Chapter 267 Round 2

Just a few hours after the match between China and Jordan ended, at 9:45 pm Beijing time, the match between Iraq and Singapore kicked off in Qatar.

Because Jordan lost two goals to the Chinese team, their goal difference advantage over Iraq was only three goals.

Therefore, as long as Iraq can beat Singapore by more than four goals in this game, it will squeeze out Jordan and advance to the top ten.

In the end, Iraq did not disappoint. They defeated Singapore 7:1 at home and achieved a six-goal difference. The points were the same as Jordan's, and the goal difference was three more than Jordan's. They advanced to the top ten. .

But all this has nothing to do with Zhou Yi.

I thought that the match between the Chinese team and Jordan was at four o'clock in the afternoon, so after the match, Zhou Yi would still have time to catch the plane back to Germany.

He went directly from the stadium to the airport, and then took a flight that had been booked long ago and flew directly to Germany.

Although Zhou Yi rushed to catch up, he still missed one of Dortmund's league games.

In the twenty-third round of the league, Dortmund defeated Hannover 96 3:1 at home. At that time, Zhou Yi was preparing for the game against Jordan in China, so he was not able to participate in this game.

This time without Zhou Yi, Dortmund performed better than in the last round of the league. The Dortmund team used practical actions to prove that the media's so-called "Zhou Yi dependence" is simply false.

After Zhou Yi returned to Dortmund, due to the exhaustion of long travel and jet lag, in the 24th round of the league, Dortmund played Mainz at home, Zhou Yi did not start, but sat on the bench.

Considering that the crucial decisive battle with AC Milan will follow, it is natural for Klopp to let Zhou Yi rest.

Dortmund did not disappoint everyone, and finally defeated Mainz 2:1 without Zhou Yi starting the game.

Zhou Yi was not replaced until there were ten minutes left in the game. The purpose was not to win, but to let him find a feeling for the game.

Starting from the sixteenth round of the league, Dortmund has won nine consecutive games, bringing their current points to 59 points. And how many points does Bayern Munich have? Forty-eight points.

Dortmund leads them by a full eleven points in the league standings!

Such a huge lead makes the German media believe that Dortmund can basically lock in the league championship. Unless something unexpected happens, such as... Dortmund goes further and further away in the Champions League,

The better they perform in the Champions League, the greater the impact on the league.

But now it seems that Dortmund may be eliminated in the Champions League round of 16 - it depends on their performance in the second leg of the Champions League quarter-finals.

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After the match against Mainz, the entire Dortmund team shifted to preparations for the Champions League.

AC Milan also flew to Dortmund the day before the game. The score of 3:1 made AC Milan's players look quite relaxed when they were interviewed at the airport.

In the just-concluded 26th round of Serie A, AC Milan defeated Palermo 4:0 away from home and was in excellent condition. They also lead Juventus by two points in the league standings.

At the same time, as their opponent, Dortmund's core player Zhou Yi has not played well in three league rounds. Because of participating in the national team, he has missed two of the last three league rounds, and only came on as a substitute in the third game. In total, he has He only played ten minutes of the game.

How to maintain status like this?

In addition, he returned to China to participate in the World Cup qualifiers, traveling back and forth, and was tired from the journey. His physical condition and condition must also be a problem.

Therefore, AC Milan feels that as long as they don't make mistakes in this game, it will not be difficult to win Dortmund away from home.

But when the game actually started, they discovered that the situation was completely different from what they had imagined...

Dortmund's core Zhou Yi didn't show any discomfort at all.

His performance on the pitch makes it difficult to believe that he is a man who has only played ten minutes in the last three league games.

Only five minutes into the game, Zhou Yi gave Van Bommel a yellow card.

As the team's main defensive midfielder, Van Bommel received a yellow card in the first five minutes, which is really not a good thing.

Some superstitious people may think this is an ominous sign.

Although there is no basis for such things as superstition, there are some things on the football field that are just evil...

Two minutes after Van Bommel received this yellow card, Dortmund scored in the seventh minute of the game.

The person who scored the goal was the team's main center Lewandowski.

And the person who assisted him was Zhou Yi!

"Dortmund leads AC Milan 1:0! Robert scored the goal -" the live broadcaster Norbert Dicol shouted, and countless fans in the stands responded to him with roars.

"Lewandowski!!!"

After scoring, Lewandowski ran over and hugged Zhou Yi.

Commentator He Ping was very happy: "Zhou Yi has maintained his condition very well. Although he only played ten minutes in the past three league games and seemed to be lacking in competition, he surprised everyone! It seems that there is no How could he play the league seriously, but he got enough rest... Van Bommel received a yellow card in the first five minutes, and assisted Lewandowski to score in the first seven minutes. Dortmund is now only behind AC Milan in the total score. One goal, and an away goal!”

Marcel Leif is also analyzing the situation for everyone: "Beautiful! 1:0! Dortmund is behind AC Milan with a total score of 2:3, but they have an away goal, so they only need to score one more goal, 2:0 We can eliminate AC Milan! At this time, the importance of Zhou Yi’s away goal in the last round is reflected!”

Lewandowski's goal made AC Milan a little confused - they really didn't expect Dortmund to break their goal so quickly.

This was far beyond their expectations.

What to do next?

When the game restarted, the AC Milan team played in some confusion. This confusion was not due to tactics. The tactics were actually clear. If the ball was lost so early, there was only one option - attack, try to score an away goal, and offset the situation. Lose Dortmund's away goal advantage.

The confusion among AC Milan players comes from their psychology. Dortmund scored in the first seven minutes and the aggressive momentum they showed in the first minute of the game made the AC Milan players panic.

Although they tried to counterattack, their offense was not advancing smoothly under Dortmund's strong defense.

Dortmund also paid a price in order to prevent AC Milan's counterattack. In the 13th and 15th minutes, in just two minutes, two full-backs, Piszczek and Schmelzer, received a yellow card.

Two defenders receiving yellow cards is a worse thing than Van Bommel receiving a yellow card.

But Dortmund didn't care at all.

They are players on the lagging side, and they don't think about so many things.

For them, it means nothing if all players do not have yellow cards if they cannot advance to the next round.

In this regard, Dortmund has fewer ideas than AC Milan. On the football field, the more you think, the worse it will be. Sometimes the less you think, the better.

AC Milan's counterattack after losing the ball was forced back by Dortmund's tough defense.

Dortmund began to suppress AC Milan again.

And in the 26th minute, after Gotze dribbled horizontally outside the penalty area, he suddenly took a shot. The football penetrated the fingers of AC Milan goalkeeper Abbiati!

"2:0!!! Well done! Gotze!" Marcel Leif raised his arms and shouted. "The total score is 3:3! But Dortmund still has an away goal! If this score can be maintained until the end of the game, Dortmund will advance to the Champions League quarterfinals for two consecutive seasons!"

"Gotze! That's a beautiful shot!" He Ping was also very happy. If Dortmund can go further in the Champions League, he will be able to commentate on more Zhouyi games.

The South Stand of the West**** Stadium seemed to be about to collapse after Gotze scored. The violent vibrations would make people think of an earthquake. But that was just caused by the jumping of the die-hard Dortmund fans in the stands...

All Dortmund fans have begun to look forward to the next step for their team to conquer AC Milan at home, score more goals, and completely seal the victory. Then which team will we meet in the quarterfinals?

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The Dortmund players on the court seemed to be thinking about their quarterfinal opponents.

When they lost the first round 1:3, many people criticized them fiercely. Yes, they didn't play well in the first leg. But now they have proven that they can achieve a reversal without being favored by others!

This is a result that all Dortmund players will be proud of.

But everything has two sides.

When the game restarted, the Dortmund players, who were still immersed in the joy and excitement of equalizing the total score, soon discovered that the opponents in front of them seemed different from before... (To be continued.)