Chapter 250: Giving Away to Gain?

After Borussia Dortmund's 3-1 defeat at Paris Saint-Germain, many media believe that Dortmund should take this opportunity to give up the Champions League and put all their energy into the league and compete with Bayern Munich for the league title.

After all, it seems that it will be difficult for Dortmund to move forward in the Champions League. However, in the league, Dortmund are only two points behind Bayern Munich, and the hope of a comeback is certainly greater than in the Champions League.

But some people don't see it that way.

After the game, Zhou Yi was interviewed by reporters, and he thought that losing 1:3 away was not a big deal.

"I would like to remind you that the Champions League is a two-legged game. Zhou Yi said.

Journalists certainly know what he means, which is nothing more than a sign that Dortmund will turn the tables at home in the second leg.

But is it really possible?

Everyone is not as optimistic as Zhou Yi.

An analysis of the fixtures shows why they don't fancy Borussia Dortmund.

Next up is a league game where Borussia Dortmund host Wolfsburg.

VfL Wolfsburg currently sit fifth in the league and are just one point clear of the fourth-place Champions League places. They now have 47 points, compared to 48 for Bayer Leverkusen, who are fourth in the league.

Although Wolfsburg does not have to be relegated, it does not have to compete for the title.

But being able to play in next season's Champions League is still as alluring to a team like Wolfsburg as a league title.

It's a matter of much less points, but since it's only one point, why not try to finish fourth in the league? It's not just a matter of honour, it's about whether Wolfsburg can afford to win a lot of Champions League money next season, which is very important for a financially fair Bundesliga team.

So Borussia Dortmund could lose at home to Wolfsburg if they feel they can rotate for the next leg of the Champions League.

They are likely to face a tough battle against Wolfsburg at home.

Even if they can win in the end, it will definitely affect the second leg of the next match against Paris Saint-Germain.

If another player gets injured against Wolfsburg, it will make matters worse.

After playing Wolfsburg, Dortmund will most likely perform in the first leg against Paris Saint-Germain because fitness will certainly be a big issue.

In such a situation, even if Dortmund is at home, it is really difficult to say whether they can win against Paris Saint-Germain, which has high morale.

At the same time, this Champions League match will also have a big impact on the next round of the league.

The next league round is the thirtieth round, and Borussia Dortmund will face Bayern Munich away from home.

It's a game that has a lot to do with the league title, so it's very important.

Jurgen Klopp and the players, in such a situation, will the match against Paris Saint-Germain be a distraction from thinking about this league game?

As long as they can't give it their all in a game, it can make all the difference to the result.

If Borussia Dortmund did their best against Paris Saint-Germain, how can they go away to Bayern Munich when they are exhausted?

If Jurgen Klopp decides to hold back against Paris Saint-Germain in order to beat Bayern Munich, how can there be any guarantee that they can turn the tables back at home?

This is a dilemma for Borussia Dortmund.

That's why the media have said that Dortmund must make a choice at this time, make a trade-off, and always give up one side, and the result that both sides want is likely to be that they don't get any of them.

Since you have to give up, isn't it very clear which side to give up?

The league hopes are greater, the Champions League is too illusory, of course give up the Champions League!

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After the game, He Ying appeared on the front page of major media and became the object of everyone's competition to report and pursue. Everyone praised his performance, believing him to be the best Chinese player in this Chinese derby, and his presence overshadowed both Yan Min and Zhou Yi.

Especially Zhou Yi.

Before this game, everyone was looking forward to the showdown between Zhou Yi and He Ying.

But in the actual game, Zhou Yi's performance was not very good, and he was even inferior to his younger brother Yan Min.

This made those who were looking forward to a peak showdown between Zhou Yi and He Ying very disappointed.

So there were also some criticisms of Zhou Yi on the Internet, losing always disappointed the supporters, and Zhou Yi's performance was a little absent at other times except for the time when he made the penalty, which naturally gave the critics a reason to criticize.

In particular, these critics will use He Ying as a positive example when criticizing Zhou Yi, or use Zhou Yi as a negative teaching material when praising group photos......

This made He Ying feel quite embarrassed.

He Ying said in an interview that he didn't think Zhou Yi's performance was bad.

“...... I think Zhou Yi did well, he did his job, Dortmund lost is not his responsibility alone, they are a little tired, which is probably the reason why they didn't play. As for Zhou Yi, he secured an away goal for his team...... I don't think we've won it, it's a very dangerous away goal. So I don't think you have the same opinion, I think Zhou Yi's performance is as stable and excellent as ever......"

He Ying's words were interpreted by the media and fans as "scene words" in order to "take care of the face of friends".

Some people also asked on Zhihu how to evaluate He Ying's words to Zhou Yi.

One of the most praised answers has a clause that says: "Listen to it, forget it, you win your good friend, and you can publicly announce that your good friend is not as good as you? Then how will you get along with your friend in the future? I heard that they have a private QQ group called 'Crowding Out Lao Guo' group, if He Ying does this, the group name will be changed to 'Crowding Out He Ying'......"

No one knew that He Ying's words were not said to save face for Zhou Yi.

He really thinks Zhou Yi played well and that away goal was crucial.

He is not as optimistic as the media and fans in Paris.

The Stade West** is notoriously hellish home in Europe, and any team will be under a lot of pressure when they come there. Not to mention meeting Dortmund there.

He Ying didn't think that his team had already crossed into the semi-finals halfway through.

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Of course, Zhou Yi has heard of those criticisms against himself, but he has not made any response, he knows that in the football world, there is nothing more convincing than practical actions.

Others say that you can't do it, and it's meaningless for you to quarrel with people online and offline, and you still can't convince others.

This kind of thing has to be convincing with practical actions.

As long as you can win, all doubts will disappear, and all opponents will have to shut up.

Besides, now that the schedule is so intense, he doesn't have time to fight with others.

After returning to Dortmund, the whole team was ready for the game against Wolfsburg.

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In the match between Dortmund and Paris Saint-Germain, He Ying was the winner.

And in the match between Chelsea and Real Madrid, Sun Pan is not the winner.

He conceded a goal in the first half, he conceded another goal in the second half, and in the end Chelsea lost 0:2 away to Real Madrid, the situation seems to be worse than Dortmund, although Dortmund also lost two goals, but they have an away goal, Chelsea's side does not even have an away goal, how to play back to their home stadium?

In the second half, Cristiano Ronaldo scored his 14th goal of the Champions League this season against Sun Pan.

The goal also equalled the record set by Lionel Messi and AC Milan legend Altafini in a single season in the Champions League – 14 goals each.

Real Madrid are not very good in La Liga this season, only finishing third, and there is little hope of winning the league title. But their performance in the Champions League has been outstanding.

In the group stage, he remained unbeaten with five wins and one draw and qualified as the first in the group, and in the quarterfinals, he faced Schalke 04 and eliminated the opponent with a total score of 9:2 in two legs.

Now in the quarter-finals, the first leg was also a 2-0 win over Chelsea at their home stadium.

Sun Pan's goal once made Juventus "sigh" in the quarterfinals, but it allowed Real Madrid to penetrate twice in this game, which shows how powerful Real Madrid is now, especially their offensive firepower......