Chapter 241 No One Can Stop Me

After the second half began, Vidal still stuck to Zhou Yi, not giving him any space.

During the halftime break, Heynckes specifically praised Vidal, believing that his restriction of Zhou Yi in the final moments of the first half was very successful. He told him to continue playing like that in the second half.

As long as they could restrict Zhou Yi, Borussia Dortmund's attacking threat would be greatly reduced.

Seeing that Vidal was still following him as he had before the end of the first half, Zhou Yi simply stayed in the defensive midfielder position and didn't go forward much.

And Vidal was still following him, showing no intention of retreating.

Zhou Yi even turned his head to look at Vidal strangely and asked, "What are you following me for?"

Vidal thought Zhou Yi's question was very stupid – if I don't follow you, am I supposed to let you run free?

He didn't even bother to answer such a stupid question, so he just snorted and said nothing.

"I advise you to go back to your own position," Zhou Yi said.

Vidal was about to laugh. He had never seen such an idiot, thinking that saying a few words would trick him.

Only a fool would go back!

Seeing that Vidal was unmoved, Zhou Yi spread his hands. "I'm doing this for your own good, but since you don't accept it... fine."

Vidal looked at Zhou Yi with the pitying eyes of someone looking at a mentally ill person.

He thought this kid must have a problem with his brain, why was he talking so much nonsense?

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Because Zhou Yi was marked by Vidal, Borussia Dortmund's attacking threat was not as great during this period. Instead, Bayer Leverkusen took advantage of this opportunity to increase their offensive.

In the first ten minutes of the second half, they had already completed three shots, one of which forced Weidenfeller to make a wonderful save.

The few Bayer Leverkusen fans in the stands were very excited. They believed that a goal was not far away and would come soon!

Bayer Leverkusen's third shot was created by Ballack, who launched a cold arrow from the edge of the penalty area. The football went just wide of the post. Although it didn't go in, it made many Borussia Dortmund fans break out in a cold sweat.

The ball boy threw the football in, and Weidenfeller was preparing to take a goal kick, but he saw Zhou Yi standing outside the penalty area line, gesturing to him, meaning he wanted Weidenfeller to pass the football to him.

Weidenfeller originally planned to kick the football directly to the frontcourt with a long foot, but since Zhou Yi took the initiative to ask for the ball... Weidenfeller certainly believed in Zhou Yi. Although he was being followed by a limpet, he dared to take the initiative to ask for the ball, so he must have a plan.

So he pretended to take a long shot, ran a few steps, but passed the football directly to Zhou Yi.

When Zhou Yi received the ball, he was facing away from the attacking side. He used the outside of his right foot to push the football horizontally to the left back Schmelzer.

Then, he turned around and ran forward, while waving to his partner in the defensive midfielder position, Sven Bender, and shouting, "Forward, Sven! Run forward!"

Then he turned his head to ask Schmelzer for the ball.

Vidal continued to follow him, unmoved. After Schmelzer passed the football, he also rushed towards Zhou Yi.

Zhou Yi stopped when he received the ball, his legs in a horse stance, his center of gravity lowered, and he withstood Vidal's physical impact.

Although his body shook a bit and his footsteps staggered, he still protected the football. Then he quickly passed the football to the advancing Sven Bender.

Next, he stood still, not running forward, as if what was going to happen next had nothing to do with him. At the same time, he turned his head and asked Vidal beside him, "Are you sure you're not going back?"

Vidal pretended not to hear.

Zhou Yi curled his lips and turned his attention to Sven Bender.

As Sven Bender suddenly advanced, Kagawa Shinji also retreated slightly from the attacking midfielder position to meet him. Bender passed the football to Kagawa and continued to run forward.

This run suddenly made Bayer Leverkusen feel uncomfortable.

Because they had so few people in midfield, and everyone had their own defensive tasks. Götze and Großkreutz were not pushovers either.

Ballack was sitting in the middle, trying to contain Kagawa Shinji, so now Sven Bender's sudden advance left him unguarded.

And he was now very close to Bayer Leverkusen's penalty area!

This scene was really embarrassing for Bayer Leverkusen. Should they defend him?

Zhou Yi also glanced at Vidal next to him. He could see that Vidal didn't expect the situation to turn out like this, and he was a little dazed – who would have thought that Zhou Yi was dragging behind, and the one rushing forward was the defensive midfielder Sven Bender?!

Seeing that Sven Bender was unguarded, Kagawa Shinji also passed the football to him.

When the football rolled towards Sven Bender, no one came up to defend him. Bayer Leverkusen's defense was now in a brief state of confusion. Who should defend this suddenly appearing Sven Bender? If I go to defend him, who will help me cover the target I was originally responsible for marking?

If this question was not clarified, no one dared to go up easily.

Seeing that no one was coming up to defend him for a while, Sven Bender simply took a long shot from about thirty meters away from the goal!

"Sven Bender – long shot!!"

Accompanied by Marcel Reif's roar, the football was like a cannonball, breaking through the dense rain in the air and flying towards the goal.

Bayer Leverkusen's goalkeeper Adler saw Sven Bender suddenly shoot and quickly jumped to the side to save.

Sven Bender's shot was very sudden, and because the football would become heavier and slippery after getting wet, increasing the difficulty of the save, Adler did not dare to neglect it.

You know, in rainy weather, the scoring rate of long shots is very high…

He managed to touch the football, but he couldn't hold it in his arms. He could only use one palm to push the football over the crossbar!

"Adler! Good save! Beautiful save!" Marcel Reif shouted. "Sven Bender's shot was also very beautiful!"

A huge exclamation sounded from the stands, regretting that Sven Bender's shot didn't go in.

Sven Bender himself was also very sorry that this shot didn't go in. He felt that his shot was very good. He was not the kind of defensive midfielder who was good at inserting from the back to score goals. He was just an honest defensive midfielder, so his number of goals was very, very, very low.

As of now, he had only scored one goal in his career, and that was when he played for TSV 1860 Munich. In the 2007-2008 season, he played twenty-seven times for TSV 1860 Munich in the Second Bundesliga and scored one goal.

Since then, he had never scored a goal again.

After transferring to Borussia Dortmund last season, he played nineteen times and scored zero goals.

But that didn't mean he didn't want to score goals.

Who doesn't want to score goals?

Even goalkeepers hope they can score a goal.

So Sven Bender was very sorry that this goal didn't go in. He held his head in his hands and sighed to the sky.

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Seeing Sven Bender regretfully holding his head, Zhou Yi shouted at him from behind, "It's okay, Sven! It's okay! There are still opportunities, let's do it again later!"

He also didn't forget to give Sven Bender a thumbs up.

Vidal next to him glanced at him, remembering that he had asked him to return to defense earlier…

He stayed by his side, and as a result, there was one less person in the backcourt, giving Sven Bender a chance to insert and shoot.

This time Sven Bender shot, so what if he passes the ball next time?

The thought of the countless possibilities of Sven Bender being unguarded made Vidal feel terrible.

He then realized why that kid insisted on letting him return to defense. He wasn't teasing him. If he didn't return to defense, there would really be a problem!

At the same time, in the commentary box, Marcel Reif was also saying, "That was really dangerous just now. If Adler hadn't performed well, Bayer Leverkusen would have conceded another goal… When Sven Bender advanced, no one went up to defend him at all, which is not right. It's okay for Vidal to be responsible for defending Zhou Yi, but when Zhou Yi stays in the backcourt, is it still necessary for Vidal to stay by his side? This is an arrangement worth discussing. I think Vidal should actively return to defense. After all, there are so few people in midfield. Losing one person on such a big field is still very obvious…"

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Although Sven Bender's attack didn't result in a goal, it seemed to provide Borussia Dortmund with a new way of attacking.

Soon, Borussia Dortmund got another chance to attack. Under Vidal's close defense, Zhou Yi once again sent the football to the advancing Sven Bender.

After passing the ball, he still didn't run forward.

At this time, Vidal rushed towards Sven Bender without looking back, leaving Zhou Yi behind.

Zhou Yi smiled when he saw this scene in the back.

You didn't want to return to defense before, but now you're anxious, right?

Too late!

Sven Bender passed the football forward to Kagawa Shinji, who retreated to meet him. Everything was exactly the same as before.

After passing the ball, Sven Bender continued to run forward, wanting to participate more deeply in Borussia Dortmund's attack.

Ballack stuck to Kagawa Shinji, not letting him easily pass the football to Sven Bender.

And Vidal accelerated to catch up with Sven Bender, preventing him from getting the ball.

Everyone's eyes were on these four people, but they ignored that Zhou Yi had quietly run up from behind.

Just as he ran past the center circle, Kagawa Shinji passed the football back to him!

When the football landed at Zhou Yi's feet, Vidal turned around and saw Zhou Yi.

For a moment, he seemed to see a slightly mocking smile on Zhou Yi's face…

But this must have been his illusion, because Zhou Yi didn't have time to mock Vidal now.

After receiving the ball, the opportunity was fleeting. He had to seize the opportunity in the shortest possible time and send the football to where it should go. Otherwise, it would be meaningless for him to trick Vidal away.

Zhou Yi had already found an opening. He started directly from just past the center circle… long pass!

The football flew diagonally towards the wing!

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"This ball… is a beautiful transfer!" When Duan Xin saw Götze run to a position where there were basically no Bayer Leverkusen players and stop the football with his foot, he shouted happily.

"Götze!" Marcel Reif's shout was instantly drowned out by the cheers of the Borussia Dortmund fans in the Westfalenstadion.

In this huge cheer, Götze beautifully unloaded the football and then pushed the football into the penalty area, followed by a diagonal insertion into the penalty area!

This was the reason for the huge cheers and screams at the scene – Zhou Yi's long pass directly penetrated Bayer Leverkusen's carefully arranged layers of defense and directly found Götze, who had advanced behind the opponent!

Now Götze could face the goal directly!

Bayer Leverkusen's players hurriedly returned to defense and quickly pounced on Götze.

However, Götze had no intention of creating a miracle alone. When the opponents were all approaching him, he pushed the football to the center.

Barrios, who was following up in the center, arrived in time. The small penalty area in front of the goal had been trampled by both sides, and there was basically no grass left here, only yellow-brown soil, which was difficult to control balance. Barrios simply didn't control his balance and slid out, taking a sliding tackle shot!

Although Adler made a save, it was still a bit slow to turn around and pounce back…

The football was shoveled into the goal by Barrios!

"2:0!" Marcel Reif raised his arms and shouted, "Borussia Dortmund has further expanded their lead! Unlike the slow start of the league last season, Borussia Dortmund is in full swing from the start this season!"

"Good ball! This ball is beautiful!" Duan Xin was also shouting, "Although Zhou Yi didn't directly assist, it is very obvious that this goal was initiated by Zhou Yi, and he played an indispensable and important role in this attack! That long pass transfer was very decisive and sudden, and most importantly… it was also very accurate!"

Regardless of whether Zhou Yi scored or assisted, as a Chinese commentator, he had to find the part related to Zhou Yi from every goal and then praise it greatly. This was the commentary that the people liked to see.

At least Zhou Yi's father, Zhou Jianliang, felt comfortable all over when he heard Duan Xin's commentary.