After the match entered a stalemate, although both sides had opportunities, Bayer Leverkusen generally had the upper hand. After all, they were leading, and their mentality and morale were better than Borussia Dortmund’s.

But Borussia Dortmund was also very tenacious.

In the twenty-eighth minute, when Yan Min broke through on the left, he feigned a move towards the baseline but suddenly cut inside.

Bayer Leverkusen defender Roberto Hilbert, who was defending him, didn't have time to turn around and intercept, so he had to pull Yan Min down.

Borussia Dortmund won a free kick on the left side of the penalty area.

With Reus out, Sahin took the free kick.

Borussia Dortmund's center backs ran to the opponent's goal, making it like a corner kick with a shorter distance and a wider angle.

Then Sahin kicked the ball out, straight towards the goal.

In the process, Großkreutz moved forward to meet the ball and jumped up to head it backwards!

The ball was headed towards the goal!

This flicked header was too sudden and too concealed. Goalkeeper Leno's view was obstructed, and although he made a save when the ball flew over, it was too late...

The ball flew into Bayer Leverkusen's goal!

"Großkreutz!!" Marcel Reif shouted excitedly, "Großkreutz, he equalized the score for Borussia Dortmund! Tenacious Borussia Dortmund! They are not willing to admit defeat away from home!"

As soon as Großkreutz scored, Klopp jumped up and raised his arms in celebration.

Zhou Yi also excitedly rushed out of his seat. Since he became a regular starter for Borussia Dortmund, he had fewer and fewer experiences like this, having to sit on the bench and watch the game...

In the past, when the team scored, he would be on the field hugging and celebrating with his teammates, but now he could only cheer with the reserve teammates.

However, Zhou Yi didn't care about these things. He only cared about the team's results, and he was happy for the team when he saw Borussia Dortmund equalize.

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But Zhou Yi wasn't happy for long. In the thirty-fourth minute, Bayer Leverkusen launched a quick counterattack, with a long pass directly from the backfield to the front.

Kießling headed the ball forward in the frontcourt, passing it to Son Heung-min, who was cutting inside diagonally.

Son Heung-min used his right foot to control the deflected ball and then dribbled towards Borussia Dortmund's penalty area.

Facing the frontal interception of two Borussia Dortmund defenders, Son Heung-min noticed Brandt, who had cut in on the right wing, so he dribbled horizontally, continuing to attract Borussia Dortmund's defensive attention while allowing Brandt to cut in.

At the right time, he passed the ball directly to Brandt.

At the same time, Borussia Dortmund's defenders desperately ran back to defend, rushing towards Brandt to block his shot.

But Brandt didn't shoot; he didn't even stop the ball, directly crossing it to the far post!

The ball bypassed the heads of three Borussia Dortmund players in the air and flew to the open space behind them.

Castro cut in from behind, and facing Brandt's pass, he chose to head the ball straight into the goal!

The ball brushed past Weidenfeller, who was rushing back in a hurry. Weidenfeller dived towards the near post, but the ball flew past his feet and into the far corner of the goal...

"Castro!! Bayer Leverkusen take the lead again! Five minutes after Borussia Dortmund equalized, Bayer Leverkusen scored again! It seems that Bayer Leverkusen is determined to win this game at home! They must win!" Marcel Reif said. "Also, at this time, I wonder if Bayern Munich is paying attention to this game..."

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Of course Bayern Munich was paying attention to this game. After the team bus arrived at the hotel, Bayern Munich's coaching staff quickly slipped into coach Guardiola's office.

When Borussia Dortmund equalized, the atmosphere in the room was a bit depressing.

Fortunately, Bayer Leverkusen lived up to expectations and quickly equalized.

The atmosphere in the room relaxed a lot, and everyone could chat.

"This coordination was very beautiful..."

"Yes, yes, Brandt's direct cross was key, completely catching Borussia Dortmund's defenders off guard!"

Everyone analyzed the goal with replays, just like commentary guests.

"I wonder if Klopp regrets leaving Zhou Yi on the bench..." someone sighed.

At this moment, the television broadcast also cut to a close-up of Zhou Yi.

Zhou Yi in the shot was sitting in his seat, expressionless.

It was impossible to tell what he was thinking.

This disappointed those who wanted to see him anxious.

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Conceding a goal immediately after equalizing would certainly be a blow to Borussia Dortmund.

But Borussia Dortmund's players were not intimidated by this blow.

They still remembered what Klopp had told them before the game: "...In my opinion, no one is an indispensable figure in the team, because all of you are indispensable! We are a whole, and we have won three consecutive league titles and a Champions League title, not by relying on one person, but by uniting together. So, I have made some adjustments to the lineup for this game, and it does not mean that I look down on Bayer Leverkusen, nor do I want to give up the league. Because I believe in you, you are also Borussia Dortmund players!"

These words gave Borussia Dortmund's players great confidence and fighting spirit.

Zhou Yi was certainly the core of the team, but as the coach said, they were also Borussia Dortmund players, and they had also put in effort and sweat for Borussia Dortmund's championship.

If Zhou Yi was the most shining figure at the top of the pyramid, then they were the foundation of the pyramid. Without them, the top of the pyramid could not exist at all, so what was the use of shining?

This game was an opportunity for them to prove themselves.

Zhou Yi didn't start. If they were really suppressed by Bayer Leverkusen, wouldn't that mean that everyone except Zhou Yi was useless?

Thinking this way, the lagging Borussia Dortmund fought even harder.

In the thirty-seventh minute, Yan Min switched to the right wing to cross, sending the ball into Bayer Leverkusen's penalty area.

Mark jumped up in the penalty area to fight for the landing point, and the person contesting with him was Bayer Leverkusen defender Hilbert.

But when Hilbert jumped up to compete for the header, he raised his arm, and it was this raised arm that hit the flying ball!

"Handball!" Duan Xin shouted.

At the same time, Mkhitaryan next to him also raised his arm, indicating that Hilbert had committed a handball!

The handball was very obvious, with no obstructions nearby, and the referee was right there, seeing it clearly.

He immediately blew his whistle to stop the game.

"Hilbert committed a handball while competing for the header... Is this a penalty?" Marcel Reif was not yet sure when he saw the referee point to the penalty spot. "Yes, it's a penalty! Borussia Dortmund gets a penalty! Three minutes after Bayer Leverkusen scored, Borussia Dortmund gets a penalty! This luck is really too good!"

Hilbert defended himself: "The ball hit my hand; I didn't do it on purpose..."

The referee made a gesture of opening his arms to him, indicating that his arms were open just now, which was a crucial basis for the ruling. If he had kept his arms close to his body, even if the ball hit his hand, it would not have been a penalty, because keeping his arms close could be said to be important evidence that the player did not intentionally commit a handball. This is also why many players put their hands behind their backs when defending crosses, even though it's difficult to maintain balance this way, at least they won't have their arms raised to maintain balance and then get hit by the ball, resulting in a penalty...

The slow-motion replay from multiple angles also proved that the referee's ruling was correct.

If Hilbert's hand hadn't touched the ball, then Mark would have headed the ball, and heading the ball near the penalty spot would have posed a great threat to Bayer Leverkusen's goal.

Hilbert's handball was too obvious to argue with.

Although the Bayer Leverkusen players were a little depressed, there was no way to overturn the ruling.

They could only accept the penalty.

However, the Borussia Dortmund players were a bit relentless. Mark found the referee, hoping to give Hilbert another yellow card.

But the referee shook his head and rejected this request.

It wasn't exactly an intentional handball, so giving a penalty was enough; giving a yellow card would be too much...

The penalty awarded to Borussia Dortmund was given to Mark to take. He now had seventeen league goals, just one goal behind Lewandowski, who was at the top of the scorer list.

Mark, after placing the ball, waited for the referee to blow the whistle.

Then he began to run up, and when he kicked the ball, his toe had a slight upward flick, and the ball was lifted up!

Bayer Leverkusen goalkeeper Leno dived to the right, but little did he know that Mark had kicked a Panenka!

The ball drew an arc, flying into the goal from the middle!

"Mark! Mark!!! A beautiful Panenka! He equalizes the score for Borussia Dortmund again! This is also his eighteenth league goal of the season! He has tied Lewandowski, and the two are neck and neck on the league scorer list!"