Chapter 224 Tenacious Mainz

After fifteen minutes of rest and adjustment, the second half of the game began.

The game between Mainz and Bayern Munich kicked off a little later than the second half of the game between Dortmund and Hannover 96 because Mainz made a substitution adjustment at the beginning of the second half.

Tuchel replaced Koo Zizhe with Saler. In the first half, Mainz continued to maintain a fast attacking rhythm, and the physical energy consumption of the players was a bit high. In order to continue to maintain this trend, of course, timely substitutions must be made, otherwise the physical fitness of the offensive players in the frontcourt will decline and they will not be able to keep up with the previous rhythm. It can't be sustained.

It can be seen from this substitution that Tuchel still wants to defeat Bayern Munich at his home court.

Sure enough, just one minute into the game, Choupo-Moting dribbled the ball from the left to the corner of Bayern Munich's penalty area, and then shot a long shot!

The ball bypassed all defenders, even Bayern Munich goalkeeper Manuel Neuer.

But it finally hit the far goal post!

"Goal post!! Choupo-Moting's wonderful attack, the last shot was also very exciting, but it was blocked by the goal post! It was so dangerous, Tuchel's team almost broke the deadlock! Bayern Munich Escaped!"

Although the ball was not conceded, Guardiola jumped out of his seat and rushed to the sideline, yelling and waving his arms, dissatisfied with the performance of his players.

Of course he had reason to be dissatisfied. After talking so much during the halftime break, the result was that he almost scored a goal at the beginning of the second half!

After being scolded by Guardiola, Bayern Munich tried to fight back.

In the 50th minute, they did get a chance, but Mandzukic's volley after getting the ball in the penalty area missed the goal and did not pose any threat to Mainz's goal.

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The match between Dortmund and Hannover 96 was a different story.

After the start of the second half, Dortmund quickly took the initiative and curbed Hannover 96's momentum through active pressing in the midfield and frontcourt.

In the 52nd minute, the young player Bittencourt, who had just transferred from Dortmund to Hannover 96 this summer, was trying to dribble the ball on the right side of the frontcourt. He was intercepted by Sven Bender and helped defend from the side. After Yan Min saw the football being poked out by Sven Bender, he strode forward and passed the football to Zhou Yi in the middle.

After Zhou Yi got the ball, he directly sent the football to the left side of the frontcourt with a long pass. There, Aubameyang received the ball and cut in from the left side of the penalty area, facing Andre Hoffman and Schmid. Fight out of the siege of Bach and Schulze!

"Aubameyang, beautiful move!"

The Gabonese forward who dribbled the ball to the penalty spot was able to take a shot before Poconioli's sliding tackle came to the rescue!

Goalkeeper Ziller thought Aubameyang would shoot into the far corner, but he never expected that he would shoot from the near corner.

Ziller saw that the football was flying in the wrong direction, and when he pounced on it, it was already too late, and the football flew into the goal!

"Aubameyang! A wonderful personal performance! He expanded the score for Dortmund! 2:0! Dortmund is leading by two goals in the away game. It seems that there is no suspense after winning this game!" Marcel Leif Of course he knew what the Dortmund fans in front of the TV were most concerned about at this time, so he added: "At the same time, on the other side, the score between Bayern Munich and Mainz is still 0:0... Guardiola's ball The team seems to be in some trouble..."

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Guardiola did not allow his assistant to tell him about the other game, but he could still feel a small commotion around him.

But at this time, nothing happened on the court that could cause such a commotion.

So he knew that something must have happened in the match between Dortmund and Hannover 96.

It's a pity that if he doesn't let others tell him, naturally no one will dare to come and tell him, and he can't ask himself.

So even though he was a little curious, he could only endure it.

At this time, Bayern Munich organized a successful attack on the court. Alaba passed the ball from the left and accurately found Mandzukic in the middle. The latter jumped high in the small penalty area and headed the goal!

This is a very exciting header, because there was no interference when Mandzukic headed the ball, and he could swing his head very freely in the air to attack the goal.

It's almost like training on a daily basis.

The football that Mandzukic headed out was also very high-quality. He went to the back of the goal. No matter how you look at it, it is a very successful and threatening header.

But when the football was about to fly into the goal, Mainz goalkeeper Karius saved it bravely!

"Karius!! A great save! A crucial save! Oh!! Great! He saved Mandzukic's inevitable header!"

Huge cheers rang out throughout the Opel Arena, as Mainz fans cheered for their goalkeeper.

After Karius got up from the ground, his teammates immediately came up to hug him, as if he had scored a goal.

But it is true, the value of this save is no less than a goal.

If Mandzukic is allowed to go in, the balance is likely to be broken... Karius saved the team and preserved Mainz's hope of winning the game away from home. Even if Mainz finally defeats Dortmund as expected, then this save may be the save that determines the league championship!

Guardiola's attention was drawn to Mandzukic's header and he was ready to jump and cheer.

But now, the raised hands could only be placed back on his bald head.

The ball didn't go in!

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Aubameyang and his teammates celebrated the goal, returned to their own half, and the game restarted.

His goal was a serious blow to the morale of Hannover 96. Not long after the second half started, they fell behind, which gave the Hannover 96 players a sense of powerlessness.

After observing for a few minutes, Klopp determined that Hannover 96 was indeed a little unmotivated, so he began to make substitutions.

First, Reus was replaced with Mkhitaryan so that Royce could have a good rest.

In this season, Zhou Yi is the well-deserved core of the team, Mark is the team's top scorer, and Royce is also very important, and of course he must ensure his physical strength.

Although Lewis was replaced, Dortmund still had the advantage offensively.

"Dortmund, who are leading by two goals, have completely suppressed Hannover 96 and completely turned away. The home team's hope of coming back now seems slim. On the other hand, Bayern Munich has not yet broken the deadlock... If the two games end with this score , Dortmund will be two points behind Bayern Munich, which is a very dangerous point difference..."

For Bayern Munich, after Mandzukic's header failed to score, Mainz soon responded with a quick counterattack. Choupo-Moting's volley from inside the penalty area went just over the crossbar, giving the Bayern Munich fans a scare.

Choupo-Moting, who missed this opportunity, also seemed very upset. He knelt on the ground and punched the turf hard.

There was a reason why he was so upset. Suppo-Moting's physical fitness was declining rapidly. He didn't know whether he would have such an opportunity next time.

Not only is Choupo-Moting's physical fitness declining rapidly, but the physical fitness of the entire Mainz attacking lineup is also declining rapidly. Tuchel's tactics place high demands on the players' running ability. Tuchel's tactical arrangements for this game were very targeted.

Facing Bayern, which has an absolute advantage in ball control, Mainz took the initiative to give up the ball to its opponents. From the perspective of the ball possession rate, Mainz was at an absolute disadvantage, but from the scene, it was difficult to win. The performance and ball possession numbers have always been felt.

It was because after giving up possession of the ball, Mainz counterattacked vigorously, targeting the space behind Bayern Munich's defense to make a fuss.

Nicola Muller's inward shot in the first half and Choupo-Moting's powerful shot on the post at the beginning of the second half all reflected the pertinence and correctness of Tuchel's tactics.

But all this is based on the team's players having sufficient physical fitness and speed.

The second half has now gone on for almost sixty minutes, and Mainz still has not scored a goal. At the same time, the players' physical fitness has also declined rapidly. Under such circumstances, Tuchel will of course have to make adjustments.

Since you didn't score a goal by relying on quick counterattacks, you need to change your style of play. Tuchel decided to solidify his defense and slowly deal with Bayern Munich.

So he replaced Shupo-Moting, who had created murderous potential but was also exhausted.

After Turhe made tactical adjustments, the situation on the field began to change. When Mainz can no longer use counterattacks to attack Bayern Munich's goal, Bayern Munich can press forward boldly.

In the 62nd minute, Bayern Munich launched a quick attack. Robben used his speed to dribble the ball into the Mainz penalty area and then cut inside and shot. The ball was saved by Karius, who reacted extremely quickly.

"Karius is in really good shape today! Now that Mainz has made adjustments, the defense is under greater pressure. At this time, it depends even more on the performance of the goalkeeper..."

Guardiola also realized that the situation was changing, and of course he had to do something to add fuel to the fire at this time.

He set his sights on the bench.

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Gotze sat off the court, looking nervously and anxiously at the court.

The game has reached more than 60 minutes, and Bayern Munich still cannot score a goal.

If we fail to win this game in the end...

Gotze simply didn't dare to think about the consequences.

Although he didn't know the specific situation of Dortmund's game, he vaguely heard that Dortmund seemed to be 96 ahead of Hannover.

At this moment, he suddenly heard the voice of assistant coach Hermann Grande: "Gotze! Go warm up!"

After being stunned for a moment, he came back to his senses and looked towards the coaching bench. The assistant coach was waving to him.

He realized that the head coach was going to make changes!

And when making changes, the first thing that comes to mind is yourself!

Gotze jumped up from the bench in high spirits and ran to the warm-up area.

Although they did not compete in the same field, Gotze regarded it as an opportunity for him to compete with Zhou Yi. He will use his wonderful performance to help Bayern Munich win the opponent and continue to maintain a four-point lead over Dortmund!

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