Midfielder Ruler

In the past 20 minutes of the game, the scoreboard has not changed in any way, and it still maintains 0:0.

Apart from Tang Zheng's dazzling performance in the opening stage, he played fairly well in the following game time, without making any mistakes, but there were no bright spots either. This made the Dortmund fans feel a little worried.

Dortmund's good performance in the past four seasons is directly related to Tang Zheng's state. Once Tang Zheng's state is not good, Dortmund's performance will inevitably be affected.

The on-site director gave a close-up shot of Tang Zheng, and the German Sky commentator Marcel Leif said at the right time: "Twenty minutes into the game, Tang's performance is remarkable, I wonder if the guys in front of the TV are How do you feel, in short, I feel that Tang's performance is relatively mediocre, but Mario Gotze showed his best self."

Meanwhile, Dortmund manager Jurgen Klopp was standing on the sidelines thinking the same thing.

Why did Tang Zheng behave relatively mediocre?

Soon, he found the answer.

Gotze's desire to get the ball is very strong. As the core of the midfielder, Tang Zheng can only cooperate with the brave Goce, which means that Tang Zheng has to retreat to the second line to do the work of connecting and supporting.

In fact, the reason why Tang Zheng's performance is not so outstanding is not only because of Gotze's strong desire to take the ball, but more because he is observing the loopholes in Malaga's defense.

Malaga is a La Liga team, but the Malaga coached by Pellegrini is different from other teams. His tactical style of play pursues rigor and safety, so that the team's playing style looks very boring and lacks passion. .

The rigorous style of play is fully reflected in the road to the Champions League promotion this season. In the six games of the group stage, only five goals were conceded, an average of less than one goal per game.

In addition, it cannot be ignored that the Malaga group scored seven goals in the first three rounds and did not concede a single goal.

It is equivalent to saying that all five conceded goals came from the next three rounds, but considering the one conceded goal at the San Siro Stadium, it is also within a reasonable range.

In the past four rounds of the group, Malaga qualified ahead of the group stage, and the remaining two games were dominated by substitute lineups. It is not surprising that they conceded four goals.

The UEFA Champions League 1/8 finals against Porto lost 0:1 away and won 2:0 at home, which also shows Pellegrini's coaching style, rigorous and boring.

But it is this kind of boring style of play that made Malaga finally become the biggest dark horse in the Champions League this season, entering the Champions League historically and also entering the quarter-finals of the Champions League.

Football games have always been about results.

Never care about the process.

If Malaga can finally enter the Champions League semi-finals, 90% of the media will definitely say that Pellegrini's tactical choice is appropriate.

This... is the development trend of modern football.

It is required to play beautifully and win the championship, that is Real Madrid.

Playing beautifully and winning the championship, that is Barcelona.

Malaga's defense gradually became rigorous after the test of the first few minutes. Tang Zheng was keenly aware of this and took advantage of Gotze's activeness to step back as a staff member and observe the loopholes in Malaga's overall defensive system.

Judging from the frontal defense alone, central defender Demichelis is very strong, but he is 33 years old this year, and his explosive power, speed and turning ability are definitely not as good as back then. Dortmund's Gotze, Lewandowski and Royce are all Having great speed, they are able to punch Demichelis properly.

However, another central defender, Weligton, and players in other positions have a good awareness of filling positions, which means that Malaga's defensive system is very solid.

If you want to penetrate the system defense, you need to use your brain.

Tang Zheng observed for more than ten minutes, but still didn't find anything.

In the 23rd minute, the football came to Tang Zheng's feet through the pass from the midfield. He saw Gotze using the cover of left back Schmelzer to accelerate to attack the left rib, and passed the ball without thinking.

Joaquin, who was in charge of marking Goetze, was no longer the chasing boy back then. He was overtaken by Goetze's acceleration.

"Mario Gotze!!" Michael Reti, a narrator of German TV 2, exclaimed suddenly.

Tang Zheng passed the ball very comfortably, and it was completely consistent with Gotze's running speed and direction. What Gotze needed to do was to make some adjustments.

The French defensive midfielder Tulalan's defensive speed is fast enough, but Gotze's shot is faster and very decisive.

The on-site director quickly switched the camera, and the fans watching the live TV could clearly see that the five-star logo of the UEFA Champions League did not rotate in any way!

Goalkeeper Caballero reacted very quickly. He pulled the green onions on the dry land, and swiped his right fingertips upwards.

It was his swipe, the trajectory of the football changed slightly, and then it hit the crossbar with a 'bang'...

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"Ooh-oh--"

There was a deafening exclamation at the Rose Garden Stadium.

The ball bounced off the crossbar and Demichelis, with better focus than Lewandowski, dived over the touchline to give Dortmund a corner.

The on-site director gave a full-shot replay of Gotze's long-range shot, and then gave Caballero a close-up.

Caballero is considered a late blooming player. He started his career at Boca Juniors, but Boca Juniors' starting goalkeeper has always been occupied by Abbondan Sheri, and the chances of getting it are naturally few.

It wasn't until the transfer to Elche that he got a stable chance to play, and even created a chance for the club to not concede a goal in 480 minutes.

Later, he was appreciated by Pellegrini and came to Malaga.

Every step forward for the team has his credit behind it!

It doesn't matter if you can't represent the national team in the America's Cup and World Cup, you can still prove yourself in the UEFA Champions League, which symbolizes the world's top stage!

Immediately, the live broadcast shot showed Gotze who failed to score the ball. His expression was very regretful, with his head in his hands and his face full of regret.

But Tang Zheng, who was not mentioned by the camera, his eyes lit up, and then he slapped his forehead violently.

He has been thinking about how to tear apart Malaga's solid defense, but forgot that the most direct way to break through the dense defense is set kicks and long shots.

The reason why football games are so attractive is directly related to the uncertainty.

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Pirlo took a corner kick. Tang Zheng hit the football under the interference of Tulalang and Demichelis, but the crosshairs were not adjusted properly, and the football missed the goal post.

Still, goalkeeper Caballero expressed his displeasure.

The well-known Tang Zheng made him, a football veteran, somewhat worried. After all, scoring eight goals in the past eight UEFA Champions League games is no joke.

From the collection of various materials before the game, it can be seen that Tang Zheng is full of aggressiveness, and a slight negligence may cause the team to fall into a doomed situation.

Tulalan and Demichelis spread their hands together, looking helpless.

Among them, the one who touched me the most was Demichelis, who once played for Bayern Munich. During his time at Bayern Munich, he had several fights with Tang Zheng, but he ended up losing every time.

As his age increases and his physical fitness declines, he is even more incomparable with Tang Zheng...

So even if he sits at home, Demichelis doesn't have much confidence to help the team hold a tie.

The game continued, Dortmund still took the initiative, and Malaga, who was sitting at the Rose Garden Stadium, defended passively.

The continuous defense gives people a somewhat uneasy feeling. This is the case with the Malaga fans in the stands. They are worried that the team's defense will suddenly fall in a certain period of time...

Taking advantage of a sideline kick, Tang Zheng ran towards Gotze, pulled his elbow, and whispered, "Hey~Mario, make more balls for me later."

Getze felt that he was currently in good condition, so he frowned slightly, but due to Tang Zheng's status in the team, he had no choice but to nod and said: "Okay, no problem."

Although the change between Getze's eyebrows was very small, Tang Zheng caught it. He shook his head and smiled wryly as he faced Schmelzer who was about to throw a throw-in.

The media is really a villain.

Gotze was originally a good-natured young man, humble and upward, but was misled by the media's bottomless reports.

Hey……

I didn't intend to be the boss, but the media reported it randomly.

Schmelzer threw the ball from the sideline, Tang Zheng held Tulalang, and then wanted to give it back to Schmelzer, and he would pass it to other teammates.

But Baptista, known as the beast, burst out from the side and kicked the football out of the touchline.

Another throw-in.

With the general idea just now, Tang Zheng took the initiative to face the football this time, and he used his chest to pad the football to Schmelzer who threw the ball from the sideline.

The Malaga players are very concerned about the Dortmund players, and they are pressing every step of the way. Fortunately, the Dortmund players have been trained in the footbonaut training room, and their ability to play the ball has been greatly enhanced. In addition, their passing and receiving ability is already good. .

Therefore, Malaga's pressing step by step did not have much effect, at most it slowed down the speed of Dortmund's advancement.

The football turned from the middle to the right, and Royce saw that there was no good chance, so he passed the football back to Gundogan who was responding.

"It seems that Dortmund's offense has not yet found a way. They are now making more use of the large-scale mobilization of the two wings to involve Malaga's defense..."

Central 5 commentator He Wei is talking freely, and the live football has come to Pirlo's feet.

When he saw Tang Zheng asking for the ball with his back, he ignored Baptista and Tulalang's focus on marking him. He made an illusion that he was going to pass a long pass to the right, and then used the flexibility of his ankle to suddenly pass a post. Earth, the football rolls towards Tang Zheng.

Baptista used his strong body to slam into Tang Zheng who was facing the football, and Tulalang waited for the opportunity.

Tang Zheng had long been used to the collision of Baptista behind him, and he was prepared in his heart, but he still staggered forward.

The moment he stretched out his foot to touch the ball, his upper body leaned forward and at the same time he saw a yellow figure behind him on the right side out of the corner of his eye.

So, with an idea, the outstretched right foot did not touch the ball, but let it pass.

Tang Zheng was tall, and his vision was significantly obstructed.

The football slipped past Tang Zheng's feet, it was too late for Baptista and Tulalang to stretch their legs to block the ball.

Tang Zheng, who was staggering under his feet, simply leaned forward, and then put his hands on the ground, and at the same time, his body cooperated with his right foot to exert force, like turning back and running, starting on the spot.

The Swedish referee Eriksson saw that the offensive team was in possession of the ball, and raised his arms forward, indicating that the attack was favorable, and the game continued.

Goetze received the football missed by Tang Zheng and originally wanted to take advantage of Malaga's lack of defensive numbers to launch an attack, but the other midfielder moved very quickly and aggressively, obviously coming with the intention of a tactical foul.

Gotze is skilled at his feet, and the outside instep of his right foot leads the football back, while taking off at the same time, just avoiding Itura's foul.

In order to avoid the opponent's continued entanglement, he took the football and took two steps back, trying to find another passing point.

But Lewandowski's position is not good, and there are special people to mark him, but left back Schmelzer has more space to hold the ball.

Gotze quickly made a judgment, passed the ball to Schmelzer on the left, then ran to attack the left rib, and signaled Schmelzer to go straight forward without stopping the ball.

It was a clear cross-cut move, and Itura quickly followed Götze behind the right-back to prevent Schmelzer from passing the ball to Götze.

According to the original script, Schmelzer was going to pass to Gotze who was running towards the open space, but he saw Tang Zheng raised his hand to ask for the ball.

Head coach Klopp emphasized more than once before the game that Tang Zheng had limited options for passing the ball.

Schmelzer also had great trust in Tang Zheng during the game, he directly threw the ball to Tang Zheng without stopping the arch of his left foot.

Tulalang, who was about to help defend the fullbacks, slammed on the spot. It was a bit difficult to defend Tang Zheng, who was catching the ball. All he could look forward to was Baptista, who also took care of the defense.

Baptista has flexibility and responsiveness beyond his huge body, he subconsciously fell to the ground and shoveled.

However, what he never expected was that Tang Zheng stretched his right foot and long leg while running, and kicked the ball to the left, just avoiding Baptista's tackle foot, followed by Tang Zheng's left foot arch. Push the football forward again.

"Woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!" exclaimed the narrator of Spanish national television: "Fried meatballs!"

Immediately, Baptista's reaction was quick, especially for a 32-year-old veteran. He realized that he couldn't kick the ball and raised his right leg, trying to trip Tang Zheng.

But Tang Zheng predicted the enemy's opportunity first, and leaped vigorously after the arch of his left foot touched the football.

Baptista's raised right foot did not trip Tang Zheng, but the toe of his toe slightly rested on the sole of Tang Zheng's shoe.

Fortunately, it was only slightly resting on the sole of the shoe, Tang Zheng staggered and did not fall to the ground after landing.

"pretty!!"

Accompanied by Marcel Leff's loud shouts, Tang Zheng adjusted his steps in small steps, and directly took a long shot about 26 meters away from the door! !

Everyone was surprised by Tang Zheng's choice.

After all, Malaga's double defensive midfielders lost their positions, Tang Zheng can definitely dribble the ball and advance a few meters.

Goalkeeper Caballero didn't dare to neglect, he crossed his legs in small steps, like a spring squeezed to the extreme.

At the same time, Tang Zheng's right foot fully felt the feedback from the football, and he was determined!

Central 5 commentator He Wei saw Tang Zheng posing, subconsciously shouted: "Long shot!!"

"Boom~"

The crisp sound of the collision between the two.

It was too late for Demichelis, who was blocked from the front, the football passed across his chest and continued to fly towards the goal.

The soccer ball is like a fired shell, whizzing towards the upper left corner of the goal without any rotation in mid-air.

"Oops!"

Caballero was taken aback while making the move.

Based on his many years of game experience, he feels that it is difficult for him to catch the football...

"Ooh-oh--"

Seemingly feeling the crisis in front of the goal, the fans on the scene immediately made deafening exclamations.