King of the Zone

爱尔兰当地时间2011年5月18日晚上20:45，随着主裁判的一声哨响，2010/2011赛季欧洲联盟杯决赛多特蒙德VS波尔图的比赛在拥有5万个座位的都柏林英杰华体育场正式开始。

In the case that the Bundesliga has already won the championship in advance, Dortmund has fully prepared and adjusted during this period, and sent the strongest lineup under Klopp.

Dortmund's starting lineup from the backcourt to the frontcourt is goalkeeper Weidenfeller, right back Piszczek, center back Hummels, Subotic, left back Schmelzer, midfielder Sebastian Kell, right midfielder Shinji Kagawa, left midfielder Mario Gotze, midfielder Nuri Sahin, center forward Barrios, and shadow forward Cheng Hai.

Because the league has already won the championship, everyone has enough rotation rest and preparation time. When the finals came out, every player was very energetic and full of confidence.

However, Porto's players are equally energetic, no worse than Dortmund's players.

Because, they won the league in advance even earlier than Dortmund.

Moreover, the Portuguese Super League has only 16 teams, two less than the Bundesliga, and is weaker than the Bundesliga in terms of competition intensity.

The only thing that makes Porto have scruples is the Portuguese FA Cup match, they reached the final, the final date is four days later on May 5.

However, compared with the Portuguese Cup, the UEFA Cup is obviously much more important.

What's more, they have already won the league championship.

If they win the UEFA Cup today and get the Portuguese Cup four days later, they will complete the small triple crown of the Portuguese Super League, the Portuguese Cup, and the UEFA Cup.

Although it is not as good as the real Triple Crown champion of the Champions League, the small Triple Crown is not easy, and it is also worthy of special mention.

Once the triple crown is won, all the players in this team will be worth doubled, and it is entirely possible to transfer to the giants of the five major leagues.

Therefore, the Porto players in this game are also full of fighting spirit, and their physical reserves are not worse than Dortmund.

Both sides have been preparing for the battle for a long time, ready to complete their efforts and win the championship trophy.

Porto did not play conservative defensive counterattack tactics because of Cheng Hai's existence. They were even more aggressive than Dortmund. They sent a 433 offensive formation to fight against Dortmund.

They hope that the three strikers formed by Falcao, James Rodriguez and Hulk can surpass the Hornets striker led by Cheng Hai in the number of goals.

At the beginning of the game, the two sides fought fiercely in the midfield, no one flinched, and the offensive and defensive rhythm was extremely fast.

However, Porto's defense against Cheng Hai was also very cautious in the midfield, and he was strictly guarded against him.

In addition, Falcao, Rodriguez, and Hulk did not completely advance to the frontcourt and then did not return to defense, waiting for their teammates to pass the ball up. They were also running back and forth, not only participating in offense, but also in defense.

The advantage of winning the league championship more than a month in advance allows them to reserve enough physical energy to spend in this final.

In the case of an inherent lack of defense in the formation, they actively return to the defense by the frontcourt players in exchange for a numerical advantage in defense.

Moreover, Porto has also conducted research and training on Cheng Hai for more than a month. They have special routines and drills on how to defend Cheng Hai in any situation, which is very professional.

In the 6th minute, Cheng Hai received a pass from his teammate in the midfield and was about to break through the player defending him, but was pulled down to the ground by the opponent.

Because the distance from the penalty area is too far, it is not a dangerous attack, so the opponent's pull this time was only called a foul, and did not get a yellow card.

Although Cheng Hai and his teammates were very dissatisfied, they did not change the referee's penalty.

In the 11th minute, Cheng Hai ran out of space in the frontcourt, but as soon as his teammates passed the ball, two players from both sides rushed over to defend him and poked Cheng Hai's ball away.

In the 15th minute, Dortmund got a corner kick. Cheng Hai wanted to take off in the penalty area to fight for the top, but was hit by the strongest defender of the opponent avoiding the referee's eyes.

Although he didn't knock him down, it made his jumping height insufficient and his body swayed a bit. In the end, the ball he hit failed to hit the right part and was thrown off the crossbar.

Seeing that there were few chances for the opponent to guard against death in the middle, Cheng Hai switched to the side.

In the 20th minute, Cheng Hai took the ball and prepared to pass the opponent's full-back with a bull's tail and then made a pass from the bottom.

As a result, his perfect fake move with 20 full points was spotted by the opponent, and the opponent shoveled the ball before Cheng Hai broke through.

Porto has indeed studied Cheng Hai to the extreme. From his kicking habits to his dominant foot, signs of fake moves, defensive moves under what circumstances, etc., he has carried out detailed and targeted training.

On the other hand, Dortmund has always thought that they are the Bundesliga champions, stronger than the Portuguese Super League champions, and Cheng Hai is also stronger than Falcao. Therefore, Dortmund basically did not conduct targeted training for Porto's lineup, but just reserve physical fitness and tactics according to their own habits and rhythm.

Unexpectedly, he was trapped to death by Porto's targeted defense in the first half.

The narrators explained unexpectedly:
"This final has played out a little bit in a way that people didn't expect."

"Although Porto's strength is not weak, generally speaking, everyone still thinks that the Bundesliga champion Dortmund is stronger. Cheng Hai's personal strength should also be stronger than Falcao."

"Unexpectedly, Porto's defense in this game was quite successful. It almost restricted Cheng Hai to death, making him almost useless whether he broke through or shot alone."

"It's a rare scene."

"It can be seen that Cheng Hai is not omnipotent, and he will be stared to death."

"If the game develops in this way, maybe Porto can really beat Dortmund and win the UEFA Cup."

"Let's see what Cheng Hai can come up with to deal with it. Don't score too many goals in the previous games, but in the final, you are stared down by your opponent, do nothing, and lose the championship. This is embarrassing."

On the field, Porto's coaches and players are also quite satisfied with the defensive effect.After all, only by limiting Cheng Hai, who is scoring goals, can Porto hope to win.

However, Porto's defense against Cheng Hai is not without cost.

At least, after half an hour in the first half, two players had already received yellow cards for Cheng Hai.

Moreover, when Porto put a lot of energy into a targeted and strict defense against Cheng Hai, it was inevitable that they would be a little negligent in defending Dortmund's other players.

Even if their frontcourt players return to defense very actively, they cannot make up for the lack of defensive strength.

Although Cheng Hai was marked to death, the other players got a relatively large space to attack.

After several attempts to attack and failed, in the 36th minute, when Cheng Hai got the ball on the right side and then double-teamed the opponent's two midfielders, he found Mario Gotze on the left side of the court in an unguarded space.

Because Porto's players had to defend Cheng Hai, who was holding the ball, and Barrios, Shaheen, Shinji Kagawa and others who were running, there was a slight slack in Mario Gotze at this moment.

From their point of view, Cheng Hai was too far away from the other half, so they could ignore it for the time being.

But Cheng Hai did not hesitate after discovering this vacancy.

As he said before the game, even if he didn't score a goal, he would help Dortmund win the championship.Dortmund winning the championship is the best reward for him.

Therefore, before the opponent's two players double-teamed, Cheng Hai used his skillful dribbling and spiking to get out of a pass gap, and then suddenly made a big shift and passed the ball to the left.

The ball soared into the air and flew high to the left.

The Porto players followed the direction of Cheng Hai's pass and found that Mario Gotze was in an unguarded space.

However, when they thought about it and wanted to intercept Gotze, it was too late.

Cheng Hai's full-value long-distance pass ability in the air allowed him to control the direction, strength and speed of the pass when passing the ball. After the ball passed the players on both sides in the middle, it landed in front of Gotze who was running forward.

Gotze didn't have to stop the ball lightly when there was no defense at all, and directly unloaded the ball forward, even if it was unloaded a little farther, but because there was no defense, he was able to run at full speed to catch up with the unloaded ball, and then drove the ball into the penalty area.

Then, without waiting for the central defenders who rushed to defend the past from the center to form an interception, Gotze shot from outside the left corner of the penalty area.

After Cheng Hai passed the ball, the goalkeeper Hilton who rushed to the left of the goal was hit by Gotze in the far corner in the opposite direction.

The ball passed behind Hilton and flew into the goal against the far post.

Although Hilton made a save, Gotze's uninterrupted shot was powerful and angled. Hilton finally failed to touch the ball and could only watch the ball enter the net.

In the 36th minute of the first half, the stalemate that had lasted for more than half an hour was finally broken.

And the one who sent the key assist happened to be Cheng Hai, who was considered by some commentators to have been restricted to death by Porto.

When Cheng Hai was unable to break through and shoot by himself, he suddenly sent out a long pass to assist the ball, accurately transferring the ball to the other side of the court, helping the unmarked Mario Gotze score the first goal, and also gave Dortmund a 1-0 lead, taking the initiative to win the championship.

Amidst the cheers of tens of thousands of Dortmund fans and Cheng Hai fans, the commentators explained excitedly:
"The ball is in!"

"The first goal in the UEFA Cup final was born!"

"It was Mario Gotze who scored the goal, but the greater credit for the goal should go to Cheng Hai."

"Cheng Hai took the ball on the right side of the midfield and suddenly made a precise long pass transfer. He transferred the ball to Mario Gotze who was unguarded on the left side. Only then did Gotze get the chance to score a single-handed goal."

"This long pass in the air spanned most of the pitch. The visual distance was more than 50 meters, but it was still accurately sent to Gotze's feet by Cheng Hai. Gotze didn't stop and wait for the ball, nor did he fail to catch up. Instead, he unloaded the ball with the best forward speed, and then naturally rushed into the penalty area to score a goal without wasting any time."

"Once Cheng Hai's pass is a little crooked, I'm afraid Gotze will spend more time receiving and adjusting the ball, and Porto's central defender will be able to block Gotze's route to the penalty area and shoot."

"So, the key point of this ball is that Cheng Hai's long pass over 50 meters in the air is good, accurate and just right."

"This fully reflects Cheng Hai's ability to control the ball and long pass ability."

"In the situation of being strictly defended by the opponent, Cheng Hai did not fall into the predicament of fighting alone, but transferred the ball to his teammates who were in the gap, and then successfully assisted his teammates to score, helping Dortmund to take a 1-0 lead and take the initiative in the final."

"Although he didn't score a goal, Cheng Hai still played an important key role and dominated the game."

Indeed, Cheng Hai assisted Mario Gotze to score the goal, which instantly changed the situation on the field.

When the two sides were 0-0 before, the players and coaches of Porto still had great patience. While continuing to guard against Cheng Hai, they kept trying to attack and shoot.

Although they did not have Cheng Hai's shooting skills and missed the goal with several shots, the 0-0 score allowed them to stabilize their minds and not panic.

However, now Dortmund took the lead to break the deadlock and scored a goal, and Porto fell behind, which made their psychology fluctuate.

With the score behind, even if they continue to freeze Cheng Hai and prevent Cheng Hai from scoring, it is meaningless.

On the one hand, not to mention that Cheng Hai just made a big move, sent the ball to the unguarded Mario Gotze, and assisted Gotze to score a goal.

On the other hand, even if Porto invested more defensive power to block Cheng Hai's passing route, it would be useless.

Even if they keep the existing score until the end of the game, they still have to lose, because they are the ones behind.

The only way to change this situation is to score goals.

They have to attack, they have to score, at least they have to equalize.

Therefore, in the following time, Porto stepped up its offensive and wanted to score a goal to equalize the score before the end of the first half.

Unexpectedly, Dortmund's morale was even higher because of Gotze's goal, and the players performed better.

Cheng Hai, in particular, took advantage of the fact that the opponent's offensive was strengthened and the midfield defense was slightly reduced, and he played a wonderful counterattack in the 42nd minute.

First, the dribbling of Porto midfielder Guarin was shoveled away by Schmelzer with a precise shovel.

The shoveled ball fell to Shinji Kagawa's feet. After Shinji Kagawa looked up, he sent the ball to the feet of Cheng Hai, who retreated within the midfield line.

Although two defenders from Porto immediately blocked Cheng Hai's breakthrough, Cheng Hai did not force a breakthrough, but immediately passed the ball to Barrios in the middle.

Then, Cheng Hai himself ran off the ball and used his unrivaled speed and physique to rush past the two defenders and into Porto's half.

Although the two defenders wanted to stop Cheng Hai, how could they stop Cheng Hai without the ball?
The speed can't match, the physique can't match, unless there is a forced foul.

But Cheng Hai didn't take the ball. The foul was too malicious in this situation, and he might get a red card.

As a result, just as they hesitated for a moment, Cheng Hai passed them like a sharp arrow and rushed into Porto's half.

Just when Cheng Hai was about to cross the line of defense formed by these two defenders, Barrios, who was facing another player in the middle, who was fighting close to him, passed the ball out and stuffed it straight into the frontcourt.

The linesman did not raise the flag, and Cheng Hai was successfully offside.

The next thing is simple.

Although the opponent's two defenders tried their best to chase back, Cheng Hai's speed comparable to Bolt's was too much faster than them.

Cheng Hai caught up with the ball passed by Barrios at the front of the penalty area, dribbled the ball into the penalty area and faced the attacking goalkeeper Hilton with a volley from a close corner.

Only 6 minutes had passed since the last goal. In the 42nd minute, Cheng Hai and Barrios hit the wall in a counterattack and cooperated with the opponent's back line to score a single-handed goal, rewriting the score to 2-0.

Some Dortmund fans in the stands who were still happily celebrating the last goal did not stop, and suddenly raised their voices to cheer.

The narrators shouted excitedly:

"Goooooooooooooooooooal..."

"Goal again!"

"Dortmund scored again!"

"The one who scores the goal is the highly anticipated Cheng Hai!"

"Cheng Hai passed the opponent's entire defense line by collaborating with his teammate to hit the wall, forming a single-handed goal!"

"Porto's strict defense against Cheng Hai has failed!"

"Before the first half was over, Cheng Hai helped Dortmund take a 2-0 lead through his amazing performance of one pass and one shot. Falcao has yet to help Porto score a goal."

"Whether it's the team or individual performance, Cheng Hai has the absolute upper hand!"

"With a lead of two goals, the champion is beckoning to the Hornets!"

Indeed, Cheng Hai's goal hit the Porto people hard, and it also doubled their pressure. The confidence at the beginning of the game disappeared, and everyone began to panic about losing.

What shocked them even more was that after practicing defense for more than a month, they were completely thrown off by Cheng Hai in just a few minutes, and they handed over beautiful statistics of one pass and one shot.

With such a performance, who dares to say that Porto's defense is successful?
It's a joke.

Porto's defenders were caught in a circle of self-doubt, starting to wonder if the coach's tactics were really working.

At the same time, their offensive players also became more anxious.

After the game restarted, Falcao, Rodriguez, and Hulk began to attack Dortmund's penalty area in turn, but they had lost their calmness and reason at the beginning of the game.

Once there was a slight chance, the three kicked the goal by themselves, as if they wanted to pin their hope of scoring on the luck of taking more shots.

But such shots are almost all outside the penalty area, and the quality is not high, which really poses no threat to Dortmund's goal.

Moreover, while they continue to waste opportunities, it will also cause the ball to change hands, and Dortmund can also take the opportunity to counterattack.

Fortunately, there was not much time left in the first half.

After 1 minute of stoppage time, the referee blew the whistle for the end of the first half. The two sides entered the intermission with a score of 2-0. Dortmund temporarily led by two goals with Cheng Hai's pass and one shot.