"GOOOOOOOOOAL! GOAL! The ball went in! A wonderful lob! The goal was scored by a name that we have forgotten for a long time - Russ Ricken! The man who became famous with the same lob seven years ago
The player seemed a lot quieter in the past seven years. However, seven years later, facing the same opponent, he once again reached the glory of his career! He was once called a forever rookie, but now
He is already twenty-seven years old and has proven that he is still the same person he was seven years ago!"
"Lars Riken! Once again brought a nightmare to Juventus! No one thought that Juventus would fall at the feet of the same man seven years later! Dortmund tied the total score to 4 to 4, but now they
Two goals in the away game! This makes them only one step away from promotion! Juventus, with their steel defense, failed to stop Dortmund's attack at the last moment! Dortmund is about to enter the final!"
After scoring such a wonderful and important goal, Ricken's expressionless face suddenly burst into ecstasy. He rushed directly to the sidelines, took off his jersey and hung it on the corner stick, and then
He raised the flagpole high and announced his presence at the Alpstadion!
When he debuted, he was considered a banner figure in Dortmund. He debuted at the age of seventeen and won the Champions League at the age of twenty. However, he did not improve much in the following period, and he also started to play in Dortmund.
Reduced to a substitute, however, at this time, Ricken never thought of leaving Dortmund. Now, he finally ushered in the most glorious moment!
At this time, countless Dortmund fans shed tears of excitement. They have no doubt that Ricken at this time will become an important factor in Dortmund's championship just like he did seven years ago!
This is very important to them, because Ricken is a player trained by Dortmund themselves and is a symbol of Dortmund. Their feelings for Ricken are just like the feelings of Atletico Madrid fans towards Torres - but this season Torres has shown
Although he has shown his outstanding strength, Ricken's performance has not met people's expectations in the past seven years.
"Forever Rookie"
This is what many media said when they ridiculed Ricken. However, at this moment, they remembered that seven years ago at the Olympic Stadium in Munich, when Juventus saw hope and launched a fierce attack, that handsome Pian Pian
The young man used an extraordinary lob to make the then invincible Juventus fall to the ground!
When Ricken held his jersey high, the entire Alpstadion was filled with the cheers of Dortmund fans.
Dick knelt on his knees and shouted to the sky. At this moment, he had never had such strong self-confidence. He firmly believed that Dortmund now is absolutely invincible!
Compared with last season when they were at the bottom of the Champions League, leading Dortmund to the Champions League this season was a journey of walking on thin ice. Perhaps only Dick knew how much he had paid in the Champions League, but even he,
At the beginning, he was not sure whether Dortmund could win the championship in such a difficult situation. However, after the ball appeared, he began to have absolute confidence and firmly believed that Dortmund would be able to win the Champions League!
This goal brought Juventus to the verge of collapse. Lippi made the last substitution. Di Vayo came on to replace Montero. Juventus wanted to fight until the last moment.
And Dick also made the last substitution, Ismael replaced Kavinagy, and Dortmund began to recover across the board. There were only three minutes of stoppage time. If you beat these few minutes, you can advance to the final!
The miracle didn't happen.
Although Juventus almost attacked at the last minute, they still failed to break through Dortmund's defense. When referee Meyer blew the whistle for the end of the game, Dick and his players were in Al
Crazy celebrations and shouting began at the Baseball Stadium!
As soon as the whistle sounded, Dick and all the Dortmund players, who had been waiting on the sidelines for a long time, rushed into the stadium and started their own celebrations in the stadium. The Juventus fans in the stands began to choose one after another.
After exiting the field, only a few hundred Dortmund fans from afar were left in the stands cheering...
2 to 3, the total score was 4 to 4. Relying on the advantage of scoring one more goal in the away game, Dortmund eliminated Juventus with difficulty and reached the Champions League final for the second time in history!
And Dick has become the first head coach in history to lead two different teams to the finals for two consecutive years. If he can win in the next finals, then he will be the first consecutive one.
A head coach who has led two different teams to Champions League titles in two years!
Dick didn't think about this at this time. He knew that there were still three games left. Only if he achieved the expected results in these three games would he be considered a success this season - all glory would be lost until he won the championship.
No matter what, only real champions are real honors!
After celebrating wildly for more than twenty minutes, Dick calmed down, and then he waved the players to get ready to go back to the locker room to change clothes - they still had a few games to play next...
"There is no shame in relying on the rules to advance. The rules are designed to be followed... If the next four goals did not appear and there was only one goal in the 12th minute of the game, Juventus would advance.
, we will have no complaints at that time. Good luck? Maybe we are really lucky, but in addition to luck, we still need to have strength. Our four goals are the hard work and courage of our players, and Juventus
Three of Tooth's goals were formed by direct long passes. Isn't this luck? It's us who are entering the final now, and it will be us who will appear at Old Trafford. This is the final result!
"
Dick returned to his usual arrogance at the post-match press conference, showing his confidence as a winner. Naturally, this made everyone at Juventus very, very dissatisfied. However, Dick was the winner in the team.
With both strength and bench thickness at a disadvantage, he has the right to be so arrogant after completing such a difficult promotion.
Under the hostile eyes of half the city of Turin, Dick led his team to fly back to Germany. There are still two rounds left in the league. Before the Champions League final, what he has to do is to lead the team to win
League champion, and then go for the Champions League title!
Dortmund returned to Germany and received a grand welcome from the fans, and the German media praised Dortmund's outstanding performance this season. They were able to achieve such results despite fighting on two fronts. This performance is already comparable to that of
Bayern has been extremely outstanding in the past three years. What is even more commendable is that in terms of overall strength, Dortmund has no advantage, and it can still achieve such results, which is enough to push Dick's reputation to a new height!
"Young Dick has a bright future! There are only a handful of head coaches who can succeed in both leagues, not to mention that he can also continue to win in European competitions. This is the beginning of his official coaching of a professional team.
After that, they entered the finals of European competitions for three consecutive years! This kind of performance is enough to put most managers to shame... Dortmund's results this season are really jaw-dropping! Now they have three games left, let us see
Let’s see if they can create the most glorious season in history, or will they fall at the last moment like Leverkusen last season?”
After returning to Dortmund, Dick announced a day off to let the players relax. Now they are three points ahead, which makes it difficult for Dortmund to win the championship one round in advance. However, the opponents in the last two rounds are not very good teams.
Kaiserslautern, their opponent in the 33rd round, is currently ranked in the middle of the pack and has no desires and desires. Their opponent in the last round is Cottbus, who has been relegated in advance. They probably will not have any fighting spirit to compete with Dortmund...
"Four points are enough for us to win the championship, so in the away game, our goal is a draw. Do you understand?"
Dick told all the players straightforwardly that the last round of the Bundesliga will be held on May 24th, and the final will be on May 29th. Since Dortmund cannot win the championship one round early, then
While trying to secure the championship, the players will not have to pay too much.
No matter how many points we win in the end, as long as we win the championship.
On May 17th, Dortmund challenged Kaiserslautern away from home!
You can see from this day how unfavorable this is for Dortmund. They just played a life-and-death battle in the away game two days ago, and they will play a league game two days later, and Dortmund has no way to apply for the postponement of this game. Now it has arrived.
It's the last two rounds, and all games must be played at the same time. Even if Dortmund wins glory in the European arena, it must abide by such rules domestically.
Dortmund has no objections to this arrangement. Firstly, it is because once the Germans set the rules, they will implement them seriously. Secondly, it is also because Bayern also played like this before, and there was no discount. Dortmund naturally does not want to play against their mortal enemy.
He seemed too fragile and frail in front of me.
In the away game, Dick sent out a substitute lineup. Except for a few players who started, the others were all substitutes. Goalkeeper Lehmann, defender Ruit, Madoni, Warnes, Ismail, midfielder
Demel, Klinger, Frings, attacking midfielders Ricken and Everton, forward Olic.
From the beginning of the game, Dortmund, who had just played a wonderful game on the road, played a coward in this away game. They continued to defend in their own half and protected themselves through running and clearance.
At the gate, the main attackers are the three frontcourt players, who constantly use counterattacks to reduce the pressure brought by the opponent's offense - their goal is very clear, we are here for one point, anyway, as long as we win at home in the last round,
You can win the league championship!
Dick said from the beginning that it would be enough to score one point in the away game. This allowed the Dortmund players to not feel any psychological pressure because of Bayern's victory in this round. As long as they still maintain a one-point advantage, then this point will be beneficial to Bayern.
It will be a natural chasm!
In the end, Dortmund successfully got the point they wanted in the away game, and in another game, Bayern defeated Stuttgart 2-1 at home, narrowing the gap to one point. However, there is still the final round of the league.
Under the circumstances, Dortmund still has the advantage - they only need to defeat the relegated Cottbus at home and that is enough!
"Dick took advantage of their previous five-point lead to the extreme... In the last four rounds of the league, they have two wins and two draws, and they happen to be one point ahead of Bayern... But we can also understand that in the case of two-front operations, we can
Winning the final championship is the best result..."
