Chapter 146 We Are Here, Real Madrid Is Here! [Subscribe! ]
Gotze's silence made it difficult for Dortmund to open up the situation on the offensive end.
After watching the first half of the first half, even the fans who trust and like Gotze the most have to admit it.
Li Ang's performance on the defensive end has completely made up for his current lack of offensive means.
And his forward ability is enough for the time being, just what Real Madrid needs.
Overall, there is no need to compare Gotze and Li Ang, because there is no comparison.
Gotze is an excellent offensive genius, and he is destined to be a super offensive core who will occupy a place in football in the future.
But Li Ang's future can reach the height of the core of the team.
And this team can be a giant!
So from this point of view, as long as the fans are clear-headed, they should not compare the two together in the future.
Li Ang completed the "education" of another post-90s star through the frontal suppression.
But I don't know if he pressed Gotze too hard today, forcing Klopp to directly replace the offensive core in the first half.
Gotze's possession of the ball began to decrease.
Instead, it was Reus who could still put continuous defensive pressure on Real Madrid with his sharp speed.
This little rocket who had only returned to Dortmund for less than half a year had already conquered the Westfalen with his wonderful and strong performance.
And when the team encountered offensive setbacks, he did not have the slightest idea of shrinking.
He took on this responsibility, and had the confidence and self-confidence to lead his teammates again.
This confidence and self-confidence came from his success in Monchengladbach.
It can be said that Reus has slightly surpassed Robben and has become the most threatening right winger in the entire Bundesliga.
Last season, he played 37 times in Monchengladbach, with 21 goals and 12 assists.
Robben played 36 times in Bayern, with 18 goals and 7 assists.
The common feature of the two is that they are relatively fragile.
If he can play 45 times in a single season, Reus's personal data should be able to reach 25+15.
It was not difficult for Robben to score 20+10 last season.
Being able to create nearly one goal per game is already exaggerated enough for a winger in this era.
Moreover, Reus's performance in Dortmund is only slightly lower than that in Monchengladbach last season.
You know, after he transferred to Dortmund, his tactical positioning was reduced, and he no longer enjoyed the status of the only offensive core.
In this case, Reus can still maintain the stability of the data, which is really commendable.
This shows that he is a young and high-quality winger who is not very dependent on the system and has guaranteed hard power.
Marcelo was a little overwhelmed by the sudden attack, and Essien, who could help withstand the defensive pressure before, began to frequently call for support from teammates.
After all, he has suffered a serious injury and is getting older.
Now Essien is actually not afraid of some so-called technical and strong offensive players.
His confrontation ability is still there, and he is also rich in experience.
It is when facing the explosive wingers that Essien feels very tricky.
After all, if you can't keep up with the speed, you can't keep up. The opponent will leave you behind in two steps. If you move slower, you won't even have time to commit a foul.
Before this, when Reus didn't have much ball possession, he could still join hands with Marcelo to head the ball.
But when Reus became the main attacking point, Essien could only throw this defensive problem to his father.
Mourinho looked at Reus who was constantly disrupting the situation on his left side, and once again missed Coentrao who was still in bed.
"I heard that this guy was abandoned by Dortmund's youth training camp that year?"
Karanka looked at Reus who almost pried open the Real Madrid defense system by himself, and smacked his lips and spit.
With such a fierce performance, he was actually abandoned by Dortmund's youth training camp that year?
Even if Reus's confrontation ability was poor, with such an explosion and technical potential, Dortmund's youth training camp should have protected and cultivated him slowly, right?
What's the disadvantage of poor confrontation? When the young players grow up, they can slowly and scientifically gain weight.
Gain a little weight every year, and lay a solid technical foundation. Gaining weight is not a difficult thing at all.
Karanka is still complaining about the selection of players in Dortmund's youth training camp.
But now Mourinho began to frown and think about how to limit Reus' further performance.
"If Li Ang and Essien switch positions, it should work, but Gotze's side."
After a little entanglement, Mourinho decided to pull Li Ang to the left midfield first.
Solve the biggest defensive problem first, and then consider the overall defense.
After making the decision, Mourinho quickly gave tactical instructions to the players on the field.
After seeing Mourinho's move on the sidelines, Klopp was relieved and signaled Gotze to take more balls later.
With the tactical adjustment helping him to this extent, it would be unreasonable for Gotze to fail to show a convincing performance against Essien.
Gundogan is still sitting on the bench for Dortmund, and Klopp may make substitutions at any time.
This pressure forced Gotze to burst out with all his strength.
And Lewandowski's condition gradually improved with the passage of time.
Even though there was not much time left in the first half, Real Madrid maintained a 1-0 halftime lead with a comprehensive contraction at the last moment.
But Mourinho knew that he had to come up with a response plan during the halftime break.
Essien generously admitted his problem with his condition today while resting in the locker room.
He felt that he played well in the first half, but after being blasted point-to-point by Reus, Essien knew that he needed to adjust.
This is not a desertion, nor is it that Essien has lost his determination to fight to the end.
Several veterans in Real Madrid can understand what Essien means at this time.
If he is replaced, the new players may perform better, which is beneficial to the whole team.
If he is not replaced, he will try his best to hold on to the end, but his performance in the second half may still be a little worse.
The choice is in Mourinho's hands at this moment.
In the end, for the sake of safety, Mourinho did not choose to replace players at halftime at the first time.
Essien continued to stay on the field, but at the beginning of the second half, he could no longer restrict Goetze's performance in the middle.
Li Ang was restrained by Reus and stayed on the left side of his own backcourt.
Klopp was very brave and chose to press forward at this time.
If Li Ang made up for the central defense, Reus would hold the ball and attack fiercely. If Li Ang did not move, Dortmund would concentrate its forces to attack Real Madrid's midfield.
Lewandowski still did not get the chance to receive the ball and shoot in the Real Madrid penalty area.
But Goetze and Reus got the opportunity to take turns to shoot long shots on both sides outside the Real Madrid penalty area!
The threat came quickly and fiercely.
Casillas made three important saves in just ten minutes!
Between continuing to defend and counterattack, Mourinho did not hesitate and made his own choice in the 57th minute of the second half.
"Modric is going to play. He is replacing Essien! Modric is about to replace Essien! Then Real Madrid's tactical thinking may also change!"
Duan Xuan's tone was very surprised.
Such a substitution is not in line with Mourinho's general habits and style.
But if you think about it carefully, Mourinho has actually made such risky tactical decisions in the past year.
For example, the offensive battles with Barcelona and Bayern.
Real Madrid has proved with the final victory that their offensive ability is completely at the top level in Europe.
Last season, they were able to beat Barcelona and Bayern after letting go of the offense. There is no reason for Real Madrid to be afraid of Dortmund this season.
Klopp dared to go all out and attack Real Madrid, so what should Mourinho worry about?
If they were really stunned by Dortmund's attack in Westfalenstadion and eventually lost the game, that would be really shameful!
Looking at the substitutions that were about to be completed on the sidelines, Ronaldo and Di Maria finally had an outlet to vent their anger.
They actually wanted to make tactical suggestions during the halftime break.
It's not that they reject defense. It was fine when they played against Barcelona in the past, but today they played against Dortmund, so they still had to defend cautiously at the beginning.
Are they worse than Reus and Gotze? !
Fortunately, Mourinho figured it out now, and Ronaldo and Di Maria were also excited, just wanting to put all their energy into a big fight on the offensive end.
Dortmund's tactical deployment has been completed, and Real Madrid has also quickly completed the substitutions and adjustments, and the confrontation between the two teams has become more and more intense.
Benzema's header after receiving a cross from Ronaldo in the 60th minute of the second half seemed to be a signal.
Real Madrid sounded the horn of a full counterattack, and they also have a crazy and persistent side for attacking!
Li Ang and Modric took turns to press forward to deliver offensive shells.
When there is a better counterattack opportunity, Alonso's precision guidance is a more sharp striking weapon.
While Real Madrid played lively here, Dortmund, who had unified their tactical ideas earlier, was no less impressive.
The emptiness of Real Madrid's defense in the second half finally gave the Hornets' offensive trident a wide enough stage to perform.
Lewandowski's receiving and shooting skills are quite good, and his solid shooting skills also began to threaten the goal guarded by Casillas.
In the 66th minute of the second half, when both teams were rushing to attack, Reus, who was in an exceptionally good state today, stood out first.
He didn't get a chance to shoot after breaking into Real Madrid's penalty area because he was tripped by Pepe's slightly delayed kick!
The referee immediately penalized Real Madrid for a foul in the penalty area.
Pepe didn't get a card, after all, his defensive kick was a beat slower this time, and there was no intention to hurt anyone.
Facing this hard-earned penalty opportunity, Lewandowski scored in one fell swoop!
He decisively and boldly kicked a half-high ball aimed at the center of the goal!
Casillas gambled to the right side of the goal, but failed to become a hero who turned the tide again.
But at this time, all the Real Madrid players on the field were also aroused by the fire in their hearts!
After the game started again, Real Madrid accelerated again, and the combination of the wing and the center continued to attack Dortmund's defense!
At this time point, it was actually time to slow down the pace of the game.
After seventy minutes, the players on the field will inevitably make some technical mistakes.
Dortmund is no exception.
No matter how young their players are and how fast they can run.
After fighting with Real Madrid for nearly 70 minutes and running more overall, it is unrealistic to imagine tireless advancement and defensive double-teaming like in the first half.
The physical fitness effect of Real Madrid's previous hard training by Pintus is slowly showing.
With more energy and more rushing, the performance of Real Madrid players on the field will naturally be more stable and lasting in the final stage of the game.
Dortmund's old captain Kyle was the first to fail. He had a thigh cramp in the 77th minute and was replaced by Gundogan.
Seeing that Real Madrid still had no momentum to slow down the pace of the game, Klopp could not sit still and walked to the sidelines with surprise in his eyes.
He could actually make a decision to let all Dortmund players retreat back to their own half to keep the draw.
But he didn't.
He still didn't believe that Real Madrid could play to the end without exhausting himself, and he believed that his frontcourt disciples could still seek opportunities to overtake the score.
He wanted to win, and he wanted to seek maximum benefits in taking risks!
There seemed to be an inexplicable madness in Klopp's eyes behind his glasses.
In contrast, Mourinho, who was sitting not far from him, had calm eyes.
In the 79th minute of the second half, Dortmund continued to attack on the right, and Reus cut in strongly and shot low to the near corner of the goal.
Casillas's save was a beat late, but Reus's shot was also a little off, and the ball finally hit the outside of the post and bounced out of the bottom line.
More than 70,000 Hornets fans at the Westfalenhal scene covered their heads and sighed!
The commentator of Spanish Movistar exclaimed, and then suggested that Mourinho should just defend first, so as not to let Dortmund break this season's unbeaten record in the end.
Mourinho was unmoved, and Real Madrid's players were still unmoved.
They are still firmly implementing offensive tactics.
Marcelo has completely become a left winger, and Ronaldo retreated to Dortmund's penalty area to seek a chance to finish.
In the 84th minute, Real Madrid, who lost the ball again, was counterattacked by Dortmund.
However, this time Gotze did not bring the ball to the front of Real Madrid's penalty area, because Li Ang used a 30-meter-long back-tracking interception to make him a background board again!
Alonso received the ball on the spot and launched a long pass counterattack!
Marcelo broke through Dortmund's right defense with a nearly perfect unloading pass!
However, the cross he sent was grabbed by Hummels and headed out of the penalty area.
Modric grabbed a little outside the penalty area and split the ball again.
Dortmund's penalty area was still in chaos because of Real Madrid's last attack, but Real Madrid's cross came again soon!
Arbeloa's cross was very powerful this time!
The flat arc well reflects the super fast ball speed.
Subotić, who had stood still, was about to jump up and compete for the header.
But a figure appeared in his sight almost instantly, with the wind and determination to complete the header in front of him!
The football, which already carried huge kinetic energy, was changed in direction by the strong impact!
Weidenfeller only felt a residual image appear in front of his eyes, whether it was a person or a ball, it was the same!
The football finally plunged into the net in the far corner of the goal with a trajectory that was difficult to capture by sight!
And the figure who rushed to the top, after stumbling a few steps after landing awkwardly, took off his jersey roughly, revealing the bronze muscles of his upper body covered with sweat!
"Leon——!!!!!!"
Duan Xuan shouted the name of the lore player crazily in the studio!
Leon, who rushed to the corner flag area, roared and opened his arms to complete the slide and kneel celebration!
And the Real Madrid players on the field, who also went crazy, rushed up, slapped and hugged Leon tightly, and fell to the ground together!
All the Real Madrid players on the bench rushed out, and Mourinho slid down on the grass in front of him and roared in the same way as Li Ang!
The home fans of Westfalen were dead silent!
In the huge stadium, only the crazy cheers of 10,000 Real Madrid fans were left!
They were roaring and announcing to the world!
We are here, Real Madrid is here!
At the top of football, waiting for the challenge of all enemies!