In the deafening cheers of Borussia Dortmund fans, Reus sprinted towards the corner flag, then turned and opened his arms to welcome his swarming teammates.

Everyone piled on, except for goalkeeper Weidenfeller. They rushed to Reus's side, hugged him, and lifted him up.

This goal was crucial for Borussia Dortmund. If they couldn't equalize quickly, the rhythm of the game might fall into Atletico Madrid's hands.

In fact, despite some twists and turns, Borussia Dortmund equalized relatively quickly—only six minutes had passed since they conceded the goal.

Reus's shot was beautiful. While Zhou Yi's assist was equally impressive, the non-stop volley, such a difficult shot, managing to bypass goalkeeper Sun Pan's seemingly divine hands from the previous leg, was enough to demonstrate Reus's skill.

No matter how beautiful Zhou Yi's pass was, it would be useless if his teammates couldn't convert it into a goal.

So at this moment, Reus was the undisputed protagonist.

Even He Ping couldn't ignore Reus's brilliance at this moment, and he rarely refrained from introducing Zhou Yi as the main focus.

Zhou Yi was beside Reus, cheering and celebrating the goal with everyone else.

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While the Borussia Dortmund players were celebrating wildly, Sun Pan had already retrieved the ball from the net and kicked it far upfield.

He also cursed under his breath as he kicked.

Only profanity could vent the emotions in his heart.

What did he say before the game?

He guaranteed not to let Borussia Dortmund score a single goal, aiming for a clean sheet.

As a result, the game hadn't even reached the twenty-minute mark, and his goal for himself was already impossible to achieve…

But this ball… he tried his best, but still couldn't save it. What could he say? He couldn't complain that his teammates all went to surround Zhou Yi, ignoring Reus. In fact, the previous ball, although his teammates' reaction was slightly excessive when Zhou Yi got the ball, it was a normal excessive reaction, after all, Zhou Yi's threat was great, but who would have thought that Zhou Yi, when he was deeply surrounded, could use a very subtle movement to pass the ball out? And so accurately…

He could only vent all his anger on that kick.

Sun Pan was very unhappy about conceding the goal, but in reality, for Atletico Madrid, this goal was not the end of the world.

Because Atletico Madrid already had an away goal, now the aggregate score was 1:1. If this score held until the end of the game, Atletico Madrid would eliminate Borussia Dortmund due to the away goal advantage.

So Atletico Madrid had nothing to panic about.

Their coach Simeone also realized this immediately. After feeling a little annoyed about conceding the goal, he immediately calmed down, and then shouted towards the field, frantically making a gesture of pressing down with both hands, signaling the whole team to calm down and not to rush.

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The TV was replaying Reus's goal, but unlike the first time, which only showed Reus's volley, this time it replayed the whole process, from Subotic's first pass to Zhou Yi, all the way to Reus's goal. The whole process was clearly shown on the TV screen.

At this time, He Ping no longer needed anyone to praise Reus. He reminded everyone to focus on Zhou Yi: "... This ball can clearly see Zhou Yi's core position in Borussia Dortmund's attack. After other Borussia Dortmund players touch the ball, they almost have to pass the ball to Zhou Yi again. If they don't give the ball to Zhou Yi, they will be blocked... Reus's volley is certainly beautiful, but it is also necessary to see Zhou Yi's continuous running and passing, creating such an opportunity for him. Atletico Madrid's defense against Zhou Yi in this game can be said to be very strict, but they still failed to stop Zhou Yi... When Zhou Yi passed the ball with his heel, it was as if he had eyes on the back of his head, and he was clear about the situation behind him..."

The Chinese internet was also full of praise for Zhou Yi's series of passes: "Saucy! So saucy! Zhou Yi's pass is so saucy!"

"Eyes in the back of his head!"

"Like a scalpel..."

"Haha! Even if Atletico Madrid sends everyone to defend Zhou Yi, I believe he can still send the ball out! My Zhou Yi is so awesome!"

"Zhou, World-Class Goal Creator, Yi!"

When Marcel Reif analyzed why this goal was scored after the goal, he also mentioned that Zhou Yi's importance was irreplaceable. If it wasn't for his continuous heel passes at the end to pick out the ball, he wouldn't have the opportunity to face the attacking direction, and it would be difficult for him to pass such a ball.

So although Reus's volley was very cool in the end, Zhou Yi's series of performances before that was the focus that made professionals fascinated.

However, as an assister, Zhou Yi is naturally not as glamorous as Reus, who scored the goal, in the eyes of most people.

Zhou Yi himself didn't care about this. It didn't matter who was in the limelight, what mattered was the goal. If it weren't for Sun Pan, the star who would die if he wasn't in the limelight...

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After the Borussia Dortmund players returned to their own half, the game continued.

Thanks to Simeone's timely intervention, Atletico Madrid players were in a good mood after conceding the goal and did not panic because of the abandonment.

Faced with Borussia Dortmund, who had just scored and were in high spirits, they stabilized their defense and seized the opportunity to counterattack Borussia Dortmund. As early as the thirty-ninth minute, they almost broke Borussia Dortmund's goal with a counterattack, scaring Borussia Dortmund fans and players into a cold sweat.

At that time, Atletico Madrid defender Filipe directly sent the ball into the penalty area on a free kick, Adrian was successful in offside, and headed for the goal ten meters in front of the goal. Fortunately, Weidenfeller's position was very good, and he jumped high to pick the ball off.

If Borussia Dortmund conceded another goal, the game would be too unfavorable for Borussia Dortmund.

Borussia Dortmund also got several chances, but Sun Pan was not affected by the conceded goal, and his performance was still stable and excellent, blocking Lewandowski and Gotze's shots one after another.

Although he conceded a goal, he was still at an advantage in the bet with Zhou Yi, because the bet was three goals. Now Borussia Dortmund has only scored one goal, and there are two more goals. Sun Pan has already vowed countless times in his heart that he will never give Borussia Dortmund a chance to score again. Borussia Dortmund's number of goals in this game will be fixed at one.

In this way, neither team changed the score, and the first half ended with a score of 1:1, entering the halftime break.

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In the locker room, Klopp was encouraging the whole team, asking them to strengthen their offense in the second half. The current situation is that Atletico Madrid will definitely shrink their defense in the second half, and then counterattack Borussia Dortmund.

If Borussia Dortmund doesn't go up to attack and allows Atletico Madrid to shrink behind, Atletico Madrid will advance to the semi-finals when the game time arrives.

Although there are risks in attacking, the gaps behind will also be used by Atletico Madrid. But now for Borussia Dortmund, besides attacking, they have no other way to go.

So the problem actually becomes simple, don't think about anything else, just go all out to attack and strive to score more goals.

Since they have already let Atletico Madrid take an away goal, then let their away goal lose its meaning.

How to lose its meaning?

Of course, it is to overwhelm the opponent in the aggregate score, and not give them a chance to compare the number of away goals at all!

At the same time, in the locker room next door, Atletico Madrid coach Simeone did indeed make a strategic contraction adjustment to the team.

Reduce investment in offense, increase troops in defense, and everyone must be one hundred times more energetic in defense, and must not give Borussia Dortmund the slightest chance.

Although this will allow their goal to be besieged by Borussia Dortmund for a full forty-five minutes, Simeone believes that Sun Pan and his defense line can withstand the pressure from Borussia Dortmund. You must know that all their training content since the first leg is how to withstand Borussia Dortmund's fierce offensive for as long as possible. They even brought this idea to the league. When challenging Getafe on the road, Atletico Madrid basically let Getafe suppress them except for a few counterattacks. In the end, they successfully defended a 0:0.

Of course, Getafe's offensive strength cannot be compared with Borussia Dortmund. But at least it is a warm-up, allowing the players to familiarize themselves with the feeling of defending desperately.

Simeone also warned the whole team not to easily go up to attack if there is no particularly good opportunity. How is the ball handled in the backcourt in the most secure way? It's not to find teammates in front with accurate long passes—there won't be any teammates in front at all—but to kick the ball out directly with a big foot, regardless of whether it is kicked to the front court or out of bounds.

The closer you are to the goal, the more decisive you should be when handling the ball.

In addition, in order to contain Borussia Dortmund's attack, Zhou Yi is also a must-care figure.

The conceded goal in the first half was actually because Atletico Madrid gave Zhou Yi a chance to take advantage of when defending. So such mistakes must not be made again in the second half.

The defense against Zhou Yi must be 100% close-fitting, and foul tactics can be used, but pay attention to avoiding dangerous areas when choosing the location of the foul.

Finally, Simeone encouraged the players to persevere for another forty-five minutes. Perseverance is victory. After resisting Borussia Dortmund's offensive, they will proudly enter the semi-finals. This is a historic moment.

Simeone's highly inflammatory tone, coupled with his exaggerated gestures, made the Atletico Madrid players in the locker room excited, wishing they could go out and tear apart those Borussia Dortmund players right now.