Chapter 308: Champions League Semifinals

Borussia Dortmund were lucky to win against Bayer Leverkusen, and the road was suddenly much smoother under their feet.

In the next two rounds of the league, facing two opponents who had no desire for anything, everything seemed to be easy.

That's what the outside world thinks.

But Klopp doesn't think so.

On the way back to Dortmund from Bayer Leverkusen, he couldn't wait to hold a meeting of ideas, the only purpose was to get the players to think in unison, not to think that if we win Bayer Leverkusen, we can win the title.

There are three outcomes in a football match – a win, a draw, and a defeat.

In other words, the chance of winning each game is actually only one in three, and the chance of not winning the game is as high as two in three.

Jurgen Klopp used last season's example to illustrate that it was not time for his players to relax.

Borussia Dortmund beat Bayern Munich in direct talks with Bayern Munich last season to take the lead in the league table.

But then they were almost pulled off the horse against Wolfsburg.

Borussia Dortmund opened the scoring and took the lead.

But then Wolfsburg chased three goals in a row to rewrite the score to 3:1.

If Borussia Dortmund lose, then they will be re-overtaken by Bayern Munich.

In the second half, Dortmund woke up like a dream and struggled to catch up. Finally, in the 84th minute, it was Mark who helped Dortmund take a 4-3 lead.

Borussia Dortmund also won the opponent in the end.

So, nothing is impossible, always have respect for the game.

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After the game against Bayer Leverkusen, Atletico Madrid awaits Borussia Dortmund next.

This is the second leg of the Champions League semi-final.

In the first leg, Dortmund defeated Atletico Madrid 3-0 and stepped into the Stadium of Light in Lisbon, Portugal.

They have the upper hand.

And Atletico Madrid, who returned to their home stadium, fought with their backs to the water.

According to Madrid media reports, Simeone issued a mobilization order for the team, requiring the players to give their best in the game and treat the game as if it were a Champions League final.

Atletico Madrid fans have also expressed their willingness to support their team at all costs, and they will turn the entire Stadio Calderón into a veritable "hell".

The Dortmund media are more optimistic.

It is believed that as long as Dortmund does not make mistakes themselves, everything that Atletico Madrid has done is in vain.

Although the match between Borussia Dortmund and Atletico Madrid was the first leg of the semi-final, it was the second leg when it came to the second leg.

The first matchday was followed by Real Madrid and Bayern Munich.

In the first leg of the Champions League semi-finals, Bayern Munich only lost 0:1 on the road.

A lot of people are optimistic about them making the cut.

On the one hand, it is because of the first leg, on the other hand, because the team that has the schedule first and then the home team is often advantageous, and the third reason is that Real Madrid often does not take advantage of the German team away from home.

Prior to this, Real Madrid had won a total of 26 away games against German teams, and only two of them had won a pitiful number of games, including a 5-0 defeat to Kaiserslautern, a 1-5 humiliation by Borussia Mönchengladbach, and a 5-1 bloodbath at the hands of Hamburg.

Of course, Real Madrid's last away win was this season when they beat Schalke 04 6-1 in the quarter-finals.

Although this victory was brilliant.

But with only two wins in 26 away games, this statistic is still shabby.

Moreover, many people think that Schalke 04 can lose to Real Madrid, which can only mean that Schalke 04 is too weak, but not that Real Madrid has broken the curse.

Bayern Munich and Schalke 04 are not at all the same level of teams, Schalke 04 can be defeated by Real Madrid 1:6 at their home stadium, which also means that Bayern Munich can also.

Therefore, everyone is still more optimistic about Bayern Munich advancing to the final.

In this way, Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund will meet in the Champions League final for two consecutive seasons, which is about to become a reality.

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Borussia Dortmund is also very concerned about the match between Bayern Munich and Real Madrid, and they also want to see which team they will face in the final, and they need to gather intelligence in advance.

Pep Guardiola's side were overtaken by Borussia Dortmund in the league and their hopes of winning the league are getting slimmer, with the only thing that can save the season is the Champions League. Bayern Munich will definitely try to lift the trophy in the Champions League, otherwise this season will be a "failure" for Pep Guardiola.

Borussia Dortmund's coaches and players watched the match from their hotel in Madrid.

Before the game, everyone also felt that Bayern Munich would have more advantages when they faced Real Madrid at home, and it was not easy for Real Madrid to win the game.

Unexpectedly, not long after the start of the game, the situation deviated from everyone's expectations.

Just 16 minutes into the game, Real Madrid won a corner, Modric took the spot, and Cristiano Ronaldo leaped high in the middle, jumping almost as high as the crossbar, but he still couldn't get the ball on the ball.

Although he didn't hear football, he caught the attention of almost all Bayern Munich players, and everyone looked up at Cristiano Ronaldo, ignoring that behind him, an even more terrible danger was already in place - Real Madrid centre-back Sergio Ramos cut forward at high speed from behind, and then jumped high to break Cristiano Ronaldo. Ronaldo appeared behind him and hit the flying football, with such speed and power, goalkeeper Neuer can make a save is already remarkable, not to mention anything to save the football......

The deadlock was broken and the aggregate score became 2-0, with Real Madrid extending their lead further!

The Dortmund players in front of the TV were dumbfounded, they didn't expect Real Madrid to score so quickly......

Although they are rivals, they also admit that Bayern Munich are strong. So Bayern Munich conceded so quickly, which surprised them.

But what surprised them even more was yet to come.

Just four minutes after Bayern Munich conceded a goal, they conceded again!

In the 20th minute, Real Madrid won a free kick on the right flank that was almost at a 45-degree angle to the goal.

Di Maria came to take the free-kick from the right and curled an inside shot with his left foot that headed straight into the back corner.

Pepe, who was in the middle, jumped up and rubbed his header backwards, and Ramos, who was closely behind him, sprang out again and hit Pepe's rubbed football squarely!

It was almost a header on the line of the six-yard box, and Neuer didn't even have time to make a save this time...... The football smashed into the Bayern Munich goal like a cannonball!

"2:0!!Oh my God! Real Madrid leads Bayern Munich 2-0 at the Allianz Arena! Can you imagine? This is Bayern Munich's home stadium!" even the Spanish commentator was a little incredulous.

Not to mention the Dortmund coaches and players in front of the TV – anyone watching the game was stunned and dumbfounded.

Not only are Real Madrid now 2-1 on aggregate ahead of Bayern Munich, but they also have two away goals. Even if Bayern Munich equalises on aggregate, they will be eliminated from the tournament by away goals.

“...... Sergio Ramos!He's the first defender to score twice in the Champions League semi-finals!He's Real Madrid's big killer!" The Spanish commentator praised Ramos in one go. "In Real Madrid's history, there are three defenders who have scored twice in a single game in the Champions League, Panucci in 1998 and Robert Carlos, and the third is Ramos. However, neither of the first two was able to score a brace in such an important game as the Champions League semi-finals! even Ramos is only the second Spaniard in history to score twice against Bayern Munich in the Champions League, the last being Raul Gonzalez......

Zhou Yi in front of the TV sighed: "Bayern Munich is finished." ”

Although the game had only started for twenty minutes, Zhou Yi could already draw such a conclusion.

Who would have thought that a year ago, such a team would sweep the "Cosmos" Barcelona 4-0 in this stadium to advance to the final?

The league was reversed by Borussia Dortmund, and the Champions League semi-finals faced a collapse.

Even if it is a sworn enemy, Zhou Yi will inevitably sigh a little when he sees that the opponent who has been entangled with them for several seasons and is so embarrassed.