Chapter 761: Focus
After the Champions League match, Schalke rushed to Hoffenheim without stopping, where the 28th round of the Bundesliga will be played. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info
Schalke were already 13 points clear of second place, while second place Borussia Dortmund had played 4-4 at home to Stuttgart, while Bayern won 1-0 away at Nuremberg and tied with Borussia Dortmundra and were only third on goal difference, but interestingly they are still 12 points away from Schalke, and if they win this game, Schalke will be one step closer to the trophy.
Among the line-up, Hoffenheim's main defender Cooper was unable to play due to the suspension of accumulating yellow cards. On Schalke's side, because he had just played a big game with Chelsea and was about to usher in a decisive battle at home, Magath directly put on a substitute lineup to face the opponent.
The goalkeeper still sent Zhang Chong, after all, the goalkeeper still needs to continue to play to maintain his best condition. With Hegel, Sarpe, Metzelder and Hoagland in the main line-up, Metzelder and Raul were not penalised for the brawl in the previous game, but Chelsea's lamp Frank Lampard was suspended for seven games for alleged racial remarks, meaning he will miss six games until next year.
In midfield, Maputy, Holtby, Draxler and Farfan were entrusted with the role, while Pukki and Raul formed the attacking arrows up front, while Evan was on the bench.
Maybe it's because Schalke's lineup has changed too much, and it's a bit flattering to enter the state, so Hoffenheim took the initiative after the opening, but didn't create too good shooting opportunities. However, after ten minutes, Schalke gradually got on the right track and began to gradually gain the upper hand.
In the twelfth minute, Draxler broke the ball on the left side of the field and burst into the penalty area, and his left-footed shot was blocked by the goalkeeper. In the eighteenth minute, Westgaard slipped while handling the ball, Pukki won the ball on the right side of the field, and the goalkeeper directly outside the box was slightly high.
Hoffenheim had his first effective shot in the 22nd minute when Firmino burst into the left side of the box and fired a left-footed shot wide of the near corner. Three minutes later, it was Roberto Firmino who fired a left-footed shot from outside the box and the ball was easily collected by Zhang Chong.
However, what many people didn't expect was that in the 29th minute, Schiplock inserted into the left rib of the penalty area and was tripped by Hegel, who was unable to return in time, and the referee awarded a penalty. Hegel's recent form is really not flattering, and this seemingly ordinary breakthrough caused Hegel to foul and make people a little speechless.
Salihovic then took a decisive penalty and fired into the bottom right corner of the goal to make the score 1-0. After the goal, the home team's morale was boosted, and they continued to attack the opponent, making the second half of the first half very intense and open.
In the 33rd minute, Salihovic burst into the right side of the penalty area and shot was blocked by Metzelde. A minute later, Johnson crossed from the left and Rudy's shot from near the penalty spot went wide of the right.
Schalke also gradually stabilized his position under attack, and in the 41st minute, Draxler cut inside from the left side of the field and fired a right-footed shot high near the arc of the penalty area. A minute later, Raul picked up a cross from the middle of the field and fired a shot from Stark in front of the six-yard box. The first half ended with Hoffenheim entering the players' lounge with a one-goal lead.
Magath didn't make any adjustments in the second half, and in his opinion, Hoffenheim was not a threat to himself, and he started off uneventfully, with Hoffenheim controlling the situation but not creating effective chances. And as the game progressed, both teams were back into shape.
In the 56th minute, Raul crossed the ball with his right foot on the left side of the penalty area to the back post, and the unguarded Farfan fired a right-footed shot into the near corner that was blocked by the goalkeeper, and then Schalke took a corner kick, and Maputi nodded the ball in front of the goal but Johnson blocked it on the goal line.
In the 59th minute, Firmino received a pass from a teammate and burst into the left rib of the penalty area, broke the defender and crossed in front of the goal, and Mattipu cleared the ball when he was in charge. A minute later, Salihovic's powerful left-footed shot from front of the box was saved by the goalkeeper, and then Zhang Chong, who also showed fatigue, hit the ball not far when he cleared the opposition's corner, and Westgaard's header was blocked by Raul standing by the post.
At this time, Magath finally couldn't bear it anymore, and he immediately made a substitution, Ai Huan replaced Raul, who was physically exhausted, and Joaquin replaced Draxler, and switched positions with Farfan on the field, which was very effective.
In the seventy-eighth minute, Ai Huan suddenly passed the ball to Joaquin, Joaquin suddenly passed the ball to Pukki in the middle of a high-speed run, Pukki did not stop the ball and shot directly, and was subconsciously saved by the opposing goalkeeper to hit the football out of the goalpost, Schalke won a corner.
Then Farfan took a corner kick from the right side, and the football quickly spun and flew towards the opponent's penalty area, but the first point was that the Hoffenheim players struggled to push out of the penalty area, but Ai Huan, who had been waiting on the edge of the penalty area, directly volleyed, and the football immediately drew an arc in the air and directly transferred it into the goal, making the score 1-1.
After the equalizer, Schalke immediately launched a more fierce attack, in the 80th minute, Maputi cut off the football and passed it to Ai Huan, and Ai Huan also immediately instigated the attack and handed the football to Pukki on the front line, but Pukki was put down by Baker when he broke through with the ball on the edge of the penalty area, and the referee decisively awarded a penalty, which also made the fans very dissatisfied.
As there was no better penalty taker on the pitch, Holtby took the penalty and fired the ball straight into the bottom left corner of the net to make it 2-1.
After Schalke pressed the opponent to attack, in the 89th minute, Joaquin broke through with the ball in the opponent's half, and won a free kick after being put down by the opponent, Ai Huan personally took a direct free kick, and the football flew into the opponent's goal without accident, locking the final score to three to one, and Schalke won the final victory of the game.
Schalke finished 15 points above their opponents in this game to move on to the trophy, and they only need to win two more games to get the final victory without any surprises, and Schalke can put all their energy into the next Champions League.
Shortly after the game, Schalke returned to Gelsenkirchen and the next day Chelsea were here to see the showdown and the spotlight was once again in the spotlight across Europe.