On February 8, in the third round of the German Cup, Freiburg hosted Schalke 04, which was a very chicken game, Freiburg did not hesitate to send a substitute lineup to play, Sunset, Petersen, Leon Bailey, Halilovich, Abrahi did not even enter the bench, but watched the game in the stands.

The good news was that Liu Ruofan got his chance, partnered Niedlechner up front, played 60 minutes, and on 42 minutes seized the opportunity to score the equaliser in a goalmouth scuffle.

However, the game was lost in the end, Freiburg lost 2:3 to Schalke 04, and stopped in the third round of the German Cup. The team and fans were very calm about the result, and the attention that attracted it was not as much as Sunset brought new signings Leon Bailey and Halilovic into the West Stand to watch the game with the die-hard fans.

On 12 February, Freiburg played Cologne at home.

This match is the final match of the round of 20, after RB Leipzig lost 3-0 at home to Hamburg and Borussia Dortmund lost away to Darmstadt. A win over Cologne would throw off RB Leipzig by three points and continue to open up the gap to Group 2, which will be a very important game.

Cologne has not changed much from the first leg, except for the loan of central defender Subotic from Borussia Dortmund, and the other is the hot form of central striker Modeste, who has scored 15 goals in 19 league games and has become a headache for Freiburg's defenders.

In this round, Coach Streich continued to have the main force, Petersen and Leon Bailey partnered in the front, behind him were Sunset, Abrahi, Franz, Halilovic 4 midfielders, Forlenbach, Gould, Seyunju, Stenzel formed the backline, goalkeeper Schworov, 442 to deal with Cologne's 343.

The match started at half past five on the evening of the 12th, and the cloudy weather and the setting sun rendered a magnificent sunset in the sky, echoing the enthusiasm of the Freiburg fans.

Stefan and his people have proven to be extraordinarily influential among ordinary fans, and after only seeing a simple collusion once, the fans' sense of identity has risen to a higher level, and Sunset, who is already very popular, has been even more enthusiastically popular.

"The last one to come out is—"

"Yu! Sunshine! Our remainder ..."

The cheers of the fans and the prefix of recognition made Streich stunned, and he hurriedly asked Fassler what had happened.

Fassler smiled and said:

"There are rumors among the fans that Yu will not take the initiative to seek a transfer and a salary increase, and it is rumored among Stefan's gang, but I think this is what Yu deserves."

Streich laughed too:

"This little guy doesn't act like a foreign player, he is very good at dealing with the fans, but first of all, he is not bad..."

Sunset played well, and this one was no different, and it was difficult for Frederick Sorensen and defender Hegel to limit Sunset's play, and Sunset's activity could directly drive the whole team to get excited, and the fast and smooth pass would detonate the fans' emotions before the goal was scored.

In the 11th minute, Sunset stopped the ball with his back and knocked his heel, knocked the ball to Forlenbach before Sorensen and Hegel pressed, then turned to the middle, used his speed to shake off Hegel, received Follenbach's return pass, rushed to the middle of the penalty area, and then stopped in front of Hector, another defender who rushed up, before picking the ball behind the Cologne defense.

Forlenbach continued to cut forward after returning the pass from the wing, just inside to grab the ball in the box about 10 meters from the baseline, and then hit the ball to the middle.

Peterson made a feint and then conceded, deceiving Subotic and goalkeeper Kessler to block the shot, and Leon Bailey, who followed up at high speed from the right, stabbed the Cologne goal.

"Tsk, Xiao Shen, have you seen it, Xiao Yu's ball is getting more and more thieves, that's it, pause before passing, this is the embodiment of experience and awareness, pass directly, Cologne goalkeeper Kessler can cut off the ball in front of Frumbach, stop more, offside, this ball afterglow is not too early or late, just right..."

Zhang Lu's commentary drew the audience's attention to the subtlety of Sunset's pass, and then went on to say:

"Sunset is a player who likes his growth and makes people look forward to it every game. At the beginning of the season, he rushed and used his speed to break down the opponent, and now he has changed his embroidery, passed the ball more, and began to have his own experience and ideas... I have to say that these malleable players still have to go out early, put them in the country, and players like Sunset who have been in the senior year can play as a striker honestly, and no coach will let him transform to organize. Sunset went to Freiburg by the right way, and Coach Streich's transformation of him has not stopped, and it has become more and more effective..."

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Cologne, who was behind away from home, did not dare to counterattack immediately, but shrank first and stabilized their emotions before launching a counterattack.

Unexpectedly, Sunset also used the pass to guide the team to start attacking at the same time, speeding up the rhythm of the Freiburg team, and the attack played heartily.

After getting the ball in the midfield, he is no longer as fine as usual, and simply passes the ball as soon as he pulls away with speed, without considering passing people and advancing through passing.

This change in rhythm played the Cologne team very uncomfortable, just adjusted the preparation for the counterattack, Freiburg's strong attack rushed over, physically and emotionally unprepared, in the 22nd, 27th, 35th and 35th minutes in a row to concede three goals, for a while were stunned.

In the 22nd minute, Sunset received the ball in the middle line, and as soon as he pulled away from Hegel on the right side, it was a long-distance straight stopper, and Peterson gave way to the ball sideways, followed up and shot, and went into the net from the bottom left corner of the goal.

In the 27th minute, Sunset split the side, Stenzel received the ball and cut inside, then hoisted the ball diagonally into the penalty area, and Petersen headed home.

In the 35th minute, it was Sunset who received the ball in the middle of the 30-meter area of the Cologne Gate, and with a direct sideways pad, the ball was pushed outside the penalty area, and Sunset also squeezed between the two before Heagle and Hector closed the goal. Then he caught up with the goal and went to the right for a point, and passed it to the extremely excited Stenzel.

Sternzel poked the ball and shot in the right corner of the penalty area, and the ball flew quickly into the left post of the far corner, 4:0.

"The opponent is not a bad team, but the 6th team in the Bundesliga, which was blown up at half-time, which shows very much the strength of Freiburg now, and the rest of the game is normal, they are a strong team in the Bundesliga."

Sky Sports commentator Schmitz once again sang the praises of Freiburg and Sunset after the vacation, and Sunset was not mentioned much, but when you think about it, the meaning of valuing and touting can't be exaggerated...