February** Dynamic Incentive Program
In this season's Champions League Super Group of Death, Dortmund unexpectedly beat AC Milan, Paris Saint-Germain and Newcastle to advance to the round of 16 with the first leg of the group, and in the first leg of the knockout round, they met PSV Eindhoven from the Eredivisie, who are unbeaten in the league for 22 consecutive rounds and are naturally eager to seek a breakthrough in the Champions League. In this game, Malen took the lead in scoring, and Barcelona veteran Luc de Jong scored the savior, and the two sides shook hands 1-1, and the second leg was a life-or-death battle.
Coming to the opponent's turf, Dort had no reservations, coach Terzic set up a 4-2-3-1 formation, Phil Krueger played as a single arrow, Sancho, Reus and Mullen threaded the needle behind him, Emre Can and Sabitzer played the double midfield, the back four were Maatsen, Schlotterbeck, Hummels and Ryerson, and the goalkeeper was still Kerber.
After the game started, the two sides started to attack. In the 17th minute, Luc de Jong played the role of the fulcrum, the back of the ball was just right, Tillman stepped in to shoot, but unfortunately grazed the post and went out of bounds. One minute later, Dort made a fuss on the left, Phil Krueger received a cross from a team-mate, but the volley in front of goal missed the spot and sent the ball away.
In the 24th minute, Dort finally broke the deadlock: Sabitzer followed up the ball in the middle, Malen showed his personal ability, forced a breakthrough and threw off the two Eindhoven defenders, and the small-angle burst shot caught the opponent's goalkeeper off guard, and the ball went into the net from the near corner, 1-0! Ma ** broke the old club and scored his first goal in the Champions League this season, with 11 goals and 2 assists in all competitions.
In the 37th minute, Lozano broke through the cross from the left side of the penalty area, and Bakayoko's push shot in front of the goal was kicked and directly off the post. In the 40th minute, Bakayoko drew a defense in the penalty area and then made a wonderful backheel pass, Saivari burst into a shot from a small angle, Kerber responded with a world-class save, and at the end of the first half, Dort returned to the dressing room with a one-goal advantage.
Back on the pitch, PSV Eindhoven launched a fierce attack. In the 49th minute, Ferman received a return from his teammates, and the curling ball from outside the box curled into the near corner, hitting Schlotterbeck and going slightly wide, and Dort escaped. However, seven minutes later, Hummels brought down Tillman in the box, the referee blew the whistle to award a penalty, and Luc de Jong equalized for PSV Eindhoven in one fell swoop, 1-1!
It was also Luc de Jong's ninth Champions League goal in his career, surpassing Ruud van Nistelrooy to the top of the club's history. It is known that Luc de Jong once played for Barcelona for one season, but unfortunately his performances were sluggish, but after returning to PSV Eindhoven, he was like a fish in water.
In the 72nd minute, Dort's set-piece on the left side of the field, Maatsen's cross landed excellently, Wolff shot with his back heel, and the Eindhoven goalkeeper bravely defused it. In the 82nd minute, Dest used the change of rhythm on the left to shake down Ryerson, and his powerful shot from a tight angle was saved by Kerber.
In the 92nd minute, PSV Eindhoven had another chance to smash the shot, but Ferman's powerful shot went over the crossbar. In the end, Dort and PSV Eindhoven played to a 1-1 draw, and the second leg came to Dort's home stadium, and the game was still in suspense.