Chapter 136 De Bruyne: I feel like I've been cheated on...

After entering April, Werder Bremen's schedule has become more intense.

After finishing the semi-finals of the German Cup, they immediately faced the challenge of Wolfsburg.

This is the second time in a week that Werder Bremen will face Wolfsburg at home.

Both teams fought to the end in the German Cup, and both teams consumed a lot of physical energy.

If it were any other opponent, given Werder Bremen's current state, they would likely be taken advantage of by their opponents.

But for Wolfsburg, they didn't gain any advantage.

Wolfsburg, who wanted to take revenge on Werder Bremen, conceded two goals at the Weser Stadium and was defeated.

After defeating Wolfsburg, Werder Bremen's winning streak in the league and cup has reached 8 games.

However, even after winning eight games in a row, there is still no sign of the gap between them and the top of the list narrowing.

After the 30th round, Werder Bremen currently ranks second in the standings with 75 points, 9 points behind Bayern Munich.

With four league games left, Werder Bremen only has a theoretical chance of winning the title.

To win the championship, they not only need to win all the remaining four games.

We also have to hope that Bayern loses all four games.

As long as Bayern wins one game, they will win the championship with their goal difference advantage.

But expect Bayern to lose four games in a row?

This is even harder than winning the lottery! So no one at Werder Bremen thought they had a chance to win the league trophy, as the salad bowl trophy had already been reserved by Bayern.

In this round of the game, Bayern Munich defeated the visiting Hamburg 9:1 at home, helping Hamburg to break the record for the biggest away loss in the team's history.

Coincidentally, the record that was broken was also created by Bayern.

In the 1963-1964 season, Bayern defeated Hamburg 9:2 at home.

After defeating Hamburg, Bayern's league points increased to 81 points.

No one doubts that the league title belongs to them. The only suspense is whether they can win it a few rounds in advance!

This season, Bayern Munich has demonstrated extremely terrifying dominance under the coaching of Heynckes.

In the Champions League knockout match that ended not long ago, facing the Serie A overlord Juventus, they swept their opponent out with a score of 4:0.

In the league, they have won 13 consecutive games in the Bundesliga since the 18th round.

This winning streak is very close to their Bundesliga historical record of 15 consecutive wins set in the 2005-2006 season.

Bayern's 13-game winning streak and the massacre of opponents at home once again caused a stir in the German football world.

Because the strength of the two teams is very different, the impact of Bayern's massacre on the outside world is smaller than the game in which Werder Bremen massacred Schalke 04 with a large score.

After all, Bayern is a well-known tragedy maker in the Bundesliga and often causes tragedies in the league.

However, no one could pose a threat to Bayern, allowing them to easily achieve 13 consecutive victories and even cause one tragedy after another.

This is what the German football world is most worried about! Bayern's dominance in the Bundesliga is never a good thing.

A healthy league requires multiple teams to challenge for the championship so that the suspense of the championship can be maintained until the end every year.

Losing suspense too early will only make the league less enjoyable to watch, which will have an adverse impact on ratings, attendance, broadcast revenue, etc.

A big part of the reason why the Premier League's commercial operations are so successful is that the Premier League games are exciting and suspenseful enough.

If the Premier League were like the Bundesliga, where a team like Bayern Munich would secure the title early every year, then there would be nothing to watch.

It probably won’t be long before all the Premier League spectators run away!

So they hope someone can stand up and stop Bayern and prevent the suspense of the championship from disappearing too early.

Among the teams currently ranked at the top of the standings, the games of Werder Bremen and Bayern have all ended and there is nothing that can be done about it.

However, they have already eliminated Bayern in the German Cup, which means they have completed the blockade of Bayern in the cup competition!

Dortmund, third in the standings, has another match against Bayern in the 32nd round of the Bundesliga.

This strong confrontation between Bayern Munich and Dortmund is likely to become the most important decisive battle in the Bundesliga this season.

If they can win this game, Bayern will tie the longest winning streak in team history and the league.

Considering that Bayern's opponents in the last two rounds are very weak, as long as they can beat Dortmund, they will most likely break the record.

I believe Dortmund will never allow Bayern to achieve such a record against them, so this game will definitely be very exciting!

…

"Can you stop Bayern?"

After seeing the reports in the German media, Lin Quan sent a message to Reus.

"certainly!"

Royce replied to him quickly. The other party's speed was so fast that he wondered if this guy was chatting with a girl. Otherwise, how could he reply in seconds?

"Oh? So confident?"

Bayern and Dortmund are the two teams with the closest strength in the Bundesliga. If there is anyone who can stop Bayern, it can only be Dortmund.

"Haha, I can't say I'm confident. It's mainly because Bayern Munich's draw was bad. They drew the cosmic team Barcelona in the Champions League semi-finals!"

"You're talking as if your luck in the draw is much better than theirs. Didn't you also draw the Galacticos Real Madrid?"

Dortmund's schedule is exactly the same as Bayern Munich's, both play at home first and then away, and then go away after playing at home.

The two rounds of the Bundesliga are sandwiched between their two Champions League matches, one home and one away.

For both teams, they need to play four games in 10 days.

There are two high-intensity Champions League knockout matches, and we have to travel back and forth on the plane. This schedule is really devilish.

The four teams that reached the semi-finals happened to be from two leagues and avoided the fate of fighting within the same family.

If they had drawn opponents from their own league, they wouldn't have to go through all this trouble.

However, from the perspective of watching the game, playing a civil war in the Champions League semi-finals is obviously not as exciting as playing against teams from other leagues.

It’s a pity that the giants in the Premier League and Serie A were eliminated early on.

In recent years, the performance of Premier League teams in the Champions League has indeed been poor. Manchester United has been eliminated in the quarterfinals many times, and Arsenal has been in the round of 16 every year.

The wealthy Manchester City didn't even qualify for the group stage, and last season's Champions League champion Chelsea also fell early in the group stage.

If they had performed better and made it to the semi-finals to disrupt the situation, the Bundesliga and La Liga would not have dominated the qualifying process.

"Haha, is the schedule the same? Do you want to take a closer look?"

When Royce heard Lin Quan's words, he made a laughing expression.

What do you mean? Lin Quan asked, but the other party just smiled and didn't answer.

He had no choice but to search the schedule of the Champions League semi-finals on the Internet himself.

After taking a look, Lin Quan immediately found the problem.

"Oh my god, why is your game one day earlier than Bayern's?"

Finishing the game one day in advance means that Dortmund can rest one day longer than Bayern before the decisive battle.

This is absolutely unfair to Bayern!

No wonder Reus said he was confident, it turned out that he had taken such a big advantage!

"Hey, silly, such an important game as the Champions League semi-final can't be arranged on the same day!"

"If they are all scheduled on the same day, or even at the same time, how can you let the audience choose?"

"The ratings for this kind of match will be very high, and the broadcasting fees can make a lot of money, so UEFA will deliberately stagger the two matches, so that they can make more money!"

Considering that Lin Quan had never played in the Champions League, Reus patiently explained it to him.

The Champions League is different from the league. In order to pursue fairness, the league will try to arrange certain key matches to start in the same time period.

However, in the Champions League, especially in the knockout stage, it is necessary to avoid arranging the games together.

The league considers fairness, and the Champions League must also take into account commercial interests while considering fairness.

The share of the Champions League prize money and broadcasting revenue is very important to each team participating in the Champions League.

Therefore, the major clubs will have no complaints about such an arrangement.

Damn, I’m being looked down upon!

Lin Quan was speechless.

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This guy Reus became so arrogant after playing in the Champions League.

"You guys have taken such a big advantage. If you still lose to Bayern, then buy a piece of tofu and kill yourself!"

"Tofu? I like Chinese food. Do you want to treat me to a meal?"

Royce saw the term Lin Quan sent out and searched it on the Internet before he figured out what it meant.

"Whenever you come to Bremen as a guest, I'll treat you!"

Reus made a speechless expression: "The game between our two teams is over. You won't be in Werder Bremen next season. Where can I find you to treat me to a meal?"

"How about you invite me to Dortmund to watch the game and I'll treat you to a meal?"

Dortmund will play the first round of the match against Real Madrid at their home ground in four days. Dortmund is not far from Werder Bremen.

It only takes an hour to get there by intercity rail.

Lin Quan had walked this route twice with the team before and was already familiar with it.

Being able to appreciate the top-level competition of the Champions League up close is an irresistible temptation for anyone.

"Okay, I'll leave you a ticket, remember to come get it from me when the time comes!"

Dortmund tickets are hard to buy, especially for matches of the level of the Champions League knockout stage.

If you don’t find someone you know, you’ll have to buy it from scalpers at a high price.

"Two. I'll bring a friend to watch them together!"

Lin Quan tried to bargain. He wanted to bring De Bruyne with him to broaden his horizons and observe Mourinho's coaching style.

"Shit, there's only one, do you want it or not?"

Royce is unhappy. This is a way of taking advantage of someone!

It's not like he didn't have two tickets, but if Lin Quan brought other people with him, how could he treat him to a meal? "One is enough. See if your teammates have any tickets. I'll buy one myself, okay?"

…

In the end, Royce gave him two tickets without asking him to pay.

After getting the tickets, Lin Quan told De Bruyne the good news immediately.

"Go watch the match between Real Madrid and Dortmund?"

When De Bruyne heard there was a game to watch, his eyes lit up.

"Yes, whether to go or not, tickets are not a problem!"

"Yes, of course, but what about the coach?"

The game is in the afternoon and they can go there after they finish training.

But after the game, it might be evening already, and De Bruyne was worried that it would affect the training the next day.

"The coach is so reasonable, we just need to say hello to him and make sure it doesn't affect tomorrow's training!"

The two of them went to Schaff's office together and told him that they wanted to go to Dortmund to watch the Champions League semi-final.

"Go ahead, go early and come back early, just be careful on the road!"

After listening to what the two said, Shaf did not make things difficult for them. He not only agreed to their request, but even approved half a day off for them.

If they really can't make it back tomorrow morning, they can come to the training ground in the afternoon.

What is a perfect coach?

…

After arriving in Dortmund by intercity express, Lin Quan contacted Reus by phone and got the ticket from him.

"Ahem, this is my friend Marco Reus!"

Seeing De Bruyne's surprised expression, Lin Quan introduced him solemnly.

The two actually played against each other in the league. The reason why De Bruyne was surprised was that he didn't know that Lin Quan had become friends with Reus without anyone knowing.

This made him feel a little strange, as if he was being cheated on...

"Hello, I've seen you play football, you're really good at passing the ball!"

Reus smiled and held out his hand, and De Bruyne quickly handed it over:

“You’re amazing too!”

De Bruyne is obviously not as talkative as Reus, and even his polite words are so stiff.

Reus is a favorite in Dortmund's locker room, while De Bruyne is a taciturn person in Werder Bremen's locker room. If you don't take the initiative to find him, he won't say a word.

"Then you guys go in by yourselves. I'm going to go back and warm up first. You are not allowed to cheer for Real Madrid in this game, and you are not allowed to ask Ronaldo for an autograph!"

Reus said this to Lin Quan. He was a little suspicious. Was this kid coming to Westfalen to watch the game just for Ronaldo? After all, in the hearts of many young players, Ronaldo and Messi are their idols.

However, Ronaldo, who has a better appearance, is obviously more popular.

"I know, I know. Go ahead. I wish you a great victory over Real Madrid!"

"Thank you for your good words. If we really win, I will treat you to dinner tonight!"

Royce felt happier when he heard Lin Quan's blessing.

"You said that, I didn't force you to do that!"

Lin Quan's eyes lit up, he remembered that Dortmund defeated Real Madrid 4:1 at home.

Royce smiled without saying anything. After waving to the two of them, he hurried back.

The two then followed the fans into the Westfalen Stadium.

The huge stadium was already full at this time, and a huge picture had been spread out early on on the south stand where Dortmund's diehard fans gathered.

Half an hour later, the first match of the Champions League semi-final between Dortmund and Real Madrid officially started.

(End of this chapter)