Hoffenheim in the fifth round of the 2008-2009 Bundesliga season is against Borussia Dortmund, which is a revenge battle, and this is actually relative to Dortmund. In last season's German Cup, it was Hoffenheim who knocked out Borussia Dortmund to reach the semi-finals, which earned them a place in the UEFA Cup.

Poor Borussia Dortmund were not so lucky, they were only 13th in the table last season, so Hoffenheim snatched their European qualifying spot! Coupled with the fact that Borussia Dortmund, who are giants in the Bundesliga, they lost to Hoffenheim last season, even if the main team is not exhausted, this is indeed an unacceptable thing, at least for Dortmund's players and fans.

This game will be a revenge battle for Dortmund, although they did not have many reinforcements in this summer, but they still have the confidence to win, because they will not be careless in this game, because they will play the main force in this game, although it is away, but Dortmund is still full of confidence!

Although Dortmund are currently in the standings with only two wins and two draws, they only have eight points, but they have drawn two rounds against Bayern Munich and Bayer Leverkusen, the most competitive teams in the Bundesliga! Two Hoffenheim three wins and one loss with nine points, the current Hoffenheim record looks good, but the overall strength is weak or makes Hoffenheim's current record need to be further tested. Hoffenheim are the top performers and are currently in third place. Borussia Dortmund's results in the new season are also very good, and they are currently in fifth place for the time being!

21 September 2008. Hoffenheim remain at home. They will accept Dortmund's revenge!

This is the Carl Benz Stadium. Although it is only a temporary loan home, for Hoffenheim's players, this is now their turf, even if it is a strong Dortmund, they will not have the slightest fear! Although they have suffered a painful defeat, they have risen up, so they will not fall down at this time! The Hoffenheim players in the blue shirt are full of confidence and will be ready to host Borussia Dortmund. They are determined to win; If you can defeat Dott once, then there will be a second, a third, or even countless times!

After the victory over local rivals Stuttgart, the Hoffenheim players have largely disappeared from the previous bad frustration and their confidence has largely recovered; It's just that at this time, the Hoffenheim players are not going to be a little rich, and now they are still pursuing higher results, and they will go all out for the victory of this game and for the next round of games.

At the beginning of the game, Hoffenheim was savage and unreasonable and began to press harder, although the current Hoffenheim opponents obviously have some understanding of their tactics, but they understand it. As for the preparation, maybe they have some of them, but whether they can adapt to it depends on whether they can adapt to it. And Borussia Dortmund lost to Hoffenheim in the German Cup last season. A large part of the reason was that Hoffenheim's pressing tactics at the time caught them off guard; Their impression of Hoffenheim still has some shadows of that game in their subconscious.

Dortmund played the main force in this game, they thought they knew Hoffenheim enough, they thought they were ready, but at the beginning of the game, Dortmund players were surprised to find that they were not prepared enough for this game, they would not have thought that compared with last season, the current Hoffenheim players have improved significantly in terms of strength and confidence; What's more, Hoffenheim's pressing tactics at that time were just an attempt, and now they have basically been perfected.

Hoffenheim kicked off first, but this time they didn't go straight forward because the Dortmund players were still cautious not to give Hoffenheim a chance to sneak up. Although it is very common for Hoffenheim's midfielders at this time to look for offensive opportunities in the midfield, although Hoffenheim now seems to have some tendency to play positional battles; But at the heart of the pack this is a very aggressive team, their squad and their players have completely branded them as crazy attackers!

In the third minute of the game, Eduardo suddenly accelerated with the ball, because at this time, Xiao Qing and other frontcourt players had basically transferred Dortmund's defenders out of the penalty area, and now was a good time to raid, Hoffenheim was able to remain patient during this time without an attempt to attack is already relatively rare!

Xiao Qing reached out for the ball in the frontcourt, which was a pretty good opportunity, and Eduardo was indeed like this, although his breakthrough was good, but obviously the pass came faster, and Dortmund's midfield defenders had basically formed a threat to him at this time, and continuing to break through may not be more threatening than passing.

Eduardo sent a long pass, and Xiao Qing quickly sprinted; Although this ball is a little on the right, although the defenders of Dortmund at this time have quickly retracted and basically defended in place, it doesn't matter, Xiao Qing is very confident!

Dortmund defender Subotic also rushed towards the ball at this time, in fact, what he needs to pay more attention to is Xiao Qing, his card position is quite good, basically blocking Xiao Qing's possible breakthrough line; But just when Subotic was about to stretch out his foot to break the ball, Xiao Qing also chased after him. Xiao Qing, who was originally leaning sideways to catch the ball, suddenly knocked the ball to the left, and this time Subotic panicked.

Subotic's card position was a complete failure, because Xiao Qing boldly shared the ball near the relatively crowded penalty area; At this time, Xiao Qing gritted his teeth, Xiao Qing, who only had the ball in his eyes, burst out with all his speed to chase the ball, as for Dortmund's supplementary players, Xiao Qing didn't care at all.

The cheers of Karl Benz Stadium reached the limit, because Xiao Qing who entered the penalty area seemed to be unstoppable by Mercedes-Benz's heavy truck, and he flew directly to sweep the pass, although Xiao Qing was also hit by the Dortmund defenders who came almost at the same time and wanted to clear the siege, but his sweeping pass flew straight to the goal, and Ibisevic, who was inserted in the back row, raised his foot and stabbed!

Ibisevic scored again, and in the face of a shot from close range, Ibisevic seized the opportunity, and in the only fourth minute of the game, he received an assist from Xiao Qing to score a goal to help Hoffenheim take a 1-0 lead at home!

After the goal, Ibisevic did not celebrate for the first time, he quickly turned around and rushed towards Xiao Qing, who was still lying on the grass with his shoulders in his arms; Ibisevic's stabbing is crucial, but Xiao Qing's role in this attack is also obvious to all, and Xiao Qing is quite selfless passing, because Xiao Qing has provided assists for Ibisevic several times this season.

"Man, I'm fine, it's just a hard injury, I'll be fine when I come to my senses!" Xiao Qing smiled and patted his shoulder, it really hurt to be bumped into by Dortmund's defender just now, but now Xiao Qing wants to do more is to score, although it is very happy to help the team take the lead, but Xiao Qing is still quite concerned about breaking his goal drought.

Another assist, Xiao Qing really couldn't laugh or cry; Although Xiao Qing is very selfless on the court, he will hand over the ball to more threatening players, but this must be sacrificing Xiao Qing's performance space to a certain extent, which is also what Xiao Qing feels most helpless. But it's not bad now, because the team is ahead, and they are now more dominant in this game, so Xiao Qing can naturally start his own performance boldly in the next game.

Scoring at the start of the game made the Hoffenheim players more confident, and they naturally had more hope of scoring in the next games; On the other hand, Dortmund's players, conceding the goal early is a big blow to their morale, and although they are also trying to counterattack in the next game, they were surprised to find that Hoffenheim's defense is not as weak as imagined, and more importantly, Hoffenheim's attack completely suppressed them, and they have no chance to form a counterattack at this time.

Hoffenheim are on the offensive after the goal, they want to score more goals, their tactics are to keep going, all they need to do is keep attacking! Attack again! Hoffenheim launched a crazy press in the central midfield, as soon as the Dortmund players got the ball, then they will be chased and blocked by the mad dog Hoffenheim players, at this time Dortmund's tactics, their formation has obviously changed, or they have lost their rhythm, and the field seems to have become a mess.

Although the scene looks ugly, it will be a chaotic battle; It will be a frustrating game for Borussia Dortmund, but for Hoffenheim their chance.

In the eleventh minute of the game, Xiao Qing's shot went high after entering the penalty area; Three minutes later, Edu's cross was smashed by the Dortmund goalkeeper; In the 19th minute, Xiao Qing, who received a pass from Salihovic, faked a real pass, a hidden pass, and Ibisevic's shot hit the crossbar and unfortunately missed the advantage of expanding the score.

Hoffenheim's offensive wave continues, this time has completely entered the rhythm of Hoffenheim, although the scene is a little ugly, but for Hoffenheim, they don't need more subtle coordination, they don't need fancy attacks, they just need to be faster! A little more threatening! Score a little more goals! (To be continued......)