Actually, Dortmund's coach, Klopp, had also considered the problem Draxler mentioned.

So after celebrating the goal, he quickly made adjustments to the team.

Unlike most coaches who choose to have their team defend after taking the lead, Klopp went the opposite direction, choosing to strengthen the attack, striving to break through Schalke 04's goal again in a very short time. Once leading by two goals, the advantage would be significant.

His arrangement made sense because Dortmund had just scored, morale was high, and their performance would improve accordingly.

On the Schalke 04 side, having just conceded a goal, their morale was hit, and the players' performance would certainly be worse than before.

If they could take advantage of the situation, scoring two goals in a short time was not a pipe dream, but had a high possibility of happening.

So after the game restarted, Dortmund had no intention of holding back, but instead launched an aggressive offensive on Schalke 04's home ground, wanting to score again as soon as possible.

However, things in football are always uncertain.

Because football is round, anything can happen.

While Dortmund was launching a fierce offensive on Schalke 04's goal, problems also appeared in their own defense.

In the sixty-seventh minute, just six minutes after Barrios scored, Schalke 04 equalized the score.

"Ivan—!"

The announcer on Schalke 04's stadium broadcast stretched out his voice.

The Schalke 04 fans in the entire stadium responded to him: "Rakitic!!!"

Like a tsunami.

Marcel Reif also said excitedly: "Schalke 04 equalized the score just six minutes after Dortmund scored! That's right! That's how it should be! This is the Ruhr Derby we all want to see! Compared to the frequently interrupted game in the first half, the current game has really become better!"

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"Damn it!" Klopp cursed in frustration after conceding the goal.

His plan didn't bring a goal to the team, but instead caused them to concede a goal, and now the one-goal lead was gone…

And it was almost seventy minutes, once Zhou Yi was substituted, Sahin alone would inevitably be somewhat overwhelmed…

Klopp is a passionate coach who always chooses options with high risks but also huge rewards when faced with choices. But doing so is not always successful, and sometimes it fails.

This time, it was a failed example.

Now it seemed he had to choose a more conservative strategy to deal with the rest of the game.

If they could draw with Schalke 04 away from home, it would also be an acceptable result.

But… the thought that they had once led Schalke 04 in the game, but ended up with only a draw, was somewhat unwilling.

No matter how unwilling he was, Klopp had to consider this very real problem now.

Zhou Yi's physical fitness should be close to the red line, and someone must be found to replace him.

If they wanted to continue attacking, Klopp would choose Götze.

But now that they had to defend, Klopp could only temporarily give up Götze, because Götze's defensive ability was not very good either.

He said to assistant coach Buvac, "Željko, tell Santana to warm up."

Buvac also knew the problems the team was facing now, so without hesitation, he quickly got up and went to the bench.

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On the field, the Schalke 04 players who had finished celebrating the goal ran back, while the Dortmund players gradually recovered from the blow of conceding the goal.

Sahin turned his head and saw assistant coach Željko Buvac calling the team's Brazilian defender Felipe Santana from the bench on the sidelines.

He understood what this meant.

Since Zhou Yi played in Dortmund's games, substituting him around the seventieth minute had become a fixed procedure.

Not to mention Sahin, a Dortmund player, even the commentators, reporters, and fans knew it very well.

As for the reason why this was done, everyone knew. Because Zhou Yi's physical fitness was still difficult to last the entire game.

Why physical fitness became Zhou Yi's weakness, after Zhou Yi's exclusive interview with *Ruhr Nachrichten* was published, everyone understood - it was understandable that a teenager who had never received systematic professional football training before the age of seventeen had poor physical fitness. Of course, someone who had only received less than a year of formal training was able to play as a starter in Dortmund's first team, which was enough to show how talented he was. If he didn't have other weaknesses, he would definitely be considered a monster. Now that Zhou Yi had the weaknesses of poor physical fitness and lack of strength, everyone was actually quite tolerant.

If Zhou Yi was substituted, all the pressure would be concentrated on Sahin.

Although Sahin had participated in the Ruhr Derby before, and as the team's core player, there was no Zhou Yi to share the pressure for him at that time.

Logically speaking, he shouldn't feel nervous about the upcoming situation.

But the current situation was slightly different from the past, because since returning from injury, Sahin's condition had not been very stable.

Sometimes good, sometimes bad, he was not very confident in himself.

If Zhou Yi left the field, how should he deal with Schalke 04, who had just equalized the score and was full of momentum?

Sahin doubted himself a little.

He ran two steps quickly, came to Zhou Yi's side, and patted him on the shoulder.

"You're going to be substituted, Zhou Yi."

Zhou Yi turned his head and glanced at the sidelines, and also saw it.

Then, to Sahin's surprise, Zhou Yi ran straight to the sidelines!

He ran to the outside of the coaching bench in one breath and said to Klopp, who was standing on the sidelines: "Coach, I can play the entire game."

Klopp didn't expect Zhou Yi to take the initiative to come to him and make such a request.

"Why?" he asked.

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Zhou Yi's sudden run to the sidelines to find Klopp also attracted everyone's attention.

The TV broadcast immediately switched the camera to the two of them.

"Did Klopp call Zhou Yi off the field?" Duan Xin felt strange.

"It doesn't seem like it, it should be Zhou Yi who ran over on his own initiative…" Tao Wei observed very carefully.

"What are they talking about…"

"I don't know. But reporters will definitely ask about it after the game."

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"Why?" Klopp asked.

He didn't finish his sentence, but he actually wanted to ask Zhou Yi why he suddenly proposed to finish the game.

But Zhou Yi understood what he meant and replied: "I think if I can stay on the field, it will be more helpful to the team."

"But your physical fitness may not be able to last until the end." Klopp shook his head.

"My physical fitness is fine, coach." Zhou Yi tried to make his breathing smooth and even, although in Klopp's view, he was still a little panting. "Every time I was substituted at this time before, I actually still had some energy left. So I think I can last until the end of this game."

Klopp didn't believe Zhou Yi's words that he still had energy left every time he was substituted.

If Zhou Yi could really guarantee to play the full ninety minutes in every game, why would he substitute him and use up a substitution spot?

But Klopp looked at Zhou Yi, but he didn't insist on substituting him, but made a decision completely opposite to his previous decision, he nodded: "Okay. Then I won't substitute you now. But if I think your physical fitness makes you staying on the field a burden to the team, I will substitute you without hesitation, and I won't care whether you want to or not."

Zhou Yi was overjoyed when he saw that Klopp had agreed to his request, and he naturally agreed to the conditions proposed by Klopp.

"No problem, coach! I will help the team win the game!"

After speaking, he turned around and ran back.

In the center circle, Barrios was waiting for him to kick off.

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"Zhou Yi and Klopp seemed to say a few words and then it ended. Zhou Yi ran back to the field…" Marcel Reif was also very curious. "I don't know what they said, could it be that Klopp has made some adjustments again?"

Barrios was also very curious about what Zhou Yi and Klopp talked about. When Zhou Yi ran back to him, he didn't kick off immediately, but asked: "What did you talk to the coach about?"

"I told him not to substitute me." Zhou Yi said.

"Ah?" Barrios was very surprised. "He agreed?"

"Of course." Zhou Yi smiled.

Barrios stared blankly at Zhou Yi, and couldn't figure out why Klopp would agree not to substitute Zhou Yi for a while. Didn't he usually substitute him at this time?

At this moment, referee Graf's whistle sounded, and the game continued!

"Hey, kick off." Zhou Yi had to remind Barrios, who was a little distracted.

Barrios then reacted and knocked the football out, and this Ruhr Derby was able to continue.

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Buvac leaned over and asked Klopp: "What did Zhou Yi say to you?"

He wasn't around at the time, so he didn't hear it.

"He told me not to substitute him at this time like in previous games." Klopp said with his arms crossed.

"What is he thinking? His physical fitness can't last…" Buvac thought Zhou Yi was really imaginative and whimsical.

But then Klopp's words made Buvac speechless.

"I agreed."

Buvac looked at Klopp in surprise, and it took him several seconds to blurt out a sentence: "Are you crazy?"

"Of course not." Klopp said calmly.

"Then you promised him…"

"Because I think maybe he can really give us some surprises?"

Klopp's answer made Buvac unable to refute.

Because he also believed that Zhou Yi would always bring surprises, so why couldn't he do it in this game?

After being silent for a while, he accepted Klopp's decision, and then asked: "Then Santana doesn't need to play, right? I'll call him back…"

"No." Klopp shook his head. "Let him replace Hummels."

Buvac was stunned for a moment, nodded, and did not raise any objections.

Hummels' condition in this game was not excellent, and the two conceded goals were more or less related to him. In the first conceded goal, Hummels lost to Höwedes in the header competition that he was good at, which led to the team's loss of points.

In the second conceded goal, he also failed to assist Rakitic in time.

It was also a normal arrangement to substitute him.