Dortmund was two goals behind at home. Klopp had no choice but to order the entire team to retreat and compress the backfield formation!
They were forced to focus on defense by the defending champions, Liverpool!
After all, this was Dortmund's first Champions League game in seven years. Moreover, for most of the players on the field, it was the first Champions League game in their lives.
If they were defeated by Liverpool in the first group game, what would they do in the next five games?
Moreover, the blow to their morale from a crushing defeat was unimaginable!
After Dortmund's adjustment, Liverpool's overall formation also began to press forward.
It was as if an invincible battleship was anchored in Dortmund's half of the field, making Dortmund unable to move. They could only look for opportunities to counterattack in the gaps.
Xanchua, Götze, and Grosskreutz were not of much help to the defense. Liverpool's attacking group in the front field plus the full backs' assists allowed Liverpool to skillfully move the ball and organize the attack in the front field.
Liverpool was two goals ahead. There was no need to attack fiercely at all. They focused on the control of the rhythm.
First, use the passing to exhaust the opponent, and then create excellent opportunities to attack the opponent's defensive line.
In the 41st minute of the game, Raúl received Suárez's cross pass on the front line and knocked the ball back. Qin Xiong, who came to the front of the penalty area, received the ball and took a shot!
A half-high ball was blasted out. When the football flew into the penalty area, it was blocked by Subotic with his foot. The football refracted and changed direction, almost hanging Weidenfeller.
Fortunately, the football slid past the goal.
Dortmund's counterattack became lonely under Liverpool's strong midfield control. They could only rely on a lone hero to break through.
In the 43rd minute of the game, Grosskreutz received Xanchua from the left flank and rushed past Johnson in the midfield. He charged forward along the flank.
It seemed that he had single-handedly charged into Liverpool's dangerous defensive zone.
However, Mascherano, who quickly retreated to his cutting path, directly intercepted the football at Grosskreutz's feet.
Klopp closed his eyes when he saw this from the sidelines.
He understood that Liverpool had suppressed Dortmund's offense with a strong offense, which forced Dortmund to counterattack. Then, they cut Dortmund's offensive formation, leaving the attacking players alone when they counterattacked. They cut off the connection between the players through joint defense, and finally relied on the players' strong interception ability to restrain the opponent's offense.
At the end of the day, Liverpool's offense was too strong.
The first half of the match came to an end when Suárez received Baines' cross with a header.
The two teams returned to the locker room.
Liverpool did not have a deep impression of Borussia Dortmund.
After all, the more passionate and irrational their opponents were, the easier it would be for Liverpool to crack them.
Moreover, it was reasonable that Dortmund had not adapted to the changes in the style and rhythm of the European competition after returning to the Champions League.
It was believed that Manchester City, which was participating in the Champions League for the first time this season, would also encounter such a problem.
In the second half, the two teams changed sides and fought again.
Dortmund tried to attack quickly in the second half, but Götze's straight ball to Lewandowski in front of the right side was accurately intercepted by Thiago Silva. Dortmund then fell into a passive defense.
In the 64th minute of the game, Qin Xiong received Johnson's pass from the right side of the front waistline. Then he passed the ball straight to Raúl in the front line after bypassing Bender.
After the pass, Qin Xiong ran horizontally and did not plug forward into the penalty area, which made Kehr's defensive prediction fall short.
Raúl knocked the ball back to the back under intensive defensive pressure. Alonso stepped forward and kicked the ball out. The football rolled to the front of the left side of the road.
Baines crossed the ball from the outside and cut straight into the penalty area. When Piszczek reacted and chased back in the direction of the end line, Baines crossed the ball to the middle of the penalty area.
Under Hummels' pressing defense, Suárez knocked the ball back with his back to the goal.
At this time, Qin Xiong, who cut into the penalty area diagonally from outside the penalty area, received the ball and blasted out a volley.
The football flew straight to the top right corner of the goal like a cannonball.
Weidenfeller did not respond.
The shock of the ball flying into the goal made the whole Dortmund team stunned!
Liverpool's positional warfare offense had reached the acme of perfection!
"Liverpool leads the Bundesliga champion Dortmund by three goals at the Westfalenstadion!
This is the gap between the two leagues, the gap between the Premier League champions and the Bundesliga champions!
Qin Xiong scored twice. He was in good form today. Liverpool's team cooperation in the front field was also pleasing to the eye.
In this game, we could clearly see that Koeman focused on activating the offensive abilities of Liverpool's two full backs. Johnson, who was originally thought to be able to perform better, was obviously inferior to Baines. Baines could be said to have shone brightly today. His timely flanking was very helpful to pull open gaps for the forward line.
Suárez's return pass reflected the essence of Liverpool's tactics.
Qin Xiong also played well today as the attacking point from the back.
This was a little different from his previous play as the attacking midfielder or the shadow striker position.
Many years ago, when he served as Arsenal's offensive commander in the front field, he delivered the cannonballs to Henry and frequently sent out wonderful passes. It was an unforgettable classic scene in our memory.
Now, he has become a killer in the ambush from the back. His finishing ability is terrifying!
Dortmund's defeat at home today is certain. In the following time, will Dortmund make a last-ditch struggle or fight with all their strength to avoid a big defeat? "
Comain sat calmly in the technical area on the sidelines.
He casually glanced at Klopp on the other side.
For Comain now, the team he was least afraid of was a team like Dortmund.
At least this season's Dortmund was nothing to be afraid of.
Because Dortmund did not have the overwhelming offensive strength of Barcelona.
They also did not have the pragmatic awareness of Real Madrid, who sacrificed their offense to defend and counterattack under Mourinho's command!
As long as he took a look at Dortmund's starting lineup, Comain had confidence in his heart.
Lewandowski, Götze, Shinji Kagawa, and Grosskreutz were only the four attacking players. It was difficult for the attacking players to provide more help to the defense. This meant that Dortmund was destined to be suppressed by Liverpool and win!
If Dortmund removed two of the players and replaced them with defensive players, then Comain would be very afraid.
Liverpool was now most afraid of a situation where they would lose if they could not win for a long time.
On the contrary, if the opponent's defense was average and their offense was average, then they would only be torn to pieces by the Red Army!
Perhaps Klopp was not aware of this at all and did not know which games he selected when he collected information on Liverpool.
If it was a game against a strong team, then it would be a big mistake.
He should have seen how those weak teams had made Liverpool suffer so much.
Especially in this season's Premier League, the difficult situation Liverpool faced would be sniping from the middle and lower ranked teams, and definitely not from a strong team!
A strong team?
The more ambitious a team was on the field, the easier Liverpool would win. The crazy slaughter of Arsenal was the best proof.
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