Chapter 173 Poor Naples

The whole process of Zhou Yi's goal was being played on the TV, and the commentators were analyzing why Galatasaraes suddenly conceded the goal. Originally, they were not at a disadvantage, and there was no sign of conceding the goal at all.

"...Dortmund suddenly accelerated the pass in the frontcourt, and Zhou Yi and Yan Min's one-two disrupted Galatasaray's defensive rhythm. It can be said that this sudden acceleration made Galatasaray players They were a little confused and packed their boxes, focusing on one thing and not the other, otherwise they really shouldn't have missed Zhou Yi in the penalty area..."

"Zhou Yi's pass to Mark was actually very good. If Mark shot directly, it was possible to score. That's why the Galatasaray players were so nervous and desperate to attack Mark. This gave Zhou Yi the opportunity to insert into the space, and Mark did not take credit for it, and cleverly passed the football to Zhou Yi, who was in a better position than him, and this was how he scored the goal..."

But no matter how these commentators and professional commentators analyze it, it is actually very simple. One sentence can explain why Dortmund can score goals - "Because they have Zhouyi!"

Zhou Yi, who was pulled up from the ground by his teammates, was covered in mud and water. There were a lot of mud spots on his face. He looked a little embarrassed and did not have the glorious image of a goal scorer.

But the smile on his face will make people automatically ignore the unsightly image.

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Dortmund's goal not only frustrated the distant Naples fans, but also dampened the morale of the Galatasaray players.

A suspicion began to arise deep in their hearts—isn’t it God’s arrangement? Why are we still lagging behind?

This suspicion may not be obvious at first, and it just flashes in everyone's mind.

But once this kind of thought arises, it will be like a seed, buried in everyone's heart, and then wait for the right time to break out.

As the Dortmund players celebrated their goal, there was dead silence on the Galatasaray side.

It was head coach Trim who reacted quickly. He realized the impact of this conceding goal on the team's morale and confidence.

So he quickly stood on the sidelines and kept shouting and giving orders to the players on the court to cheer them up.

It was the 61st minute of the game when Zhou Yi scored, and there was still half an hour before the end of the game. It was not the time to give up yet.

Galatasaray still has to continue attacking!

Or,

Now there is only one way to continue attacking.

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Generally speaking, in a situation like Dortmund's, when they regain the lead on the road, facing an aggressive home team, the leading away team should shrink its defense and engage in defensive counterattacks.

But when the game restarted, Dortmund did the opposite and once again showed the world their unreasonable style of playing cards.

Dortmund, who regained the lead, did not retreat to defense, but continued to attack!

They collided head-on with Galatasaray's offensive, and their offensive was even faster than that of the home team Galatasaray!

This really caught Galatasaray off guard.

Originally, Galatasaray's confidence and morale were shaken after conceding the goal. They relied on the authority of head coach Terim to forcibly boost them, but the weak foundation did not improve.

Then they ran into Dortmund's surging offensive tide during the game. When the two sides collided, Galatasaray was immediately smashed into pieces, turning into countless water droplets and scattered in the air by the strong wind.

Dortmund took advantage of the momentum of the just scored goal to regain the initiative in the game.

They began to launch wave after wave of attacks towards Galatasaray's goal, trying to score another goal.

If you are only one goal ahead, it will always bring hope to your opponent and create risks for yourself.

Therefore, Dortmund intends to completely kill the opponents' hopes and their own risks!

In the 64th minute, Yan Min, who switched to the right wing, sent a cross. Royce scored near the penalty spot in the penalty area. Unfortunately, due to interference from the defender, the kick went high.

However, he immediately gave a thumbs up to Yan Min who passed the ball to him, praising his accuracy and beauty of the ball.

Yan Min was a player that Klopp valued at the beginning. In addition to the ability he showed in that game, there is another very important reason, and that is his diversity. On the left, Yan Min can cut in and shoot, directly threatening the goal. On the right, he can break through and cross, and his cross is also very threatening.

Such a player who can play multiple positions on the right side is of course what every head coach hopes to have in his team.

Although Royce's shot was high, Dortmund's offensive did not stop.

The snow is still falling, but it can no longer affect the Dortmund players at all.

No one has time to care about the weather now, they just want to score goals and score goals.

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When Dortmund besieged Galatasaray's goal, the temperature in the Ali Samyan Stadium seemed to be gradually dropping, and the cheers of Galatasaray fans in the stands were getting smaller and smaller. Only a few die-hard fans are still struggling to support it.

But their support was of little use.

In the 76th minute, Dortmund once again launched a threatening attack. Yan Min once again sent a precise cross from the right, accurately finding Mark Wagner in the penalty area.

Mark did not directly grab the shot in the middle, because he was already surrounded by the close defense of Galatasaray defenders. He jumped up and swung the football to the left side of the penalty area with his head, and followed up with Royce. Arrow, just volley with your feet!

The football flew into Galatasaray's goal like a roaring cannonball!

"3:1! Dortmund is safe!" He Ping announced happily.

"Reus! Beautiful world wave! Dortmund played a smooth cooperation in the frontcourt! Faced with such an offensive, Galatasaray can only parry and have no power to fight back!" Marcel Leif He was extremely excited. Faced with all kinds of adverse circumstances, Dortmund still performed well. As a German, of course he was very happy.

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Royce's goal brought the temperature of the Ali Samyan Stadium to almost zero degrees, and even Naples fans in Italy felt chills - this is not common for Naples in the warm south...

What does this score mean?

Anyone watching the game at this point, as long as they have some sense, will think that it is almost impossible for Galatasaray to equalize the score.

If this score is maintained until the end, it means that Naples will be eliminated.

In the TV broadcast, commentators from all sides also mentioned Naples at this time.

He Ping said: "If the game ends like this, Naples will create a record - they will be the team with the highest points when the group is eliminated after the Champions League restructuring... This is not a glorious record, but a bit sad... "

"Twelve points! Naples scored twelve points in the Champions League group stage this season. These points are enough for them to qualify in any group, even for the top spot in the group. Except in Group F... This season's Group F is the most perverted group of death in history..." Marcel Leif said with emotion.

He was right, no exaggeration at all.

Napoli's twelve points would be a very high score in other groups, but in Group F, they are about to be eliminated. I really can't tell whether this is ironic or pitiful.

The top team in Group A is Manchester United, with 14 points. Second place is Bayer Leverkusen with ten points. The group qualified.

Real Madrid is first in Group B with 16 points. Second place is Juventus, with seven points and qualifying from the group.

Paris Saint-Germain is first in Group C with 13 points, and Olympiacos is second with 10 points. These two teams qualify.

The top two teams in Group D have the same points, with Bayern Munich and Manchester City tied on fifteen points. Bayern Munich overtook Manchester City and ranked first.

Chelsea ranked first in Group E with 12 points, and Schalke 04 ranked second in Group E with 10 points.

In Group G, Atletico Madrid is first with 16 points. Zenit St. Petersburg is second in the group...six points!

The first place in Group H is Barcelona with 13 points, and the second place in the group belongs to AC Milan with nine points.

Looking at this result, Naples must feel more unjust than Dou E.

Their points can qualify in Group A, Group B, Group C, Group E, Group G, and Group H. Among them, Juventus, second in Group B, has seven points, only one point higher than third-place Marseille. Group G is even worse. Zenit St. Petersburg has six points, while the two teams in third and fourth place, Porto and Austria Vienna, both have five points. They are just noobs pecking each other...

Naples was heartbroken when he saw this scene.

That is to say, in the two groups D and F, Naples cannot qualify. It wouldn't matter if they were in Group D, the top two are very perverted, 15 points. However, in Group F, there are a total of four teams, three of which have 12 points. Everyone has the same points. Just because of the relationship between victory and defeat and goal difference, Naples will be eliminated. No matter how much I think about it, I am really angry.

But there is no way, who made Naples be assigned to a death group?

In fact, when the group results came out, Group F was considered the group of death. However, the basis for everyone's determination is that the four teams are close in strength, and there is a theoretical possibility of a death group.

At that time, everyone was still making more predictions. After all, how the specific performance will be cannot be determined by just relying on the strength on paper.

Now this result makes Group F's "Group of Death" worthy of its name. The three teams have 12 points, and one of them can still be eliminated. What is this if not a group of death? It simply doesn't get any more dead than this, and it perfectly fits the definition of a "death set."

It is really not easy to achieve such a result, so such a thing has never happened in the nearly 60-year history of the Champions League.

It is indeed very, very difficult for such a situation to occur.

The three teams are tied with 12 points, with four wins and two losses in six games, and they all lost to two other teams except themselves and Galatasaray. There is one win and one loss above, so there are more things to compare.

So many conditions must be met for such an extreme situation to occur. This year's Champions League group stage is really a once-in-a-decade event.

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After Reus' goal, Dortmund led Galatasaray by two goals and were in control of the situation.

This left Galatasaray's players in despair.

Although they tried to fight back in the next game, they did not achieve much success.

The game time passed by one minute and one second.

Klopp began to make substitutions at the last moment to delay the game.

Royce was replaced by Kuba and Mark was replaced by Piszczek.

He did not use up two substitutions in one go, but substituted one every few minutes. His intention to delay time was very obvious.

Galatasaray players protested against these slow substitutions. They pointed at the Dortmund players coming off the field and loudly reminded the referee, indicating that they were deliberately stalling for time.

Although Galatasaray players are dissatisfied with this, they can't help but make substitutions. They only have themselves to blame for making the game turn out like this.

However, the players of Galatasaray may not agree with this view. They have worked very hard and evened the score. Even God was on their side, but they still lost the game in the end...