Grass roots glory

Chapter 498
On the weekend, Dortmund played against Stuttgart in the No. 20 eighth round of the Bundesliga.

It was the start of a tough game at the end of their league.

In the last seven rounds of the league, they have to face two strong opponents Bayern and Schalke 04 in succession. It is impossible for Stuttgart to let them pass easily. Stuttgart is currently ranked sixth and is on the verge of qualifying for the Europa League. A team that is desperately trying to qualify for the European Championship next season.

Dortmund's six-point lead at the top of the table is not enough to put them in absolute safety relative to the schedule.Reaching the German Cup final means that the team will face the strongest test in the next two months.

The Dortmund media can't help worrying about the team. The team has never encountered the test of three-tier championships at the same time. Although such a powerful performance is enough to drive any fans crazy, they pay more attention to Klopp's choice and scheduling.

If you are not careful, you will lose everything.Neither the media nor the fans are lunatics. They understand this truth. Klopp, like the team, is inexperienced.

No.20 faced Stuttgart in eight rounds, and Klopp made certain adjustments.

Zhou Tiancheng returned to the starting midfield position. Goetze, who started consecutively, took a break in rotation. Kagawa topped the midfielder position. Zhou Tiancheng's midfield partner was Gundogan, not Sven Bender.

Klopp's intentions are obvious, and he doesn't want to spend too much on this opponent. After all, he will have a second round of the Champions League quarter-finals with Real Madrid in the middle of next week.

In fact, for Dortmund, it is difficult to balance the league and the Champions League, but it is clear that Klopp does not want to give up either.In the league, Dortmund has not tasted enough of the championship.The Champions League, that is the ultimate goal.He wants both fish and bear's paw.

The trend of the game is in line with Klopp's wishes. No.301 minutes, Kagawa received Gundogan's header ferry in the penalty area, and scored a five-meter volley from the front.

Entering the intermission, it was only 3 minutes since the start of the easy side rematch. Lewandowski attracted double-teams in the penalty area, and heeled back lightly. Zhou Tiancheng received the ball and shot from the penalty area line to the far end , The ball bypassed the fingertips of the German U21 goal Ulreich and rushed into the goal.

With a 2-0 lead at home, Klopp began to raise his arms and growl, his expression gradually relaxed. He had already seen that the three-pointer was being rolled into the team's account.

Everyone thought so, almost ignoring that Stuttgart coach Labbadia made a forward pressing gesture on the coaching bench, Stuttgart captain Niedermeier received it, and the formation of 4-2-3-1 , the double defensive midfielders Kuzmanovic and Hanik are gradually running towards the middle of Zhou Tiancheng's rear defense line.

Zhou Tiancheng frowned, keenly aware that the other party was about to start fighting for his life, and made a gesture with Jing Duoan, retracted and stood firm.

Zhou Tiancheng’s reminder is very important. Stuttgart really started to attack around the area defended by Gundogan, using the wide-range running of midfielder Hajnaul to attract Zhou Tiancheng to the other side. If it weren’t for Jingdoan Ann came back in time and stood still. It may be difficult for Dortmund to escape Stuttgart's first counterattack after losing the ball.

Seeing that the situation was unfavorable to his side, Labbadia made a key substitution adjustment at No. 70 minutes.Gentner came on and replaced Hajnaur.

The reason why I say the key is because this substitution made this game the most exciting game in the Bundesliga throughout the season, none of them.

But at this time, no one realized this at all. After replacing the main attacking midfielder, Marcel Leff thought it was Labbadia's last fight as a dead horse as a living horse doctor.

But Stuttgart's counterattack started with this substitution.

Gentner turned from the left side and made a diagonal pass, Niedermeier knocked across the center of the penalty area, and Ibisevic, who was unguarded, shot with his right foot ten meters away and rushed into the lower right corner.

In the 77th minute, Takatoshi Sakai made a long pass from the backcourt, Ibisevic headed the ball in the frontcourt and then slammed, Schieber dunked Piszczek, Hummels slid the ball into his penalty area, Schieber waded through Wei Wei After Denfeller shoveled into the empty goal on the right side of the small penalty area.

After scoring two goals in 5 minutes, Westphalia fell into a rare silence. Marcel Leif's eyes widened and he exclaimed: "God! GOOOOOOAL!!! Dortmund's troubles may come, Klopp will have What way? They must definitely not be satisfied with just one point."

Klopp frowned and said a few words to Buvac, and then saw Buvac beckon Gotze and Barrios to take off their sports jackets to warm up.

However, it always takes time and Stuttgart will not give such a chance.

Only 2 minutes later, Stuttgart completed the overtake - Gundogan lost the ball in the backcourt, Kuzmanovic quickly made a straight pass after getting the ball, Schieber inserted into the left side of the penalty area and made a strong low shot with his left foot, the ball went from Weiden Feller goes through the net between his legs.

3: 2!

Except for the South Stand, there were faint boos from the other stands, and in the South Stand, the singing of "You'll Never Walk Alone" became louder.

Marcel Leff has already started to say: "This... WOW! Dortmund is actually behind? Aha! Stuttgart is not an easy opponent to bully. Klopp still thinks about completing self-salvation first."

After all, Marcel Leff is a German. For him, scoring three goals in 8 minutes is an anecdote in the world, but Duan Xuan is calmer, just with a little worry: "It's 8 minutes in the black...but Dortmund is still in the game. Have time."

At this time, he is familiar with the technical terminology used in the national football team in the past. Such terminology is also an original creation of the Chinese media. In the history of the national team, there have been many times in the history of the national team.

However, what is different about Dortmund is that the confidence as the defending champion and leader is much stronger. Gotze played and removed Gundogan, and Dortmund quickly stabilized the situation with a double midfielder formation.

No.80 In the second minute, Gotze made a direct pass from the midfielder. After stopping the ball, Hummels saw that no one was up for grabs. He decisively shot low with his right foot from the top of the penalty area and hit the lower left corner to equalize the score.

The expression on Klopp's face was slightly relaxed, and he waved his fist to encourage the players on the field to continue attacking.

But at this time, Kuba directly caused cramps due to physical overdraft. After a little consideration, Klopp used Perisic, the only winger fast horse player on the bench.

Perisic was surprised that he could get a chance at this time, so he put his hands together when he went on the court, hoping that he would have good luck.

No.809 minutes, the last minute of regular time, Schmelzer took a right corner kick, and Perisic, who came off the bench, scored 1 meters away and shot into the upper right corner with his right foot!
4:3!Dortmund overtake again!
Perisic, who scored the first goal, lay directly on the court, enjoying the cheers of the audience.Klopp threw off his glasses directly, and roared on the sidelines to complete a sliding knee.

Marcel Leif was already yelling until he was a little out of breath: "GOOOO... GOOOOOOAL!!! Hahahahaha! Will this be the end? Will it? There are still 3 minutes of stoppage time, the last time!"

After 2 minutes, Stuttgart gave the answer - no!
In the 2nd minute of stoppage time, Molinaro made a long pass from the midfielder. Schmelzer was interfered by his teammate Hummels and made a header error. Bodych shot through the net with his left foot just before the close.

4: 4!

This is the final outcome, but Klopp's face has become less pretty.

A crazy goal battle, definitely the best game of the season, but after the fans' carnival, Dortmund suffered a lot.

The game started a day later than them, Bayern beat Hannover 1 0-96, and Dortmund's advantage in the standings shrank from six points to four points.

This means that the suspense of the championship is back, but this is definitely not what Dortmund wants to see.

(End of this chapter)