Chapter XXIII The situation is critical
The team's multiple attacks did not produce good results, leaving the players unhurried and impatient, and this is when Olympiacos seized an opportunity that was not a chance.
In the 8th minute of the first half, the Olympiacos team, which had been pressed by Dortmund in an unfavorable opening situation, took the lead in scoring, and the team's right-back Marcano, after receiving the pass from his teammate Jebr in the front, broke through Schmelzer's defense along the right side, forced a cross, and the middle Hellebas scored with a header between Dortmund's double tower central defenders.
Hellebas excitedly kissed the handful of Olympiacos fans who had travelled with the team and hugged his team-mates, especially Marcano, who had just assisted his goal.
"Oh, I have to say, although the Dortmund team has potential, the players are still too young, the Champions League game is inexperienced, this young hornet still needs to grow!" Duan Xuan was a little silent.
Guan Peng stood in the center of the stadium and watched the passionate celebration of the opposing team, thinking that he would not give up easily, and he must not lose to this team from Greece in front of so many fans at home.
At the urging of the referee, the Olympiacos team ended the celebration, the Dortmund team kicked off again in the center circle, and Lewandowski also drove the football to Gotze with a serious expression, and the faces of Dortmund were a little serious.
After all, this game is a key match to determine whether the team can qualify for the knockout stage, and if your team loses this game, then it means that Dortmund's Champions League journey is completely over.
In the 15th minute of the first half, Guan Peng made a long-range shot in the front, and the football was touched by Lewandowski into the goal, but it was punished by the full-side referee for the Polish striker offside.
This led Dortmund's players to surround the linesman and ask for an explanation.
The referee also came over and warned the excited Dortmund members, led by captain Kehl.
"Hey, if you don't spread out, I'm going to play my cards!" The referee seems to have made a move to play his cards.
"Alright, brothers, let's withdraw first, I believe that victory belongs to Dortmund!" Kyle hurriedly pulls his teammates away, shouting out encouragement to those who seem to be a little anxious.
The game resumed, however, due to the impact just now, Dortmund's offensive organization was chaotic for a while, and the players did not form a unified mind, so the experienced head coach Valverde walked to the sidelines at this time and loudly conveyed his instructions to the Olympiacos players on the field.
"Hold on to the defense, seize the holes in their defense, and hit the counter-attack!" The Olympiacos players were given the latest instructions from the head coach as the formation of the squad shrunk.
At this time, except for striker Mirallas, who waited for his teammates to pass the ball in the front court, the rest of the players basically returned to the vicinity of the penalty area to organize the team's defense.
Klopp also walked to the sidelines when he saw that the players of the team were impatient and chaotic on the field.
"Kyle, steady, don't rush too hard to prevent the opponent's counterattack." Klopp shouted his instructions to Kyle on the pitch.
A few minutes later, Olympiacos swept wide of goal after Milaras received a cross from a team-mate on a counter-attack, once again scaring the Dortmund fans, and it would be almost doomed to be scored by another team.
Klopp, who was on the sidelines, took advantage of the dead ball and immediately called Kyle over and told him his instructions.
In today's game, Olympiacos' coach Valverde has already made a targeted defense against Dortmund's players, like Guan Peng was followed by the opponent's defender Ibargasa after the opening.
Including Gotze was also closely watched by the opposing defenders, and Valverde undoubtedly put a lot of effort into defending Dortmund's players.
And the strength of this team is not weak, so the four teams in Group F where Dortmund is located this time are very close in strength, and they are also in the group of death.
Olympiacos is a team with many familiar names, such as former Liverpool star Riera, former Athletic Bilbao veteran Yester, former Ajax goalscorer Pantlich, former Juventus defender Melberg...... In short, there are a lot of balloon stars here.
Last season, the team scored 65 goals and conceded 18 goals in 30 rounds in the domestic league, winning the league title with the best offensive and defensive performances.
Olympiacos not only has a solid defense in the Greek tradition, but also incorporates a number of technical players, such as they have as many as six Spanish players, and the head coach Valverde is also a veteran of La Liga for many years.
There are a number of experienced veterans in the squad at the moment, which will ensure that they can go further in Europe.
In Europe, Olympiacos has played Arsenal twice, with a record of 1 win and 1 loss; He has played Marseille twice and lost all 2 of them.
So Klopp is undoubtedly a headache when he meets the old Jianghu of Valverde, you must know that Klopp has never experienced the Champions League, so he and his team can only be taught by an old Jianghu like Valverde like a rookie in the NBA.
However, after this Champions League experience, the players who want to come to Dortmund next season will surely achieve good results under the coach who will already have the Champions League in charge, Jurgen Klopp.
After captain Kyle conveyed Jurgen Klopp's new instructions, the style of play of the entire Dortmund team began to change, and the team was no longer in a hurry to attack.
The midfielders of Guan Peng, Bender, and Kyle patiently controlled the football, after all, the overall strength of Dortmund's players is higher than that of the Olympiacos team.
Therefore, for a while, Dortmund's operation was very smooth, no, after receiving a return pass from teammate Perisic, Guan Peng suddenly found an opportunity that was not a chance for the opponent.
At this time, Gotze had already gotten rid of the players who defended him, and the moment he raised his hand to ask for the ball, Guan Peng immediately passed the football over.
The German international picked up the ball on the flanks of the penalty area, which was undoubtedly fatal to the Olympiacos defence, and two defenders immediately ran past.
Gotze pretended to shoot from distance, leaning slightly, causing Albais and Jebr to jump and block with their bodies.
Gotze buckled the football, passed the football under the feet of the two, and turned around to share the ball, at this time Gotze had entered the penalty area from the right side, and Olympiacos goalkeeper Costanzo had no choice but to attack.