Chapter 321: Lying down

"Mark Wagner! a brilliant volley! He scored his 21st league goal of the season! He broke his record for league goals in a single season! He reopened the gap on Robert Lewandowski...... In the past, when they were at Dortmund, the two were both competitors and teammates, so they couldn't completely let go of the competition. And this season, after Lewandowski went to Bayern Munich, everyone didn't have to worry about the relationship between teammates when they competed with each other...... Both Lewandowski and Marc have been on fire this season, especially Mark, who managed to make Dortmund fans forget about Lewandowski with his goals......"

Marcel Leif gushes.

"If he can beat Robert Lewandowski and become the top scorer in the Bundesliga this season, I think it will be a big deal for Mark himself...... After all, if he hadn't been injured, maybe nothing would have happened to Lewandowski...... When he returned from injury, he found that it was difficult for him to regain his place in the main team from Lewandowski......"

Duan Xin once again aimed his praise at Zhou Yi: "...... When Lewandowski was there, Lewandowski was the top scorer, and now that Lewandowski is gone, the top scorer has become Mark. Lewandowski was the top scorer last season with 26 goals, and his league goal tally has reached just under 20 this season. However, Mark, who scored the highest 17 goals in a single season before, scored 20 goals this time...... What does this mean? As strikers, both of them need the support of their teammates, what is the difference between Bayern Munich's midfield and Dortmund's home field? Of course, there is only one Zhou Yi missing! With Zhou Yi, Lewandowski is the top scorer, and without Zhou Yi, Lewandowski will not be the top scorer! So Zhou Yi is the key factor in deciding who can be the top scorer!

Zhou Yi is of course the key factor in determining the top scorer.

Marc's goal was his 24th assist of the season, and he is the only player in the Europa League to have 20 assists and the only player to have 20 assists in two consecutive seasons.

After him, Real Madrid's Angel Di Maria has the most assists, with fifteen assists so far this season.

There should be no doubt that Zhou Yi is the top midfield playmaker in European football today.

And you must know that the definition of "assist" in the Bundesliga is very strict.

According to FIFA, the definition of an assist means: 1) only the player who made the last pass to the scorer will be counted as an assist, 2) only the last player will be counted as an assist out of two players who have contributed significantly to the goal, 3) a shot that bounces off the frame and is scored before the goal is scored is considered an assist, 4. the maker of a penalty kick or a direct free kick that scores a goal is counted as an assist, 5. if a player scores a pass with the ball, there is no assist, 6. There is no assist for scoring by getting a pass from the opponent.

In the official statistics of the Bundesliga, only the first and second are recognized assists, and the rest are not counted as assists. That is to say, Zhou Yi was tripped in the penalty area, so the referee gave Dortmund a penalty, which was finally scored, but it was not Zhou Yi's assist.

So under such a strict standard, Zhou Yi can still play twenty-four assists in a single season, which is really terrifying.

Such a player is not only the first in the Bundesliga, but also the best midfielder in the whole of Europe.

In the past, there was always more focus on attacking strikers. The emergence of Zhou Yi has changed this situation, and now everyone is more discussing and paying attention to the assist player, and excellent playmakers and assisters are the dream goals of any team.

So Bayern Munich risked being appealed to FIFA by Dortmund before, and also wanted to poach Zhou Yi.

They are clearly aware of the importance of Zhou Yi to the team.

Although Bayern Munich has no shortage of good midfielders, there is no one as efficient as Zhou Yi.

Bayern Munich's top players in the Bundesliga assist list this season are Franck Franck Ribery and Thomas Muller, both of whom have contributed ten assists, followed by Gotze with nine.

Among the top ten assists, there are three Bayern Munich players, and Dortmund has only two, but the number of assists is 29 against 37, 29 is Bayern Munich's assists, and 37 is Dortmund's, of which Zhou Yi has 24 times and Reus has 13 times, ranking in the top two, and the advantage is very obvious.

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The news of Borussia Dortmund's goal made the atmosphere in the Bayern Munich coach's box and on the bench a little solemn, and the previous joyful atmosphere disappeared.

The televised cast also returned to the instant standings as Borussia Dortmund overtook Bayern Munich by one point to become top of the league.

That's enough to frustrate Bayern Munich.

But that's not all.

Three minutes later, just three minutes after Borussia Dortmund's goal, they scored again!

This time it was still Zhou Yi, knocking the football behind him with his heel on the line of the big penalty area, and Reuss who followed up shot with his feet!

The ball made a wonderful arc and flew into the goal for the second time around Hertha Berlin goalkeeper Kraft!

"2:0!!2:0!!Borussia Dortmund leads Hertha Berlin by two goals!Reus extends the lead for his team!" Marcel Leif shouted excitedly. "They are two goals ahead of Hertha Berlin on the road, which means they are one step closer to winning four consecutive league titles!"

"Damn......" In the Bayern Munich coach's box, someone lowered his head and scolded.

In the dugout at Borussia Dortmund, it was a different story altogether – everyone was jumping, hugging and cheering.

"The twenty-fifth assist in the league! Zhou Yi is further refreshing his own record!" Duan Xin was also extra happy for Zhou Yi.

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After Borussia Dortmund led Hertha Berlin 2-0, the score remained unchanged until the end of the first half.

In the first half of the game, both sides ended almost synchronously.

The Bayern Munich players don't have to ask for the score between Borussia Dortmund and Hertha Berlin because they already know it. During the game, there were two loud boos at the Allianz Arena, the first of which was when they had just scored a goal and had just finished celebrating.

What that means, everybody knows very well, it means Dortmund have scored.

Two such boos, so Dortmund scored two goals.

And apart from the loud cheers of Bayern Munich when they scored, there were no other cheers that came to mind, which shows that Hertha Berlin did not score.

So the score in the first half should be 2:0, with Dortmund leading by two goals.

Entering the dressing room, there were also angry complaints: "I knew the Berlin team was unreliable!"

But many more are silent.

Gotze leaned back in his seat, gasping for air. He worked hard in the first half and also provided an assist.

But he can only decide whether his team wins or loses, but he can't decide whether Dortmund wins or loses.

He left Dortmund and wanted to prove that he was no worse than Zhou Yi, but now he is being thrown farther and farther away by Zhou Yi......

So is there any point in making your original choice?

Pep Guardiola walked into the dressing room, slapped his hands and said: "Don't worry about anything else, focus on the game in front of you." It's more important to be yourself than to care about others!"

Gotze didn't even have the intention of pretending to be in good spirits.

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Completely different from the Bayern Munich dressing room, Dortmund's dressing room is full of relaxed and happy atmosphere, so when Klopp pushed open the door and felt the atmosphere, he immediately shouted: "What are you doing?! Celebrate the championship in advance? Do you want to get the champagne ready now?!"

His roar frightened the players, everyone turned their heads to look at him, Klopp's face was hideous, and he was angry, so that the locker room was silent for a while.

"Do you think it's going to be 2-0? think about AC Milan, they lost the game with a 3-0 lead. So anything is possible, and as long as the game is not over, you should never think that you have won. In the second half, I had to play seriously, and I didn't accept a 2-0 score because I didn't think it was safe. I hope you can score more goals and keep the score going until our opponents are desperate!"

Borussia Dortmund's opponents are not only Hertha Berlin in this game, but also Bayern Munich.

Klopp doesn't know if Bayern Munich will give up because of the current scoreline, he prefers to believe that the old opponent is not so easy to coax, so in order to ensure safety, Dortmund will of course give it their all.

But Klopp would never have imagined that he had completely beaten his old opponent who had been entangled for several years this time......