On the evening of February 23, People's Park Stadium.

Hamburg's home game against Borussia Dortmund has come to an end.

The fourth official on the sidelines has also raised a sign for four minutes of stoppage time.

On the field, Hamburg was on the attack.

Makoto Hasebe won the ball in the middle and distributed it to the left.

After receiving the ball, Wu Lei drove straight in, wanting to force a break through the defense on the left side of the penalty area and make an inward shot.

But Dort's Greek centre-back Papastathopoulos has sealed the angle, leaving him with no room to travel.

So Wu Lei chose to bring to the bottom line to seek the possibility of crossing.

It's just that the opponent's experienced left-back Schmelzer also rushed over, stretched out his leg at the moment of Wu Lei's pass, and touched the ball out of the bottom line.

Hamburg were awarded a corner kick from the left side of the pitch.

'The game has gone into the second minute of stoppage time.

"Hamburg's Calhanoglu came to take the corner, and Mitrovic and other tall players in the box also went in and were ready to fight for the goal."

"Borussia Dortmund were on the verge of attacking Hamburg's corners, and Klopp stood up and yelled at his disciples."

And the camera is on the side of the home team's coach's command area...... Belch...... There was no one on their side. Hamburg head coach Pan Yi is sitting in his seat, eating spicy noodles very comfortably. ”

"Well, he really doesn't need to be nervous. After all, the score is now 2:0......"

Yes, Hamburg is already two goals ahead.

In this match, Hamburg once again showed their superiority in terms of physical reserves.

In the case of rotating most of the lineup, facing Dortmund, who had a hard time with the main force and Hamburg, played easily in the first half.

N'Golo Kante and Wu Lei, who have been in excellent form lately, helped Hamburg score two goals to take a 2-0 lead in the first half.

In the second half, the two sides fought fiercely in the midfield, and the scene was deadlocked until now.

So for the coaches on both sides, of course, the mood is very different now.

Jurgen Klopp was so anxious that he couldn't help Dortmund pull two goals back in four minutes, or even three.

After all, although Dortmund is getting farther and farther away from the championship, it still has to fight for the fourth!

Bayer Leverkusen and Schalke 04 are two fierce rivals who have been tangled with the Hornets in the standings and could push them down at any moment.

If we lose this game again, it will be really dangerous.

And Pan Yi is strolling around, as if this game has nothing to do with him.

The tactics were right today, the players played well, he didn't have to interfere with the decisions of the players on the pitch at all, and he trusted the judgment of the players on the pitch.

What's more, the Hamburg players never dropped the chain at the last minute of the game in these two seasons.

Not to mention that you have to drop the chain twice in a row to lose!

The probability of this is almost zero.

……

Calhanoglu raised his right hand high and looked straight in the direction of the goal in front of him.

In the box, all the players of Hamburg noticed his gesture.

Borussia Dortmund's players were noticeably more nervous.

The ball is coming!

They all know that if they want to do a miracle at the last minute to avoid losing, they have to defend the corner and then wait for an opportunity to hit a counter-attacking goal.

and then take advantage of the opponent's unstable position to score another ......

It's hard, but it's not impossible.

Back in the 99 Champions League final, Manchester United was passive with Bayern throughout the game, and until injury time, it was still one goal behind.

It was also in the first minute of stoppage time that United were awarded a corner and caused chaos in the box.

Giggs met the ball on the edge of the penalty area and fired a right-footed volley that didn't make it to Sheringham just outside the six-yard box.

Sheringham took advantage of the situation to turn 180 degrees and shoot, and the ball hit the bottom right corner of the Bayern goal!

After trailing at full-time for 84 minutes, United equalised in the first minute of stoppage time.

Then United won another corner.

This time Beckham took a corner and Sheringham leaped high in the middle to get the ball on the edge of the pitch, which changed direction and fell to Ole Gunnar Solskjaer at the back of the six-yard box.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer used his 'big toe' to volley the ball into the back of the net and bring the Champions League title back to Old Trafford, making Ferguson's treble fetish.

So......

Just as the Dortmund players were still imagining such a miracle repeated, the ball was already being penalized.

I saw Calhanoglu quickly run forward, supported the ground with his left foot, and quickly kicked a curling ball with his right foot.

The ball bounced off at great speed, cut an elegant arc in mid-air, and flew towards the penalty area.

In the penalty area, the players of both teams moved quickly, and the scene was a mess, interfering with each other.

But none of them touched the ball.

That's it......

Straight into the back corner of the goal!

Borussia Dortmund goalkeeper Weidenfeller was squeezed around in front of the goal to interfere with his vision and didn't have time to make a save.

"The ball went in !!!!!"

"In the 92nd minute, Hamburg scored another goal!!!"

"Calhanoglu unexpectedly hit the goal from a corner!"

"It's so beautiful! No one thought he would choose this way to take a corner. ”

"It's a suck! Sneak attack on the 33-year-old old goalkeeper. Weidenfeller was also careless and did not pounce. ”

Calhanoglu also rushed out of the pitch excitedly after scoring the goal, running all the way, constantly roaring and venting his inner excitement.

Although it was only the icing on the cake, Calhanoglu was a substitute after all, and there were relatively few opportunities to make a difference, so it would be nice to score such a wonderful goal that showed his intelligence and footwork.

And all the Hamburg players around him followed up and celebrated the wonderful goal with him.

3：0！

Burger completely kills the game!

……

Shortly after this goal, the referee blew the whistle for the end of the game.

Pan Yi also stood up easily and went to shake hands with the head coach of the visiting team, Jurgen Klopp.

When Calhanoglu scored just now, Pan Yi didn't even stand up!

The victory in this game once again cemented Hamburg's lead in the standings, and at the same time stomped Dortmund down, which must have been difficult for Klopp.

Of course, Uncle Scum's face would not look good when he shook hands, but he still congratulated Pan Yi very gracefully, and then left in a hurry.

In fact, in his heart, it was also a little uneasy.

Just a year and a half ago, he was the Bundesliga champion and Hamburg were relegated.

In the face of Hamburg, Dortmund looked down on Hamburg in the posture of a strong man.

But now?

Hamburg went straight to the Bundesliga title, while Borussia Dortmund are a team struggling for a Champions League spot.

What saddened Klopp even more was that his team had no chance in a direct dialogue with Hamburg!

Both the scene and the 3-0 ending seemed to tell him that Dortmund is not a team in the same class as Hamburg now......

This is the reality that hurts him the most.

Therefore, now in Klopp's heart, Pan Yi is not his enemy anymore.

Only those who are close in strength and have competition can be called enemies!

Can you imagine what it would look like for a Bundesliga team to claim that Dortmund is their foe?

Hamburg, on the other hand, has become a team that Dortmund looks up to, and there is no direct competition between them......

……

March 1, Bundesliga 23rd round.

Hamburg beat Werder Bremen 1-0 away to save three more points.

Jamie Vardy scored the only goal of the game with a blitzkrieg just minutes into the second half.

March 8, Bundesliga round 24.

Hamburg hosts Eintracht Frankfurt.

Since 4 days after this game, it will be the second leg of the Champions League round of 16, so Pan Yi also sent most of the rotation players.

It was also a tough game, with Eintracht Frankfurt, who were in contention for the European places, coming out with a huge energy and a 29th-minute header from centre-back Madelen to give Hamburg the lead.

Hamburg, on the other hand, did not equalise until the 72nd minute through a free-kick from Calhanoglu.

It took 88 minutes for the game to be decided.

Wu Lei's inward shot after a dash down the left flank hit the opposing defender and the hero of the goal, Medellon, and bounced into the Eintracht Frankfurt goal.

Hamburg was lucky to win and take all three points!

After 24 rounds, the gap between the top two in the Bundesliga and the back has widened.

From the 22nd to the 24th round, Bayern Munich also won three consecutive games, so the points gap with Hamburg is still 5 points.

They won even more easily than Hamburg, 4:0 Hannover 96, 5:1 Schalke 04, 6:1 Wolfsburg!

13 goals in three games, 15 goals scored!

It can be said that if it weren't for the existence of Hamburg, Bayern this season would still be invincible at least in the Bundesliga......

But the four armies behind them were vying to collapse.

In addition to Dortmund's loss to Hamburg and Schalke's 04 defeat to Bayern, it is normal, and the worst is Bayer Leverkusen.

After their four-goal defeat to Chelsea in the Champions League, morale seems to have taken a hit.

Back in the domestic arena, Bayer Leverkusen first lost 1:3 to Wolfsburg, then 0:1 at home to Mainz, and finally only drew 1:1 with Hannover 96, and the three games were actually two losses and one draw, without a win.

This performance has also seen their points caught up by Schalke 04.

In the standings, Hamburg is first with 70 points, Bayern is second with 65, then Dortmund is third with 48, and Bayer Leverkusen and Schalke 04 are both with 44 points.

As the battle progressed, the gap between the top two and the bottom points had formed a huge, unbridgeable gap.

……

The Champions League enters the knockout stages and the two sides will play a total of two home-and-away matches, with the winner on aggregate progressing.

A second win in a row certainly guarantees progress, but usually the team with the first win starts to wonder if I should defend and consolidate my existing win in the next game, or will it just be another normal professional game?

And what if the first game is won away and two away goals are scored?

This was the topic of discussion in the European media before the match between Hamburg and Manchester City.

They are all speculating about what kind of strategic thinking Pan Yi will use to deploy the tactics of this game.

Due to the existence of the rule of away goals, Hamburg can even advance to the quarterfinals of the Champions League if they lose 0:1 at home!

In this case, if Pan Yi chooses a more conservative tactic and chooses to play Manchester City's defensive counterattack, it seems to be a good way.

After all, Hamburg's counterattacks have always been very sharp, and even if they can't score a goal on the counterattack at that time, or even if they are scored by Manchester City, Hamburg can ensure promotion.

And what if Pan Yi chooses to play attacking tactics and attack against Manchester City?

The risk is actually quite large.

In a game with a wide open and close, there will always be more goals.

And these goals will not be evenly distributed between the two teams.

It is possible that in the case of similar performances of both sides, due to luck and other factors, the goal will be scored by one of the teams, which will form a strange big score event.

How can Pan Yi ensure that Hamburg is the lucky side in this match?

What's more, in the away game against Manchester City, Manuel Pellegrini's side have shown that they can keep Hamburg at bay on the pitch, at least until 60 minutes ago.

In case Dzeko and Aguero have a blast, not to mention that Hamburg is only one goal ahead, even if they are two or three goals ahead, they may not necessarily win.

On the football field, anything is really possible!

In the face of such a discussion, Pan Yi only made one response:

"Fans come to the People's Park Stadium to watch the game just hoping to see a wonderful game. So, we not only have to win, but we also have to win beautifully! ”

……

For the second leg of the Champions League round of 16 on March 12, Pan Yi had a choice, but Pellegrini did not.

He had to win!

He also made changes to the lineup.

Instead of using the 4411 from the first round, Pei Gong used a 4231 that looked more balanced.

In terms of personnel, Sergio Aguero appeared in the center forward position as a lone arrow.

Behind him, Nasri on the left, David Silva on the right, and Yaya Toure in the middle, who pushed up front.

The well-rounded Ivorian midfielder was really capable of anything at his peak, so in this do-or-die battle, Pellegrini also hopes to play his attacking expertise to break down the Hamburg goal.

Tonight's midfield duo will be joined by James Milner and Fernandinho.

At the back, there are Kolarov, Lescott, Kompany and Zabaleta.

Goalkeeper Joe Hart.

Although Kolarov was blown up in the second half of the first leg, for Pellegrini, who was trying to get back the score, it seemed that there was no choice for the more attacking Serb.

He had to take this risk.

Although the situation of the past two years has not been good for the team playing against Hamburg at the People's Park, he has to do so.

Only by attacking can it be possible to score.

Only if more than two goals are scored for Manchester City to have a chance to reach the quarterfinals of the Champions League!

And this is also what Manchester City's top management and fans are most looking forward to.

Otherwise, the Chilean engineer has reason to believe that even if he can win the Premier League, the position will not be so secure......

And Pan Yi also made some small adjustments to the starting lineup.

Forwards: Wu Lei, Vardy, Salah.

Midfielders: N'Golo Kante, Paulinho, De Bruyne.

Defenders: Robertson, Van Dijk, Rudiger, Carvajal.

Goalkeeper: Keylor Navas.

It's not about City, it's about making a choice based on recent form.

Wu Lei's recent performance has been exceptional, while Son Xingmin has been a bit quiet, and Wu Lei also played well in the last leg against Manchester City, so he was allowed to start.

And Paulinho's starting line-up is much the same.

Of course, the use of Paulinho also shows one of Pan Yi's attitudes, that is: Do you want to play against me? Come here!

……

However, Paulinho still can't completely replace Casemiro's role.

In the midfield position, Paulinho is sometimes a little frizzy with the ball, and there is still a certain gap between his Brazilian compatriots in terms of defensive positioning and coverage.

No, after only five minutes of play, Manchester City took advantage of Paulinho's mistake in midfield to break the ball, and the quick counterattack hit the 30-metre area of Hamburg.

Yaya Toure took the ball in stride, and when he saw a number of Hamburg players in front of him, he split the ball to the left.

Kolarov was already on the right side of the game, and he rushed up quickly, and his left foot was directly curling a diagonal cross that sent the ball to the middle of the six-yard box.

Sergio Aguero had already stepped in flexibly to the front post, avoiding the defence of Rudiger and Virgil van Dijk and flicking his head at close range!

Although Aguero is only 173cm tall, his tackling and headers are also world-class.

The ball was tricky, and although Navas did touch the ball with great effort, he couldn't stop it from going into the net.

The score became 0:1!

Manchester City got off to a dream start!

For such a scene, the fans of People's Park Stadium were stunned.

Although if this score is maintained until the end, it will be Hamburg who will advance, but after all, it has only been five minutes!

If you concede a goal so quickly, how can you make sure that you don't concede a goal later?

It won't really be reversed by Manchester City, right?

The narrator also criticized:

'There seemed to be a bit of a problem with Hamburg's starting line-up today, the midfield was not strong enough defensively.

"Is Pan Yi's arrangement too big? It's understandable that he wants to play a good attack in front of the home fans, but shouldn't he prioritise defending well and winning this game? ”

"It's Manchester City across the street! This is a team with world-class stars like Aguero and Yaya Toure! If you don't play more safely, how can you stop them? ”

"In the first leg, Hamburg withstood City's attack in the first 60 minutes with a good defense, and then launched a counter-attack in the second 30 minutes to win."

And today, as soon as Pan Yi came up, he put on a posture of attacking the other party...... Is it that the recent praise of the media has made him a little floating. ”

"With such a bad start, Manchester City is likely to score more than one more goal and then complete the comeback to advance! ……”

……

But Pan Yi was not in a hurry, and he did not make any adjustments.

He just stood on the sidelines with his psoas muscles crossed and calmly watched the game.

It's normal to fall behind, especially against a team like Manchester City, and it's even more normal to concede goals.

Didn't they score first against Eintracht Frankfurt at home a few days ago?

But it's up to the players to keep their composure and play the tactics they used in training.

Pan Yi believes that there is no problem with his tactics, and he also believes that there is no problem with his players!

And on the pitch at this time, Manchester City continued to attack.

Because one ball is not enough!

Hamburg, on the other hand, did not give up an inch of land, attacking Manchester City's defense at every opportunity.

The two sides come and go, and the wonderful scenes continue.

In the tenth minute, Salah broke through with the ball on the right flank, was blocked by Kolarov and passed back to Paulinho, who had already stepped forward.

Paulinho glanced ahead, and with a long pass, he found Wu Lei in front of the left.

Wu Lei didn't stop the ball and hit a powerful volley that seemed to be a pass and shot, and swept the ball to the goal.

At this point, Jamie Vardy slashed diagonally into the box from the right flank, grabbed Kompany and Lescot in place, and easily pushed the ball with his right foot into the Manchester City goal.

“GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL！！！！！！”

"Ten minutes! After just five minutes, Hamburg managed to equalize! Vardy! ”

"Now the score is 1:1! Well, I apologize for the criticism I just made to Pan Yi, he always slapped his face so quickly! ”

"Maybe the goal just conceded was just an accident, Hamburg is going to use this attack to suppress Manchester City's attack in turn!"

"In this way, this game is destined to be a good one! Both teams are playing very openly and are actively looking for attacking opportunities. ”

"It's just that the situation is starting to turn against Manchester City again. They have to score. ”

'If they can score one more goal, it will be 3-3 on aggregate and the two sides will go into 30 minutes of extra time.

Of course, Hamburg clearly doesn't want that. They are also attacking non-stop and seem to want to extinguish City's hopes with more goals......

……

Both sides scored a goal in the space of ten minutes, but neither side had any intention of stopping, but continued to maintain the offensive momentum.

While rushing to regain the disadvantage in the score, I don't want to retreat in front of the home fans, so it's tough, who instigates who is grandson!

But kicking and kicking, Hamburg's dominance in midfield control was gradually revealed.

De Bruyne and N'Golo Kante, plus Paulinho, compared to Manchester City's Milner and Fernandinho, still have a clear advantage in technology and interception.

With both sides at full pace, Hamburg's pass success rate will be significantly higher in the midfield's cross-cutting coordination.

Manchester City's mistakes were a bit more than that, and they seized the opportunity to attack after being intercepted by Hamburg many times.

In the 24th minute, Milner picked up the ball near the centre circle and was cut off by N'Golo Kante, and Hamburg immediately launched a counter-attack.

N'Golo Kante quickly got the ball to Kevin De Bruyne's feet and City immediately put pressure on the Hamburg brain, with a number of players coming over to form a siege against him.

However, after receiving the ball, De Bruyne adjusted a little and directly shifted the ball with a long pass to his own right side.

Salah cut forward quickly, stopped De Bruyne's long ball with his chest, and before the opposing Kolarov could get up, he quickly took the ball inside and prepared to cut inside.

The move drew the attention of City's defence, but Salah didn't choose to shoot, but gently picked the ball up.

At this time, Vardy, who was originally in the middle, suddenly cut diagonally into the back post when he stepped forward, caught up with Salah's cross, and headed a close point with a header, directly into the right side of the Manchester City goal.

Goalkeeper Joe Hart was on the left and couldn't get enough of the goal.

“GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL！！！！！！”

"In the 24th minute, Jamie Vardy scored again! This time he scored with a header against Manchester City! ”

"2:1, Hamburg reversed the score again!"

"Pan Yi's attacking tactics are showing his effect, Hamburg can score more goals than Manchester City!"

"It's less than 30 minutes into the game and three goals have already been scored! It's a feast for the fans, but it's even worse for City. ”

"They are already 2-4 down on aggregate. In other words, they need to score at least two more goals before they can turn defeat into victory! ”

"But in front of Hamburg like this, how easy is it to score two goals? What's more, Hamburg could score again! After all, there are still more than an hour left in the game! ”

"But if I'm just a regular fan, I'm really looking forward to what better performances there will be from both sides......"

(End of chapter)