Chapter 253 Good Gambling Luck

"Klopp used up two substitutions in one go. He replaced Mkhitaryan with Yan Min and replaced Grosskreutz with Reus. Obviously this is Dortmund's attack. , but wouldn’t it be a little too late to make a substitution at this time? Would it be better to make a substitution ten or twenty minutes earlier?” Duan Xin said worriedly.

In his opinion, Klopp was too bold to play this kind of rotation in such an important game, and did not make any substitutions until the last fifteen minutes of the game.

If the final adjustment is unsuccessful, whose fault is it?

Compared with the illusory Champions League competition, isn't the league safer? What did Klopp think?

Duan Xin couldn't figure it out.

And not only he, a Chinese, couldn't figure it out, but many Germans, including Marcel Leif, couldn't figure it out either.

In fact, there is nothing to figure out. There is no conspiracy hidden in Klopp's actions, nor is "everything is under control."

Klopp is just gambling, like a red-eyed gambler.

He wants both the league and the Champions League, so he can only bet that after the rotation, he can still beat Wolfsburg at home and still bite Bayern Munich.

Now it seems that he still has a chance to win the bet...

This is quite in line with Klopp's characteristics as a gambler.

When you don't know how to choose, whether you should give up or not, then don't think about who to give up and who not to give up, just take a gamble.

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After Yan Min and Royce came on the court, they brought some changes to the team, especially the offense on the two wings became more active. They helped Zhou Yi share some of the defensive pressure.

In the 79th minute, Durm dribbled the ball up from the full-back position. After facing Wolfsburg's interception, he passed the football to Zhou Yi.

Zhou Yi quickly passed the football into the space on the left, where Yan Min was cutting forward.

Zhou Yi accurately found Yan Min.

After Yan Min stopped the football, he made a fake move to break through, but he used his left foot to buckle the football back, and then made a pass with his right foot.

Aubameyang jumped up in front of the goal and fought for the ball.

At the same time goalkeeper Marcos Green also came out to get the ball.

Three people were fighting in the air, and Marcos Green made a wrong move - even though there were two people separated, he actually wanted to pick the football off instead of playing it out.

So he didn't touch the football at all.

Aubameyang did not hit the football despite the interference of the two opponents - the football hit him on the shoulder and then bounced to the other side.

At that place, Zhou Yi arrived just in time and saw the football falling from the sky. With people around him, he didn't care to stop and adjust, and directly kicked towards the football!

Zhou Yi's body is not strong enough and his legs are not long, so he basically can't take advantage in the penalty area where there are many people.

But Zhou Yisheng has a stronger view of the overall situation and has a keener grasp of the ever-changing situation on the court than anyone else, so his first kick really got everyone in front of him!

The football he kicked flew straight towards Wolfsburg's goal.

At this time, Wolfsburg goalkeeper Marcos Green had just landed and had no time to react - he might not even know where the football was...

The football just flew into Wolfsburg's goal under everyone's watch...

"Zhou Yi! Zhou Yi! Good goal! Good goal! Zhou Yi gave Dortmund the lead!"

After Zhou Yi shot, he turned to look at the referee and the linesman, and found that they had no objection to his action. Then he opened his arms and ran to the south stand to celebrate the goal.

The other Dortmund players also followed suit.

Only the Wolfsburg players stayed to ask the referee for an explanation - on the one hand, they believed that Aubameyang was suspected of colliding with the goalkeeper when fighting for the top, and on the other hand, they believed that Zhou Yi stepped on it.

However, the referee did not accept these two complaints.

At that time, three people from both sides collided, and there was a Naldo between Aubameyang and Marcos Green. If there was direct physical contact, it was between Green and his teammate Naldo. touch.

Not to mention the pedaling. Zhou Yi was playing the ball at that time. There was no Wolfsburg player in front of him, so Zhou Yi did not constitute a dangerous move.

So the goal works!

After the football flew into the goal, the Westfield Stadium was like a volcanic eruption, with deafening cheers and the stands seemed to be shaking.

This goal is really important for Dortmund.

The TV broadcast also quickly gave Klopp a close-up shot, in which he was shaking his fists desperately and celebrating the goal.

This gambler's gambling luck seems to have always been pretty good...

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After Zhou Yi scored, the latest league standings were shown on the TV broadcast.

Dortmund was originally four points behind Bayern Munich at the top of the table, but now the gap has returned to two points.

As long as Dortmund can hold on to the current score, they can continue to keep the pressure on Bayern Munich.

However, Wolfsburg is not the kind who is willing to admit defeat easily. Now they are only one goal behind, not two goals behind.

Therefore, after losing the ball, Wolfsburg still did not change its strategy and continued to attack Dortmund's goal and attack Dortmund.

Klopp also did not replace Zhou Yi, the hero of the goal. Although Zhou Yi played continuously, Klopp obviously planned to let Zhou Yi play the whole game.

Zhou Yi is really important to Dortmund now. If he were to replace him, maybe Dortmund would lose control of the midfield and let Wolfsburg equalize the score at the last moment.

Although Zhou Yi himself is not the kind of player who specializes in defense and is good at defense, his presence will indeed make Dortmund's defense more stable.

At this time, Klopp can only hope that after several years of training, Zhou Yi's qualitative changes in physical fitness can help him.

At the last moment of the game, Wolfsburg's counterattack was indeed quite fierce. For example, De Bruyne's free kick was too high, and Perisic's powerful volley from a small angle near the left baseline hit the side net...

But despite this, Dortmund still withstood Wolfsburg's offensive.

The score of 2:1 was defended until the end.

"The game is over! Dortmund won this game with difficulty! They continue to be only two points behind Bayern Munich in the league standings! Klopp still insists on letting the team rotate and rest in a difficult situation. I don't know. Whether this arrangement can help the team eliminate Lyon at home in the Champions League next week..."

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After winning the game, Dortmund went under the South Stand and collectively thanked the Dortmund fans for their support.

Dortmund fans also applauded and cheered them.

Although the process is difficult and thrilling, as long as you can win, it is a beautiful game.

Isn't there a saying that says so?

“Things that turn out well are good things.”

On the road to competing for the league championship, as long as you can get three points, you don't have to worry about how you get these three points.

After this game, Dortmund will prepare for the Champions League game against Lyon.

After losing 1:3 in the first round, they had to defeat their opponent with two goals at their home court without allowing the opponent to score.

There is good news for them - Paris Saint-Germain's absolute mainstay Zlatan Ibrahimovic suffered a muscle strain in the last round of the Champions League and was forced to come off. Because of this injury, he missed the just-concluded French match. League One, and it is very likely that he will continue to miss the Champions League game against Dortmund.

But look at the French Ligue 1 game that just ended. Paris Saint-Germain defeated Lens 3-0 at home without Ibrahimovic and with a large rotation.

It can be said that the whole team is in good condition.

Facing such a team, Dortmund may not be sure of winning.

Not to mention, after this game, Dortmund will challenge Bayern Munich away from home. That is the most critical game of the entire season, and it will definitely affect Dortmund's game against Paris Saint-Germain.

After the game, Zhou Yi was asked this question when he was interviewed.

"Will the game against Paris Saint-Germain affect the league?" Zhou Yi asked back to confirm the question, then shook his head, "No, I don't think so. The opportunities are equal. We have a Champions League game, and Bayern Munich also has a Champions League game. They also have to play in the Champions League. It’s a home game against Manchester United.”

"But Bayern Munich played 1:1 away from home in the first leg." A reporter reminded him. "So they will be relatively calm."

"I don't think so. If Bayern Munich really thinks so and feels that they are 1:1 away from home and it will be easier to return to home, then I will be happy to see them eliminated from the Champions League." Zhou Yi said seriously. "Every game deserves to be taken seriously, we will take Paris Saint-Germain seriously, we will take Bayern Munich seriously..."

However, some reporters still raised objections to Zhou Yi's words: "But I'm afraid some people won't think that you take Wolfsburg seriously..."

Zhou Yi laughed: "How could it be? I played the whole game, doesn't this mean we are taken seriously?"

The reporter who asked the question opened his mouth, but made no more sound. He was left speechless by Zhou Yi's retort.

Because in fact, everyone agrees that this is the case - as long as Zhou Yi is not rotated, it means that Klopp still wants to win this game. No matter how great the actual probability of winning is, at least from a subjective point of view, it cannot be said that Dortmund does not pay attention to its opponents...

However, this is all public opinion and has never been officially confirmed by Dortmund. The Dortmund club has never said such a thing. So everyone thinks this is just an unspoken rule.

Unexpectedly, Zhou Yi directly used the media's praise for him to attack reporters today. The reporters were speechless.

Looking at Zhou Yi's leaving figure, some reporters shook their heads.

They still felt that Zhou Yi was just quibbling.

The two games against Paris Saint-Germain and Bayern Munich are very crucial. Maybe next week, they will witness the finale of this season.

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