Chapter 115: Total Suppression
"Zhou Yi!Zhou Yi!Zhou Yi!!This ball is a good shot!!It looks easy and freehand, and it pierces Arsenal's heart!" He Ping was very excited. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info"In the first Champions League game after returning from injury, we scored!!"
In the stands, Dortmund fans jumped high and launched a thunderous cheer, waving their arms and chanting Zhou Yi's name, setting off a storm in the stands at Wester's Stadium.
Amid their cheers, the Arsenal fans fell silent.
"Ah...... In fact, when Arsenal had been pressed and played, the situation was already dangerous......" The English commentator sighed. "But I really didn't expect that this goal would be scored by Zhou Yi......"
Marcel Leif lamented the result of the last leg: "It is conceivable that if Klopp took Zhou Yi to London when playing Arsenal away, would there still be a situation where he besieged Arsenal at the last moment but did not score?"
This is also a point that many Arsenal fans are worried about.
But in any case, the last game is over, and no matter how much you linger, you can't change the result.
Let's enjoy the joy of now......
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Zhou Yi's goal helped Dortmund take a one-goal lead, and the hearts of many Dortmund fans fell back into their stomachs. This game can be said to be a key battle that Dortmund can never afford to lose, and now that Zhou Yi has scored and Dortmund is ahead, many fans are looking forward to a victory.
After the restart, Dortmund did not let up because of the lead. They continued to lay siege to the Arsenal goal in the hope of scoring more goals in a short period of time.
In the thirtieth minute, Zhou Yi distributed the football to the right wing, and after receiving the ball, Reus attracted the attention of Arsenal's defense, and then passed the football to Grosskreutz, who picked up the ball on the right side of the penalty area and passed into the box. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang volleyed in from nine yards in front of goal and the ball went just wide of the right-hand post.
shocked the Arsenal fans in front of the TV in a cold sweat.
In the 37th minute, Dortmund launched a quick counterattack, Zhou Yi directly passed the football diagonally to Mark from the back to the right, Mark just received the ball and was going to take the football forward, he just threw the football out, and was put to the ground by the Arsenal defender......
It was supposed to be a foul move, and there were loud boos in the stands.
But the referee didn't say anything, because Reus had already plugged in at high speed, went around the fallen Mark, and caught up with the ball in front of him.
In this case, of course, you should stick to the principle of attacking favorably and let the game continue to flow smoothly.
After Reus received the ball, he was almost on the verge of a single knife, so Arsenal's defensive focus naturally shifted to his side. Immediately, two Arsenal players pounced to stop Reuss or push him to the side so that he could not directly threaten the Arsenal goal.
Reus was also smart and knew he was going to keep dribbling forward and wasn't completely sure he could shake off Arsenal's defence. Instead, they attracted two Arsenal defenders, which meant that Arsenal could not defend as well elsewhere. So he decisively passed the ball to the middle.
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, who cut inside to the middle, received a pass from Reuss and slid the ball into the box!
And at this time, he didn't have any Arsenal players around him!
"Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang!
Amid Marcel Leif's chanting, Aubame lifted his foot to shoot.
Szczesny swooped down and didn't touch the ball, but it didn't fly into the net and deflected wide of the left post......
"Ahhh
Aubameyang himself was also regretful, covering his face as he watched the ball fly out of the goal.
Jurgen Klopp also didn't seem happy that Aubameyang had missed the opportunity, shaking his fist hard off the pitch and babbling and complaining: "He should have been calmer!
Although things are good for Dortmund right now, Klopp always has a vague concern, perhaps due to his professional habits. He knows that a one-goal lead is not enough, and that a one-goal difference is not a big deal in this kind of master duel, and if Dortmund don't take the opportunity to score more goals, it may give Arsenal a chance.
Don't look at the game, so far, Arsenal haven't even had a shot on goal. But who knows if they'll find the Dortmund goal with their first shot?
As the manager of Borussia Dortmund, Klopp has to think a little more and imagine a little bit more about the worse scenarios.
However, Dortmund fans at this time will never be able to understand the mood of their manager, and even if Aubameyang wastes this opportunity, they will just sigh and continue to cheer and cheer for the team.
Dortmund's performance at home made them happy, completely suppressed Arsenal, so that Arsenal did not even have a shot on goal until now, what a huge advantage!
With such an advantage, what else do we have to worry about?
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Borussia Dortmund dominated the field, and the Dortmund players also felt that they were in good shape, and they were very active on the pitch. Even Mark, the center forward, constantly intercepted the opponent on the pitch and grabbed the ball at the opponent's feet, and this kind of counter-attack in the front court also consolidated Dortmund's advantage on the field.
In the 42nd minute, Mark even received a yellow card for intercepting the ball at the feet of Ramsey.
This shows how high the Dortmund players are right now.
In the 44th minute, it was Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang again, who received a pass from Sven Bender on the left flank, suddenly cut inside, and then shot directly from almost 30 meters from the goal!
The ball went wide of the near post.
Not long after, the first half was over.
Although there were no more goals in the second half of the first half, the Dortmund fans still gave a round of applause for the team's performance in the first half.
Even the commentators thought Dortmund's first half was perfect.
Dortmund were in complete control, forming a series of dangerous shots and opening the scoring for Zhou Yi. Borussia Dortmund were outstanding in the first half and if they can do that in every game, why finish third in the Champions League group stage?"
"Borussia Dortmund's performance in this game can be described as 'reborn' compared to the previous ones. Their change is just the return of Zhou Yi. This shows the importance of Zhou Yi to the team...... "He Ping's focus is, of course, on Zhou Yi. "One goal, but also instigated a lot of threatening offensives, Zhou Yi's return in the Champions League was very successful! If he can still play like this in the second half, then then then it is no longer a matter of whether to win or not, but to win a few goals......
The Dortmund players were relaxed and worried, while the Arsenal players were frowning and worried, even their manager Arsene Wenger.
If Arsenal lose away to Borussia Dortmund, their hopes of qualifying ahead of schedule will be dashed.
The British commentator is also worried about Arsenal: "Arsenal's performance in the first half can be described as 'sleepwalking with the whole team', the whole first half of the team did not have a single shot on goal, completely pressed by Dortmund. I don't know how Arsene Wenger arranged his tactics before the game, but judging from the actual results, at least his restrictions on Zhou Yi did not have much effect. Zhou Yi, who returned from injury, showed amazing state, he didn't have any adaptation period at all, and he returned to his peak state all of a sudden...... Arsenal, on the other hand, seem to be a little ill-prepared for this......"
In a game of this level between Dortmund and Arsenal, it can be said that one side can not even shoot on goal, which can indeed be said to be dominant.
On the other hand, Arsenal's performance was a bit too bad.
Looking back at the first half now, all that can be remembered is the scene of Borussia Dortmund besieging Arsenal...... In such a situation, Arsenal only conceded one goal, which is really lucky.
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In the dressing room, although the Dortmund players were happy, the smile on Klopp's face was not obvious.
He's warning his players not to rejoice too soon.
"You're only one goal ahead, what's there to be happy about? yes, yes, in the first half we didn't let them have a shot, but then you didn't have a shot at the end of the game and you were happy. Football matches are divided into two halves, and no matter how good the performance in the first half is, it cannot determine the performance in the second half. So don't rejoice too soon. In the second half, you have to show a performance like the first half, you have to concentrate 100 percent, and you must never give the opponent any chance!"
Meanwhile, in the dressing room next door, Arsene Wenger was cheering his players up.
“...... It's just a goal down and we were pressed in the first half and we only conceded one goal, which is a good thing. Of course we had a terrible performance in the first half, but on the other hand, the opposition will definitely let our guard down because of our poor performance in the first half. So the second half was our chance. So don't give up, it's not going to be unrecoverable......"