Chapter 123 The call of the national team
Perhaps because he just finished a crucial game with Arsenal, Dortmund's players were a little tired both physically and mentally.
Dortmund didn't play well enough in this game.
When the first half was about to end, Reus scored the first record for Dortmund and took the lead.
But this first half was not satisfactory.
Because just one minute after Reus scored, Dortmund's main central defender Subotic fell from the air in a fight with Wolfsburg forward Olic and hit the ground. He was replaced at that time, and Klopp's face turned black.
Subotic's fate had an adverse impact on Dortmund's defensive stability.
Wolfsburg scored two consecutive games in the 56th and 69th minutes of the second half, and reversed 2:1 and overtook!
Yan Min, who performed a magical performance against Arsenal, did not play the team's savior again this time. Although he performed very hard, he always missed his good luck.
Until the 77th minute when he was replaced, he had a total of four shots in the game, hitting the goal frame with three shots, but none of them scored. In addition, he also contributed three crosses, but his teammates were not sure.
In the 77th minute, he was replaced by Aubameyang.
When the game ended, Duan Xin felt a little regretful: "Yan Min's luck in this game is not very good. He seems to have spent all his good luck in the game against Arsenal..."
In his opinion, if Yan Min can perform convincingly in two consecutive games, he can definitely temporarily put Aubameyang on the bench.
It's a pity that he seems to have less protagonist aura...
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From the 81st minute to the 85th minute, in just four minutes, three Dortmund received yellow cards, including Zhou Yi, Reus and Mark.
Basically, they were fouled during the front court.
This shows that Dortmund is not willing to lose the away game.
They were only one point away from Bayern Munich, but if they lost to Wolfsburg away, the gap would widen to four points - in another game played at the same time, Bayern Munich had already led Augsburg 2:0 at home. If nothing unexpected happens, they would have scored three points at home.
But until the last moment, Dortmund was unable to score. When the referee blew the whistle to the end of the game, they could only accept the result helplessly.
"After the game, Dortmund lost to Wolfsburg 1:2 away! In this game, Dortmund's entire team did not perform well enough. Perhaps the game with Arsenal exhausted their strength... But Dortmund still has a chance. The next round is their chance to talk directly with Bayern Munich. If they can beat Bayern Munich at home, they can still narrow the gap between the two sides to one point..." Marcel Leif comforted the disappointed Dortmund fans in front of the TV.
But Dortmund fans have different views - if Dortmund wins this game, then in the next game, Dortmund can beat Bayern Munich at home, won’t it be possible to overtake Bayern in the standings? Why bother to catch up to one point difference again?
The bad news is not just a road loss to Wolfsburg.
News came after the game that Subotic, who was injured in the game, was diagnosed with a torn knee cruciate ligament after undergoing a nuclear magnetic resonance examination. It will take him half a year to recover, which also means that Subotic's season has basically ended early...
This is simply bad, so it can't be worse. Dortmund was frequently troubled by injuries this season, and now Subotic is reimbursed again for the season, which makes people feel even less optimistic about Dortmund's prospects this season.
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After the match against Wolfsburg, European leagues ushered in national team match day.
The international players in Dortmund will return to their respective national teams to participate in the competition.
Yan Min was also selected for the Chinese national team roster this time because of his outstanding performance in the Champions League against Arsenal. He wanted to return from Germany with Zhou Yi and Yang Muge, and they wanted to play two friendly matches with the team.
The opponents in the friendly match came from Slovenia in Europe and Venezuela in South America respectively.
Both teams are teams that have been eliminated in the Brazilian World Cup qualifiers that have just ended not long ago. They both missed the Brazilian World Cup. However, they were both from Europe and South America respectively and were invited by the Chinese Football Association to play friendly matches with the Chinese team. The Chinese team hopes to use the warm-up match to increase their experience in playing against European and American teams.
You should know that in the group stage of the World Cup next year, the Chinese team will definitely be assigned to the group with at least one team from Europe or South America. Fighting more European and American teams will help make players more familiar with the European and American teams and accumulate experience. If you can still win, you can accumulate confidence in European and American teams. In this way, when you encounter similar teams again in the World Cup, Chinese team players will not be afraid.
Slovenia was assigned to Group E in the European qualifiers, with Switzerland, Iceland, Norway, Albania and Cyprus in the same group. In the qualifiers, Slovenia finally won five wins and lost 15 points, ranking third in the group, and missed the playoffs. So they now have time to play in China.
South American team Venezuela ranked sixth in the final South American qualifiers and also missed the playoffs. They won five games in 16 games, tied five games, lost six games, and accumulated twenty points, five points less than Uruguay, which qualified the playoffs in fifth place.
Neither of these two teams are the kind of weak teams, and they have great strength. Although they have not obtained the right to qualify in the qualifiers on their respective continents, that is because the competition in their division is too fierce. If he asks them to come to Asia to participate in the World Cup qualifiers, the chance of entering the finals will be greatly improved.
But at the same time, their strength is not as strong as the old European and American powerhouses in Brazil, Argentina, Germany, and Spain. Moreover, facing the Chinese teams with a large number of players in European clubs, these two teams will not underestimate their opponents. If they want to win, they must do their best.
The World Cup qualifiers have just ended. They lack high-quality competitions and cherish the opportunity to compete with the Chinese team. There will be no situation where they will send a second team to the Chinese team to go through the motions.
The Chinese team chose them as their warm-up opponents, which not only ensures the quality of the warm-up, but also has the possibility of winning. It is a very smart choice.
Judging from the choice of opponents in the warm-up match, Chinese football is indeed more professional than when he first reached the World Cup finals...
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Because it is designed with the goal of next year's World Cup finals, even though it is a warm-up match, all the Chinese national team internationals who play in Europe will come back to participate in the competition.
There is no need to say much about the situation between Zhou Yi and Yan Min.
Yang Muge is the main midfielder in Schalke 04. No matter how the team performs, he is still a landlord.
After losing to Dortmund in the Roul derby, Schalke 04 ushered in a two-game winning streak.
However, the team lost too much in the early stage. After the twelve rounds of the league, Schalke 04 won six wins, two draws and four losses, scored 23 goals, conceded 23 goals, and had a goal difference of zero. He ranked sixth in the Bundesliga standings with 20 points.
Sun Pan has conquered almost everyone at Chelsea, and now there is no discussion about who should start with him or Cech. There are rumors that Cech is considering leaving Chelsea and finding another way out. In the competition with Cech, it seems that Sun Pan has finally laughed.
He Ying formed a trident in Paris Saint-Germain and Ibrahimovic. Although he scored few goals, his comprehensive attributes in the offense are indispensable for Paris Saint-Germain. He can score goals, break through and assist teammates after assisting them, and at the same time connect the midfield. With comprehensive skills, he is deeply trusted and respected by Paris Saint-Germain's new head coach Blanco.
Although Paris Saint-Germain's French Ligue 1 is not the highest level in Europe, he can get stable playing time here, which will help him much more than playing as a substitute in Barcelona. He has received comprehensive training at Paris Saint-Germain and has more tactical variations. He is the kind of player that any head coach wants to coach.
Guo Nu, who was the worst among the five dragons, has started playing for Inter Milan since his ownership was taken back by Inter Milan in the season. With his outstanding physical fitness and tenacious fighting spirit, he has also occupied a place in Inter Milan's main lineup. Although he does not have a Champions League game, he can also accumulate experience in European competitions in the Europa League, which has also greatly improved him.
They are all continuing to grow and improve in their respective clubs, and these progress can be seen through the broadcast of major European leagues every week.
Every Chinese fan has high hopes for them, hoping that they can seize this year, grow more in their respective clubs, and then bring what they have learned in European football to the Chinese team, and play to the World Cup next year to bring glory to the country.
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Chapter completed!