Dortmund had won six games in a row in all competitions before hosting AC Milan at home, including four in the league, one in the German Cup and one in the Champions Cup, with their last defeat coming at Ajax in the Champions League – but that good form didn't last long, and when they hosted AC Milan, their form had actually begun to decline.

AC Milan came to challenge with a double psychology of revenge and reality - they lost to Dortmund again, they have lost two consecutive defeats against Dortmund at home, and now they have only four points in three rounds in this group, two points less than Dortmund and Ajax, so this game is also inevitable for AC Milan!

Therefore, in this game, the players of AC Milan can be said to have put down all the giants, put down their bodies and Dortmund to have a hard and excellent fight!

In fact, AC Milan was very unfavorable in this game, in the 35th minute their captain Maldini was replaced by Costacuta because of injury, and Nesta was sent off with a second yellow card shortly after the start of the second half, Dortmund began to suppress AC Milan's attack, and in the 70th minute, Gomez almost scored with a header against Costa Kuta, but it hit the crossbar and popped up, and Arshavin's follow-up shot was also high above the crossbar......

Just when everyone thought that AC Milan could rely on defense to score a point at most, in the 86th minute, Kaka, who had not performed well in the whole game, scored the only goal of the game with a beautiful sideways volley! The star's impact was on display at this moment, as his shot gave AC Milan a crucial three points away from home in extremely difficult circumstances!

When the referee blew the whistle for the end of the game, the AC Milan players celebrated as if they had won the Champions League, and in fact, they were tied with Borussia Dortmund, who really have nothing to be happy about with their current personnel......

"We were unlucky in this game."

At the press conference, Dick's first sentence was this, if it was a normal time, the reporters would definitely boo Dick, thinking that he was a dead duck after losing, but today, when Dick said this, the reporters began to sympathize with Dortmund a little......

Dortmund didn't play badly in this game, it can even be said to be very good, Dick's crazy running tactics were very good at curbing AC Milan's play, and their quick counterattack also made AC Milan's backline miserable, Maldini's injury and Nesta's accumulated yellow cards showed that Dick's tactics were still very successful, but no matter how good the preparation was, Dortmund missed two or three chances to kill at home, AC Milan seized a chance that wasn't a chance to emerge victorious......

So when Dick said this, even Ancelotti didn't refute it, he just smiled and said: "This is football...... We didn't have good luck at San Siro two weeks ago either. ”

"That's right." Dick nodded, then shook hands with Ancelotti: "The only lucky thing is that Ajax also lost...... But the situation of this group will be even more complicated in the future! ”

This point also resonated with reporters, it is true, in the other game played at the same time, Celta finally got a victory, they beat Ajax 3-2 at home, in this way, after four rounds of this group, AC Milan is first with two wins, one draw and one loss with seven points, Ajax is second with two wins and two losses, Dortmund also has two wins and two losses, but because they lost to Ajax, they are in third place, and Celta are at the bottom of the group with one win, one draw and two losses - but even if they are at the bottom, The gap to AC Milan is only three points......

In the current situation of this group, until the final round, I really don't know who will qualify, who will go out and who will run to play in the League Cup......

"The death team is the death team, the situation is so complicated, this team is really exciting...... many reporters said this from one to the other.

However, there is another group, which is more exciting than the group where Dortmund is located, that is, Inter Milan is in Group B, after losing 0-3 to Lokomotiv Moscow in the last round, this round Inter Milan was forced to draw 1-1 by Lokomotiv Moscow at home, although they are still the first in the seven-point group, but Dynamo Kiev is second with six points, Lokomotiv Moscow is third with five points, and Arsenal is at the bottom with four points......

Moratti called Dick again in annoyance, in which Moratti agreed to all of Dick's conditions, and said that he would confirm all the contract details with Dick during the Bundesliga winter break, and with Adriano injured in the UEFA Cup, Moratti also dismissed the idea of bringing Adriano back in the winter - it is better to let him recover from his injury in Parma......

"When the winter break comes, I'll confirm the contract." Dick said very understandingly.

However, Dortmund's form seems to have begun to decline after the not-so-ugly defeat to AC Milan, and the failure to pick up points in this hard-fought battle was also a big blow to the young Dortmund, which led to a defeat in a crucial league game in midweek, after Ballack's opener, although Gomes equalized for Dortmund three minutes into the second half, Pizarro's goal before the end of the game helped Bayern beat Dortmund 2-1 at home, Dortmund after six consecutive wins in all competitions. Started with two consecutive defeats......

After losing this round of the league, Dortmund slipped to fourth place, and the top five teams all won the game, which widened the gap between Dortmund and Stuttgart at the top of the table to five points, and Bremen also used this victory to move three points past Dortmund back to third place, although Bayern are still fifth, but the gap between them and Dortmund is only one point.

Losing against two heavyweight opponents in a row would have been demoralizing, but Dortmund didn't play badly in those two games, which gave Dick a chance to start mobilizing the mood of his players and blaming the defeat on luck – an approach that would not have left the players in full shape in an instant, but at least it would not have worsened their morale.

If you want to recover the impact of the loss, the most effective way is to win quickly.

And at this time, it was just the right FIFA match day for Dortmund to get a respite.

These two key games Dortmund will still lose despite playing well, the previous six consecutive wins on the player's state of the overdraft also has a huge impact, and after the game against Bayern, Dortmund ushered in a FIFA match day, until November 22, that is, nearly two weeks later, Dortmund will usher in the thirteenth round of the league, if you seize this opportunity to let the players have a good rest, Prepare for the 13th round at home to Bayer Leverkusen and the Champions League away to Celta Vigo in midweek, so that the team's morale and form can be completely restored!

While the four internationals of Arshavin, Olich, Warnes and Kyle went to play for the national team, the rest of Dortmund's players began to adjust in earnest.

For the FIFA match day, many players are welcome, although there are not many main players, but it means that there will be four vacant positions in the main lineup, this is a good opportunity for them to get on the position, of course, if they do not perform well, they will be quickly taken down after the game, just by virtue of this, they will train themselves seriously, to make their performance in the team more outstanding!

Dortmund's current coaching staff is pretty good, they do a good job of recovering the players and keeping them in good shape - Dick is not a stingy person, in addition to giving Marriner enough salary, he also pays bonuses to the rest of the coaching staff out of his own pocket - the assistant coach has never made much money anyway, and he has enough money to make them happy......

It is precisely because of such efforts that when the league rekindled the fire, what everyone saw was a team that had fully recovered its physical strength and condition, and was full of fighting spirit!

Nearly 80,000 people poured into the Westfa-Lun Stadium again, and although they had lost two key games in a row, it was because Dortmund had not lost ugly that they still maintained enough confidence and enthusiasm to see the Dortmund players perform after waiting for almost two weeks!

The Dortmund players did not disappoint them, or rather Dick did not disappoint them.

Dick fielded a four-four-two formation in today's game, with goalkeeper Weidenfeller, Dede and Alves on the flanks, Mardoni and Metzeld in central defence, Klinger and Borowski in midfield, Owomoela and Everton on the wings, and Donovan and Gomez in attack.

All four internationals rotated.

Bayer Leverkusen, who were second in the league by just one point and four points above Borussia Dortmund, are not a team to mess with, having been almost relegated last season, but this season they have finally recovered and played quite well.

The game was another goal-scoring battle, with the back-and-forth attacks from both sides keeping the heat in the stands very high......

Donovan scored from the edge of the box in the 29th minute, Neuville equalised just six minutes later with a brilliant sideways volley from inside the box, Owomoyela's first goal at Borussia Dortmund in the 51st minute gave Dortmund the lead again, and Babic equalised again for Bayer Leverkusen in the 77th minute......

And in the 85th minute, Gomez's sixth goal in the last five league games made the whole Westphalen boil! After an initial malaise, Gomez quickly showed his ability to score points!

3-2, a thrilling victory, this victory did not make Dortmund rise in the rankings, but they were only one point away from Bayer Leverkusen, who had slipped to third, and at the same time made the morale of the Dortmund players start to rise even higher!