The match against Arsenal is the first Champions League match at West**** Stadium in the new season.

Two days before the game, the entire stadium was decorated with the Champions League, turning the stadium into a Champions League stadium.

Local media are also reporting on the arrival of their rival Arsenal in Dortmund.

Zhou Yi doesn't seem to care much about his Champions League opponent, he is more concerned about Mark's injury.

Before the game against Arsenal, he visited Mark's house.

Mark looked in a good mood after the operation, and he said to Zhou Yi: "I will cheer you up in front of the TV, Zhou Yi!"

"Then you have to be careful, don't jump too excitedly, ha!" Zhou Yi said with a smile.

"If necessary, I will tie him to the sofa." Cortana next to him said coldly.

Mark grimaced Zhou Yi with his sister on his back.

Zhou Yi smiled.

The relationship between the siblings is really good.

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After dinner, Zhou Yi said goodbye to Mark's family. Mrs. Wagner repeatedly thanked Zhou Yi for coming to visit Mark, but Zhou Yi said it was normal to visit his friends.

Finally, Zhou Yi and Mark hugged and said goodbye. Cortana kept watching from the side without saying anything. Until Zhou Yi left, she didn't say thank you, goodbye or anything else.

Zhou Yi was picked up by his agent Shurce, and everyone returned to the house.

Mrs. Wagner complained that Cortana was in polite: "They were leaving, and you didn't say goodbye or anything else, just watched from the side."

Cortana did not talk back to her mother, and she turned to Mark and said, "I'll help you upstairs."

When going upstairs, Mark whispered to his sister: "Actually, Zhou Yi is very good. Sister, don't always show his face..."

He cherishes his hope that his sister can live in a friendly manner with good friends and have a closer relationship, so he will not be like an enemy and will fight each other when they meet.

Cortana opened her mouth, but didn't know how to answer her brother, so she closed her mouth again. She simply wrapped herself up with frost and a mask, so there was no need to explain.

Because it is a very troublesome to explain.

How did she explain to her younger brother? In fact, she has been living with Zhou Yi for two years, and she also cooks for Zhou Yi. When the two are alone, they can still chat together. In fact, her relationship with Zhou Yi may not be as bad as her younger brother imagined...

But when there are outsiders, Cortana habitually treats Zhou Yi as cold as ice, and even she herself can't tell why. Anyway, she feels a little uncomfortable in front of outsiders...

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Dortmund's home match against Arsenal was played in the evening of local time. Before the game began, the West**** Stadium was full.

The South Stand once again became a yellow-black wall, and the fans kept singing, making the atmosphere of the game hot.

Then the iconic theme song of the Champions League sounded, and players from both sides walked into the stadium under the leadership of the referee.

Zhou Yi is in it.

This is his second season in the Champions League.

For the whole of Europe, he is no longer a strange boy. Many opponents will study him and target him. He may no longer be able to perform as he pleases. He must learn to fight against those difficult opponents.

Just like the rookie wall, there may be the same thing in the Champions League.

In fact, this view has been around in the media since the results of Dortmund's Champions League group draw came out.

But it is not just for Zhou Yi, but for the entire Dortmund team.

Experts believe that Dortmund played so well in the Champions League last season because they were unfamiliar with the whole of Europe at that time. The opponents in the Champions League were not very familiar with Klopp's tactics, so they were caught off guard by Dortmund.

But this season, this situation will no longer exist. Because Dortmund's performance last season was so outstanding, almost all European teams who can participate in the Champions League will pay attention to them and study them. It will be difficult for them to create the same glory as last season.

This statement makes sense when you suddenly hear it. But when you calm down and analyze it carefully, you will feel that what the experts are talking about is ****.

Because before last season's Champions League, experts said this - they think Dortmund lacks experience and will definitely not be able to go too far in the Champions League.

As a result, after a season, Dortmund's performance was excellent, he changed his caliber and believed that the reason why Dortmund performed well last season was because they were new faces. But for the same reason, without being optimistic about Dortmund, it became inexperienced...

Do you think this is nonsense?

The same is true for Zhou Yi.

Zhou Yi performed well in his first season in the Champions League, which means that no one knows Zhou Yi. If Zhou Yi performed poorly in his first season in the Champions League, would he say that it is because Zhou Yi lacks experience in the Champions League?

In fact, supporters who truly understand Zhou Yi should not have similar concerns about this.

Because this question has long been answered.

Zhou Yi performed well in his first league season. Some people said that the second season would be Zhou Yi's rookie wall, and his performance would definitely not be as amazing as his first season.

What's the result?

Zhou Yi assisted and scored a record number of goals last season, and helped Dortmund win the league championship.

Such an outstanding performance led to no one mentioning any rookie wall after the season.

Unexpectedly, these people don’t seem to have a long memory, and they reiterated the old words in the Champions League...

Zhou Yi himself doesn’t care about this topic, but his supporters are very irritable and unhappy. They think this is a contempt for Zhou Yi naked - is our Zhou Yi so easy to be a flash in the pan?

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After the game started, Arsenal used the tactic of controlling the ball. They would not rush to attack. After all, this is a away game. Be careful of Dortmund's quick counterattack. Although there are no players in their frontcourt attack lineup with absolutely fast speed, everyone has strong running ability. In addition to Zhou Yi's passing organization, their quick counterattacks are still very threatening by passing and running.

Facing the steady and steady Arsenal, Dortmund was not in a hurry and slowly dealt with them.

And for Zhou Yi, Arsenal has also made corresponding arrangements.

Instead of setting people to keep staring at him, they do an area defense.

When Zhou Yi is in the midfielder position, Van Persie and Walcott will "take care of" him. If Zhou Yi comes, there will be Arsenal midfielders, such as Alexander Song, a Cameroonian midfielder who is known as the "Successor of Vieira", with excellent defensive ability.

If Zhou Yi had to continue to go deeper and come to the penalty area, there would be more Arsenal players to deal with him.

After the game started, Zhou Yi did encounter strong resistance to move forward.

If he only made a long pass in the backcourt, whether it was Van Persie or Walcott, they would not have a strict defense against Zhou Yi. After all, they are not the kind of person who is very good at defense.

However, with Arsenal's steady and steady play, Zhou Yi's long pass can only exert its power. Long passes can only be used as a means of transferring the ball. If you want to threaten the opponent's goal, you can only fight back.

But Arsenal's tactics in this game will not give Dortmund too many opportunities to counterattack.

So if you want to get closer to Arsenal's penalty area and go forward, Alexander Song will appear next to Zhou Yi immediately.

Alexander Song is a defensive player with very rough defensive moves and even many fouls. His defensive style has been criticized, but Arsenal fans like his defense like this because he can always keep the team's goal away from threats.

Who doesn't like having such a defensive player on their team?

But as an opponent, I don't like it anymore.

A minute ago, Zhou Yi was not satisfied with using long passes to transfer the ball in the backcourt and planned to go forward.

But before he reached Arsenal's thirty-meter area, he was blocked by Alexander Song.

Zhou Yi had just stopped the ball and had not had time to pass the football out, Song ran into like a car.

Although Zhou Yi's muscle strength has increased a lot compared to the beginning after several seasons of training, it is still not enough to see in front of Song's impact...

He was knocked to the ground and the referee's whistle sounded.

Song made a foul, but he stopped Dortmund's attack. Moreover, this was not too serious and it was not worth the referee to give Song a yellow card.

Maximized benefits are obtained with minimal cost.

There was a loud booing sound from the West**** foul against Song on the court.

Amid the booing, Song ran back to his position, and Zhou Yi got up from the ground.

Zhou Yi was not surprised by such a scene. In the simulated game, he had already experienced Song's physical advantages.

Five minutes later, he lost in front of the body he was sent again. This time he took the ball and when he was leading forward, Song Yi squeezed in with his physical advantage, and then snatched the football away...

This time, Song didn't even make a foul.

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"Song! Beautiful steal! Look, look at this body! Ahaha!" The commentator of the British Sky TV station laughed.

In fact, depending on weight, Song is not much heavier than Zhou Yi, and he can't be much taller even if he looks at height.

But Song's tight muscles seemed to contain explosive power, and his collision movements during defense always looked aggressive, as if he would destroy the opponent with the next kick.

This extremely aggressive defense will naturally make the opponent feel afraid, thus giving him the chance to rush up and intercept the ball.

For example, after Zhou Yi saw Song coming, he stopped habitually, and was squeezed in by Song and broke the football away.

If Zhou Yi had to keep that ball right, he might be injured by Song. The game has only started for less than twenty minutes. If he was injured because of this, wouldn't it be too unpaid?

Anyway, Dortmund had already attacked the opponent's 30-meter area at that time, even if he lost the ball, it would not be too threatening to Dortmund.

Sure enough, after Song Duan got the ball, he wanted to send it forward, but there was no good point to pass the ball, so he had to pass the ball back to Arteta, and he would organize the attack, while Dortmund's players had already returned to defense.

Zhou Yi was also running back.

However, in the opinion of British commentators, Zhou Yi fell in Song twice in a row, which fully demonstrated his shortcomings.
Chapter completed!