People had some basic judgments and predictions about this match.

Basically, they all believed that although playing away, Bayern Munich would have the upper hand.

Experts and celebrities believed that Borussia Dortmund, playing at home, should focus on solid defense and try to ensure that this makeshift defense would not make mistakes and could withstand Bayern Munich's fierce offensive.

Even a 0-0 draw at home would be a great victory.

But no matter how you look at it, Borussia Dortmund didn't seem capable of holding on for ninety minutes at home, their defense was just too worrying.

However, when the game started, everyone was surprised to find that Borussia Dortmund was not what they had imagined!

Borussia Dortmund did not put on a defensive posture at their home ground, trying to wear down Bayern Munich.

On the contrary, they played very actively and proactively!

In particular, the two full-backs, Großkreutz and Durm, performed incredibly.

Just six minutes into the game, Großkreutz, who started as the right-back, actively pressed forward to Bayern Munich's thirty-meter area.

Then Zhou Yi passed the ball to him. After receiving the ball, he made slight adjustments and crossed the ball directly at a forty-five-degree angle!

At the same time as he crossed, Mark suddenly accelerated forward, running into the gap in the ribs between Bayern Munich's two defenders, using his chest to cushion Großkreutz's cross, followed by a half-turn volley!

"Mark Wagner—!!"

In Marcel Reif's drawn-out roar, the football went over the crossbar.

Although there was no goal, it made Bayern Munich fans break out in a cold sweat—before the game, they all thought that playing away against Borussia Dortmund, whose defense was incomplete, should be very easy. There was no suspense in the outcome of this game, the only suspense was how many goals Bayern Munich could win.

Who would have thought that the most threatening attack would come from Borussia Dortmund right at the start of the game? If this shot had not gone high, but had been within the frame of the goal, it would have been hard to say whether Neuer could have saved it, after all, the place where Mark shot was "close at hand" to Neuer...

"Mark missed a great opportunity! Alas!" Duan Xin also felt regret. Although it had always been rumored that he was a Bayern Munich fan, because Borussia Dortmund had two Chinese players, he naturally supported Borussia Dortmund. Moreover, the current situation was very unfavorable for Borussia Dortmund. If Borussia Dortmund lost to Bayern Munich at home, the original four-point difference would become seven points. Given Bayern Munich's stable performance this season, being seven points behind would make it difficult for Borussia Dortmund to catch up. But if Borussia Dortmund could beat Bayern Munich and narrow the gap back to one point, then the league title race this season would still be worth watching.

Mark himself also felt regret. He knew very well how much Borussia Dortmund craved any goal, and he had just missed a golden opportunity to score.

No one knew whether the opportunity he missed would have any adverse effect on the outcome of this game...

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Although Mark didn't score, Borussia Dortmund's offensive didn't disappear because of it. On the contrary, Borussia Dortmund continued to launch attacks through both wings.

Großkreutz and Durm acted as if they didn't care about the gaps that might appear behind them, not only moving forward to participate in the attack.

At first, Bayern Munich seemed very uncomfortable with Borussia Dortmund's style of play. They never expected that Borussia Dortmund, who should have been at a disadvantage, would play so actively.

So for a time, there were dangers in front of Bayern Munich's goal!

In the thirteenth minute, after Durm's forward movement attracted the attention of Bayern Munich's defenders, Zhou Yi unexpectedly sent the ball to the ribs.

And Aubameyang cut inside to get the ball and then curled a shot towards the far corner of the goal, which was barely blocked out of the baseline by Neuer with the tip of his fingers.

Then Borussia Dortmund's corner kick was taken, and Sokratis's header was slightly high.

Two minutes later, Borussia Dortmund attacked again.

This time Zhou Yi made a lob pass, sending the ball behind Bayern Munich's defense. Großkreutz, who had been running non-stop from the backcourt, faced the opportunity Zhou Yi sent up and volleyed directly without stopping the ball!

Großkreutz didn't hit the right part of the ball with this shot, it was very difficult to volley directly without stopping the ball. So when Großkreutz kicked out, he hit the middle and upper part of the ball.

But this instead created an unexpected and better effect.

Because most people's volleys would be shot high, and it was rare for them to come down and hit the ground.

Großkreutz's shot didn't hit the sweet spot, and the football rolled on the grass, speeding forward, straight for the near corner of the goal!

This unexpected shooting angle increased the difficulty of the goalkeeper's save.

But standing in front of Bayern Munich was Neuer!

When the football was about to hit the ground and rush into the goal, it was indeed difficult for him to fall to the ground and save the football with his hands, so he chose a simpler method—directly falling to the ground and spreading his legs to increase the defensive area!

The football shot by Großkreutz was blocked out of the baseline by his left foot!

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"Neuer! What a close call! He made another incredible save!" Marcel Reif shouted. He felt incredible about Neuer's save, but what made him even more incredible was Borussia Dortmund's series of performances after the start of the game, which completely subverted everyone's common perception.

The TV broadcast also turned the camera to Borussia Dortmund's coach Klopp.

Klopp in the camera used an exaggerated movement to express his regret that Borussia Dortmund's attack failed to score.

Guardiola was also turning his head to observe Klopp.

Borussia Dortmund's performance after the start of the game greatly exceeded his expectations. He knew that Klopp was an eccentric coach with a somewhat crazy personality and behavior, but he didn't expect him to be so crazy.

In the case of a seriously unstable defense, he didn't choose to stabilize the defense, but instead attacked desperately!

This opponent he encountered in the Bundesliga was really interesting...

Guardiola came back to his senses from the initial shock. He had already guessed what Klopp was going to do, which was why he was even more shocked by Klopp's madness.

Klopp was probably well aware that with the cards he had in his hand now, it was almost impossible to defend to get a 0-0 draw.

In that case, Klopp simply gave up the idea of defending and went the other way, deciding to use offense to replace defense.

Since they couldn't hold on and were going to concede goals sooner or later, it would be better to strike first, take the lead, and take the initiative in their own hands.

To put it another way, even if they conceded a goal, having a goal in hand would make them feel better. For example, if Borussia Dortmund led by one goal and then conceded a goal, it would still be a 1-1 draw. But if Borussia Dortmund didn't score and Bayern Munich scored a goal, it would become a 0-1 defeat.

Everyone knows how to choose.

But normal people would also worry that if they exert their strength on the offensive end, would it lead to a further emptying of the already unstable defense, and then be seized by Bayern Munich to take the lead?

Once normal people worry about this, they will be very cautious about letting the full-backs go up to assist in the attack.

Klopp is not a normal person, he doesn't care about the problems that normal people worry about at all.

He just wants to attack, attack, and attack again, thoroughly implementing the concept that "the best defense is offense."

A leaky defense?

That's not what he needs to worry about at all, he only considers how to score before Bayern Munich reacts.

It has to be said that this is indeed a very crazy approach, the risk is very high, but once successful, it can reverse the situation between the two sides.

And he almost succeeded.

In the first ten minutes of the game, Borussia Dortmund's offense was more threatening and almost scored several times.

But unfortunately, such a crazy approach, once it fails, will have endless troubles...

Guardiola had already come back to his senses, and Borussia Dortmund had not yet scored.

This is the risk.

If Borussia Dortmund continues to attack like this, the loopholes in the defense will eventually be seized by Bayern Munich. And once Bayern Munich scores a goal, Borussia Dortmund will collapse.

Because the foundation on which their crazy behavior is based no longer exists.

No wonder Klopp was so annoyed and made such an exaggerated movement when Großkreutz's shot didn't go in just now...

He may have realized that Borussia Dortmund had lost the best opportunity, and danger was coming!