Chapter 207 Double kill Dot!

The second half of the game had just begun, and Dortmund took advantage of the kick-off opportunity to make a beautiful attack.

Shaheen passed the ball directly behind him. Gotze stepped in and faced goalkeeper Navas. At this time, the Hamburg team had not yet reacted.

Rudiger quickly chased back and overturned Gotze!

And since he was the last defensive player, the referee directly showed him a red card and sent him off!

The two sides returned to a ten-on-ten fair showdown.

This was something Pan Yi never expected.

It’s really surprising!

The problem of yellow cards turning into red cards due to emotional control that Pan Yi had been worried about did not appear, but this happened.

There's nothing you can do about it. Between accidents and goals on the court, you never know which one will come first.

As a defensive player, Rudiger wanted to prevent the goal at that moment and made his own defensive actions. He can't be blamed for receiving a red card.

This is completely different from those acts of malicious revenge and deliberate excessive actions.

So Pan Yi immediately made adjustments to the lineup.

Unlike Lewandowski who was sent off in the first half, when a striker went down, Klopp just pushed Gotze up a little, and the entire formation did not need to make any major changes.

But here in Hamburg, the central defender has gone down, so he needs to be replenished immediately, otherwise he will soon become a colander.

So, Pan Yi waved his flag, Wu Lei came off the field, and captain Westerman came on.

Westerman and Kjaer partnered as central defenders, while Son Heung-min in the frontcourt moved a little closer to the middle, forming a double forward with Vardy on the left and right, which could barely maintain an offensive and defensive balance.

After Shaheen's free kick went over the crossbar, Westerman also brought Pan Yi's latest tactical instructions to the players on the field:

No more violent attacks, start transitioning to the strategic defense stage!

Although neither side has an advantage in the number of people on the field, after all, it is 10 people playing 10 people.

One less person means that the players have to cover a larger area and run a longer distance.

This is easy to understand. If you exaggerate it a bit and play a 7vs7 game in an 11-man field and everyone goes all out, see if it will be exhausting.

So Pan Yi doesn't want the players to be tired.

Now one goal ahead, the initiative is still in his own hands.

As long as they recycle a little, defend well, have the ball in hand, and control the rhythm, Dortmund has no good way to defeat Hamburg.

As a result, the two sides became somewhat deadlocked.

Due to the increased control in the midfield, Hamburg has always had possession of the ball and the advantage on the field. Dortmund wants to threaten on the offensive end, but is afraid of Hamburg's quick counterattack. The Hornets are trapped in a dilemma.

Especially in the second half, when Hamburg controlled the ball more in the midfield and backcourt, Dortmund made several advances, but was pushed back by Hamburg's counterattacks. It was obvious that they were worried about gains and losses.

When the game entered the 70th minute, which was earlier than Pintus expected, some Dortmund players began to show fatigue.

At this time, Hamburg began to counterattack strongly. Robertson sent the ball forward. De Bruyne came to the wing to receive the ball and sent a precise cross. Vardy, who was outflanked from behind, scored twice and scored Hamburg's third goal of the game.

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Hamburg is two goals ahead!

Shortly after he scored, he was replaced by Swedish forward Berry, and Pan Yi was ready to call it quits.

Of course, Dortmund coach Klopp is not willing to fail.

He immediately made two substitution adjustments, with Sibel and Gundogan coming off the bench to strengthen the offense.

This move has had a certain effect, and Dortmund's offensive power has indeed become stronger.

In the 73rd minute, Royce shot a long shot from outside the penalty area.

In the 78th minute, Hummels dribbled the ball into the penalty area and shot with his left foot. The ball was resolved by Navas.

In the 83rd minute, Santana broke into the opponent's penalty area during a counterattack. He received Blaszczykovsky's pass and shot directly in the air, but the ball went wide.

However, Dortmund was unable to attack for a long time, and the defense fell again.

In the 89th minute, Hamburg took advantage of Dortmund's full pressure to counterattack. Son Heung-min received Casemiro's assist and pushed the ball into the empty goal.

Hamburg leads 4-1 away from home!

The final whistle sounded shortly after.

In the end, Dortmund was reversed 1-4 by Hamburg at home. There is still a 12-point gap between the defending champion and Bayern, which has not yet played this round. Hamburg, which scored all 3 points, further consolidated their second place in the standings.

Location.

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After the game, the media was not focused on Dortmund's unexpected three-goal defeat at home to Hamburg itself.

It was Lewandowski's red card that caused widespread controversy.

Although Hamburg had the advantage in this game and created many more shooting opportunities than Dortmund, many people believed that it was all caused by the premature red card.

"Ruhr News" pointed out that although Lewandowski's action was dangerous, it was not intentional. A yellow card is enough, and a red card does not exist!

It was this red card that ruined a game that should have been more exciting and helped Hamburg win.

But the Hamburg Morning Post retorted:

"I kicked Rudiger on the head. Isn't it enough for a red card? Is it necessary to send Rudiger directly to the hospital?"

"If Hamburg wins this game, it means winning. Don't make any excuses. The total time of Hamburg's 11 vs. 10 is less than 20 minutes, and Hamburg did not score a goal in these 20 minutes. All goals are based on the number of people.

Scored under equal circumstances!”

"Looking at it this way, our Hamburg team is still very gentlemanly. Perhaps Rudiger's red card departure was arranged by coach Pan Yi during the halftime break so that we could beat Dortmund with the same number of players so that no one would lose.

Not convinced..."

Since Pan Yi led Hamburg to play better and better, the local Hamburg media has been completely convinced.

They have long regarded Pan Yi as one of their own, and now if anyone dares to question Pan Yi and his burgers, of course they will come out to protect him.

Of course Pan Yi also enjoys this feeling, and having a sense of belonging is also very important!

The controversy only settled down a bit when the German Football Association finally made its ruling.

Lewandowski suspended for three games due to dangerous behavior during the game!

This is the official conclusion that there is no problem with this red card, and it is more serious than everyone imagined!

This is undoubtedly an added insult to Dortmund's recent poor situation.

Dortmund therefore appealed against Lewandowski's suspension, but the German Football Association Sports Tribunal rejected the club's first appeal after a hearing. They believed that Lewandowski's foul action was too rough and decided to uphold the original three-game suspension.

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Subsequently, Dortmund appealed for the second time, and the Court of Arbitration for Sport held a three-hour hearing in Frankfurt.

Finally, the chairman of the German Football Association Sports Court Ellers said: "Lewandowski's foul on the opponent's player was undoubtedly rough, but in the subsequent conflict between the players on both sides, he was obviously more restrained and did not have the same malice as before.

So we think a two-game ban is appropriate."

Therefore, Lewandowski's suspension period was shortened to 2 games, which is a plan that is reasonable for all parties.

However, it is said that Lewandowski is still not satisfied with Dortmund's handling of this matter.

Borussia Dortmund's sporting director Zorc admitted that Lewandowski has clearly rejected the club's contract extension conditions, and there are endless transfer rumors between the Pole and Bayern.

This also makes Dortmund coach Klopp very anxious. After all, for now, Lewandowski is irreplaceable for Dortmund.

Klopp once used the questionable substitute forward Schieber to start in the game, and also used Gotze as a guest forward, but the results were not ideal.

The only thing that gives Klopp some comfort is that although he once again lost to Pan Yi and Hamburg, even worse than the last time, Dortmund's position in the standings has not changed.

In several important games in this round of Bundesliga, Frankfurt was tied 0-0 by Nuremberg at home, Monchengladbach drew 3-3 at home with Bayer Leverkusen, and Bayern Munich beat Schalke 04 with four goals.

None of the teams behind Dortmund have won.

Therefore, the top four in the Bundesliga are still Bayern, Hamburg, Dortmund, and Leverkusen.

In the subsequent first leg of the Champions League round of 16, Dortmund also drew 2:2 away from Shakhtar Donetsk.

This good result can be regarded as giving Dortmund a head start on the road to promotion, and it finally did not make Klopp feel like a chicken and egg flying egg.

The other two Bundesliga teams that also reached the top 16 of the Champions League, Schalke 04 also drew with Galatasaray from the Turkish Super League in an away game, and Bayern, which played a stable performance, defeated the Premier League team 3:1 in the away game.

Arsenal, promotion is in sight.

Another game that Pan Yi is more concerned about is between AC Milan and Barcelona.

The two of them got together again!

In the first round, AC Milan defeated its opponent 2:0 at home, with Boateng and Kante each scoring one goal.

It seems that after experiencing poor form at the beginning of the season, the team led by Allegri performed well in the Champions League.

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Of course, Pan Yi does not need to care too much about the Champions League this season. Whether his predecessor is good or not has little to do with him.
To be continued...