Heading into April, Werder Bremen's schedule has become even more intense.

After the semi-finals of the German Cup, they are immediately challenged by Wolfsburg.

It was the second time in a week that Werder Bremen had hosted Wolfsburg.

Both teams fought to the end in the German Cup, and both teams had a lot of physical exertion on each other.

If it were another opponent, with Werder Bremen's current state, it was likely to be taken advantage of by the opponent.

But for Wolfsburg, they didn't take advantage of anything.

Wolfsburg, who wanted to take revenge on Werder Bremen, swallowed two shots at Weser Stadium and returned defeated.

With the win over Wolfsburg, Werder Bremen's winning streak in league and cup competitions now stands at eight.

However, even with eight straight wins, the gap between them and the top of the table shows no signs of narrowing.

After the 30th round, Werder Bremen is currently in second place in the standings with 75 points, nine points behind Bayern Munich.

With four league games remaining, Werder Bremen has only a theoretical title hope.

If they want to win the title, they will not only need to win all the remaining four games themselves.

Hope also to Bayern lose all four games.

As long as Bayern win one game, with their goal difference, they will be the ones who win the title.

But expect Bayern to lose four games in a row?

It's even harder than winning the lottery!

So no one at Werder Bremen thinks they have a chance to get their hands on the league trophy, and the salad plate trophy has already been booked by Bayern.

In this round of the game, Bayern Munich bloodied Hamburg 9:1 at home, helping Hamburg set a new record for the largest away defeat in team history.

Coincidentally, the record that was broken was also set by Bayern.

In the 1963-1964 season, Bayern beat Hamburg 9-2 at home.

With the win over Hamburg, Bayern Munich improved their league points to 81 points.

No one doubts that the league title is theirs, the only suspense is that they can win the championship a few rounds earlier!

This season, Bayern Munich has shown extremely terrifying dominance under the tutelage of Heynckes.

In the recently concluded Champions League knockout round, they swept their opponents out of the tournament with a score of 4:0 against Juventus, the overlord of Serie A.

In the league, since the 18th round of the league, they have won 13 consecutive victories in the Bundesliga.

This winning streak is very close to the 15-game winning streak they set in the 2005-2006 season.

Bayern's 13-game winning streak and the slaughter of opponents at home have once again caused a stir in German football.

Because the strength of the two teams is very different, Bayern's massacre has less impact on the outside world, which is not as good as the game in which Werder Bremen slaughtered Schalke 04 by a large score.

After all, Bayern is a well-known tragedy maker in the Bundesliga and often causes tragedy in the league.

However, no one can pose a threat to Bayern, allowing them to easily win 13 consecutive victories and even cause tragedy.

That's what those in German football are most worried about!

Bayern's dominance in the Bundesliga has never been a good sign.

A healthy league requires multiple teams to attack the championship and keep the suspense of the championship until the end.

Losing suspense too soon will only make the league less enjoyable, which will adversely affect ratings, attendance, broadcast share, etc.

A large part of the reason why the business operation of the Premier League is so successful is that the Premier League games are exciting enough and suspenseful enough.

If the Premier League is like the Bundesliga, and every year a team like Bayern Munich locks up the title early, then there is still a fart to watch.

It is estimated that it will not be long before the Premier League audience will run out!

So they hope that someone can step up and stop Bayern Munich and not let the suspense of the title disappear too soon.

And among the teams at the top of the current standings, Werder Bremen and Bayern have all finished their matches, and there is nothing they can do about it.

However, they have eliminated Bayern in the German Cup, which can be regarded as completing the blockade of Bayern in the cup!

Dortmund, who are third in the standings, have one more game against Bayern, which is in the 32nd round of the Bundesliga.

This strong matchup between Bayern Munich and Dortmund is likely to become the most important battle of the Bundesliga this season.

A win would see Bayern equalling the longest winning streak in franchise history and the league.

Considering that Bayern's opponents are weak in the last two rounds, as long as they can win Borussia Dortmund, it is very likely to break the record.

I believe that Dortmund will never allow Bayern to achieve such a record on themselves, so this game will be very exciting!

……

"Can you stop Bayern?"

After seeing the German media report, Lin Quan sent a message to Reuss.

"Of course!"

Royce replied to him quickly, and the speed of the other party made him wonder if this guy was chatting with a girl?

Otherwise, how can you reply to messages in seconds?

"Oh? So confident? ”

Bayern and Borussia Dortmund are the two closest teams in the Bundesliga, and if anyone can stop Bayern, it can only be Dortmund.

"Hehe, it can't be said to be confident, the main thing is that Bayern's draw is not good, they drew the Cosmos team Barcelona in the Champions League semifinals!"

"It's like your luck is better than theirs, didn't you also draw the Galaxy Battleship Real Madrid?"

Borussia Dortmund's schedule is exactly the same as that of Bayern Munich, with home and away first, and away from home.

The two rounds of the Bundesliga are stuck in the middle of their two Champions League games, one home and one away.

For both teams, they need to play four games in 10 days.

There are two high-intensity Champions League knockout games, and you have to toss back and forth on the plane, which is really devilish.

The four teams that reached the semi-finals came from exactly two leagues and avoided the fate of being in the same room.

If they draw their own league opponents, then they don't have to toss so much.

However, from the perspective of spectators, playing a civil war in the Champions League semi-finals is obviously not as exciting as playing against teams from other leagues.

It's a pity that the giants of the Premier League and Serie A were eliminated early.

In recent years, the performance of Premier League teams in the Champions League has really not been good, Manchester United has lost the quarterfinals many times, and Arsenal has been in the round of 16 every year.

The local giants Manchester City did not even qualify for the group stage, and last season's Champions League champion Chelsea also fell early in the group stage.

If they had performed better and reached the semi-finals to disrupt the situation, they would not have qualified for the Bundesliga and La Liga.

"Haha, is the schedule the same? Would you like to take a closer look? ”

When Royce heard Lin Quan's words, he made a laughing emoji.

What do you mean?

Lin Quan asked, but the other party smiled but did not answer.

He had to do his own to search the Internet for the Champions League semi-final fixtures.

After taking a look, Lin Quan immediately discovered the problem.

"I'll go, why is your game a day earlier than Bayern's?"

Playing a day earlier means that Dortmund will have an extra day of rest than Bayern before the battle of Tianwang Mountain.

This is absolutely very unfair to Bayern!

No wonder Royce said that he had confidence, it turned out that he took such a big advantage!

"Hehe, stupid, hey, such an important game as the Champions League semi-finals, of course, can't be arranged on the same day!"

"If it's all scheduled on the same day, or even the same time slot, how do you let the audience choose?"

"The ratings of this kind of game will be very high, and the broadcast fee can make a lot of money, so UEFA will stagger the two games so that you can make an extra profit!"

Considering that Lin Quan had never played in the Champions League, Reus patiently explained to him.

The Champions League is not the same as the league, and in order to pursue fairness, the league will try to arrange the start of the game at the same time as possible in some key matches.

But in the Champions League, especially in the knockout stages, it is better to avoid putting games together.

The league considers fairness, and the Champions League considers fairness while taking into account commercial interests.

The Champions League prize money and the share of broadcast revenue are very important for all teams participating in the Champions League.

Therefore, for such an arrangement, the major clubs will not have any complaints.

Damn, despised !

Lin Quan was speechless for a while.

Royce, this guy, played in the Champions League and dragged it up.

"You have taken such a big advantage, if you still lose to Bayern by then, then buy a piece of tofu and die!"

"Tofu? I like to eat Chinese food, do you want to treat me to dinner? ”

Royce saw the noun sent by Lin Quan, and only after searching on the Internet did he figure out what it meant.

"When you come to Bremen as a guest, I'll invite you!"

Royce sent a speechless expression:

"The game between our two teams is over, and you won't be in Werder Bremen next season, where can I go to you for a treat?"

"Then why don't you invite me to Dortmund and I'll invite you to dinner?"

Borussia Dortmund face Real Madrid in the first leg at home in four days' time, and Dortmund are not far from Werder Bremen.

If you take the intercity railway, you can get there in an hour.

Lin Quan has followed the team twice before on this route, and he is already familiar with the road.

Being able to see the top rivalry at Champions League level up close is a temptation that no one can refuse.

"Okay, I'll leave you a ticket, remember to come to me to get it when the time comes!"

Dortmund tickets are hard to come by, especially in Champions League knockout rounds.

If you don't find an acquaintance, you can only buy it from scalpers at a high price.

"Two photos, I'll bring a friend to watch together!"

Lin Quan tried to bargain, he wanted to bring De Bruyne over to open his eyes and observe Mourinho's coaching style by the way.

"Damn, there's only one, love it or not!"

Royce wasn't happy, wool ah!

It's not that he doesn't have two tickets, but if Lin Quan brings someone else over, how can he invite him to dinner?

"Just one piece, you see if your teammates still have tickets in their hands, I'll spend my own money to buy one, right?"

……

In the end, Royce still gave him two tickets and didn't let him pay for it.

After getting the tickets, Lin Quan told De Bruyne the good news as soon as possible.

"Going to see Real Madrid and Borussia Dortmund?"

De Bruyne's eyes straightened as soon as he heard that there was a game to watch.

"Yes, whether to go or not, tickets are not a problem!"

"Go, of course, but what about the coach's side?"

The game is in the afternoon, and they can go there after they finish training.

But by the time the game is over, it's probably evening, and De Bruyne is worried that it will affect the next day's training.

"The coach is so reasonable, let's just say hello to him and make sure it doesn't affect tomorrow's training!"

The two went to Schaff's office together and told them that they wanted to go to Dortmund to watch the Champions League semi-final.

"Go, go early and come back early, just pay attention to safety on the road!"

After listening to the words of the two, Shaaf did not embarrass them, not only agreed to their request, but even granted them half a day off.

If they can't come back tomorrow morning, they can come back to the training ground in the afternoon.

What is a peerless good coach!

……

After arriving at Dortmund by Intercity Express, Lin Quan called Reuss and got the tickets from him.

"Ahem, this is my friend Marco Royce!"

Seeing De Bruyne's surprised expression, Lin Quan solemnly introduced it to him.

The two had actually played each other in the league, and the reason De Bruyne was surprised was that he didn't know that Lin Quan had become friends with Reus without knowing it.

This made him feel a little strange in his heart, as if he had a feeling of being greened......

"Hello, I've seen you play, you're so good at passing!"

Royce smiled and stretched out his hand, and De Bruyne quickly handed it over:

"You're great too!"

De Bruyne is obviously not as talkative as Reuss, and even polite words are so blunt.

Reus is a group pet in the dressing room in Dortmund, while De Bruyne is a stuffy can in the dressing room in Werder Bremen, and he won't say a word if you don't take the initiative to find him.

"Then you enter by yourself, I'll go back to warm up first, don't cheer for Real Madrid in this game, and don't ask Ronaldo for autographs!"

Royce's words were directed at Lin Quan, and he was a little suspicious, the reason why this kid came to Westphalia to watch the game was because of Ronaldo?

After all, in the hearts of many young players, Ronaldo and Messi are their idols.

And Ronaldo, who has a better external image, is obviously more popular.

"I know, I know, go quickly, I wish you a victorious start and a big victory over Real Madrid!"

"Accept your good words, if we really win, I will invite you to dinner that night!"

Royce heard Lin Quan's blessing and became happy.

"That's what you said, I didn't force you!"

Lin Quan's eyes lit up, but he remembered Dortmund's 4-1 victory over Real Madrid at home.

Royce smiled and didn't speak, waved to the two, and hurried back.

The two then followed the fans into the Westphalian Stadium.

The huge stadium was already full at this time, and a huge picture was spread out early in the south stand where Dort's diehard fans gathered.

Half an hour later, the first match of the Champions League semi-finals between Borussia Dortmund and Real Madrid officially began.

(End of chapter)