Chapter 314: The Second Half
At the start of the second half, Simeone's side launched a very swift attack on the Borussia Dortmund goal.
They still have 45 minutes to go, and they have to recover at least three goals in order to qualify for the final, and one less goal will be eliminated.
On this note, Klopp was prepared at the right time at half-time. In this case, it is simply clear what Atletico Madrid can do, and there is no need to guess at all.
In response to Atletico Madrid's counterattack, Dortmund's countermeasure was very simple, which was to defend and counterattack.
Shrink your defense, then wait for an opportunity to counter-attack.
And Dortmund also has the capital to fight back, Yan Min, Aubameyang and Reus all belong to the category of speed and technology, and only one person can stir up the wind and water in the opponent's backline.
So the defensive counter-attack is actually very suitable for Dortmund right now.
The morale of the Atletico Madrid players is indeed very high, and after Simeone's adjustment in the midfield, they are all performing normally, and they do not look like they were depressed when they just conceded the goal.
But their morale is strong, Dortmund's morale is not low, they just pulled back a goal they can even be said to be "morale like a rainbow", at this time every Dortmund player is very calm and secure, because they have an away goal, this goal plus the aggregate score of 4:2, can almost make them invincible.
So the game did not repeat the start of the first half, as Atletico Madrid fans imagined.
Atletico Madrid's offensive was really fierce, and judging from the momentum of the attack at the beginning of the second half, it was really a bit like the trend at the beginning of the first half.
However, Dortmund in the second half was different from Dortmund in the first half.
In the face of Atletico Madrid's aggressive attack, Dortmund responded with a sharp counter-attack.
In the 48th minute, just three minutes into the second half, Atletico Madrid launched an attack when Alda Slaughter's shot from a tight angle on the left side of the box was saved by Weidenfeller.
The saved football was cleared by the Dortmund players, Zhou Yi grabbed the second drop point, and directly found Yan Min with a long pass, and Dortmund launched a wave of rapid counterattacks!
Yan Min ran 30 metres with the ball and then crossed the ball to goal, where Aubameyang's shot from the edge of the box after receiving the ball went just wide.
Although he didn't score, he scared the Atletico Madrid fans out of the crowd – there was a loud exclamation from the stands when the ball went wide of the goal, and they almost thought the goal was going to be scored......
'Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang's shot was a little bit wide, it's a shame!
"Oh oo, Aubameyang, Dortmund almost ended the suspense of this game, and then the score of 5:2 was enough to collapse Atletico Madrid!" said Hepin.
However, although the attack did not score, it did not affect the Dortmund players.
Because they know that there are many more opportunities like this in the second half, and they don't have to rush at all.
Sure enough, in the next ten minutes, Dortmund had two more chances to counterattack, and although they didn't score, they still brought a threat to Atletico Madrid's backline and made Atletico Madrid's fans fearful.
After three such counter-attacks in a row, Atletico Madrid also realized that if they continued to attack like this, they were afraid that they would concede before they could score......
So Atletico Madrid, which was still aggressive and wanted to swallow Dortmund, now has to face a choice - is it to continue to attack, regardless of defense, and strive for the first three goals? Or do you recover a little bit appropriately, so as not to lose the ball?
The players at Atletico Madrid don't have a score.
Simeone, who was on the sidelines, knew what was going on as soon as he saw the situation.
The players are mentally shaky and they can't agree on what the goal of the game is.
This situation is dangerous, and if it drags on for a long time, the team will be disjointed, and then it will give Dortmund more opportunities to take advantage of.
So Simone immediately made adjustments, in fact, the tactics are the same as now, but he needs to stabilize the morale of the army and unify his thinking.
He made the same decision as at half-time, which was to keep attacking.
For Atletico Madrid now, there is no other way to go.
After scoring a goal by Borussia Dortmund, Atletico Madrid was forced to Liangshan, and there was only one way to attack.
While attacking may cause them to concede another goal in the game, if they don't attack it will be a real death.
And with Simeone's temperament, it is impossible to admit it at this time. Of course, you have to fight your opponent to the end.
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After being unified by the manager, Atletico Madrid finally got rid of the previous hesitation and began to bombard the Dortmund goal.
Of course, Dortmund was also prepared for Atletico Madrid's tactics, and they were not afraid, just defending and counterattacking.
During this period, of course, Atletico Madrid had more chances on goal and Dortmund had fewer chances.
There were some thrilling scenes, such as in the 72nd minute, when Juanfran crossed from the right side of the penalty area, Alda Turan headed the goal from 10 meters from the far goal, which was blocked by Weidenfeller with his finger and bounced off the crossbar.
Turan followed up with another follow-up shot, only to be blocked by Piszczek, who retreated to the goal line.
"Tulan!!!Piszczek made a crucial defence!He blocked the ball on the goal line!!It was so dangerous!Atletico Madrid almost scored!"Heping yelled, but even if Atletico Madrid scored this goal, they would have to score two more goals......
In the following game, Atletico Madrid's main striker Diego Costa was also injured and could not continue the game and had to be substituted.
And Costa's substitution is a huge loss for Atletico Madrid's attack.
Without Diego Costa's Atletico Madrid, it will be even more difficult to break down Borussia Dortmund's goal.
Many Atletico Madrid fans showed disappointed expressions, as if they had seen the end of the game in advance.
After Diego Costa went off, Atletico Madrid's morale began to slump.
It's less than fifteen minutes until the end of the game.
In the 79th minute, Turan passed the ball and Felipe shot from a tight angle on the left side of the penalty area, which was saved by Weidenfeller.
In the 84th minute, Dortmund had a chance to counter-attack when Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang passed the ball and Reus almost had a one-on-one shot, but his shot against Courtois was blocked by the Belgian goalkeeper with his foot......
"Royce - ahhhhh
But it doesn't matter if you don't kill it, the suspense of this game is long gone anyway.
With less than ten minutes remaining, Atletico Madrid will need to score three more goals if they want to knock out Borussia Dortmund, but how is that possible?
The defeat of Atletico Madrid is inevitable.
The televised broadcast gave Simeone a close-up, with the Argentine coach still suggesting a facial expression, but no one knows what he was thinking......
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Until the referee blew the whistle at the end of the game, the score on the field was never rewritten.
In the end, Dortmund lost 1-2 away to Atletico Madrid, but eliminated Atletico Madrid 4-2 on aggregate.
"It's over!It's over!Borussia Dortmund knocked out Atletico Madrid 4-2 and they've reached the Champions League final for the second season in a row!' that's a great achievement!" enthuses Marcel Leff.
With Bayern Munich already eliminated by Real Madrid, Borussia Dortmund are the only ones defending the glory of German football.
"The defending champions are in the final, so does Borussia have a chance to defend the title? This is something that no team has been able to do since the Champions League was restructured...... Marcel Leif also wished.
Borussia Dortmund's substitutes poured onto the pitch to hug and celebrate with their teammates on the pitch.
Being able to reach the Champions League final for two consecutive seasons is something to be aware of.
At first, Klopp was able to suppress his excitement and shake hands with Simeone.
After shaking hands, he jumped onto the pitch in joy and ran towards his players.
A team celebrates on their home turf.