"…I know a lot of people questioned me when I said before the game that we would win by four goals. I must clarify that I don't look down on my opponents. Those who know me know that I always respect every opponent and always go all out when competing against them. I saw some comments analyzing that I did this to encourage my teammates… I want to say that everyone guessed wrong about the reason I said that. I said it simply because I believe in my teammates…"

On the TV screen, the post-match interview was playing, and Zhou Yi was talking about the controversial topic before the game in front of the reporters' cameras.

In this game, Zhou Yi once again became the key figure in determining the outcome, and he was also selected as the best player of the match after the game.

Although Mark completed a brace, Zhou Yi, with one goal, two assists, and orchestrating another goal, was indeed the well-deserved best player.

After the game, Klopp also praised Zhou Yi at the press conference: "...I can only say that being able to have Zhou Yi is a very happy thing, haha!"

After the game, major European media also focused on reporting on this game with Zhou Yi as the protagonist.

"...Borussia Dortmund is considered to have completed an almost impossible task at home! And the person who completed this impossible task is their core, Zhou Yi!" The media also photoshopped a picture, which was a poster of Mission: Impossible 4, but the media replaced Tom Cruise's head with Zhou Yi's head. The meaning that this picture wants to express is simple and clear.

"...Before the game, Zhou Yi made a 'bold statement' that he would win against Napoli by four goals at home. Many people thought he was just trying to attract attention. This was a simple conclusion based on Napoli's performance in the Champions League this season. However, at the Westfalenstadion, Napoli seemed to be under the influence of an 'Eastern wizard', with thirteen shots in the entire game, ten of which were on target, but they didn't score a single goal. In the end, Borussia Dortmund scored four goals instead..."

"...In this game, the two sides combined for a total of twenty-two shots on target, setting a Champions League record for this season. Benitez initially planned to play defensive counterattacks, but his plan fell apart after Borussia Dortmund scored quickly. So we saw a very exciting offensive battle. The offensive and defensive transitions of both sides were very fast, and the quality of the attack was also very good. Zhou Yi played a crucial role in this. There is a statistic that can illustrate the problem—Napoli had ten shots on target in the entire game, with zero goals. Borussia Dortmund had twelve shots on target, with four goals. Three of these four goals were directly related to Zhou Yi, so he was the key figure in determining the final result of this game!"

"When Zhou Yi was interviewed after the game, he said that his pre-game remarks were for the purpose of trusting his teammates, but I think he doesn't need to do that. He only needs to believe in himself. This 4-0 victory was clearly performed by him alone... Director, screenwriter, male lead, male second, all of them are him alone..."

"...I think the reason why Benitez lost so badly in this game is very simple, just one reason—he didn't pay enough attention to Zhou Yi! He let Zhou Yi move around at will in the game, appear wherever he wanted, pass the ball if he wanted to pass it, and shoot if he wanted to shoot. This is the most important reason why Napoli lost the game!"

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On the same night, Arsenal defeated Galatasaray 2-0 at home.

Now the situation in this group of death is like this—Arsenal has four wins and one loss in five games, with twelve points, ranking first. Borussia Dortmund has three wins and two losses with nine points, ranking second. Napoli has three wins and two losses with nine points, but because of the head-to-head record, they are at a disadvantage, ranking third. Galatasaray has not won a single game, with zero points, and has long been eliminated in advance.

In the last round of the group stage, Borussia Dortmund will challenge Galatasaray, who has already been eliminated, away from home. Although it is an away game, referring to Arsenal and Napoli's away games against Galatasaray, it can be seen that the difficulty of the away game is not great. Galatasaray's performance in the Champions League this season has been terrible, and their devil's home is not so scary anymore.

If Borussia Dortmund defeats Galatasaray away from home, they will have twelve points, but this cannot determine whether they can qualify.

The other game is Napoli hosting Arsenal. If Napoli loses to Arsenal at home, there is nothing to say, Arsenal will qualify as the first in the group, and Borussia Dortmund will qualify as the second in the group. Napoli with nine points will be eliminated.

But if another situation occurs—Napoli defeats Arsenal at home, then it will be complicated.

Because Arsenal, who seem to be in the best situation, may also be eliminated!

If they lose to Napoli away from home, then the three teams will have the same twelve points, and the scene will be very chaotic…

According to the rules, if there is a tie in points, the order of comparison is the result of the head-to-head record, the goal difference in the head-to-head record, the away goals in the head-to-head record, the total goal difference in the group stage, the total number of goals in the group stage…

If three teams have the same points, they must compare their head-to-head records.

If Arsenal only loses to Napoli by one or two goals, according to the score of the first match between the two teams, Arsenal defeated Napoli 2-0 at home. As long as they don't lose by three or more goals this time away from home, they can avoid being at a disadvantage in the head-to-head record with Napoli, and then enter the stage of comparing the goal difference in the head-to-head record.

This stage is very critical for Arsenal. If they only lose to Napoli by a small margin of 0-1, then there is no problem. Arsenal has the advantage in the goal difference in the head-to-head record, and they will have the advantage in the comparison with Napoli.

At the same time, their head-to-head record with Arsenal is one win and one loss. Arsenal defeated Borussia Dortmund 2-1 at home, but they lost 1-3 away from home. The goal difference in the head-to-head record is less than that of Borussia Dortmund, so they are ranked after Borussia Dortmund, qualifying as the second in the group.

But if Arsenal loses three goals to Napoli, then the situation will be completely reversed. Napoli will squeeze out Arsenal and become the second in the group, gaining the qualification to advance.

Borussia Dortmund's situation is that as long as they can win, they can definitely qualify. But if they don't win against Galatasaray away from home and are forced to a draw, as long as Napoli cannot win, whether they lose to Arsenal or draw with Arsenal, Borussia Dortmund can also qualify.

But if Borussia Dortmund loses the game away from home, they can only hope that Napoli also loses at the same time.

If Arsenal wants to ensure qualifying from the group, the best way is of course to defeat Napoli away from home, but facing Napoli, who also must win and are playing at home, it is difficult to say how confident Wenger's team is to win…

When the group was drawn, this group was called the group of death. However, this title is only a conclusion based on the paper strength of the four teams. It does not mean that it is really a group of death. There have been many precedents in history where "groups of death" were not worthy of the name.

But judging from the current situation, Group F of the 2013-2014 season's Champions League is a veritable "group of death".

A team with twelve points, currently ranked first, may be eliminated. If this is not considered a "group of death", then I don't know what is considered a "group of death"...

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This game, personally led by Zhou Yi, completely stirred up the group where Borussia Dortmund is located. But Zhou Yi doesn't care about this kind of thing.

There is something more important waiting for him.

Zhou Yi, who had just finished this intense game, was wearing only a pair of underwear, lying on his own bed, and Cortana, who was also dressed lightly, was massaging his muscles to fully relax his body, which was tired from the game.

Since Cortana became his girlfriend and the two lived together, Zhou Yi can enjoy this special treatment, and his physical recovery is much better than before.

Zhou Yi lay on the bed, closed his eyes, feeling Cortana's hands moving on his body, and occasionally brushed against Cortana's exposed thighs.

Although it was just an ordinary physical therapy massage, Zhou Yi's heart started to beat faster.

When the physical therapy was finally over, Cortana got up to leave, but Zhou Yi suddenly grabbed her hand.

"Oh, I thought you were asleep?" Cortana was very surprised.

Zhou Yi turned over, continuing to hold Cortana with one hand, supporting his body with the other hand, and then looked at Cortana and smiled: "You said, after I rescue the princess, I can do whatever I want..."

Cortana was stunned for a moment, then smiled helplessly, with a "I really can't do anything with you" expression: "Wait for me to take a shower."

After speaking, she walked to the bathroom in the bedroom.

Zhou Yi waited on the bed for a while, listening to the sound of water coming from the bathroom, his heart was surging, and he couldn't suppress his emotions any longer. He jumped up from the bed and rushed into the bathroom wearing only a pair of underwear.

First, Cortana's exclamation sounded inside, and then Zhou Yi's voice: "I want to take a shower too!"

Then, there was only the sound of water and faint panting...