Chapter 273 Zhou Yi!!!

"Zhou Yi—!!!" Marcel Reif exclaimed as Zhou Yi suddenly shot. As Zhou Yi ran toward the ball, he had actually thought Zhou Yi would stop the ball or pass it directly, maybe with a through ball.

Who would have thought Zhou Yi would shoot directly!

Moreover, this shot was so subtle. Before he exerted force to kick the ball, there was no warning. From his movements, it looked very natural, just a normal run to receive the ball.

Who could have imagined that the final burst of power would be so crisp and clean, resulting in a shot?

This was a shot powered entirely by the calf. Honestly, the speed wasn't very fast, and the power wasn't great either, but it was sudden and the angle was devilishly tricky!

Although goalkeeper Leno made a save attempt, his reaction was half a beat too slow.

"Goal!!! Zhou Yi! He once again plays the role of Dortmund's key player! This shot was very sudden and very beautiful!" Marcel Reif exclaimed excitedly. "Dortmund takes the lead again with just over ten minutes left in the game, 3-2!"

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At the moment the ball flew into the goal, the BayArena, which had been noisy for a long time, suddenly fell silent.

Bayer Leverkusen fans never expected that under their stormy offensive, Dortmund, who had been beaten so badly they couldn't even lift their heads, could actually counterattack!

This goal… Dortmund and Zhou Yi were too lucky, right? Just kicking casually, and it went in?!

After scoring, Zhou Yi ran towards Mark, who had passed him the ball, with open arms and a happy smile on his face.

He had waited so long, and finally got such an opportunity, a one-hit kill! He was very satisfied with his performance in this attack.

Of course, Mark's pass was also very beautiful. Mark didn't have to pass the ball to him, he could have passed it to Reus as well.

Mark made a beautiful and correct choice.

The two hugged each other.

Reus turned around and pounced on them as well, followed by Lewandowski, Gotze, and other Dortmund players.

During Leverkusen's frantic attack, every Dortmund player was under tremendous pressure—if they were reversed by the opponent after leading by two goals at the start, that would be too embarrassing!

Now, Zhou Yi saved their face and the three points for them.

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When Zhou Yi scored, Klopp also seemed very excited. He once again rushed out of the coaching bench, waving his fists and running around the field.

Zhou Yi's goal pulled him back from the brink of death.

Now he couldn't care less about whether it would be ironic if they only narrowly won in the end, compared to their previous easy lead. He felt that as long as they could win, getting the three points was more important than anything else!

He, who had been gloomy since Reinartz equalized, finally smiled.

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Compared to the jubilant Dortmund players, Leverkusen was a little dazed. With the situation so favorable, how could they be the ones conceding a goal?

Dortmund's goal was too lucky, wasn't it?

Zhou Yi just kicked it in a mess and it went in?!

They looked at the Dortmund players celebrating their goal, completely unable to accept such a reality.

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On television, Zhou Yi's goal from just now was replayed over and over again. Both Chinese commentator Duan Xin and German commentator Marcel Reif were explaining to the audience in front of the television how awesome Zhou Yi's kick was.

"...The key is that there was no warning before the shot. Look at Zhou Yi's kick, before he shot, this action looked like a normal leg swing while running. Who would have thought he would shoot next? Zhou Yi is really 'cunning' in handling this ball, ha!"

"Actually, the main reason this ball went in was because it was sudden. The angle doesn't matter, as long as it's sudden and still within the frame of the goal, the chances of scoring will greatly increase. Zhou Yi did a great job of masking his true intentions with other movements. This goal was beautiful!"

The camera remained focused on Zhou Yi. After he and his teammates finished celebrating, he covered his mouth and spoke to his teammates as he walked back, while the others listened attentively.

Zhou Yi was warning his teammates that although they had taken the lead, they must not think everything was fine.

There were still more than ten minutes left in the game, enough time for Leverkusen to score a goal.

If Leverkusen scored again at the last moment, it would be a huge loss.

So, the whole team had to shift their focus to defense next.

Although he wasn't the captain, Zhou Yi, as the core of the team, had a duty to remind his teammates on the field.

No one would question his reminder, and no one would ignore what he said just because he wasn't the captain.

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After the game restarted, Leverkusen really launched a more violent offensive against Dortmund's goal. Of course, they were not willing to lose to Dortmund at home, especially after falling behind by two goals and then pulling it back. At this time, they were no longer satisfied with a draw...

Under such circumstances, Dortmund retreated across the board, and Weidenfeller once again became the protagonist.

However, Dortmund, who were now leading by one goal, were no longer as careless and relaxed as they were when they were leading by two goals. How easy was it for Leverkusen to break through their goal? Dortmund had gained a lot of experience in defense in the past two years.

Although Leverkusen had many shots and a great momentum, they were unable to break through Weidenfeller's goal until the end of the game. Weidenfeller once again saved the day at the last moment of the game, ensuring that the goal was not lost.

When the referee blew the whistle to end the game, Dortmund narrowly defeated Leverkusen 3-2 away from home.

After the game, there was a statistic that Leverkusen had a total of twenty-six shots, while Dortmund only had twelve. Of Leverkusen's twenty-six shots, twenty-one were on target, and only five were off target.

In addition, they also had twelve corner kicks, five offsides, as many as twenty-three fouls, and received five yellow cards.

Looking at this statistic, it was indeed not easy for Dortmund to beat them away from home...

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After narrowly winning against Leverkusen 3-2 away from home, Dortmund continued to maintain their two-point pursuit of Bayern Munich.

In the twenty-first round of the league, Bayern Munich will face Schalke 04 at home. Dortmund also returned to their home ground, and their opponent was Hamburg.

Before the game, Zhou Yi cheered for Yang Muge in the "Excluding Old Guo" group: "Come on, Lao Yang! I'm counting on you this time! Be sure to defeat Bayern Munich. After we complete the league three-peat, I'll treat you to a three-Michelin-star meal!"

"It always feels weird for a Dortmund player to ask a Schalke 04 player for help..." Guo Nu said.

"This..." Yang Muge also felt weird. "Actually, we will try our best even if you don't say it..."

The league title battle this season should have nothing to do with Schalke 04. However, Schalke 04 also had their own goals, which was to strive to get a Champions League spot for next season. To this end, they certainly hoped to win every game.

After twenty rounds of league matches, Schalke 04 had eight wins, five draws, and seven losses, accumulating only twenty-nine points, ranking sixth.

According to the Bundesliga's European match points, they have three spots in the Champions League. The first and second place in the league directly qualify for the Champions League group stage, while the third place in the league must participate in the qualifying rounds.

If nothing unexpected happens this season, the first and second places in the league should still be Bayern Munich and Dortmund, then those ambitious and capable teams can only fight for the third place in the league. So many teams are competing for one spot, the competition is very fierce.

Schalke 04's situation is not optimistic next. If they want to get the third place in the league, they really need to work very hard.

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But hard work alone is not enough. The huge historical gap is difficult to bridge.

In the end, Schalke 04 lost 0-4 to Bayern Munich away from home. Although Yang Muge worked very hard, he could not save the defeat by himself.

In another game held earlier, Zhou Yi led Dortmund to defeat Hamburg 3-1 at home and had not fallen behind.

Some media believe that the outcome of the league between these two teams may have to wait until the Champions League knockout stage begins before the situation can gradually become clear.

Next week, Dortmund will usher in the first leg of the Champions League Round of 16 this season. They will go to the away game to challenge Shakhtar Donetsk.

However, the impact of the Champions League may not be reflected so quickly. After all, Shakhtar Donetsk is not considered a strong team and can only pose a limited threat to Dortmund. It is also impossible for them to distract Dortmund too much.

There should be no suspense for Dortmund to enter the Champions League quarterfinals for three consecutive seasons.

But when they enter the quarterfinals, the opponents they encounter will not be minnow teams like Shakhtar Donetsk.

At that time, the impact of fighting on two fronts will gradually be reflected.