Chapter 185 Underestimating the Enemy?

Casablanca Raja became Dortmund's opponent in the final, which surprised and depressed Chinese fans - on the one hand, they also wanted to see the confrontation between Zhou Yi and Ronaldinho in the final, both of whom were He is a midfield masterclass player. On the other hand, it is better for Guangzhou Hengyuan to meet the weak Raja in the third or fourth place final than to meet the powerful Atlético Mineiro... In this way, it may be very difficult for Hengyuan to get third place. Difficult.

The final is on the night of December 21st, early morning of the 22nd Beijing time.

The first place to start is the third and fourth place finals.

Guangzhou Hengyuan plays against Atletico Mineiro.

Guangzhou Hengyuan still sent all the main players in this game. They played very hard in this game, and they were evenly matched with Atletico Mineiro on the scene.

Especially in the first half, both sides dedicated a wonderful forty-five minutes.

Atletico Mineiro took the lead just at the beginning of the game, and then Guangzhou Hengyuan caught up and chased two goals in a row, turning from lagging behind to taking the lead.

Before the end of the first half, Ronaldinho scored a direct free kick into Hengyuan's goal and tied the score.

In the second half, Ronaldinho was sent off with a red card for retaliation, but Atletico Mineiro, with one less player, still scored in stoppage time and beat Hengyuan.

Guangzhou Hengyuan unfortunately lost, and did not tie the best result of Asian goals in the Club World Cup.

Chinese fans can't sleep after watching this game. They have to wait for the Club World Cup final to start later.

Of course, all Chinese fans stand with Dortmund unconditionally, because Dortmund has two Chinese players.

However, Klopp did not use all of Dortmund’s main players in this game. Judging from the starting list announced before the game, compared with the previous game, Klopp adjusted three starters.

Yan Min did not start this game and sat on the bench.

Zhou Yi started as usual. He is the guarantee of the team's victory. No one will rotate him easily.

Klopp's adjustment caused dissatisfaction from the local media before the game, thinking that Dortmund looked down on Casablanacaraja. This was the Club World Cup final, and they actually played rotation in the final!

Do you think Dortmund can beat us without all the main players? !

"...If their opponent in the final is Atlético Mineiro,

Do they still dare to do this? "Some Casablanca media asked angrily.

Casablanca fans vented their displeasure by booing the Dortmund players as they took the field.

The Moroccan commentator also believed that Dortmund's approach was not good: "...We have fought all the way from the qualifying rounds for an upright final contest!"

The head coach of Casablanca Raja took advantage of this opportunity to boost the team's morale: "If they look down on us, let them regret it!"

Therefore, the morale of the Casablanca Raja players who played in the game was very high. They were full of energy to cause trouble for Dortmund and embarrass them in the game.

Dortmund will face eleven lions wearing Casablanaraja jerseys in the final!

As a result, the hosts, who had great ambitions to defeat Dortmund in the final and make Dortmund pay for their pride and arrogance, fell into passivity at the beginning of the game.

After the game started, the packed stadium was full of cheers for the Raja team, but it was Dortmund who took the lead to threaten the goal.

In the fourth minute, Zhou Yi suddenly shot a cold arrow outside the penalty area, causing Raja's goalkeeper Askeri to save the ball. Fortunately, he reacted quickly and immediately held the football in his arms...

The high-spirited Raja was not affected by Dortmund's attack. They immediately retaliated. One minute later, Mutuwari made a direct pass from the right, and Yajour kicked it twelve meters away from the goal on the right side of the penalty area. The shot missed the goal post slightly.

Although there was no goal, Raja's attack won the cheers and cheers of the home team fans in the stands.

For a moment, Raja's players all had an illusion - as if the goal was right in front of them and might appear at any time.

I have to say that their hallucination is reasonable, but the object is wrong...

After Raja's attack, it was Dortmund's turn to attack. They played all the way to Raja's goal and then got a corner kick.

Royce took a corner kick from the right, and Papastathopoulos had a header in the penalty area. Mark cleverly countered offside and moved forward, stopped the ball with his left foot in front of the goal, and volleyed with his right heel!

The football hit the net.

"1:0! Dortmund takes the lead! What a great start!" He Ping shouted.

Now it is not a match between Dortmund and a Chinese team, so he can support Dortmund without any scruples.

Moreover, the penalty kick that Raja won at the last moment in the semi-finals of the final was too controversial. From the multi-angle slow-motion replay after the game, the player Raja fell in the penalty area of ​​Atletico Mineiro. It's a flop.

This made He Ping also criticize Raja for being able to advance to the final, and he was more emotionally inclined to Dortmund.

Mark's goal made the home team fans in the Marrakesh Stadium quiet for a second or two.

They really didn't expect that the high-spirited Raja would fall behind by a goal in less than ten minutes...

"Oh no...Raja fell behind. This is the first time they have fallen behind in this Club World Cup..." Morocco's commentator was disappointed.

In fact, there is nothing to be disappointed, because being scored by the European champion, isn't this a normal thing?

However, after finally reaching the Club World Cup final, it seems that everyone in the Raja team has some unrealistic illusions, thinking that they can defeat Dortmund and win the championship, just like they defeated Atletico Mineiro and reached the final. Same.

In fact, there is nothing wrong with this idea. If the main opponent underestimates the enemy, it is not impossible. After all, football is round.

And they all believed that Dortmund must have underestimated their opponent.

But the problem lies in their miscalculation of Dortmund...

Rotating three starters is not called "underestimating the enemy".

If they put Zhou Yi on the bench, there is still a possibility of "underestimating the enemy"...

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Falling behind for the first time in this Club World Cup left Raja a bit at a loss.

Dortmund took advantage of this opportunity and launched a more violent attack on Raja's goal.

Continuous travel in a short period of time really consumes a lot of physical energy for Dortmund. How to solve this problem?

Klopp believes that the team should consume as little physical energy as possible in such inconsequential games. How to consume less physical energy? Of course, I want to win the game as quickly as possible.

Raja was able to eliminate Atletico Mineiro, which actually did Klopp a favor.

If the opponent in the final is Atletico Mineiro, he may not dare to do this. But now... well, to put it bluntly, Klopp really doesn't take Raja seriously.

Of course, Dortmund also has the qualifications not to take its opponents seriously.

Dortmund scored again in the 16th minute, nine minutes after their goal.

Grosskreutz launched the attack from the wing. He passed the football to Zhou Yi. Zhou Yi passed the ball directly. Kuba knocked back. Grosskreutz, who inserted into the penalty area, shot low from 20 meters in front of the goal. The football came from behind. Jia goalkeeper Askeri slipped under him and got into the goal.

"2:0! Dortmund took a two-goal lead in sixteen minutes! Although Raja was ambitious before the game and had a lot of expectations for the final, but in the face of the huge gap in strength, there is no point in being ambitious..." He Ping's merciless criticism of Raja fully expressed his emotional tendencies.

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Dortmund, already leading by two goals, did not stop their indiscriminate bombardment, because Klopp warned them before the game that they must defeat their opponents as quickly as possible in this game. On the one hand, it is a lesson learned from Atletico Mineiro's elimination in the semi-finals - if Atletico Mineiro can quickly establish a lead, how can Atletico Mineiro be given the opportunity to dive and cheat a penalty kick at the last moment?

On the other hand, this is also done to save energy. The earlier the game enters garbage time, the more rest time their players can get.

In the 22nd minute, Dortmund made a comeback. This time it was Zhou Yi who sent a through ball from the left rib. After Grosskreutz broke into the penalty area and received the ball, he did not pass the football to the goal. Instead, he passed the ball in an inverted triangle and passed the football back.

The football rolled towards Zhou Yi who inserted into the penalty area.

Zhou Yi met the ball and kicked the ball. The football drew an arc, bypassed the palm of goalkeeper Askeri, and flew into the goal from the near corner.

"Zhou Yi! Beautiful goal!!" He Ping shouted excitedly. "He is the first Chinese player to score in the Club World Cup final!!"

"In the first 22 minutes, Dortmund was already three goals ahead. This game has lost its suspense!" Marcel Leif also commented on this game.

With a three-goal lead, the noise in the Marrakech stadium was much quieter than at the start. Many Raja fans sat in the stands with numb expressions. Whether they are willing to admit it or not, it is almost impossible for Raja to win this Club World Cup.

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Dortmund, with a three-goal lead, still had no intention of slowing down. Since the game was going to end early, it was necessary to ensure that the opponent would not have room to counterattack.

Beat the drowned dog hard and completely interrupt the spirit.

Neither a one-goal lead nor a two-goal lead is safe, nor is a three-goal lead. If you can score more goals, don't relax.

Under this guiding ideology, Dortmund was led by Zhou Yi to continue to maintain a high-speed game rhythm.

And in the 40th minute, they scored their fourth goal of the game.

Kuba scored the ball in front of the penalty area in the middle. Sibel pushed the ball 14 meters away from the goal on the right side. The football rubbed the inside of the goal post and rolled into the goal.

4:0!

"Although the first half of the game is not over yet, I think it can be said that this game is over..." He Ping said, his tone was no longer as excited as the first three goals, because he was also impressed by Dortmund's performance He was shocked. He didn't expect Dortmund to be so merciless. At the home ground of the Raja team, in front of so many fans of the host country, they stabbed the Raja team four times, and the blows were fatal. The scene was too bloody, violent and terrifying. Already...

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