Chapter 110 Opening Half Minute

? No matter what purpose Zhou Yi said those words, he did make Real Madrid supporters very angry. The host of a TV station in Madrid talked about Zhou Yi's words on the show and thought Zhou Yi was simply too rude. The program carried out some very fierce criticism of Zhouyi.

However, Zhou Yi couldn't watch the Spanish TV program, so he couldn't hear his opponent's criticism at all. This kind of criticism has no meaning except to satisfy the critic.

So what is meaningful?

Of course, it is most meaningful to defeat Zhou Yi's Dortmund in the next game and break the superstition and curse with practical actions.

When the Real Madrid players arrived in Dortmund, some media interviewed them at the airport, wanting them to express their opinions on Zhou Yi's remarks, or simply their opinions on Zhou Yi.

Most of the Real Madrid players refused to answer these questions and chose to avoid talking about it, but you can still feel their emotions, which must be very unhappy.

Ramos was the only Real Madrid player to answer this question head-on during the interview. He said: "Everyone has their own opinion, but we will respect every opponent. Real Madrid faces every game. There is only one goal, and that is victory.”

A simple translation is, "Zhou Yi, you don't respect us enough, and we will definitely slap you in the face with victory!"

What about Zhouyi?

He did not give any more interviews before the game, perhaps because he was afraid that his words would be interpreted randomly by the media, or perhaps because he felt that his purpose of irritating his opponents had been achieved.

In short, he remained silent before the game, disappointing reporters who wanted to stir up trouble on both sides for fear of stability.

Before the game, the German media, in addition to promoting the concept of "curse", also believed that this was Dortmund's revenge game.

Because two seasons ago, in the 20102011 season, Dortmund's first season back in the Champions League, they reached the quarterfinals in one breath, but met Real Madrid led by Mourinho in the quarterfinals. In the end, they lost in the first round. They lost 1:4 at the Bernabeu and basically lost hope of promotion. That season, Dortmund's Champions League journey stopped at the quarterfinals.

Of course, this debt must be recovered from Real Madrid.

However, Dortmund did not think so when they were interviewed, or they could not promote topics like revenge.

Klopp said: "It's just an ordinary group match.

It's not a knockout round. "

The implication is that even if Dortmund beats Real Madrid, it may not be able to prevent Real Madrid from qualifying. Such a game cannot be regarded as qualified revenge.

In fact, putting aside the "curse" of Real Madrid going to Germany, Real Madrid has the advantage in this game, no matter how you look at it.

In terms of the number of stars and the overall strength of the team, Real Madrid is better than Dortmund. Use a very vulgar but very intuitive concept to judge the strength of the two teams, that is, worth. Real Madrid's entire team is worth much more than Dortmund.

In addition, judging from recent games, Real Madrid is also more prepared than Dortmund. The last game between the two teams was at home, but Dortmund played a difficult Ruhr derby. Schalke 04 pushed Dortmund hard. What about Real Madrid? The 2-0 victory over Celta Vigo at home was a bloodless victory. Mourinho did not even send out all the main players. During the game, he even replaced the main players in advance in order to prepare for this game.

Real Madrid is away from home, but they only have this disadvantage, but they have more advantages.

While every Real Madrid fan is worried about the so-called curse, they are also full of expectations for this team. Maybe the day when the curse will be broken is today?

At 2:45 a.m. on October 25, 2012, Beijing time, the Champions League group stage match between Dortmund and Real Madrid officially began.

As the referee Kaushoy blew the whistle, Benzema kicked the football to Cristiano Ronaldo. The Portuguese turned around and kicked the football back to Ozil. s

The shouts echoed above Westfield Stadium.

Ozil and Khedira, two German players in Real Madrid, are very familiar with the atmosphere of this stadium because they have both played in Bundesliga teams and come here at least once a year.

After receiving the ball, Ozil did not pass the football immediately, but waited a moment and then observed the situation. He had to wait for his teammates to spread the formation so that he could have the angle and space to pass the ball.

But this time, as soon as he raised his head to observe, he saw Mark Wagner rushing towards him, and he was very close!

This startled him.

Mark Wagner started this game to replace Gotze who was injured in the previous league game. Gotze was checked out after the game and needed to rest for two weeks, so his position was naturally replaced by Mark. And Mark also used his brace in the last game to prove that his condition and body are fine.

Ozil really didn't expect Mark to pounce so hard. He quickly turned around and passed the football back to Khedira who was not far behind him.

But Khedira's situation was no better than him. As soon as the football fell to Khedira's feet, Lewandowski had already moved forward, leaving him almost no room to handle the ball!

Faced with such a situation, Khedira naturally did not dare to let the football stay at his feet. He is a defensive midfielder. If the ball is lost at his feet, the opponent may directly face the back line, which is very dangerous. of!

So he passed the football horizontally to his defensive midfielder partner Alonso.

Alonso stopped the ball a little too much, and a yellow figure rushed up like lightning and knocked his ball away with one kick!

At that moment, Alonso didn't even see who it was and the football was gone.

But fortunately, the football that was pushed out rolled a little far and fell directly at the feet of Real Madrid defender Ramos behind.

"Royce! Ouch! What a pity!" Marcel Leif exclaimed. When Royce poked the football away from Alonso's feet just now, he originally thought it would be a Dortmund attack, but he didn't expect that Ramos got the football...

Ramos did not dare to delay and kicked the football towards the frontcourt with a big kick. It was better not to let the football stay in his own half. Even if he had to lose the ball, it would be better to lose it in the frontcourt than in his own goal. Throwing the ball forward is good.

"As soon as the game started, Dortmund showed an aggressive momentum. After all, this is their home court, and of course they have to declare their presence to their guests." The commentator of Spanish TV said. "Using active pressing in the frontcourt can indeed cause Real Madrid a little trouble, but this style of play is also quite physically demanding. Dortmund started to press like this from the first minute of the game. How long can their physical fitness last? etc. What should I do if I run out of energy in the second half? Will I just collapse?"

The Spanish commentator is naturally leaning towards Real Madrid. Although this time it is dangerous in front of Real Madrid's penalty area, he can still see the factors that are beneficial to Real Madrid.

But Real Madrid coach Mourinho on the sidelines is not as relaxed and confident as the commentator. When the TV camera sweeps over him, you will see him frowning, standing on the sidelines, waving his arms and shouting ,

If you can still clearly understand what he shouted in the extremely noisy West Stadium, you will find that he is asking Real Madrid players to speed up the passing and receiving, tip the football up, and not to play too much in the backcourt. of ball control.

As an experienced and highly skilled head coach, it is impossible for him not to be able to see how Klopp arranged it, and it is also impossible for him not to be able to see the intention behind this arrangement.

Obviously, Dortmund hopes to use high pressure at home to disrupt Real Madrid's rhythm and put Real Madrid into a panic.

Mourinho frowned, which shows that Klopp's arrangement is working. Any team or player is afraid of high-position presses, personal entanglements and aggressive steals.

Even people like Zhou Yi lost their temper somewhat when they met Yang Muge.

Real Madrid players are also afraid, or even more afraid.

Klopp must have formulated this strategy after carefully studying Real Madrid. Of course, it is impossible for him not to know that the problem with this tactic is that it requires high physical fitness. But since he still chose to fight like this, he must have his reasons.

Maybe he thinks his team can establish a winning streak before running out of energy, or maybe he thinks the Dortmund players are physically fit enough to run all over the field.

In any case, even if this style of play will cause trouble for Dortmund, it will only appear after Dortmund players have physical problems, in the second half of the game. And now, in the first half of the game, Real Madrid is in trouble...

Ramos' big foot was hit by Cristiano Ronaldo. The Portuguese jumped high, fully demonstrating his excellent jumping, staying in the air and heading the ball, and gave the ball to his teammate Benzema.

But as soon as Benzema caught the ball, Swende and Kyle came forward.

Under the attack of the two of them, Benzema quickly lost the ball. This time the football did not luckily fall to the feet of a Real Madrid player, but was firmly controlled by Kyle, and then he Passed the football to Zhou Yi.

Zhou Yi turned around and passed the football forward.

Although it was Real Madrid who kicked off the ball, Dortmund regained possession of the ball in just half a minute.

What they showed at their home stadium was not only their momentum, but also their excellent tactics and execution capabilities.

On the other hand, Real Madrid, from the kick-off, everyone seemed a little panicked when getting the ball, which eventually led to them losing possession of the ball.

Perhaps, that "magic curse" has begun to work unknowingly... To be continued.

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