Midfielder Ruler

Dortmund beat Twente 3:1 in the away game. There were not many surprises. Dortmund won a 5:1 home game in the first round, which also created a lot of pressure in this away game. On the contrary, Twente, who is at home, is under great pressure .

Before heading to the eastern part of the Netherlands, Klopp set up the corresponding game tactics, and they preferred defensive counterattack as guests.

Sure enough, Twente, who are at home, are eager to score goals and gain confidence, but their offensive ability is difficult to cross Dortmund's solid defense, so the next game process seems very normal.

In the first half, Dortmund scored goals through two efficient and quick counterattacks, expanding the total score to 7:1 in one fell swoop.

Perhaps hit by this score, Twente had no fighting spirit in the second half.

Head coach Adrian also let many teenagers play to feel the atmosphere of the Europa League.

The same is true for Klopp, giving teenagers Ginter, Shinji Kagawa and Klinger the chance to play.

In the end, Dortmund defeated Twente 3:1 away and advanced to the semi-finals of this season's Europa League with a total score of 8:2.

Judging from the upper and lower halves of the draw, Dortmund in the lower half will face Villarreal from La Liga or Sparta Moscow from the Russian Super League in the Europa League semi-finals of the 2010-2011 season.

However, before the start of the two semi-finals in the second half, the media had roughly guessed the two advanced teams in the second half.

Dortmund beat Twente 5:1 at home, and at the same time, in another second half quarter-final, Villarreal 2:0 Sparta Moscow at home.

Looking at this score, the two sides in the semi-finals will be Dortmund and Villarreal.

There were no surprises in the two quarter-finals. Dortmund defeated Twente 3:1 away, and Villarreal drew 2:2 away with Sparta Moscow.

Of course, Tang Zheng didn't know the result of the other game, so he asked his assistant coach Zeliko Bovac immediately after the game: "Hey, dear Zeliko, may I ask our semi-finalist?" Is the opponent Villarreal?"

Zeliko Bouac said with relief: "Yes, the yellow submarine."

Hearing this result, Tang Zheng raised his arms and shouted excitedly, causing the assistant coach Zeliko Buvac to be stunned for a moment, and stared blankly at Tang Zheng.

Tang Zheng noticed the assistant coach's strange eyes,

With a dry laugh, he patted the other person on the shoulder, and then slipped away.

The reason why he was so excited was because the next opponent was a reunion with old friends.

In the summer of 2009, River Plate, which won the double crown, opened the supermarket mode.

Tang Zheng went to Dortmund, Falcao to Porto, Musacchio to Villarreal...

Thinking of facing Porto with Falcao in the Europa League 1/16 final this season, Tang Zheng couldn't help but smile.

He is looking forward to the next Europa League semi-final.

At the same time, the moment the whistle sounded for another Europa League quarter-final match, Musacchio, who is Villarreal's main central defender, ran to the coach's bench.

Cazorla, who originally wanted to celebrate the team's promotion to the semi-finals of the Europa League with Musacchio, was a little confused.

Logically speaking, shouldn't the team be celebrating the promotion at this time?

Musacchio, who came to the coach's bench, asked the coach Garrido: "Hey, boss, is our opponent in the semifinals Dortmund?"

Garrido was taken aback for a moment, then smiled wryly: "That's right, it's Dortmund."

"oh-yeah!!"

Musacchio raised his fist excitedly, and roared hysterically in his heart: Don, we are finally going to fight!

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Dortmund advanced to the semi-finals of the Europa League, and Schalke 04 entered the semi-finals of the Champions League. The German media is still quite pleased.

However, it is just a relief.

Dortmund is in excellent form this season and has fully demonstrated its own level. Even if they face Villarreal in the semi-finals of the Europa League, they still have great hopes of advancing to the final.

Last season, Villarreal only finished seventh in the league, qualified for the Europa League qualifying round, and advanced all the way to the semi-finals with their outstanding performance.

Villarreal's performance this season is much better than last season, ranking fourth in the league in the past 30 rounds of the league, eight points ahead of fifth-placed Sevilla, and has a good chance to win. Champions League qualification for the season.

Still, Dortmund have a good chance of qualifying.

Schalke 04 is different. Their opponent in the Champions League semi-finals is the Red Devils Manchester United.

No matter in terms of fame, overall strength, and player experience in the Champions League, Schalke 04 cannot be compared with Manchester United.

Coupled with the excellent state of Manchester United this season, the league tops the list, and England's traditional FA Cup has also entered the semi-finals, and it is very likely to compete for the treble this season.

Looking at Schalke 04 again, the league has struggled from the penultimate to the ninth in the league, but it is unlikely to participate in the UEFA Champions League next season. At most, they can only strive for the Europa League qualification next season.

Moreover, the German Cup was eliminated early. Except for the semi-finals of the Champions League, Schalke 04 this season can be said to have achieved nothing.

Of course, the most important thing is that Schalke 04's Zhengyin coach Magath was fired by the club.

Facing Manchester United, which Ferguson has been in charge for more than 20 years, Schalke 04 has no chance of winning!

It is worth mentioning that Dortmund's Europa League semi-finals are held at local time in Europe - 9:05pm on April 28th and 9:05pm on May 5th.

The UEFA Champions League semi-finals will be played at 8:45 pm on April 26th and 8:45 pm on May 4th, local time in Europe.

Between mortal enemies, the future outcome is clear at a glance.

So even if Schalke 04 advances to the semi-finals of the Champions League, Dortmund fans have enough reasons to laugh at them!

We are league champions!

We are German Cup champions!

We can still fight for the Europa League championship!

what about you?

Nothing!

This is... the confidence of Dortmund fans!

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While Dortmund fans are fighting with Schalke fans, they are also preparing for the next home game.

There are still five rounds left in the league, and Dortmund leads second-placed Leverkusen by a full fifteen points. As long as the team remains unbeaten at the Westfalen Stadium, the championship is in their hands.

Even if Dortmund lose at home, it will only postpone the date of winning the championship.

Besides, Dortmund has set a record and remains unbeaten at home. With a relegation team like Freiburg, can they beat the home team at the Westfalun Stadium?

It's incredible to think about it.

At the same time, the media and fans from China are all looking at Dortmund in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

Because in the near future, Chinese football history will usher in an epic milestone.

Tang Zheng joined Dortmund in the summer of 2009 and quickly became the core of Dortmund's midfield. Last summer, he even became the third captain of Dortmund.

When the first captain, Dede, was in poor condition, and the second captain, Kyle, was injured for a long time, Tang Zheng was actually Dortmund's captain and spiritual leader.

And he did not live up to the expectations of the coach and the fans...

Helped the team establish an advantage in the league early, and then go hand in hand in the German Cup and Europa League.

Dortmund is still undefeated this season, this... is entirely Tang Zheng's personal credit!

Once upon a time, Chinese players had the ability to subvert world football?

Perhaps, only the ancient ball king Li Huitang can be compared.

But that era is completely incomparable with the present, so there are no basic conditions for comparison.

Living in the moment is king.

A large number of German media gathered in Dortmund, especially the Chinese media. They expect Dortmund with Chinese players as the core to welcome the new Bundesliga champion at home.

As the largest overseas customer of the Bundesliga, CCTV is naturally treated much better than other Chinese network TV stations.

Not only can they watch Dortmund training at close range, but they can also interview at will, and they can come and go freely at the Westfalen Stadium.

Tang Zheng was again the subject that all the media were eager to interview.

Although Barrios is the player who scored the most goals in Dortmund so far, Tang Zheng... is the superstar of this team.

In the past 29 rounds of the Bundesliga in the 2010-2011 season, Tang Zheng scored 15 goals and 18 assists, 5 goals and 2 assists in 5 German Cup games, 7 goals and 8 assists in 10 Europa League games.

In other words, Tang Zheng helped Dortmund score 27 goals and 28 assists in the entire 2010-2011 season.

How many goals did Dortmund score in the entire 2010-11 season?

Ninety-two balls!

It means that Tang Zheng alone participated in half of the goals!

With this data, we can see why Dortmund performed so well this season.

Barrios is the player with the most goals scored by Dortmund, but he only scored more goals than Tang Zheng in the league.

The number of goals he scored in the German Cup and Europa League is lower than that of Tang Zheng, and in terms of his overall contribution to the team, he is far behind.

Besides, he was able to score 24 goals in the 29th round of the league, which was directly related to Tang Zheng.

Chinese media and fans have the confidence to be proud!

Park Ji-sung, Li Rong-pyo, Nakata Hidetoshi, Hasebe Makoto, none of them can compare with Tang Zheng!

At this time, the excessive pride of the Chinese media and fans aroused strong dissatisfaction from the Korean media.

You must know that in their hearts, Park Ji-sung is a national idol and a national hero. There is even a road in China called Park Ji-sung Road!

What glory does Tang Zheng have?

At best, there are only the German Cup champion, the German Super Cup champion and the upcoming Bundesliga champion.

Park Ji-sung has won three Premier League titles, three League Cup titles and one Champions League title!

Even if Dortmund wins the Europa League, there is no way to compare with Park Ji-sung, because the Champions League is the highest honor that symbolizes professional football clubs.

And the Korean media believed that even if Tang Zheng worked hard all his life, he would still be unable to win the Champions League!

Hearing the relevant comments from the Korean media, the Chinese media and fans were certainly very upset, but they did not dare to say that Tang Zheng would definitely win the Champions League.

How many superstars in the world have worked so hard all their lives to fail to win the Champions League?

Maradona, Weah, Mateus and other stars of the last century will not be mentioned for the time being. Let’s look at the Roman prince Totti, the Italian goalkeeper Buffon, the German captain Ballack, the Czech iron man Nedved, and the alien Ronaldo...

These superstars are much more famous than Tang Zheng, but none of them has won the Champions League.

The Chinese media and fans are proud of Tang Zheng's achievements, but it doesn't mean they have no brains.

But when the Korean media's remarks reached Tang Zheng's ears, he was very upset with a strong sense of national pride.

So when he was interviewed by the Korean media, he said bluntly: "Any record is for breaking. Why can Park Ji-sung win the Champions League and why can't I win it? Facts have proved that I am stronger than Park Ji-sung!"

"So what about being strong? Can being strong be eaten? Can it be a trophy?" A middle-aged reporter from the well-known Korean sports media "Sports Today" asked a pointed rhetorical question.

"You're right! Being strong can indeed be used as a trophy!" Tang Zheng said this, and suddenly changed his voice: "How old was Park Ji-sung when he won the Champions League in Manchester United?"

How old are you?

Why ask this?

This is the question that hovers over the minds of journalists on the ground.

The reporter of "Sports Today" did the same, but he still answered truthfully: "Twenty-seven years old."

"Twenty-seven years old?" Tang Zheng whispered as if he was talking to himself, and then his voice suddenly rose an octave: "I! Before I turn twenty-five, I will definitely win the Champions League!"

Suddenly, there was an uproar at the scene.

"Arrogance!"

“Self-righteous Chinese!”

"Do you know what you're talking about?"

"This is definitely the coldest joke I've ever heard! I swear!!"

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Except for Chinese reporters and Dortmund local reporters, other reporters blurted out subconsciously.

It is undeniable that Tang Zheng's potential and ability are excellent, and he will definitely become one of the best stars on this planet in the future.

But it is not enough to win the Champions League.

Facing the questioning reporters, Tang Zheng smiled, did not continue to speak, but turned and left.

Facts speak louder than words, only glory comes!

Tang Zheng clenched his fists secretly!

Why can't the Chinese get the glory that the Koreans can get?

The next day, Dortmund ushered in Freiburg's league game at home.

Tang Zheng once again appeared in the headlines of major media.

It's just that the headlines this time are not because of how good he is on the field, nor because Dortmund are about to become the 2010-2011 Bundesliga champions.

It was Tang Zheng who said in an interview with the media yesterday afternoon that he would definitely win the Champions League before the age of twenty-five!

Such remarks caused a huge sensation.

Even Cristiano Ronaldo and Messi, who are currently recognized as the best players in world football, dare not say that, so most of the media criticized Tang Zheng's related remarks.

On the contrary, some media in North Rhine-Westphalia and Chinese media agree with Tang Zheng's remarks, they believe that the evolution of human beings comes from ambition.

Tang Zheng set the goal of winning the Champions League before the age of twenty-five, and he was not wrong.

On the contrary, it needs to be supported accordingly.