Grass roots glory

Chapter 455 The Vengeful Opponent

Zhou Tiancheng can understand the expectations of the media, especially the Chinese media. Naturally, they most hope that he can break the record and be included in the history of the Bundesliga.But the fact is that even he himself hasn't considered that much yet.

Last season, he shouted in front of the media that he wanted to break the record, but it failed to materialize. Although there were objective reasons such as injuries, no one made a big fuss about it, but no matter what, it was not fulfilled, so Zhou Tiancheng The season is more cautious, and he is determined not to give anyone a handle.

In the two rounds of the league after the international match day, the standings have clearly differentiated into a pattern of two strong leaders. Bayern leads with [-] wins and [-] tie with [-] points. Dortmund has [-] wins and [-] loss because of a loss to Hertha Berlin. One point behind Bayern.Schalke fell to the bottom half of the standings, they can no longer pose a threat to the championship group, and Leverkusen took over after the new coach Dutt after Heynckes left, and are going through a period of adjustment, and now they are also in the points Five points behind Dortmund in the table.So now Dortmund is in a safe zone behind them, they just need to keep an eye on Bayern in front.For teams fighting on two fronts, this may not be a kind of decompression.

Next is another Champions League match day.Dortmund will travel to Ligue [-] runner-up Marseille away.

The Dortmund media and the Marseille media used almost the same intensity to build momentum for the team before the game.Both teams are facing the same situation right now.The Dortmund media hopes that the team will take the initiative to advance after two consecutive victories, and the same is true for Marseille.They beat Olympiacos 1:0 in the first round, and they want to beat Dortmund even more at home!
Although in the eyes of all the media, Dortmund is the team that deserves to win, and even in the eyes of most media, the qualifying team in this group has almost been booked by Dortmund and Arsenal, but the Marseille media just want to fight for this.Although Ligue [-] is at the bottom of the five major leagues, and their overall competitiveness is not as good as the Premier League and Bundesliga, they are the runner-up of Ligue [-] after all, so they naturally don't want to be reduced to a point-giving machine when they come here.Besides, it's not just that the situation forced them to have no way out. Marseille fans all remember that they were double-killed by Zhou Tiancheng at home and away three seasons ago, which can be regarded as a stepping stone for Zhou Tiancheng to become famous in Europe. Well, since Yuanjia Road is narrow, this face has to be recovered no matter what

Marseille coach Didier Deschamps was very confident in the pre-match press conference: "We have two strong opponents in this group, but I and the players are still confident. Yes, I know Zhou Tiancheng is a dangerous person. He once gave We brought back some very unpleasant memories. But it has nothing to do with me, at the Velodrome, I and all the players are confident enough to kill any opponent!"

Didier Deschamps didn't talk big, Marseille's record at home has always been very strong.The Velodrome and Marseille fans have a special place in Ligue [-].

The Velodrome Stadium in Marseille is the largest and oldest stadium in Ligue 1935. Since it was built in 1998, except for the need to meet the [-] World Cup, the stadium has only undergone a major overhaul.The original flavor of the stadium is preserved to the greatest extent.

As its owner, Marseille fans can be said to be one of the most passionate fan groups in Ligue [-].Perhaps Lyon fans are more wealthy than them.But the fact is that Marseille is the only French team in the history of the Champions League.This alone is enough to make Marseille fans look down on Lyon fans who claim to be the seven-time champion.

In this romantic and passionate country, their national anthem can be named after this city, which is enough to show that this city has never lacked passion no matter in the past or now.The attendance rate of the Velodrome Stadium is often maintained at around 5 people. You must know that the maximum capacity of the stadium is only more than 1000 people.

And such a focus game of the Champions League, which is related to the prospects of qualifying for the group, is not to mention the appeal.Everyone knows what they are here for, and the local media has already played it up countless times.

Zhou Tiancheng felt it as soon as he entered the stadium. While cheering for the home team, Dortmund enjoyed boos all over the sky, especially when Zhou Tiancheng's name was pronounced, Zhou Tiancheng saw the stands on both sides. The fans blew dog-like whistles at him.

Zhou Tiancheng chuckled: Want to tease me?You won't be able to blow it out for a while, and you will be beaten into dead dogs!

CCTV commentator He Wei was not very optimistic about the game in the BJ studio: "Although Marseille is not as strong as Dortmund, their home court must not be underestimated. Zhou Tiancheng must always strengthen his running. With Deschamps' tactical arrangement ability, he must Prepared a trap, ready to trap him at all times."

Taking advantage of the home court, Marseille started more aggressively than Dortmund.After all, these young people from Dortmund came to the away game of the Champions League for the first time. They were fighting under tremendous pressure. It was difficult to let go completely at the beginning. Marseille took this opportunity to launch their offensive.

Zhou Tiancheng can only honestly stay in his midfielder position, but it is very difficult for him to get the ball. Once he gets the ball, he not only has to face the siege of the two midfielders, but even the striker Remy also withdraws. Participate in the siege of him.

The situation was unfortunately decided by He Weiyan. Deschamps arranged a targeted 4-4-2 formation today. Except for the high center Guignac, everyone else was asked to return to defense, especially when Zhou Tiancheng was holding the ball, he had to be firm. Perform front and rear flanking.

This time even Zhou Tiancheng couldn't hold the ball.He was caught in the middle like the chicken leg of a hamburger, under pressure from the front and back, without any chance to choose, just about to turn around and pull the ball, but due to the small space, the speed was a little slower.Cameroon's midfielder Mbia's flying shovel arrived and directly destroyed the ball from under his feet.

The referee looked at Zhou Tiancheng who was lying on the spot, hesitated for a moment, and raised his hands horizontally, indicating that there was no foul.

Marseille's counterattack threatened Dortmund's penalty area with lightning speed.Valbuena singled out Piszczek one-on-one on the right to complete the bottom pass. Gignac went around in front of Hummels and slammed his head hard at the goal.

"Gignac!!" The famous commentator of French TV station Vilan turned on the roaring mode.

Fortunately, the angle is not tricky, and it is not too difficult for Weidenfeller. He quickly fell to the ground and made a side throw to block the ball out of the baseline.

"Weidenfeller made a crucial save! This time he made a contribution. We often say that a good goalkeeper is worth half a team. This time he played such a role, otherwise Dortmund will fall behind at the beginning."

The tens of thousands of home fans in the stands were encouraged, and cheering alone could no longer satisfy their need to vent their emotions.The game has just started, and they have already sang battle songs in the stands.

(End of this chapter)