It was a golden opportunity for Freiburg's Under-19s players to get their revenge. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Surely some of them will be unconvinced after losing in the final, thinking that they did not expect Dortmund U19 to use such a fast pass and run tactic before the game, and they were caught off guard.

They lost the game because they weren't prepared.

And this time, they have plenty of time to prepare, and they will certainly not let Dortmund beat them again.

After a week of gearing up, the first leg of the semi-finals began.

The first semi-final was the match between Mainz 05 U19 and Werder Bremen U19, the first leg of which was played at the home of Mainz 05, and Mainz lost 0-1 at home to Werder Bremen.

At the same time as the Mainz 05 and Werder Bremen match was underway, Dortmund's home game against Freiburg also kicked off.

In this game, Freiburg was holding back their strength to take revenge, although it was an away game, they fought fiercely and were high-spirited.

It's still a high-level press, but it's more fierce than the German Cup final.

And Dortmund still responded with the tactics of fast passing and running.

In the end, the two sides staged a goal shootout, scoring a total of five goals.

Borussia Dortmund beat Freiburg 3-2 at home.

Freiburg still haven't been able to get their revenge, but they have two away goals that will be crucial.

Four days later, the second leg of the semi-finals was played in Freiburg.

As long as Freiburg can win 1-0 in this game, they will take revenge by knocking Borussia Dortmund out of the tournament with more away goals.

The two sides continued the tactics of the previous game, but the result of this game was a little different from what everyone predicted.

Borussia Dortmund, who played away from home, played even better, beating Freiburg Under-19s 3-1 away to eliminate their opponents 6-3 on aggregate and advance to the final.

Gotze scored a hat-trick in this game, which can be described as a big one.

Although Zhou Yi only had one assist, this hearty victory was promoted by him from behind.

After the game, Streich said he was convinced.

The defending champions of the league were eliminated in the semi-finals.

On the other side, Mainz, who lost 0:1 in the first leg, also exploded away from home, beating Werder Bremen U19 3:0.

And the one who shone in this game was their captain André Schurrle.

He scored twice and provided an assist, and it can be said that Mainz's victory was entirely a personal victory for Schurrle.

His side was Borussia Dortmund's opponent in the national final.

It's a clash between two nationally watched talents – André Schurrle vs. Mario Gotze.

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"Is Schurrle very powerful?" Zhou Yi asked Mark.

"Sure, but not as good as Mario. Mark said.

The two were on the pitch near their home, and after the semi-finals, Yebara gave the team another day off, so the two had time to practice again.

"First of all, he's older than Mario, and it's amazing that Mario is younger than him and can perform like that. Secondly, in terms of championship honors, Mario is the one who won the European championship. As a teammate of Gotze, Mark is naturally on Gotze's side.

"Hey, you're complimenting him here, and that kid can't hear it, Mark. Zhou Yi said.

"I'm not trying to please Mario! I'm telling the truth. Mark retorted.

"You're actually pretty good, Mark. Zhou Yi said.

Mark scratched his head a little embarrassed: "No, I'm still far behind them......"

"That's just for now, and then you'll be in the German national team and you'll play in the World Cup with Gotze and Schurrle. Zhou Yi patted Mark.

When Mark heard Zhou Yi say this, he began to fantasize about that kind of picture in his mind.

He was wearing the shirt of the German national team, with Gotze standing next to him and Schurrle on the other, and they stood in line on the pitch, the stadium played the German national anthem, and in front of him was a packed crowd of spectators, people held up their cameras, mobile phones, and pressed the shutter, which turned the stands into a galaxy of stars.

It's a beautiful picture......

Mark, who was fantasizing, was suddenly patted by Zhou Yi: "Okay, don't dream, if you really want to be like that, you have to train first." Come on, enough rest. ”

"Oh......" Mark followed Zhou Yi to get up, still a little unfinished.

Since winning the German Youth Cup, Marc has dared to think more.

German national team ......

Following Zhou Yi, he clenched his fists hard.

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Mainz doesn't use Freiburg's high press tactics, but Yebala still uses fast passing and running tactics, requiring players to run as much as possible during the game.

If it was Zhou Yi, who had just come to Dortmund, he would definitely not be able to do this tactic, and if he was still at that time, he would not be able to gain a foothold in this team at all.

But thanks to more than seven months of training, Zhou Yi insisted on running in the morning every day, using morning jogging to train his physical fitness.

This allowed him to improve his fitness very quickly.

At Under-17, he couldn't even finish a full game. But now, although there are times when he is substituted early in the game, it is not because of physical exhaustion, but because the manager is protecting him from staying on the pitch and getting kicked.

Another reason for Zhou Yi's physical improvement is that Zhou Yi's strength has increased.

In the past, Zhou Yi had to spend more effort to confront the opponent in the game, or more physical strength to avoid the opponent, which would inevitably lead to his physical strength being consumed quickly.

But now that Zhou Yi's strength has improved, his physical confrontation ability has also been strengthened, and he no longer has to use his excess energy in the fight with his opponent in the game.

The day before the race against Mainz, Zhou Yi was still doing strength training in the hotel's gym.

After coming to Germany for more than seven months, he deeply felt the gap between himself and his dreams, and he had no other way than to train harder.

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In fact, in terms of attention, the finals of the U19 league are not as high as the final of the German Youth Cup.

As you can see from the televised broadcast alone, the German Youth Cup final is still broadcast live on TV, while the final of the U19 league is not televised.

Although it was not as much attention as the German Cup final, the players on both sides still took this game very seriously.

After all, this is about honor.

When shaking hands before the game, Zhou Yi looked at Schurrle, this player with a square face is tall, but he is much taller than Gotze and himself.

Zhou Yi found that Xu Erle's gaze basically stayed on Ge Ce next to him, and even when he shook hands with himself, he was also looking at Ge Ze.

So Zhou Yi, who should have let go of his hand after shaking his hand, held Xu Erle's hand tightly and didn't let go again.

Schurrle didn't care about the man in front of him at first, and habitually wanted to pull his hand out and shake hands with Mario Gotze.

But he twitched, but didn't pull it out. But his body had already moved forward, so his body was pulled by Zhou Yi in a very awkward posture.

He looked back at Zhou Yi strangely.

"Hi, my name is Zhou Yi. ”

Zhou Yi greeted him.

Schurrle looked confused.

So Zhou Yi repeated: "My name is Zhou Yi." ”

Schurrle still looked confused, not understanding why this man had introduced himself so solemnly, but he nodded his head to show that he had heard.

Seeing that Xu Erle responded to himself, Zhou Yicai let go of Xu Erle's hand, and Xu Erle turned around and held Gotze's hand, staring at his opponent with a torch in his eyes.

And the Mainz player who came up behind him to shake hands with Zhou Yi thought that Zhou Yi would also introduce himself to him.

But this time Zhou Yi returned to normal, shook hands with him, let go of his hand, and didn't say anything......

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After the start of the game, Dortmund's tactics were, of course, quick passes with the trident as the core.

It's something they've been using lately, and they've won the German Cup with this tactic, so there's no reason why they shouldn't play like that.

Sitting on the sidelines, Mainz manager Thomas Tuchel was not too worried that his side would not be able to withstand Borussia Dortmund's sharp attacking tactics.

However, he carefully studied the three games between Dortmund and Freiburg, learned a lot from Streich's defeat, knew the weaknesses of Dortmund's tactics, and knew what Mainz should do.

He chose to abandon the midfield and directly let the team quickly retreat in defence, return to the front of the penalty area, and organize an impregnable wall.

He is now waiting to see Dortmund's fast pass and run tactics crash into this wall that Mainz has carefully constructed!