Dortmund, who had seized possession, launched an attack. This attack did not directly threaten the goal guarded by Casillas. Reus was blocked by Ramos with his body when shooting.

Although no goals were caused or threatened, the Dortmund players did not feel any regrets.

They have a very firm belief in their hearts - if they continue to play like this, the advantages will belong to us, and victory will belong to us!

During the preparation period before the game, head coach Klopp showed them a lot of videos of Real Madrid's matches, especially in this season's league, Real Madrid's performance was actually not very good. Eight rounds of the league passed, with four wins, two draws and two losses, ranking fourth, and they encountered big trouble in the league.

And the games they lost are all reference points.

Before this game, every Dortmund player watched a lot of videos of how Real Madrid became at a loss under the crazy pressing of his opponents. The coaching staff also combined these videos to analyze for them what they should do if they face Real Madrid.

Real Madrid has a strong ability to counterattack, so after Dortmund attacks, if he loses the ball, he must not return to defend quickly. Instead, he must immediately pounce and grab the ball, creating enough pressure for Real Madrid's players in the backcourt. Only in this way can Real Madrid be prevented from hitting their deadly quick counterattack.

Moreover, Real Madrid players have another weakness, that is, their pass and receiving ability is not as good as Barcelona. When facing pressing in the backcourt, they often do not choose to use a small-scale fast pass and receiving ball to break through the encirclement, but instead kick the football forward with a big foot. Of course, they also have the requirement of making a quick counterattack, but it also shows that Real Madrid players do not have the concept of passing the foot in the backcourt from their minds. Their football is more direct and sharp, but they lack some changes.

After preparing well before the game, after the game began, Dortmund's players used practical actions to verify that their pre-match arrangements were correct, and now everyone became more confident.

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In the next game, as long as Real Madrid players control the ball in the middle and backcourt, they will face the pressing of Dortmund players. Sometimes they are one person, sometimes two people, and even three people snatch a Real Madrid player.

Even people like Zhou Yi who don’t have many defensive tasks are running actively and joining the process of "surrounding" Real Madrid players.

He ran tirelessly back and forth on the court, making people worried about his physical strength.

However, Zhou Yi is no longer two seasons ago. After the training in the professional league these few seasons and the physical exercise plan tailored for him by the Dortmund coaching team, Zhou Yi has improved both physical fitness and physical strength, especially physical fitness. It is no longer difficult for him to play ninety minutes in a row.

However, people's impression of him was still at the stage when they could only walk on the court until the end of the game. They believed that Zhou Yi was born with insufficient physical fitness and was difficult to change.

So even if Zhou Yi is replaced now, he will walk slowly because he is too tired and cannot run, and the referee will not cause trouble for him.

It is a good thing when others have a fixed impression of you, but sometimes it may be the opposite...

The running Zhouyi is part of Dortmund's fully-powered machine. Everyone is running desperately, and even Mark Wagner, who has just recovered from injury, is no exception.

Because only when everyone runs can we ensure that there will be no loopholes in this pressing process. If one person doesn't run, then his place will become a breakthrough for Real Madrid to break the deadlock.

Therefore, defense is a very disciplined job, which is different from offense that relies on talent. In defense, everyone has to turn into the team's screws. Only by doing their own work can the machine run normally.

Real Madrid is really not adapted to this highly unified pressing of the whole Dortmund team. This is something they never expected before the game. When will Dortmund press his opponent like this? They have never played like this before the game. In the Bundesliga, they don’t play like this. They don’t play like this. Defensive counterattack or control ball are their most common forms.

The continuous pressing made Real Madrid's midfielder almost out of control. Ozil and Alonso, two good at getting the ball, were given the key "care" by Dortmund, which put them under tremendous pressure. It would be good to be able to maintain the ball. Don't expect them to organize the offense at all. Cristiano Ronaldo and Benzema couldn't wait for the football in front, so they could only withdraw and ask for the ball. However, after they withdraw, they could only make the midfield more crowded. The space that everyone can use is small, and there are people everywhere, which instead facilitates Dortmund's siege.

For players like Di Maria who are flexible and able to break through, Dortmund uses a tactic of combining fouls and siege in dangerous areas. If you can grab them, you can grab them. If you can't grab them, you can directly foul.

Because it is far away from dangerous areas, even if it is a foul, it will not be a card.

In this way, Real Madrid's midfielder turned into a mess.

Mourinho realized that if this continues, his team's midfield will be over.

So he decisively made a substitution.

Even though the game has just begun twenty minutes...

He replaced Khdira with Modric and replaced a front midfielder with a front midfielder.

In the face of Dortmund's pressing, the role of a midfielder was almost completely unreflected. He could only grab it, but he could not control the ball and output the ball well, so he could not break the current situation.

Modric is a player with excellent ball control and passability. After he came on the court, he had three pass-organized players in Real Madrid's midfield. There are so many things, and Real Madrid's midfield has more changes and possibilities. This is also the countermeasure Mourinho used to deal with Dortmund's high-level pressing.

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"It's only twenty minutes before Real Madrid was forced to substitution. It seems that Dortmund really makes Real Madrid uncomfortable... Mourinho had no choice but to make this decision. Khedira might have just finished the warm-up and had to come back and sit on the bench. It's a pity. But if such a substitution is not made, Real Madrid's midfielder will probably be worse. So such a substitution is necessary..." He Ping explained for the Chinese fans in front of the TV.

"Forcing Real Madrid to substitutions in the first 20 minutes fully demonstrates that Klopp's tactics are correct," said Marcel Lef. "But after replacing Modric, the situation may change. Dortmund must be careful of this substitution adjustment."

After Modric came up, Real Madrid's midfield has indeed improved to a certain extent. At least now, if Dortmund wants to paralyze Real Madrid's midfield, it needs to make more efforts, because defending Modric and defending Khdira are different.

However, Dortmund didn't think about defending alone. This was their home court. All their purpose of grabbing like this was just to score goals.

After Real Madrid was unable to organize an effective offensive, of course, they should think about how to break through their goal.

In the 30th minute, after Modric played ten minutes, the advantage of the situation was Dortmund. Their running not only allowed them to grab Real Madrid's ball, but also allowed them to pass the ball smoothly.

Any midfield passer may be very envious of Zhou Yi at this moment, because he doesn't have to look up at all. He is surrounded by his teammates. As long as he passes the ball, no matter where he passes, he will definitely be caught by his teammates. This is a stark contrast to the opponent who holds the ball and observes it for a long time and pushes it away with his hands to grab the ball. The ball is so messy in the wind. It turns out that there is no suitable passer at all.

But there are too many objects that can pass the ball, which is also a problem, because you can't just simply send the football to your teammates' feet. In that case, passing the ball back is the safest. Passing the ball is just a means, and the purpose is to be able to threaten the opponent's goal. Then finding the most suitable target among so many options for passing goals will test the passer's ability.

Because you have to fight back immediately after grabbing the ball, there is not so much time for the passers to observe and think. They must make a decision immediately so that they can seize the fleeting gaps and opportunities.

And this processing speed is not a difficult task for Zhou Yi...

In the 34th minute, in Real Madrid's backcourt, Modric got the ball, and Sven Bend rushed forward to press Modric. Ozil quickly turned around and ran to the side, opening the angle and distance so that Modric could pass the football over.

Modric also saw Ozil's running position.

But not only did he see it, but Zhou Yi also saw it...

So just as Modric passed the ball to Ozil, Zhou Yi rushed out from the diagonal stab and blocked the pass with one kick.

The offense and defense flipped in an instant!

When he cut off the ball, he did not look up and observed it, and he did not think about countermeasures. He intercepted the ball inside the left foot, and his right foot kicked the ball towards the football, and his right foot cut the ball towards the football. This is an unconventional pass action that shows off his skills. But Zhou Yi is definitely not for showing off his skills. He did this to save time. This is better than him, and then using his right foot to pass the football out, which would save at least one second.

And in a counterattack, one second may be enough to determine the success or failure of this attack.
Chapter completed!