Lin Hai Ting Tao

Chapter 694 Heel

The match had only been going on for ten minutes when Borussia Dortmund lost a key player.

This made many people worried about Borussia Dortmund's prospects.

Originally, the strength of the two teams was very close, and it was difficult to say who would definitely win, so any unexpected factor would attract attention, because it might cause an imbalance.

Obviously, after Götze was injured and left the field, the balance was broken.

Bayern Munich would definitely seize this opportunity to put pressure on Borussia Dortmund, just like they did before Götze was injured, when Robben's cut-in shot was very threatening.

Bayern Munich fans in front of the TV were very excited and couldn't wait for Bayern Munich's upcoming offensive frenzy.

But before that, they had to let Borussia Dortmund take the corner kick.

After the corner kick was taken, the football was not headed by Hummels, but punched out by Neuer.

Bayern Munich fans on the stands cheered.

Bayern Munich fans in front of the TV were starting to look forward to the team's counterattack.

But first, the football had to fall into the feet of a Bayern Munich player.

As a result, the football fell to Zhou Yi's feet. After Zhou Yi lifted his foot to control the football, he turned around, shielded the football with his body, and blocked Schweinsteiger, who was rushing up, behind him.

But this also turned him with his back to the direction of attack, and it seemed that he could only choose to pass horizontally or back. It became very difficult to send a fatal pass.

Schweinsteiger stuck behind Zhou Yi, while other Bayern Munich players rushed out in droves, planning to leave those Borussia Dortmund players who had not yet reacted behind them, letting them fall into the offside trap.

At the same time, pressing forward can also insert faster when launching a counterattack.

Schweinsteiger continued to put pressure on Zhou Yi from behind, while also being careful not to foul. He was very careful because Zhou Yi's body was not very strong and he was easily "knocked down". In addition, Zhou Yi was a very cunning player, who knew if he would feign injury again…

Under his pressure, Zhou Yi seemed to only be able to dribble the ball back.

But just after Zhou Yi gently tapped the ball back, his right foot followed up, swung forward, and then quickly kicked back, his heel slamming the football behind him!

The football drilled between Schweinsteiger's legs, who was caught off guard, and brushed past those Bayern Munich players who were rushing out.

After some Bayern Munich players saw the football slip past their feet, they reflexively raised their arms to signal offside—no matter who received the ball behind them, he must be offside!

They looked back and saw Lewandowski receiving the ball!

Offside!

Many Bayern Munich players stood still. They did not return to defense, but raised their arms high, like good students actively answering the teacher's questions in class.

But what surprised them was… they didn't hear the referee's whistle!

Gagelmann didn't whistle, and looking at the linesman, the linesman didn't raise his flag either.

Lewandowski wasn't offside?

"Not offside! Lewandowski received the ball, good ball!"

Alarmed, only Neuer reacted the fastest, and he chose to abandon the goal and attack decisively!

The other Bayern Munich players were all stunned, and no one came up to defend Lewandowski.

After receiving the ball, Lewandowski completed the adjustment while turning around, and then shot with his left foot!

His left foot rubbed the football into an arc, just bypassing Neuer who was attacking, and flying directly to the far corner of the goal!

Neuer was powerless to stop this shot and could only turn his head and watch the football fly into the goal he was guarding…

"tooooooooooooooooooooooooooor!!!" Marcel Reif shouted excitedly, "tor!! Lewandowski! The match has only started for eleven minutes, and Borussia Dortmund has taken the lead!"

"Good ball! Lewandowski! He scored the first goal for Borussia Dortmund! This is a bit unexpected. After Götze was injured and left the field, many people were worried about Borussia Dortmund, but at this moment, Borussia Dortmund was the first to score!" Duan Xin shouted excitedly. "This is Zhou Yi's twentieth assist of the season! He has tied Misimović's record from the 2008-2009 season! And together with the opponent, they maintain this single-season assist record in the Bundesliga!"

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After the goal was scored, Lewandowski ran to the corner flag area, while also turning back to wave to his teammates, signaling them to come up and celebrate.

The Bayern Munich players ran to the referee Gagelmann, with their arms open to protest and complain to him.

They believed that Lewandowski was definitely offside the moment Zhou Yi passed the ball!

Before Zhou Yi passed the ball, he didn't even look back at the situation behind him, so how could he not be offside by kicking the football back like this?

But Gagelmann remained very calm in the face of questioning from a group of Bayern Munich stars: "Gentlemen, if you have any questions about my judgment, you can look at the big screen. But this ball is not offside."

He pointed to the big screen in Westfalenstadion.

The TV broadcast signal would also appear here, so there would definitely be a replay of this ball later. If there were any Bayern Munich players who questioned his judgment, they could go and watch the TV replay themselves. They didn't believe the referee's eyes, but they should believe in advanced technology, right?

Over there, the Borussia Dortmund players didn't care about the Bayern Munich players' protests. They were celebrating as much as they liked, and the Borussia Dortmund fans on the stands used songs and shouts to add to their celebration.

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After the TV broadcast played the Borussia Dortmund players' celebration, it quickly switched to the moment when Zhou Yi passed the ball to Lewandowski. Through slow motion and freeze-frame, as well as the assistance of virtual technology, everyone could clearly see that at the moment when Zhou Yi's heel knocked the football out, there were as many as three Borussia Dortmund players in offside positions, but among these three people, Lewandowski was not one of them.

Lewandowski was still among the Bayern Munich players at the time. He suddenly took a step back and rushed forward after seeing Zhou Yi pass the football.

Zhou Yi's timing of the pass was very precise, and Lewandowski's timing of the start was also well grasped.

The tacit cooperation between the two made this goal no problem!

A group of Bayern Munich players who were chattering around the referee also looked up at the big screen. When they saw the results presented through technical means, they were all speechless.

At the moment Zhou Yi passed the ball, Lewandowski was indeed not offside.

This was a very, very beautiful backheel pass.

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"Zhou Yi's pass was really beautiful, very precise and sudden in a concealed situation. The entire Bayern Munich defense was deceived by him, and he didn't even look back at the situation behind him, and just passed the ball to Lewandowski's feet… This is not the first time Zhou Yi has shown such a no-look pass in the game. Sometimes it really makes people wonder if he has eyes on the back of his head…" Duan Xin naturally did not hesitate to praise Zhou Yi.

The TV repeatedly replayed the moment Zhou Yi passed the ball. In name, it was to see if Lewandowski was offside just now, but in fact, everyone was admiring Zhou Yi's "divine skill".

Without looking at the passing target or the ball, when using his heel to knock the ball, Zhou Yi was looking at Sven Bender nearby. His action made everyone think that he would pass the football to Sven Bender, but he didn't…

If he looked back, it might have aroused Schweinsteiger's vigilance.

But he didn't do that, so until the football drilled past Schweinsteiger's legs, "Little Pig" hadn't noticed…

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The Borussia Dortmund players ended their celebration and returned to their own half. The stands were filled with the songs of Borussia Dortmund fans.

It seemed that Borussia Dortmund had a good start, and Götze's injury did not seem to affect them.

The Bayern Munich players had already stood in the center circle, ready to kick off.

The TV broadcast gave them several close-up shots. The Bayern Munich players in the shots did not seem to be too affected.

This was something that made Bayern Munich fans happy—after losing a goal, the most fearful thing was that the team would be stunned. But now it seemed that Bayern Munich had not been stunned, so they could look forward to their next performance.

In a duel between masters, how could it be so easy to be defeated?

This match was the highest level of competition in German football today. The match had only started for eleven minutes, and it was too early to talk about being defeated.

"Now that Borussia Dortmund has taken the lead, how will Bayern Munich react?" Marcel Reif said.