Chapter 1 Klopp's So-Called "Don't Give Them Any Chance"

Klopp's so-called "don't give them any chance" definitely didn't just refer to Hoffenheim, Dortmund's opponent in this match, but also included Bayern Munich at Borussia Park.

After the start of the second half, Bayern Munich frantically launched a fierce offensive against Borussia Monchengladbach.

They had the air of turning the guest into the host.

And in the fifty-third minute, they finally blasted open Borussia Monchengladbach's goal.

"Ribery! A brace! Bayern Munich has tied the score! This is a great start! Bayern Munich tied the score just at the start of the second half, and now they have enough time to score another goal! While Dortmund is still only leading by one goal! This is a very dangerous score..."

The commentator for Munich Radio was cheering for Bayern Munich when he caught sight of the live score of the other match on the small screen in front of him—Dortmund 2:0 Hoffenheim.

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"Mark—" the host of Westfalenstadion, Norbert Dickel, drawled out.

"Wagner!!!" What responded to him was the unanimous shout of tens of thousands of fans in Westfalenstadion.

Mrs. Wagner was very proud when she shouted her son's name loudly.

That was her son!

In this match, with Götze continuing to be absent due to injury, Mark was given the opportunity to start.

He formed a forward partnership with Lewandowski.

After Lewandowski scored in the sixth minute of the opening, Mark also scored in the second half.

Amidst the cheers of tens of thousands of people, Mark Wagner ran towards Zhou Yi, who had assisted him, then leaped high and jumped into Zhou Yi's arms.

Zhou Yi was knocked back several steps by him, almost falling to the ground.

"Good ball, Zhou Yi! Good ball!" Mark excitedly thanked him in Zhou Yi's arms.

Zhou Yi's pass was indeed good.

When he had just gotten the ball and was facing the penalty area from the side, he directly used the outside of his right foot to slice the soccer ball into the penalty area. The soccer ball drew an inward-spinning arc and then landed near the penalty spot.

And at that time, Mark cleverly inserted himself into the penalty area, arriving right near the penalty spot, and then leaped high during the sprint, heading the ball passed to him by Zhou Yi into the goal.

"Twenty-three! This is Zhou Yi's twenty-third assist of the season! He is leaving those behind him further and further in the assist record!" Duan Xin said happily. "More importantly, Zhou Yi's assist helped Mark score a very, very crucial goal! When leading by one goal, everyone is actually uneasy, but the situation is different when leading by two goals. Dortmund players will feel more secure, and that sense of security will allow them to relax, and relaxation will make them play better..."

Marcel Reif also thought Mark's goal was very important: "When Hoffenheim's counterattack momentum was very strong, Mark's goal was tantamount to pouring a bucket of cold water on their heads. This will greatly reduce Dortmund's pressure... On the other side, Bayern Munich has already tied the score, and they will definitely win this game. But now it seems that Dortmund's two-goal lead, will it make Bayern Munich lose motivation..."

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The news of Dortmund's two-goal lead also reached the visiting team's coach's bench at Borussia Park.

Except for Heynckes, everyone else was whispering and discussing what had just happened at Westfalenstadion.

They were frustrated by this result.

Before the match, they had placed high hopes on Hoffenheim, because Hoffenheim, who had to win to ensure their successful relegation, would definitely unleash tremendous energy.

But now it seems that the desire to survive, in the face of a huge gap in strength, seems to be negligible...

Leading for a season, and ending up with such a result, is indeed disheartening.

But what else could they do?

Apart from praying to God, hoping that he could show a miracle at the last moment, and let Hoffenheim chase two goals in a row to tie the score, it seemed that there was no other way.

Although a draw would not allow Hoffenheim to stay in the Bundesliga... but they didn't care about Hoffenheim's life or death now, the final fate of this rural team didn't matter at all, they just wanted Hoffenheim to help block Dortmund.

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"Two goals are not enough! We have to completely crush their fighting spirit! They definitely haven't given up completely yet." When everyone gathered together to celebrate the goal, Zhou Yi took the opportunity to remind them.

He knew that defeating Hoffenheim would relegate Hoffenheim to the second division.

But at this time, he didn't have any sympathy for Hoffenheim.

Being soft-hearted to others, and ending up unlucky yourself, how could that be worthwhile? Zhou Yi could still figure out this calculation.

Just as Zhou Yi said, after the match started, Hoffenheim still showed a desperate posture, and was not crushed by Mark's goal.

If Dortmund really thought that a two-goal lead meant they could sit back and relax, then it was really hard to say what the final result would be.

Those who said that a two-goal lead was safe, should think about the previous round of the league, how did Dortmund chase three goals in forty-five minutes from 1:3 down, turning the score into 4:3?

Since Dortmund could do it, why couldn't Hoffenheim?

Such a situation had to be prevented from happening.

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Just six minutes after Ribery scored, Bayern Munich scored another goal, this time by Robben. His goal helped Bayern Munich take the lead for the first time in this match.

This should have been a very happy thing, but Robben didn't seem to want to celebrate after scoring, and neither did the other Bayern Munich players. They seemed more concerned about the news from another stadium.

They obviously knew that Dortmund was already leading Hoffenheim 2:0 before the goal, which was the reason why they were unwilling to celebrate—as long as Dortmund won, no matter how many goals Bayern Munich scored, the championship would belong to Dortmund.

Someone asked the sidelines about the latest score between Dortmund and Hoffenheim, hoping to hear the news that Hoffenheim had pulled back a goal.

But there was nothing, it was still 2:0.

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Bayern Munich players could only hear the score, but they couldn't see the situation on the field.

If they could see it, their hearts would probably be half-cold.

Hoffenheim pressed forward to attack, with a desperate posture. And what about Dortmund? They used the opportunity of Hoffenheim pressing forward to attack the space behind them, playing the defensive counterattack very well.

Although Dortmund didn't have many attacks, almost every one was threatening.

Anyone who saw this scene would feel that Hoffenheim was in danger.

Wanting to rely on them to help Bayern Munich block Dortmund?

That was probably unrealistic.

Dortmund continued to sneak attack Hoffenheim's rear, and this approach was successful in the seventy-third minute.

In the seventy-third minute, Sven Bender intercepted the ball and passed it to Zhou Yi. Zhou Yi directly made a long pass from the backfield to find Reus on the wing. After Reus dribbled the ball inside, he broke into the penalty area and shot. The ball was touched by Hoffenheim's goalkeeper Casteels and bounced towards the center.

Lewandowski, who was following up in the center, rushed up in stride and then pushed the ball into the empty goal with one foot!

3:0!

"The suspense is over! Lewandowski's goal declares that Dortmund will win the league championship for three consecutive seasons!" Marcel Reif shouted.

At this time, Westfalenstadion had already boiled over. All the fans jumped up from their seats, raised their arms and cheered, and then sang in unison.

"Lewandowski!! The game is over, the game is over!" Duan Xin shouted. "Although there are still twenty minutes left in the game, I think we can already say this—Dortmund is the champion! Three consecutive league titles, no team has been able to do it except for Borussia Monchengladbach and Bayern Munich in history, and now Dortmund has become the third team to do it! Some people say that three consecutive league titles is the standard for judging whether a team has created a dynasty... then can we now announce that the Dortmund dynasty has arrived?"

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After scoring the goal, Lewandowski didn't hug anyone this time, but took off his jersey and ran towards the South Stand. He couldn't care less about being penalized with a yellow card. At this time, if he didn't take off his clothes, it seemed like it wasn't enough to vent his emotions.

He waved his fists at the Dortmund fans in the South Stand with his upper body bare, and the Dortmund fans responded to him with roars.

"The goal was scored by Robert—"

"Lewandowski!!!"

The other Dortmund players rushed up, first hugging Lewandowski, and then together with Lewandowski, celebrating with the Dortmund fans in the stands.

Everyone was cheering, singing, and twisting their bodies.

The stone in their hearts had fallen to the ground. They believed that it was impossible for Dortmund to be tied by Hoffenheim and give Bayern Munich a chance to take advantage of them when they were leading by three goals.

"Now it seems that Bayern Munich's away loss to Dortmund actually determined the ownership of the league championship..." Duan Xin said, calming down a little. "It's a pity for Bayern Munich this season, they led the league for so long, and finally let Dortmund overtake them on a bend. Now Bayern Munich can only leave all their energy for the Champions League final, right? If they can beat Dortmund in the Champions League final, then that can dilute the pain of losing the league championship..."

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The news that Dortmund was leading Hoffenheim 3:0 quickly reached Borussia Park.

This score meant that no matter what efforts Bayern Munich made, they were just struggling to their death. They had lost the league championship this season.

Being snatched away by Dortmund for three consecutive years, this was an unprecedented experience for Bayern Munich.

There was silence on Bayern Munich's coaching bench and substitute bench. Players on the field kept casting their eyes towards the sidelines, taking advantage of the dead ball to come over and inquire about the news from Dortmund.

But no one told them. This was to prevent affecting the performance of the players on the field, so Heynckes chose to hide it.

When Dortmund was leading 2:0, it had already made the Bayern Munich players unwilling to celebrate even after scoring a goal. If they knew that Dortmund was already leading Hoffenheim by three goals at this moment, they were afraid that they would be unwilling to play the match...

This was not at the Allianz Arena. The Bayern Munich players on the field had no way of roughly understanding the situation there through the boos or cheers of the fans in the stands.