Borussia Dortmund's players might think they can beat Barcelona at home after they have trained for it. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

But when the game started, it didn't take long for them to find out that they were wishful thinking.

The mighty Barcelona used their passing and possession to keep a firm grip on the pitch, while using tireless running and scrambling to cut off the link between Zhou Yi and the rest of the Borussia Dortmund players.

Let Dortmund gradually sink into trouble after five minutes of play.

They wanted to beat Barcelona at home, but now they find that the most important issue is not to win, but not to concede......

Therefore, under the pressure of Barcelona, Dortmund had to switch from attack to defense, and try not to concede goals first.

However, this did not surprise and surprise the audience. Because in their opinion, this game should have been like this.

Even if it is Dortmund's home stadium, with the huge difference in strength between the two teams, it is impossible for Dortmund to have the upper hand at home.

With a bit of luck, they might be able to get a win at home with a sneak attack. But the odds of such good luck are simply too low.

With normal luck, Dortmund would have lost this game without any suspense.

If you're lucky, maybe the first round will end the suspense of both rounds.

At the end of the first half, the score was 0-0 and Dortmund did not concede a goal, but they did not score either.

However, this result has already given many Dortmund supporters a sigh of relief.

At least Dortmund didn't fall behind in the first half.

This is already a good result.

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In the second half, the two sides changed sides and fought again, and Klopp also realized through the performances of both sides in the first half that it is difficult to stick to Dortmund's style of play at home against Barcelona.

If they continue to play like this, Dortmund are likely to lose at home.

That's not what Klopp wanted.

There are three outcomes in a match, with a home defeat being the worst of all.

It was also he who made changes at half-time to allow the team to focus more on defence.

The players did not dispute this, and it was also after the first half that they realized the huge gap between themselves and Barcelona.

Even though they had footbonaut for special training, how long had they been training? less than two weeks.

And how long have Barcelona been practicing passing and possession? 20 years.

Can this huge gap be bridged by two weeks of training?

Apparently not.

At this time, it is more important to be realistic.

For Borussia Dortmund, who played at home first, it would certainly be better if they could win at their home stadium. But what if the opponent is too strong to win? Don't lose, it is also a very realistic consideration to take a draw, but the important thing is that this draw must not be 1:1, 2:2 or anything like that, it has to be 0:0, it can only be 0:0.

In a two-legged knockout format home and away, away goals are crucial. In any case, the opponent cannot be allowed to score an away goal.

Jurgen Klopp repeatedly stressed this to his players at half-time – it would be nice to score. But if you can't score, don't let the opponent score.

So in the second half, Dortmund was obviously different from the first half.

More often than not, they defend at the back.

Commentators have also had mixed reviews about his adjustments.

Jurgen Klopp made changes at half-time and Dortmund were more defensive in the second half. But I don't think it's the right choice. Because Dortmund themselves are not the kind of team that is good at defending the penalty area, it is difficult for them to hold on to Barcelona in a way that they are not good at. Dortmund, who gave up attacking, once they lose the ball in the game, I am afraid that they will be powerless to counterattack again......"

'Borussia Dortmund is shrinking defensively, it's the right choice. If they continue to play against Barcelona in midfield, they will concede goals sooner or later, and it is clear that Dortmund's midfield is not as good as Barcelona's. Barcelona's midfield, with Xavi, Andres Iniesta, Messi, Keita, Sergio Busquets and Alexis Sanchez, is better than Borussia Dortmund's......"

Both of these statements are recognized and have made sense.

But the players on the pitch have to choose one and discard the other, because thinking too much is a worse thing than choosing the wrong one.

Borussia Dortmund's choice came as a surprise to Barcelona. They analysed Dortmund before the game and thought that Dortmund could not play too conservatively at their home stadium, and the Dortmund players looked confident and not afraid of Barcelona in interviews before the game.

The same was true in the first half, with Borussia Dortmund battling Barcelona in midfield.

Why did they get instigated after halftime?

Unexpectedly, Barcelona took advantage of the situation to launch a fierce offensive against Dortmund.

The sweat on the palms of the Dortmund fans in the stands and in front of the TV did not dry......

In these fierce attacks, Messi is naturally the most showy person, whether it is breaking through with the ball or shooting, he can always bring great threat to the goal guarded by Weidenfeller.

However, the person who continues to support him behind Messi is Xavi, who doesn't seem to be in the limelight.

It was he who put Barcelona's midfield in order, and if Barcelona's offensive was like a tidal wave, wave after wave, then Xavi was the magnetic field, the cause of the tidal wave.

The Catalan commentator was naturally boastful of Xavi's performance, and thought that it was funny that some media compared Zhou Yi to "Xavi's successor" before the game.

“...... We can see very clearly in this game the gap between Zhou Yi and Xavi. That's right, Zhou Yi is a very talented player, and in time, he will become a very good midfield playmaker, but now, he and Xavi are not a little bit different, especially in controlling the rhythm, controlling teammates, and controlling the team, he is much worse than Xavi. This is also the reason why Dortmund was firmly suppressed by Barcelona in this game......"

"I don't think there's any need for the media to hype up the topic of 'Harvey's successor' right now. Xavi is only 32 years old now, and with his style of play, there is absolutely no way he will retire at the age of 34. He can continue to perform at a high level for many more years, and I don't think we need to look for a successor for him for at least the next four years......"

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However, despite Barcelona's aggressiveness, Borussia Dortmund's goal remained unconcedented.

Because many people overlook one point, that is, Dortmund's defense is actually not weak. They conceded the fewest goals in the Bundesliga last season, with the centre-back duo of Subotic and Hummels being the most successful defensive partnership in the Bundesliga.

And it's not just the two centre-backs who partnered, you must know that only 22 goals were conceded in the whole season last season, it can't be just the credit of the two centre-backs, defending is never the job of one or two people, what is needed is the tacit cooperation and sacrifice of the whole team.

So Dortmund's defense is not as bad as it has left some people's impressions.

With ten minutes left in the game, the score was still 0:0, which was a bit surprising and unexpected.

I didn't expect Dortmund to be so tenacious.

At this time, the situation has undergone some subtle changes.

Barcelona realise they need to take some high risks if they want to beat Borussia Dortmund on the road. Because it was eighty minutes, Zhou Yi was never replaced by Klopp. Everyone knows that Zhou Yi has a very accurate pass, and he has the ability to initiate and organize a quick counterattack.

Everyone knows what Klopp's intentions are on the pitch.

It's nothing more than wanting to sneak attack while Barcelona is pressing on the attack.

Originally, Barcelona saw that Dortmund's defense was so tenacious, so they had the mind of Mingjin to withdraw their troops. Coupled with the fact that Zhou Yi has been staying on the pitch and harassing their backline with a long ball from time to time, Barcelona is even more guilty of conceding a goal in the last minute for an away goal.

Anyway, the final 0:0 result is not unacceptable to them, and the next leg is their home stadium - this is the advantage of the away team and then the home team in the field arrangement. If Borussia Dortmund's home stadium is the home of the devil, then Barcelona's home stadium is the home of hell!

They will be confident of returning home to knock out Borussia Dortmund.

In such a situation, if the first leg is lost, it will increase the workload of Barcelona in the second leg, and it will not be worth it.

Under the dominance of such thoughts, the Barcelona players on the pitch also slowed down the pace. When they are in possession, they will no longer rush to pass forward, but will pass more back and forth in midfield, brushing up possession and preventing Dortmund's counter-attacks.

When the referee blew the full-time whistle for the death of the game, the score was fixed at 0:0.

Dortmund had no choice but to draw Barcelona at home. And Barcelona also clearly left room and did not go all out.

This result may be an acceptable outcome for both parties.

But although they are all acceptable, the mentality of different teams is still different.

A draw for Borussia Dortmund is a result that Dortmund has to accept in a desperate situation - it's better than a loss, right?

For Barcelona it doesn't matter.

"A draw? Oh, well, whatever, whatever. Anyway, this game doesn't matter...... "Do a spread."

At the end of the game, the TV broadcast gave some footage of the Dortmund fans in the stands, some of whom held their heads in their hands, and some of whom frowned with regret.

Apparently they all know that for Borussia Dortmund, not winning Barcelona at home means that most of them have been eliminated from the competition.

Marcel Leif also said: "We hate to say it, but we have to be realistic. Borussia Dortmund are likely to reach the quarter-finals of the Champions League for the second season in a row – even if that is already a very good result for them. No one could have imagined that this young team would be able to achieve such results two years in a row in the most competitive and highest-level competition...... It's good that Dortmund can concentrate on the league now, and I don't think there is any suspense about winning the league this season!"