Since Lewandowski scored his third goal, the Westfalenstadion had turned into one giant party. The singing started in the South Stand and quickly spread throughout the entire stadium.

The Borussia Dortmund players on the field became more and more relaxed, dealing with Hoffenheim players' pressing with ease.

When Zhou Yi accurately passed the ball to his teammates twice in a row with back heels, the cheers from the stands almost shook the sky. It was like a juggling act at a party.

In the eighty-third minute, Zhou Yi was substituted off, and a minute later, Reus was also taken off.

Klopp was preparing for the Champions League final. Although the Champions League final was still a week away, it was right to let the main players rest and avoid possible injuries.

When Zhou Yi left the field, he enjoyed the treatment of all Borussia Dortmund fans standing up and applauding for him.

"Zhou Yi is off the field. This is his last league game of the season. Although he didn't play the full ninety minutes, the period at the end of this league season has been drawn perfectly…" Duan Xin said as Zhou Yi left the field. "Twenty-three assists and twelve goals in a single season, both assists and goal data have set new highs in his career. And he led the team to chase Bayern Munich in the league, without ever dropping the ball... Borussia Dortmund's ability to win three consecutive league titles this season is definitely due to his efforts!"

Duan Xin spared no praise for Zhou Yi, and Marcel Reif also fully affirmed Zhou Yi's outstanding performance this season and his important role in Borussia Dortmund.

"In fact, Borussia Dortmund fans don't have to worry too much. As long as Zhou Yi stays in the Borussia Dortmund team this summer, then their team will still be a very competitive team. I believe that Borussia Dortmund will spare no expense to keep Zhou Yi, at least for another season…"

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Seeing that he was about to be substituted, Zhou Yi turned around and walked towards the sidelines, shaking hands, hugging, and high-fiving his teammates as he passed them.

On the sidelines, he completed the handover with Sahin, then came down and raised his hands to applaud and thank the fans in the stands.

Klopp walked over and pulled Zhou Yi into his arms, affectionately ruffling his hair.

Back on the bench, Zhou Yi high-fived his teammates one by one, celebrating the league title. Everyone's face was filled with relaxed and joyful smiles.

Soon Reus also came over and repeated Zhou Yi's previous actions, then sat down next to Zhou Yi.

The two of them waited with everyone for the game to end.

In the eighty-seventh minute, Klopp used the last substitution spot, and Lewandowski was replaced by Schieber.

The score was still 3:0, with Borussia Dortmund leading. Hoffenheim had given up; they could never score four goals in the few minutes left in the game to win.

Whether they wanted to or not, they would be relegated from the Bundesliga after the end of this season and go to play in the second division.

This was a very sad thing. After being promoted to the Bundesliga, they killed the Bundesliga and almost overturned Bayern Munich, but after the scenery, they were relegated.

No one knew if they could come back after this relegation.

And when they really came back, what would the Bundesliga look like then?

Some Hoffenheim fans who had traveled with the team sat in their seats, staring blankly at the field, with tears on their faces. They were saddened that their beloved team could not escape relegation.

Their disappointment was in stark contrast to the Borussia Dortmund fans not far away, who were cheering and celebrating.

The joys and sorrows of football and the joys and sorrows of life were placed in the same picture, which may be one of the reasons why football is so popular around the world—it can always highly condense life into these ninety minutes.

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When the referee blew the whistle to end the game, the decibels of cheers at the Westfalenstadion reached their peak. Marcel Reif had to yell to avoid being drowned out.

"The game is over! Congratulations to Borussia Dortmund! They won the 2012-2013 Bundesliga title! This is their third consecutive league title! Three consecutive championships! After Bayern Munich, another team has done it!"

Although Duan Xin was in the rear studio thousands of miles away, his voice was still very loud at this moment. He was so excited as if he was on the scene, and he couldn't help but raise his voice: "Borussia Dortmund is the champion! Borussia Dortmund is the champion! Winning the league title for three consecutive seasons, Borussia Dortmund has done what only Bayern Munich can do! At the same time, they also completed an eighteen-game winning streak in this game, surpassing Inter Milan and becoming the team with the most consecutive wins in the top five European leagues!"

Amidst the cheers, Borussia Dortmund players and coaches rushed onto the field to celebrate the championship with their teammates.

At the same time, at Borussia-Park, the match between Bayern Munich and Borussia Mönchengladbach had just ended.

As soon as the game ended, the Bayern Munich players on the field rushed to ask their teammates off the field, asking them about the result of the Borussia Dortmund game.

The teammates told them with the expressions of bereaved family members—everything was over, Borussia Dortmund was the champion.

They were stunned to learn the truth.

At this time, coach Heynckes stood up to comfort them: "Okay, don't worry too much, don't take it to heart. We still have a Champions League final with them. We will win back the championship lost in the domestic league in the Champions League. Cheer up!"

That's what he said, but many Bayern Munich players were still absent-minded, as if they hadn't heard what their coach said at all.

Seeing this, Heynckes had no choice. He sighed. Now he could only let the players digest this terrible result. The next day, after a good night's sleep, maybe it would be better.

In fact, this result was the biggest blow to him as the coach, because the person in this team who wanted to pull Borussia Dortmund from the league championship throne the most was him.

After all, this was the last season of his coaching career, and he hoped so much to be able to summarize his career with a league title.

But he was the coach. No matter how disappointed and painful he was inside, he couldn't show it in front of these players.

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While everyone at Bayern Munich was sad, the Westfalenstadion was an ocean of joy.

Everyone was running, cheering, yelling, and celebrating.

In the center of the stadium, the award stage had been set up, and the silver Bundesliga championship trophy was placed on the stage, its smooth surface reflecting the cheering crowds in the stadium.

The Hoffenheim players, who were confirmed to be relegated, quickly left the stadium in pain and disappointment, leaving the stage to Borussia Dortmund and tasting their own pain.

After a short period of cheering and celebration, the Borussia Dortmund players lined up on one side of the podium, waiting to receive the award.

Logically speaking, the team's on-field captain should be the one to lift the trophy.

Whoever wears the captain's armband is the captain.

In this view, the person who should lift the trophy in this game should be goalkeeper Weidenfeller, because Kehl was on the bench in this game and did not play.

However, Weidenfeller did not really lift the Bundesliga championship trophy, but pushed Kehl to the front.

Kehl initially wanted to decline, but the other teammates also booed and did not let Kehl retreat.

So it could only be Kehl who lifted the trophy.

This defensive midfielder, who had been playing for Borussia Dortmund since 2001, had been with Borussia Dortmund for twelve years. He had experienced a serious injury in the 2006-2007 season. After that injury, Kehl suddenly became injury-prone, and his form fluctuated.

His slump seemed to be an epitome of Borussia Dortmund's decline.

Frequent injuries also affected the number of games he participated in, so that in the previous two seasons, Weidenfeller lifted the championship trophy on behalf of Borussia Dortmund.

So in fact, this was the first time he lifted the league championship trophy as captain.

For Kehl, this was of great significance.

This season, Kehl got rid of injuries. Although he was not a starter, he also had a lot of stable playing opportunities, performed well, and used his experience to help the team at critical moments. He was also very prestigious in the locker room.

Now that Weidenfeller handed over the task of lifting the trophy to Kehl, he naturally wanted to compensate Kehl for the parts missing in the past two seasons.

The insistence of his teammates made Kehl no longer decline. He stood on the podium and then raised the championship trophy high!

"Champion! Borussia Dortmund!" Marcel Reif shouted. "Champion! Borussia Dortmund! Champion! Borussia Dortmund!" He shouted three times in a row, because Borussia Dortmund was the Bundesliga champion for three consecutive seasons.

It is not known whether Götze's departure will have a very long-term impact on Borussia Dortmund, but at least at this moment, Borussia Dortmund is still the overlord of the Bundesliga. Bayern Munich tried their best this season, but failed to shake Borussia Dortmund's dominance.

However, next season, after Götze goes to Bayern Munich, the competition between these two teams will definitely be more intense. In addition to Guardiola's arrival, the Bundesliga next season will probably be even more exciting.

Being able to have a team compete with Bayern Munich, so that the Bundesliga will not fall into the boring drama of Bayern Munich's dominance, is what Marcel Reif, as a neutral person, hopes to see.