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After continuous campaigns, Dortmund has indeed reached a limit, you must know that even Bayern, which has not played in the Champions Cup, has begun to decline recently, because they are chasing each other in the game, and each other's energy is very large, not to mention that although Bayern does not have a Champions Cup, they will not let go of the German Cup, in the German Cup they continue to win, completely towards the rhythm of the double - but for Bayern, they were eliminated so early in the Champions Cup, Then only by winning the double can the fans be satisfied. 【Fengyun Reading Network. 】

In the next period of time, Dick asked the assistant coaches to hurry up and let the players recover some of their physical strength as soon as possible, but the international players who left were destined to be tired - this made Dick also know this, you must know that Kyle, Frins, and Warnes are the main players of the German national team, and Metzelder can basically sit firmly in the main force, as well as Okocha and Olic are also the main players of their respective national teams, Rosicky is the core of the midfield of the Czech national team, and he has just recovered from injury- If these guys were to come back immediately after two consecutive international games to play in the league four days later, they would only get more tired.

So after the members of the national team returned, except for Kyle, who only started one game, the other Frings and Warnes were rotated, Metzelder and Ismail partnered in central defence, Kyle, Klinger and Ricken formed the midfield, Rivaldo and Everton played in the attacking midfield, and Cavinaghi stepped forward.

Borussia Dortmund suffered Waterloo at home after their winning streak was interrupted, and although they had swept Bremen 4-1 away from home, Bremen had the upper hand in this game.

Although Rivaldo took the lead for Dortmund with a shot in the first half, Bremen, who performed well in the second half, Charlie Steas equalized with Ismael's header in the 54th minute, and after Dortmund's successive attacks failed, in the 84th minute, Bremen's defender Ernst blasted away Lehmann's ten fingers with a long-range shot from the back row, helping Bremen defeat Dortmund 2-1 away!

The defeat was a great disappointment for Dortmund fans, and the only thing that made them happy was that Bayern's winning streak was also halted after the national team game - they had many more internationals than Dortmund, which made them much more expensive than Dortmund, so in this game, they were scored twice in the first half, and if it wasn't for the two goals scored by Sagnol and Pizarro in the second half, they might have lost to Hannover 96 away from home......

Bayern Munich have closed the gap between them and Borussia Dortmund, but only by two points to one point, much to the relief of Dortmund fans, who can now turn their attention to the upcoming first leg of the Champions League knockout tie – at home to Atletico Madrid!

Atletico Madrid manager Aragonés led his entire squad to Dortmund on April 7, and two days later, they will take on the hosts Borussia Dortmund at the Westfa-Lun Stadium.

However, to the surprise of Atletico, the level of popularity they received at Dortmund seemed to be excessive......

When the bus with the Atletico Madrid logo drove through the streets of Dortmund, the fans wearing the Dortmund jersey did not boo them, but slapped their buses and gave them a thumbs up, looking extremely friendly......

"Are we in the wrong place, how do I feel like I'm playing in Madrid......" Torres muttered.

"Why do the Dortmund fans compliment us? Is it because I'm so handsome? Vicente said that the big bus was immediately booed.

It wasn't until they arrived at the hotel that they could hear what the fans were shouting.

"Welcome, Dick's team!"

Atletico Madrid's players collectively realized!

"The boss really has a face! Dortmund fans will welcome us! Torres said smugly.

However, in the next few days, they felt that this game seemed to be a friendly trip, Dortmund FC was very happy in opening the stadium to let Atletico adapt to the venue, not procrastinating at all, and when they were training, there were many Dortmund fans outside the stadium to watch, and after the training there were people coming up to them to ask for autographs.

"I suddenly felt like we were playing a friendly match." After signing an autograph for a fan, Belleron said thoughtfully.

"But we also need to behave well, so as not to make the boss think that we have regressed." Torres said suddenly.

"Of course, it's all elimination, how can we not try to move forward as much as possible?" Capdevilla laughed: "Even against the top team, we have to do our best!" ”

Aragonés smiled slightly, this situation is okay, the professionalism of the players in Atletico Madrid is good, maybe they don't have a desperate mind, but there will be no problem with playing well on the field.

Away from Dortmund, the shouts of 67,000 home fans will be a problem, and for Aragonés, the biggest problem is the manager that Atletico Madrid faces, the manager who almost single-handedly created this Atletico Madrid, although he has only been in Atletico for a little more than two years, but his familiarity with Atletico Madrid, Aragonés also knows in his heart, I am afraid that it is even bigger than himself.

Such a game will not be too easy to play, and what is worse is that even if they return to their home stadium next, Atletico Madrid may not have any advantage, and at Calderon Stadium, Dick has never been a guest.

"I can only do my best, damn UEFA......" Aragonés thought to himself.

Dick is also cursing UEFA, first touch Real Madrid, then touch Atletico Madrid, UEFA really tried all the means, he has no psychological pressure at all to play Real Madrid, but playing Atletico Madrid, now at this time to meet Atletico Madrid, it does make Dick feel more pressure.

Although it is said that if he kills two La Liga teams in a row after leaving La Liga, it is enough to prove that La Liga is a huge loss without him, but he wants to be famous, and he does not want to rely on this method to become famous.

But now that it has been grouped, it can only play these two games well, Atletico Madrid is brought up by him, of course he knows how difficult this team is, although this season because of the run-in and other reasons, Atletico Madrid is now in the league by Real Madrid for a distance, but in the Champions Cup their performance is top-notch, before winning all the way, almost created a Champions Cup winning streak record, if not in the away from home by Inter Milan forced to draw, they may have left the Champions Cup winning streak far behind.

And in the previous summer, Atletico Madrid still had some changes, but this is not a problem for Dick, you must know that although he left the position of Atletico Madrid's head coach, he is still very concerned about some of Atletico Madrid's situation, after all, he is mixed in European football, and it is impossible not to care.

This summer, Atletico has changed no small amount.

The previous 10,000-year-old substitute Correa was sold, and although the other three strikers were retained, Junior Hill brought in former La Liga top scorer Moreno, which made Atletico's forward competition suddenly fierce.

And Camoranesi on the right side and Thuram on the back line, after Juventus offered a sky-high price of 40 million euros, Little Hill felt that this was a deal that could be made, so he sold both of them, plus Héctor transferred to Deportivo La Coruna, Baraja transferred to Valencia, Atletico Madrid left a substitute four main players this summer, the introduction of striker Molina, Romanian fullback Contra replaced Héctor's position, At the same time, the veteran Albertini and the young Argentine centre-back Coloccini were loaned from AC Milan, plus Luiz, who was on loan from Barcelona. Garcia, there is no loss in terms of personnel - however, in Dick's view, this series of transfers of Hill Jr. saves money, but it is very detrimental to the team's long-term planning......

In fact, Aragonés reused the team left by Dick, Marchena became the main force in the back line and Stam partnered, Contra was the main force, and in the front court he made some changes, from 451 to 442, Belleron and Makelele as the main force in the middle, Albertini is a substitute, the wings are Vicente and Jorgensen, Garcia as an important substitute, the choice on the front line was originally Torres and Jardel, but Jardel's form has declined this season and he has been seriously injured twice, The main partners in the front line were Fernando Torres and Moreno, with Cruise coming on as an important substitute.

This can also explain why Atletico Madrid's results in the Champions League are excellent and not as good as before, because their bench thickness has been greatly damaged, but the strength of the main squad has not decreased much, which allows them to perform exceptionally well in the Champions Cup with concentration, but in the league they occasionally drop the chain, and compared with Real Madrid, which can play steadily, they will naturally grab a lot fewer points, and it is not surprising that there is such a situation.

Dick knows that although Aragonés has changed his tactics, the essential change is not very big, but there is one less player in the midfield, resulting in a slight lack of attacking ability from the back, and the threat of directly facing the team is also much greater, the wing breakthrough and in-cutting ability are quite good, Contrera's ability to assist is still quite good despite the fact that his current form has dropped a lot, such an Atletico Madrid can use a lot of offensive means in a single game, and now facing them at home, There will be great challenges.

"It's a real problem to deal with a team you've put together...... Fortunately, the idiot of Hill Jr. sold so many main players, otherwise this game would be really difficult to deal with. ”

Dick didn't feel distressed about the fact that many players were sold, after all, his return to Atletico Madrid was definitely not a matter of one or two days, maybe seven or eight years later, he wouldn't need these players anyway, so he could sell them if he wanted, but it would be of great help to Dick's game.

After thinking about everything almost, Dick let out a sigh of relief and waited for the game to begin.

Despite the camaraderie he shown, he didn't think it was going to be a friendly game, he believed in the professionalism of the players he brought out.