Chapter 233: The relegation team is not easy to play

Borussia Dortmund's away game against Stuttgart and Bayern Munich's home game against Hoffenheim were coincidentally scheduled at the same time. ☆△◇ ☆ □ tomato ''.

For those who care about winning the league, they have to keep switching back and forth between the two channels with a remote control in hand.

And those fans of both teams who watched the game live have to have their radios ready and use them at any time.

Speaking of which, it is still Dortmund's game that is more difficult to play, although their opponents Stuttgart are further down the table than Bayern Munich's opponents Hoffenheim, but it is precisely because of the low ranking that they are difficult to play.

As a traditional powerhouse in the Bundesliga, Stuttgart have performed poorly this season and are mired in relegation. Just two seasons ago, Stuttgart finished sixth in the Bundesliga and qualified for the Europa League. Now it's going to fall to the second division, which is really embarrassing.

Stuttgart have won just one game in their last ten games, picking up just five points and sitting second from bottom, just three points ahead of bottom-placed vice-leader Braunschweig.

At the beginning of the season, Stuttgart coach Labadia was sacked due to three consecutive defeats, and youth team manager Schneider took over, and then Schneider suffered eight consecutive league defeats, and in the 24th round of the league, Dutch coach Stevens took over. Under the leadership of Stevens, Stuttgart has one win, one draw and one loss, and at present, it is still very difficult for Stuttgart to succeed in relegation under the leadership of Stevens.

When the two sides were accepted in the first leg of the season, Borussia Dortmund thrashed each other 6-1 on their home turf. However, the situation of the two sides at the time of the fight was different from what it is now. Stuttgart, mired in relegation, will not easily let Dortmund go on their home turf.

Borussia Dortmund also have some problems of their own, and after a period of calm, there were injuries within the team again, and Piszczek had a muscle problem in training and could not be in time for the weekend. In addition, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Weidenfeller have also missed the team's training due to a cold, and there will be a question mark over whether they will be able to play at the weekend.

In addition, with the Champions League in the middle of next week, Dortmund will definitely be affected and distracted, even if Klopp does not do so in terms of tactical arrangements, it is difficult to guarantee that the players will not think too much about it.

Unlike Dortmund, who have to passively adjust the lineup, Bayern Munich is much more calm. Because of the Champions League game next week, they will also make some personnel changes to the league at the weekend, but this is all on their own initiative. And with the depth of Bayern Munich's bench, even if it is rotated, it will not affect the strength of the team, and it should not be a problem to win a team like Hoffenheim at home.

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Borussia Dortmund announced their squad for the game ahead of the trip, with Piszczek, who had previously had a muscle problem, in addition to Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Weidenfeller. But it's hard to say whether it can start.

The injury list is still full of old faces, Subotic, Gundogan and Kuba, plus a newly injured Schmelzer.

This is already a time when Dortmund has fewer injuries this season.

When the starting line-up was announced two hours before the game, it was discovered that neither Piszczek nor Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang were in the starting line-up.

Weidenfeller appeared to have shaken off the effects of the injury and started the game.

From the outset, Stuttgart kept Dortmund at bay with aggressive pressing and long galloping, while also creating scoring opportunities for themselves.

Under their ferocious pressing, Dortmund's backline looked a little awkward.

In the absence of a teammate in the front court, Hummels took the ball and drove straight forward, but naturally no one could receive the ball, and the football flew straight out of Stuttgart's bottom line.

"What does Hummels think? There is no one in front of Dortmund in front of this goal, why should he kick it in front?"

"Stuttgart's pressing made Hummels a little flustered, this ball is not a long pass to attack at all, but a clearance, right?" Duan Xin said.

This is Stevens's tactics specifically against Borussia Dortmund, Stevens has coached Schalke 04 twice, and in 1997, he led Schalke 04 to win the UEFA Cup, which is considered a meritorious manager of Schalke 04.

The last time he coached Schalke 04 was from 2011 to 2012, and he happened to have a fight against the current Dortmund team, so he is no stranger to this Dortmund, and naturally he can also design targeted tactics.

In response to Dortmund's current incomplete backline, he let Stuttgart's players continue to force them in the front court to force them to make mistakes, on the one hand, in order to curb Dortmund's offensive instability at the back, Dortmund naturally can't do all their best when attacking, and always have to look ahead, on the other hand, it is also to create opportunities for Stuttgart to counterattack on the spot.

I have to say that Stevens is indeed a manager who knows Dortmund very well, and his tactics are very effective for Dortmund now......

Successive pressing up front put a lot of pressure on Borussia Dortmund's backline.

Finally, in the ninth minute, Stuttgart forced the Dortmund players to pass back through a series of pressing in front, but at the same time, the distance between people was compressed to the extreme, and the pass became difficult in too short distances.

So when Svende got the ball at the back and was pressed by Stuttgart, there were Hummels and Papastathopoulos around him, but these two men were probably only two or three metres away from him.

Svende wanted to pass the ball back to Hummels, but he didn't dare to push too hard because it was too close.

Under the interference of Stuttgart midfielder Gentner, his return pass was too small, and before it reached Hummels' feet, he was cut off by Gentner's arrow!

"Whoa, whoa, whoa!"

Stuttgart's home stadium, the Mercedes-Benz Arena, erupted in a loud cheer the moment Gentner broke the ball.

Gentner's break caught Hummels off guard, and Gentner used a simple sway of direction to throw Hummels aside.

Gentner, who shook off Hummels, slid into the box and fired a shot just before the penalty spot.

The ball flew past the attacking goalkeeper Weidenfeller and grazed the inside of the right post into the goal!

"Toooooooooo!! Stuttgart was ahead in less than ten minutes!

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"Holy!" Klopp angrily punched the roof of the dugout after seeing the goal conceded.

He knew that the relegation team would be difficult to play, but he didn't expect to concede a goal before the first ten minutes.

I have to say that Stevens's tactical arrangement was really unexpected by him, he didn't expect Stuttgart to use such a way to deal with Dortmund with crazy pressing in the frontcourt, and it was quite useful......

In the face of such a robbery, to be honest, he couldn't come up with any good solutions for a while.

This made him even angrier.

Stevens was like a snake hitting him in the air.

Jurgen Klopp turned his head to look at Stevens, who was standing in front of the Stuttgart dugout, they were old rivals, having played each other in the Ruhr derby before.

At that time, in the Ruhr derby, it was Klopp who had the last laugh every time. Stevens was also sacked for coaching Schalke 04 with poor results. It seems that although he left the coaching position of Schalke 04, he did not give up on continuing to study Dortmund......

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"Borussia Dortmund conceded goal......" In the gugout of Bayern Munich, the news spread quickly.

Pep Guardiola also heard it from the whispers of his colleagues.

He didn't react at all. But the coaches next to him were a little excited.

Before the game, everyone analyzed that although Dortmund passed the Schalke 04 level, Stuttgart was not easy to deal with next, after all, it was a relegation team, and at the last moment of the league, the combat effectiveness of the relegation team was still to be feared even if Bayern Munich encountered it.

The actual game developed as they expected. Borussia Dortmund got bogged down on the road at the start of the game and have now conceded goals...... That's great news!

Unlike Dortmund, who are very embarrassed in the quagmire, Bayern Munich, who are playing at home, play with ease, although they have not yet scored, they take the initiative and believe that it is only a matter of time before they score.

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Dortmund tried to fight back after conceding the goal, and in the twelfth minute, Grosskreutz, who started in place of Piszczek, went down the right flank and then crossed back, and Mark fired a powerful shot at the edge of the box, only to be blocked by the Stuttgart defender.

Two minutes later, Reus's long-range shot from the edge of the box was blocked by Stuttgart goalkeeper Ulreich.

However, Dortmund's counter-attack did not pay off, allowing Stuttgart to seize the opportunity to counter-attack.

In the nineteenth minute, Traore took the ball on the right side of the penalty area, and faced Dortmund left-back Durm who came up to defend him, Traore accelerated and forced a breakthrough!

A kick, then his body squeezed Durm to the side and successfully burst into the box!

"Traore, he's in, it's dangerous!" Duan Xin exclaimed.

Before he could finish speaking, Traore was seen dribbling towards the goal, and after drawing Weidenfeller out, he decisively chose to cross.

The ball slipped between the leg tackled by Hummels and the leg that Weidenfeller had blocked, and passed it to Stuttgart's Hannik, who had already reached the goal. Hanik faced the close open goal, hooked his foot, and kicked the football into the goal!

"2:0!! Stuttgart leads by two goals at home!

The entire Mercedes-Benz Arena was filled with cheers from Stuttgart fans.

At the critical moment of relegation, if Stuttgart can beat Dortmund at home, it can not only get valuable three points, but also greatly improve the team's morale and confidence, which is very helpful for Stuttgart's next relegation road.

The Mercedes-Benz Arena is like an erupting volcano, and the Dortmund players are in the crater, roasted on hot lava, as if in hell.