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That game against Bayern Munich is a thing of the past, and apart from two away goals, there is nothing that will guarantee them progress. Pen & Fun www.biquge.info Hoffenheim players live as usual – training.

Except for a noticeable increase in the number of journalists outside the training base, there was no difference.

In fact, Chu Zhongtian personally thinks that losing away in the first leg is better than winning away in the first leg, which will make his teammates always vigilant and not get carried away because of the victory in the first leg. The arrogance and underestimation of the enemy before the first round is not seen in today's team.

No one wants to trip over the same stone twice.

The second leg against Bayern Munich is preceded by a Baden-Württemberg derby.

Rangnick didn't intend to give up the game, so he did his best to play the main game, but the result was not satisfactory. On their home turf, Hoffenheim held Stuttgart to a draw.

The score was 2:2, with Chu Zhongtian and Ibisevic scoring one goal each.

In the other game, Bayern Munich beat Schalke 04 3:1 at home, and now Bayern Munich has the same points as Hoffenheim, but because of the disadvantage of goal difference, they are in third place.

Hoffenheim are top of the table on goal difference, holding Borussia Dortmund down by two goals, but it didn't help. Borussia Dortmund have all but won the title early, and they are now five points ahead of second-placed Hoffenheim and third-placed Bayern Munich, and as long as they don't lose in the next round, they will win the title. Dortmund's performance this season is really good, although the performance in the second half of the season is a little up and down, but the lead laid in the first half of the season is too big, and it is difficult for those behind to chase it.

After the derby clash with Stuttgart, Hoffenheim's focus quickly shifted to the Champions League.

The second leg of the Champions League semi-final between the two sides will be played on the evening of May 4, which will be the final Champions League semi-final.

In the other Champions League semi-final, Real Madrid played a 1:1 match with Barcelona at home, and the situation was not optimistic.

Many people believe that Mourinho's team will have to wait a season if they want to challenge Barcelona's supremacy.

The dispute between Real Madrid and Barcelona could not be transmitted to Germany.

In Sinsheim, Chu Zhongtian trains every day and is also studying the video footage of Bayern Munich's game. Although he has played Bayern Munich no less than six times, he still wants to know a little more about this familiar opponent. It wasn't Rangnick's request, he did it himself.

In fact, over the past few years of his career, he has gradually become fond of watching game videos, watching his opponents' and his own. It's rare for a player to like to do this, it's usually just something that coaches do.

Most players leave the training and soccer fields as if they were off work, they can do whatever they want, they just don't touch anything related to football, they go clubbing, they go nightclubs to find beautiful ladies, they go on a shopping spree, they go tennis, they play golf or they go to the NBA. Chu Zhongtian's spare time life is not as rich as theirs, in addition to dealing with his own business affairs, he is to watch everything related to football at home, in addition to studying his own and opponent's game videos, his TV is always locked in the channel with football match broadcasts, and he also watches the games of other teams and other leagues, the Premier League, La Liga, Serie A, French Ligue 1...... Even games like the Eredivisie, the Portuguese Premier League, and the Championship he pays attention to.

This is really a football maniac, he has no other hobbies other than football.

Many people have that feeling that once they make a career out of what they like, they get bored and stop liking what they like. In Chu Zhongtian, such a situation has never happened, he likes football, even as a professional player, he has never been bored with football.

In the beginning, everyone invited the captain to drink, go to nightclubs, go shopping...... Later, when he found out that he didn't like any of this, no one did it.

I've been married to Emily for almost a year, and I've never had an affair, although I like him and want to have sex with a lot of women, but by his side, I can never find anything like Ribery. As for the mediocre-looking personal assistant Mathilde, the media lost interest in guessing that she and Chu Zhongtian had a leg when they saw her appearance, and they believed that Chu Zhongtian himself would not be interested.

The match against Bayern Munich was imminent, and Hoffenheim's training was all about the same, with the last day of training mainly relaxing and set-piece tactics. At the beginning of the training session, the media was given 15 minutes to shoot the film, during which time the team had some very ordinary training except for running laps. Of course, you can't let others know about the real content.

In fact, Hoffenheim's tactics are nothing to guess, for so many years, they have always been attack-oriented, no matter what the game, it is attack, there is rarely a time to shrink the defense and counterattack, this Champions League has played a few times, and it has only been used at a certain stage of the game, and has never insisted on the whole game.

As for the specific method of attacking, it is to take Chu Zhongtian as the fulcrum and the two wings as the main offensive route. Ibisevic, along with Obsi and Ruud van Nistelrooy, are all strikers who can be pulled on the flanks and can also follow up in the middle to flank and steal points, and when they play on the wings, their threat increases exponentially.

In the past two seasons, Rangnick's team has adhered to this style of play, and as long as Chu Zhongtian and most of the players play normally, the team will be invincible.

Fortunately, Chu Zhongtian's form this season is surprisingly good, and he seems to have reached a blowout period in his career, scoring more goals and assists, and performing well both offensively and defensively.

He has scored 17 goals in the league, just one goal shy of the team's top scorer Ibisevic, and his 14 assists are also the top of the Bundesliga's assists charts, four ahead of second place. Not only on the domestic stage, but also in the Champions League, he is also a standout. It's hard to imagine a Chinese player who can occupy the top spot in the Champions League, right? He is the first in assists with six assists and the top scorer with nine goals.

It's a top-notch performance in European football as a whole.

Rangnick is now very glad that he let the owner keep Chu Zhongtian at all costs before this season, otherwise Hoffenheim would definitely not have the glory it has today.

After the last day of training, Chu Zhongtian surrounded fans and media outside the training ground, and the fans asked him for autographs, while the media waited to interview him.

While satisfying the fan's autograph and giving an interview, he has already coped with it handy.

"What do you think of tomorrow's game, Chu?" The journalists asked.

"Of course it's about winning and qualifying for the finals." After Chu Zhongtian signed two of his postcards and one of his own star cards, he gave the fans a smile before answering the reporters' questions.

'You've got two away goals in the first leg, is that going to be a factor in your favour?

"Nope." Chu Zhongtian shook his head. "Anything that's good for us just looks like that. If we lose our composure and patience because of these two away goals, we will lose the game in the end. We know Bayern Munich have been cornered, so tomorrow's game will not be easy. ”

"So you already have enough estimates of the difficulties?" A Chinese reporter squeezed up to ask questions.

Chu Zhongtian nodded: "Yes, we always imagine the game to be difficult. ”

"So do you have anything to say to tens of millions of Chinese fans?"

"See you at Wembley!" Chu Zhongtian pointed at the reporter.

When Chu left, Chinese journalists gathered to chat.

"China can have a Chu Zhongtian...... What a blessing for us! ”

"This kind of self-confidence is rarely seen in Chinese players......"

"yes, yes, it's been out there for a few seasons, and he's become stronger!"

"To be honest, I just have to think about the time when I have a Chinese player standing at the top of European football, and I am excited!"

"And it's also the number one scorer and the first assist, haha!"

※※※ "Chu Zhongtian and Chinese fans meet at Wembley! 》

"The core of Huo Village is full of pride, and vows to enter the finals!" 》

The next morning Beijing time, news with a headline like this appeared in the sports pages of major portals.

There are still more than a dozen hours to go before the start of the game, but the Chinese fans are already eagerly waiting for the game to come. On major Weibo websites, Weibo with "Chu Zhongtian" and "Champions League" as keywords quickly broke through the one million mark.

Nowadays in China, everything related to Chu Zhongtian will attract everyone's attention, so many international manufacturers hope to sign contracts with Chu Zhongtian to endorse products. He has a healthy image, outstanding strength, and a good appearance, and is very marketable among young boys and girls in school and adult men and women who are already working.

Men like to watch him play football, women are fascinated by his image, and even if they are married, there are many women who fantasize about being able to have a ...... with him Chu Zhongtian is the first star in Chinese football for so many years to have both "idol" and "strength".

Whether he can lead the team to the Champions League final and become the first Chinese player to stand in the Champions League final will naturally affect everyone's hearts.

On the other hand, Bayern Munich fans are also expecting Bayern Munich to complete the comeback, win away from home, and successfully enter the final.

'Two away goals were a bit of a problem, but we were ahead on aggregate, so why should we be afraid of Hoffenheim?' Bayern Munich fans left messages on the club's official website to encourage the players.

"Reached the Champions League final two times in a row! We've got to win this time! ”

"But Robben's injury ......"

Someone said this, which immediately attracted many replies.

Everyone was worried about Robben's injury. If there is any disadvantage to Bayern Munich in the second leg, playing away from home, and being scored two goals by the opponent is probably not a too serious disadvantage, and the biggest difficulty is Robben's injury.

In the first round, Robben and Chu Zhongtian collided and went off injured. After the game, the media in Munich slammed the referee for being blind, turning a blind eye to such an obvious foul in the penalty area, and obviously should have given Chu Zhongtian a yellow card and Bayern Munich a penalty.

If a penalty had been awarded, it would have been difficult to say what the score would have been.

Of course, some media ran to ask Chu Zhongtian and Rangnick if there was a problem with that ball. Rangnick said he was too far away to see what was going on and was not in a position to comment on the referee's decision. Chu Zhongtian categorically said that he had not committed a foul.

Robben did not even play in the league because of this injury, and he has been actively recovering from his injury in the hope of making time for the second leg against Hoffenheim.

And the news from the Bayern Munich team is also a little confusing, one moment said that Robben is seriously injured, I am afraid to say goodbye to this season in advance, and then said that it is okay to rest for two weeks, and some people say that Robben's injury is very minor, he has returned to training, and should be able to catch up with the second leg of the Champions League semi-final with Hoffenheim in midweek.

This can certainly be seen as a smoke grenade deliberately cast by Van Gaal. But Hoffenheim was not fooled, but it made those fans who care about Bayern Munich a little overwhelmed, not knowing which is the real news.

Rangnick doesn't care what is true news and what is fake. All he has to do is prepare for Bayern Munich, the most powerful.

In the Champions League quarter-finals between Bayern Munich and Manchester United last season, Bayern Munich beat Manchester United 2-1 at home in the first leg, in which Wayne Rooney was injured, and before the second leg, Manchester United had been claiming that Rooney was seriously injured and could not make it to the second leg. Even Alex Ferguson admits Wayne Rooney will certainly not be able to play.

He managed to fool everyone, including his opponents. As a result, in the second leg, Rooney actually started the game, which caught Bayern Munich off guard, and in the face of the lively Rooney, Bayern Munich's performance was very panicked, and Manchester United scored two goals in the opening seven minutes, playing 2:0, and the aggregate score became Manchester United 3:2 lead. In the 41st minute, Manchester United scored twice through Nani to make the aggregate score 4-2. Fortunately, Olic pulled a goal back for the team in the 43rd minute, otherwise Bayern Munich really didn't know how to play in the second half.

In the end, Bayern Munich's composure and Robben's outstanding performance saved themselves, with Robben's 74th-minute goal equalising on aggregate and one more away goal than Manchester United.

Rooney, on the other hand, was not completely healed due to injury and was replaced by O'Shea in the 55th minute.

Rangnick doesn't know if Van Gaal will learn this trick from Ferguson, which is very likely. After all, Bayern Munich's current situation is not optimistic, and they need to give it their all and give it a go.

Robben is indeed a trump card in Van Gaal's hands, and he can't do without it?

※※※When Bayern Munich arrived in Hoffenheim, Robben was clearly seen from the bus through the news media.

He did appear in the squad, and it looks like the news that he will be out for a long time is a smokescreen!

Ribery sat next to Robben, and both men looked out the window at the reporters, many with surprised expressions on their faces.

"You scared the hell, Alger." Ribery laughed.

Robben frowned and didn't answer.

In fact, his foot injury was not completely complete at all, but he offered to participate in this game, and Van Gaal talked to him privately for half an hour before finally agreeing to his request.

He knows the cost of playing behind closed doors, but he has to play in this game. Last year, his team-mate in the Dutch national team, Sneijder, won the Champions League after moving from Real Madrid to Inter Milan, and he came to Bayern from Real Madrid to nothing. He was not reconciled.

For the Champions League championship, it is not hesitating to play closed!

Robben twisted his head back.

Now it's time for Hoffenheim to have a headache and how to prevent himself.

※※※ "Robben appeared in the eighteen-man roster! Ibisevic, who was in the same room, was a little surprised. He and Chu Zhongtian were watching the sports news in the evening.

Chu Zhongtian next to him was not surprised at all. He would be surprised if Robben didn't show up.

In such an important game, if I was injured, I am afraid that I would have strongly asked to play. Robben, like him, was a man with a thirst for honor. This was evident at last year's World Cup in South Africa. Robben broke his arm before the World Cup, and everyone thought that he would withdraw from the World Cup, but he would return to the team quickly after undergoing surgery and represent the Dutch team in the World Cup without full recovery. The fact that the Dutch team were able to reach the final was inseparable from the wonderful performance of him and Sneijder.

As a result, in addition to the German domestic championship last year, he did not win any other championships, losing to Inter Milan in the Champions League final and Spain in the World Cup final. As a result, his thirst for the title this season is very strong. This season, Bayern Munich did not do well in the domestic league and cup competitions, and there was no hope of winning the title, so all his hopes were pinned on the Champions League. Now that he was one step away from going to Wembley, how could he give up?

Compare your heart to your heart, change your position in his place, and never give up.

Therefore, Chu Zhongtian was not surprised by Robben's appearance.

The only doubt is how much power Robben can play with this injury, who is not fully injured...... But no matter what, whether Robben is on or not, it won't change a thing - Hoffenheim must go to Wembley.

Robben, who is fit and playing at home, can't stop Hoffenheim, and this time back on their home turf, they don't think about it.

"What's so surprising that he doesn't play or doesn't play – we go to Wembley and they go back to Munich."

Chu Zhongtian replied, got up from the bed and went to wash.

"There's a game tomorrow, rest early, Ibi."

Ibisevic looked at him and turned his gaze to the TV screen again, Robben's camera passed, and now the host is analyzing the probability that Robben might play.

He felt that what Chu Zhongtian said was also right, could it be that because a Robben who was not injured was even better, might it have any impact on us? He turned off the TV and followed Chu Zhongtian to the bathroom to wash up.

(To be continued)