“That ball was offside…” Duan Xin breathed a sigh of relief. “Lewandowski was offside when he headed the ball!”

The TV broadcast immediately provided a slow-motion replay, and it could be clearly seen from the footage that when Toni Kroos kicked the ball, most of Lewandowski’s body was extended forward. It was indeed offside!

“It really was offside…” Marcel Reif also said. “Although it was only half a body, it was still offside!”

Commentators and TV viewers could clearly see what had just happened through the slow-motion replay. It was indeed offside.

But the players on the field didn’t have such conditions. So the Bayern Munich players, who were just celebrating the goal, were surprised to find that the goal was actually offside. Their surprise turned into anger, and they split into two groups. One group surrounded the referee, Zwayer, and the other group questioned the linesman who raised the flag.

There was a reason for Bayern Munich’s actions. In such an important game, they were one goal behind Dortmund. They finally managed to equalize, but it was ruled offside, and the goal was disallowed. This meant they were back to square one.

Bayern Munich’s minimum requirement for this game was a draw. As long as they could force a draw against Dortmund, they could continue to maintain a two-point advantage over Dortmund. If they continued to win until the end of the season, they would naturally win the league title.

But now, even this draw was stifled by the referee.

Of course, they had to get an explanation from the referee.

But the referee, Zwayer, remained unmoved. He even ran towards the linesman and waved for the Bayern Munich players to leave the linesman alone. If anyone dared to threaten the linesman, the yellow card in his hand was not just for decoration!

While the Bayern Munich players were asking the referee for an explanation, Guardiola also looked very angry. He found the fourth official and expressed his dissatisfaction.

He wasn’t actually sure if the ball was offside. Even if it was offside, he had to do this. Now was the time to look at the result, not the process. What if, under his pressure, the referee changed his decision and ruled the goal valid? Wouldn’t Bayern Munich have gained an advantage?

But such thoughts were clearly not supported or understood by the referee.

He waved away the Bayern Munich players who were besieging him and the linesman. The fourth official also warned Guardiola that if he continued to harp on this issue, he would have to ask Guardiola to go to the stands.

If they lost this game and the coach was sent to the stands at the same time, the loss would be too great.

Guardiola weighed the pros and cons and finally chose to shut up.

He turned around and walked back, shaking his head, very dissatisfied with the referee’s decision.

But if he had seen the slow-motion replay of this ball after the game, he might not have been so dissatisfied.

The ball was indeed offside, there was nothing to say.

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“Bayern Munich’s goal is disallowed, Dortmund has escaped a disaster. Lewandowski was a little too anxious with this ball, starting too early… The score is still 2:1, Dortmund leads Bayern Munich away. And there is not much time left for Bayern Munich. It is now the seventy-ninth minute of the game, and the previous dispute wasted nearly two minutes. Of course, this time should be counted in injury time… But Bayern Munich really needs to hurry up!” Marcel Reif said.

Faced with Bayern Munich’s fierce attack, Dortmund had long been ready for tactical adjustments. The current Dortmund is playing a defensive counterattack, not rushing out to attack Bayern Munich head-on.

However, this time, Bayern Munich’s goal was offside, and possession was given to Dortmund. Dortmund did not simply squander this opportunity and return to a defensive state.

Goalkeeper Weidenfeller took the free kick, but he didn’t kick it long to the front, leaving it to fate. Instead, he chose to pass the ball short to Hummels, and then Hummels passed the ball forward, in a layered approach.

The advantage of doing this is that the ball can be controlled at their feet for a longer time, which can consume more time.

But it is not without risk. The risk is that they may be intercepted by the opponent and directly launch a counterattack, and at that time, Dortmund’s defense may not have had time to organize.

At this time, it tests the ball control ability of the players with the ball.

Hummels passed the ball to Sven Bender.

Faced with Dortmund’s strategy, Bayern Munich launched a high press, desperately trying to intercept the ball.

Sven Bender had just taken the ball when Thomas Müller rushed up.

Sven Bender only made an adjustment and lost the opportunity to pass the ball forward. He could only turn around and protect the ball.

But under Thomas Müller’s pressing, he didn’t know how long he could protect the ball.

At this moment, Zhou Yi retreated to Sven Bender’s vicinity, allowing Sven Bender to pass the ball to him.

Sven Bender immediately passed the ball over.

When Zhou Yi received the ball, he was also facing the problem of being surrounded, but he didn’t stop the ball. Instead, he passed the ball out again, giving it to Reus, who was retreating to meet him.

Not only did he let Götze, who came up to press him, miss, but he also brought Götze out of his original position, creating a vacuum there.

After passing the ball, Zhou Yi ran forward, and Reus passed the ball horizontally.

Götze closely followed Zhou Yi from behind.

When Zhou Yi took the ball for the second time, he came up from behind and wanted to intercept the ball.

Zhou Yi stopped suddenly, then pulled the ball back. Götze missed again, but he also returned to the front of Zhou Yi’s attacking direction. In this way, Zhou Yi still had to face him if he wanted to attack.

“Götze is defending Zhou Yi, very tenacious! In this game, Götze’s performance on the offensive end is impeccable. Now, when defending, he is also so hardworking. So far, Götze has been Bayern Munich’s best player!”

When Zhou Yi took the ball for the second time, he had already crossed the midfield line and entered Bayern Munich’s half.

The defensive pressure Zhou Yi faced was even greater, not just Götze anymore.

After Götze blocked his way, Toni Kroos also rushed up to intercept the ball.

It seemed that Zhou Yi had no other way but to pass the ball out again. And he couldn’t pass it forward, he had to pass it back.

Zhou Yi did turn around and face back, with his back to Götze and Toni Kroos.

Then he swung his leg, looking like he was going to pass the ball back.

But he didn’t do that. His right foot swept past the ball without touching it, and then swung it back, gently flicking the ball behind him!

The ball darted out from the gap between Götze and Toni Kroos.

Immediately afterwards, Zhou Yi also quickly turned around and followed the ball through the gap between the two!

“Zhou Yi! A beautiful turn!”

By the time the two reacted, Zhou Yi had broken through their interception.

Götze reacted the fastest, and he immediately turned around and chased after him.

Seeing that Zhou Yi was about to drive straight in, Götze decisively grabbed his shoulder and forcibly pulled Zhou Yi to the ground.

Even when he fell to the ground, Zhou Yi didn’t forget to hold the ball on the ground in his arms.

The referee’s whistle also sounded, but this was not to call Zhou Yi for a handball foul, but to call Götze for a foul.

“Zhou Yi falls to the ground, Götze pulls him and commits a foul!”

Referee Zwayer ran over and not only called Götze for a foul, but also gave Götze a yellow card.

Boos erupted from the stands of the Allianz Arena. Since Lewandowski’s goal was disallowed, Bayern Munich fans were very, very dissatisfied with this referee.

Now that he dared to give Götze a yellow card, it was an act of provocation against them when the Bayern Munich fans were already angry.

In the deafening boos, Zhou Yi, who was pulled down by Götze, did not lie on the ground and refuse to get up in order to buy more time. On the contrary, he rolled over and got up from the ground. Before he was fully up, he pressed the ball he was holding in his arms to the ground, and then, without looking at the surrounding situation, he kicked the ball out directly!

Quick free kick!

The referee had just put the yellow card away, and Götze and Toni Kroos were still chattering and complaining around him.

They saw Zwayer suddenly turn around and shake them off, then run forward!

He ran after the ball instead of blowing the whistle to call the ball back, which meant there was nothing wrong with Dortmund’s quick free kick!

The boos from the stands grew louder.

But it was unknown whether the boos were blaming the referee for not stopping the game, or booing Zhou Yi for being despicable and shameless, or reminding Bayern Munich players to pay attention. Maybe all three…