Midfielder Ruler

(PS: I made a mistake in the previous chapter. The Bundesliga half-time record is 44 points, not 43 points.)

When Dortmund set a record of 40 points in 14 rounds, the German media and mainstream European media reported on Dortmund's achievements.

They may not be the first team to win the Bundesliga half-time championship three rounds ahead of schedule, but they are definitely the first team closest to the league half-time points record.

With three rounds left in the league, Dortmund are only behind Bayern Munich's halfway mark of 44 points in the 2005-2006 season.

The outside world is constantly touting Dortmund, and young players will inevitably be influenced by media reporters, so head coach Klopp often gives lessons to the players, hoping that they will not lose themselves under the media's touting.

At the same time, Klopp also instilled new ideas into the players.

The team is only four points away from the 44-point record created by Bayern in the 2005-2006 season, and there are still three games before the start of the winter break, which means that as long as the team wins two of the games, they can win the Bundesliga. Add your own name to the half-time standings record.

For any professional football player, it is a huge temptation.

What are professional players looking for?

Nothing more than money and glory.

How to get money and glory?

Isn't he showing his ability under the premise of the team's overall excellent performance?

So team glory and personal interests are bound together, no one will refuse glory, and no one will refuse money.

Besides, the agent behind the player is not a fool, so he naturally knows what the premise of salary increase and contract renewal is.

In this case, Dortmund ushered in Kapati's fifth round group stage of the 2010-2011 Europa League at home.

In fact, with Carpati already out early after the fourth round away defeat to Sevilla in Group J, the remaining two rounds are meaningless.

At most, it is to give young players some opportunities to participate in European competitions and enjoy the atmosphere of European competitions in advance.

From a competitive point of view, Dortmund's home game against Carpati did not have any pressure.

After ninety minutes,

Borussia Dortmund, sitting at the Westfalenstadion, beat Karpati from Ukraine with three goals under the cheers of the home fans.

Tang Zheng, the core midfielder, contributed a goal and an assist, and was the biggest contributor to Dortmund's home win.

Since Paris Saint-Germain defeated Sevilla 4:2 at home in another group match in the same group at the same time, it also meant that Dortmund and the winning Paris Saint-Germain qualified together.

In the past five rounds of Group J of the Europa League in the 2010-2011 season, Dortmund and Paris Saint-Germain had 11 points, but Dortmund had one more goal difference than Paris Saint-Germain, so they were able to rank first in the group.

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The Europa League group has qualified ahead of schedule, and Dortmund will focus all their attention on the league and the third round of the German Cup.

According to Klopp's plan, the team is going to win all the games in the remaining three rounds, so that the Bundesliga half-time record will become unprecedented!

If you want to do it, do it with a big ticket!

In the fifteenth round of the Bundesliga in the 2010-2011 season, there were many focus games, among which Schalke 04 vs. Bayern Munich at home attracted the most attention.

But Nuremberg's home game against Dortmund also attracted a lot of attention, because the whole of Germany is paying attention to whether Dortmund can set a league half-time points record in the case of winning the Bundesliga half-time championship in advance.

At the same time, Nuremberg, who played at home, also shouldered the heavy responsibility of defending the club's glory.

Before that, however, the focus will be on the city of Gelsenkirchen in North Rhine-Westphalia.

Whether it is Schalke 04 playing at home or Bayern Munich playing away, there is no room for loss for the next league game. In the past 14 rounds of the league, their results in the league have not been very satisfactory, so they urgently need a game. Victory boosts morale.

Especially the Royal Blue Schalke 04, they only scored a poor thirteen points in the past fourteen rounds of the league.

The only thing that makes the fans happy is that Schalke 04 qualified in the Champions League ahead of the group stage.

But if Schalke 04 has no way to break out of the relegation zone before the end of the half, then with the deepening of the third-line battle in the second half of the season, the team will most likely be relegated...

Under heavy pressure, Schalke 04, who sits at the Veltins Arena, beat Bayern Munich by two goals and temporarily left the relegation zone.

Schalke 04 scored three points at home, and Bayern Munich, which lost away, was collectively bombarded by the German media.

As the head coach, Van Gaal has become the target of common attacks by the media and fans. You must know that last season Bayern was the league champion and the double runner-up of the Champions League and the German Cup.

Now that the league is close to halfway through, except for the early qualifying of the Champions League to satisfy Bayern fans, it is difficult to make people satisfied, especially the league.

Because there is no so-called defending champion in the Champions League to directly participate in the Champions League next season.

There is only one way to participate in the UEFA Champions League next season, and that is to get the top three in the league this season!

But judging from the team's past fifteen league rounds, the hope is very slim!

With the end of the focus battle in North Rhine-Westphalia, the focus of the German media is on Nuremberg, the second largest city in Bavaria, the largest in Germany.

Nuremberg is the second largest city in Bavaria after Munich, but the team in their city did not have too satisfactory results.

Except for winning a championship at the beginning of the Bundesliga, they did not get involved in the league championship in the following forty-two years.

The closest champion is the 2006-2007 season, they defeated the then league champion Stuttgart through overtime to win the German Cup.

In the past 14 rounds of this season, Nuremberg scored 5 wins, 3 draws and 6 losses with 18 points, ranking tenth in the league.

They may be better than the same period last season, but they are still far behind Dortmund, which has achieved an astonishing thirteen wins and one tie this season.

Nuremberg, sitting at the Grundig Stadium, failed to shoulder the heavy responsibility of defending the club's glory. They lost 0:2 to Dortmund at home.

Dortmund, who won the away game, continued to hold the top spot with 43 points in 15 games. Due to the away loss of Mainz, their lead reached an astonishing 13 points.

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At the end of the away league, Dortmund will once again usher in a week of double matches after getting a week's rest.

And this double match in a week is also Dortmund's last four games in 2010.

They are the home game against Werder Bremen, the away game against Sevilla, the last opponent of the Europa League, the last league game before the winter break and the third round of the German Cup.

Dortmund, which has scored 43 points, is favored by countless media. They seem to see Dortmund defeating Werder Bremen at home in the sixteenth round of the 2010-2011 Bundesliga, creating a new Bundesliga half. Points record.

But there is such a saying in world football.

The heat must die!

Although Dortmund, sitting at the Westfalen Stadium, would not lose at home to Werder Bremen, which is ranked tenth in the league, they failed to beat their opponents.

2:2

When the full game whistle sounded, Werder Bremen drew with Dortmund as a guest.

If you didn't see the live broadcast of this game, many fans would definitely think that Werder Bremen drew with Dortmund.

But actually?

it's not true!

The Dortmund players who blew up the youth storm couldn't control their emotions. The past consecutive victories and undefeated made many players relax, and even Tang Zheng couldn't avoid it.

Fortunately, Dortmund lost their way in the second half and pulled two goals in a row to avoid losing at home.

Dortmund, who drew with Werder Bremen at home, also paid a heavy price. The main striker Barrios strained his thigh and muscles, and it is conservatively estimated that he will have a truce for three weeks.

What depressed Klopp the most was that Tang Zheng received a yellow card at the end of the second half, so Tang Zheng who received this yellow card has already received five yellow cards this season, and he will not be able to play against Dortmund in the next round against Frankfurt league.

In addition, as Dortmund scored a point at home, they tied Bayern Munich's Bundesliga half-time point record created in the 2005-2006 season.

Still, manager Klopp isn't feeling any joy.

If given the option, Klopp would even like to trade for three points.

There is no need to explain Tang Zheng's importance to the team.

But as the saying goes, if you lose your horse, you will never know it is a blessing.

Although Tang Zheng will miss Dortmund's last league match against Frankfurt due to accumulating yellow cards, he can focus all his attention on the next round of the Europa League and the third round of the DFB-Pokal.

Many media felt sorry for Dortmund's failure to score three points at home.

If Werder Bremen win at home and lose Ozil, then they will set a record instead of tying it.

The next day, countless media lamented that Dortmund lost the opportunity to set a record in advance.

After all, Dortmund's two draws so far this season have been at home. If the home draws against Hoffenheim and Werder Bremen can win, then the so-called record has long been broken...

Many teams are home and away worms, but Dortmund is just the opposite. They have won all the away games in the league, but their home results have dragged their feet.

In addition, many media also talked about Tang Zheng's accumulative yellow card suspension.

What's interesting is that Tang Zheng, who was supposed to go to Frankfurt, won't need to go to Frankfurt because he accumulated five yellow cards.

So that night, she received a call from Zhao Lina.

"Say, you didn't want to come to Frankfurt to see me, so you got a yellow card on purpose?"

Tang Zheng quickly explained: "How is it possible? The game is so fierce, many things cannot be controlled, especially like our team's style of play, if there is no way to stop the ball in the first place, it is easy to cause trouble in the midfield. The defense is empty, and as the captain on the field, I naturally have to take the lead."

"Okay, I'm actually joking." Hearing Tang Zheng's explanation, Zhao Lina's voice suddenly changed.

"I knew that Nana is still the super good Nana in my impression."

"Hmph, good to know."

But the death penalty can be avoided, but the living crime cannot be escaped.

(To be continued.)