Chapter 118: The battle for the Bundesliga Golden Boot (the third update of the liver, the monthly pass is 100 plus more, and the monthly ticket is begging)
The 2013/2014 Champions League final was played on 24 May at the Stadium of Light in Lisbon, Portugal.
For Borussia Dortmund, there are two league games to play before the Champions League final.
In fact, because there are only 18 teams in the Bundesliga, that is, there are only 34 league rounds, the Bundesliga has always been the first of the five major leagues to finish.
The match of the 33rd round of the Bundesliga is on May 3.
The final match of the 34th round is on May 10.
In other words, after the Bundesliga season, Dortmund still have two weeks to reach the Champions League final.
Since the team eliminated Chelsea to reach the Champions League final, the whole of Dortmund has entered the preparation period for the Champions League final.
Jurgen Klopp decided to rotate the team in the last two rounds of the league, and on the basis of avoiding injuries to the main players, he rotated appropriately to ensure the state of the game.
However, in these two Bundesliga games, Jiang Chenxi started and was not rotated, which was requested by Jiang Chenxi on his own initiative, and he wanted to compete with Lewandowski for the Bundesliga Golden Boot.
For the player's pursuit of personal honor, Klopp is supportive as the head coach, however, he also told Jiang Chenxi that he must be careful not to get injured, the Bundesliga Golden Boot is important, but the Champions League final is even more important.
Dortmund has locked the league runner-up in advance in the league, and the next two rounds of the league have no desire, and now the whole team has one more goal, that is, to help Jiang Chenxi compete for the Bundesliga Golden Boot.
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In the 32nd round of the league, Dortmund drew 2:2 with Hoffenheim away, Jiang Chenxi started the game and had an assist, but he was not able to score goals, and his league goals were still 28 goals.
Interestingly, in the other match of this round, Bayern Munich beat Hamburg 4-1 away, Lewandowski also had an assist and even got the opportunity to take a penalty, however, the penalty was missed, and the Pole also did not score in this game, his goal tally was 29.
There is only one round left in the league, Jiang Chenxi and Lewandowski are only one goal difference, and the competition for the Bundesliga Golden Boot has never been as tragic and anxious as this season.
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On May 10, 2014, the 34th round of the 2013/2014 Bundesliga season and the final match of the Bundesliga season will begin.
In the league finale, there are still three suspense in the Bundesliga.
In the relegation battle, Hamburg, Nuremberg and Braunschweig will compete for a third-to-last place relegation play-off qualification, and the other two teams will be in the Bundesliga.
Among the top four in the Bundesliga, Bayern Munich won the championship early, Borussia Dortmund also secured the runner-up in advance, Schalke 04 secured the third place in advance, and only Bayer Leverkusen and Wolfsburg will compete for the fourth place in the league to qualify for the Champions League.
The remaining suspense, which can also be said to be the most attractive to fans, is the battle for the league golden boot between Jiang Chenxi and Lewandowski.
It was a packed day at Signal Idona Park, the team's last home game of the season, the last league game, and the fans came to say goodbye to the players and thank them for their hard work all season.
At the same time, they also have to cheer for Jiang Chenxi.
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Borussia Dortmund face Hertha Berlin in the final round of the league.
Signal Park Stadium in Iduna.
With the whistle of referee Kiermo, the match between Borussia Dortmund and Hertha Berlin began.
The final round of the Bundesliga was played at the same time, almost at the same time, and the referee's opening whistle sounded in nine other stadiums.
Hertha Berlin goalkeeper Kraft said before the game that he knew that Jiang Chenxi wanted to score and wanted to compete for the Golden Boot, but he would do his best to prevent Jiang Chenxi from scoring.
'It's certainly not about helping Lewandowski, that's the goalkeeper's job.' Kraft said.
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Fifteen minutes into the game, Hertha Berlin goalkeeper Kraft frustrated and fished the ball out of the net and drove it into the air with a big foot.
Hertha Berlin conceded a goal!
The goal is - Jiang Chenxi!
"Goooooooooaaaal!!"
"Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang's shot was saved, Jiang's follow-up shot! Clever door strike! It was his twenty-ninth goal of the season! It's incredible! He shocked us all in his debut season in the Bundesliga! And with this goal, Jiang's current goal count is equal to Lewandowski! ”
"Kraft said before the game that he wanted to stop Jiang from scoring, but, unfortunately, in the fifteenth minute of the game, he had to fish the ball out of the net! 1 to 0! Borussia Dortmund leads Hertha Berlin 1-0 at home, Jiang's 29th goal! ”
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Stuttgart.
Mercedes. Mercedes Arena.
Stuttgart at home and Bayern Munich.
Stuttgart has been relegated one round ahead of schedule, this game is theoretically desireless, but, in fact, otherwise, before the game, Stuttgart fans left a message on the club's official forum, calling on the team to fight for honor, especially pointing out that Lewandowski can not be allowed to score, do not let Bayern get the Bundesliga Golden Boot.
Do Stuttgarts have a grudge against Lewandowski?
No!
They just have too many old grudges with Bayern Munich.
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In the Bundesliga, Bayern is known for its love to poach opponents' "corners", since 2002, Bayern has poached Ballack, Ze Roberto and Lucio from Leverkusen, so that the competitor has bid farewell to the championship ranks for many years, becoming Bayern's biggest "bad deed" in recent years, however, Bayern poached Stuttgart's corner much earlier, in the summer of 1997, Bayern poached the Brazilian goalscorer Elber from Stuttgart, which directly led to the disintegration of the "troika", and also made Stuttgart, which was on the rise, gradually embark on a "downhill road". However, at Bayern, Elber reached the peak of his career and helped Bayern win the Champions League for the first time in a long time, leaving the Bundesliga with 133 league goals, a record that no one has broken to this day.
After a lapse of 12 years in 2009, Bayern poached German international Gomez from Stuttgart, compared with Elber in the same period, Gomez scored more goals in Stuttgart, and was called Stuttgart's leading star, so it was forcibly poached by Bayern Munich, and Stuttgart, who got 30 million euros in the banknote, also fell into a slump, since then, Stuttgart has changed from a quasi-powerhouse who has won the Bundesliga championship in the 21st century to a middle and lower team, and this season was not relegated until the penultimate round, they have a lot of hatred for Bayern Munich.
Preventing Lewandowski from winning the Golden Boot is not for Stuttgart to learn, but purely to block Bayern Munich.
No, Jiang Chenxi scored early, and here, the score between Stuttgart and Bayern Munich was still 0-0.
Mercedes. In the stands of the Mercedes Arena, the fans of the home team Stuttgart, as if rehearsed in advance, tens of thousands of people chanted together:
Lewandowski, Lewandowski! Jiang has scored! Jiang has scored! Goals, la, la!