After Reuss' goal, Mainz's morale was completely drained. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

You must know that Reuss's goal occurred in the 88th minute of the game, and they also know very well that no matter what, it will be difficult to score two goals in the remaining minutes to equalize.

The narrator is already preparing his closing arguments.

“...... This game looks like Dortmund will win with a score of 3-1. However, it is worth noting that all three of Dortmund's goals came after Zhou Yi came on. The changes that Zhou Yi has brought to the team are very huge, and Klopp may have to think carefully about whether he will rotate Zhou Yi like this next time......"

'Borussia Dortmund have been at a disadvantage in the league this season, and the Champions League has not yet been decided whether they will qualify from the group, and there is a lot of injury within the team...... Borussia Dortmund, who have been smooth sailing before, have had a difficult season this season. Zhou Yi is probably the key person for them to get out of this predicament......"

"Dortmund's injury situation this season is so serious, Klopp is so conservative when using Zhou Yi in this game, it is understandable, after all, so many players are injured, Dortmund really can't have any new injuries, especially Zhou Yi...... Now Klopp's most important prayer is that Zhou Yi is safe and healthy in the next games, and if he suffers any serious injury again, Dortmund's season will be completely finished......"

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While the commentators were summing up their speeches, the referee also blew the whistle for the end of the game.

In the final minutes, Mainz didn't create any threatening chances, and Dortmund easily held on to the win.

Although it has gone through a lot of twists and turns, it has finally achieved a good result. The win over Mainz allowed Dortmund to continue their quest for the top two in the league standings.

In this round of the league, Bayern Munich beat Braunschweig 2-0 at home to continue to lead the standings. Second-placed Bayer Leverkusen also beat Nuremberg 3-0 at home. Looking at this result, if Borussia Dortmund are held to a draw away from Mainz, or lose to Mainz, the consequences will be unimaginable.

Borussia Mönchengladbach, who finished fourth, also won in this round of the league, with a narrow 1-0 win at home to Freiburg, taking their tally to 28 points, and if Borussia Dortmund lose, they are only one point away from Borussia Mönchengladbach and could be overtaken at any time.

Of course, even if they win this game, the situation is not necessarily better for Dortmund.

In the next round of the league, Borussia Dortmund will host Bayer Leverkusen, who are second in the league, in a big game. If Borussia Dortmund lose at home to Bayer Leverkusen, they will be left even further behind and the league title will be a fantasy.

However, it will not be so easy to beat Bayer Leverkusen, because after the game against Bayer Leverkusen, Dortmund will face the final game of the Champions League group stage, and they will travel to Galatasaray to face Galatasaray, which is a decisive battle to win and not lose.

In preparation for this game, Borussia Dortmund will be somewhat distracted by the game against Bayer Leverkusen.

The Champions League and the league are always a trade-off.

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At the post-match press conference, Klopp was asked by reporters about Zhou Yi's substitute, and in the face of reporters' questions, Klopp was very calm, or he pretended to be calm: "Zhou Yi needs to rest, he is not an iron man...... I don't know, I've heard that term for the first time. Of course, he's really important to us, but I think it's more about the team, not about any one person. I'm sure Zhou Yi will agree with me...... Zhou Yi performed very well in this game, and I don't regret putting him on the bench...... I didn't have any contradictions with him, in fact our relationship was like honeymooning......"

What does Zhou Yi think about the fact that he didn't start?

"I obey the coach's arrangement, I don't think I am an indispensable figure in the team......" Zhou Yi shook his head. "I don't think I'm a substitute, Borussia Dortmund don't have a main player and a substitute, everybody is a rotation. ”

After listening to Zhou Yi's answer, the reporters could only shake their heads in their hearts - it was really Zhou Yi's style, correct but boring.

Compared with the answers of other Dortmund players, the reporters felt more informative - all the Dortmund players interviewed talked about the importance of Zhou Yi to the team and their admiration for Zhou Yi.

Although such reports are all one-sided touting, they are better than flat and boring talk, right?

At the very least, the media can still hype Zhou Yi's status in Dortmund......

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After the match against Mainz, the focus shifted to Bayer Leverkusen, the opponent in the next round.

In recent seasons, everyone's eyes have focused on the duo of Dortmund and Bayern Munich, but in fact, Bayer Leverkusen is also a force to be reckoned with in the Bundesliga.

Bayer Leverkusen had a very successful time at the turn of the century, though perhaps they prefer to think of it as the "dark years". That is the famous "King of Sanya".

In the 2001-2002 season, Bayer Leverkusen lost to Bayern Munich in the battle for the league title and lost to defending champion Schalke 04 in the German Cup final. The most painful defeat was of course the defeat to Real Madrid in the Champions League final in Glasgow, giving them their ninth Champions League title, and Zinedine Zidane was named the best goal in the history of the Champions League, while Bayer Leverkusen became the eternal backdrop......

It stands to reason that Leverkusen was able to achieve "one person under ten thousand people" in all three competitions, but this brilliant season made them fall into the nickname of "King of Sanya", which was created not to praise Leverkusen's brilliant record, but to mock Leverkusen for working hard for a season, but in the end the basket was empty, and nothing was gained.

The subsequent facts also proved that Sanya Wang is definitely not a proud achievement for Leverkusen, but a huge blow.

At the end of the season, the main player Ze Roberto switched to Bayern Munich, the team's domestic rival at the time, and the team's results also fell all the way, hovering on the brink of relegation throughout the season, and finally almost relegated.

In the 2009-2010 season, Heynckes took charge of Bayer Leverkusen, and the team had a period of stability.

In the 2010-2011 season, they beat Bayern Munich in the league and finished runners-up.

Last season, Bayer Leverkusen were also third in the league and qualified for this season's Champions League.

In the league this season, when everyone is concerned about the feud between Dortmund and Bayern Munich, Bayer Leverkusen quietly surpassed Dortmund, who have been in poor form recently, to become second in the league.

This league is a contest between the second place in the league and the third place in the league.

And both teams are also facing the impact of the Champions League.

Borussia Dortmund and Bayer Leverkusen will both have to fight to qualify in the final round of the Champions League group – Bayer Leverkusen are currently third in their group and face Real Sociedad in the final round, while their rivals, Shakhtar Donetsk, who finished second in the group, are also away to Manchester United. If Bayer Leverkusen want to progress from the group, they must first beat Real Sociedad and then expect Shakhtar Donetsk to lose away to Manchester United.

But Real Sociedad's home stadium is not easy to play. In the group stage, Leverkusen played Real Sociedad at home, and it was only a 2:1 victory, although Real Sociedad said that it had been eliminated early, Leverkusen did not dare to take it lightly. So they are also facing the same situation as Borussia Dortmund – it is impossible not to think about next week's Champions League group stage clash which will affect their mentality and performance in the league at the weekend.

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In addition to being a contest between the second and third places in the league, which is related to the standings of their respective teams in the league, this match is also a contest between two outstanding Asian players.

Of course, the outstanding Asian players on Dortmund's side do not refer to Yan Min, who has just emerged in Dortmund, but Zhou Yi, who has been famous for a long time.

Bayer Leverkusen, on their side, also has an excellent Asian player who has been famous for a long time - striker Son Heung-min from South Korea.

Of course, this is not the first meeting between Sun Xingmin and Zhou Yi, but before Sun Xingmin was in Hamburg, Hamburg was not a very slow and strong team, and he was almost relegated in one season, and Sun Xingmin's fame and achievements in Hamburg were far inferior to Zhou Yi. You must know that Son Xingmin has been in Hamburg for three seasons, and his best result is only seventh last season.

And Zhou Yi's Dortmund is the Bundesliga champion for three consecutive seasons, and won the Champions League last season. Zhou Yi is already a hot star in the whole of Europe, and he also won the European Player of the Year award last season.

In fact, the comparability of the two people is not high.

However, with Son Heung-min's transfer to Bayer Leverkusen this season for a club's record-breaking transfer fee of 10 million euros, coupled with Leverkusen's current performance and league standings. The two seem to have the qualifications to compete together, and the possibility of being compared......

The South Korean media, in particular, are particularly energetic and enthusiastic on this issue.

After Park Ji-sung moved away from the mainstream perspective of European football, South Korean football seems to be missing a figure who can carry the banner. Son Heung-min's birth at this time re-injected strength into the Koreans. From the relegation team Hamburg to Bayer Leverkusen, who can participate in European competitions every year, Son Xingmin has become more mature and has grown rapidly.

This naturally made South Korean fans and media have high hopes for him.

This time, in an equal environment, what kind of performance can he and Zhou Yi perform?

It's worth the wait.