Lin Hai Ting Tao

Chapter 941 Club World Cup Champion

After Seibel scored, he didn't even celebrate much. The opponent was too weak; a goal wasn't worth getting excited about.

He just pumped his fist.

The other Borussia Dortmund players came up and hugged him, then dispersed.

The Borussia Dortmund players seemed disinterested.

At this moment, none of Raja's fans expressed their anger, thinking Borussia Dortmund looked down on them.

Reality was right in front of them—Borussia Dortmund did look down on them, but so what? They had scored four goals in forty minutes, an average of one goal every ten minutes. With such a difference in strength, it was only natural to be looked down upon...

The stands were much quieter now.

At the beginning of the match, you could still hear the cheers and songs of Raja's fans, but now they had all disappeared.

Although there were still fifty minutes left in the match, everyone knew that Borussia Dortmund's victory was only a matter of time. If there wasn't still half a game to play, it wouldn't be a problem to announce their victory now...

After scoring four goals, Borussia Dortmund finally slowed down.

That aggressive momentum disappeared, and Raja's players could finally breathe a sigh of relief.

But what good was a sigh of relief?

The game was as good as over; the next forty-five minutes were all garbage time.

Without any added time in the first half, the referee blew the whistle to end the first half in the forty-fifth minute. Obviously, he also felt that with this score, injury time was unnecessary and just a waste of everyone's time.

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In Raja's locker room, the coach looked at a group of dejected players. He was also very frustrated, but at this time, he couldn't let the morale sink.

So he clapped his hands: "No matter what, we have to score a goal in the second half to show our attitude!"

This was probably his and the team's last stubbornness...

On the other side, Klopp had already started making substitutions.

He used two substitutions in one go during halftime.

Zhou Yi was the first to be substituted.

He would still rely on Zhou Yi a lot in the second half of the season, so in this game where the victory was already certain, of course, he would let him rest as much as possible. Klopp was also worried that Raja, desperate to avoid defeat, would be too aggressive in the second half, causing Zhou Yi to get injured... Now, Zhou Yi was his treasure, and absolutely nothing could happen to him.

Mkhitaryan replaced Zhou Yi.

The second to be replaced was Reus, and Yan Min came on.

As for the specific tactical arrangements, Klopp didn't say anything, just told everyone to relax and play freely.

If a formal match could have more than three substitutions, he would have loved to replace the entire starting lineup...

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Before the second half even started, the fourth official frequently raised the substitution board on the sidelines.

Borussia Dortmund made two substitutions in a row. Zhou Yi and Reus didn't even come on the field. They came out of the locker room and sat on the bench in their jackets.

The fourth official raised the board just to indicate that Borussia Dortmund had made substitutions, without any player changes.

Before the match, Raja thought Borussia Dortmund rotating three starters was disrespectful to them.

In fact, now that even Zhou Yi had been substituted, it was truly looking down on them...

Seeing Zhou Yi and Reus off the field, Raja's players thought their chance had come.

They didn't expect to win the game, but if they could score a goal, it would be something to be proud of.

But after the game actually started, they realized how naive their thinking was...

Even without Zhou Yi and Reus, with Borussia Dortmund's current strength, they couldn't shake them.

Not to mention that Mkhitaryan and Yan Min, who came on as substitutes, were determined to perform well in the game.

Mkhitaryan was completely suppressed by Zhou Yi. If he didn't perform well as a substitute, he would never have a chance to turn things around.

Yan Min, on the other hand, was always full of fighting spirit, no matter the situation.

Under their leadership, Borussia Dortmund still didn't give Raja any chance.

In the sixty-second minute, Yan Min and Mkhitaryan played a one-two, then broke through to the wing and crossed into the middle. Mark rushed to the near post seven meters from the goal and pushed the shot, the ball flying into Raja's goal for the fifth time.

Although Zhou Yi wasn't on the field, it was enough to deal with a team like Raja without him...

Yan Min's breakthrough on the wing gave Raja a headache. His speed was very fast, his explosiveness was good, and he constantly relied on agile changes of direction to make his opponents spin around.

In the end, Raja's players had to rely on fouls to stop Yan Min.

In the sixty-seventh minute, Raja player Orhaï brought down Yan Min from behind and was shown the first yellow card of the game by the referee.

But a foul couldn't stop Yan Min or make him behave.

In the eighty-fourth minute, Yan Min successfully beat the offside trap, received the ball, and crossed to the center. Aubameyang, who replaced Mark, received his pass and easily headed the ball into the goal.

6:0!

Borussia Dortmund was just as merciless in the second half...

Until the end of the game, Raja didn't achieve their goal—to score a goal.

The final score was 6:0.

Borussia Dortmund didn't give the host any face in Raja's home stadium.

They also won the first Club World Cup in the club's history.

Perhaps it was because they lost too badly, or perhaps it was because Borussia Dortmund was too unforgiving.

After the game, not a single Raja player came up to exchange jerseys with Borussia Dortmund players. It should be noted that in the semi-final, as soon as the game ended, Ronaldinho was surrounded by Raja's players, and these crazy Raja players almost tore his jersey off him, not even letting go of his shoes. If Ronaldinho hadn't struggled desperately, his shorts would probably have been torn off as well, leaving him with only his underwear...

And this time, Borussia Dortmund players held on to their jerseys and shoes with a merciless massacre...

Thinking about it this way, perhaps Borussia Dortmund was so ruthless in the game because of this?

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The Club World Cup ended, Borussia Dortmund won the Club World Cup, and Zhou Yi was named the best player in the Club World Cup final for his outstanding performance.

This was well-deserved and undisputed.

After playing the Club World Cup, Borussia Dortmund didn't stay in Morocco for long, but returned to Dortmund overnight.

Of course, they weren't rushing back to participate in the league. The first half of the league season had already ended when they were fighting for the Club World Cup. Bayern Munich defeated Stuttgart 2:1 away, winning the mid-season championship, creating a good omen for them to win the league championship.

After flying back to Dortmund, the team disbanded on the spot. The Bundesliga has a winter break, and the players also have a vacation.

The team will gather on January 3 to prepare for the second half of the league season.

And now the players can rest well and enjoy a rare vacation.

Although the Christmas holiday is short, it is very important for Western players. The Premier League has always envied the Bundesliga for having a winter break, so players can take this opportunity to spend time with their families.

Zhou Yi is not the kind of player who likes to go on vacation very much. Overall, apart from football, he is still a homebody who likes to stay at home surfing the Internet, playing games, and the like.

But this year, he certainly can't stay at home. He has already planned to take Cortana back to China for the Christmas holiday.

Take Cortana to China for a trip and see his parents by the way.

Although they had actually met in Germany.

But at that time, Zhou Yi and Cortana hadn't confirmed their relationship, and now he and Cortana are already a couple, the relationship is different, and the meaning of seeing his parents again is also different.

Zhou Yi plans to take Cortana to meet his parents, and then if Cortana doesn't have any objections, they will seriously consider getting married.

Zhou Yi is not the kind of person who likes to linger in the flowers like Sun Pan. He himself doesn't have any curiosity about relationships and likes to pursue freshness and romantic stimulation.

He feels that after finding a woman he likes, they should spend their lives together.

After getting married, they should live their lives as they should, like ordinary people.

Although Zhou Yi is a big star on the football field, he doesn't want to be the kind of star who lives in the media spotlight every day in his love life.

His ideal love life is to continue living as husband and wife after marriage, and not to frequently appear in the entertainment pages of the media because of relationship problems.

From this point of view, Cortana seems to have the same idea. She is the most opposed to star players having affairs and scandals.

Zhou Yi feels that they can easily reach an agreement.