In the away game against Mainz, Zhou Yi unexpectedly did not start, and the most disappointing thing was Chinese fans and Chinese commentators.

Because not only Zhou Yi did not start, Yan Min also did not start. This is relatively rare. In Dortmund's game, a Chinese player is not on the court.

What is happy is Mainz. Because Dortmund's most threatening players are not on the court, and they are fighting at home, they can naturally do whatever they want.

Not long after the game began, Duan Xin was still introducing the "original relationship" between Dortmund coach Klopp and Mainz to the audience.

"...This is the 14th confrontation between Mainz and Dortmund in the Bundesliga. In these fourteen confrontations, Dortmund's current head coach Klopp has participated... Among them, there are six games coaches in Mainz and eight games coaches in Dortmund. When coaching Mainz, he led Mainz to visit West** Stadium for the first time and lost 0:3, but that is also the only game he lost to Dortmund when coaching Mainz..."

"After coaching Dortmund, he lost to Mainz only in his first season of coaching Dortmund. In the past two seasons, Dortmund has won four consecutive victories against Mainz in the league, and two of them faced the old owner away, Klopp's team both reversed and won... I wonder if this time will be a reversal?"

Mainz has launched a fierce attack on Dortmund's goal.

It can be seen from the first minute of the game that Mainz deliberately wanted to play fast in this game, and Dortmund made many mistakes due to the consumption of the Champions League in the middle of the week and the rotation adjustment in the lineup, and was suppressed by Mainz.

In the ninth minute, Mainz full-back Pospech shot a long shot from 25 meters away from the goal. The football rebounded with a blow, which increased the difficulty of saving, but Weidenfell still saved the football.

Two minutes later, Mainz's midfielder Gaes shot a long shot outside the penalty area and shot another rebound. It was Weidenfeller's performance was steady and saved the football.

A few minutes later, Japanese international Okazaki Shinji Okazaki received a pass from his teammate in the penalty area and made a very difficult inverted hook shot. However, he did not have the center and his strength was not strong enough. He was directly held in his arms by Weidenfell, who was in good standing.

Although there was no goal, Shinji Okazaki's barb kick still won cheers and applause from fans in the stands of the Kofas Arena Mainz home court.

The commentators also exclaimed: "Okazaki Shinji made a beautiful barb! Unfortunately, he couldn't get enough power! Although he didn't score, Mainz's offensive during this period was very strong, while Dortmund could only deal with it... It seems that the Champions League match on Naples in the middle of the week has indeed had a great impact on them..."

Duan Xin believes that the biggest impact is not the game against Naples, but Zhou Yi’s absence: “Bortmond’s midfield is a little out of control. They are fussed by Mainz’s fast attack and fierce pressing, and are very uncomfortable. Mkhitaryan, who replaced Zhou Yi’s starter in this game, could not control the situation in the midfield…”

Although Dortmund also gained some offensive opportunities, it did not really threaten Mainz's goal.

However, Mainz took advantage of Dortmund's offensive opportunity and fought back several times, which was quite threatening and exciting.

In the 42nd minute, Mainz got a golden opportunity. After their corner kick was taken, central defender Stefan Bale headed the ball in the penalty area. Weidenfell was powerless to do anything about the ball, but the football hit the post and bounced out!

"Ohhhhhhhhhhh!" Marcel Lef exclaimed. "Oh my God! Stefan Bale! His header is very powerful! It's a pity that this ball was not scored! Mainz has the chance to take the lead before the end of the first half!"

There was also a huge sigh at the Cofas Arena, which was the voice that Mainz fans made at the same time.

The TV broadcast then gave some close-up shots to both players. In the camera, Bale hugged his head with his hands and whistled to the sky, which was very regretful. Dortmund's players generally felt exhausted after a disaster.

When the football flew towards the goal, Weidenfell could only watch in despair in the air, and could not reach the football at all.

If it weren't for the post, they would be dead.

"Pull post! It seems that Mainz's home goal is not friendly enough to his home team..." Duan Xin said half-jokingly.

Stefan Bale's header was the last decent offensive opportunity for both sides in the first half. Not long after, the referee blew the whistle to the end of the first half.

During the halftime break, Klopp criticized the team's performance, believing that in the face of Mainz's fierce fighting, they were too cowardly to do things or fight.

"...You must show them your courage, otherwise they will think you are soft persimmons that can be pinched at will!" Klopp said loudly, clapping his hands.

He then decided to substitution at the beginning of the second half.

But this time, he still didn't choose to replace Zhou Yi.

He used two substitutions in one breath, replaced Kyle with Reus and replaced Shahin with Sven Bend.

Mainz's head coach Tuchel also decided to substitute the players just at the beginning of the second half.

He replaced midfielder Nikola Muller with forward Maxim Shupo-Motin.

Obviously, Tuchel was also dissatisfied with his team's performance in the first half - although they had the advantage, they did not seize the opportunity and scored even a goal. So he replaced another striker.

Both sides want to strengthen the offense and break the current deadlock.

In the second half, with the substitution adjustments between the two sides, the situation finally changed. Compared with the situation where Dortmund was suppressed in the first half, it was much better.

The second half just started, and Shubo Moting, who was replaced on the court, shot angrily from outside the left side of the penalty area, and the football was slightly off.

Dortmund then used his color. Groskreuz also made a long shot near the left penalty area line, but it hit a high.

Next, both sides attacked and defended each other, but neither of them could break the opponent's goal.

The score is like it has solidified, or 0:0.

On the bench of Dortmund, everyone is watching the game very seriously. It can be considered difficult to play this game. But why is it so difficult? Many Dortmund players have their own ideas in their hearts - they think this has something to do with Zhou Yi sitting on the bench.

If Zhou Yi can start, why is it so difficult to play Mainz away?

Why Zhou Yi did not start? Everyone knows that it must be related to Zhou Yi's performance in the recovery training that day. But why did Zhou Yi perform like this? This is something that everyone doesn't know but is very curious about...

So Yan Min, who was sitting next to Zhou Yi, asked Zhou Yi very gossipedly: "Hey, Zhou Yi, what happened to that training? I have never seen you like in training before..."

Faced with Yan Min's inquiry, Zhou Yi wanted to pretend that he didn't hear it at first and kept a very focused attitude towards watching the game. But Yan Min always had a way to prevent others from ignoring him - he poked Zhou Yi next to him with his hand.

Zhou Yi could no longer pretend, so he turned his head and asked in confusion: "What did you say just now?"

"I said it's strange, what happened to your recovery training?" Yan Min was unconscious.

Of course, Zhou Yi couldn't tell the truth directly, because he fought with Cortana for 300 rounds the night before, and was exhausted? Let's not talk about whether this is about privacy, but if others know about this, how would they think about their abilities in that aspect...

So Zhou Yi had to make excuses: "That time... I just didn't have a rest..."

"Didn't you have a good rest?" Yan Min looked at Zhou Yi suspiciously, not believing his explanation very much. He wanted to ask questions. Suddenly, he saw assistant coach Buvac coming to them. Yan Min immediately stopped the idea of ​​continuing to ask and looked up at the assistant coach.

Dortmund has changed two players in one breath, and now there is only one substitution quota left. Who will be allowed to play?

Of course, Yan Min hopes that he can come on as a substitute and then complete the good show of replacing the Lord again.

But this time, Buvaci's eyes fell on him at all, but instead hooked up at Zhou Yi next to him: "Zhou Yi, go warm up!"

This is to let Zhou Yi appear.

Zhou Yi stood up and ran out actively, looking very motivated and confident.

But in fact, he just wanted to leave Yan Min quickly so that he would not break the casserole and ask the whole thing. If he might be fine, he would reveal his flaws...

Seeing Zhou Yi running to warm up, the others breathed a sigh of relief and leaned back on the chair to sit down again - the three substitutions had been used up, and they would not have a chance to play in this game.

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When Zhou Yi was called up from the bench to warm up, the TV broadcast quickly gave him a close-up shot.

"Zhou Yi is going to warm up!" This shot caused a small commotion on the lecture hall.

"Bortmond was unable to break the deadlock, but he did not concede the ball. This was both a danger and an opportunity. So Klopp decided to send Zhou Yi to the last blow to Mainz!"

"This is a substitution that will break the balance! Klopp decided not to wait any longer... Of course, there is not much time left for Dortmund... If they are tied by Mainz away, they will be even further away from Bayern Munich and the league championship..."

"That's right. The team's offense is deadlocked and the scene is ugly. At this time, we have to solve the problem, of course we have to use Zhou Yi! I think these few dozen minutes of game are not considered to be nothing. You can still see positive things from negative things. That is, it fully demonstrates that Dortmund is fine now, but you can't leave Zhou Yi! Dortmund without Zhou Yi is like a headless fly in the offense, relying entirely on luck. If you have good luck, you may win the ball, but if you are not lucky, you will definitely not win the ball. Is this like the situation when Zhou Yi was out of the game for more than a month due to injury?"

Duan Xin talked excitedly.

Chinese fans on the Internet also became active, and the number of discussions on the game on social networks suddenly surged.

"Zhou Yi is about to appear!"

"Zhou Yi should have been allowed to appear long ago... The two substitution places were completely wasted!"

"I really can't understand why Klopp used Zhouyi so conservatively?"

"It is said that the recovery is not very good after the last game against Naples?"

"Zhou Yi's physical fitness has rarely had problems now, right? Is this the reason?"

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Seeing Zhou Yi warm up on the sidelines, Mainz suddenly strengthened the offensive, which immediately brought Dortmund's defense to increased pressure.

Marcel Leif also saw the change in Mainz, and he knew very well why this change was: "Tuchel kept waving his hands on the sidelines to let the players press forward and strengthen the offense. Obviously, the news that Zhou Yi was about to play stimulated him and made him feel the crisis. If Mainz could not score the goal before Zhou Yi appeared and gained an advantage, or maintained this delicate balance, then Zhou Yi would have the possibility of breaking the balance when he came on the court..."

Although Dortmund is under great pressure, it is not surprising to Mainz's change.

The players on the court have one idea - before Zhou Yi comes on the court, the opponent must not change the score!

So the game that had been dull before suddenly became better.

The offense and defense rhythm of both sides has become faster, especially Mainz's offense, which has also increased.

In fact, there is not much time left for Mainz, so Zhou Yi cannot keep warming up, at most five minutes.

If they cannot score within five minutes, they may have to adjust their tactical tactics.

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Five minutes later, Zhou Yi was called to the sidelines, and Buvac arranged tactics for him... In fact, there was nothing to say. He knew very well what situation Zhou Yi was facing in the field and what should he do.

And now there is no time for Zhou Yi to waste time on the sidelines, so let him play as soon as possible.

So Buvaci gave a few simple instructions and asked Zhou Yi to find the fourth official.

And just as Zhou Yi was so short that it was ten meters away to the fourth official, the storm suddenly changed on the court!

Mainz's continuous bombardment still put a lot of pressure on Dortmund's defense. Under this huge pressure, Dortmund's central defender Papastasopoulos made a mistake in his busy schedule and tripped Japanese player Shinji Okazaki in the penalty area.

"Punishment!!" Marcel Leif exclaimed. "The balance on the field was broken!"

Mainz's home court, Kofas Arena, was thundering.

Zhou Yi was also attracted by the sudden situation on the court. He turned his head and looked at the court. He saw Papastasopoulos holding his head in his hands, and Japanese international Okazaki Shinji who was pulled up from the ground by his teammates and was hugged by his teammates.

"See fucking!" On Dortmund's coaching seat, Klopp punched the coaching seat beside him with a punch.

When he was about to replace Zhou Yi to break the deadlock, the opponent took the lead in breaking the deadlock, and it was because of the Dortmund's own mistake in the defense line...

The quality of TV broadcasts in the Bundesliga is really high, and the directors know football very well.

After giving the picture on the court, he actually took time to give Zhou Yi a close-up shot on the sidelines. Zhou Yi in the camera was also surprised by such an emergency and stared blankly at the court.

"Ah, Dortmund's luck is so bad... When Zhou Yi was about to be replaced, he was awarded a penalty kick!" Although Duan Xin said this, he did not hear too much disappointment in his tone, but instead... full of expectations?

I don’t know if it was the illusion of the TV audience…but they quickly felt that they should have heard it right, because Duan Xin said loudly: “This is a severe test for Zhou Yi!”

He had no intention of worrying about Zhou Yi at all, but was very excited.
Chapter completed!