Chapter 266: Bayern Munich's nemesis
When the Borussia Dortmund players walked into the Allianz Arena, they were greeted by a tsunami of cheers.
But of course, the cheer was not for them, but for the Bayern Munich player next to them.
Bayern Munich fans used this way to put pressure on the Dortmund players and make it clear whose turf this is.
In fact, when introducing the list of appearances of both sides, Dortmund's players had already felt the "enthusiasm" of Bayern Munich fans.
This is not uncommon for the Dortmund players, and now when they enter the Allianz Arena, if they don't hear the voices made by the opposing fans, they will probably be uncomfortable.
Before the players from both sides stepped onto the pitch, the managers of both teams had already shaken hands on the sidelines.
This is not the first time Klopp has played against Pep Guardiola. Not counting the first leg of the season, this is not the first time they have met either.
As early as the 2011-2012 Champions League season, Klopp had already played against Pep Guardiola.
“...... Jurgen Klopp has been unbeaten in all three games against Pep Guardiola, something few coaches in world football can do...... "Marcel Leif is introducing you. "Not to mention the first meeting between the two sides this season, Dortmund, who are in a bad situation, drew 3-3 at home to Pep Guardiola's Bayern Munich. In the 2011-2012 Champions League, Klopp also had a record against Pep Guardiola. At that time, Dortmund drew 0:0 at home to Barcelona, and after Barcelona returned to the home field, they were held to a 2-2 draw by Dortmund, and were eliminated because of the lack of away goals......"
"So it can't be said that Klopp hasn't lost to Pep Guardiola, but Guardiola hasn't won against Klopp until now...... In addition, in the history of the Bundesliga confrontation between Dortmund and Bayern Munich, although Bayern Munich has the upper hand with 38 wins, 29 draws and 22 losses, in recent years, it is Dortmund who has completely suppressed Bayern Munich. Since the start of the 2010-2011 season, the two teams have met seven times in the league, with Borussia Dortmund unbeaten with five wins and two draws. ”
This history is not reviewed, a review can really be scary - everyone knows that Dortmund and Bayern Munich are a pair of entangled rivals in recent years, Dortmund won the Bundesliga championship for three consecutive seasons, but Bayern Munich's performance is also excellent, the two teams should have each other's wins and losses, right?
In fact, otherwise, looking at the statistics, Dortmund has completely the upper hand, and it can be said that it is "hanging" Bayern Munich.
In the 2010-2011 season, Dortmund defeated Bayern Munich 2:0 at home and 3:1 away.
In the 2011-2012 season, Dortmund beat Bayern Munich again with two 1:0.
In the 2012-2013 season, Dortmund defeated Bayern Munich 1:1 away and 2:1 at home, especially this 2:1 is very crucial, it is the victory of this game that allowed Dortmund to surpass Bayern Munich, which is a season ahead, in the standings, to become the first in the league, and then until the end of the season, it has not come down from there.
The situation is very similar to this season.
This season, the first meeting between the two sides was in the thirteenth round of the league, when Dortmund was in a very bad situation, with a number of key players injured and the entire backline almost scrapped. Although they are playing at home, no one is optimistic about them, and there is no suspense about the outcome of the outcome, the only suspense is that Bayern Munich can win a few goals away from home.
As a result, the whole team of Dortmund was like playing chicken blood, and they stubbornly drew 3:3 with Bayern Munich at home.
It was that draw that made the title race so fierce this season, and it has remained in suspense until now.
It's not that a point from that draw can make or break the league title. The significance of that game for Dortmund was to rebuild their confidence at their lowest point - we don't even have a full backline, we are full of injuries, but we can all maintain our unbeaten record against Bayern Munich, so what is there to worry about?
Once the idea is planted as a seed in the hearts of the Dortmund players, it may sprout when the right time comes.
Originally, this Dortmund team was unbeaten against Bayern Munich for three consecutive seasons, so it is not an exaggeration to say that Dortmund has a psychological advantage in the face of Bayern Munich.
As mentioned before, there are few teams in the Bundesliga this season that do not collapse after 60 minutes of wrestling with Bayern Munich.
Why the emphasis on "almost"?
Because before the draw against Bayern Munich's Hoffenheim in the last round of the league, only Dortmund did it.
Before the first meeting between the two sides this season, Dortmund's confidence and morale fell to the bottom, and it was a very difficult time for Dortmund, who heard predictions of Dortmund's imminent collapse all day long, and all kinds of vows were not optimistic about their voices.
But after half a season of fighting, the situation is completely different
Although Borussia Dortmund is still plagued by injuries, the morale and confidence of the team are not the same as they were at the beginning.
They have just eliminated Paris Saint-Germain to reach the last four of the Champions League for the third season in a row.
They went from trailing Bayern Munich in the league to chasing only two points, embarrassing Bayern Munich **, and in the last round of the league, they were also forced to draw at home by Hoffenheim, ending Bayern Munich's record of winning all at home this season.
Jurgen Klopp does have a set against Bayern Munich, and he also has a set against Pep Guardiola.
So Pep Guardiola and Bayern Munich combined, Klopp has a set of deals.
This time, the crucial game, how he will deal with Bayern Munich and Pep Guardiola, everyone is also curious.
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Jurgen Klopp shook hands with Pep Guardiola and returned to his place, and if he could know what people were saying about him, he would have a different opinion - it's not that I have a set against Guardiola and Bayern Munich, but Zhou Yi has a way to deal with them......
Every time Bayern Munich does a good thing, it is basically Zhou Yi, either Zhou Yi sends a key assist, or he goes into battle to score a goal in person.
Especially last season, Zhou Yi's performance against Bayern Munich was amazing.
Bayern Munich beat Bayern Munich in the last minute of the league to help Dortmund regain the top spot in the league.
The Champions League final, which was also Zhou Yi's last-minute goal, helped Dortmund defeat Bayern Munich and win the Champions League for the second time in history.
It can be said that the reason why Dortmund was able to become the double champion last season has a very important relationship with Zhou Yi.
The TV broadcast is actually very clear about this, so when the players of both sides enter the stadium, Zhou Yi's close-up time is the longest among the Dortmund players.
Of course, when the players on both sides were broadcast before the game, Zhou Yi received the most boos among Dortmund players.
On the one hand, it is because Zhou Yi has been fighting against Bayern Munich for so many years, which can be described as the real "Bayern Munich nemesis", which makes Bayern Munich fans hate and fear.
On the other hand, of course, Zhou Yi's "wild words" before the game. Before the game was played, he decided that Dortmund was the winner, much to the displeasure of Bayern Munich fans.
Zhou Yi's madness is not as direct as Grosskreutz's, his "madness" is very hidden, but in a sense, he is more arrogant than Grosskreutz's bluff-like "madness", because understating that he doesn't take you seriously makes people feel despised and annoying.
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Borussia Dortmund and Bayern Munich did not hold back in this game, and they played the main force to the fullest. After all, there is nothing to keep, it is basically a decisive battle in the league, whoever wins is the champion, and at this time it has to be retained, and I don't know what the strength is for.
The premise of pretending to be a pig and eating a tiger is to eat a tiger, and if it is eaten by a tiger, it will become a real pig.
After all the pre-match procedures have been carried out, the tournament officially begins.
Because this game is so important, both sides played not very actively after the start of the game, but very cautious.
It wasn't until the 10th minute that the game changed a bit.
In the tenth minute, Dortmund organized an offensive in front, and Zhou Yi passed the football to Aubameyang, who gave full play to his speed and was about to use his speed to force a breakthrough through Bayern Munich's starting central defender Martinez.
In desperation, Martinez could only reach out and pull Aubameyang to stop Dortmund's quick attack.
But his foul also allowed him to receive a yellow card just ten minutes into the game!
"Martinez is a foul......," Marcel Leif sighed. 'His turn was slow enough in front of Aubameyang. If there is any weakness in Bayern Munich's lineup in this game, I think the central defenders of Martinez and Dante must be ...... It's only been 10 minutes now, and as a centre-back, there's a yellow card, so what's going to happen next?"
Pep Guardiola, who was on the sidelines, also looked very dissatisfied with the yellow card, but he was not dissatisfied with Martinez's foul, but with the referee Felix Zweil in this game......
After all, this is Bayern Munich's home stadium, and even if there is a foul, shouldn't it be a verbal warning first?
If it weren't for the Allianz Arena, he would have thought it was Dortmund's home stadium.