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Chapter 63 First Experience in the Champions League

9 month 14 day.

Sun saw the magnificent Westvalen Stadium.

The stadium was bathed in golden light in the evening.

From a distance, it looks like a huge gold mine.

But when thick smoke rose from the top of the stadium, it gave the stadium an atmosphere that kept strangers away.

He also saw the tall and handsome Klopp, the insecure Lewandowski, and the confident Kagawa.

After a long struggle, this club, which was on the verge of bankruptcy, has finally seen the dawn of revival.

Although they still cannot shake Bayern's influence in the Bundesliga, they have found a breakthrough on the competitive level.

Last season, Borussia Dortmund won the Bundesliga title again after nine years and entered the Champions League again after eight years.

The two clubs, both struggling to pay off their debts, met, which Sun Ke, who had just started paying off his loans, found quite a coincidence.

This 62-meter-high stadium, with seating and standing room, can accommodate up to 82,000 people. It has been a formidable presence since Arsenal started their warm-up match.

In the main stand, a huge poster had just appeared when it was met with cheers from the home fans.

On the poster, Borussia Dortmund's team crest is embedded in a crown that appears to be twenty meters long and over ten meters wide.

The area around the crown was decorated in gold.

......

Inside the changing room.

Wenger reminded his players: "When we are marking their defensive midfielder, someone must keep an eye on Hummels' movements immediately. He is a center-back who can reach midfield and play the ball out."

"Don't let the ball stay in one place for too long. Today's opponents have plenty of energy, and they are very good at creating situations where they outnumber the opponent in one place."

"They will likely use their wingers to cut inside, pushing our defensive midfielders into the middle, and then send their full-backs down the wing. At that point, we should prioritize attacking behind them."

"Once Dortmund loses possession, they immediately launch a counter-press, so as long as we move quickly, we will definitely be able to find their gaps."

"Once they gain possession, they will definitely pass the ball forward. If we lose possession, our other players need to pay attention to the positions of the opposing players."

Wenger analyzed Dortmund's main tactics in great detail, which is Dortmund's winning formula, and even Bayern Munich has no way to deal with them.

Although the coaching staff had emphasized this countless times in the meeting, the old man still refined the key tactical points again.

He kept observing Sun Ke's expression while emphasizing tactics, as Sun Ke played a crucial role in his tactics.

Wenger included Sun Ke, who had no match experience, in the starting lineup because he valued Sun Ke's ability to intercept and move the ball around in the midfield and backfield.

Sun Ke listened very carefully. He had watched Bundesliga matches quite well in his previous life, and it was only after he transmigrated that he began to watch match videos intensively.

Lewandowski is currently under 23 years old and is only Barrios' substitute at the club.

Unfortunately, Barrios suffered an injury during the Copa America, so Klopp started Lewandowski.

Last season, Lewandowski only scored eight goals in the Bundesliga, but his stats have suddenly exploded this season.

If Sun Ke remembers correctly, Lewandowski has scored more than thirty goals this season, joining Van Persie in the ranks of top strikers.

Of course, even with such a phenomenal performance, they can only be considered second-tier in the world in terms of goals scored.

The world of football has now entered the Messi-Ronaldo era, with both players at the peak of their careers.

From 2008 to 2017, the FIFA World Player of the Year award was awarded to two different people.

Over the past decade, both the president and Messi have won the FIFA World Player of the Year award five times, making them evenly matched in terms of individual honors.

In terms of club honors, Boss Messi has so many trophies that they can't be contained in a trolley. The president doesn't have as many, but he's still won quite a few.

In 2014, Messi was just one step away from winning the World Cup and establishing himself as a first-class player.

In 2016, the president led the Portuguese team to the European Championship final and lifted the Henri Delaunay Trophy with his teammates.

Messi went on to win the FIFA World Player of the Year award twice, and later in his career, he also won the Copa America and the World Cup.

From Boss Messi to King Messi

I don't know how other countries view this, but in China, where there's a tradition of comparing and belittling others, it's a different story.

Cristiano Ronaldo has become "Little Ronaldo," or "Aveiro," trampled into the dust.

When Sun Ke was watching analyses of anti-Japanese war films in her previous life, she heard a sentence that left a deep impression on her, and she still remembers it very clearly to this day.

That is, belittling your opponent will not make you stronger; on the contrary, it will lower your own level.

Think back to when Liu Xiang broke the monopoly of Black athletes in hurdles and short-distance events at the Athens Olympics, winning the Olympic gold medal with a world record.

He was so adored that he was practically hailed as a national hero.

People admire him, the media flatters him, and businesses favor him.

However, after Liu Xiang withdrew from the competition in 2008, he suddenly became a "heinous" sinner in people's eyes.

Of course, the common theme in the world of sports is that heroes rarely meet a good end.

The English are probably unmatched in their ability to wreak havoc on their own national team.

Sun Ke walked into the players' tunnel with these thoughts in mind, and it wasn't until the Champions League theme song started playing that he was able to break free from his chaotic thoughts.

"Kick Barcelona! Kick Barcelona!"

"Kick Bayern Munich!"

"My factory has collapsed!"

Amidst exciting melodies and serene, choir-like voices, the players from both sides entered the field.

At that moment, the crown on the main stand suddenly rose to the top of the stand, and the home fans immediately erupted in a thunderous cheer.

Borussia Dortmund seemed to be using this moment to question Arsenal: "I won the title last season!"

Do you have it?

Arsenal have essentially fielded their best lineup.

Szczesny has secured his position as the starting goalkeeper.

Sagna, Silva, Koscielny, and Capdevila are all first-choice options in their respective positions.

Sun Ke and Song formed a double defensive midfield pairing, with Coach Ta in front of them, who was willing to take a pay cut to join them.

Gervinho and Walcott, these two little sports cars, played as left and right wingers respectively.

Leading the pack is the Dutch striker, who scored four goals in four games in the first four rounds of the Premier League.

Dortmund's formation is 4-2-3-1.

Weidenfeller guards the goal for the team.

In front of him were four stalwart defenders: Piszczek, Subotic, Hummels, and Schmelzer.

Dortmund's two defensive midfielders are Kehl and Bender.

Shinji Kagawa's position is further forward than that of the tower's guide.

To his left and right are Grosskreutz and Götze, respectively.

Lewandowski was at the very front.

After the match began, Arsenal launched an attack from the right flank.

Facing Schmelzer, Walcott received the ball on the sideline and attempted to break through along the baseline into the penalty area.

But then this guy's brain stopped working again, and he dribbled the ball out of bounds himself.

Dortmund passed the ball to midfield via the ground, Bender received the ball, and Song kept heading it at him.

Despite being a first-time Champions League participant, Bender remained calm, took a step towards the center, and passed the ball to Shinji Kagawa.

Kagawa made a first touch and passed the ball to the left defensive midfielder, Kehl.

Kyle received the ball and bumped into Sun Ke, then immediately broke through from the outside, trying to connect with "Big Cross".

Just as he was dribbling the ball, Sun Ke suddenly stretched out his leg and poked the ball behind Kyle.

Kyle hurriedly turned to chase the ball, but Sun blocked his way, and the two men's arms became entangled.

"Gross" got there first and passed the ball to the backfield.

Hummels sent the ball directly forward to Lewandowski, who was positioned at the far post.

Lewandowski tried to trap Silva behind him, but Silva's core strength was so great that he pushed him forward a step.

Just then, the soccer ball landed, and both players jumped at the same time.

The slightly shorter Silva used his jumping ability to win the first point.

The ball flew towards the midfield, where the not-so-strong coach, Taj, leaned against the even thinner Shinji Kagawa.

Without stopping the ball, he passed it directly to Sun Ke.

Sun used his chest to push the ball forward a few meters, and Kyle stayed close to him.

He seized the opportunity and lobbed the ball into the gap between Hummels and Schmelzer.

Walcott appeared in space and swept the ball towards the center.

Van Persie missed the first ball due to Subotic's delay.

At the far post, Gervinho followed up and headed the ball powerfully toward the goal.

His header was powerful, but the angle was too straight, and it went straight into goalkeeper Weidenfeller's arms.

After receiving the ball, Weidenfeller immediately rushed to the edge of the penalty area, launched an attack with a throw-in, and threw the ball directly into the midfield.

Bender had just gotten the ball when Song crashed into him hard from behind.

Bender lost his balance while moving at high speed, but in the instant he fell, he flicked the ball to Götze on the right.

Götze immediately passed the ball to the center, and Lewandowski dropped back to the center to receive it.

Seeing Lewandowski bring Silva out, Kagawa immediately rushed forward.

Lewandowski immediately chipped the ball over Kagawa, who controlled it with his back to goal, but Koscielny poked it away just as it hit the ground.

But by sheer chance, the ball ended up back at Lewandowski's feet.

At this moment, Lewandowski was only in front of Silva.

Upon seeing this, Sun Ke instantly imagined Lewandowski dribbling and shooting, hitting the corner of the net.

There's just too much of this video.

However, Lewandowski is not yet confident enough to take on Silva one-on-one.

He unexpectedly passed the ball to the left wing, where Großkreutz unleashed a powerful shot that sent the ball flying into the stands.

A few minutes later, Dortmund capitalized on Gervinho's loss of possession, passing the ball to Hummels, who was making a run into midfield.

Hummels took a step forward and unexpectedly sent the ball behind Arsenal's two center-backs with the outside of his foot.

When the two center-backs looked back, Shinji Kagawa had already left Arsenal's defense two or three meters behind.

Dortmund's attacking midfielder isn't particularly fast, but his bursts of speed in the first five meters are truly ferocious.

Shinji Kagawa stopped the ball with his chest, turned and adjusted his position, then immediately took a shot.

But just as he was about to shoot, a defender suddenly tackled him from the side.

Sun Ke came in from the side to fill the gap.

Shinji Kagawa hadn't expected someone to come up to cover, so he hurriedly stopped his movement and took a step to the left with the ball.

Sun Ke used both hands and feet to follow the other party for two or three meters.

Kagawa panicked a little and swerved three or four meters to the left, trying to get closer to the corner.

But just as he lifted his leg, Silva rushed up from behind and shoved the ball out of bounds.

Klopp, standing on the sidelines, looked up regretfully, then applauded his players.

Silva pulled Sun Ke up and shouted, "Beautiful defense!"

The Brazilian center-back gave Sun Ke a hug, and Szczesny ran up and patted Sun Ke on the back before quickly running back to the goal line.

Wenger clapped his hands with a smile.

He chose Sun Ke over Ramsey and Rosicky because he valued Sun Ke's predictive abilities.

In retrospect, his choice was correct.

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