He didn't even glance at Yang Muge behind him after scoring, opening his arms and running towards the South Stand, where he celebrated the goal with Dortmund's most fervent fans.

"Zhou Yi—! He scored a brilliant long shot! Schalke 04's goalkeeper Fährmann, who has been playing outstandingly this game, was helpless against it!"

Yang Muge realized he had probably fallen for Zhou Yi's trick again only after seeing the goal…

However, deep down, he still wanted to ask Zhou Yi if what he said earlier was true. If he really wanted to try even for the World Cup title…

Of course, this question was probably not suitable to ask now. Looking at Zhou Yi, who was already surrounded by Dortmund players, Yang Muge looked up at the sky and couldn't help but sigh.

Despicable and insidious!

The TV broadcast was replaying the moment of the goal just now. Yang Muge had been following Zhou Yi all the time, even when Zhou Yi ran towards the ball. But for some reason, Yang Muge paused midway, his rhythm was disrupted, and his speed slowed down, allowing Zhou Yi to slip past him and complete the shot.

It was a very brief, inconspicuous pause.

But in a game, even a hesitation of less than a second can lead to such a result.

No one knew why Yang Muge paused for that moment.

They could only guess if it had anything to do with what Zhou Yi said to Yang Muge…

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Because they had taken a two-goal lead early in the first half, Bayern Munich was very relaxed about this game. On the coaching bench and the substitutes' bench, everyone was concerned about the Ruhr derby between Dortmund and Schalke 04.

They all hoped that Schalke 04, who had been in good form recently, could help them slow down Dortmund's progress.

After all, apart from playing directly against them, this was Dortmund's most likely chance to lose a game.

In the first half, although Dortmund had a certain advantage, they were unable to break through the goal guarded by Fährmann.

This made Bayern Munich very happy.

Although Schalke 04 was vulnerable when playing against them, they were quite tenacious when facing Dortmund.

It would be great if Schalke 04 could defeat Dortmund, but if they couldn't, Bayern Munich would be happy with a draw.

After the start of the second half, Dortmund still hadn't scored.

Just as they were about to reach the sixtieth minute, news suddenly came that Dortmund had scored!

"Zhou Yi scored…" members of the coaching staff whispered among themselves.

This time, Guardiola didn't stop his colleagues from discussing the Dortmund game; he even pricked up his ears to listen.

"How is it Zhou Yi again!"

"The commentator was just saying that Yang Muge's defense against Zhou Yi was successful. I don't know how he managed to score…"

"This person is simply a persistent ghost…"

"Hey, since the team was able to dig up Götze and Lewandowski in the first place, why didn't they dig up Zhou Yi? If you ask me, I'd rather not have Götze and have Zhou Yi instead…"

……

Everyone was a little disappointed to hear that Dortmund had scored.

The only thing that could comfort them was that Bayern Munich was sure to win their game against Hertha Berlin, so they wouldn't be affected by Dortmund's game.

So even if Dortmund won this Ruhr derby, Bayern Munich would still be leading Dortmund by four points.

Of course, it would be even better if Dortmund were eventually held to a draw by Schalke 04, or even lost the game.

The game wasn't over yet, so they could still look forward to it.

But at this moment, an accident happened in Bayern Munich's game.

In the sixty-sixth minute, Bayern Munich's full-back Rafinha pushed Hertha Berlin's forward Gustavo Ramos down in the penalty area, and the referee whistled and ruled that Bayern Munich had committed a foul!

"Penalty! Hertha Berlin has been awarded a penalty! This is a really delicate penalty!" the commentator said. "Bayern Munich's two-goal lead was originally very safe, but if Hertha Berlin scores this penalty, Bayern Munich's lead will only be one goal, which is a bit dangerous…"

The Bayern Munich coaches, who were originally discussing the Dortmund game on the coaching bench, stopped their discussion when they saw this sudden situation and looked at the field with some surprise—they hadn't been paying attention to the current game for a while, how did it suddenly become like this?

Suddenly, they lost their previous composure and calmness and felt a little flustered—Dortmund had just scored, and Bayern Munich was about to concede a goal. With this ebb and flow, wasn't it some kind of bad omen?

Guardiola also left the coaching bench and stood on the sidelines, watching the field with a serious expression.

Guardiola's focused gaze didn't help Bayern Munich save the penalty. Neuer misjudged the direction, and Ramos personally kicked the penalty into Bayern Munich's goal, making the score 1:2. Hertha Berlin, playing at home, was only one goal behind!

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"Bayern Munich conceded a goal! 2:1, they are only leading by one goal!" On the Dortmund coaching bench, there were naturally people paying attention to the Bayern Munich game.

Klopp waved his hand: "It has nothing to do with us. We only have the right to pay attention to others if we can win this game."

Although Dortmund was leading by one goal now, Klopp didn't dare to take it lightly.

The biggest characteristic of a derby is that no team is guaranteed to win, even if they are temporarily leading in the game.

If Dortmund is distracted by the progress of Bayern Munich's game, they might end up losing their own game.

So Klopp is being very cautious now.

In fact, from the perspective of ordinary fans, Klopp might be a little too cautious.

After Zhou Yi's goal helped Dortmund take the lead, Dortmund's performance got better and better, and everyone seemed to have put down the burden of pressure in their hearts.

So in the seventieth minute, Marc dribbled the ball continuously in the frontcourt, breaking through the defense of several Schalke 04 players, and then, at the edge of the penalty area, he passed the ball to Zhou Yi.

At that time, Zhou Yi was still being followed closely by Yang Muge. Zhou Yi, with his back to the direction of the attack, didn't stop the ball, but directly used the outside of his foot to pass the ball behind him to Marc, who was running forward.

Marc entered the penalty area and, after receiving Zhou Yi's pass, faced the onrushing goalkeeper Fährmann, swung his foot as if to shoot, wanting to deceive the opponent before shooting into the empty net.

But his intention was guessed by Fährmann, which caused his feint to fail. When Marc shot again, there was no angle anymore, and the ball was blocked by Fährmann's body.

"Oh! Marc missed a great opportunity! It's really a pity! Dortmund almost scored two goals in a very short period of time, locking in the victory! Hopefully, by the end of the game, Marc's missed goal won't prove to be something that Dortmund fans will regret…" Marcel Reif said.

Marc's missed one-on-one also made Dortmund fans very regretful.

However, the Dortmund players on the field didn't seem to be affected. Their morale was high.

Two minutes later, Yan Min switched to the right wing and made a forty-five-degree cross. Reus headed the ball at the far post but was saved by Fährmann with a flying dive.

"Fährmann's performance is still outstanding. Zhou Yi's goal really can't be blamed on him. Zhou Yi shot suddenly, the angle was very tricky, and the quality was very high. Even if Neuer came, he probably wouldn't be able to do anything about it…"

Dortmund's fierce offensive continued. During this period, Schalke 04 didn't even think about launching a counterattack to equalize the score. It would be good enough if they could ensure that they didn't concede any more goals.

Two minutes later, Zhou Yi, without the ball, suddenly ignored Yang Muge, who had been following him, and accelerated into the penalty area.

And just as he accelerated into the penalty area, Yan Min also sent the ball from the wing to the vicinity of the penalty spot in the penalty area. Zhou Yi, who was cutting in, didn't slow down at all, nor did he stop the ball, but directly swept the ball with one foot!

The ball went straight to the far corner of the goal.

Fährmann didn't save the ball, but the ball didn't go into the goal either, but rolled out of the baseline, grazing the post…

"Woah—woah woah! Zhou Yi's shot was so close! He almost scored twice!"

"Schalke 04 has been restricting Zhou Yi from organizing the attack, but once Zhou Yi starts to choose to participate in the attack more with shots, Schalke 04 won't be able to defend very well… When Zhou Yi becomes a shooter who scores goals in the attack, he doesn't need to get the ball, he can run wherever he wants, which makes it more difficult for Schalke 04 to defend him, and they have to consider more…"