Play restarted at the center circle.
Dortmund had possession.
Aubameyang kicked off, playing the ball sideways to Reus without any fierce challenge.
Wolfsburg steadily retreated, gradually building a low defensive block.
Parking the bus!
The ferocious wolf king had turned into a husky.
"A perfect demonstration of two footballing philosophies!"
"Klopp, pressing high."
"Hecking, defending deep."
"The tactical ideas of these two renowned managers took them down opposite footballing paths."
In the livestream chat.
-[What does that mean?]
-[When Wolfsburg were building an attack just now, Klopp's team surged forward to press like mad. That's a high press.]
-[Now Dortmund are building an attack, and Hecking's team are calmly dropping back to defend. That's a low block.]
-[Klopp versus Hecking, a showdown between two tactical masters at the top of their game!]
-[Why did Wolfsburg have so many attacks in the highlight videos before?]
-[Because the midfield pairing of Li Luo and De Bruyne guarantees quality counterattacks. The counterattacking chain never breaks, so the highlights make you think Wolfsburg are always trading attacks.]
Dortmund were excellent at attacking a settled defense.
Gundogan carried the ball forward through the middle.
Tap.
Out wide.
"Mkhitaryan gave a little hop and let it run through."
"Piszczek, overlapping down the flank, controlled the ball."
"Beautiful!"
"Li Luo filled the gap left by Wolfsburg's fullback after Mkhitaryan helped Piszczek draw him out."
The commentator was getting a little tongue-tied.
Even Coach Zhang struggled to describe it in the moment.
Mkhitaryan had pretended to receive the ball in the wide half-space, tricking Wolfsburg's fullback into following him.
Then.
He deliberately let it run through.
Piszczek, overlapping down the flank, received it comfortably with acres of space.
Fortunately, Li Luo arrived in time to cover that area.
Li Luo did not charge in.
With his defending and