Chapter 285 Watch the Video

The news that Dortmund scored the fourth goal and that Mainz was sent off a defender soon spread to Bayern Munich.

Someone on the bench sighed.

Mainz has worked very hard, scoring two goals against Dortmund at home, falling behind twice and equalizing twice.

But Dortmund still relied on its strong strength to win a two-goal lead...

With little game time left, a two-goal lead basically meant that Dortmund had won the game and secured three points.

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After Dortmund took a 4:2 lead, Klopp began to prepare for substitutions.

Starting from the 80th minute, he gradually made substitutions.

The first one to be replaced was Zhou Yi. As the core of the team, he needed more time to rest. Now that the victory was determined, of course Zhou Yi should take the time to rest.

He was replaced by Mkhitaryan.

A minute later, Dortmund made another substitution, Royce was replaced, and midfielder Jojic was replaced.

In the 84th minute, Klopp used his last substitution and replaced Aubameyang with Mark Wagner.

Mainz, with one less player, could not threaten Dortmund's goal at all. Even if Dortmund made such a drastic substitution, Dortmund still had the upper hand on the scene.

In the 86th minute of the game for Bayern Munich, goalkeeper Lucas Reid, who replaced the injured Neuer in the starting lineup, directly kicked the football from the backcourt to the frontcourt and passed it to Robben came in at high speed. After receiving the ball, Robben used his speed to force a breakthrough, forming a one-man attack, and then sent the football into Braunschweig's goal.

Bayern Munich leads Eintracht Braunschweig 2-0 away from home, but they are still one point behind Dortmund.

In the face of Dortmund's victory, Bayern Munich's victory seems a bit boring...

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The last two games are over, Dortmund defeated Mainz 4:2 at home, while Bayern Munich defeated Eintracht Braunschweig 2:0 away.

The rankings and points difference between the two sides have not changed.

There are three rounds left in the league, and Bayern Munich, which is one point behind, still has hope of overtaking, but to be honest, their fate is no longer in their hands...

Even if they win all the next three league rounds, it still depends on Dortmund's face. If Dortmund also wins, nothing will change.

After finishing the league, both teams will also start preparing for the Champions League semi-finals.

This is a match between the Bundesliga duo and the La Liga duo.

They still have a chance to repeat the scene in the finals last season.

If that were the case, everyone would probably shout: "I've seen this plot!"

After the game against Mainz, Klopp did not let the players rest.

The next day, everyone came to the Brackel training base for training as usual. After the training, Zhou Yi was called to the head coach's office alone by Klopp.

"Did you watch the game at home the night after our last Champions League game?" he asked straight to the point.

Zhou Yi was stunned for a moment. He didn't expect Klopp to ask about what happened ten days ago as soon as he opened his mouth. After thinking about it, he nodded and gave Klopp a positive answer.

"Which show are you watching?"

"Atletico Madrid and Barcelona." Zhou Yi replied.

"Well..." Klopp was very satisfied with Zhou Yi's performance. He took the initiative to observe the team's opponents in the semi-finals. Most players would not do this. After the game and training, they would let themselves go and have nothing to do with football. Don't want to be involved. After all, I train and compete all day long. No matter how much I love football, I still have to have time to do other things.

"How do you feel?" Klopp asked, crossing his arms.

Zhou Yi first lowered his head and recalled it. After all, it happened ten days ago. In the meantime, he experienced many games with Bayern Munich and Mainz. There were some details that he needed to recall carefully.

"Atletico Madrid's press and the quick counterattack after the press were very powerful...especially in the first 20 minutes of the game, it was very fierce...I think Barcelona was stunned by those 20 minutes of press, and the whole team couldn't find it. Rhythm and state. Their defense was also very good, and their counterattack based on this was also very sharp... Although the score was 1:0, I think Atletico Madrid's advantage on the scene was greater than what the score showed. More...I think Atletico Madrid probably played their best game this season..."

When Zhou Yi first spoke, there was still some hesitation in his tone, but the more he spoke, the smoother he became, and the memory became clearer and clearer.

As he spoke, Klopp nodded. Zhou Yi's feelings were similar to his own.

After Zhou Yi finished speaking, he asked again: "Then do you think they can still be in such a state when we meet them?"

Zhou Yi thought for a while: "I don't know, but they should use tactics similar to this game."

Klopp was very satisfied with Zhou Yi's answer. He joked: "Yes, especially since we have a core midfielder similar to Xavi."

After speaking, he opened the drawer of his desk, took out a USB flash drive, and handed it to Zhou Yi.

"Here is a video of the game that has been re-edited by the coaching staff. You can take it back and take a good look at it, mainly to see how Atletico Madrid contained Barcelona's offense. There are also some simple statistics of the game by the coaching staff, which can help you understand This game.”

Zhou Yi took the USB flash drive.

Klopp saw him taking the flash drive and smiled again: "You know I like to gamble. Some outsiders call me a 'gambler'. I do like that kind of excitement. So since the Champions League was restructured, no team has I can successfully defend my title, and I plan to take a gamble this time.”

Zhou Yi held the USB drive in his hand and said to Klopp: "I thought you were giving up again."

Klopp laughed: "What are you giving up? We are now ahead of Bayern Munich in the league and have reached the semi-finals of the Champions League. Give up at this time? I am not a fool. How can I give up? "

After listening to Klopp's answer, Zhou Yi also laughed.

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When Zhou Yi got home, he turned on the TV in the living room, plugged in the USB flash drive Klopp gave him, and couldn't wait to watch it.

Seeing him like this, Cortana asked curiously, "What are you looking at?"

"The game video of our semifinal opponent, the coach gave it to me today."

Cortana suddenly realized that she would no longer disturb Zhou Yi, so that he could concentrate on watching the game video.

This is not a complete full-time video, but an edited highlight, but it is still very long, much longer than the game highlights posted on those websites.

In addition to the game footage, there are also some "special effects" added by the Dortmund coaching staff, such as circling key players and delineating their running routes, so that viewers of the video can more intuitively understand the tactics of both sides.

By watching the game video, Zhou Yi's memory of this game became clearer.

At the beginning of the game, Atletico Madrid's attack line composed of Villa, Adrian, and Raul Garcia violently impacted Barcelona's defense from the beginning. Moreover, they consciously adopted the high ball impact style in view of Barcelona's weakness in preventing high balls. This is the reason why Barcelona is in a hurry. Note 1.

Atletico Madrid scored just five minutes into the game. This goal was the opportunity created by the high-altitude bombing - at that time, Villa made a pass from the left, Adrian flew the header, and Cork followed up with a left-foot volley to score.

It gave Barcelona the fastest goal conceded in the history of the knockout stage...

After Atletico Madrid took the lead, they continued to attack Barcelona's defense.

Barcelona were forced to do nothing and their collective performance was poor.

After three strikes in the opening game, Atletico Madrid showed its tenacious defensive ability and at the same time waited for opportunities to counterattack, creating many absolutely good opportunities.

If it weren't for the outstanding performance of Barcelona's goalkeeper Pinto in this game, the score would definitely not be just 1:0.

In addition, the judgment of the British referee Webber in this game was also controversial. He missed Mascherano's fouls in the penalty area twice during the game without any comment. If these two penalties had been awarded, the game might have ended sooner.

Until the last minute of the game, Atletico Madrid still had a chance to score - Raul Garcia passed the ball and Rodriguez shot with a single shot, but it was blocked by Pinto who performed well.

As Zhou Yi said to Klopp, this is not a game where Atletico Madrid started wretchedly, stole a ball, and then defended until the end of the game. Instead, Atletico Madrid took the initiative from the beginning and completely suppressed Barcelona. However, due to the outstanding performance of Barcelona goalkeeper Pinto, they only won the game by one goal.

Atletico Madrid's crazy pressing almost stopped Barcelona's midfield operation.

Iniesta and Messi were forced to perform nothing. Iniesta was substituted in the 72nd minute. And Messi made mistakes again and again, making 39 passes and ten mistakes, and all four shots missed the goal. Harvey successfully passed the ball 100 times out of 100 times, achieving a 100% passing success rate, but there was only one threatening pass. Busquets was also in poor condition. As a defensive midfielder, he made eight passes out of 82 times and succeeded only once in six headers. Neymar lacked sparkle under the pressure of Juanfran Thiago and Gabi, and only one header attack went slightly wide...

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