Chapter 34: A good start
Because of Zhou Yi's words, domestic public opinion is not very concerned about whether Yan Min should be on the roster or when he can play in Dortmund. Now everyone is paying attention to a more high-level question, that is, the meaning expressed in the commentator article of the People's Daily - Zhou Yi and others have brought rare bonuses to Chinese football. Should we take advantage of the bonuses, or should we invest these bonuses in the hope of reaping more bonuses in the future?
This has attracted discussion and attention from the media and fans.
In this case, the match between Dortmund and Augsburg also began as far away in Germany.
Although it was away games before the game, everyone is generally optimistic about Dortmund. After all, the strength of the two teams is too different, and Dortmund is in good shape recently.
This view proves to be correct.
Just 24 minutes into the game, Aubameyang, who started the game, scored his first goal in the Bundesliga.
Aubameyang was selected into the starting lineup of this league because of his outstanding performance after making a substitute in the Super Cup.
Another new player Mkhitaryan, who came with him, did not even make the roster in this game due to an ankle injury during training.
In the first half, Dortmund led the home team Augsburg 1-0 with Aubameyang's goal.
After the two sides changed their positions in the second half, Dortmund continued to control the situation on the court. Under the leadership of Zhou Yi, Dortmund's midfield and frontcourt players actively ran, passed the ball tacitly, and constantly threatened Augsburg's goal.
But in the 57th minute, Gundogan, who was playing on the court, suddenly made a gesture to the sidelines to ask for a substitution. At the same time, he covered his back hand with his back, frowned, and his expression was not very normal.
Klopp also responded quickly and replaced Gundogan with Kuba.
"Gundogan was replaced and only played for 57 minutes. It seems that he was injured. For the purpose of protecting him, Klopp replaced him with Kuba. You should know that five days later, the German national team will have a friendly match against Paraguay, and Gundogan was recruited into the national team. The German team definitely doesn't want to see any mistakes in the midfielder..." said commentator Duan Xin.
No one takes Gundoant's fate too seriously. After all, as Duan Xin said, there will be a national team game in five days. It is normal for Klopp to replace Gundoanto out of caution, and it does not mean that Gundoanto's injury is too serious.
Moreover, after Gundogan came out, Dortmund's offensive did not weaken, and they continued to control the situation.
In the 66th minute, Zhou Yi got rid of two players in a row near the center circle and then sent a straight pass. Aubameyang used his speed advantage to break into the penalty area, faced Augsburg's goalkeeper Amsif alone, and then shot low!
The football flew into the goal again.
Aubameyang's double score also allowed Zhou Yi to complete his first assist in the league this season.
As the Bundesliga assist king for three consecutive seasons, he will definitely defend this honor this season. Looking at Aubameyang's performance, Dortmund's attackers are still full of vitality, which will help him defend his title successfully.
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Aubameyang's goal allowed Dortmund to easily lead Augsburg with a score of 2:0 away. The outcome of this game seems to be no longer suspense.
However, Augsburg was certainly unwilling to lose at home just like that. They changed two people in one breath in the 77th minute, hoping to strengthen the offense.
But just two minutes after they completed the substitution, Aubameyang received a pass from Mark in front of the goal and scored a goal, 3:0!
"Aubameyang! Hat trick! This is his first league game for Dortmund! Unexpectedly, he completed the hat trick! As a new player, this is the most wonderful start!" Marcel Lef shouted excitedly. "It seems that after leaving Gotze and Lewandowski, Dortmund quickly found a suitable replacement!"
Zorke, the club sports director in the stands, was very proud. He was very fond of this!
Their outstanding performance means that he has a good vision.
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Aubameyang, who completed a hat-trick, made a big appearance, but the starting lineup of the game, Mark Wagner performed well. After Lewandowski left, he stood in the front and became a center.
With his body, fighting with the strong central defenders in the penalty area is not the way he is good at playing football. He runs more flexible and moves more flexible. Sometimes he is not even in front of the goal or in the penalty area. For example, the third goal Aubameyang scored just now was Marko pulled to the side and crossed and assisted.
Mark's diligent work in this game also received rewards at the last moment.
In the 86th minute, Zhou Yi passed Aubameyang directly again, and Aubameyang dribbled into the penalty area and was knocked down. Although Dortmund had already led three goals and had little time left in the game, the referee still unswervingly called the Augsburg player for a foul and awarded Dortmund a penalty.
Aubameyang, who had already scored three goals, did not ask himself to punish this penalty himself. The person who took the penalty was Mark.
After he set up the football, he waited for the referee to blew the whistle and assisted the goal, and he scored it in one go.
The football flew to the right, while the goalkeeper of Augsburg pounced on the left.
The football flew into the goal without any suspense!
"Mark Wagner! This is his first league goal this season! Dortmund leads Augsburg 4:0! The defending champions have taken a solid first step on their defense this season! The competition that Guardiola's team has to face in the new season is no less than last season..."
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In the end, Dortmund defeated Augsburg 4-0 away and achieved a good start to the new league season.
A day later, their rival Bayern Munich defeated Borussia Mönchengladbach 3-1 at home. Guardiola also got a good start. However, with Dortmund's 4-0 in front, Bayern Munich's 3-1 seems not so worthy of praise.
Of course, some Munich media can also forcefully put gold on their faces, claiming that Bayern Munich's offensive firepower is strong, and like Dortmund, he scored four goals in the game - the goal of Monchengladbach was also scored by Bayern Munich players. Central defender Dante scored an own goal in the 40th minute of the game...
However, the Munich media is still a bit conscientious, and no media really says that.
After the first round of the league, Dortmund, who scored four goals, did not rank first in the league standings because the team's offensive firepower was stronger than them - the first place was Hertha Berlin, who beat Frankfurt 6-1 in the game, and finally ranked first because of one more goal difference than Dortmund. Dortmund ranked second.
Leverkusen and Bayern Munich tied for third place, both of whom defeated their respective opponents 3:1.
After this league game, the German national team had a warm-up match against Paraguay on the 14th.
Reus, Gundogan, Hummels and Sven Bend were all selected for the national team's roster and wanted to participate in this game.
But Dortmund media are a little dissatisfied with the national team's move, because Gundogan was injured in the game against Augsburg. They hope that the national team can give up the recruitment of Gundogan and allow Gundogan to stay in Dortmund to recuperate.
However, the German Football Association was unmoved. In the German national team roster announced after the first round of the game, Gundogan's name was listed.
This has aroused dissatisfaction among Dortmund media.
Some people at the Dortmund club are also dissatisfied with this.
Because Bayern Munich, Gotze and Schweinsteiger have recovered from injury, and the national team has not been called up for safety reasons, which is normal. But Draxler, who played for Schalke 04, was injured in the first round of the league and asked for leave from the national team, the national team would not recruit him. You should know that Gundogan also left the game with injuries in the first round of the league. Why should the national team insist on recruiting Gundogan?
"...If Gundogan must be recruited, we also hope that Löw and his team will not let Gundogan appear in the game..."
When the fact that Gundogan was recruited into the national team could not be changed, Dortmund media had no choice but to make such a request.
But judging from the actual game, Löw and his coaching team obviously did not listen to Dortmund's advice.
In the warm-up match against Paraguay, Gundogan started!
Paraguay took the lead just ten minutes into the game.
In the thirteenth minute, Paraguay rewrites the score to 2:0.
At this time, Gundogan stood up. In the 19th minute, he received Ozil's low pass from the left and pushed the ball into the goal with his left foot nineteen meters in front of the goal.
The commentator shouted excitedly: "Gundogan's condition is really excellent! He has performed very well in the German Super Cup, and when he returned to the national team, he continued his excellent form! With Schweinsteiger, Gotze, Draxler absent due to injury and Tony Kroos being his father, Gundogan took the lead in the German midfielder! He is an indispensable figure! I believe that after seeing Gundogan's outstanding performance in the national team, Dortmund fans and Klopp should be happy? After all, after leaving Gotze this summer, Dortmund will need Gundogan's stable performance..."
But Dortmund fans don't think so. They don't care about how Gundogan performs in the national team. They have one wish now - I hope Gundogan will not be injured.
But the good times didn't last long. In the 27th minute, Gundogan suddenly made a substitution gesture to the sidelines, and he then covered his back midfielder...
"Ah, Gundoan seems to have a back injury again, he may not be able to hold on to the game..."
"Damn it!" Klopp couldn't help but curse and swear when he saw this scene in front of the TV.
Chapter completed!