For the Freiburg U19 players, this is a great opportunity to take revenge.

Some of them will definitely feel dissatisfied after losing in the finals, thinking that they had never expected Dortmund U19 to use such a fast pass and run tactic before the game, which caught them off guard.

They lost the game without preparation.

And this time, if they have enough time to prepare, they will definitely not let Dortmund defeat them again.

After a week of readying, the first leg of the semi-finals began.

The semi-finals that were held first were Mainz 05U19 and Werder Bremen U19. The first leg of the two sides was played at Mainz 05 at home, but Mainz lost 0:1 to Werder Bremen at home.

Just as Mainz 05 and Werder Bremen were playing, Dortmund also kicked off at home against Freiburg.

In this game, Freiburg was trying hard to take revenge. Although it was away, they fought fiercely and were full of fighting spirit.

It is still a high-level press, but the stake is even more fierce than the German Cup final.

Dortmund still responds with the tactic of passing and running quickly.

In the end, the two sides staged a goal battle, scoring a total of five goals.

Dortmund beat Freiburg 3-2 at home.

Freiburg still failed to succeed in revenge, but they scored two away goals, which was crucial.

Four days later, the second leg of the semifinal was played in Freiburg.

As long as Freiburg can win 1-0 in this game, they will eliminate Dortmund from the away goal with more advantages in scoring away goals and achieve revenge.

Both sides continued the tactics of the previous game, but the results of this game were somewhat different from what everyone predicted.

Dortmund played better when playing away. They beat Freiburg U19 3:1 away, eliminated their opponents with a total score of 6:3 and advanced to the finals.

Gotze performed a hat trick in this game, and it was shining brightly.

Although Zhou Yi only had one assist, he pushed this exciting victory behind him.

After the game, Streich said that he lost with confidence.

The defending champion of the league was eliminated in the semi-finals.

On the other side, Mainz, who lost 0:1 in the first leg, also beat Werder Bremen U19 3:0.

And the person who shines in this game is their captain Andre Hurle.

He scored twice and assisted one goal. It can be said that Mainz's victory was entirely his personal victory.

Mainz, whom he led, is Dortmund's opponent in the national finals.

This is a showdown between two nationally-respected geniuses - Andre Schulle vs Mario Gotze.

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"Is Xuerle very powerful?" Zhou Yi asked Mark.

"Of course, but not as good as Mario," Mark said.

The two were on the court near their home. After the semi-finals, Yebala gave the team another day off, so the two had time to train.

"First of all, he is older than Mario, and it is amazing that Mario can perform like this even younger than him. Secondly, in terms of championship honors, Mario is the one who won the European championship." As Gotze's teammate, Mark naturally stands on Gotze's side.

"Hey, if you praise him here, that kid can't hear it, Mark." Zhou Yi said.

"I'm not trying to please Mario! I'm telling the truth." Mark retorted.

"Actually, you are very powerful, Mark." Zhou Yi said.

Mark scratched his head embarrassedly: "No, I'm far from them..."

"That's just now. You will be selected for the German national team in the future, and then play in the World Cup with Goze and Xuerle." Zhou Yi patted Mark.

When Mark heard Zhou Yi say this, he began to fantasize and long for such a picture in his mind.

He was wearing the German national team jersey, standing next to Gotze and Xuerle on the other side. They lined up on the court. The German national anthem sounded in the stadium. In front of him was a packed audience. People held their cameras and mobile phones in their hands and pressed the shutter, which turned the stands into a galaxy with stars.

This picture is so beautiful...

Mark, who was fantasizing, was suddenly photographed by Zhou Yi: "Okay, stop dreaming. If you really want to be like that, first of all, you have to train. Come on, you have enough rest."

"Oh..." Mark stood up with Zhou Yi, still feeling a little unfulfilled.

Since winning the Youth German Cup, Mark has dared to think more.

German national team...

He followed Zhou Yi and clenched his fists hard.

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Mainz does not adopt Freiburg's high-post pressing tactics, but Yebala still uses the fast pass and fast running tactics, requiring players to run more during the game and try to run as fast as possible.

If it were Zhou Yi who had just arrived in Dortmund, he would definitely not be able to perform this tactic. If it were him at that time, he would not be able to gain a foothold in this team at all.

But thanks to the training for more than seven months, Zhou Yi insists on doing morning jogging in the morning every day, using morning jogging to train his physical fitness.

This made his physical fitness improve very quickly.

At U17, he couldn't finish a complete game. But now, although sometimes he will be replaced in advance in the game, it is not because he is physically inadequate, but because the head coach is in the goal of protecting him and not allowing him to continue to stay on the court and get kicked.

Another reason why Zhou Yi's physical energy has improved is that Zhou Yi's strength has increased.

In the past, Zhou Yi had to spend more effort to fight against the opponent or dodge the opponent in the game, which would inevitably lead to his rapid consumption of physical strength.

But now that Zhou Yi's strength has increased, his physical ability to fight has also been strengthened. In the game, he no longer has to use the extra energy to fight with his opponents.

The day before the competition with Mainz, Zhou Yi was also doing strength training in the hotel gym.

After more than seven months in Germany, he deeply felt the gap between himself and his dreams. He had no other way except to train harder and harder.

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In fact, in terms of attention, the U19 League finals are not as high as the Youth German Cup finals.

As can be seen from the TV broadcast alone, there is also live TV broadcast in the Youth German Cup final, while the U19 League finals did not have any TV broadcast.

Although the attention is not as high as the German Cup final, the players from both sides still attach great importance to this game.

After all, this is related to the ownership of honor.

While shaking hands before the game, Zhou Yi looked at Xuerle. This player with a square face was tall and big, but he was much taller than Gotze and himself.

Zhou Yi found that Xuerle's eyes were basically on Goce beside him. Even when he was shaking hands with him, he was looking at Goce.

So Zhou Yi, who was supposed to let go of his hand after shaking his hand, held Xuerle's hand tightly and did not let go again.

Shurle didn't care about the person in front of him at first, and habitually wanted to pull his hands out and shake hands with Mario Gotze.

But he twitched for a while and didn't pull it out. But his body had already moved forward, so his body was pulled by Zhou Yi in a very awkward position.

He turned around and looked at Zhou Yi strangely.

"Hi, my name is Zhou Yi."

Zhou Yi greeted him.

Xuerle looked confused.

So Zhou Yi repeated: "My name is Zhou Yi."

Xuerle still looked confused and didn't understand why this person had to introduce himself so seriously, but he nodded to show that he had heard it.

Seeing that Xu Erle responded to him, Zhou Yi let go of Xu Erle's hand. Xu Erle turned around and held Goce's hand, staring at his opponent, with a torch.

The Mainz player who came up behind him to shake hands with Zhou Yi thought Zhou Yi would introduce him to him.

But this time Zhou Yi returned to normal. He shook hands with him, then let go of his hand and said nothing...

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After the game began, Dortmund's tactics were of course fast passes and cuts with the Trident as the core.

This is what they have been using recently and have won the German Cup championship with this tactic. There is no reason not to continue playing like this.

Mainz head coach Thomas Tuchel, who was sitting on the sidelines, was not worried that his team would not be able to withstand Dortmund's sharp offensive tactics.

He has carefully studied the three games between Dortmund and Freiburg, and has summarized a lot of experience and lessons from Streich's failure. He knows the weaknesses of Dortmund's tactics and knows what Mainz should do.

He chose to give up the midfield and let the team retreat quickly in defense, return to the front of the penalty area, and organize a wall of iron.
Chapter completed!