Chapter Seventy-Nine: Ups and Downs

Amid an injury spree, Borussia Dortmund host Galatasaray in their second Champions League group game. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info

Galatasaray lost 1-2 at home to Arsenal in the first round of the group stage.

It was a contest between two teams that had both lost.

Because of this, neither team can afford to lose.

Whoever loses will have a much darker prospect of qualifying.

In this game, Dortmund also suffered from injury problems and could not send the strongest lineup.

Speaking to reporters before the game, Mark spoke about the team's current difficulties, but also showed confidence and fighting spirit.

'We all know that the team hasn't had a good time lately, but the more it happens, the more we need to stick together. Only at this time can our fighting spirit be manifested. I'm ready to give everything for the team's victory. ”

While his teammates were missing games due to injury, Mark, who missed most of the season last season due to injury, was lucky to be injury-free this season.

His recent form has also been really good, making people forget about Lewandowski for a while.

Fans also want players like Mark to step up and take responsibility when the team is in trouble.

Facing strong rivals Galatasaray at home, Dortmund can be said to have their backs to the water.

In this game, Zhou Yi took his parents to West** Stadium, watched the game in the box, and cheered for his teammates.

The atmosphere in the stadium was also very lively and the Dortmund fans showed their support for the team in such a difficult time.

In the opening 19 minutes, Mark, who had a positive stance before the game, did what he said he would, and he opened the scoring for the team!

After Mark's goal, the whole West** stadium was like an earthquake.

Assisting Mark was defender Doom, who started in place of the injured Schmelzer, and he also performed well.

In the 52nd minute, Reus extended Dortmund's lead.

In the 80th minute, Dortmund won a penalty, and Mark, who had already scored in the game, took the penalty and calmly fired the ball into the goal.

3:0!

Borussia Dortmund won the must-win game at home.

Since Zhou Yi's injury, Dortmund fans don't seem to have been so hearty, even the 5-0 win over Freiburg didn't make them feel easy.

After the game, Mark scored twice in an interview, repeating that the team had to get through it together.

“...... We won the league and the Champions League because we are a team, we are a team!"

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After the game, there was a lot of talk about Dortmund's home victory.

Many even thought that the game might be a turning point, meaning that the recent bad luck was over.

But those who think so are obviously naïve.

In the eighth round of the next league, Dortmund challenged Borussia Mönchengladbach away.

In this game, Dortmund encountered stubborn resistance from their opponents.

And bad luck struck again.

In the 39th minute, the main goalkeeper Weidenfeller landed on the ground when he received a high ball in the game, unable to continue the game, and was replaced by Langerak.

Then, in the 80th minute, the two sides were in a stalemate, and the main centre-back Hummels deliberately handballed the ball in the box, not only was red carded, but also awarded Borussia Mönchengladbach a penalty.

Borussia Mönchengladbach broke the deadlock with the penalty.

Dortmund, who were one goal behind, could only blast Borussia Monchengladbach's goal in the final ten minutes in the hope of equalising.

As a result, Borussia Mönchengladbach seized the opportunity to counterattack, and conceded another goal in the 86th minute, and the defeat was certain......

In the end, Dortmund lost 0:2 away to Borussia Mönchengladbach.

Not only was it their first league defeat of the new season, but it also ended their 37-game unbeaten run in the league......

Since losing 3-2 to Hamburg in the fourth round of last season's Premier League, Borussia Dortmund have not lost in the next 37 league games.

Although the unbeaten run was ended by Borussia Mönchengladbach, Jurgen Klopp's Borussia Dortmund still set a record for an unbeaten run in the Bundesliga.

The previous unbeaten record belonged to Hamburg in the 1981-1982 season, when Hamburg went 36 consecutive league games unbeaten.

Borussia Dortmund set a new record with a 5-0 win over Freiburg in their last game.

It's a pity that everyone thinks that if Zhou Yi is there, Dortmund's unbeaten record can continue.

Jurgen Klopp himself doesn't care about records, or rather, the unbeaten record is nothing compared to the current injury problems.

Weidenfeller was injured in the game and will definitely miss the next round. Hummels was also banned for receiving a red card.

Borussia Dortmund's already tight first-team squad is even more stretched.

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Of course, this time is not all bad news.

After the defeat to Borussia Mönchengladbach, the biggest piece of good news came - Zhou Yi can finally start training with the ball.

Although there is still a long way to go before the last game is in training with the ball, this is always good news, which means that Zhou Yi's injury is developing in a positive direction.

Zhou Yi is now the stabilizer that Dortmund needs most, without his Dortmund, the performance is good and bad, in good times he can beat Galatasaray 3:0 at home, and when he is bad, he can be beaten by Borussia Mönchengladbach 0:2 away and have no power to fight back.

Zhou Yi began to train with the ball, which was the focus of Dortmund and Chinese media in the past two days.

It even diluted the depression and sadness that Dortmund lost the game and ended its unbeaten record.

On Dortmund's official Twitter account, a short video of Zhou Yi training with the ball was posted, in which Zhou Yi was wearing a training vest and was carrying the ball around the pile. The video is just too short, only five seconds. But in those few seconds, everyone still saw something exciting.

That is, Zhou Yi's movements are not stiff and natural, which at least shows that the impact of his cervical spine injury is not great.

Now just wait for him to find his groove in training with the ball and it's not far from being back on the pitch.

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If Zhou Yi's comeback is good news, then there is endless bad news surrounding Gundogan.

Just after Dortmund lost to Borussia Mönchengladbach, the Spanish media "Penalty Point" exclusively broke the news that Real Madrid had reached a preliminary agreement with Dortmund to bring in Gundogan for 2,000 to 30 million euros.

However, Dortmund FC later refuted the rumors, saying that there was no agreement between the two sides.

However, this refutation of the rumors is not acceptable, as Dortmund and Gundogan have not yet agreed on a contract extension. As long as the two sides do not successfully renew the contract for a day, the rumors about Gundogan's stay are not expected to disappear for a day.

From this point of view, it is correct for Dortmund to finalize the renewal of the contract with Zhou Yi in the summer anyway, otherwise they will now face the problem of Zhou Yi's stay and stay, and the senior management may be all anxious.

Gundogan's future is uncertain, and it is uncertain when Gundogan will return from injury.

Originally, it was said that he would be able to return in mid-October, but the team doctor Dr. Braun did the latest examination of him, and found that the situation is still not optimistic, and it is still unknown when he will be able to return, anyway, it is definitely impossible to return to the court in October.

No one expected that the injury, which didn't look very serious, would drag on for longer and heavier. Now some people think that if Gundogan can return after the winter break, it should be a good result......

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Borussia Dortmund's first-team squad is in a state of course bad for the team, but not necessarily bad for the individual players.

For example, Shahin, if it weren't for Gundogan's injury, it would have been difficult for him to get so many consistent appearances this season. And he has been outstanding himself, partnering Sven Bender in a central midfield position.

Another example is Yan Min.

In the ninth round of the league, Dortmund hosted Hannover 96 in the game, because the midfield was too short, Yan Min was selected into the team's squad.

It was his second appearance in the Borussia Dortmund squad this season.

If it weren't for the successive injuries of the players, Yan Min might not have appeared in the squad.

Today's injury tide also makes everyone look forward to it, looking forward to Yan Min playing in the game. Since there are not enough people, we must give other people a chance, right?

But no, Yan Min sat on the bench for 90 minutes, and still didn't get a chance to play.

Reus scored a penalty for Borussia Dortmund in the fourth minute to give them the lead.

However, for the long 86 minutes that followed, Dortmund failed to score again. Although he won as many as ten corners in this game, none of them were converted into goals.

In the 66th minute, Kuba was substituted for Royce, the scorer.

In the 80th minute, teenager Jonas Hoffman came off the bench to replace Mkhitaryan.

In the 90th minute, striker Shibbel came on and replaced Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.

In the 94th minute, goalkeeper Langerak was shown a yellow card by the referee for delaying the clock in the final minute of the game.

Despite some embarrassment, Dortmund won the game.

For Dortmund at this time, the result of three points is far more important than the hearty process......