Chapter 194: Lie at Gunpoint

After returning from Milan with a first-leg victory and an away goal, Dortmund welcomed their league opponent, the weak St. Pauli, at home.

Because he had just played a Champions League knockout match, Klopp made rotations in this game.

However, Zhou Yi did not enter the rotation.

After team doctor Dr. Braun examined and analyzed the physical conditions of all players, he believed that Zhou Yi was fully able to play in the game against St. Pauli.

And since the points ahead of the opponent in the league are not too many, Klopp really doesn't want Zhou Yi to rotate.

In this way, Zhou Yi was able to play in the game against St. Pauli.

In this game, both Mark and Shinji Kagawa entered the rotation, and Lewandowski replaced Mark.

And the Polish striker did not live up to Klopp's hopes for him. With an indirect and a direct assist from Zhouyi, Lewandowski scored twice, helping Dortmund finally defeat St. Pauli 2:0 at home. .

Because Leverkusen defeated Stuttgart 4:2 at home, the two teams are still six points apart.

This point difference is either long or short. To say it's long, it's just two games. But to be short, the six-point gap gets longer the further you go in the league...

Moreover, Dortmund will challenge Bayern Munich away from home in the next round of the league. If Dortmund loses to Bayern Munich away from home, it will give Leverkusen the opportunity to close the points gap.

After the game against Bayern Munich, there is no Champions League game, so Dortmund can focus all its attention on this game.

For Dortmund, this away game against Bayern Munich is not only considered a mountain that must be climbed on the way to the championship, but also their battle for revenge.

last season. Dortmund was double beaten by Bayern Munich in the league. Especially after recovering in form, they also lost to Bayern Munich in an away game.

this season. They have already beaten Bayern Munich at home. There is only one Allianz Arena left to conquer.

Although Bayern Munich's performance this season is not as good as before, their performance is gradually getting better after the winter break.

Just look at the current league rankings. Dortmund is first in the league with 52 points, and Leverkusen is second in the league. Accumulated forty-six points,

Bayern Munich is third in the league with 42 points.

You must know that Bayern Munich was ranked outside the top ten in the first half of the league...

According to data analysis, Bayern Munich's last six games have been five wins and one loss, and they have scored 17 goals. Five goals conceded.

The last three games have been wins. Ten consecutive wins at home.

This shows that they have a great advantage at home.

In the Bundesliga, Bayern Munich has only lost two of its last sixteen games, and six of its last seven games have been big wins.

For example, they won Hoffenheim 4:0, Aachen 4:0, and Kaiserslautern 5:1.

The only thing that can affect them may be the Champions League quarter-finals in the middle of this week. Like Dortmund, they are also going to Milan to challenge their rival Inter Milan.

On the other hand, Dortmund's recent form is not very good. They have two wins, three draws and one loss in the last six games. What had been the smallest lead of ten points in the league was shortened to four points.

Of course, analyzing data can only explain part of the problem, not all of it.

If you only look at the numbers, you will be deceived.

Because neither Zhou Yi nor Shinji Kagawa were in the team during the period when Dortmund performed poorly. When Zhou Yi and Shinji Kagawa returned to the team, the team's performance immediately improved.

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In midweek, the unreserved Bayern Munich defeated the defending champion Inter Milan 1:0 in the away game and achieved the same result as Dortmund.

Almost half of his body is about to squeeze into the quarterfinals.

After the game, Van Gaal was satisfied with the team's performance. The team's recent outstanding performances have given him confidence to speak.

"Who says we're giving up on the league? Ten points? Yes, I know, but so what?"

Van Gaal, who always speaks straightforwardly, said this when asked by reporters about the next crucial battle with Dortmund.

The league points difference between third-placed Bayern Munich and first-placed Borussia Dortmund is exactly ten points.

In the eyes of many people, ten points is almost an insurmountable chasm, but in Van Gaal's view, this is not the case.

"As long as we can beat Dortmund, the ten-point gap will be shortened. This is a game worth six points. We will not give up the league, because the league championship is the tradition of Bayern Munich."

These words are really domineering, as if the Bundesliga is Bayern Munich's back garden. If they want to win the championship, others have to give in.

Faced with Van Gaal's remarks, Klopp responded this way: "I have never heard such words from a manager of a team so far away from the top of the league."

"Then do you think Bayern Munich still has a chance to win the league championship?" the reporter asked.

"Of course, even Monchengladbach has a chance to win the league championship!" Klopp shrugged, with obvious sarcasm in his tone.

Monchengladbach is ranked 18th in the league so far this season - that is, first from the bottom. They have only accumulated 19 points in 23 league games and are on the verge of relegation.

Everyone knows what Klopp means by this.

In response to Klopp's response, this time it was Bayern Munich's general manager Hoeness' turn to stand up and express his position.

"I have to remind Klopp that there are eleven rounds left in the league and Monchengladbach only have nineteen points. If they are to win the league, apart from hoping that the seventeen teams ahead of them will be next In addition to losing all the league games, they also need to score at least 37 points. But there are only eleven rounds left in the league. Even if Monchengladbach wins them all, they can only score 33 points, so They don't have the slightest chance of winning the title. I suggest Klopp go and brush up on his maths first."

Dortmund and Schalke 04 are bitter rivals in the Ruhr area, but throughout Germany, their rival is of course Bayern Munich.

When Dortmund was doing well, every time they met Bayern Munich it was like sparks hitting the earth. This can be seen from the intensity of the war of words before the game.

The feud between the two teams isn't just reflected in the game. It also shows off the court. For example, Dortmund has been poached by Bayern Munich many times. Club general manager Zorc once accused Bayern Munich of being a cancer in German football. Their approach of trying every possible means to poach promising stars and current stars from other clubs will eventually destroy the Bundesliga.

Bayern Munich retorted. Come up with data to show that Dortmund is the most powerful team in poaching corners of the Bundesliga.

In the previous few seasons, Dortmund's results were very poor, their performance was sluggish, and they were unable to threaten Bayern Munich's dominance. At that time, the excitement between the two teams was slightly less intense.

Dortmund's strong performance this season has directly threatened Bayern Munich's Bundesliga dominance. Of course, Bayern Munich cannot sit idly by. So the classic war of words between the two sides started.

In response to Hoeness's speech, Dortmund's general manager Zorc couldn't sit still. He sarcastically said: "It seems that Hoeness is good at mathematics. I wonder if he is willing to come to Dortmund to be our mathematics teacher?" The door to the Rucker training base is always open for him. Anyone with a normal IQ should be able to hear that Klopp just used Monchengladbach as a metaphor. Hoeness is so serious. He is obviously avoiding the problem. The key is, does Bayern Munich still have a chance of winning the championship? Let me tell you, they still have it, at least it is higher than Monchengladbach."

The managers of the two teams are "humiliating each other" here. Zheng Huan, Monchengladbach has been unlucky for eight lifetimes...

I don’t know who they provoked. He was beaten continuously.

It's really a fight between gods and mortals.

In this regard, Monchengladbach also expressed its own views: "We have great respect for both Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund. After all, they have defended the dignity and honor of our German football in the Champions League. But we hope that the two clubs The club can also show us some respect. Please stop associating us with the league championship, we just want to avoid relegation now!"

This statement from Monchengladbach is really funny. Many people want to laugh when they see it, but some people find it very sad.

Because Monchengladbach can be considered a veteran team in the Bundesliga. In their most glorious period in the 1970s, they won two UEFA Cup championships and reached the Champions League final in 1977. Unfortunately, they lost to Liverpool 1:3 in the final and missed out on the Champions League title. Domestically, there are also five league titles and three German Cup titles.

But after the golden period ended, the team gradually declined into mediocrity, leaving only its reputation.

Ranked last this season, they may be relegated.

Nowadays, they really have no intention to think about the league championship. Monchengladbach fans also feel that Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund are too arrogant. Their ridicule of Monchengladbach is simply a vicious attack and harm.

Klopp quickly apologized and said that he did not mean to offend. He just gave a casual example to illustrate that Bayern Munich's probability of winning the championship is very low... He apologized to the Monchengladbach club and fans for his unintentional mistake.

Hoeness and Zorc later apologized.

However, Hoeness did not forget to continue attacking Dortmund while apologizing. He reminded the Monchengladbach fans that it was Klopp who brought Monchengladbach into it first, so there is a guilty party and a debtor, so go out and find someone. Klopp…

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The management of the two clubs are in a jubilant quarrel, but what about the players?

Naturally, they showed off their muscles to each other and spat at each other, fully demonstrating their positions.

Amid the fumes, Zhou Yi was the only exception. He told reporters in Germany and China: "I don't understand why Van Gaal thinks this game is important. It's just one of the thirty-four rounds of the league. I don't think it's What special significance does this game have?"

"But Bayern Munich is the one you can't get around to win the championship..."

"There's nothing we can't get around, right? We're ten points ahead of them. Even if we lose them in this game, we're still seven points ahead of them. It's not the end of the world."

"So you think winning or losing doesn't matter?" a reporter asked.

"No, of course I will work hard to win. I just said there is no need to take this game too seriously - there is such a quarrel between League One and League Three. Have you asked what League Two thinks? ?”

It took a lot of effort for everyone to stop mentioning Monchengladbach, but Leverkusen took advantage of it again... (To be continued.) Launch a new website