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On 16 April, Hoffenheim welcomed Eintracht Frankfurt on their home turf, the opponent of the thirtieth round of the league. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

Since he couldn't rotate in the game against Bayer Leverkusen, Rangnick rotated in the game against Eintracht Frankfurt, and he replaced a lot of players who participated in the quarter-finals of the Champions League, such as Ibisevic, Ruud van Nistelrooy, Salihovic, Quaresma...... And so on, almost the entire starting lineup was replaced. But Chu Zhongtian was not rotated, he still started and played the whole game.

His partners in the game have almost changed, but his performance has not changed. He is the heart of the team, and both the main players and the substitutes have to play around him, and after more than a season of running-in, Hoffenheim are now used to this tactic.

At the Rhine-Neckar Stadium, Chu Zhongtian led a "second-tier team" to defeat Eintracht Frankfurt 3-0, while Bayern Munich defeated Bayer Leverkusen 2-0 at the Allianz Arena. Hoffenheim finished overtaking, and Tobayern Munich's blessing climbed to the second place in the league.

Although Bayern Munich is temporarily ranked fourth, the points are already the same as Bayer Leverkusen, but the goal difference is slightly lower. But it shouldn't be a problem for them to shake off Bayer Leverkusen and move up to third in the league. Maybe in the next round.

Hoffenheim travel to Bayer Leverkusen and if Hoffenheim win, Bayern Munich will be third in the league. If Bayer Leverkusen wins, Bayern Munich will remain third for the time being, but they will close the gap with Hoffenheim and will most likely drop Hoffenheim between the two legs of the semi-finals.

In another country, the semi-finals between Real Madrid and Barcelona have already started early - and the war off the pitch has begun.

Jose Mourinho once said: "In the pre-match press conference, the game has already started. ”

In fact, he is still conservative, for football games, when you know who the opponent is, it already starts.

Psychological warfare is also a part of football matches, and war of words is also one of the forms of competition that the masses like to see.

Coaches, club officials and players on both sides used their respective media to start pressuring each other.

Of course, the respective media are also trying to cause trouble for each other.

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…… Unlike the lively situation in Spain, the atmosphere in Germany is a little calmer. Although there are also many reports about the preparation of the two sides, in general the smell of gunpowder is not strong.

Everyone's life is relatively peaceful.

Before Bayern Munich can move closer to Wembley, they will first have to deal with Bayer Leverkusen.

While a defeat to Bayer Leverkusen would not have lost second place in the league, it would shorten the distance between them and Bayern Munich. Although Bayern Munich's performance this season is not satisfactory, the skinny camel is bigger than the horse, and no one will feel good if he is targeted. If you can get rid of some, of course it would be better.

The game against Bayer Leverkusen was an away game, with Hoffenheim rushing to Bayer Arena the day before the game.

Unlike the previous round of the league, this time Rangnick played the main team. There was no performance to be held back for the Champions League semi-finals.

Obviously, the league is basic, and Rangnick knows that.

Hoffenheim were held to a 2-2 draw at home by Hoffenheim in the last meeting between these two sides in the league.

Chu Zhongtian's performance this time was very good.

He scored twice in the game to help his team beat Bayer Leverkusen 2-1.

"This game belongs to Chu!" At the end of the game, the TV commentator chanted.

Although in a competitive relationship, when Chu Zhongtian scored twice, even the Leverkusen fans stood up and cheered for him. His performance was truly spectacular.

He didn't just score two goals, he kept the tempo in his own hands and instigated a number of dangerous attacks, and if it wasn't for his team-mates' failure to grasp it, the score would not have been so close to 2-1, and Hoffenheim could have completed a big victory.

Bayer Leverkusen's players had nothing to do but watch him perform at their home stadium and win the hearts of the home fans.

Not only has an excellent performance on the offensive end, but also on the defensive end, Chu Zhongtian does not mark people to defend, he always appears in the most critical position, and then makes a key defense.

When the game reached the seventy-eighth minute, the score was 2:0, and Rangnick saw that the victory was decided, and replaced Chu Zhongtian.

He also made changes to two other positions, resting players for the Champions League final in midweek.

Bayer Leverkusen's goal came just after Chu Zhongtian played. Although it cannot be said that the conceded goal is directly related to Chu Zhongtian's downfall, at least after Chu Zhongtian played, Hoffenheim's control ability declined, and it was not wrong for Leverkusen to regain the initiative.

The win over Bayer Leverkusen put Hoffenheim in second place in the league. Now they can go into the Champions League semi-finals against Bayern Munich in a good mood.

※※※ "Haha! I like Bayern Munich the most! ”

It wasn't the Bayern Munich fans who said this, but the Hoffenheim players. But don't get me wrong, this is not a declaration of rebellion.

Hoffenheim's players say this because they have a superior record against Bayern Munich.

This gives them a psychological advantage. When they heard that the semi-final opponent was Bayern Munich, the Hoffenheim players felt that Wembley was decided!

The atmosphere on the training ground at Hoffenheim during this period was very relaxed, and everyone talked and laughed during training. Some players said in interviews with the media that the signing was good because they were not afraid of Bayern Munich. "They [Bayern Munich] should be worried!"

"It's always good to play against Bayern Munich because we know the stadium so well that we don't have to get used to it and we are familiar with their style......

The Sinsheim media believe that this is a sign of Hoffenheim's mature and relaxed mentality, and after so many games, they already have the mentality of a strong team.

Bayern Buster! The day before the game, the "Rhein-Neckar" newspaper typed such a headline, accompanied by a photo of Chu Zhongtian and his teammates, and it was clear what it meant.

But is that really the case?

※※※Allianz Stadium is brightly lit and full of people.

The sweat on the Hoffenheim players shone silver under the light, and they were panting like cows.

The scoreboard showed the score at 2:0 with Bayern Munich leading the way.

"Bayern Munich showed their strong side! As Germany's most experienced team in Europe, they already had a two-goal lead over Hoffenheim in the first half! ”

"I heard a lot of Hoffenheim players talk about it before the game, but now everyone knows that football is not about lip service!"

Fortunately, the Hoffenheim players couldn't hear the commentator, otherwise they would have died of shame.

In the stands, the Hoffenheim fans, who had been active for a while after the opening, were silent at this moment. It's hard to accept all of this, and it takes time for them to come to terms with this reality.

Bayern Munich fans are singing "Southern Star".

"Which team in Munich is famous in the world? Who is the national record holder? Who has dominated the 100-year history of the Bundesliga? ”

"Bayern Munich! Southern Star, you never say never! ”

"Whether it is adversity or heaven, we will always share your fate!"

"Bayern Munich, the king of Germany!"

The singing was constantly flying over the Allianz Arena, and they were laughing at the arrogant Hoffenheim players before the game.

Listen, listen, Bayern Munich is the king of Germany, what are you nouveau riche from the countryside? Dare to argue with us, dare to laugh at us?

On the other side of the field, Bayern Munich's players were celebrating their second goal. The man who scored the goal was Gomez. Super Mario's first season at Bayern Munich was once considered a super parallel import, and it was also 30 million euros, which was a world of difference from Chu Zhongtian. However, the performance of the two seasons has gradually improved, and this season is even more explosive.

However, it was not he who sounded the horn of Bayern Munich's attack, but Franck Franck Franck. Just three minutes into the opening game, Ribery received Robben's long pass and transferred, shook off the pursuers, successfully countered offside, and then single-handedly faced the attacking goalkeeper Nyema, easily dribbled, and then pushed the empty goal to score.

Conceding a goal too early was the main reason why Hoffenheim were now two goals down before the end of the first half, and this goal completely disrupted Hoffenheim's plans and stirred up the emotions of the players, and Hoffenheim played very disorganized for the rest of the year. His own backline was swaying in the wind and rain, as if it could be attacked a second time at any time.

Chu Zhongtian tried to re-stabilize everyone's emotions, but panic spread to every corner of the team, and he was powerless alone.

Hoffenheim were too relaxed before the game, underestimating the difficulties, not expecting them to fall behind after only three minutes of play, nor at all expecting that this Bayern Munich team was different from the Bayern Munich they had seen, like a completely unfamiliar team. It was the first time they had seen the team outside of the Bundesliga.

Is this the true strength of Bayern Munich, the symbol of German football in the world?

The Hoffenheim players thought as they wiped the sweat from their faces.

There was only one person who didn't think so.

Chu Zhongtian slapped hard, if he didn't use force, in such a noisy Allianz Stadium, his teammates wouldn't notice what he was going to say at all.

Despite this, few of his frustrated teammates noticed him.

In the first half, they were scored two goals by the opponent, and the opponent's morale was high, so they could only try not to concede more goals in this game. If it's 0:3, even if you go back to the home field, it's no play. That's when the players remembered the horror of Bayern Munich. In the past few years, they have always won more and lost less in the encounters, making them forget that Bayern Munich is actually a tiger with sharp minions, not a sick cat.

The scoreline left a lot of people desperate for their goals, and some of them faltered – we couldn't get to Wembley, but it was good to be in the last four...... Chu Zhongtian saw the expressions on the faces of his teammates, and he could guess what these people were thinking. He was a little anxious. The team's morale can't be vented, if it is vented, this game will be over, and it is more likely that the Champions League will be over for the whole season, and he will strive to reach the semi-finals, but he will fall outside the Wembley gate, no matter how he says, he is not reconciled!

He shouted at the top of his voice, "No---- The first half is not over yet, give up something!! Cheer me up! There was enough time for us to equalise! ”

Not many people heard what he said.

Chu Zhongtian also had no condition to pull his teammates to tell them one by one that the players in the Bayern curtain over there had finished their celebrations and ran back to their own half, and now they were waiting for Hoffenheim to kick off.

Chu Zhongtian ran over and scooped up the football, turned around and ran towards the middle circle. Where stood the dejected Ibisevic and Obasi.

"Hoffenheim is in big trouble, yes! Big trouble! They conceded a goal in the opening three minutes and are now 2-0 down after 37 minutes. Their opponents are Bayern Munich, who dominate the Bundesliga, and this game is not very easy to play. ”

The TV broadcast gave Rangnick a close-up, and Hoffenheim's captain Chu Zhongtian a shot, and in the eyes of the TV station, the key to Hoffenheim in this game is these two people. Rangnick formulated tactics and made changes, and Chu Zhongtian took the lead in executing them.

Because of the lack of cooperation from his teammates, Chu Zhongtian alone is really limited. He was caught up in Bayern Munich in midfield, and he used to pass the ball to his team-mates, but now when he wanted to pass the ball, he found that he lacked a suitable passing point and his team-mates had not yet followed...... In this way, until the end of the first half, Hoffenheim could not recover from the huge disappointment of being two goals behind.

The Bayern players walked off the pitch with their heads held high, talking and laughing, with relaxed expressions. Hoffenheim's players, on the other hand, kept their heads down so that the TV could capture their frustrated expressions.

'It was really a disappointing first half for the Hoffenheim players......

"They underestimated Bayern before the game, and Van Gaal let them know why Bayern Munich has been standing tall in the Bundesliga for so many years. Last season's Champions League runners-up were not so easy to deal with! ”

※※※ "Why don't you keep silent?" 'In the away lounge, Rangnick was looking at his players with a straight face.

In front of him were Hoffenheim players with their heads bowed and silent.

"Are you surprised that Bayern Munich, who are not very good in your eyes, can lead you by two goals at half-time?"

Still no one spoke.

Everyone knows that they were underestimated before the game, but what is the use of this, they are already two goals behind, and in the Champions League semi-finals, and at the opponent's home stadium, such a score has basically pronounced their death sentence in advance.

Hoffenheim have never fallen behind by two goals in the Champions League this season. At most, they are led by one goal.

Chu Zhongtian also lowered his head, he did feel very guilty, not because he also underestimated the enemy, but because as the captain of the team, he was not able to let the team play at a normal level in the game, and he was also responsible.

"Alright, give me my head up." Rangnick looked at the group of players and knew it was useless to get angry now, they had realised their mistake and the key now was to find a way to change the situation.

"Lift your head up and listen to me."

The players looked up and looked over.

'Now we're two goals down, but that's not a reason to give up. It's just two goals and we've got forty-five minutes. We've always been proud of our attacking prowess and we couldn't even score two goals in 45 minutes? Rangnick said to everyone. It's a two-legged knockout game and even if we lose it, it's still a good result as long as we can get away goals. You don't need to be disappointed or hopeless. ”

Instead of getting angry, Rangnick guided the players to think on the positive side. Now the team needs confidence, not criticism.

Sure enough, after listening to his words, the expressions on everyone's faces changed significantly.

Chu Zhongtian observed his teammates around him carefully, and seeing their expressions, he knew that he would not be alone in the second half.

'We had no problem with our tactics, the problem was your mentality, you were too relaxed in the first half. It's a Champions League final, not a pre-season League Cup. In the second half, we continued to play our way of playing and try to score away goals! ”

Rangnick had said everything he had to say, and there was still quite a bit of time left, and he had already gone out first.

Only the players themselves were left in the dressing room.

Chu Zhongtian stood up, and he clapped his hands. All eyes were on him.

"I didn't give up on this game, who thinks the same way I do?" He asked straight to the point.

Lorik. Sana stood up from his seat: "Me too!" He said, holding his head high.

Chu Zhongtian glanced at him, and then swept towards the others.

Ibisevic was the first person he watched, and the Bosnian shooter, of course, knew what that meant, and he got up from his seat: "I actually quite want to go to Wembley......

Chu Zhongtian looked at Salihovic again, and the core of the previous team stood up and said: "I admit that we underestimated the enemy, but fortunately, it's not too late to wake up now." ”

Then more teammates stood up from their seats.

"The Champions League final sounds so much better than the last four!"

"I didn't give up on the game either!"

"It's a big deal to fight with them! Can't we score a goal yet? ”

"Uh, don't look at me, I'm just like you ......"

More people are standing up in silence.

In less than a minute, there was no longer a single person sitting in the entire locker room.

Chu Zhongtian looked at his teammates standing around him, then stretched out his hand, and he glanced at Ibisevic.

Ibisevic covered his hand, and the others did the same.

Soon everyone's hands were stacked together.

Chu Zhongtian raised his head and looked at everyone, and then he said, "We are Hoffenheim, brothers. Now—"

He took a deep breath and waved his hand down vigorously: "Let them taste our football!" ”

(To be continued)