Chapter 150 The Champions League is a land of redemption

The Atletico Madrid players are in a relaxed mood at the moment.

They've been in pretty good form lately and they haven't tasted defeat in a while.

Before the team played, Simeone also joked with the players, and Simeone, who is usually not very good at telling jokes, can also make a group of young people laugh when he is humorous.

With two rounds left in the Champions League group stage, Atletico Madrid, who have already scored 10 points, has actually mastered a very large initiative to qualify. In fact, they are now qualified, and even if they lose both games, as long as Dortmund and Roma do not win two in a row at the same time, Atletico Madrid will still be in the top two of the group - but it is impossible for Dortmund and Roma to win two consecutive group stage games at the same time, because in the final round of the group stage, Dortmund and Roma will have to play directly and face to face.

Therefore, for Atletico Madrid, as long as this game draws with Dortmund, it is basically possible to confirm a place to top the group.

At this stage of the Champions League group stage, Atletico Madrid has basically put a lot less pressure on them. Atletico Madrid have been nothing short of perfect in this group of super death, and they are acting like a team that is a notch above the other three teams in this group.

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When the game started, the Atletico Madrid players realized that the game was not as easy as they had imagined.

Admittedly, they are not under pressure to qualify, but their opponents Borussia Dortmund do. For Jurgen Klopp, this season's league season is basically unsalvageable, let alone winning the league, and after losing so many games, the possibility of qualifying for the Champions League through the league is slim.

In the Champions League, in such a cup format, Dortmund may still have a lot to do. They have a good squad and they are encouraged by Atletico Madrid's comeback win last season.

For Borussia Dortmund, this season in the league is doomed, but if they don't want it to be a complete failure, they have a battlefield to give them a chance.

That's the Champions League!

If they can win the Champions League, then no one dares to say that Dortmund is a failure this season.

Is it difficult for Borussia Dortmund to win the Champions League?

Of course it's hard.

Winning the Champions League is very difficult for any team.

However, Dortmund's Champions League final the year before last also seems to mean that winning the Champions League is not impossible for Dortmund.

That's what Klopp had in mind.

At first glance, this may sound like a crazy idea. The league is about to be relegated, and you are still thinking about the Champions League?

But who made this Klopp.

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In the third minute of the game, Shinji Kagawa controlled the ball in front, and just as he was about to go straight to Aubameyang, the experienced Thiago broke the ball from the feet of Shinji Kagawa, who was not in good shape.

After conceding the ball, Shinji Kagawa immediately turned and tackled, knocking Thiago to the ground.

The referee's whistle blew, and it was undoubtedly a foul.

But Shinji Kagawa didn't even look at it, got up and turned around and left in silence.

Shinji Kagawa is not a good defensive player, and he almost never does physical confrontations, especially defensive moves like falling to the ground and tackling them.

That seems to be Borussia Dortmund's attitude towards this game.

Compared to the warm atmosphere of Calderón's scene, they seemed very silent.

But soon, Dortmund was no longer silent. The silence turned into the fans in the scene, as well as the players of Atletico Madrid.

Thiago got the ball close to Gabi, who crossed to the feet of Ardaturan on the wing.

Turan had originally intended to move forward and let Gabihao pass directly in front of him, so that he could cross directly with one kick.

But Gabby passed him a ball at his feet, and the two players had a disagreement in their thinking, resulting in this mistake!

"Gabi Bad Pass !!!" The voice of the Madrid commentator was a little frightened.

"Schmelzer made a steal!!"

"Dortmund's counter-attacking !!"

Schmelzer broke the ball and drove the ball forward at high speed, and behind him, Aldaturan was desperately chasing back.

When Alda Turan looked to catch up, Schmelzer passed the ball straight forward to Reuss before he could be fouled on the wing.

Reus picked up the ball and flicked it lightly, dodging Juanfran and dribbling down the middle.

Gabi, who was guarding the middle, was just about to step forward to defend when Reus passed the ball to the middle.

The Dortmund player who picked up in the middle was Shinji Kagawa. The Japan international has a lot of passing ability and creativity.

Thiago is in close quarters defending Shinji Kagawa.

However, the Japanese first stopped the ball and then suddenly met the ball forward, and the veteran Thiago couldn't keep up with his tempo.

Shinji Kagawa flicked the ball into the box with an outside instep near the arc of the penalty area.

"Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang!!!!!!!"

The Gabonese striker rushed out from behind Godin like a black lightning bolt, Godin's turn was already fast, but compared to Aubameyang's speed, it was as long as a rotation of the earth!

Oblak is Atletico Madrid's regular starting goalkeeper in the Champions League, playing league games and cup matches with veteran goalkeeper Moya.

The young Oblak was just about to make a save, but found that Aubameyang did not shoot directly, but suddenly stopped the ball, leaving Oblak who almost made a save.

By the time he reacted to block the angle, Aubameyang shook his calf and fired a shot with a small movement.

The ball went right under Oblak's nose and into the back of the net!

"The ball went in !!!!!!!!!"

"Beautiful goal, Dortmund played a classic quick counterattack, Schmelzer broke the ball, Reus took the ball to attract the attention of the defence, Shinji Kagawa completed the fatal pass! And Aubameyang's calmness in the box also managed to dump the young goalkeeper Oblak! ”

'This goal is too important for Borussia Dortmund. Their luck has been just too bad lately, and this goal may give them a slight confidence boost. After all, this is the first time this season that Lady Luck has favored Dortmund, and it was their first shot of the game that they scored. Of course, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang also had a good chance and he should have scored that goal. But where on the football pitch are there so many such opportunities, in the Bundesliga, Dortmund have had an unknown number of such chances, but in the end it was only a mere 12 goals that were converted into goals. ”

Borussia Dortmund's commentator never stopped from the time Aubameyang scored, his mouth was like a machine gun.

For them, the Champions League is the only place that can save Dortmund's season.