Chapter 306 Subtle Changes

After Zhou Yi came on the field, Dortmund did not rush to attack as he directed.

But defend patiently.

If Leverkusen attacks desperately, Dortmund can still take the opportunity to counterattack.

However, Leverkusen is not stupid. After seeing Zhou Yi play, head coach Sasha Lewandowski immediately directed the team not to attack.

Avoid being attacked by Dortmund.

Zhou Yi's ability to seize opportunities is very strong.

The Bayern Munich coaching staff who were watching the game in Munich were relieved to see this scene.

It would be great if Leverkusen could beat Dortmund, but if they can't beat Dortmund, it would also be good to draw.

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On the court, the battle between Dortmund and Leverkusen has changed. It is no longer a back-and-forth shot, but a tug-of-war in the midfield, and there are not many shots.

However, this kind of tug-of-war is not a tug-of-war caused by the two sides being evenly matched, but a tug-of-war under Dortmund's deliberate control.

After Zhou Yi came on, he quickly took over Dortmund's midfield, and then he led the Dortmund players to slow down and not rush to pass the ball forward.

Sometimes he will tentatively pass the ball forward, but if he encounters Leverkusen's stubborn blockage, he will immediately ask his teammates to pass the football back and then drop back in the midfield to organize the attack.

In such a slow pace, Dortmund suddenly changed its rhythm in the 68th minute.

When Zhou Yi got the ball in the middle of the backcourt, he passed the football forward and then quickly moved forward himself.

Next, with Zhou Yi as the core, Dortmund hit the football in front of Leverkusen's 30-meter area between three passes and two downs.

"Dortmund have accelerated!" Marcel Leif reminded.

When Zhou Yi got the ball again, although he was looking towards Mark, he passed the football to the completely opposite left with his feet.

Yan Min inserted into the left rib and caught the ball, which directly resulted in a one-on-one shot!

Facing the attacking Leverkusen goalkeeper Leno,

Yan Min chose to shoot.

This was a very smart move, but he didn't pick the ball high enough, and the ball was blocked by Leno with his hands!

The Leverkusen defender Spasic returned to defense and kicked the football directly out of the baseline - Dortmund's sudden acceleration just now caused him a great sense of pressure. Under such circumstances, he didn't even bother to consider the situation behind him, and prioritized kicking the football out first!

But in fact, there is not a Dortmund player behind him. He can stop the football, then turn around and kick the football forward, and launch a counterattack by the way.

As a result, Leverkusen's counterattack opportunity was wasted by Spasic in panic.

After goalkeeper Leno got up, he opened his hand to Spasic and was not very satisfied with his handling just now.

"There is actually nothing wrong with Spasic's clearance. Of course, if he had been calmer, there would have been a better way to deal with it. After Zhou Yi came on the field, the mentality of the Leverkusen players underwent some very subtle changes..." Duan Xin said so Some people will think that this is trying every means to praise Zhouyi from various angles.

But in fact, what Duan Xin said makes sense.

After Zhou Yi came on the court, the mentality of the players on both teams changed very subtly.

Dortmund players showed more confidence and composure.

The Leverkusen players were a little anxious.

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Dortmund's corner kick came out, and Leno hit the ball out of the penalty area with both fists before Hummels.

Zhou Yi was already waiting for the second landing point. Facing the flying football, he did not make any adjustments and directly turned sideways and volleyed with his feet!

The football flew straight to the upper left corner of the goal, a place that Leno could not take care of at all.

Fortunately, the football was blocked by Leverkusen player Son Heung-min with his leg halfway...

Although there was no goal, it still scared the Leverkusen fans.

"Zhou Yi directly volleyed - the football seemed to hit Son Heung-min's body and flew out... It was so dangerous!" Marcel Leif exclaimed. "Dortmund gets another corner kick!"

With two consecutive corner kicks, Dortmund actually suppressed Leverkusen at this time.

The previous fighting situation seems to have been broken...

This time for this corner kick, Dortmund did not kick the football directly into the penalty area.

When Shaheen went to take the corner kick, Zhou Yi also ran towards the corner flag area.

When Shaheen saw him coming, he knew it was going to be a tactical corner kick.

So he placed the football, raised his arm, signaled a tactical corner kick, reminded his teammates in the penalty area to cooperate, and kicked the football to Zhou Yi.

After Zhou Yi took the ball, he brought it back, and at the same time, Leverkusen's players also pressed out.

Two Leverkusen players approached Zhou Yi.

Zhou Yi saw this and passed the football back.

Instead of passing the ball towards Leverkusen's penalty area, he passed it back.

It's like this corner kick doesn't exist.

The advantage of doing this is that you can keep possession of the ball on your side.

What Dortmund needs is to control the football so that they can continue to launch attacks that threaten Leverkusen.

Moreover, constant back-passing can also bring about some changes in the rhythm, stretching Leverkusen's formation, and at the same time paralyzing them and making them have the idea of ​​​​relaxation.

Zhou Yi has been turning his head to observe Leverkusen's movements.

After seeing that the formation had been drawn out, he motioned to his teammates to pass the football to him.

He turned around and launched another attack, rushing towards Leverkusen's position.

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Under the leadership of Zhou Yi, Dortmund slowly gained the upper hand.

When the game entered the 70th minute, Leverkusen head coach Sasha Lewandowski made adjustments and completely gave up the midfield tug-of-war with Dortmund.

Recycling across the board.

He has already begun to make plans to maintain a draw.

It was obvious that Dortmund already had the advantage on the field. If no adjustments were made, he was afraid that Dortmund would seize the space in the defense and make a big fuss...

Despite this, Dortmund's offensive continues.

In the 78th minute, Yan Min broke through on the left wing and once again won a free kick for Dortmund.

Shaheen went up to take the free kick.

Hummels and Papastathopoulos ran to the goal, ready to fight for the top.

Zhou Yi didn't go up to join in the fun. He still stood outside the penalty area, waiting for the possible second landing point.

There were some conflicts between players from both sides fighting for position in front of the goal.

Hummels and Toprak fought together, Toprak hugged Hummels, and Hummels tried to push him away. The entanglement and struggle between the two attracted the attention of the referee.

He blew the whistle for a timeout, then ran into the penalty area and ordered Toprak and Hummels to separate.

Hummels complained to the referee that Toprak hugged him, and Toprak complained to the referee that Hummels pushed someone.

The referee gave them both a verbal warning and exited the penalty area.

Although the two people still had some physical contact, it was within an acceptable range. It is impossible for players to completely avoid physical contact in the penalty area...

Next, Shaheen was about to take the free kick. After taking a run-up, he kicked the football into the penalty area.

Hummels suddenly shook off Toprak's marker and ran forward towards the football. He planned to head the ball towards the goal!

How could Toprak let him get away from him so easily? Naturally, he followed closely.

Hummels jumped and so did he.

Under his interference, Hummels missed the ball, but it still hit the football, causing it to change direction and fly towards the goal.

Leno made a save, but because Hummels didn't hit the ball, he just missed it. Therefore, the flight path of the football was different from what Leno expected at the beginning. His hands were not used, but he stubbornly blocked the football with his feet!

But this time, it couldn't block the football very far, and the football was still spinning in the penalty area.

In the melee, the football rolled out and fell to the feet of Son Heung-min who was returning to the penalty area.

Son Heung-min directly kicked the football with his foot, trying to clear the ball away. At this time, don't think about launching a counterattack or anything like that. You can kick the football away from the dangerous area first.

He hit the football solidly.

But the football did not fly out of the penalty area.

Because just as he was kicking the football, Zhou Yi, who was outside the penalty area, had already rushed in, heading towards him and the football at his feet.

When he saw Son Heung-min about to kick the ball, Zhou Yi jumped up reflexively and turned around at the same time. He didn't know if Son Heung-min was going to make a clearance, but he believed that when Dortmund's two central defenders were in front of the opponent's goal, Son Heung-min must not be allowed to kick the football out.

This is the instinct of an experienced and thoughtful player.

So the football kicked out by Sun Xingmin hit Zhou Yi's back.

There was a muffled sound!

The football bounced back and went straight to Leverkusen's goal...

Son Heung-min used all his strength to clear the ball. After Zhou Yi's rebound, the ball speed became faster.

No one in front of the goal reacted, including goalkeeper Leno, who had just gotten up from the ground and could only watch the football suddenly fly towards his goal, and he himself was completely powerless...

In the end, under everyone's surprised gaze, Zhou Yi blocked the football into the goal with his back!

"this……"

Bayern Munich's coaching staff looked at the TV screen, dumbfounded. I really can't believe that Dortmund can have such luck...

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