Chapter 254: A Last Battle
After Paris Saint-Germain's 3-0 win over Lens, it was officially announced that Ibrahimovic will miss three games, which is a total of four games if you count the one that has already been missed.
This has a big impact on Paris Saint-Germain.
The French media have been talking about this for the past few days. The score of the first leg of 3:1 seemed quite safe, but now it seems to be a bit suspenseful.
It makes sense that everyone attaches so much importance to Ibrahimovic's role.
This season, Ibrahimovic has played 42 games in all competitions, contributing 40 goals and 17 assists. Paris Saint-Germain has played a total of 46 games in all competitions this season and scored 113 goals, which means that Ibrahimovic has only missed four games in total before, and he has been involved in scoring 50.4% of the team's total goals this season, which is generally a little more!
His absence meant that PSG had lost their most assured attacking point and their most dangerous pass, making PSG's almost secure ticket to the last four uncertain.
However, there are also Parisian media who cheer up and comfort the fans of Paris Saint-Germain.
Although Ibrahimovic is absent, PSG also have Ho Ying, who has been in good form recently.
He Ying is indeed in good form, scoring twice in the Champions League against Borussia Dortmund, and in the weekend against Lens, he was put to rest, but immediately after coming off the bench to score a goal, such a hot foot feeling, naturally everyone will have high hopes for him.
Everyone doesn't ask for much, as long as He Ying can score even one goal in the away game against Dortmund, he can break the balance and tilt the advantage in favor of Paris Saint-Germain.
And Dortmund's side are also facing a game against Bayern Munich, which will definitely distract the players. In addition, their main right wing-back Piszczek was unavailable for this game due to the accumulation of yellow cards.
These are all opportunities for PSG.
Moreover, if PSG really has the ambition to become a team that dominates Europe, it should not be a "one-man team", if PSG can eliminate Dortmund without Ibrahimovic and get through this hurdle, then it will be very beneficial for the whole team, they can accumulate valuable experience, and at the same time mature quickly.
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In the group that excluded Lao Guo, Zhou Yizheng said to He Ying: "Lao He, I won't show mercy this time, you have to be mentally prepared!"
Sun Pan sneered next to him: "It's as if you had mercy in the first round......"
Zhou Yi made a smiling expression, and then said to Sun Pan: "Panpan, don't laugh." It's not easy for you to play Real Madrid at home, so you better think about your affairs first. ”
Sun Pan snorted: "Then what's there to think about, I will block the soldiers when they come, and I will drown when the water comes!"
"Are you drowning?"
"What do you mean?
"Aren't you 'flooded by water'?"
"I'm just using the idiom 'water floods the earth'!"
"Yo yo yo, I can use idioms, not bad. But I'm sorry to inform you that it's 'water to cover the earth', not 'water to flood'. At first, it was a 'water-to-earth weir', and then it gradually became a 'water-to-earth weir'. Do you know what 'weir' means? 'An earthen dam that lets the water end flowing and stop to rest', have you heard of it? The dam built by Li Bing and his son is just the word weir. Therefore, people mean to use soil to block and block the water, not to drown the soil...... Hey, why don't you speak?@冰渣
Guo Nu made an expression that covered his face and laughed until he burst into tears.
Sun Pan finally jumped out: "Get out!"
Yang Muge pounded the ground and laughed, and He Ying couldn't help but make a "haha".
"Okay, I sincerely hope that you can eliminate Real Madrid, and maybe we can meet in the final......" Zhou Yi said.
"When you said this, He Yingke was next to you. Sun Pan wanted to sow discord.
"So I'm like, 'Maybe.'" "Zhou Yicai is not fooled. "I didn't say 'definitely'. So it is possible that I will meet you in the finals, or it may be Lao He. But I still think we have a better chance......"
"Oh, He Ying, I'm not a troublemaker, but if this is to be me, I definitely can't bear it! If I were you, I would have a hat trick in the game and kill Zhou Yi directly!" Sun Pan said viciously.
Zhou Yi: "Hehe. ”
He Ying: "I really won't show mercy, Zhou Yi, I hope you are also ready." ”
He finally responded positively to Zhou Yi.
"There is a murderous aura!" Sun Pan fanned the flames beside him.
Zhou Yi: "Hmph, use the nunchuck!"
Sun Pan: "Damn, the murderous spirit is gone......"
Guo Nu: "2333333"
He Ying: "......"
Yang Muge: "......"
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That day has finally come.
On April 8, the Champions League matchday, Borussia Dortmund hosted Paris Saint-Germain and Chelsea hosted Real Madrid.
In fact, the Dortmund media have always been quite critical of this schedule - we played the first leg last week one day later than Bayern Munich, and the second leg this week was played one day earlier than Bayern Munich, what is the reason?
In this way, Dortmund has one less day off than Bayern Munich.
Shouldn't it be who played on the first day of last week, and on the first day of this week, everyone has the same rest time?
Why is there such a strange schedule in the Champions League?
It's not just the Champions League.
In the last round of the league, Bayern Munich's game also kicked off earlier than Dortmund, even if it was only one game earlier, Dortmund media also believed that Bayern Munich took advantage.
Of course, the media in Munich naturally ridiculed Dortmund's petty behavior.
“...... I've won three league championships, but I still can't change this rustic ...... of hillbillies going to the city."
"That's the spirit of the defending champions, so you can see why in Germany, only Bayern Munich is the real giant, right?"
"If I were Klopp, I would be ashamed of the ignorant and fearless statements of the Dortmund media!"
Jurgen Klopp certainly couldn't have said anything about such a trivial matter, and two hours before the start of the game, Borussia Dortmund announced their starting line-up.
Compared to the last game against Wolfsburg, Dortmund really played the main force in this game and sent the strongest lineup.
The determination of Dortmund was evident in this starting line-up alone – they would never allow PSG to leave here in their entirety.
With the exception of Piszczek, who is suspended for accumulating yellow cards, Dortmund will have the same starting line-up as they did in the last leg away to Paris Saint-Germain.
Replacing Piszczek at right-back was Grosskreutz.
The same is true for Paris Saint-Germain, only for Lucas Jr. to replace Ibrahimovic, who is injured and unable to play.
Before the game even started, the atmosphere in West** Stadium had already begun to boil. Dortmund fans made huge TIFOs to demonstrate against the visitors.
On the TIFO is a picture of Dortmund players lifting the Champions League trophy last season, with the line underneath: "Welcome to West**!"
West** Stadium is a well-known hell course in Europe, and many strong teams have lost their halberds here.
It can be said that the Wester Stadium is the last bastion that Dortmund can stand.
If PSG can breach this fortress, they can easily defeat Dortmund.
But how easy is it to do that?
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Before the game even started, players from both sides were in their dressing rooms.
Jurgen Klopp is making the final pre-fight mobilization for his players.
“...... What is our weapon? It's speed! So after the game starts, we must bring up the pace and rhythm first, don't think about physical things first, if we can't score in the first half, then no amount of physical fitness is useless! The sooner we score, the better, and the sooner we can make the opponent panic!"
Jurgen Klopp tapped the tactical board and shouted to the players.
"Don't think about the next game, it's not something you should think about, it's the coaching staff. You just have to play the game in front of you!"
In this game, Klopp made some arrangements for Paris Saint-Germain, especially for He Ying, Piszczek could not play this game, and Grosskreutz had a heavy task. To this end, Klopp swapped the positions of Yan Min and Reus in this game, letting Yan Min, who had always played on the left side, go to the right side, and let Reus go to the left side.
He mainly used Yan Min's speed and physical strength, as well as his unique fighting spirit, to contain He Ying with Grosskreutz.
Yan Min's task in this game is very heavy, not only to attack, but also to defend frequently. However, Yan Min didn't frown, on the contrary, he was still full of anticipation, and his eagerness to try made people can't help but think of what he looked like on the training ground.
The requirement in attack is to increase the tempo and tear apart the Paris Saint-Germain defence with quick passing and running.
And this depends on Zhou Yi's command and the cooperation of his teammates.
Regarding this, Dortmund has been practicing these days, and Klopp still believes in his players.