Chapter 216 Problems arise
Chapter 216 Problems arise
Chapter 216 Problems arise
On January 1, Dortmund challenged Leverkusen away.
At the beginning of the season, because of Leverkusen's total score preparation, Dortmund suffered a lot. In the end, the two teams drew. But this time, Klopp was also prepared for revenge. In the end, Dortmund defeated the opponent [-]-[-], and Shen Peng contributed a goal.
There is also good news for Dortmund in this round, that is, Wolfsburg defeated Bayern Munich [-]-[-] at home. This team ended Dortmund's unbeaten record this season at the end of the first half of the season.
As a result, Dortmund are back at the top of the table by two points again.
In this round, there is another piece of news that Shen Peng does not want to see, that is, Bochum’s performance has gradually declined after its remarkable performance at the beginning.
Although Shen Peng has left Bochum now, there are still many of his former teammates there, so he still does not want these teammates to return to the Bundesliga after two seasons in the Bundesliga.
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On February 2th, in the No.4 round of the Bundesliga, Borussia Dortmund played against Augsburg at home.
Augsburg is not a strong team, and Dortmund is playing at home in this game, so almost everyone has been optimistic about Dortmund before the game, but in the end the two teams drew [-]-[-].
In this game, Augsburg imitated Wolfsburg's method against Dortmund in the first half of the season, focusing on other Dortmund players and reducing their threatening passes to Shen Peng. In this way, Shen Peng's threat was greatly reduced.
If Shen Peng wanted to get the ball, he had to retreat, but once he retreated, he was far away from the goal. When he got the ball and moved forward, the defenders were already ready.
Of course, even so, they did not defend [-]% of the time. The two goals Dortmund scored were made by teammates with a successful pass and Shen Peng scored a goal and an assist. ,
Fortunately, in this round of competition, Bayern Munich also drew a one-to-one tie with Schalke 04, otherwise the top position in the standings will change hands again.
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On February 2th, in the No.7 round of the Bundesliga, Dortmund challenged Freiburg away, and finally Dortmund defeated their opponents 20-[-].
Although it was a victory, Klopp was a little dissatisfied with the performance of the players. In this game, Freiburg also followed the example of Augsburg in the last game and defended against Dortmund's other players, which largely limited Dortmund's offense. However, due to the overall strength of the team, they still failed to prevent the cooperation between Shen Peng and Mbappe. Otherwise, they would have scored three points at home in this game.
Klopp also began to think about this issue after the game. Obviously, other teams now have learned how to deal with Dortmund from the Wolfsburg game. The weaker teams are okay, and they can score goals with their players' personal abilities.
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On February 2th, in the No.13 round of the Bundesliga, Dortmund defeated Mainz 20-[-] at home.
In this game, Klopp slightly changed his formation, allowing Shen Peng to retreat slightly to become a shadow forward, and Ramos was deployed as a center forward. Although he won in the end, this change did not have a good effect on the overall improvement of the team.
Although Shen Peng retreated, Ramos' ability was not enough for him to serve as the absolute main center in Dortmund, so he often failed to grasp the opportunity, and the overall effect was not as good as changing a midfielder.
In this round of competition, Bayern Munich bloodbathed Hamburg 1984-3, which was the team's biggest goal difference victory since March 13, [-], when it defeated Offenbach [-]-[-].
The biggest victory was on March 2013, 3, with a 31-[-] victory over the opponent. Coincidentally, the opponent in this game happened to be Hamburg.
Of course, no matter how many games they win, they are still ranked second in the standings.
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On February 2, in the second round of No.20 of the Bundesliga, Dortmund challenged Stuttgart away. In this game, Dortmund still won 20 to [-].
In this game, Klopp still let Shen Peng play the shadow forward, while the center made Royce a temporary cameo, but the effect was still not good.
This also made Klopp a little anxious. If this problem is not resolved, then the team will not go far in the Champions League. All opponents in the Champions League are as cunning as foxes. They will use every available point to defeat their opponents.
In addition to the Champions League, the league is also unstable. After all, Bayern Munich has no major shortcomings. Their performance is very stable, and the occasional loss is only due to the team's poor state.
So in this way, Dortmund ushered in the first game of the Champions League knockout round.
At 2:24 pm on February 45th, Dortmund will challenge Serie A overlord Juventus at the Juventus Arena.
The UEFA Champions League knockout round is different from the group stage. Every knockout round is a bloody battle. Even if you lose one or two games in the group stage, as long as you can guarantee to qualify, but once you lose in the knockout round, you will be eliminated immediately and lose the chance to fight again.
Dortmund's luck was not very good, and they met Juventus in the first round of the knockout round.
In fact, the four Bundesliga teams that entered the Champions League knockout round this season, except for Bayern Munich, are not very lucky: Bochum’s opponent in the first round is Atletico Madrid, and with the current state of Bochum, it is almost certain to be eliminated; Schalke 04’s opponent is Real Madrid, last year’s defending champion, and the situation is not optimistic; only Bayern Munich, their opponent is Shakhtar Donetsk in the Ukrainian Super League, which has a relatively large chance of winning.
In the game against Juventus, Dortmund played first away and then home. It is a favorable schedule for them. As long as they do not lose a lot in the away game and score one or two away goals, it will be fine. They will still have their own opportunities when they return home.
Before the game, the media also hyped up the game, "'Europe's Strongest Spear' vs 'Europe's Strongest Shield', who is better?" Such headlines came out. The Italian media generally favored Juventus, while the German media favored Dortmund.
Of course, as players, Shen Peng and the others will not pay attention to these. Their current task is to play this game well and try to draw away. After all, Juventus has been in good form in the past two seasons and is also the favorite team to win the Champions League this year.
(End of this chapter)
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