Chapter 111 Two Shots

When Dortmund took the corner kick, everyone's attention was focused on those tall players. But when Zhou Yi suddenly appeared and headed the ball into the goal, no one expected such an outcome to this attack…

In the instant the football flew into the goal, the huge Allianz Arena was silent for a second!

In this silence, Zhou Yi landed, turned around, and ran towards the corner flag.

This time, he made a shooting gesture at the camera lens, then blew on his fingers, imitating the muzzle of a gun, as if there were gunpowder smoke on it.

He celebrated his brace with this action.

"Zhou Yi's celebration is like a Western cowboy! Ha!" Duan Xin laughed. "But it's very fitting, because he shot down Bayern Munich with two shots! 3:1! Anyone who has watched this game probably thinks it's impossible for Bayern Munich to come back, because their performance in this game is really... terrible!"

Dortmund's players ran up and celebrated with Zhou Yi. They all imitated Zhou Yi's shooting action, then stood in a row, blowing the smoke from the muzzles of their guns.

This action was so cool, especially in light of the current situation of the two teams.

It made the Bayern Munich fans in the stands feel both crazy and helpless.

And it wasn't just this game; this season, the relationship between Dortmund and Bayern Munich was like this. Bayern Munich fell under Dortmund's guns, and more than once.

The revenge for being swept last season was finally about to be exacted!

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Zhou Yi's goal poured another bucket of cold water over the heads of the Bayern Munich players.

They had just made substitutions and were preparing to go all out, but they conceded another goal.

The score difference went from one goal to two.

With twenty minutes left in the game, Bayern Munich had to score two goals in these twenty minutes to tie the score, and then score another goal to win.

Given Bayern Munich's form in this game, it was unlikely!

After the game restarted, Bayern Munich launched a fierce attack.

However, Dortmund had already taken control of the overall situation.

Especially with Zhou Yi on the field, the football was passed back and forth between Dortmund players, and Bayern Munich couldn't get their rhythm going.

The Bayern Munich players were also anxious, running around the field to win the ball, and then impatiently pushing forward as soon as they got it.

They were desperately trying to score three goals in the final moments.

But in the end, they always failed.

In the eightieth minute, Van Gaal used his third substitution, replacing Thomas Müller with veteran Klose.

He hoped to use the veteran's experience to help the team out of trouble.

But this time, Klose couldn't save the team either.

In the eighty-ninth minute, Zhou Yi was substituted by captain Kehl. He had perfectly completed this game.

Klopp chose to substitute Zhou Yi at this time, not worried about losing control of the midfield.

Because Bayern Munich simply didn't have the time or the fighting spirit.

Even if Dortmund's midfield control declined slightly, could Bayern Munich score three consecutive goals in the remaining three or four minutes?

It would be difficult for them to score even one goal.

Van Gaal's substitutions had no effect at all. Marcel Reif had been criticizing Van Gaal during this period, believing that he had lost control of the team, even though he had led Bayern Munich to the league title last season and led the team to the Champions League final.

It couldn't hide his failure this season.

The strong-willed Van Gaal lacked effective ways to manage the locker room. Bayern Munich was known as "Hollywood of the Bundesliga," which on the one hand showed that there were many stars in the team, and on the other hand, it also showed the chaos in the Bayern Munich locker room, comparable to the entertainment industry.

A coach with Van Gaal's personality was very likely to have conflicts with Bayern Munich players.

Once the coach and players were at odds, the team's fighting power would naturally decline.

"If they lose to Dortmund, I wonder how long the Bayern Munich club will tolerate him?" Marcel Reif said when the broadcast showed Van Gaal again.

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Finally, when the referee Heckel blew the whistle to end the game, boos rang out in the Allianz Arena.

Dortmund defeated Bayern Munich 3:1 on the road.

No one knew whether the boos were for Bayern Munich's poor performance or for Dortmund, who had taken the victory away on the road…

In short, Dortmund easily overcame the so-called insurmountable mountain on the road to the championship, and continued to move forward, leaving Bayern Munich in the troublesome quagmire behind them…

After the game, Zhou Yi, who scored twice in this game, was surrounded by reporters.

"I said before the game that this is just a very ordinary league game." Zhou Yi looked indifferent after winning, with a faint smile on his face, not very excited. His tone was even more indifferent, so indifferent that it seemed like he was deliberately pretending… "There is nothing that cannot be overcome, don't take this game too seriously… Didn't I say that?"

He spread out his hands, his expression and tone making the Munich reporters want to slap him…

The Dortmund reporters and Chinese reporters were secretly delighted.

There was nothing more satisfying than telling the opponent after winning that the win was too easy, without even breaking a sweat!

And given Bayern Munich's performance this season, Zhou Yi's statement wasn't really forced bragging; he was telling the truth. Bayern Munich's performance was indeed too bad, and they hadn't posed any real threat to Dortmund.

So, even though the Munich reporters hated him, they could only watch Zhou Yi walk past them with a faint smile.

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After the game, Zhou Yi once again appeared on the front pages of major German media reports.

The last time he had this treatment was during the Champions League group stage when he forced a 4:4 draw with Inter Milan on the road. Although he only scored one goal at the time, he completely dominated the comeback.

Before this game, everyone thought that Dortmund, without Shinji Kagawa, would have a difficult time challenging Bayern Munich on the road, but because of Zhou Yi's two goals, they won without much suspense…

"...No one expected that Zhou Yi would be the one to solve the problem in the end. Before this game this season, he had only scored two goals, and in this game, he equaled the number of goals he scored in the previous twenty-three games. As a midfielder who excels at organizing attacks, scoring goals is certainly not a rigid criterion for judging his level, but it is undoubtedly a bonus..."

"...Zhou Yi didn't play the entire season last season. He had fourteen assists, and compared to his amazing assist data, only two goals in the entire season seemed a bit shabby... This season, Zhou Yi's position has moved further back, and no one expects him to make any breakthroughs in scoring goals. Before this game, his goal count was the same as last season. But in this game, he suddenly exploded! Ending Bayern Munich's ten-game winning streak at home! It can be said that Zhou Yi's explosion was completely unexpected. Maybe Shinji Kagawa's sudden injury stimulated him?"

"But in any case, Zhou Yi's explosion in this game was crucial. In fact, he is not a very prolific scorer; he is more proficient in passing. But it doesn't matter. For Zhou Yi, scoring thirty goals in a season may be impossible, but as long as he can always score at critical moments, that's enough. He is Dortmund's Mr. Clutch! He was named the best player of the game after the game, and he deserved it... Zhou Yi's outstanding performance can, to some extent, make Dortmund fans feel a little comforted about Shinji Kagawa's absence..."

The German media gave a high evaluation of Zhou Yi's performance in this game, which also greatly satisfied the vanity of domestic fans and media.

Although Zhou Yi had always been the core of the club, due to his position, he did more behind-the-scenes work. All the spotlight went to his teammates, such as Mark, Götze, Shinji Kagawa, and even Lewandowski.

This still made the Chinese media and fans feel a little lost, because everyone paid the most attention to the goal scorer, believing that the person who scored the goal was the most prominent.

It was like at Barcelona, everyone praised Messi, and the Ballon d'Or and other awards were given to Messi every year. For example, at the beginning of this year's FIFA Ballon d'Or, in the past year, Inter Milan's midfielder Sneijder performed well. He helped Inter Milan win the treble and led the Dutch national team to the World Cup final.

His strong competitors were Barcelona and the Spanish national team's dual-core midfielders, Xavi and Iniesta.

As a result, the 2010 World Footballer of the Year, that is, the FIFA Ballon d'Or, was given to… Messi.

And that year, Messi didn't really have any remarkable honors, except for a league title.

But there was no way around it. Who told Messi to be Barcelona's top scorer? He was in the spotlight, everyone knew him, and naturally, they all voted for him.

So Chinese fans and media still hoped that Zhou Yi could also be in the spotlight.

This game was exactly what they wanted.

At least it proved that our Zhou Yi wasn't incapable of being in the spotlight, he was just low-key!

At critical moments, he would strike when he needed to, without hesitation!