Because Dortmund defeated St. Petersburg Zenit 4-2 away in the first leg of the Champions League, and scored four away goals, and the total score was two goals ahead, which made them much more calm when facing the 25th round of the league.

Their opponent is Mönchengladbach.

In this game, Klopp did not rotate for the Champions League match next week. Apart from the injured and unable to play, he sent the strongest lineup.

Dortmund is in good shape at present. He has won eight consecutive victories in the last eight rounds of the league, and the momentum of catching up with Bayern Munich is very fierce.

Borussia Mönchengladbach has not won since 2014, and Borussia Mönchengladbach's coach Favre has never won at home at Dortmund.

At the same time, Dortmund will usher in the first million spectators at home this season in this game, which is Dortmund's home court breaking this number for 16 consecutive years. The loyalty and enthusiasm of Dortmund fans can be seen.

However, undercurrents are hidden under the colorful surface.

In the last round of the league, Dortmund defeated Freiburg only 1-0, and was criticized for being unstable on the offensive end, which would become a hidden danger to the team's victory.

These criticisms also make sense. Attack is indeed a very unstable thing. No one knows how long Dortmund's outstanding state can last.

If Guardiola's Bayern Munich is so stable that it makes people feel bored, then watching Dortmund's game is like riding a roller coaster, and you never know what will happen in the next second.

Watching Dortmund's game is exciting, but for Dortmund himself, this kind of stimulation is not fun because it means unstable.

But for Dortmund, who was full of wounded soldiers on the back line, relying on attack was the only choice they could make.

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At the beginning of the game, Dortmund continued his previous style and actively attacked in a simple and fast manner, hoping to break the deadlock as soon as possible and score a goal.

In fact, if you think about it carefully, Dortmund's recent games have played very smoothly, it has something to do with scoring goals as early as possible.

Scoring goals at the fastest speed can disrupt the opponent's deployment and drag the game into a familiar rhythm.

Just six minutes into the game, Dortmund launched an attack from the left, Schmelzer made a cross from the side, and the football was blocked by the opponent's defender and fell to the front of the penalty area. Yan Min followed up and shot hard, and the football was blocked by Monchengladbach's goalkeeper Ter Stegen fell to the ground.

In the 12th minute, Dortmund launched another attack. This time, even the central defender Hummels rushed up to participate in the attack. He successfully broke through in front of the penalty area. Facing Ter Stegen's blockade, he shot from a small angle, but the football was blocked by Ter Stegen and left the baseline.

But Borussia Mönchengladbach was obviously prepared.

Borussia Mönchengladbach's head coach Favre must have studied Dortmund's recent games and knows what Dortmund is good at.

Therefore, in order to curb Dortmund, the game naturally cannot fall into Dortmund's rhythm.

Borussia Mönchengladbach first made a solid defense and did not give Dortmund a chance to score.

In this regard, their goalkeeper Ter Stegen played a very important role.

Mark Andre Terstegen, who became famous very early, won the Bundesliga goalkeeper in the 2011-2012 season.

When he was very young, he was once known as the "Successor of Kahn".

Now he has a nickname - "Little Lion King".

Ter Stegen is an important contributor to the success of relegation in the 2010-2011 season. In the 2011-2012 season, Borussia Mönchengladbach performed well and finally won the fourth place in the league and qualified for the Champions League play-offs. It also has a lot to do with Ter Stegen's outstanding performance. That season, Borussia Mönchengladbach only conceded twenty-four goals, making it the second-most conceded in the league, second only to Bayern Munich, who conceded twenty-two goals, and Dortmund, who won the league championship, performed well.

This is naturally also indispensable for Ter Stegen's contribution.

The Little Lion King's outstanding performance has attracted the attention of major European families. Mönchengladbach does not know how long he can stay...

Of course, now, in this game, he will still be a trouble for Dortmund.

Within fifteen minutes of the game, he made two excellent saves, which proved that he was in very good shape in today's game.

If Dortmund's offensive momentum encounters a goalkeeper in excellent form, it is hard to say what the result will be...

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Sure enough, after stabilizing the defense, Borussia Mönchengladbach began to try to counterattack, on the one hand, to restrain Dortmund's offense, so that they could not attack with all their might, and on the other hand, they were also looking for opportunities to score goals.

In the 19th minute, Borussia Mönchengladbach's midfielder Herman dribbled the ball from the left in front of the penalty area and then cut inward to the middle. During this process, he suddenly shot with a long shot and the football went above the crossbar.

In the 23rd minute, Hermann received another wonderful pass from Kramel on the left side of the frontcourt. After entering the penalty area, he shot hard and the football flew out from the far post.

Although there was no goal, it showed Borussia Mönchengladbach's attitude - they would never let Dortmund do whatever he wanted.

Faced with Borussia Mönchengladbach's response, Dortmund also expressed their attitude with offense. In the 29th minute, Dortmund organized an offense in the frontcourt, and Zhou Yi passed the football to Aubameyang. After receiving the ball, the latter entered the penalty area with speed and then shot with a strong shot!

The football hit the crossbar!

"Aubameyang! Ah! What a pity! The crossbar ruthlessly blocked his shot and also blocked Dortmund's hope of leading!"

A sigh of regret also sounded at the scene.

Although there was no goal, everyone thought that if Dortmund continued to play like this, sooner or later Dortmund would score. Today, Dortmund was in good shape in the offense.

But this idea had just appeared, and at the 31st minute, Dortmund suffered a heavy blow.

When Hermann made a cross from the right, the football was blocked by Schmelzer. The football fell back to Hermann's feet again. Hermann made a cross again after the foot. Borussia Mönchengladbach's forward Raphael followed up at the front point in the penalty area and wanted to stop the ball, but he was so weird... he blocked the football into the goal!

Weidenfeller couldn't react in the face of such an unexpected operation and could only watch the football enter the goal...

"Ah? Ahhhh! An accident happened! Borussia Mönchengladbach scored the first goal! They led Dortmund 1:0 at West** Stadium!"

After scoring the goal, Raphael was stunned for a moment before he realized that he had scored the goal, and then he began to celebrate.

Dortmund players looked confused - there is such an operation?!

Even a stop can turn into a goal!?

Nothing hurts morale more than this kind of unexpected goal loss - Dortmund players think they have done a good job, but unexpectedly they still lose the goal, which will make them wonder if this is a sign of some bad luck?

"This is a test for Dortmund - when the offense cannot score quickly, the defense fails to defend and concede the ball. What should we do next?" Duan Xin said worriedly. He was very worried about Dortmund, afraid that a slight accident would cause Dortmund to collapse. Anyway, he felt that Dortmund is playing Russian roulette now. Who knows whether the bullet will shoot out and hit the temple next time he pulls the class.

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After conceding the ball, Dortmund tried to counterattack, but did not receive any good results. Ter Stegen's performance was excellent and he tried to ensure that the goal was not lost.

Seeing that the first half of the game is getting less and less time, Dortmund's offense is getting stronger - they hope to equalize the score before the end of the first half, so that when they return to the halftime break, both mentality and tactical wiggle room will be much better.

But Borussia Mönchengladbach seized the opportunity of Dortmund's heavy attack and launched a counterattack.

In the 40th minute, Mönchengladbach made a beautiful and fast counterattack. Alanggo received Hermann's pass in the middle of the frontcourt and passed the ball directly to Kruze who was inserted on the left. Kruze was already in the penalty area when he received the ball. Weidenfell quickly abandoned the goal and attacked. At the same time, Piszczek also rushed to block it.

Faced with the interception of these two people, Kruze first buckled the football into the middle, then buckled the football to the left, just waving the overlapping running Piszczek and Weidenfeller, then he directly shot, and the football flew into the empty goal from the near corner...

"Cruze...oh-! The ball is in! Borussia Mönchengladbach actually took the lead with two goals at the end of the first half!!" Marcel Leif's tone was full of sympathy for Dortmund...
Chapter completed!