Free Web NovelChapter 506: Chapter 102: Victory After Victory! Another Hat-Trick! The Third Best in World Football! He Can Truly Do Whatever He Wants
"What else?" Nillinger asked, a bit surprised.
But Hennes just smiled and didn’t say much.
By then, the match had already begun.
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Playing at home against Bayern, Dortmund once again deployed their 4-2-3-1 formation.
Goalkeeper: Weidenfeller;
Defense: Schmelzer, Hummels, Subotic, and Piszczek;
Midfield: Shahin and Sven Bender as the double pivot, with Grosskreutz, Götze, and Kuba ahead of them;
Forward: Wang Shuo.
Both teams knew each other inside and out, so there was no need for any probing.
As soon as the whistle blew, Dortmund immediately pressed high up the pitch.
Surprisingly, while Van Gaal’s lineup was clearly set up to dominate possession, Bayern also chose to attack right from the start. Lahm quickly carried the ball down the right flank and into Dortmund’s 30-meter zone, drawing a foul from Grosskreutz and earning a free kick on the right wing.
Bayern delivered a precise free kick to the edge of Dortmund’s six-yard box.
Gomez made a quick run, getting ahead of everyone to flick a shot at goal.
But the ball went wide of the right post.
Dortmund, however, immediately returned the favor.
In the 3rd minute, Dortmund won the ball in their own half and launched a quick counter-attack.
Piszczek surged forward past the halfway line. As he received a pass from Sven Bender, Kuba was already ahead of him.
At almost the same moment, Wang Shuo reached the area just outside the arc. Seeing the passing lane was blocked, he stopped short, turned back, and raised a hand to call for the ball.
Piszczek made a diagonal pass, delivering the ball to Wang Shuo’s feet.
With his back to the goal, Wang Shuo controlled the ball with his right foot before sweeping a cross-field pass to the left flank with his left.
At this moment, everyone could see Piszczek dropping back while Schmelzer was surging forward to receive the ball.
Götze immediately shifted over to provide support.
Bayern’s backline was also shifting laterally at speed.
By the time Schmelzer rushed to the edge of the penalty area, both Götze and Grosskreutz were already in position.
The left-back passed the ball to Grosskreutz.
Positioned near the left corner of the box and with his back to the goal, Grandcross controlled the ball, took a touch back, and then laid it off to Götze.
As Götze controlled the ball, he was facing forward, with Gustavo on his left.
In front of him, positioned just outside the arc to the left, were Van Bitten, Wang Shuo, and Badstuber, lined up from left to right.
The three of them were lined up almost in a row.
Wang Shuo was always keeping himself onside.
The moment Götze got the ball, Wang Shuo was already poised to strike.
The two of them were perfectly in sync.
Götze played a through ball, directing it into the space behind Van Bitten on the left side of the penalty area.
And at almost the same time, Wang Shuo burst into a sprint, making a diagonal run behind Van Bitten.
"He’s onside!"
"That’s an excellent through ball from Götze!"
"Let’s see what Wang Shuo does with this chance."
"Van Bitten is tracking back, but Badstuber is a step too slow."
"Wang Shuo gets to the ball first! He hits it first-time with his left foot!"
"GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!"
"Just 3 minutes and 28 seconds into the match!"
"Dortmund have opened the scoring against Bayern."
"A goal from Wang Shuo."
"We can see that the entire build-up to the goal was beautifully executed, and with great patience."
"Using Wang Shuo as a pivot point, they switched play from the right to the left, forcing Bayern’s backline to shift laterally."
"Then they exploited a gap in the backline, tore open the defense, and created a shooting opportunity for Wang Shuo’s late run."
"You have to admit, Dortmund’s attacking tactics are becoming increasingly ingenious."
"The attacking tactics Klopp designed for Wang Shuo and Dortmund are being executed with growing fluency."
"But we also must admit, Wang Shuo’s incredibly high-intensity running ability brings more possibilities to Dortmund’s front line."
"If it were the same attacking play, but with a center-forward like Gomez, I believe it would be impossible."
"Because Gomez would struggle to find the outstanding stamina needed for that kind of running and coverage."
The entire Westfalen Stadium erupted in celebration!
The live broadcast camera then cut to the stands, finding Hennes, wearing a red Bayern scarf, with his face in his hands, looking exceptionally disappointed.
In the away team’s dugout, Van Gaal remained seated, but he kept shaking his head, clearly disappointed and helpless about conceding so early.
Not far in front of him, Klopp was already celebrating wildly, throwing his signature frenzied fist pumps.
Given Bayern Munich’s recent form, now that Dortmund had scored first, Klopp and his players were fully confident they could beat Bayern on their home turf!
This was their chance to press the advantage and widen the gap while Bayern was plagued by injuries and in poor form.
This would lay a solid foundation for Dortmund’s charge for the Bundesliga title this season!
