Chapter 140: There is still a chance to shoot

When the players on both sides walked out of the passage, the TV broadcast quickly cut to a close-up of Zhou Yi. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

Zhou Yi was injured in the last meeting between the two sides and missed the game for more than a month.

Now that he is back from injury and facing Napoli again, he is naturally the focus of attention.

In the last meeting between the two teams, if Zhou Yi had not been injured and left the field, would the final result be different from now? Many people feel that it will be different.

Even if they can't beat Napoli on the road, they can't lose 3-0 on the road, right? Dortmund still have a chance to score an away goal with Zhou Yi - in fact, Dortmund already showed signs of this before Zhou Yi went off injured, when Aubameyang played a very dangerous attack.

It's a pity that as soon as Zhou Yi played, Dortmund's momentum came to an abrupt end, and even in the end, because of uneasiness, Napoli seized the opportunity to go to the next city, and finally lost 0:3.

After the game, Dortmund's media complained that Napoli took advantage of the Dortmund players to care about Zhou Yi and had no intention of playing the game.

So now, Zhou Yi is back, healthy and in excellent form, what can he show when Dortmund face Napoli again?

Everyone cares about the answer to this question.

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In the Champions League theme song, players from both sides enter the stadium, stand in line, and then shake hands with each other, and the captains of both sides exchange team flags and guess coins to pick sides......

In the end, Borussia Dortmund got the kick-off.

"As the referee's whistle blows, the highlight of Group F of the 2013-2014 Champions League group stage begins!"

'Borussia Dortmund have won eight consecutive Champions League games at their home stadium. But their last two home games against Serie A sides have ended in defeat, a 2-0 defeat to Udinese in the UEFA Cup and a 1-0 defeat to AC Milan in the Champions League...... In this game, Dortmund will have to beat Napoli if they want to keep their chances of qualifying......"

"Napoli only need a draw in this game to qualify for the first round of the game. With a three-point lead over Borussia Dortmund, if they draw with Borussia Dortmund, they have the final round of the group stage remaining, and they are three points ahead of Dortmund, and Napoli will qualify regardless of what Dortmund's last game against Galatasaray looks like...... Napoli have won six of their last eight Champions League games and have failed to score in just one of their last 12 Champions League games, the last time out of the 2-0 defeat to Arsenal...... They have conceded goals in the last six Champions League games, and they haven't won a goal against Germany – five draws, four defeats......

Marcel Leif was quick to give a brief overview of the two teams.

On the pitch, Borussia Dortmund had already taken advantage of their kick-off to launch an attack on the Napoli goal.

Dortmund didn't want to waste a second, they didn't go back and forth at the back, but passed the ball straight forward and launched an attack to threaten the Napoli goal.

After Mark received a pass from Royce at the edge of the penalty area, he directly knocked the football behind him with his heel, and Zhou Yi, who was following him, shot directly with his foot!

Napoli goalkeeper Reina saw the ball flying towards the top right corner of the goal and jumped and pounced, but he didn't touch the football......

Thankfully, the ball didn't fly into the goal either, but just a little higher and over the crossbar!

"Zhou-Yi!!Oops! This is a wonderful long-range shot, just slightly higher!" He Ping thought that the ball was going to score when Zhou Yi shot the goal, but the football flew out of the bottom line, and he did not forget to praise Zhou Yi for this shot while regretting it.

There was also an exclamation in the stands, and when Zhou Yi shot the goal, Dortmund fans also thought that the goal was there.

Zhou Yi, who did not score, held his head in his hands and regretted his annoyance after shooting, and then put down his arms, turned around and ran back.

Although Zhou Yi's long-range shot did not score, it scared many Napoli fans out of a cold sweat...... If they score, Napoli won't be able to play well in this game!

Napoli fans were glad they had escaped, and after a sigh of relief, they continued to watch the game.

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Although Zhou Yi's shot did not cause a goal, it set the tone for this game.

Next, Dortmund continued to besiege Napoli's goal, and the momentum was so fierce that Napoli could only defend passively after the opening.

Napoli must have expected this as well, so in the face of Dortmund's fierce attack, they did not panic, but quickly recovered and defended solidly.

That's the tactics Benitez has put in place for Napoli, in response to Dortmund's need to win at home, and Napoli are on the counter-attacking side of the game.

Playing defensive counter-attacks, Benitez is very good at it.

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The succession of attacks also earned Dortmund set-piece opportunities.

In training, Dortmund also focused on attacking and defending set-pieces. Napoli will shrink their defence, and Klopp expected it too. And set-pieces are a good way to break down a dense defence.

In the ninth minute of the game, Borussia Dortmund won a corner.

In the eighth minute of the game, Aubameyang crossed from the side, Mark grabbed the penalty in the penalty area and shook his head to the goal!

The ball was tipped over the crossbar by goalkeeper Reina and Borussia Dortmund won the first corner of the game.

Reuss drove a corner out on the right and there was chaos in the box, and in the scramble Albiol pulled Mark, preventing him from jumping, only for the ball to fly over his head and he couldn't do anything to fight for the top.

The referee from Spain, Carvalho, did not say anything, which made Mark very angry, and he protested to the referee with open arms: "He pulled my clothes!!"

Carvalho, however, just shook his head, and in his opinion, that level of tugging was not enough for a foul.

So Dortmund just missed a chance to shoot.

Although the referee did not say anything, it caused a discussion among the commentators.

"Albiol's action should be regarded as a foul, right? This is an obvious pull, he even hugged Mark, so that Mark was not able to jump......" He Ping in Zhou Yi referee's decision.

Marcel Leif was also unhappy with the decision: "Obviously, Albiol had a hand movement when defending, and the interference hindered Mark's aerial battle, which should have been awarded a foul in the box and then a penalty for Dortmund!"

However, the Italian commentator's opinion was different: "Marc's action is too exaggerated, isn't it? It's just that they are entangled with each other, and they pretend to be dragged and can't move, and there is an obvious exaggeration of the performance! The referee Carvalho was right to ignore him!"

There was a burst of boos in the stands because of the entanglement in the penalty area.

Dortmund fans also think that Albiol is a foul and should be given a penalty, and even Albiol should be shown a yellow card, so that Napoli's main central defender will be burdened with a yellow card at the beginning of the game!

But nothing happened, and Dortmund fans were unhappy because of it.

Mark was still unwilling, and wanted to find the referee to protest the appeal, but was stopped by Zhou Yi: "Okay, Mark, don't care about this kind of thing." You don't want to spend all your energy on the referee, the gains outweigh the losses. ”

"But it should have been our penalty!" Marc was indignant that Dortmund were in a bad situation right now and everyone was under heavy pressure. Being able to get a chance to score maybe can take the pressure off everyone......

Zhou Yi shook his head: "The referee will not easily change the penalty, even if you protest around him, it is useless, but you will get yourself a yellow card, if you protest, you can get us a penalty, of course I support you, but can you?"

Mark was silenced by Zhou Yi's question.

It is true that protests do not change the referee's decision.

"Well, don't think about it so much, the past is over, the important thing is the next game. Don't worry, you still have a chance to score!" Zhou Yi patted Mark on the shoulder and ran back to his position first.

Mark glanced back at Albiol and reluctantly ran back.

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Not long afterward, Dortmund attacked again. Durm moved the long ball directly from the left to the right.

On the right flank, Grosskreutz jumped up to fight Napoli's left-back Sergio Almeiro, but the ball was pushed back by Almero.

Zhou Yi appeared at the landing point of the football, and directly raised his foot to pad the football in the air to Mark who received it in front.

Then Zhou Yi started to insert it forward in the middle lane.

Mark didn't pick up the ball more when he had Napoli players in close proximity, but instead transitioned the football to Reuss.

When Reus received the ball, he turned his back to the attack, he did not turn around, nor did he stop the ball, he chose to directly transfer the football cross to Zhou Yi, who was in front.

Zhou Yi took a step forward with the football, as if he wanted to get rid of the pursuers next to him.

In front of him, Napoli's four-man backline was in full swing, and Zhou Yi's long-range shot at the beginning scared them enough, and then Zhou Yi would be very nervous as long as he had the opportunity to shoot from a distance.

Zhou Yi suddenly adjusted his pace while running, and stepped up with a big stride, as if he was going to shoot from a distance. This made the hearts of the retreating Napoli defenders lift, and they were even ready to block the eyes with their bodies at any time.

After the upper step, Zhou Yi's right foot picked up, this is indeed a posture to shoot from a distance!

Albiol, the central defender who was in front of Zhou Yi, no longer hesitated this time, covered his crotch with both hands, and then half-turned and stretched his legs to block Zhou Yi's shot.

But Zhou Yi didn't shoot from a distance!

After his right foot was pulled off, he poked the ball in front of the right with the outside of his foot very lightly!

The ball rolled under Albiol's outstretched legs!

It's a very, very hidden and sudden diagonal pass!

After the ball slipped under Albiol's crotch and then rolled in front of another Napoli centre-back, Federico Fernandez, and rolled diagonally to the right side of the penalty area, Federico Fernandez could only watch as the ball slipped away from his feet, but there was nothing he could do - he was running back and had no time to adjust his center of gravity and make a movement to destroy the ball......

He followed the football and looked away, and he saw Mark Wagner plugged in like a ghost from his side!

"This ball is passing...... What a shot!!Mark Wagner's chances-!!"

In the midst of Marcel Leif's prolonged roar, Mark adjusted his pace, picked up his right foot, and shot with his foot!

With a bang, the football swept past Reina's shoulder at a high speed at the angle of the attack!

Mark seemed to vent all his frustration at being dragged and not awarded a penalty into this kick, which was a real powerful volley!

The fast Reyna didn't have time to make a save before the ball flew past and slipped into the net through the gap between him and the near post!

"TOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!" Marcel Leif roared as he saw the ball fly into the goal. "Borussia Dortmund opened the scoring in the fourteenth minute!" from Mark Wagner!!