The media's evaluation of Klopp's choice is mixed, and those who support Klopp believe that this is a smart move, which can be regarded as a "strong man breaking his wrist", and choosing to lose in the face of Bayern Munich requires courage and can withstand the pressure of public opinion. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

Of course, there are also many opposing voices, believing that Klopp's choice is capitulationism, and losing the game against Bayern Munich, the direct rival of the domestic league this season, will severely damage the team's morale and leave an indelible psychological shadow on the players.

And Klopp's bet may not be good. If in the end both the league and the Champions League were lost, the move to abandon the German Cup now would be considered a joke.

In this regard, no one in the Dortmund team came out to express their opinion, and Klopp denied that this was his deliberate move to abandon the German Cup, and his statement in the post-match press conference was his answer to this matter: "Rotation is a strategy that we have been adhering to since the beginning of the season, since it is rotation, there will definitely be players who will go to the bench, and losing some games is also an objective side effect of rotation." We've been rotating since the beginning of the season, and I understand why some people are surprised and incomprehensible about it until now......"

Of course, Klopp's statement was characterized by the media as "talking nonsense with his eyes open", and what Zhou Yi said in an interview after the game was also considered to be lying without drafting, and lying without changing his face and heartbeat.

These two are a perfect match together.

In the exclusion of Lao Guo Qun, Zhou Yi told the truth to the people who ate melons: "...... Jurgen Klopp approached me before the game and told me that he was a substitute in this game and that it was hard to say if he would be able to play. I know what Lao Ke means, that is, to give up the German Cup. I don't have a problem, anyway, I already won the German Cup last season, and Lao Ke also won two German Cups under his tenure, which is not too important a championship. Giving up the German Cup would also give the team a few fewer games and more wiggle room when it was time to sprint, and I agreed. ”

“...... It's a gamble, of course, but there's a risk in everything, and I think it's better to give up the German Cup than the league or the Champions League, okay? And the morale of the team has not been affected. It's not that you can't just lose, it depends on what kind of loss, I can accept such a loss, and everyone can accept it. If I had to say anything, it would be a pity, if I were Klopp, then I would have chosen to give up the German Cup game before the winter break and lose to Hannover, which is better than losing to Bayern Munich in terms of public opinion. Because every time we play against Bayern Munich, everyone values ......"

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After "abandoning" the German Cup, Dortmund welcomed their opponents in the twenty-fourth round of the league, Hannover 96.

Borussia Dortmund played at home, with Zhou Yi starting the game and helping the team beat Hannover 96 3-1.

Bayern Munich, on the other hand, beat Hoffenheim 1-0 away.

The two teams continued to chase each other, and no one was left behind.

The league is a long marathon and it will be a very tough test for both teams, not only physically but also mentally.

Borussia Dortmund's stubborn approach is likely to put a lot of pressure on Bayern Munich. But on the other hand, Bayern Munich's consistent performance will continue to accumulate despair in the minds of Dortmund players.

It depends on who has the greater psychological endurance in the end and collapses later than the opponent.

After this league game, Borussia Dortmund will host Shakhtar Donetsk at home. Although they have two away goals, Dortmund will not dare to take their opponents lightly because of the lessons of the first leg, and who knows what Shakhtar Donetsk can play away from home?

In this game, Dortmund sent the strongest squad and did not rotate.

Zhou Yi continued to start.

From the first minute of the game, Dortmund kept the tempo firmly at their feet.

In the thirtieth minute, Zhou Yi made a sudden shot from outside the penalty area and won a corner kick for Dortmund.

Götze's corner kick assisted central defender Felipe Santana to score with a header, and Dortmund led 1-0!

Seven minutes later, in the 37th minute, Lewandowski provided an assist for Gotze, who scored to extend the score to 2-0, and Dortmund had a 4-2 lead over Shakhtar Donetsk on aggregate. For the Ukrainian side to progress, they will first have to score two goals away from home to level the aggregate score.

But judging from this game, Shakhtar Donetsk will have a hard time doing it. Leaving their familiar surroundings, they were on opposite sides of the first leg.

In the second half of the game, the two sides changed places and fought again, and in the 59th minute, Zhou Yi sent an assist to help Reus score a goal, 3:0, and the total score was 5:2!

Marcel Leif announced that the suspense of the match had been lost.

There were huge cheers at the West** Stadium, and Dortmund's promotion to the quarter-finals was a certainty.

Klopp then began to make substitutions, replacing players who had previously played in consecutive games and giving them plenty of rest.

However, Zhou Yi remained on the court, using his pass to help the team control the tempo, curb the counterattack of the Shakhtar Donetsk team, and prevent the Shakhtar Donetsk team from having a chance to turn over.

This is an arrangement for the sake of insurance.

Eventually, when the referee on duty Damir Skomina blew the whistle for the end of the match, the Dortmund players rushed onto the pitch to celebrate the victory, and they eliminated Shakhtar Donetsk 5-2 on aggregate.

Reached the quarter-finals of the Champions League for three consecutive seasons.

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A day later, the second leg between Sun Pan and He Ying began, losing 1:2 away to Atletico Madrid's Paris Saint-Germain, and only needed one more goal to eliminate Atletico Madrid after returning to their home stadium.

In this game, Paris Saint-Germain was the main force and put on the most powerful combination of firepower in attack, and Ibrahimovic, Cavani, He Ying and Ravic all played.

took turns to attack the goal guarded by Sun Pan.

But Sun Pan fulfilled what he said to He Ying after losing the game in the last leg, he picked up high and low, and really didn't let Paris Saint-Germain score!

In the 90-minute game, Sun Pan was the absolute protagonist, Atletico Madrid defended all the lines, and then relied on Sun Pan, the last line of defense, to make Paris Saint-Germain's attacks useless again and again.

The fans of Atletico Madrid who watched this game were about to have a heart attack, and in the last fifteen minutes of the game, Paris Saint-Germain attacked and defended almost half-time, and the overwhelming offensive was breathless.

But Sun Pan stood tall and really kept the score of 0:0 until the end.

When the referee blew the whistle for the end of the game, Sun Pan was lifted up by the excited Atletico Madrid defenders Godin and Felipe, and other teammates also flocked to Sun Pan.

Commentator He Ping said excitedly: "Sun Pan is definitely the biggest contributor to Atletico Madrid's ability to advance to the quarterfinals! Paris Saint-Germain had as many as 27 shots on goal in this game, of which an astonishing 21 shots hit the goal frame! But all these 21 shots were rejected by Sun Pan! It was amazing! He was the Great Wall of China on the football field!"

The Spanish commentator was not much better than He Ping, and he could be heard constantly exclaiming Sun Pan's name throughout the game.

After the game, the Spanish media also praised Sun Pan's performance, believing that he showed the quality of a world-class goalkeeper in this game, and Atletico Madrid should first thank him for his excellent performance.

Atletico Madrid were able to reach the quarter-finals thanks to Sun Pan's outstanding performance, while He Ying could only say goodbye to the Champions League with a slight disappointment, in which he had six shots on goal, all of which hit the woodwork, but could not score a single goal.

Looking at his lost back, many supporters of He Ying burst into tears in front of the TV.

Some people are happy and some people are disappointed, this is football, this is life.

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As Zhou Yi said to his friends, the defeat in the German Cup did not affect the mood and form of the Dortmund players, who have won the league and the Champions League one after another, and performed well.

In the next 25th round of the league, Bayern Munich waited for the best opportunity to open the gap with Dortmund - Dortmund will challenge Schalke 04 away, the Ruhr derby!

If Borussia Dortmund lose away to Schalke 04 and Bayern Munich beat Fortuna Dusseldorf at home, the difference between the two sides will widen to five points, which is a huge difference with nine league games remaining.

This ensures that Bayern Munich have a safe distance for one game, and even if they lose one game, there is still a two-point difference against Borussia Dortmund, which will greatly reduce the psychological pressure on Bayern Munich's players.

And what about Dortmund?

Against Schalke 04 they have to win and winning the Ruhr derby away is not an easy thing to do. So the pressure is all on Dortmund's side and it's very high.

Before the Ruhr derby, reporters ran to interview Zhou Yi to hear his thoughts on the analysis. Facing the cameras of reporters, Zhou Yi nodded and said seriously: "Is it difficult to win the Ruhr derby away? Of course, it is very difficult. Schalke 04's home stadium is like an impregnable fortress, so we struggled to beat them on the road last season and it wasn't easy to get the three points......

After answering, he said goodbye to the reporters, and still shook his head as he left, as if he felt unbearable to remember the game.

But it was strange to the journalists that he admitted that it was difficult to play Schalke 04 away, but in the end he said they had won...... So he's praising Dortmund in disguise! The reading comprehension of this sentence should be "Although Schalke 04's home stadium is very difficult to beat, we Dortmund beat them on their turf"?

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Yang Muge was also interviewed by Chinese and German journalists, in which he smiled: "I know what Zhou Yi means, he wants to imply that they can win the game." He could say that, but it wouldn't necessarily turn out the way he imagined. We're good friends, but when it comes to the game, I'm going to put those relationships aside for a while. ”

A reporter asked a difficult question to answer: "Will you foul him?"

Yang Muge said: "I will make reasonable use of my body and rules. ”

He didn't answer the question directly, but everyone knew what he meant.

"If you beat Borussia Dortmund, Bayern Munich will thank you for your ......"

'We fight for ourselves, not for Bayern Munich. Yang Muge shook his head and said.

"So will this game affect Schalke 04......'s Champions League game next day? Also, what do you expect Schalke 04 to look like in the Champions League?

'I don't think it will affect the Champions League, we're used to two games a week. Of course I want the team to go further and further in the Champions League, but it depends on our quality and luck......

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"Lao Yang's answer to the reporter's question is really boring......" Zhou Yi complained about Yang Muge's answer in the interview in the group.

Sun Pan rolled his eyes at him: "Are you embarrassed to say that Lao Yang? ”

Zhou Yi made a grimace.

Yang Muge said: "Zhou Yi, I'm not talking about the scene, everything I say is true." You'll have to be extra careful with me then. ”

"It seems that Schalke 04 is asking you to defend me again?" Zhou Yi said. "Keller, this is clearly sowing discord between our brothers, you must not be fooled, Lao Yang!"

"Damn, I've never seen such a shameless person......" Sun Pan was speechless.

Guo Nu let out a laughing expression, and He Ying let out a series of ellipses.

Yang Muge said after issuing the ellipsis: "Don't worry, Zhou Yi, I will try my best to make you miserable." ”

Zhou Yi made an expression of sticking out his tongue. (To be continued.) )