Lin Hai Ting Tao

Chapter 1025 A Dortmund Player Dominated First Half

This penalty was indisputable.

No matter how much the Borussia Dortmund players pleaded with the referee, the penalty call was impossible to change. They knew this, and their pleas were aimed more at the yellow card given to Grosskreutz.

As the starting full-back, he had received a yellow card before the end of the first half. And looking at Götze's posture, he would definitely continue to target Grosskreutz in the following match. With a yellow card hanging over his head, how could Grosskreutz fight Götze? He would definitely be completely dominated...

They felt that even if Götze's breakthrough had been successful just now, it would only have brought him closer to the baseline, not directly facing the goal, and would not have posed a direct threat to the goal. Under such circumstances, Grosskreutz's foul should not have been carded.

But the referee, Zwayer, wouldn't listen to their explanations.

In the end, the Borussia Dortmund players could only disperse helplessly.

Grosskreutz was still muttering, "I didn't do it on purpose, I lost my balance and accidentally landed on him..."

Zhou Yi patted him on the shoulder and said very seriously, "Stop saying that, you should think about the next game. It's obvious that Götze is targeting you..."

Grosskreutz's eyes widened when he heard this. "Targeting me? I'll let him know how tough I am!"

"That's what I'm afraid of..." Zhou Yi sighed. "Do you want to be sent off? Are we going to play with ten men? If we can't win this game, the initiative will go back to Bayern Munich."

Grosskreutz was stunned for a moment. He also realized this, but he was unwilling to bow his head to Götze like this. He gnashed his teeth for a long time, but when Zhou Yi left him, he didn't say anything.

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Götze won a penalty for Bayern Munich, but he didn't take it himself. Instead, he gave it to Lewandowski.

"How ironic..." Marcel Reif said as he watched Lewandowski stand at the penalty spot. "Götze, who played for Borussia Dortmund last season, won a penalty for Bayern Munich, and Lewandowski, who is taking the penalty, also played for Borussia Dortmund last season. This is simply a half dominated by Borussia Dortmund players... Letting Götze go may have been unavoidable, and there are extenuating circumstances, after all, Götze can be said to have been a Bayern Munich fan since he was a child. But letting Lewandowski go is the stupidest thing the Borussia Dortmund club executives have ever done..."

The TV broadcast was also very understanding, and immediately gave a shot of Borussia Dortmund CEO Watzke in the presidential stand—isn't that why the Bundesliga broadcast quality is so good?

Watzke in the shot was expressionless, but no one knew how much was going on in his mind.

Duan Xin even made some "malicious guesses": "Is Guardiola deliberately letting Lewandowski take the penalty? This is simply to score a goal and also mock Borussia Dortmund fiercely. Borussia Dortmund and Bayern Munich have had direct competition in the league and Champions League in recent years. On the field, Borussia Dortmund is the winner, but off the field, Borussia Dortmund has been a complete failure..."

Some fans on the Chinese internet dug up Lewandowski's "dark history" and were still clinging to hope: "In the second leg match between Borussia Dortmund and Bayern Munich last season, Lewandowski also had a penalty opportunity, but he didn't score. I wonder if it will be the same this time?"

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After all the players from both sides except for goalkeeper Weidenfeller and Lewandowski had exited the penalty area, referee Zwayer blew his whistle.

The whistle sounded, Lewandowski took a run-up, and then took a low shot!

The football skimmed the grass and shot towards the lower left corner of the goal!

Weidenfeller judged the direction correctly, and he pounced!

But Lewandowski's shot was full of power, and the ball speed was very fast. Weidenfeller only pounced after the football had shot into the goal...

"Gooooooooooooooal!!! Lewandowski! Lewandowski!! He equalized the score for Bayern Munich just before the end of the first half!"

After scoring the goal, Lewandowski ran towards the corner flag area and celebrated the goal with the Bayern Munich fans in the stands of the Allianz Arena.

Although he broke the goal of his former club, he didn't need to hide his emotions and pretend to respect his former club. He left Borussia Dortmund with a stomach full of anger. When playing against Borussia Dortmund, what he wanted most was to score a goal. If he scored, he would celebrate wantonly. He didn't care about the feelings of the Borussia Dortmund fans. He is now a member of Bayern Munich, and he doesn't plan to return to Borussia Dortmund in the future. They won't meet again in the martial world, what is there to be afraid of?

The Bayern Munich players ran towards Lewandowski one after another, even Götze was among them.

On the sidelines in front of the coaching bench, Guardiola and his colleagues were also celebrating the goal.

The entire Allianz Arena was filled with the cheers of Bayern Munich fans.

Under this cheering, Klopp shook his head helplessly.

He couldn't make any decisions about the club's decisions.

He was also very dissatisfied and angry about the departure of Götze and Lewandowski, but what could he do?

All he could do was try to play the cards in his hand well, instead of caring about the cards that no longer belonged to him.

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Not long after Bayern Munich equalized the score, the first half ended.

The players from both sides walked off the field.

The TV broadcast focused more cameras on Götze. In most of the first half, Götze's performance was the most outstanding. If a player were to be selected as the best player of the first half, this honor would undoubtedly belong to Götze.

The TV broadcast camera captured the scene of Götze being stopped by Guardiola as he left the field, and affectionately patting his head.

There were rumors before that Guardiola didn't value Götze very much, and that Götze was very depressed at Bayern Munich.

This scene now seems to indicate that the problems between them have been solved, and the gap between the two has disappeared.

With the World Cup approaching, German fans certainly hope to see Götze maintain a good state under Guardiola.

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In the away team's locker room, the team's morale was a bit low because of the goal they had just conceded. After they came back, they were relatively silent.

Seeing this, Klopp didn't criticize his players, but encouraged them.

"It's nothing, it's just a draw, it's not like we're behind. We still have a chance. The problem in the first half was that our defense against Götze wasn't very successful. This isn't your problem, it's my problem. I didn't make targeted arrangements for Götze before the game. So in the second half, we have to adjust... Grosskreutz."

He called Grosskreutz's name. Grosskreutz looked up at the coach. He thought Klopp wanted him to strengthen his defense against Götze in the second half, such as staying close to him... He clenched his fists, intending to show his fighting spirit.

But Klopp said, "You rest in the second half."

"Huh?" Grosskreutz was very surprised.

"What huh? You already have a yellow card, do you want to be sent off?" After Klopp finished speaking, he turned to Piszczek. "Piszczek, you're on in the second half, defend Götze."

Piszczek nodded.

Then Klopp said to Yan Min, "In the second half, you and Reus switch positions. You switch to the right. You have to actively track back and assist Piszczek in defending Götze."

Although the position change would make him defend more, Yan Min didn't have any objections. He stood up and expressed his confidence loudly: "No problem!"

"As for the attack... Bayern Munich will definitely press forward in the second half, so we should still look for opportunities to counterattack. When attacking, we must be fast, and the wing players must run more, don't care about physical strength."

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On the other side, Guardiola was also arranging the tactics for the second half for his players.

"Götze is in very good condition in this game. So in this game, our attack will revolve around him, and everyone else should try to cooperate with him."

Everyone turned their attention to Götze. He had been at Bayern Munich for almost a season, and this was the first time he had enjoyed such treatment...

"We don't know if Klopp will replace Grosskreutz, who has a yellow card, during the half-time break. If he doesn't, we will attack their right flank, which is our left flank." As Guardiola spoke, he re-arranged the magnetic chess pieces representing both sides on the tactical board, and the center of gravity of the formation obviously tilted towards the left flank.

"Of course, if they change personnel, it doesn't matter, we will still attack this side. But at the same time, there will definitely be gaps on our right flank. At that time, Robben and Rafinha should pay attention to plugging in in time. Once the attack on the left flank is successful, we must quickly transfer the football to the other side..."

Guardiola's hands didn't stop, moving the black and white small flags representing the football back and forth on the tactical board.

The Bayern Munich players were all watching and listening intently.

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After fifteen minutes of rest and adjustment, the players from both sides came out of the locker room and walked towards the field.

They met in the player tunnel.

Most of the players from both sides ignored each other when they met, as if the other party was air.

Borussia Dortmund and Bayern Munich have been competing fiercely in the past few seasons, and they regard each other as enemies. There is no friendship between them in private. Even if they are teammates in the national team, the relationship is relatively weak.

Grosskreutz, who had already been replaced, was wearing a Borussia Dortmund jacket and saw Götze. He glared at the other party fiercely.

Bayern Munich also noticed Grosskreutz. Seeing him wearing a jacket, they knew what was going on.

Thomas Müller put his arm around Götze and deliberately laughed loudly, "Well done, Mario, you have successfully KO'd their man!"

Although Müller's starting position was replaced by Götze in this game, in the face of the team's interests, Müller still stood on Götze's side, sharing the same hatred against Borussia Dortmund.

How could Grosskreutz not hear the meaning of these words?

He was already very upset that he was replaced in the first half, and when he heard Müller's words, a surge of blood rushed to his head, and he wanted to find trouble with Müller. But at this time, Zhou Yi, who was walking beside him, pulled him back: "Don't be impulsive, don't be impulsive."

Then Zhou Yi turned his head and smiled at Müller: "Grosskreutz has been replaced, even if you provoke him, it won't make us have one less person on the field, it's not worth it, don't do such childish things."

Müller rolled his eyes when he saw Zhou Yi and didn't answer.

Götze saw Zhou Yi and opened his mouth as if he wanted to explain a few words for his teammates, but even though his mouth was open, he didn't say anything in the end, and was pulled away by Müller.

After the two of them left, Zhou Yi heard Grosskreutz's low roar beside him: "Damn it! Traitor! Shameless! I just can't stand that kind of smug look!"

Zhou Yi patted him on the back: "Professional football, isn't it normal for people to come and go?"

"Of course, but it's not normal for that kid! He was trained by our youth academy! And he chose to leave at such an important time last season, I will never forgive him in my life!"

Zhou Yi knew Grosskreutz's feelings for Borussia Dortmund. He didn't have even a tenth of his feelings for the team, so he didn't try to persuade him anymore, and only said, "Do you know why I like football, Grosskreutz?"

Grosskreutz was surprised that Zhou Yi suddenly brought up this topic: "Why?"

Zhou Yi stretched out a finger: "There is an important reason. When someone makes you unhappy, you don't have to rush up and beat him up, but you can have a better way..."

Grosskreutz looked at Zhou Yi, somewhat surprised that Zhou Yi would say such a thing.

Zhou Yi returned his surprised gaze with a smile.

"You... you're going to cast witchcraft?" At the thought of the terrifying reputation of the "Oriental Wizard," Grosskreutz was so frightened that he stuttered.

Zhou Yi patted him unceremoniously: "Witchcraft my ass! Defeat them, defeat them in the game! Idiot!"