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Chapter 41 The victory that determines the championship(1/2)

 At the beginning of the second half of the game, whether it was Dortmund or Wolfsburg, the spirit between the two teams had been raised to the extreme.

Wolfsburg continued to implement the tactics against Shinji Kagawa and Gundogan in the second half of the first half, trying to break Dortmund's high press as much as possible.

Not to be outdone, Dortmund formed a slightly forward pressing formation with full-backs moving forward to increase the aggressiveness of assists.

The defense adopts a man-to-man strategy, keeping an eye on Zhao Jinge and De Bruyne, who have the ability to tear apart their defense. If necessary, fouls are used to hold them back.

In the 49th minute of the game, Perisic was pinched by Dortmund players on the left side of the frontcourt and returned the ball.

Ricardo Rodriguez came running from the backcourt. After receiving the ball, he hit the wall with Perisic on the wing and penetrated the defense of Schmelzer and Subotic.

When advancing into the penalty area, Hummels, facing the defense, passed the ball back in an inverted triangle to the front edge of the penalty area.

Because Dortmund's defense quickly retreated to the area in front of the goal, there was no one to defend the front edge of the penalty area.

De Bruyne stepped in and received the pass. After stopping the ball, he dunked to the left and hit the lower part of the football hard with his right foot.

The football turned into a cloud-piercing arrow and flew straight to the upper left corner of Dortmund's goal.

Weidenfeller, who had been observing De Bruyne's movements, made a save at the last moment and used his fingertips to push the football out of the goal frame.

After performing the amazing pounce, Weidenfeller was so frightened that he broke into a cold sweat. He slapped his chest heavily and let out a roar.

De Bruyne waved his hands regretfully, maybe he just hit the goal directly. If he hadn't adjusted the spike, the ball might have been missed.

Next to De Bruyne, the angry Weidenfeller walked to the Dortmund defenders and loudly expressed his dissatisfaction:

"I told you to be optimistic about De Bruyne! Be optimistic about Zhao Jinge! Is this how you defend?!

Just let De Bruyne start in the most comfortable position?! It is simply a crime!"

After the start of the second half, although Dortmund was still able to counterattack quickly, the effect was very unsatisfactory.

Although the full-backs can add more offensive personnel in the frontcourt, it has a great impact on Dortmund's defense.

Moreover, their ground attack coordination will immediately fail once they reach the feet of Gundogan or Shinji Kagawa.

Gundogan, like De Bruyne, is not very good at protecting the ball at his feet. Faced with Gustav's close defense, he is unable to play his role as the core organizer.

Shinji Kagawa has not yet found his best form three years ago, and De Bruyne or Arnold can firmly restrict him.

For a moment, Wolfsburg suppressed Dortmund offensively. Unable to put enough offensive pressure on Wolfsburg, Dortmund's defense faced the calm De Bruyne and Zhao Jinge.

Dangerous!

Of course, Dortmund also has its own advantages, that is, their physical condition is better.

Wolfsburg has to maintain the intensity of the fight while also taking into account fast attacks, which consumes a lot of physical energy on the players.

If they cannot gain a big enough advantage before their physical energy is exhausted, then facing Dortmund's counterattack at the end of the game, the situation will be reversed, and Wolfsburg will become the side that is not optimistic.<

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The game has reached the current situation, and both sides have already shown their strength. De Bruyne and Zhao Jinge, who have reached their best offensively, are indeed unstoppable.

But the physical disadvantage is like a noose around Wolfsburg's neck.

At the beginning of the second half, Dortmund, which was pressing higher, quickly retreated its formation to stabilize its half-court defense.

Klopp on the sidelines began to remind his disciples to pay attention to the opponent's physical fitness. When Wolfsburg is exhausted, it will be the moment for Dortmund to show its fangs again.

Faced with Dortmund's contraction, Wolfsburg doesn't care.

The wings broke through the middle and penetrated, and Zhao Jinge frequently broke through the opponent's defense in the middle and side. Wolfsburg's frontcourt offense was everywhere.

Dortmund lost control of the game and could only turn to passive defense.

Seeing their home team frantically grinding against Dortmund, all the Wolfsburg fans in the Volkswagen Stadium let out endless cheers!

The fans used their greatest enthusiasm to declare to everyone who paid attention to this game: At the Volkswagen Stadium, Wolfsburg is the king here!

Unlike the passionate fans, Wolfsburg's players know their own affairs and their physical reserves are running low.

If we can't score another goal before eighty minutes, this game will be in danger!

At that time, except for Zhao Jinge, who is in the best condition, others may not even be able to sustain the defense.

We can only give up the initiative to Dortmund and become the target of others.

Wolfsburg's players certainly didn't want this to happen. Under De Bruyne's control, the offense became even sharper.

Dortmund's rhythm was messy for a while, especially the midfielder who switched from defense to offense and rarely could control the ball.

Perisic, Zhao Jinge, Arnold, and Gustav's counterattack forced Dortmund to play the ball quickly when organizing with the ball.

Not only mistakes often occur, but the full-back who assists the frontcourt has to retreat frequently because he cannot catch the ball. He goes back and forth, wasting a lot of energy.

Wolfsburg tried their best to give it a try, and under clear tactical guidance, they completely tore Dortmund's hard shell into pieces.

Shinji Kagawa and Gundogan showed their weaknesses to the world. They are weak in physical confrontation and cannot stand on the field or control the ball when facing close pressing.

The success rate of hitting the ball in a panic is greatly reduced. If you don't control the ball the first time you get it, you will most likely be intercepted directly.

After making many mistakes, they looked even more embarrassed than before.

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In order to stabilize the team's defense, Klopp on the sidelines replaced Mkhitaryan, who performed poorly in this game, and replaced him with the team's old captain Kyle to strengthen the defense in the middle.

De Bruyne discovered that a defensive midfielder was playing in the opponent's midfield, and immediately stopped his plan to attack from the center and strengthened his offensive on the two wings.

Faced with a defense that was weak on the left and right on the right, Hummels had no intention of engaging in a one-on-one battle with Zhao Jinge.

He must allocate his energy to other defensive directions. Dortmund's left wing has been shattered by Perisic's impact.

De Bruyne fully demonstrated his style as the world's top midfielder, never stopping sending precise passes to both wings.

With the support of the midfielders, Perisic and Vierinha, who came in behind, frequently delivered threatening balls into the penalty area from both wings.

Zhao Jinge, who came to the penalty area from the wing, and with the cooperation of Dost, covered each other in the penalty area and grabbed points frantically.

Occasional cross-positioning movements also made Dortmund's defense very anxious.

It's just that Zhao Jinge's two consecutive shots hit the door frame, which made him very upset!

In the 67th minute of the game, Vierinha made a pass from the right, and the football was accurately lobbed to the back of the penalty area.

Zhao Jinge half-turned around and leaned directly on Hummels. Facing the falling football, he subconsciously moved his legs and fired a volley!

The football blasted by the right foot flew directly to the top of the near corner of the Dortmund goal!

Goalkeeper Weidenfeller thought Hummels would not give Zhao Jinge a chance to shoot.

But with the support of Ruud van Nistelrooy's skills, Zhao Jinge's almost instinctive ability to grab points completely exceeded his expectations.

Bang! A dull sound exploded in Weidenfeller’s ears!

The football hit the crossbar and bounced downwards. After bouncing on the ground in the small penalty area, Hummels stretched his legs to clear it!

None of the goals were scored! Zhao Jinge's expression instantly fell into extreme depression. This must be his third goal tonight!

I didn’t expect that one day I would transform into a little blacksmith in Milan.

Dieter Heijing on the sidelines wanted to tear down the door frame on the spot.

There is no room for this doorframe crawling inside and outside the Volkswagen Stadium!

Zhao Jinge knew that the more critical the moment, the less impatient he could be.

He took a few deep breaths and forced himself to calm down. In order to avoid Weidenfeller's pounce on the first few shots, he pursued the angle of the shot too much and hit the door frame three times in a row.

Maybe I should relax a little more and shoot with a more natural mentality.

Upon seeing this, De Bruyne also ran over and comforted Zhao Jinge, telling him not to worry, as he would give him a better opportunity.

Zhao Jinge felt warm in his heart, nodded to indicate that he was fine, and began to actively run again.

In the 75th minute of the game, Naldo successfully stole the ball from Shinji Kagawa in the backcourt, and Wolfsburg's offense once again swept forward.

After De Bruyne crossed the midfield with the ball, he passed the ball with precision like a card dealer, passing the football from the center to the right to continue the offensive.

Vierinha knocked the ball back after getting down. After Dostra came out of the penalty area to receive the ball, he turned around again and sent the ball into the penalty area.

Dost faced Hummels with his back in the penalty area. Zhao Jinge quickly passed one meter in front of him, took the football and turned to the right. Subotic rushed to block it.
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Zhao Jinge ignored Subotic who rushed in front of him, stepped sideways and stepped out of the angle, no longer deliberately pursuing the blind spot, and the football blasted out with his right foot flew straight to the top of the near corner of the goal like a cannonball!

The flying speed of the football was so fast that Weidenfeller, who was standing in the middle of the goal, could not react to save the ball.

Bang! Another dull crash came. Hearing this sound, Subotic pushed him to the ground after shooting. Zhao Jinge, who was behind the goal, closed his eyes in pain.

He fell to the ground with his back to the goal and did not see what was going on inside the goal.

But from the dull banging sound on the door frame, he felt like he was forging iron again.

How could I be so unlucky?! Oh my God! Don’t fight sooner or later! Do you have to strike at such an important time?!

Just when Zhao Jinge was secretly upset that he hit the door frame again, the Volkswagen Stadium burst into applause, and all the Wolfsburg fans went crazy.

Zhao Jinge turned around and saw Weidenfeller kneeling on the goal line with his head in hands in pain, and saw the football in the goal.

Forgetting the sadness just now, he immediately got up from the ground, rushed towards the home team's stands with his thumb in his mouth, and ran in front of the Wolfsburg fans who were so excited that they couldn't help themselves.
To be continued...
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