Chapter two hundred and twenty second coincidentally
After the draw results of the quarter-finals match were released, there were many Chinese journalists outside the training base of Paris Saint-Germain. He Ying was surrounded by Chinese fellow villagers just after finishing training.
Everyone wants to hear his opinion on the lottery results.
"No matter who we meet, we will do our best to win." He Ying's answer was very standardized.
A reporter asked what special thoughts would be when he had a showdown with Zhou Yi, and He Ying replied: "This is the first time I met him in a game? It's quite interesting. I'm looking forward to these two games."
Another reporter asked: "For Paris Saint-Germain, is it good news to be drawn to the same group with Dortmund at this time?"
He Ying didn't understand the logic of this problem, and he showed a puzzled expression.
"Bortmond's situation this season is not very good. Many players in the team are injured, so their strength should be first. So Paris Saint-Germain met Dortmund at this time. Does it have a chance to reach the semi-finals?" the reporter explained.
He Ying understood the logical relationship behind this. Looking at the reporter's chattering explanation, he thought of what Zhou Yi said in the group last night.
"What if we win another double crown?"
At that time, Zhou Yi's words ended the topic as soon as they came out, and everyone turned to the blackmail and became angry.
Zhou Yi did not continue to speak on this topic either.
I don't know if he was joking or to be honest.
But this sentence was firmly imprinted in He Ying's mind and jumped out again at this time.
He shook his head and said to the reporter who asked the question: "I don't think so, I don't think my teammates don't think so either. We are facing the defending champion, which is not easy to deal with. All we can do is to go all out to win."
Yan Min's answer made the reporters think that he was just unwilling to express his true thoughts in public. Perhaps in order to give his good friends some face, he would not be so arrogant. After all, He Ying was not as big as Sun Pan.
No one knows that He Ying really thinks that in her heart.
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The draw results of the Champions League quarter-finals came out, but the first quarter-finals won't start until the evening of April 1st.
Before that, there were three rounds of leagues.
Because there is a World Cup this summer, the league schedule must be compressed, otherwise when the season ends normally, the national team will have no time for training.
In addition to the league, there are also Champions League games, which leads to the team's schedule being very intensive.
Let’s take the next three games as an example.
The 26th round of the Bundesliga started on the night of March 21st and continued until the night of March 23rd.
The first game of the 27th round began on the night of March 25th, just one day passed before the end of the previous league round. The last game of the 27th round was on the night of March 26th.
The first game of the 28th round of the league was on the night of March 28, two days before the previous round of the league. The last game was on the afternoon of March 30th.
Then on the evening of April 1, Bayern Munich will go away to challenge Manchester United. On the evening of April 2, Dortmund will challenge Paris Saint-Germain away.
The schedule is so intensive that it can no longer be described as "double competitions in a week", but it has to be used as "three competitions in a week".
In these three rounds of the league, Dortmund beat Hannover 96 away, Schalke 04 at home, and Stuttgart away.
Bayern Munich challenged Mainz away, Hertha Berlin away, and Hoffenheim at home.
Anyone with a discerning eye can see that Dortmund's opponent is stronger than Bayern Munich's, especially with a Roulder derby in the middle.
That was a crucial game.
Schalke 04 is now trying his best to compete for the top four in the league. If they can beat Dortmund away, it will definitely be a strong consolidation of their league ranking.
On the other hand, if Dortmund makes a slight mistake at home and loses to Schalke 04, he will basically lose hope of winning the league championship.
So some media said that the next week will be a very critical week for Dortmund and cannot be missed.
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In the 26th round of the league, Dortmund and Bayern Munich started at the same time.
Before the game, the media joked that this schedule was of course a coincidence, but after the last round of the league, Guardiola could feel at ease that his players would not be absent-minded at the center of his game just because they watched the opponent's game broadcast in the locker room.
Hannover 96 has suspended the game and the injured are absent. Dortmund has no new patients except for the players who have been on the injury list before, so their lineup can be regarded as the strongest in recent times.
Dortmund has not seen any new wounded soldiers in several games. I wonder if this means their luck is starting to improve...
Although it was a away game, Dortmund was not conservative. They took the offensive posture from the beginning of the game.
Less than two minutes into the game, central defender Papastasopoulos passed directly to the left of the frontcourt in the backcourt. Yan Min dribbled into the penalty area after receiving the ball, and then shot low at a low angle. The football was saved by Hannover 96 goalkeeper Ziller.
Hannover 96 is naturally not willing to be defeated by the opponent at home.
After the 25th round of the league, Hannover 96 scored 29 points and ranked 11th in the league. This is a mid-range ranking, but the season has not ended, so it does not mean that Hannover 96 can finally get such a ranking without desires.
They are only seven points ahead of Freiburg, the third-last, and there are nine rounds in the league, which is definitely not a safe point difference.
In order to successfully relegate, from now on, one point is calculated and one point is of course necessary to get all of them.
They also have a home advantage when playing Dortmund at home.
Faced with Dortmund's aggressive offensive after the opening, Hannover 96 chose to counterattack defensively, which was obviously carefully prepared, and their counterattack efficiency was very high.
In the 12th minute, Hannover intercepted the ball and counterattacked. Steindel made a cross from the right, shooting with his right foot about 14 meters from the center of Danggu's penalty area, but the football missed the left post.
Two minutes later, Hannover 96 won a frontcourt free kick. Husti made a cross from the left, and Mark, who retreated to the penalty area, headed the ball to clear the ball, but made a mistake. He did not hit the football!
"Mark is over!"
The football flew over his head, and Hannover 96 defender Andre Hoffman, behind him, stopped the football with his chest and then volleyed his right foot twelve meters away from the goal!
At that time, both Dortmund's defender and goalkeeper Weidenfeller had almost no choice but to face this close shot.
But Andre Hoffman's volley was hit hard on the near post!
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Of course, Marcel Leif was joking. The reality is that this is Hannover 96's home court. The first threatening shot in the whole game came from Hannover 96. Currently, in terms of the number of shots, Hannover 96 also led Dortmund 2:1.
Although Dortmund's offensive looks more powerful, his ball possession rate also has the upper hand.
But the more threatening attack was made by Hannover 96.
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Coincidentally, on the other side, Bayern Munich, who challenged Mainz away, also encountered some trouble.
Considering the Champions League knockout round in mid-week, Guardiola made some adjustments to the team's roster, with both Gotze and Lewandowski sitting on the bench.
Mainz doesn't have to consider whether it is a two-line battle. They are currently ranked fifth in the league and have great hope of qualifying for the Champions League next season.
So before the game, Mainz head coach Tuchel shouted a bold statement like "Send Bayern and Munich to advance to the first defeat in the match": "We are full of courage. It seems that Bayern and Munich are not defeated, and we are not at the same level as our opponents. But we don't have a better chance to defeat Bayern and Munich. If it weren't for this weekend, I wouldn't know when it would be! I'm full of confidence in my players, and we will do our best to defeat them! We want to defeat Bayern and Munich!"
After the game started, Mainz, who played at home, was not afraid of the powerful Bayern Munich, but bravely fought against Bayern Munich. Just eight minutes into the game, Mainz won several times. South Korean player Ju Zizhe successfully counterattacked on the left and successfully formed a good opportunity to make a single shot, but he chose to cross from the bottom instead of breaking through the goal. The football was cleared by Bayern Munich's defender Boateng in front of Mainz's striker.
In the twelfth minute, Mainz got another chance. Nikola Muller launched a quick counterattack on the right, and his shot after he drifted past Alaba was resolved by Neuer.
Compared with Mainz, Bayern Munich's performance in these twenty minutes seemed very ordinary and had no highlights. It even gave people the feeling that they were suppressed by Mainz...
The two teams competing for the championship were both dragged forward by their opponents at the same time. I don’t know if it will be the impact of the Champions League next week…
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In the Hannover HDI Arena, the game between the two sides is still in a situation of offense and defense. The scene is very stalemate and anyone has a chance.
In the 24th minute, Yan Min received an extra boundary ball from Schmelzer on the left, and used a beautiful turn to get rid of Hanover 96 defender Andre Hoffman who was defending him, and then broke through and rushed into the penalty area!
"Yan Min is here again! His performance in this game is very active!"
Amid the shouts of Marcel Leif, Yan Min, who entered the penalty area, pushed the ball into the small angle, and the football was blocked by Ziller again.
"It's the last corner of the process... it's a little lacking in consideration. Would it be better if it was crossed?" Marcel Leif analyzed.
A few minutes later, Hannover 96 also got a good opportunity. Nowitte made a pass from the right rib. After receiving the ball, Steindel took it to the edge of the penalty area and shot with his right foot!
The football was saved by Weidenfeller from the near post.
"It's so dangerous! Hannover 96 almost scored a goal! Now it seems that although both sides have offense and defense, Hannover 96's offense is still more threatening! If you keep playing like this, maybe the first goal will be Hannover 96 who plays at home..." Marcel Leif said.
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On Mainz, in the 23rd minute, Mainz player Moritz made a lob shot, but the football was only slightly higher than the crossbar.
It scared Bayern Munich fans very much and made Mainz’s home atmosphere even more lively.
In the 30th minute, Bayern Munich finally launched a threatening offensive. Robben and Thomas Muller cooperated with each other and then entered the penalty area, but unfortunately his shot was blocked.
Subsequently, Mainz's over-top cross once again crossed Bayern Munich's entire defense line, and Neuer had to rush out of the penalty area again to destroy the football with his feet.
Although Mainz's attack did not form a shot, the Mainz fans in the stands still burst into loud cheers. They cheered for every attack and every attempt to cheer for their team, which can put pressure on Bayern Munich players.
"Tuchel once said before the game that he had been studying the video of Bayern Munich and prepared three sets of targeted tactics to face Bayern Munich... Judging from the game over the past twenty minutes, Tuchel was not bragging, he really did this..." said the commentator of the game.
"Tuchel's tactics were used very well in this game. They used their home advantage to fight Bayern Munich against Bayern Munich. I bet this must have gone beyond Guardiola's expectations. He would never have expected that a team would dare to play against Bayern Munich... But Mainz did it, and their quick counterattack was very sharp. In the frontcourt, Shinji Okazaki, Schubomotin, and Nikola Muller all used their speed to create an opportunity to counter offside. They successfully played behind their backs many times, which forced Neuer to often abandon the goal and attack to clear the ball. Although Neuer is good at doing this, it also made him a little embarrassed..."
"Of course, on the other hand, it is also fortunate that Neuer, who guards Bayern Munich's goal, has always had a large range of movement. If it were a goalkeeper who didn't like to break out of the penalty area, then Mainz might have led the way now..."
Chapter completed!