Guardiola seemed very dissatisfied with the referee, Zwayer.

But there was more to displease him to come…

Just three minutes after Martinez’s foul, Bayern Munich laid siege to Borussia Dortmund in the attacking third.

Originally, Dortmund was passing the ball forward from the wing, but Aubameyang, dropping back to support, had the ball poked away from behind by Bayern Munich’s right-back, Rafinha, as he turned.

The loose ball fell to Bayern Munich captain Lahm.

Lahm turned and passed the ball forward to Robben on the wing.

After receiving the ball, Robben played a one-two with Lewandowski, who was nearby. He ran off the ball to shake off his defender and then dribbled horizontally after receiving Lewandowski’s return pass.

During this process, he was challenged by a Dortmund player, and he immediately passed the ball to Schweinsteiger, who was waiting to support him nearby, before accelerating forward, attempting another one-two with Schweinsteiger.

However, Schweinsteiger didn’t control the ball well, and it bounced up as he trapped it, forcing him to take time to readjust, which meant the opportunity to pass to Robben was lost.

Schweinsteiger had to choose another passing option, deciding to pass the ball back to Lahm.

So he chipped the ball up, but it struck the arm of Dortmund’s defensive midfielder, Sven Bender, who had come up to press him!

Schweinsteiger immediately raised his hand to indicate that the Dortmund player had committed a handball.

And the referee, Zwayer, did indeed whistle to stop the game.

Sven Bender was aggrieved, telling the referee that he had not extended his arm, and that the ball had hit his hand, not the other way around.

But the referee did not listen to his explanation and signaled a free kick for Bayern Munich.

However, he did not give Sven Bender a verbal warning or a card.

This made the Bayern Munich fans in the stands very unhappy, and boos rang out in the Allianz Arena.

Guardiola in front of the coach’s bench also looked very agitated. He turned directly to the fourth official, shaking his head and waving his hands, complaining loudly, “Why isn’t that a card?!”

The fourth official pressed his hands down, signaling for Guardiola to calm down.

But Guardiola was still arguing with the fourth official about this issue.

The members of Dortmund’s coaching team next door all turned to look.

“The game has only started for thirteen minutes, does Guardiola have to be so agitated?” someone asked, puzzled.

“Why wouldn’t he be? You know the importance of this game. Of course, he’s going to be nitpicking.”

“I think it’s a good thing, ha!” Klopp laughed. “It shows Guardiola is anxious and losing his composure. That’s good news for us.”

While Guardiola was arguing with the fourth official, the other Bayern Munich coaches were also on the sidelines, shouting and gesticulating to express their dissatisfaction.

In stark contrast to them, the Dortmund coaching staff was sitting in their seats, legs crossed, chins propped on their hands, watching the game and chatting.

As a pursuer who has been closely following the leader in a marathon, when they are only one step away from the leader, Dortmund’s mentality is indeed better than Bayern Munich's, the leader who has been caught up…

In the end, Sven Bender did not receive a yellow card, and Alaba’s free kick went directly wide of the baseline. Weidenfeller didn’t even make a save, simply turning his head to watch the ball go out of play.

Bayern Munich got nothing from this attack.

The television broadcast gave a close-up of Guardiola on the sidelines, who looked helpless as he puffed air through his lips.

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Not long after, Bayern Munich came back again, with Robben’s breakthrough on the right wing resulting in Durm kicking the ball out for a corner. Bayern Munich won a corner.

In general, in the first ten minutes or so of the game, Bayern Munich, playing at home, had the advantage. They had a higher possession rate than Dortmund, and they entered Dortmund’s thirty-meter area more often.

Apart from that somewhat controversial call at the beginning, it was clear that this was Bayern Munich’s home ground.

Faced with Bayern Munich’s aggressive attacks, Dortmund could only retreat and defend during this period. It was unknown whether they were preparing to counterattack, but at least so far, Bayern Munich had not given them the opportunity to counterattack.

Lahm took the free kick, but he did not send the ball directly in front of the goal, instead passing it to the outside of the penalty area.

There, Gotze was waiting!

Zhou Yi was also outside the penalty area, and when he saw the ball being passed out, he guessed what Bayern Munich was going to do.

So he quickly lunged at Gotze.

Gotze jumped up and cushioned the high ball from Lahm with his broad chest, then immediately lifted his right foot and flicked the ball to his left!

The ball flew over Zhou Yi’s head.

“Oh, beautiful! Gotze with a beautiful flick to dribble past his opponent, wonderful, wonderful!” Marcel Reif exclaimed.

At the same time, Gotze quickly dodged the approaching Zhou Yi and swung his foot to volley the falling ball!

Bang!

The ball flew straight towards the goal!

Hummels jumped up in the crowd to block the shot with his body, and the ball hit his outstretched leg.

Then it bounced up, high over the crossbar, and Bayern Munich won another corner.

“Ooooh——!!”

A cheer rose from the stands, only to be abruptly cut short.

But then applause rang out.

The applause was for Bayern Munich’s attack, for Gotze.

The television broadcast immediately began replaying slow-motion replays of Gotze’s shot.

“Gotze was very clever with this ball. He first cushioned the ball with his chest, then immediately lifted his foot to flick the ball over the oncoming Zhou Yi, and then shot directly without stopping the ball… If Hummels hadn’t gotten his foot in the way in time, this ball might have gone in, and if it had, it would have been a world-class goal…” Duan Xin also praised Gotze’s performance.

Marcel Reif: “This ball shows that Gotze is in good form! With the battle for the league title reaching its most intense and heated stage, Gotze’s excellent form is definitely a major weapon for Bayern Munich. Since transferring to Bayern Munich, Gotze has been under tremendous pressure. Dortmund fans have called him a traitor, and Bayern Munich fans have scrutinized him with critical eyes. If he can really help Bayern Munich win the league title, then I believe all the pressure will dissipate and all the problems will be solved…”

Seeing his shot blocked by Hummels, Gotze regretfully put his hands on his head.

Zhou Yi next to him turned to look at him.

He really couldn’t do anything about that flick. Even if he knew Gotze was going to flick the ball, he couldn’t stop him. He had become Gotze’s backdrop this time…

Gotze finished regretting and noticed Zhou Yi was looking at him.

So as he passed Zhou Yi, he lowered his voice and said in his ear, “This time, I will defeat you!”

“Huh?” Zhou Yi was stunned, not expecting Gotze to suddenly walk up to him and say such a thing.

Gotze did not repeat himself or offer any explanation, and walked into the penalty area, preparing for the second corner kick.

“Bayern Munich have won two consecutive corner kicks, creating a dominant position against Dortmund on the field!” the commentator from Munich Radio said excitedly.

This time, Lahm still took the kick, but he didn’t kick the ball outside the penalty area again.

After all, they had just done that, so they had to change things up a bit…

No one uses the same corner kick tactic all the time, and after Gotze’s awkward shot, Dortmund would definitely be on guard.

So Lahm kicked the ball directly in front of Dortmund’s goal.

Hummels jumped up to compete for the header and headed the ball out.

The ball fell to Yan Min outside.

Yan Min stopped the ball and turned around, but just as he turned, Schweinsteiger rushed up.

Yan Min took advantage of the situation and dribbled the ball far away with a long touch.

He himself accelerated past Schweinsteiger.

The whole process was seamless.

“Dortmund’s counterattack!” Marcel Reif exclaimed.

Amidst the boos of the Bayern Munich fans, Yan Min caught up with the ball with his speed and charged forward with the ball.

At this time, the Bayern Munich players rushed back to defend in a hurry.

In the previous corner kick, Rafinha had been lagging behind, not going up. Now the importance of this action was evident.

He quickly pressed up and poked the ball out of bounds first, not allowing Dortmund to launch this counterattack.

“Rafinha! He made a beautiful defense! Dortmund’s counterattack didn’t take off!”

The Bayern Munich fans in the stands applauded and cheered for Rafinha.

But before the cheers ended, they saw that Yan Min was not discouraged or complaining at all. Instead, he quickly ran to the sideline, picked up the ball that had been poked out by Rafinha, and threw it into the field before anyone could react!

Free kicks can be taken quickly, corner kicks can be taken quickly, and throw-ins can also be taken quickly!

He threw the ball to Reus, who had been sprinting forward with him.

Reus accelerated towards the sideline after seeing the ball being poked out of bounds.

Yan Min understood, and thus there was this quick “throw-in.”

Seeing this, Rafinha rushed towards Reus, even if he couldn’t win the ball, he had to stop him from dribbling and advancing.

But Reus didn’t intend to advance at all. As he received the ball, he flicked it out with the outside of his foot.

This was a very difficult pass, but Reus was skilled and daring, and accurately sent the ball to Aubameyang in front.

Aubameyang dribbled the ball towards Bayern Munich’s penalty area.

“Dortmund’s counterattack continues!” Marcel Reif exclaimed.

“Be careful…” the commentator from Munich Radio reminded anxiously.

Seeing this, the retreating Bayern Munich players swarmed towards Aubameyang.

Hoping to push Aubameyang to the wing.

Aubameyang did bring the ball to the wing, but just after he took one step, he used the outside of his right foot to push the ball horizontally!

The ball burst out of Bayern Munich’s encirclement and landed in front of the right side of the penalty area.

There, Zhou Yi received the ball!

“Zhou Yi!!”