There is a belief called football

Chapter 369 This is the early final
On May 1997, 5, at the Olympic Stadium in Munich, the much-anticipated UEFA Champions League final was underway. The two sides were the Serie A old lady "Juventus" and the Bundesliga hornet "Dortmund".

When the two sides fought fiercely and the scene was very stalemate, an unknown young man who became famous in the future turned out to be "Rickon". In the second half, he scored a shocking lob shot from outside the penalty area and scored the goal guarded by the Italian goalkeeper "Peruzzi".

17 years have passed in a flash, and the players on both sides have retired long ago, but the history still exists. Before the second round of the 2015 Champions League knockout match between Juventus and Dortmund, this history must be mentioned.

Ricken will also come to the "Signal Iduna Park Stadium" to watch this game, and the Juventus goalkeeper "Peruzzi" was also invited by Dortmund, but it is not known whether the two will sit together.

After playing "Cologne", Dortmund entered the Champions League mode, Li Qiao also returned to the team in time, and Klopp also focused on training to break the "Juventus" defense.

As for the fans, the video of the UEFA Champions League final in 97 was most often played in fan bars in the city of "Dortmund" this week. Many people miss that year not only because they defeated Juventus to win the Champions League, but more importantly, "Dortmund" was the leader in Germany at that time, and Bayern was only second.

The Juventus club is very special in the hearts of Dortmund people. The last dynasty of Dortmund gradually withered after defeating Juventus. Will this battle against Juventus start a new dynasty for Dortmund?

Before the game, the "Dortmund" Fan Association was rushing to make a huge "TiFo" on the stadium for display when they played Juventus at home. The cost of this "TiFo" side was around [-] to [-] euros, and the production time would take at least two weeks. Dortmund fans have worked hard for two weeks to create a shocking scene at the scene.

In terms of tickets for this game, all 8 tickets of the "Signal Iduna Park Stadium" were sold out. The fans of the visiting team Juventus were allocated 2 tickets, and Dortmund fans were allocated 5 tickets. The rest were sold to neutral fans, but most of them were also sold to Germans.

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The Juventus team rushed to Dortmund immediately after the weekend league. "Allegri" attached great importance to this game. The knockout stage of the Champions League means that there will be strong teams eliminated, and every round of promotion will have European giants eliminated. From March to May when the Champions League champion is produced, these two months are two months of joy and sorrow for European fans.

There is only one team that can go on after the Champions League in midweek, so for the players of "Dortmund" and "Juventus", this is the final!

"Allegri" emphasized at the press conference before the game that "the dignity of Italian football will definitely be defended."

"The Italians are like this. The tougher they are, the stronger they are. In 2006, when the Italian football "Pelmopolitan" scandal happened, our national team won the championship. Now our Serie A is generally inferior to the Bundesliga, but I believe that "Juventus" will defend the dignity of Italian football just like our national team did in 06," said Allegri.

After the impassioned speech, the reporter began to ask some detailed questions, "Why didn't Pirlo come to Dortmund with the team? Is it because of his poor performance in the last game? Will Pirlo leave "Juventus" after the season to join the "Major League of America"?"
Allegri said that the second question is Pirlo's own question, he has no right to answer, but "Allegri" answered the first question, "Pirlo strained his muscle in the weekend league and needs to rest for 4 weeks. If we can advance to the quarter-finals, everyone will still see him this season."

"Without Pirlo, will you change your formation?"
"Maybe, maybe not, depends on the situation",
"If Juventus are eliminated, will you resign as head coach after this season"?
"We will not be eliminated, I can only answer you like this".

Then "Allegri" left the press conference under the escort of the security guards. The reporter sorted out the press release in his hand and found that "Allegri" actually didn't say anything.

Klopp's press conference was a little better. Except for tactics, Klopp is still very open.

"Will Joe Li and Royce start?"
"definitely will",
"Will Joe Li and Royce transfer?"
"You give me 2 million euros and they're yours," Klopp said with a smile.

The reporters in the audience also laughed, and someone continued to ask: "Is it really possible?"
"There is nothing impossible in the football world. If someone really offers 2 million, even if I don't sell it, Zorc will nod."

"Jurgen, are you confident in beating Juventus"?
"Of course, if I don't have confidence, then I don't deserve to be Dortmund's coach."

"Your team scored 1 to 1 in the away game, that is to say, it only needs a 0 to 0 score at home, and the team can advance. Will you stick to it?"
"The blood of German football does not stick to these two words. If you know German football, you won't ask this question. Dortmund will not make any changes in this game. I can even tell you the starting lineup. It is exactly the same as the away game against Juventus."

The reporters were quite surprised. Klopp was generous enough to announce his starting lineup the day before the game. What does this mean?It means that Juventus can have a day to carefully study Dortmund's starting lineup and make corresponding deployments.

"In fact, we all know that this kind of press conference is meaningless. There are no secrets for the European giants, isn't it?"
After saying "Klopp", he gave a smirk, and then quickly left the release hall.

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Some people say that cats have nine lives. If you refer to the football world, then I think Italian football really has nine lives. Whether it is the national team or the club, Italian football gives people the feeling that they cannot be beaten to death.

In the semi-final of the 2000 European Cup, the Netherlands played against Italy. The Dutch scored more penalties than the Italians in the whole game, but Italy won in the end.

The resistance of Italian football is very strong. You cannot say that you have defeated them until the moment the referee blows the final whistle.

When Klopp held a meeting with the players before the game, he focused on explaining the characteristics of Italian football.

"Have you ever eaten brown sugar?"asked Klopp.

Everyone laughed.

"You feel that way when you play,"
"We did a good job in the last game. An away goal gave us a great psychological advantage. At least we don't need to be afraid of the Italians' defensive counterattack."
The defensive general "Hummels" asked: "If Pirlo didn't come, Italy's offensive power will be greatly reduced in this game, right?"
"I don't think so," Klopp said.

"Then who does the coach think will be the top midfielder Pirlo?"
Klopp smiled, then shook his head.

"Can't guess"?
"No, I guess Juventus will not have an attacking midfielder in this game."

The players were a little puzzled after hearing Klopp's words, because "Juventus" plays double forwards, which means that there will definitely be a midfielder. Why?Because it is necessary to form a "triangle" with the double forwards, the front midfielder can form an offensive triangle by standing behind the two forwards.

If not, will it work?Of course it's okay, but the offensive effect will be greatly reduced.

The doubts of the players are all written on their faces. Those who can play for "Dortmund" must have a good understanding of football. They will have their own ideas about how to line up on the field.

"I have a vague feeling that "Allegri" will play a back three in this game," Klopp said.

"Three backs"?The players looked surprised.

Three defenders are already an "old calendar" in world football, even a joke. In the "Klinsmann" era, Bayern Munich suffered a lot from playing three defenders. In recent years, no one in the top teams will use three defenders. Except for one team, that is Juventus!
The most difficult thing about the three-man defender is that it requires three central defenders of similar level, and Juventus happens to have three Italian international-level central defenders-"Chiellini", "Bonucci" and "Barzagli".

The three-backs are also very important-that is, he must switch back and forth between the "three-backs" and "five-backs". When attacking, there are three backs.

Because the requirements for defenders are very high, and the team as a whole is constantly changing dynamically, there are very few teams in the world that can play the "three defenders" well.

The reason why Klopp guessed that "Allegri" would do this is because this is a life-and-death battle. Before the game, "Allegri" has always emphasized the need to maintain the dignity of Italian football. What could be more representative of Italian football than the "three-back" tactics that the Italians are proud of?
"Three defenders? Isn't that courting death?"Aubameyang said.

Aubameyang is a striker and does not participate in defense, so he does not know how to defend, but "Hummels", "Subotic" and others heard the mystery.

"No matter how they play, Dortmund can only win," Hummels said.

"Yes, remember, although the game has not yet started, we are already ahead, and it is not us that should be afraid, but Juventus."

Everyone knows that Klopp refers to the precious away goal, but this little advantage is as thin as window paper. Facing the mighty Juventus, it is obvious that such a little advantage is too small.

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