Chapter 246: Brake Hard
The fifteen-minute intermission is actually not long, and the highlights of the other game are put out, the guests in the back comment, and a few more advertisements, and the intermission is over.
Borussia Dortmund and Chelsea both trailed by just one goal in the first half, which added a lot of possibilities to the second half.
Everyone is a little eager to see the second half of the game.
At the start of the second half, none of the four teams made any substitutions.
As a Chinese fan, I still pay more attention to the match between Dortmund and Paris Saint-Germain.
After the start of the second half, it was still Paris Saint-Germain who took the initiative, but Dortmund was not without a fight.
In the 53rd minute, Matuidi crossed at a 45-degree angle on the side, He Ying cleverly inserted it, jumped high with almost no one in the penalty area, and scored with a header!
As a result, the ball was slightly over the crossbar......
"He Ying's header is very powerful, but it's a little high!It's a pity!, but it can still be seen from this shot that He Ying's condition in the second half is very good!" He Ping said. He was worried that He Ying didn't know if he could continue to maintain the state of the first half after a fifteen-minute halftime break.
Now it seems that he has been overly concerned.
Borussia Dortmund's side also organised an attack, which was eventually completed by Marc and returned the colour.
The two sides then grappled on the field.
In the eyes of many, Jurgen Klopp must have made a targeted change to Dortmund at half-time, because the Dortmund players performed much better than in the first half, and if they can continue to play like this, Dortmund will have a chance to equalize......
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In the 57th minute, Matuidi won the ball on the wing again, at this time, Dortmund's central defender Papastathopoulos made up for the side to defend him, and after the two had a physical contact, Matuidi fell to the ground, lost possession, and the football allowed Papastathopoulos to steal it.
But just then, the referee blew the whistle to signal Papasta to foul while stealing the ball, giving Dortmund a free-kick on the edge of the left side of the box.
Verratti went to take the free-kick and the goalmouth was packed with players from both sides.
Paris Saint-Germain, for part, also had centre-backs and strikers in the box. Alex, Thiago Silva, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Edinson Cavani and He Ying, all of them have the ability to head the ball.
And the location of this free kick is very close to the baseline, which is almost equal to a short corner.
For a while, even the air in front of Dortmund's goal seemed to be tense, and the Dortmund players all shrank back in front of the goal.
Verratti then kicked the ball out and he used his right foot to create an inward curling arc that headed straight for the back of goal. In this process, you will have to pass through the dense crowd in front of the goal, and whoever touches it has a great chance of scoring a goal!
He Ying jumped high at the front point and did not reach the football, and the Dortmund striker Mark who returned to the defense also jumped high and also rose to the top.
The two of them interfered with the attacking Dortmund goalkeeper, and Weidenfeller saved but couldn't touch the football!
At the back post, Ibrahimovic stretched out his long legs and tried to kick the ball into the goal, but he still didn't touch the ball......
Although he didn't touch the football, he shook Papastathopoulos, who was following closely behind him.
Papastathopoulos lifted his foot, the ball flew right over and smashed into his calf bone, then bounced back into the goal!
The ball came so suddenly, in the face of this imminent accident, Papastathopoulos didn't even have time to dodge with his legs, and he lost his center of gravity and could only fall into the goal with the football......
"Oh my! The goal is in again! Paris Saint-Germain is leading 2-0!"
"Good shot! But how did it go in?"
There was chaos in front of the door just now, and the commentators didn't see it clearly, but fortunately there was a slow-motion replay.
After the replay from multiple angles, the commentators saw it clearly.
"Papastathopoulos touched the football, he kicked it into his own goal!
"It turned out to be an own goal, Dortmund's luck was really bad...... Their performance was just getting a little better, and they were even hit by an own goal...... "A lot of people feel sorry for Dortmund for this kind of change.
'It didn't take long for Borussia Dortmund to concede another goal with an own goal and now they are two goals behind on the road. Paris Saint-Germain was in really good form in this game, playing their own characteristics completely, and the devastating attack kept Dortmund's backline in a state of high tension, so it is not unusual to make such a mistake......"
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After conceding the goal, Papastathopoulos sat in the goal, looking confused, not understanding how the ball came to him......
And Klopp on the sidelines was stunned for a moment, and then shook his head vigorously, looking very helpless.
He encouraged his players at half-time and made adjustments, but now an own goal has made all his plans come to naught.
When you are down by a goal, tell the players that "we still have hope" and everyone believes it. But when the two goals are behind and then say this, many people don't refute it on the surface, and no one knows what they think in their hearts......
At the same time, his half-time adjustments were all aimed at falling behind by one goal, and now that he is two goals behind, it is difficult to say whether he can continue to use that adjustment.
When he was down by a goal before, he wanted his team to equalise away from home and score an away goal along the way. But two goals behind...... Does the team still have the confidence and fighting spirit to attack? Klopp doesn't think it's good to say.
He was depressed.
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He Ying's performance in this game was very active and in very good shape.
He had just knocked the ball out of the two-man bag with a fancy heel on the wing, passed it to his teammate, then ran around the middle to meet his team-mate, and then with his back to the attack, he used the outside instep to pass the ball to the other side and deflect the attack.
Seeing his performance, He Ping said: "He Ying has not only shown his ability in front of goal, he has even linked up PSG's attack in the midfield, his running position is erratic, he can control the ball at his feet, and he has speed...... It's really hard for Dortmund's defenders to guard against......"
Because of He Ying's performance, coupled with the team's two-goal lead over Borussia Dortmund, the prospects for Paris Saint-Germain in this game are very good.
But at this juncture, an accident happened on the court.
Ibrahimovic picked up the ball and turned to pass the ball to He Ying before Hummers could press it from behind, before he turned and accelerated forward. But after only two steps, he limped and fell to his right thigh.
He Ying originally wanted to pass the football back to Ibrahimovic, but when he saw the situation, he quickly turned around and kicked the football out of the sideline, and at the same time stretched out his hand and pointed to the direction where Ibrahimovic fell to the ground, signaling to the referee what happened on the field.
The referee glanced back and also whistled for a hold of serve to allow PSG's team doctor to come on the pitch.
Paris Saint-Germain coach Blanco's face on the sidelines also became solemn instantly.
Although He Ying's performance in this game is very good, Ibrahimovic has always been the core of this team, and if Ibrahimovic has any strengths and weaknesses, it will definitely be a heavy blow to the strength of Paris Saint-Germain.
Soon the Paris Saint-Germain team doctor ran onto the pitch, and the other PSG players also gathered around Ibrahimovic and watched with concern as the team doctor examined Ibrahimovic.
"It should be a muscle strain...... the team doctor said something that no one wanted to hear.
A muscle strain is not a major injury compared to a torn cruciate ligament in the knee or a fractured meniscus, but it is a nuisance and can last for a long time. And the game in front of me will definitely not be played, people with muscle strains are doing high-intensity exercises, and the muscles will be very painful, and they will not be able to exert force at all.
This result means that Ibrahimovic will have to be replaced early.
In the good situation of Paris Saint-Germain, their main center forward Ibrahimovic was forced to go off, which is like letting the high-speed Paris Saint-Germain step on the brakes, which will bring a very strong sense of unhappiness to everyone.
Many of PSG's players frowned, a worried and uneasy look on their faces.
Zhou Yi was not far from them, and when he saw Ibrahimovic fall to the ground, he felt that nine times out of ten it was a muscle strain, and it should be difficult to hold on to this game.
He then began to observe the expressions of the other PSG players and took in the changes on their faces.
He knows what Ibrahimovic means to Paris Saint-Germain, not just as a center forward who can score goals, Ibrahimovic has become the spiritual core of Paris Saint-Germain with his domineering and self-confidence.
When such a spiritual core is on the field, even if you don't score, you can make other players feel at ease and inspired. It's a different story......
After Zhou Yi observed, he confirmed his thoughts.
Ibrahimovic's unexpected injury is sure to affect PSG's players.
Maybe it won't affect the whole game, but the impact on them in a short period of time must be huge.
If Dortmund were to do something, this was the chance!
Thinking of this, he quickly turned around and ran to his teammates, gathering several teammates who were involved in the attack.
Then tell them what you're going to do.
“...... A fierce offensive came, taking advantage of their panicked moments, to catch them off guard and make them even more flustered. Then we can do something about it......"
Whether it is Reuss, Mark, or Yan Min or Aubameyang, there is no objection to Zhou Yi's decision, except for the head coach, Zhou Yi is the most authoritative, whatever he says is what, everyone just needs to do it.
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After Ibrahimovic was injured, Klopp suddenly realized something, he stood up, but when he saw Zhou Yi talking in a circle with several teammates on the field, he sat down again.
The assistant coach next to him, Bouaki, was puzzled by his strange behavior and asked, "What's wrong?"
'It's nothing, just think maybe Ibrahimovic is out with an injury and I want to remind our players ......' Klopp said.
Bwach thought for a moment, and his eyes lit up: "yes, then why don't you go?"
He was about to get up and do the job as manager, but he was pulled back by Klopp.
Klopp pointed at Zhou Yi: "Someone has already thought of it before us!"
Bwach saw Zhou Yi and laughed: "That kid ......"
If it's Zhou Yi, there's really no need for them to be coaches to say anything.