After the match against Fürth, Dortmund will face Mainz in six days' time. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

Then comes the first leg of the Champions League semi-finals.

Dortmund's opponent in the semi-finals was Real Madrid, who eliminated Galatasaray in the quarter-finals.

For this opponent, the media of Dortmund is happy to meet the ground.

Because in the group stage, the two teams were once divided into a group. Borussia Dortmund have a double in the group stage against Real Madrid home and away – winning both home and away.

Facing Real Madrid again, it can be said that Dortmund should have a psychological advantage.

Borussia Dortmund face Bayern Munich in the league title and Barcelona in the Champions League semi-finals.

The semi-finals of this season's Champions League are the "German Super League Double" and the "Western Super League Double".

Such a neat matchup is really rare.

I wonder if the final rivals in their respective leagues will be able to meet in the final and turn the Champions League final into a domestic battle?

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Jurgen Klopp continued his rotation against Mainz, with a number of players who did not appear in the starting line-up for the last game against Fürth and were replaced by players who played as substitutes in the previous game or who did not even make the squad.

Mark Wagner started in place of Robert Lewandowski.

Götze, who spent 90 minutes on the bench in the last game, also started. From this, it can be seen that the lack of play in the last game is not Klopp's intention to punish him.

Also starting is Zhou Yi, who is not in the rotation.

After several years of special training, Zhou Yi's physical fitness is no longer a problem.

But today's game was not the same as the last game in which Borussia Dortmund beat Fürth 6-1.

Against Thomas Tuchel's side, Borussia Dortmund did not have an easy time.

Reus opened the scoring just one minute into the game, and many were expecting a repeat of Dortmund's hearty win in the previous game.

But the rest of the game didn't go very well.

The reason for this is related to the performance of the arrow character Mark.

Mark was very active and positive today, but somewhat ...... Overly active, he seemed a little anxious.

When the ball is at his feet, he always can't wait to try a shot at goal, and seems to care very much about whether he can score or not.

Marcel Leif also saw Mark's unusual performance: "Mark's desire to shoot was very strong today, maybe it was the goal frame in the last game that stimulated him?"

Because Mark is always in a hurry to shoot, Dortmund's attack is not very fluid, because when the football is at Mark's feet, it basically means that the attack is over.

Even if Zhou Yi raised his hand next to him to ask for the ball, Mark still had to shoot by himself.

In addition, Mainz, who played away, was still very tenacious, which made it difficult for Dortmund to move forward, and they could not extend their lead again for half a day.

In the first half, Hummels and Reus both received yellow cards.

Dortmund stepped up their attack in the second half, but Mark was still in poor form as an arrowhead.

As a last resort, Klopp replaced Mark at the 67th minute mark, bringing on Robert Lewandowski.

Mark seemed a little dissatisfied with being replaced early, he pointed to himself and asked repeatedly in disbelief: "Is it me?"

When he received an affirmative answer, he waved his arms in chagrin and walked down.

Zhou Yi frowned after seeing this scene.

Mark is a bit unusual today, and he has rarely shown such intense emotions in public in the past......

After the game, Mark simply shook hands with Klopp, sat in his seat, put a towel on his shoulder, did not greet anyone, and looked at the field in a daze.

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After Lewandowski came on, Dortmund's attack improved significantly, at least more passes around the penalty area.

In fact, in terms of ability, Lewandowski is indeed better than Mark, he is more comprehensive than Mark. But before the serious injury, Mark's state was really good, and the whole person was on the rise, how to fight. At that time, he won a lot of favor throughout Europe, and it was not at all something that Lewandowski could shake.

But the injury that professional players fear the most still finds Mark, and if he doesn't get hurt, then Lewandowski may not have a chance to play his full range at all.

The reason why some players can succeed is not only their own excellent strength, but also the favor of Lady Luck.

Mark's injury gave Lewandowski the opportunity to show himself, and Lewandowski also fought hard and seized the opportunity, becoming Dortmund's top scorer in the year that Mark was seriously injured.

Mark's performance after recovering from injury is actually okay, and if it can continue, it will definitely be able to form a direct competition with Lewandowski, which will make Lewandowski feel huge pressure.

If Lewandowski is the representative of Lady Luck at a critical moment, then Mark is the representative of lucky arrears.

Mark, who had just gained momentum, was injured in the Champions League, and it was another month to be injured.

When he came back again, he encountered the transfer of Gotze again, and the team was unstable, and he himself was affected.

Sometimes, I really have to sigh that creation makes people......

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Finally, in the 84th minute, Lewandowski headed in a cross from Kuba to seal the win for Borussia Dortmund.

When he scored, the stadium erupted in deafening cheers.

It was always a one-goal lead before, which was too worrying for Dortmund fans.

Now, Lewandowski helped seal the win.

The Dortmund players on the bench jumped up from their seats to celebrate the goal, and Mark was among them.

He high-fived and hugged his team-mates to celebrate the goal, just as he had been when he had just come off the pitch.

The TV broadcast also gave him a special shot, and if Mark was sitting on the bench at this time, indifferent to Lewandowski's goal, then there would be something hyped up in the media after the game.

Unfortunately, Mark didn't show the mood the media wanted to see.

You know, when Mark was substituted, his series of reactions really made many people think that he was reluctant to be replaced early out of competition with Lewandowski.

Many media have drafted the discord between Mark and Lewandowski......

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Dortmund relied on goals from Reus and Lewandowski to beat Mainz 2-0 at home.

At the same time, in another stadium, Bayern Munich's away match against Hannover 96 also came to an end. Although Bayern Munich played away from home, it still ushered in a big victory - 6:! swept the home team Hannover 96, which really did not save face at all.

In the last game, Dortmund won 6:1, and the score of Bayern Munich's big win was also 6:!......

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Although he won the match, Mark was criticized by the media.

Some media even think that it is too whimsical for Mark to compete with Lewandowski now, and the continuous injuries have made Mark no longer eligible to compete with Lewandowski, and they are no longer players of the same grade and level.

This was said very meanly, and Zhou Yi was very unhappy when he saw it.

It's true that Mark's performance in the last game was not very good, but who hasn't had an up-and-down form?

Zhou Yi decided to talk to Mark, enlighten him, and ask him not to care too much about the competition with Lewandowski. After all, he's only just returned from injury and needs time to regain the feeling and rhythm of the game.

But when he finds Mark and talks to him privately, Mark's reaction is different from what he expected.

"Do you think I'm going to compete with Robert for the starting position, Zhou Yi?"

"Huh?" Zhou Yi didn't expect Mark to ask himself such a rhetorical question, he didn't know how to answer.

Seeing Zhou Yi with a confused face, Mark smiled: "Robert is doing a good job, how can I fight for him now? I know very well what my position is, at present, just be honest as a substitute." ”

The more Zhou Yi listened, the more confused he became: "Since you understand everything, why did you ...... in the match with Mainz?"

Mark knew why Zhou Yi was looking for him, but when it came to this topic, his expression changed, and his smile disappeared.

"Are you alright, Mark?" Zhou Yi also noticed the strangeness of his good friend.

"I'm fine, Zhou Yi. As a matter of fact...... I was a bit bad and impatient in that game, and I saw the criticism in the media about me, and I think they were right...... But I just couldn't control my emotions at the time, I wanted to prove in front of Mario that we are no worse than Bayern Munich at Borussia Dortmund, I want to use my performance to help the team win, I want to let ...... Mario regretted his decision......"

Mark muttered.

Only then did Zhou Yi understand what the problem was......

After the news of Gotze's transfer spread within the team, Mark didn't have any special reaction, Grosskreutz broke with Gotze, but Mark was calm and not noticeable at all.

Now Zhou Yi understands what is strange about this.

With Mark's character, he shouldn't have been calm.

Now it seems that Mark is indeed not calm, but he has hidden the storm in his heart.

Come to think of it, Mark seems to have worked harder in training since the Gotze incident.

There was a fire in his heart......

Zhou Yi patted Mark on the shoulder: "Don't think about it so much, Mark." Everyone has their own ambitions, and there is no need to force them. We just need to do our own thing. ”

Mark nodded: "Later, I also figured it out, I guess no matter what I do, no matter what Dortmund does, Mario will not regret this transfer decision." After all, he loves Bayern Munich so much......"

Speaking of this, Mark smiled: "He and I are completely different. ”

Then he looked at Zhou Yi and said seriously: "Actually, it's not that I can't accept his transfer and leave, I just can't accept that he chooses to leave at this time...... When the season is over, no one will complain about where he wants to go. But at this time, his approach really affected the team too much...... Zhou Yi, if you want to leave in the future, don't learn from Mario. ”

Zhou Yi was taken aback, and hurriedly waved his hand: "I don't want to leave yet......

"You're completely different from me, too. Mark shook his head. "Even if I had to be a substitute at Borussia Dortmund for the rest of my life, I would do it. But I can feel that you won't stay in Dortmund forever. That's fine, you should go to a bigger stage. ”

In the face of such an open-minded Mark, Zhou Yi was silent and didn't know what to say.

He really didn't want to stay at Dortmund for the rest of his life, even if he was always at the core.

The world is so big, he doesn't want to die in one place.

But in the face of Mark, he always felt guilty for admitting his little thoughts. (To be continued.) )