Chapter 308 Champions League semi-finals
Dortmund was lucky enough to win Leverkusen, and the road under their feet suddenly became much smoother.
In the next two rounds of the league, everything seemed to be relaxed when facing two opponents without desires.
That's what the outside world thinks.
But Klopp didn't think so.
On the way back to Dortmund from Leverkusen, he couldn't wait to hold an ideological conference. The only purpose was to make the players unify their thinking and not think that we can win the championship by winning Leverkusen.
There are three outcomes for football matches - victory, draw and failure.
In other words, the chance of winning in each game is actually only one-third, and the chance of not winning the game is as high as two-thirds.
Klopp used the examples from last season to illustrate and told the players that it is not time to relax now.
Last season, Dortmund defeated Bayern Munich in a direct conversation with Bayern Munich and took the lead in the league standings.
But next time they were faced with Wolfsburg, they were almost knocked down.
Dortmund scored the first record in that game and took the lead.
But then Wolfsburg chased three goals in a row, rewriting the score to 3:1.
If Dortmund loses the game, they will be surpassed by Bayern Munich.
In the second half, Dortmund woke up as if he was dreaming and struggled to catch up. Finally, in the 84th minute, Mark helped Dortmund take the lead 4:3.
Dortmund also eventually won the opponent.
So, nothing is impossible to happen, always have respect for the game.
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After the game against Leverkusen, the next thing waiting for Dortmund is Atletico Madrid.
This is the second leg of the Champions League semi-finals.
In the first round, Dortmund defeated Atletico Madrid 3-0 and had half his body entered the Stadium of Light in Lisbon, Portugal.
They have the advantage.
Atletico Madrid, who returned to home court, fought against the enemy.
According to Madrid media reports, Simeone issued a combat mobilization order for the team, requiring players to do their best in the game and treat this game as the Champions League final.
Atletico Madrid fans also said they would support their team at all costs, and they would turn the entire Calderon Stadium into a veritable "hell".
Dortmund media are relatively optimistic.
It is believed that as long as Dortmund does not make mistakes himself, everything Atletico Madrid does will be futile.
Although the match between Dortmund and Atletico Madrid was the first game in the first leg of the semi-finals, when they reached the second leg, they became the second one.
The first match day was the match between Real Madrid and Bayern Munich.
In the first leg of the Champions League semi-finals, Bayern Munich only lost 0:1 away.
Many people are optimistic about their advancement.
On the one hand, it is because of the first leg game, and on the other hand, it is because the schedule is often favorable for teams that go away and then home. On the other hand, the third reason is that Real Madrid often does not gain much advantage in playing against German teams away.
Before this, Real Madrid had a total of 26 away games against the German team, with only two wins in a pitiful number. There were many lost games to Kesslautern, 0:5, humiliated by Borussia Mönchengladbach 1:5, and 1:5, and 1:5, and 1:5, and 1:5, by Hamburg.
Of course, Real Madrid's most recent away victory was the event this season - they beat Schalke 6-1 away in the quarterfinals 04.
Although this victory is brilliant.
But I only won two away games in twenty-six away games, and this data is still very shabby.
Besides, many people think that Schalke 04 can lose to Real Madrid, which only means that Schalke 04 is too weak, and it does not mean that Real Madrid has broken the curse.
Bayern Munich and Schalke 04 are not the same team at the same level. Schalke 04 can be defeated by Real Madrid 1:6 at his home court, which also means that Bayern Munich can do it too.
So everyone is more optimistic about Bayern Munich's advance to the finals.
From this point of view, Bayern Munich and Dortmund have met in the Champions League final for two consecutive seasons, which is about to become a reality.
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Dortmund is also very concerned about the match between Bayern Munich and Real Madrid. They also need to see which team they will meet in the finals and collect information in advance.
Guardiola's team was overtaken by Dortmund in the league, and the hope of winning the league is becoming increasingly slim. The only one who can save this season is the Champions League. Bayern Munich will definitely strive to win the trophy in the Champions League, otherwise this season will be "extremely defeated" for Guardiola.
Dortmund's coaches and players watched the game broadcast in a hotel in Madrid.
Before the game, everyone also felt that Bayern Munich would have a better advantage against Real Madrid at home. It would not be easy for Real Madrid to win the game.
Unexpectedly, the situation deviated from everyone’s expectations shortly after the game began.
Only sixteen minutes into the game, Real Madrid won a corner kick, Modric took the penalty, and Cristiano Ronaldo jumped high in the middle, almost as high as the crossbar, but he still couldn't reach the football.
Although he didn't hear football, he attracted the attention of almost all Bayern Munich players. Everyone looked up at Cristiano Ronaldo, who was looking down at the mountains, but ignored behind him, and even more terrible danger had already come - Real Madrid central defender Sergio Ramos rushed forward from behind, then jumped high, appeared behind Cristiano Ronaldo, and rushed to the flying football. With such speed and strength, goalkeeper Neuer could make a save move, so don't say anything to save the football...
The football flew into the goal! The deadlock on the court was broken, the total score became 2:0, and Real Madrid further expanded their lead!
The Dortmund players in front of the TV were stunned by this goal, but they didn't expect Real Madrid to score so quickly...
Although they are competitors, they also admit that Bayern Munich is very powerful. So it surprised them all.
But what surprised them even more was still there.
Just four minutes after Bayern Munich conceded the ball, they conceded the ball again!
In the 20th minute, Real Madrid won a free kick that almost formed a forty-five-degree angle with the goal on the right.
Di Maria came to take the free kick from the right. He kicked an inner arc with his left foot, and the football went straight to the back corner of the goal.
Pepe jumped up in the middle and headed the ball backwards. Then Ramos, who was behind him, rushed out again, pushing Pepe's football forward!
This was a header almost on the small penalty area line. Neuer didn't even have time to save the ball this time... The football hit Bayern Munich's goal like a cannonball!
"2:0!! Oh my God! Real Madrid leads Bayern Munich 2:0 at Allianz Stadium! Can you imagine? This is Bayern Munich's home court!" Even the Spanish commentator was a little unbelievable.
Not to mention the Dortmund coaches and players in front of the TV - anyone who was watching this game was stunned and dumbfounded.
Real Madrid not only surpassed Bayern Munich 2-1 in the total score, but they also scored two away goals. Even if Bayern Munich equalized the total score, they will be eliminated by the disadvantage of away goals.
"...Sergio Ramos! He is the first defender to score twice in the Champions League semi-finals! He is really a killer for Real Madrid!" The Spanish commentator kept praising Ramos. "In the history of Real Madrid, there are three defenders who scored twice in a single game in the Champions League, Panucci in 1998 and Robert Carlos, and the third one is Ramos. However, neither of the first two can complete the feat of double-finals in such an important match in the Champions League semi-finals! Ramos is even the second in history to play against Bayern Munich in the Champions League, and the last one is Raul Gonzalez..."
Zhou Yi in front of the TV sighed: "Bayern Munich is finished."
Although the game has only just begun twenty minutes, Zhou Yi can already draw such a conclusion.
Who would have thought that such a team would sweep the "Cosmic Team" Barcelona 4-0 on this stadium a year ago to advance to the finals?
The league was reversed by Dortmund and the Champions League semi-finals were facing a collapse again.
Chapter completed!