Tottenham Hotspur, is a Premier League team based in London, the capital of the United Kingdom, and the match against Arsenal is the famous north London derby.

Tottenham finished 11th in the Premier League last season and did not qualify for the European League, although they beat Chelsea in the League Cup final to qualify for the UEFA Cup.

This time in the group stage of the UEFA Cup, going to Germany to challenge Hoffenheim, who is ranked first in the Bundesliga, is considered to be a key battle for the top spot of the two strongest teams in Group D, and the British media have high hopes for Tottenham.

Because of World War II, the competition between England and Germany, whether it is the national team or the club, is full of sparks.

The game is far from starting, and the media of the two countries began to hype this group stage.

According to the British media, Hoffenheim's defeat at home to Udinese proves that the Karl Benz Stadium they rented is not Hoffenheim's European destination.

And in the friendly match before the start of the season, Hoffenheim also lost to Blackburn, which is also a Premier League team, proving that Hoffenheim are not good at playing against Premier League teams.

In this group stage, Tottenham will definitely win!

However, the British media report was ridiculed by the German media: because Tottenham are currently in the last place in the Premier League.

This season's Premier League and Bundesliga fixtures are about the same time, with eight rounds already in place so far.

However, after 8 rounds, Hoffenheim won 7 games in 8 games and ranked first in the Bundesliga standings, while Tottenham Hotspur only accumulated 2 points in 8 games, two draws and six losses, ranking last in the Premier League, which is a world of difference.

The last place in the Premier League, which has not won in 8 rounds, is still away, and he threatens to win, I don't know where the British's confidence comes from.

The German media even claimed that Hoffenheim, who was able to stage a comeback miracle in Italy's chain defense, did not slaughter Tottenham by more than three goals, and it was not considered a win.

In addition to the overall state of the two teams, the battle for the golden boy between the two rising stars in football is also quite interesting.

Hoffenheim is currently the top scorer in the Bundesliga, and he also scored a hat-trick in the UEFA Cup, and his fame is not small, and he has attracted the attention of all the mainstream sports media and giants in Europe.

And in the Tottenham team, there is also such a person, named Gareth Bale, born in 1989, one year older than Lu Wenbin.

Bale is extremely fast, good at breaking down the wings, cutting inside and taking a good free-kick, and is the heart of Tottenham's attack.

Although the club's results have been poor recently, and Bale's performance has also been affected a lot, Bale's fame was much earlier than Lu Wenbin.

As early as the age of 16, Bale had already made his mark for the Welsh national team, setting a record for the youngest international player to make an international appearance.

Before Lu Wenbin came to Europe, Bell had already attracted the strong attention of countless European giants.

Everyone predicts that Tottenham will definitely not be able to keep Bale, and Bale's future will definitely be among the top clubs in Europe.

The British media are accustomed to arrogance, and even if Bale's personal performance is far inferior to Lu Wenbin's at the moment, they still believe that it is because the Premier League is too competitive.

If Bale was playing in the Bundesliga, then Bale would definitely perform better than Lu Wenbin.

This League Cup group stage is a head-to-head matchup in which Bale proves that he is better than Lu Wenbin.

Lu Wenbin doesn't care about the so-called golden boy battle between him and Bale, as long as the team can win, it is the best.

However, the moment he saw Bale's photo at the team's internal tactical meeting, Lu Wenbin instantly laughed out loud.

Everyone in the room looked at each other, and Ralph looked at Bell's picture and asked, "Lu, is there anything wrong with this picture?" ”

Lu Wenbin held back a smile, shook his head and said, "No! ”

Ralph asked again, "And what are you laughing at?" ”

Lu Wenbin looked at Bell's photo and forced a smile and said: "He looks very similar to a person I know, which reminds me of that person at once!" ”

Hearing Lu Wenbin say this, everyone didn't ask again, and Ralph continued to hold a meeting to analyze the overall style of Tottenham, the strengths and weaknesses of each main player, and so on.

Only Lu Wenbin, looking at Bell's photo, slowly mixed him with the image of Monkey King.

Lu Wenbin felt that this Gareth Bell really looked too similar to the Monkey King he was familiar with.

Perhaps, in the future, Bell can be called the "Great Sage"?

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As the days ticked by and matchday approached, more and more fans gathered around Karl Benz Stadium, including British fans who had travelled across the ocean.

The Mannheim police began to increase their patrols to prevent clashes between the two sides.

Tottenham Hotspur arrived in Mannheim on 22 October, with manager Juan de Ramos stating at a press conference that he would lead Tottenham to beat Hoffenheim.

However, Ramos's bold rhetoric was scoffed at by German journalists.

A manager who has led Tottenham, a traditional powerhouse in the Premier League, to eight games winless in the league and the bottom of the table, said that he was going to lead Tottenham to beat Hoffenheim, the leader of the Bundesliga, how can it sound so ridiculous.

On the afternoon of October 23, when the two sides occupied half of the court to warm up, Lu Wenbin took a look at Gareth Bale attentively, and his face really looked like Monkey King.

It's really the European version of Monkey King!

In the stands, more than 1,000 Tottenham fans were isolated in a corner by the police, and the Hoffenheim fans were insulting each other across the police.

Although there is a strong conversation between Schalke 04 and Paris Saint-Germain in the group stage of the UEFA Cup in this round, it is clear that German fans want to see the Anglo-German battle more.

As a result, Hoffenheim's home game against Tottenham Hotspur was selected by German sports television to be broadcast live to the whole country.

Of course, the UK, China, and the home country TV of some of the star players in the two teams also broadcast the game live.

The Anglo-German battle at club level is about to break out!

After the warm-up, go back to the locker room to change your shirt and get ready to play.

At 18:20, the two sides appeared under the leadership of the referee, played the theme song of the League Cup, took a group photo and shook hands.

When Lu Wenbin shook hands with Gareth Bell at close range, he stared at the person's face for two seconds, looking at Bell inexplicably.

People who don't know think that Lu Wenbin cares about the golden boy dispute between him and Bell, but in fact, Lu Wenbin is looking at the real version of the great sage's face with a smile.

After shaking hands, the captains of both sides tossed a coin under the auspices of the referee, Hoffenheim won the right to pick the edge, and Salihovic chose the goal of his die-hard fans as the direction of attack.

When the time comes, as soon as you score a goal, you can celebrate with the fans as soon as possible.

Tottenham Hotspur won the tee-off and had the opening attack.

However, in fact, what kind of side picking and teeing off have little impact on the overall game, everyone is still fighting for overall strength and luck. (Ask for a commuter pass)