Schalke, who lost Yang Muge, was tied 1:1 by Mainz at home in the 20th round of the league.

Borussia Mönchengladbach played 0:0 against Wolfsburg in the away game.

Bayern Munich also shook hands with Hamburg 1:1 away.

For a moment, all three teams in the First Group tied.

Only Dortmund, the upward momentum is still very strong, just like the one in the morning of a man.

They beat Nuremberg 2-0 away.

Dortmund scored 47 points, widening the gap between Bayern and Munich, Bayern Munich scored 41 points, Schalke scored 04 points, and Borussia Mönchengladbach scored 40 points.

Although Zhou Yi did not assist in the game, he scored a goal.

He is also in a very strong state.

Not long after he scored, he was replaced.

Klopp didn't let him play the whole game because he considered that there was another German Cup next.

Three days later, Dortmund challenged Kyrill in 1900 away.

As can be seen from the name, this is a team established in 1900. It has a long history and is even older than Dortmund. Dortmund was founded in 1909.

But a long history does not mean that the achievements are good.

The current league in which this team is located is called German North League, and its full name is German North League.

The German League is divided into seven levels, and the German League is all amateur leagues below, while the German North United is below the German League. In other words, the opponent Dortmund encountered in the German Cup quarterfinals is an amateur team.

Despite this, Klopp dared not underestimate this team.

Because they can reach the quarterfinals of the German Cup all the way, it means they have strength. You should know that in order to appear in front of Dortmund, Kyrill eliminated opponents who are stronger than them along the way.

In the first round, they defeated the second place in the Bundesliga Cottbus 3:0. In the second round, they eliminated Duisburg, the 14th place in the Bundesliga. In the third round, the team they eliminated was replaced by Mainz in the Bundesliga, 2:0!

In three German Cup matches, the amateur team scored seven goals but did not concede a single goal.

Such performance must attract Klopp's attention.

Cup matches have always been a hotbed of unpopularity, and underestimating the opponents will pay a heavy price.

So facing this cup opponent, Klopp did not send a second team to deal with it. Although he performed part of the rotation, he still retained most of the main players.

Zhou Yi is naturally the core that cannot be rotated.

Zhou Yi also proved in the game that he is indeed the guarantee of Dortmund's victory.

In the away game, he faced the dark horse Kyrill, who had counterattacked many teams all the way, and Dortmund led the way with two goals in the first half.

Zhou Yi assisted with one goal and scored one goal himself.

In the second half, Dortmund scored two more goals and finally eliminated the dark horse with a score of 4:0.

Ended Kyrill's journey in the 1900 German Cup.

This is also the best result of Kyrill's 1900 in the German Cup since the 2002-2003 season.

If it weren't for Dortmund, who had climbed over a boat in the gutter and had a wise mind, perhaps their dark horse miracle could have taken another step forward...

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In the 21st round of the league, Bayern Munich defeated Kaiserslautern 2-0 at home, and Dortmund defeated Leverkusen 1-0 at home.

There was a direct conversation between the last two of the first group, with Mönchengladbach hosting Schalke at home 04.

As a result, Reus scored a goal and assisted Borussia Mönchengladbach 3-0 to defeat Schalke 04 at home.

Despite Yang Muge's efforts in the game, he still couldn't save the team's defeat. Reus's breakthrough on the wing was too sharp and he could not do anything about it. Moreover, as a midfielder, he could not always go to the wing to reus one-on-one.

The victory and loss of this game changed the league's third and fourth rankings.

Mönchengladbach scored 43 points and surpassed Schalke 04 with 41 points, becoming third place, while Schalke 04 fell.

After reaching a transfer agreement with Dortmund in advance, Reus was in a hot state, helping Borussia Mönchengladbach catch up. Now they are only one point away from the second-place league Bayern Munich.

And you should know that the Champions League knockout stage will begin next.

Dortmund and Bayern Munich will definitely be distracted by the Champions League, and their attention may not be so focused in the domestic league.

By then, it will be the opportunity for Mönchengladbach.

Seeing Reus' performance so well, the fans of Borussia Mönchengladbach were increasingly reluctant to leave. But there was no way, and Reus had to return to the team he had supported since childhood. Borussia Mönchengladbach was just a stop in the middle of his career...

The only thing they can hope for now is that under the leadership of Reus, Borussia Mönchengladbach will eventually counterattack the giants like Bayern Munich and Dortmund, grab the league championship from them, and bid farewell to Reus in an amazing season.

This is not the whimsical idea of ​​the fans of Mönchengladbach, they really think this is possible.

After all, next is the Champions League.

For German teams, Bayern Munich is probably the only one who can fight on both sides and maintain their state.

Dortmund won the league championship last season, but their UEFA Champions League road stopped in the quarterfinals. If they continued to move forward in the Champions League at that time, it would be hard to say whether they could still win the league championship in the end.

In addition, let’s look at Leverkusen, who also participated in the Champions League this season and reached the top 16. They are now ranked sixth, which is 100% behind Schalke 04, the fourth in the league. Maybe Leverkusen is not qualified to participate in the Champions League next season.

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The Champions League is indeed approaching.

Next week, two Bundesliga teams, Dortmund and Leverkusen, will make their debut in the Champions League quarterfinals.

So in the 21st round of the league, Zhou Yi did not play the whole game, and he was replaced in the 72nd minute.

At that time, Dortmund led his opponent 1:0, which was a very risky substitution. Because after Zhou Yi was out, Dortmund's midfield control would decline, and it was too unsafe to lead with one goal, so maybe the three-pointers that Dortmund got would fly.

However, Klopp still replaced Zhou Yi because the next Champions League is equally important, so he should not let Zhou Yi get the most rest.

Fortunately, Dortmund withstood the opponent's offensive and finally won the game with a score of 1:0, but was finally not caught up by Bayern Munich.

Dortmund this time draws an old opponent in the Champions League quarterfinals, AC Milan they met in the quarterfinals last season.

When the lottery results came out, there was a burst of laughter on the spot.

I think this is too coincidental. Dortmund has met AC Milan again. Is UEFA going to create a brand new pair of enemies?

After the lottery results came out, "Milan Sports" couldn't wait to shout the slogan of "revenge".

AC Milan does have the confidence to do so.

Last season, after being eliminated by Dortmund in the Champions League, AC Milan won the league championship with a large advantage, ending Inter's previous five consecutive league titles. They finally won the championship by as many as six points ahead of Inter, the second-placed Inter.

They have also performed well this season.

After 23 rounds of Serie A, they won 14 wins, 5 draws and four losses, and accumulated 47 points. They beat Juventus, who scored the same score with five goals, and ranked first in the league.

After buying out Ibrahimovic from Barcelona, ​​AC Milan, which has been in decline for several seasons, seems to be about to rise.

After excellent results and excellent condition, he met Dortmund, the enemy who saw them eliminated from the Champions League last season, and was naturally very jealous. He couldn't take revenge without revenge.

AC Milan is in good shape this season, and Klopp dares not take it lightly. For this reason, he would rather give up a league game than give Zhou Yi a rest time.

Fortunately, Dortmund won the league in the end.

They can focus on dealing with AC Milan.

Although AC Milan shouted the slogan of revenge, Klopp still hopes to add another "new revenge" to the "old hatred" of the two teams.

If AC Milan hates Dortmund for eliminating them out of the Champions League once, then resent them again.
Chapter completed!