The match against Arsenal was the first Champions League game of the new season at the West**** Stadium. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

Two days before the game, the entire stadium was decorated with Champions League decorations, turning the stadium into a Champions League stadium.

Local media are also reporting the arrival of their rivals Arsenal in Dortmund.

Zhou Yi doesn't seem to care much about his Champions League opponents, he is more concerned about Mark's injury.

Before the game against Arsenal, he went to Mark's house to see him.

After the operation, Mark seemed to be in a good mood, and he said to Zhou Yi: "I will cheer you on in front of the TV, Zhou Yi!"

"Then you have to be careful, don't jump up too excitedly, ha!" Zhou Yi said with a smile.

"If necessary, I'll tie him to the couch. Cortana next to her said coldly.

Mark carried his sister behind his back and grimaced at Zhou Yi.

Zhou Yi grinned.

The relationship between the sister and brother is really good.

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After dinner, Zhou Yi said goodbye to Mark's family, and Mrs. Wagner repeatedly thanked Zhou Yi for coming to visit Mark, but Zhou Yi said that it was normal to visit her friends.

In the end, Zhou Yi and Mark hugged goodbye, Cortana watched from the side, did not speak, until Zhou Yi left, she did not say thank you, goodbye or anything.

Zhou Yi was picked up by his agent Schulze, and everyone returned to the house.

Mrs. Wagner was complaining that Cortana was not polite: "Everyone is leaving, and you don't say goodbye or anything, just watch." ”

Cortana didn't talk back to her mother, she turned to Mark and said, "I'll help you upstairs." ”

When he went upstairs, Mark whispered to his sister: "Actually, Zhou Yiren is very good, sister, don't you always give him a look......

He cherishes and hopes that his sister can live in a friendly relationship with good friends, and the relationship will be more intimate, so as not to be like an enemy, and tear it up when they meet.

Cortana opened her mouth, but she didn't know what to say to her brother, so she closed her mouth again. Simply wrap yourself in frost and a mask so you don't have to explain.

Because it's a hassle to explain.

How did she explain to her brother that in fact, she and Zhou Yi had been living together for two years, and she also cooked for Zhou Yi herself. When two people are alone, they can still chat together. In fact, her relationship with Zhou Yi may not be as bad as her brother imagined......

But when there are outsiders, Cortana is habitually cold to Zhou Yi, and even she can't say why. Anyway, in front of outsiders, she will feel a little uncomfortable......

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Borussia Dortmund's home game against Arsenal was played in the evening local time, and the West**** Stadium was already full before the game began.

The South Stand once again became a yellow-and-black wall, and the fans kept singing, stirring up the atmosphere of the game.

Then the iconic theme song of the Champions League sounded, and the players from both sides walked onto the pitch under the guidance of the referee.

Zhou Yi was in it.

This is his second season in the Champions League.

For the whole of Europe, he is no longer a strange boy, and many opponents will study him and target him. He may no longer be able to play as he pleases, and he will have to learn to wrestle with tough opponents.

Like the rookie wall, there may be the same thing in the Champions League.

In fact, this sentiment has been in the media since Borussia Dortmund's Champions League group draw came out.

But it's not just for Zhou Yi, it's for the entire Dortmund team.

Experts believe that Dortmund played so well in the Champions League last season because they were unfamiliar to the whole of Europe at that time, and those opponents in the Champions League were not very familiar with Klopp's tactics, so they were caught off guard by Dortmund.

This season, however, that will no longer be the case. Borussia Dortmund were so good last season that almost all European teams that could participate in the Champions League will be paying attention to them and studying them, and it will be difficult for them to create the same glory as last season.

This statement suddenly sounded, and it made sense. But if you calm down and analyze it carefully, you will feel that what the experts say is ****.

Because before last season's Champions League, the pundits said that they believed that Dortmund lacked experience and certainly could not go far in the Champions League.

As a result, after a season, seeing that Dortmund performed well, they changed their tone, believing that the reason why Dortmund was able to perform well last season was precisely because they were new faces. But for the same reason, when Dortmund is not optimistic, it becomes inexperienced......

Is this, you say?

The same is true for Zhou Yi.

Zhou Yi performed well in his debut season in the Champions League, so no one knows Zhou Yi. So if Zhou Yi did not perform well in his first season in the Champions League, does it mean that it is because Zhou Yi lacks Champions League experience?

In fact, on this point, supporters who really understand Zhou Yi should not have similar worries.

Because this question has long been answered.

Zhou Yi performed well in his debut season in the league, and it was said at the time that the second season would be Zhou Yi's rookie wall, and his performance would certainly not be as impressive as his first season.

The result?

Last season, Zhou Yi set a new high in assists and goals, and helped Borussia Dortmund win the league title.

Such a good performance led to the fact that after the season, no one mentioned the rookie wall again.

I didn't expect these people to seem to have a long memory, and the old words were mentioned again in the Champions League......

Zhou Yi himself doesn't care about this kind of topic, but his supporters are very irritable and unhappy, and feel that this is a naked contempt for Zhou Yi - is our Zhou Yi so easy to be a short-lived person?

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Once the game began, Arsenal used a tactic of controlling the ball. They are not in a hurry to attack, this is away after all, be careful of Dortmund's fast counterattack, although they do not have the kind of absolutely fast players in the frontcourt attack lineup, but everyone's running ability is very strong, coupled with Zhou Yi's passing organization, so they rely on passing and running to play a quick counterattack is still very threatening.

Facing the steady Arsenal, Dortmund is not in a hurry, and slowly maneuvers with them.

For Zhou Yi, Arsenal has also made corresponding arrangements.

They didn't arrange for people to keep an eye on him all the time, but to defend the zone.

When Zhou Yi is in the midfield position, Van Persie and Walcott and others will "take care" of him. And if Zhou Yi comes, there are also Arsenal midfielders, such as Alexander Song, a Cameroonian midfielder known as the "successor to Vieira", with excellent defensive ability.

If Zhou Yi continues to go deeper and come to the penalty area, there will be more Arsenal players to deal with him.

After the start of the game, Zhou Yi did encounter strong resistance to move forward.

If he only plays long balls at the back, whether it is Van Persie or Walcott, they are not very strict in defending Zhou Yi, after all, they are not the kind of people who are very good at defending.

However, with Arsenal playing steadily, Zhou Yi's long ball can be of limited power. Long passes are more often used as a means of moving the ball, and the only way to threaten the opposition goal is to counter-attack.

However, Arsenal's tactics in this game will not give Dortmund too many opportunities to counter-attack.

So if you want to get closer to Arsenal's penalty area and go forward, Alexander Song will appear next to Zhou Yi immediately.

Alexander Song is the kind of defender who is very rough and even fouls a lot. His defensive style has been criticised but Arsenal fans love his style of defending because he always keeps the team's goal away from the threat.

Who doesn't love having a defensive player like that on their team?

But as an opponent, I don't like it.

A minute ago, Zhou Yi was not satisfied with using a long pass to transfer the ball in the backfield, and planned to go forward.

However, before he could reach the 30-metre zone of Arsenal, he was blocked by Alexander Song.

Zhou Yi had just stopped the ball, and before he could pass the football out, Song's whole person crashed into it like a car.

Although after several seasons of training, Zhou Yi's muscle strength has increased a lot compared to the beginning, but in the face of Song's impact, it is still not enough......

He was knocked to the ground and the referee's whistle blew.

Song fouled, but he stopped Dortmund's attack, and such a collision was not too serious, and it was not worth asking the referee to give Song a yellow card.

Maximize benefits with minimal cost.

There was a lot of boos for this foul on Song on the West**** court.

Amid the boos, Song ran back to his place, while Zhou Yi got up from the ground.

Zhou Yi was not surprised by such a scene, and in the simulated competition, he had already experienced Song's physical advantage.

Five minutes later, he was defeated again in front of the body, this time after he took the ball, and when he took it forward, he was squeezed in by Song relying on his physical advantage, and then snatched the football away......

This time, Song didn't even foul.

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"Song, nice steal, look, look at this body!aha!" the Sky commentator laughed.

In fact, looking at the weight, Song is not much heavier than Zhou Yi, and the height is not too much higher.

But Song's tense muscles seemed to contain explosive power, and his ramming movements when defending always looked menacing, as if he was about to destroy the opponent with the next kick.

This kind of extremely aggressive defense will naturally make the opponent feel intimidated, thus giving him the opportunity to rush up and break the ball.

For example, the ball just now, after Zhou Yi saw Song coming up, he habitually stopped, and was squeezed in by Song and cut off the football.

If Zhou Yi had to keep that ball, he might be injured by Song. It's only been 20 minutes since the game started, and if you get injured just because of this, wouldn't it be too worthwhile?

Anyway, Dortmund had already attacked the opponent's 30-meter area at that time, and even if they lost the ball, it was not too threatening for Dortmund.

Sure enough, after Song broke the ball, when he wanted to send it forward, it turned out that there was no good point to the ball, so he had to pass the football back to Arteta, who organized the attack, and the Dortmund players had already defended.

Zhou Yi is also running back.

However, in the eyes of the British commentator, Zhou Yi was planted in Song's hands twice in a row, which fully illustrates his shortcomings.

"As a midfield playmaker, Zhou Yi's body is too weak, and when he encounters a tough defense, he is easy to lose the ball. As a midfielder, it is very dangerous to lose the ball...... So in fact, to say that Arsenal didn't select him in the first place, I don't think it's surprising that there's no need to make too much fuss...... Arsenal has so many technical midfielders, Zhou Yi's foot skills are not particularly outstanding, and his body is not dominant, even if he is promoted to the Arsenal first team, I am afraid he can only be a substitute......"