Chapter 207: A Better Start Than Good
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That, of course, is the first to recommend Zenit St. Petersburg.
They have won just one of their Champions League group stages, scoring five goals and scoring six points to be in a lucky race. On the other hand, Napoli, who accumulated 12 points but was eliminated, is really dead......
It was a surprise that Zenit St. Petersburg was able to appear in the knockout rounds of the Champions League.
If it weren't for the weather, Dortmund would have had no need to worry about them at all.
Borussia Dortmund were only so sensitive to the weather when a blizzard cut them off against Galatasaray and turned one day into two days. Before, they didn't really care about it.
Weather aside, Zenit St. Petersburg has no advantage, even if they are on their home turf - they are the only team in the round of 16 who are winless at home.
This can show that they don't have any so-called home advantage.
Zenit St. Petersburg probably didn't think much they could go in the Champions League, and it was a surprise to them to reach the knockout rounds.
And Zenit St. Petersburg is still facing a problem, which is also a problem that all Russian teams participating in the Champions League and Europa League cannot avoid - it is the winter break of the Russian Premier League, and Zenit St. Petersburg has not played official matches for a long time, and can only play warm-up games, and the team's state is difficult to guarantee.
Because of the special climate in Russia, the Russian league is different from the rest of Europe, and it is not a New Year's Eve. This makes the league schedule of Russian teams different from that of the rest of Europe. The Russian league is played from March to November, with a truce from December to February.
Although the Russian Premier League team was already preparing for the new season in February, the team's form is certainly not as good as that of other European leagues that play half of the league.
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On the day of the race, the weather in St. Petersburg was still cloudy, but there were no signs of snow.
The weather is fine, and the game itself is actually not much suspense.
At the beginning of the game, Dortmund launched a fierce attack like the goal of Zenit St. Petersburg, and used the usual fast, simple and direct attack to catch Zenit St. Petersburg off guard.
In the fourth minute, Dortmund hit the football to the front of the penalty area of Zenit St. Petersburg, Mark took the ball and stuffed the football forward with his heel, Yan Min received Mark's through plug and broke through with the ball, Zenit St. Petersburg's right-back Anyukov rushed up to cut off the ball at Yan Min's feet.
But Yan Min deceived Anyukov with a bicycle action thinking that he was going to go to the bottom, but he didn't expect Yan Min to suddenly change direction and go to the middle road!
Anyukov hurriedly stretched out his foot to block, he didn't kick the football, but kicked Yan Min's foot.
Yan Min stumbled on his feet and almost fell to the ground.
But he didn't really fall because he was still outside the box at this time, and the fall was nothing more than a free kick very close to the penalty area, which didn't make much sense. If it was in the forbidden area, Yan Min might have fallen to the ground......
Yan Min stumbled the ball into the penalty area.
At this time, Zenit St. Petersburg's central defender Neto saw that Yan Min's feet were unstable and planned to take the opportunity to break the ball, so he pressed Yan Min.
As a result, just when he pressed Yan Min, Yan Min used the outside of his right foot to throw the football out sideways with the outside of his right foot when his center of gravity was unstable, and then he was pushed to the ground by Neto.
The referee was stunned for a moment, as if he wanted to blow the whistle.
But he didn't do it, because he saw that in the direction of the football rolling, Dortmund's midfielder Zhou Yi rushed up, and he picked up his foot!
Based on the principle of "the attacking side is advantageous, the attack is encouraged", the referee did not blow the whistle.
When Zhou Yi rushed up, he was almost in the small penalty area, and he pushed the ball!
The football rolled into the lower left corner of the goal on the turf, and although the goalkeeper of Zenit St. Petersburg Lodkin made a save, Zhou Yi was only eight meters away from the goal when he shot, the distance was too close, and the ball speed was so fast that he couldn't keep up with the speed of the save at all......
"TOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!" Marcel Leif shouted in a long voice. "Zhou Yi!Zhou Yi!!Borussia Dortmund took the lead in just four minutes! There was no better start than this! Dortmund played very well away from home!"
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After the goal, Zhou Yi ran to the corner flag area, and at the same time beckoned to Yan Min and asked him to come up to celebrate.
The biggest contributor to this goal was actually Yan Min, who broke through sharply and decisively to disrupt the opposition's defence, and if he fell from outside the box, there would be nothing to be done.
Zhou Yiting likes Yan Min's kind of unyielding momentum, and he will not give up easily, so he will create miracles.
He hugged Yan Min and the other Dortmund players rushed up to celebrate the goal with them.
The Zenit St. Petersburg players were confused and hadn't come back to their senses - just four minutes into the game, how could they concede a goal?
But what makes them even more confused is still to come......
The Borussia Dortmund players ended their celebrations and returned to their own half, with Zenit St. Petersburg kicking off and the game resuming.
However, the Zenit St. Petersburg players had yet to recover from the stunned form that followed the goal, and they quickly ceded possession and Dortmund took advantage of the situation to attack.
After Zhou Yi gave the football to Reus on the right side, he quickly rushed forward into the penalty area.
After receiving the ball, Reus crossed with his feet, and he passed the football to Zhou Yi, who was inserted into the penalty area.
Zhou Yi didn't push the football to the goal or anything, but directly knocked the football out with his chest.
He passed it on to Mark Wagner!
Facing the ball sent by Zhou Yi, Mark directly volleyed with his right foot!
The soccer ball flew into the goal again!
"Oh my God!" exclaimed Marcel Leff. "One minute! Just one minute! Borussia Dortmund scored again! Only five minutes into the game, they were already two goals ahead! When Dortmund scored the first goal, I said there was no better start, I was wrong! This is a better start! Zenit St. Petersburg were the luckiest team in the Champions League group stage, winning only one game to qualify for the knockout stage. But now it seems that their good fortune is coming to an end......"
He Ping was also full of praise for Zhou Yi's performance: "In the opening five minutes, one goal, one assist! Zhou Yi entered the game very quickly! Since the winter break, Zhou Yi's state has been getting better and better, and he has played steadily...... If Borussia Dortmund wants to make a difference this season, Zhou Yi's performance is very important! Of course, I personally hope that Zhou Yi can maintain this good form until this summer's World Cup, ha......"
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Perhaps it was a two-goal lead in five minutes, which made Dortmund feel that the opponent was too weak, and then Dortmund showed some relaxation.
However, Zenit St. Petersburg finally came to their senses, and they began to consolidate their defense and strengthen their attack.
In the fifteenth minute, Zenit St. Petersburg made the first substitution, replacing the in-form Arshavin with midfielder Tymoshchuk. It's about strengthening the midfield defence.
Facing Zenit St. Petersburg, who began to attack frequently, Dortmund began to counterattack.
After taking the ball, it was more of a direct long pass to the back of Zenit St. Petersburg.
However, perhaps because they were already two goals ahead, the Dortmund players were a little casual in the face of opportunities.
Add to that the speed of the St. Petersburg Zenit defenders.
Many of Dortmund's long balls were received directly by the defenders of Zenit St. Petersburg and were not able to threaten the goal of Zenit St. Petersburg.
At the same time, in the attack, Zenit St. Petersburg mainly relies on two wings, especially the Brazilian striker "Hulk" Hulk, who is really worthy of a "heavy tank", breaking through very quickly and sharply, which is the main attack line of Zenit St. Petersburg.
The first half ended in a stalemate, with Borussia Dortmund failing to score again, as did Zenit St. Petersburg.
The score was not changed until the whistle blew at the end of the first half.
In the end, Dortmund entered the dressing room with a two-goal lead.
Although there were no goals after five minutes. However, the advantage is still huge, especially as the game time runs out and there is less and less time left for Zenit St. Petersburg, so that the space behind them can be used by Dortmund's counter-attack.
Although the success rate of the long pass counterattack is very low, it is not smooth, simple and fast, and you can rely on the number of times to fill the gap......
Many thought Borussia Dortmund's two goals in the opening five minutes had laid the groundwork for their unbeaten run.