He wasn't surprised by the performance of the Atlético Madrid players, nor was he surprised by the performance of the Atlético Madrid team.

He hadn't watched those game videos for nothing.

In addition to the tactical aspects, he had of course also paid attention to the mental aspects.

The success of this Atlético Madrid team was certainly not solely due to tactics.

Tactical execution depends on the players, and how well the players can execute the tactics largely depends on their willpower.

He didn't care about what the Atlético Madrid players' eyes were showing now.

Borussia Dortmund had of course taken this kind of thing into account during their pre-match preparations. They didn't think that just a one-goal lead would be enough to crush Atlético Madrid. Wouldn't that be underestimating them too much?

Every Borussia Dortmund player was well aware of this, so if this was enough to surprise Borussia Dortmund and catch them off guard...

Zhou Yi would welcome Atlético Madrid to try.

Atlético Madrid was a very useful touchstone. If Borussia Dortmund could pass the Atlético Madrid test, then no matter whether they faced Bayern Munich or Real Madrid in the final, Zhou Yi believed that Borussia Dortmund could fight them and win.

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Because of the quick passing tactics required, Weidenfeller didn't kick the ball into the frontcourt with a long pass, but passed it to center-back Hummels, who was waiting outside the penalty area.

At the same time, Borussia Dortmund's three lines remained very compact, making it easy for everyone to pass the ball quickly and accurately.

Borussia Dortmund used the same method as when they scored a goal again.

Hummels passed to Sven Bender, Sven Bender passed to Zhou Yi, Zhou Yi passed back to Durm, Durm passed to the retreating Yan Min, Yan Min passed to Aubameyang, Aubameyang passed back to Zhou Yi, and Zhou Yi transferred the ball to Reus on the right wing. Reus dribbled forward, and when he encountered an obstacle, he didn't hesitate, didn't make any extra effort, and immediately passed the ball back to Zhou Yi.

Zhou Yi passed the ball directly without stopping it, and passed the ball to Yan Min on the left again.

At this time, Borussia Dortmund had advanced to Atlético Madrid's thirty-meter area.

Although Atlético Madrid had deployed heavy troops in the frontcourt to press, they didn't even touch the ball during Borussia Dortmund's advance...

Atlético Madrid players had been trying very hard to press, trying to intercept the ball, but every time Borussia Dortmund players were able to pass the ball out one step ahead of them.

After Yan Min got the ball, he first pretended to break through down the wing, but after a feint, he suddenly cut inside.

During the inward cut, he shot directly.

The ball drew an arc and went slightly over the crossbar...

"Yan Min! Oh! What a pity that the ball didn't go in! So close! Although it didn't go in, it was still a very threatening shot! Borussia Dortmund's attack is very smooth... Advancing from the backcourt to the frontcourt, continuous passing, Atlético Madrid is pressing very hard, but they can't touch the ball..." Marcel Reif saw some clues.

But Simeone thought that this was because his players' pressing was not strong enough, and the speed of sticking to them was not fast enough, so he kept waving his arms on the sidelines, asking the players to increase the intensity of their pressing, not to hesitate, not to shrink back, but to rush forward decisively and boldly.

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When Borussia Dortmund regained possession and launched an attack, Atlético Madrid's pressing intensity did increase.

For example, just as Zhou Yi passed the ball out, Gabi bumped into him, staggering him and almost causing him to fall to the ground.

This hadn't happened before. Before, Gabi wouldn't continue to rush forward after seeing Zhou Yi pass the ball out. Now he was doing this, obviously influenced by Simeone.

The referee Eriksson noticed this, but the ball had been passed forward by Zhou Yi, and now Borussia Dortmund was in an attacking state, so he didn't stop the game in accordance with the principle of "advantage to the attack."

But Zhou Yi wasn't troubled by Gabi's change, on the contrary, he was quite happy.

Gabi's approach meant that once he pounced, there was no turning back, and not just Gabi alone, but also other Atlético Madrid players were like this. The more they pressed forward, the more space there was behind them.

He ignored Gabi and ran straight ahead to support his teammates.

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Borussia Dortmund's quick passing did create more loopholes in Atlético Madrid's defense.

This time in the attack, Reus crossed from the baseline, and Mark and Aubameyang respectively attracted Atlético Madrid's defensive attention at the near post and the center, while Yan Min was unmarked at the far post.

But Yan Min wasn't very good at headers, and his header went high...

"Yan Min! Missed another excellent opportunity! Wasting opportunities like this is really worrying... You know, wasting opportunities will be punished..." He Ping was a little worried.

Borussia Dortmund played very well after the start, scored a goal, and created two good scoring opportunities, but Yan Min wasted them all. This would naturally worry those who cared about and supported Borussia Dortmund.

Would there be more opportunities like this after wasting such good opportunities one after another?

People always subconsciously worry about wasting opportunities, because they all believe that such opportunities are difficult to reappear repeatedly, and missing one means one less.

But the actual situation might be a little different from what everyone imagined...

In the fourteenth minute, eleven minutes had passed since the last goal, the score was still 1:0, and the home team Borussia Dortmund took the lead.

On the field, Atlético Madrid was still trying very hard to use their high pressing tactics to deal with Borussia Dortmund, and Borussia Dortmund? Quick passing, constantly passing, passing, passing, dazzling people, and making Atlético Madrid a little dizzy.

At this time, Borussia Dortmund advanced the ball to Atlético Madrid's thirty-meter area, and Zhou Yi was ready to receive the ball.

Gabi and the ball arrived almost at the same time.

Zhou Yi jumped up to avoid Gabi's outstretched foot, and at the same time, he didn't forget to use the sole of his foot to push the ball behind him. This push made Gabi's tackle miss, he didn't touch the person, and he didn't touch the ball.

The ball was pushed by Zhou Yi to Mark Wagner, who was very close to him.

Mark was taking the ball on the edge of the penalty area with his back to the attacking direction. After receiving Zhou Yi's pass, he also didn't stop the ball, but directly used the outside of his right foot to push the ball to the outside.

The ball was passed to Yan Min again!

Yan Min pulled away to the outside of the penalty area, ready to receive the ball.

Atlético Madrid's left back Filipe quickly rushed up to block Yan Min.

Yan Min swung his foot, without stopping the ball, he didn't have time to stop the ball. If he stopped the ball, Filipe would press up.

Before Filipe forced himself in front of him, he passed the ball directly to the center!

Because of this series of one-touch passes, Atlético Madrid's defense in the penalty area was already a little overwhelmed, and there was a gap!

When Yan Min passed the ball into the penalty area, Aubameyang jumped high, and he was completely unmarked!

"Aubameyang header!!"

In Marcel Reif's shouts, Aubameyang headed the ball towards the goal.

Atlético Madrid's goalkeeper Courtois made a world-class save at this time!

He desperately pounced towards the far corner, and his fingertips brushed the ball, causing the ball to change direction and hit the crossbar!

However, the ball did not bounce out of the baseline, but bounced back in twenty minutes!

The chaos created by Borussia Dortmund's series of one-touch passes had not completely subsided, and Aubameyang's header exacerbated this chaos.

There was a mess in front of the goal.

In this chaos, Mark Wagner stretched out his foot and poked the ball towards the goal!

And Courtois had just landed, and it was impossible for him to get up and make a save. He could only watch helplessly as the ball flew into the goal he was guarding for the second time...

"Oh! My God! Unbelievable! Less than fifteen minutes into the game, Borussia Dortmund is already two goals ahead! There is no better start than this!" Marcel Reif couldn't believe it.

Westfalenstadion resounded with huge cheers again.

In the cheers, Mark Wagner got up from the ground, bypassed the goal, ran to the South Stand behind the goal, and waved his fists to the Borussia Dortmund fans there. The Borussia Dortmund fans in the South Stand also responded to him by waving their fists.

For a time, the fists gathered on the stands were like a forest of spears.

Everyone was trying their best to make the loudest noise.

Borussia Dortmund's other players also flocked to the scene, raised their fists together with Mark, not only responding to their fans, but also showing off to Atlético Madrid.