Losing the Champions Cup, the Dortmund players did not feel too much sadness although they regretted, they did not lose ugly, they tried their best in the game, and in the end only slightly lost...... This kind of defeat will not dampen their morale too much.

At the same time, despite their best efforts at Highbury, the suspension of four key players seems to be a good thing at this time - although the rest of the players are tired, with these four physical main players and other substitutes, Dortmund will not perform poorly due to fatigue in the post-Champions League games......

In fact, Dick did the same, and in the away game against Freiburg three days later, Dick sent goalkeeper Weidenfeller, defenders Dede, Warnes, Metzeld and Piszczek, midfielders Borowski, Fink, Owomoyela, Everton, and strikers Gomez and Donovan in the team, still winning on the road - Gomez, who was suspended in the Champions League, performed well, his opener and Owomoyela's follow-up shot helped Dortmund beat Freiburg 2-0 away. Continuing to lead Bremen, who beat Cologne 3-2 in this round, they lead the league in first place.

'We have lost the chance to move forward in the Champions Cup, so we will not lose the chance to win the league and the German Cup.'

Dick said after the game that he also proved his determination to challenge for the title in the German Cup with a set of top-class starts in midweek.

In addition to the four main players who started in the last round of the league, the other main players have played, the goalkeeper is Weidenfeller, this position Dick will not rotate, Dede has become the second person to start in a row on the back line, Alves is on the right side, Metzelder and Ismael partner in the central defender position, the midfielder is Kyle, Klinger and Riken, and the forward line is Arshavin, Everton and Olich, this is the first time Dick has used so many main players in the German Cup!

Naturally, everyone can understand this, after all, it is now the semi-finals, and the other team that enters the final will definitely be the German B team, that is to say, after entering the final, it will basically lock in the honor of the German Cup champion - the championship is in front of you, and naturally it will not be easy to let go.

Bremen are also not going to let go of the game easily, they have the same idea as Dortmund, and if they can eliminate Dortmund in the German Cup, it may deal a blow to Dortmund's morale and gain enough psychological advantage in the league!

This is also the reason why Dick will send most of the main team, at this time you must fight hard, otherwise, losing to Bremen will not only lose a German Cup, but also affect the league!

Although it is only a German Cup, it is extremely important.

This game was played at Bremen's home stadium Wiesel Stadium - in the pre-match draw, Dortmund was a little unlucky to draw away, but Dick didn't care about this, he had not lost at Bremen's home stadium - won away last season, drew away from home in the league this season, whether it was away or not, he didn't really care.

Bremen also played this game with all the main force, Schaff did not send center forward Charlistias, but let Krasnic and Elton play two fast forwards, wanting to play behind Dortmund, but in this game, Dick also sent two relatively flexible central defenders......

Miku was entangled by Kyle, and Dortmund seized the weakness of the Bremen midfield and began to chase and fight, Schaff wanted to play behind Dortmund, but he was constantly beaten behind by Dortmund's three fast forwards, and he had no choice but to command the team to return to the defense to avoid being penetrated by Dortmund's counterattack.

After pestering for a while, Dortmund did not continue to chase and fight, they were also very afraid of Elton's speed and Krasnic's ability to respond, and naturally they were not willing to leave gaps in the backfield for the other party to use.

In this situation, the two sides were at a stalemate on the pitch, and the attack was more cautious, and although the Dortmund players were young, the confidence they had accumulated over the past half of the season allowed them to control the situation well.

Dortmund's stable style of play surprised Schaff - the team that has been baptized in the Champions League is different, although it seems that Bremen players are older and should be more stable, but Bremen has not played much in the Champions Cup in the last year or two, and in terms of composure, it may not be able to surpass Dortmund.

After such a period of entanglement, it was Bremen who couldn't hold their breath first - a rash attack gave Dortmund a chance to break the ball in the midfield, Ricken received the ball and sent a straight through ball with great precision, Arshavin came first, grabbed the ball in front of the opposing full-back!

After receiving the ball, Arshavin immediately launched a ferocious breakthrough on the side, although Bremen's left-back Kostakic is also a defensive warrior, but he is too far behind Arshavin in terms of agility, when he was broken through by Arshavin with speed, he wanted to foul to intercept Arshavin's advance, but was thrown away by Arshavin with a change of direction with the ball, and then entered the penalty area!

"Stop him! Also watch out for his passing! Bremen's goalkeeper Lineke shouted loudly, Arshavin who entered the penalty area is terrible, he can shoot, he can also pass, a variety of offensive possibilities, naturally can bring greater defensive pressure!

Friedrich wanted to block Arshavin's shooting angle, but Arshavin raised his foot and made a pass directly, Friedrich hurriedly raised his foot to intercept, but revealed a bigger flaw, Arshavin dunked the ball back, and then changed direction to break through directly again!

After two people in a row, the space for him to shoot was actually very small, but Arshavin did not hesitate, and immediately after deducting Friedrich, he immediately shot decisively!

There is less space to shoot, and in the same way, the reaction time of the opposing goalkeeper will be shortened!

The ball flew quickly to the ground and flew to the far corner of the goal, Lineke quickly fell to the ground or was a step too slow, the ball flew directly into the far corner of the goal, and Dortmund took the lead in the away game!

The moment the ball entered the goal, Dick jumped up from the dugout with a clenched fist, such a goal is crucial, and more importantly, in this goal, he saw the omnipotent Arshavin again!

That Arshavin in top condition is back! Although he may have returned a little late, at this time, there is no doubt that he will be the most important member of Dortmund's league and cup triumph attempts!

In Dick's view, as long as he wins this game, the German Cup is basically Dortmund's bag, no matter how dark the Bundesliga dark horse is, it can't be Dortmund's opponent, win this game, you can put your energy into the rest of the league, and this goal is to open the door to victory for Dortmund!

The goal came towards the end of the first half, and at half-time, Dick stressed not to rush in the second half, to be patient with the opponent, and then use the counter-attack to play behind Bremen.

"Don't be in a hurry, it's Bremen and not us who are in a hurry now, understand? Hit them in the back, hit them in the back! Win this game and we're in the final! ”

Dortmund began to be more patient in the second half, and Bremen also had to press up to attack, Schaff replaced Charlisteas to strengthen the offensive in the penalty area, but Dortmund's overall defense was quite thick, coupled with continuous counterattacks, which also made Bremen's attack seem quite unsmooth.

In the 71st minute, Everton's goal gave Bremen the final blow, and on a counter-attack, he received Olic and shook Baumann before bursting into the box and slotting into the far corner against the goalkeeper to seal the win.

Seeing this situation, Schaff could only sigh, replaced Miku and Elton, and admitted defeat - instead of continuing to struggle, it is better to save energy to play in the league, Dortmund is only one point ahead of them, and there are ten full rounds left in the league, and they are not without opportunities.

And Dick also replaced Arshavin and Kyle to keep them fit, and in Dick's mind, there are only eleven games left in this season - ten league games, and a German Cup final!

It will also be his last eleven games in charge of Borussia Dortmund, which not many people know about now, but as the clock approaches, Dick is starting to feel more reluctant.

I had to leave something behind, Dick thought to himself.

As Bremen gave up the rest of the game, the rest of the game went by quickly, and when the referee blew the whistle for the end of the game, the Dortmund players began their celebrations at Bremen's home stadium, and they celebrated wildly, knowing that after winning this game, they would basically not have nothing to gain this season - at least one German Cup in hand, and for most of the current Dortmund players, a German Cup honor is also very, very important.

As for the opponents in the final...... Neither Aachen nor Lubik will be their opponents, although there is a small probability that a football match will happen, but for Dortmund now, they are not worried about this at all!

We're going to win, we've been good enough this season to get something!

Dick also joined the group of players to celebrate the victory with them - he paid attention to this game, and for this reason, there are too many teams that have performed well in the season but have not won anything in the end, and the previous loss of the Champions Cup, although the loss was not ugly, but it was still somewhat affected, and if the German Cup is lost at this time, I am afraid it will be affected even more!

Now, with the defeat to Bremen, the impact of the previous one has been lost, and for the Borussia Dortmund players, such a victory has been able to reassure them that there will not be too many emotions about winning and losing - bringing a younger team is also a lot to consider in this regard......

It's a workout, but it's also tiring, and of course, it's much easier to get out of work than sometimes to be distracted outside of work - Dick knows this, so when he is coaching the team, he asks more to have absolute control of the team and a quiet coaching environment, which many managers can't get for a long time, but he is lucky to get this environment in the early days of coaching, which is also a very good thing for Dick.

And now he has enough confidence for any top team to agree to his request.

"Now, let's go home! Wait for the next game to begin! We want to use a series of victories to show everyone that not only the German Cup championship, the league championship, will not be snatched by anyone! ”