In Dortmund's away game against Mainz, Zhou Yi was somewhat surprisingly not starting, and the most disappointed were the Chinese fans and Chinese commentators. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

Because not only did Zhou Yi not start, but Yan Min also did not start. This is a relatively rare situation where none of the Chinese players in the Dortmund game are on the pitch.

It was Mainz who was happy. Because Dortmund's most dangerous players are not on the pitch, they are playing at home, so they can do whatever they want.

Not long after the game started, Duan Xin was still introducing the "origin" between Dortmund coach Jurgen Klopp and Mainz.

“...... This is the fourteenth meeting between Mainz and Borussia Dortmund in the Bundesliga. And in these fourteen meetings, Dortmund's current manager Jurgen Klopp has all been involved...... Of these, he has six games in charge of Mainz and eight games in charge of Borussia Dortmund. When he was in charge of Mainz, he led Mainz to the first time at the West** Stadium, losing 0:3, but that was also the only time he lost to Dortmund when he was in charge of Mainz......"

"After coaching Dortmund, he only lost to Mainz in his first season in charge of Dortmund. Borussia Dortmund have won four consecutive league games against Mainz in the last two seasons, including two away games against their former clubs, with Jurgen Klopp's side coming back to win...... I wonder if it's going to be a reversal this time?"

Mainz, for their part, have already launched a fierce attack on the Dortmund goal.

It can be seen from the first minute of the game that Mainz deliberately wanted to play fast in this game, while Dortmund's side made more mistakes due to the consumption of the Champions League in midweek and the rotation adjustment of the lineup, and was suppressed by Mainz.

In the ninth minute, Mainz full-back Perpech fired a long-range shot from 25 yards out, and the ball bounced off the ground to make the save harder, but Weidenfeller saved the ball anyway.

Two minutes later, Mainz's midfielder Gees fired a long-range shot from outside the box and bounced back again, but it was Weidenfeller who was solid enough to save the ball.

A few minutes later, Mainz Japan international Shinji Okazaki received a pass from a teammate in the penalty area and came with a very difficult barb shot, but he missed the middle part and did not have enough power, and was held directly in his arms by Weidenfeller, who was in a good position.

Although he didn't score, Shinji Okazaki's barb drew cheers and applause from the fans in the stands at Mainz's home stadium at Coface Arena.

The commentators also exclaimed: "Shinji Okazaki hit a beautiful barb! Unfortunately, he couldn't do it!" Although he didn't score a goal, Mainz attacked very fiercely during this time, and Dortmund could only cope with it...... It seems that the Champions League game against Napoli in midweek will really affect them......"

Duan Xin believes that the biggest impact may not be the game against Napoli, but Zhou Yi's absence: "Dortmund's midfield is a little out of control, they are in a hurry by Mainz's fast attack and fierce pressing, and they are very uncomfortable. Mkhitaryan, who started in place of Zhou Yi in this game, was completely out of control in midfield......"

Dortmund then had a few attacking chances, but they couldn't really threaten Mainz's goal.

However, Mainz took advantage of Dortmund's offensive opportunity to play several counterattacks that were quite threatening and impressive.

In the 42nd minute, Mainz had a golden chance when centre-back Stefan Bale headed in the box after their corner, and Weidenfeller couldn't do anything about it, but the ball hit the post and bounced out!

"Oooo "Oh my God! Stefan Bale! His header was powerful! It was a shame that it didn't go in! Mainz had a chance to take the lead before half-time!"

At the same time, the Coface Arena resounded with a loud sigh, which was the same as the Mainz fans.

The televised broadcast then gave some close-ups of the players on both sides, showing Bale holding his head in his hands and looking up to the sky, which was very regrettable. Dortmund's players, on the other hand, have a general sense of prostration for the rest of their lives.

When the football flew towards the goal, Weidenfeller could only watch in despair from the air, and could not reach the football at all.

If it weren't for the doorposts, they would have died.

"Goalpost!" looks like Mainz's home goal isn't friendly enough for their home team......" Duan Xin half-jokingly.

Stefan Bale's header at the post was the last decent chance of the first half for both sides. Not long after, the referee blew the whistle for the end of the first half.

At half-time, Jurgen Klopp criticised his team's performance, saying they were too cowardly to make moves or scramble in the face of Mainz's fierce scramble.

“...... You have to show them your courage to the fullest, or they will think that you are soft persimmons that can be pinched at will!" Klopp clammed his slap on the face.

He then decided to make a substitution at the start of the second half.

But this time, he still didn't choose to change to Zhou Yi.

He used up two substitutions in one go, replacing Kyle with Reus and Shaheen with Sven Bender.

Mainz manager Thomas Tuchel also decided to make a substitution at the start of the second half.

He replaced midfielder Nicolas Muller with striker Maxim Choupo-Moting.

Clearly, Tuchel was also unhappy with his side's first-half performance – unhappy that they had the advantage but failed to take their chances and score even a single goal. So he put on another striker.

Both sides want to step up their attacks and break the current deadlock.

In the second half, with the substitutions of both sides, the situation finally changed, compared to the first half of Dortmund suppressed without the ability to fight back, much better.

At the start of the second half, replacement Choupo-Moting fired a shot from 25 yards out on the left side of the box, but the ball went just wide.

Then Dortmund also colored. Grosskreutz also had a long-range shot from near the line on the left, but it went wide.

The two sides then attacked and defended each other, but neither could break the opponent's goal.

The score was still 0:0 as if it had frozen.

On the bench at Borussia Dortmund, everyone was watching the game very seriously, and this game was already hard. But why did they play so hard, many Dortmund players have their own thoughts in their hearts - they think it has something to do with Zhou Yi sitting on the bench.

If Zhou Yi can start, why is it so hard to play Mainz away?

Why Zhou Yi didn't start that day, everyone knows, it must be related to Zhou Yi's performance during the recovery training that day. But why did Zhou Yi behave like this? This is something that everyone doesn't know, but is very curious......

So Yan Min, who was sitting next to Zhou Yi, asked Zhou Yi very gossipily: "Eh, Zhou Yi, what happened to that training? I have never seen you ...... like that in training before."

Faced with Yan Min's inquiry, Zhou Yi wanted to pretend not to hear it at first, and maintained a very focused posture to watch the game. But Yan Min always had a way to make it impossible for others to ignore him - he stabbed Zhou Yi next to him with his hand.

Zhou Yi couldn't pretend anymore, so he turned his head and asked with a confused expression, "What did you just say?"

"I said it's strange, what happened to your recovery training?" Yan Min was unconscious.

Of course, Zhou Yi couldn't tell the truth directly, because he was exhausted from the 300 rounds of fighting with Cortana the night before, right? Let's not talk about whether this is a matter of privacy, let's just say that if others know about this matter, what will they think of their abilities in that regard......

So Zhou Yi had to find an excuse to prevaricate: "That time...... I just didn't rest......"

"Didn't you have a good rest?" Yan Min looked at Zhou Yi with some suspicion, not believing his explanation too much, he still wanted to ask, but suddenly saw the assistant coach Bwach come to them, Yan Min immediately stopped the idea of continuing to ask, and looked up at the assistant coach.

Borussia Dortmund have already made two substitutions in one go, and now there is only one substitution left, who will be put on the pitch?

Of course, Yan Min hopes that he can come off the bench and then complete the good play of remediating the main player again.

But this time, Bwach's gaze didn't fall on him at all, but hooked his hand at Zhou Yi next to him: "Zhou Yi, go warm up!"

This is to make Zhou Yi play.

Zhou Yi got up and ran out very actively, looking high-spirited and confident.

But in fact, he just wanted to leave Yan Min quickly, lest he break the casserole and ask to the end, and then he would show his flaws if he didn't do it well......

Seeing Zhou Yi running to warm up, everyone else let out a sigh of relief and sat down on the chair again - the three substitutions have been used up, and they will not have a chance to play again in this game.

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When Zhou Yi was called up from the bench to warm up, the TV broadcast quickly gave him a close-up.

"Zhou Yi went to warm up!" This shot caused a small commotion on the commentary seat.

'Borussia Dortmund were never able to break the deadlock, but they didn't concede a goal either, which is both a danger and an opportunity. So Klopp decided to send Zhou Yi, intending to deliver the final blow to Mainz!"

"It's going to be a change that will upset the balance!" Klopp decided not to wait any longer...... Of course, there isn't much time left for Dortmund...... If they are held to a draw away from Mainz, they will be further away from Bayern Munich and the league title......"

"That's right, the team is in a stalemate in attack, and it's an ugly game. I think that these dozens of minutes of play are not for nothing, and positive things can still be seen from the negative things, that is, it fully shows that Dortmund today can do without anyone, but it just can't be separated from Zhou Yi! Dortmund without Zhou Yi is like a headless fly in the attack, completely relying on luck. If you're lucky, you might win, but if you're unlucky, you won't. This is not like the situation before when Zhou Yi was out for more than a month due to injury?"

Duan Xin gushed excitedly.

Chinese fans on the Internet also became active, and the amount of discussion about the match on social networks suddenly surged.

"Zhou Yi is coming!"

"Zhou Yi should have been allowed to play a long time ago...... The first two substitutions were completely wasted!"

"I really don't understand why Klopp is so conservative with Zhou Yiyi in this game?"

"Supposedly not recovering well after the last game against Napoli?"

"Zhou Yi's physical fitness rarely has problems now, right?

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Seeing Zhou Yi warming up on the sidelines, Mainz's side also suddenly stepped up the offensive, which made Dortmund's backline immediately rush to increase the pressure.

Marcel Leif also saw the change at Mainz and he knew why: "Tuchel kept waving his hands on the sidelines to get his players forward and intensify the attack. Obviously, the news that Zhou Yi was going to appear stimulated him and made him feel the crisis. If Mainz can't score before Zhou Yi plays, take the advantage, or maintain this delicate balance, then Zhou Yi may come on and break the balance......"

And Dortmund's side, although under a lot of pressure, is not surprised by this change in Mainz.

The players on the court have one idea - before Zhou Yi comes on the field, they must not let the opponent change the score!

So the game, which had been dull before, suddenly became good-looking.

The attacking and defensive tempo of both sides has become faster, especially Mainz's attack, and the threat has also increased.

In fact, there is not much time left for Mainz, and it is impossible for Zhou Yi to warm up all the time, at most five minutes.

If they can't score in five minutes, I'm afraid they will have to adjust tactically.

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Five minutes later, Zhou Yi was called to the sidelines, and Bwach arranged tactics for him...... In fact, there is nothing to say, what situation Zhou Yi faced after being on the field and what he should do, he himself knows very well.

And now there is no time for Zhou Yi to waste time on the sidelines, so let him play quickly.

So Bwachi briefly admonished a few words, and asked Zhou Yi to find the fourth official.

And just when Zhou Yi walked to the fourth official at such a short distance of ten meters, there was a sudden change in the situation on the court!

Mainz's continuous bombardment still put a lot of pressure on Dortmund's backline, and under this huge pressure, Dortmund's central defender Papastathopoulos made a mistake and tripped Japanese player Shinji Okazaki in the penalty area.

"Penalty!!" exclaimed Marcel Leif. "The balance on the field has been broken!"

There were huge cheers at the Coface Arena, home of Mainz.

Zhou Yi was also attracted by the sudden situation on the court, he turned his head to the court to cast his eyes on the court, and saw Papastathopoulos with his head in his hands, and Japan international Shinji Okazaki, who was pulled up from the ground by his teammates and hugged again.

"Fuck me!" Klopp punched the dugout next to him hard in the dugout.

When he was about to bring Zhou Yi on the field to break the deadlock, the opponent broke the deadlock first, and it was because of a mistake by the Dortmund backline......

The quality of the Bundesliga's TV broadcasts is really high, and the directors know a lot about football.

After giving the picture on the court, he even took the time to give Zhou Yi on the sidelines a close-up, and Zhou Yi in the camera was also surprised by such an unexpected situation and looked at the court blankly.

"Ah, Dortmund's luck is terrible...... When Zhou Yi was about to be substituted, he was awarded a penalty!" Although Duan Xin said this, he didn't hear too much disappointment in his tone, but was a little ...... Looking forward to it?

I don't know if it's a delusion on the part of TV viewers...... However, they soon felt that they should have heard correctly, because Duan Xin followed and said loudly: "This is a severe test for Zhou Yi!"

I didn't mean to worry about Zhou Yi at all, but I was very excited.

It's as if the teacher came up with a very, very, very difficult question in order to stimulate the fighting spirit of a super student......