Chapter 272: European War Monument (Asking for a Monthly Pass)
Although there has been no name in the finals since ancient times, the average final team will choose to play cautiously, first based on defense and try not to concede goals, and then try to attack.
However, Hoffenheim under Ralph's coach has always been an offensive tradition, and if they really play defensive counterattacks in the final, I'm afraid the players don't know how to play.
So, even though this is the final of the League Cup, Ralph still plays offensive football, 433 offensive formation, and 4123 in subdivision.
Gustavo is a single midfielder, Eduardo and Salihovic are the two forwards, and Lu Wenbin is a three-man with Paljic and Demba Ba.
Aside from Ibisevic's absence, this is Hoffenheim's most complete and attacking starting line-up.
Counting the factors of Paljic's gradual improvement and Lu Wenbin's promotion and bonus points, I am afraid that the starting lineup of Hoffenheim is stronger now than when there was Ibisevic in the first half of the season.
Shakhtar Donetsk played 4231, and the number of defenders in the midfield and backfield was two more than Hoffenheim, because of the existence of Lu Wenbin, at least two people were needed to keep an eye on him, and they also needed people to help defend at any time.
However, with only one single striker, Shakhtar Donetsk's attack really can't be played.
At the same time, the backline was constantly attacked by the Hoffenheim attacking group.
Even if their backline seems to have enough numbers, Lu Wenbin alone will involve the energy of two people, and the defense is actually unstable.
Add Shakhtar's lone striker, Adriano, to centre-backs Jankel and Nilsson, and full-backs Baker and Jaisler both provide assists from the wings.
Even midfielder Gustavo has occasionally been able to cross the halfway line to join the attack.
Hoffenheim, who won the Bundesliga championship ahead of schedule and began to prepare for the game, had a full crew and Lu Wenbin's strength, and used the tee right to bombard Shakhtar Donetsk indiscriminately from the beginning.
Although Shakhtar also want to win their first European title for Ukraine, they also want to beat Hoffenheim to the cheers of their Turkish fans, who are half their home stadium.
But the huge gap in strength really makes them powerless.
In the 8th minute, Baker dribbled the ball into the front field on the wing, made a one-two with Salihovic, and then pretended to pass the ball to Lu Wenbin in the ribs of the penalty area outside the corner of the penalty area, deceived the full-back Srna who came to defend him, and then passed it to Paljic outside the arc of the big penalty area.
Palgic won the ball and shot angrily, but the angle was slightly correct and was saved by the goalkeeper.
Just when Ukraine and the Turkish fans cheering for the Shakhtars were rejoicing, Lu Wenbin appeared at the first point of the ball and stretched out his foot and stabbed it, and the ball rolled into the goal from the goalkeeper who fell to the ground.
"Toooooooooo......" Deackenson, who was in charge of the on-site commentary, roared and reported the victory for the German fans and Hoffenheim fans who watched the game in China.
Commentators from other countries also shouted loudly for Lu Wenbin's opening record.
"Horrible Chinese Lu, he's scoring again!"
"After raising the European Golden Boot goal record to 47 goals, Lou has taken his European goals to 20 goals, breaking the 20-goal mark, far surpassing the 15-goal European record set by Golden Bomber Jurgen Klinsmann in the 1995/1996 UEFA Cup!"
"China's Lu who is young has become a monument to the European war! With a European goal record of 20 goals, I don't know how long it will stand in world football. Perhaps, only Lu himself can break it! ”
The commentator sent by China's CCTV-5 to the scene to narrate was even more excited and incoherent: "The ball is in, the ball is in, Lu Wenbin scored in the final of the UEFA Cup!" This is the new history of Chinese football! Moreover, Lu Wenbin's European goals have been refreshed to the height of 20 goals, breaking through the 20-goal mark, which is simply incredible! Although Lu Wenbin is only 18 years old, I dare to say that he is the king of the most powerful goalscorers in football today, there is no one! ”
If such a thing were to be said in Europe, it would certainly cause some controversy.
A player who does not have the Champions League or the Ballon d'Or, if you want to say that he is the most powerful person, some people will definitely be unconvinced!
However, CCTV-5's commentary is only aimed at domestic fans, and domestic fans are cool to listen to, who cares what Europeans think?
Whether it is Lu Wenbin's relatives and friends, classmates and fellow villagers, or fans who get up in the middle of the night to watch the live broadcast in other parts of the country, they all applaud and cheer in front of the TV or computer, and are sincerely happy for Lu Wenbin's goal!
At the scene, the atmosphere was even more enthusiastic.
In the 8th minute of the opening game, Lu Wenbin hit a supplementary shot to give Hoffenheim a 1-0 lead.
In the final, any one ball can be decisive and crucial.
Therefore, even Lu Wenbin was excited and had a warm celebration with his teammates.
The Hoffenheim fans in the stands screamed and cheered with all their might. There are also more than 1,000 overseas Chinese and Chinese tourist fans who excitedly waved the five-star red flag in the stands to cheer for Lu Wenbin.
Lu Wenbin also deliberately waved his hand in the direction of those fellow fans, causing everyone to scream and applaud even more.
With a goal lead in the opening 8 minutes, and a big killer like Lu Wenbin, the final fell into the rhythm of Hoffenheim from the beginning.
After falling behind in the score, the Shakhtars naturally still wanted to counterattack and equalize.
However, when they want to counter-attack, the backfield inevitably gives Hoffenheim more chances.
The strength was already weak, and he had to send someone to keep an eye on Lu Wenbin, and now he had to divide his troops to attack, and the goal of the miners team was even more dangerous.
In the 27th minute, Shakhtar's attack was cut off, and Hoffenheim played a quick counterattack.
Eduardo faced the last central defender Chiglinski at the edge of the penalty area, and he made a spectacular bicycle move, shaking Chigrinski directly to the ground, causing applause and cheers from more than 10,000 Hoffenheim fans in the stands.
As a result, Chigrinski, who was the last man in the defensive line and had already fallen to the ground, did not let Eduardo rush over to form a single knife, but grabbed Eduardo's foot with a backhand and put Eduardo to the ground.
Chiglinski received a yellow card and Hoffenheim were awarded a free-kick up front just over 20 yards.
In such a good position, the free kick was naturally taken by Lu Wenbin.
Lu Wenbin turned on the free kick system skill, and his body played a beautiful arc ball under the control of the system, which hung straight to the dead corner.
Goalkeeper Pyatov tried his best, but he couldn't save the ball, but instead knocked himself into the post, and he couldn't recover for half a day.
Hoffenheim's men didn't bother with Pyatov and staged a brace to help the team take a 2-0 lead, and his teammates rushed to the Hoffenheim fan stands to celebrate.
Just 28 minutes into the final, Hoffenheim won 2-0 and took a lead.
Lu Wenbin also scored a brace to take his UEFA Cup goal to 21 goals.
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