Borussia Dortmund's Inner Conflict: Only Two Days Between Bayern Munich and Paris Saint-Germain?
"Beep! Beep! Beep!!!"
"Dortmund!"
Thump! Thump!
"Dortmund!"
Thump! Thump! Thump!
After pulling one back, Borussia Dortmund's fans suddenly found their momentum.
When the second half kicked off, the broadcast camera turned to Escribá in front of the bench. The Borussia Dortmund manager paced back and forth, looking somewhat anxious.
But there was nothing he could do about it.
Borussia Dortmund's executives were fairly rational, so the team's goals for the season did not include Champions League results.
But Escribá wanted to reach the quarterfinals.
To Escribá, the prize money for reaching the Champions League quarterfinals was something like dignity itself!
In the 72nd minute!
As Mats Hummels carried the ball forward, Borussia Dortmund's players surged up in force.
"Borussia Dortmund clearly don't want to lose at home."
"That's right. Hummels has decided to do it himself!"
Hummels suddenly accelerated past the halfway line, with Paul Pogba shielding him from the side.
Because of the pressure Pogba created, Leandro Paredes had no way to press Hummels directly.
That gave Borussia Dortmund an opportunity!
Thump!
A driven through ball along the ground went to Erling Haaland on the left wing!
"Wow!"
He stopped it under his foot, holding off Alessandro Florenzi as he closed in.
Here came the move!
Using his body to protect the ball, Haaland cut diagonally toward the penalty area.
"Haaland has chosen to use his body to smash through Paris Saint-Germain's defense!"
"That's a very smart choice!"
Borussia Dortmund's center forward had a natural physical advantage and plenty of pace. The sudden impact left Paris Saint-Germain's players extremely uncomfortable.
"Here! Here!"
Haaland looked for Tang Ye.
Tang Ye broke free to offer support!
Verratti and Mauro Icardi tightly marked Tang Ye, stubbornly refusing to give him any room.
"Get up here!"
Tang Ye called out to Jude Bellingham.