458: The German Cup final starts!
At 7:30 p.m. on the 13th, West** Stadium was already crowded and filled with people. Fans from both sides turned the stadium into a grand festival scene.
The flags fluttered in the stands, and the drums shook the sky.
There was no one on the court, and players from both sides returned to the locker room to make final preparations for the final battle.
Around the stadium, photographers set up long spears and short cannons.
More than ten minutes later, the starting players of both sides walked out of the player channel under the leadership of four referees.
Cheers like tsunamis resounded throughout the stadium!
The German national television commentator said loudly: "With the starters of both sides entering the stadium, the 2011-12 German Cup final is about to begin!
The two sides against are the most prestigious teams in German history - Dortmund and Bayern Munich!
Dortmund scored 73 points in the league this season. In the past five seasons, this score was enough for them to win the league championship, but they could only rank second this season because Bayern performed better than them and got 80 points!
The last time the two teams were at West** Stadium was on the 12th a month ago, which was a game that decided the destination of the Bundesliga championship this season.
Before that game, the difference between the two teams was only six points. Once Dortmund won by home, they would narrow the difference to three points, making the Bundesliga championship full of suspense.
In that peak battle, Bayern reversed the game with two goals from the last moment of the Chinese boy, thus scoring three points at West** Stadium, establishing the championship in one fell swoop!
After a month, the two teams met again, this time they fought for the German Cup championship.
Dortmund is full of desire for tonight's game. They hope to win the German Cup if they lose the league championship and compete for a championship trophy for the fans, thereby avoiding the embarrassing situation of losing the league.
Bayern is also full of desire for tonight's game, because only by winning the German Cup can they continue to attack the trio championship.
Tonight's game attracted German politicians to watch the game on site, and the arrival of President Goke and Chancellor Angela Merkel added brilliant glory to tonight's game.
Manchester United coach Ferguson also came to the scene. It is said that he came for Japanese star Shinji Kagawa, and some people said that he came for Chinese kids. It is unknown who he came for.
German coach Löw also came to watch the game because these two teams have many German national team players. The final stage of the European Cup is about to begin, and Löw will use this game to observe the players' status.
Let's take a look at the starting lineups of both sides.
Heinx lined up a four-two-three-one formation, goalkeeper: Neuer; four defenders: Ram, Badsteub, Boateng, Alaba; double midfielders: Gustavo, Schweinsteiger; three forwards: Robben, Cross, Wang; forward: Gomez.
This lineup has three positions changed compared to Real Madrid's second round. One is Schweinsteiger's starting midfielder tonight, and the starting point of this position that day was Cross.
The second position is the center forward, with Cross starting tonight, and Mueller that day.
The third position is the left winger, the starting lineup tonight is Wang, and that day is Ribery.
Let's continue to look at Dortmund's lineup.
Klopp also lined up the 4231 formation, goalkeeper: Weidenfeller; four defenders: Piszczek, Subotic, Hummels, Schmeltzer; double midfielders: Gundoan and Kyle; three forwards: Boischkovsky, Shinji Kagawa, Groskreuz; forward: Lewandowsky!
The game a month ago caused a huge sensation because Wang hit Kyle, who was defending him in the second half of the game, and allowed the latter to withdraw directly from the game.
After that game, Dortmund made a request to the referee committee that the king should be punished additionally.
In the end, the referee committee imposed additional penalties on the king - suspended for five games!
Bayern was very dissatisfied with the penalty and complained to the German Football Association. The main reason was that if the five games were suspended, the King would miss two games between Bayern and Real Madrid.
In the end, the German Football Association made a final judgment, reducing the suspension of five games to three games, so the king caught up with the second round with Real Madrid.
In the end, the King played in the 76th minute of that game. He scored two goals in more than ten minutes, helping Bayern draw against Real Madrid three-to-three at the Bernabeu!
Many media believe that in that thrilling game, Wang's appearance became the turning point in that game, and it was precisely because of his appearance that changed the situation on the field.
Because he took the field two minutes after he took the field, he used the corner kick opportunity to score a beautiful header, which turned the score on the field into two to three, helped Bayern equalize the total score and got the advantage of having more away goals.
This goal completely changed the situation on the court, forcing Real Madrid to score a goal to reach the final.
After equalizing the total score, Bayern placed the focus on the defense and launched a defensive counterattack. In a midfield defense, Wang relied on his tenacious stole the football, and finally passed the football with a shovel when he lost the center of gravity and sent the football to Ribery's feet.
In order to kill Ribery's single shot, Real Madrid defender tackled Ribery from behind, and he paid the price of a red card for it.
Bayern, who had one more man, firmly controlled the situation on the field at the last moment. In the 88th minute, the highlight moment of Wang came. He broke through three Real Madrid defensive players on the left, pushed the ball into the penalty area, and pierced the goal guarded by Casillas!
Three to three, Bayern equalized the score and led the overall score.
This goal completely killed the suspense of advancement, because Real Madrid had to complete two goals in the remaining minutes to advance.
In the end, Bayern drew with Real Madrid at the Bernabeu three-3 and advanced to the final with a total score of 5-4, and Real Madrid was eliminated.
After that game, many European media questioned the German Football Association's verdict.
The reason why so many stories happened is because at this stadium a month ago, Wang Yijia hit the football in Kyle's face.
What kind of story will happen if they meet again on the court tonight?
In an interview with the media yesterday, Dortmund captain Kyle said that he would continue to keep a close eye on the king and that he would not be afraid because of that kick.
Bayern and Wang kept saying in front of the media that the kick was a shot, not a revenge. Kyle talked about his own point of view, 'It's no point to discuss whether it's revenge now. I did violate Wang many times that night. Even if he retaliated against me, it was normal, because he was a young player and could not control his emotions well.'
‘The young man made a mistake and we want to give him a chance to correct it, so I have forgotten that thing now!’
Captain Dortmund is generous.”
On the court, before the game started, Kyle took the initiative to hug Wang Qi.
Wang Qi was very surprised, but he still hugged him. On the field, they were opponents, or even "enemy", but everyone is a professional player and everyone knows that the game is their job.
"Beep!..."
At 8 o'clock, the game started on time. Dortmund, who served first, transferred the football to the backcourt, and Bayern crossed the frontcourt and began to press.
Chapter completed!