Chapter 306 Subtle Changes
After Zhou Yi came on the court, Dortmund did not rush to launch an attack as he commanded.
Instead, defend patiently.
If Leverkusen attacks desperately, Dortmund can still take the opportunity to fight back.
However, Leverkusen is not stupid either. After seeing Zhou Yi appear on the court, head coach Sasha Lewandowski immediately directed the team to stop attacking.
Avoid being attacked by Dortmund.
Zhou Yi has a strong ability to seize opportunities.
Bayern Munich coaching staff, who were watching the game in Munich, were relieved to see this scene.
It is certainly good for Leverkusen to defeat Dortmund, but if he can't beat Dortmund, it's a good thing to be able to tie.
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On the court, the battle between Dortmund and Leverkusen changed its way. It was no longer a back and forth shot, but a tug-of-war in the midfield, and there were not many shots.
However, this tug-of-war is not a tug-of-war manifestation of the two sides' equal force, but a tug-of-war under Dortmund's intentional control.
After Zhou Yi came on the court, he quickly took over Dortmund's midfield, and then he led the Dortmund players to slow down and did not rush to pass the ball forward.
Sometimes he would tentatively pass forward, but if he encountered Leverkusen's tenacious blockade, he would immediately ask his teammates to pass the football back, fall back in the middle and backcourt, and organize the offense.
In such a slow pace, in the 68th minute, Dortmund suddenly changed the rhythm.
When Zhou Yi got the ball in the middle of the backcourt, he passed the ball forward and quickly stepped forward.
Next, with Zhou Yi as the core, Dortmund hit the football before Leverkusen's 30-meter area with three passes and two.
"Dortmond accelerates!" Marcel Lef reminded.
When Zhou Yi got the ball again, although he was looking at Mark, he passed the ball to the completely opposite left.
Yan Min inserted into the left rib and received the ball, which directly formed a single shot!
Facing the attacking goalkeeper Leno, Yan Min chose to shoot.
This is a very smart approach, but the height of his picking ball was not enough, and the football was blocked by Leno with his hands!
Leverkusen defender Spasic, who returned to defense, kicked the football out of the baseline with a big foot. Dortmund's sudden speedup just now caused him a great sense of oppression. In this situation, he didn't care about the situation behind him and gave priority to kicking the football out first!
But in fact, there is not a Dortmund player behind him. He can stop the football, then turn around and kick the football forward, and launch a counterattack.
As a result, Leverkusen's counterattack opportunity was wasted by Spaşic in panic.
After goalkeeper Leno got up, he spread his hands to Spasic, not very satisfied with his handling just now.
"There is nothing wrong with Spaşic's rescue. Of course, if he calms down, there is actually a better way to deal with it. After Zhou Yi came on the court, the mentality of Leverkusen's players underwent some subtle changes..." Duan Xin said this and would definitely be felt by some people that he was trying his best to praise Zhou Yi from various angles.
But in fact, what Duan Xin said makes sense.
After Zhou Yi came on the court, the mentality of the players of both teams changed subtly.
Dortmund players performed more confidently and calmly.
Leverkusen players were a little anxious.
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Dortmund's corner kick was taken, and Leno hit the football out of the penalty area with both fists before Hummels.
Zhou Yi was already waiting at the second landing point. Facing the flying football, he did not make any adjustments and directly swung his feet and shot on his side!
The football flew straight to the upper left corner of the goal, which was a place that Leno could not take care of.
Fortunately, the football was blocked by Leverkusen's player Son Heung-min with his legs on the way...
Although there was no goal, it scared Leverkusen's fans very much.
"Zhou Yi shot directly - the football seemed to hit Son Heung-min's body and flew out... It was so dangerous!" Marcel Leif exclaimed. "Bortmond got another corner kick!"
With two consecutive corner kicks, Dortmund actually suppressed Leverkusen at this time.
The previous battle situation seemed to have been broken...
Dortmund did not kick the football directly into the penalty area for this corner kick.
When Shahin took the corner kick, Zhou Yi also ran to the corner flag area.
When Shahin saw him coming, he knew that he was going to play a tactical corner kick.
So he placed the football, raised his arms, made a secret code to play a tactical corner kick, reminding his teammates in the penalty area to cooperate, and kicked the football to Zhou Yi.
After Zhou Yi took the ball, he brought it back, and at the same time, Leverkusen's players also pushed out.
Two Leverkusen players rushed towards Zhou Yi.
Seeing this, Zhou Yi passed the football back.
He did not pass the football to Leverkusen's penalty area, but passed it back.
Just pretend that this corner kick does not exist.
The advantage of doing this is to keep the ball in your own hands.
What Dortmund needs is to control football so that he can continue to launch an attack that threatens Leverkusen.
Moreover, the continuous return of the game can also change the rhythm, pulling Leverkusen's formation apart, and at the same time paralyzing them and making them feel relaxed.
Zhou Yi kept turning his head to observe Leverkusen's movements.
After seeing the formation had been pulled out, he signaled his teammates to pass the football to him.
He turned around and launched an attack again, rushing towards Leverkusen's position.
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Under the leadership of Zhou Yi, Dortmund slowly gained the upper hand.
When the game entered seventy minutes, Leverkusen's head coach Sasha Lewandowski made adjustments and completely gave up the tug-of-war with Dortmund in the midfield.
Fully recycled.
He has already begun to plan to defend a draw.
It is obvious that Dortmund has the advantage in the situation on the field. If no adjustments are made, he is afraid that Dortmund will seize the space on the defense to make a big fuss...
Despite this, Dortmund's offensive continued.
In the 78th minute, Yan Min broke through on the left and won a free kick for Dortmund again.
Shahin went up and took the free kick.
Hummels and Papastasopoulos ran to the front door and prepared to compete for the top.
Zhou Yi didn't go up to join in the fun, and he was still standing outside the penalty area, waiting for a possible second place.
There was some conflict between the players on both sides while fighting for positions in front of the goal.
Hummels and Toprak scrambled together. Toprak hugged Hummels. Hummels wanted to push him away. The entanglement and struggle of the two attracted the attention of the referee.
He whistled and paused, then ran to the penalty area and ordered Toprak and Hummels to separate.
Hummels complained to the referee that Toprak hugged himself, while Toprak complained to the referee that Hummels pushed people.
The referee verbally warned them both and then left the penalty area.
Although the two people still have some physical contact, it is within an acceptable range. It is impossible to let the player not have physical contact in the penalty area at all...
Next, Shahin was preparing to take the free kick. After he assisted, he kicked the football into the penalty area.
Hummels suddenly threw away Toprak's mark and ran forward towards the football, and he planned to head the ball!
How could Toprak let him leave himself so easily? Naturally, he followed closely.
Hummels jumped up, and he jumped up too.
Under his interference, Hummels did not hit the ball, but he still hit the football, causing the football to change its line and fly towards the goal.
Leno made a save, but because Hummels didn't hit the ball right, he just rubbed it for a while. So the flight route of the football was different from what Leno expected at the beginning. His hands were useless, but he stubbornly blocked the football with his feet!
But this move cannot block the football far, and the football is still spinning in the penalty area.
During the melee, the football rolled out and landed at the feet of Son Heung-min who was returning to the penalty area.
Son Heung-min kicked the football directly and wanted to clear the football's big foot. At this time, don't think about launching a counterattack or something. You can kick the football out of the dangerous area first.
He hit the football firmly.
But the football did not fly out of the penalty area.
Because while he was playing football, Zhou Yi, who had been outside the penalty area, rushed in and came for him and the football under his feet.
When he saw Son Heung-min playing football, Zhou Yi jumped up reflexively and turned around at the same time. He didn't know if Son Heung-min wanted to clear the ball, but he believed that when both Dortmund's central defenders were in front of the opponent's goal, Son Heung-min must not be allowed to kick the football out.
This is out of the instinct of an experienced and thoughtful player.
So the football that Son Heung-min kicked hit Zhou Yi's back.
A dull bang!
The football bounced back and actually headed straight for Leverkusen's goal...
Son Heung-min used his energy to rescue the ball. After Zhou Yi's rebound, the ball speed became faster.
No one in front of the goal responded, including goalkeeper Leno, who had just gotten up from the ground and could only watch the football suddenly fly to his goal again, and he himself was completely powerless...
In the end, under everyone's surprise gaze, the football was blocked into the goal by Zhou Yi using his back!
"this……"
Bayern Munich's coaching staff looked at the TV screen and was stunned. I really didn't expect that Dortmund would have such luck...
Chapter completed!