Midfielder Ruler

Unknowingly, fifteen minutes passed in the second half.

The score has not changed, and the home team Malaga is still 0:1 behind Dortmund.

Immediately, the broadcaster gave the ball possession ratio of both sides.

Malaga's possession time gradually increased, from 43% at the beginning of the second half to 49% now.

However, coach Pellegrini, who was standing on the sidelines, was a little worried, and stood on the sidelines and paced back and forth.

Excessive possession of the ball conflicts with his coaching philosophy. Dortmund, who is good at possession of the ball for close to the time, must be tricky.

As he previously analyzed, Dortmund gave up the initiative in the game entirely to gain more counterattack space.

Pellegrini immediately came to the sidelines to remind the players on the field to pay attention to the quality of the pass. Unless you are 100% sure, don't take the risk of passing the ball in a straight line, which may cause the football to be broken.

Dortmund's ability to counterattack on the spot can be ranked among the top three in Europe.

At the beginning stage, the players performed very well.

But as time passed, there was less than half an hour left in the second half, and the eagerness of the players was gradually reflected, and it became more and more obvious.

Pellegrini had to frequently come to the sidelines and loudly remind the players to be patient in offense and not to take risks.

"Aww-"

The Malaga fans at the Rose Garden saw the team they supported suppress Dortmund as a guest, and their excitement was uncontrollable.

Pellegrini slowly discovered that the stadium atmosphere was too fanatical, and the players couldn't hear him shouting from the sidelines.

As a result, the anxious Malaga players gradually forgot the instructions of coach Pellegrini and began to increase straight passes.

Not long after, Baptista organized an attack in the 35-meter area. He thought it would be too cumbersome to pass the ball to the two sides, so he simply chose to pass the ball to the left side of the attack, just as Isco ran out of the open position.

As soon as Baptista passed the ball, a long leg blocked his passing route.

"Ooh-oh--"

The deafening shouts instantly turned into exclamations.

After Tang Zheng took the ball, he didn't make too many adjustments, and directly passed a long pass to the left of his side.

Royce had been waiting for a long time for a counterattack, and he got a long-lost one-on-one chance.

At this time, left-back Antunes made a decisive sacrifice, holding his hands around his waist at the moment Royce sprinted.

A very obvious tactical foul, the referee Eriksson on duty decisively blew his whistle, and then ran to the scene of the incident.

"Tang Zheng's long pass was still accurate, and the football found Royce accurately, but Antunes' foul was very..." He Wei, the commentator of Central 5, suddenly thought of a question when he said this, his tone obviously strengthened, excited Said: "Huh? Antunes seems to have received a yellow card in the first half. Will he receive a second yellow card for this obvious tactical foul? The referee Eriksson ran over."

Tang Zheng was the captain of the team, but he was a little far away from the incident. Royce and Lewandowski were even closer. They rushed to the referee Eriksson excitedly and put pressure on the spot.

At the same time, Klopp ran to the edge of the visiting coach's command area and raised his arms to put pressure on the referee Eriksen.

On the other side, Malaga's captain and defender Welig ran to the referee with a guilty conscience and pleaded as much as possible.

But the referee Eriksson was very determined, and Weliga did not even press down with his hands.

It is equivalent to saying that Antunes received his second yellow card in the game and was sent off.

"Whooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo-"

There was a deafening boo at the Rose Garden Stadium, and it was sent to the referee on duty.

The Spanish national TV commentator shook his head and said: "Strictly speaking, this is a standard yellow card foul, but should the referee consider Malaga's home game and let him go? Unfortunately, Eriksson's decision was decisive. , Vitorino Antunes was sent off with two yellow cards, Malaga fell behind at home and lost one player, a catastrophic blow!"

German Sky commentator Marcel Leif was full of enthusiasm: "The game progressed to the 62nd minute, Dortmund played one more player, this is an opportunity!!"

Central 5 commentator He Wei also talked about the red card received by Antunes, but he was more worried: "It is undeniable that Malaga with one less player will be quite passive, but Dortmund can't relax their vigilance either. Players like Putista, Saviola and Isco have the ability to change the score."

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It was a foregone conclusion to play one less player. Pellagrini no longer focused on the referee and the fourth official. He turned his head to discuss with his assistant how to make adjustments.

In the end, Duda, who was able to play as a left back, replaced Baptista, who was less obvious, to maintain the integrity of the back line.

Seeing that the player who was removed was Baptista, Isco breathed a sigh of relief. He was very afraid that coach Pellagrini would remove himself.

If you leave early, you will lose your chance to prove yourself.

Once the home game finally loses, Isco can guess how the media will describe the game.

In fact, for Pellegrini Lai, it might be a good thing to play one less player at home.

Before, he was worried about the relatively impetuous mentality of the players on the field, but now that he has one less player, he has unified his thinking.

It is to keep the existing score, and the suspense is left to the second round of the Champions League quarter-finals at the Westfalen Stadium in the middle of next week.

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Baptista was replaced, and Isco's opportunities to get the ball began to increase when Malaga attacked. His offensive organization was more direct than Baptista's.

Gain space with superb footwork!

Of course, Isco has become much smarter since he suffered from Tang Zheng. He often bypasses Tang Zheng's defense zone when attacking, and then catches and dribbles to organize the team's frontcourt attack.

Although Isco's approach is not brave enough, it is undoubtedly a shot in the arm for the current Malaga.

Originally, the home score was behind and there was one less player, and the fanatical atmosphere in the stands dropped to the freezing point, but Isco's possession of the ball can re-ignite the passion of the home team fans and indirectly increase the enthusiasm of other players.

Isco's activity was beyond Pellegrini's expectations, so it was inevitable that some thoughts would arise in his heart at this time.

The Westfalen Stadium is known as the home of the top devils in Europe, so it is really not a wise choice to leave the suspense until the next round.

If there is a chance to win the game at home, why not?

In the 67th minute, Malaga made the second substitution of the game.

Santa Cruz replaced the veteran Joaquin, which is tantamount to letting Santa Cruz stand at the center position as the fulcrum, and Saviola played Joaquin's original right midfielder position.

Malaga's substitution Klopp saw it, he was thinking...

Is it to strengthen offense or defense?

It's a tangled choice.

Even if the home team Malaga loses one player.

In a blink of an eye, the game entered 70 minutes, and Pellagrini's substitution adjustment effect was very obvious. Santa Cruz's frontcourt fulcrum was much better than that of the short Saviola.

When the team turns from defense to offense, he can often control the football well and wait for his teammates to support the offense.

Coupled with the fact that Dortmund narrowly defeated Leverkusen in the away game last weekend and scored a valuable three-pointer, it took a lot of energy, and in addition to the long-distance flight to Malaga, the physical recovery of the players was not very satisfactory.

On the other hand, in Malaga, Pellegrini made some adjustments to the lineup when he played at home in the league last weekend, and his physical reserves were significantly better than Dortmund.

Not long after, Gotze clutched his calf in a collision.

This scene terrified Klopp, but it soon proved to be a false alarm.

Gotze clutched his right calf because of cramps. As the main force, he played almost all games, and his physical exertion was severe.

In terms of substitutions, Klopp followed the advice of his assistant Zelico Buvac and replaced Gotze with the hard-working Gross Kreutz.

Now after all, there is one more player on the court, and removing an offensive player and replacing it with a defensive player is somewhat incompatible with the team's battle.

Besides, the addition of defensive players will also affect Tang Zheng's performance as a central midfielder. It is better to make a matchup substitution and use the defensively active Gross Kreutz.

as predicted!

The play of Gross Kreutz eased the predicament that Dortmund fell into. He made up for the weakness of Gotze's lack of defensive ability, and even directly enhanced Dortmund's ability to go back and forth on the left.

Malaga played one less player. If they want to improve their defensive system, they must increase their running range, so the physical consumption caused cannot be underestimated.

As a result, the game fell into a stalemate again.

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Both sides come and go, and the rhythm of offensive and defensive transitions is much slower than that at the beginning of the second half.

Except for Gross Kreuz, who has just come off the bench, Dortmund will actively interfere in the midfield. Others like Lewandowski and Royce choose to slowly recover their strength. They all want to expand before the end of the game. score.

In the 80th minute of the game, the ball happened to be dead on the sidelines. The camera of the on-site director suddenly switched to the sidelines, showing the head coaches of both sides one after another.

This intention is very obvious, the game is now in a stalemate, and it is time to make adjustments to the players on the field.

In fact, both Pellegrini and Klopp are hesitating.

Who to change and how to adjust the style of play.

In the past two minutes, Malaga switched from defense to offense. Dortmund did not implement high pressure, but retreated to the half.

According to Klopp's tactical intentions, saving energy is the primary goal.

The football is controlled by Santa Cruz, the fulcrum of the front field, and then passed to the core of the midfielder Isco, who organizes the attack.

The team retreated as a whole, Tang Zheng's position was relatively back, standing in front of Gundogan and Pirlo.

Seeing that Isco hesitated to take the ball, Tang Zheng moved laterally to help defend Pirlo, to see if he could break the ball and fight back on the spot.

Gross Kreutz's personal ability may be a bit behind that of Gotze, Royce and Lewandowski, but his enthusiasm for the game is nothing to say, and he is still one of the rare team players who specialize for the team. Serve.

Royce kicked very stealthily. Seeing Tang Zheng moving sideways, he handed the ball to Saviola who was attacking the left flank, and then continued to run forward.

Gundogan automatically kept up with the defense of Isco, and Pirlo returned to the center position.

Tang Zheng hesitated for a moment, instead of following Isco, he defended Saviola who was receiving the ball.

There was a confrontation in the Europa League final two years ago. Saviola is a typical Argentine player with superb shooting skills, speed and technique. Therefore, the Argentine star who has played for Barcelona and Real Madrid should not be underestimated.

Saviola attracted Tang Zheng's defense, he dunked the ball back very cleverly, and then knocked it horizontally to Isco who suddenly retreated.

In view of the space distance between the two, Tang Zheng was powerless to help, he chose to follow Saviola's advance defense.

Facing Gundogan's defense and Pirlo's defense, Isco made an illusion that he was going to pass the ball to Santa Cruz who was responding. He tricked Gundogan into stretching his legs in advance and then suddenly moved the ball forward. buckle.

Pirlo stretched his legs and tripped Isco, but Isco was not tall and had a low center of gravity, so he staggered and did not fall to the ground.

Hummels was attracted by Santa Cruz, and Santana hurried forward to defend Isco.

At this time, Isco's body center of gravity has been adjusted back.

Seeing Santana rushing forward to defend in a panic, his brain had an idea, and he poked the toe of his right foot lightly, and the football rolled between Santana's legs.

"Aww-"

Seeing this, the Rose Garden stadium suddenly boiled with deafening cheers.

The football passed between Santana's legs smoothly. If Isco can catch the football, it is definitely an excellent opportunity to equalize the score!

But... Santana didn't give him a chance, and he tripped Isco with his leg out.

Immediately, all eyes turned to referee Eriksson...

Eriksson in the broadcast shot hesitated for half a second, then blew his whistle, pointed his left index finger to the penalty spot, and gave Santana a yellow card.

Tang Zheng, the captain, immediately ran over to intercede, but the referee Eriksson expressed his confidence in his own judgment and insisted on pointing to the penalty spot.

Actually, from Tang Zheng's point of view, it was very clear that it was indeed a penalty.

He sighed and stepped back.

The on-site director gave a slow-motion replay, and it was very obvious that Santana stretched out his foot and tripped Isco, so there was no controversy.

German Sky commentator Marcel Leff shook his head and said: "Nevin Subotic's injury has had too much impact on Dortmund's defense system. Santana's ability is not enough to partner with such a big task..."

Accompanied by the on-site commentator's eloquent talk, Isco, who made a penalty kick, made the penalty.

1:1

Isco, who scored the goal, was very excited. He ran to the live broadcast camera with his arms open excitedly, raised his arms and shouted, and shouted to the sky!

He proved himself!

The fans of the home team at the Rose Garden Stadium also chanted tacitly: "Isco! Isco! Isco!!"

Tang Zheng was very helpless. Accidents often occur in football matches, but unfortunately this time his team encountered an accident.

The atmosphere on the scene became more and more frenzied with Isco's penalty kick. Even if Malaga is currently playing one less player, they will still suppress Dortmund with the momentum of equalizing the score.

Now Pellagrini has a bit of a headache, and he doesn't know whether to stop in moderation or strengthen his offense.

On the contrary, Klopp had no choice. He replaced Royce with Siebel to strengthen the offense.

In the case of no other way, Pellegrini had no choice but to replace Saviola with Zhengyin left back Monreal to strengthen the defense.