Chapter Two Hundred and Fiftie
After Dortmund lost 1:3 to Paris Saint-Germain away, many media believed that Dortmund should take this opportunity to give up the Champions League and devote all his energy to the league to compete with Bayern Munich for the league championship.
After all, it seems that it is difficult for Dortmund to move forward in the Champions League. However, in the league, Dortmund is only two points away from Bayern Munich, and the hope of a comeback will definitely be greater than in the Champions League.
But some people don't think so.
After the game, Zhou Yi was interviewed by reporters, and he thought losing 1:3 away was not a big deal.
"I want to remind you that the Champions League match is in two rounds." Zhou Yi said.
Of course, the reporters know what his words meant, which simply means that Dortmund will turn the tables at home in the second round.
But is it really OK?
Everyone is not as optimistic as Zhou Yi.
After analyzing the schedule, you will know why they are not optimistic about Dortmund.
There is a round of league games next, with Dortmund playing against Wolfsburg at home.
Wolfsburg is currently ranked fifth in the league, only one point difference from the fourth in the league. They are now 47 points, while Leverkusen, the fourth in the league, has 48 points.
Although Wolfsburg does not need to relegate or compete for the championship.
However, being able to participate in the Champions League next season will still have the temptation to be no less than a league championship for a team like Wolfsburg.
If the points are much different, it would be fine, but since it is only one point away, why not work hard and strive to get fourth place in the league? This is not only a matter of honor, but also a matter of whether Wolfsburg can tighten a large amount of Champions League bonus next season. This is very important for Bundesliga teams that pay attention to financial fairness.
So if Dortmund feels that they can rotate against Wolfsburg and retain their strength for the next round of the Champions League, they may lose to Wolfsburg at home.
They are likely to face a tough battle with Wolfsburg at home.
Even if you can win in the end, it will definitely affect your next second round against Paris Saint-Germain.
If any player is injured in the game against Wolfsburg, it will be a little worse.
After fighting with Wolfsburg, Dortmund will most likely perform similarly to the first round of the game against Paris Saint-Germain, because physical fitness will definitely be a big problem.
Under such circumstances, even if Dortmund is at home, it is hard to say whether he can win the high-spirited Paris Saint-Germain.
At the same time, this Champions League match will have a great impact on the next round of the league.
The next round of the league is the 30th round, and Dortmund will challenge Bayern Munich away.
This is a game that concerns the ownership of the league championship and is very important.
Klopp and the players, in this case, will the game against Paris Saint-Germain be distracted to consider this league?
As long as they can't do their best in a game, it can have a different impact on the results.
If Dortmund tried his best against Paris Saint-Germain, how could they go away to challenge the powerful Bayern Munich if they are exhausted?
If Klopp decides to keep his reservations against Paris Saint-Germain in order to defeat Bayern Munich, how can he guarantee that they can turn the tables at home?
This is a dilemma for Dortmund.
That's why the media said that Dortmund must make a choice at this time, make a choice, and always give up on one side. The result that both sides want is likely to be that they have not gained any one side.
Since we have to give up, isn’t it clear which side to give up?
The hope for the league is greater, the Champions League is too illusory, so of course I gave up the Champions League!
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After the game, He Ying appeared on the front page of major media and became the target of everyone's competition to report and pursue. Everyone praised his performance, believing that he was the best Chinese player in this Chinese derby, and his existence overshadowed Yan Min and Zhou Yi.
Especially the Zhouyi.
Before this game, everyone was looking forward to the showdown between Zhou Yi and He Ying.
But in the actual game, Zhou Yi's performance was not very good, and he was even worse than his younger brother Yan Min.
This disappointed those who were looking forward to a peak showdown between Zhou Yi and He Ying.
As a result, some criticisms against Zhou Yi appeared on the Internet. Losing the ball always disappointed the supporters. In addition, Zhou Yi's performance was excellent during the penalty shootout, but he disappeared at other times, which naturally gave critics a reason to criticize.
Especially when these critics criticize Zhou Yi, they will use He Ying as a positive example, or use Zhou Yi as a negative example when praising a photo...
This made He Ying feel quite embarrassed.
He Ying said in an interview that he did not think Zhou Yi's performance was bad.
"...I think Zhou Yi performed very well. He completed his mission. Dortmund's loss was not his own responsibility. They were a little tired. This may be the reason why they did not perform. As for Zhou Yi, he won a away goal for the team... I don't think we have won, and this away goal is very dangerous. So I have different opinions from you. I think Zhou Yi's performance is as stable and outstanding as ever..."
He Ying's words were interpreted by the media and fans as "scene words" to "take care of your friends' face."
Some people asked on Zhihu how to evaluate He Ying’s words to Zhou Yi.
One of the most praiseworthy answers says this: "Just listen, forget it, if you win your good friend, can you publicly announce that your good friend is not as good as you? Then how can you get along with your friends in the future? I heard that they have a private QQ group called the 'Exclusion Lao Guo' group. If He Ying does this, maybe the group name will be changed to the 'Exclusion He Ying' group..."
No one knew that He Ying's words were not said to save face for Zhou Yi.
He really thinks that Zhou Yi performs well, and that away goal is crucial.
He is not as optimistic as the media and fans in Paris.
West** Stadium is a well-known home court in hell in Europe. Any team will face tremendous pressure when visiting it. Not to mention meeting Dortmund, who is fighting against the enemy, there.
He Ying didn't think his team had already entered the semi-finals halfway.
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Of course, Zhou Yi has heard of those criticisms against him, but he did not respond to any of his responses. He is well aware of the world of football and nothing is more convincing than actual actions.
If others say you can't do it, you're quarreling with people online and offline, and it's meaningless and still can't convince others.
This kind of thing must be convinced by practical actions.
As long as you can win, all doubts will disappear. No matter how unhappy all opponents are, they can only shut up.
Besides, the schedule is so dense that he doesn't have time to talk to others.
After returning to Dortmund, the whole team devoted themselves to preparing for the match against Wolfsburg.
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In the match between Dortmund and Paris Saint-Germain, He Ying is the winner.
In the match between Chelsea and Real Madrid, Sun Pan is not the winner.
He conceded a goal in the first half and another goal in the second half. In the end, Chelsea lost to Real Madrid 0:2 away. The situation seemed to be worse than Dortmund. Although Dortmund also lost two goals, they had an away goal at least. Chelsea didn't even score a away goal. How should we play when we returned to our home court?
In the second half, Cristiano Ronaldo scored his 14th goal in the Champions League this season when facing Sun Pan.
This goal also tied the Champions League single-season goal record set by Messi and AC Milan legend Altafini. Everyone has 14 goals.
Real Madrid this season's ranking is not very good in La Liga, only ranked third, and there is basically no hope of winning the league championship. However, their performance in the Champions League is excellent.
In the group stage, he won five wins and one draw, he remained unbeaten and qualified as the first in the group. In the 18th final, he eliminated the opponent with a total score of 9:2 in two rounds, which was like a devastating one.
Now in the quarterfinals, he beat Chelsea 2:0 at home in the first leg.
Chapter completed!