The final match of the China tour carried a weight that went beyond its status as a preseason friendly. For Dortmund, it represented the culmination of two weeks of tactical experimentation and team building.
For their opponents, a select team featuring some of the Chinese Super League's most accomplished international players, it was an opportunity to showcase their abilities against one of Europe's elite clubs on a global stage.
The atmosphere at Beijing's Workers' Stadium was electric, with 80,000 fans creating a wall of sound that seemed to vibrate through the ground itself.
This was the largest crowd of the tour, and the energy was palpable as supporters from both sides created choreographed displays that painted the stadium in waves of color and movement.
