Because of Zhou Yi's words, the domestic public opinion was not very concerned about whether Yan Min should enter the squad, or when he would be able to play in Dortmund. What everyone is now concerned about is a more high-level issue, which is the meaning expressed in the *People's Daily* commentator article – Zhou Yi and others have brought a rare dividend to Chinese football. Are we living off this dividend, or should we invest these dividends in the hope of reaping more dividends in the future?

This sparked discussion and attention from the media and fans.

And in this situation, far away in Germany, the match between Dortmund and Augsburg also began.

Before the game, although it was an away game, everyone generally favored Dortmund. After all, the strength of the two teams was too different, and Dortmund's recent form was very good.

Facts have proved that this view is correct.

Only twenty-four minutes into the game, Aubameyang, who started the game, scored the first goal for Dortmund, which was his first goal in the Bundesliga.

Aubameyang was selected into the starting lineup for this league match because of his excellent performance after coming off the bench in the Super Cup.

Another new player, Mkhitaryan, who came with him, was not even on the list for this game due to an ankle injury in training.

In the first half, with Aubameyang's goal, Dortmund led the home team Augsburg 1:0.

After the two sides changed sides and fought again in the second half, Dortmund continued to control the situation on the field. Under the leadership of Zhou Yi, Dortmund's frontcourt players ran actively and passed the ball tacitly, constantly threatening Augsburg's goal.

But in the fifty-seventh minute, Gündoğan, who was playing on the court, suddenly made a gesture to the sidelines asking for a substitution. At the same time, he covered his lower back with his backhand, frowning, and his expression was not very normal.

Klopp also reacted quickly and replaced Gündoğan with Kuba.

"Gündoğan has been replaced. The game has only been played for fifty-seven minutes. It looks like he is injured. For the purpose of protecting him, Klopp replaced him with Kuba. You know, in five days, the German national team will have a friendly match with Paraguay, and Gündoğan has been recruited into the national team. The German team certainly does not want to see anything happen to the midfielder..." Commentator Duan Xin said.

No one took Gündoğan's departure too seriously. After all, as Duan Xin said, there will be a national team match in five days. Klopp replaced Gündoğan out of caution, which is very normal, and does not mean that Gündoğan's injury is too serious.

Moreover, after Gündoğan left the field, Dortmund's offensive did not weaken, and they continued to control the situation.

In the sixty-sixth minute, Zhou Yi broke through two players in a row near the center circle and then sent a through ball. Aubameyang used his speed advantage to break into the penalty area and faced Augsburg's goalkeeper Amsif in a one-on-one situation, and then took a low shot!

The ball flew into the goal again.

Aubameyang's second goal also allowed Zhou Yi to complete his first assist in the league this season.

As the Bundesliga's top scorer for three consecutive seasons, he will definitely defend this honor this season. Looking at Aubameyang's performance, Dortmund's attackers are still full of vitality, which will help him successfully defend his title.

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Aubameyang's goal allowed Dortmund to easily lead Augsburg 2:0 away from home. The outcome of this game seems to be no suspense.

However, Augsburg was certainly not willing to lose at home like this, and they changed two people in one go in the seventy-seventh minute, hoping to strengthen the attack.

But just two minutes after they completed the substitution, Aubameyang received a pass from Mark in front of the goal and scored a point to break the goal, 3:0!

"Aubameyang! Hat-trick! This is his first league game on behalf of Dortmund! I didn't expect to complete a hat-trick! As a new aid, this is a wonderful start!" Marcel Reif shouted excitedly. "It seems that after Götze and Lewandowski left, Dortmund quickly found suitable replacements!"

Club sports director Zorc on the stand was very proud, these were all selected by him!

Their excellent performance also shows that he has a good eye.

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Aubameyang, who completed a hat-trick, was in the limelight, but the starting center Mark Wagner also performed well in this game. After Lewandowski left, he stood at the front and became a center forward.

With his body, fighting with those strong central defenders in the penalty area is not his forte. He runs more flexibly, and his movements are more flexible. Sometimes he is not even in front of the goal, not in the penalty area. For example, the third goal Aubameyang scored just now was a cross from Mark after he pulled to the wing.

And Mark's diligent work in this game also paid off at the last moment.

In the eighty-sixth minute, Zhou Yi passed Aubameyang again, and Aubameyang was brought down when he broke into the penalty area with the ball. Although Dortmund was already three goals ahead, and there was little time left in the game, the referee still firmly ruled that Augsburg players had committed a foul and awarded Dortmund a penalty.

Aubameyang, who had already scored three goals, did not want to take the penalty himself. The person who took the penalty was Mark.

After he set the ball, he waited for the referee to blow the whistle, then ran up and shot, scoring in one fell swoop.

The ball flew to the right, while Augsburg's goalkeeper lunged to the left.

The ball flew into the goal without any suspense!

"Mark Wagner! This is his first league goal of the season! Dortmund leads Augsburg 4:0! The defending champion has taken a solid first step on their way to defend their title this season! Guardiola's team will face no less competition in the new season than last season..."

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In the end, Dortmund beat Augsburg 4:0 away from home and got off to a good start in the new season league.

A day later, their rivals Bayern Munich defeated Borussia Mönchengladbach 3:1 at home. Guardiola also got off to a good start. However, with Dortmund's 4:0 ahead, Bayern Munich's 3:1 seemed less worthy of praise.

Of course, some Munich media can also force themselves to put gold on their faces, claiming that Bayern Munich's offensive firepower is strong, and like Dortmund, they scored four goals in the game - Mönchengladbach's goal was also scored by Bayern Munich players, central defender Dante, scored an own goal in the fortieth minute of the game...

But the Munich media still have some integrity, and no media really said that.

After the first round of the league, Dortmund, who scored four goals, did not rank first in the league standings, because some teams had more fierce offensive firepower than them - the first place was Hertha Berlin, who defeated Frankfurt 6:1 in the game, and finally ranked first because they had one more goal difference than Dortmund. Dortmund ranked second.

Leverkusen and Bayern Munich are tied for third, they both defeated their opponents 3:1.

After this league match, the German national team had a warm-up match with Paraguay on the 14th.

Dortmund's Reus, Gündoğan, Hummels and Sven Bender were all selected for the national team's roster to participate in this game.

But Dortmund media were somewhat dissatisfied with the national team's move, because Gündoğan was injured in the game against Augsburg, and they hoped that the national team could give up recruiting Gündoğan and let Gündoğan stay in Dortmund to recuperate.

However, the German Football Association remained unmoved. In the German national team roster announced after the first round, Gündoğan's name was impressively listed.

This caused dissatisfaction among the Dortmund media.

Some people in the Dortmund club were also dissatisfied with this.

Because Götze and Schweinsteiger on Bayern Munich's side have recovered from their injuries, and the national team did not recruit them out of insurance, which is also normal. But Draxler, who played for Schalke 04, was injured in the first round of the league. After asking the national team for leave, the national team did not recruit him. You must know that Gündoğan was also injured and left the field in the first round of the league. Why did the national team insist on recruiting Gündoğan?

"...If we must recruit Gündoğan, we also hope that Löw and his team will not let Gündoğan play in the game..."

With the fact that Gündoğan had been recruited into the national team, the Dortmund media helplessly made such a request.

But from the actual game, Löw and his coaching team obviously did not listen to the advice from Dortmund.

In the warm-up match against Paraguay, Gündoğan started!

Only ten minutes into the game, Paraguay took the lead.

In the thirteenth minute, Paraguay changed the score to 2:0.

At this time, Gündoğan stood up. In the nineteenth minute, he received Özil's low pass from the left and pushed the ball into the goal with his left foot from nineteen meters in front of the goal.

The commentator shouted excitedly: "Gündoğan's state is really excellent! He had a very super performance in the German Super Cup, and when he returned to the national team, he continued his excellent state! With Schweinsteiger, Götze, and Draxler absent due to injuries, and Toni Kroos absent due to being a dad, Gündoğan has taken on the heavy responsibility of the German team's midfield! He is an indispensable figure! I believe that seeing Gündoğan's outstanding performance in the national team, Dortmund fans and Klopp should also be happy, right? After all, after Götze left this summer, Dortmund will need Gündoğan's stable performance even more..."

But Dortmund fans don't think so. They don't care how Gündoğan performs in the national team. They only have one wish now - to hope that Gündoğan will not be injured.

But the good times didn't last long. In the twenty-seventh minute, Gündoğan suddenly made a substitution gesture to the sidelines, and then he covered his lower back again...

"Ah, Gündoğan seems to have injured his lower back again, he may not be able to continue the game..."

"Damn it!" In front of the TV, Klopp couldn't help but curse when he saw this scene.

The thing that all Dortmund people were most worried about, still happened...