Chapter 268 The Situation Is Reversed

When Dortmund scored two goals in 26 minutes and equalized the total score, this should not be a good thing for AC Milan. But AC Milan suddenly discovered that they were no longer confused and did not need to think too much.

Because the current situation is very critical and very simple.

AC Milan must score goals, only in this way can they avoid the bad luck of being eliminated.

This goal is equivalent to waking up the AC Milan players who were a little panicked before - we have nothing to lose anymore, so let's fight!

So when the game restarted, AC Milan suddenly resumed the state they had in the first round, catching the Dortmund players off guard when they took advantage of the situation to score another goal and completely seal the victory.

Dortmund's offense was not only blocked by AC Milan, but they also took advantage of the situation and fought back to Dortmund's goal. Had Weidenfeller not played well, the goal might have been scored.

This threatening attack also boosted AC Milan's morale. In the following games, AC Milan dominated the situation.

Marcel Leif also discovered this. He exclaimed: "AC Milan at the beginning of the game was like a sleeping lion, and now AC Milan reminds us of the first round of the match between the two sides. That AC Milan!"

Dortmund found that the offense was ineffective and the opponent's offense was very fierce, so they had to slowly shrink and slow down the pace of the game.

During this period, after AC Milan's offensive came up, Dortmund's 30-meter area did not look very peaceful.

Several times, it caused the Dortmund fans to scream - they thought AC Milan was going to score.

Fortunately, Dortmund's defense held up and did not concede a goal.

But what can withstand it for a while may not be able to withstand it for a lifetime. If you continue to defend like this passively, you will always lose the ball.

The relaxed and joyful atmosphere above the West**** Stadium was swept away and replaced by a tense atmosphere.

If AC Milan scores a goal, it's over.

Both sides have away goals, and the number of away goals is the same. In terms of the total score, AC Milan is still one goal ahead of Dortmund.

Even if Dortmund scores another goal and equalizes the total score, they cannot rely on this score to eliminate AC Milan. They still have to play overtime with AC Milan.

If no more goals can be scored in the thirty-minute overtime, a penalty shootout will be necessary.

At this time, Dortmund must change the current situation. At least they can't be overwhelmed by AC Milan's offensive, right?

So how can we change the current situation?

Many people chose to focus on Zhou Yi.

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Zhou Yi didn't play very actively during this period. After getting the ball, he focused more on controlling the ball rather than sending shells forward.

Because if he passes the ball forward, there is nothing to pass, and everyone is suppressed by AC Milan. If you still think you are pursuing a counterattack, you will probably give up possession of the ball to AC Milan in vain.

Therefore, during this period, after Zhou Yi got the ball, he mainly made cross passes and reverse kicks, and was not in a hurry to pass the ball forward.

This kind of reverse kick is to give his teammates time to move forward. Only when there are enough contact points in front of him, Zhou Yi will consider sending the football forward.

Although doing this will lose some counterattack opportunities, it can reduce the number of AC Milan's attacks, which actually reduces the threat of AC Milan to the goal.

However, this does not mean that Zhou Yi is passively kicking in the backcourt without any enterprising spirit, hoping to pass the time by kicking. He is paying attention to the changes in the situation on the court all the time, scanning and recording the position of each player, observing Their movement. Looking for and waiting for opportunities.

Now AC Milan's offensive is very fierce, and they have taken the initiative. But that doesn't mean they have everything under control. There will always be some space on the football field.

Zhou Yi kept scanning and found these openings, some large and some small, but not every opening could launch an attack.

But it’s not enough to just wait. Sometimes you have to create opportunities.

When the football was passed to Zhou Yi again, he began to try to guide the movement of players on both sides, thus making the potential gap he had seen larger.

He first passed the ball back to his teammates, just like before.

In response to Zhou Yi's style of play, the AC Milan players actively fought in the frontcourt - they believed that Zhou Yi's reverse kick was delaying time. After all, the score remained until the end of the game, and Dortmund was The opponent will be eliminated with the advantage of away goals.

If AC Milan does not press in the frontcourt, but quickly retreats to its own half after Dortmund takes possession of the ball, sets up a defensive line, and waits for the opponent to attack, then it is possible that Dortmund will reverse the ball in the backcourt for five minutes, and it may not be possible. Will attack - they think Zhou Yi is definitely capable of such a thing!

In this way, the game time will pass by Dortmund's back and forth. In order to avoid this situation, a frontcourt press must be carried out. On the one hand, it can put pressure on Dortmund and increase their chances of making mistakes in ball control. On the other hand, it hopes to directly counterattack through pressing in the frontcourt.

As long as they can intercept the ball, they are very close to Dortmund's goal. This takes less time to talk than advancing from the backcourt, and it is also more sudden, which can catch Dortmund off guard.

AC Milan's frontcourt press further intensified the tension hanging over the West**** Stadium. Dortmund fans in front of the TV and in the stands were frightened. Marcel Leif also said: "Dortmund is very dangerous during this period!"

But who knew that this was exactly what Zhou Yi wanted?

Because if AC Milan doesn't come up to attack, the space behind them will not become larger or larger. He believes that as long as the gap becomes larger, he will not be the only one who can see the gap. His teammates, no matter who they are, will always find it...

After passing it back and forth, the gap that Zhou Yi discovered had become bigger and bigger.

But it seems that no one of his teammates can find this gap.

If we continue to wait, the gap will be obvious if it becomes larger. After it is obvious, AC Milan will definitely take precautions. They are not fools either.

Under such circumstances, Zhou Yi has two choices - either give up this opportunity and continue to wait and find. This is safer, and at least the team's formation will not be chaotic.

Or choose to attack forcefully and seize this opportunity to make a fuss. But there will be great risks in this way. What if other teammates cooperate with Zhou Yi to go up, but the attack fails and the other party makes a counterattack?

Zhou Yi must make a choice.

But as I said before, Zhou Yi is a person who is good at multiple-choice questions...

After taking the ball, he made a move to pass the ball forward, as if he was going to use a long ball to launch an attack.

Van Bommel saw this and came up to interfere with his pass.

Unexpectedly, Zhou Yi's pass was just a fake move. After swinging his right foot up, it passed over the football, and then he took it back again. He pulled the football back with the sole of his foot and avoided Van Bommel's foot.

Then he knocked the pulled football to the left with his right foot, dodged away from Van Bommel, and moved forward with the football!

"Good shot, Zhou Yi made a beautiful escape!"

He can't directly ask his teammates to run forward, but he can run forward himself!

Zhou Yi got rid of Van Bommel with the ball and drove the ball forward.

In fact, in the game, Zhou Yi rarely takes the initiative to dribble the ball for long distances. Most of the time, his dribbling only takes two or three steps. After encountering an interception by the opponent's defensive player, he passes the football directly. He won't try anyone else, because that will waste time.

So when Zhou Yi dribbled the ball forward, Nocerino, who came up to stop him, thought the same way. He thought that as long as he blocked in front of him and made a defensive posture, Zhou Yi would pass the football by himself.

But now there is only Lewandowski in front, and he is stuck by Thiago Silva. There is no space to catch the ball, so where can Zhou Yi pass the football?

He can only pass it back.

But when Nocerino stood in front of Zhou Yi with such an idea, Zhou Yi used an unexpected move to pass Nocerino.

"Crocchutzles!" exclaims narrator Marcel Leif.

He kicked the ball with his right foot and blocked it with his left foot. The football changed direction and went forward, passing by Nocerino.

Then Zhou Yi passed by Nocerino and caught up with him.

Such a simple passing move made Nocerino freeze on the spot, dumbfounded, watching Zhou Yi pass him.

Zhou Yi did not choose to pass the ball, but passed the ball!

This greatly exceeded everyone's expectations.

By the time the AC Milan players reacted, Zhou Yi had already crossed the center line and entered AC Milan's half.

Zhou Yi's sudden advance also inspired the Dortmund players. Gotze, Shinji Kagawa, and Kuba rushed forward to support Zhou Yi.

Lewandowski also began to become restless in front, trying to get rid of Thiago Silva.

For a moment, what didn't seem like a good opportunity at first suddenly became a lot more opportunities.

Zhouyi has more passing options.

And Zhou Yi did not continue to dribble the ball towards AC Milan's goal, but decisively distributed the football.

He passed to Lewandowski in the frontcourt. Lewandowski had his back to the direction of the attack and was unable to turn around under Thiago Silva's pressure.

But that doesn't mean he can't be a part of the offense.

Unable to turn around, he threw the football back and passed it diagonally to Shinji Kagawa who was coming up. After passing the ball, he turned around and headed towards the goal.

After Shinji Kagawa caught the ball, he paused slightly, as if he was not sure who to hand the football to.

Later, he turned his head and looked to his left. Gotze was already in place, and he quickly sent the football over.

Gotze received the ball from the wing, and AC Milan's defense was almost in place. Under this series of Dortmund's attacks, Dortmund's back line was pressed back in front of their goal, and pressed very far back.

It stands to reason that Gotze should pass the football to the goal next and let Lewandowski compete for the top.

However, when Gotze turned his head to observe the situation in the penalty area, he caught a glimpse of Zhou Yi from the corner of his eye.

He is also about to enter the penalty area.

And he happens to be in the middle of nowhere!

What's there to hesitate about?

Gotze kicked the ball and passed it out.

The football rolled against the turf towards the penalty area, but not towards Lewandowski in front of the goal. Instead, he wanted to roll backwards on a diagonal line... and passed the ball in an inverted triangle!

When everyone's attention shifted to follow the football, they happened to see Zhou Yi running into the penalty area and swinging his right foot in front of the football.

"Book of Changes——!!" Marcel Leif shouted in a long voice.