Midfielder Ruler

There is no surprise that Dortmund wins Frankfurt at the Westfalen Stadium. After all, the strength of both sides is clearly visible.

It's just that they played so well without Tang Zheng in the home game, which was somewhat surprising.

Especially the local media in Bavaria, they believe that Dortmund's strength will drop by at least two notches without Tang Zheng.

Maybe the game process was flawed, but the result of the game was enough to seal the mouths of all the media.

Next, Dortmund, Bayern Munich and Schalke 04, the three teams with Champions League matches, will enter a consecutive week of double-match mode until the second round of the Ruhr Derby this season.

In nearly half a month, Dortmund will face Monchengladbach, Mainz, Hannover 96, Shakhtar Donetsk and Schalke 04.

Five games in 15 days, very demanding on physical fitness.

This is also the fundamental reason why Klopp let Tang Zheng rest. In his tactical blueprint, Tang Zheng is the most indispensable part of Dortmund's key games.

Even the other ten players in his heart are replaceable, only Tang Zheng is irreplaceable.

The UEFA Champions League 1/8 finals in the Donbass Arena 3:1 beat Shakhtar Donetsk to the fullest!

A Tang Zheng with a high fever can score twice, but what if he is healthy?

At 3:30 pm on February 24th, local time in Germany, the North Rhine-Westphalia derby was held at the Prussian Park as scheduled, and Borussia Mönchengladbach faced the defending champion Borussia Dortmund.

This game is also Royce facing the former owner.

The home fans of this game greeted Royce back to the Prussia Park before the start, and then as long as Royce got the ball in the game, the scene would create deafening boos.

Of course, the boos were not the loudest when Royce was holding the ball, but the loudest was when Tang Zheng was holding the ball to organize an attack.

Fans who followed Dortmund matches knew that Tang Zheng was the most threatening soul player in Dortmund.

After a week of rest, Tang Zheng returned with full blood, and his performance at the Prussia Park Stadium was very active.

Fans watching the live TV broadcast can see Tang Zheng on the broadcast screen,

His active running directly drives Dortmund's offensive efficiency and enriches the three-dimensional offense.

Twenty minutes into the game, Tang Zheng came to the bottom line on the right by assisting the side attack. Taking advantage of Borussia Mönchengladbach's defense, he sent a high-quality cross, outflanking the follow-up Roy from the center. Si kicked the ball into the goal guarded by ter Stegen.

Royce, who scored a goal, raised his arms high in the face of his teammates who came forward to celebrate, signaling that he would not celebrate.

"Aww-"

His performance was supported by the home fans, and for the first time in a game Prussian Park erupted in huge cheers for Reus.

Borussia Dortmund, which has won six consecutive league victories, did not play smoothly in the next game. Dutch player Luc de Jong helped Borussia Mönchengladbach equalize before the end of the first half.

In the second half, Dortmund changed sides and fought again. Dortmund strengthened the offensive through substitutions and adjustments.

Even if Borussia Mönchengladbach sits at home, they have to avoid their edge and strengthen their defense. Coupled with the incredible performance of goalkeeper Ter Stegen, Dortmund did not score in the regular 90 minutes.

Just when everyone thought the match would end 1:1, captain Tang Zheng stepped forward.

He broke into the penalty area with a fake shot and a real dunk at the front of the penalty area. Borussia Mönchengladbach defender Tony Jankechi stretched his legs too slowly and tripped Tang Zheng who was making a breakthrough.

The referee on duty, Blüch, made a decisive decision and whistled!

penalty!

Veteran Pirlo, the team's first penalty kicker, didn't waste Tang Zheng's penalty kick. Even if the young lion king Ter Stegen judged the right direction, he seemed helpless.

Dortmund beat Borussia Mönchengladbach as a guest, winning seven consecutive league victories!

It is a pity that in another game at the same time, Bayern Munich defeated Werder Bremen 6:1 at the Allianz Arena. Dortmund ushered in a 7-game winning streak and also ushered in 6 consecutive victories, so the difference between the two sides is still the same. two points.

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In the past 23 rounds of the Bundesliga in the 2012-2013 season, the top ranked Bayern and the second ranked Dortmund can be said to be the best.

Even though many German local media are unwilling to admit it, facts are facts.

Bayern scored 59 points with 19 wins, 2 draws, and 2 losses in 23 games, and Dortmund scored 57 points with 18 wins, 3 draws, and 2 losses in 23 games.

The third place in the league is Leverkusen, with only 42 points, and has already been opened by Bayern and Dortmund by a full 17 points and 15 points.

The battle for the league title this season will be between Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund.

In the middle of the week, Dortmund went to an away game to challenge Mainz. This is the quarter-finals of the German Cup in the 2012-2013 season.

Bayern's German Cup quarter-final opponent is much weaker than Mainz. The opponent is Offenbach from the German second division, and they are still playing at home.

Dortmund ended the German Cup quarter-finals with two consecutive home games against Hannover 96 and Shakhtar Donetsk.

In the analysis of the German media, neither Mainz nor Hannover 96 or Shakhtar Donetsk can pose any threat to Dortmund.

What about the facts?

indeed so!

Klopp once again led Dortmund to challenge his old club Mainz. After 90 minutes, Dortmund defeated the home team 3:1. Tang Zheng did not score a goal, but had two direct assists. He was one of the biggest contributors to Dortmund's away win.

2013 is not a leap year, and there is no twenty-ninth day in February.

Dortmund's away game against Mainz in the quarter-finals of the German Cup will be held at 7:30 p.m. on February 27th, German time, and the next league will start at 3:30 p.m. There are only three days of rest.

Considering that the German Cup has entered the quarter-finals, Klopp has no reservations about the formation.

Hannover 96 currently ranks seventh in the league, two points away from Freiburg and one point away from Hamburg. As long as this situation continues until the end of the season, they are likely to participate in the European war after many years.

Compared with Dortmund, Hannover 96 was eliminated early in the German Cup, and there will be no European competition in the middle of next week, which means that they have enough rest time...

Therefore, Hannover 96 players have the confidence to wrestle with the home team!

On the day of the match, the Westphalon Stadium was packed.

Compared with the usual domestic league matches, the scene before the start of this game moved Tang Zheng very much.

In the South Stand of the Westphalon Stadium, diehard fans built a huge TIFO show - a huge animation picture of Tang Zheng.

Then, for a long time during the game, Dortmund fans sang the catchy "Song of Tang" in the stands. The home fans used this method to thank Tang Zheng for his outstanding contribution to the team.

Scoring two goals with a high fever is unique in the entire world of football.

Duan Xuan, the commentator of Central 5, was very proud: "Tang Zheng has already become the spiritual symbol and idol of this stadium! Given time! He will become the banner and legend of Westphalon Stadium!"

The guest Hannover 96 really wanted to take advantage of Dortmund's upset rotation to win, but Dortmund with Tang Zheng in charge is still strong.

The opening goal was scored by Tang Zheng, who broke the deadlock with his iconic header in the penalty area.

Immediately, he assisted Lewandowski to expand the score.

After 90 minutes, Borussia Dortmund defeated Hannover 96 3:1 at home, winning eight consecutive league victories.

In another game later on, Bayern beat Hoffenheim 1-0 away with Thomas Muller's goal, so Dortmund, who were at the top of the league table, had to fall back to second in the league half an hour later. .

However, for this result, the players have long been mentally prepared. Bayern started this season strongly, and it is not easy to catch up from nine points to two points.

The final battle for the league championship will be decided in the second round of the German national derby in the 32nd round of the 2012-2013 Bundesliga season!

Defeating Hannover 96 at home was an expected result. Klopp even made some adjustments to the field personnel considering the second round of the Champions League 1/8 final.

Veterans Pirlo, Gotze and Schmelzer did not even enter the 18-man squad, in order to prepare for the second round of the Champions League 1/8 final against Shakhtar Donetsk at home.

In Klopp's heart, defeating Shakhtar Donetsk 3:1 in the away game does not mean that Dortmund has fully advanced.

Only when the 180 minutes of the two rounds are over, can they really advance!

In the first round of the 2012-2013 UEFA Champions League 1/8 finals, it was not only Dortmund who won the away game, like Juventus beat the Celtics 3:0 away, Paris Saint-Germain beat Valencia 2:1 away, Bayern Munich Defeated Arsenal 3:1 away.

All other matches were either drawn or won by the home team.

Real Madrid, which has received much attention, drew 1:1 at home with Manchester United, and AC Milan beat Barcelona with two goals at home unexpectedly.

Manchester United vs. Real Madrid at home and Borussia Dortmund vs. Shakhtar Donetsk at home are played at the same time, at 8:45 p.m. European time on March 5.

Of these two games, there is no doubt that Manchester United's match against Real Madrid has attracted the most attention.

Not to mention that the match between Dortmund and Shakhtar Donetsk almost lost suspense in the second round, just looking at the overall strength of Manchester United and Real Madrid is enough to attract the attention of sports media all over the world.

Of course, the focus of German media, Ukrainian media, Polish media and Chinese media will not change.

They are concerned about Dortmund's Champions League 1/8 final second-leg match against Shakhtar Donetsk at home.

German media, Polish media and Chinese media want to see what kind of disparity Dortmund can beat Shakhtar Donetsk.

The mentality of the Ukrainian media and the mentality of the gamblers are fine, waiting for Shakhtar Donetsk to achieve a major reversal in the away game.

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It is well known that Shakhtar Donetsk wants to achieve a major reversal at the Westphalon Stadium, but the completion of the major reversal must be backed by strong strength, otherwise everything is empty talk.

In terms of overall strength, Dortmund is stronger than Shakhtar Donetsk.

This game is played at the Westfalen Stadium again. Whether it is the odds offered by the media or the bookmaker, they are infinitely optimistic about Dortmund playing at home.

The data given by the media is very convincing. Dortmund remains unbeaten at home in the Champions League this season, winning all three games and conceding only one goal.

The two home games defeated Ajax and Manchester City 1:0 respectively, and the other home game defeated Real Madrid 2:1.

Dortmund finally ranked first in the Super Death Group, which is directly related to their 2:1 home defeat of Real Madrid.

The star-studded Real Madrid can still beat, what tricks can Shakhtar Donetsk play?

Besides, the Ukrainian Super League has just rekindled the war, and the overall state of Shakhtar Donetsk players is obviously not as good as that of Dortmund players in the fierce battle. Therefore, many media reports said that Dortmund's home victory over Shakhtar Donetsk is very likely.

With the Champions League theme song "-League" sounding at the Westfalen Stadium, the second round of the 2012-2013 UEFA Champions League 1/8 finals between Dortmund and Shakhtar Donetsk at home officially kicked off.

As Shakhtar Donetsk coach Lucescu said before the game, if they want to comeback away, the most important thing they should do is defend.

Because once Dortmund is allowed to advance by one goal at home, Shakhtar Donetsk must score three goals in a row without conceding any more goals to ensure that the game will be dragged into overtime.

For Dortmund, who have conceded only one goal in the past three Champions League home games, it is very difficult to score two goals.

Let alone three?

Nothing is absolute.

Heaven pays off.

Lucescu admires Chinese proverbs very much, so he firmly believes that where there is a will, there is a way.

Thirty minutes into the game, the score was still 0:0. Shakhtar Donetsk successfully limited Dortmund's offensive.

But the 0:0 score persisted until the end of the game and the team that advanced will be Dortmund, so the Shakhtar Donetsk players on the field have a situation of inconsistency in thinking.

Defensive players want to follow coach Lucescu's arrangements, and offensive players want to score goals as soon as possible.

Disunity of thought is fatal to any team, especially a team like Shakhtar Donetsk that needs goals to advance.

Two minutes later, there was a problem with Shakhtar Donetsk's defense.

Pirlo took a corner kick from the right, Tang Zheng suddenly accelerated from near the penalty spot to the left side of the small penalty area to complete the header and rubbed.

Tang Zheng's running direction was exactly the same as Pirlo's passing point, causing Shakhtar Donetsk's defenders to worry too much. Tichy is left unmarked.

The passes and runs were exactly the same, Tang Zheng nodded the ball forward and rubbed it back, Subotic, who was unmarked, relayed the header and sent the ball into the net.

Suddenly, Shakhtar Donetsk players panicked.

However, what they didn't know was that the panic was still behind. Three minutes later, Tang Zheng intercepted the ball from Mkhitaryan's feet in the backcourt, and then passed it to his teammates consecutively, forming a three-on-three quick counterattack situation.

Facing Ziglinski, who was fighting and retreating, Tang Zheng suddenly shot a cold arrow from the penalty area line. The goalkeeper Pyatov couldn't react in time. By the time he reacted, it was too late, and the football rolled into the grass against the Far goal.

2:0

If Shakhtar Donetsk wants to achieve a reversal and advance, they must score four goals in a row without conceding a goal.

This possibility is extremely difficult for the visiting team that is not in good condition.