Chapter 91 The Mother of Derby

The fact that Zhou Yi was selected into the competition squad spread throughout the world almost that night. Now in the Internet age, there is no need to wait until everyone wakes up the next day to read the morning paper or the morning news to find out.

This news is exciting for Dortmund fans and Zhouyi fans.

"Zhou Yi has entered the squad! Dortmund is expected to win this game!"

"You've already entered the squad, can you still let Zhou Yi sit on the bench for ninety minutes?"

"I think Zhou Yi should be prepared just in case. If Dortmund really encounters difficulties, then Klopp will definitely send Zhou Yi to play!"

"Regardless of whether he can play or not, I think as long as he is selected into the 18-man roster, it means that Zhou Yi's body must have recovered, otherwise it would be impossible for him to be included in the game roster..."

But some people are not so optimistic: "Who knows whether Zhou Yi has really recovered? What if Dortmund was forced to put Zhou Yi on the squad due to pressure, instead of deciding based on Zhou Yi's physical condition?"

"That's right, when Dortmund is in such a difficult situation now, they really need Zhou Yi to boost their morale. But in this case, I worry about whether Zhou Yi has really recovered..."

The media also showed a split between these two opinions.

Some media applauded Zhouyi's comeback, and confidently stated that Dortmund will definitely win the Ruderby with Zhouyi's return. This is mainly based on local media in Dortmund.

The local media, represented by Schalke, believed that Dortmund was just bluffing and that Zhou Yi could not recover. If he really recovered, why was he not included in the squad for the game against Arsenal? You know, the game against Arsenal is more important. If Dortmund loses, they will have trouble even qualifying for the group stage... As a result, they really lost the game without Zhou Yi. This further proves that Zhou Yi's body has not recovered. OK, so Klopp doesn't take any chances.

But after losing to Arsenal,

Dortmund was forced into a desperate situation, so Klopp had to put Zhou Yi into the squad. On the one hand, it was to boost morale. On the other hand, there may also be the idea of ​​​​letting Zhou Yi play with injury...

But no matter which one it is, Schalke 04 doesn't have to worry about Zhou Yi. Even if Zhou Yi comes on the field, Zhou Yi is not in his best condition. Schalke 04 can still win this derby.

The fact that Zhou Yi entered the big list is really sensational and eye-catching.

So many people did not notice another thing: Yan Min did not appear on the roster for this Ruhr derby.

If anyone noticed this, they would definitely guess that Klopp was dissatisfied with Yan Min's performance in the last Champions League game, so he took him out of the 18-man roster again...

But now everyone's attention is attracted by Zhou Yi, and naturally no one pays attention to Yan Min. Whether Yan Min was in the eighteen-man squad... few people noticed this before the Ruer derby started.

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The first Ruhr derby this season is the 143rd Ruhr derby in history, and this game will be broadcast live in 203 countries and regions around the world. This number creates the first Ruhr derby. Derby history.

As the most popular derby in the history of German football, the Ruhr Derby has always been well-deserved.

The Ruhr Derby is even called the "Mother of Derbys" in German football, which shows the status of the Ruhr Derby.

It stands to reason that the fan compositions of Dortmund and Schalke 04 have many similarities. For example, the cities where the two teams are located are mainly mining industries. The fans of the two teams have the same composition, and the clubs also have the same football culture. Their relationship shouldn't be this bad.

Why did the Ruhr derby trump derbies elsewhere in Germany and become the most popular and fierce derby in Germany?

In fact, it's very simple. If two people of the same gender who have the same characteristics and are both equally good come together, the chances of them not liking each other is much greater than that of feeling sympathy for each other. "Same-sex repels".

Dortmund and Schalke 04 are both very outstanding and famous successful teams in the history of German football.

You may be more familiar with Dortmund. They have won seven Bundesliga championships, in addition to two national competition championships before the Bundesliga, three German Cup championships, two Champions League championships, and a European Cup Winners' Cup. Champion, a Toyota Cup (current Club Cup) champion.

Especially in recent years, three consecutive league championships and the Champions League championship have given them enough limelight and their fame has expanded to the entire world.

Schalke 04 has had a very average life in recent years, but it is also a well-known strong team in German football in history. Before the establishment of the Bundesliga, German football belonged to Schalke 04 in the 1930s. In the ten years from 1933 to 1942, Schalke 04 reached a total of 20 national championships and 14 cup finals, advancing to at least one final every year, and won six national championships and one cup. The championship was the best team in Germany at the time.

At that time, Dortmund was not very impressive and could not compete with Schalke 04 in terms of team strength.

Because there was a huge difference in strength between the two teams, although there was a Ruhr derby at that time, it was not taken very seriously. During that period, Schalke 04 defeated Dortmund with such big scores as 10:0, 9:0, 7:0 and 6:0. Such a disparity of scores on the one hand showed the strength gap between the two teams, and on the other hand It is also clear that Dortmund does not care much about the game between them.

It was not until 1943 that Dortmund achieved its first derby victory against Schalke 04 through a 1:0 victory. From this, you can imagine how strong and successful Schalke 04 was before.

In fact, the Ruhr area is not just Schalke 04 and Dortmund. Not counting those small clubs, there are also many teams in the Ruhr area that have played in the Bundesliga and Bundesliga 2, such as Dortmund, Schalke 04, Bochum, and Dui. Fort, Essen Red and White, Oberhausen and Wattenscheid. But only the game between Dortmund and Schalke 04 can be called a "Ruhr derby". On the one hand, the cities where the two teams are located are the closest to each other, with a straight-line distance of less than 30 kilometers. Another reason is that these two teams are the two strongest teams in the Ruhr area.

The first recorded conflict between the two teams occurred in 1934. At that time, Schalke 04 fans, who had won the national championship, ran to the Dortmund train station to celebrate, causing the fans of the two teams to break out for the first time. A fierce conflict.

That is to say, after that midway, a very famous slogan was born, which belongs to Dortmund fans: "I would rather Bayern win the championship a hundred times than let Schalke win the cup once!"

This shows how deep the hatred between the two teams is, so the Ruhr derby was ridiculed by some Bayern Munich fans as a "fighting derby".

Although Schalke 04 was the best team in Germany in the 1930s, after the Bundesliga was officially established, Schalke 04 never won a Bundesliga championship. On the contrary, Dortmund, the Ruhr derby rival that they used to rub on the ground, is thriving in the Bundesliga. So far, they are the team with the most Bundesliga titles besides Bayern Munich. The two Champions League champions are also the team in Germany that has won the most trophies after Bayern Munich. It is no exaggeration to say that they are the most successful team in the Bundesliga after Bayern Munich.

Things have changed. In the past, Schalke 04 fans went to Dortmund's territory to celebrate after winning the championship. Now, Dortmund fans have a different way to respond to Schalke 04 fans.

In the 2006-2007 season, Schalke 04 was at the top of the league before facing Dortmund and had a great advantage. They looked set to break a fifty-year league title drought. Schalke 04 has been leading the league for more than three months. Before facing Dortmund, they were one point ahead of second-placed Stuttgart. If they want to win the championship, they must beat Dortmund away from home. So the Ruhr derby in the second half of the 2006-2007 season became the focus of everyone's attention.

At that time, Dortmund was ranked in the middle of the league and should have had nothing to ask for. But because this game was the only chance to prevent their mortal enemy from winning the championship, the entire Dortmund team was as if they were beaten to death. In the end they defeated Schalke 04 2:0. Shattered Schalke 04's dream of winning the championship.

Schalke 04, which lost the game, was surpassed by Stuttgart and fell to second place.

Although they defeated Bielefeld 2:1 at home in the last round of the league, Stuttgart also defeated Cottbus 2:1 at home, so Schalke 04 once again missed the league championship.

During the last game, Dortmund fans rented a plane and flew over the Schalke Stadium with a banner to mock Schalke 04. The banner read: "You will never win the championship." !”

In the past, Schalke 04 fans celebrated the championship at the Dortmund train station, but now they have been mocked by Dortmund fans from airplanes and lost the championship.

It's really touching...

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