Chapter 231: No Winner or Loser for the Time Being
Gotze doesn't know what the Ruhr derby at Borussia Dortmund will look like at another stadium and he is now only focused on the game in front of him.
Bayern Munich was already in a good situation with a two-goal lead, but a penalty suddenly made Bayern Munich precarious.
Gotze certainly won't settle for such a result, and with little time left in the game, he will be up to him to seal the win.
Almost at the same time that Zhou Yi missed a great opportunity, Bayern Munich's counter-attack in front broke the ball off, and they were given a quick counter-attacking opportunity.
Gotze didn't pass the ball when he got the ball, opting instead to dribble himself, driving straight in, and after shaking off a flying tackle from one of the opposing players, he didn't dribble the ball any further, but went straight to the left, as he saw Ribery cutting in diagonally at high speed.
If his pass had been picked up by Ribery in the open space, he would have been in the box and he had a deft effort over the attacking Hamburg goalkeeper Kraft and the ball went past Kraft and spun into the net against the near post!
"Ribery, Ribery, he doubled the lead for Bayern Munich by two goals!"
After Ribery's goal, he turned to Gotze and hugged him to celebrate the goal.
"Although this goal was scored by Ribery, it came from Gotze's sharp breakthrough and accurate ......passing in the front! I think Pep Guardiola should seriously think about fixing Gotze in this position, right?"
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"Bayern Munich scored, Ribery, 3:1......" In the Dortmund dugout, the coaches quickly delivered a key message.
Klopp just pouted when he heard the news, which was not surprising.
Bayern Munich is actually in good shape today, and Hertha Berlin shouldn't have many better chances other than that penalty. With Bayern Munich's quality and form, it's not unthinkable that they win away from home. From the outset, he didn't expect Hertha Berlin to hold Bayern Munich back to the title.
His eyes are still on the game in front of him, and that's the key. Borussia Dortmund are only one goal ahead, an advantage that is not secure and could be overturned at any moment.
Although Zhou Yi's shot did not score, Dortmund still suppressed Schalke 04, Zhou Yi is still active, and now Yang Muge is defending him, on the one hand, he must be careful of his fatal passes, and on the other hand, he must be careful of his shots...... It's twice as difficult to defend as before, and it's even more difficult to defend.
In the 80th minute, when Zhou Yi faced Yang Muge, a beautiful croquette took the football out of his steal, and at the same time wanted to break through.
It was impossible for Yang Muge to stop him normally, and in desperation, he could only reach out and pull Zhou Yi down.
Lying on the ground, Zhou Yi spread out his hands and a smile appeared on his face.
Yang Muge got up from the ground, turned around and ran away, and didn't mean to pull him up.
Even if they are good friends in private, in such a fierce and hot Ruhr derby, it is not the time to talk about friendship.
The referee did not let Yang Muge go, after all, the place where he fouled was already considered a dangerous area, if he didn't foul just now, Zhou Yi, who had broken through, could choose to pass the ball to his teammates and create a killing opportunity, or shoot by himself.
The referee showed Yang Muge a yellow card as a punishment.
And Zhou Yi was pulled up by his teammates in Dortmund.
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Schalke 04 didn't have a good chance until the 84th minute, when Boateng, who had been substituted in the second half, fired a powerful volley from 25 yards from the right side of the goal, and the ball was saved by Weidenfeller......
Next, Schalke 04 launched a desperate counterattack, after Schalke 04's corner kick, Yang Muge grabbed the point in the penalty area, but his header hit the goal high.
Then Yang Muge did not return to defend his own half, not only him, but also other players of Schalke 04 also stayed in the front court, intending to snatch the ball directly from the feet of Dortmund's players and launch a counterattack directly.
For Schalke 04, they are only one goal behind, and even if they can't beat Borussia Dortmund on the road, it would still be a good result if they can hold them to a draw.
While this point will not help Schalke 04 consolidate their third place in the league, it will not help them to snatch second place in the league. But this is the Ruhr derby, and this game is independent of the entire league system.
In the face of Schalke 04's crazy counterattack, Dortmund did not fully recycle into the 30-meter area to defend, they continued to use their control in the midfield, tangled with Schalke 04 in the midfield, and tried to keep the football around in the midfield area, away from the penalty area, to reduce the threat to their own goal.
It works.
Schalke 04 struggled to stop a decent attack, and their counter-attacks were more dependent on individual ability, such as Draxler's breakthrough and Boateng's long-range shot......
However, these solitary battles are not much of a threat in the face of Dortmund's defensive system.
Until the referee blew the final whistle of the game, Schalke 04 could not equalise. Although the difference of one goal is indeed not large, Schalke 04 just can't cross it.
Marcel Leif said: "The game is over, Borussia Dortmund beat Schalke 04 1-0 at home. They scored a crucial victory. But in fact, the difference in strength between the two teams is not large, and in today's game, Schalke 04's performance is far better than when the two sides met in the first leg. Otherwise, they wouldn't have lost by just one goal away from home...... However, Schalke 04 have not been able to win away games despite their excellent performances, and I think it has something to do with the lack of an attacking playmaker as good as Zhou Yi. ”
“...... In fact, Schalke 04 is not without attacking opportunities, but their attacking quality is not only less than that of Borussia Dortmund, but also very inconsistent. Most of the offense is more like a stroke of chance...... Even they don't know if this attack will threaten the Dortmund goal...... Dortmund, on the other hand, continued to attack Schalke 04's goal because of Zhou Yi. And what is even more ugly and valuable for Zhou Yi is that he can not only organize the attack for the team, but when necessary, he can also go into battle in person and score goals...... So we can say that the gap between Schalke 04 and Dortmund is not a goal, but a Zhou Yi ......"
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After the game, Zhou Yi took the initiative to go to Yang Muge to exchange jerseys to comfort his injured heart.
When exchanging jerseys, Yang Muge took Zhou Yi's jersey and asked him: "Zhou Yi, what you said about the ambition of the World Cup in the game...... If you want to win the championship, is that true?"
Zhou Yi grinned: "Of course it's fake! Win the World Cup? How is it possible? I'm not so arrogant." If it's not so scary, how can it interfere with you?"
Yang Muge rolled his eyes: "Then what is your real World Cup goal?"
"Except for winning the World Cup, it's all true" Zhou Yi waved his hand and went to celebrate the victory with his teammates.
Yang Muge looked at his back and recalled Zhou Yi's words.
And then he came to his senses - and that was still ...... What an ambition!
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The match between Borussia Dortmund and Schalke 04 is over, as is the match between Bayern Munich and Hertha Berlin.
Bayern Munich beat Hertha Berlin 3-1 away from home.
Both teams have won, so their difference is still four points.
After the Bayern Munich game, some Bayern Munich players couldn't wait to ask the coaching staff and substitute teammates about the score of the other Ruhr derby.
When they heard that Dortmund had beaten Schalke 04 1-0, some of the players let out a sigh of regret.
In their opinion, this game is the best chance to open up the gap before they go head-to-head with Borussia Dortmund.
It's the Ruhr derby, after all.
And how good is Schalke 04's recent form.
As a result, he still didn't win.
So who scored the only goal for Borussia Dortmund?
"It's Zhou Yi again...... Has this kid been on the hook lately? Scoring consecutive goals, right?"
"He's in this state at the right time, isn't it?"
"What a tough opponent ......"
There was a lot of talking, but Götze didn't get involved.
When he heard Zhou Yi's name, he hid himself.
It's Zhou Yi again!
He felt that he had scored a goal in this game and had a key assist, which was already considered a very good performance.
Unexpectedly, Zhou Yi was not inferior to himself, scoring the only goal of the whole game and helping Dortmund get a key victory.
It's a long battle, and it's easy to tell the winner......