Chapter 136 De Bruyne: I Feel Like I’m Being Cheated On...

After entering April, Werder Bremen's schedule has become intensive.

After finishing the German Cup semi-finals, they immediately faced the challenge of Wolfsburg.

This is the second time Werder Bremen faces Wolfsburg at home within a week.

Both teams fought hard to the end in the German Cup, and both teams exerted a lot of physical energy on each other.

If it were another opponent, Werder Bremen would probably be taken advantage of by their opponent in their current state.

But for Wolfsburg, they didn't take advantage of anything.

Wolfsburg, who wanted to take revenge on Werder Bremen, swallowed two bombs at the Weser Stadium and returned defeated.

After winning Wolfsburg, Werder Bremen's winning streak in the league and cup has reached 8 games.

However, even after eight consecutive victories, the point gap between them and the top spot still shows no sign of narrowing.

After the 30th round, Werder Bremen currently ranks second in the standings with 75 points, 9 points behind Bayern Munich.

With four rounds left in the league, Werder Bremen only has a theoretical hope of winning the championship.

To win the championship, they not only need to win all the remaining four games.

Also hope Bayern loses all four games.

As long as Bayern wins one game, with their goal difference advantage, they will win the championship.

But expecting Bayern to lose four games in a row?

This is simply more difficult than winning the lottery!

Therefore, no one at Werder Bremen thinks they have a chance to get involved in the league trophy. The salad plate trophy has been booked by Bayern.

In this round of competition, Bayern Munich bloodbathed visiting Hamburg 9:1 at home, helping Hamburg set a new record for the largest away loss in team history.

Coincidentally, the record that was refreshed was also created by Bayern.

In the 1963-1964 season, Bayern defeated Hamburg at home with a score of 9:2.

After defeating Hamburg, Bayern's league points increased to 81 points.

No one doubts that the league championship belongs to them. The only suspense is that they can win the championship a few rounds in advance!

This season, Bayern Munich has shown extremely terrifying dominance under the guidance of Heynckes.

In the Champions League knockout round that ended not long ago, they faced Serie A's dominant Juventus and swept their opponents out with a score of 4:0.

In the league, starting from the 18th round of the league, they have won 13 consecutive victories in the Bundesliga.

This winning streak is very close to the Bundesliga historical record of 15 consecutive wins they set in the 2005-2006 season.

Bayern's 13-game winning streak and the home game where they slaughtered their opponents once again caused shock in the German football world.

Because the strength of the two teams is very different, the impact of Bayern's massacre on the outside world is smaller than that of Werder Bremen's massacre of Schalke 04.

After all, Bayern is a well-known tragedy maker in the Bundesliga and often causes tragedy in the league.

However, no one could pose a threat to Bayern, allowing them to easily win 13 consecutive games, and even cause tragedies one after another.

This is what those in German football are most worried about!

Bayern's dominance in the Bundesliga is always not a good phenomenon.

A healthy league requires multiple teams to attack the championship, so that the suspense of the championship can be maintained until the end every year.

Losing suspense prematurely will only reduce the enjoyment of the league, which will have a negative impact on ratings, attendance, broadcast sharing, etc.

A large part of the reason why the Premier League's commercial operations are so successful is that the Premier League games are exciting enough and suspenseful enough.

If the Premier League were to be like the Bundesliga, with a team like Bayern locking the championship early every year, that would be a far cry from the point of view.

It is estimated that the audience in the Premier League will be gone before long!

So they hope someone can stand up and stop Bayern, so that the suspense of the championship will not disappear too early.

Among the teams currently at the top of the standings, Werder Bremen and Bayern's games have all ended, and there is nothing they can do about it.

However, they have already eliminated Bayern in the German Cup, which can be regarded as completing their block against Bayern in the cup!

Dortmund, third in the standings, still has a game against Bayern, which is in the 32nd round of the Bundesliga.

This powerful showdown between Bayern Munich and Dortmund is likely to become the most important battle in the Bundesliga this season.

If Bayern can win this game, it will tie the longest winning streak in team history and the league.

Considering that Bayern's opponents in the last two rounds are very weak, as long as they can win Dortmund, it is very likely to break the record.

I believe Dortmund will never allow Bayern to achieve such a record on themselves, so this game will be very exciting!

…

"Can you stop Bayern?"

After seeing the German media reports, Lin Quan sent a message to Royce.

"certainly!"

Royce replied quickly. The other party's speed made him wonder if this guy was chatting with some girl?

Otherwise, how can I reply to the message instantly?

"Oh? So confident?"

Bayern and Dortmund are the two closest teams in the Bundesliga. If anyone can stop Bayern, it can only be Dortmund.

"Haha, I can't say I'm confident. The main reason is that Bayern didn't draw well. They drew Cosmos Barcelona in the Champions League semi-finals!"

"It sounds like your draw is much better than theirs. Didn't you also get the Galacticos Real Madrid?"

Dortmund's schedule is exactly the same as Bayern Munich's. They play home first and then away, and then go to away games after playing at home.

The two rounds of the Bundesliga were stuck in the middle of their two Champions League games, home and away.

For these two teams, they need to play four games in 10 days.

There are two high-intensity Champions League knockout matches, and you have to go back and forth on the plane. This schedule is really devilish.

The four teams that reached the semifinals happened to come from two leagues, and they also avoided the fate of being in the same room.

If they had drawn an opponent from their own league, they wouldn't have to go through such trouble.

However, from the perspective of watching the game, playing a civil war in the Champions League semi-finals is obviously not as exciting as playing against teams in other leagues.

It is a pity that the giants in the Premier League and Serie A were eliminated early.

In recent years, the performance of Premier League teams in the Champions League has indeed been poor. Manchester United has failed to reach the top eight many times, and Arsenal has made the top 16 every year.

The wealthy Manchester City did not even qualify for the group stage, and last season's Champions League champion Chelsea also fell early in the group stage.

If they had performed better and disrupted the situation by reaching the semi-finals, they would not have been in a situation where the Bundesliga and La Liga were the two dominant teams.

"Haha, is the schedule the same? Do you want to take a closer look?"

When Royce heard Lin Quan's words, he made a laughing expression.

What's the meaning?

Lin Quan asked, but the other party laughed and didn't answer.

He had no choice but to search the Internet for the Champions League semi-final schedule.

After taking a look, Lin Quan immediately discovered the problem.

"Let me go, why is your game one day earlier than Bayern's?"

Finishing the game one day early means that Dortmund can have one more day of rest than Bayern before the battle of Tianwang Mountain.

This is definitely very unfair to Bayern!

No wonder Royce said he was confident, it turns out he got such a big advantage!

"Hey, you're silly. Of course such an important match as the Champions League semi-finals cannot be scheduled on the same day!"

"If they are all scheduled on the same day, or even the same time period, how do you let the audience choose?"

"The broadcast ratings of this kind of game will be very high, and the broadcast fees can make a lot of money, so UEFA will deliberately stagger the two games. In this way, it can make more money!"

Considering that Lin Quan had never played in the Champions League, Royce patiently explained to him.

The Champions League is different from the league. In order to pursue fairness, the league will arrange certain key games to start at the same time as much as possible.

But in the Champions League, especially in the knockout stages, it is necessary to avoid arranging games together.

The league considers fairness, and while the Champions League considers fairness, it must also take into account commercial interests.

The Champions League bonuses and the share of broadcast revenue are very important to each team participating in the Champions League.

Therefore, major clubs will not have any complaints about such an arrangement.

Damn, I’m despised!

Lin Quan was speechless for a while.

This guy Royce became famous after playing in the Champions League.

"You have taken such a big advantage. If you still lose to Bayern then, then buy a piece of tofu and kill you!"

"Tofu? I like Chinese food. Do you want to treat me to dinner?"

Royce saw the noun spoken by Lin Quan, and after searching on the Internet, he figured out what it meant.

"Whenever you come to Bremen as a guest, I'll treat you to it!"

Royce made a speechless expression:

"The match between our two teams is over. You won't be at Werder Bremen next season. Where can I go to treat you?"

"Then how about you invite me to watch the game in Dortmund and I treat you to dinner?"

Dortmund will start the first round match against Real Madrid at home in four days. Dortmund is not far from Werder Bremen.

If you take the intercity railway, you can get there in one hour.

Lin Quan has followed this route twice before with the team and is already familiar with it.

Being able to enjoy the top competition at the Champions League level up close is an irresistible temptation for anyone.

"Okay, I'll leave you a ticket. Remember to come and get it from me when the time comes!"

Tickets for Dortmund games are hard to come by, especially for games of this level in the Champions League knockout rounds.

If you don't find an acquaintance, you can only buy it from scalpers at a high price.

"Two, I'll take a friend to watch them together!"

Lin Quan tried to bargain. He wanted to bring De Bruyne over to open his eyes and observe Mourinho's coaching style.

"Damn, there's only one, do you want love?"

Royce was not happy anymore, he was just trying to get rid of the wool!

It's not like he doesn't have two game tickets, but if Lin Quan brings other people over, how can he treat him to dinner?

"Just one ticket. Check to see if your teammates still have tickets. I'll spend my own money to buy one, right?"

…

In the end, Royce gave him two tickets without asking him to pay.

After getting the tickets, Lin Quan immediately told De Bruyne the good news.

"Going to watch the match between Real Madrid and Dortmund?"

De Bruyne's eyes widened as soon as he heard that there was a game to watch.

"Yeah, whether you go or not, the ticket doesn't matter!"

"Go, of course, but what about the coach?"

The game is in the afternoon, and they can go there after finishing training.

But after the game is over, it will probably be evening, and De Bruyne is worried that it will affect the training the next day.

"The coach is so reasonable. Let's just say hello to him and ensure that it won't affect tomorrow's training!"

The two came to Schaff's office together and talked about their desire to go to Dortmund to watch the Champions League semi-finals.

"Go ahead, go back early and be safe on the road!"

After listening to what the two said, Schafer did not embarrass them. Not only did he agree to their request, he even granted them a half-day leave.

If they really can't make it back tomorrow morning, they can come to the training ground to train in the afternoon.

What does it mean to be a peerless coach?

…

After taking the intercity express to Dortmund, Lin Quan contacted Royce on the phone and got the tickets from him.

"Ahem, this is my friend Marco Reus!"

Seeing De Bruyne's surprised expression, Lin Quan introduced him solemnly.

The two actually played against each other in the league. De Bruyne was surprised because he didn't know that Lin Quan had become friends with Royce without him knowing.

This made him feel a little strange, as if he felt like he was being greened...

"Hello, I've seen you play football, and you pass the ball really well!"

Royce smiled and stretched out his hand, and De Bruyne quickly handed it over:

"You're awesome too!"

De Bruyne is obviously not as talkative as Royce, and even polite words are so blunt.

Reus is a favorite in Dortmund's dressing room, while De Bruyne is a dull can in Werder Bremen's dressing room. If you don't take the initiative to find him, he won't say a word.

"Then you enter on your own, I'm going back to warm up first. You are not allowed to cheer for Real Madrid in this game, and you are not allowed to ask Ronaldo for his autograph!"

Royce's words were directed at Lin Quan. He had some doubts. The reason why this kid came to Westphalia to watch the game was because he came for Ronaldo?

After all, in the hearts of many young players, Ronaldo and Messi are their idols.

Ronaldo, who has a better external image, is obviously more popular.

"I know, I know, go quickly, I wish you success and a big victory over Real Madrid!"

"Thank you for your good fortune. If we really win, I'll treat you to dinner tonight!"

Royce felt happy when he heard Lin Quan's blessing.

"You said this, I didn't force you!"

Lin Quan's eyes lit up. He remembered Dortmund's 4:1 victory over Real Madrid at home.

Royce smiled and said nothing. After waving to the two of them, he hurried back.

The two then followed the fans into the Westfalenstadion.

The huge stadium was already full at this time, and a huge picture was laid out early in the south stand where the die-hard Dortmund fans gathered.

Half an hour later, the first match between Dortmund and Real Madrid in the Champions League semifinals officially started.