Chapter 174: Bayern in good form

Klopp looked at the situation on the field and basically determined that Dortmund would take away a win at home, and Bayer Leverkusen could not stop Dortmund's attack at all, so he replaced Guan Peng with Reus at the beginning of the second half, and Gotze was arranged by Klopp to play in the forward position.

In the seventy-third minute of the second half, Reuss broke through and was pulled down by Leverkusen defenders, Reus hoisted the football into the Leverkusen penalty area, Lewandowski jumped up and pushed the football up, the football was hit by Renault's single punch, but it didn't fly far, and the unmarked Gotze took advantage of the chaos to stab the football into the goal!

"Mario, well done, what a wonderful run, a keen sense of smell, Gotze's run was so perfect, he managed to get rid of the defenders who were following him, and relied on his keen sense of smell to score the football!"

Borussia Dortmund thrashed Bayer Leverkusen 3-0 at home to move up to second place behind Bayern Munich, with goals each from Hummels, Gotze and Robert Lewandowski, and a home win extending Dortmund's unbeaten run to 31 games and continuing their march towards the Bundesliga's all-time record.

Beating Mainz 3-1, Bayern Munich won three consecutive league games for the first time since the 2007-2008 season, compared to the difficult start of the last four seasons, Bayern's three consecutive wins this time came easily, 9 points, 10 goal difference, everything looks quite wonderful, it is worth mentioning that such an achievement was achieved when "Robery" could not contribute to the fullest, as "Kicker" commented, "Bayern got out of Robery's dependence".

With the successive arrival of Ribery and Robben, in the past three seasons, "Robery dependence" has become a stubborn disease that plagues Bayern, especially in major competitions, once Robben and Ribery cannot exert their power or are absent, Bayern is like missing the backbone. The combat effectiveness has been sharply reduced, and the defeat in the two Champions League finals could not be more obvious. Surprisingly, this situation is expected to be reversed this season.

In the first three rounds of the league, Robben and Ribery played one game each, and this round was even absent, and the two have never had the opportunity to play side by side. However, Bayern's performance has not been affected in the slightest, winning all three games, scoring 12 goals and conceding only two, and their form is quite impressive.

In a sense, the fading of "Robery's dependence" reflects the power of Bayern's team, which in the past has been based on their superior individual ability. However, as Ribery and Robben continued to suffer injuries and their form fluctuated, their influence in the team began to decline, especially Robben, who failed to score two crucial penalties last season, which shattered Bayern's dream of winning the league and Champions League, and seriously damaged his reputation in the team.

And this summer. Bayern's all-time purchase of Javi Martinez for a record-breaking €40 million has put the spotlight on the Spaniard. Robery's "fall from grace" is also reasonable.

When "Robery" was in trouble, Bayern's other players did not stop there, and this season, in addition to Martinez, the addition of strong reinforcements such as Shaqiri, Mandzukic and Pizarro has made the competition in the Bayern team unprecedentedly fierce.

It is difficult to guarantee the main forces of Gustavo, Kroos, Muller and others. Instead, it inspired their strong fighting spirit, and in the first three rounds, Muller scored three goals to lead the Bundesliga scorers' list, and Kroos scored in two consecutive rounds. Gustavo also had a beautiful world wave, and even Schweinsteiger burst out with amazing energy in the competition, scoring with two consecutive headers.

Before the game against Mainz, many German media were optimistic about Bayern's "Mr. 40 Million" Xavi Martinez and Schweinsteiger starting together and partnering in the midfield. But in the game, Heynckes was on the safe side, and chose to let Gustavo partner Piggy, so that the Spaniard could continue to feel Bayern's system on the bench.

It has to be said that Martinez's learning ability is indeed amazing, and after watching the game on the bench for more than 1 hour, the Spaniard, who played only 15 minutes, conquered the Bayern fans at the Allianz Arena with a series of wonderful performances.

Martinez looked more excited after the game, in the cheers of the home fans, the Spanish international started from the defensive end, little by little to show his influence on the game, in just 15 minutes of playing time, Martinez completed 3 tackles, this statistic is actually the highest in the team, more than the defensive titan Gustavo who played a full 90 minutes.

It can be said that as a defensive midfielder, Martinez has shown his role, and he has also shown everyone with his performance that he can partner Schweinsteiger in midfield.

While doing a good job defensively, Martinez is also actively engaged in attack. After all, as a Spain international midfielder, the all-round attacking ability can be said to be an innate skill, and in stoppage time, Martinez took the ball and turned around to tear through the Mainz defence.

As he approached the line, the Spaniard calmly observed the position of his players in the box and accurately passed the ball to the feet of Kroos, who scored a brilliant world wave and Martinez had his first assist since joining Bayern.

Martinez joined Bayern with a halo worth 40 million euros, which can be said to be a lot of pressure, but the 24-year-old Spaniard proved his worth with his strength, just seeing Martinez's outstanding performance today, Bayern's senior management should not feel sorry for the 40 million euro investment.

On the field, the tall Martinez defends fiercely, has a good view of the overall situation on the offensive end, and several passes have shown his extraordinary individual ability, especially the Spanish player Martinez is reasonably terrible in the handling of key balls, and in the face of opportunities, he can always choose the best passing route, which is only good at scheduling, and lacks key creativity in the final blow Bayern lacks key ability, in the past, Bayern fans always said that Bayern has one less Ozil, and now Bayern has a Martinez who can solve the problem.

The addition of Martinez has intensified Bayern's midfield competition, and in the second round of the league, Kroos, Gustavo, and Schweinsteiger all scored, and people laughed that it was the "Mr. 40 million" on the bench who brought pressure to Bayern players.

Now, after a week of dedicated training, Martinez has integrated into the Bayern system, and he is no longer a pressure for the Bayern players, but a booster for moving forward, and on the pitch, the small cooperation between Martinez and his team-mates is commendable.

Heynckes also experimented with his line-up with Piggy and Gustavo, and after this game, it is safe to say that Martinez is not far from starting for Bayern for Bayern, and perhaps, Valencia in midweek is his chance. (To be continued.) )