When they conceded the second goal, Klopp looked furious on the sidelines. He stormed out of the coach's box, certainly not to celebrate, then grabbed a water bottle from the ground and slammed it down. The bottle bounced up, the cap fell off, and water sprayed out.

But even that didn't seem to vent his frustration. He took another swipe, kicking at the spinning bottle. This kick went wide, his instep clipping the bottle and sending it askew toward the fourth official standing nearby, nearly hitting him.

However, Klopp didn't apologize at all. He just cursed, "Shit! That was shit!"

He didn't even glance at the fourth official.

Startled, the fourth official turned to look at Klopp. Seeing his state, he understood that Klopp hadn't meant to do it. He could understand the frantic feeling, so he just shook his head with a smile, not making any trouble for Klopp.

Leading by two goals in the first ten minutes, such a good situation, yet Dortmund had turned it into this. If he were Klopp, he would also be furious.

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"Klopp looks very angry, look at that 'beautiful' arc of the kick. I think he wishes he could go on the field and play himself..." Marcel Reif quipped about Klopp.

This individualistic coach always has all kinds of surprising actions on the sidelines, and is also a favorite subject of the broadcast cameras.

This time, Klopp didn't disappoint. His reaction after the team conceded a goal even stole the spotlight from the Leverkusen players celebrating their goal.

Before the Champions League even started, Klopp placed great importance on every domestic league match. Now they were only two points behind Bayern Munich, and now was the best opportunity to desperately grab points and try to surpass Bayern Munich.

When the Champions League knockout stage reignites, the competition will be heavy, the intensity will increase, and no one can say what the situation will be like then. If Dortmund not only fails to catch up with Bayern Munich before then, but is also pulled further and further away, then it can be said that it will be difficult for Dortmund to catch up with Bayern Munich again.

So at this time, Klopp absolutely cannot accept his players losing points because of their own stupidity.

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After Leverkusen equalized, their morale soared, and now they could play however they wanted.

Losing two goals in four minutes threw Dortmund's players into a panic. The situation from the first nine minutes of the first half reappeared, except the two sides had switched roles.

When they conceded the first goal, some Dortmund players could still remain calm and not take the loss too seriously.

The second goal shattered the confidence of these people. It suddenly plunged them from the clouds into the mud, the huge psychological gap and the subsequent fear of the future made the Dortmund players' legs as heavy as lead, becoming extremely heavy.

On the other hand, the Leverkusen players who equalized the score were full of confidence, feeling that they could come back from two goals down, so what else in the world could stop them?

At this time, with half an hour left in the game, of course they couldn't just be satisfied with equalizing the score, but wanted to win!

They were going to stage a wonderful comeback at their home stadium!

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Dortmund did play very badly and passively after just conceding the equalizer, the whole team was a mess.

Many people believed that Leverkusen was really going to defeat Dortmund at home.

If it went on like this, it was only a matter of time before Dortmund lost the game.

Marcel Reif said: "Now I think the happiest person is Heynckes, right? If Leverkusen can beat Dortmund, the pressure on Bayern Munich will not be so great..."

Dortmund was like a small fishing boat struggling in a storm, which could capsize at any time.

But of course the people on board could not hope that the boat would really capsize. However, in the panic, it was difficult for anyone to calmly think about how to solve the problem.

At this time, the ship needed a backbone, and the captain needed to stand up and turn the tide.

Zhou Yi was the captain of this ship, and he was trying to control this almost out-of-control ship.

He ran even harder and more actively, trying to appear as soon as possible at the feet of every Dortmund player who needed his help, receiving them, appearing in front of them when they were panicked and completely didn't know how to play, so that they could at least pass the ball to him when they didn't know how to play.

And after he received the ball, he would pass the ball out again. If there was no good counterattack opportunity, he would pass the ball to some players who were not under so much pressure, so that they could calmly take the ball and adjust, so as not to be completely unable to think under the pressure of Leverkusen players, and could only follow the instinct of the body.

What if there was no such good passing target?

Zhou Yi let the ball stay at his feet for a while longer, maybe a second, maybe two seconds. Attracting Leverkusen's players to his side, in this way, the defensive pressure faced by Dortmund players in other positions would naturally be smaller, and then he would pass the ball over.

When he first debuted, Zhou Yi didn't dare to play like this. As long as he dared to let the ball stay at his feet for another second, he might be knocked to the ground by his opponent and lose control of the ball.

Because his body was too thin and weak, he couldn't hold the ball at all. At that time, his ball control level was not very high, and the ball was easily lost at his feet, so he would always pass the ball out quickly. Although his non-stop passing surprised everyone, it was actually his weakness.

After these years of training in the Bundesliga and Champions League, his body has become stronger and stronger, so that he will not fall down when hit by an opponent. If the opponent can knock him to the ground, it is most likely a foul.

In addition, his foot control skills have also made great progress. Even if he is double-teamed by two people, as long as the opponent does not foul, he is confident that he can control the ball at his feet and win one or two more seconds for his teammates.

In the second half of this game, he did this frequently.

After his teammates passed the ball over, he looked up to observe the surrounding situation. The Leverkusen players pounced on him. He made a move to pass the ball to the left, attracting the Leverkusen players to shift their center to the left. He pulled the ball back to the right, avoiding the opponent's interception.

Then he used his body to isolate the opponent behind him and passed the ball out.

In the small space, Zhou Yi moved and turned, trying to control the rhythm.

Because Leverkusen's counterattack was very fierce and the rhythm was very fast, if he got the ball, he would try to slow down the speed and rhythm. Even if there was a counterattack opportunity, he would not send the ball out immediately, because those opportunities were not very good. Even if he passed it, he would just change the way to return the ball to Leverkusen's side, while his side would be completely disrupted due to the counterattack formation, giving Leverkusen a better opportunity instead.

Instead of being so anxious, it is better to slow down, try to let the ball stay on his side for a while longer, and let Leverkusen be anxious but unable to grab the ball.

If this continues, Leverkusen will be slowed down even if they are anxious. When their momentum declines, it will be Dortmund's opportunity.

Zhou Yi's mind was clear. He had encountered this kind of situation many times in virtual games, not just against Leverkusen as an opponent. So he knew that at this time, the more anxious he was to score a goal as soon as possible, the more troublesome it would be. Haste makes waste. When the opponent has an advantage in any aspect, confronting them head-on is not called courage, but stupidity.

But not everyone can think calmly like Zhou Yi at any time. After other Dortmund players got the ball, they thought about quickly getting the ball away from their own half, and even thought about attacking quickly, and giving Leverkusen a head-on blow when they were at their strongest!

If Dortmund themselves were not flustered, it might not be impossible to do so, but it would be unrealistic to want to fight like this when they were a little flustered themselves. Not only is the efficiency too low, but there are too many mistakes, which is completely assisting the opponent.

In short, this period of time was the most dangerous time for Dortmund.

The two busiest people in the Dortmund team were Zhou Yi, who was running all over the field, and Weidenfeller, the goalkeeper who was guarding the goal.

Leverkusen frequently bombarded the goal, and most of the shots were within the frame, relying entirely on Weidenfeller's wonderful saves to keep the goal from being lost.

The Dortmund fans in the stands of the BayArena were all silent, they were so nervous that they didn't even have the strength to open their mouths to cheer.

During the time when the first half had just started, they were the happiest people, singing and dancing in the stands, as if they had come to the BayArena to have a party.

From being too relaxed to being too nervous, Dortmund and their fans went from one extreme to the other.