Dortmund has just ended a life-and-death battle, and next they will usher in another life-and-death battle - the Champions League group stage, where they face Napoli at home.

In the last Champions League group stage, Dortmund defeated Arsenal at home, retaining a hope for their group qualifying, but after all, it is just hope. Whether they can qualify in the group depends on the next game. And the game between them and Napoli is the key.

Because Dortmund and Naples can be regarded as direct competitors to qualify in the group.

In four rounds of the group stage, Arsenal and Napoli scored nine points and ranked among the top two in the group. Dortmund won six points by defeating Arsenal at home in the last round, and was not too far from the top two.

Galatasaray failed to win in one game and had zero points, and was eliminated early.

If Dortmund wants to qualify in the group, they must defeat Napoli at home, so that the points are the same as those of Napoli, and the winning and losing relationship is also one win and one loss. What needs to be compared is the number of goals scored and the number of goals conceded in each other.

Dortmund lost to Napoli in the first Champions League group stage, with a score of 0:3. If Dortmund can no longer win at home, at least three goals, even if he beats Napoli, he will still be under the ranking.

So this game is very heavy for Dortmund - they not only have to defeat Napoli, but also have to defeat Napoli with a big score, and it is best not to concede the ball.

For Dortmund, whose entire main defense line is destroyed, this is no less difficult than for them to draw Bayern Munich at home...

Some pessimistic people even think that the defending champion will be eliminated in the group stage early this time. Because Dortmund cannot even draw in this game. If they tie Naples, they can only expect Galatasaray to hold back Arsenal's progress, but the possibility of this situation is not high, and the risk factor of handing over fate to others is too high.

But it's not completely out of the chance.

Because Naples has not been in good condition recently.

At the beginning of the league, Napoli and Dortmund were in good shape and led the standings in their respective leagues. Especially Napoli, who defeated the defending champions 3-0 in the Champions League. However, Napoli has not been in good shape recently. They lost consecutive games in the league, first to Juventus, and then to Parma, and stood still at the third place in the Serie A.

Napoli is not in good shape, so Dortmund, who plays at home, has the hope of defeating Napoli.

But if Napoli just wants to win a draw away, they can qualify in advance by drawing. They can be more conservative and defend tenaciously on the away game to tie Dortmund.

A draw is completely acceptable for Napoli, but not for Dortmund. At that time, Dortmund will definitely attack with all its might, which is the condition for Napoli to counterattack. If he can steal one in the counterattack, Napoli will not have the chance to get all three points and escape from the devil's home court, West** Stadium.

It is precisely because there are many changes in a game and the advantages and disadvantages can be transformed into each other, so this game has attracted much attention.

When the Champions League group stage was drawn in group draws, Group F was become the "Death Group". But now, this group has truly demonstrated the hideousness of "death" for the first time.

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Because there is such a game ahead, the match between Dortmund and Bayern Munich was soon revealed. Everyone no longer paid attention to the ending game, but instead put all their energy into the Champions League.

Dortmund's defense injury problem has not been completely solved.

Moreover, the poor performance of this defense line in the last game against Bayern Munich will definitely be noticed by Naples. As long as you carefully study the video of this game, it will not be difficult to find targeted strategies to break the defense.

However, Hamsik, the midfielder on Naples, was injured in the last league game and could not participate in this Champions League match.

Both sides have lost strength.

But what makes everyone care most is that Zhou Yi will face Naples again.

The last time the two sides met, Zhou Yi was injured by an opponent's away game in Naples and missed for more than a month. It was this month that Borussia Dortmund's situation took a sharp turn for the worse, and it was dangerous to qualify in the Champions League group stage and was also surpassed by Bayern Munich in the league.

It is okay to say that Naples is considered Zhou Yi’s "enemy". Everyone wants to see how Zhou Yi will "take revenge" when facing Naples.

So before the game, Zhou Yi was asked the most by reporters, "revenge".

Zhou Yi said this very differently: "There is no such thing as 'revenge'. That injury was just an accident. I did not blame Inle or Napoli for this. We must strive for victory in this game, not for revenge, but for our own survival. If we want to qualify in the group, we must defeat Napoli at home."

"You must also win at least three goals..." A reporter reminded Zhou Yi of the difficulty.

But Zhou Yi corrected the reporter's statement:

"No, it's more than four goals."

He compared four fingers.

The goal difference of three goals can at most make Dortmund and Napoli the same victory or defeat relationship with the same score, while the goal difference of four goals can make Dortmund beat Napoli the victory or defeat relationship with the same score, and therefore surpass Napoli the ranking.

Zhou Yi said this, obviously the goal was to go directly beyond Naples.

He said this with confidence.

But media reporters are very surprised, how did Zhou Yi come from such confidence?

Given Dortmund's current situation, even if they can score four goals in Napoli, there is no guarantee that Napoli will not score...

If you concede the goal, the goal of winning four goals will be difficult to achieve - Napoli scored one goal, Dortmund will score five goals, Napoli scored two goals, Dortmund will score six goals... Even at his home court, the advantage is not so great.

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"...Dortmond star Zhou Yi expressed his goal to win four goals in an interview with reporters. This is really surprising. His confidence comes from it..." In an Italian TV program, the host was chatting and laughing with the guests. The most eye-catching thing this week is of course the Champions League match between Dortmund and Naples.

Everything before the game can be used as a topic of discussion for everyone, not to mention that Zhou Yi also provides such a big "topic".

"Although he said it was not revenge, he actually hated Naples to death in his heart, right?" the guest smiled. "That's why he said such words..."

Another guest said: "I think maybe Zhou Yi has to say that, right?"

His views attracted everyone's interest, and the host asked him why he said that.

"It's very simple. With Dortmund's current state, even if you play Napoli at home, you may not win. The problems on their defense line are too serious, but you cannot surrender in advance. So Zhou Yi said this, it should be a cheering his teammates..."

The guest talked freely, and the people around him nodded frequently - after thinking about it, it was really like this.

What Dortmund lacks is confidence. Facing strong enemies and unfavorable situations, he will inevitably feel a little afraid of difficulties. As the core player of the team, of course he has to stand up and boost morale at this time.

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Italian media believe that Dortmund lacks confidence in facing Naples at home.

Their understanding is slightly different from the reality.

Unlike what they imagined, Dortmund is looking forward to this game with Naples.

If Dortmund was a little confident inside before the match against Bayern Munich, then after this game against Bayern Munich, the problem of Dortmund players lacking confidence has been solved. Because they lag behind Bayern Munich three times in the game, they finally got back.

After such a game, how could Dortmund players still lack confidence?

In the training that is not publicly disclosed, the first team training ground of Bracker training base was in full swing and the atmosphere was warm. Every player was sweating on the training ground. Although it was training, the intensity was no less than that of the official game.

If you only watch this scene, it will definitely be a big surprise - is this Dortmund, who was beaten in a miserable match against Bayern Munich? They look completely different from before.

Klopp was also very satisfied with the team's morale. In addition to training, he and assistant coach Buvac couldn't help but talk about this issue.

"It's really amazing. It's just a draw, but it has brought such a big change to the team..." Buvac was amazed.

"That's not an ordinary draw, it's a draw against Bayern Munich when the defense line is almost destroyed, and it's a draw with three leads and three equalizers." Although the game has ended, Klopp still couldn't hide the pride and pride in his tone when talking about this game - he was not proud of the result, but proud of his team being able to perform like this in adversity.

"Gerliko, I have a premonition. This time we will successfully qualify from the group, and we are the first in the group!" Klopp said firmly at the end.

But Buvac muttered, "Forget it, if you can qualify, I will be very satisfied..."

Klopp smiled and said nothing.
Chapter completed!