Chapter 397: Mutual Game

Borussia Dortmund's main centre-back, Diallo, was unable to play due to injury.

Head coach Favre promoted teenager Zagadou and entrusted him with important responsibilities.

Lewandowski is the most standard center forward in today's football, with his body, awareness, and shooting at the peak, and he has always been Bayern's top scorer.

After Rossi joined Bayern, Lewandowski's goals did not decrease, but he still couldn't catch up with Rossi's goal speed.

The two have different styles and can complement each other, which is a very happy thing for Bayern fans.

Dortmund's focus will also be on Bayern's big and small kings.

So far, at least, the tactics have been very successful.

After a couple of tenties in the opening period, Dortmund's pressing up front was not effective.

The reason for this is that the two centre-backs are very capable of playing the ball and can easily find two wing-backs.

Favre then let the formation retreat into the midfield and fought here.

Bayern made the change to put Xavi Martinez in charge of the long ball transfer near the centre circle, while Thiago had more opportunities to get forward.

In the 17th minute, Martinez split the ball in the midfield, and Rossi on the right stopped the ball, faced the defender, and suddenly started to burst towards the bottom line.

Achraf chased back and blocked the line of Rossi's bottom cross.

For right-footed players, the best route on the right side is to go down.

Therefore, when Achraf is defending, he will focus on the line of defending the bottom breakout.

But Rossi only moved one step before knocking the ball back with his right heel and turning around.

Taken aback, Ashraf struggled to stop his body's cushioning and took a big step back.

Although out of position, Rossi's left foot, with a shot or cross, was much less threatening.

Sure enough, Rossi passed the ball to the middle with his left foot.

But his kick was a clever hanging shot, although the speed was slow, but the landing point was accurate.

Lewandowski leaned on Zagadou with his back, stopped the ball on his chest, and instead of turning and shooting, he passed back to Ribery on the left rib.

The ball moved very quickly from the strong side to the weak side, and Dortmund's formation moved quickly to the right.

After Ribery observed, he did not pass to the goal, but continued to pass to Rossi on the right rib.

The continuous lateral shifts kept Dortmund's defence running back and forth, and the defense inevitably made mistakes.

After receiving the ball, Rossi pushed the ball to Kimmich on the wing.

In this wave of operations, Bayern played very patiently, and Rossi, as the organizational core of the frontcourt, directed his teammates to pass the ball to find space.

Kimmich easily lifted the ball down the flank to the middle, where the ball went over Zagadou's head and landed in front of Lewandowski who was diagonally in.

After Lewandowski jumped on both feet, his header flew towards the bottom left corner of the goal.

With such a close-range shot, goalkeeper Hitz didn't have time to react at all, and could only spread his hands helplessly after seeing the ball go into the net.

【GOAL!!!!! 】

[Bayern scored first away from home!] 】

[Header from Lewandowski!] 】

[We can see that Bayern played very patiently before the cross and pressed Dort's formation very flat!] 】

[Rossi received the ball in the ribs without interference and easily distributed the ball to the side!] 】

[Then cross from the side, Lewandowski's header in front of the goal!] 】

[The whole offensive idea is very clear! 】

[Although Dortmund is fully prepared, it still can't prevent it! ] 】

After the goal, Heynckes threw his hands up and rushed out of his seat, and after taking two steps, stood there and raised his arms and cheered.

That's why he put Rossi in the starting line-up.

His role on the flanks is not even as good as that of Arjen Robben, but his ability to read the game and play the ball with one foot can make up for the lack of attack.

Moreover, there can be more options for the ball in the ribs, enriching the offensive methods, so that the opponent has nothing to defend against.

Falling behind first at home made the Hornets fans very angry, and they cheered the home team with more hoarse assists.

As soon as the away team Bayern get the ball, they will immediately boo.

The two teams continued to engage in a tussle in midfield.

Unlike Bayern's attacking model, Dortmund mainly relies on the retreat of center forward Reus to organize the attack in the frontcourt.

Reuss, who has developed into a versatile player up front, can play all positions up front.

It can break through on the flanks or tandem attacks in the center forward position.

But it is precisely because of the single way of attacking that Bayern is relatively easy to defend.

Favre demanded that when attacking, the team should pass the ball quickly and threaten the opponent's goal.

However, due to the inexperience of some youngsters, Dortmund's one-shot shot was a disaster.

The ball that the midfielder finally grabbed was quickly lost in the process of rapid transmission, which made the fans very aggrieved, resisted the urge to scold, and continued to support the home team.

Due to the very fast pace of the game between the two sides and the interruptions were very few, the referee only gave two minutes of stoppage time.

When the time comes, blow the whistle immediately.

The two teams returned to the dressing room, and the enthusiasm of the home fans remained undiminished, still singing loudly.

In particular, the 25,000 standing fans in the South Stand chanted and stomped, with a loud and deafening sound.

At the beginning of the second half of the game, fireworks were set off to increase the momentum.

Before Dortmund's kick-off, Dahoud on the sidelines waited for the referee's instructions and was ready to enter.

He will come in for Weigel to strengthen the team's forward dynamism and defensive toughness.

The goal conceded in the first half was that Weigel was pressed too close to the backline and lost the depth of the defense, which allowed Rossi to pass the ball easily.

And it's not just this one lapse.

His defense in the ribs is always half a beat slow, and Rossi can easily catch and get the ball out.

Dahoud is on the pitch and can use his individual ability to push the ball forward and participate in the team's attack.

In the second minute after he came on, he played a one-two with Chinese Super League legend Witsel on the wing, directly penetrated Thiago's defensive area and passed the ball through the ribs.

Reus stepped forward at high speed, shook off Martinez, and ran desperately towards the ball.

Neuer, who has always liked to attack, chose to stay in the small penalty area this time.

There is nothing wrong with this choice itself.

But he forgot that with both centre-backs drawn in, it was only up to Martinez to chase back to stop Reuss.

It's a pity that Hama, whose body is no longer at its peak, can catch up with Royce in speed.

Seeing this, Neuer could only attack and fall to the ground to save the ball.

[Neuer strikes! 】

[Royce fell!] 】

[Are there any penalties?] 】

[Are there any penalties?] 】

The enthusiasm of the home fans was instantly ignited, and they cheered up one after another, putting pressure on the referee.

Neuer also got up for the first time, constantly shaking his fingers, signaling the ball to the opponent to fake falling.

The referee decisively pointed to the penalty spot with his right hand the moment he ran into the penalty area.

The Westphalian Stadium was instantly full of people.

[Through the slow motion back defense, we can see clearly! ] 】

[This ball, it is indeed Royce who touched the ball first!] 】

[The referee's decision is very accurate! 】

[But this ball, Royce is a bit deliberately looking for a penalty.] 】

[It's a very smart choice!] 】

Royce stood at the penalty spot and after the whistle blew, he ran and hit the back of the net.

Manuel Neuer pounced on his right, but Reus opted to play down the middle to help Borussia Dortmund equalise.

After the goal, the cheers in the stadium did not stop, and Reus also quickly fished out the ball, clenched his fists along the bottom line, and cheered and celebrated with the fans.

Dortmund also has great respect for Reuss, who has been the captain of the field since last season and is the spiritual leader.

Both sides took advantage of each other's shortcomings to score a goal and return to the same running line.

The process of the competition is developing in the direction of the most exciting and exciting.