A new season of sports
Before you know it, the clock is coming to the end of February, and the season has reached the crucial stage of the final title race for the mainstream of European football, which is more closely watched by the public. Whether it is European competitions such as the Champions League, Europa League, and UEFA Cup, or the five major leagues of the Premier League, Bundesliga, La Liga, Serie A, and Ligue 1, the championship battle is very exciting
Among the five major leagues, so far, the form of the championship seems to be relatively clear. In the Premier League, Manchester City, Arsenal, and Liverpool competed for supremacyLigue 1 is still the same as everIn Serie A and La Liga, Inter Milan and Real Madrid gradually opened up the gap with the competitors behind them through continuous and stable performance in the second half, and the probability of regaining the league title is very high;As for the Bundesliga, it is probably the most surprising to the outside world, as Bayern are currently eight points behind unbeaten leaders Bayer Leverkusen, and it is very unlikely that they will complete the Bundesliga for 12 consecutive titles
In the 21st round of the league, Bayern lost 0:3 away to Bayer Leverkusen, lost this direct dialogue, and also ceded the initiative to the other party, and then Bayern lost again in the league and the Champions League, suffering three consecutive defeats in all competitions, and there is no hope of competing for the title on multiple fronts, and it is likely to face a situation where the four major are empty. And Dort, who lost a good game at the last moment of the fierce competition with Bayern last season, also performed very badly in the second half of this season, and the two teams can be described as "difficult brothers".
At 0:30 a.m. Beijing time on February 26, the penultimate match of the 23rd round of the Bundesliga was played at the Signa Idona Park Stadium, against Dortmund and Hoffenheim at home. Just two minutes into the opening period, Bibo scored to give Hoffenheim a dream start, but then Reus provided two assists for Malen and Schlotterbeck to score, and Dort took the lead 2-1. The second half was another abrupt change, with Hoffenheim's 21-year-old Beyer scoring twice in three minutes to give the visitors the lead again. There was no change in the final score, Dort lost 2:3 at home to Hoffenheim, and only won 1 of the last 5 games in all competitions, continuing to rank fourth in the Bundesliga
Throughout this game, in fact, Dort has taken the lead in all important statistics, such as possession, shots, shots on target, passes, pass success rate, long pass success rate, and pass success rate. However, the numerical advantage did not translate into a victory in terms of scores, and it was only in the end that the game was lost. In February, Borussia Dort played four Bundesliga games and one Champions League match, with the exception of a 3-0 win over Freiburg in the Bundesliga, none of the other four games were won, and the league was already 20 points behind Bayer Leverkusen at the top of the table, and the title was already hopeless
Of course, Dortmund can no longer see the title race as an important goal in the league, but the competition for a Champions League place as a top priority. At present, Dort is in fourth place with 41 points from 11 wins, 8 draws and 4 losses, while RB Leipzig, who is in fifth place, has 40 points and is only 1 point behind. You must know that in the next four Bundesliga games, Leipzig's opponents are Bochum, Darmstadt, Cologne and Mainz, all four teams are currently in the lower reaches of the league and are weaker. On the other hand, Dort's opponents include Union Berlin, Werder Bremen, Eintracht Frankfurt and Bayern Munich, and the strength is obviously stronger. In other words, with the slightest carelessness, Dort is likely to fall out of the Champions League zone in the sprint of the season.