Chapter 125: The Tenacious Stuttgart (Fourth Watch)
Shortly after the start of the second half, Dortmund scored another goal, in the 48th minute, Hummels transferred the ball to the right side in a wide range of left front, Blaszczykowski inserted a small angle volley from the right side of the small penalty area in time, the ball was saved by Ulreich or rolled into the goal, 2-0.
In the 71st minute, Gentner, who had just been substituted, sent a through ball into the penalty area, and central defender Niedermeier tapped it to Ibisevic with his back to the goal, who followed up with a left-footed shot to pull back a point, 2-1.
In the 77th minute, Stuttgart equalized the score, Dortmund made a mistake at the back, Schibert received a pass from Ibisevic, unloaded the ball, and burst into the penalty area with the ball and shook Weidenfeller to nudge the empty goal, 2-2.
In the 79th minute, it was still Schiebel, Kyle made a mistake in the backfield, and Schiebel burst into the penalty area with a powerful volley to overtake the score, 2-3.
In the 82nd minute, Hummels received a through ball from Kyle and fired a low shot in front of the opponent's penalty area, and the ball grazed the inside of the post and flew into the goal, 3-3, Dortmund equalized.
In the 87th minute, Schmelzer took a corner kick from the right, and substitute Perisic fired a beautiful volley into the top edge of the Stuttgart goal, 4-3, Dortmund exceeded the score again.
The score between the two sides has been very anxious, and when the whole team of Dortmund thought they had won, Dortmund conceded again.
In the second minute of stoppage time, Stuttgart made a long pass from the left, Hummels and Schmelzer tried to clear the ball with a header but failed, and the unguarded Gentner inserted a left-footed sweep to equalize the score, 4-4.
The goal battle ended in a handshake between the two sides, with Borussia Dortmund drawing 4-4 with Stuttgart and failing to win two legs this season, but still top of the table, six points ahead of Bayern with a game in hand.
Stuttgart got one point to move up to fifth in the standings, ahead of Bremen and Bayer Leverkusen. At the same time, Dortmund's home win streak since 2012 was also completed.
After the winter break, Bayern's form fell into a trough, and Dortmund took the Bundesliga leader, and even fell to third place in the standings for a time.
However, Bayern have rebounded strongly recently, beating Inter Milan 2-0 away in the first leg of the Champions League quarter-finals, and have almost assured that they will advance to the semi-finals and reach the final of the German Cup, and if they can win this round, the gap between Bayern and Borussia Dortmund will be reduced to three points.
However, just when the situation was good, Robben's contract renewal still made no progress.
Robben joined Bayern Munich in 2009 and has since become an absolute mainstay of the team, and his contract expired in the summer of 2013, and Bayern have long wanted to renew Robben's contract.
However, according to the Munich Zeitung, Robben is still skeptical about renewing his contract.
First of all, in February this year, Robben was put on the bench by coach Heynckes for several consecutive games without injury, which has kept Robben on the bench, and Bayern's release of Van Bommel last season also made Robben unhappy.
According to the Munich Zeitung, Robben wants to see what Bayern can achieve this season before deciding whether to renew his contract.
Bayern are currently six points behind Borussia Dortmund with a game in hand, and if they win this round, the gap will be only three points, and Bayern will play Borussia Dortmund away on April 12, which will be a key battle for the title, and the result of the game may also ultimately determine whether Robben renews his contract.
According to German media reports, the father and agent of Dortmund defender Mats Hummels, Hermann Hummels, recently received a notice of dismissal from Bayern, and the two sides will split this summer, Hermann Hummel is currently Bayern's youth coordinator and the chief scout of the U23 youth team.
According to Bild, Mats Hummels, who came through the Bayern academy, decided in 2011 to stay at Borussia Dortmund and would not consider returning to Bayern, while Bayern, who are interested in bringing the German international back to Munich, believe that Hermann Hummels did not have the necessary influence on the decisions made by his son, which may also be one of the reasons why Bayern ultimately decided to sack Hermann Hummels.
In the 29th round of the Bundesliga, Dortmund visited Wolfsburg and beat Wolfsburg 3-1 away with goals from Lewandowski and Gundogan in the first and second halves, continuing to lead Bayern by three points, and at the same time, Dortmund ended the opponent's four-game winning streak.
Wolfsburg, who have won four in a row, have basically continued the main structure of recent times, with only one change, Madelen starting in place of Ruth and Felipe in central defence, and the forward line is still a combination of Helmers and Mandzukic.
Borussia Dortmund also made a change, with Perisic starting as a left winger, Grosskreutz on the bench, captain Kyle and Gundogan at the back and S. Bender on the bench.
In the 22nd minute, Dort's attack finally paid off, Guan Peng's accurate long pass in the midfield found Perisic, Perisic shook off Tresch's defensive left cross, and Lewandowski pushed the goal from close range, 1-0.
In the 49th minute, Dortmund scored again, Blaszczykowski intercepted Felipe's ball at the back and passed to Gundogan, who scored with his right foot from 14 meters in front of the goal to expand the score, 0-2.
In the 61st minute, Dejaga received Pollack's pass and made a slight adjustment to cross, Mandzukic shook his head in front of the goal to head the ball in, 1-2, Wolfsburg pulled back a point.
In the 90th minute, Leitner's long pass was rubbed by a Wolfsburg defender and bounced in front of Lewandowski, and the Polish striker took advantage of the situation and scored a goal from 14 meters in front of the goal to lock the score, 1-3.
In the match against Augsburg, Bayern's "King" Ribery broke through along the left flank as soon as he opened the game, as if he was in a no-man's land.
After breaking to the edge of the penalty area, Franck Ribery played the ball to Gomez and the Bayern striker opened the scoring after his first shot was saved.
In the second half, when the team was deadlocked, Dutch winger Arjen Robben crossed Gomes from the right with a low ball, and the Bayern striker easily pushed the ball home to establish the lead for the team again.
It has to be said that without Robery's exquisite assist, it would have been difficult for Bayern to get all three points against a tenacious Augsburg.
It is worth mentioning that the match day against Augsburg was also the 29th birthday of the Bayern "King" Franck Ribery. The ill-fated French star at a young age became a well-deserved "king" at Bayern.
Against Augsburg, Ribery was outstanding, making three dribbles and three key engagements, both of which were tied for the top spot with his good partner Arjen Robben.
Celebrating his birthday with a win is an unforgettable memory for any player, and perhaps for Franck Ribery, the only regret is that he didn't score.
Bayern's "king" had a good chance in each half, but the ball slid out of the goal, and Ribery missed the opportunity to celebrate his birthday with a goal.
Perhaps, just like the scar on Ribery's face, everything that is imperfect is exactly what makes this great Bayern "king".