On February 15th, Dortmund played a beautiful game at home. Ricken and Cavinaji each scored two goals in the first half. Frings scored two penalty kicks in the second half. Dortmund won 4-1 at home.
A big victory over Bochum, with this victory, they ushered in the third round of the second stage of the Champions League group stage and challenged Real Madrid away.
Dick took the entire Dortmund team to Madrid to prepare for this game, and before he arrived in Madrid, the entire Madrid media and fan base had already begun to get excited.
This is the first time Dick has returned to Madrid since he left Madrid after the end of last season!
After stepping down as the head coach of Atletico Madrid, Dick lived in Madrid for a period of time. He never returned to Madrid until he accepted Dortmund's invitation.
His two assistants did it, which made many Madrid fans feel that he was a bit ruthless, and many people could understand him - after leaving Atletico Madrid, he rarely mentioned Atletico Madrid in interviews, and even more
Rarely criticizes Atletico Madrid's transfers and games. This can be regarded as doing everything he can to the best of his ability. This makes Atletico Madrid fans miss him and at the same time, they also begin to be more grateful to Dick.
When Dick and Dortmund's plane landed in Madrid, and when they walked out of the airport hall, Dick unexpectedly saw more than a hundred Atletico Madrid fans holding banners to welcome him...
"Welcome back, Dick!"
After seeing Dick's figure, Atletico Madrid fans gave a huge cheer. Many Atletico Madrid fans were shouting Dick's name, but they did not shout "Dick come back".
Firstly, they respect Dick and Dortmund, and secondly, Aragones has done well at Atletico Madrid this season, and they also respect the old coach.
Dick laughed, then raised his hand to wave to the Atletico fans. After hearing the Atletico fans continuing to cheer, he put down his hand and led the Dortmund players out of the airport.
"Wow, the boss is so popular in Madrid." Cavinaji couldn't help but say.
Rivaldo laughed: "It's strange that he's not popular... But it's just half of Madrid. How much this half of Madrid loves him, the other half of Madrid hates him, and of course, the whole of Barcelona."
As a veteran of La Liga, Rivaldo naturally knows what kind of influence Dick has in La Liga, and he is not surprised that so many Atletico Madrid fans come to support Dick: "We may have a lot of fans in tomorrow's game.
If we take advantage of it, Atletico Madrid fans will help us."
He smiled and said to the Dortmund players, which made the Dortmund players begin to feel stronger confidence.
Although they lost to AC Milan in the last game, they were not at a disadvantage on the court. This greatly improved the confidence of the Dortmund players. Real Madrid's poor state in this group did not make the Dortmund players feel afraid.
——Not to mention they also have a head coach who has maintained an unbeaten record against Real Madrid!
"I am very happy to return to Madrid for the first time. But as a head coach, I am not willing to have this situation happen, which means we have to face Real Madrid... Real Madrid this season should be better than last season
To be stronger, the addition of Ronaldo has made Real Madrid more invulnerable, but their usual problems have still not been solved. We are not unsure about this game."
At the pre-match press conference after arriving in Madrid, Dick said in an understatement. Although Real Madrid now has a greater advantage in the La Liga standings, Atletico Madrid seems to be struggling. However, Dick's words are still not there.
Bring Real Madrid to a relatively high position.
This makes Atletico Madrid fans happy. Many Atletico Madrid fans said in interviews that they must find a way to enter the Bernabeu to support Dick no matter what they do. Real Madrid fans launched a mobilization order, "Don't let
Every home team ticket goes into the hands of Atletico Madrid people" is their slogan...
In the match between Dortmund and Real Madrid, Atletico Madrid fans and Real Madrid fans started a war!
When the day of February 20th arrived, a phalanx of people cheering for Dick suddenly appeared in one of the stands at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium!
Although Real Madrid fans have worked very hard, Atletico Madrid fans are also local snakes after all. They used various methods to obtain tickets for a certain stand, and then turned that stand into a stand to support Dick and Dortmund's away team.
Fans from the south and the north echo each other!
"I have to say that Dick does have countless supports in Atletico Madrid, which can be seen from this game... It's no wonder, after all, although he only coached Atletico Madrid for two years, he won two league titles
Champions and two European championships, such achievements have not been achieved by any Atletico Madrid coach. If I were an Atletico Madrid fan, I would miss Dick like this... This may be a little bit to Mr. Aragones.
It's not respectable enough, but until he gets better results than Dick, I'm afraid he won't receive the same welcome."
"Atletico Madrid plays Inter Milan tomorrow at the Calderon Stadium, and if that's not the case, maybe we will see Atletico Madrid players in the stands... Oh, who is that guy in the corner? Isn't it Jardel? No wonder
, he has been recuperating recently and has not appeared in Atletico Madrid's main lineup. Now it seems that he is here to support Dick. Under Dick's leadership, he won a La Liga Golden Boot and a La Liga Silver Boot. However, as
When Dick left, his bad luck also began. He was injured shortly after the start of the season and took two months off. After recovering from the injury, he was injured again within two months of playing. Just like after Dick left, he also reduced his
With the same luck, it is said that Atletico Madrid has planned to sell him in the summer. This season has really changed a lot..."
Jardel in the stands looked at Dick who appeared on the sidelines and smiled bitterly.
He is indeed unlucky this season. Originally, even if Dick left, his status would not change. However, his performance was quite poor due to continuous injuries. Now Atletico Madrid's main forwards are Torres and Xia Tian.
Former La Liga top scorer Moreno, even if he comes back, he will probably only compete with Cruz for a substitute position, and with his high salary, it is said that Atletico Madrid is preparing to purge him after the end of the season...
If Dick hadn't left, maybe none of this would have happened.
Dick did not see Jardel in the stands. After leaving Atletico Madrid, he paid much less attention to Atletico Madrid because he knew that paying attention to this now has no meaning unless it means that Dortmund will encounter in the game.
Atletico Madrid.
Real Madrid introduced Ronaldo this summer, giving them another superstar. After Dick left La Liga, Real Madrid's performance felt somewhat irrepressible. They are now far ahead in the La Liga standings, with Valencia and Deportivo
Runa's performance is declining, and Atletico Madrid has lost the momentum of last season. Although Barcelona sold Rivaldo and introduced Riquelme, they have not yet seen the shadow of revival. Real Madrid's performance in the league seems to be
Very good.
However, they encountered difficulties in the Champions League. They lost to AC Milan in the first round, maybe it was an accident, but they were tied with Lokomotiv Moscow in the second round at home, which seemed very problematic. This summer
They still haven't introduced defensive players to strengthen their defense, but they have a surplus of personnel in the frontcourt, so forwards like Morientes can only play as substitutes, which is obviously top-heavy.
In fact, everyone knows the problem of Real Madrid now. They are top-heavy. With the offense of these superstars, they can basically win most of the confrontations in La Liga. This will give them a great advantage in the league. However, in the European competition, the defense is
Insufficiency will be a big problem, but this is not an issue that Florentino needs to consider. After taking office, he not only wants to win honors, but also makes up for the shortfall left by former chairman Sanz and introduces superstars in business.
The income is more - this is a matter of two worlds in itself. Looking at Florentino's behavior from a business perspective, we can clearly understand some things.
In this game, Bosque started with 442, goalkeeper Casillas, because Hierro was injured, the central defender partners were Helguera and Pavin, the wings were Salgado and Roberto Carlos, and the defensive midfielder Forla
Vio Conceicao and Cambiasso partnered, the two attacking midfielders Zidane and Figo, and the strike partners were Raul and Ronaldo...
"Twenty years have passed and Real Madrid's defense is still like this."
Dick couldn't help but complain on the coaching bench. Apart from the addition of Ronaldo, Real Madrid's midfield and backfield had almost no changes. The only difference was that these people were one year older...
Dick also sent all his main players in this game, goalkeeper Lehmann, defenders Alves, Dede, Metzelder and Vaughns, midfielder Kyle Frings, Rosicky, three midfielders, Rival
Duo and Okocha attack the midfielder, and Kawinaji advances forward alone.
Bosque looked at Dick from a distance, feeling a little helpless. Although La Liga without Dick was a bit more boring, it also had a lot less pressure. However, in the European arena, he still encountered Dick.
The leader is no longer Atletico Madrid, but Dortmund. However, Dick's tactics against Real Madrid have not changed. In this game, he sent Alves instead of Ruyter, which made it clear that he wanted to fight against Real Madrid.
It’s Real Madrid’s defense that’s being beaten!
If it were Dortmund, would you still be able to beat us with offense? If you can really do it, then give it a try! Del Bosque thought to himself.
Anyway, we are still leading by two points. Even if the offense cannot win a victory from the Bernabeu, it would be good to get a draw... I will deal with you when we return to the home court. There will be two rounds left and a five-point advantage in two rounds... Hmph
Hum, there is no pressure to eliminate you! Dick thought in his heart.
Dick has a lot of experience playing against Real Madrid. Although Dortmund's overall strength is worse than that of Atletico Madrid at that time, it is not much worse in terms of offense. After all, Atletico Madrid's two attacking midfielders at that time were mainly active in
On the wing, Dortmund is in the middle. Real Madrid's defense in the middle is worse than last season. If you seize the opportunity, it will not be too difficult to score. In the away game, as long as you can get a point, Dick can
To maximize their points advantage, Real Madrid was tied with Lokomotiv Moscow before, which was their biggest mistake!
In such a stalemate group of three teams, it is actually normal to see who wins and who loses. If the results of each other are similar, how many points can be gained from the weakest team?
That's a problem! Now Real Madrid is at a disadvantage in this regard, and this is what Dick wants to take advantage of.
Both sides have lost to AC Milan, but Dortmund defeated Lokomotiv Moscow and Real Madrid did not win. Now Dick's goal is to at least get the same points as Real Madrid in the two games!
