Midfielder Ruler

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In the past nineteen rounds of the Portuguese Super League in the 2010-2011 season, the top-ranked Porto has a full eleven points ahead of the second-ranked Benfica.

Although they couldn't lead the second-ranked Leverkusen by 17 points like Dortmund, their performance was already very good.

Like Dortmund, they remain unbeaten so far.

In terms of winning percentage, it is higher than Dortmund. They have 17 wins and 2 draws.

This is the first time that Klopp has led a team to play in the knockout stage of the Europa League, so he dare not be slow in the face of the powerful Porto, so he has reservations about challenging Kaiserslautern in the away game.

At the end of 90 minutes, Dortmund ushered in the second wave of two rounds of the season in the away game.

They drew 1:1 away with Kaiserslautern, which is currently ranked fourteenth in the league.

With Dortmund's away game against Kaiserslautern, more and more media reprinted about Dortmund's "robbing the rich and helping the poor"!

The team started the first round of the Europa League 1/16 final with two consecutive draws. Klopp felt somewhat uneasy because Porto's recent performance was too good.

Streak + big win!

How about Dortmund?

It is not reconciled to achieve the second two consecutive draws this season under the circumstances of the excellent situation.

If all four games are won, then Dortmund can lead the second place by more than 20 points from the start of the league to the 22nd round.

What a great situation, what a pity!

If Dortmund can maintain a winning streak, then they can break the league points record in the same season as they set the league half-time points record!

Bayern Munich scored 79 points in two consecutive seasons in the 1971-1972 and 1972-1973 seasons. This season, Dortmund scored an astonishing 45 points in the middle of the league, that is to say, as long as they maintain a little bit in the second half. 2/3 performance in the first half of the season can surpass Bayern and set a record.

Let alone Dortmund scored the same 45 points in the second half of the season, at least they can score 35 points, right?

Of course, this does not mean that Dortmund cannot set a league point record in the remaining twelve rounds.

It's just that they have lost some chances to create league points records after being unbeaten in a row.

At the end of the 22 rounds, they had 16 wins, 6 draws and 54 points.

It is now 25 points away from the 79 points created by Bayern, and there are still 12 rounds left in the league, which means that Dortmund needs to win nine of them in order to create a new league points record.

Winning nine out of twelve games means winning three out of every four games.

This difficulty is a bit high.

Therefore, many media are feeling that if Dortmund did not "rob the rich and give to the poor" this season, then they would be infinitely close to the league points record created by Bayern in the 1970s.

What a pity……

Not only the local media in Dortmund feel sorry for it, but also the Chinese media.

Tang Zheng is the absolute core of Dortmund, and Dortmund's excellent results are directly linked to him.

Everyone is Chinese, and they are proud to say it out!

As time passed, everyone's attention began to shift, focusing on the first round of the Champions League 1/8 finals and the Europa League 1/16 finals.

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There are two games on the first match day of the first leg of the UEFA Champions League 1/8 final, Valencia vs Schalke 04 and Arsenal vs Barcelona.

One of the most watched is Arsenal's home game against Barcelona. After 90 minutes of battle, Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium defeated Barcelona 2:1.

Perhaps the 1/8 final between Valencia and Schalke 04 received less attention, and the game was relatively dull. The only thing that caused a sensation was that both sides scored a goal and the game ended in a draw.

The second match day also had only two contests,

Roma lost 2:3 at home to Shakhtar Donetsk, and Milan lost 0:1 at home to Tottenham, which has performed well this season.

The remaining four Champions League 1/8 final first-leg contests will be played in the middle of next week.

Immediately, the focus of the media shifted to the first round of the Europa League 1/16 final.

Among these sixteen games, there are two games that deserve the most attention.

They are Naples vs Villarreal and Porto vs Dortmund.

In these two focus battles, the 1/16 final between Porto and Dortmund is the most interesting.

At present, Porto and Dortmund are leading the way in their respective leagues. They won't have much problem winning the league championship this season, and both sides have reached the semi-finals in their respective domestic cups.

That is to say, the winner of the Europa League 1/16 final will very likely pursue the second-tier Triple Crown...

Tang Zheng didn't pay attention to how the media hyped up this Europa League knockout match. He followed the team and concentrated on preparing for the upcoming battle where friends reunited after a long absence.

Leaving Falcao aside, Tang Zheng's impression of Porto is still in the 2003-2004 season.

In that season, Porto won the league championship and the Champions League under the leadership of Mourinho. A season ago, Porto coached by Mourinho won the league championship, the domestic cup championship and the UEFA Cup, the predecessor of the Europa League. That is the Triple Crown.

Eight years later, Porto, who had no way to participate in the Champions League, had another chance.

The head coach who coaches Porto today is Mourinho's assistant, Villas Boas, who made Porto's great achievement in the 2002-2003 season Triple Crown!

However, Dortmund coach Klopp is not small. He had eight years of coaching experience before coaching Dortmund, and he has more coaching experience than Boas, who has been with Mourinho all year round.

Even in terms of inciting players' emotions, Klopp is better.

After many comparisons, it is difficult to decide the winner, so naturally we have to talk about the 1/16 finals.

Of course, in the strict sense, there are mixed advantages and disadvantages in the first host and then the guest.

Going away first means that the team still has the last layer of insurance, that is to say, if they lose the away game in the first round, they still have a chance to complete the reversal when they return to the home court.

First home and then away, we must always be on guard against the team conceding goals at inopportune moments, and this kind of worry will seriously affect the overall mentality of the home team in the first round.

So in general, there are still certain advantages in the first guest and then the host.

The match day was on February 17th, and the Dortmund team arrived in the northern Portuguese city of Porto on the morning of the 16th.

The team first rested at the hotel where they stayed, and then went to the Dragon Stadium to adapt to the venue in the afternoon.

During the team's adaptation to the field, coach Klopp was interviewed by the media on the sidelines.

However, the media only have 15 minutes of interview time. Once more than 15 minutes, these media will be driven away from the stadium. The Dortmund team still has some tactical routines to practice.

Although it is very difficult to keep absolute secrecy at Porto's home court, their tactical routines have been formed, and now they are just rehearsing a few times. Besides, the whole world knows Dortmund's tactical play, and there are not many teams. beat Dortmund.

This... is Klopp's confidence!

When Klopp was interviewed by the media, the players were warming up while curiously looking at the stadium where they will play tomorrow night.

Dragon Stadium, which can accommodate 50,948 people, is one of the best professional football stadiums in Portugal.

However, compared with Dortmund's home court Westphalia, there is still a certain gap between the Dragon Stadium.

So this season, Sven Bender, who became the main force after captain Kyle was injured and absent, sighed: "How can a small stadium deserve victory? I think we must win."

"Don't underestimate the Portuguese Super League teams, especially Porto, they should not be underestimated." Tang Zheng also came to the Dragon Stadium for the first time, but he was afraid of Falcao.

Many times, he was able to turn chances that were not chances into goals.

Only by playing with him can you know how powerful he is.

At 8 o'clock that night, the head coach Klopp organized the whole team to meet in the small living room on the second floor of the hotel where they stayed.

Relax young players while deepening their understanding of tactics.

Except for Weidenfeller, Piszczek and Barrios, Dortmund's other starting players are all in the 88 and 89 age groups, like Gotze is born in the 90s, and the game experience is very lacking, especially in the Europa League knockout stage.

Many people say that the Champions League and the Europa League are different from the league, but the specific differences can only be known by participating in the competition.

This is why Klopp organized the players to meet the night before the game.

The starting XI has already determined the venue for this afternoon, so the task of Klopp and the two assistant coaches is to deepen the tactical impression of the main players, and at the same time instill in the substitute players the concept of preparation to play at any time.

Finally, Klopp talked about the players in the Porto team who need to focus on marking.

The first focus is on the two players who have scored the most goals for Porto this season - Falcao and Hulk.

The two of them have scored 27 goals in the league so far, and they have scored 8 goals in six Europa League group matches, which is a stable scoring point for Porto.

Schmelzer, Hummels, Subotic and Piszczek in the defense were particularly serious.

In addition, there are three midfielders in Porto, Moutinho, Guarin and Fernando. The three of them have a clear division of labor and cooperate with each other tacitly. Falcao and Hulk can explode this season. Direct relationship.

Considering the away game, Klopp did not choose a regular double midfielder partner in the league. He chose Sven Bender to partner with Tang Zheng in order to limit Porto's offensive organization in the midfield.

With Gross Kreutz, Kuba and Gotze disrupting the situation in the midfield, Klopp has enough confidence to retreat in the Dragon Stadium!

Finally, Klopp stretched out his right hand, glanced at all the players present, and suddenly raised his voice: "Do you have confidence in tomorrow night's game?"

Tang Zheng knew Klopp's routine for a long time. During Kyle's recovery from injury, he shouldered the important task of revitalizing the team's atmosphere, so he immediately put his hand on the back of Klopp's hand: "Be confident!"

The other players followed suit, covering the backs of their teammates' hands respectively, and said in unison tacitly: "We must win!!"

(To be continued.)