The last threatening attack in the first half was Robben's second missed one-on-one opportunity.

After that, the game was relatively uneventful until the referee Rizzoli blew the whistle for the end of the first half. Neither side had any great chances.

Ultimately, the two teams went into halftime with a score of 0-0.

"Whew…" He Ping exhaled on the commentary booth. "This first half was just too intense. It might be the most explosive and fierce Champions League final first half I've ever seen. Both sides gave it their all without holding back, an all-out attacking game. It's really exciting to watch, but also nerve-wracking…"

"The two teams know each other very well. After all, they've been entangled in the league for a long time. It's this familiarity that allows them to enter this high-speed offensive and defensive transition from the first minute of the game without any probing. Anyway, thanks to the two teams for presenting us with such a wonderful first half of the final!" Marcel Reif also praised the performance of the two teams.

There has always been a saying that "finals are never classics," meaning that such important games rarely become classics. On the contrary, most finals are hardly worth calling exciting, and are almost the epitome of "dull" and "boring."

Because in such an important game, both sides will prioritize minimizing mistakes, trying not to make mistakes, and waiting for the opponent to make mistakes. This is the guiding principle for many teams playing in the final.

Under this guiding ideology, many teams will choose defensive tactics, playing cautiously and conservatively.

No one dares to attack rashly.

In such a situation, how can there be a good game?

A defensive counterattack is already a treat for the audience, let alone such a large-scale attacking battle.

Many finals often drag on to a penalty shootout, which is related to this.

Although penalty shootouts are also exciting and thrilling, full of infinite unknowns and uncertainties, before the penalty shootout arrives, the audience has to endure one hundred and twenty minutes of dull and boring game, which is not a good experience.

For example, the 1994 World Cup final, under the scorching sun of the afternoon in the United States, Brazil and Italy played an extremely boring game. At that time, that Brazilian team was considered the ugliest Brazilian team in the world, without the charm of Samba football, only defensive counterattacks. And Italy was synonymous with defensive football.

It would be a miracle if these two teams could play a good game together.

The 1994 World Cup final is an epitome of all major event finals.

Very few finals are all-out attacking battles.

And today's Champions League final, from the first minute of the game, is a hearty attacking battle, which makes the audience excited and the commentators exclaim repeatedly. Therefore, Marcel Reif was so surprised when he was commenting on the game that many viewers were very surprised.

"...This first half can already be recorded in history! It would be perfect if there were more goals..."

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During the halftime review, the guests all thought the first half was very exciting. Overall, Dortmund had the advantage, and they had more threatening shots than Bayern Munich. It was a pity that they couldn't score a goal in the end. The guests were also worried that Dortmund's failure to lead in the first half meant that the fifteen minutes of halftime would become a breathing space for Bayern Munich.

Once they recovered, it would definitely be a significant threat to Dortmund.

At that time, Dortmund would definitely regret not being able to score in the first half.

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In the locker rooms of the two teams, both coaches praised their teams' performance in the first half.

Even Robben, who missed two one-on-one opportunities, was not criticized by Heynckes. On the contrary, the old coach specifically praised and encouraged him: "I told you yesterday, Arjen, you will be the key player in this game. Your performance in the first half did not disappoint me. You see, I was right. So please continue to play like this in the second half! They can't keep up with your speed at all!"

Originally, Robben was feeling regretful and painful for missing two one-on-one chances in the first half. Now, hearing Heynckes say this, he couldn't help but feel a warm current涌涌涌 in his heart – as a player, the trust from the coach is what they value most. The so-called "A knight dies for his confidant," although Robben is a Dutchman and does not know this Chinese idiom, the meaning is the same.

He thanked Heynckes for his support and trust.

This season is the last season of Heynckes' coaching career, and everyone hopes to use a championship to send off the old coach. The league title is already out of the question, so the Champions League title must not be lost under any circumstances.

On the Dortmund side, Klopp did not criticize the team for recklessly squandering opportunities in the first half. However, he still suggested that the attack should be more efficient in the second half.

Because he also knew that wasting opportunities would be punished.

He praised Zhou Yi's performance. Zhou Yi played a very important and key role in Dortmund's ability to have so many offensive opportunities in the first half.

Although he was under Bayern Munich's key defense, he still frequently sent out incredible passes.

It can be seen that Zhou Yi is in very good form today.

Hopefully such a good state will not be wasted…

In Klopp's view, this season may be the only chance for him and his team to reach the top of Europe.

Next season, those who should leave will leave, and the players who stay do not know whether they can maintain that fighting spirit and desire for victory. No one knows what the team's environment will be like at that time.

After four seasons of running-in, this young team has fully matured and it is time to harvest the fruits.

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During the halftime break, in addition to television, the Internet was also discussing the first half of the final.

Everyone thought it was the best Champions League final they had seen in the last ten years.

It is rare to see both sides playing such unscrupulous attacks. Moreover, the goalkeepers of both teams performed very well in this game, which made them not be beaten into sieves when attacking each other.

Neuer is naturally the most popular goalkeeper in football today, with the momentum to overwhelm Casillas and Buffon and become the world's number one goalkeeper.

Weidenfeller is not to be outdone, and has maintained a very high competitive level in recent seasons. The saves he made in the first half can also be called the highlight moments of his career.

At first, everyone thought that the Champions League final was an internal war between two German teams, which might be boring and uninteresting. Many people who hold this idea probably don't pay much attention to the Bundesliga league on weekdays.

In their inherent impression, the Bundesliga league seems to be useless except for its high level of broadcasting.

But now I see that the level of German football has been so high.

Both teams are world-class, no wonder these two teams finally reached the Champions League final this season.

This is definitely not something that can be achieved by靠走狗屎运.

Bayern Munich successively eliminated Premier League giants Arsenal, Serie A giants Juventus and La Liga giants Barcelona in the knockout stage to reach the Champions League final. This road is full of gold.

Dortmund is not to be outdone. They were assigned to the group of death in the group stage, but they easily advanced as the first in the group. In the quarter-finals and semi-finals, they successively斩于马下 the Madrid duo. Being able to advance to the final is also very convincing.

Moreover, in a sense, Dortmund's ability to achieve today's achievements is even more remarkable – Dortmund's expenditure (including player transfer fees and wages) in European clubs this season only ranks 40th. With such an inconspicuous investment, they have won a league title and a Champions League final seat, which is even more remarkable.

Of course, Dortmund's ability to achieve such results today, there is one person's contribution can not be ignored – Zhou Yi.

In the rear studio of CCTV, everyone was discussing around Zhou Yi. Zhou Yi's performance in the first half was very outstanding, and he can be called Dortmund's best player in these forty-five minutes.

Bai Songyan even asserted that if Dortmund can win the Champions League title this season, then Zhou Yi will completely establish his status as the number one midfielder in Europe.

With Xavi and Pirlo gradually getting old, Zhou Yi is the next midfield master.

"Think about the fact that he is only twenty-two years old now, it's really scary…" Bai Songyan啧啧啧 sighed. However, he was very happy in his heart, because this means that the future of Chinese football for the next ten years is enough for him to give more expectations.