After the previous hiccup, Bochum's players are back to the league.

At half past three in the afternoon of March 15, in the twenty-fifth round of the Bundesliga, Bochum hosted Mainz, and now the gap between Bochum and Bayern has been eight points, so they can no longer lose the game, otherwise there is really no hope of winning the championship.

The good thing is that Bochum won the game very easily, and it can be seen that the players are not so nervous.

In this game, Shen Peng scored twice to help the team win the opponent 4-1 at home, but on the other side, Bayern Munich also defeated Bayer Leverkusen 2-1, although it did not continue to win by a big score, but finally won the game and scored three league points, so Bochum did not close to their score, and with nine rounds left in the league, Bochum's hope of winning the championship is getting smaller and smaller.

At the other end, the points in the relegation zone have finally been slowly opened, and Nuremberg, who performed well at the beginning of the second half of the season, also seems to have been beaten back to the prototype, with two consecutive defeats and back to the second-to-last position in the league.

The penultimate team, which has been Braunschweig since the beginning of the league, was promoted as second place in the Bundesliga last season, and if nothing else, they will return to the Bundesliga next season.

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At half past five in the afternoon of March 23, the twenty-sixth round of the Bundesliga, Bochum vs. Bayer Leverkusen.

Bayer Leverkusen had a good first half of the season, finishing second in the league at one point, but the second half of the season was a bit worse than the first half of the season, and now they have fallen to fifth.

In the end of this game, Bochum won 3-2 against the opponent and continued to bite Bayern Munich, the gap between the two sides is still eight points, but Bayern Munich has 22 wins and three losses in the league before, without a defeat, so many people think that Bochum has no chance, and even many Bochum fans think so, but the team can currently rank second in the league, sixteen points ahead of Dortmund in third place, and the players are very satisfied.

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At eight o'clock in the evening of March 26, in the 27th round of the Bundesliga, Bochum hosted Hannover 96, and finally won 3-1 with a goal and an assist from Shen Peng.

In this round, Bayern Munich also defeated the opponent Hertha Berlin 3-1, so the difference between the two teams is still eight points, and Bochum's hope of winning the championship is getting smaller and smaller.

Of course, there are still some variables, and that variable is the next league game in a few days' time, when Bochum travels to Bayern Munich.

A win for Bochum in this game would reduce the margin to five points, which is not too big with six league games remaining; And if Bochum wins this game, it will put a lot of pressure on Bayern Munich, so they may make mistakes in the later games, and Bochum can also use this to increase morale, not without the possibility of surpassing Bayern Munich.

In order to cope with this game, Bochum even started preparing two weeks ago, including the current tactical characteristics of Bayern Munich, the technical characteristics of each player, etc.

And the time of this game is 3:30 pm on March 29, on the other side, Bayern will challenge Manchester United away in the quarterfinals of the Champions League on April 2, Guardiola will definitely not be satisfied with winning the Bundesliga title, will definitely focus on the Champions League, so this game gives Bochum a great possibility.

Coupled with the current competition for the Bundesliga championship and runner-up, there are many gimmicks in this game, and many people have positioned this game as the most critical game in the Bundesliga and even this season.

Of course, many people are used to Bayern Munich winning the championship, so this season suddenly appeared Bochum such a dark horse, many neutral fans are in favor of Bochum, if Bochum wins, then the suspense of the championship will continue to be maintained, and if Bochum loses, their point difference will reach eleven points, then in the case of only six rounds left, Bochum only has a theoretical possibility of winning the championship.

In addition, there are many other Bundesliga managers who are following this game, especially the head coach of the team that played against Bochum, and they are all here to learn how Pep Guardiola defended Shen Peng. After all, now Shen Peng is an existence that is a headache for all teams in the Bundesliga, and he currently has 33 goals in the league, which is quite a terrifying statistic. Prior to this, these head coaches had been looking for a way to deal with Shen Peng, but they had never found it.

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"Pep, did you really decide to be the main player in this game?"

"I've decided, we have to win this game, as long as we win and are 11 points ahead of Bochum, then the rest of our energy this season can be put into the Champions League, the advantage of the league can make us completely reassured, but once we lose, not only in the Champions League we have to prepare for everything, but in the league we have to always worry that Bochum will overtake us, which is something I don't want to see." Pep Guardiola looked at his assistant coach and said.

"But I still think it's better to rotate a few main players, Bochum's strength on paper. Except for one Shen Peng, the others are not strong. ”

"Don't forget Bochum's current record. They have only lost two games in the opening stages of the league and now have 21 wins, four draws and two defeats, 16 points more than Borussia Dortmund, and if it weren't for them, we would have been champions of the Bundesliga this season. Pep Guardiola said that they are 24 points ahead of third-placed Borussia Dortmund, and with this round of games, there are only seven league games left, so they have already won the Bundesliga, and the league can be trained even if they are fully substituted.

"In that case, will we ...... against Manchester United in the Champions League?"

"Don't worry, Manchester United has changed their manager this season, the strength is not as good as before, next season's Champions League qualification is hanging, although they are now in the Champions League quarterfinals, but in my opinion, they are even better than Bochum, and as long as we win Bochum, then the main force can put all their energy into the Champions League, even if we lose the first leg, the second leg at home, we will definitely be able to equalize the disadvantage." Pep Guardiola said.

"Looks like you've already figured it out......"

"Now Bochum's morale is high, and in the first two games against us, Shen Peng's kid performed very well, and this time he can't be allowed to play, so if we go on the bench, it is likely to become the background of that kid's performance, which is very demoralizing."

"Then who are you going to let defend Shen Peng? It won't be Boateng, right? ”

"Why not?" Pep Guardiola smiled, "Boateng is very strong, we have to believe in him." ”