Chapter 1 Someone Looks Up

As the players came out, someone looked up at the stands and saw a very eye-catching banner questioning Götze's transfer to Bayern Munich.

They also heard boos.

But there was no so-called giant tifo.

As the game began, the boos directed at Götze gradually disappeared, and everyone's attention turned to the match.

After all, no matter what conflicts there were usually, the game was the most important thing now. They came to the Westfalenstadion not just to boo Götze, but also to support the team.

Real Madrid kicked off first in this match, using the opportunity to launch a fierce attack on Borussia Dortmund.

From the start of the game, they quickly accelerated, not treating themselves as the visiting team at all.

In their eyes, Borussia Dortmund had been exhausted by infighting, and now was their weakest moment. Of course, they had to strike while the iron was hot.

Soon, they reached the edge of Borussia Dortmund's penalty area. Özil sent a wonderful pass to Cristiano Ronaldo, who unleashed a shot from the edge of the box, the ball flying just high!

"Whoa! That was close!"

Although the ball didn't go in, it startled the Borussia Dortmund fans in the stands, who let out a burst of exclamations.

"Right at the start of the match, Real Madrid showed a high-quality attack. It seems that Real Madrid entered the game very quickly. As the Madrid media said, this team is indeed here for revenge... But this is not good news for Borussia Dortmund..." He Ping said worriedly.

"Özil's through ball just now was very brilliant, and Ronaldo's shot was also very decisive. Real Madrid's attack was of very high quality. If they can continue this performance, they will definitely put a lot of pressure on Borussia Dortmund away from home..." Marcel Reif also favored Real Madrid more.

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After Cristiano Ronaldo shot the ball high, the TV broadcast's close-up was not of the Portuguese player, but of Özil, who had passed the ball to him.

As a German international, this match was a "homecoming" for Özil.

When he was at Werder Bremen, Özil's fame was only limited to Germany, but joining Real Madrid elevated his career. He went from a young German talent to a world-class attacking midfielder.

His transfer choice took his career to the next level, so would Götze's transfer choice have the same result?

In everyone's minds, Bayern Munich is stronger and more well-known than Borussia Dortmund. If you don't go abroad to play football, then Bayern Munich is almost the only destination for all ambitious German players.

After his experience at Real Madrid, Özil is already a key player in the German national team, while Götze has not yet secured a starting position in the German national team. Perhaps Götze's choice to go to Bayern Munich also has this consideration?

From the neutral perspective of the broadcaster, they don't need to be dissatisfied with Götze's transfer choice, and may even think that Götze made the right choice. Özil's present is the goal he is pursuing in the future.

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The Spanish commentators regretted that Cristiano Ronaldo's shot didn't go in, but they weren't disappointed. In their words, you could see that they were full of confidence in the team, and they were very optimistic about the situation of the match.

"Play like this! Real Madrid entered the game early today, and there is a good chance if we keep playing like this! Borussia Dortmund obviously hasn't entered the game yet, and how much their players are focused on the game is also questionable... If we can score a goal in the first twenty minutes of the game, then they will collapse!"

As he said this, Weidenfeller was placing the ball, preparing to kick a goal kick.

Zhou Yi didn't wait for the ball to fly to the frontcourt, but took the initiative to retreat and ran in front of the defense.

Seeing him retreat, Weidenfeller didn't choose to kick the ball directly, but passed the ball to center-back Hummels.

Hummels turned and adjusted before passing the ball, so when he received the ball, he didn't have to face away from the direction of attack, but could directly pass the ball to Zhou Yi.

Just as Zhou Yi received the ball, Özil leaned up from behind.

Of course, Real Madrid couldn't possibly not arrange someone to defend Borussia Dortmund's core. Even if they thought Borussia Dortmund's fighting power was weakened, they didn't dare to take Zhou Yi lightly.

In response to Zhou Yi's wide range of activity, Mourinho's defensive tactics for Zhou Yi didn't involve assigning a dedicated man-marker, but rather whichever area Zhou Yi moved to, the Real Madrid player in that area would defend him.

The advantage of doing this is that it doesn't mess up your formation, but the disadvantage is... not every Real Madrid player in every area is good at defending.

Like Özil.

Although Özil leaned up, in Zhou Yi's opinion, he didn't stick to him at all. This level of close marking was far worse than Khedira's defense.

Zhou Yi made a feint to go to the right. His left foot crossed over the ball, but didn't touch the ball. The movement of his upper body would make people think that he was going to use his left foot to push the ball to the right and turn to break through, but it wasn't. This feint easily tricked Özil into following him over there.

At this time, Zhou Yi's left foot turned the outside of his foot to push the ball to the left, and at the same time turned around, just brushing past Özil, shaking him off.

After breaking through Özil's defense, Zhou Yi had to face Khedira's frontal interception.

When facing Khedira, Zhou Yi had a change in rhythm while dribbling. He first made a gesture of slowing down, seeming to pass the ball to Reus next to him, causing Khedira to lunge towards Reus, but Zhou Yi used his right foot to push the ball to the left, going to the left.

Khedira quickly pounced up again, and the entire Real Madrid defense also leaned towards that side.

At this moment, Zhou Yi used his right toe to poke the ball to Reus while dribbling.

It was too late for Khedira to turn around and pounce on Reus at this time. Reus turned around, dribbled the ball forward, and broke into the penalty area alone. Facing Varane's tackle, he faked a move to shake him away, and then shot with his right foot!

The ball was saved by Diego López and fell at the feet of Lewandowski.

The Westfalenstadion erupted in huge cheers at this moment.

But in the cheers, Lewandowski didn't immediately shoot again, but adjusted himself before shooting. The ball was blocked by Pepe, who had rushed back...

"Ah! Lewandowski missed a great opportunity! If he could have seized this opportunity, Borussia Dortmund could have taken the lead... It's a real pity!" He Ping shouted regretfully.

"This is Borussia Dortmund's best chance since the start of the game! Real Madrid should be careful and not relax too much..." The Spanish commentator symbolically reminded the team to pay attention to defense.

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Afterwards, Real Madrid continued to take the ball and launch an attack on Borussia Dortmund's side.

However, this time, they failed to reach Borussia Dortmund's goal and form a shot.

When advancing to the center circle, Özil was entangled by Zhou Yi and Sven Bender. Zhou Yi stuck to him, squeezing Özil's ball-controlling space.

Although he has never been a player known for his muscular strength, Zhou Yi was still able to hold his own in the battle with Özil.

Under his interference, Sven Bender seized the opportunity to tackle the ball, knocking the ball off Özil's feet, and then Borussia Dortmund launched another attack.

The ball was passed to Götze's feet. When he took the ball, there was a burst of boos in the stadium, but the boos were relatively sparse. Götze was completely unaffected by the sparse boos. After dribbling horizontally, he tried a shot, and the ball was caught by Diego López.

This time, there was no chance for Lewandowski to make up for the shot.

"Götze completed a shot. When he took the ball, there was a burst of boos in the stands, but he was obviously not affected by the boos. This shot was still quite stable..."

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After Diego López held the ball, he threw it to Coentrão on the wing.

Real Madrid advanced.

In the hearts of Real Madrid players, Borussia Dortmund's players should have no fighting spirit anymore. They can easily pass through the midfield and directly reach their goal.

This match is Real Madrid's best chance for revenge.

But when Real Madrid actually tried to promote the attack in the game, they found that the situation was somewhat different from what they had imagined. In their imagination, when they attack, the entire Borussia Dortmund team would be almost unable to resist, and could only quickly lose their helmets and armor under their swift offensive.

The actual situation was that Real Madrid found it difficult to move an inch after advancing to the midfield...

Sven Bender and Gündoğan, who formed the double defensive midfielders, firmly locked the midfield like an iron gate. It was very difficult for Real Madrid to pass through here, so they had to go to the wings.

But attacking from the wings cannot directly threaten Borussia Dortmund's goal. If you cross from the wings to compete for the header, Real Madrid has players like Cristiano Ronaldo who are good at heading, but Borussia Dortmund's central defenders Subotić and Hummels are also very good at heading...

Real Madrid's attack ended again without reaching Borussia Dortmund's goal.

When they were transferring horizontally over a wide range, the ball was headed back by Piszczek.

Sven Bender received the ball and passed it to Zhou Yi.

Zhou Yi turned around and passed the ball directly to the left wing. Schmelzer cut in from the left, received the ball from Zhou Yi, and then dribbled forward.

Zhou Yi didn't stay where he was after passing the ball, but ran forward with all his might.

Sure enough, when he ran to the front, Schmelzer was also caught in Real Madrid's siege and had to pass the ball out.

At this time, Zhou Yi just happened to be in position.

Schmelzer quickly passed the ball to Zhou Yi, who had cut in to meet him.

Zhou Yi used the inside of his left foot to stop the ball, and then immediately used the outside of his right foot to push the ball out, passing it to Götze in the ribs.

After receiving the ball, Götze directly crossed the ball. The ball scurried forward along the ground, bypassing the Real Madrid defenders in the penalty area and heading straight for the far post.

Pepe was originally guarding the far post, but Lewandowski suddenly cut in from behind him, and then stretched out his right foot to poke it before Pepe!

Although Diego López made a save, the place where Lewandowski shot was too close to the goal, and his poke was too sudden, so Diego López's save still seemed too slow in front of Lewandowski's shot...

The ball rolled in from the lower right corner of the goal!