Midfielder Ruler

In the 2o11-2o12 UEFA Champions League quarter-final round, Dortmund lost at home due to serious referee factors, which made the players feel unwilling and aggrieved, especially Tang Zheng. ?

But he is the second captain of the team and the captain of the second round of the quarter-finals. He does not allow himself to be in a decadent state, so he can only fulfill Barcelona's wish.

As the saying goes, it is infinitely fun to fight with the sky, it is infinitely fun to fight with the earth, and it is infinitely fun to fight with people.

Losing at home has nothing to do with heaven and earth, only people.

What happened to the home loss?

So what if the unbeaten encounter in 64 games in all competitions ends?

If Barcelona can win away games, why can't we?

When Tang Zheng summoned his teammates, he went through it in his mind, and he had roughly figured out what to say next, and what tone to use.

Not long after, the Dortmund players sat in a circle around Tang Zheng with Tang Zheng as the center of gravity.

Members of the coaching staff saw it from the far end, as did the media and fans who were allowed access to the first-team training ground at Stobelari's training centre.

"Here first, I want to formally apologize to everyone." Tang Zheng turned around in a circle, his sharp eyes swept over the faces of each teammate, and then bowed heavily: "I'm sorry."

There was indeed a big reason for Tang Zheng's absence in the home game loss, but the specific reason was the referee, so no one blamed Tang Zheng.

The usual active member of the team, Hummels, was not interested, let alone the other players, who shook their heads and sighed.

His teammates were not in high spirits, Tang Zheng suddenly raised his voice like a bell: "I understand everyone's feelings and feelings, but do you know my feelings? Watching each of you play with all your strength, and I... just Being able to sit at the seat and watch is not of any help! No one can experience the feeling of powerlessness!"

Speaking of this, Tang Zheng's tone changed from fierce to provocative: "But this is not a reason for us to avoid the problem! What happened to the home loss? Could it be that we can't win it back in the away game? No one will forget last year's European Cup, right? ?It was a game worth remembering for a lifetime! We can beat Barcelona with one less player! Why can't we win the second round?"

Tang Zheng's voice became louder and louder, and Klopp and others who were resting on the coach's bench could hear it clearly.

They looked at each other, and from each other's eyes, they could see four words, two words - comfort and hope.

"Take a step back, if you lose, you lose. At worst, continue next season! What's the matter? Isn't it like this in competitive sports? But I hope that every teammate here can forget yesterday's game, Start all over again! As long as we work hard and struggle, what regrets do we have?"

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"In all fairness, Barcelona is not terrible at all! Think about the goals we conceded, the non-existent penalties and the gaps in the defense caused by the lack of numbers, think if the game played normally, would we concede goals? No! So...you are worried what?"

Tang Zheng didn't give his teammates any room to think, he made witty remarks, infecting his teammates with provocative body movements.

Humans are not grass, and no one can be ruthless. Professional players are a group of energetic guys, all of whom are competitive.

Even the veteran Pirlo, who is about to turn 33 years old, came to Dortmund in order to pursue a new career peak.

What does this mean?

Everyone is not easily satisfied!

As Tang Zheng said, the big deal is to start all over again next season.

There is still a round-to-round contest before them, and it is not without chance.

Tang Zheng swept towards his teammates again, their mental state changed a lot.

Although I can't say that I am high-spirited,

But at least there is fighting spirit.

Now that there is fighting spirit, there is still hope!

The half-hour break passed in a blink of an eye. The media and fans left the first-team training ground under the escort of security personnel, and the whole team entered a state of preparation.

Klopp did not talk about the mentality of the players anymore. We are all adults, and it is enough to say many things once.

The quality of the second training session has improved a lot, and the members of the coaching staff standing on the sidelines to supervise and inspect have some confidence in the away game in the middle of next week.

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Dortmund suffered a major grievance at home, and the media reported it extensively. The club prepared materials overnight to appeal to UEFA.

Although the game results and penalties cannot be changed, the club must show its tough attitude.

At least, there will be no obvious bias in the second round at the Camp Nou.

The next day, UEFA rejected Dortmund's lawsuit, but according to Spanish gossip, the Swedish referee Eriksson, who enforced the round between Dortmund and Barcelona, ​​​​will not be in the remaining games of the Champions League this season.

In the 2o11-2o12 season, there was a league game between the quarter-finals of the UEFA Champions League. Dortmund played against Stuttgart at home.

Stuttgart miraculously won the third Bundesliga championship in team history in the 2oo6-2oo7 season, but the subsequent league results were not very satisfactory. The best result was the 2oo8-2oo9 season, which won the third place in the Bundesliga.

Last season, they got the worst thirteenth place in recent seasons, only four points more than the relegation zone.

This season has made some progress. The 27th round of the league used to rank eighth in the league. However, it is still a bit difficult to qualify for the Europa League next season.

Facing the league leaders in the away game is tantamount to a sheep entering the tiger's mouth.

However, considering that Dortmund will be distracted from the second round of the Champions League quarter-finals at Camp Nou next week, the German media is more optimistic about the prospects of Stuttgart.

The entire Borussia Dortmund team at the Stobelari training center is preparing for the trip to the Camp Nou while also preparing for the league game at home to Stuttgart.

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Barcelona is strong and has an amazing home win rate.

Defense has been criticized by experts.

Dortmund, who lost at home, wants to reverse and win at least three away goals, so the game in the middle of next week must be offensive.

In this campaign at home, Dortmund used Stuttgart as a training hand to perform offense.

At the end of the game, the home team goal number displayed on the scoreboard is '3'.

However, what is surprising is that the number of goals scored by the visiting team is also '3'

As a guest, Stuttgart drew with the home team Dortmund 3:3.

Duan Xuan, the commentator of Central 5, shook his head at the end of the game and said: "Dortmund's offensive performance is outstanding, but they want to reverse Barcelona in the away game next week and advance to the semi-finals of this season's Champions League. defense."

In this game, the game was played in a big way, just for the rehearsal.

It's just the process and the result, which somewhat disappointed the fans and the German media.

If you rely on the current state to go to Catalonia to challenge the thriving Barcelona, ​​it is very difficult.

The next day, the local authoritative media in Catalonia mocked Dortmund, which had a home draw: "Dortmund's offense is great! They scored three goals! But they also conceded three goals! Barcelona's offense is not comparable to Stuttgart. Weekly In the quarter-finals of the Champions League, Barcelona will definitely beat Dortmund."

The German media also talked about problems with Dortmund's defense, saying that they want to reverse and advance to the semi-finals of the Champions League, and defense is the top priority.

On the contrary, the head coach Klopp is very calm, and the players don't have much burden on their hearts.

Because the team's defense depends more on the enthusiasm of the team's players. In Klopp's tactical system, the offensive players are not only responsible for offense, but also shoulder more defensive responsibilities. This is why Dortmund's running distance is the highest in the Bundesliga. one.

The big reason for the big opening and closing of the home game against Stuttgart was to confuse Barcelona.

What is real is empty, and what is empty is real.

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After playing the home league, the Dortmund team entered the recovery period, actively preparing for the second round of the UEFA Champions League quarter-finals at the Nou Camp Stadium.

The German media and the Spanish media are focusing on the second round of the UEFA Champions League quarter-finals in the middle of the week, but the emphasis is different from each other.

Take the German media as an example. Most of the media reported that Bayern Munich played against Arsenal at home. Dortmund, who lost to Barcelona at home 1:3, had a low chance of advancing due to a reversal, and there were not many German media reports.

On the contrary, the Chinese media and the North Rhine-Westphalia media reported on Dortmund's preparations, saying that they had a chance to achieve a reversal.

Looking back on last year's European Cup, there is a soul-stirring feeling. Dortmund, who is a guest at the Nou Camp, will welcome Tang Zheng's return, especially Dortmund's local media and Chinese media are quite optimistic about Dortmund's comeback in the away game.

At 7:35 p.m. on Monday, Beijing time, in addition to the regular highlights of the past week of European football matches, the host Duan Xuan also focused on the mid-week UEFA Champions League quarter-final second-leg match between Dortmund and Barcelona.

The program talked about two teams in the history of the Champions League that eventually reversed and advanced after losing at home in the round.

In the semi-finals of the 1995-1996 UEFA Champions League, Ajax lost 0:1 at home to Panathinaikos, but beat the home team 3:0 away in the second round.

The most recent one was last season's Champions League 1/8 finals, and the victim was Bayern Munich.

Inter Milan lost 0:1 at home to Bayern Munich in the round, and won 3:2 in the second round, reversing and advancing with the advantage of more away goals.

However, Dortmund's hope of reversing and advancing is far more difficult than Ajax and Inter Milan.

First, Barcelona is in full swing, followed by conceding too many goals at home and scoring too few goals.

If you want to reverse in the away game, you must ensure that you score three goals, and you must also control the conceded goals within a range.

Of course, it is better not to concede the ball.

In that way, a 3:0 victory in the away game is enough to reverse Barcelona and advance to the semi-finals of the Champions League this season.

If there is a goal conceded in the away game, Dortmund can also advance if they try to score more goals on the basis of scoring three goals.

Central 5 took last year's European Cup as a reference. The most promising score was Dortmund beating Barcelona 3:1 in the away game and entering overtime.

The same is true for those German media who have hopes for Dortmund, thinking that Dortmund's ability to drag the game into overtime is the biggest victory. As for directly reversing Barcelona, ​​the degree of difficulty is extremely high.

Barcelona player Busquets heard about the possibility of Dortmund's promotion when he was interviewed by the media. He laughed and said: "What? To reverse and advance at the Nou Camp? A joke! Haha... Even if we fight with nine people, it is impossible!"

Sanchez is not familiar with Dortmund, but he knows Tang Zheng very well. Having been a teammate for more than one season, he was very afraid, so that he seemed very cautious in the interview: "Dortmund has created 64 home unbeaten games and three games in the past two seasons. There is a reason for the unbeaten streak of 19 league games, our opponents are very strong, we must be cautious in the second round!"

The local media and fans in Catalonia are quite flattering to Busquets' remarks. Barcelona's two Champions League titles in three seasons have given them a sense of superiority, so Barcelona is invincible in their minds.

Since it is invincible, how could there be a big loss at home?

Random Busquets' statement was supported by a large number of fans. On the contrary, Sanchez, who was cautious about the game, was bombarded by some extreme fans, saying that he was not worthy of being a Barcelona player.

The media and fans are full of confidence in Barcelona's promotion to the semi-finals of the Champions League. They can even see that Barcelona will become the first team to defend the Champions League since the restructuring of the Champions League in the future...

The second leg of the Champions League quarter-finals was getting closer and closer. Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola suddenly felt uneasy. His right eye twitched from time to time, as if some unforgettable event would happen in the future.

This feeling became more and more serious as the weekend league ended.

The 2o11-2o12 UEFA Champions League quarter-final second leg match between Barcelona and Dortmund at home was played at 8:45 p.m. local time on Tuesday in Europe. The Dortmund team arrived at Barcelona International Airport in El Padlobreguet It was Monday morning European time.

At noon, after having a nutritious lunch at the hotel where we stayed, we took a short break. At about three o'clock in the afternoon, the whole team went to the Nou Camp Stadium to adapt to the venue.

Tang Zheng, who had just entered the Camp Nou from the player tunnel, couldn't help but turned 360 degrees on the spot, and took a hard look at the Camp Nou.

The Camp Nou stadium is the stadium with the largest fan capacity in Europe. It can accommodate up to 109,500 fans, which is nearly 110,000.

Now that many standing seats have been dismantled, it can only accommodate 99,354 fans.

However, compared with the Westphalia 1un Stadium, which can accommodate more than 1,000 fans, this stadium still has nearly 20,000 more fans.

This stadium was not the first time Tang Zheng saw it, but it was the first time he personally attended it, and it was a competition.

The top league in Europe - the UEFA Champions League!

Just thinking about it makes me excited!

The other Dortmund players were warming up under the leadership of fitness coach Oliver Bartlett. Tang Zheng suddenly closed his eyes, and the Camp Nou stadium full of fans naturally appeared in his mind.

The corner of his mouth curled into an arc, and he muttered to himself in a voice only he could hear: "The cheers at Camp Nou are deafening? No! I must silence you!" 8