The playing time is not far away. Dortmund's players have returned to the locker room and are making final preparations. The players seem silent at this time. People usually play music, but no one has done this at this time. Klopp clapped his hands and attracted everyone's attention and asked, "Are you scared?"

Some say they are not afraid, while others are silent.

"Guys, there's nothing to worry about! I know this is the Champions League quarterfinals, I know that each of us dreams of reaching the heights we used to be, and we shouldn't stop catching up with Lars!"

Lars Ricken stood in the locker room. He is from Dortmund. He devoted his entire career to Dortmund. The reason why Dortmund won the Champions League trophy was because of Ricken's emergence and a shocking shot!

In the 1997 Champions League final, he scored a heavy cannon for Dortmund, helping the team defeat Juventus, who reached the final 3-1, and won the only Champions League trophy for the Dortmund directors.

After retiring, Ricken began to work for Dortmund. This time when he came to Manchester City, Ricken was like a psychological counselor, cheering the players as an old senior.

Ricken is naturally the pace of Dortmund players catching up.

"But, guys, relax, we have done well enough! Now we need to just show ourselves in this game. If we are afraid of losing and are afraid of going to the court, this is a coward. We don't need to be afraid of anything! Just pursue our true hearts and show ourselves, we accept it calmly whether the result is good or bad!"

Klopp couldn't tell the potential of this team. He only knew that his soldiers were really excellent, but he was the head coach. He was just as naive as Wen Sheng. Winning the Champions League not only requires strength, but also luck. Sometimes you play well, maybe you lose, sometimes you play poorly, but you can get a good result.

During the group stage, Dortmund once scored a point from Manchester City's home court. This is no exaggeration to say that it was due to luck. They didn't play well at that time.

"Anyway, relax and work hard!" Klopp clenched his fists and encouraged his disciples.

Ricken also said a few words to the players, praising them for their excellentness, and even saying that they are better than the Dortmund team they are in.

What he said may be true. Dortmund was indeed quite strong back then. He borrowed money to buy many good players, but Juventus was much stronger than them. At that time, Juventus was the Juventus dynasty established by Lippi. He reached the Champions League final for three consecutive years. In addition to Real Madrid, which had won five consecutive championships, this feat was unique. However, Lippi led the team to Dortmund for the second time and Dortmund won.

It's just because of strength and luck. The first game of the quarterfinals is not good, and there is still a second game, which is much more room for the finals. Ricken also knows that it's not a good thing for these players to go on the game with the pressure of losing.

Dortmund players gradually relaxed, and it was not Etihad or Manchester City fans who put pressure on them, but mainly the price of losing.

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"Don't be nervous during the game. This kind of game is not the first time I played. It's a role model against Malaga. First of all, we must make sure we don't lose the ball! Then we think about winning the game! I don't know what tactical strategies they will adopt in the game, but they will definitely perform better than the last time they came to Etihad Stadium. Don't panic when you get the ball in the backcourt. If you really can't, please clear the ball to the sideline! James, Yaya, you must pay special attention to making up for the place in the middle!"

"Their routes are just a few, intervene in the middle, and the penalty area... I need to fill in well, don't let them find gaps!" Wen Sheng took a watercolor pen and drew a key area on the tactical board. This place requires a back midfielder to fill in for defense.

Wen Sheng has already told the team a lot about tactical issues. Before the game, he just reviewed some key defensive points for everyone to review again.

Because they are at home, Manchester City players are still relatively relaxed.

Some head coaches seem to be afraid of luck, but Wen Sheng publicly told his players at this time, "We did a good job against Malaga, but this does not mean that we can do a good job in this game, because Dortmund is different! Remember, from now on, you should not have complicated thoughts and feelings, throwing all the damn cheers, victory, etc. behind you. You are machines, you win reapers!"

Wen Sheng spoke passionately and had a hideous face, "When you come to the court, you only need to do one thing and cooperate sincerely to break their running and bombing tactics!"

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"Dear viewers in front of the TV, Manchester City's home match against Dortmund in the first leg of the UEFA Champions League quarter-finals in the 12-13 European Football Champions League is about to begin. Players from both sides are entering the stadium in the Champions League march, and the battle is about to begin!"

"Next, I will introduce the starting list of both sides. Manchester City's starting lineup is 4231, goalkeeper Navas, right back Sabaleta, center back Van Dijk, Kompani, left back Krish, back midfielder Milner, Toure, front midfielder Silva, left winger Nasri, right winger De Bruyne, center forward Dzeko."

"Bortmond is also 4231, goalkeeper Weidenfeller, right-back Piszczek, center-back Subotic, Santana, left-back Schmeltzer, midfielder Gundogan, Kyle, front midfielder Götze, left-wing forward Reus, right-wing forward Groskreuz, center Lewandowski."

"The referee group for law enforcement in this game comes from Sweden, and the main whistle is international referee Jonas Eriksen..."

He Wei was quickly reciting the list of both sides of the game in the live broadcast room.

Wensheng and Klopp greeted each other enthusiastically on the court and made an appointment to have a drink together after the game.

Wen Sheng remembered that it seemed that neither of them helped each other and smiled. It seemed that no one wanted each other's good luck.

Wen Sheng is actually quite worried about this game. He feels that Dortmund at this node will definitely be more difficult to deal with than in the group stage.

In the group stage, Klopp, as a newcomer in the Champions League, was not very experienced in the Champions League and was too afraid of Manchester City, so he was a bit tactically frustrated. Because Manchester City's team looks more stable, Klopp's team is trying to keep playing in the group stage. Now looking at the top 16 games, Wen Sheng found that Dortmund has let go and played with me as the way to play.

Wen Sheng believes that Dortmund is very different from the group stage, and it is likely to release his "nature" even more!
Chapter completed!