Chapter 358: Stoppage Time is Dead

After Lyon scored 1-0 up, the execution of defensive counter-attacking tactics was even more thorough.

In the 1/8 finals, they eliminated Real Madrid 1-0 at home and 1-1 away.

Not to mention that Real Madrid was forced to draw by Lyon at the Bernabeu, even if Real Madrid scored one more goal and equalized the aggregate score, they would be eliminated by Lyon because of the lack of away goals.

Therefore, after scoring a goal in this game, Lyon's defense was even more resolute.

The idea of the whole team is the same as in the 1/8 final, try to keep a clean sheet at home to Hoffenheim, and when they go to the road, they only need to score an away goal, which is a top two.

When a Ligue 1 champion-level team defends wholeheartedly and does not attack against Hoffenheim, coupled with the influence of weather and turf, Hoffenheim really can't score goals in sports battles.

But it's not just sports goals on the football pitch.

The consequence of Lyon's contraction of the defence was that the battle between the two sides was basically played in the Lyon half.

And, in order to stop Hoffenheim's attack, Lyon inevitably fouled.

The first few free-kicks either missed the woodwork or were saved by Lloris. But Lu Wenbin was not discouraged, as long as there was a free kick, he still stood firmly on the penalty spot.

However, he has not been able to score either.

It wasn't until stoppage time, when the game was about to end, that full-back Baker came up with an assist and sent a low cross into the Lyon defender and Ibisevic to push the ball out of the penalty area in a tussle for the ball.

The ball that flew out of the forbidden area attracted another scramble from both players, and Lyon defenders Tulalang and Salihovic rushed to the ball at the same time, jumping up for the top.

As a result, Tulalang elbowed Salihovic's face during the tuition, and Salihovic covered his face and fell to the ground moaning in pain on the spot.

Tulalang, who elbowed his opponent, was shown a yellow card by the referee and a free-kick was awarded to Hoffenheim from outside the penalty area to the left, about 23 metres from goal.

Salihovic also stood up after a moment of relief on the ground, uninjured, but a little dizzy.

Lu Wenbin stood behind the ball, and the Lyon players lined up nervously against the human wall.

Although Lu Wenbin has played several free kicks in this game and has not scored, Lu Wenbin's free kick skills cannot be taken lightly.

Since joining Hoffenheim's first team, Lu Wenbin has scored more than 30 direct free-kicks, more than many strikers have scored in total.

Such a free-kick skill is impossible to ignore.

Coupled with the fact that the game is almost over, this may be Hoffenheim's last chance to shoot, and the Lyon team naturally has to defend strictly to avoid being scored by Lu Wenbin's goal.

During the formation of the human wall, the players of both sides were crowded in the forbidden area, and the human wall moved forward a little from time to time, and the referee went up to force them to back down after Hoffenheim's complaint.

Over and over again, it wasn't until one of the Lyon defenders in the wall was shown a yellow card warning by the annoyed referee that everyone quieted down a little and waited nervously for Lu Wenbin's penalty.

The wall blocked the near end of the goal, and goalkeeper Lloris guarded the far end, but his center of gravity was tilted to the near end.

Because most of Lu Wenbin's free kicks were hit in the near corner, Lloris was prepared to pounce on the near end after the kick-off, although he was standing at the far end.

Lu Wenbin felt a lot of pressure, and he didn't know if the ball could be punished over the wall and hit the goal frame, whether it would be saved by Lloris......

Either way, it was almost the best chance of stoppage time to score, and it was a good place to play.

Everything was ready, the referee blew the whistle for a penalty kick, and Lu Wenbin began to run amid the boos of the Lyon fans trying to interfere with Lu Wenbin.

Just when Lu Wenbin took the last step to support his feet and was about to kick the football with his right foot, Lloris, who was standing at the far end, suddenly started and pounced on the near end.

He predicted in advance that Lu Wenbin might hit the near end of the dead end, and he was gambling.

He was right, too.

Lu Wenbin's free-kick took off into the air, flew over the Lyon team's human wall, and flew towards the near end.

Lloris was overjoyed and felt that he had a chance to get the ball.

However, this free-kick was too close, only 23 meters.

And after such a long period of deliberate training and imitation of system skills, Lu Wenbin's free kick technique is already good in speed and power arc.

Even if you open up the goals scored by the system, Lu Wenbin himself has scored a lot of free kicks in the game.

Therefore, the quality of this ball Lu Wenbin's penalty is very high. The velocity power arc is present, and it goes straight to the near dead end.

It's like a penalty, sometimes the goalkeeper can't save even if he predicts the right direction, but the distance is too close and the ball is too fast.

Lloris was the same at this time, although he judged the right direction, but when he saw the speed and angle of the ball's flight, his heart sank with joy again.

However, between the lightning and flint, there was no room for him to think about it anymore.

Before he could get there, seeing that the ball was about to fall into the goal, Lloris could only jump early, stretching out his palm with all his strength to pull the ball straight into the corner of the crossbar.

But Lu Wenbin's ball was indeed too fast, and he simply went straight to the dead corner.

Although Lloris made a predetermined move in advance, the ball speed was too fast, and he could not run in place and jump again, so he could only jump early.

In the end, Lloris, who had taken off early, didn't jump high enough, and the ball almost hit his fingertips and into the corner of the goal

“Tooooooooooooooooor……”

The German commentator in the commentary seat, Dickenson, let out a long roar and shouted excitedly:

"The ball is in, Cho is in, Lu's free kick is in!"

'In stoppage time, Lew scored a direct free-kick in stoppage time to equalise for Hoffenheim and score an away goal!'

"This ball Lloris made a predetermined move, but Lu's free kick was too close, too fast, and the angle was too awkward, and Lloris finally fell short and failed to prevent Lu's direct free kick shot!"

"At only 19 years old, Lu has become the world's top free-kick master, and I don't know how he practiced, it's amazing!"

"And this is Lu's ninth consecutive Champions League goal of the season, which has equalled Ruud van Nistelrooy's record for consecutive Champions League goals!"

"Lu's Champions League goal tally has also reached 17, which is amazing!"

Amid the cheers of the Hoffenheim players and thousands of fans who traveled with the team to France, the players and fans of Lyon looked very distressed and confused.

Goalkeeper Lloris even crawled in the muddy grass in front of the goal, reluctant to get up for a long time.

If he had been a little bolder and moved a little earlier to the near end, the ball would have been saved, and Lu Wenbin would not have equalised, nor would Hoffenheim score an away goal.

Now, the score of the two sides is 1-1, and the next leg will be played at Hoffenheim's home stadium, and Lyon may be really unlucky!

(Ask for a commuter pass)