Chapter 284 Only 3 Rounds Left

The game between Bayern Munich and Dortmund is a thing of the past. Whether Bayern Munich fans want to accept it or not, they are now behind Dortmund in the league standings.

Although only one point behind, the situation was already critical.

In the next four rounds of the league, they must win all of them, and at the same time hope that Dortmund will have at least a draw.

It's not impossible, but looking at Dortmund's recent performance, their stability is also disappointing...

Moreover, Dortmund decisively gave up the German Cup, so at this time, they have fewer games than Bayern Munich.

For example, in the middle of this week, Bayern Munich has a German Cup semi-final with Kaiserslautern, and next week it will be a Champions League semi-final with Real Madrid. There are also league games on the weekends.

A doubleheader in a row.

And what about Dortmund?

Because they gave up the German Cup early, they have nothing to do in the German Cup semi-finals this week. They don't have to go anywhere, they just train at the Brakel training base.

In addition, since there is no need for double matches in a week, Klopp also gave the team a whole day off after the game against Bayern Munich.

This simply makes Bayern Munich players jealous to death. Because after the game, Guardiola did not let the players rest, not even half a day off.

Bayern Munich players really lost and had to be drilled on the training ground.

Some people speculated that this was a punitive measure by Guardiola against the team.

But no matter what, after the game between the two teams, it was indeed a paradise and a hell.

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Dortmund resumed training on Monday after being well rested.

They have to prepare for the next league match.

Although they defeated Bayern Munich in the game and took the lead, if they cannot maintain a complete victory in the next four rounds of the league, they will still give up the fruits of victory.

That was simply the worst tragedy in the world, and Dortmund would never allow such a situation to happen.

Dortmund's opponent in the next round is Klopp's former club Mainz.

Under the leadership of Tuchel, this team is currently ranked seventh, only two points behind Monchengladbach, who is sixth in the league, and there is still hope of qualifying for next season's European competition.

Therefore, under the temptation of qualifying for the European War, Mainz can definitely cause some trouble for Dortmund.

Of course, Dortmund is playing at home this round of the league, so it also has an advantage.

But Bayern Munich fans will definitely cheer for Mainz.

Bayern Munich's opponent in this round of the league is Eintracht Braunschweig, which is ranked last.

Although they are last, Braunschweig now have 25 points, and are only three points away from the 15th place Stuttgart who escaped the relegation zone. It is not impossible to successfully avoid relegation.

At the end of the league, no one wants to encounter this kind of relegation team. Competing for the championship is for honor, while relegation is for survival. These teams that are fighting for survival will definitely dare to fight with all opponents, even the powerful Bayern Munich.

Besides, Hoffenheim and Dortmund will definitely become role models for Braunschweig, and the videos of these two games will definitely be studied repeatedly by Braunschweig. Braunschweig also hopes to take advantage of the fact that Bayern Munich has just lost to Dortmund and its morale is at a low point to win and get precious three points.

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On Wednesday, Bayern Munich defeated Kaiserslautern 2:1 in the German Cup semi-finals with a rotating lineup, and entered the German Cup final as they wished.

In theory, Bayern Munich still has a chance to win the Triple Crown. But it’s also possible that all four will be empty this season…

After the DFB-Pokal semi-finals comes the weekend's league match.

Because they have Champions League matches, Bayern Munich and Dortmund's league games are scheduled to be played on Saturday afternoon, so that they can be relatively relaxed.

However, their game time is not too early. The earliest game between Frankfurt and Hannover 96 was on the night of April 17, that is, Thursday night... It is definitely impossible for Bayern Munich's league to be arranged like this, because They are still playing the German Cup semi-finals against Kaiserslautern on Wednesday. There is no way they can play in the league one day later.

The two games between Dortmund and Bayern Munich are played at the same time.

After Bayern Munich was tied by Hoffenheim and defeated by Dortmund, the terrifying impression it had given people before has been weakened a lot. In the eyes of many people, Bayern Munich has been knocked back to the earth from "outer space". They are not invincible giants, but ordinary people who can fight with them, bleed, suffer, and even die.

This greatly motivated the Braunschweig players.

Braunschweig's players did play very tenaciously when facing Bayern Munich at home.

Bayern Munich, playing away from home, was completely helpless against them.

On the other side, Dortmund, playing at home, had a very good start. In just six minutes, striker Schieber, who replaced Mark in the starting lineup, opened the scoring for Dortmund.

However, in the fourteenth minute, Mainz's Japanese player Shinji Okazaki equalized the score for Mainz.

This is good news for Bayern Munich, which has yet to break the deadlock.

But Bayern Munich fans were not happy for long. Four minutes later, Aubameyang received Zhou Yi's pass and gave Dortmund the lead again.

The score did not change again in the first half.

At the end of the first half, Dortmund led Mainz 2:1, while Bayern Munich and Braunschweig drew 0:0...

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In the second half, the two sides changed sides and fought again. Mainz obviously wanted to win. In terms of motivation, they did not disappoint the Bayern Munich fans.

Tuchel made two substitutions at the beginning of the second half.

Especially the replacement of defender Stefan Bell with forward Sean Parker. This is an obvious adjustment to strengthen the offense.

Tuchel's adjustments have paid off.

Less than ten minutes into the second half, in the 53rd minute of the game, Shinji Okazaki scored twice to help Mainz equalize the score again!

"Shinji Okazaki! The people who are happiest about his goal must be the Bayern Munich fans!" Marcel Leif said.

Bayern Munich fans were indeed happy, and those who followed the team on the road gave a loud cheer at Eintracht Braunschweig's home ground.

But once again, Bayern Munich fans could not be happy for long...

This time Bayern Munich fans were delighted for even shorter time - three minutes.

Three minutes later, Piszczek received an assist from Royce and gave Dortmund the lead again.

3:2!

"Dortmund is very tenacious. It seems that they will never allow their first place in the league to be left behind by others..."

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Dortmund and Mainz are already five goals closer, but Bayern Munich and Braunschweig are still silent.

Both sides kept moving their troops and generals.

In the 72nd and 73rd minutes, Braunschweig took the lead in making adjustments and replaced two players in a row.

Then Bayern Munich also made two substitutions.

Lewandowski comes off and Robben comes on.

Ribery goes off and Thomas Muller comes on.

The adjustment quickly showed results.

In the 75th minute, Gotze sent an assist and Thomas Muller scored in front of the goal. Bayern Munich finally broke the deadlock!

However, Bayern Munich did not celebrate much after the goal. A one-goal lead was not safe.

Thomas Muller did not celebrate, but got into the goal, picked up the football, turned around and ran towards the center circle.

Mainz is still working hard over there, and Dortmund is only leading by one goal. Bayern Munich must first ensure that they win Braunschweig before they can be eligible to enjoy the dividends that Mainz has created for them...

But not long after they scored, at the Westfield Stadium, Yan Min broke into the penalty area after receiving Zhou Yi's through ball and was tackled to the ground by Mainz defender Nico Benguet.

The referee not only gave Dortmund a penalty kick, but also gave Benguet a red card for the foul!

Reus took charge and calmly kicked the football into the Mainz goal.

"4:2! Dortmund leads Mainz by two goals at home! They have their destiny firmly in their own hands!"

Now Mainz is not only two goals behind, but also missing one player. It is almost impossible to defeat Dortmund on the road.

Although the games on both sides are not over yet, many people feel that Bayern Munich may only be able to count on the remaining three rounds of the league if it wants to overtake Dortmund...

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