Actually, it wasn't just that Götze got fired up when playing against his old team. It was because Zhou Yi was on that old team!

He just wanted to beat Zhou Yi, to emerge from Zhou Yi's shadow.

So he spared no effort in this match.

Soon, Bayern Munich launched another attack in the frontcourt. Schweinsteiger got the ball near Dortmund's penalty area, but facing Dortmund's well-maintained defense, Schweinsteiger didn't have many options. He couldn't find a passing target, and there was no chance to shoot.

So he could only pass it back.

He passed it to Lahm, who then distributed the ball to Götze outside the left side of the penalty area.

Götze was in excellent form today, holding the ball steadily and posing a significant threat.

Facing Götze, Dortmund's defense was on high alert.

Götze first made a move as if to break inside, then suddenly pulled back, turned, and dribbled horizontally. Just one step, and Dortmund's defensive focus shifted to his side. However, he didn't hog the ball but pushed it sideways to Schweinsteiger.

When Schweinsteiger received the ball in the center, the situation was different from the last time he got the ball here. Because of Götze's feint, Dortmund's defense had been stretched, creating gaps. The defensive pressure facing him wasn't as strong, at least... he had room to shoot!

So Schweinsteiger quickly and decisively took a shot!

The ball flew along the grass towards the lower right corner of Dortmund's goal, a very tricky angle!

Weidenfeller lunged out with all his might, but still couldn't touch the ball.

However, the ball didn't go in but brushed past the post and went out of bounds.

Causing the Bayern Munich fans in the stands to gasp.

Soon after, Bayern Munich got another corner kick.

Toni Kroos kicked the corner directly near the small penalty area. Dante jumped high, trying to head the ball, but didn't get a solid connection. The ball was grazed by his voluminous hair. After a buffer, it fell, landing right on the back of Reus, who had retreated to defend in front of the goal, causing chaos in front of the goal!

Papasthatopoulos, losing his balance, fell to the ground, trying to poke the ball away, but he didn't hit it.

Instead, Thomas Müller, rushing up, was the first to kick the ball.

But he didn't hit it squarely, just grazed it.

This graze, however, allowed the ball to dodge Weidenfeller, who had come out to block it. The ball slipped past Weidenfeller's feet and headed towards the goal.

Just as many Dortmund fans felt their hearts sink, Zhou Yi, guarding the goal line, swung his leg and kicked the rolling ball directly out of the penalty area!

"Zhou Yi! Zhou Yi! That was close! He kicked the ball out almost on the goal line!" Duan Xin exclaimed.

"Zhou Yi clears the ball off the line! He saved Dortmund!"

Under normal circumstances, Zhou Yi wouldn't easily enter the penalty area, whether for offensive or defensive corners, because his physique meant he wouldn't be of much use inside. So he stayed outside to control the second ball. Controlling the second ball on offense allows for a second attack, and controlling the second ball on defense allows for a counterattack, like the goal he scored at the beginning of the second half.

But this time, Zhou Yi felt there was a risk in defending the corner, so he had to help out in the penalty area.

Although he couldn't help with heading clearances in front of the goal, he could help defend the goal line.

Because before this, Piszczek and Durm had both gone into the crowd to help defend, leaving no one to guard the two goalposts.

Zhou Yi felt that was a hidden danger, and he wanted to make up for this deficiency.

So he ran to stand next to the far post.

Who would have thought he would have predicted it correctly.

The ball flew over, Dante headed it down, and in front of the goal, in the area just in front of Zhou Yi, there was chaos...

Then Zhou Yi saw the ball rolling towards him, so he took a step forward, swung his leg, and kicked the ball out!

Thus completing a clearance almost on the goal line...

The ball kicked out by Zhou Yi didn't go out of bounds, so the game continued.

At this time, everyone didn't have time to think about what had just happened in front of the goal, and even the TV broadcast didn't have time to show a replay.

Fortunately, the ball went out of bounds soon after.

The TV broadcast could finally let everyone see what had just happened in front of Dortmund's goal.

"Zhou Yi's clearance was really crucial... Maybe, I mean maybe, this clearance will be a very, very crucial one! Bayern Munich almost equalized the score, but now Dortmund still maintains a 2:1 lead!"

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Bayern Munich had been attacking continuously during this period, getting several good scoring opportunities.

In response to this situation, Dortmund also adjusted their tactics, playing a defensive counterattack.

In the seventy-fourth minute, Bayern Munich launched another attack. But Thomas Müller, after getting the ball in the center, tried to dribble through, but was intercepted by Sven Bender.

After intercepting the ball, Sven Bender passed the ball to Zhou Yi next to him, and Zhou Yi directly launched a long pass, sending the ball to the frontcourt.

Aubameyang used his speed to force an overtake, catching up with the ball passed by Zhou Yi. At this time, he had already left Bayern Munich's defenders behind, forming a one-on-one situation.

Facing the onrushing substitute goalkeeper Lucas Rede, Aubameyang shot after dribbling into the penalty area!

He shot towards the near corner, but Rede also reacted quickly and dived towards the near corner, pushing the ball out of the baseline with one hand!

"Rede! Rede! A beautiful save!"

"Rede made a crucial save! This is the second time he's saved a one-on-one shot from Dortmund since coming on!"

"It seems that Rede, who came on under pressure, is performing very well, perfectly filling the gap left by Neuer... I believe his excellent performance will in turn inspire Bayern Munich's players, the suspense of this game is still there!"

The commentators said one after another.

Saving Dortmund's one-on-one shots twice in a row also greatly boosted Rede's confidence.

After getting up from the ground, he also waved his fist vigorously and roared to the sky.

This naturally caused the Bayern Munich fans in the stands to cheer for him.

"Rede is in good shape now, I feel like he's completely found his rhythm with these two one-on-one shots from Dortmund..."

"When Neuer was injured and left the field, everyone sweated for Bayern Munich, thinking the situation must be as bad as it could get. Dortmund would gain a huge advantage and even score another goal in a short period of time, sealing the victory. As a result, Dortmund hasn't scored, but their own goal was almost broken..."

"When Rede came on, everyone probably thought this would be the turning point of the game. Now it seems that this is indeed a turning point, but the direction of the turn is somewhat different from what everyone thought before... The initiative of the game has returned to Bayern Munich's side, and the balance of advantage is tilting towards Bayern Munich!"

Dortmund's corner kick that followed didn't pose any threat to Bayern Munich. After the ball was sent to the goal, the confident Rede chose to abandon the goal and attack. He jumped high, taking off before everyone else, and steadily摘了下来(zhāi xià lái - plucked down) the ball in the air.

"Good ball! Rede plucked this ball very steadily!"

"Now it seems that Guardiola doesn't have to worry about what to do next after Neuer's injury at least! Rede's performance is completely reassuring!"

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Stimulated by Rede's excellent performance, Bayern Munich's attack became even more fierce.

In the seventy-seventh minute, Rafinha was dribbling on the wing when Reus went up to defend and directly grabbed his jersey, causing Rafinha to lose control of the ball.

The referee Zwayer immediately blew his whistle, judging Reus's foul and awarding Bayern Munich a free kick at the edge of the penalty area.

At the same time, the referee also gave Reus a yellow card.

Bayern Munich got a free kick in a very good position.

The Bayern Munich fans in the stands began to cheer for the team.

Toni Kroos came to take the free kick. In the cheers of the Bayern Munich fans, he kicked the ball in an arc, the ball bypassed the two Dortmund players on the wing acting as a human wall, and flew directly into the penalty area!

And Lewandowski appeared in the center of the penalty area, with no Dortmund players around him! He exerted force on the spot and甩头(shuǎi tóu - flicked his head) to meet the ball!

With Lewandowski's strength, such a shot is almost without suspense when there is no interference at all!

The ball flew into Weidenfeller's goal!

A deafening cheer erupted in the stands of the Allianz Arena.

Lewandowski, who scored the goal, also seemed very excited. He opened his arms and ran towards the corner flag area, wanting to celebrate.

"Goal! Lewandowski equalized the score for Bayern Munich!!" Marcel Reif shouted.

But at this moment, the Bayern Munich players who were celebrating the goal in the TV footage suddenly stopped and turned their heads to look at the sideline with surprised expressions.

The TV broadcast camera immediately switched over. In the camera, the linesman stood still, holding the flag up horizontally. In theory, if the goal was valid, he should have run back to the center line. But standing in this position and making this flag signal, the meaning was actually very clear - offside!

Not only him, but the referee Zwayer also stood still, raising his arm high, expressing the same meaning as the linesman's flag signal.

Lewandowski was offside first, the goal is invalid!