Chapter 221: The Demon Returns
The intimidation at the Bernabeu was no worse than that at Westphalia, and Dortmund were in unprecedented trouble as soon as the game began.
Many times, people's unintentional words can instead become terrifying prophecies.
Before the game, some uncomfortable Chinese reporters complained that Lin Yu did not play, so they casually said that Dortmund would ask for trouble, which was originally just a momentary angry talk, but now it is confirmed on the court.
The Santiago Bernabeu Stadium was obviously sprinkled with a lot of water before the game, and although the Dortmund players had already done adaptation training, it was only about an hour after all, which was a bit difficult to adapt to compared to the Real Madrid players who played at the Bernabeu all year round.
At the beginning of the game, there were Dortmund players began to skid frequently, before the adaptation training, because the action was not so fierce, so it was not visible, at this time the official game, Dortmund's fast tactics became a big trouble, as long as a force, an acceleration, the soles of the feet will inevitably slip.
Of course, this kind of slippery degree is much better than on a rainy day, so there is no need to change to spikes, after all, the power of spikes to grip the ground is greater, but the physical consumption is also greater.
If it is Barcelona's kind of slow ball and backward feet, it will not be afraid of this kind of field, but Dortmund is good at fastball, and if you don't accelerate, the offense can't be played at all.
Although Real Madrid is somewhat similar to Dortmund, they have adapted to such a venue after all, so the chance of slipping under their feet is correspondingly much lower.
Götze broke through with the ball, and he still hopes to solve the current passive situation with the dribble he is better at. But before he could take two steps, the soles of his feet suddenly slipped. The body lost its balance, although it did not fall. However, the ball rolled more than a meter away, was cut off by Xavi Alonso, and then launched a fast attack.
Frustrated, Gotze kicked the turf hatefully, feeling extremely unhappy.
At this time, Alonso's long pass has found the fast difference of Cristiano Ronaldo, which is Real Madrid's best counter-attacking strategy, their players in the front field are very fast, and one is not careful and may be scored.
The most important thing is that Alonso's long pass is so accurate that it is like a precision-guided missile. Be able to find the player or position you want to pass the ball very accurately.
Cristiano Ronaldo was almost one-on-one after receiving the ball, leaving Piszczek and Subotic behind him, and then directly opted to cut inside.
Obviously, it's definitely the rhythm of the shots.
After losing so badly in the last round, Ronaldo, a football superstar with strong self-esteem, did not say it, but he must be very uncomfortable in his heart, so he must win back a game at his home stadium no matter what, at least to prove his ability.
Cristiano Ronaldo volleyed in after cutting inside, but Hummels reacted quickly enough. Keeping the ball off the line with his own body, Hummels was haunted by a low-level mistake in the previous round and will be on display today. Naturally, you have to play harder.
Mesut Ozil took a corner, and it was Ronaldo who pressed the Dortmund defender in the box and smashed the ball into the Dortmund goal. Fortunately, the ball was too strong because of its strength. It was confiscated by Weidenfeller.
But even so, this situation is completely different from the previous round. It also made Klopp vigilant, if it continues like this, I am afraid that it will be Dortmund who will be slaughtered this time.
He looked at Lin Yu, who was nervous on the bench, and still shook his head, obviously, the team's unfavorable situation was not because Lin Yu did not play, but mainly because he was not adaptable enough to the field, and he believed that it would be almost the same after playing for a while.
Jurgen Klopp's thinking is not wrong, but he ignores a very serious problem, that is, if Real Madrid is allowed to go on a rampage, no one can guarantee that they will not concede a goal.
So far in the Champions League, Bayern Munich has scored the most goals, mainly because of its two-legged win over Barcelona, which has led to a significant increase in the number of goals.
In second place is Real Madrid, who were in first place in the number of goals scored before the semi-finals, and even now they are only four goals less than Bayern Munich.
This team has a strong attacking force, there is no doubt about it, and if you want to play against Real Madrid, you have to contain the play of a few people up front, otherwise it will be a big problem.
What happened next really reminded Klopp that the teams that dare to play against Real Madrid at the Bernabeu Stadium generally have no good fruit to eat, especially since Mourinho took charge, Real Madrid has become stronger at home, and Barcelona can easily score five or six goals at the Bernabeu Stadium, but in the past two seasons, they have not been so handy.
Alonso's long pass was again, but this time the ball was at the feet of Di Maria, who broke through with the ball, he got past Schmelzer and then burst inside.
Hummels tried to stop Di Maria, but Di Maria used an irregular pass to knock the ball into the inserted Mesut Ozil with a back-heel movement.
Ozil was unguarded and faced goalkeeper Weidenfeller directly.
"Mesut has a shot! Yes! The ball didn't go in, it was blocked by Weidenfeller, what bad luck! ”
The commentary at the Bernabeu Stadium is naturally towards Real Madrid, which is understandable.
"There's still a chance! Cristiano Ronaldo's follow-up shot, he calmly passed the ball under Weidenfeller's crotch! The ball is in! The ball is in! Real Madrid leads, 1:0! ”
When Ronaldo scored the first goal, Klopp still didn't care too much, anyway, the total score is only 5:2, and there is still a big gap.
But what he didn't expect was that this goal was just the beginning, and Real Madrid's crazy attack had just begun.
When the game reached the 40th minute of the first half, Real Madrid got a free kick opportunity, and Ronaldo swooped in more than 30 meters from the goal, and the terrifying elevator ball was powerful.
He scored his 14th goal in the Champions League this season. And the score became 2:0.
At this time, Klopp's expression finally changed. Now the aggregate score is 5:3, and it looks like there is still a gap of two goals. However, Real Madrid have a goal away from home, and if they equalise on aggregate, then they can take advantage of an away goal to advance.
I thought I could basically qualify for a game of 100%, but now I am in huge trouble.
Real Madrid showed their terrifying attacking power in full swing and gave Borussia Dortmund a hard time.
Klopp looked at the time, the first half was almost over, and he planned to wait until the second half to make substitutions, although I don't know if it would work, but something had to be changed. Otherwise, if it continues like this, it will really be completely crushed to death.
But in the last four or five minutes, a series of unpredictable things happened.
First of all, in the 43rd minute of the game, a long-range shot from outside the box by Modric helped the team lead 3:0, making the aggregate score 5:4!
For Real Madrid, they see hope of a comeback, as they only need one more goal to take advantage of the away goal advantage to advance!
For Borussia Dortmund, this is definitely not good news. They are now in huge trouble, and if you concede one more goal and work so hard to build up an advantage at home, you will collapse instantly.
And that's not the biggest problem. The biggest problem came at the end of the first half, when Götze unexpectedly fell to the ground and injured himself and could not continue the game.
This absolute core player for Borussia Dortmund. But he was injured when he was needed most, and the blow was even more depressing than conceding three goals.
Originally, Klopp was thinking that he could score at least one goal in the second half. In that case, the aggregate score would be 6:4. Real Madrid will have to score three more goals if they want to qualify, and it will be more difficult.
But now that Gotze is injured, it is obvious that he will not be able to continue playing, which is really a serious impact on his plan.
The first half of the game ended in such an abusive atmosphere, and Klopp ended before he had time to make substitutions, so at halftime, reporters were also speculating about how Klopp would arrange his troops and how to solve the current dilemma.
In fact, most reporters thought of Lin Yu, and they really couldn't think of any other player in the Dortmund team who could be as suitable as Lin Yu to replace Gotze.
"Lin Yu, you play in the front midfield, although you haven't played this position in an official game, but I believe you can do it, right?"
"No problem! I'll spell even Gotze's share! Lin Yu clenched his fists and said, although some shouldn't be, but he is really excited now, for him, not being able to play during the game is even more uncomfortable than frying in a frying pan.
"Well, in addition, I want to tell you that in the second half, Lewandowski can stay in the front court alone, and the rest of the players will all focus on defense, even if they can't score, they must not let the opponent score another goal!"
Jurgen Klopp still chose the most scientific and safe way, he saw Real Madrid's powerful attack, it is impossible to make mistakes again, if the opponent scores another goal, it will be a disaster, so the defense will become the top priority.
"Of course, if you have the opportunity to score, don't miss it, Lin Yu, you are fast, and you are good at anti-offside, remember to steal if you can, as long as you steal a goal, it will be much more beneficial to our situation." Klopp reminded again.
"Don't worry, leave the offense to me and Lewandowski, and we must ensure that at least one goal is scored!" Today's situation is different from the last time, Lin Yu doesn't dare to guarantee what hat trick he can score, as long as he can score a goal, it will be enough.
Before the start of the second half of the game, Lin Yu changed into spikes, although the consumption of physical strength in this kind of shoes will increase, but his physical strength is good, and he did not play in the first half, now there is no problem to put it on, as long as the grip is strong, he can accelerate boldly without worrying about slipping, otherwise if he is careful, his skills as a green fast horse and poacher will not be able to play at all.
And he has been training in the ball king cultivator for so long, and he also wants to test his physical confrontation ability, if you want to fight against the opponent's body, you must first stand firmly under your feet, and spikes are also a consideration.
At the start of the second half, when Lin Yu stepped into the Bernabeu stadium, the Dortmund fans in front of the TV let out crazy screams.
Now, Gotze is injured, and Lin Yu is their only hope, and they want to watch Lin Yu take them to the finals.
On the contrary, the Madrid fans at the Bernabeu were a little unhappy.
"Damn, that guy is playing again, it's going to be fine." It looks like Lin Yu is about to become a nightmare for Madrid fans. (To be continued.) )