"The first half is over... This first half is really amazing. Dortmund, who has full firepower, took only fifteen minutes to lead Atletico Madrid three goals, completely making Atletico Madrid dizzy..." Marcel Leif sighed. "It is completely different from everyone's analysis and prediction before the game. Dortmund used his quick pass and cut to control Atletico Madrid's high-level pressing..."

"Actually, there were many analyses on both sides' tactics before the game. Everyone thought that Atletico Madrid's high-pressing press was very suitable for dealing with Dortmund, especially against Zhou Yi. But unexpectedly, after the game started, it was a completely different situation. Atletico Madrid's high-pressing press not only did not become the killer weapon to oppress Dortmund, but instead became the grave to bury their own..." He Ping talked happily. "Dortmund took advantage of the space left by Atletico Madrid's high-pressing press and used a quick pass to hit Atletico Madrid off guard! Three goals were scored in fifteen minutes... The key is these three goals. If there were no goals, Dortmund played like this for twenty minutes and would probably only have Mingjin to withdraw. Atletico Madrid will gain the upper hand again... Dortmund took a big risk, but also gained a lot... Although there was only half-time game, it was also a very exciting showdown..."

The commentators began to analyze the first half. This first half was really exciting, especially for the fans of Dortmund...

Of course, Atletico Madrid fans may have different opinions.

For them, the first half was a journey to hell, a torment of forty-five minutes...

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"I admit that I underestimated Dortmund's ability at home, and I also admit that I was stunned by three goals conceded. But please remember that the Champions League semi-finals are a two-round game. Even if we lose this game, it does not mean that we are eliminated. In the second half, we have to strive for goals, even if it is a gold goal, it is OK! A away goal can increase our hope of advancement, so that when we return to home, there will be more room for maneuver..." Simeone said to his players in the locker room.

He first admitted his mistakes frankly. The head coach always wanted to show his authority in front of the players, but some head coaches expressed their authority by refusing to admit their mistakes and shaping themselves into perfect creations.

But in fact, in this era, there is no market for doing this. Nowadays, players are all very personalized people. They hate authority and false perfection very much.

Therefore, Simeone's approach of admitting his mistakes is more attractive.

Simeone is a very strict coach, but not a perfect person. He also has shortcomings. It is this imperfection that makes him more loved and loved by the players.

This is Simeone's personal charm.

As he said this, the atmosphere in the locker room changed.

Everyone who was dejected raised their heads and their eyes gradually became firmer.

"...We did not expect Dortmund's tactics and were very successful. But their tactics are not impeccable. It will take a lot of physical fitness to continue like this. I don't believe that their physical fitness can last until the end of the game. So they will inevitably be exhausted, but before that, I think their offense should be very threatening. We must be more patient and resilient, resist their attack, and then wait until their physical fitness cannot keep up..."

He punched the tactical board.

Everyone knows what that means.

Although it is now 0:3, Atletico Madrid can recover from the dead with just one goal.

1:3, let Atletico Madrid have an away goal, so that after returning to their home court, they can eliminate their opponents by winning 2:0.

And every Atletico Madrid player does not think it is difficult to win 2:0 at home.

Thinking of such a thing, Atletico Madrid players were full of confidence in scoring a goal in the second half.

At the same time, in the locker room of Dortmund, Klopp also praised the team's performance in the first half, but he also warned his players to be too happy too early: "... Although we led three goals, this is not a safe score. Yes, it is not an insurance score. Don't say that the semi-finals are two rounds at home and away, even if it is a game of winning or losing, three goals cannot guarantee that we can win the game. Think about the 2005 Champions League final, how did AC Milan lose the championship with three goals in the halftime?"

"Our task in the second half is defense. We must not let them score goals on the away game. Even if it is a goal, it will not work for us!"

Although it is necessary to strengthen defense, the plan given by Klopp is not to shrink defense, but requires the team to continue to use the fast pass and cut style at the beginning of the first half at the beginning of the second half.

Use this style of play to push Atletico Madrid back.

If Atletico Madrid has to launch an attack as soon as the second half begins, it will be just right. If they score another goal, the game will be over.

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In the second half of the game, both sides changed sides and fought again, and no one replaced them.

At the beginning of the second half, Dortmund launched a fierce offensive with quick passes and cuts again.

Atletico Madrid seemed to be prepared. After the start of the second half, it did not push forward and wanted to use the tactic of high-pressure to score.

Klopp told the players to use a quick pass and cut tactic after the second half, but did not tell the team how long it would take.

He handed over the specific details to Zhou Yi, the "head coach" on the court.

When Zhou Yi saw Atletico Madrid like this, he knew what Atletico Madrid wanted to do.

Everyone knows that the fast pass and cut tactics are very physically consuming. If Atletico Madrid does not press high and does not press up, then the fast pass and cut is actually of no point in use. Compared with the physical energy consumed, it will be too much of a loss.

Atletico Madrid does this just to make Dortmund consume physical energy for no reason.

So Zhou Yi immediately changed his strategy. When he got the ball in the frontcourt, he actually passed the ball with a long foot, passing the ball back to goalkeeper Weidenfell in the penalty area. This was a return pass from 45 meters away...

If Zhou Yi did this at Atletico Madrid's home court, he would have booed him.

But at Dortmund's home court, there was no booing.

After Zhou Yi passed the message back, he ran back himself, and at the same time made a "stable" gesture to Weidenfeller.

Weidenfell understood at a glance, and he didn't rush to kick out the ball. Anyway, Atletico Madrid players are now crouching in their half, and no one comes up to grab his ball.

The rules stipulate that the goalkeeper should not hold the ball in the penalty area for more than six seconds, but there is no requirement for the goalkeeper to hold the ball in the penalty area.

So as long as the face is thick-skinned and no one comes up to press, Weidenfell could theoretically keep the ball in control until the end of the game.

Of course, this situation is generally impossible. Even if no one comes up to press, the referee may intervene. Such shameless behavior will not be allowed to exist on the court.

Weidenfeller could not really do this. He held the ball, waited for Zhou Yi to run back, and then passed the football to him.

When Zhou Yi got the ball, he was the player who was the last player in Dortmund, except Weidenfeller, and he was not in a hurry to pass the ball. Instead, he hooked his teammates to withdraw, which was completely different from the previous demands.

The back line began to retreat, and the same was true for the midfield, and the risk leaned slightly backward.

Zhou Yi passed the football to Hummels who were retreating, and Hummels passed it to Sven Bend, and Sven Bend passed it to Zhou Yi who was running up.

Zhou Yi just got the ball, and Diego Costa rushed up.

So Zhou Yi turned around and passed the football directly back to Weidenfeller's feet...

After going around, I returned to the origin.

Seeing this, Diego Costa didn't know if he should continue to press Weidenfell, but even if he forced him up, he would have no other meaning except wasting his physical fitness and being fooled by his opponent...

So he retreated back and kept the formation intact.

"Dortmond just passed quickly and pushed forward... Suddenly he started to slow down and fell down slowly in the backcourt... But this behavior of delaying the game time is too obvious, right? Is it a bit too early to delay the time from now?" The Spanish commentator ridiculed Dortmund's behavior.
Chapter completed!