Chapter 284: There are only three rounds left
The match between Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund is a thing of the past, and whether Bayern Munich fans like it or not, they are now behind Borussia Dortmund in the league standings.
Despite being only one point behind, the situation is already critical.
They will need to win all of their next four league games and hope for at least one draw for Borussia Dortmund.
It's not impossible, just look at Borussia Dortmund's recent form and their consistency is just as hopeless......
And Dortmund decisively gave up the German Cup at the beginning, so at this time, they have a little less games than Bayern Munich.
For example, Bayern Munich have a German Cup semi-final against Kaiserslautern in midweek and a Champions League semi-final against Real Madrid in the middle of next week. There is also a league on the weekend.
Double tournament for a week in a row.
And what about Dortmund?
Because they gave up the German Cup early, they didn't have anything to do with the semi-finals of the German Cup this week, and they didn't have to go anywhere to train at the Bracker training base.
In addition, because there are no two games a week, Klopp also gave the team a full day off after the game against Bayern Munich.
This is simply the envy of the Bayern Munich players. Because after the same game, Guardiola did not let the players rest, not even half a day's off.
The Bayern Munich players really lost the game and had to continue to be practiced on the training ground.
There is speculation that this is a form of punishment for the team by Guardiola.
But in any case, after the game between the two teams, it is indeed a heaven and a hell.
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Dortmund returned to training on Monday after a well-rested experience.
They have to prepare for the next league game.
Although they beat Bayern Munich in the game to seize the opportunity, if they can't keep winning all of their next four league games, they will still give up the victory.
It was the worst tragedy in the world, and Dortmund could not allow such a situation to happen.
Dortmund's opponents in the next round are Klopp's former club Mainz.
The team, led by Thomas Tuchel, are currently seventh, just two points off sixth in the league and are just two points off Borussia Mönchengladbach, with hope of qualifying for next season's European competition.
So under the temptation of European qualification, Mainz can completely cause some problems for Dortmund.
Of course, Dortmund are playing at home in this round of the league, so they also have an advantage.
However, Bayern Munich fans will definitely be cheering for Mainz.
Bayern Munich's opponent in this round of the league is the bottom-placed Braunschweig.
Although they are in the bottom of the table, Braunschweig is now on 25 points, just three points away from 15th place Stuttgart escaping the relegation zone, and it is not impossible to succeed in relegation.
At the end of the league, no one wants to meet this kind of relegation team. The fight for the championship is for honor, and relegation is for survival, and these teams for survival definitely dare to fight all opponents, even the powerful Bayern Munich.
Besides, Hoffenheim and Borussia Dortmund will definitely be a role model for Braunschweig, and the footage of these two games will definitely be studied by Braunschweig repeatedly. Braunschweig is also hoping to take advantage of Bayern Munich's recent defeat to Borussia Dortmund and morale is at a low point, taking advantage of the opportunity to win and get the precious three points.
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On Wednesday, Bayern Munich beat Kaiserslautern 2-1 in the semi-finals of the German Cup with a rotational line-up to reach the final of the German Cup.
In theory, Bayern Munich are still the team that has a chance of winning the treble. But it's also possible that all four will be empty this season......
The German Cup semi-finals are followed by the weekend's league fixtures.
Because of the Champions League match, Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund are scheduled to play on Saturday afternoon, so they can be relatively relaxed.
However, they were not early in the game, the earliest match between Eintracht Frankfurt and Hannover 96 was on the evening of April 17, that is, on Thursday night...... It is certainly impossible for Bayern Munich to play the league in this way, because they are still playing the semi-finals of the German Cup against Kaiserslautern on Wednesday, so it is impossible to play the league in a day's time.
Borussia Dortmund and Bayern Munich played these two games at the same time.
Bayern Munich's terrifying impression has been weakened a lot after being held to a draw by Hoffenheim and beaten by Borussia Dortmund. In the eyes of many people, Bayern Munich has been beaten back to Earth from "outer space", not an unbeatable giant, but an ordinary person who can fight, bleed, hurt and even die.
This was a huge motivation for the Braunschweig players.
Braunschweig's players did play very tenaciously at home to Bayern Munich.
Bayern Munich, who were playing away, had no way to take them for a while.
Borussia Dortmund, on the other hand, started the game very well, opening just six minutes before striker Schibert, who started in place of Marc, opened the scoring for Dortmund.
However, in the fourteenth minute, Mainz's Japanese player Shinji Okazaki equalized for Mainz.
This is good news for Bayern Munich, who have not yet broken the deadlock.
However, the Bayern Munich fans were not happy for long, and four minutes later, Aubameyang received a pass from Zhou Yi and gave Dortmund the lead again.
In the first half, the scoreline remained unchanged.
By the end of the first half, Borussia Dortmund had a 2-1 lead over Mainz, while Bayern Munich had played out 0-0 with Braunschweig......
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In the second half, the two sides changed sides and Mainz clearly wanted to win, and in terms of motivation, they did not disappoint the Bayern Munich fans.
Tuchel made two substitutions at the start of the second half.
In particular, the replacement of defender Stefan Bell with striker Sean Parker. This is an obvious adjustment to strengthen the attack.
Tuchel's adjustments have paid off.
The second half was less than ten minutes into the first half, and in the fifty-third minute of the game, Shinji Okazaki scored twice to help Mainz equalize again!
"Shinji Okazaki, his goal must be the happiest for the Bayern Munich fans!" said Marcel Leif.
The Bayern Munich fans were indeed delighted, and those Bayern Munich fans who were travelling with the team on the road sent a burst of cheers at the home stadium of Braunschweig.
But once again, Bayern Munich fans didn't get to rejoice for long......
This time the Bayern Munich fans were happy for a shorter period of time - three minutes.
Three minutes later, Piszczek received an assist from Reus to give Dortmund the lead again.
3:2!
"Borussia Dortmund are tenacious, it seems that they will never allow the league top to fall behind others......"
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Borussia Dortmund and Mainz are already five goals close, while Bayern Munich and Braunschweig are still silent.
Both sides are constantly deploying troops.
In the 72nd and 73rd minutes, Braunschweig's side took the lead in making adjustments, making two substitutions in a row.
Immediately afterwards, Bayern Munich also changed two people in a row.
Lewandowski is off and Robben comes on.
Franck Ribery comes off and Thomas Müller comes on.
The tweaks quickly paid off.
In the 75th minute, Gotze provided an assist, Thomas Muller scrambled in front of the goal to score, and Bayern Munich finally broke the deadlock!
However, Bayern Munich did not celebrate much after the goal, and a one-goal lead was not safe.
Thomas Müller didn't celebrate, but got into the goal to scoop up the ball and turned and ran towards the centre circle.
Mainz is still quite desperate over there, Dortmund is only one goal ahead, Bayern Munich must first guarantee to win Braunschweig before they are eligible to enjoy the dividends that Mainz has created for them......
However, not long after they scored, on the side of the West** Stadium, Yan Min received Zhou Yi's through ball into the penalty area and was tackled to the ground by Mainz defender Nico Bengot.
The referee not only gave Dortmund a penalty, but also sent Benguert off for a foul!
Reuss took the penalty and calmly slotted the ball into the Mainz goal.
"4:2! Borussia Dortmund have a two-goal lead over Mainz at home!
Not only are Mainz two goals down, but they are also one person less, and it is almost impossible to beat Dortmund away from home.
Although the game on both sides is not over yet, many people feel that Bayern Munich may only be able to count on the remaining three league games if they want to overtake Dortmund......