After Borussia Dortmund lost 1:3 to Paris Saint-Germain away from home, many media outlets suggested that Borussia Dortmund should take the opportunity to abandon the Champions League and focus all their efforts on the league to compete with Bayern Munich for the league title.

After all, it seems difficult for Borussia Dortmund to go further in the Champions League. But in the league, Borussia Dortmund is only two points behind Bayern Munich, and the hope of a comeback is definitely greater than in the Champions League.

But some people don't think so.

In the post-match interview, Zhou Yi said that losing 1:3 away from home was not a big deal.

"I want to remind you that the Champions League game is a two-legged affair," Zhou Yi said.

The reporters, of course, knew what he meant by this, which was nothing more than expressing that Borussia Dortmund would make a comeback in the second leg at home.

But can they really?

Everyone is not as optimistic as Zhou Yi.

An analysis of the schedule will tell you why they are not optimistic about Borussia Dortmund.

Next up is a league round where Borussia Dortmund will host Wolfsburg.

Wolfsburg is currently ranked fifth in the league, only one point away from the Champions League zone in fourth place. They currently have forty-seven points, while fourth-placed Bayer Leverkusen has forty-eight points.

Although Wolfsburg does not need to worry about relegation or compete for the title.

But being able to participate in next season's Champions League is still a temptation for a team like Wolfsburg that is no less than winning the league title.

If the points difference were much greater, that would be one thing, but since it's only one point, why not work harder and try to get fourth place in the league? This is not just a matter of honor, it also affects whether Wolfsburg can secure a large amount of Champions League prize money next season, which is very important for Bundesliga teams that emphasize financial fairness.

So if Borussia Dortmund thinks they can rotate players in the game against Wolfsburg to conserve their strength for the next round of the Champions League, they may lose to Wolfsburg at home.

They are very likely to face a tough battle against Wolfsburg at home.

Even if they can eventually win, it will definitely affect the second leg against Paris Saint-Germain.

If any players get injured in the game against Wolfsburg, it would be even worse.

After fighting with Wolfsburg, Borussia Dortmund will most likely perform similarly to the first leg against Paris Saint-Germain, as fitness will definitely be a big problem.

In this situation, it's hard to say whether Borussia Dortmund can win against the highly motivated Paris Saint-Germain, even at home.

At the same time, this Champions League game will also have a big impact on the next league round.

The next league round is the thirtieth round, and Borussia Dortmund will challenge Bayern Munich away from home.

This is a very important game that is related to the ownership of the league title.

In this situation, will Klopp and the players be distracted by this league game during the game against Paris Saint-Germain?

As long as they can't go all out in a game, it can bring different effects to the result.

If Borussia Dortmund goes all out in the game against Paris Saint-Germain, how can they go to Bayern Munich's home stadium to challenge the powerful Bayern Munich when they are exhausted?

If Klopp decides to reserve some strength in the game against Paris Saint-Germain in order to defeat Bayern Munich, how can he guarantee that they can make a comeback at home?

This is a dilemma for Borussia Dortmund.

That's why the media are saying that Borussia Dortmund must make a choice at this time, make trade-offs, and always give up one side. Wanting both sides to have results is likely to result in neither side getting anything.

Since they have to give up something, then which side to give up, isn't it clear at a glance?

The league has a better chance, the Champions League is too ethereal, of course, give up the Champions League!

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After the game, He Ying was on the front page of major media outlets and became the object of everyone's reports and pursuit. Everyone praised his performance and believed that he was the most outstanding Chinese player in this Chinese derby. His existence made Yan Min and Zhou Yi pale in comparison.

Especially Zhou Yi.

Before this game, everyone was looking forward to the showdown between Zhou Yi and He Ying.

But in the actual game, Zhou Yi's performance was not as good as He Ying's, and even not as good as his little brother Yan Min.

This disappointed those who were looking forward to a peak duel between Zhou Yi and He Ying.

So there were some criticisms against Zhou Yi on the Internet. Losing the game always disappoints the supporters. In addition, Zhou Yi's performance was only outstanding during the penalty kick, and he disappeared at other times, which naturally gave the critics a reason to criticize.

Especially when these critics criticize Zhou Yi, they will take He Ying as a positive example, or take Zhou Yi as a negative example when praising He Ying…

This made He Ying feel quite embarrassed.

He Ying said in an interview that he didn't think Zhou Yi's performance was bad.

"...I think Zhou Yi performed very well. He completed his task. Borussia Dortmund's loss is not his responsibility alone. They are a little tired, which may be the reason why they didn't perform well. As for Zhou Yi, he won an away goal for the team... I don't think we have won yet. This away goal is very dangerous. So my opinion is different from yours. I think Zhou Yi's performance is as stable and outstanding as ever..."

He Ying's words were interpreted by the media and fans as "polite words" to "take care of his good friend's face."

Some people also asked on Zhihu how to evaluate He Ying's words to Zhou Yi.

One of the highest-voted answers said: "Just listen to it. You beat your good friend, can you publicly announce that your good friend is not as good as you? Then how will you get along with your friend in the future? I heard that they have a private QQ group called 'Squeeze Out Old Guo'. If He Ying does this, the group name may have to be changed to 'Squeeze Out He Ying'..."

No one knows that He Ying's words were not said to save Zhou Yi's face.

He really thinks Zhou Yi played well, and that away goal is crucial.

He is not as optimistic as the Parisian media and fans.

Westfalenstadion is a well-known hellish home stadium in Europe. Any team that plays there will be under tremendous pressure. Not to mention meeting Borussia Dortmund, who are fighting with their backs to the wall.

He Ying doesn't think his team has already stepped into the top four.

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Zhou Yi, of course, has heard about the criticisms against him, but he has not responded to it. He knows that in the world of football, nothing is more convincing than practical actions.

If others say you can't, it's meaningless to argue with people online and offline, and you still can't convince others.

This kind of thing must be done with practical actions to convince people.

As long as you can win, all doubts will disappear, and all opponents will have to shut up even if they are unhappy.

Besides, the schedule is so tight now, he doesn't have time to argue with others.

After returning to Borussia Dortmund, the whole team devoted themselves to preparing for the game against Wolfsburg.

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In the game between Borussia Dortmund and Paris Saint-Germain, He Ying was the winner.

But in the game between Chelsea and Real Madrid, Sun Pan can't be considered a winner.

He conceded a goal in the first half, and he conceded another goal in the second half. In the end, Chelsea lost to Real Madrid 0:2 away from home. The situation seemed worse than Borussia Dortmund's. Although Borussia Dortmund also lost two goals, they had an away goal. Chelsea didn't even have an away goal. How can they play when they return to their home stadium?

In the second half, Cristiano Ronaldo scored his fourteenth goal in the Champions League this season against Sun Pan.

This goal also allowed him to tie Messi and AC Milan legend Altafini's record for goals in a single Champions League season—everyone has fourteen goals.

Real Madrid's ranking in La Liga this season is not very good, only third, and the league title is basically hopeless. But their performance in the Champions League is very good.

They won five games and drew one game in the group stage, maintaining an undefeated record and qualifying as the top of the group. In the round of 16, they eliminated Schalke 04 with a total score of 9:2 in two rounds, which was simply devastating.

Now in the quarter-finals, they also easily defeated Chelsea 2:0 in the first leg at their home stadium.

The goal guarded by Sun Pan once made Juventus sigh in the round of 16, but it was penetrated twice by Real Madrid in this game, which shows how powerful Real Madrid is now, especially their offensive firepower...