The match between Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund was already in the past. Whether Bayern Munich fans wanted to accept it or not, they were now behind Borussia Dortmund in the league standings.

Although they were only one point behind, the situation was already critical.

In the next four league rounds, they had to win all their own games, while hoping that Borussia Dortmund would at least draw one.

It wasn't impossible, but looking at Borussia Dortmund's recent performance, their stability was equally despairing...

Moreover, Borussia Dortmund had decisively given up on the German Cup, so at this time, they had fewer games to play than Bayern Munich.

For example, in the middle of this week, Bayern Munich had a German Cup semi-final against Kaiserslautern, and next week they had a Champions League semi-final against Real Madrid. There was also a league game on the weekend.

A continuous run of two games a week.

And Borussia Dortmund?

Because they had given up on the German Cup early, they had nothing to do with the German Cup semi-finals in the middle of this week. They didn't have to go anywhere, and just trained at the Brackel training base.

In addition, because they didn't have to play two games a week, Klopp gave the team a whole day off after the game against Bayern Munich.

This made Bayern Munich players extremely envious. Because after the same game, Guardiola did not let the players rest, not even for half a day.

Bayern Munich players were really being put through their paces on the training ground even after losing the game.

Some people speculated that this was Guardiola's way of punishing the team.

But in any case, after the game between the two teams, it was truly a tale of two extremes.

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After a good rest, Borussia Dortmund resumed training on Monday.

They had to prepare for the upcoming league games.

Although they had beaten Bayern Munich in the game and seized the initiative, if they could not maintain a perfect record in the next four league rounds, they would still hand over the fruits of their victory.

That would be the most tragic tragedy in the world, and Borussia Dortmund absolutely could not allow such a situation to happen.

Borussia Dortmund's next opponent was Klopp's former club, Mainz.

Under Tuchel's leadership, this team was currently ranked seventh, only two points behind Borussia Monchengladbach in sixth place in the league, and still had a chance to qualify for the European war next season.

Therefore, under the temptation of European qualification, Mainz could completely create some trouble for Borussia Dortmund.

Of course, Borussia Dortmund was playing at home in this round of the league, so they also had an advantage.

However, Bayern Munich fans would definitely cheer for Mainz.

Bayern Munich's opponent in this round of the league was bottom-ranked Braunschweig.

Although they were ranked last, Braunschweig currently had twenty-five points, only three points away from Stuttgart in fifteenth place, who were trying to escape the relegation zone, so it was not impossible for them to succeed in staying in the league.

When the league reaches the end, no one wants to run into this kind of relegation team. Contending for the championship is for honor, while staying in the league is for survival. These teams fighting for survival will definitely dare to fight to the death with all opponents, even the powerful Bayern Munich.

Besides, Hoffenheim and Borussia Dortmund would definitely become role models for Braunschweig, and the recordings of these two games would definitely be repeatedly studied by Braunschweig. Braunschweig also hoped to take advantage of Bayern Munich's low morale after just losing to Borussia Dortmund to take the opportunity to win and grab three valuable points.

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On Wednesday, Bayern Munich used a rotated lineup to defeat Kaiserslautern 2:1 in the German Cup semi-finals, and entered the German Cup final as desired.

Theoretically speaking, Bayern Munich still had a chance to win the treble. But it was also possible that they would end the season with nothing...

After the German Cup semi-finals came the weekend's league games.

Because of the Champions League matches, Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund's league games were both scheduled for Saturday afternoon, so they could be relatively more relaxed.

However, their game time wasn't considered early. The earliest game was between Eintracht Frankfurt and Hannover 96, which was on the evening of April 17th, which was Thursday night... Bayern Munich's league game definitely couldn't be arranged like this, because they were still playing the German Cup semi-final against Kaiserslautern on Wednesday, so there was no way they could play a league game the day after.

Borussia Dortmund and Bayern Munich's two games were played at the same time.

After being forced to a draw by Hoffenheim and defeated by Borussia Dortmund, the terrifying impression that Bayern Munich had previously given people had been weakened a lot. In the eyes of many people, Bayern Munich had been brought back from "outer space" to Earth, and was no longer an invincible giant, but an ordinary person who could be fought, would bleed, would feel pain, and would even die.

This greatly encouraged the Braunschweig players.

When Braunschweig's players faced Bayern Munich at home, they did play very tenaciously.

For a time, Bayern Munich, playing away, had no way to deal with them at all.

On the other side, Borussia Dortmund, playing at home, had a very good start. Only six minutes into the game, striker Schieber, who started in place of Mark, scored the first goal for Borussia Dortmund.

However, in the fourteenth minute, Mainz's Japanese player Shinji Okazaki equalized the score for Mainz.

This was good news for Bayern Munich, who had not yet broken the deadlock.

But Bayern Munich fans hadn't been happy for long when, four minutes later, Aubameyang received a pass from Zhou Yi and gave Borussia Dortmund the lead again.

The score did not change again in the first half.

By the end of the first half, Borussia Dortmund was leading Mainz 2:1, while Bayern Munich and Braunschweig had drawn 0:0...

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In the second half, the two sides changed sides and fought again. Mainz obviously wanted to win, and in terms of motivation, they did not disappoint Bayern Munich fans.

Tuchel made two substitutions as soon as the second half began.

In particular, he replaced defender Stefan Bell with striker Shawn Parker. This was obviously an adjustment to strengthen the attack.

Tuchel's adjustments were rewarded.

Less than ten minutes into the second half, in the fifty-third minute of the game, Shinji Okazaki scored twice, helping Mainz equalize the score again!

"Shinji Okazaki! The happiest person about his goal must be a Bayern Munich fan!" Marcel Reif said.

Bayern Munich fans were indeed very happy, and those Bayern Munich fans who followed the team to the away game cheered at Braunschweig's home stadium.

But once again, Bayern Munich fans were not able to be happy for long...

This time, the time Bayern Munich fans were happy was even shorter—three minutes.

Three minutes later, Piszczek received an assist from Reus and gave Borussia Dortmund the lead again.

3:2!

"Borussia Dortmund are very tenacious. It seems they will absolutely not allow the league first place they have obtained to fall into the hands of others..."

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Borussia Dortmund and Mainz had already scored five goals, while Bayern Munich and Braunschweig were still scoreless.

Both sides kept deploying troops.

In the seventy-second and seventy-third minutes, Braunschweig took the lead in making adjustments, replacing two players in a row.

Immediately afterwards, Bayern Munich also replaced two players in a row.

Lewandowski came off and Robben came on.

Ribery came off and Thomas Muller came on.

The adjustments quickly paid off.

In the seventy-fifth minute, Gotze sent an assist and Thomas Muller scored in front of the goal, finally breaking the deadlock for Bayern Munich!

However, Bayern Munich did not celebrate much after scoring, as a one-goal lead was not secure.

Thomas Muller also did not celebrate, but instead burrowed into the goal to pick up the football and ran towards the center circle.

Mainz was still fighting hard over there, and Borussia Dortmund was only leading by one goal. Bayern Munich first had to ensure they took down Braunschweig before they were qualified to enjoy the bonus created by Mainz...

However, not long after they scored, at the Westfalenstadion, Yan Min received a through ball from Zhou Yi and broke into the penalty area, where he was brought down by Mainz defender Niko Bungert.

The referee not only awarded Borussia Dortmund a penalty, but also sent off Bungert with a red card!

Reus stepped up to take the penalty and calmly kicked the football into Mainz's goal.

"4:2! Borussia Dortmund are leading Mainz by two goals at home! They have firmly grasped their destiny in their own hands!"

Now Mainz was not only two goals behind, but also one player short. It was almost impossible to beat Borussia Dortmund away from home.

Although both games were not over yet, many people felt that if Bayern Munich wanted to overtake Borussia Dortmund, they could only hope for the remaining three league games...