Lewandowski's goal gave Dortmund the advantage in the following game, and they bombarded Hoffenheim's goal, but they were a little unlucky and didn't score.

But even so, a score of 1:0 was enough for Dortmund to win the championship.

Hoffenheim looked very embarrassed under Dortmund's fierce attack.

In the twenty-sixth and thirtieth minutes, their midfielders Rudy and Vestergaard received yellow cards one after another.

They could only use fouls to stop Dortmund's offense.

The only comfort was that although they paid the price of two yellow cards, they did not concede another goal.

At the end of the first half, the score was still 1:0.

When walking off the field, the Dortmund players were chatting and laughing, looking very relaxed.

However, when the close-up was on Zhou Yi's face, his style was a little different from his surrounding teammates. He lowered his head and walked quickly. You couldn't see any relaxed expression on his face.

"...Zhou Yi doesn't seem very satisfied with the result in the first half," Duan Xin said. "But it's normal, he created a lot of opportunities for his teammates in the first half, but his teammates didn't seize them. Otherwise, how could the score still be 1:0. He must be a little worried about this score..."

Duan Xin guessed right.

In the locker room, every Dortmund player who came in seemed very relaxed and happy. They were talking and laughing loudly, already discussing the Champions League final.

Klopp was the last to come in. He had just come in, and before he could close the door, he saw Zhou Yi suddenly stand up and walk to the middle of the locker room.

Klopp, who was about to speak, closed his mouth.

"Hey! Hey! Guys!" Zhou Yi clapped his hands and said loudly.

Seeing that Zhou Yi had taken the initiative to stand in the middle, and had something to say, everyone gradually quieted down and looked at Zhou Yi.

"I don't want to spoil everyone's fun, but I think some things must be said—do you think we are sure to win?" Zhou Yi asked bluntly without wasting any time.

His words made the locker room fall into silence, and no one answered his question.

"In the last game, we scored a goal in the first five minutes, but we didn't win until the last moment. In the game before that, we also scored first, but what was the result? We scored a last-minute goal against Bayern Munich in the final seconds... What I want to say is that this has happened twice in a row, and we can't let it happen a third time, right?" Zhou Yi looked around at his teammates and asked.

Everyone understood what Zhou Yi meant.

Mark nodded: "Yes, we can't do this again!"

"A score of 1:0 is not safe, especially for a team fighting for survival," Zhou Yi continued. "If we can't take the lead quickly in the second half, we will give Hoffenheim more hope, and let them think they can beat us. It's our responsibility to give them such illusions."

Before this game, Zhou Yi had simulated it many times in the virtual world, and almost no game was easy. It seemed that Hoffenheim was far inferior to Dortmund, but when they had to fight for survival, they would explode with huge energy. This kind of energy made it difficult for Dortmund to resist. In those virtual games, Dortmund lost quite a few times.

It was the results of these virtual games that made Zhou Yi remain vigilant. He kept creating opportunities for his teammates in the first half, just hoping that his teammates could secure a greater lead in the first half and completely eliminate Hoffenheim's fighting spirit.

But the actual result was not as he wished. His teammates were too optimistic, and they squandered opportunities without realizing it.

When walking off the field at the end of the first half, Zhou Yi frowned and thought about this issue. He didn't know what the coach would do, but he himself wanted to say something to his teammates.

He wanted to remind them that Hoffenheim was definitely not a fish to be slaughtered.

"Clap clap clap." Applause rang out in the locker room, which was very sudden.

Everyone turned their heads to look at the source of the sound, and they saw Klopp applauding.

"Zhou Yi is right." Klopp said. "Actually, I wanted to say these things to you too, but now I don't have to. I just hope you remember one thing, don't make every game so thrilling, this old guy's heart can't take it anymore."

Klopp even made a joke at the end, but no one laughed.

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In Hoffenheim's locker room, Gisdol was cheering on his players: "...They must think they are sure to win now, and the championship is already in their hands! I can even hear the cheers coming from their locker room! Maybe they have already opened the champagne to celebrate! Look at their expressions at the end of the first half! They think we are done, then we will give them a big surprise! It's just a one-goal difference! When we fight to the death, they will definitely be caught off guard because of their lack of preparation! This is our chance, for your fans, for yourselves, fight to the end!"

Gisdol used his tone and body language to mobilize the players' emotions very well. Everyone was excited and vowed to fight Dortmund to the death in the second half, to prevent Dortmund from reaching the top, and at the same time allow them to successfully stay in the Bundesliga.

Gisdol looked at the players who were roaring and rushing out of the locker room, and said to his assistant coach with satisfaction, "I saw a group of lions."

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Gisdol not only used words to motivate his players, but he also made personnel adjustments.

Before the second half even started, two Hoffenheim players stood side by side on the sidelines, waiting to play.

He replaced Rudy, who had a yellow card in the first half, with Schorrka, who was also a midfielder, and replaced midfielder Ochs with forward Schipplock.

Dortmund, on the other hand, did not make any personnel adjustments.

When the second half of the game started, Dortmund fans were still quite relaxed, although they were only leading by one goal. But the news from Borussia Park during the half-time break was that Bayern Munich were 2:3 behind Borussia Mönchengladbach in the away game.

So according to the current results, Dortmund is leading Bayern Munich by as much as four points, and the advantage is still quite obvious.

However, not long after the second half started, Hoffenheim used a series of fierce offensives to make the Dortmund fans feel the pressure.

First, Hoffenheim's forward Firmino was brought down by Sven Bender when he forcibly broke through in the frontcourt. The referee whistled and ruled that Sven Bender had committed a foul, and then gave Hoffenheim a free kick.

This free kick was thirty-three meters away from the goal, in the center, and in a very good position.

Salihović stood in front of the football. This Bosnian free-kick master made people feel a little nervous. His free kicks are very accurate. When Hoffenheim was first promoted to the Bundesliga, Ibisevic's explosion was the main reason why the team was able to win the winter championship, but Salihović's free kicks cannot be ignored.

"Salihović has placed the ball...run-up...good shot!"

Amidst the commentator's exclamation, the football bypassed the wall and flew straight towards Dortmund's goal. The Dortmund players in the wall turned their heads to look at the football, with some horror in their eyes.

At this critical moment, Weidenfeller's big hand arrived. He touched the football with his fingertips, and then the football went wide of the post!

"Ooooooooooooooo! Weidenfeller! He made another wonderful save!!" Marcel Reif shouted. "This is simply an incredible save!"

After Weidenfeller landed, he rolled over on the turf, stood up again, and shouted loudly while clapping his hands vigorously: "Be careful! Don't give them such a chance!"

Although his save was very beautiful this time, he was actually scared to death in his heart. And whether he can perform so bravely next time he faces such a ball, he is not sure...

So the best way is as Zhou Yi said—don't give them any hope!

This time, Salihović's free kick did scare the other Dortmund players half to death. Although they are still leading, if this ball goes in and the score is tied, then who knows what kind of emotions will be generated in their hearts. That kind of emotion will definitely affect them.

Klopp waved his arms and shouted loudly on the sidelines: "Remember! Don't give them any chance!!"

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After the game restarted, Dortmund controlled the football, and they were not in a hurry to attack forward. Under Zhou Yi's leadership, everyone began to pass the ball in the backcourt.

Anyway, they are now leading 1:0, so they really don't need to worry.

But Hoffenheim certainly couldn't let Dortmund pass the ball like this, because they couldn't let the score remain until the end of the game. They had to come up and grab it.

Once they come up to grab it, the gaps behind them can be exploited by Dortmund.

This is what Dortmund is planning to do in the second half.

When Hoffenheim is aggressive, Dortmund will not choose to confront them head-on, but avoid their sharpness and use softness to overcome hardness.

If Hoffenheim becomes impatient, then it will be beneficial to Dortmund.