Chapter 694: Air Domination
On the evening of October 21st, Bordeaux Atlantic Stadium.
In the third round of the Champions League group stage, Bayern will challenge Bordeaux away.
In the 30th minute of the game, after Gourcuff got the ball in the midfield, he sent a straight pass, which was accurately sent to the left side of Bayern's penalty area. Chamakh quickly inserted from the back row and chased after the ball.
This made more than 30,000 Bordeaux fans at the scene cheer.
But just when they all thought that Chamakh was going to have a one-on-one chance, a figure in a white jersey came out from the side, came from behind, and before Chamakh, he fell to the ground and kicked the ball out of the baseline.
This precise and fierce tackle made Chamakh unable to stop and he fell out.
Pepe got up from the ground, looked at Chamakh who was lying on the ground panting, and turned away without hesitation.
A dog licker will end up with nothing! ...
The score is now one to one.
Bayern took advantage of a corner kick opportunity and created an own goal for the opponent, but just now, Bordeaux equalized the score with a header from the own goal maker, center back Siani, thanks to a controversial corner kick.
Bayern was very controversial about this ball because Siani hit Lucio with his elbow when he jumped, so that the Brazilian central defender is still receiving treatment on the sidelines.
Pepe's defense this time also reflects the current emotions of both sides.
The atmosphere at the scene was very tense.
Not only was Lucio still waiting on the sidelines to return to the field, but Su Dong had just been kicked several times, one of which was quite heavy, and he was taken to the sidelines to stop the bleeding. This also made everyone in Bayern extremely annoyed.
Bordeaux's skills are not as good as others, but their defense is extremely fierce.
Although the attendance rate was not high, the Bordeaux fans at the scene were quite unfriendly to the visiting team, with insults heard all the time. Some fans even set off fireworks in the stands, which filled the stadium with a choking smell and exacerbated the anxiety of both sides.
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Bayern quickly organized a fast attack. Thomas Muller stopped the ball on the left side of the frontcourt and tried to turn around to get rid of the defender. As a result, he was hugged by the opponent's midfielder and failed to catch up with the ball in time, resulting in the ball being intercepted.
Thomas Muller became anxious and chased after him, making a tackle from the side and behind.
He didn't tackle the ball, but he hit the opponent's foot.
The moment the whistle sounded, Thomas Muller was stunned.
He has just received a yellow card!
The referee quickly ran over and without waiting for other players to get close, he directly pulled out a yellow card towards Thomas Muller, which soon turned into a red card, sending him off the field.
Thomas Muller was completely dazed, kneeling on the grass. The referee urged him again, signaling him to leave the field quickly.
"He just hugged my waist and pulled my jersey..." Thomas Muller wanted to defend himself.
But the referee waved his hand and signaled him to leave quickly.
Su Dong was near him, he walked straight over and picked up Thomas Muller.
"It's okay, it's okay!" Su Dong patted his shoulder soothingly.
Thomas Muller was extremely frustrated and kept shaking his head, "I didn't mean to do that."
It's only the first half and everyone knows what being sent off with a red card means to Bayern.
Thomas Muller is not stupid, he knows better.
"I know, it's okay, leave it to us!"
Su Dong comforted Thomas Muller and personally escorted him off the field.
Captain Lahm and Schweinsteiger both went over to protest to the referee, saying that Bordeaux had committed too many fouls and asked the referee to control the situation. Otherwise, how could the game be played? Bordeaux head coach Laurent Blanc blew a whistle at the players on the sidelines, signaling them to look over.
Obviously, they want to take advantage of this opportunity to launch another attack.
With eleven against ten and at home, Bordeaux still has confidence.
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As expected, Bordeaux then launched a wave of attacks, and took advantage of the fact that Bayern was one man down and had not yet established a firm foothold. They successfully used a free kick opportunity before the end of the first half to score another goal and reverse the score.
Two to one!
Bayern ended the first half with a deficit.
When they returned to the locker room, the Bayern players were quite dissatisfied with the situation in the first half, the referee's enforcement and Bordeaux's tactics.
There were too many fouls and the little tricks were annoying.
Thomas Muller had already taken a shower, but he stayed in the locker room and apologized to the players in public.
It is unrealistic for Bayern players to say that none of them had any complaints against him, after all, he was indeed impulsive just now.
But whether it was Lahm, Schweinsteiger, Sudong, Lucio and others, they all expressed their understanding for him.
Young people tend to lose their minds when they are anxious.
"We pulled back a little bit in the second half. They like to press the whole court, so we let them press out."
After thinking about it, Heynckes replaced Klose with Toni Kroos.
Obviously, the most important thing for Bayern now is to stabilize the midfield and defense.
When counterattacking, the attacker will mostly look for Su Dong, who will grab the first point.
"Come on!" Heynckes encouraged.
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Bordeaux coached by Blanc is definitely a team that is seriously underestimated.
Whether it was away against Juventus or at home against Bayern, both games were played very well.
You can call them rude and aggressive, but it cannot be denied that this civilian team without even a single star player was coached quite well by Blanco and left an extremely deep impression on people.
Su Dong has long been accustomed to the mid- and lower-level teams adopting this aggressive style of play, because this is their way to win.
Instead of blaming your opponent, you might as well think about how to defeat him.
After Bayern retreated, Bordeaux only pressed forward appropriately but did not press too close.
Blanco is also very smart. He does not intend to expose his defense line. He is very clear about Su Dong's personal strength. Not to mention one person, even two people may not be able to defend him.
In this situation, if the back line pressed forward, wouldn't that be courting death? But if they didn't press forward, would Bayern be helpless?
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In the 61st minute, Neuer received a pass from his teammate at the front of the penalty area. Without waiting for Chamakh to get close, he kicked the ball forward, which flew over the center line and landed in the Bordeaux half.
Su Dong blocked Plani with his body and headed the ball to Modric in front of the right.
The Croatian midfielder received the ball and moved forward, and Su Dong also turned around and quickly moved forward, and the two tried to cooperate.
But just when Modric entered the 30-meter area and passed the ball to Su Dong, Bordeaux captain Alau Diarra suddenly made a tackle and knocked Modric to the ground with the ball, giving Bayern a free kick opportunity in the frontcourt.
The location is not good, a bit remote and a bit far.
Alau Diarra paid the price with a yellow card, but prevented Bayern's attacking combination.
Modric, Toni Kroos and Schweinsteiger all walked over, Sudong also came back from the front, Pepe and Lucio both came from the back line, and everyone gathered together.
The Bordeaux team is full of tall players, including Siani, Arau Diarra, and Fernando, all of whom are 1.9 meters tall, big and very aggressive. This is why Arau Diarra dared to give Bayern a free kick opportunity.
They have confidence in their high ball defense.
"I'm sure of this area and the penalty spot." Toni Kroos said confidently.
His free throws were quick and accurate.
The distance was too far, and Modric and Schweinsteiger were not very sure, so they didn't compete with him immediately.
"Then let me grab it!" Su Dong also took the lead.
In the Bayern team, when it comes to predicting the ball's trajectory and heading the ball, Su Dong is second to none. Who dares to claim to be first?
Central defenders with excellent heading ability, including Lucio, Pepe and Van Buyten, have to admit defeat when they meet Su Dong.
He has height, strength, anticipation, and heading skills. He is definitely an aerial master whose footwork seriously hinders him! "I'm responsible for the front point," said Lucio.
Pepe nodded, "I'll help you distract them."
Among teammates, Pepe and Su Dong have the best understanding, and they are also the best brothers.
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After division of labor, everyone went their separate ways.
Sudong and Pepe both appeared in the middle, Lucio appeared at the front point, and Toni Kroos and Modric both stood at the penalty spot.
Bordeaux also treated the situation as if they were facing a formidable enemy and did not set up a human wall, apparently anticipating that Bayern would not take a direct free kick. However, their defense in the penalty area was very tight, with one player guarding another.
There's nothing we can do, they are all tall.
As the referee blew the whistle, Modric took a quick run-up and after a feint, Toni Kroos quickly jumped out and kicked a missile-like free kick with his right foot.
The ball drew an arc and fell straight into the penalty area.
In the penalty area, Pepe quickly pressed forward at the same time as the free throw, and at the same time touched Siani who was defending Su Dong with his shoulder.
Su Dong took two or three steps back and then suddenly moved forward quickly.
Siani was disturbed by Pepe, and seeing Su Dong retreating, he wanted to judge the landing point, but he didn't expect Su Dong to suddenly move forward, shake off his defense, and rush directly to the left post of the goal.
Toni Kroos' free throw landed at this position with incredible accuracy. Su Dong headed the ball from close range and hit the near corner directly. The ball almost hit the left post and went into Bordeaux's goal.
"GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!"
Su Dong rushed out of the baseline excitedly, waving his fists and roaring to vent his inner depression.
The teammates around him rushed over and hugged him.
2-2! "It's still a set piece!"
"Tonight, all four goals scored by both teams so far have come from set pieces!"
"Toni Kroos's free kick was very beautiful, and Su Dong's header was just right, especially his previous run."
"Siani is destined to be a tragedy. His own goal was created under the pressure of Su Dong. Now he missed Su Dong. It is obvious that he has no way to freeze Su Dong tonight."
"Two to two, both sides are back to the same starting line again."
The entire Atlantic Stadium was filled with boos, and the fans in the stands were obviously extremely dissatisfied with the result.
Are we really going to let Bayern take away a draw at home?
No! Never!
(End of this chapter)
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