Chapter 211 Bad Luck

Because Dortmund defeated Zenit St. Petersburg 4:2 away from home in the first round of the Champions League, scoring four away goals and leading by two goals in total, which made them have to face the twenty-fifth round of the league. A lot more calm.

Their opponent is Monchengladbach.

In this game, Klopp did not rotate for the Champions League game next week. Except for the players who were injured and could not play, he sent the strongest lineup.

Dortmund is currently in good shape. They have won eight consecutive games in the last eight league rounds and are chasing Bayern Munich with great momentum.

Monchengladbach has not won since 2014, and Monchengladbach's coach Favre has never won at Dortmund's home court.

At the same time, Dortmund will welcome its 1 millionth home audience of the season in this game. This is the 16th consecutive year that Dortmund's home stadium has exceeded this number. The die-hard loyalty and passion of Dortmund fans is evident.

But there are undercurrents hidden beneath the blooming surface.

In the last round of the league, Dortmund only defeated Freiburg 1:0, and was criticized for being unstable on the offensive end, which would become a hidden danger for the team's victory.

These criticisms are justified. Offense is indeed a very unstable thing. No one knows how long Dortmund can maintain its excellent state.

If Guardiola's Bayern Munich is so stable that it makes people feel boring, then watching Dortmund's game is like riding a roller coaster, you never know what will happen next second.

Watching Dortmund play is exciting, but for Dortmund themselves, this excitement is not fun because it means instability.

But for Dortmund, whose defense is full of injuries, relying on offense is the only option they can make.

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At the beginning of the game, Dortmund still continued its previous style, attacking actively in a simple and fast way, hoping to break the deadlock and score goals as soon as possible.

In fact, if you think carefully about the recent games that Dortmund has played particularly smoothly, they all have something to do with scoring goals as early as possible.

Scoring goals at the fastest speed can disrupt the opponent's plan and drag the game into a familiar rhythm.

Only six minutes into the game, Dortmund launched an attack from the left. Schmelzer made a pass from the wing. The ball was blocked by the opponent's defender and fell to the edge of the penalty area. Yan Min followed up with a powerful shot and the ball was blocked by Monchengladbach. The goalkeeper Ter Stegen fell to the ground to block.

In the twelfth minute, Dortmund launched another attack. This time even center back Hummels rushed up to participate in the attack. He successfully broke through in front of the penalty area. Facing Ter Stegen's block, he shot from a small angle. The football was blocked from the bottom line by Ter Stegen.

But Monchengladbach is obviously well prepared.

Monchengladbach's head coach Favre must have studied the tapes of Dortmund's recent games and knows what Dortmund is good at.

So in order to contain Dortmund, naturally the game cannot be allowed to fall into Dortmund's rhythm.

Monchengladbach first defended firmly and did not allow Dortmund to have a chance to score.

In this regard, their goalkeeper Ter Stegen played a very important role.

Marc-Andre ter Stegen became famous very early and won the Bundesliga's best goalkeeper in the 2011-2012 season.

When he was very young, he was once hailed as the "successor of Kahn".

Now he has a nickname - "Little Lion King".

Ter Stegen was an important contributor to Monchengladbach's success in relegation in the 2010-2011 season. Monchengladbach performed well in the 2011-2012 season, eventually finishing fourth in the league and qualifying for the Champions League play-offs. Ter Stegen's outstanding performance also has a lot to do with it. That season, Monchengladbach only conceded 24 goals, the second-fewest team in the league, second only to Bayern Munich, which conceded 22 goals.

Dortmund, who won the league championship, performed well.

Ter Stegen's contribution is naturally indispensable here.

The outstanding performance of the young Lion King has attracted the attention of major European giants. Monchengladbach does not know how long they can keep him...

Of course, now, in this game, he will still be a problem for Dortmund.

In less than fifteen minutes, he had already made two outstanding saves, which proved that he was in very good condition in today's game.

If Dortmund's offensive momentum encounters a goalkeeper in excellent form, it's hard to say what the result will be...

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Sure enough, after stabilizing their defense, Monchengladbach began to try to counterattack. On the one hand, it was to contain Dortmund's offense so that they could not attack with all their strength, and on the other hand, it was also looking for scoring opportunities.

In the 19th minute, Monchengladbach midfielder Hermann dribbled the ball from the left in front of the penalty area, then cut inside to the center. In the process, he suddenly shot a long shot, and the football went over beam.

In the 23rd minute, Herman again received a pass from Kramer on the left side of the frontcourt. After entering the penalty area, he shot hard and the football flew out of the far post.

Although there was no goal, it showed the attitude of Monchengladbach - they will never let Dortmund do whatever they want.

Facing Monchengladbach's response, Dortmund also showed their attitude with offense-in the 29th minute, Dortmund organized an attack in the frontcourt. Zhou Yi passed the football to Aubameyang, who received the ball. He used his speed to get into the penalty area and then fired a powerful shot!

The football hit the crossbar hard!

"Aubameyang! Ah! What a pity! The crossbar ruthlessly blocked his shot and blocked Dortmund's hope of taking the lead!"

There was also a sigh of regret at the scene.

Although there was no goal, everyone felt that if the game continues like this, Dortmund will score sooner or later. Dortmund was in good offensive condition today.

But this idea had just appeared. In the 31st minute, Dortmund suffered a heavy blow.

When Herman made a pass from the right, the football was blocked by Schmelzer. The football fell back to Herman's feet again. Herman went down and passed again. Monchengladbach's forward Raphael followed up in the penalty area and wanted to stop the ball, but by some strange coincidence... he blocked the football into the goal!

Faced with such an unexpected operation, Weidenfeller could not react and could only watch the football go in...

"Ah? Ahh! An accident happened! Monchengladbach scored first! They were playing away from home and led Dortmund 1:0 at the Westpark!"

After scoring, Rafael was stunned for a moment before he realized that he had scored, and then he started celebrating.

The Dortmund players looked confused - is there such an operation? !

Stopping the ball can turn into a goal! ?

Nothing demoralizes more than an unexpected goal conceded - Dortmund players think they're doing a good job, but then concede the goal unexpectedly, which makes them wonder if it's a sign of some bad luck. ?

"This is a test for Dortmund - when the offense cannot score quickly and the defense fails to defend and concedes the ball, what should we do next?" Duan Xin said worriedly. He was very worried about Dortmund and was afraid of any accidents. It will make Dortmund collapse. Anyway, he feels like Dortmund is playing Russian roulette now. Who knows if the bullet will shoot out and hit his temple the next time he pulls the trigger.

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After losing the ball, Dortmund tried to counterattack, but did not receive any good results. Ter Stegen performed very well and kept a clean sheet.

Seeing that the time in the first half is getting shorter and shorter, Dortmund's offense is getting stronger - they hope to equalize the score before the end of the first half, so that when they return to the halftime break, whether it is mentality or tactical maneuvers The leeway will be much better.

But Monchengladbach seized the opportunity of Dortmund's aggressive attack and launched a counterattack.

In the 40th minute, Monchengladbach played a beautiful quick counterattack. Arango received a pass from Hermann in the middle of the frontcourt and directly passed the ball to Crewe who inserted on the left without stopping. Ze, Kruse was already in the penalty area when he received the ball. Weidenfeller quickly abandoned the goal and attacked. At the same time, Piszczek also rushed to block it.

Faced with the interceptions of these two people, Kruse first dunked the football to the center, and then dunked the football to the left, just in time to pass over Piszczek and Weidenfeller, who were running in overlapping positions, and then He took a direct shot and the football flew into the empty goal from the near corner...

"Kreuzer...oh! The goal is scored! Monchengladbach actually took a two-goal lead at the end of the first half!!" Marcel Leif's tone was revealed. Sympathy for Dortmund…

It seems that really, bad luck has happened...

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