final and finally lift the trophy!"

"As for Cheng Hai and Jurgen Klopp, this is just their first trip to the Champions League, and it is already quite good to be able to get the results they have now."

"It's not scary to lose, it's just about gaining experience and believing they will do well next season."

"Bless them!"