Chapter 150: The Quagmire
After the end of the "China Derby", Chinese fans were still talking about the matchup, and supporters of He Ying and Sun Pan quarreled over who had won. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info
He Ying's supporters believe that He Ying broke through Sun Pan's door and slapped Sun Pan, who was provoked before the game, with practical actions, and this away goal is worth thousands of gold, which is likely to lay the foundation for Paris Saint-Germain's promotion in the future, such a performance is of course He Ying's victory.
Sun Pan's supporters believe that in terms of team scores, Atletico Madrid is ahead, that is, Sun Pan won. As for whether He Ying's away goal is an advantage and whether it can help Paris Saint-Germain have the last laugh, it is uncertain, and there is no possibility to declare He Ying's victory.
However, in China, such a quarrel is not a big deal, and the vast majority of people do not pay attention to such a strange angle, they think that whether the game is won or lost, the winner is the Chinese player. The two Chinese players performed well, showing their level on the top stage in Europe, and attracting more attention from the European media and fans. In the future, there may be more powerful Chinese players who will be able to go abroad more easily and play in Europe.
The day after Atletico Madrid's home game against Paris Saint-Germain, Chinese media and fans will welcome another Chinese player in the Champions League.
Zhou Yi's Borussia Dortmund is going to challenge Shakhtar Donetsk away.
Unlike the previous game, there was no suspense in this game. Dortmund, who are in good form and strong, even if they play away, how can they not win against Shakhtar Donetsk?
Even the German press thinks so.
At that time, Dortmund was drawn with Shakhtar Donetsk, and it was considered to be drawn.
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Sun Pan and He Ying, who were still fighting to the death on the court the day before, also logged in to QQ today, watching live TV with everyone in the group, and discussing in the group. The atmosphere was very harmonious.
They, like everyone else, believe that this game will be an easy win for Borussia Dortmund.
But when the game started, things didn't go the way people thought they would.
In the heavy snow in Donetsk, Ukraine, Dortmund is caught in a bitter battle, and like this land, they are struggling.
On slippery turf, they had a hard time controlling the ball and missed passes increased considerably.
Although it also snows in the winter in Germany, and the snow is not small. However, all Bundesliga stadiums have very efficient geothermal facilities, so there is no snow on the turf of the pitch and the pitch can be kept relatively dry.
But the geothermal facilities at Shakhtar Donetsk's home stadium in Donbass don't seem to be working well enough, or simply useless, with snow in some places and muddy and slippery, making the Dortmund players very uncomfortable.
Shakhtar Donetsk, on the other hand, were at ease, using aggressive running and ferocious defending to make it difficult for Borussia Dortmund's players.
Thirty minutes into the game, no one was able to break the deadlock, and most of the football was played in midfield.
But in the thirty-first minute, the deadlock was broken. It was not the mighty Borussia Dortmund who scored the first goal, but the home team Shakhtar Donetsk!
"Srna!!!beautiful free-kick!, he opened the scoring for Shakhtar Donetsk!"
Amid the cheers of the commentators, Srna, the captain of the Donetsk Shakhtar team, jumped and dived and slid on the snow. And his teammates followed suit and swooped over to him to celebrate the goal.
Behind them, there were the bewildered Dortmund players - they came to the away stadium with the intention of easily beating their opponents, but they were caught in a tough battle in the game and scored first!
At this time, the stunned Dortmund players heard Zhou Yi's voice, and he slapped his face in the snow and shouted: "It's not a big deal!
After attracting everyone's attention, Zhou Yi continued to say loudly: "Let's set a small goal first, such as trying to have an away goal first." Be calm and allow people to score goals on their home turf!"
As soon as he said this, many Dortmund players reacted - they were too optimistic before, after all, this is Shakhtar Donetsk's home stadium, is there anything wrong with them leading on goals at their home stadium?
In the preparation for the competition, you should be mentally prepared for this.
Since you have conceded the goal, try to equalize. Not only can you equalize, but you can also get an away goal, killing two birds with one stone, why not?
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So after the restart, Dortmund's players quickly adjusted their mentality and began to pay more attention to this opponent.
Zhou Yi also adjusted his offensive strategy on slippery turf.
He tries to pass as few balls as possible that look cool and thoughtful but are harder for his teammates to catch, which looks beautiful but puts his teammates at risk of losing their balance when receiving them.
He uses some of the usual passes, but he keeps his teammates on the ball.
In such harsh conditions, being able to catch the ball is the highest requirement.
And after you can catch the ball, you can talk about offensive opportunities, if you can't even get the ball, no matter how good the opportunity is, it's just a possibility.
Dortmund changed their mentality, played steadily, and actually regained the disadvantage in the situation.
And in the 41st minute, 10 minutes after conceding the goal, Dortmund reached the wing after a series of passes and handed over to Gotze for a cross. Then Lewandowski headed in the middle and put the ball into the Shakhtar Donetsk goal!
"Lewandowski!" equalized for Borussia Dortmund! 1:1! Borussia Dortmund scored a valuable away goal!"
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The first half was over not long after Borussia Dortmund's equaliser.
Although they conceded a goal, they also scored a goal, and for Borussia Dortmund, this first half result was acceptable.
Fifteen minutes after the break, the two sides changed sides and fought again.
The two sides continued to tussle in midfield, unable to break the deadlock again.
For Borussia Dortmund, with such a hostile climate and pitch conditions on the road, the final 1-1 was perfectly acceptable to them. At half-time, Jurgen Klopp warned his disciples to be patient, a draw away from home is a completely acceptable result, and not to rush.
In such a situation, Shakhtar Donetsk took the lead in making adjustments.
In the 62nd minute, their manager Luchescu replaced Brazilian striker Tyson Barroces Freda with Brazilian midfielder Douglas Costa.
Changing a midfielder and removing a striker is to strengthen the midfield's control while consolidating the defence. Because the two sides were basically entangled in the midfield before, if they can control the midfield, they can create more chances.
This substitution for Shakhtar Donetsk had an immediate effect.
In the 68th minute, Shakhtar Donetsk defender Yaroslav Rakitsky assisted Douglas Costa, who had just come on the pitch, who gave Shakhtar Donetsk the lead!
"Douglas Costa!Douglas Costa!!" the Ukrainian commentator was thrilled, calling out the name of the scorer over and over again. "We're taking the lead again!"
Above the Donbass Arena, cheers of Shakhtar Donetsk fans rang out.
Amid the loud cheers, Klopp shook his head helplessly.
The ball should not have been conceded on a good pitch and in good weather, as Hummels slipped at a crucial moment in defence......
His fall left Douglas Costa unmarked and he could easily get the ball into Weidenfeller's goal.
For such a conceded goal, Klopp can only sigh that God is on the side of Shakhtar Donetsk.
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After the Donetsk Shakhtars led 2:1, everyone in the old Guo group lamented the tenacity of the Donetsk Shakhtars.
"Borussia Dortmund will be in a big mess if they lose away to Shakhtar Donetsk!" Sun Pan said.
"Before the game, everyone thought that Dortmund could win easily, but now after watching the game for almost 70 minutes, I think it would be completely acceptable if Dortmund could win 1:2 in the end...... Guo Nu said.
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But Klopp doesn't think 1:2 is acceptable, if it's 1:1 he can accept it, 2:2 he can accept it, but 1:2 can't.
So he replaced captain Kyle with Mark in the 70th minute.
This is a signal to intensify the offensive.
Since his return from injury, Mark is no longer an unstoppable workhorse at Dortmund. Before his injury, he was the obvious choice up front, and at that time Lewandowski had not yet fully emerged.
In the year since his serious injury, Lewandowski has completely exploded and become the team's top scorer, and it will be difficult for Mark to regain the main position from him, and with the introduction of Royce, Mark has become a rotation player in the team.
However, Mark is not complaining, he is a die-hard Dortmund fan, he is actually very similar to Grosskloitz, as long as he can play for his favorite team, he doesn't care if he starts or not, and he doesn't care what position he plays.
As long as he is allowed to play, then he will play seriously and faithfully carry out the tasks given to him by the manager.
In fact, the head coach likes such a player very much, because he doesn't make trouble and has the strength. This kind of player is indispensable to any team.
Once on the pitch, Mark runs the pitch and creates chances for his team, he doesn't covet possession and doesn't necessarily have to keep the ball on muddy and slippery pitches.
After more than 70 minutes of running back and forth and trampling by players on both sides, the turf of this stadium was actually overwhelmed.
The more irregular the movement of the ball on the ground, the more difficult it is for the players to control the ball.
The reason why Shakhtar Donetsk was able to take the lead is because they played very simply, after taking the ball, they drove forward with a big foot, and if they could get the ball, they had a chance to shoot, and if they couldn't get the ball, it was a big deal to run for nothing.
This kind of offense is actually very unsightly, and it is not necessarily very efficient, but in this kind of weather and field situation, it is very practical.
Dortmund, on the other hand, were a little more complex in attack.
Seeing that the game time was getting less and less, Zhou Yi realized that he had to make some changes.
The score of 1:2 is acceptable to many people, but Zhou Yi is definitely not among these acceptable people. (To be continued.) )