Chapter 159 The Result of Change

On Leverkusen's side, head coach Hyypia also praised Son Heung-min's performance.

However, he also noticed a new situation in the final stage of the first half, so he reminded the players to strengthen their defense against Yan Min in the second half.

That's all Hyypia can do.

He believes that Yan Min is a key figure. As long as Yan Min is contained, Dortmund's offensive momentum will naturally be suppressed.

At the same time, offensively, Leverkusen must continue to put pressure on Dortmund as they did in the first thirty minutes of the first half, leaving them with not many ways to break into Leverkusen's half.

In the second half, the sides changed sides and fought again, and neither side made any personnel adjustments.

After the start of the second half, Leverkusen continued their offensive in the first half. Son Heung-min, who was praised at halftime, was very active, running actively in the midfield and supporting his teammates.

Under the pressure of Leverkusen, after the start of the second half, Dortmund's offense was rarely able to overcome the half-time. It looked like nothing had changed from the first half, and everything was back on track.

The Korean commentator is satisfied with this situation. The stronger Leverkusen's offensive means, it means that Son Heung-min will have more opportunities to perform. Scoring twice and hat tricks may not be a dream.

Things are not looking good for Dortmund.

But Zhou Yi, who was in it, didn't feel this way. In his opinion, Leverkusen is indeed besieging Dortmund, but there are very few attacks that can truly threaten Dortmund's goal. Son Heung-min is very active, but five minutes into the second half, he has not even taken a shot. He mostly passes the ball to his teammates and then moves to respond.

Beneath the unfavorable appearance against Dortmund, what Zhou Yi saw was an opportunity - Leverkusen besieged Dortmund, and the whole team raised their front line a lot, and their center backs were almost pressed into the center circle.

This was Dortmund's chance to fight back.

So when Zhou Yi was helping the team defend, he was still constantly observing the situation, looking for those gaps, and then analyzing whether they could be exploited.

In the 52nd minute, he found such a gap, so he decisively raised his hand to ask for the ball from his teammates.

Because of Yan Min's breakthrough in the first half, the defensive pressure Zhou Yi faced was not as great as in the first half, because the opponent had to divide his forces and distract others to defend others, especially Yan Min.

When Zhou Yi got the ball, the only person defending him was Lars Bender, and this Bender was not defending closely against him, but left him some room to move.

Zhou Yi certainly did not waste this opportunity. He directly passed the football to Yan Min.

Yan Min moved the football forward while catching the ball, and then relied on his own speed to force a breakthrough!

After passing the ball, Zhou Yi also accelerated and ran forward to participate in the attack. Lars Bender has already left him behind and returned to defense, and his speed of returning to defense is much faster than Zhou Yi. Yan Min's breakthrough in the first half had such a profound impact on people. Now when Yan Min breaks through with the ball again, Leverkusen's players have to guard against it, and they don't dare not guard against it.

So in this way, the focus has been completely shifted, and Zhou Yi can now move freely on the court.

Yan Min dribbled the ball outside Leverkusen's 30-meter area, but was heavily defended, making it difficult for him to move.

This time he did not force a breakthrough with the ball, but directly swept the football to the center.

Passed it to Zhou Yi who ran up slowly.

After receiving the ball, Zhou Yi dribbled the ball directly to the center, seemingly trying to break through on his own.

His action also attracted the attention of the Leverkusen players, so they shifted the focus of defense. Rolfes rushed up to intercept Zhou Yi... Under such circumstances, no one paid attention to the seriousness of the forward penetration. Min is also very normal.

Zhou Yi suddenly used his right foot to the outside while running. The football flew high, over the heads of Leverkusen's defensive players, and flew straight to the ribs.

There, Yan Min had already reached the position, and he stopped Zhou Yi's pass with his foot.

"Yan Min! Good shot! Zhou Yi's beautiful pass was unexpected!!"

Amid the shouts of commentator Marcel Leif, Leverkusen's defenders turned their guns again and rushed towards Yan Min.

Yan Min has arrived at the penalty area line. This is a very dangerous place. Even a small spark may cause a big explosion. No wonder the Leverkusen players were so nervous and almost rushed over in a swarm. .

Yan Min made good use of their nervousness. After stopping the ball, he did not continue to dribble, but sent the football horizontally to the center of the penalty area!

Mark appeared in the middle and he grabbed the shot!

Fortunately, Leverkusen finally remembered to arrange a defensive player for Mark, so Mark did not get rid of the Leverkusen defender beside him when he shot. He carried the opponent's collision and shot. Although the shot was successful, It was very powerful, but the angle was slightly positive - because at that time all he could think about was shooting, and there was no condition to consider the angle of the shot.

This shot was saved by Leverkusen goalkeeper Leno!

"Mark - oh!! Another great save from Leno!"

The cheers at Westminster Stadium turned into huge sighs.

"Oops! Dortmund's attack couldn't have been better this time! But the final shot was saved by Leno... Leno was in really good shape in this game. In the first half, he saved Yan Min's close shot. Poke, and now he has blocked Mark's powerful shot..." Duan Xin felt regretful when he said it.

Mark was also disbelieving and annoyed that he failed to score. He put his head in his hands and looked at Leverkusen's goal in disbelief.

Yan Min was also very sorry. This time he pushed forward and passed the ball. He tried to do his best. The last shot was really not something he could decide...

Only Zhou Yi raised his hands and gave two thumbs up, one for Mark who was shooting, and one for Yan Min who was passing the ball. He was applauding the performance of his two teammates.

He does not regret not scoring a goal because he has full confidence in his team - if he keeps playing like this, the goal will definitely come.

Because it is obvious that Leverkusen's defense is no longer as solid as before when facing Dortmund's offense. In other words, while Dortmund found a way to attack, Leverkusen's defense was not airtight.

The only problem now is Leno's condition. Leno has been out of shape. It is not that simple to break through his defense...

But Zhou Yi believes that as long as Dortmund can continue to get such opportunities, they will definitely be able to break Leno's goal.

After giving a thumbs up, he clapped his hands and reminded his teammates loudly: "Just kick like this, just kick like this! They can't stop it!"

He speaks in German and is not afraid of being heard by his opponents. He even wants his opponents to hear him and shows his confidence. At the same time, he can also undermine the opponents' confidence and make them doubt-why is the lagging Dortmund still so confident? Why are they so confident? Could it be that there is nothing else they can do?

When Leverkusen's players were caught in such doubts, they were unable to concentrate when facing Dortmund.

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Although Mark's shot did not result in a goal, it earned Dortmund a corner kick.

Shaheen went to take a corner kick, but Zhou Yi did not join in the fun in the penalty area. He was dragged outside the penalty area.

He does this every corner kick. Because of his height and strength, there is basically no advantage in fighting for the top in the penalty area.

Therefore, his position did not attract everyone's attention.

Next, Shaheen took a corner kick, and Leverkusen center back Spasic grabbed the ball before Papastathopoulos.

Grosskreutz grabbed the second shot outside the penalty area. He stopped the football with his chest and shot directly with his foot!

However, before his shot could reach the goal, it was blocked by Leverkusen player Lars Bender in the penalty area.

The football bounced out of the penalty area and flew to the top of the penalty area.

Zhou Yi, who was originally waiting here, ran up to meet the ball, but he didn't run up directly. Instead, he made a small arc, turned his body sideways, pulled his right leg apart, swung his ankle outward, and then hit the football with one kick!

When Zhou Yi ran towards the football, Rolfes also ran towards the football, intending to block Zhou Yi's shot with his body. When Zhou Yi shot, he jumped out, intending to use his body to block the football. Of course, he did not forget to put his hands behind his back, not giving Zhou Yi a chance to "touch porcelain". After all, he is still in the penalty area. If he raises his arm and is touched by the football, he might be awarded a penalty kick...

But Rolfes was overly worried. His body did not touch the football, and even if he raised his hands, it would not have touched the football. The football shot by Zhou Yi drew an obvious arc around the ball. Passed Rolfes, bypassed everyone in the penalty area, and then flew into the goal...

When Leno took Grosskreutz's shot, he reflexively made a save. His reaction was really fast, but this time he suffered the disadvantage of quick reaction...

When Zhou Yi shot, he struggled to get up from the ground. It was impossible to make any effective interception. He could only watch the football stick to the right goal post and fly into the goal!