Chapter 314 The second half
After the second half of the game began, Simeone's team launched a very rapid attack on Dortmund's goal.
Now they have 45 minutes left. They must recover at least three balls so that they can advance to the finals and one less ball will be eliminated.
Regarding this, Klopp was prepared for the halftime break. In this case, it is obvious what Atletico Madrid can do to solve the problem and there is no need to guess.
In response to Atletico Madrid's counterattack, Dortmund's counterattack was very simple, which was a defensive counterattack.
Shrink your defense and then wait for an opportunity to fight back.
Dortmund also has the capital to fight back. Yan Min, Aubameyang and Reus are all in the category of individuals with speed and skills that have strong individual combat capabilities. Only one person can make the opponent's defense line prosper.
So the defensive counterattack is actually very suitable for Dortmund today.
The morale of Atletico Madrid players is indeed very strong. After Simeone's adjustment in the midfield, they all performed normally, and they did not look like they were in a state of dismay when they lost the ball just now.
But their morale is strong, and Dortmund's morale is not depressed. They just scored a goal and can even be said to be "morality is like a rainbow". At this time, every Dortmund player is very stable and feels safe, because they have an away goal, and this goal plus a total score of 4:2 can almost make them invincible.
So the game did not repeat the scene at the beginning of the first half as Atletico Madrid fans imagined.
Atletico Madrid's offensive is indeed very strong. Judging from the offensive momentum at the beginning of the second half, it is really a bit no less than the trend of the first half.
But Dortmund in the second half is different from Dortmund in the first half.
Faced with Atletico Madrid's aggressive offensive, Dortmund responded with a sharp counterattack.
In the 48th minute, the second half was only three minutes after the start of the second half. Atletico Madrid launched an attack. Arda Tuzizai's shot from a small angle on the left side of the penalty area was saved by Weidenfell.
The saved football was cleared by Dortmund players. Zhou Yi grabbed the second landing point and directly passed it to find Yan Min. Dortmund launched a quick counterattack!
Yan Min dribbled the ball and ran thirty meters, then passed the ball across the goal. Aubameyang's shot after receiving the ball at the front of the penalty area was slightly off.
Although they didn't score, they scared Atletico Madrid fans very much - when the football went out of the goal, a huge scream sounded in the stands, and they almost thought the ball was about to enter...
"Aubameyang's shot missed a little, which is a pity! Dortmund's counterattack quality is very, very high!"
"Oh! Aubameyang! Dortmund is almost able to end the suspense of this game! The score of 5:2 is enough to collapse Atletico Madrid!" He Ping said.
However, although this offense did not score, it did not affect Dortmund's players.
Because they knew that there were many such opportunities in the second half, they didn't have to worry at all.
Sure enough, in the next ten minutes, Dortmund got two more opportunities to counterattack. Although he did not score, he still threatened Atletico Madrid's defense, making Atletico Madrid fans frightened.
After three consecutive counterattacks, Atletico Madrid also realized that if they continued to attack like this, they were afraid that they would concede the ball before they scored...
So Atletico Madrid, which had originally wanted to swallow Dortmund alive, now has to face a choice - whether to continue attacking, regardless of defense, and strive to score three goals first? Or recover a little appropriately so as not to concede the ball?
Atletico Madrid players were unsure.
Simeone on the sidelines knew what was wrong when she saw this situation.
The players are unstable and cannot agree on the goals of the game.
This situation is very dangerous. If you drag it for a long time, the team will be disconnected from each other, and then it will give Dortmund more opportunities to take advantage of.
So Simeone made an adjustment immediately, which was actually the same as the current tactics, except that he needed to stabilize the morale of the army and unify his thoughts.
The decision he made was the same as during the intermission, which was to continue the attack.
For Atletico Madrid now, there is no other way to go.
After being scored by Dortmund, Atletico Madrid was forced to Liangshan, and there was only one way to attack.
Although offense may cause them to lose another goal in the game, if they don't attack, they will be dead.
Moreover, with Simeone's temper and personality, it is impossible for him to admit defeat at this time. Of course, he has to fight the opponent to the end.
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After being unified by the head coach, Atletico Madrid finally got rid of the hesitation of the previous state and began to bombard Dortmund's goal.
Of course, Dortmund was originally prepared for Atletico Madrid's tactics, and they were not afraid, just defending and counterattacking.
During this period, Atletico Madrid had more shooting opportunities, while Dortmund had fewer opportunities.
There are also some thrilling scenes here, such as in the 72nd minute, Juan Fran made a cross from the right side of the penalty area, and Arda Tulan headed the ball ten meters away from the goal. After being blocked by Weidenfell with his finger, he hit the crossbar and bounced back.
Tulan followed up and shot again, but was blocked by Piszczek who retreated to the goal line.
"Turan!! Piszczek made a key defense! He blocked the football from the goal line! It's so dangerous! Atletico Madrid almost scored a goal!" He Ping yelled so hard, but in fact, even if Atletico Madrid scored this goal, they still have to score two more goals...
In the next game, Atletico Madrid's main striker Diego Costa was injured and could not hold on to the game and could only be substituted.
Costa was substituted, which was a huge loss for Atletico Madrid's offense.
Without Diego Costa, Atletico Madrid will be even more difficult to break Dortmund's goal.
Many Atletico Madrid fans showed disappointed expressions, as if they had seen the end of the game in advance.
After Diego Costa got out, Atletico Madrid's morale began to gradually decline.
It's less than fifteen minutes before the end of the game.
In the 79th minute, Tulan passed the ball, and Felipe shot from a small angle on the left side of the penalty area, but was saved by Weidenfeller.
In the 84th minute, Dortmund got a chance to counterattack. Aubameyang passed the ball and Reus almost formed a single shot, but the football he shot when facing Courtois was blocked by the Belgian goalkeeper with his feet...
"Royce-aaaaa! He almost killed the game ahead!" Marcel Leif screamed regretfully.
But it doesn't matter if you didn't kill it, anyway, there is almost no suspense left in this game.
With less than ten minutes left in the game, Atletico Madrid needs to score three more goals if it wants to eliminate Dortmund, but how is this possible?
Atletico Madrid's failure is inevitable.
The TV broadcast gave Simeone a close-up shot. The Argentine coach still suggested his facial expression, but no one knew what he thought in his heart...
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Until the referee blew the whistle at the end of the game, the score on the field was never rewritten again.
In the end, Dortmund lost to Atletico Madrid 1:2 away, but the total score was 4:2.
"The match ends! The match ends! Dortmund eliminated Atletico Madrid 4:2. They reached the Champions League final for two consecutive seasons! This is a great achievement!" Marcel Leif said excitedly.
With Bayern Munich already being eliminated by Real Madrid, Dortmund has become the only seedling defending the glory of German football.
"The defending champion has entered the finals. Do so many Tymonds have the chance to defend the champion? You must know that this is something that no team can do after the reform of the Champions League..." Marcel Leif also looked forward to it.
Dortmund's substitutes rushed to the stadium and hugged and celebrated with their teammates on the stadium.
It is indeed worth paying attention to being able to reach the Champions League final for two consecutive seasons.
Klopp could still suppress his inner excitement at the beginning and shake hands with Simeone.
After shaking his hands, he revealed his true form, jumped onto the court happily, and ran towards his players.
A team of people celebrated at their home court.
Chapter completed!