Chapter 258: The Situation Has Changed
Yan Min, who scored the goal, feels that he is in very good shape, and he is now full of self-confidence.
Take the ball, no matter what the situation, he dares to lead and dare to burst.
Just after Lucas Jr. wasted a scoring opportunity for Paris Saint-Germain, Yan Min received the football from Zhou Yi on the side of the frontcourt.
Although Zhou Yi was not far away to pick him up, he still chose to take the ball to the penalty area by himself.
His starting speed is very fast, which is Yan Min's characteristic, so even if he takes the ball on the spot and starts again, Yan Min can use this specialty to shake off the opponent.
He burst into the box without a hitch.
Facing Verratti, who was replayed in the penalty area, Yan Min still had no intention of passing the ball, although Zhou Yi was next to him. He still chose to dribble with the ball.
Because he was confident that he could break through and shake off Verratti.
This self-confidence of his sometimes makes people feel that he is not clear in his mind and wastes opportunities, but other times it can make people cheer for the miracles he has created......
This time when he accelerated into the box and faced Verratti, he suddenly slowed down, and as he slowed down, his right instep flicked the ball to the side, and then he was about to change direction to dodge Verratti's frontal defence.
As a result, at this time, the two had physical contact, and I don't know if Verratti took the initiative to bump into Yan Min, or if Yan Min bumped into Verratti in the process of changing direction.
In short, the two people made physical contact, and then Yan Min lost his balance and fell to the ground......
The Dortmund fans in the stands couldn't wait to pronounce the verdict: "It's a foul!"
"Penalty!
Yan Min, who was lying on the ground, also turned his head to look at the referee.
But the referee shook his head and waved his hand to indicate that it was not a penalty.
Yan Min looked confused at first, and then he jumped up from the ground, wanting to go to the referee to theorize - how could it not be a penalty when the opponent knocked me down?!
But he was stopped by Zhou Yi, who rushed over: "What are you doing? You have a yellow card on you, forgot?"
Yan Min was stunned for a moment, and then remembered that he was carrying a yellow card, and he was so excited just now that he really forgot about it......
At this time, if he goes to the referee to theorize and makes any disrespectful remarks, the referee will just punish him......
He didn't want to be sent off just out of form.
So at this time, although he was unhappy, he could only swallow his stomach.
Yan Min had to compromise, but the Dortmund fans in the stands did not have to carry such psychological baggage, and they used boos and scolding to express their attitude towards the referee's decision.
Marcel Leif and He Ping also expressed their doubts.
"How could this not be a penalty? There was obvious physical contact between the two men, right? Verratti even had a tugging movement in his hand, and of course he quickly let go...... But I don't think there should be a problem with awarding a penalty! Yan Min did lose his center of gravity and fell to the ground because of Verratti's physical contact...... "Marcel Leif is firmly on Dortmund's side.
He Ping also felt that the referee's decision was debatable: "...... It can't be said that because there is no obvious hand movement, this is not a foul, Verratti obviously pressed the center of gravity of his entire body after seeing Yan Min about to break through, and he didn't have time to make other defensive moves, which caused Yan Min to fall...... It should be a penalty!"
The French commentator took a different position from them, and of course had a different opinion: "Yan Min's movements are very cunning, this should be a fake fall, and the physical contact between Verratti and him is not serious enough to make him fall like this...... Yan Min still wants a penalty? The referee didn't give him a yellow card, and it's good! You must know that he already has a yellow card on him, and I think the referee must have taken this into account, so he still showed mercy...... Otherwise, Dortmund should have one less man to fight by now!"
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Although Yan Min's breakthrough did not bring a penalty, it did not affect his confidence and performance.
Three minutes later, he was pulled down by Yalai when he broke down the flank again, and the referee finally blew a foul this time and gave Dortmund a free-kick on the flank, but he did not give Yalai a yellow card, but only a verbal warning, which once again caused the displeasure of the Dortmund fans in the stands, and there were boos for a while.
The position of this free-kick is almost the same position as the free-kick that Shaheen almost opened the scoring before, which inevitably makes people think a little.
And this free kick was indeed taken by Shaheen, and the goal was also crowded.
After Shahin's free-kick was taken, this time it did not run into anyone and refracted towards the goal, but successfully reached the area in front of the goal, and a group of people jumped up to fight for the top, and the football fell in the scuffle. And the defender Hummels who stepped forward to fight for the top happened to be behind the most Qiu, and he didn't wait for the ball to hit the ground, and he followed up with a volley!
But it's a pity that he may have wanted to exert his strength too much, and this volley can be called a powerful one, and as a result, he went to kick it, and the football drew an outer arc, which greatly deviated from the bottom line......
"Hummels' kick...... It's really a defender's footwork!" He Ping couldn't help but complain. "At such a close distance, it's all in the small penalty area, even if you push it gently, as long as you can touch the football, you have a great chance of scoring the football......"
The television broadcast also gave a close-up of a middle-aged female fan in the stands behind the goal, in which the Dortmund fan covered his mouth with his hands and shook his head, looking in disbelief at the direction of the football, as if he could not believe that Hummels could waste such an opportunity.
Although Hummels did not score this goal, it at least shows that Dortmund has the advantage on the field now, and maybe Paris Saint-Germain will not have such good luck next time......
Dortmund's tidal wave of attacks has also put a lot of pressure on Paris Saint-Germain.
Originally, the home team led 3:1, which was a relatively safe score, and not long after the game started, the opponent's main player Royce was injured and went down, no matter how you look at it, this situation is more favorable to them......
I didn't think that I would concede a goal now, and the situation would suddenly be fundamentally reversed.
PSG clearly lead on aggregate, but are completely inferior in form......
The mentality of the players has also changed and they have become a little impatient.
In the 39th minute, Matuidi was in a hurry to counter-attack in front of him and fouled Sven Bender, who pushed down even though he had already grabbed the ball.
The referee blew the whistle and stopped the game.
This caused Cavani to be upset, and he yelled at the referee, only to get a yellow card for himself.
And because of this yellow card, even if Paris Saint-Germain passes Dortmund and advances to the semi-finals, he will miss the first leg of the semi-finals.
"Cavani shouldn't have eaten this yellow card, Matuidi fouled, he went up to play a hug, but he was disrespectful, he ate a yellow card, and he couldn't play in the next game...... Of course, it is also possible that with or without this yellow card, Cavani will not be able to play in the next Champions League game...... It's not impossible to continue with the current momentum......"
There were five minutes left in the first half after Edinson Cavani's yellow card, and in those five minutes, neither side made any waves.
In the end, Dortmund ended the first half with a temporary 1-0 lead at home.
Although he led by one goal, at the end of the first half, when the players were going down, Weidenfeller, as the team's captain on the field, still ran quickly to the head coach and discussed with him that Yan Min fell in the penalty area in the first half.
Of course, Weidenfeller is not trying to trouble the referee, but just as the captain to show him Dortmund's attitude. This is also a reminder to the referee, suggesting that he Dortmund is not a soft persimmon to be kneaded casually, and the penalty scale should not be too excessive. This time the penalty was not awarded, and Dortmund suffered a loss, but I hope the referee will think more about it when making the penalty in the second half......
This is a means for the home team to put pressure on the referee, and it is a very gentle pressure, and it is also a very normal way to communicate with the referee. It's easier for the referee team to accept the pressure than blocking the door of the referee's lounge to prevent the referee from coming out, right?