Section 453 Bumblebees are out
For the German media, after the first round of the Champions League, if there was anything that made them the happiest, it was the smooth promotion of Wolfsburg, and if there was anything that made them the most depressed, it was Dortmund's unexpected exit. Even no matter how good an analyst is, before this game came, he didn't expect Dortmund to lose in the Champions League, and this upset was even more surprising than Wolfsburg's promotion.
After all, Wolfsburg's opponent in the Champions League is Manchester City, although the opponent is very strong, but considering their messy Champions League results, many people have made predictions before the game starts, even if the opponent is the little-known Wolfsburg, Manchester City may not necessarily win. However, before this round of matches, there were not many people who could accurately predict that Dortmund would lose.
No one thought that Dortmund would lose to Manchester United.
Compared to Wolfsburg, Dortmund's opponents are actually much simpler. When they met Manchester City at Wolfsburg, Dortmund met in the Champions League by Wolfsburg in the Champions League, and unfortunately fell to Manchester United, who was second in the group, and they would lose in the face of such an opponent, which is unbelievable.
Although the same Manchester team is also second in the group, and if it is really compared to the historical background, Manchester United is much stronger than Manchester City, they are not a quasi-giant like Manchester City, but a super giant who has dominated the Premier League for many years in the real sense, but before the end of this round of Champions League matches, no one really thought that Manchester United could go well.
Manchester United have been a real mess this season, and since the change of manager, they don't seem to be the same as they used to be. After 27 games in the Premier League, they have climbed to sixth place, the same number of points as Everton, where their manager once worked. And even more sadly, this is the result of their own losses strengthened by the transfer in the winter, and after the winter transfer, by bringing in Mata. They have only climbed up from ninth place in the league and sixth in the league, which is already their best result of the season.
The quality they showed in the league made everyone who watched them play. I couldn't help but shake my head and sigh. In the Champions League, they were kicked to second place in the group by Wolfsburg in the group stage, so that they met Dortmund in the next knockout round, which also made many people think. Manchester United has already lost the league, they can rely on Chelsea to save their lives, but in the Champions League, Mata and De Bruyne can't play, Manchester United has no savior.
And when it comes to strength, Manchester United is not as good as Dortmund no matter how you look at it. Manchester United have just lost to Wolfsburg in the Champions League. In the Bundesliga, people generally think that Wolfsburg's strength is slightly inferior to Dortmund's, which seems to be inconsistent with Wolfsburg's points with Dortmund, but consider that Dortmund has won two league titles in recent years, and there is also a Champions League final experience. They were even better against Wolfsburg this year and were even better than Wolfsburg before the big injury outbreak really began, so it was no surprise that Dortmund were the better side.
Since Wolfsburg can beat Manchester United, then there is no reason for Borussia Sortmund to fail. Especially since they have been a mess in the league this season, and now they can keep the fourth place, and they have long been unable to pursue any higher goals, so in the eyes of many media, their pursuit this season. It should also be the same as last season, mainly in the Champions League. And although they haven't fully recovered from injuries recently, it is in the eyes of many to deal with a bigger problem Manchester United. It's still a matter of getting caught.
Unlike Wolfsburg playing Manchester City, where people still have a lot of worries, Dortmund playing Manchester United, in the eyes of most media, is as easy and simple as Bayern playing Milan, and there is no doubt about it. And after the first leg of the Champions League. Borussia Dortmund have seen the same sentiment even more after a 22-22 draw away from Manchester United.
In the away game against Manchester United, Dortmund played very beautifully. In that game, although the Dortmund players still did not fully recover to their best condition, Gundogan, Hummors and others still did not return from injury, but in the game, they still played very well. They used young Durm and Papa, as well as veteran Kyle, and although they were in the game, they still played quite well.
Perhaps because he knew very well that his backline was too damaged, although Dortmund was playing away from home, he still chose to fight in a furious way. From the very beginning of the game, they maintained an onslaught in an all-round way, trying to rely on their own efforts to comprehensively suppress Manchester United. Throughout the game, they used a comprehensive attack to play extremely well at Old Trafford. During the game, Lewandowski and Reus scored one goal and successfully knocked on the door of Manchester United twice, and their efforts even made Manchester United's own fans booing their home team, which can be said to be out of the limelight.
Of course, the away team chose to take the initiative to attack, after all, they still have to bear a certain amount of pressure, because of the too ferocious attack, Dortmund was beaten by Manchester United in the game and conceded two goals. With injuries at the back and at the back, Dortmund's strength was somewhat compromised, and this allowed them to draw in the middle of the game.
However, although it was a draw, Manchester United, who played at home, were not able to defend well, and conceded two goals at their own home, which still makes people feel that Manchester United are already in an extremely disadvantageous situation. Conceding goals at home in the Champions League has always been a serious problem, and with the advantage of these two away goals, Dortmund can also play very easily at their own home stadium, and it seems that promotion should be a matter of course.
At that time, the German media was all optimistic. In their opinion, Dortmund may be riddled with injuries, but with Klopp as a good coach, they have an essential advantage, and they will definitely be able to advance in the next games.
However, what no one expected was that in the second leg of the Champions League, Dortmund would lose to Manchester United. What people didn't expect was that in this game, Dortmund lost in tactics.
In hindsight, Dortmund was somewhat careless when they played at home. They are a bit overly contemptuous of their opponents in the game, which is their biggest problem. In contrast, Moyes rarely showed his strength in the game and laid out the game well.
In the game, he clearly made a targeted set-up to take advantage of the taller size of Manchester United's midfielders, and gave United the upper hand through a constant high pass. On the left side, he boldly used Buttner, and on the right side, it gave Valencia more autonomy and unleashed Manchester United's attacking ability.
In this game, although Manchester United under his coaching was still very obscene, it had a little bit of the style of Ferguson when he faced Barcelona in the 0708 season.
And Valencia, who no longer bites the wings, and the unexpected Buttner play, also let Manchester United completely liberate their two wings. In this game, Manchester United's attack was also very threatening, and in one attack, Welbeck received a pass from Rooney and broke through the door of Dortmund with a brilliant shot, making the score 10.
That goal was the only goal of the whole game. In this away game, Manchester United defeated Borussia Dortmund and successfully advanced to the quarterfinals of the Champions League. For most of the season, the whole of Europe watched their jokes, but in this most crucial game, they emerged victorious.
In the Champions League, Manchester United defeated Borussia Dortmund and successfully advanced to the quarterfinals of the Champions League. No one expected that Moyes would really beat Klopp by adjusting his tactics in this game
After the game, it was watched many times by the German media. They couldn't believe the fact that in their opinion, Manchester United could beat Borussia Dortmund only if they were lucky enough to do so. However, after carefully watching the game many times, the German media also had to admit that Manchester United did not win this game by shit luck, but by its own tactical arrangement.
The Bundesliga has clearly added another example of how things always go wrong when they meet Premier League teams at home. And the facts have once again proved to people that there is no absolute underdog in the Champions League. Even a team as strong as Borussia Dortmund will fail if they don't take Manchester United seriously enough.
With an aggregate score of 32, Dortmund was eliminated by Manchester United in the Champions League. This result made all the media in Germany depressed, but looking at Dortmund's squad that was greatly damaged due to injury, they don't know whether to blame Dortmund or not. In this game, Dortmund still tried their best, but they didn't expect the enemy to be so cunning.
And Moyes's strength in this game also made people realize that maybe in the past days, the coach was indeed a little too contemptuous. And if this is the case, the German media immediately thinks of another question: if Moyes is not as bad as people think, then it means that the victory over their Wolfsburg is stronger than imagined.