Chapter 271: League Cup Final (Asking for a Monthly Pass)
After Lu Wenbin scored a new European Golden Boot record, neither side could score again in the next few minutes.
It didn't take long for the referee to blow the whistle for the end of the game.
Bayern Munich beat Hoffenheim 2-1 away to secure the crucial three points in their quest for a Champions League spot.
However, after the game, apart from Munich's own media, there was basically no other media to pay attention to Bayern Munich's victory.
Everyone focused on the record-breaking Lu Wenbin, and a lot of heavy reports were made on Lu Wenbin's new record.
Yasard's record of 46 goals for the highest goal in the European Golden Boot has been sealed for 35 years, and when the level of modern football skills and tactics is getting higher and higher, and scoring goals is getting harder and harder, everyone thinks that this record will be forever sealed in the dust!
Unexpectedly, it was broken now.
And he is also an 18-year-old Asian and Chinese, which naturally deserves a big report from all the media.
As for Bayern Munich's win, in front of Lu Wenbin's new record, no one paid attention at all.
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After the penultimate round of the league with Bayern Munich, Lu Wenbin, who did not lead the team to win, only received a reward of 10,000 experience for one goal.
Coupled with the 100,000 experience and 10 skill point rewards obtained by completing "Mission 12: The Miracle of Huocun" after winning the Bundesliga championship three rounds in advance, Lu Wenbin's level experience has risen to 897,000/2 million at level 16, and the balance of skill points has also increased by 10.
Before leaving for Istanbul, Turkey, Lu Wenbin spent 6 skill points to increase his physique and speed attributes by one point, and then added the remaining 4 skill points to the potential of speed.
After adding points, Lu Wenbin's physique became 19/19, which is comparable to the attributes of the world's top beast waist and standing pile center.
The speed has also become 14/16, which can be regarded as meeting the basic requirements of a professional player, and it will no longer be so good that it will be caught up by people in a few steps.
The UEFA Cup final was on May 20, and Hoffenheim flew to Istanbul on May 18 to stay near the Besiktas club, which also belongs to Istanbul, to borrow their training base for pre-match training and final preparations.
Shakhtar Donetsk have two league games left this season, but they also locked up second place in the Ukrainian Premier League ahead of schedule.
Even if they win the next two league games, they can't catch up with the first place Dynamo Kyiv, who is 12 points ahead of them. Lose all and won't be caught up by Metalister, who are eight points behind them.
Therefore, the Donetsk miners also arrived in Istanbul two days early on May 18 and began to prepare in advance.
And their training base is more advantageous than Hoffenheim.
They train directly at Fenerbahce's training base, and the UEFA Cup final will also be played at Fenerbahce's home stadium, Sukuru Sarakoglu.
Hoffenheim had wanted to borrow the better-conditioned Galatasaray training base for pre-match preparation, but it was rejected.
The reason is that Shakhtar Donetsk's head coach Lucescu has coached two Turkish Super League clubs, Galatasaray and Fenerbahce, and Istanbul is half of his home stadium.
As a result, Shakhtar will not only be able to borrow Fenerbahce's training base for pre-match preparation, but will also allow Galatasaray to reject Hoffenheim's loan application.
Of course, it is impossible for Lucescu to say this kind of thing himself, it was Galatasaray who took the initiative to refuse Hoffenheim.
Knowing this history, Hoffenheim had to turn to Besiktas.
As a city rival of Fenerbahce and Galatasaray, Lucescu's enemy of both teams is a friend of Besiktas.
Therefore, Hoffenheim successfully borrowed the training base of Besiktas FC for pre-match preparation.
As the time for the match approached, Shakhtar fans from Ukraine and Huocun fans from Germany gathered in Istanbul, and more than 10,000 fans from both teams came to Turkey.
However, when the time comes, I'm afraid that Hoffenheim's fans will be at a disadvantage.
Because Fenerbahce and Galatasaray fans will cheer on Lucescu's Shakhtar.
In addition to fans from Ukraine and Germany, there are also fans from China.
Several domestic and international travel agencies have opened a special tourist line in Istanbul to "watch the final of the League Cup and cheer for Lu Wenbin", providing opportunities for those die-hard fans of Lu Wenbin who have money and leisure to watch the game and cheer for Lu Wenbin.
Of course, the cost of going abroad plus the price of grabbing tickets for the finals is very expensive, and only really rich die-hard fans are willing to spend and can afford it.
Even so, China's own population base, plus the local Chinese and overseas Chinese in Istanbul, will not be less than 1,000 compatriots cheering for Lu Wenbin at that time.
As time went on, there were more and more fans in the city of Istanbul, and the atmosphere of the final became stronger and stronger.
After 7 p.m. local time on May 20, before the game time, the Sarakoglu Stadium, which can accommodate more than 50,000 people, was already full, and it was filled with local citizens and fans from Ukraine, Germany and the world.
After all, it is a championship battle for European competitions, although it is not as good as the Champions League, but it is also highly anticipated.
Not only was it a sold-out event, but more than 100 countries around the world broadcast it live, presenting the final of the last UEFA Cup to hundreds of millions of fans around the world.
Before the start of the competition, the Istanbul Municipality organized a more than half-hour opening ceremony to warm up.
Then, at 19:50, players from both sides appeared in the players' tunnel and began to play under the leadership of the referee, and more than 50,000 fans at the scene burst into warm applause to welcome the two teams.
Passing by the UEFA Cup trophy standing at the exit of the passage, neither team had any player touching the trophy.
"No touching the championship trophy before the game" has basically become the consensus and code of conduct for all players, and no one dares to violate the taboo.
After entering, the team played the UEFA Cup theme song, then the two sides shook hands, took photos and picked sides, with Salihovic winning the kick-off for Hoffenheim and Shakhtar Donetsk choosing the side they thought was in their favour.
Then, at 20 p.m. local time on May 20, 2009, with the referee's whistle, Paldjic kicked the ball to Lu Wenbin, who then passed it to Eduardo, and then ran to the front court.
The final match of the 2008/2009 UEFA Cup season took place between Hoffenheim in Germany and Shakhtar Donetsk in Ukraine.
(Embarrassing, I forgot to send the system reward of the championship task to the protagonist after winning the Bundesliga, thank you for the reminder, make up for it now, don't care about the order of the awards, please forgive me - Mingqiao covers his face.jpg)