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When Chu Zhongtian suddenly stepped forward with the ball, the Hoffenheim fans in the stands cheered violently. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 They have seen this scene many times at the Rhine-Neckar Stadium - every time Chu Zhongtian dribbles forward, it always brings them some surprise. So they started cheering when Chu Zhongtian rushed forward with the ball, and then as Chu Zhongtian passed the football to Sarihovic, Sarihovic swept into the penalty area, and their cheers became louder and louder, and finally in Demba. The moment Ba shot the football into the goal, it reached the most!

"Hooray, Hoffenheim!!"

In the twenty-third minute, Hoffenheim took the lead! They finally scored! The commentator Duan Bin was also very excited. Hoffenheim's goal meant that their hopes of winning the title were greatly increased, and in this way, Chu Zhongtian's honor was in hand. "Before the game, Schalke 04 was aggressive, but it was the away team Hoffenheim who scored first! Their sharp attacks are as tough as ever for their opponents! ”

"Demba. Bar! It was his twenty-second goal of the season! He opened the scoring for the team! ”

After Ibyšević retired from the season with an injury, his tally for the season has stopped at 26, while the race for the Bundesliga Golden Boot has begun, with Wolfsburg's Brazilian striker Grafitte now having 26 goals, the same number as Ibisevic. As long as he continues to score in this game, he will overtake Ibisevic and lift the Bundesliga Golden Boot. On Hoffenheim's side, the closest is Demba, who scored 22 goals. Ba, he obviously has no hope of competing for the Bundesliga Golden Boot.

Demba after the goal. Ba hugged his team-mates and it was a goal that reassured everyone – no matter what happens, we are leading now and we have the advantage. Hoffenheim are very good at playing in the lead and are confident of scoring even if they are equalised. Hoffenheim have led the most games this season so far, as well as the most wins in a leading state.

Hoffenheim's players were celebrating the goal, while Schalke 04's head coach Biskens was furious at the team's defence.

"Three-legged pass! It only took three passes for the opponent to score our goal! What are our people doing? How they defended! Biskens complained to his assistant coach. In his opinion, Schalke 04, since they are the best defensive team in the Bundesliga, should not be so easily breached by opponents.

Hoffenheim's whole goalscoring process was very simple and clear, not fancy. It was Chu Zhongtian and Weiss who teamed up to break the ball, and then Weiss passed the football to Chu Zhongtian, Chu Zhongtian took the ball forward, and after attracting the attention of the opponent's two defenders, he divided the football to the side, and then Sarihovic received the ball and crossed directly, Demba. Bazai stabbed the back of the net. From the point of view of the offensive line, it is center-side-center, and then the football rolls into the goal.

With such a simple offensive routine, Schalke 04 didn't defend it, so it's no wonder that Biskens is dissatisfied. The interim coach walked to the sidelines and yelled at the players: "Cheer up! What are you doing! We have to score!! ”

After the resumption of the game, Schalke 04 launched a fierce attack on the Hoffenheim goal amid the roar of Biskens, hoping to equalize as soon as possible.

And the more than 56,000 fans at home also erupted in loud shouts to cheer for their team. As Schalke 04 fans, they don't hate Hoffenheim, but if Schalke lose to Hoffenheim, they will lose the opportunity to watch other games in Europe next season, so they want their team to beat Hoffenheim.

If Schalke 04 loses hope of making it to Europe early, or if they qualify for Europe early, then the game will turn into a real feast and Schalke 04 fans will be delighted to see Wolfsburg lose the league title.

The Schalke Stadium made a loud noise that hit the eardrums of everyone present. Schalke 04's players are used to playing in such an environment, so they attack with the shouts of the fans.

The Hoffenheim players were still a little unaccustomed to it, and the noise was so loud that everyone gradually became a little impatient, especially when they shouted at each other, and they couldn't hear what their teammates were saying at all.

It's important to communicate on the pitch, so if there is a smaller crowd, the TV viewer can often hear the players yelling during the game. Even ordinary fans with their own experience in football have this feeling, and they will always shout on the field, such as reminding their teammates to run, asking him to step forward or return to defense, telling him to pay attention to the situation behind him...... After all, a person only has two eyes, and they are both in front of the head, and it is impossible to really see and listen to all directions at the same time, and at this time, you need to be reminded by teammates to shout. If it's too noisy in the stadium and your teammates' shouts of reminders are completely inaudible, it's easy to have some surprises...... When players don't hear their teammates' reminders, they tend to feel uneasy, and they become impatient.

Schalke 04's Devil's home stadium finally showed their sharp teeth in front of the Hoffenheim players.

Huge waves of noise hit the Hoffenheim players, causing them to make some mistakes in the game.

For example, I thought that my teammates would step forward, so I passed the football in advance, but my teammates didn't notice it at all, and the football fell to the opponent's feet.

During this time, Hoffenheim played very embarrassed after taking the lead, and it must be said that it has something to do with this home field. It was the first time they had experienced such a noisy stadium environment, and if they stayed in it for a long time, they were really worried that they would become deaf.

Seeing this situation, Rangnick also made adjustments, and he signaled Chu Zhongtian to stabilize his defense during this time, and stop rushing out to attack the opponent. Schalke 04 are in full swing right now, with Hoffenheim's goal infuriating them and they can't tolerate defeat at home. In such a situation, if you still attack, with Hoffenheim's defensive level, it is easy to be scored by Schalke 04 who are playing at home.

If you use numbers to show football, with 100 percent as the standard, the general combat effectiveness of a team playing away from home ranges from 70 to 50 percent, and it is rare to have 100 percent, but the combat effectiveness of a team fighting at home can soar to 15 percent. In the stadium they are familiar with, with the support of the fans they are familiar with, there will naturally be a kind of "this is my turf, I can do whatever I want here, no one can beat me on my turf", and this is the source of combat effectiveness.

It's that thinking that motivates the Schalke 04 players now – there's no reason to lose on their own turf!

Just four minutes after Hoffenheim's goal, Schalke 04 almost scored.

They were awarded a corner and Rakitic headed it in from the right and Kolstadzic nodded it in. Because it was too noisy at the time, the scene seemed a little chaotic, so no one defended the opponent's 1.91-meter-tall central defender.

Fortunately, the Serb's header was a little higher and didn't fly into the net, otherwise it's hard to say which direction the game would have got.

Hildebrand was unhappy with his teammates' defense, and he yelled at them: "Watch-tight-people!!" There are no of us around such an obvious target! Watch defensive! Watch defensive! ”

At the time of Schalke 04's onslaught, he became the busiest and most photogenic person in the team. If this situation continues, he may be able to win the best of the game. Of course, he would rather not have such a reward, as long as the team can win and win the league championship.

It's the first time I've been so close to the league championship, and everyone is a little confused. After taking the lead, the idea of the league championship came to me from the bottom of my heart, and it kept floating in front of their eyes.

The thought of them being promoted before the season and now being league champions makes everyone feel like blood is pouring over their heads and they forget to think about it.

※※※ The Volkswagen Arena suddenly erupted in boos, and the Wolfsburg fans learned the news that Hoffenheim was ahead of Schalke 04. This score means that no matter how many goals Wolfsburg scores, they will not win the league title.

"Hoffenheim ......" assistant coach Eichcohen was going to report the news to head coach Magath, but Magath shook his head and said: "No, I know." ”

Hoffenheim had scored one goal and Wolfsburg had already scored two goals and were now two goals ahead of rivals Werder Bremen. Just before Hoffenheim's goal, Bremen threatened Wolfsburg's goal with another attack, their first threatening attack of the game, and Magath was very unhappy with his team's defense on the sidelines.

Then came the news of Hoffenheim's goal, but the stern Magath did not burst into flames. This was expected by him, and with Hoffenheim's attacking power, it was impossible for them not to score, the key was whether they could still win if they scored. Magath doesn't care about the process, only the result, as long as Hoffenheim loses in the end, that's fine.

Seeing that Eichkorn was a little anxious after learning of Hoffenheim's goal, Magath said to his assistant: "Don't worry, the game has only been played for twenty-five minutes. Schalke will not be willing to lose on their home turf. ”

After a few minutes, Eichkorn came back to Magath with a happy face: "You're right, Felex. Schalke are now on the attack, they are very aggressive, Hoffenheim can only shrink their defence, and they are not good at defending...... Hey! ”

※※※Hoffenheim is really not good at defending, although Chu Zhongtian and Weiss work hard, not only to hold in the middle, but also to support the wings, and sometimes to withdraw to the goal to make a temporary cameo as a central defender. But in the face of Schalke 04's successive offensives wave after wave, the two of them did not play much role.

Compared to their attack, Hoffenheim's defense has not yet developed a mature system, and most of the time the players rely on individual ability and instinct.

When Rangnick saw this scene off the court, he thought that whether he won the league championship this season or not, his focus next season would have to be adjusted to clean up his defense. Having practiced defensively since pre-season training in the summer, he can't always count on offense to settle games. In the Champions League, what if you encounter a stronger opponent who is not inferior to Hoffenheim in attack, but the defense is much better than that of the Bundesliga team? Of course, Rangnick will not let the team switch to defensive counterattacks and pursue a 1:0 doctrine, but the defense must always be able to basically meet the standard, right? In the whole of European football this season, the most popular team is Barcelona, they are known for their attack, but their defense is not bad, otherwise how could they win so many titles? So far, they have won La Liga and the Copa del Rey in Spain, and they have also reached the final of the Champions League and will be hoping for a treble. This season's La Liga is not over yet, and there is still the final round to go, Barcelona has scored a record 104 goals, the most attacking power in the whole of Europe, and they have only conceded 34 goals, this defense is also the second best in the Bundesliga, only worse than Schalke 04 who conceded 33 goals.

All eyes were on Barcelona's super attacking line, but they didn't see a solid performance at the back. Barcelona's attack is their tradition, but why can't they win the title every year before? It's because they didn't defend very well before, they often laughed at their rivals Real Madrid for having a terrible defense, and in fact they themselves were not much better. This season, their defense has been stable all of a sudden, and their results have naturally improved.

Offense can certainly win championships, but only if your defense keeps up with it.

Schalke 04 blasted around Hoffenheim's goal for ten minutes and in the 34th minute, they finally paid off.

Kuranyi retreated to respond, and then when facing Chu Zhongtian's defense in the middle, he did not have to entangle with Chu Zhongtian like Rakitic, but chose to divide the ball very neatly. Jones, who stepped in from behind, received the ball and crossed it from the left side of the box, and Farfan was close to Comper's close defense to grab the spot. Comper had no choice but to make a tackle with his feet, which could easily lead to a penalty kick. But at this time, Comper couldn't care so much, and went straight to his feet.

Farfan was indeed tackled by him, but at the same time he also mentioned the ball, and this defense made for an unconventional lying action of Farfan, who swept the ball into the goal with his left foot!

Hildebrand was guarding the front post, and when he saw that the football had passed to the back post, it was too late to pounce, so he could only watch the football roll in front of him and into the goal.

Seeing Schalke 04 score, the Schalke Stadium erupted in huge cheers, and at that moment, the sound made by these fans was very close to the historical record of 127 decibels...... Duan Bin was wearing that kind of heavy sound-isolating headphones, and he still couldn't hear what he was saying, he tried his best to raise his voice: "The ball is in!" Schalke 04 equalised! But it doesn't matter, if it's just a draw, Hoffenheim will still win the title! Unless...... Unless Wolfsburg can beat Werder Bremen by nine goals! But this is obviously even more unlikely! ”

His live commentary may sound hoarse to TV viewers, but it's actually because he can't hear his own voice...... The scene was really noisy, very, very noisy. The cheers of the Schalke 04 fans together can almost make people have a heart attack.

※※※ "Schalke 04 scored! ”

The news spread in the Volkswagen Arena and drew cheers from the Wolfsburg fans.

But in the dugout, Magath's face did not improve.

"It's just a draw, even if it's a draw, Hoffenheim will win the title, there's nothing to be happy about." Saying so, Magath is expecting Schalke 04 to continue scoring. Only when Schalke 04 was ahead of Hoffenheim did he stand up and cheer.

He didn't want to be cheered by his side and the news of Hoffenheim's goal came from there. It makes you look like you're a fool.

Although Magath didn't express joy on his lips, everyone still felt very excited, Schalke 04 equalized this is a good sign, as long as they score one more, wouldn't it be the lead? So don't look at the present, look at the situation as it changes. The current situation is obviously in Schalke 04's favor, they have just equalized, they are still playing at home, morale is high, plus Hoffenheim is now equalized, morale is low, and the pressure to win the championship is enough to crush this young team, under the advantage of one another, as long as Schalke 04 is in one go, it is not too difficult to win Hoffenheim...... ※※※ Hoffenheim, who was equalized, did show a certain degree of panic, and for a short time their goal looked like they could concede a goal at any time. Schalke 04 was in full swing after the goal, pressing Hoffenheim's 30-metre area with indiscriminate bombardment, and every attack was quite threatening.

Fortunately, Chu Zhongtian constantly used his strong defense to interfere with Schalke 04's attack, which boosted the team's morale, and at this time, the Hoffenheim fans in the stands also used singing to motivate their team.

"A draw is no big deal!" Taking advantage of a corner kick in Schalke 04, Chu Zhongtian, who returned to the front of the goal to defend, shouted to his teammates, "Even if it is a draw, we are still champions!" So nothing to panic about! How to kick and how to kick! ”

When he shouted like this, many people woke up like a dream - yes, even if we draw, the league title is ours, why did we act like we lost after being equalised? It doesn't make sense!

The Wolfsburg felt that the dream of a first Bundesliga title would be the straw that broke the Hoffenheim side.

But in reality, this dream is all the motivation of the Hoffenheim players, enough to make them forget about the other negative factors.

For the rest of the first half, Hoffenheim, who had gradually adjusted, defended Schalke 04's offensive and did not concede goals, while Schalke 04 did not have the ability to continue to attack after a period of frenzy, and they also needed to adjust to avoid attacking too fiercely, and Hoffenheim seized the opportunity to counterattack and score a goal. Hoffenheim's reputation for attacking prowess is still fearful.

In this way, the two sides went into the break with a score of 1:1, and the Schalke 04 players looked solemn at the end of the game, because the draw did not help them, while the Hoffenheim players looked confident after holding Schalke 04's onslaught.

As long as the score remains until the end, they will still be the ones who win the league in the end.

(To be continued)