Chapter 225: Falling Short
In the 66th minute, Thomas Muller squandered Bayern Munich's attacking opportunity again with an outrageously high long-range shot from outside the penalty area, and the score was still 0:0, as if it was stuck with glue.
After that outrageous long-range shot, Muller was replaced by Pep Guardiola.
Götze is in battle.
This is Bayern Munich's first substitution adjustment in this game, and it also means that Bayern Munich is about to start to exert force.
There are few, if not few, teams that have been able to resist Bayern Munich for more than 60 minutes without conceding a goal this season.
Mainz did it.
But they are also under tremendous pressure, and this pressure will only increase.
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With a two-goal lead and an all-round dominance, Dortmund's manager Jurgen Klopp began to have the leisure to care about his rivals.
The coaches said that Bayern Munich had not yet broken the deadlock, and their eyebrows fluttered.
Of course, Klopp is also happy, but he still has to warn himself with a straight face, don't set the shape too early, there are still more than 20 minutes of play. Bayern Munich will never be willing to be held to a draw by Mainz on the road.
"Didn't Pep Guardiola bring on Gotze? Bayern Munich is going to make a difference. ”
With Klopp's knowledge of Gotze, he knows what Gotze is doing when he comes on the pitch.
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As soon as Gotze came on the field, he took the ball and made a beautiful pass, facing the defense of the Mainz players, he pushed the football under the opponent's crotch with his foot, and then took advantage of the opponent's stunned effort to accelerate around and complete the breakthrough.
"Oh! Pretty crotch! It looks like Götze is in good shape this game! It was his first touch of the ball in the third minute of his coming off the bench! Gotze was integrated into the game with almost no time to adapt, which is definitely good news for Pep Guardiola and the troubled Bayern Munich!"
After Gotze came on, Bayern Munich's advantage was indeed more obvious.
This advantage is not reflected by possession, which is already high for Bayern Munich, but by the threat created by the goal.
Götze broke through and sent a pass that Ribery received from him in the box and fired from close range!
The ball was blocked by Karius with his foot.
We still haven't scored, but it's a positive sign.
Then Guardiola made further adjustments, replacing Robben with "Swiss Messi" Shaqiri, and continued to strengthen the breakthrough and cross on the right side.
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On Borussia Dortmund's side, Bayern Munich's second substitution coincided with Borussia Dortmund's full-back Piszczek taking the ball 25 metres from goal to shoot a right-footed curling shot that went over the crossbar.
Dortmund still suppressed Hannover 96, leaving the opponent with no chance at all.
Although Dortmund did not score again, not many people believed that Hannover 96 could turn the tables around.
Even many Dortmund fans in front of the TV are now turning their attention to Bayern Munich's game.
They keep cheering on Tuchel and Mainz in the hope that they can complete the task of stopping Bayern Munich and help Dortmund.
In the 80th minute, Bayern Munich launched an attack, causing chaos in front of the Mainz goal. Alaba fired a shot wide in the scuffle.
'Alaba had a shot that went wide...... It's already the eighties, and Bayern Munich has only ten minutes left. Mainz is now in full defence and has not fought back at all. In fact, Bayern Munich only needs one goal, but it is this goal, and I don't know when it will come......"
As soon as he finished speaking, Pep Guardiola made another substitution, which was the last substitution for Bayern Munich in this game.
He replaced Mandzukic with Lewandowski.
And just after Lewandowski came on the pitch, he pulled to the side to get the ball, and then passed the football to Shaqiri, who came up to pick him up.
Shaqiri received the ball and crossed from the right, the football flew to the goal, and "Little Pig" Schweinsteiger suddenly stabbed at the diagonal point, jumped up and hit the goal with a header from a very close distance!
This time, the quick-witted, well-behaved Mainz goalkeeper Karius could no longer react effectively and could only watch as the ball flew into the goal he was keeping!
"Schweinsteiger, Schweinsteiger, Schweinsteiger ——!," the narrator shouted excitedly. "In the 82nd minute, Schweinsteiger broke the deadlock for Bayern Munich!
When Schweinsteiger scored, Guardiola, who had been squatting on the ground with some nervousness, jumped up from the ground and then opened his arms and hugged his fellow coaching staff who rushed up.
The goal had been waiting for eighty-two minutes, and the boulder that had been weighing on everyone's hearts could finally be unloaded......
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"Oh hell!" When Klopp heard the news of Bayern Munich's goal, he still couldn't control his emotions, slapped his thigh hard, and then leaned back in his chair and didn't want to speak.
Although the game is not over yet, he knows that once Bayern Munich scores, Mainz will lose the game, and the Bayern Munich players who have regained their confidence will never let any accidents happen in the game again.
He then got up from his seat, walked to the sidelines, and shouted the names of his players to remind them not to relax too much.
Then he turned around and asked assistant coach Bwach to call back Grosskreutz, who was warming up, and he was going to make a substitution.
Borussia Dortmund and Bayern Munich are yet to decide the winner, and there is still a long road ahead for him to protect his ace.
Jurgen Klopp made a change, bringing on Grosskreutz for Zhou Yi, Mkhitaryan returning to his customary central midfield, and Grosskreutz replacing him on the wing.
It wasn't until Zhou Yi left the field that Hannover 96 created the team's first good chance in the second half in the 86th minute - after Bittencourt and Schmidbach cooperated, he inserted into the right side of the penalty area and crossed back to the middle, Stindl hit the goal with his right foot 11 meters in front of the goal, but the power was not enough, and it was easily confiscated by Dortmund's goalkeeper Weidenfeller.
When Zhou Yi was present, Dortmund firmly suppressed Hannover 96 in all directions, and even if it was such an opportunity, they did not give the other party. After Zhou Yi was gone, Dortmund's control decreased slightly, and Hannover 96 had a little respite.
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Almost at the same time that Hannover 96 created a chance, Bayern Munich also instigated a killing at the Opel Arena in Mainz.
Rahm played a long pass directly at the back, and Ribery successfully countered offside in the front court, and after receiving Lahm's pass, it formed a one-on-one chance.
Seeing this, Mainz goalkeeper Karius could only abandon the goal and block the angle of Ribery's shot.
Ribery passed the ball to Gotze after Barricarius drew it to the edge of the box, rather than opting to shoot straight on goal.
Götze couldn't have been better off with Ribery's pass in the middle of the street and facing a huge empty goal.
Gotze knows that as long as this goal is scored, the victory can be sealed, and Bayern Munich can continue to lead Dortmund in the standings and hold Zhou Yi down!
He didn't hesitate, picked up the football and swept it towards the empty goal!
"Gotze ——!!! 2:0! Bayern Munich sealed the win! They won the game!!"
After the goal, Gotze did not run to Ribery, who provided him with an assist, but ran to the corner flag area, roaring at the Mainz fans, and venting all the emotions in his heart.
Prior to this goal, he had not scored in seven consecutive games in a month and a half, including the Champions League and Bundesliga, in stark contrast to his previous four consecutive goals.
So it can be said that he is also under tremendous pressure. Although most of the credit for this goal belongs to Franck Franchi, after all, he was the one who scored the goal, which can help him regain his confidence and relieve a lot of pressure.
His teammates were also excited to come up and celebrate the goal and the victory with him.
Despite a stubborn resistance from Mainz on the road, they eventually won all three points and continued to move four points clear of Borussia Dortmund in the league table.
The television broadcast gave a close-up of Mainz's manager, Thomas Tuchel, who was shaking his head slightly, looking very helpless.
Seeing this, the commentator said: "Actually, Mainz's performance is already very good. Tuchel has really studied Bayern Munich tactically. But the gap between the two teams is still too big, and Mainz has created a series of opportunities, but has not seized any of them. Bayern Munich, on the other hand, relied on its super strength to overcome the three-board axe that did not happen, and gradually exerted its strength, and finally won the game...... But this season, Mainz can be ranked fifth in the Bundesliga with such strength, and there is a chance to qualify for next season's Champions League, whether it is Tuchel or Mainz's players, the performance has been very, very good, this is the best season in the history of Mainz's Bundesliga, and Bayern Munich's defeat has not affected such results......"
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When the news of Gotze's goal reached the Dortmund coaching staff, Klopp was not as excited as Bayern Munich had scored the first goal, just shaking his head and sighing.
Assistant coach Bwach also lamented: "The difference in strength between the two sides is still too big. Despite Tuchel's tactical set-up, the disparity in quality of his players has left them with so much to do......
"Be yourself, be yourself......" Klopp muttered as he shook his head.
Mainz were unable to help Borussia Dortmund stop Bayern Munich, but it should come as no surprise. Before this game, Dortmund probably wouldn't have thought that Mainz would be able to cause such a big problem for Bayern Munich, right?
So at the end of the day, you still have to be yourself, and you can only be yourself.
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