Chapter 126 Focus

It’s one o’clock in the morning on November 24th, Beijing time, half an hour before the start of the “El Clasico” between Dortmund and Bayern Munich.

Whether in the studio in Beijing or on the front lines in Germany, the commentators are ready.

Pictures of the scene were transmitted during the broadcast.

The West End Stadium, which can accommodate 80,000 people, was packed with seats, especially the famous South Stand.

The TV broadcast gave several close-ups of the stands, and almost every close-up showed Dortmund fans holding up slogans attacking Gotze.

There was even a gray-haired old lady fan who was standing in the south stand holding a sign with "Judah Gotze" written on it.

This old lady looks kind-hearted. If you look at it normally, it would be absolutely unbelievable that she could do such a thing.

But this is football. Football can always multiply people's feelings, whether they are love or hate.

In addition to various slogans attacking Gotze, the starting lineup is also the topic that everyone is most concerned about. Because both teams have suffered extensive injuries, under this situation, it will naturally be a test for them to determine what kind of starting lineup the head coaches of the two teams can formulate.

In the starting list announced by Bayern Munich, the most watched Gotze did not appear in it, but Lewandowski started.

Regarding this starting list, everyone is speculating why Guardiola did not start Gotze.

Some people think that this is Guardiola's protective measure for Gotze - knowing that Gotze will be hated and hostile by Dortmund fans when he returns to the Westminster Stadium this time, he simply puts him on the bench. In this way, at least Dortmund fans will have much less time to target Gotze, and Gotze will not be under so much pressure.

But some people think that Guardiola didn't think that much. He simply didn't trust Gotze. They believed that playing in such an environment, Gotze would be burdened with a heavy psychological burden and his performance would be abnormal. Letting him play would be a burden to Bayern Munich.

For Dortmund, Subotic, Hummels and Schmelzer will definitely miss this game.

Fortunately, although Friedrich was injured in the warm-up match, after examination by the team doctor, he believed that he could still play against Bayern Munich.

So Friedrich was placed in the main lineup for this important game as soon as he joined the team. He will play as a central defender with Papastathopoulos.

In addition, Piszczek had just recovered from injury, but was absent for a long time and was in poor condition. Klopp put him on the substitute list and did not let him start.

On the back line, Klopp pieced together everything and finally managed to put together a four-man defense line.

Grosskreutz and Durm played as two full-backs, while Papastathopoulos and Friedrich partnered as central defenders.

Although a defense line of four people was finally gathered, this did not make people feel at ease.

After all, Friedrich had been out of action for a long time, and his condition declined quickly, otherwise he wouldn't have been reduced to a situation where he had no ball to play and nowhere to go. He has only been training at Dortmund's training base for a week and is about to go on the field to face such a powerful opponent as Bayern Munich... How long can he last?

And what is the tacit understanding between him and his partner Papastathopoulos?

This is also what everyone is worried about.

Marcel Leif mentioned this in the pre-match and back-end connection programs, and he believed that Guardiola would definitely make a fuss about this.

He Ping also expressed the same concern: "In terms of the thickness of the bench, it seems that Bayern Munich still has the advantage. In this game, five players from both sides missed the game. But Bayern Munich can still have Gotze and Thiago. , a luxurious substitute lineup like Van Buyten. On the other hand, Dortmund's substitute lineup is really the same for thousands of years. It's not that Klopp doesn't know how to adapt, but there is really no one available... Perhaps the only variable on Dortmund's bench is Yan Min, he was selected into the 18-man squad for this game, but he was not able to enter the starting lineup. I think this should be Klopp’s backup..."

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While commentators were commenting on the starting lineups of Dortmund and Bayern Munich, Klopp was cheering on his players in the dressing room.

"Since October 3, 2010, when we defeated Bayern Munich 2:0 at home, it has been three years since we lost to Bayern Munich at home. This time, we encountered very big difficulties and the situation was very serious. … But this is not a serious situation in one game, and what we have to face is not just a game against Bayern Munich. I don’t want to sugarcoat it and tell everyone that there is no problem. On the contrary, our problem now is serious, I I hope each of you can have a clear understanding of this."

When Klopp said these words, his tone and expression were very serious, so the atmosphere in the locker room was also very serious, even a little dignified.

"But when we encounter difficulties, do we have to retreat? No! Of course not! If we encounter difficulties and retreat, we will not be able to win the league title and the Champions League last season! Facts have proven time and time again that Dortmund is the best player in the world. An unbreakable team! We have been through what we see as an economic crisis, and even the club almost went bankrupt. Compared to this, the wave of injuries is nothing? But didn’t we still get through it? And we won the league championship for three consecutive seasons. , and a Champions League title! There is no difficulty in defeating us!"

"The game against Bayern Munich is a great opportunity for us to prove it to the world. No one can beat us at our home court, not even Bayern Munich!"

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In the visiting team's locker room next door, Guardiola was calmly giving his final tactical instructions to his players: "Although their defense is patchwork, it is not something we can penetrate casually. If you If you face them with a very relaxed mentality, then we will suffer the loss. I hope you will be more patient in the first half and don't always think that you can successfully get rid of Dortmund with a pass or a breakthrough. Defense. They will definitely be full of fighting spirit at the beginning of the game, which is a problem. But as the game time goes by, they will show fatigue both physically and mentally. Until then, it is our chance... …”

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When players from both sides appeared in the tunnel one after another, they looked at each other in unfriendly eyes.

Even Lewandowski, a player who has many old acquaintances in the Dortmund team, did not take the initiative to say hello when he saw his former teammates.

And none of his former teammates wanted to come up and reminisce with him. They all looked straight ahead, treating the Bayern Munich players next to them as nothing.

At this time, the on-site host Norbert Dickel was broadcasting Dortmund's starting lineup.

Every time he called out someone's name, there would be roaring cheers.

After announcing Dortmund's starting players, he did not forget to mention Bayern Munich.

“Next, let’s welcome our opponent from afar, Bayern Munich, the double runner-up in the Bundesliga and Champions League last season——!!”

There was an overwhelming boo at the scene, mixed with some laughter.

As a life-and-death rival in the league, Dortmund will naturally not be angry with Bayern Munich. Norbert Dicker stabbed Bayern Munich's wounds directly, and he didn't forget to add a pinch of salt.

But on the other hand, when Dortmund goes to the Allianz Arena as a guest, they will also enjoy similar treatment.

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When Gotze walked out of the tunnel, he instantly became the focus of reporters' attention. Of course, there were loud boos in the stands at this time.

Amid the boos, Gotze did not go directly to Bayern Munich's bench, but turned to Dortmund's coaching bench, and then greeted Klopp standing on the sidelines.

Klopp turned around and saw Gotze, with a smile on his face, and then took the initiative to hug Gotze. Although Klopp was hurt by Gotze's sudden "betrayal" at the beginning, it has been so long that the person involved may no longer care, so when they meet again, they can smile and forget the grudge.

Of course, it is possible that Klopp is still unhappy with Gotze, but in front of so many people, people cannot think that he, the Dortmund head coach, is a small-minded person. So no matter what you think in your heart, you must do your best to save face.

So the atmosphere in this simple meeting was quite harmonious - if the boos flying above the stadium were automatically blocked...

After the hug ended, the two people separated. Gotze turned and walked towards the Bayern Munich bench. The boos gradually disappeared until he sat down on the bench and the cameras and camera lenses in the hands of reporters no longer chased him.

At this time, the starting players of both sides finally walked out of the player tunnel, and this highly anticipated game was finally about to begin!

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