Midfielder Ruler

In the 2o11-2o12 season, the UEFA Champions League 1/8 final round two matches were played in Germany, namely the Dortmund Westphalia 1un Stadium and the Allianz Arena in Munich.

Bundesliga Borussia Dortmund vs Serie A AC Milan, Bundesliga Bayern Munich vs Rui Basel.

The two games also have suspense, but the suspense of Bayern Munich's home game is much smaller, because of the disparity in strength between the two, even if Basel once used the advantage of home court to beat Bayern Munich with one goal.

Dortmund's home game against AC Milan is very suspenseful.

Although Borussia Dortmund beat AC Milan 2:1 as a guest at San Siro in the round, it is not certain that they will definitely advance.

As AC Milan general Robinho said, AC Milan has more experience in the Champions League, especially in this relatively stalemate qualifying situation, AC Milan with more game experience does have some advantages.

But fortunately, Dortmund is sitting at home at the Westphalia 1un Stadium.

They have not lost at this stadium since the first round of the 2oo9-2o1o season, and this unbeaten streak in all competitions has continued until this game.

Perhaps because they were worried about Dortmund's undefeated home game in all competitions, the most talked about topic by AC Milan players before the game was to emphasize that the record is to be broken, hoping to put more pressure on the home team players.

This is indeed the case. Dortmund has remained unbeaten for more than two seasons, and the subconscious of the players will always be unable to avoid worrying about losing.

This kind of subconsciousness is not controlled by people, and it will even increase due to the implementation of time.

On the night of the game, the Westfalen Stadium, which can accommodate 80,000 fans, was packed.

Most of the positions are occupied by Dortmund fans from all over the country, even from European countries, and only 3,000 AC Milan fans are visiting.

The Westfalen Stadium has always been known as the number one devil's home stadium in Europe. Before the game started, the home fans gave the away team AC Milan players a blow.

When the on-field announcer announces the players of the visiting team, they create a tsunami of boos without a single name.

On the contrary, every time a home player sounds, the stadium bursts out with deafening shouts.

Especially when the on-site announcer reported Tang Zheng's name, the whole stadium felt like a slight earthquake.

The rosters of both sides have been adjusted for individual positions compared with the round.

For AC Milan, the faster Algeria international Mesba replaced Antonini, Shalawi replaced K. Boateng, and the other positions remained unchanged.

Dortmund adjusted three positions, Kuba replaced Royce, Gundogan replaced the injured Pirlo, captain Kyle replaced Sven Bender and returned to the lineup.

At 8:45 p.m. local time in Europe, the second round of the 2o11-2o12 UEFA Champions League 1/8 final match, with the whistle of the Slovenian referee Damian Skomina, in Dortmund Westfalen The stadium officially kicked off.

"Aww-"

The atmosphere at Westfalu 1un Stadium is frenzied, and the noise made by the home fans is more amazing than the San Siro Stadium that accommodates the same number of fans.

The AC Milan players who wanted to organize the attack patiently were very impatient in the frenzied atmosphere.

After a few consecutive passes, the football reached the feet of the Dortmund players.

After two or three passes, the football came to Tang Zheng.

The midfield consisting of Nocerino, Van Bommel and Emmanuelsen did not dare to step forward. Robinho, who played as a midfielder, sighed and retreated to the half.

Before the game, coach Allegri talked about playing honestly and conscientiously in the away game, and don't be impatient.

Dortmund has the advantage by virtue of their home court, but the AC Milan players were very vigilant in the initial stage of the game, maintaining a reasonable position with each other, and did not give the home team any chance.

Of course, this is directly related to Tang Zheng receiving a lot of attention.

Gundogan replaced the injured Pirlo, but his ability was still far behind Pirlo's. The same was true for his adaptation and control of the Champions League game rhythm. Gundogan was unable to come up with Nuremberg when Tang Zheng was marked to death. The strength when playing has a great impact on Dortmund's offense.

Gotze is now fixed on the left. This is Klopp's consideration of his ability to pass suddenly, but he met his opponent this time.

Abarth is fast, physically strong, and has more game experience than Gotze. Gotze can't take advantage of it at all. It is understandable why Dortmund's offense poses a threat to AC Milan's goal.

It is worth mentioning that the home team did not forget to defend while the offense was weak. AC Milan's main focus was defensive counterattack, and Shalawi replaced K. Boateng just to counterattack.

Van Bommel and Emmanuelsen sent good passes to Shalawi and Robinho respectively, but Kell, Hummels and Piszczek were very focused in the game and did not allow AC Milan to find Efficient counterattack opportunities.

The first ten minutes of the first half passed in a blink of an eye. The scope of the struggle between the two sides of the game basically revolved around the midfield.

Klopp and Allegri did not sit on the coaching bench in this fanatical scoring atmosphere, but stood on the sidelines and fought side by side with the players on the field.

At the same time, it can make the fastest and most accurate changes at any time according to the changes on the field.

Tang Zheng fully appreciated the power of the Italian defense in the first ten minutes, so now he involves AC Milan's defense in the middle through frequent running to make room for his teammates to attack.

It's just that Gundogan's offensive pressure has been so small that no one has kept up with the space involved.

In fact, it is understandable to think about it. Gundogan finally took advantage of Pirlo's injury to get a position. Now he is not seeking merit but seeking nothing.

German sky commentator Marcel Leff was not satisfied with the scene: "I always feel that Dortmund's offense is not as sharp as before, or...the offensive range is not enough, and the number of troops involved in the attack is insufficient. Ilka, who has a certain offensive ability Yi Gundogan has been unable to press and participate in the attack for a long time, and Don seems to be alone in the frontcourt..."

Twenty minutes into the game, the atmosphere was still frenzied.

Dortmund coach Klopp stood on the sidelines and paced back and forth, but he was hesitant to signal Gundogan to boldly participate in the attack.

The away 2:1 victory made him somewhat conservative.

But taking advantage of Van Bommel's long pass to Zlatan Ibrahimovic was too big, and the football flew out of the baseline, Tang Zheng grabbed Gundogan's arm while running towards the middle circle: "Ilkay, I'll hit you!" Position, your position is a little forward, ok?"

Seeing that Weidenfeller was still retreating, Gundogan pointed to Klopp in the coach's command area: "Is this okay? But...coach?"

"It's okay, I'll take care of it if something goes wrong." Tang Zheng patted Gundogan's left shoulder with his right hand.

That being the case, Jing Duoan only nodded in agreement.

Who made Tang Zheng the number one star in the team?

Klopp was the first to notice that the positions of Tang Zheng and Gundogan had changed, and frowned.

Soon, his brows relaxed.

Because Tang Zheng stepped back to play a defensive midfielder, Gundogan moved forward to play a central midfielder, which was one of Tang Zheng's favorite ways of playing football before Pirlo came to Dortmund!

We all know that attacking players get more attention the closer they are to the opposition's goal.

Tang Zheng, as the most dazzling star in Dortmund's offensive line, naturally received the most attention from AC Milan's defensive players. Now his clever position retreats will temporarily put the AC Milan players in a confused stage.

as predicted!

Van Bommel and Nocerino, who were the main defenders, didn't know what to do.

Before the game, Allegri told them to restrict Tang Zheng's running, especially the first time Tang Zheng took the ball, they must post it.

Then pay attention to cutting off the contact between Tang Zheng and his teammates.

This is also one of the reasons why AC Milan was able to compete with Dortmund in the midfield during this period.

Allegri, who was standing in the command area of ​​the coach of the visiting team, wanted to remind the players on the field with hand gestures, but the atmosphere on the field was very frenzied, and the players on the field were all focused on the game, so he could only stand on the sidelines and worry.

Gundogan's position moved forward, and he didn't adapt to playing, but the team's overall offense has improved somewhat.

Tang Zheng's passing accuracy and game reading ability are better than Jing Duoan's. Unlike Jing Duoan who needs to observe after receiving the ball, he often has already considered what to do after receiving the ball before receiving the ball.

Therefore, Dortmund's frontcourt offense became smoother.

Dortmund's frontcourt players kept passing within the 35-meter area of ​​AC Milan's defense. The small-scale cooperation between the parts was very beautiful. AC Milan's defensive players could only be tired of running and had no time to think about defensive counterattacks.

Through a series of passes, when Tang Zheng came to the 40-meter area on the right side of the attack, the football just passed to his feet.

Shalawi and Robinho ran over from left to right, exerting pressure.

Reminiscent of Tang Zheng's passing in the past with one kick, their pressure is more like a show.

But Tang Zheng has a broad vision and strong ability to read the game, he realized that Shalawi and Robinho were neglecting.

This...is a good opportunity!

In the past, his sudden mention in the game was just to observe the laxness of the opponent's defensive players.

"AC Milan's defensive work is quite good, Tang Zheng's space for movement is infinitely compressed, so that he has to retreat to the center circle arc to catch the ball and organize the attack...Football came to Tang Zheng's feet again..." He Wei According to the transfer of football, the topic returned to Tang Zheng again: "He will mention..."

Before the words fell, Tang Zheng, who stood on the spot and stretched his feet to make a ball, suddenly made a rhythm change. He faced the football with his right foot, and at the same time kicked the toes of his left foot hard to the ground, plus!

It was too late for Shalawi and Robinho to reach out to steal the ball, Tang Zheng took the first step and waded the ball out.

Emmanuelsen wanted to go up to defend Gundogan who was making a response, but Tang Zheng didn't pass the ball, but dribbled the ball himself.

Instinctively, Emmanuelsen went forward.

Tang Zheng flicked the outer instep of his left foot, and the football reached the feet of Jing Duoan who opened up the space to meet him, then stopped abruptly on the spot, and ran to the left, which is close to the middle.

Emmanuelsen had to make a sudden stop and change direction to defend Gundogan.

In addition, Van Bommel and Nocerino looked at each other, as if facing an enemy.

Jing Duoan did not stop the ball, but stopped the ball with the outside of his right foot, which happened to stop on Tang Zheng's running route, which was equivalent to making a wall for Tang Zheng.

"Aww-"

The visual impact of this pass was extremely strong, and the home fans in the stands burst into loud cheers.

After finishing the wall, Gundogan didn't move, he acted as a basketball pick-and-roll by the way, blocking the place where Emmanuelson rushed towards Tang Zheng.

Nocerino, who was standing relatively forward, had no choice but to face Tang Zheng's forward ball and chose to take small steps and fight while retreating.

And because of the adduction of Gotze and Kuba, not only Nocerino was afraid to step forward, but also Van Bommel.

Just like that, Tang Zheng took the ball into the 30-meter zone.

Nocerino also realized that he could no longer let Tang Zheng move forward, so he resolutely stopped in place, waiting for Tang Zheng's next move, so as to respond to all changes with the same!

Tang Zheng flicked the ball to the right with the outer instep of his right foot while running, raised his head to look at the goalkeeper Abbiati's position, and then swung that thick right foot without too much adjustment.

Long shot!

Nocerino was shocked, he was more than two meters away from Tang Zheng's position, all he could do was to subconsciously stretch his legs to block the shooting route.

Van Bommel was at the top of the restricted area, four or five meters away from Tang Zheng, so it was too late.

"Shoot—"

Marcel Leff turned up the volume sharply.

AC Milan's defense was successfully deployed in front of the penalty area, and it was difficult to penetrate through the center, and it was difficult for Gotze or Kuba to create a threat when passing to the two ribs. In addition, Tang Zheng noticed Nocerino's defense If the position is too far away, it is convenient to choose a long-range shot decisively!

"boom~"

Tang Zheng's right foot kicked the middle and lower part of the football firmly with the instep, and there was a crisp sound when the two touched. Due to the excessive force, the whole body was thrown out with the right foot.

Nocerino's defensive distance was too far, causing the blocking action to move forward slowly, and the football rubbed against the top of his head and flew towards the goal.

The football didn't spin in mid-air, obviously Tang Zheng hit the ball very accurately, the football with the five-star logo of the UEFA Champions League was captured by the high-definition camera, and the lines were exceptionally clear.

The Dortmund fans standing behind the goal raised their arms excitedly, clenched their fists and opened their mouths in surprise...

A Goalkeeper Abbiati hurriedly moved from the center of the goal to the right according to the flight trajectory of the football, that is, Tang Zheng moved to the left goalpost facing the goal.

However, today is not what it used to be, and the thirty-five-year-old Abbiati's explosive power has dropped significantly.

When he just moved to the second step, the football had already flown to the penalty spot. According to the keen insight brought by years of professional training, he kicked hard on the toes of his right foot, and the whole person flew into the air with his right arm raised. At the same time, he straightened his waist and abdomen, trying to save the football.

But the flying speed of the football is very fast, like a fired shell, and Abbiati, who is extremely stretched in the save action, spreads his right arm and does not bring additional attributes.

The football rubbed against the tip of the middle finger of his right hand and continued to fly towards the goal until it was tightly bound by the snow-white net behind him...

"goooooooooooooooooooooa1—"

Marcel Leif's voice was an octave higher, a hysterically drawn out voice.

"Aww-"

At the same time, more than 70,000 Dortmund fans jumped up and shouted.