Chapter 668: Dortmund's Title-Deciding Battle

Front-page headline of the "Ruhr News"—Securing the championship three rounds early? In the away match against Wolfsburg, a victory for Dortmund will directly clinch the Bundesliga title!

Sky Germany: Bayern's good days may be coming to an end.

"Bayern is very likely to win only the German Super Cup this season, as they have already been eliminated from the Champions League, and it will be difficult for them to compete with Dortmund in both the league and the German Cup."

The matches of Bundesliga Round 31 have not yet begun, but the momentum has already started shifting toward Dortmund.

According to street interviews conducted by The Sun's Germany correspondent, most Bundesliga fans, and even Bayern fans, believe they have already lost the chance to compete with Dortmund for the Bundesliga title.

There is no help for it; the gap between the two teams in the standings is simply too large!

Although some Dortmund fans have already begun celebrating early, Chinese fans on the other side of the planet still maintain their characteristic caution.

In the eyes of the Chinese, generating too much hype before a match is a form of "poisonous milk" and is inappropriate.

This point is very similar to Escrivá; neither of them belongs to the type of people who like to celebrate in advance.

Four consecutive losses directly sending away the Bundesliga champion—is this possible?

"Theoretically, this is possible."

On the training ground, Escrivá was giving the players a pre-match pep talk.

Tang Ye stood right next to Bellingham, maintaining a serious expression.

"This match is very important for us; if we lose tomorrow's game, the uncertainty surrounding our title race will increase significantly!"

"The best way to solve this problem is to end all of this early; you are all top-tier players and should all understand this principle."

The Dortmund players looked into Escrivá's eyes as he placed a small notebook on the grass and then squatted down.

Tang Ye reacted quickly; standing at the very front, he was the first to squat down and began studying what was written in Escrivá's notebook.

The things Mr. Ferran was studying were very complex, but Tang Ye's greatest strength lay in capturing key information.

Haaland's injury, combined with the current title situation in the league, had placed immense pressure on Escrivá.

"He is a bit too nervous."

During warm-ups, Tang Ye spoke with Sancho.

"Haha, what's the big deal? Isn't Ferran always like this?"

Lifting his left and right legs forward separately, Sancho stretched his thigh muscles.

"Langbao isn't a team to be played casually."

Tang Ye appeared optimistic.

Having played against them once, to be honest, he did not feel that Langbao was a particularly formidable team.

"This season, the strong teams in the Bundesliga are just Bayern and Leipzig; Frankfurt is also decent."

"No, no, no, Tom!"

It was not Sancho speaking, but Reus, who had approached from the side: "Stay cautious; Langbao is currently in the top five."

"We always make mistakes at critical moments; let's not slip up again this season."

"... Mm, alright then, let's go."

Tang Ye could see obvious pressure on Reus's face.

Suddenly thinking of something, he asked: "Marco, have you ever won a Bundesliga title before?"

Once the question was posed, teammates nearby all turned their gazes over, making Tang Ye feel somewhat awkward.

Hiss...

He seemed... to have asked a not-so-good question?

"Oh, it's nothing!"

Reus reacted quickly and hurriedly helped Tang Ye out of the awkward situation.

He knew Tang Ye was not trying to make things difficult for him, so he would not get angry.

"This isn't a big problem; although I have been with Dortmund for a long time, I indeed have never won a league championship."

"Mm, all the fans know about this."

Running backward while facing Tang Ye, Reus acted as if he didn't care: "But I think this isn't a problem; not having won a championship before might even make our upcoming title more meaningful, don't you think?"

"It will happen tomorrow!"

Wow!

Tang Ye felt that Reus's words made a lot of sense; without agreeing beforehand, the two slowed down their warm-up pace and clapped hands.

"We will win the championship, I guarantee you."

"Haha!"

"Hey, don't laugh!"

"Come on!"

Reus's laughter made Tang Ye immediately anxious: "Marco, do you not believe me? Things I guarantee never go wrong; I've made guarantees to teammates before, and then we won the championship!"

Baidu Hot Search No. 1: Tang Ye charges for the Bundesliga title.

No. 2: Borussia Dortmund Bundesliga champions?

No. 3: Dortmund vs. Langbao.

No. 4: New coronavirus herd immunity in the UK?

No. 5: Saint Escrivá's century loan.

Bundesliga matches rarely receive this level of attention.

Additionally, in the pre-match teaser poster released by Dortmund, more than 20 players from the first team plus Escrivá all made an appearance, which fully illustrates the importance of today's match for Dortmund.

【Front row selling peanuts and melon seeds; buy melon seeds and get mint-flavored chewing gum for free, the same style as Tang Ye!】

【Not the "I don't eat it" from Tang Ye's mouth】

【"Stealing food from a pig's mouth, huh? Brother, go find a pig farm and stay with the pigs for a few days before coming back."】

【"Langbao is tough to play against; the main issue is that Dortmund doesn't have Haaland."】

【"Actually, whether playing in the Champions League or against Bayern, it doesn't matter if we have Haaland or not. Tang Ye can play as both an attacking midfielder and a striker. Haven't you noticed that many of Haaland's poaching techniques were learned from my ggbond? Do you really think my Master was joking with you?"】

【"Wir halten fest und treu zusammen! (We stand firm and loyal together,)" 】

【"Ball-Heil-Hurra, Borussia! (Long live football! Go, Borussia Dortmund!)" 】

【"Geht's auch mal schlecht, wir lassen uns nicht kriegen! (Even when things go wrong, we will not let ourselves be defeated!)" 】

【"Ball-Heil-Hurra, Borussia! (Long live football! Go, Borussia Dortmund!)" 】

Boom-boom!

Bang-bang-bang-bang!

Volkswagen Arena!

Although it was an away match, there were still quite a few Dortmund fans present at the scene.

Of course, the number of away tickets was limited, so most of these Dortmund fans couldn't get inside.

But that didn't matter.

"Wow!!"

The Dortmund fans grabbed their scarves with both hands and raised them high.

"Tang Ye!"

"Tang Ye!"

Rather than coming to watch the match, it was more accurate to say they were here to experience the atmosphere of winning the championship.

"So you are certain that Dortmund can win the Fan Fan Dejia title, is that correct?"

【Sky Sports Germany】

"100%!!!"

The fans shouted this phrase into the microphone with all their might.

"Langbao's defensive line is excellent, and moreover..."

"Fuck your Langbao!"

The reporter hadn't even finished speaking before being directly interrupted by the fans.

"What's the use of having a good defense? My Dortmund has everything it needs."

"Long live Dortmund!"

"Tang Ye! Tang Ye!"

"..."

Looking at the Dortmund fans celebrating wildly behind him, then turning to face the camera, the reporter's expression was full of helplessness.

It seemed unrealistic to expect any objective commentary from the Dortmund fans.

Because these guys were already completely obsessed.

"Wow!!!"

As the bus drove toward the stadium, Dortmund fans near the venue one after another took off their shirts, holding them in their hands and waving them.

"Borussia!"

"Dortmund!"

"..."

On the bus, hearing the voices of the fans outside, Tang Ye did not feel surprised.

This was how championship matches were; besides the media creating public opinion online, fans would also create pressure at the scene.

Chewing the gum in his mouth, he looked at his teammates on the bus who were standing ready for battle.

Tang Ye did not feel pressured, because he had a group of people loyal enough to accompany him.

Noticing Haaland turning his head to look at him from the front, Tang Ye reached out his hand and patted the Norwegian's golden hair.

"I'm so nervous."

Haaland said.

He had never won a championship in one of the top five leagues before!

"What the hell are you nervous about!"

Haaland was quickly criticized by the Master, because this Dortmund striker was merely here to watch the match today; he couldn't play.

"Erling, just lie back and relax."

"Right!"

Haaland pointed at Tang Ye, suddenly becoming excited: "I was just waiting for you to say that!"

"..."

"Alright then, good luck."