After Mark scored twice, Dortmund went from trailing by one goal to leading by one, and the situation of the game was reversed.

The game restarted, and Schalke 04, unwilling to lose the game like this, did not give up attacking. They originally had a chance to win, but now they were going to lose, unable to even secure a draw. Who could accept such a major turnaround?

Faced with Schalke 04's fierce offensive, Dortmund chose to shrink their defense. It seemed that Schalke 04 had the advantage on the field, but in fact, Dortmund's situation was not as bad as everyone thought.

At least the players were in a good mood now.

After Schalke 04 pressed forward, they were vulnerable to Dortmund's counterattacks.

Zhou Yi's position moved back, becoming a defensive midfielder. When switching from defense to offense, he used precise long passes to deliver the ball to positions that could threaten Schalke 04's defense. Relying on Lewandowski's excellent ball control and Royce's speed, they constantly harassed Schalke 04's defense, preventing them from rushing up to attack without any regard for their own safety.

Until the last five minutes of the game, seeing that the score difference was still only one goal, Schalke 04 finally put aside all concerns and made a desperate attempt, throwing everything they had into the attack.

But there was not much time left for them.

Even Yang Muge was substituted off in the final moments. This was certainly not because his performance was not good enough, but because at this time, Schalke 04 did not need any defense at all, they only wanted to attack. Yang Muge's contribution to the team in attack was not significant, so he was replaced.

But unlike Schalke 04's coach Stevens, Dortmund's Klopp did not substitute Zhou Yi, even though Zhou Yi seemed like someone who couldn't help much on defense.

Last season, Klopp often substituted Zhou Yi to strengthen the defense when the team needed extreme defense. But later, after he realized that Zhou Yi could actually play an important role in defense, he began to keep Zhou Yi on the field, unless he was physically exhausted and could no longer run.

This was naturally because Klopp understood Zhou Yi's strength. He was not useless in defense; on the contrary, he was very important to the defense. He was actually indispensable in Dortmund's defensive system.

Therefore, while Yang Muge was substituted off, Zhou Yi remained on the field. Schalke 04, attacking with all their might, certainly had no time to worry about Zhou Yi. As a result, Zhou Yi, who was no longer restrained, began to feel uneasy about letting the team be suppressed by Schalke 04.

Watching Schalke 04's players swarm forward, even their full-backs playing as wingers, the huge gaps in their backfield were like an endless prairie. Zhou Yi thought to himself—why don't we counterattack with such a good opportunity?

So in the eighty-ninth minute, he launched a counterattack with a long pass. Royce received the ball on the wing and did not pass to anyone. In fact, he had no one to pass to at the time, as everyone else was still behind him. He dribbled the ball towards Schalke 04's goal all by himself, and easily sent the ball into the goal, facing Schalke 04's goalkeeper Unnerstall who came out to challenge.

3:1!

Dortmund completely killed the game!

"Marco—" the on-site DJ Nobby shouted into the microphone.

"—Royce!!!" The Dortmund fans in the entire Westfalenstadion echoed with the most enthusiastic voices.

"Well, this game is over, and I even think the remaining few minutes of injury time are meaningless." Marcel Reif said. "But this result is really surprising, especially for those who have been watching this game from the first minute. After the game started, Schalke 04 was clearly in the lead, and they also took the lead. Until the start of the second half, many people probably believed that Schalke 04 would definitely be able to take three points away from home this time. But after Mark came on, everything changed..."

As he spoke, the TV broadcast gave a close-up of Mark Wagner, who was hugging Zhou Yi. Thus, the two biggest contributors to Dortmund's victory in this game were captured in one shot.

"Mark's form after his comeback is so good, it's really unexpected. I think this may be an important reason why Schalke 04 lost the game away. Because Stevens probably didn't expect that this Mark Wagner, who was ordered to take on the task in a crisis, would actually be a god descending to earth! There was absolutely no arrangement targeting Mark in his previous plan, which made Schalke 04's defense somewhat at a loss after Mark came on, not knowing how to defend him..."

Mark put his arm around Zhou Yi and said, "I know you don't care, but I still have to say—thank you, Zhou Yi, thank you so much."

Zhou Yi waved his hand: "Congratulations to you, Mark, congratulations on returning to the road to legend, hahaha!"

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In the mixed zone, Mark Wagner was stopped by reporters, and countless microphones were thrust at him. Everyone wanted to hear his comeback speech.

"For me, it's like a dream." Facing the reporters' cameras and microphones, Mark said. "Whether it's injury or comeback, it's like a dream. Being able to return to the field and score goals after not playing a game for more than a year, I can't ask for more. I feel very good physically now, and I want to play more and score more goals for the team. But it also depends on the coach's arrangements, I will listen and abide by them. I haven't played football for more than a year, I can't be too hasty..."

He was already a little incoherent.

A Chinese reporter asked him: "Talk about Zhou Yi, Mark, you are very good friends. What kind of help did he give you during your injury?"

Mark smiled: "The help he gave me, haven't you all seen it today?" Then he said seriously. "Yes, Zhou Yi and I are very good friends, I am very happy that I can meet him, he has really helped me a lot, and it is definitely not just these two assists."

"It is said that within the Dortmund team, there is a saying of 'Zhou Yi's welcome ceremony', is it true?"

"Of course, hahaha!" Mark laughed happily. "Haven't you all seen it?"

At the post-match press conference, Klopp also told reporters that he was very happy to see Mark score a goal as soon as he came on the field: "... I know my players very well. When I send him on the field, it's not just to feel the atmosphere. Every one of my players is able to play because they are qualified to play. I am very happy with what Mark has shown today, but I am not surprised, because he has also shown us these things in training. Mark is a very smart player, and I am very happy that he has returned to the team, which is equivalent to us having one more strong signing."

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After the game, not only the local media in Dortmund, but all the media in Germany paid attention to this game.

After all, this was a Revierderby, and every Revierderby would attract much attention, not to mention that this Revierderby was also accompanied by the strong comeback of a German genius player.

Mark Wagner's two goals not only injected a shot in the arm for Dortmund fans, but in fact, it was also good news for the German national team.

With Klose getting old, Germany has also encountered a striker problem. Mario Gómez is always unable to reassure people completely, and Podolski's condition is getting worse year by year. Currently, the German team's striker position is supported by only one Thomas Müller. Mark Wagner's recovery from injury and his excellent form obviously gave the German national team one more option in the striker position.

If Mark can maintain this state, his return to the national team is completely just around the corner.

Everyone can completely look forward to his performance in the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, wearing the German national team jersey.

The German media praised Mark's return, and said with emotion that with Mark's recovery from injury and Royce's return, Dortmund, which has Zhou Yi, Mark, Royce and Götze, will make their youth storm even more violent.

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When Zhou Yi finished training and returned to the house where he lived, he found that Kotana was sitting in the living room watching TV, and the TV screen was playing news about the game the day before yesterday, and the host was talking about Mark.

After hearing Zhou Yi come in, Kotana suddenly turned off the TV, as if a child was worried about being caught by their parents for secretly watching TV, and also picked up the book next to her, pretending to flip through it.

Seeing this scene, Zhou Yi smiled and said, "Don't worry, I won't laugh at you."

As he said that, he walked towards his room.

"It's only natural for a sister to care about her younger brother. Stop trying to act cool all the time, it's tiring."

Zhou Yi waved his hand at the door, walked into his room, and closed the door.

Kotana turned her head and looked at him without saying a word.