Not long after the match between Bayern Munich and Werder Bremen, the match between Dortmund and Leverkusen began.

This game is obviously more worthy of attention than the match between Bayern Munich and Werder Bremen.

Bayern Munich has won the victory, and now it is Dortmund's turn to face the pressure.

Zhou Yi's failure to start made everyone feel unoptimistic about Dortmund's prospects, and they can't figure out why Klopp didn't rotate Zhou Yi in any case, so why did he have to rotate Zhou Yi in such an important game this time.

After the game started, the TV broadcast footage quickly cut to Dortmund's bench.

Zhou Yi was wearing a jacket and sat on the bench.

"This scene is really rare..." Marcel Leif didn't know whether he was feeling or complaining. "But Klopp was really bold enough. I don't know if he let Zhou Yi sit on the bench in this game, as the media guessed, it was because of physical fitness. But it's better because of physical fitness than injury, right?"

Zhou Yi sat on the bench and watched his teammates play on the court.

Regarding the question of why he was sitting on the bench, the media actually guessed it correctly this time. It was not so conspiracy. The reason was only one - physical fitness.

After playing many fierce and intense high-intensity games in succession, Zhou Yi's physical fitness was almost exhausted. Especially for Atletico Madrid's Champions League match, Zhou Yi's physical fitness requirements were very high. In order to help the team win, he also tried his best.

In this case, if you keep the game at this pace, it will be difficult for Zhou Yi to recover from his physical fitness, and then at the most critical moment, problems may arise.

After having a thorough discussion with the team doctor group and physical coach, Klopp believed that Zhou Yi should take a proper rest.

So he communicated with Zhou Yi and said that he would put Zhou Yi on the bench in the match between Dortmund and Leverkusen so that he could rest.

At the same time, depending on the specific situation, then decide whether to let him play in the game against Leverkusen.

If Dortmund's entire team performs well, firmly suppresses Leverkusen and takes the lead in the score, then Zhou Yi can rest the whole game with peace of mind on the bench.

But if the situation is not good, Dortmund and Leverkusen are in a difficult position to fight, or even at a disadvantage, then Klopp has to consider using Zhou Yi.

He also made an agreement with Zhou Yi in advance about this.

Zhou Yi has no objection to this.

Although he also hopes that he can play for 90 minutes, so that the team will have a greater chance of winning. But he also knows that the next schedule is still very difficult. If he doesn't rest at this time, the subsequent game will be difficult to continue.

Cortana also warned him that it would be best to take a proper rest to avoid increasing the chance of injury.

The World Cup is coming soon. Zhou Yi doesn't want to be injured before the World Cup and miss the World Cup.

This is a big dream in his life.

Champions League champion, league champion, domestic cup champion, Super Cup champion, Club World Cup champion... He has won all the team honors he can win in a club, but hasn't participated in any competition?

I have also played in the Asian Cup in the national team, and it is only one World Cup short of it.

So Zhou Yi followed the coaching staff's arrangements for him.

But deep down, Zhou Yi was ready to appear at any time.

Because through the competitions simulated in the virtual space, Zhou Yi already knew very well what the game would look like.

Leverkusen is not easy to deal with, especially Leverkusen, who wants to maintain the top four positions in the league.

In the simulation competition, Zhou Yi put himself on the bench and then simulated the competition. He watched the game as an audience member.

Without him, Dortmund and Leverkusen were in a stalemate and it was difficult to gain any advantage.

In the dozens of games simulated, most of them are like this, with both sides winning and losing, and there are many draws.

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The actual competition is indeed like the Zhouyi simulation.

As soon as the game began, Leverkusen showed an aggressive offensive.

Since Dortmund kicked off, Leverkusen players have been pressing all the way. Faced with such a situation, Dortmund players can only keep passing back.

Even if it was passed to goalkeeper Weidenfeller, Leverkusen's player had no intention of giving up. He continued to rush towards Weidenfeller in the penalty area. Even if Weidenfeller drove the ball out with his big foot and turned their pressing into useless work, they did not hesitate for half a second.

It is one thing to grab or not, but the key is to show oppressive momentum.

Even if this kind of action can only cause some psychological pressure to the opponent's players, it will cause quantitative change and qualitative change if it accumulates little by little.

In the fifth minute, Dortmund launched an attack.

Yan Min shot hard from the penalty area line on the left and was saved by Leverkusen goalkeeper Leno.

The football did not fly out of the baseline, but fell into the penalty area and was cleared by Leverkusen's defender.

Leverkusen took advantage of the situation to launch a counterattack and hit Dortmund's goal.

Son Heung-min took a long shot and was dragged out of the crossbar by Weidenfeller, and Leverkusen won a corner kick.

Korean stars punish this corner kick.

Before this showdown, the Korean media did not hype the Asian derby again. No one compared Son Heung-min with Zhou Yi, because everyone could see that the two were not on the same level at all. Besides... Zhou Yi did not start in this game, and neither of them competed on the same stage, which was really difficult to compare.

Son Heung-min kicked the corner kick out. When Hummels competed with the opponent's central defender Toprak at the front point, he rubbed the football and flew directly to the middle of the penalty area!

Then Kisling shook his head there and rubbed the football towards the goal!

Hummels ferryed Kisling...

The football was rubbed out by Kislin. The football bypassed Weidenfeller's fingers and fell from the air, which ended up hitting the crossbar!

But the football did not fly out of the bottom line, but fell down and bounced back to the front of the goal.

Leverkusen's captain Lars Bend appeared smartly at the landing point, shook his head a little, and pushed the ball towards the goal close to the close!

Weidenfeller just jumped up and saved Kisling's header, and at this time there was no time to make a second reaction.

The football flew into Dortmund's goal!

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"nice shot!!!"

A burst of cheers broke out in Bayern Munich's bus.

On the bus's TV screen, a live broadcast of Dortmund vs. Leverkusen is being played.

This is a game that Bayern Munich team also pays close attention to.

But everyone didn't expect that before they returned to the hotel, Dortmund lost the ball. The ball was lost a bit too quickly...

However, conceding the goal is always a good thing for Bayern Munich.

They have already won Werder Bremen, and if Dortmund loses the game, Bayern Munich will return to the league first.

After the cheers, the players also discussed the game enthusiastically.

"...Where did Dortmund get the confidence that they can let Zhou Yi sit on the bench and win this game?"

Although he is a mortal enemy, Bayern Munich players still have a high evaluation of Zhou Yi. At least they would think that Zhou Yi is the most indispensable figure in Dortmund.

"Klopp is obviously a foolish move. What did he think?"

"No matter what he thinks, we are in favor anyway..."

Guardiola was sitting in front of the bus and naturally heard the comments from the team members.

Based on his understanding of Klopp, he now thinks that it is nothing incredible for Klopp to make this decision. Because he is a gambling person... He must be gambled this time, and Dortmund, who has lost Zhou Yi, can beat Leverkusen away.

But from now on, he may have to lose...

There is no gambler in the world who always wins and won't lose, and Klopp can't escape this rule.

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"Lars Bend!! He opened the first record for Leverkusen! Just seven minutes into the game, Leverkusen took a goal to lead! Dortmund was in trouble!"

Huge cheers rang out throughout Bayer Arena.

Amid the cheers, Lars Bend and his Leverkusen teammates hugged each other to celebrate the goal.

Zhou Yi sat on the bench and leaned his head on the back of the chair. He was not surprised by this start. In so many games, he had also seen Leverkusen score at the beginning...

So it is actually not worth surprised to concede the ball. The key is how Dortmund does it after conceding the ball.

Klopp got up from his seat, walked to the sidelines, and shouted loudly to the Dortmund players on the stadium: "Don't panic! Stay calm!"

Without Zhou Yi on the court, he had to do more.

After the game restarted, the Dortmund players did not show any panic, which made Klopp and Zhou Yi feel relieved.

Although I lost the ball, as long as I don’t lose my position, I still have a chance to win it back.
Chapter completed!