Leverkusen's head coach, Sami Hyypiä, also praised Son Heung-min's performance.

However, he also noticed the new situation that emerged in the final stages of the first half, so he reminded the players to strengthen their defense against Yan Min in the second half.

This was all Hyypiä could do.

He believed that Yan Min was the key figure, and as long as Yan Min was contained, Borussia Dortmund's offensive momentum would naturally be suppressed.

At the same time, in attack, Leverkusen had to continue to put pressure on Borussia Dortmund like they did in the first thirty minutes of the first half, so that they wouldn't have many ways to break into Leverkusen's half.

In the second half, the two sides changed sides and fought again, and neither side made any personnel adjustments.

After the start of the second half, Leverkusen continued their offensive momentum from the first half. Son Heung-min, who was praised during the half-time break, was very active, running actively in the frontcourt and supporting his teammates.

Under Leverkusen's suppression, Borussia Dortmund's attack rarely crossed the halfway line after the start of the second half. It seemed that there was no change from the first half, and everything was back on track.

The Korean commentator was satisfied with this situation. The more aggressive Leverkusen's attack, the more opportunities Son Heung-min would have to perform. Scoring twice or even a hat trick might not be a dream.

The situation looked unfavorable for Borussia Dortmund.

However, Zhou Yi, who was in the middle of it, didn't feel that way. In his opinion, Leverkusen was indeed besieging Borussia Dortmund, but few of their attacks could actually threaten Borussia Dortmund's goal. Son Heung-min was very active, but five minutes into the second half, he hadn't even taken a single shot. He was mostly passing the ball to his teammates and running to meet them.

Beneath the seemingly unfavorable situation for Borussia Dortmund, Zhou Yi saw an opportunity—Leverkusen was besieging Borussia Dortmund, and the whole team had pushed their lines up a lot, with their center backs almost reaching the center circle.

This was Borussia Dortmund's chance to counterattack.

So while helping the team defend, Zhou Yi continued to observe the situation, looking for gaps and analyzing whether they could be exploited.

In the fifty-second minute, he found such a gap, so he decisively raised his hand to ask his teammates for the ball.

Because of Yan Min's breakthrough in the first half, the defensive pressure Zhou Yi faced was not as great as in the first half, because his opponents had to divide their forces to defend others, especially Yan Min.

When Zhou Yi got the ball, the only person defending him was Lars Bender, and this Bender wasn't even sticking close to him, but giving him some room to maneuver.

Zhou Yi certainly didn't waste this opportunity, and he directly passed the ball to Yan Min.

Yan Min took the ball and pushed it forward at the same time, then forcibly broke through with his speed!

After passing the ball, Zhou Yi also accelerated forward to participate in the attack. Lars Bender had already left him behind to return to defense, and his speed of returning to defense was much faster than Zhou Yi's. Yan Min's breakthrough in the first half had left too deep an impression, so now when Yan Min broke through with the ball again, Leverkusen's players couldn't help but defend against it, and didn't dare not to defend against it.

As a result, the focus was completely shifted, and Zhou Yi could now move freely on the field.

Yan Min dribbled the ball to the outside of Leverkusen's thirty-meter zone, where he was heavily defended, making it difficult for him to move forward.

This time, he didn't force a breakthrough, but directly swept the ball to the center!

Passing it to Zhou Yi, who had slowly run up.

After receiving the ball, Zhou Yi directly dribbled the ball towards the center, seemingly wanting to break through himself.

His movement also attracted the attention of Leverkusen's players, so they shifted their defensive focus back, and Rolfes rushed up to intercept Zhou Yi head-on… In this situation, it was normal for no one to pay attention to Yan Min, who was cutting in.

While running, Zhou Yi suddenly flicked the ball outwards with his right foot, and the ball flew high, over the heads of Leverkusen's defenders, and straight to the ribs.

There, Yan Min had run into position, and he lifted his foot to stop Zhou Yi's pass.

"Yan Min! Good ball! Zhou Yi's beautiful lob pass is unexpected!!"

In the shouts of commentator Marcel Reif, Leverkusen's defenders once again turned their guns and rushed towards Yan Min.

Yan Min had reached the edge of the penalty area, which was a very dangerous place. Even a small spark could cause a big explosion, so it was no wonder that Leverkusen's players were so nervous and rushed over almost in a swarm.

Yan Min made good use of their nervousness. After stopping the ball, he didn't continue to dribble, but sent the ball horizontally to the center of the penalty area!

Mark appeared in the center, and he shot!

Fortunately, Leverkusen finally remembered to arrange a defender for Mark, so Mark didn't get rid of the Leverkusen defender next to him when he shot. He shot while resisting the opponent's impact. Although this shot was very powerful, the angle was slightly straight—because all he could think of at the time was shooting, and there was no condition to consider the shooting angle.

This shot was pushed out by Leverkusen's goalkeeper Leno!

"Mark—oh!! Leno makes another brilliant save!"

The cheers of Westfalenstadion turned into a huge sigh.

"Oh! Borussia Dortmund's attack was already as good as it could be! But the final shot was still saved by Leno... Leno is in really good form in this game. In the first half, he saved Yan Min's close-range shot, and now he has blocked Mark's powerful shot..." Duan Xin felt regret when he said this.

Mark also couldn't believe and was annoyed that he didn't score. He held his head in his hands and looked at Leverkusen's goal with disbelief.

Yan Min was also very regretful. This time, he tried his best to cut in and pass the ball, but the final shot was really not something he could decide...

Only Zhou Yi raised his hands, gave two thumbs up, one to Mark who shot, and one to Yan Min who passed the ball. He was cheering for the performance of his two teammates.

He didn't feel regret for not scoring, because he was full of confidence in his team—if they continued to play like this, a goal would definitely come.

Because it was obvious that Leverkusen's defense was no longer as impenetrable as before when facing Borussia Dortmund's attack. Or rather, when Borussia Dortmund found a way to attack, Leverkusen's defense was not airtight.

Now the only problem was Leno's form. Leno had been brought into form, and it wouldn't be easy to break through his defense...

But Zhou Yi believed that as long as Borussia Dortmund could continue to get such opportunities, they would definitely be able to break through Leno's goal.

After giving the thumbs up, he clapped his hands and loudly reminded his teammates: "Play like this, play like this! They can't stop us!"

He said it in German, and he wasn't afraid of being heard by his opponents. He even wanted his opponents to hear him, to show his confidence, and also to undermine their confidence, making them doubt—why is the lagging Borussia Dortmund still so confident? What are they so confident about? Could it be that they have some other trick up their sleeves?

When Leverkusen's players were caught in such doubts, they couldn't concentrate on facing Borussia Dortmund.

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Although Mark's shot didn't result in a goal, it earned Borussia Dortmund a corner kick.

Şahin went to take the corner kick, while Zhou Yi didn't go to the penalty area to join in the fun. He stayed outside the penalty arc.

He did this every time for a corner kick, because with his height and strength, he basically couldn't get any advantage in heading in the penalty area.

So his position didn't attract everyone's attention either.

Next, Şahin took the corner kick, and Leverkusen center back Spahić headed the ball out before Sokratis Papastathopoulos.

Großkreutz got the second ball outside the penalty area. He stopped the ball with his chest and shot directly!

However, his shot didn't fly to the goal before being blocked by Leverkusen player Lars Bender in the penalty area.

The ball rebounded out of the penalty area, flying towards the top of the penalty arc.

Zhou Yi, who had been waiting here, ran up to meet the ball, but he didn't run straight up to it. Instead, he went around a small arc, his body facing sideways, his right leg extended, his ankle turned outwards, and then he chopped the ball!

When Zhou Yi ran towards the ball, Rolfes also ran towards the ball, intending to block Zhou Yi's shot with his body. When Zhou Yi shot, he jumped out, intending to use his body to block the ball. Of course, he also didn't forget to put his hands behind his back, so as not to give Zhou Yi a chance to "碰瓷 (pèng cí, to feign injury to extort money)". After all, he was still in the penalty area. If his arms were raised and touched by the ball, he might be penalized for a penalty...

But Rolfes was overthinking it. His body didn't touch the ball, and even if he raised his hands, it was impossible for him to touch the ball—the ball that Zhou Yi shot drew a clear arc, bypassed Rolfes, and also bypassed everyone in the penalty area, and then flew into the goal...

When Großkreutz shot, Leno reflexively made a save, and his reaction was really fast, but this time he suffered from being too quick to react...

When Zhou Yi shot, he was struggling to get up from the ground, and it was impossible for him to make any effective interception. He could only watch the ball fly into the goal along the right post!