Vol 5 Chapter 207: Better start than good

To say which team has the best luck in the Champions League this season.
Of course, it was Zenit of St. Petersburg.
They won only one game in the UEFA Champions League group stage, scoring five goals in total, and were lucky to compete with six points. On the other hand, Naples, who had been scored 12 points but was eliminated, really looked dead...
It was an accident that Zenit of St. Petersburg appeared in the Champions League knockout.
If it weren't for the weather, Dortmund faced them with absolutely no need to worry about anything.
Dortmund was only because of the blizzard that cut off the game against Galatasaray. One day's game became two days, so it was so sensitive to the weather. In the past, they did not really care about this issue.
Aside from the weather factor, Zenit St. Petersburg has no advantage at all, even if they are at their own home, there is no advantage-they are the only team in the top 16 to win at home.
This shows that they do not have any so-called home advantage.
I'm afraid Zenit of St. Petersburg didn't think about how far they can go in the Champions League. It has been a surprise for them to be able to reach the knockout.
Moreover, Zenit St. Petersburg is still facing a problem. This problem is also a problem that all Russian teams participating in the Champions League and the UEFA Cup can't get around. It is now the winter break of the Russian Premier League. Zenit St. Petersburg has It's been a long time since I played official games. I can only play warm-up games. The team's state is difficult to guarantee.
Because of Russia's special climatic reasons, Russia's league is different from other European countries, and it is not a new year. This makes the league schedule of the Russian team different from that of other European countries. The Russian League is held from March to November every year, and from December to February the following year is a truce.
Although in February, the Russian Super League team has already prepared for the new season, but the team's state is certainly not as good as the other European league teams that have played half of the league.
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On the day of the game, the weather in St. Petersburg was still cloudy, but there was no sign of snow.
The weather is no problem, the game itself is actually no suspense.
The game has just begun, Dortmund is like Zenit St. Petersburg's goal launched a fierce offensive, using a consistently fast, simple, direct attack to beat St. Petersburg Zenit by surprise.
In the fourth minute, Dortmund hit the football to the forefront of Zenit St. Petersburg. After Mark took the ball and used his heel to push the football forward, Yan Min received the mark from Mark and took the ball to break. Zenit St. Petersburg Right-back Anukov rushed up to break the ball under Yan Min's foot.
But Yan Min deceived Anukov with a cyclist's action, thinking he was going to get off the ground. Unexpectedly, Yan Min suddenly changed direction and went to the middle road!
Anukov quickly stretched his feet to block. He didn't play football, but kicked Yan Min's foot.
Yan Min stumbled under his feet and nearly fell to the ground.
But he didn't really fall, because he was still outside the penalty zone at this time. It was nothing more than a free kick that was very close to the penalty zone. If it's in the restricted area, Yan Min might fall to the ground...
Yan Min stumbled and brought the football into the penalty area.
At this time, St. Petersburg Zenit's central defender Neto saw Yan Min's foot unstable, intending to take the opportunity to steal the ball, so he pressed Yan Min.
As a result, when he oppressed Yan Min, Yan Min drew the football horizontally with the outside of his right foot under the condition of unstable center of gravity, and then he was pushed down to the ground by Neto.
The head referee froze for a moment, and seemed to want to whistle.
But he didn't do it, because he saw that in the direction of football rolling, Dortmund's midfielder Zhou Yi rushed up and he lifted his feet!
Based on the principle of "the attacking side is favorable and encourages offensive", the head referee did not whistle.
When Zhou Yi rushed up, he was almost at the small penalty area, and he pushed the ball!
The football rolled into the lower left corner of the goal against the turf. Although St. Petersburg’s Zenit goalkeeper Lodkin made a save, Zhou Yi shot only eight meters from the goal. The distance was too close and the ball was fast. He couldn't keep up with the speed...
"TOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOR!!!" Marcel Leff yelled in a long voice. "Zhou Yi! Zhou Yi! Just four minutes into the opening, Dortmund has taken the lead! There is no better start! Dortmund is playing beautifully on the road!"
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After the goal, Zhou Yi ran to Jiaoqi District and at the same time beckoned to Yan Min to let him celebrate.
The biggest contributor to this goal is actually Yan Min. His sharp and decisive breakthrough disturbed the opponent's defense, and if he fell outside the penalty area, there would not be everything after that.
Zhou Yiting likes Yan Min's unwillingness to lose. He won't give up easily to create miracles.
He and Yan Min hugged together, and other Dortmund players also rushed up to celebrate the goal with them.
The players of Zenit St. Petersburg looked awkward and hadn't recovered yet-just four minutes after the opening, they hadn't entered the game yet, why did they lose the ball?
But what makes them even more ashamed is still behind...
The Dortmund players ended the celebration and returned to their own half. Zenit St. Petersburg kicked off and the game restarted.
But the players of Zenit in St. Petersburg have not recovered from the pressure after losing the ball. They soon gave up control of the ball and Dortmund took advantage of the attack.
After Zhou Yi distributed the football to Royce on the right, he quickly rushed into the penalty area.
After receiving the ball, Royce made a cross and passed the football to Zhou Yi who inserted the penalty area.
Zhou Yi did not push the football towards the goal, but hit the football with his chest directly.
He passed it to Mark Wagner!
Facing the ball sent by Zhou Yi, Mark directly volleyed his right foot!
Football flew into the goal again!
"My God!" Marcel Leff exclaimed. "One minute! Just one minute! Dortmund scored again! In the opening five minutes, they had already led by two goals! When Dortmund scored the first goal, I said that there was no better start, I Wrong! This is a better start! Zenit Saint Petersburg is the team with the best luck in the UEFA Champions League group stage. Only one game won and they advanced to the knockout stage. But now it seems that their good Luck is coming to an end..."
He Ping also raved about Zhou Yi's performance: "In the opening five minutes, one goal and one assist! Zhou Yi entered the game very quickly! Since the winter break, Zhou Yi's condition is getting better and better, and he has played a stable... If Dortmund wants to make a difference this season, Zhou Yi's performance is very important! Of course, I personally hope that Zhou Yi can maintain this good state until the World Cup this summer, ha..."
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Perhaps it was a five-minute lead with two goals, which made Dortmund feel that his opponent was too weak. Next, Dortmund showed some relaxation.
However, Zenit of Saint Petersburg finally recovered, and they began to stabilize the defense and strengthen the offensive.
In the fifteenth minute, Zenit St. Petersburg made the first substitution and replaced Mossukuk in poor condition with the midfielder Arshavin. This is to strengthen the midfield defense.
In the face of Zenit St. Petersburg, who began to attack frequently, Dortmund began to fight back.
After taking the ball, it was more of a direct long pass directly behind Zenit St. Petersburg.
But perhaps due to the fact that they have already led by two goals, the Dortmund players are somewhat random in the face of opportunities.
Plus Zenit's defenders in St. Petersburg turned fast.
Many long passes from Dortmund were directly obtained by the defenders of Zenit of St. Petersburg and did not threaten the goal of Zenit of St. Petersburg.
At the same time during the offensive~EbookFREE.me~ Zenit St. Petersburg mainly relies on two sideways, especially the Brazilian forward "Hulk" Hulk, really worthy of a "heavy tank", the breakthrough is very fast and sharp It is Zenit's main attack line in St. Petersburg.
In the first half, this was a deadlock. Dortmund failed to score again, and Zenit St. Petersburg also failed to score.
The whistle sounded until the end of the first half, and the score was not changed.
In the end, Dortmund entered the locker room with a two-ball lead.
Although there were no goals five minutes after the start of the game. But the advantage is still huge, especially as the time of the game lapses, the time left for Zenit St. Petersburg is getting less and less, they must increase their offensive strength, and the empty space behind them can be fully utilized by Dortmund's counterattack stand up.
Although the success rate of the long pass counterattack is very low, it can not be smooth, simple and fast, and you can fill the gap by the number of times...
Many people think that Dortmund's two goals in the opening five minutes have laid an undefeated foundation for them.
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