After the game, it was not Zhou Yi, who equalized for Borussia Dortmund, or Tony Kroos, the goalscorer of Bayern Munich, who was elected the best player of the game, but Dortmund's goalkeeper Weidenfeller. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

The result was of course indisputable, and Weidenfeller deserved this honor.

Even Zhou Yi praised Weidenfeller fiercely in an interview after the game: "The heart attack I watched in the last few minutes was about to be committed, and Roman was simply my quick-acting heart pill!"

If it weren't for Weidenfeller's brave play at the last moment, Bayern Munich would have beaten Dortmund at the last moment.

Now, with a point, Dortmund left the Allianz Arena satisfied.

As Marcel Leif said in his post-match commentary, Bayern Munich's failure to beat Borussia Dortmund at home may have laid the groundwork for the league title in the future.

After fifteen rounds of league matches, Bayern Munich won 12, drew 2 and lost 1, accumulating 38 points and still ranking first.

Dortmund, on the other hand, is in second place with 34 points from 10 wins, 4 draws and 1 loss.

Bayer Leverkusen, on the other hand, has nine wins, three draws and three losses, accumulating 30 points and ranking third, four points behind Dortmund and even worse than Bayern Munich, reaching eight points.

Overall, this season should be the same as the previous two seasons, with the league title mainly between Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund. It's up to whoever has been more consistent over the long season. The league is not the same as the cup, it is a marathon, you are at the beginning, you are leading in the middle of the game, and you are not sure that you will win the championship. Rather than momentary momentum, consistent and stable performance is the most important thing.

Because there is not only one league to qualify, but also domestic and European cup competitions, these competitions will have an impact on the team's performance in the league.

In multi-fronts, Bayern Munich have been doing very well. They do have experience in this area, and no matter how much Grosskreutz ridicules, Schweinsteiger's confidence is real.

Borussia Dortmund will be put to such a tough test if they are to compete with Bayern Munich for the league title this season and also take their next step in the Champions League.

If you look at Schalke 04 this season, who finished third in the league last season, they have been very good in the Champions League group stage this season, especially against seeded Arsenal, winning away and drawing at home, which is really impressive.

With one game left to play in the Champions League group stage, they have already qualified from this group ahead of schedule.

But the performance in the Champions League is excellent, and the performance in the league is a bit paled in comparison to the Champions League.

After fifteen rounds of league matches, they have seven wins, four draws and four losses, accumulating 25 points and ranking fourth.

Although the ranking looks good, the fact that they are 13 points away from Bayern Munich, the top of the league, shows that they have not focused on the league at all this season, but are focused on making a breakthrough in the Champions League.

Of course, Schalke 04 did this, not to say that they have any ambitions in the Champions League. At the end of the day, there's one reason why they've worked so hard in the Champions League – money.

In the Champions League, there is a prize money for every game.

According to the Champions League bonus scheme introduced by UEFA this season, each team that can participate in the main stage of the Champions League group stage will first receive a bonus of 2 million euros, and then the appearance fee for each group stage is 400,000 euros, if you win in the group stage, you will get another 600,000 euros for each victory, and 300,000 euros for a draw.

In addition, if the team reaches the round of 16, the team will also receive 2.2 million euros.

That's why many of the best teams will want to qualify from the group stage, because they will receive more prize money after qualifying. Whether or not you can qualify is much worse economically.

Schalke 04 will certainly not think that their strength is to travel to the group stage, not to mention the prize money of the round of 16, if they perform well in the group stage, there is a lot of reward for victory alone. Of course, we have to try to win as many as possible in the group stage.

But with Schalke 04's strength and bench depth, if they want to do well in the Champions League, they can't guarantee their results in the league, and even take the initiative to give up the league.

Schalke 04's performance this season is obvious, playing in the league is inconsistent, sometimes good and sometimes bad, fifteen games, four draws and four losses, the winless rate is more than 50%. And playing the Champions League is particularly energetic, and the whole team is like playing chicken blood. Olympiacos 2-1 away, 2-2 draw at home to Montpellier, 2-0 away to Arsenal, 2-2 draw at home to Arsenal, 1-0 win at home to Olympiacos. With only one game left in the group stage, they are unbeaten in their previous five games and have received prize money in each of them. Not counting the 4.4 million group stage appearance fee, just the winning bonus and the flat ball bonus, Schalke 04 has 2.4 million euros in the account.

For Bundesliga teams that are very concerned about financial health, the Champions League bonus is a very important subsidy. They can't always sell players to make a big transfer fee, and even if they want to, they don't have enough players for them to sell. The Champions League prize money is an important growth point for them to stay profitable.

Now, one round ahead of the group, Schalke 04 has already bagged the 2.2 million euros prize money for the round of 16. Perhaps they are already thinking about the €2.5 million prize money for the quarter-finals.

※※※

Borussia Dortmund and Bayern Munich are now in their final Champions League group stage fixtures after the national derby.

Three Bundesliga teams have entered the main stage of the Champions League this season, and after the group stage battle, all three teams have entered the knockout rounds, and their performances will earn enough European points for the Bundesliga to establish a say in the allocation of Champions League places in the future.

This is something that the whole of German football enjoys.

The media are also hoping that the German side will go far in the Champions League this time, just like last season, with Bayern Munich reaching the final and Borussia Dortmund reaching the last four.

Of the three Bundesliga teams, Schalke 04 and Borussia Dortmund were the first to make their debut, having played Montpellier away and Manchester City at home on December 4.

In the end, Schalke 04 drew with Montpellier with a score of 1:1, and because Arsenal lost to Olympiacos 1:2 unexpectedly away, it was Schalke 04 who ranked first in the group with 12 points, beating the seeded team Arsenal!

This can be regarded as a surprise for Schalke 04, who failed to beat Montpellier away and thought that the first place in the group must be Arsenal, and it is very happy to qualify from this group and reach the round of 16, regardless of the number of groups and the second place in the group. Unexpectedly, a few minutes later, they were the first in the group.

Borussia Dortmund rotated at home in the final round of Group D, but even so, they beat Manchester City 1-0 at home and Real Madrid beat Ajax 4-1 away.

In fact, the wins and losses of these two games mean little to Dortmund and Real Madrid.

After all, the first and second places in the group were decided. But it might make sense for Ajax – if they finish third in their group, they can also go to the UEFA Cup. But the key to their third-place finish will not be in their game against Real Madrid, who may not be able to beat them even if they do their best. The key is in Manchester City's away game against Dortmund, if Dortmund, who has already qualified for the first place in the group, deliberately releases water and loses to Manchester City, then Manchester City will surpass Ajax with five points and become third in the group and qualify for the knockout stage of the League Cup.

So Ajax must hope that Dortmund will be sportsmanlike and not lose at home to Manchester City, even if it is a draw. The final result was satisfactory to Ajax and Dortmund did not give up on sportsmanship because it was a foregone conclusion.

As for Manchester City...... The Premier League upstarts who are ambitious to write a new chapter in the Champions League don't take the League Cup seriously into account at all, whether they finish third in the group or not, whether they participate in the League Cup, it really doesn't mean much to Manchester City, they don't have time to take care of it.

Finally, the group of death's points standings are clear. Borussia Dortmund are top of the table with 16 points from five wins and one draw. Real Madrid has three wins, two draws and one loss, accumulating 11 points and ranking second. Ajax have one win, one draw and four losses, and are third with four points. Manchester City is fourth with zero wins, two draws and four defeats, with two points, and the bottom one.

Originally, everyone thought that the group of death, which would be very close in points, had such a contrast, which many people didn't expect at all. It seems that if there is a classic group of death like the 1999 Champions League Group D, everyone will have to wait for it.

※※※

A day later, Bayern Munich hosted their last opponent in the Champions League group stage, Borisov.

Before the game, they were level on points with Atletico Madrid, but they had the better chance of winning each other.

So as long as they can level on points with Atletico Madrid, they will finish top of the group.

But what's the safest between?

To win, of course. If Bayern Munich flips in the gutter on their home turf and loses to Borisov or are held to a draw by Borisov, while Atletico Madrid beat Lille on the road, then Bayern Munich will finish second in the group, which will be detrimental to the next draw for the round of 16.

So just win.

Bayern Munich also lived up to expectations, beating Borisov 4-1 at home. Atletico Madrid, meanwhile, did beat Lille 1-0 away from home.

The two teams are tied on 13 points, and in the end, Bayern Munich won the group by beating Atletico Madrid 2-1 at home and drawing 1-1 away.

The fact that all three Bundesliga teams qualified as group winners in all three groups is a "grand occasion" for German football...... (To be continued.) )