When the Celta Vigo team came to Dortmund, they also had huge confidence.
Although this is the first time in their history that they have entered the Champions League, precisely because they are a new team, they also have unlimited courage. Facing the defending champion in the first game makes them think that they will take advantage of this game.
, defeated the defending champion who was no longer as brave as last year, and gained huge reputation and confidence.
Although they lost South African forward McCarthy in the transfer market in the summer, the addition of Yugoslav forward Milosevic allowed them to make up for this shortcoming. They are not afraid of so-called technical players. In La Liga, they are also
A rare and fierce team.
"It is precisely because they are so fierce...that I am not worried at all that we will lose to them." Dick smiled and said to the players: "What we are best at now is running and confrontation. In this regard, La Liga
The team only gives us shoes! Use speed and strength to overwhelm them! If they want to play defensive counterattack, then let them know that defense is not enough when facing us!"
He said this in the locker room, because before that he had already won Celta Vigo's starting lineup, and the opponent was 541-the goalkeeper was local goalkeeper Pinto, who later became a long-term substitute in Barcelona.
The guy who whistled, Velasco and Juanfran, the two substitute full-backs of the Spanish national team, guarded the wings, Sergio, Contreras and Beriso served as the three central defenders, and the two midfielders
It was Ignacio and Wagner, the two attacking midfielders were Herries and Gustavo Lopez, and Milosevic advanced.
Celta was able to finish fourth in La Liga last season. They also have a group of outstanding players. Velasco and Juanfran are regulars in the Spanish national team. Although they are not the main players, they can always occupy the bench.
For a place, Beriso and Contreras are former Argentina internationals and current Chilean internationals respectively, Sergio is a powerful La Liga central defender, Ignacio is a former Spanish international, and Wagner is in La Liga.
For a long time, there has been a defensive midfielder with one appearance record in the Brazilian national team. Jerez is the veteran main player of Celta Vigo. Lopez has a record of more than 30 appearances in the Argentine national team. Milosevic is even more so.
The main center of the Yugoslavia national team, this lineup is quite strong.
And on the bench are Catania, who is in declining form, Brazilian forward Edu, the older former Russian czar Mostovoy, and Lucin, a member of the French national youth team... To be able to achieve such results is indeed
It's not something I got by chance.
Dick was not worried that he could not win this game - Celta may be very good, but using defensive counterattacks to deal with Dortmund will make them passive throughout the game, and Celta is used to La Liga-level defense.
In Dortmund's rapid passing and shooting, I am afraid that they will fall into a passive situation...
Arshavin was a little regretful when he came on the field because he did not see the opponent's Mostovoy. When he was a child, Mostovoy was already the main force of the Russian national team. Now he has reached the top five.
The league has come to the Champions League, but Mostovoy is already thirty-four years old and cannot guarantee his main position in Celta Vigo...
This thought made Arshavin feel a little regretful, but it did not prevent him from performing better on the court.
Celta Vigo planned to use defensive counterattacks to defeat the inexperienced Dortmund in the away game. However, the momentum and physical confrontation ability of this group of inexperienced young people were not what they had expected before.
Their impression of Dortmund this season rests on the tenacious defense and slightly disorderly frontcourt attack in the Super Cup. From this aspect, Celta Vigo's intelligence collection is quite inadequate - for a team
For the new players in the Champions League, there are various situations that they need to adapt to - but I don't know whether the price they paid this time will be compensated in the future.
Dortmund started sprinting and fighting from the beginning of the game. Celta Vigo is famous for its ferocity in La Liga. However, in terms of physical confrontation, there is still a certain gap between them and Dortmund's group of midfielders with excellent physical fitness.
Er is 1.88 meters tall, Klinger is also 1.82 meters tall, and with Borowski who is over 1.9 meters tall, Dortmund's midfielder is a group of giants in front of Celta Vigo's midfielder.
Although Gomez is young, he is constantly engaging in physical confrontation with Celta's defenders in the penalty area. In this confrontation, the dexterity of Olic and Arshavin played a huge role.
Arshavin continued to cooperate with Alves on the right, and the two of them continued to attack the left guarded by Juanfran. Juanfran was also a good player in La Liga, but under the impact of these two people,
Next, he still seemed a little stretched.
Arshavin and Olic, who did not participate in the game at the weekend, performed very well. The two of them continued to impact Celta's defense. Although Celta deployed three central defenders in the penalty area, they were on the wing.
An absolute disadvantage.
In the 24th minute, Arshavin and Alves continued to pass the ball on the wing. Arshavin dribbled the ball into the penalty area. When the opponent's defender came up to block it, he passed the ball behind him with his heel. Alvi followed up.
Si Dali passed the ball to the center, Gomez gave way, and Olic, who followed up, met the ball at the back point and shot directly. The ball flew to the near corner of the goal, one to zero!
This goal gave Dortmund fans a huge cheer. Celta tried to counterattack at such a disadvantage. However, their offensive effect was not very good. The running of Dortmund's midfield made it difficult for them to attack.
, although Milosevic kept looking for points in the penalty area, he was unable to get an effective cross. Celta's wing was completely suppressed by Dortmund's movement, and when they pressed out,
The gap behind him is always captured by Dortmund...
Before the end of the first half, Dortmund made a beautiful counterattack. Borowski intercepted the ball in the midfield and passed it to Arshavin. Arshavin directly passed the long ball and Olic, who inserted on the left, unloaded the ball while running.
He caught the ball, passed Sergio's defense, and then inserted a diagonal line into the penalty area. When Pinto attacked, he decisively kicked the ball into the far corner and the ball hit the net for the second time!
Taking a two-goal lead in the first half made Dortmund fans ecstatic. Even if this was only the first game of the group stage, they were extremely happy to get such a good start at home!
"Well done! We have to play like this in the second half and completely defeat them! Don't underestimate Celta. They are known for their tenacity in La Liga. If you think that we will definitely win if we are two goals ahead, then you are wrong. Don't forget that this is the Champions League. Any team will try their best in such a game! Don't forget how we won the Champions League in unfavorable situations last season. It was more about our ability to win the Champions League. The unyielding spirit shown in the game! Without this spirit, we might be eliminated in the group stage! Others will also have such fighting spirit, don't become the background for others!"
Dick quickly showed his rich experience in Champions League games in front of the young Dortmund players.
Celta, which fell behind by two goals in the second half, was not discouraged. They quickly launched a counterattack and scored their first goal in the Champions League five minutes into the second half - Juanfran passed the ball forward. Passed to Milosevic who was receiving the ball in the penalty area, Milosevic quickly passed the ball over, a beautiful one-two, Juanfran broke into the Dortmund penalty area, and then calmly pushed the ball into the far corner Get a point back!
This goal made the Dortmund players wary. They began to realize that Dick's words were correct. There is indeed no weak team in the Champions League. What's more, they faced what is known as the biggest death group in the Champions League this season. opponent!
Such emotions made them tense up their nerves again and began to want to fight back to determine the victory. However, at this time, they once again paid the price for their youth.
Gomez was looking for scoring opportunities from the beginning of the game, but he did not have many opportunities in the penalty area. This made the young German forward a little depressed, and the small actions of Celta's defenders also made his The anger began to gradually build up. Finally, when the game reached the 64th minute, after being brought down by the opponent defender Beriso while dribbling the ball on the sideline, he picked up the ball and smashed it towards the opponent - this action was natural He got a red card without any luck!
When the Dortmund fans booed in the stands, Gomez came to his senses and realized what he had done - he looked at the red card shown by the referee a little stupidly, then lowered his head and walked off. court……
He didn't know how Dick was going to deal with him. He only knew that the yellow card he got at this time would definitely be very bad. When the opponent got back a point, he left Dortmund with one less person to fight. If it was a big lead If the advantage is lost because of him... what will Dick do?
Dick was not polite to him. He greeted Gomez as he walked off the court, and then slapped him on the neck: "Damn it, Mario, you're going to take all my preparations right now." It’s starting over...go back to the locker room and think about why you made such a mistake!”
Gomez was a little stunned. It wasn't that he was surprised that Dick hit him and scolded him, but Dick's tone - apart from hating iron for not being able to become steel, it really had no other meaning...
"What are you looking at? Why don't you go back to the locker room? If you don't leave, I'm really going to deal with you!" Dick pretended to hit you again, and Gomez immediately shrank his neck and ran back to the locker room...
Looking at Gomez's back, Dick shook his head helplessly. Do the guys named Mario have some brain problems? The former German "Super Mario" Basler was also a guy with brain problems. In the future,
Mario Balotelli, the god of Barcelona, has the same brain problem. This Mario is not a fuel-efficient lamp...
"Now Dortmund is fighting with one less person and is facing a very serious situation! What will Dick do next?"
"Bullshit, the situation is serious!" Dick spat on the ground, and then shouted to the court: "Keep playing like this! Origi, go to the middle! Switch to defensive counterattack, lure them to press up, and then
Kill them with speed!"
He was not worried that the team would lose the game. Celta's defenders also lacked speed. Although they quickly replaced Mostovoy in the hope of strengthening the offense, in this case, the gap in their backcourt was
It will be even bigger. Even if Gomez is off the field, Dortmund is more likely to expand its lead through counterattack!
