Chapter 269: Fighting the Crazy Gotze
After Götze used a crotch pass to get past Zhou Yi, he quickly caught up with the football and ran towards the Dortmund penalty area with the ball.
Sven Bender was in hot pursuit, making a tackle at the right time.
But Gotze got the ball away early and jumped up to dodge his tackle.
"Good shot!" Marcel Leif cheered as Götze made a series of passes.
The Bayern Munich fans in the stands at the Allianz Arena also cheered loudly.
Seeing that Gotze is about to break into the penalty area like this.
Yan Min, who had come back from the front, rushed to Ge Ze's side, then hooked his shoulder with his hand, and then used the power of the sprint to knock Ge Ze, who was on the rise, to the ground......
The cheers instantly turned into boos, and the referee's whistle sounded.
"Yan Min has fouled...... However, it was a foul that had to be committed. If he doesn't do this, it is very likely that he will let Gotze dribble into the penalty area, and even if he wants to foul at that time, it will be difficult......" Duan Xin defended Yan Min for the first time.
"Yan Min's foul is timely!" Marcel Leif also praised Yan Min.
Although there were times when the Chinese player looked shaggy to play, this time, he did it right.
Zhou Yi, who was chasing back, also patted Yan Min on the shoulder, and at the same time pulled him away: "After committing a foul, don't keep dangling in front of the referee and remind him to give you cards?"
What made Bayern Munich fans and Guardiola very dissatisfied was that the referee only blew for Yan Min's foul and signaled Bayern Munich to take the free kick, but did not say anything to Yan Min for the foul, neither verbally warned nor showed any color of the brand.
It's understandable not to give a verbal warning, it's a tactical foul after all, and there's nothing to verbally suggest. But shouldn't cards be given?
No, the referee still didn't give a card to Zwil.
Pep Guardiola spread his hands off the pitch and laughed helplessly.
This is the only way he can express his displeasure, and if he runs against the referee or the fourth official, then he could be sent off to the stands, which is a big loss for this crucial battle......
The Bayern Munich fans in the stands were not so worried, and they expressed their opinions on the referee with boos and curses to their heart's content.
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Although Yan Min stopped Bayern Munich's attack with a foul, Bayern Munich still won a very well-placed free kick for it, so Dortmund's side could not be taken lightly, and they lined up the wall very seriously.
The free-kick was taken by Robben.
His free-kick was blocked by a high-flying Borussia Dortmund wall.
The ball bounced high against the wall, fell and then was pushed out by the Borussia Dortmund players.
Outside the box, Götze controlled the second drop.
After he got the ball, he broke through on the left flank.
He was in excellent form today, and now he looks very confident in the face of defense, no matter who is standing in front of him, he seems to have the ability to successfully break through!
Facing Grosskreutz, who scolded him the most, Götze flicked the ball near the baseline with the outside of his left foot, accelerated the chase of the ball, and seemed to cross the bottom.
Grosskreutz hurriedly rushed up.
After catching up with the football, Gotze picked up his left foot and made a gesture for a cross.
Grosskreutz threw his leg out to stop Götze's cross.
It turned out that Götze was just a feint, his left foot pulled the ball back, and at the same time, his body made a sharp stop and turned, slipped past Grosskreutz, who had lost his balance, and dribbled into the box!
"Götze!
Götze, who burst into the penalty area, dribbled sideways, did not pass the ball, but opened the angle and volleyed!
The ball goes straight to the near corner of the goal.
At first, Weidenfeller thought that Götze was going to pass the ball to the middle, so his body's center of gravity shifted to the middle, and he didn't expect Götze to shoot a near corner!
So he hurriedly changed his focus and fell to the ground to save.
His hand was good enough to block the rolling ball, but it was still spinning in front of the goal.
At this time, Zhou Yi, who returned to the front of the goal, turned around and kicked the football to the front court with a big foot, and the crisis was finally temporarily lifted......
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Gotze, who did not score, looked regretful and put his head in his hands.
At this time, he no longer hides his emotions, wearing Bayern Munich's autumn coat, he did his best for Bayern Munich, and he also regretted not scoring for Bayern Munich. This is Bayern Munich's home stadium, and he doesn't have to care what the Dortmund fans think.
"Gotze is in such a good state today......" Duan Xin was also impressed by Gotze's performance and exclaimed. "I don't know if it's because of facing my old club. Since his move to Bayern Munich, many Dortmund fans have accused him of being a traitor. Because of this emotion, maybe he will be more motivated and fighting when he faces Dortmund?"
Pep Guardiola was of course sorry for Götze's missed goal, but he was quick to applaud Götze's performance, just like the Bayern Munich fans in the stands.
In order to get Gotze to start in this game, he didn't let Gotze play in the last Champions League game against Manchester United, just to give him a good rest and be able to face Dortmund in the best form.
Pep Guardiola is aware of the displeasure of Dortmund fans with Gotze and his attitude towards it.
He'll want to take advantage of this and make Gotze the gravedigger for Borussia Dortmund and help him end Dortmund's three-year domination of the Bundesliga title......
Why did Bayern Munich spend a lot of money to hire themselves to coach, isn't it because in the past three seasons, Dortmund has been too strong, resulting in Bayern Munich missing the Bundesliga championship for three consecutive years?
Since the inception of the Bundesliga in 1963-1964, Bayern Munich have won a total of 21 league titles.
The last time they missed out on three consecutive league titles was in 1992-1993, when Werder Bremen won the title, Stuttgart the previous season and Kaiserslautern the previous season.
Since 1993, Bayern Munich has not won the league title for three consecutive seasons, and the longest time has been two consecutive seasons without a title - Dortmund won two consecutive seasons in 1994-1995 and 1995-1996.
Until now, Dortmund have once again given them the embarrassing moment of missing out on the league title for three consecutive seasons.
If Dortmund snatches the title again this season, Bayern Munich will miss the league title for four consecutive seasons.
This has only happened twice in history – the first was between 1964 and 1968, the first year of the Bundesliga, and the league title changed five teams in five years, none of which were Bayern Munich. The other was in the five-year period between 1975 and 1979, when Borussia Mönchengladbach won three consecutive titles, one each in Cologne and Hamburg.
But that was all in the early days of the Bundesliga. Now Bayern Munich has ruled the Bundesliga for many years, when did it suffer such a "great shame"?
After entering the new millennium, Bayern Munich has won a total of seven league titles in 13 years, and is the absolute hegemon of the Bundesliga.
Pep Guardiola's first task at Bayern Munich was to put the supremacy back on his throne.
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Gotze broke through in succession and created a lot of chances for Bayern Munich, and although they didn't score, the morale of the whole team quickly recovered.
They now have a clear goal – to equalise before the end of the first half.
It didn't take long for Bayern Munich to attack from the right flank, and this time Götze switched to the right.
He picked up the ball on the flank and sent in a pinpoint cross.
Lewandowski, who was in the middle, came directly with a wonderful volley!
Weidenfeller swooped sideways to save the ball and then there was chaos in front of goal.
In the confusion, Hummels kicked the ball off the line and Bayern Munich won a corner.
Rahm drove the corner and Dante got on top of it, but it went high and the ball flew straight over the crossbar and off the line.
"Bayern Munich's offensive has been really fierce during this time! and the driving force behind the fierce attack is Gotze!" said Marcel Leif. "Gotze was in very good shape today, even though he played for Borussia Dortmund and Dortmund knew him well enough, but they didn't be able to guard him well...... It's almost 40 minutes into the first half, and if you don't defend against Gotze and let him play like this, Dortmund's backline will always be in a tense state and will be prone to mistakes when the time comes......"
'Pep Guardiola gave Gotze a lot of freedom in this game, unlike when he was always confined to the wings...... And once Guardiola loosened the restrictions on Gotze, Gotze repaid Guardiola with his talent......" Duan Xin also commented.
In the 43rd minute, Gotze won the ball again on the left flank, and in the face of Grosskreutz's defence, he first shook his upper body and seemed to cut inside.
Grosskreutz swayed a bit, but Götze's right foot slammed the ball in the direction of the baseline.
Grosskreutz hurriedly turned around and stuck in position, intending to break the ball.
Gotze was quicker than him, gently flicked the ball into the box, and resolutely rushed into the box.
Grosskreutz looked embarrassed in front of Götze's dexterous steps, and he was mixed with garlic under his feet, showing signs of losing his balance!
Gotze took the opportunity to take the ball forward, trying to get rid of him completely.
Grosskreutz was almost prostrate on the ground, but he still didn't want to give up, so he simply gave up his whole body of gravity, threw his body out, and pressed it against Götze's legs.
At this time, Gotze himself lost his balance, and both of them fell to the ...... In the restricted area.
"Götze's breakthrough is very sharp and brilliant, Grosskreutz is powerless in front of him! Götze has gone crazy in this game, how to play! Passing is like playing!" Marcel Leif shouted. "What did I just say? If you let Gotze play like this, but without restrictions, Dortmund will be in trouble sooner or later! Now, big trouble is coming! This should be an undisputed penalty!"
Amid a flood of boos, Zwil finally made a decision that pleased the Bayern Munich fans – he blew his whistle and pointed to the penalty spot in the Dortmund penalty area.
It's a penalty!
In addition, he took out a yellow card from his pocket and ticked his hand to signal Grosskreutz to get up and collect the card.
The Borussia Dortmund players gathered around to defend Grosskreutz, while the Bayern Munich players pulled Götze up and hugged him and high-fived him to celebrate the penalty.
Dortmund's penalty area was instantly hot and cold.
When Gotze high-fived and hugged his teammates in celebration, he didn't forget to glance at Zhou Yi.
See?
That's what I moved to Bayern Munich for, to be able to compete with you in real games!