On January 31, Borussia Dortmund played Bayer Leverkusen away.

At the beginning of the season, because of Leverkusen's total point preparation, Dortmund suffered, and the two teams drew in the end, but this time, in order to take revenge, Klopp was also prepared, and finally Dortmund won 3-1, and Shen Peng contributed a goal.

Another good news for Dortmund in this round of matches is that Wolfsburg defeated Bayern Munich 4-1 at home, and the team ended Dortmund's unbeaten record this season at the end of the first half of the season, and at the beginning of the second half of the season, it ended Bayern Munich's unbeaten record in this season, which is a big surprise.

As a result, Dortmund is back at the top of the table by two points again.

There is also news that Shen Peng does not want to see in this round, that is, Bochum's performance gradually declined after a commendable performance in the beginning, and in this round, lost 0-5 to Mainz, so far, Bochum is in 14th place in the standings with a record of 4 wins, 6 draws and 8 losses, only two points away from the 16th relegation zone.

Although Shen Peng has left Bochum now, there are still many of his former teammates there, so he still doesn't want these teammates to return to the Bundesliga after two seasons.

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On February 4, in the nineteenth round of the Bundesliga, Dortmund hosted Augsburg.

Augsburg is not a strong team, and Dortmund played at home in this game, so almost everyone was optimistic about Dortmund before the game, but in the end the two teams were tied 2-2.

In this game, Augsburg followed the same method that Wolfsburg used to deal with Dortmund in the first half of the season, focusing on the other players of Dortmund and reducing their threatening passes to Shen Peng, so that Shen Peng's threat was greatly reduced.

If Shen Peng wanted to get the ball, he had to retreat, but as soon as he retreated, he was far away from the goal, and when he took the ball forward, the defenders were already ready.

Of course, even so, they didn't defend 100%, and the two goals scored by Dortmund were successfully passed by teammates, and Shen Peng scored one goal and one assist. 、

Fortunately, in this round of games, Bayern Munich also drew 1-1 with Schalke 04, otherwise the top position in the standings will change hands again.

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On February 7, in the 20th round of the Bundesliga, Dortmund challenged Freiburg away, and finally Dortmund won 3-2.

Although this is a victory, Klopp is a little dissatisfied with the performance of the players, in this game, Freiburg also followed the practice of Augsburg in the last game, defending against the other players of Dortmund, which largely limited Dortmund's attack, but because of the overall strength of the team, they still did not prevent Shen Peng and Mbappe's cooperation, otherwise, they would get three points at home in this game.

Klopp also began to think about this problem after the game, it is clear that now other teams have learned how to deal with Dortmund from the Wolfsburg game, the weaker team is okay, and can still score goals with the individual ability of the players, once it encounters strong teams, such as Bayern Munich, Schalke 04, Bayer Leverkusen and other clubs, then it will be very dangerous.

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On February 13, in the 21st round of the Bundesliga, Dortmund defeated Mainz 4-2 at home.

In this game, Klopp changed the formation slightly, allowing Shen Peng to retreat slightly as a shadow striker, and the center forward sent Ramos, although he won in the end, but this change of tactics did not have a good effect on the overall improvement of the team.

Although Shen Peng retreated, Ramos's ability was not enough for him to be the absolute main center forward in Dortmund, so he couldn't grasp the opportunity many times, and the overall effect was not as good as changing a midfielder.

Bayern Munich thrashed Hamburg 8-0 in this round, the team's biggest goal difference since the 9-0 victory over Offenbach on March 13, 1984.

The biggest win was on March 31, 2013, with a 9-2 victory, and coincidentally, the opponent of this match also happened to be Hamburg.

Of course, no matter how many wins they have, they are still in second place in the standings.

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On February 20, in the 22nd round of the Bundesliga, Dortmund challenged Stuttgart away, and Dortmund won 3-2 in this game.

In this game, Klopp still let Shen Peng play as a shadow striker, and the center forward let Reus make a temporary cameo, but the effect is still not good.

This also makes Klopp a little anxious, if this problem is not solved, then the team will not go far in the Champions League, the Champions League opponents are all cunning as foxes, they will use every point they can use to win the opponent.

In addition to the Champions League, the league is also unstable, after all, Bayern Munich does not have any big shortcomings, their performance is very stable, and the occasional loss is just a bad form of the team.

And just like that, Dortmund ushered in the first game of the knockout round of the Champions League.

At 8:45 p.m. on February 24, Borussia Dortmund will take on Serie A overlord Juventus at the Juventus Arena.

The Champions League knockout round is different from the group stage, every knockout game is a bloody battle, even if you lose one or two games in the group stage, as long as you can guarantee qualification, but once you lose in the knockout round, you will be eliminated immediately and lose the opportunity to fight again.

Borussia Dortmund were not so lucky, having met Juventus in the first leg of the knockout round.

In fact, the four teams in the Bundesliga that entered the knockout round of the Champions League this season, except for Bayern Munich, were not very lucky: Bochum's opponent in the first round was Atletico Madrid, and with the current state of Bochum, it was almost eliminated ironclad; Schalke 04's opponent is Real Madrid, last year's defending champions, and the situation is not optimistic; Only Bayern Munich, whose opponent is Shakhtar Donetsk in the Ukrainian Premier League, is a relatively large chance of winning.

In the game against Juventus, Dortmund is away first and then home, it is a schedule that is beneficial to them, as long as the away team does not lose by a big score, and then get one or two away goals, it is okay, and there is still a chance to return to the home field.

Before the game, the media also hyped up this match, what "'Europe's strongest spear' vs 'Europe's strongest shield', who is better?" "This kind of headline is out, the Italian media is generally bullish on Juventus, while the German media is bullish on Dortmund.

Of course, for these, Shen Peng and their players will not pay attention, their task now is to play this game well and strive for a draw away from home, after all, Juventus has been in good form in the past two seasons and is also the favorite team to win the Champions League this year.