Chapter two hundred and sixteen carrying too many games
When the captains of both sides completed the side-picking procedure and the players on both sides stood on the court and waited for the kick-off, a banner slowly unfolded in the stands where the away team Bayern Munich fans gathered.
The banner was very long and almost penetrated the visiting team stands.
The red banners are white German letters, and they are combined into one sentence: "Don't look for them, Gotze is here!"
A sudden look at this sentence will make some people confused - what to look for?
It turned out that during the game Dortmund played against Atletico Madrid at home, before the game, Dortmund fans played a giant TIFO in the south stands. A Dortmund fan wearing a top hat was watching with a telescope. Behind him was the silhouette of the European Champions League, with the following words "Survey on the Lost Big Ear Cup".
The Big Ear Cup is the nickname for the European Champions League because the handles on both sides look like ears.
Since winning the European Champions League for the first time in 1997, Dortmund has never been able to win the highest honor of this European club. With the unstoppable momentum in the Champions League this season, Dortmund fans used this TIFO and slogan to show their confidence and expectations for winning the Champions League this season, hoping that this 16-year pursuit will come to an end this year.
This TIFO was still very famous at that time, and it caused a lot of media coverage and discussion after the game.
The banner displayed by Bayern Munich fans today is a "reply" to the TIFO. In TIFO, Dortmund is looking for a championship, and Bayern Munich fans cleverly answered and introduced the most popular topic nowadays - news about Gotze's transfer to Bayern Munich, mocking Dortmund for not being able to retain anyone, and the main players in the inner circle are scrambling to leave to their arch rival Bayern Munich.
This is simply lifting the wound that Dortmund had finally scabbed and then applying a handful of salt...
At Dortmund's home court, it was unbearable to make a naked mockery of Dortmund.
The TV broadcast immediately paid attention to the scene in the stands, and immediately cut a camera, so everyone around the world who watched the game saw the ridicule of Bayern Munich fans on Dortmund...
Marcel Lef smiled: "Fans of both sides started to fight verbally before the game. The competition between Dortmund and Bayern Munich has always been the theme of the league in these seasons. This season, they will break through the restrictions of the domestic league for the first time and extend this competition to Europe..."
Duan Xin didn't say anything because he couldn't understand German, so when the banner appeared, he did not stop his normal explanation to explain the sudden appearance of the shot, although he was also wondering why the TV broadcast shot suddenly cut into the stands when the game was about to begin...
So many Chinese fans who watch the live broadcast of the game know that there must be a story on this banner, but because the commentator did not say it, they didn't know it, so they could only continue watching the game with doubts.
Fortunately, there is a developed Internet now, and the answer given by enthusiastic fans soon appeared online - Bayern Munich fans are using this banner to mock Dortmund fans!
On the Internet, the unhappy Dortmund fans started to curse, and the unheard Bayern Munich fans also fought back.
The grudges between Dortmund and Bayern Munich spread from Germany to China, and from TV to the Internet... At this moment, the emotions conveyed by football transcend the barriers between language and text and became a common language in the world.
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Dortmund's players also saw this banner because they attacked in the first half of the visiting team's stands. They didn't need to turn their heads and look up or something very deliberately. You can see it by looking straight.
This sentence must have affected the emotions of Dortmund players. Although Gotze's departure is no longer discussed within the team, it is like a thorn that has penetrated into the hearts of many people... If they don't say it and are silent, it doesn't mean they don't care.
Gotze's departure once made some Dortmund players wonder if they were not good enough and were not worthy of being teammates with excellent players; it also made some people feel angry and unwilling to be betrayed.
These emotions have gradually settled down after several weeks. But now they are stirred up by a slogan.
It has to be said that Bayern Munich fans have made a premeditated move. They are not just trying to mock Dortmund fans. They are just booing for a while, but they have no losses to them and no impact on the team. Even without this slogan, the booings from Dortmund fans to Bayern Munich will not be less.
The most important thing they do is to influence the Dortmund players on the opposite side. When the Dortmund players on the court cannot concentrate on entering the game, a slight distraction and mistake in the duel will tilt the balance of victory.
From this point of view, Bayern Munich fans are truly the best twelfth player in Bayern Munich.
Dortmund fans are obviously not prepared for this move by Bayern Munich fans. After Bayern Munich fans made ridicule and provoke, they could not come up with a solution.
"This is simply a shame!" In the south stand, "Dad" Bruno said angrily, and many people next to him also showed the same expression.
At this moment, Dortmund fans can only express their dissatisfaction with booing, but booing... at this time it seems particularly powerless.
If Dortmund really loses the game at home or is drawn by Bayern Munich, the ridicule and provocation of Bayern Munich fans will be the best assist.
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Zhou Yi shook his head when he saw this slogan. It was simply logically confusing... The TIFO produced by Dortmund fans wanted to express the meaning of finding a champion. What do you care about when you go back to "Geze is here" and where the champion is...
Does Gotze represent the champion? The winner of Gotze wins the championship?
This doesn't make sense...
Zhou Yi felt that this kind of verbal battle was too low-level. He was too lazy to pay attention and quickly turned his attention back to the court.
It doesn't matter how you quarrel before the game. The key is to win, and the winner takes all. Victory is the most powerful fight against this kind of provocation and ridicule.
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The pre-match episode passed quickly, and the TV broadcast turned the camera back at the stadium, and the players on both sides were already standing in their respective positions.
Peter Gagelman, who served as the referee of this game, then blew the whistle to the beginning of the game!
"The rehearsal of the Champions League final has begun!" Marcel Leif said in a joking tone. "When the two teams met for the first time this season, Dortmund tied Bayern Munich 1:1 away. Zhou Yi's goal hugged Dortmund's hope of competing for the league championship with Bayern Munich today. Otherwise, before today's game, it is very likely that Dortmund players would line up to welcome the championship..."
"With the referee's whistle, the Bundesliga 'national derby' has begun!" Duan Xin raised his volume and said. "The suspense of the league championship this season will be very likely to end in this game... Both teams are in very good shape. In fact, with their performance this season, it is fair and reasonable for whoever wins the championship in the end. But there is only one champion, and one party must be sad..."
"This is the third time that Bayern Munich and Dortmund meet this season. We have met in the Super Cup and League and the German Cup respectively. Bayern Munich's score is two wins and one draw, and remain unbeaten. They won the Super Cup and eliminated Dortmund in the German Cup... From the data point of view, Bayern Munich has the advantage this season... But don't forget, today's game was played at Dortmund's home court, West** Stadium!"
After the game began, the commentators began to introduce the situation of both sides of the game to the audience.
"Bayern Munich's performance this season can be described as "early upside down" compared to the previous two seasons," said Marcel Lef. "At the beginning of the league, they defeated Dortmund in the Super Cup, ending the embarrassing record of losing against Dortmund in the first two seasons. Then after the league began, they won eight consecutive victories, creating the best start in history, and at the same time established a 12-point lead against Dortmund. But Dortmund's performance gradually returned.
When they got on the right track, they slowly caught up, especially when they tied Bayern Munich away, only four points away from Bayern Munich. After the winter break, both teams were in full force, Dortmund soared all the way, first creating a record of eleven consecutive wins in the league. Of course, Bayern Munich was not willing to be outdone, and also maintained a full victory and always led Dortmund with a two-point advantage. Such a fierce pursuit battle is extremely rare in my commentator's career..."
"...The longest winning streak in a single season in the 50-year history of the Bundesliga was maintained by Borussia Mönchengladbach and Wolfsburg..." Duan Xin was also exposing the strength of these two teams to Chinese TV audiences today. "The former set this record first in the 1986-1987 season, and they won ten consecutive games in a single season. Then Wolfsburg tied this record in the 2008-2009 season. Currently, the longest winning streak in the Bundesliga is the fifteen consecutive wins completed by Bayern Munich in the 2003-2004 and 2004-2005 seasons. In the last round of the league, the longest winning streak in the Bundesliga is the fifteen consecutive wins completed by Bayern Munich in the 2003-2004 and 2004-2005 seasons.
When they were closed, Dortmund defeated Dusseldorf. They had tied Bayern Munich's 15-game winning streak in the Bundesliga record. If they can beat Bayern Munich in this game, they will surpass Bayern Munich and set a new record. If they can win until the end of the season, then while winning the Bundesliga championship, they will also surpass the longest winning streak in the five major European leagues maintained by Inter Milan - turning 17 consecutive victories into 18 consecutive victories... But I think this is definitely something that Bayern Munich doesn't want to see, because Dortmund surpasses their predecessors in the Bundesliga..."
After Dortmund drew 1-1 away from home this season, he has been winning in the league. So far, the league has won 15 consecutive games. Bayern Munich was tied 1-1 by Borussia Mönchengladbach in the 17th round of the league. He has been winning since then, and has won 14 games so far.
If Bayern Munich can beat Dortmund away, it will not only establish the advantage of winning the championship, but also prevent Dortmund from surpassing Bayern Munich between the two seasons of 2003-2005 and setting a new record. In addition, when preventing Dortmund, Bayern Munich can also tie the record of 15 consecutive victories, and the team that has the opportunity to set a new record will change from Dortmund to Bayern Munich, which is really a victory of three goals.
A game carries the ownership of the league championship and the ownership of the Bundesliga winning streak. Such a special game is really rare...
Chapter completed!