Hoffenheim, who beat Udinese away, are back in Germany in good spirits and need to enjoy the win. Because they have won away from home, Hoffenheim has almost half a foot in the main circle of the League Cup, because Hoffenheim has now scored two away goals, which means that only Hoffenheim has not lost more than two goals in the second leg, then they can qualify for the group stage of the League Cup!

Hoffenheim won the German Cup for the first time of the season, albeit against a weak team in the German regional league. However, the fact that they have won back-to-back games in two league games and are still at the top of the table for the time being is enough to make Hoffenheim's players proud. And with an away win over Udinese, Hoffenheim won their first European match in the team's history! With four wins in four games since the start of the season, Hoffenheim can feel proud!

It's just that Xiao Qing is a little depressed at this time, and it is naturally an extremely proud thing to help the team enter the main circle of the League Cup, especially in an exciting reversal, but Xiao Qing's two desperate shooting opportunities in this game were blocked; Although his team-mates scored from the back of the net at this time, it was actually quite hurtful, especially when one of the penalties was saved.

The Hoffenheim players who returned to Sinsheim were given a rare day off, during which their game tasks were indeed very heavy, and they did not have much rest at all; Especially the away game against Udinese, it was a game that almost broke them. Because the Hoffenheim players simply don't have any chance to rest. Even after the game, Xiao Qing and several of his players who played the whole court had a feeling of collapse.

Xiao Qing now also knows that it is quite tiring for the team to maintain such tactics this season. It's going to be quite challenging, so they need to have enough rest and they need to stay fit. Although I feel very tired, the good thing is that the Hoffenheim players are generally young, this is a youth guard, so a day of rest is enough for the Hoffenheim players to recover some fitness; And speaking of such tactics, it can also reflect the ability of Hoffenheim's physical trainer and team nutritionist, although the physical training is very boring again and again, although the nutritious meal tastes quite bad. But the effect looks good.

Hoffenheim's players have gained some understanding of the team's new tactics through the four games of the new season, and they are confident that they will get better in the next games; But now the first thing they have to do is to adjust their form, and the Hoffenheim players who return to Sinsheim are more focused on recovery training, because after the first leg of the game, Hoffenheim need to return to home to play the second leg against Udinese, which is also a battle between the two teams.

Although there is less than a week between the two games, this time Hoffenheim are completely in the driver's seat, and they can easily sit back and relax, especially now that they still have the advantage of away goals, they are now completely in control.

There is no need for Hoffenheim to go all-in on this game because they have the advantage. Although the advantages are not great; The first thing Hoffenheim need to do in this game is to strengthen their defense, they don't have to use all their strength in this game. There is no need for them to consume the physical energy that they have recovered with great difficulty.

goalkeeper Handanovic; Ferronetti, Coda, Alexander. Lukovic and Pasquale line up from left to right; In midfield, midfielder Dagstino and attackers Isla and Simeone. Pepe appeared on both flanks, with Inle in the middle to organize the dispatch; Up front, Quagliarella and Di Natale play attackers; Udinese didn't make any changes in this game, and they didn't have any chance to make adjustments, because if they want to make the German Cup, then they need to win Hoffenheim by at least two goals in this game!

As for Hoffenheim, the goalkeeper is still Ozcan; Baker, Nelsson, Kompa and Ibosberg on the back line; As for the midfield, the midfielders are Tebel and Gustavo, Eduardo and Salihovic; As for the forward line, Xiao Qing and Ibisevic are there. Hoffenheim opted for a change of formation in this game, especially the combination of two midfielders, which was a clear desire to strengthen the defence.

Cal. The Mercedes Stadium roared with joy, and the Hoffenheim fans were cheering and jumping at the beginning of the game, because they knew that it was imperative for Hoffenheim to reach the main round of the UEFA Cup for the first time in history, and they knew that every improvement of Hoffenheim was constantly making history!

Xiao Qing was very depressed, he didn't score in the last league game, and although he almost had a chance to score in the first European game in the team's history, he always missed a goal; In this game, although the team did not attack with all its might, Xiao Qing still had some opportunities; But I don't know that Xiao Qing feels that his luck is really bad, although Xiao Qing's ability has improved in this summer, and now Xiao Qing's performance on the court is becoming more and more eye-catching, but there is always a little gap with the goal.

The same was true of this game, with one hitting the crossbar, one of the remaining three shots flying wide, and the remaining two good quality shots were once again blocked by Udinese goalkeeper Handalovic. Especially in the 71st minute of the game, Xiao Qing was chased and intercepted after taking the ball into the penalty area, and he was smarter than he chose to be strong, but sent an assist to his teammate Ibisevic; Although Ibisevic's goal helped the team score the only goal of the game, although Xiao Qing received an assist from a victory river, Xiao Qing's record of not scoring in a row has also reached three!

The team's history-making run to the UEFA Cup finals is a matter of pride, and now Hoffenheim can wait for the draw for the next group stage with peace of mind, which is also in October; There will now be four teams of five teams in the League Cup. Each team in each group will have two home games and two away games, one of which has a bye. In the group stage, the top three teams from each group, a total of 24 teams, will enter the next round of knockouts, and they will form the round of 32 with the third place of the eight groups eliminated in the group stage of the Champions League; In short, although it is said to be a European competition, the UEFA Cup is really just a cup that not many people pay attention to.

For the time being, Hoffenheim can prepare for the league with peace of mind; As for the German Cup, they basically don't play at the moment. Hoffenheim are at the top of the table for the time being and the only team in the Bundesliga to win all of their first two league games.

On 30 August 2008, Hoffenheim took on a strong Bayer Leverkusen side and will want to extend their winning streak, knowing they are at the top of the table because the league has just begun, but they will really want to stay in that position for a while.

But Hoffenheim at Bayer Arena is really disgraced, facing Bayer Leverkusen, Hoffenheim, who have set up a 4-3-3 attack formation away from home, wants to play against Bayer Leverkusen, and they are full of confidence in their attacking ability; And Leverkusen did start an offensive battle with Hoffenheim, an incomparably wonderful offensive battle, but Hoffenheim, who had won all five official games this season, tasted the bitterness of defeat, and it was a poor slaughtered game that was helpless!

In just the eighth minute of the game, Bayer Leverkusen, who were playing at home, scored with a header from a corner kick by Hagoui, which was also the first Bundesliga goal conceded in Hoffenheim's history.

In the seventeenth minute of the game, it was a corner kick, only this time it was Bayer Leverkusen defender Manuel Brown. Friedrich; Hoffenheim were beaten by a header from Bayer Leverkusen's defenders, conceding two goals in a row and trailing 2-0 away.

Although in the twentieth minute of the game, Xiao Qing's long-drive breakthrough and the straight plug after the breakthrough helped the inserted Ibisevic to score a goal to successfully narrow the score to 1-2 and only trailed by one goal, which really gave Hoffenheim's players more hope.

But in the 36th minute of the game, Bayer Leverkusen striker Kiessling scored a successful goal, and the 1.9-meter-tall striker gave the illusion of rough feet, but on the contrary: Kiessling was a center forward who made a living from possession; He smashed the ball in front of the box and shook off Hoffenheim defender Nelsson before smashing into the box, and his lob shot from the bottom of the box left Hoffenheim goalkeeper Ozcan powerless. Three to one, Bayer Leverkusen had basically completely defeated Hoffenheim in the first half of the game!

Although Xiao Qing created a free kick opportunity in the second half of the game, Salihovic scored directly to score and once again narrowed the score to 2-3; But as soon as Hoffenheim have just made an effort to close the score, then Leverkusen will come with an even more brutal blow.

In the 77th minute of the game, Bayer Leverkusen midfielder Barnetta scored from a distance, Leverkusen won 4-2 at home, and the cheers at Bayer Arena reached the limit; But just three minutes later, the Bayer Leverkusen striker received a cross from a teammate and won the penalty in front of goal, and he scored twice to help the team beat Hoffenheim 5-2!

It was Hoffenheim's first defeat of the season and a painful, defenseless, slaughtered game! (To be continued......)