Chapter 384: A Difficult Victory

The referee stopped the game and the team doctor quickly ran up until the referee blew the whistle and Weidenfeller dropped the ball and walked towards the sidelines, skirting the pitch from behind the goal.

The team doctor hurriedly ran up, and then treated the wound on the face of Weidenfeller, who was sitting on the ground, and the referee came to ask if he wanted to make a substitution, Dick had not yet come up, Weidenfeller said very resolutely: "No change!" ”

Weidenfeller knows that he is the only goalkeeper who can play in Dortmund now, and the two young goalkeepers on the bench, no matter who they are, are unlikely to play any role in this situation......

Seeing Weidenfeller say this, the referee had no choice but to wait - other players were injured and could still treat them on the sidelines and then continue the game on the field, and the goalkeeper was injured...... All you have to do is wait.

At first, the team doctor was also shocked to see Weidenfeller's bloody face, but soon he found that he only scratched two wounds, although the bleeding was more scary, but it was not a big injury, after stopping the bleeding, it was treated, and then a mask was made to fix it so as not to touch the wound again, and let him play.

Normally, players are not allowed to wear any accessories on the field, not even wedding rings, but in such cases of injuries and certain psychological shadows, it is possible to wear something protective, such as the protective helmet worn after Cech was kicked and Zivo was skulled, which was licensed for the purpose of protecting the players, rather than a confrontation against tyranny, as one military expert believes......

The masked Weidenfeller came on the pitch, in this case to fight for the ball, but in the Dortmund penalty area, Arsenal voluntarily gave up the opportunity, and Weidenfeller drove the ball directly into the front.

There was thunder in the stands.

And Weidenfeller's move to keep the line of fire with a minor injury is undoubtedly what makes the young Dortmund players start to feel emotional - young people's emotions are always easy to mobilize, especially in a young team like Dortmund.

Arshavin also seems to have recovered some form, he began to break through frequently on the right side, Alves also continued to create killing opportunities on the right side, Dortmund's strongest wing began to exert force, slowly suppressing Arsenal's left side.

Pire's own defensive ability was not strong, and in this case, he made a switch with Ljungberg, who came to the left to help defend, but in the 27th minute, it was a foul that gave Dortmund a good chance......

Arshavin's forced break down the right allowed Ljungberg to bring him down with a backhand, and Borussia Dortmund were also awarded a free-kick close to the touchline.

Arshavin came in to take the free-kick and Borussia Dortmund's tall men ran into the Arsenal penalty area – an advantage for them.

Ismael, Warnes, Kyle, Borowski, Gomez, Olich, a full six players ran back and forth in the Arsenal penalty area looking for opportunities, Arsenal's ability to defend high balls is also quite good, the two midfielders and two central defenders are tall enough, but they are also under great pressure after being flooded into the box by a group of Dortmund players.

Not only the five tall players, but Olic roaming around the box can also bring a lot of lethality.

After the referee blew the whistle to take the penalty, Arshavin started to run and passed the ball into the box!

The ball arced in the air, making it difficult for everyone to judge where it landed, and the players on both sides jumped up and down the middle of the front point, but neither of them touched the ball......

The ball flew until the back post before it began to slide, and Vieira was about to jump up to clear the ball when Borowski rushed up from behind!

The two collided in the air, originally confrontational, Vieira was not afraid of anyone, but he jumped on the spot, Borovsky took the advantage of the sprint, before the two collided, Borovsky jumped a little higher than Vieira, the first header!

In the face of this close-range header, Lehmann could not make a timely save, and the ball flew into the near corner of the goal!

"The ball is in! Borowski's header headed in the top for Borussia Dortmund to open the scoring! I have to say that they are now able to take the lead because of their tenacious style and perseverance! Weidenfeller had no fear in the save, and Borowski's header was a hard-fought one of courage! Dortmund was able to achieve such outstanding results this season, in addition to Dick's command, the courage and fighting spirit of the Dortmund players also played a great role! ”

Dick shook his fist hard, it was the twenty-seventh minute of the first half, and this header gave Dortmund a certain advantage!

If you can hold it next...... It's not without a chance to go away with a one-goal lead!

After taking the lead, Dortmund's momentum was completely up, they began to deal with Arsenal's defense through rapid attacks, and Arsenal also seemed to be a little chaotic, if they could score another goal at this time, maybe they would be able to win the whole game, but at this time, when Arsenal was in danger, the outstanding performance of former Dortmund player Lehmann made Dortmund's hope of another goal come to naught!

Dortmund had at least four or five good chances over the next 20 minutes, but Lehmann made three great saves – first to save Alves' curling shot after a cross-cut, and then to save Arshavin's powerful long-range shot just before half-time, and then to follow up with Gomes' shot that he immediately got up to keep the ball out of line......

Lehmann's brilliant performance allowed Arsenal to go into the break with only a goal down, and after the start of the second half, Dortmund continued their strong attack, but Lehmann also continued his excellent performance!

Kele's header hit the post at the beginning of the second half, and a few minutes later, Kell's long-range shot from the edge of the box was saved by Lehmann, and after withstanding several attacks from Dortmund, Arsenal began to gradually recover their form, and through several consecutive counter-attacks by Thierry Henry and Reyes, they slowly regained some initiative and began to use attacks to create threats.

Thierry Henry and Reyes had two dangerous shots in a row, and Weidenfeller made a series of saves to see the opponent's attack rising, and Dick began to direct the players to return to the defense.

Just now, the mess failed to kill the opponent, so now, we must start to guard against the opponent's counterattack......

Dortmund started to defend, Arsenal even if they wanted to score goals is not an easy task, they defended Henry and Reyes quite tightly, in this case, Ljungberg became an important hero for Arsenal!

In the 58th minute, Henry started to dribble the ball from the wing, and after attracting the attention of the Dortmund defenders, he stuffed the ball straight to Ljungberg in front, who received the ball and began to dribble laterally, relying on speed to get rid of Borowski's defense, and then suddenly shot from the edge of the penalty area!

What looked like a rushed shot was played at a very high level, and the ball arced through the air over the hands of Weidenfeller, who struggled to get up, and then plunged headlong into the dead corner between the crossbar and the post!

The stands fell silent while the red-haired Ljungberg began his celebration in the stadium......

'Arsenal equalised! Ljungberg's world wave is so wonderful! Borussia Dortmund are a bit dangerous now, they couldn't extend their lead when they took the initiative, and now they have been given away goals by Arsenal, which is very dangerous for them! ”

Dick pursed his lips, and then decisively made a substitution, Donovan replaced Arshavin, Arshavin also ran very fiercely on the field today, and now his physical fitness is a little unable to keep up, rather than letting him play reluctantly at this time, it is better to replace it with a more impactful and better state attacker.

Arshavin doesn't have a problem with this, he just regrets that his form is not at its best, otherwise he wouldn't need to run a lot to get back into his form......

Donovan brought something different to the table, his speed and breakthrough ability were also quite good, and he was a new force, and immediately after coming on the pitch, he frequently disrupted the Arsenal defense with the ball.

In the 64th minute, Donovan broke through the cross on the sideline and was blocked by Cole, corner kick, Donovan went to take the corner, he drove the ball to the goal, Warnes pressed Campbell's header to the top, but the ball hit Toure's back and fell, Kyle in the penalty area was quick to turn and volley, the sudden shot in the penalty area made Lehmann no longer able to react, and the ball flew into the door of Arsenal!

Borussia Dortmund are leading again at home!

The stands erupted in the frantic shouts of the Dortmund fans, and Dick shook his fist hard, although he knew that the value of this goal was a little less than the value of the previous opening goal, but as long as the home team can go away with the victory, there is still a slight advantage - there is no way to make up for the disadvantage of a mere away goal......

However, after scoring this goal, Dortmund's defense, there were some problems, the offensive and defensive conversion after the lead was a little disjointed, in the 79th minute, Henry's split ball created a chance again, his through ball cleverly sent to the feet of Pire, who was cruising into the penalty area, and before Ismael and Vaughans came up to block, Pire had already calmly kicked up and scored with a low shot in the penalty area!

Twice leading, twice equalized by opponents, the situation is already very unfavorable for Dortmund!

Dortmund did not give up in the rest of the game, Dick replaced Everton and Ricken in succession to strengthen the attack, and finally relied on Olic to take the lead again in stoppage time, and finally won the game, but the 3-2 lead at home really makes people not optimistic about the second leg......

"In a bad situation, we won, which is better than anything. We didn't win more due to luck, but we got the hang of it...... We only need a draw away from home to win, don't we? ”

Dick said lightly in his post-fight press conference that he was now really starting to play the idea of holding the second round for 90 minutes, but there was something false in him when he said it......