Chapter 359: Advance to the German Cup semi-finals!
Another draw. After the start of the second half of the season, although Bayern still maintained an unbeaten record, he only scored five points in three games, which provided the best chance to chase points for Dortmund, ranked second.
On the second day after Bayern drew Hamburg, Dortmund defeated Nuremberg 2-0 and achieved three consecutive victories in the second half of the season and scored nine points!
The difference between the two teams narrowed from seventeen points to thirteen points!
The thirteen-point score difference is still huge, but with more than a dozen rounds left, this is not unattainable.
Photo News commented: "Although thirteen points still seem to be a huge gap, it has allowed the Hornets, who have won three consecutive victories, to see hope!
After being eliminated from the Champions League, Dortmund completely focused on the domestic arena, and Bayern will face heavy pressure to fight on the third line.
Before the winter break, anyone thought that 17 points was almost insurmountable, but no one would have thought that after the winter break, Bayern only achieved one win and two draws in three rounds, while the Hornets achieved three consecutive victories.
What does this mean?
This shows that the Hornets, with clear goals, have begun to exert their strength, while Bayern, who is fighting on the third line, has fallen into a trough.
The Champions League knockout match is coming soon, and Bayern is facing greater pressure, which will surely affect their performance in domestic competitions. Although they have four major attackers, Gomez, Wang, Robben and Ribery, Heinkes can rotate to deal with domestic and foreign competitions.
But judging from the four-man state, Robben and Ribery have obviously not returned to their best form, and the two did not contribute a goal in three games.
On the contrary, Wang, who was questioned by the media, scored three goals in these three games, shattering media doubts with his own actions. Gomez was in good shape, scoring two goals in three games.
The main reason why Bayern only won one win and two draws was the bad defense line, conceded a total of four goals in three games!
If it weren't for King and Gomez still strong, what was waiting for Bayern might have been two losses.
In this state, let alone winning the Champions League, or even the Bundesliga champion, it is possible to give in!
Of course, Bayern's downturn has increased the suspense of the championship and added hopes of winning the championship to the Hornets, which is also a good thing for the Bundesliga.
If Bayern cannot solve the offensive and defensive problems in time, they are likely to collapse in the second half of the season, leaving Heinx with little time to solve the problem, because the German Cup and Champions League quarter-finals are coming soon."
The Munich Evening News also expressed its concerns: "It is obvious that Bayern is still on vacation and most of the players have not returned to their best form yet.
Before the game, some media questioned the king's status, but the problem did not lie with him, but with other players.
If Heinkes cannot adjust the player's condition in the short term, Bayern must be mentally prepared to lose the game!"
On February 8, the German Cup rekindled and the quarter-finals began.
The Hornets, who had a big hit in the Bundesliga, continued to attack strongly, defeated the Dark Horse Derby team Kielgustin in a clean and neat away game, showing their strong competitiveness.
On the 9th, the match between Stuttgart and Bayern started at the Mercedes-Benz Athletic Stadium at Stuttgart.
Heinx put Ribery, who was in poor form recently and Robben, who was injured, on the bench. Wang Qi and Gomez started, and Wang Qi appeared in the position of the left winger who was most familiar to him.
Olic was the one who replaced Robben.
After the game started, Stuttgart launched an attack with his home advantage. Bayern responded calmly and resisted the opponent's fierce attack without any danger.
In the 25th minute of the first half, Stuttgart launched an attack from the right, and Ram showed his world-class left-back level and stole the football from the opponent's feet.
Fight back quickly!
Captain Bayern immediately transferred the football to the feet of Cross who was retreating to the back.
Cross took a look at the situation in the front court and then quickly moved the football to the left.
After Wang Qi took the ball, he first advanced quickly to the middle, and then suddenly hit his right foot and broke free from the double-team between the opponent.
After quickly re-controlling the football, he did not give the opponent's central defender a chance to make up for defense. He passed the ball with a small diagonal line, and the football cuts through Stuttgart's defense like a sharp dagger and flies into the penalty area!
Gomez, who was ambushing in the middle, quickly took a step forward, controlled the football with his feet, held the opponent's central defender who was defending him, raised his left foot and pushed the shot!
The next moment, the football flew from the lower left corner of the goal like a sharp arrow!
The ball has entered!
One to zero!
Bayern broke the deadlock!
Bayern broke through Stuttgart's goal with just three passes, which shows how terrible Bayern's quick counterattack is.
For the rest of the first half, both sides had the chance to score goals, but neither of them could seize the opportunity. Bayern entered the midfield with a goal lead.
After the start of the second half, Stuttgart further strengthened his offense and Bayern's defense was under a lot of pressure.
The lead was in one goal, the opponent's offensive was fierce, and it was a away game. Bayern fans who came from afar were extremely nervous.
If they were in the first half of the season, maybe they wouldn't be so nervous. Their defense was very steady at that time, but it's different now.
Take this game for example. If Neuer hadn't performed bravely in the first half, Stuttgart would have equalized the score long ago and might even have surpassed the score.
In the 13th minute of the second half, Bayern got a corner kick opportunity.
Wang Qi took the initiative to ask for a corner kick, and the football he sent flew towards the penalty area with a strong arc.
Gomez, who was leaping high, beat his opponent and pressed his forehead against the football. The football changed direction and rushed towards the left side of the goal like a cannonball!
Because the shooting distance was too close, the Stuttgart goalkeeper had no time to make a save, and the football flew into the goal!
The ball has entered!
Gomez scored twice, and Bayern led 2-0!
Bayern fans breathed heavily, and two balls were at the bottom.
However, in the following game, Stuttgart did not relax Bayern fans, who launched a tide of attack like Bayern.
The cannons roared in front of Bayern's goal, and Neuer's roar was heard repeatedly.
Seeing that the defense was difficult, Wang Qi took the initiative to retreat to defend to relieve the pressure on Ram.
In the 31st minute of the second half, Wang Qi and Ram stole the football from the opponent's feet through a pinch.
After completing the steal, Wang Qi took the ball and started the breakthrough mode!
In the shocked eyes of the fans at the scene, Wang Qi passed four opponents and rushed to the front of Stuttgart's penalty area.
"ah!……"
Seeing that Wang Qi was about to enter the penalty area, the Stuttgart central defender took a flying tackle and knocked Wang Qi down!
"Ding!"
The referee whistle sounded, and he was a red card at the foul player!
Heinx immediately substituted the man and replaced the injured Wang Qi with Ribery, and there will be an important Champions League match next.
In the next game, Bayern, who was leading two goals, slowly controlled the pace of the game with the advantage of numbers.
Chapter completed!