Chapter 578: Winning the Double Championship
In the 28th round of the Bundesliga, Bayern played against Dortmund at home.
After beating Barcelona in the Champions League quarter-finals and achieving what Bild called a "great victory", Bayern's confidence has obviously soared, especially the players, and everyone has become more motivated.
In addition, Bayern has an advantage in historical record. In the past 18 home games against Dortmund, they have not lost a single game and have achieved an unbeaten record of 11 wins and 7 draws, which is quite impressive.
This made Bayern's home game against Dortmund go more smoothly.
Just three minutes into the game, Bayern took the lead in breaking Dortmund's goal.
After Klose retreated to the midfield and got the ball, he passed it to the right side and gave it to Robben.
Robben dribbled the ball, cut in from the right and shook off Brazilian left-back Dede, then passed the ball to Su Dong in the penalty area.
Su Dong used his body to block Dortmund central defender Wohns, and passed the ball back. Klose came in and shot, scoring the first goal for Bayern, one to zero!
This is also Su Dong's fourteenth assist this season. He has now surpassed Dortmund's Dede and topped the assist list.
In other words, Su Dong now holds the two honors of Bundesliga top scorer and top assists.
Although the season has not ended yet, the top scorer title is almost certain to be won, and the assist king title is also a hot favorite.
Not only that, Su Dong currently has 42 goals, surpassing Bundesliga legend Gerd Muller and becoming the player with the most goals in a single season in Bundesliga history.
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Just four minutes later, Bayern launched another attack.
After Su Dong cooperated with Ribery on the flank, he passed the ball to the left side of the penalty area. Marcelo made a run-in and passed the ball into the penalty area. Su Dong quickly went straight to the front of the penalty area, and before he could catch up, he made a direct shovel shot and sent Marcelo's pass into Dortmund's goal.
At the same time as scoring the goal, Su Dong slid out of the field and almost hit a billboard.
2-0! In the 18th minute, Bayern lost the ball and counterattacked on the spot. Sagnol intercepted the ball and passed it to Su Dong.
Su Dong passed the ball alone, fooled Dortmund center back Wohns, and scored with a low shot from the right side of the penalty area, scoring his second goal.
Three to zero! Just four minutes later, Bayern launched another offensive. Schweinsteiger made a long pass from the backcourt, Ribery broke into the left side of the penalty area, and knocked the ball back to the middle before the baseline. Su Dong followed up and calmly pushed the ball into the goal again, performing a hat trick!
Four to zero! In just about twenty minutes, Bayern was already four goals ahead, and Dortmund was beaten without any chance to fight back.
During the half-time break, Heynckes made a decisive substitution, letting Su Dong rest and Podolski come on.
After the second half, Bayern scored another goal through Modric.
In the end, Bayern beat Dortmund 5-0 at home.
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After the game, the German media once again launched a wave of crazy praise for Su Dong.
So far this season, Su Dong has scored 45 goals, not only breaking the historical record of the Bundesliga, but also leading the way in the European arena, ahead of Manchester United's Cristiano Ronaldo.
The latter has also scored a lot of goals in the Premier League this season and performed very well, but there is still a slight gap between him and Su Dong.
The 5-0 home win over Dortmund shocked the whole of Germany, and they all said that the upcoming German Cup final has lost its suspense. Bayern has shown such a strong advantage that they will definitely not let the German Cup fall to Dortmund.
Hornets head coach Thomas Doll also said that Bayern has already secured two championships.
"It is difficult for the other 17 teams in the Bundesliga to pose a threat to Bayern. They are the real overlords!"
But Thomas Doll said that Bayern should focus more on the Champions League, strive to break the embarrassment of Bundesliga teams in the past few years, win a Champions League title and revitalize the German football market.
"This is the responsibility that we should have as the leader of the Bundesliga!"
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Three days later, in the 29th round of the Bundesliga, Bayern will challenge Frankfurt away.
In the first half, Oter, who started the game, was intercepted in the backcourt. Frankfurt launched a counterattack. Rensing made a mistake in his attack and was dribbled past the goalkeeper and shot into the empty goal, making Bayern fall behind by one goal.
After that, Bayern was unable to break the deadlock.
It was not until the 60th minute that Schweinsteiger assisted Hummels to score with a header from a corner kick.
Five minutes later, Su Dong came on as a substitute, replacing Podolski.
In the 74th minute, after a cross pass from Lahm on the right, Su Dong got the ball in front of the penalty area, passed two opposing players, broke into the penalty area on the right side and shot. After the opponent's goalkeeper saved the shot with one hand, Su Dong followed up and shot it himself, scoring the go-ahead goal for Bayern, 2-1!
In the 85th minute, Marcelo made a cross from the left, and Su Dong volleyed the ball in front of the goal, scoring another goal, 3-1!
In the end, Bayern reversed Frankfurt 3-1 thanks to Su Dong's two goals after coming on as a substitute.
He scored a hat trick in the last game and scored twice in this round, scoring five goals in two games. Together with his outstanding performances in the previous two rounds against Barcelona, Su Dong has returned to his peak form since entering 2008.
According to Kicker Magazine, "Su Dong has been charging towards the double Footballer of the Year award since January!"
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On the evening of April 19th, at the Olympic Stadium in Berlin.
The 65th German Cup final, Bayern vs. Dortmund.
Although Bayern had just defeated the Hornets 5-0 a week ago, the final still attracted more than 80,000 fans to watch the game. Dortmund also showed a very tenacious fighting spirit and pressed very fiercely after the opening.
Obviously, after the disastrous defeat a week ago, Doll clearly saw the huge gap between the two teams and adopted a more prudent and conservative tactic in the final, which put Bayern in a tough battle from the start.
But Dortmund's tactics only lasted for ten minutes.
In the eleventh minute, Schweinsteiger's long pass came from the backcourt. Ribery got the ball on the left side of the penalty area, broke through and made a cross. Su Dong rushed to the front of the goal and calmly shot the ball into the goal, opening the scoring for Bayern, one to zero!
Afterwards, the game fell into a stalemate again.
It was not until the second half, in the 75th minute, that Ribery dribbled the ball diagonally to the outside of the penalty area and was fouled by Dortmund midfielder Kyle, giving him a free kick opportunity in the frontcourt.
Ribery took the initiative to give up the position to Su Dong because he felt that his free kick skills were not as good as Su Dong's.
At critical moments, he still hopes that the team can score goals and establish an advantage.
Su Dong took the lead and faced Ziegler. He calmly kicked a high-level arc ball that went straight into the upper right corner of the goal.
Two to zero! This goal turned the entire Berlin Olympic Stadium into an ocean.
With a two-goal lead, Bayern has basically secured victory.
The subsequent course of the game was basically as the fans expected. Bayern played steadily and Dortmund didn't even dare to counterattack.
In the end, thanks to Su Dong's two goals, Bayern defeated Dortmund 2-0 and won the German Cup.
This is also the 14th German Cup title in the history of Bayern Club.
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Winning the German Cup once again made the German media sing praises for Su Dong.
Bild commented immediately after the game, "Sudon sent Bayern to the championship throne with two goals!"
Bayern's official website also commented immediately, highly praising Su Dong's performance, "He ensured that the team won the German Cup for the 14th time!"
The commentator of German TV Channel 2, which was responsible for broadcasting the final live, said in the post-match commentary: "Su Dong is a great and unique center forward. He has shown his outstanding strength in the Bundesliga and is also a leader of this era. He is really outstanding!"
After the game, in an interview with the media, Bayern head coach Heynckes did not hide his praise for his favorite player.
"Sudon is always hungry for goals and wins, which is why he joined Bayern."
"He has an extraordinary tenacity. Even when he is physically exhausted and tired, he will not give up easily. His physical and mental strength is incredible."
Heynckes said that it is a blessing to have a player like Sudong. No team wants to be an enemy of an opponent like Sudong, and he is very glad that Sudong belongs to Bayern.
"He is like a calm, cruel and deadly killer who creates threats all the time. No team or head coach would be willing to be an enemy of such a great player. It would definitely be a nightmare."
Not only Heynckes said so, captain Kahn also had a higher opinion of Su Dong.
Kahn believes that Sudon is already a true spiritual leader of Bayern. With him on the field, Bayern players will play more confidently.
"He has extraordinary talent and is an absolute ruler in the penalty area. He is always wherever he should be and seizes every opportunity to score goals. In addition to scoring goals, he also deeply infects and drives every player in the team with his passion, vitality and fighting spirit."
Kahn said that he would retire after the end of this season. "If I were to choose, I think Su Dong would be the most ideal successor to the team captain. I believe there would be no objection in the locker room."
Su Dong also expressed his gratitude for the praise and support from the head coach and teammates in a subsequent interview with Bayern's official website.
He said he was proud to join Bayern because it is a top team with a championship tradition and has a group of outstanding teammates, everyone is willing to contribute to the team's victory.
Su Dong modestly stated that he was just playing the role that a professional player should have, and the credit for the team's victory should belong to the entire team and everyone.
Regarding Kahn's support for him to be the team's captain, Su Dong said that he was not qualified yet.
"In my impression, the captain should be a leader. I don't think I am qualified enough to be a leader, but I am willing to support and cooperate with the next captain to jointly manage the team's locker room."
Su Dong said that he came to Bayern for the championship, especially the Champions League.
He still remembers that in order to upgrade to the Football King System, he needs to win three consecutive Champions League titles.
And it seems that Bayern has such strength and opportunity at the moment.
(End of this chapter)
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