Klopp had no choice but to replace Kagawa with Kehl.

Kagawa's performance today was subpar, which is a common drawback for modern attacking midfielders.

When they don't have the ball, it's almost like playing with one less player.

However, the real test for Dortmund was just beginning!

They would have to play the next 43 minutes with 10 men against 11!

Dortmund immediately resorted to a defensive strategy, with even Lewandowski falling back to play as a center back.

At 56 minutes and 3 seconds, Real Madrid got a corner kick opportunity.

Di Maria took the corner, and the ball found Cristiano Ronaldo in the middle of the box.

However, Cristiano Ronaldo's header was punched out of the box by Weidenfeller.

Coentrao controlled the ball outside the box and passed it back to Di Maria on the left wing.

Di Maria, completely unmarked, sent in a decisive cross.

The ball went to the far post, where Kaka made a late run and fired a shot.

The ball grazed the post and hit the advertising board with a dull thud.

But the referee signaled for a corner kick. It turned out that the ball had hit Van Dijk's body and gone out of bounds when Kaka took the shot.

Benzema protested for a handball, and the slow-motion replay showed that the ball did indeed hit Van Dijk's hand. However, Van Dijk's head was turned away, and it was not intentional.

Naturally, the referee wouldn't call a handball.

The corner kick was taken again.

But the ball was headed out of the box by Van Dijk.

Dortmund had a chance to breathe!

As time went on, both sides felt the fatigue.

Of course, Dortmund, who were playing with one less man, felt it even more.

At 75 minutes and 24 seconds, Cristiano Ronaldo received the ball on the left side. Piszczek lunged in rashly and tripped him.

Real Madrid got a free kick.

At 75 minutes and 39 seconds, Alonso took the free kick.

In the crowd, a white figure soared into the air like a rocket!

The ball was headed straight into the goal.

At such close range, even with Weidenfeller's excellent performance today, there was nothing he could do.

Although there were many Dortmund players standing in front of the goal, no one could stop the ball from piercing the net!

Cristiano Ronaldo, who scored the goal, ran towards the away fans' section.

He pointed his right finger at the ground, and when he reached the sideline, he jumped high and made a 180-degree turn!

"Siu~~~~~~~~~~~~~~"

Cristiano Ronaldo used Ye Chen's celebration style to tell him that he had not given up the chance to score!

With this goal, Cristiano Ronaldo's Champions League goals this season once again broke the double-digit mark, continuing to hold steady in third place!

Ye Chen, who was originally tied for third place, naturally dropped to fourth!

The fans at the scene shouted Cristiano Ronaldo's name.

Of course, the fans in front of the TV and online were even more excited.

At the critical moment, it was still Cristiano Ronaldo!

Mourinho on the sidelines clenched his fists excitedly.

With two away goals, they were in a much better position for the return leg at the Bernabeu.

Dortmund's players were panting heavily.

But at this moment, Kehl shouted, "Cheer up, everyone! The game is not over yet! We still have a chance!"

"Yes! We still have a chance!" Ye Chen also clenched his fists. "Let's try to score another goal, and it will be much easier to play away!"

There was still a gap in strength between the two sides.

But the more this was the case, the more they could not give up. It would not be an exaggeration to say that if they went to the Bernabeu with a 1-2 scoreline, Dortmund would be on the verge of elimination.

Want to go to the Bernabeu and beat Real Madrid?

Anyone with a little bit of sense would not dare to have such an idea!

So they had to grit their teeth and persevere for the last fifteen minutes!

Klopp also made adjustments on the sidelines, directly replacing Grosskreutz with Subotic!

Grosskreutz's main task today was to track back and defend Cristiano Ronaldo.

If Ye Chen was Dortmund's nuclear weapon, then Real Madrid's nuclear weapon was Cristiano Ronaldo!

He had to be closely watched.

Of course, Klopp was not in a hurry to use his last substitution. He would wait and see who could not hold on any longer before making the change!

Although they were now 1-2 behind, with one less player, it was impossible for Dortmund to attack.

So Klopp continued to choose to solidify his defense!

The game restarted!

Except for Ye Chen, all nine of Dortmund's other players were involved in the defense.

At 81 minutes and 21 seconds, Alonso took a long shot from outside the box.

Gündoğan directly threw himself in front of the shot!

Gündoğan, who was hit in the abdomen, lay on the ground for half a minute before getting up, but quickly rejoined the battle!

At 82 minutes and 10 seconds, Dortmund launched an attack on the left wing.

But Arbeloa made a sliding tackle and poked the ball out of bounds from Ye Chen's feet.

There was no way. Pepe and Ramos were guarding in the middle, so he could only go to the side to delay the time. However, Arbeloa, who made a mistake in the first half, would certainly not make another mistake. For safety reasons, he directly cleared the ball.

Schmelzer threw the ball to Ye Chen.

Ye Chen passed the ball back to Gündoğan after receiving it.

He then ran towards the middle.

Gündoğan took the ball and passed it back to Schmelzer.

Schmelzer took advantage of Ye Chen's run to take Arbeloa away and went directly to the bottom line to cross the ball.

But the ball was caught steadily by Casillas, who had come out to intercept it.

Although Saint Casillas was only 1.82 meters tall, he looked like a giant in front of Real Madrid's goal at this moment.

After catching the ball, he ran forward and threw the ball to Kaka with a hand throw.

Kaka took the ball and accelerated again, trying to launch a counter-attack, but at this time, Dortmund had already retreated to defend.

Helpless, he could only pass the ball back to Khedira in the midfield, who took the ball and passed it to Alonso.

Alonso did not even stop the ball and directly made a long pass to Cristiano Ronaldo in front.

Just as the ball went over the top, Cristiano Ronaldo also started at lightning speed!

At the Westfalenstadion, Cristiano Ronaldo showed what superstar strength was all about.

The ball fell in front of him, and he directly flicked the ball forward with his toes. There was no need for any adjustment. Piszczek behind him wanted to tackle him to the ground.

But Cristiano Ronaldo had already run past him.

Hummels quickly retreated, but Cristiano Ronaldo had already entered the penalty area.

Facing the onrushing Weidenfeller, Cristiano Ronaldo pulled the ball to the outside and dribbled past Weidenfeller.

With an easy push, the ball went into the net.

Hummels threw his body out in front of the goal, but he entered the goal at the same time as the ball!

After scoring the goal, Cristiano Ronaldo had a smile on his face. He raised two fingers high and made a passionate knee slide...

The Westfalenstadion was deathly silent.

Apart from the away fans singing Cristiano Ronaldo's song, there was no sound!

All the Dortmund fans knew that Dortmund's Champions League journey was over.

Three away goals...

Two goals behind at home...

And the gap in strength between the two sides was so huge.

Watching the excitedly celebrating Cristiano Ronaldo and Real Madrid players, Ye Chen clenched his fists tightly.

"Ye, don't be angry, join Real Madrid, and I'll lead you to win the Champions League trophy!" Mourinho's voice suddenly rang out from the sidelines.

It happened to reach Ye Chen's ears, who was not far from the coaching bench.

But before Ye Chen could speak, Klopp next to him was already unhappy.

"Hey, Jose, is that how you poach players?" Klopp shouted angrily!

"Jurgen, I'm telling the truth. Don't delay Ye. He can only become a world-class player in my hands!" Mourinho said decisively.

"You can forget about it. I will never sell Ye to Real Madrid!" Klopp said through gritted teeth.

"That's not up to you!" Mourinho said with a smile on his face. He was determined to get Ye Chen.

He knew that Ye Chen was the last piece of the puzzle for his Champions League title... With Ye Chen in the team, he could even achieve consecutive Champions League titles!

At least he could dominate La Liga!