The backward Dortmund also felt a huge threat. When the game started again, they tried to fight back. As the defending champions, they played so embarrassedly that the Dortmund players were quite unhappy. This discomfort made them temporarily forget the booing of Napoli fans and the threats from those extreme fans.

Mark, Reus and others also actively retreated and participated in the operation of the team. They narrowed the distance with Zhou Yi so that Zhou Yi could pass the football to them, and at the same time, they would not fall into a state of fighting alone when they got the ball in the midfield and frontcourt like before.

After all, Dortmund is a strong team with outstanding strength. After all, it is the defending champion, and its strength is still there. When they regained their confidence, they finally had a decent offensive.

Zhou Yi is of course the most critical figure here. However, he did not take all the work of organizing offense under his feet. Sometimes, he would pull to the side to create room for his teammates and help others step forward to organize the offense.

Although he is no longer the protagonist, he has successfully made Dortmund's offense run much smoother.

Especially since Gundogan was injured, he has partnered with Sven Bend to start the midfielder Shahin, who has the ability to organize offense. When he was still at Dortmund, Klopp tried to make him and Zhou Yi form a dual-core, so he is not unfamiliar with this situation now. He doesn't need to adapt at all. He can work normally by switching to a mode.

Naples also felt the pressure from Dortmund. In order to curb Dortmund's attack, their high-pressure also paid some price.

In the 33rd and 36th minutes, Behrami and central defender Miguel Britos received yellow cards one after another.

Especially Britos' yellow card, as a central defender, he just took a yellow card before the first half was over. This is a hidden danger after all.

However, if Britos didn't foul at that time, there would be no better choice. Reus took a step forward and entered the penalty area. If he didn't foul and let Reus slip into the penalty area, it would be difficult to foul again. You can't give a penalty, right?

So he decisively defeated Reus, which gave him a yellow card, but also prevented the goal guarded by Reina from falling into a dangerous situation.

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Overall, Naples still had a better advantage in the first half. Dortmund had only a handful of good opportunities, and Reus' breakthrough may be the best.

In the 39th minute, Naples reacted another fast break, and Callehon dribbled the ball and went straight to the core of Dortmund. The left-back Schmelzen, who had a fast speed and agility, had no choice but to foul. So he also received a yellow card.

Now there are people on the back lines of both sides who are getting yellow cards, and this next game brings more variables and suspense...

At the end of the first half, the score was 1:0, with the home team Napoli leading the way.

"Naples' performance in the first half was perfect, both in tactical use and in the performance of the players... Let's see what adjustments Klopp will make during the break... He must do something, otherwise Dortmund will likely fail in this game at the Sao Paulo Stadium!" He Ping was still objectively neutral on the surface, but in fact he was worried about Dortmund.

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In the locker room at the halftime, Klopp did not criticize his players. Although they did not perform well in the first half, there was a reason for this bad.

Everything at the St. Paul Stadium has brought trouble and threats to Dortmund players. Playing football in this fanatical and hostile atmosphere requires very high psychological qualities. Klopp cannot ask everyone to have a big heart like Zhou Yi, so he can't rely on scolding the players and make them perform well.

We still need to think of more ways to tactical arrangements.

The reason why Dortmund's offense in the first half was difficult to threaten Napoli's goal. According to Klopp's observations off the court, he believed that it was mainly a disconnect between the front and the back.

The whole team of Dortmund was cut into fragmented pieces by Naples' high pressing, which was difficult to continue. Because Naples' players were pushing without any effort, it was difficult for them to pass the ball smoothly. They were worried that they would be cut by Naples using the high pressing and directly counterattacked, forcing forward to send the ball forward. Because of the low accuracy rate, they often make mistakes and send the football to the opponent's feet...

In response to this situation, Klopp made a countermeasure to increase players who can participate in the offense and use more players to fill the gaps, liberate Zhou Yi or Shahin so that they can connect the entire team.

Under this line of thinking, Klopp made a very bold adjustment - he decided to replace central defender Hummels with Aubameyang.

Reduce one defensive player and add one offensive player. This substitution strategy is not uncommon, but it is usually done in the game time and is used to break the boat.

Klopp now makes such a substitution during the halftime break, which means that in the next forty-five minutes, Dortmund will use the lineup of three defenders to fight Napoli’s high-pressure.

A very simple math problem: The defense area covered by four defenders is of course larger than that of three defenders, and it can also form a numerical advantage in the local area. Conversely, the three defenders may have more space than the four defenders. For 45 minutes, Dortmund has to use three defenders to deal with Naples, and the difficulty can be imagined.

Klopp can be regarded as a sacrificing moment, but is it a bit too early to start the sacrificing moment?

But this is Klopp. As a coach with personality, he will never play according to common sense when making substitutions and adjustments, and everyone is used to it.

If you are not crazy, I'm afraid it's not Klopp.

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According to Klopp's idea, after replacing Aubameyang, on the one hand, the number of offensive players can be increased and the level of offense can be enriched. On the other hand, Aubameyang's speed can also allow Dortmund to pass and counterattack when there is no way out.

There is no need to pass the football to Aubameyang too accurately. As long as it is roughly in that area, Aubameyang can sprint.

This is also a trump attack arrangement arranged by Klopp for the team, which is activated when forced.

Klopp's idea is very good.

But the most fascinating thing about football games is that they are always full of accidents, which are completely without any signs and unpredictable.

Even Zhou Yi, which has a virtual world, cannot simulate all possible situations. After all, some things may not happen at all, but they just happen.

The second half was just beginning, and Dortmund, who was determined to regain his strength and wrestled Naples, suffered a heavy blow from the beginning.

In the 46th minute of the game, just one minute of the second half, Hamsik made a sharp pass at the front of Dortmund's penalty area, and Higuain successfully counterattacked and chased the football.

Dortmund's goalkeeper Weidenfeller, as the team's last line of defense, decisively abandoned the goal, but he lost the ball when he fell to the ground to save the ball!

Higuain cleverly pushed the football outward, and then his foot replaced the football was saved by Weidenfeller, and the unbalanced Argentine shooter fell to the ground!

Almost at the same time, deafening boo sounded in the stands, and the referee's whistle sounded!

"Weidenfeller... It's over! Penalty!" He Ping's heart was chilling. He had already seen the referee whistle and ran towards the penalty spot. This was a penalty kick!

"Higuain was knocked to the ground by Weidenfeller! Penalty!" The Italian commentator cheered.

"Is this ball suspected of fake falls?" Marcel Leif, as a German commentator, did not give up and hoped that the referee would judge Higuain's fake falls. However, the referee's actions dispelled all his fantasies - he ran to the penalty spot and stood, raised his arm, indicating that this was a penalty kick.

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Weidenfeller jumped up from the ground and ran to the referee, wanting to appeal for himself.

But in fact, this is futile.

And there are even more serious consequences waiting for him...

The referee not only awarded Naples a penalty, but also showed a...red card to Weidenfeller who threw Higuain!

Weidenfeller, who rushed up to be prepared to argue for this penalty kick, was stunned...

The other Dortmund players who wanted to speak for Weidenfell and accused Higuain of being a fake fall were also scared.

A set combination of penalty kick plus red cards?!

Do you want to be so arrogant?
Chapter completed!