After the match against Udinese, the Hoffenheim team rested for the night in Udine before returning to Germany the next day.

At the same time, the news of Lu Wenbin's hat-trick in Italy and Hoffenheim's second-leg elimination of Udinese away from home has also spread throughout Italy, Germany, China, and other European countries that are concerned about the UEFA Cup.

In China, headlines such as "Chinese player Lu Wenbin scores a hat-trick to conquer the Apennines in the UEFA Cup" appeared in various types of media and channels.

From CCTV sports news to Internet portals to local tabloids, Lu Wenbin has become famous.

Even those who are desperate for Chinese football can't help but search on the Internet when they see Lu Wenbin's news.

This kind of performance is really morale-boosting.

Just like what the commentator said during the live broadcast, Lu Wenbin's outstanding performance gave football-loving Chinese fans more hope and hope for Chinese football.

In Germany, not only the media in Sinsheim, but also the media in Germany are also like doping, reporting at length on Hoffenheim's desperate counterattack.

Because it is not easy for the German team to beat the Italian team, it is even more difficult to turn the tables on the road in this situation of home and away first, and the first leg of the home defeat.

And Lu Wenbin's hat trick is also quite gimmicky, which is very worthy of coverage.

At this time, everyone was rightly on Hoffenheim's side, because Hoffenheim represented Germany.

As for the media's pre-match perception of Hoffenheim, they were all selectively forgetful, as if it was not them who did the previous reports.

This is how the media see the wind and steer the rudder.

In addition to Hoffenheim, the other five German teams Schalke 04, Hertha Berlin, Stuttgart, Hamburg and Wolfsburg also made the cut.

All six German teams made it through the qualifying rounds to reach the group stage of the final UEFA Cup.

It seems that the situation that some media have announced that the German team will meet in the final and win the championship and runner-up is really possible.

Of course, it depends on the result of the draw after entering the knockout round. Although the draw for the round of 32 will avoid teams from the same country, it will not be avoided when the draw for the round of 8 comes.

If all the German teams that advanced to the top 8 are drawn to one and a half places, there will be no way to reach the final.

In any case, the grand occasion of all six German teams qualifying for the group stage of the UEFA Cup is something to be happy for everyone in German football.

In Italy, Torino Sport, the organizer and distribution channel of the European Golden Boy Awards, also came out and criticized Udinese's performance.

It is a shame that an Italian team, which is known for its defensive skills, should win the first leg away from home, only to be eliminated by the opponent in the second leg.

For Hoffenheim, "Torino Sport" mentioned that they eliminated Udinese with Lu Wenbin's personal performance and advanced to the group stage of the League Cup.

Then, the report quickly shifted the perspective to Lu Wenbin, and highly praised Lu Wenbin.

On the one hand, Lu Wenbin's hat-trick is indeed worthy of their praise, and on the other hand, it is also a change of direction to say that Hoffenheim was promoted by Lu Wenbin's individual performance, and this German country team itself does not have the strength to eliminate Udinese.

In fact, this is self-deception, which team does not have one or two outstanding cores and big 'legs'?

If you kick out all these cores, is it still the same team?

Just like Udinese, if it weren't for Handanovic, I'm afraid they would have conceded more goals in two legs, and they wouldn't have to wait for extra time to be eliminated at all.

However, the Germans don't care about the Italians' evaluation, they only look at the result, and the German team eliminated the Italian team, which is a victory.

The newspaper Torino Sport also knows this, and they are just reporting it to the Italians and comforting themselves.

However, in the report, "Turin Sports Newspaper" gave great affirmation and praise to Lu Wenbin's performance.

According to the report, in the 2008 European League, young players under the age of 21, Lu Wenbin was definitely one of the best performers.

Although Lu Wenbin won the Bundesliga and the German Cup last season, not the top league and the Champions League, Lu Wenbin's central position in Hoffenheim is much more important than the rest of the team.

Lu Wenbin's performance as the top scorer and double best player in the Bundesliga and German Cup last season was also better than others.

In terms of personal performance, Lu Wenbin is almost better than others in all aspects.

Before, it may be that Hoffenheim was still playing in the Bundesliga, and the technical and tactical level of the game was not recognized.

But now Hoffenheim is playing in the Bundesliga and is in first place in the standings, and Lu Wenbin scored a hat-trick in the UEFA Cup to lead the team to the group stage, which opened up his fame.

At that time, in the final voting session, Lu Wenbin will at least not be reduced because of the team's factors.

If this performance continues, Lu Wenbin really has a chance to win the 2008 European Golden Boy Award.

Regardless of the surprise brought by the Torino Sports Newspaper to Lu Wenbin, the Hoffenheim team returned to Germany and was warmly welcomed by the fans.

Countless fans gathered at the entrance to the county of Rhein-Neckar to welcome Hoffenheim home like a champion.

Of course, the more than 2,000 fans who traveled with the team to Italy were also treated like heroes.

This miraculous away comeback has allowed Hoffenheim to attract more new fans, and the old fans have become more hardcore and love the team.

However, three consecutive games in a week did put a huge physical load on the first-team players who competed.

In order to prepare for the second leg of the away game in the League Cup, Ralph did not have a holiday after the first two games, and this time it was impossible not to take a holiday.

Both physically and mentally, the players were already very tired, and Lu Wenbin even cramped during the game.

As a result, most of the players who participated in the first three games, including Lu Wenbin, were given a full three-day vacation and did not have to play in the next Bundesliga game, and could rest until the end of the next Bundesliga game before returning to the base for training.

On September 27, in the sixth round of the 2008/2009 Bundesliga season, Ralph led Hoffenheim, who was almost entirely composed of substitutes, to challenge Bayern Munich 5-2 Werder Bremen in the previous round at the Allianz Arena.

After 90 minutes, Hoffenheim, who came on as a substitute, unsurprisingly lost away to Werder Bremen.

However, the offensive battle between the two sides and the score of the whole game made the Werder Bremen fans at the scene frightened.

Werder Bremen ended up beating substitute Hoffenheim 5-4 by just one goal.

The two-legged League Cup match, which staged a miracle of turning the tables, played the blood of the entire Hoffenheim team from top to bottom.

Even if the substitute players faced Werder Bremen away, everyone dared to fight and dare to attack, let go of their hands and attack Werder Bremen to the end, and finally lost by only one goal, which can be said to be glorious despite defeat.