Lu Wenbin's goal in the 88th minute helped Hoffenheim pull a point back, making the score 1-2 Udinese for Hoffenheim.

However, this is not enough.

Lu Wenbin didn't celebrate after turning over and getting up, he rushed to the goal of Udinese to scoop up the ball, ran back to the midfield and put the ball in the center circle, signaling the opponent to hurry up and kick off.

Lu Wenbin's teammates and coaches, the German commentators in the commentary box, and the Hoffenheim fans in the stands also did not celebrate, but just applauded.

Because of the current score, people really can't afford to celebrate.

Only the commentators and guests in the CCTV live broadcast room of CCTV-5 in China excitedly announced to the audience that this was the second European goal scored by a Chinese player.

The Chinese player's first goal in a European competition came during Sun Jihai's spell at Manchester City in the Premier League.

On August 15, 2003, when Manchester City slaughtered Wales TNS 5-0 in the first leg of the League Cup qualifiers, Sun Jihai scored the first goal of a Chinese player in a European competition with a header in the 60th minute.

Before and after Sun Jihai, although there are also Chinese players such as Jia Xiuquan, Liu Haiguang, Shi Jun, and Gao Leilei who have played in the League Cup, no one has scored.

and Sun Xiang and Dong Fangzhuo won the opportunity to play in the Champions League at PSV Eindhoven and Manchester United respectively, but did not score.

Sun Jihai's header at Manchester City in 2003 turned out to be the only goal scored by a Chinese player in a European competition.

Now, it is no wonder that Lu Wenbin has finally scored the second goal of a Chinese player in a European competition, and it is no wonder that CCTV commentators and guests are very excited.

The Chinese fans in front of the TV were also sincerely happy for Lu Wenbin's goals and achievements.

As for whether Hoffenheim will be eliminated from the UEFA Cup by Udinese, it is not within the scope of concern of Chinese fans.

At Hoffenheim now, there are no Chinese fans who have become their fans.

Chinese fans are all fans of Lu Wenbin, or they are paying attention to Hoffenheim's game because of Lu Wenbin.

As long as Lu Wenbin performs well, no one cares whether Hoffenheim lives or dies.

Everyone wished that Lu Wenbin would perform better and Hoffenheim's results would be worse, and then Lu Wenbin would naturally transfer to the big team they liked.

This is the common idea of Chinese fans, the best of both worlds.

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Domestic fans don't care about Hoffenheim's life or death, but Lu Wenbin himself can't help but care.

He also wanted to build on his efforts and score another goal to help his side equalise in order to keep more hope alive for the second leg and for his UEFA Cup triumph and treble-winning feud.

However, it was already the 88th minute when he scored, and there was not much time left.

A few minutes later, the referee brutally blew the whistle for the end of the game, and Udinese relied on their solid Italian defence to hold on for a 2-1 victory.

Hoffenheim, who had no European experience, paid for their first European defeat in the club's history, and ended their winning streak in all competitions with their first defeat since the start of the season.

Fortunately, Lu Wenbin finally scored a goal, and the difference between the two sides was only 1.

If it hadn't been for Lu Wenbin's late goal, the second-leg away game would have been even more desperate for Hoffenheim.

Now, Lu Wenbin has scored a goal to narrow the gap on the aggregate score, and Lu Wenbin himself may complete the promotion and extra points after the next Bundesliga game against Dortmund, but there is still a slight possibility of a comeback.

Going to Italy in the second leg to beat Udinese away to qualify for the group stage of the UEFA Cup is not really hopeless.

Of course, this is just Lu Wenbin's own thoughts.

For the outside world, Lu Wenbin's goal in the 88th minute was just to save face for Hoffenheim.

In the European competitions with statistics, as long as the first leg occupies the right time and place, they can lose at home, and the proportion of the second leg to the away side can be turned over and promoted is less than 5%.

More than 95% of the teams that have a home and away schedule and lose at home are eliminated from the competition.

In the eyes of the outside world, Hoffenheim's first European tour in the club's history has ended early. Even if there is still a second round of the match, it will not help.

This is also in line with Hoffenheim's identity.

It's only natural for a country club that has never played in Europe to be knocked out by the more experienced Udinese, who are also in the top flight, for the first time in a European competition.

Although Hoffenheim are currently ranked first in the Bundesliga and Udinese are seventh in Serie A, the season has only just begun, and that ranking is not very relevant, let alone two countries with completely different styles.

In the end, the German commentator could only lamentably say that Hoffenheim still had a chance, but the Italian media did not hesitate to announce that the second leg was out of suspense.

The Udinese players, coaches and even the fans in the stands were all smiling and celebrating with joy on their faces.

Ozcan, Baker, Eduardo, Ibisevic and others had tears in their eyes and were very unwilling.

Ralph had already reminded them before the game that European competition was different from the league, and everyone paid attention to it, and they were not proud to underestimate the opponent, and everyone almost did their best in this game.

Unexpectedly, in the end, he still won a defeat at home, which almost lost the suspense of the second leg.

Sometimes, fate is so cruel, and you don't get a good result if you try your best.

Because others may work harder than you and have better luck than you.

However, Salihovic, as the captain, was not discouraged, and Lu Wenbin, who had the system as the hole card, would not be discouraged.

The pair called their team-mates together one by one, then walked to the sidelines to apologise to the Hoffenheim fans who had come to watch the club's first ever European game in anticipation, only to see the team beaten by their opponents.

What Lu Wenbin and others didn't expect was that almost no one from the Hoffenheim fans who witnessed the team's defeat left the stadium, but all stayed.

After the players walked to the stands, everyone shouted the names of the team members one by one, led by the fan group.

For each name, the fans applauded three times.

Finally, everyone shouted together: "Long live the Holy Village!" ”

An unexpected defeat not only did not make Hoffenheim lose the support of the fans, but gained the hearts of more fans.

Lu Wenbin also had mixed feelings in his heart, and his determination to defeat Udinese in the second leg to advance to the group stage of the League Cup was also stronger.

Even if it is not for his task, just for the sake of these ordinary fans, Lu Wenbin must lead his teammates to complete the miracle of the away comeback.