On 7 April, Ralph arrived in Bremen with the Hoffenheim team.

However, when attending the pre-match press conference, Ralph was not in a good mood and looked a little worried.

Because it's raining in Bremen, and it's not a light rain, it's certainly not going to be in a good mood when it's raining.

I could only hope that the rain would stop the next day.

As a result, the rain did not stop as the next day approached the race, and it was still moderate to heavy, but not to the point where it could not be played.

There are too many issues involved in the cancellation of a European game and the rescheduling of the game. Unless it is really a factor that cannot be resisted by manpower, it is generally not allowed to stop the game.

The moderate to heavy rain didn't mean to stop the game, and the game had to be played on time.

It was also due to the rain that although it was a European match, Werder Bremen's home stadium was not even full.

The Weser Stadium, which can accommodate more than 40,000 people, is about 20,000 people, and everyone is wearing raincoats or umbrellas, and the stands are colorful but not good-looking.

Neither Werder Bremen nor Hoffenheim actually wanted to fight in the rain.

Of course, relatively speaking, the rain battle is more disadvantageous to Hoffenheim, who has always insisted on attacking on the ground, playing offensive football, or playing away.

Fortunately, knowing from the weather forecast that there would be rain today, Ralph did not play the 433 attack formation, but chose the 442 double back defensive formation.

The two backs are not stable in protecting the backline, and they first stand on defense and then think about winning away from home, and the front court relies on Salihovic, Eduardo, Lu Wenbin, and Paldjic to fight.

At 16 o'clock in the afternoon of April 8, the first leg of the 1/4 finals of the 2008/2009 UEFA Cup, Hoffenheim's away match against Werder Bremen officially began.

Heavy rain not only causes blurred vision and deformed movements, but also makes the game environment very bad, which has a great impact on passing, receiving, and shooting.

In the 9th minute, Lu Wenbin got a gap in the penalty zone of Werder Bremen, and Eduardo also saw Lu Wenbin's running position and passed the ball at the right time.

As a result, the ball rolled halfway through the mud and remained motionless, and was kicked out by Bremen defender Bernessch.

Lu Wenbin, who was ready to shoot the ball without stopping, put a POSS in the air, but it was useless, so he had to shake his head helplessly and continue the game.

In the 17th minute, Lu Wenbin got another good opportunity.

Full-back Baker crossed from the bottom, Palgic scrambled for a header near the penalty spot, and Lu Wenbin shook off the defender from outside the penalty zone by suddenly changing direction and ran to the big penalty zone to receive Paljic's header and volley.

As a result, Paljic's header did not hit, and Lu Wenbin himself lost control of his body in advance and slipped, falling into muddy water, causing a burst of applause and laughter from the Bremen fans in the stands.

Of course, the heavy rain had an impact not only on Hoffenheim, but also on Werder Bremen, who were playing at home.

It's not just Bremen fans who watch Hoffenheim players laugh, but Bremen players themselves have a lot of jokes.

In the fourth minute, Werder Bremen striker Pisano tried to step on a bicycle into the no-' zone, but the ball suddenly stopped in the water.

Pisano himself burst into the no-go zone, but the ball was comfortably stabbed away by centre-back Comper.

In the 21st minute, Bremen striker Mesut Ozil was ready to receive a pass from defender Diego Cunha and shot directly from a distance without stopping.

As a result, the ball didn't roll to the position he wanted to kick at the speed he expected, and it kicked it off. Not only did he fall to the ground fiercely, but the ball was also kicked directly to the corner flagpole by him.

As the game progressed and there were constant mistakes, everyone wisely gave up the ground pass, and began to open and close the bottom crosses and high balls to the top.

However, relatively speaking, because this is Werder Bremen's home stadium, they have more time to adapt to the rain in advance.

In the 37th minute of the first half, Werder Bremen defender Mertesacker cut off Eduardo's dribble and began to counterattack, and then passed to Brazilian striker Cunha near the halfway line.

Cunha's low cross from the flank was followed up by Bremen striker Rosenberg down the middle, snatching the first point in the penalty area and diving into the Hoffenheim goal.

Werder Bremen led Hoffenheim 1-0 at home, and the more than 20,000 Bremen fans who watched the game in the rain burst into applause and cheers, and many even lost their umbrellas to enjoy the thrill of scoring goals in the heavy rain.

However, Hoffenheim is not a vegetarian either.

Although Hoffenheim's main tactic is to play ground attacks, they are not completely unable to head the ball. Center forwards Ibisevic and Paldjic are used to compete for the top at this time.

Moreover, Lu Wenbin is now 178cm tall, although he is more than ten centimeters shorter than the defender Pledel and Bremen captain Bowman, who are closely marking him, but Lu Wenbin still has 19/19 off-ball running and 17/18 physique.

As long as he judges the right landing point, Lu Wenbin may grab the first point in advance, and with his already very good physique, he can stand up to the landing position of the ball and push the ball in.

In the first 40 minutes, Lu Wenbin's sports battle shots and free kick shots were all missing.

But in the 41st minute, Lu Wenbin finally sent the ball into the opponent's goal with a header.

It was Eduardo's low cross and Paldjic grabbed the first spot, but it was a little too far forward to put the ball in the back of the net even with his head up.

As a result, Paldjic tilted his head and headed the ball towards the right side of the small no-no.

Lu Wenbin, who was in the forbidden area, started to stand up for the ball with his sensitive off-ball running, and then used his 17/18 physique to carry the collision of Pleddell and Bowman, jumped up and shook his head to attack the goal, and pushed the ball towards the goal.

The ball eventually slipped through the gap between the goalkeeper and the post.

Then, Lu Wenbin in the air was hit by Pleddell and Bowman, and fell heavily on the muddy grass when he landed.

But it doesn't matter anymore, because the ball has already been pushed in by Lu Wenbin.

Even the well-informed narrator Deacenson let out a long "Tooooooo......" and then explained in amazement:

Lue scored a header to help Hoffenheim equalise 1-1 away. Lu Wenbin, who has always felt that he can't head the ball and has a weak physique, actually resisted the collision of Pledel and Bowman in this rain battle and scored a header, which has to be surprising. Bomber Ged Mueller is right, Lou is still growing, and he is still surprising us even more. ”