Chapter Ninety-Eight: Two Goals Ahead

At the start of the second half, neither team made any substitutions. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. biqUgE怂 info, especially Dortmund's side, did not replace Zhou Yi.

The result was not a surprise to Keller.

This only strengthened his judgment - Dortmund must have tried to take as many leads as possible in the first half, but it didn't work, so they had to let Zhou Yi continue in the second half.

Speaking of which, Zhou Yi must be close to running out of oil, and he shouldn't be able to last long. It was also correct to let Neustadt continue to keep an eye on Zhou Yi at halftime, and with Neustadt's physical advantage, Zhou Yi would hardly have room to move......

In such a situation, Keller began to hope for a second-half equaliser, and then overtook the score and came back to win......

But the reality is a bit harsh.

Just six minutes into the second half, Borussia Dortmund had a very good chance to attack.

It was Schalke 04 who were besieging Dortmund's goal, and they picked up the ball in front of the left side of Dortmund's penalty area and tried to pass inside.

However, their pass was blocked by Sven Bender and fell to Zhou Yi's feet.

Zhou Yi had his back to the direction of the attack at that time.

Seeing him take the ball, Neustadt quickly rushed up, intending to stick to Zhou Yi.

Zhou Yi, who had no time to turn around, directly knocked the football behind him with his heel.

Behind him, Aubameyang received his pass and strode forward!

This is a good chance for Dortmund to fight back!

"Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang!

There is no need for Marcel Leif to remind them, the Schalke 04 players are well aware.

Yang Muge pounced on Aubameyang when he received the ball, but was still left behind by Aubameyang with his speed.

Yang Muge was not discouraged, he chased after him, in front of him, Hovedes has blocked Aubameyang's way, Yang Muge believes that as long as he can fight with Hovides back and forth, there is still a chance to break Aubameyang's ball.

Aubameyang also saw Hovedes, he didn't want to give Hovedes a chance to stop him, so when facing Hovedes, he not only did not slow down, but pushed the ball forward hard, and then accelerated to overtake Hovedes!

Behind Hovedez is a huge gap - in the entire Schalke 04 backfield except for Hovedes, there is only one goalkeeper Hildbrand, with Aubameyang's speed, it is too easy to get rid of Hovedes!

Yang Muge, who was behind, saw Aubameyang speeding up and rushing out, and quickly shook himself off, he didn't continue to chase Aubameyang, but this didn't mean that he gave up, he just changed the direction of the chase - he ran directly to the penalty area.

"Aubameyang! Aha! He's so fast!"

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After Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang used his pace to catch up with the football, the rest of Schalke 04's players also came back to defend.

One of them, right wing-back Atsuto Uchida, finally caught up with Aubameyang in front of the penalty area and blocked in front of him.

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang didn't continue to force his way through with his pace, and now there is not much room left for him to play with his speed.

He slowed down and glanced up at what was going on inside and outside the penalty area.

Royce had already taken the lead in front of the penalty area, but at the same time he was also entangled by Yang Muge, who was returning to the defense.

Royce did not stop, but continued to run into the penalty area, and he took Yang Muge away with this run.

At the same time, the other Schalke 04 players who returned to the defense are rushing for Aubameyang who has the ball, and now Aubameyang is the most dangerous person.

But at the far end of the exclusion zone, there is a blank space!

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang quickly passed the ball sideways, and Mark, who arrived later, received the ball there!

No one was watching him at all!

He calmly stopped the ball, then picked up his right foot and curled the ball in an arc that flew past the attacking goalkeeper Hildebrand and into the net from the inside of the near post!

"Oooo

"It's a typical Dort quick counterattack!

Amid the cheers of the commentators, the Borussia Dortmund players celebrated their goal for the second time at Schalke 04's home stadium.

Zhou Yi also accelerated and ran up and joined the celebration army.

He had just run to the centre circle when Mark scored. In this counterattack, he was the first to pass a kick, and then he didn't participate.

However, this goal can still be regarded as instigated by him.

The commentators also took note of this.

"Zhou Yi launched this quick counterattack with a clever backheel pass, and if he hadn't made a decisive backheel pass at that time, but had turned around and passed the ball again, I'm afraid he would have been entangled in Neustadt, right?" said Marcel Leif.

"It was supposed to be a stalemate Ruhr derby, because after Zhou Yi, everything seems to have become simpler......" Duan Xin praised even more fleshy.

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Yang Muge, who ran all the way back from the front court to the goal, slipped and fell to the ground when Mark shot, he didn't get up, just lay on the ground, gasping for breath.

He has done his best, but there are some things that he cannot change alone.

Around him, the rest of the Schalke 04 players also looked frustrated.

After the penalty was not scored in the first half, it hit the team so hard that the impact has not dissipated yet.

Jens Keller on the sidelines was furious, hoping that his team would be able to equalise as soon as possible in the second half, so he asked his team to step up their attack. But who would have thought that the result of strengthening the offensive would be a counterattack from Dortmund...... Now that one goal behind has become two goals behind, how can Schalke 04 turn the tables?

Dortmund, on the other hand, can replace Zhou Yi after falling behind by two goals to complete their tactical purpose......

Wait a minute!

Keller suddenly thought that if Klopp really wanted to replace Zhou Yi, it would not necessarily be a bad thing for him.

Isn't Dortmund, who lost Zhou Yi, just a toothless tiger? What is there to be afraid of?

I'm afraid that when the time comes, it will be Schalke 04's chance!

So he turned his head to look at Dortmund's coaching bench and found that Klopp really asked assistant coach Bwach to go to the bench to warm up, and it was ...... Mkhitaryan!

When Zhou Yi was injured, Mkhitaryan replaced him as the team's starting striker, and he became a substitute because Zhou Yi started this game. Isn't it obvious what it means to let him warm up now?

Klopp is going to replace Zhou Yi, so he will use Mkhitaryan!

Thinking of this, Keller's spirits were lifted.

There is still a chance, there is still a chance!

So he went to the sidelines and shouted to the players: "Don't panic! The second half has just begun! This is the Ruhr derby! We must not surrender!"

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Although the second half has only just begun, Klopp is indeed considering a replacement for Zhou Yi.

Both are two goals ahead, why not replace Zhou Yi?

You know, this is a Ruhr derby, the game is very intense, what if Zhou Yi is injured again?

So he asked Bwach to warm up with Mkhitaryan and gave him five minutes.

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The TV broadcasters also noticed the adjustment, and they quickly gave a close-up of Mkhitaryan, who ran to warm up.

Marcel Leif said: "It looks like Klopp is already thinking about saving his strength...... To be able to lead by two goals in the Ruhr derby must have made him feel complete. So he started to think about replacing Zhou Yi ......"

Although Duan Xin still wants to see Zhou Yi have more playing time and better performances, such as assists and goals, Zhou Yi instigated two goals in this game, but none of them were directly assisted by him. However, he also knows very well that under the current situation, Zhou Yi has just recovered from his injury, and it is normal to be replaced in advance.

"In order to avoid injury, in order to give Zhou Yi a better chance to rest, Klopp has to replace him ......"

This scene, of course, was also seen by the fans of Schalke 04, they are not stupid, and naturally know what it means.

Klopp intends to replace Zhou Yi in advance, he thinks the big picture is decided, Dortmund has won!

This infuriated the fans of Schalke 04.

The reason why the Ruhr derby is fierce is because no matter how much difference in strength the Lyon team conceded, they can always be evenly matched when they collide together.

Now that Dortmund is two goals ahead, you think you can win the game!

Schalke 04 not only have to endure the pain of being two goals down, but also have to be humiliated by the fancy taunts of the derby rivals, how can they possibly endure it?

As a result, Schalke 04 fans in the stands reacted quickly to Dortmund's approach.

First of all, the boos were sent to the arrogant Dortmund, and then the team was motivated with singing and roaring, hoping that Schalke 04 could quickly cheer up and give the arrogant Dortmund a head-on blow!

In fact, there is no need for Schalke 04 fans to remind that some Schalke 04 players also saw Mkhitaryan who ran to warm up.

Dortmund had just taken a two-goal lead here, and Klopp couldn't wait to replace Zhou Yi next year...... This kind of naked humiliation, Schalke 04 few players can endure.

So the frustration after conceding the goal turned into anger.