Chapter 277: German Cup Final (Asking for a Monthly Pass)

In the midst of the world's admiration for Barcelona's treble, Hoffenheim flew to Berlin on 29 May, the day before the German Cup final.

They will face Werder Bremen on 30 May at the Olympic Stadium in Berlin for the German Cup title this season, which will be Hoffenheim's final official match of the season.

If Hoffenheim beat Werder Bremen to win the title, they will complete the small treble of the Bundesliga, the German Cup and the UEFA Cup.

At this time, after two days of heated discussions in Barcelona, as the German Cup final approached, the media and fans focused some attention on Hoffenheim.

Even if the League Cup is less golden, it is the European championship after all, and it can be regarded as part of the treble.

Hoffenheim, in particular, is even more legendary.

A country club that has never played in the top league will win the treble in its first season in the top league, which is still a gimmick, and it is estimated that it will become a miracle that has never been seen before or since.

What's more, Lu Wenbin, who scored 79 goals in 48 appearances throughout the season, is also the target of media and fans around the world.

It will be interesting to see if he can score in the final game of the season and improve the club's record for the club's highest goals in a single season from Gerd Muller's 67 goals to break the 80-goal mark.

At this point, Hoffenheim is very confident.

Not only is he confident that Hoffenheim defeated Bremen to win the championship, but he is also full of confidence that Lu Wenbin scored to break the 80-goal mark.

Because in training, everyone found that Lu Wenbin's ability to run without the ball has improved again.

On the first day of resuming training on May 24, Lu Wenbin used 3 skill points to increase the original 19/19 off-ball run to 20/20 of the full value, and the remaining 17 skill points did not move.

Then, during the training, everyone found that even the two of them couldn't keep an eye on Lu Wenbin, and Lu Wenbin's ability to catch the gap was too strong.

Fortunately, the passing and assisting ability of his teammates did not reach the peak, even if Lu Wenbin ran out of the gap, sometimes he couldn't catch the ball.

However, even so, in a training match, Lu Wenbin was able to easily score two or three goals under the close marking of two people.

And not one or two, but for several days in a row, which is much more consistent than the occasional outburst.

In other words, if Lu Wenbin can play the strength on the training field, then his average goals per game may exceed 2 goals, which is a goal efficiency that no one has ever achieved.

At the pre-match press conference, Ralph confidently stated that Hoffenheim was bound to win the German Cup and the treble.

Werder Bremen coach Schaaf said it was the only title they could fight for this season and they would do everything they could to win the title against Hoffenheim at the Olympic Stadium in Berlin.

In the afternoon of the second day, countless Hoffenheim and Werder Bremen fans, as well as neutral spectators, converged on the Berlin Olympic Sports Center.

This time Hoffenheim fans finally got the upper hand.

The Bundesliga champion, the UEFA Cup champion, and the continuous outstanding performances have made Hoffenheim's Huocun Miracle famous all over the world, attracting more and more neutral audiences, and the number of Hoffenheim fans is increasing.

Not only Sinsheim, but also the capital Berlin has many people who have become Hoffenheim fans!

Because many people think that it is so inspiring that a country club in Hoffenheim can achieve what it is today!

They weren't just watching the game, they weren't just being fans, they were taking Hoffenheim's success as a spiritual belief, encouraging themselves not to give up on themselves in life because of temporary difficulties and weaknesses, but to move forward.

Such a spiritual connotation allows Hoffenheim to attract countless middle and lower-class fans to become their fans!

Before the League Cup final in Istanbul, Turkey, after all, it was a foreign country, which was a little inconvenient!

Now that the German Cup final is in China, it is much more convenient for fans to flock to Berlin to cheer for the team they support!

It is estimated that there were 40,000 or 50,000 Hoffenheim fans who flocked to the Berlin Olympic Sports Center that day, while there were only 20,000 or 30,000 fans in Werder Bremen!

Of course, because the Berlin Olympic Sports Center only has more than 70,000 seats, and there are many local citizens and neutral fans from other places participating in the ticket grabbing, in the end, Hoffenheim and Werder Bremen fans will definitely not be able to enter the stadium in full.

Everyone can only watch the open-air live broadcast in the square outside and cheer for the team!

As time went on, the stadium began to check in, the fans gradually filled their seats, and the final was about to begin.

After an entrance ceremony and a handshake, at 19 o'clock local time on the evening of May 30, the 2008/2009 German FA Cup final between Hoffenheim and Werder Bremen officially began.

Hoffenheim still insisted on their 433 offensive formation, while Werder Bremen adopted a 451 formation, based on defense, wanting to prevent Hoffenheim's attack, and then waiting for an opportunity to counterattack.

In fact, defensive counterattack is a good tactic, and many master coaches have won the championship with defensive counterattack in the final.

But sometimes under the crushing of absolute strength, the defensive counterattack can only be passively beaten.

That's how this game went.

Although Werder Bremen is a traditional powerhouse in Germany, they are only 10th in the Bundesliga this season, which says a lot.

Bremen's comprehensive strength this season, let alone competing with Hoffenheim, who became the European champion, can only be regarded as midstream in Germany.

In addition, after Lu Wenbin increased the off-ball running attribute to the full value of 20/20, it was already difficult for Bremen to keep an eye on him even if he used two or three people to keep an eye on him.

After all, the players are all running, and no one can stick to Lu Wenbin and stare at him for 90 minutes.

Lu Wenbin's insight into gaps and his ability to run make Bremen's defenders unable to keep up.

In just five minutes of the opening game, Lu Wenbin used a sudden change of direction to run out of a gap on the line of the forbidden area.

If it weren't for Salihovic's pass being a step slower, causing Lu Wenbin to be caught up and interfered with by Bremen captain Bowman when he received the ball and hit the goal, Hoffenheim would have taken the lead.

Even so, it was just a sliding shot that made Bremen's players and fans break out in a cold sweat.

The commentators also shouted on the commentary seat, and Lu Wenbin was in hot form today, even if the goal was not scored, it is estimated that Bremen is also unlucky.

Werder Bremen wants to prevent Hoffenheim from winning the treble, it seems that it is almost impossible!

Sure enough, in the 15th minute, Hoffenheim made a comeback.

Eduardo played a one-two with Demba Ba on the side and then cut diagonally into the forbidden area to shoot in the forbidden area, causing the Bremen defenders and goalkeepers in the forbidden area to be nervous, and the whole moved to Eduardo's side.

Lu Wenbin, on the other hand, suddenly shook off Bowman and Pleddell's markers at his full value of running without the ball, and ran out of a brief gap outside the arc of the big no-go.

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