Volume 6 Chapter 11 See Blood Seal the Throat

The Champions League and the Bundesliga are completely two different concepts, and that's what all the Dortmund players on the pitch have in mind at this time.

They played the first game at home to Arsenal at West**, dominating possession, shooting and all the stats, but they didn't equalise until the 88th minute.

That's right, it's an equalizer!

Their lack of experience in Europe, from the coach to the players, is inexplicable, but they just can't find the rhythm in the league in the Champions League.

In the league they were invincible with their superior attacking prowess, but in the Champions League they were dumb up front, which completely exposed their inconsistency at the back.

In the second half, Atletico Madrid played quite freely, with two goals in hand, and Mackin took the initiative to slow down the pace according to Ancelotti's instructions, and was not in a hurry to play into the Dortmund penalty area.

They had just played a big game against Barcelona at the Camp Nou three days ago and were not physically superior.

"Oh? , Klopp is going to make a substitution, let's take a look", Peterson looked at the live broadcast screen and said, there was a dead ball opportunity on the field, and the fourth referee on the sidelines immediately raised the substitution card.

Perisic and Barrios were bouncing on the sidelines and preparing to play, and the time was 65 minutes, which has become the pattern of scumbag substitutions.

"Grand Cross" Grosskreutz and Shinji Kagawa took one look at it, lowered their heads and walked briskly off the field, it was clear that they had almost no chances on the court today.

"It was two substitutions and it seems that Klopp didn't give up on this game", McManaman said, "Shinji Kagawa was completely lost under Gabi's marking today, it was right to replace him"

"In this case, Dortmund's formation should have changed from 4231 to 442, after all, Barrios is a speed striker, does this mean that Klopp has given up the middle?" , Peterson asked.

"Well......", Maika thought for a moment, "it's a good idea, they don't play well in the middle, Carlo Ancelotti is quite good at adjusting the central defence, whether it's Milan, Chelsea or now Atletico Madrid, it's hard to break through them from the middle"

Ancelotti touched his chin and thought for a while, and decided not to make substitutions for the time being, and to see how effective their substitutions were, because in his experience, he knew very well what Klopp wanted to do.

But Shinji Kagawa goes down, Martinez can freely fill in the position up and down the back line and back line, and he feels that there is no need to make targeted adjustments for the time being.

Perisic scored Borussia Dortmund's first goal of the season in the Champions League, and he has been quite active and confident since he came up, frequently using his pace to play Dominguez on the left.

But Dominguez wasn't slow either, and was not beaten by Perisic, who only allowed him to barely complete two crosses without forming a substantial threat.

"Martinez, break the ball", a shout from Peterson broke the relatively dull situation just now, Dortmund controlled the ball on the periphery and couldn't find a way to attack, Perisic stuffed a through pass from the gap to Barrios, who was diagonally inserted into the ribs of the penalty area.

But Martinez, who was predicted in advance, intercepted the ball directly from the halfway point of the defense, and then he quickly gave a straight push to Gabi in front, and Gabi immediately knocked diagonally and handed it to the returning Mack.

This time Kyle defended very hard and followed him firmly, but Mark didn't stop the ball, and picked up his left foot and passed the ball in front of Felipe on the wing.

'Beautiful, Mark always gets the ball where it needs to be when it matters most, and Gotze obviously can't stop Felipe's advance,' Peterson explained.

Atletico Madrid didn't push too fast, they were steadily and continuously consuming time, but also consuming Dortmund's patience.

The scramble was still very positive, but Atletico's foot skills were not covered, Felipe and the coming up Miranda and the retreating Sanchez avoided the pressing of Dortmund in front of the field in a few consecutive combinations, and successfully advanced the ball through the midfield.

Felipe took the ball and pushed it again to Sanchez, who was back on the wing, this time Piszczek behind him firmly held him and did not let him turn around, Bender also quickly came over to help defend, Sanchez saw that there was no good chance to break through, and knocked back to Felipe.

"Felipe, cross to Mark who came over to pick it up, Mark, outside the instep, Sanchez, Sanchez, he brushed Bender, cut ......inside with the ball," Peterson shouted.

This kick is just right, just in the running route where Sanchez cut diagonally inward after brushing past Bender, and at this moment, it directly crosses Dortmund's midfield area, allowing Sanchez to take the ball and face the opponent's back line directly.

Kyle, who was originally defending Mack, couldn't take care of him anymore, so he quickly turned around to help defend, and Bend, like two guards behind him, frantically chased Sanchez, who was inserting forward with the ball.

Straight breaks in the midfield are too dangerous, and the strikers can easily receive their through balls to face the goalkeeper, which is why many teams need a good midfielder to protect the defenders.

Sanchez, who drove to maximum speed, took two steps, felt the bag behind him come at any time, and Hummels' defense also came out, at which point he was blessed with a tacit understanding in training.

He also made a right-footed outside instep flick and flicked the ball straight to the middle, where he felt Mackin should pick him up.

Really!

"Mark, it's Mark, he received the ball at the top of the arc of the penalty area, crossed the dial, and shot ......", Subotic didn't make a decision whether to follow Falcao or come out to block Mack, when he saw him take the ball directly with the outside of his right foot, and then take advantage of the situation to shoot the goal.

He only had time to turn around and look at the curve that had been rubbed, and made a beautiful trajectory, directly dodging the palm of Weidenfeller's struggling to save, and then along the junction of the goalpost and the crossbar, he plunged headlong, an absolute dead end!

Call! , relieved!

"Goaaaaal......, Mark, Mark, GoalGoal, this is Mark in the Champions League, he is the absolute killer of this stage, gentle, beautiful, silent, but blood seals his throat!" Peterson screamed desperately, "GoalGoalGoal......, Mark, second goal......"

"I won't get tired of watching this goal a hundred times, Mark's feet are so good", Maika also shouted excitedly, "Since his debut, he has been synonymous with various arcs, and has even surpassed Beckham's Beckham's Beckham arc"

"Boom ......", the stands again fell into a state of enthusiastic boiling, "Mark, Mark, our captain, Mark ......"

With a bright smile, Mackin jogged to the sidelines, and his teammates came over one after another to celebrate, they were even more excited than Mackqin himself, this is a Champions League game, not an ordinary league.

"Roar ......", Gabby ran over excitedly, hugged Macqin and yelled loudly at the stands, venting the passion in his heart, he didn't expect that returning here would also usher in the peak moment of his career.

Carlo Ancelotti applauded and celebrated the goal again, and then warmed up Mario and Raul Garcia on the bench, who were also ready to make a substitution, but it was a call for action.

3:0, the game has achieved its goal, and he will always look at the planning of a season.

"This game is over", Klopp sat back on the bench a little depressed, "these kids have to hone a little more before they can cope with European competitions, I hope these two games don't hit their self-confidence"

Bwach is still quiet for thousands of years, he has never talked much except for work, "It's okay, let them see what level Mark is at the same age, I think this group of boys is already a little proud this year, maybe it's a good thing to be hit a little, we have a hard time dealing with multi-front battles this year"

Klopp nodded, German teams generally have this problem, once there is a European competition, there must be a line to break, most of the time it is the league, and Dort has not escaped from this circle.

This is mainly due to their business policy, which has led to the lack of bench thickness.

Dort's start to the league this year is not good, and he has been pressed by Bayern Munich, he still wants to focus on the league, after all, even if they play hard in the Champions League, it is difficult to say how far they will go.

Now Dortmund, what is needed is to participate in the Champions League continuously, and if you want to eat a fat man in one bite, you can daydream.

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The result of the whole game remained at 3-0, and after scoring the final goal, the scorers Mackin and Juan Mata were both replaced to prepare for the league three days later, after all, Sevilla are not a weak team.

After the final whistle sounded, Klopp quickly shook hands with Ancelotti, and then hurriedly ran to the field to comfort his proud protégés, Lewandowski, Gotze, and Perisic.

You can criticize in the game, but you still have to give them confidence after the game, and don't be crushed by temporary difficulties, after all, like Gotze is only 19 years old, and he is already at their core.

He is even known as Dortmund's Mackchen, just as young, talented, and helped the team win the league title at the same young age, and many media even expect him to replicate Mackchen's path and become a god in the Champions League in the second season.

At this time, he happened to meet Mackqin, and before the game, he was extremely interested in this game, and he wanted to prove that he was not worse than Mackqin, but the result was very miserable.

His performance throughout the game can only be described as active, but there is no efficiency, no assists, no goals, who will remember how many times you played after the game?

"It's not the end of the world", Klopp hugged the frustrated Gotze, "don't compare yourself to anyone, you are yourself, and you will one day usher in your own glory"

Slapping him twice on the back, Klopp was like a father, comforting his children and protecting them from harm, not to mention that in his eyes, these people were children.

The child he worked so hard to cultivate!

At the post-match press conference, he was also quite calm and tried his best to relieve the pressure on the players.

'It's always difficult when you face defeat and so do we, Calderón is not easier to conquer than the Bernaunoo Camp and my players have worked hard'

He pouted, as if to prepare words, "Mark's performance is dominant, I talked to him in the tunnel and he thinks we played well, just lack experience"

"That's what I want to say, we're still young, the biggest asset of youth is to be able to afford to lose, we made a few mistakes in this game, we will analyze this game afterwards, and when it comes to West, we will play better"

And Mackin was smiling happily at the camera in the interview area in the passage at this time, and he won the best in the audience.

"Well, I feel like I haven't won this Champions League award in a long time, I'm glad I'm finally back, it's a wonderful moment", he just finished shower, and the whole person looked quite refreshed.

'I remember the last time I won two goals in the Champions League was in the final two years ago and it's always a special feeling and we're going to do a big game this season......

In the other game in the group, Arsenal beat Olympiacos 2-1 at home, and Atletico Madrid topped the group with two wins.

At the moment, no one can doubt that they will finish top of the group, as long as they don't miss out on Jingzhou at home to Arsenal.