Chapter 307: Qualify!

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"Borussia Dortmund and Real Madrid both won this round of the Champions League...... The situation is now clear, Real Madrid have a weaker opponent in the final round, but they will have to see if Borussia Dortmund can pick up at least a point away from home. 【Fengyun Reading Network. Although AC Milan lost in the last round, they have already locked up the top spot in the group and may not send their main squad at home, after all, their tasks in the league are very important. The final round of matches was not in Real Madrid's favor. ”

"Now it depends on what AC Milan think, they will definitely aim for the title, but they need to think about which opponent is better to deal with in the group stage. If they think Dortmund are more threatening, they can do their best to beat Dortmund at home, and if they think Real Madrid are more threatening, then they can go with the boat and lose to Dortmund and solve an opponent like Real Madrid......"

Now the situation in this group is very clear, Real Madrid will definitely try their best to beat Lokomotiv Moscow in the final round, but they have to look at Dortmund's results, Dortmund lost to AC Milan, then Real Madrid qualified, Dortmund drew or won, then then Borussia Borussia qualified - they will only be the second in the group, AC Milan has become the first in the group two rounds in advance, occupying a considerable advantageous position.

'In the last game, we're going to give it our all and of course, in the league we're not going to relax. I'm happy with the development of the substitutes, Borussia Dortmund have always taken youth training seriously and now is the time for that to shine. ”

With the start of the second half of the season, Dortmund's luck seems to have become better, the growth of young players such as Klinger, Demer, Madoni and so on has made Dick more comfortable in the selection of personnel, in the 25th round of the weekend, Dick let the injured Dede and Rosicky continue to rest, Madoni and Klinger appeared in the starting lineup, Rivaldo and Okocha also got the opportunity to rotate, Ricken and Everton as two attacking midfielders, such a combination still achieved good results, They beat Hannover 96 by two goals at home, with Frings opening the scoring with a long-range strike in the first half, and in the second half, Klinger scored his second league goal of the season to seal the win for Borussia Dortmund, which also gave Dortmund's main players a good rest, and then they will travel to Milan to take on AC Milan!

After leading the team to Milan, it was interesting to note that the local media and the Italian media were downplaying the game, as AC Milan had already qualified early, and they were more focused on Inter Milan's away game against Bayer Leverkusen the day after the Borussia Dortmund game, as Inter Milan had not yet qualified......

On the contrary, a number of Spanish journalists rushed to Milan to follow the game, including those who supported Real Madrid who wanted to see Borussia Dortmund lose away, and those who supported Atletico Madrid, who came to support Dick.

Dick is very satisfied with such a relatively quiet atmosphere, he knows in his heart that in fact, Real Madrid is out of play, maybe Dick's Dortmund is more threatening in the minds of AC Milan than Real Madrid, but AC Milan is also very concerned about the league, they are now Inter Milan and Juventus are competing for the top of the standings, the group stage has been qualified in advance, and it is unnecessary to waste physical energy, this game, AC Milan's main force may not be on any - AC Milan isn't very neat right now.

So after coming to Milan, Dick chose to keep a low profile and accumulate character - this is not the time to be high-profile, after all, even if he wins AC Milan, which is a full substitute, there is nothing to boast about, and people's minds are not on this at all! At this time, it is still high-profile, then it is not exaggerated, but shameless......

This degree, Dick still knows in his heart.

When March 19 arrived, the atmosphere at the San Siro Stadium was not very enthusiastic, with only more than 40,000 AC Milan fans attending the game, but Dortmund fans came, and a full 6,000 Dortmund fans from afar set a record for Dortmund fans to play away from home, and they are looking forward to seeing Dortmund reach the final of the Champions Cup knockout stage again in four years!

One side cares, the other doesn't - Real Madrid should think they died a miserable death...... But really, if they can beat Borussia Dortmund at home, if they don't drop two points at Lokomotiv Moscow, they won't be as aggrieved as they are now.

After AC Milan's starting lineup came out, it almost made Real Madrid fans feel desperate - the goalkeeper did not go to Dida, it was Abbiati, Maldini and Nesta did not play in the backline, right-back Helwig, left-back Simic, the central defender was Laursen and Costa Kuta, the midfield rotated Pirlo and Seedorf, Redondo, Gattuso, Ambrosini and Brocki formed the midfield, Rui Costa was in the front, Tomasson was a single striker, it can almost be said that With the exception of Rui Costa and Gattuso, none of Milan's charismatic players played – Nesta, Maldini, Pirlo, Seedorf, Inzaghi, Shepchenko......

But looking at this substitute lineup, Dick began to sigh a little, it does make sense that Milan has been in a top state in recent years, just look at what kind of players their main force and substitutes are, it is indeed a top team with extremely strong main force and substitutes!

However, Dick is not a top-class AC Milan team, but only their bench - and more importantly, they only need a point to qualify from the group......

Therefore, in this game, Dick still adopted a steady defensive counterattack tactics when he sent all the main forces, and was not in a hurry to attack, and gradually looked for opportunities in the game, which was enough.

Although it is mainly a substitute, AC Milan still plays more actively on the field, Redondo has been injured for more than two years after joining AC Milan, and only started to play some games this year, but after all, there is a two-year blank period, and his body is indeed not good, and his performance on the field can only be regarded as average.

The game was relatively boring, AC Milan attacked a lot, but it was not able to create any opportunities under the excellent performance of Dortmund's defensive line, and in front of AC Milan, the effect of Dortmund's counterattack was not particularly good, especially AC Milan itself is a Serie A team, and it has worked the defensive counterattack.

Seeing such a scene, Dick is not very anxious - now he doesn't need to be anxious, if he is in a hurry to attack, it is easy to be beaten by AC Milan, which has no baggage in his mentality, one or two fast breaks, and he can't cry if he wants to cry at that time - it is Real Madrid who is anxious now, it should not be him, and it will not be AC Milan.

He is not afraid that AC Milan's attack will completely suppress Dortmund after it is smooth, after all, they are all substitutes, no matter how good Rui Costa is, it is impossible to always be able to send sharp direct passes, Tomasson is a powerful striker, but he is useless if he has no chance in the penalty area, AC Milan's four back defenders are good, and the offense is a little worse, as long as the front of the penalty area is guarded, with the high-altitude advantage in the Dortmund penalty area, he is not very afraid of conceding the ball.

In the entanglement between the two sides, the first half ended 0-0, this game made AC Milan fans have the urge to yawn, thinking that this game is too boring, Dortmund fans do not have such thoughts, they are constantly shouting loudly, cheering for their team with their own shouts.

As Dick entered the dressing room, he heard the news coming from another stadium - Real Madrid had taken a 0-1 lead at Lokomotiv Moscow away from home, but the news didn't make his eyebrows move, he just nodded his head to indicate that he knew.

'In the second half, we can't be in a hurry, understand? A draw is enough for us and AC Milan won't be in a hurry, so we can't show our flaws at the back...... Play a few counter-attacks when you get a chance, don't play if you don't have a chance, keep the defence intact and don't give them any chances...... Qualification from the group is our biggest goal now, and we don't care about the rest now, do you understand? ”

"Got it!" The Dortmund players replied in unison, they know this, now for Dortmund, promotion is the most important thing, not the pursuit of some flashy wins or anything like that, they don't have such qualifications yet, maybe they have such strength, but in the case of fighting on two fronts, they have to keep a low profile.

For Real Madrid, they were more tormented, and now they are starting to pay attention to the performance of this side, and several assistant coaches have conveyed the news to Bosque: "The score was 0-0 in the first half. "Five minutes into the second half, it's still 0-0." "It's been 60 minutes and it's still 0-0." "It's been seventy minutes, and it's still 0-0!"

The news keeps them alive because maybe AC Milan will beat Borussia Dortmund by a goal and Real Madrid will qualify – it doesn't feel good that fate is in the hands of other teams, but now they can only hope that fate will favor them!

However, when the clock was eighty minutes on, the news of their despair came.

After 80 minutes of fighting with the opponent, Dortmund began to seize the opportunity of the opponent's laxity to continue to put pressure on AC Milan, and finally in the 80th minute, Laursen's marking was not tight, Okocha took the ball with his back at the front of the penalty area and suddenly passed straight, Cavinaghi suddenly turned and inserted forward in the penalty area, forming a single knife, burst into the penalty area and shot with his feet, and the ball flew into the door of AC Milan from Abbiati's armpit!

1 to 0! In the 80th minute, Kavinagy's eighth goal in the Champions League of the season gave Dortmund a crucial victory!

More than 6,000 Dortmund fans shouted loudly, knowing that their team's qualification to the knockout stages was no longer a dream!

And when the news reached Moscow, Real Madrid was in pain, and they understood that Real Madrid's Champions League journey this season would end today!

Seeing that the team was ahead, Dick immediately chose to make a substitution! Metzeld and Ruit were substituted at the same time, replacing the assist hero Okocha and right-back Alves, Dortmund began to strengthen the defense, AC Milan did not have any interest in attacking fiercely, and the remaining ten minutes passed like this, and when the final whistle blew, Dick stood up from the dugout with his hands raised!

The second stage of the group stage, qualify!