Chapter 695: One vs Three
Since Su Dong scored the equalizer, Blanco has not returned to the coaching seat.
He stood on the sidelines, paying attention to the situation on the field, while also paying attention to Bayern's movements.
There was a tempting idea that kept brewing and echoing in Blanco's mind, constantly telling him that there was a chance, a real chance! What a great opportunity!
Playing at home, with one more player than the opponent, 11 against 10, why not dare to fight? Fight, and the bicycle will become a motorcycle! If they can really beat Bayern, Bordeaux will have a chance to rush to the top of the group.
You know, the group leader and group runner-up are very important for any team aiming for the Champions League.
Because after entering the round of 16, the group leader will face the weaker second-placed team, and the chances of advancing to the quarterfinals are greater. Bordeaux itself is not top-notch, so they will be more confident if they meet the second-placed team.
However, Bayern is the team that has defended the treble for two consecutive seasons, and its strength is known to the world.
Despite having one more player than Bayern, Bordeaux still did not have much confidence.
Blanco was a little worried and anxious. He really wanted to give it a try, but was afraid of losing.
This is also human nature, and the head coach is always making this dilemma.
Blanco was especially cautious.
In last season's Champions League group stage, Bordeaux met Chelsea and Roma. They had opportunities at home, but they didn't dare to give it a try. Eventually, they lost to Roma at home and drew with Chelsea. In the end, they could only play in the UEFA Cup as third in the group.
In the UEFA Cup round of 32 knockout match against Galatasaray of Turkey, Bordeaux did not dare to fight at home and was eventually tied 0-0 by the opponent. After that, they won 3-4 away from home and almost got the qualification, but finally stopped in the round of 32.
It was this crushing defeat that forced Blanco to sell central defender Diawara and bring in Siani. In addition, after winning the league championship, the club made additional investments, with a net investment of 20 million euros to bring in Gourcuff and goalkeeper Carasso.
This is already a huge sum of money for Bordeaux.
Blanco must make the team achieve results and performances that match his worth, so he is so divided.
In the end, Blanco chose to remain unchanged in the face of change.
Since both advancing and retreating have risks, I will take a middle path. Anyway, we have the advantage in numbers and can slowly wear down Bayern.
Let's see if this Bundesliga champion will have problems of its own! ...
In the 75th minute, Heynckes replaced Modric with Tymoshchuk to strengthen the team's defense.
This is Bayern's second substitution.
There was still no movement from Bordeaux, which continued to suppress Bayern by relying on its numerical advantage.
Bayern took the initiative to retreat back to their own half, leaving Su Dong in front to launch a counterattack.
The score of 2-2 is actually acceptable for Bayern who are playing away.
But as time went by, the mentality of Bordeaux players gradually became divided when they saw that the head coach had not given clear instructions. Some wanted to score a goal and beat Bayern at home to become famous, while others did not want to take any risks and just let it be a draw, as it was not shameful to draw with Bayern at home.
This lack of unity in mentality led to a slight split in Bordeaux's performance on the field.
Bayern is so experienced that they immediately caught this signal.
Especially Su Dong, he clearly noticed that Bordeaux's defense line began to press forward intentionally or unintentionally.
It’s not that the defenders were reckless, but that the midfielders pressed forward and backward, and the back line had to follow suit, otherwise there would be a disconnect.
So, Su Dong immediately gave a signal to his teammates and waited for the opportunity.
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In the 84th minute, Bordeaux planned an attack. Wendel made a cross from the left to the front of the penalty area, trying to find Chamakh, but Lucio got there first, blocked Chamakh with his body, and passed the ball to the midfielder.
Toni Kroos retreated very far back, got the ball, turned around and looked forward.
Su Dong had already raised his hand, and Toni Kroos did not hesitate and made a long pass.
The long pass was powerful enough to cross the center line and land in front of Bordeaux's penalty area.
Almost at the same time as Toni Kroos passed the ball, Su Dong sprinted forward quickly.
It has to be said that Bordeaux's defense is still very tight. Even though the defense line is a little too pressed forward, Siani and Plani are always at the back, and there is always only one person going forward between the two full-backs, and the other one is definitely left behind.
When Toni Kroos launched a counterattack with a long pass and Su Dong quickly moved forward, Bordeaux's two central defenders Siani and Plani, as well as left-back Tremoulina, all chased back immediately, immediately forming a favorable situation of three against one.
When Su Dong was making a quick forward run, the three Bordeaux defensive players all returned to their positions in time, which made it difficult for him to kick the ball directly. He could only rush to the front of the penalty area, take the lead and pick the ball up in mid-air.
With this lob, the ball just avoided Plani's clearance, but fell to the right.
Like Plani, Tremulina is not tall, but he is very fast and flexible. After returning to defense in time, he saw Su Dong pick up the ball and went straight to clear it.
After Su Dong picked up the ball, he immediately saw Tremulina and quickly kicked the ball again.
He lobbed the ball twice in a row, just enough to prevent the two Bordeaux defenders from touching the ball.
After stabilizing his body, Su Dong quickly kicked the ball again. This time with a clear purpose, he kicked the ball directly over the short Plani, letting the ball fall to the top of the arc, and he also ran sideways.
Siani is a tall and slow guy, so he rushed behind Plani at this time. Seeing Su Dong suddenly pass the ball to the top of the arc, he immediately stopped, turned around and rushed towards Su Dong.
Su Dong took the lead and caught up with the ball in the top area of the arc. He gently pushed forward and bumped into Siani hard.
Both of them staggered, and Siani used the inertia of his running start to force Su Dong back half a step, but he also lost his balance.
Su Dong's body balance ability was reflected at this moment. He quickly stabilized his body, caught up with the ball on the left side of the arc top area, and without stopping the ball, he kicked directly with his left foot.
All this happened in the blink of an eye. Everyone only saw Su Dong dribbling the ball continuously, passing it between two Bordeaux defenders, then dribbling through Siani's defense and shooting with a powerful left foot.
The ball was like a cannonball, sticking to the grass and going straight into the lower left corner of Bordeaux's goal at lightning speed.
Goalkeeper Carasso didn't even have time to save the ball before it went in!
"GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!"
"In the 84th minute, Su Dong scored a brilliant goal!!!!"
"My God, Su Dong's performance is so impressive that I can't help but want to worship him!"
"One against three, Su Dong created a chance to shoot between three Bordeaux defenders and scored a goal for Bayern!"
"Three to two, Bayern once again takes the lead!"
After Su Dong scored a goal, he rushed out of the stadium excitedly, ran all the way to the sidelines, waving his fists constantly, and finally kissed the ring on his left hand hard in front of the live camera.
Scored twice!
This goal was so hard to come by! Especially in this game, Bordeaux really performed very well, and coupled with Thomas Muller's red card, Bayern's situation was very difficult.
But in the end, Su Dong seized the opportunity and scored this decisive goal.
Bayern's players also rushed to catch up and hugged him.
"Let's replay this wonderful goal again."
"The three Bordeaux defenders returned to their positions in time and did not make any serious mistakes, but unfortunately, the offensive player they encountered was Su Dong."
"The continuous lobs were so fast that we couldn't believe it. This was a center forward."
"Looking at the subsequent handling, Su Dong grasped every detail just right. The three Bordeaux defenders had no way to deal with him and could only watch him score."
"Three to two, Bayern takes the lead again!"
"This will definitely be the most important goal in this group so far. If we beat Bordeaux away from home, Bayern will have won three consecutive group games and will be in a very advantageous position in the battle for the top spot. And this goal of Su Dong will be worth a thousand gold!"
"Blanco seemed very surprised by the goal. He was about to make a substitution, and he wanted to replace two players at once, obviously to strengthen the attack."
"That's right. Bordeaux still has a good chance of winning the group, but if they lose to Bayern tonight, then Bordeaux will be in trouble in the fourth round at the Allianz Arena. By then, it will be very difficult for them to win the group."
"Heynckes also made a substitution, with Badstuber replacing Marcelo to strengthen the team's left-wing defense."
"Both head coaches are clearly determined to win!"
…
With Heynckes and Blanc making consecutive substitutions, the game entered a white-hot stage.
Bordeaux launched an almost desperate attack in an attempt to equalize the score.
At this moment, victory has become out of reach for them and all they want is a draw.
But Bayern defended with all their might, trying to maintain the lead that Su Dong had worked so hard to snatch.
The two sides played more fiercely and the scene was very exciting.
Even in the final stage of the game, Lucio knocked down the Bordeaux center forward while defending Chamakh, and was shown a second yellow card by the referee and was also sent off with a red card.
As a result, Bayern only had nine people left on the field!
Tymoshchuk retreated to the back line, and Bayern continued to adopt a 4-3-1 formation, continuing to be on high alert.
In the end, Bordeaux was unable to break through Bayern's defense again.
The score of 2 to 3 remained until the end of the halftime.
Thanks to Su Dong's two goals, Bayern narrowly won Bordeaux away.
But the battle also came at a heavy price, with both Thomas Muller and Lucio receiving red cards.
(End of this chapter)
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