Chapter 57: There is always a time when you can't prevent it

At half-time, there were no personnel changes on either side, only tactical fine-tuning. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info

Chelsea, for their part, have stepped up their approach to Zhou Yi as a means of containing Borussia Dortmund.

Jose Mourinho was glad he made such a change at half-time and, in his opinion, he had closed the last holes and had nothing to worry about with a one-goal lead for Chelsea.

He only played against Zhou Yi and Dortmund last season, of course he knows how powerful Zhou Yi is, and he doesn't dare to take it lightly. However, he also believes that his current adjustment must be effective.

With that in mind, Mourinho returned to the dugout and sat on it, waiting for the second half to begin.

With the referee's whistle, the second half began.

It was Chelsea who kicked off in the second half and took advantage of the kick-off to launch an attack towards Borussia Dortmund's goal.

However, it was not able to really threaten the goal guarded by Weidenfeller.

Torres' shot flew over the crossbar and he didn't even get a corner.

Next, possession fell to Borussia Dortmund.

As in the first half, Dortmund did not go back and forth in central midfield when they had the ball, but pushed straight forward, pushing very fast and soon reaching within 30 metres of Chelsea.

When Zhou Yi received the ball, a Chelsea player came in front of him and behind him to surround him. Zhou Yi immediately passed the football out, he sent a diagonal pass, and the football rolled sideways from the middle to the ribs of the penalty area.

Royce cut in from the wing and received a pass from Zhou Yi, but he didn't follow the ball to break through the baseline and then crossed.

Instead, while receiving the ball, he used his right foot to buckle the football inward, and suddenly cut inward!

This inward cut was very sudden and swift, which caught Ramirez, who had retreated into the penalty area, off guard, and when he tried to turn to follow, his feet slipped and he supported his body with his hands so that he did not fall to the ground completely, but also lost control of Reuss.

After cutting inside, Reus shook off Ramirez and without any hesitation, he shot straight at the goal!

He still remembered what Zhou Yi said in the locker room, shoot as many as you can, shoot when you have the chance, don't think about it so much.

So he rounded his thigh with this kick, full of strength, and hit the ball with the outside of his right foot with a solid instep.

The drawn soccer ball flies straight to the far corner!

Almost at the same time as Reuss shot, Sun Pan rose into the air and reached for the back post, and he accurately judged that Reuss was going to shoot into the far corner, not the near corner. His timely shot also allowed him not to miss the football again this time.

He pounced on the ball!

However, the football that was saved by him did not fly straight out of the bottom line, but bounced back in front of the goal!

Just like playing billiards, the football that was saved by Sun Pan hit a person's head in the process of bouncing back......

Mark Wagner was going to rush to the goal when Reuss was shooting, although he didn't know if there was necessarily a chance to make a follow-up shot, but as a striker, he had to be prepared to catch the fighter in front of the goal, otherwise it would be too late when the opportunity came......

His preparation paid off, and the football that was pounced by Sun Pan happened to fly in front of him!

And Mark didn't have time to think at all, and reflexively met the ball!

The forehead is on top of the soccer ball, and a bouncing ball comes out!

The ball fell to the ground, bounced off and flew into the goal!

At this time, Sun Pan fell to the ground, and it was completely too late to get up and make a second save...... His goal was breached!

"Mark, Mark Wagner!!," Marcel Leif shouted excitedly. "A clever follow-up shot!Borussia Dortmund equalised!!"

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"Oh!" Mourinho on the sidelines couldn't help but curse when he saw the goal.

This time, it was again a problem in the penalty area, with Ramires being shaken off by Reus too easily, and when Mark Wagner made the shot, there was no Chelsea defender around him!

But it all happened so quickly from Reus's shot to Mark's follow-up that it was possible for the Chelsea players to react before they could react...... But Mourinho didn't care so much, and the goal he conceded made him angry.

Just now I thought that the defensive arrangement I made for Zhou Yi could be regarded as a remedy, who would have thought that only two minutes into the second half, and the goal would be conceded!

"In the first two minutes of the first half, Mark wasted a chance with a header! In the second half, only two minutes into the game, Dortmund made another kill! This time Mark Wagner didn't give up another chance! His header was very clever! The quality of the top was also very high!" He Ping praised. After Lewandowski's move to Bayern Munich, Mark became Dortmund's starting line-up, and he had a heavy task on his shoulders, as he and Lewandowski were not really the same type of players, and frequent injuries also made people doubt that he would be able to shoulder the responsibility of Lewandowski's departure...... But seeing such a goal, I think it can dispel some people's doubts about him......"

As a good friend of Zhou Yi, He Ping still seems to be very friendly to Mark. Mark also has a lot of supporters in China because of Zhou Yi. Everybody likes this talented, but ill-fated player. If it weren't for the serious cruciate ligament injury, maybe there would have been nothing wrong with Lewandowski......

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Mark was also excited after the goal, and he turned and ran to the dugout and hugged manager Jurgen Klopp.

He certainly has Klopp to thank, and first of all Klopp.

After Lewandowski left, it was Klopp who gave him more trust, encouraged him, and told him that he was not going to buy another centre-forward, because he believed that Mark would be able to perfectly fill the void left by Lewandowski.

Even when Mark scored an own goal in the league, Klopp did not waver in his trust. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scored a hat-trick and Mkhitaryan scored a brace, but it was Marc Wagner who started every game as a centre-forward, and no one else.

Mark's goal is to repay Klopp's trust in himself.

Any player wants to meet a manager who trusts him.

In comparison, although Mark was seriously injured, he was still quite lucky......

As Mark and Klopp embraced, other Dortmund players rushed up and surrounded them, and there was a cheering crowd in front of Dortmund's bench and coach's box.

In front of the Chelsea goal, Sun Pan could only vent his anger on the turf, he picked up a piece of turf, and then threw it into the goal.

"Damn!"

He was furious because he made a very good save to keep Reus's powerful shot out, but unexpectedly he indirectly assisted Mark Wagner - he hit the ball and it was pointed up by Mark as if he had passed the ball to Mark.

He was able to pounce on the world wave, but he couldn't block the boy's missed blow...... Sun Pan felt bitter.

At half-time, he also secretly vowed to prove to Mourinho that he would not let Dortmund score.

As a result, only two minutes into the second half, his oath was shattered.

I don't know why, Sun Pan, who was angry, suddenly thought of what Zhou Yi said to him in the first half.

"If character is conserved, you are ruining character......"

Is it really caused by the defeat of his character?

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Whatever the reason for conceding the goal, the two sides are now back on the same page, and the score is 1:1.

Marc's goal prevented the game from turning into a boring Chelsea bus spectacle in the final moments and added more variety to the game.

It's hard to say who will win.

Mourinho rushed to the sidelines in anger and pulled past Frank Lampard and told him to come on the pitch and tell his team-mates that with almost 45 minutes to go, don't be discouraged by the goal, they still have a chance to take the lead again, as long as they don't mess with themselves.

Yes, it's important not to get into trouble.

Imagine Borussia Dortmund, who conceded in the opening seven minutes of the first half, how could Chelsea still have a one-goal lead if they were in a mess?

As a result, Dortmund did not mess up, they were encouraged by Zhou Yi's narrow volley, but they became more and more courageous. Then he went on a blow and equalised just two minutes into the second half.

In a sense, Borussia Dortmund is a role model for Chelsea.

If Chelsea can be as fearless as Borussia Dortmund, then Mourinho will be confident that his team will win this game.

At this time, his most important job as a head coach is to reassure people, give them strength and confidence.

After doing all this, he returned to his seat and took a sip of water, his expression serious.