Gotze dribbled past Zhou Yi with a nutmeg, quickly catching up with the ball and swerving toward Borussia Dortmund's penalty area.

Sven Bender chased closely behind, looking for the right moment to slide tackle.

But Gotze flicked the ball away in advance and jumped to avoid his tackle.

"Good ball!" Marcel Reif cheered for Gotze's series of dribbles.

Bayern Munich fans in the stands of the Allianz Arena also cheered loudly.

It looked like Gotze was about to break into the penalty area with unstoppable momentum.

Yan Min, who had come back to defend, rushed to Gotze's side and hooked his shoulder, using the force of his sprint to bring Gotze, who was on a roll, crashing to the ground...

The cheers instantly turned into boos, and the referee's whistle sounded.

"Yan Min committed a foul... but it was a necessary one. If he hadn't done that, Gotze would likely have dribbled into the penalty area, and then it would have been difficult to foul him even if he wanted to..." Duan Xin immediately defended Yan Min.

"Yan Min's foul was timely!" Marcel Reif also praised Yan Min.

Although sometimes this Chinese player seemed a bit rough around the edges, this time, he did the right thing.

Zhou Yi, who had tracked back, patted Yan Min's shoulder and pulled him away: "After fouling, don't keep hanging around in front of the referee, reminding him to give you a card, are you?"

To the displeasure of Bayern Munich fans and Guardiola, the referee only whistled for Yan Min's foul, indicating a free kick for Bayern Munich, but did not show any reaction to Yan Min's foul, neither a verbal warning nor any card of any color.

Not giving a verbal warning was understandable, as it was a tactical foul, and there was nothing to verbally point out. But shouldn't he give a card?

No, referee Zwayer still didn't give a card.

Guardiola spread his hands on the sidelines and smiled helplessly.

He could only express his dissatisfaction in this way. If he confronted the referee or the fourth official, he might be sent to the stands, which would be a huge loss for this crucial battle...

The Bayern Munich fans in the stands didn't have so many worries, and they used boos and curses to express their opinion of the referee.

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Although Yan Min stopped Bayern Munich's attack with a foul, Bayern Munich still got a free kick in a very good position, so Borussia Dortmund couldn't let their guard down. They carefully lined up the wall.

The free kick was taken by Robben.

The free kick he kicked was blocked by the Borussia Dortmund wall, which jumped high.

The ball hit the wall and bounced high, and then was headed out by a Borussia Dortmund player.

Outside the penalty area, Gotze controlled the second ball.

He had the ball and broke through on the left.

He was in excellent form today, and he seemed very confident when facing the defense. No matter who was standing in front of him, he seemed to be able to break through successfully!

Facing Grosskreutz, who was cursing him the loudest, Gotze flicked the ball towards the touchline with the outside of his left foot and accelerated to chase the ball, seemingly wanting to go to the baseline and cross.

Grosskreutz quickly took a step forward.

After catching up with the ball, Gotze swung his left leg, pretending to cross.

Grosskreutz threw his leg out, trying to stop Gotze's cross.

But this was just a feint by Gotze. His left foot pulled the ball back, and at the same time, he stopped abruptly and turned around, slipping past Grosskreutz, who had lost his balance, and dribbled into the penalty area!

"Gotze! Beautiful breakthrough!"

Gotze dribbled horizontally in the penalty area, didn't pass, but opened up the angle and took a shot!

The ball went straight to the near corner of the goal.

Weidenfeller initially thought that Gotze was going to pass to the center, so his body's center of gravity shifted towards the middle. Who would have thought that Gotze would shoot a near-corner shot!

So he quickly shifted his center of gravity and dived to save.

His hand barely managed to block the rolling ball, but the ball was still spinning in front of the goal.

At this time, Zhou Yi, who had returned to the front of the goal, turned around and kicked the ball towards the front court with a big foot. The crisis was finally temporarily resolved...

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Gotze, who didn't score, looked very regretful and held his head in his hands.

At this time, he no longer concealed his emotions. Wearing a Bayern Munich jersey, he tried his best for Bayern Munich and regretted not scoring for Bayern Munich. This was Bayern Munich's home game, and he didn't have to care about the opinions of Borussia Dortmund fans.

"Gotze is really in good form today..." Duan Xin was also impressed by Gotze's performance and exclaimed. "I wonder if this good form is because he's facing his old club. Since he transferred to Bayern Munich, many Borussia Dortmund fans have been calling him a traitor. Because of these emotions, maybe he has more motivation and fighting spirit when facing Borussia Dortmund?"

Guardiola also felt sorry that Gotze didn't score, but he quickly applauded Gotze's performance, just like those Bayern Munich fans in the stands.

In order to have Gotze start in this game, he didn't even let Gotze play in the previous Champions League game against Manchester United, just to let him rest well and be able to face Borussia Dortmund in the best condition.

Guardiola knew about Borussia Dortmund fans' dissatisfaction with Gotze, and he also knew Gotze's attitude towards it.

He wanted to make good use of this and let Gotze be Borussia Dortmund's gravedigger, helping him end Borussia Dortmund's three-year reign as Bundesliga champions...

Why did Bayern Munich spend a lot of money to hire him to coach? Wasn't it because Borussia Dortmund had been too strong in the past three seasons, causing Bayern Munich to miss the Bundesliga title for three consecutive years? Such an experience was rare for Bayern Munich.

Since the establishment of the Bundesliga in 1963-1964, Bayern Munich had won a total of twenty-one league titles.

And the last time they missed the league title for three consecutive seasons was back in 1992-1993. That season, Werder Bremen won the title. Before that, Stuttgart won the title, and before that, Kaiserslautern won the league title.

Since 1993, Bayern Munich had never missed the league title for three consecutive seasons, with the longest period being only two consecutive seasons without a title - 1994-1995 and 1995-1996, when Borussia Dortmund won consecutive titles.

Until now, Borussia Dortmund had once again given them the embarrassing moment of missing the league title for three consecutive seasons.

If Borussia Dortmund snatched the championship again this season, then Bayern Munich would have missed the league title for four consecutive seasons.

This had only happened twice in history - the first time was from 1964 to 1968 in the early years of the Bundesliga, when the league title was won by five different teams in five years, and none of them were Bayern Munich. The other time was from 1975 to 1979, when Borussia Monchengladbach won three consecutive titles, and Cologne and Hamburg each won once.

But those were all things that happened in the early days of the Bundesliga. Now, Bayern Munich had ruled the Bundesliga for many years. When had they suffered such "humiliation"?

After entering the new millennium, in thirteen years, Bayern Munich had won a total of seven league titles, making them the absolute hegemon of the Bundesliga.

Guardiola's first task when he came to Bayern Munich was to bring this hegemon back to its throne.

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Gotze's continuous breakthroughs created many opportunities for Bayern Munich. Although they didn't score, the team's morale quickly recovered.

They now had a very clear goal - to equalize the score before the end of the first half.

Not long after, Bayern Munich launched an attack from the right wing, and this time Gotze switched to the right wing.

After getting the ball on the wing, he sent in an accurate cross.

Lewandowski, who was in the middle, came up with a wonderful volley!

Weidenfeller made a desperate save and pushed the ball out, and then a chaotic scramble ensued in front of the goal.

In the chaos, Hummels kicked the ball out of the baseline, and Bayern Munich got a corner kick.

Lahm took the corner kick, and Dante headed the ball, but it went too high, and the ball flew directly over the crossbar and out of the baseline.

"Bayern Munich's attack has been really fierce during this period! And the driving force behind the fierce attack is Gotze!" Marcel Reif said. "Gotze is in very good form today. Although he used to play for Borussia Dortmund, and Borussia Dortmund knows him well enough, they haven't been able to defend him well... Now, it's almost forty minutes into the first half. If they don't target Gotze's defense, and let him continue to play like this, Borussia Dortmund's defense will be in a state of tension at all times, and they will easily make mistakes..."

"In this game, Guardiola has given Gotze a lot of freedom, unlike before when he always restricted him to the wing... And once Guardiola has released the restrictions on Gotze, Gotze has repaid Guardiola with his talent..." Duan Xin also commented.

In the forty-third minute, Gotze got the ball on the left wing again. Facing Grosskreutz's defense, he first swayed his upper body, seemingly wanting to cut inside.

Grosskreutz swayed with him, but Gotze's right foot pulled the ball towards the touchline.

Grosskreutz quickly turned around to block, intending to intercept the ball.

Gotze's feet were faster than him, and he gently flicked the ball into the penalty area, resolutely rushing into the penalty area.

Grosskreutz looked very embarrassed in front of Gotze's agile footwork. His feet stumbled, and he showed signs of losing his balance!

Gotze took the opportunity to push the ball forward, wanting to completely shake him off.

Grosskreutz was almost prostrate on the ground, but he was still unwilling to give up, so he simply abandoned his entire center of gravity, threw his body out, and pressed it on Gotze's leg.

This time, Gotze himself lost his balance, and the two of them fell to the ground... in the penalty area.

"Gotze's breakthrough was very sharp and wonderful. Grosskreutz was helpless in front of him! Gotze has gone crazy in this game, everything he does is working! Dribbling is just like playing!" Marcel Reif shouted. "What did I say just now? If you let Gotze play like this, without restricting him, Borussia Dortmund will have trouble sooner or later! Now, big trouble has come! This should be an undisputed penalty!"

Amidst the boos, Zwayer finally made a decision that satisfied Bayern Munich fans - he blew his whistle and pointed to the penalty spot in Borussia Dortmund's penalty area.

It's a penalty!

He also took out a yellow card from his pocket and gestured for Grosskreutz to get up and receive the card.

Borussia Dortmund players surrounded him, defending Grosskreutz, while Bayern Munich players pulled Gotze up, hugging him and high-fiving him, celebrating the penalty.

Borussia Dortmund's penalty area instantly became a place of both ice and fire.

When Gotze was high-fiving and hugging his teammates to celebrate, he didn't forget to glance at Zhou Yi.

Did you see that?

This is why I transferred to Bayern Munich, to be able to compete against you with real swords and guns in the game!