Chapter 143: The Cursed Dot

When Li Qingshan put the ball in the empty position, there was a brief silence on the West** Stadium.

Dortmund fans can't help but think of the nightmares they have had since the start of the season.

Lost to Bayer Leverkusen by two goals in the first round, won in the second and third rounds, but then from the fourth round, lost away to Mainz, drew Stuttgart at home, and lost to Schalke 04 in the Ruhr derby in the sixth round. The subsequent home defeat to Hamburg in the seventh round and away defeat to Cologne in the eighth round were nothing compared to this one.

The thing is that Dortmund's games cannot be said to be badly played, and even many games are dominated by the opponent and countless opportunities, but in any case, Dortmund just can't win. It's like you've fallen into an evil spirit.

In this game, too, they once suppressed Atletico Madrid, the opponent is the defending champion of the Champions League, and Dortmund can also suppress the opponent with hard power at home, which fully shows that the strength of the team has not been weakened much, but the created chances are difficult to convert into goals.

After seeing the ball go in, Subotic and Hummels looked at each other, and the other looked at each other as if they were talking.

"This ball.......... It's your pot.."

But if you look at the slow motion of the TV broadcast, Atletico Madrid's set-piece attack this time was obviously carefully planned, Godin and Miranda used their bodies to clear the interference for Li Qingshan, allowing him to get rid of the two strong Dortmund central defenders and bully the opponent's full-backs who are absolutely inferior in height and weight on the weak side.

Although the hand-to-hand combat with the opponent's tall central defender will seem more exciting, for Simeone, this is not the way to make the most of Li Qingshan.

Therefore, during the pre-season training camp in each season, Simeone designed a lot of set-piece tactics around Li Qingshan. Although Simeone has not learned to race horses, the principle of using the upper and lower horses is a common sense knowledge point for most football coaches.......

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Netzer was silent for a while, then cheered up and said: "Atletico Madrid also seem to have found a way to deal with Dortmund, they use the set-pieces in the front court as much as possible, and use the impact of Li Qingshan, a central striker, to threaten Weidenfeller's goal. I have to say that their set-piece routines are very meticulous. Now that the score has been levelised, Klopp has to do something, this is Dortmund's home stadium! ”

When Netzer said this, the camera swept to Klopp who shook his head and smiled bitterly, he did not jump like thunder on the sidelines, and when he made the decision to attack and suppress the opponent on all fronts, he was mentally prepared to lose the ball. When the goal was conceded, Klopp could only smile wryly and then quickly activated his second plan.

For the manager, if he wants to make changes to the situation on the field, making substitutions is the most convenient and straightforward.

Soon, Groskuroitz and Immobile were already warming up and standing on the sidelines.

Jurgen Klopp is ready to bring on two attacking players in one go, replacing Mkhitaryan and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.

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After all, this is Dortmund's home stadium, and as a team with a lot of fighting power in Europe, Dortmund's control at home is still very good.

After the substitution of two new bloods, Dortmund began to gradually regain control of the tempo on the field.

At the 70th minute of the game, Atletico Madrid, who were playing away, began to slowly shrink. It is not cost-effective for them to fight Borussia Dortmund away from home in the group stage, with a total of six games in the group stage, and there is no need to pursue a win in all six games. With just one point in Germany, Atletico Madrid will be on target.

But for Borussia Dortmund, it's a game they have to fight for, and if they can't get three points at home, then their game will be much more difficult, especially in a group like this, whether it is an away game, Dortmund is not sure that they will be able to get three points.

In the 76th minute, Borussia Dortmund had their best chance since the second half.

Substitute Grosskreutz got up and fired a long-range shot after receiving a pass from Sven Bender, Oblak made a save, and the follow-up Immobile fired a shot from five yards in front of goal.

Immobile, who had wasted a great opportunity, hugged his head and looked in disbelief at the football he kicked out.

The other Dortmund players were hit hard by the attack of the empty goal in front of the goal, and Shinji Kagawa squatted on the ground and covered his face with his hands.

If they don't take advantage of such opportunities, the Dortmund players don't know what to do. Many of them even supported their confidence on the pitch to be shaken.

Are we really cursed this season?!

Grand Cross Grosskreutz was hunched up, his eyes a little lost and he sighed.

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Simeone, who was on the sidelines, was frightened by the opponent's attack this time, and a few minutes later, Simeone also began to make substitutions.

In the 78th minute, Saul came on and replaced Antoine Griezmann.

Atletico Madrid strengthened their midfield defensively in response to Borussia Dortmund's increasingly aggressive attack.

Five minutes after Saul came on, Simeone made his second substitution, with Mario Suarez coming on for veteran Thiago.

Simeone's substitution sent a clear signal that it was acceptable for Atletico Madrid to take a point away from home, so his substitution also meant a bit of delay.

By the time Atletico Madrid made their second substitution, the game was already in the 85th minute.

The fans at the scene were still singing loudly. Although the team's performance this season has made them feel bad every weekend, the love for the team has not been lost.

When the team was in trouble, the fans chose to stand with the team.

Cheered on by the fans in attendance, Dortmund's attack in the final moments of the game rose higher and higher.

Atletico Madrid was completely suppressed back to his own penalty area, and Li Qingshan, who stayed in the front court, was like a kite with a broken line, and his practice with his teammates was completely cut off.

Time is running out.

As soon as the fourth official raised the sign for four minutes of stoppage time, Simeone immediately used up his third substitution.

Mandzukic came on and replaced Li Qingshan.

This substitution has no tactical significance at all, it is purely to stall for time.

In the 91st minute, Shinji Kagawa hoisted the ball into the penalty area and was cleared by Miranda. Grosskreutz then followed up with a shot that went wide of the line.

By the time Oblak took the goalball, it was almost the 93rd minute.

Dortmund's final attack still failed to knock on Atletico Madrid's goal.

When Svende's long-range shot from outside the box was firmly held by Oblak.

The referee blew three whistles and blew the whistle for the end of the game!