Chapter 236: The Europa League group stage is over
So far, Borussia Dortmund are at the top of the Bundesliga, two points ahead of second-placed Bayer Leverkusen, which is still a bit of a gap in points. A win for Borussia Dortmund in the final round of the season in the first half would have confirmed them a halfway title in the Bundesliga, and if they draw, it would be up to Bayer Leverkusen to look at their faces, as well as defeats.
Therefore, in the final round of this first half of the season, it is clear that Dortmund has only one goal, and that is to win and get three points.
Klopp said after the race: "This season, we are bound to win the halfway championship!" ”
Yes, that's really what Klopp said.
Everyone can see Klopp's confidence, it's not about having fun.
It's not really about having fun!
Naturally, the media reporters also knew Klopp's thoughts, so they also asked Bayer Leverkusen manager Heynckes.
When Heynckes faced the media reporters, he said: "Yes, I understand Klopp's eagerness to win the halfway championship, after all, he didn't win it, understandable!" ”
Obviously, Heynckes was teasing Klopp.
Heynckes added: "Of course, we have come to this point, we at Bayer Leverkusen will definitely not give up, even if there is only one chance, we will go for the halfway championship." You can wait, we will definitely win the championship! ”
This is the rhetoric that Heynckes left behind.
The reporters were very excited, they smelled the smoke of gunpowder.
Obviously, the competition for the halfway title in the Bundesliga this season will be very fierce. Now it is Dortmund who are slightly ahead at the moment, and as long as Dortmund does not make any mistakes themselves, the halfway title of this season will be theirs.
At this time, they are naturally more optimistic about Dortmund.
Now that the German media are clamoring about the Bundesliga, they can't wait to see the next round of games before the winter break.
In this round, Borussia Dortmund's opponents are Freiburg, while Bayer Leverkusen's opponents are Borussia Mönchengladbach, neither of which is top-notch. So you can foresee that this game is really likely to be won by both teams, so the halfway championship is still Dortmund.
However, Bayer Leverkusen are also very good at heart, and they feel that they will go for the halfway title of the Bundesliga if they have even the slightest chance, and they will not change their plans because of Borussia Dortmund.
Of course, now Dortmund have no chance to change them because of Bayer Leverkusen.
The whole Dortmund team is now flying away to challenge Hapoel Tel Aviv.
The strength of this team is not very strong, and it is not about qualifying from the group, so Dortmund's side is naturally dominated by full substitutions.
Gu Zhen did not appear in the squad for this game, but he was still there because he was going to join Jurgen Klopp and them in the knockout draw of this season's Europa League.
In this game, Gu Zhen sat in the stands and watched the whole game.
Truth be told, Borussia Dortmund played badly. Perhaps all their minds have been put into the final round of the Bundesliga in the first half of the season, and they don't have the heart to deal with this game.
Therefore, Dortmund lost 0-1 away to their opponents in this game.
This is the end of the Europa League group stage.
Borussia Dortmund are topped by Hapoel Tel Aviv in Group C, with four wins, zero draws and two defeats with 12 points. The results of the Dortmund team are three wins, one draw and two losses, with 10 points. In third place is Celtic with one win, three draws and two losses with 6 points, and at the bottom of the list is Rapid Vienna with one win, two draws and three losses with 5 points.
So, from this group are Hapoel Tel Aviv and Borussia Dortmund who advance.
The results of the first group are like this, Anderlecht team is first with three wins, two draws and one loss with 11 points, and Ajax is second with three wins, two draws and one loss with 11 points, and is second because of the small goal difference. In third place is Dinamo Zagreb with two wins, zero draws and four losses with six points, while last place is Timisoara with five points from one win, two draws and three losses.
The group that advanced were Anderlecht and Ajax.
In the second group are placed first by Valencia with three wins, three draws and zero losses with 12 points, in second place are Lille with three wins, one draw and two losses with 10 points, in third place is Genoa with two wins, one draw and three losses with seven points, and in fourth place is Slavia Prague with three points with zero wins, three draws and three losses.
Advancing from this group are Valencia and Lille.
First in Group 4 is Sporting CP with three wins, two draws and one loss with 11 points, second in second place is Hertha Berlin with three wins, one draw and two losses with 10 points, third is Heerenveen with two wins, two draws and two losses with 8 points, and in fourth place is Ventspils with three wins and three draws and three losses.
The group is dominated by Sporting Lisbon and Hertha Berlin.
The fifth group is topped by Roma with four wins, one draw and one loss with 13 points, second by Fulham with three wins, two draws and one loss with 11 points, third by Basel with three wins, zero draws and three losses with nine points, and in fourth place by CSKA Sofia with one point with zero wins, one draw and five defeats.
The competitive players in this group are Roma and Fulham.
First in Group 6 is Galatasaray with four wins, one draw and one loss with 13 points, second in place is Panathinaikos with four wins, 0 draws and two losses with 12 points, third is Dynamo Bucharest with two wins, 0 draws and four losses with 6 points, and in fourth place is Graz Storm with 1 win, 1 draw and 4 losses with 4 points.
The competitive group is Galatasaray and Panathinaikos.
First in Group 7 is Red Bull Salzburg with six wins, zero draws and zero losses with 18 points, second in second place is Villarreal with three wins, zero draws and three losses with nine points, third in third place is Lazio with two wins, zero draws and four losses with six points, and in fourth place is Sofia Levski with one win, zero draw and five losses with one point.
The group is dominated by Red Bull, Salzburg and Villarreal.
First in Group 8 is Fenerbahce with five wins, 0 draws and 1 loss with 15 points, second in second place is FC Twente with 8 points with 2 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses, 3rd place is Sheriff with 5 points with 1 win, 2 draws and 3 losses, and 4 points from 4 points in fourth place is Steaua Bucharest with 0 wins, 4 draws and 2 losses.
The competitive players in this group are Fenerbahce and FC Twente.
The first place in the ninth group is Benfica with five wins, zero draws and one loss with 15 points, the second place is Everton with three wins, zero draws and three losses with 9 points, and in third place is Borisov Bart, who has two wins, one draw and three losses with 7 points, and in fourth place is AEK Athens with 1 win, 1 draw and 4 losses with 4 points.
The group is dominated by Benfica and Everton.
The first place in Group 10 is Shakhtar Donetsk with four wins, one draw and one loss with 13 points, the second place is Club Brugge with three wins, two draws and one loss with 11 points, the third place is Toulouse with two wins, one draw and three losses with 7 points, and in fourth place is Partizan Belgrade with one win, zero draw and five losses with three points.
The competitive players in this group are Shakhtar Donetsk and Club Brugge.
Group 11 is topped by PSV Eindhoven with four wins, two draws and zero losses with 14 points, followed by Copenhagen with three wins, one draw and two losses with 10 points, third by Sparta Prague with seven points from two wins, one draw and three defeats, and fourth-placed Cluj with three points with one win, zero draws and five defeats.
The group is played by PSV Eindhoven and Copenhagen.
Group 12 is topped by Werder Bremen with five wins, one draw and zero losses with 16 points, followed by Athletic Bilbao with three wins, one draw and two losses with 10 points, and in third place is the Portuguese Nationals with five points with one win, two draws and three defeats, and in fourth place is Austria Vienna with two points with zero wins, two draws and four losses.
The group is dominated by Werder Bremen and Athletic Bilbao.
This is a situation in this year's Europa League, to be honest, there are still some unpopulars, for example, Lazio was eliminated, which many people did not expect.
And the performance of Dortmund's Shapoel Tel Aviv team in that group is to make many people shine, they actually won the group in this group, squeezed Dortmund to the second position, and also pushed Celtic out.
Celtic is also an upset, this team should often go to the Champions League, and now they haven't even qualified for the group stage of the Europa League, which is indeed a big upset.
Of course, there is also a more eye-catching Hertha Berlin team.
This team has really put all their energy into the Europa League, and their current results in the Bundesliga are really unsightly, falling into the relegation zone, last in the table, and the points are still in single digits.
But they did qualify in the Europa League, which is really surprising.
This is also a bright spot!
Of course, this year's Europa League, Dortmund club itself is also somewhat interested, they are hoping to go further in this year's Europa League, or even win the final title. Of course, this road is very difficult, but they will definitely try.
After the game, the rest of Borussia Dortmund's players flew straight back to Germany to prepare for the final round of the first half of the Bundesliga season at the weekend.
And Gu Zhen didn't go back at this time, he followed Klopp and others to participate in the Europa League knockout draw ceremony this time. This is still very important for Dortmund, and they can't wait to know what the final result will be.
Of course, there are very, very many media reporters flocking here, all wanting to know how the grouping is going this time.