After the match, Klopp was also smiling happily at the press conference, his expression just like Zhou Yi's.

Later, some media put together photos of the two of them laughing with their heads thrown back, using this photo as the theme of their reports. No extra words were needed; just looking at these two photos, one could understand everything.

A reporter gave these two photos the title "Klopp and Zhou Yi's Big Laugh."

There could be no better way to annotate Dortmund's victory than with this smile.

Although the league was not over yet, everyone believed that Dortmund would not let the victory slip through their fingers.

Without Klopp or Zhou Yi needing to emphasize it, Dortmund certainly wouldn't make any mistakes in the last two league games.

Bayern Munich could only lament their bad luck.

After the match, the Munich media was filled with mournful voices.

Of course, some media spoke out on behalf of Bayern Munich, arguing that referee Gagelmann's decisions in the match were problematic. First, he awarded Dortmund a penalty kick, and then he sent off a Bayern Munich player, forcing Bayern Munich to play with ten men for the rest of the match, which was very difficult. If the two sides had equal numbers, and Bayern Munich weren't forced into a full defense, how could Zhou Yi have scored at the last moment?

After the match, Hoeness also criticized Gagelmann's decisions in an interview.

In response, Dortmund's general manager, Zorc, retorted, "I don't want to say whether the penalty should have been awarded or not. In my opinion, since the referee made the call, we should respect the referee. And we didn't benefit from the penalty. I also want to say, if Lewandowski had scored the penalty, would we still have needed Zhou Yi to score at the last moment?"

The implication was that Bayern Munich shouldn't act like they'd suffered a loss when they'd actually benefited.

The war of words between the two sides did not stop with the end of the match. This game indeed had too many topics for the two sides to argue about.

Heynckes was also unwilling to admit defeat at the post-match press conference: "There are still two rounds left in the league, let's see what happens then."

Some people also believed that even if Bayern Munich lost the league title, they could still take revenge in the Champions League final.

There were also those who believed that no matter what happened this season, it was a victory for German football.

Two German teams would meet in the Champions League final, and the competition for the league title was also very fierce and exciting.

After a long period of silence, German football finally showed signs of a resurgence.

With the strong support of the league, everyone could also look forward to the German national team's performance in the World Cup in Brazil next year.

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After the match, even more excited than the German media were the Chinese media. Zhou Yi's goal at the last moment made him a city hero in Dortmund. If Dortmund could win the league title this season, Zhou Yi would definitely be the top contributor.

As a Chinese player, Zhou Yi's every move touched the hearts of Chinese fans, not to mention his honors.

Although Zhou Yi had already won two league titles, the meaning of a three-peat was still different.

Moreover, everyone had seen how hard and difficult Dortmund's season had been. Unlike the previous two seasons' sweeping victories, it was very difficult for Dortmund to persevere to this point this season. At the last moment, Zhou Yi's goal made all of Dortmund's efforts throughout the season worthwhile and meaningful.

Chinese fans were sincerely happy and proud of Zhou Yi.

On domestic portal websites, in addition to the reports sent back by front-line reporters, what everyone liked to read most were the translations of foreign media reports on the match. Those words praising Zhou Yi were highlighted in bold by the website editors.

"...Zhou Yi alone decided the outcome of the match and the fate of the championship!"

"The undisputed King of Westfalen! Last night, Zhou Yi alone drove Westfalen into madness!"

"Already a world-class midfielder!"

"...Klopp specifically expressed his gratitude to Zhou Yi to Chinese reporters, repeatedly calling Zhou Yi a 'phenomenal' player..."

"Who cares if Götze is gone, we still have Zhou Yi!"

"...This summer, Dortmund should spare no expense to keep Zhou Yi..."

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On social media platforms such as Weibo, Zhou Yi was also the focus of everyone's discussion.

An article titled "Five Years Ago He Was Still a High School Student, Now He Dominates European Football" was going viral on Weibo. This article told the legendary story of Zhou Yi. As an ordinary high school student, he participated in a television reality show, and unexpectedly, it changed his destiny. He gained the favor of Borussia Dortmund and embarked on his professional football career in Dortmund.

Some people also dug up video clips from that reality show. In the video, Zhou Yi looked a bit more youthful compared to now, but his current playing style was already faintly visible. The most obvious sign was that he would always turn his head non-stop on the field, looking around as if he were a radar antenna.

Many netizens and fans left messages exclaiming, "When I watched this reality show back then, I really didn't expect that the one who looked the weakest would achieve the most!" "The past is like smoke!" "I never thought that we would witness the debut of a generation of superstars" ...

However, unlike the fans of Borussia Dortmund in Germany, many Chinese fans believed that no matter what the outcome of the Champions League final, Zhou Yi had reached the point where he should leave this season.

If they also won the Champions League, then he would have no more pursuits in Dortmund and should leave for a broader stage.

If they lost the Champions League final, then he should leave Dortmund even more, indicating that Dortmund's overall strength was no longer worthy of Zhou Yi. Zhou Yi should go to a more powerful club to pursue the realization of his personal value.

Perhaps only Dortmund fans in China would be unwilling for Zhou Yi to leave, but they also knew in their hearts that it was impossible to keep Zhou Yi forever.

After all, the Bundesliga's popularity couldn't compare with that of the Premier League and La Liga.

Especially the two teams of Barcelona and Real Madrid, which were the places that almost all professional players dreamed of joining.

In fact, after the match, Zhou Yi was indeed asked by reporters about his future destination. In response, Zhou Yi said, "I'm not considering it now."

He didn't directly say that he wouldn't leave Dortmund, but said that he wasn't considering it now, which was very thought-provoking.

Not considering it now? Then will he consider it after the season ends?

But when he was so happy, he shouldn't think about those unhappy things.

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In fact, there were indeed many clubs pursuing Zhou Yi, but it had not been exposed yet. At least Zhou Yi and the Dortmund club were very clear about this.

Especially after this game, everyone saw Zhou Yi's performance in the game. The power of the last goal was not just a backheel kick. There was a lot of luck involved. The most powerful thing was that it was the last moment of the game, and Zhou Yi could still sprint to shoot. This was something that Zhou Yi could not have done in the past.

This shows that the physical problems that had been plaguing Zhou Yi had been completely resolved.

In the past two seasons, when Zhou Yi performed very well, some people had predicted that Zhou Yi would become the next Xavi and Iniesta, but of course, he had to solve his physical problems first. If he always played one game and rested one game, or was substituted early in every game, then he could never become a true master.

It seemed that Zhou Yi knew very well where his weaknesses were, and physical fitness had become a bottleneck restricting his further development and moving towards a broader space.

So he desperately trained his physical fitness, and now his training had paid off.

A Zhou Yi who could run from the first minute of the game to the last minute, every game of the season, was extremely terrifying.

So the real giants came to him.

Barcelona had rumors in the previous seasons that they were considering bringing in Zhou Yi to be Xavi's successor. But that had always been a rumor, and now there was finally substantive action - some time ago, they found Zhou Yi's agent Schulze and expressed their interest in Zhou Yi.

After the match against Bayern Munich, Real Madrid also approached Dortmund to inquire about Zhou Yi's value.

The two most influential and successful clubs in the world expressed their interest in Zhou Yi at the same time, which showed Zhou Yi's current status in football.

However, Zhou Yi had already asked Schulze to tell Barcelona that he was very grateful to the Barcelona club for their interest in him, but this season was very important for him and Dortmund, and in the final sprint stage, he didn't want to be distracted by anything. He wanted to concentrate on playing well in the league and the Champions League final. Let's talk about anything after the season ends.

This was also why Zhou Yi said in an interview after the last game that he was not considering his future now.

On the club side, Dortmund replied to Real Madrid that Zhou Yi was their "non-sale item" and that they would not consider it no matter how much money Real Madrid offered.

In fact, if Götze had not been forcibly poached by Bayern Munich, the Dortmund club's attitude might not have been so firm. After all, after Götze had been determined to leave, and then Zhou Yi was sold... then Dortmund fans might really set fire to the club's headquarters building... and Klopp would probably resign directly.

So after losing Götze, Dortmund could not afford to lose another core player.