"What?! The game was postponed?!"

When Benitez heard the assistant say the news, he refused.

Similarly, on the Arsenal coach's bench, Wenger also looked at his assistant coach with an incredible look.

They learned about Istanbul at the same time.

This is so surprising.

Before this, they had thought about the result of the key battle in this group, and whoever qualifies and who is out. But no matter what they thought about, no one expected that the match between Dortmund and Galatasaray would end without the end!

This sudden news caught everyone off guard.

UEFA has issued a notice that the match between Dortmund and Galatasaray was postponed until tomorrow afternoon, and the score is temporarily frozen at 0:1, with Dortmund leading the away game.

But what do you know what changes will happen to the two teams after this night?

Dortmund was in good condition, but now it has been extinguished by the heavy snow in Istanbul.

So after the rematch begins, can Dortmund still take the initiative? Or can Galatasaray sweep away the decline in the first 31 minutes and fight for dignity at home?

The different results of this game will inevitably lead to the fate of the two teams in another game.

Originally, this fate could be decided at the same time.

It's going to be postponed now.

"Don't worry about that. No matter what Dortmund and Galatasaray play, we have to win over Arsenal in the home court for more than three goals. But we have not scored so we have to work harder!" Benitez said.

Almost the same words were said by Wenger: "...The safest way is to never lose. It has nothing to do with us whether they push or not."

So next, both teams on the court began to exert their strength at the same time.

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For Arsenal and Napoli, the postponement of the game between Dortmund and Galatasaray has not had a big impact on them, and they only need to do a good job.

But for Dortmund, it's a big trouble.

After confirming that the game was postponed, Dortmund players began to take a shower and change their clothes.

The staff of the Dortmund Club were busy.

Because they had already withdrawn from the hotel room and were about to play the game, they were called flying back to Germany.

They have always been like this, and they always go straight after the game away, which allows players to rest for one more day.

But who would have thought that this game would be postponed, resulting in them staying in Istanbul for another day?

So they have to find a hotel again.

It is not that easy to find a hotel that can accommodate more than 20 people in one go, especially on this snowy night, where many flights are delayed or cancelled. Of course, those stranded in Istanbul also need to find a place to stay.

The hotel suddenly became nervous.

In order to book a hotel, the Dortmund Club operates at high speed.

Klopp, on the other hand, has to consider what impact the postponed game will have on the team and how to eliminate this impact. In addition, after the game was postponed by one day, Dortmund will go back one day late. This is not as simple as the whole team taking a day off, but unexpectedly the forced changes of this series of plans.

Because Dortmund won the Champions League last season, they will participate in the Club World Cup next.

After returning to China to play the 16th round of the league, they had to rush to Morocco to participate in the semi-finals of the Club World Cup there. Their opponent was Guangzhou Evergrande, a Chinese team that had just won the AFC Champions League championship.

Time is actually very tight. Even if this game is not postponed, time is not enough for Dortmund.

Originally, this Champions League match was played on the night of the 11th, but it has been postponed to the 12th before it can be finished. The 16th round of the league between Dortmund and Hoffenheim was on the afternoon of the 14th, and the semi-finals of the Club World Cup were on the evening of the 17th...

Moreover, the game between Dortmund and Hoffenheim is still away, which means that during this period, Dortmund has to run around, running from one place to another.

Klopp had to reconsider the training arrangements and the team's plans for physical training also needed to be readjusted. He took this time to gather the coaching staff and hold an emergency meeting outside the locker room.

In the locker room, the players had already taken a shower and changed their clothes, but were asked to stay in the locker room. Because the hotel has not been settled yet, even if they go out and take the bus, they don’t know where to go. It’s better to rest in the locker room.

The players gathered together to discuss this special game.

"It was the first time I encountered such a thing when I was postponed in half of the game..." Groskreuitz sighed. "Where are you, Zhou Yi?"

"Of course it's my first time. My career has not yet grown, the big cross." Zhou Yi said.

"Our luck is so bad. If it weren't for this heavy snow, I dare say we were already leading two goals now to the end of the first half!" Aubameyang complained. He felt very good in this game. Although he had not scored yet, he firmly believed that he would score. This feeling was so strong. As a result, he was interrupted by the heavy snow.

Most Dortmund players are frustrated by the result.

Some even think this is a bad sign, indicating that Dortmund may not get the results they want on the road.

Words like "bad luck", "bad signs" and "ominous signs" frequently appear in the locker room.

The atmosphere of the team that was already full of fighting spirit changed suddenly.

This change is obvious. Zhou Yi felt it. He felt that compared with postponing the competition and heavy snow and hail, this was something that made him more worried.

So he stood up from his seat, slapped his face, and signaled everyone to calm down.

The other players turned their heads and looked at him. Seeing that Zhou Yi seemed to have something to say, they cooperated and closed their mouths.

Although Zhou Yi is young, he is also an "old player" in this Dortmund team. In addition, his performance in the game makes him still have a high prestige in the team.

"I have some different opinions, and I don't think this is an ominous sign." Zhou Yi said straight to the point and did not beat around the bush. "Of course, postponing the game now will interrupt our good form. But are we the kind of team that will lose if we get interrupted once?"

Zhou Yi asked everyone.

"We are the defending champions. We had so many difficulties last season, but the final winners were us. So it was just a game that was postponed because of the weather. How much impact can it have on us?"

Zhou Yi wanted to continue to persuade his teammates, but Groskreuz suddenly jumped up and echoed Zhou Yi loudly in a very affirmative tone: "That's right! The wizards have spoken, what else can we worry about!"

After he said this, his teammates in the locker room showed "sudden enlightenment" expressions, and then nodded in agreement with Groskreuz's statement.

"That's right, the wizard said we will win, and that will definitely win!"

"Yes, the wizard's words are so effective!"

...

Listening to everyone's discussion, Zhou Yi was really amused and crying - he just hoped to use his own words to boost the morale of the team, but he didn't expect his teammates to interpret his words like this.

But that's fine, as long as everyone doesn't worry about "bad luck" and "bad signs".

Anyway, what he wants is the result, it doesn't matter how to achieve this result.

Yan Min had heard of Zhou Yi's nickname "wizard" before, but this was the first time he felt the power of this nickname up close. He was stunned. Unexpectedly, the Dortmund players actually trusted Zhou Yi so much, and even became a little superstitious. Zhou Yi said casually, so he could calm everyone down and reverse the atmosphere in the locker room in one fell swoop.

It would be hard to believe if it hadn't been seen with your own eyes.

In the past, Yan Min always believed that "wizard" was just a nickname given to Zhou Yi by his teammates, and it was a manifestation of intimacy. Otherwise, it was a nickname given to Zhou Yi by the media, and it had no specific meaning, it was just cool.

Now that he saw it, he realized that his previous thoughts were wrong. At least these Dortmund players really believe that Zhou Yi has mysterious abilities from the East...

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When Klopp and his team finished the meeting, good news came from the hotel. The club finally booked a hotel for them and they can set off now.

So assistant coach Buvac returned to the locker room and asked everyone to take the bus.

It was already 11 o'clock in the evening local time. The players were actually very tired and couldn't wait to leave here and return to the warm hotel room, take a hot shower, have a good sleep, and keep your energy in the face of tomorrow's rematch.

But things did not develop smoothly as they imagined.

The bus encountered a huge congestion throughout the city since it drove out of the stadium - due to the bad weather, traffic in Istanbul was paralyzed.

The bus was blocked and could not move, and it was difficult to move.

The road back to the hotel is extremely long.

The delay in returning to the hotel has made the exhausted players feel depressed.

The efforts Zhou Yi made in the locker room just now seemed to have lost their effect.

The cloud of "ominable signs" was once again over everyone's head.

At first, everyone would complain a few times, but when they arrived, they didn't even complain. The players were so tired that they fell asleep in the car, and there were snoring sounds in the car.

Klopp couldn't sleep, so he raised his wrist and looked at the watch. It was already 030. They were still stuck on the road, and they didn't know when they could go back to the hotel to rest.

Listening to the players' snoring, looking at the dense brake lights in front of the road.

Klopp sighed in his heart. This game day night is too long...
Chapter completed!