Chapter 172: A Little Gamble
readx;? The quarter-finals of the Champions League are no longer like the quarter-finals, with two weeks in between, with the first and second legs of the quarter-finals next to each other, with only one national league in between. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info
There is less time to rest and adjust than in the quarterfinals.
The physical demands on the players to play continuously are also higher.
At this point, rotation is necessary.
If Dortmund insists on not rotating, then by this time, the team will basically collapse. The fact that they were eliminated from the competition in the previous two seasons has something to do with it.
From the very beginning of the season, Klopp insisted on rotation, and even if the team's results were inconsistent in the early stages of the league, he did not change his plans, so that by the end of the season, when the team was sprinting on both fronts, there was still room to spare.
Back in Germany, Klopp adopted a rotation policy against Augsburg, opponents in the league at the weekend. Rest the vast majority of the players who played in the Champions League in midweek, but there are a few who can't, such as goalkeeper Weidenfeller, centre-back Subotic, and Zhou Yi and Robert Lewandowski.
The reason why they can't rest is not because they are all particularly fit, but just because the team's victory is guaranteed.
Weidenfeller and Subotic have ensured the solidity of the team's backline, Zhou Yi is an important figure in the future, and Lewandowski is the team's arrowhead in attacking the city, and the team relies on him to score.
Dortmund, who took the rotation, ended up beating Augsburg 4-2 at their home stadium. Augsburg led Dortmund 2-1 at one point and kept it until half-time.
In the second half, Dortmund fought back with all their might, won three consecutive cities, and finally won 4:2.
Maintained the momentum of continuing to catch up with Bayern Munich.
As for Bayern Munich, they beat Eintracht Frankfurt 1-0 away, although the win was not very convincing, but they still won, and the three points were in hand.
They are in a slightly better position than Borussia Dortmund, leading the league table, beating Juventus 2-0 in the first leg of the Champions League quarter-finals, and even if the second leg is an away game, Bayern Munich have a much better chance of progressing than Juventus.
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After the game against Augsburg, all eyes were on the second leg of the Champions League quarter-final in midweek.
As their opponents, Atletico Madrid drew 0-0 with Getafe in La Liga at the weekend, with Sun Pan conceding a clean sheet. This game can clearly see the fatigue of Atletico Madrid when dealing with the two-line battle, most of the players are not in shape, of course, it can also be said that the whole team of Atletico Madrid is not in this league, but in the next Champions League. Away from Getafe, who were significantly weaker than them, Atletico Madrid were unable to win, and it was thanks to Sun Pan's excellent performance that they were able to retreat from the opponent's Alfonso Stadium.
After finishing the league and resting for a day at their training base, Atletico Madrid flew directly to Germany, three days before the start of the game.
Over the course of three days, they will use the Schalke 04 training base to carry out special training for Dortmund.
Acclimatize to the weather, venues, and food in Germany in advance.
Sun Pan can still reminisce about the old relationship with Yang Muge, and they have dinner together. Of course, Zhou Yi was not invited to this meal, mainly to avoid suspicion.
Everyone is now a public figure, and their every move will be the focus of media attention before such an important game, so getting together for a meal in private will definitely be photographed by the media. Although everyone is friends off the field, and hostility on the field does not hinder friendship off the field, it is better not to make extraneous things when it is so sensitive.
We're all friends, so I don't want to get into trouble for my friends.
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In the first leg of the quarter-finals, Borussia Dortmund were the last team to appear, and in the second leg, they were the first to appear, giving them one less day off than the first team to start in the first leg.
At 2:45 a.m. Beijing time on April 10, the second leg of the Champions League quarterfinals began, with Real Madrid challenging Galatasaray away and Dortmund hosting Atletico Madrid.
Domestically, the match between Borussia Dortmund and Atletico Madrid is rightfully listed as a free-to-air match that will be broadcast nationwide on a free channel.
There are many excited Chinese fans who didn't sleep at all, and stayed up until half past two and turned on the TV.
Others set an alarm clock and get up to watch the game.
Before the start of the game, everyone discussed how the game would develop and what kind of performance Zhou Yi and Sun Pan would have in their respective teams......
The fans who supported Sun Pan and Zhou Yi fought each other online, and it was very lively.
It wasn't until the TV came out of the scene that the network was a little quieter.
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Zhou Yi and Sun Pan met again in the player tunnel, this time Sun Pan did not sneak attack Zhou Yi, but walked directly in front of Zhou Yi and said to him: "This time, I still won't let you score!"
Zhou Yi smiled: "Hehe, Panpan, do you remember what I said before? If you don't let one goal score, then score two or three goals." β
Sun Pan also smiled: ", everyone has seen your performance in the last game, let alone two or three, if you can get into one, even if you can do it." β
"Then come and bet, Panpan. β
"Bet on it!" The Northeast people were the most unprovoked, and Sun Pan agreed very simply.
"If we score three of you, you have to post a hundred and forty words of 'Wang' on Weibo!" Zhou Yi said with a smile.
"Damn, are you naΓ―ve or not!Learn to bark on the Internet?" Sun Pan rolled his eyes.
"You just say if you call it or not, right?" Zhou Yi looked at Sun Pan with a smile.
"Damn, why wouldn't you dare? But if you don't score three goals...... No, if you don't score a goal, you're going to have to learn how to bark online!" Sun Pan said.
"I don't bully you, Panpan, as long as we don't score three goals, even if we score two goals, I'll call one hundred and forty more words. Zhou Yi waved his hand and said.
"Okay, that's what you said!I didn't force you!" Sun Pan pointed at Zhou Yi and said. "Don't be cowardly when the time comes!"
Zhou Yi said with a smile: "A gentleman is hard to chase after a horse, and besides, I may not lose." β
"Then we'll see!" Sun Pan clenched his fists, his knuckles crackling. "This game is more interesting, hey!"
With that, he shook his head and walked away.
As soon as he left, Royce, who had been beside him, came over: "Hey, Zhou Yi, what are you talking to him about?"
Zhou Yi and Sun Pan communicated in Chinese, and Royce couldn't understand it at all.
Zhou Yi smiled and told Royce about the bet he and Sun Pan had just made, and explained to him what "Weibo" was by the way.
Royce opened his mouth wide: "Score him three goals......?
He thought of the scene when he was directly pounced by Sun Pan from his feet in the last game, could Zhou Yi be a little overconfident?
It's hard to score one goal for Sun Pan, let alone three goals...... And even if it is not Sun Pan goalkeeper, it is not easy to score three goals against any team. Now that Zhou Yi said it, why did he feel so relaxed?
However, Royce didn't express his worries to Zhou Yi, but secretly cheered himself up in his heart - he must not let Zhou Yi learn to bark in front of so many people, what a shameful thing it must be! He must not miss the opportunity again in this game! Not to mention the three yuan in the only one, at least he has to score a goal, and he can be regarded as helping Zhou Yi fulfill one-third of his commitment......
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On the other side, Sun Pan had been greeting Zhou Yi for a little longer this time, so when he came back, everyone was curious about what he said to Zhou Yi. Usually everyone knows that Sun Pan and Zhou Yi are friends, and when Dortmund came to Madrid to challenge Real Madrid's group stage, Sun Pan also specially invited him to dinner, which was photographed and uploaded to the Internet, and there was a big and small turmoil.
Now that the two are enemies, what will they talk about?
"Nothing, he made a bet with me. β
"Bet?" everyone was excited when they heard about the bet, and they wanted to hear what kind of bet they made.
"Well, he said they could score three goals against us in this game and if he couldn't he would learn to bark online. Sun Pan said briefly.
"Three balls?!" Turan was surprised, thinking he had misheard.
"God, he's crazy, isn't he?" Falco's eyes widened.
Although the team's captain and central defender Godin did not say anything, it can be seen from his expression that Zhou Yi's "wild words" made him not very happy.
Atletico Madrid's backline is also very good in La Liga, which is not only due to goalkeeper Sun Pan, but also all defensive players, including Godin.
Zhou Yi actually said that he wanted to score three of them?
Isn't this a blatant contempt?
Another central defender, Miranda, patted Sun Pan on the shoulder: "Don't worry, Sun, we will definitely help you win this gamble!"
Clearly, it wasn't just Godin who was enraged. All Atletico Madrid defenders have a sense of common hatred.
Of course, there are also Atletico Madrid players who find it strange. For example, Gabi was puzzled: "Is it good for them that Zhou Yi said this? Can angering the opponent before the game benefit Dortmund?"
He couldn't figure it out, and his teammates probably couldn't, but he didn't need to figure it out at all.
"Whatever his purpose, I'd be happy to make the arrogant Dortmund deflated!" said the young Atletico Madrid midfielder Koke, whose words were echoed by most of the Atletico Madrid players, and everyone agreed that no matter what Zhou Yi was for making this bet with their goalkeeper Sun Pan, since he dared to say that he wanted to score three goals in Atletico Madrid, he had to be prepared to bear the wrath of Atletico Madrid. (To be continued.) )