Chapter Eighty-Seven: Back to the top

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In fact, from the first minute of the match between Hoffenheim and Cologne, the Rhein-Neckar Arena was watching the news on another stadium - Wolfsburg away to Stuttgart. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info

The big screens and radio in the stadium are always ready to broadcast the latest news, while in the stands, fans almost always have a radio and mobile phone to check on the opponents, and even on the bench, Hoffenheim coaches are listening to the Wolfsburg and Stuttgart games with headphones on.

It makes sense that Hoffenheim are so concerned about this game, and this game could be Hoffenheim's best chance to make a comeback. Because their own opponents are not strong, while Wolfsburg's opponents are stronger. After this round, Hoffenheim will play Bielefeld, Bayern Munich and Schalke 04 respectively, while Wolfsburg will face Borussia Dortmund, Hannover 96 and Werder Bremen in the final three rounds.

Borussia Dortmund obviously can't stop Wolfsburg, who have been in good form recently, and Bayern are currently trying to qualify for a European Champions Cup, even if it is a qualifier, so the penultimate round of Hoffenheim is very difficult to play, and in comparison, Wolfsburg's opponents in the last three rounds are relatively easy to deal with.

So the Hoffenheim people are pinning their hopes on Stuttgart and on Big Brother in Baden-Württemberg.

As a result, from the first minute, there was a steady stream of good news.

In the first minute of the game, Stuttgart, who were playing at home, took the lead. Mario. Gomez took the lead for the team, and the home team led 1-0!

When the news came, the whole Rhein-Neckar stadium roared with joy, and the Hoffenheim players played even harder on the field. Cologne wanted to stir up the game, but they soon realized that the idea was stupid, so they honestly retreated back to defend and tried not to lose.

In the twentieth minute, the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Stuttgart had another good news. Mario. Gomez scored twice and Stuttgart led 2-0!

"Super Mario!!" The excited Hoffenheim fans even sang the praises of the Stuttgart players.

In the 36th minute, Dzeko pulled a goal back for Wolfsburg, and the score was 2:1. Boos rang out at the Rhine-Neckar stadium, the score was delicate, Wolfsburg had just pulled a goal back, morale was high at the moment, they would certainly use the opportunity to launch a big counter-attack, Stuttgart could be equalized or even overtaken if they were not careful. So Hoffenheim booed the scoreline.

And on this side of the field, although Hoffenheim is very aggressive, it has not scored for a long time, which is naturally worrying.

The commentator in charge of the game also said that it was the impact of the lack of Ibisevic, because Hoffenheim's midfielder created a lot of chances, but whether it was Demba . Ba, or Obasi, Sanogo, no one seized the opportunity to open the scoring.

On the other side, Wolfsburg chased the score closer, and there was no movement here, and the situation became confusing for a while.

Fortunately, it didn't take long for Hoffenheim to score shortly after the start of the second half, and Salihovic's direct free-kick relieved everyone.

And there was just a goal on this side, and there was good news a few minutes later. Mario. Gomez scored a hat-trick and Stuttgart extended the gap back to two goals, 3:1!

Gomez's hat-trick boosted the morale of Hoffenheim's team, so Hoffenheim also scored again five minutes later, 2-0.

The two teams seemed to have discussed it in advance, and only scored on this side, and it was not until a few minutes that the other side scored ironclad. Hoffenheim 1:0, Stuttgart 3:1, Stuttgart 3:1, Hoffenheim 2:0, Hoffenheim 2:0, Stuttgart didn't take a few minutes to the score became 4:1, the goal was still Mario. Gomez. Today's "Super Mario" was in full swing, and the performance of the senior made what was supposed to be a dragon battle show one-sided, and Wolfsburg did not show any desperate momentum for the league title at home in Stuttgart, perhaps it was the first minute of conceding a goal that gave them a blow to the head, and they have not recovered until now...... Just a minute after Stuttgart rewrote the score to 4:1, Hoffenheim also fixed the score at 3:0.

So before the game was over, the Rhine-Neckar Stadium was almost a sea of joy, and it was almost impossible for either Cologne or Wolfsburg to cross a distance of three goals in ten minutes.

The results of these two matches are basically decided, which is 3:0 and 4:1.

These two scores mean that Hoffenheim will overtake Wolfsburg and return to the top spot after six rounds of league play.

Hoffenheim's return to top of the league with three rounds to go will be a huge morale boost, especially as they have just lost their top scorer Ibisevic.

Everyone, even themselves, thought they wouldn't be able to win the league title anymore, and the wins in those two games came quite timely to halt the team's declining confidence.

As soon as the game was over, the Rhine-Neckar became a sea of joy and the Colognees, who played a supporting role, quickly and playfully left, leaving only the ecstatic Hoffenheim people to celebrate their victory.

The Hoffenheim players hugged each other the moment the whistle blew at the end of the game.

They know very well what this game means, although the game over there is not over immediately, it is impossible to change the solution, and it is estimated that it will be less than a minute before the end of their game. Now the match between Wolfsburg and Stuttgart should have gone to stoppage time, and the score is still 4:1, Stuttgart just kicks into their own goal, and they can't score four goals in a row in less than a minute - three goals are useless, and Wolfsburg will still lose their top spot in the league if they draw.

Rangnick in the stands also shook his fist excitedly, and the TV broadcast gave him a close-up, because he was sent off in the stands for protesting against the referee in the previous game against Wolfsburg, and his absence was supposed to be a fool's act at a crucial moment, but now it seems that the result is not bad, and his absence did not cost the team a loss.

Standing next to him was the club's psychiatrist, Dr. Herman, who clapped and said to a happy Rangnick next to him: "I don't think I need to do any more counselling, Ralph." The boys did a great job, and it turns out that they have no psychological problems! Chu's story worked! ”

Rangnick nodded vigorously, "That's why I fell in love with him in the first place and insisted on making him captain, Hans." He's got a leadership temperament, he knows how to lead a team and his own experience is telling. He and Ibisevic are the only players in the team who have the experience of winning the championship, and now Ibisevic is injured and will not be able to play in the next games, only Chu has such experience, and his experience will help us at critical moments! Now is the time! "In the noisy environment around him, Rangnick had to raise his voice and say it loudly." Now is the time! There are still three rounds of the league and we must win this title! ”

Dr. Herman stopped talking, and he turned his gaze back to the cheering and hugging players on the field. He's had a lot of dealings with these players, starting with his official arrival at the club last season. Their confusion when they first came to the club, their worries when they faced pressure, their willingness to get carried away after a win...... As a psychiatrist, he has solved all these problems for them. It can be said that he is a witness to the experience of this group of players from playing in the Bundesliga to competing for the Bundesliga title.

Although he witnessed the whole experience, he really didn't expect to see this scene in front of him...... "Hoffenheim!" Hoffenheim! We are Hoffenheim!! There were loud cheers from the stands at the Rhine-Neckar Stadium.

In the midst of this cheer, an excited voice came over the live radio: "Wolfsburg lost 1:4 to Stuttgart!" It's over! We're back to number one! We're back to number one! Champion, Hoffenheim! Champion, Hoffenheim! ”

The cheers over the stadium were louder: "Champion! Champion, Hoffenheim! Hoffenheim! Hoffenheim! We are Hoffenheim! Hoffenheim! Hoffenheim! We are the champions Hoffenheim!! ”

Although Hoffenheim have not won the championship yet, this game has sent Hoffenheim to the top of the league, as long as they win the last three rounds, then this season's long competition will be drawn to the end, they will win the league title, as a promoted horse to lift the league championship plate, it will be more magical, more like a miracle than Kaiserslautern.

Chu Zhongtian hugged every teammate around him, and then everyone ran to the stands together, waving their arms at the blue sea and cheering.

"League Champion!!" Fans are waving blue Hoffenheim scarves to their heroes and shouting about the ultimate goal of the season.

At the beginning of the season, even the most die-hard Hoffenheim fans couldn't believe that their team would eventually win the league title, and even when Hoffenheim won five in a row at the beginning of the season and began to hype up the "Kaiserslautern miracle", they only regarded it as a joke and an over-praise.

But now, the facts were in front of them, and the silver championship trophy was now getting closer and closer, and they seemed to be able to see the patterns on the trophy clearly.

At this time, they don't think, "This must be a dream", "This is a joke", "This is abnormal", ...... They are now only cheering for the team, cheering for the victory, cheering for the championship – if the championship is really going to be ours, then take it!

"It's over! I'm talking about the end of the match between Stuttgart and Wolfsburg, the score is 4:1, Stuttgart wins at home, and the big brother of Baden-Württemberg pushes their little brother in the most crucial place, Mario. Gomez's four goals propelled Hoffenheim to the top spot in the league. There are still three rounds left in the league, and what will happen in each of the next rounds is worth looking forward to! If, in the end – and I mean if, Hoffenheim really miraculously win the league title in the end, then we can say that this season's league title is decided by Baden-Württemberg! ”

"Before the game, we were saying that Hoffenheim's forward momentum without Ibisevic would be put to an end because Ibisevic's injury was a blow to the team's morale, but now it seems as if the whole team has not been affected at all, except for the initial anxiety and surprise, everything is normal. If Ibisevic had been watching the game on TV right now, I think he would have been relieved! ”

The commentator was right, Ibyshevic was watching the game in front of the TV at the moment, he had just undergone surgery on his groin, he was still lying in bed, he couldn't go anywhere, and naturally he couldn't go to the game live, so he had to watch the game in front of the TV. In the first half, when he saw that his teammates repeatedly wasted the passes of Chu Zhongtian, Salihovic, Eduardo and others, he was indeed very anxious, and he wished that he could personally go down the field and hit those wonderful passes of Chu Zhongtian and Salihovic into the goal. In the past, when he first joined Metz, he was extremely unconfident, so that he did not score a goal for half a season. But now after a few years of training, he has such a successful performance this season, and he is no longer the young man who was not confident at the beginning, and he is confident that he can score many goals as long as he is on the field, no matter what position he is in or how small the angle is...... Fortunately, in the end, the team finally won, and as the person watching the live TV with the remote control board in his hand, he knew better than his teammates what was happening on the other court, so when the game was over, although he couldn't jump off, he clenched his fists and raised them high in the air, just like the rest of his teammates.

"Yay!"

※※※ This round of the league is over, but there are still many stories. After the game, it's a feast for the media, and there's so much to dig up and report.

For example, Wolfsburg's reaction after losing the first place in the league, such as Hoffenheim's feelings after returning to the top of the league after six rounds, and for example, Gomez, who scored four goals and directly helped Hoffenheim sit in the first place in the league, what do you have to say, you must know that after the Baden-Württemberg derby, he still has disrespectful words towards Hoffenheim...... "Losing to Stuttgart is a tragedy!" Especially losing 1:4! No one expected such a score before the game, but it did happen, and was Wolfsburg fooled by their back-to-back victories? ”

'I think Magath must want them to lose on a six-game winning streak rather than losing with three games left before the end of the league and that defeat puts them back in second place and first place in the league to Hoffenheim. In the last three rounds, will they be able to catch it back? It's a lot of suspense......"

"The competition for the Bundesliga title this season is so fierce that many people did not expect that Bayern Munich was in a slump in the middle of the game and Wolfsburg quietly overtook ...... But the most surprising thing was the sparkling debut of Hoffenheim's promoted team. From the first round of the league, we have been surprised by this team that we didn't know before. Who would have thought at the start of the season that this team would win the league title? No, even if it's just to be a strong contender for the league title...... I'm afraid that if someone said that, they would be regarded as crazy......"

Magath is said to have been angry at the players' performance after the game and he scolded everyone in the dressing room. Apparently he realized the gravity of the situation, and in the last three rounds, the leader became the chaser, and it was really uncomfortable to have fate out of his hands, right, Mr. Magath? ”

"Hoffenheim's return to the top of the league has delighted their owner, Mr. Hope, who is said to have given him a very high prize for winning the league. It seems that he is going to bleed profusely again, but Mr. Hope must be delighted by this hemorrhage...... Hope was happy, but the mayor of Sinsheim was in for a headache, and his town hall didn't have a balcony for the team to celebrate the victory. Hoffenheim is even less so, it's just a three-story building with no balcony and no square, and it's definitely too late to build another balcony...... Where to celebrate the league title, I'm afraid it will become a happy annoyance for Hoffenheim FC......"

"'Big Mouth' Mario. Gomez said the four goals were not a gift to Hoffenheim and he was happy to score four goals in a game, especially against an opponent of Wolfsburg's level, but it had nothing to do with Hoffenheim......

In an interview with reporters after the game, Chu said that they would try to win the league title and dedicate the title to Ibisevic. Everyone knows that he and Ibisevic are very good friends...... At this time, he shouted the slogan of winning the championship, and no one felt incredible anymore......"

Salihovic, who opened the scoring for the team, also said that they will definitely try to win regardless of their opponents in the final three rounds. After the first half of the season against Bayern Munich, we said that perhaps the second meeting between the two sides would decide the league title, and now it comes true. In the penultimate round of the league, Hoffenheim will host Bayern Munich after the change of manager, which will be a heavyweight battle......"

Abel laughed as he looked at the comments in the media about the aftermath of this round of the league.

He likes to read these praise and tout articles after his team has won, even if he knows that some media are wall-to-wall grass and still sing about Hoffenheim...... "Little Abel, what are you laughing at?" Daniel's voice rang out from behind him.

Abel was taken aback, he was really taken aback, he jumped to his feet, his body had never been so agile as it was now.

Daniel glanced at the Kicker magazine he was holding and caught a glimpse of the blue Hoffenheim jersey. Then he pursed his lips disdainfully.

"This hillbilly team again? Hey, they've been in the limelight lately, and the league number one ...... "Daniel said this a little sour, because Bayern Munich, which he likes, can only work hard for third in the league, while Hoffenheim, whom Abel likes, is moving towards the league title.

"But don't get complacent!" He knocked Abel on the head, "In the thirty-third round, we will Hoffenheim get nothing this season!" Don't think that if you draw at the Allianz Arena, we will win at home! ”

Daniel walked away with a snort, and Abel looked down at Chu Zhongtian's photo in the magazine, his brows furrowed. Daniel's words reminded him that in the penultimate round of the league, Hoffenheim hosted Bayern, which was not a guaranteed game, why did everyone start to be optimistic?

Don't lose, Hoffenheim...... Abel soon realized that "don't lose" wasn't enough.

To win, Hoffenheim......

(To be continued)