After ending the call with Simeone, Sun Pan found Zhou Yi chatting in the group chat and privately messaged him.

"Hey, don't say I didn't warn you, don't think that without me, Atletico Madrid is just an easy target. Their goalkeeper, Courtois, is also on loan from Chelsea, just like me, and he's also a formidable figure."

"Panpan, I didn't expect you to be the type to sell out your friends for glory!"

"What kind of talk is that! I'm kindly reminding you not to underestimate them!" Sun Pan felt a little guilty.

"Yes, yes, thanks for your kind reminder, Panpan. But we never underestimate our opponents." Zhou Yi sent a shrug emoji.

"Anyway, you have to work hard, don't get eliminated..."

"Oh, I thought you'd be on Atletico Madrid's side, after all, this is their revenge match."

Last season, Zhou Yi's Borussia Dortmund also met Atletico Madrid in the Champions League knockout stage, in the quarter-finals. In the end, Zhou Yi used a world-class goal to pierce the goal guarded by Sun Pan, helping Borussia Dortmund eliminate Atletico Madrid.

So this time, Atletico Madrid and Borussia Dortmund were assigned to the same group again, and some conspiracy theorists believed that this was arranged by UEFA to create hype.

At the same time, this was also a carefully prepared revenge drama for Atletico Madrid.

"I'm remaining neutral in this game. Whether Atletico Madrid advances or you guys advance, I can accept it. Anyway, I've been eliminated, so why care so much?"

"Then don't be sad when we eliminate Atletico Madrid."

"Why would I be sad?"

"That's good, I can go all out then. Hey, Panpan, you don't seem to have seen us go all out, have you?"

"What?" Sun Pan felt baffled.

"You must watch the live broadcast of this game tomorrow!" Zhou Yi said finally.

Sun Pan: "Of course I'll watch..."

But he was still confused, not knowing what Zhou Yi meant specifically.

*Haven't seen us go all out?*

*What a joke?!*

*Didn't you guys go all out against me when you played Atletico Madrid last season?!*

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The Champions League match day arrived, and the Westfalenstadion was already filled with spectators before the game even started.

Borussia Dortmund fans once again demonstrated their skill in creating tifos.

Once again, there was a giant canvas, almost the size of the entire South Stand, depicting Zhou Yi celebrating a goal, with the German slogan "Hero Zhou Yi" below.

This phrase was from last year's Champions League quarter-final, when Borussia Dortmund faced Atletico Madrid at home. Zhou Yi scored a last-second tap-in, killing Atletico Madrid. The excited stadium DJ, Norbert Dickel, shouted, "Hero! Zhou Yi!"

This sentence received enthusiastic response from all the fans. It also became one of the most wonderful memories of that game.

Now that Borussia Dortmund meets Atletico Madrid again, the game has changed from a quarter-final to a semi-final.

The Borussia Dortmund fans used this slogan again, and the meaning was obvious...

Last season, Zhou Yi was Atletico Madrid's nightmare, especially that last-second tap-in, which kicked Atletico Madrid out of the Champions League semi-finals.

Borussia Dortmund fans were hoping that Atletico Madrid would recall the fear of being killed by Zhou Yi back then, after all, it was only a year ago.

Atletico Madrid's starting lineup had not changed much compared to last season. The biggest and most obvious change was that the goalkeeper was changed from Sun Pan to Courtois.

In comparison, Borussia Dortmund's starting lineup has probably changed even more. After all, Götze and Lewandowski are gone, and the defense is missing Subotić and Schmelzer, and the midfield is missing Gündoğan... the changes are quite big.

From the starting lineups announced two hours before the game, Borussia Dortmund continued with the starting lineup they used against Bayern Munich and Paris Saint-Germain, which was also the lineup that had been used since the winter break.

After running in together, this lineup has performed very tacitly and outstandingly.

This is also one of the reasons why Borussia Dortmund has been able to chase after Bayern Munich so closely in the past half season, and eventually reversed them.

However, this lineup has also become well-known to others in this half season, and teams that want to defeat Borussia Dortmund have studied their formation and tactics.

The current Borussia Dortmund has abandoned the previous 4231 and changed to 442, with five midfielders and two forwards.

Whether it is the composition of personnel or the characteristics of the players, it is no longer a secret.

Judging from this lineup alone, you really can't see any shadow of a "secret weapon".

Everyone increasingly believed that Zhou Yi and Klopp's claim that they had a "secret weapon" was just a bluff.

"...Before the game, Klopp claimed to have a secret weapon, but Simeone said they would focus on themselves. Now it seems that Simeone is right. They were not fooled..." The Spanish TV commentator was very pleased with this. "Although Klopp claimed that their closed training was to prepare a secret weapon, such a lie is too clumsy - how can you complete a secret weapon in just three days? This is obviously psychological warfare... If Borussia Dortmund spends all its energy on this meaningless psychological warfare, then this can somewhat explain how uneasy they are now, reflecting their weakness and powerlessness... I think this is a great opportunity for Atletico Madrid! They have entered the Champions League semi-finals for the first time in forty years, so why can't they enter the Champions League final again after forty years?"

The Spanish commentator was full of confidence in Atletico Madrid.

Because Atletico Madrid's performance this season has been too good.

Since Simeone took over this team, he has injected iron blood and discipline into it, and Atletico Madrid has been on a rampage.

They have won the Europa League, Copa del Rey and European Super Cup three times.

Although they were double-killed by Real Madrid 0:3 and 0:2 in the Copa del Rey this season, many media believed that Simeone took the initiative to give up the Copa del Rey.

In this way, Atletico Madrid can exert its strength in both the league and the Champions League.

The league has been played for thirty-four rounds, and the team currently ranked first in La Liga is not Real Madrid, nor Barcelona, but Simeone's Atletico Madrid!

Thirty-four league rounds, twenty-seven wins, four draws and three losses, with eighty-five points, ranked first. Four points ahead of second-placed Barcelona and five points ahead of third-placed Real Madrid.

There are four rounds left in the league, and they have a very good chance of winning the league title.

If they can enter the Champions League final again, then they have the chance to become the "double champion" this season.

This can be said to be the most glorious moment for Atletico Madrid.

Of course, first, they have to defeat the defending champion Borussia Dortmund.

From the current situation, it should not be a big problem for Atletico Madrid to eliminate Borussia Dortmund.

Atletico Madrid is strong, and Borussia Dortmund has many problems of its own.

With the rise and fall, Atletico Madrid's hope of advancing has greatly increased.

It can also be seen from the odds offered by some European betting companies that Atletico Madrid is more favored than Borussia Dortmund.

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In the music of the Champions League theme song, the players from both sides walked out of the tunnel. Borussia Dortmund fans let out huge cheers, which were given to the Borussia Dortmund players, and also to create psychological pressure on the Atletico Madrid players.

Borussia Dortmund fans are as strong as ever, creating a devilish home atmosphere.

In this atmosphere, the game is about to begin.

Borussia Dortmund won the right to kick off in the previous coin toss procedure.

The person representing Borussia Dortmund to toss the coin was captain Weidenfeller.

When Weidenfeller lost the coin toss and won the right to kick off, he turned and glanced in Zhou Yi's direction, and Zhou Yi winked at him.

It doesn't matter whether you win the coin toss, but the right to kick off is very important.

Especially in this game.

This means that Dortmund can take the initiative from the start of the game and use their secret weapon.

Although even if they don't get the right to kick off, the football will return to their side and they can launch an attack sooner or later.

But to take the lead, you must be able to control the football from the kick-off.

To build momentum, there is nothing better than kicking off first.

They want to launch the most violent offensive against Atletico Madrid's goal from the very first second of the game in the true sense, using their hard work during this period, as well as their accumulation and experience over such a long time, to show Atletico Madrid what it means to "go all out".

In this way, the players from both sides stood still, and Mark and Aubameyang stood in the center circle, Mark with the football at his feet, and Aubameyang facing him.

Everyone was ready, and the referee, Jonas Eriksson from Sweden, raised his wrist to check his watch and put the whistle in his mouth.

The Westfalenstadion, which had been very noisy before, suddenly became quiet, and everyone clearly heard the whistle.

"The game begins!!"