Dortmund's advantage continued, or rather, their offensive became even more fierce.

In the eighteenth minute, Kuba received the ball near the center circle, cleverly dodged the Bayern Munich players, and sent a through ball.

Reus sprinted forward, preparing to receive the ball. At the same time, Lahm chased closely behind him, and tackled at the moment Reus received the ball!

But he didn't tackle the ball or the man. Reus pushed the ball forward and swept past Lahm. He was almost through on goal!

Dante could only stay inside, trying not to let Reus go to the center of the penalty area. If he could force Reus to the wing, the defense would be considered successful.

Reus, with the ball, reached the edge of the penalty area and shot directly.

The ball flew towards the goal like a shooting star, with great power!

Neuer, who sealed the near corner, dived to the side and pushed Reus's shot out of the baseline!

"Reus—ah!!" Marcel Reif exclaimed. "Dortmund missed another scoring opportunity! Neuer's performance is perfect!"

"It's like one man guarding the pass, impregnable!" He Ping also praised Neuer's performance. "This is the perfect interpretation of 'a good goalkeeper is worth half a team'!"

In the twenty-first minute, Dortmund launched another attack. The ball was passed by Zhou Yi to the left wing. Kuba caught up with the ball near the baseline, made some adjustments, and then passed the ball into the penalty area. It wasn't a high cross, but a ground ball that rolled diagonally backward.

The ball landed at Zhou Yi's feet as he entered the penalty area.

After receiving the ball, Zhou Yi swayed his upper body and then shot! A finesse shot!

He aimed at the far corner of the goal. The ball passed through the defenders in the penalty area and went straight to the far post!

This shot was actually very sudden and cunning. Everyone thought he was going to pull the ball wide, but he suddenly shot, and with great attention to the angle, but the ball was caught by Neuer, who fell to the ground!

"Zhou Yi's shot!" He Ping shouted excitedly, but then sighed, "Oh! It was caught by Neuer!"

This was Zhou Yi's first shot of the game, and it failed to break through Bayern Munich's goal.

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Dortmund's continuous offensive at the beginning of the game was all rejected by Neuer. The goalkeeper's excellent performance gradually calmed down Bayern Munich, who were a little flustered by Dortmund's attack, and restored their confidence.

In the twenty-fifth minute, Bayern Munich won a free kick near the center circle in the frontcourt.

Lahm didn't directly send a high ball into the penalty area, but passed a low ball to Müller in front of the penalty area. Müller, facing the close pressing of Dortmund players, transferred the ball horizontally to Ribéry on the left wing.

After receiving the ball, Ribéry dribbled to the baseline, but in the process of reaching the baseline, he suddenly crossed!

This caught the Dortmund defenders off guard.

The ball flew high towards Dortmund's goal.

There, Hummels jumped up to clear the ball with a header, but he jumped while retreating, not high enough, and was pressed down by Mandzukic, who jumped up while sprinting!

"Mandzukic—!"

Accompanied by the commentator's elongated shout, Mandzukic headed the ball on the small penalty area line!

The ball quickly changed direction and flew towards the goal!

Weidenfeller, the Dortmund goalkeeper who followed the ball from the near post to the far post, jumped up completely subconsciously and waved his right arm!

He pushed the ball out of the crossbar!

"Mandzukic! That was close! Weidenfeller made a very, very remarkable save! He dragged Mandzukic's close-range header out of the crossbar!" He Ping's heart almost stopped just now—if Dortmund couldn't score after a frenzied attack, and Bayern Munich scored first, it would be a huge blow to Dortmund... He Ping wasn't a Bayern Munich fan, nor was he a Dortmund fan. Logically, he should be very neutral, but Dortmund had Zhou Yi, so he definitely tended to support Dortmund, hoping that Dortmund could win, so that Zhou Yi would become the first Chinese player to lift the Champions League trophy, which would make him, the Chinese commentator, also feel honored.

"Weidenfeller! This save was completely a conditioned reflex! After Neuer made a series of high-quality saves, Weidenfeller was not willing to be lonely! This season, Dortmund can win the league title and enter the Champions League final, Weidenfeller's performance is also very important!"

Weidenfeller was able to save this close-range header, and Mandzukic himself couldn't believe it. After landing, he pointed to the ball flying out of the baseline, not knowing what to say...

But he at least earned a corner kick for Bayern Munich.

Schweinsteiger's corner kick flew directly to the back post of the goal. This time, it was Javi Martínez who jumped up and headed the ball, his header was slightly higher than the crossbar... Weidenfeller couldn't make a save this time. He just turned his head and watched the ball fly out of the baseline.

"Woah—!!" A gasp sounded in the stands.

Bayern Munich fans were very excited—after being continuously suppressed by Dortmund for more than twenty minutes, Bayern Munich was finally about to fight back!

"Dortmund attacked continuously before, but failed to score. I think this may plant a time bomb for this game... There is a saying that wasting opportunities will be punished..." He Ping said worriedly.

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The following game was indeed no longer a trend in which Dortmund had the upper hand.

Instead, the two sides attacked and defended each other, and the game officially entered the stage of attack for attack.

The fans on both sides of the stands also cheered or booed constantly with the offense and defense of their respective teams, and the atmosphere of the stadium was very warm.

In the twenty-eighth minute, Zhou Yi launched a quick attack, and Dante, in order to prevent Dortmund's quick attack, had to pull down Reus, who was running to receive the ball. As a result, he received a yellow card for this tactical foul.

"The game has only started for less than half an hour, and center back Dante has received a yellow card. This is not good news for Bayern Munich... But it seems that Dante had no better way than to foul. Just now, Dortmund's quick attack was very sudden and successful..."

Dante stopped Dortmund's quick attack at the cost of a yellow card, but the free kick Dortmund won did not pose any threat to Neuer's goal.

Next, it was Bayern Munich's turn to launch an attack. They first passed the ball continuously on the left wing. When Dortmund players rushed to grab the ball, they failed to intercept the ball, but disrupted their own defensive formation.

Among them, after Ribéry turned to let Gündoğan pass, facing Sven Bender, who was aggressively tackling the ball, Ribéry accelerated. His speed and explosive power advantage was fully demonstrated at this moment—although it seemed that he was farther from the ball than Sven Bender, he took the lead and poked the ball diagonally forward!

The ball passed between Dortmund's two center backs and rolled directly to the huge open area on the right wing, where there was almost no Dortmund defender, but only... Robben!

"Robben!!"

In the commentator's excited shouts, Robben easily received the ball and formed a one-on-one situation!

He dribbled the ball towards Dortmund's penalty area, and Weidenfeller also abandoned the goal and attacked!

The decibel of the shouts in the entire stadium reached the highest point since the start of the game. Bayern Munich fans cheered desperately, while Dortmund fans screamed and booed.

"Robben! Robben! RobbenRobbenRobbenRobben..." Marcel Reif was so excited that he could only repeat Robben's name and had no time to say anything else.

The two quickly met in the penalty area, and Robben shot!

Everyone's heart was in their throats.

Robben's shot had a lot of power, and the ball he shot was also very fast.

Faced with such a fast speed, Weidenfeller could hardly react.

In fact, Weidenfeller didn't make a save, but Robben's shot was a bit straight and hit Weidenfeller's chest directly!

Then it bounced out of the baseline...

"RobbenRobbenRobben...ah—!!" Marcel Reif exclaimed. "He missed this one-on-one chance!"

The Bayern Munich fans in the stands sighed, while Robben didn't hold his head in his hands, looking regretful. He ran directly to the baseline, picked up the flying ball, and ran to the corner flag area, preparing to take a corner kick.

"Robben is here again!" On the Chinese Internet, jokes about Robben also began.

"Undercover, undercover!"

"Damn, Robben is really a weakling!"

"After all, Old Man Robben, he's getting old..."

In fact, this was Robben's third Champions League final and fourth major competition final.

In the previous two Champions League finals and one World Cup final, Robben had failed in the finals and failed to win the championship.

Among them, in the Champions League final against Chelsea, Bayern Munich won a penalty in extra time, which was a great opportunity for Bayern Munich to kill Chelsea and lift the Champions League trophy at their own home.

But Robben's penalty was saved by Čech. In the end, the extra time ended, and the game was dragged into a cruel penalty shootout, and Bayern Munich, whose morale was frustrated, eventually lost to Chelsea in the penalty shootout and lost the opportunity to lift the trophy at their own home.

In the 2010 World Cup final, Robben had three one-on-one opportunities, but none of them were scored. In the end, the game was dragged into extra time. In extra time, Iniesta's shot sent Spain to the championship throne and once again let Robben miss the championship.

This Champions League final, as Bayern Munich coach Heynckes said, was a journey of redemption, not only the redemption of the entire Bayern Munich team, but also Robben's redemption for himself.

He wants to use a championship to prove that he is definitely not an "undercover" or a "weakling"!