On March 22, 2009, the 25th round of the Bundesliga began with seven matches played at the same time, with Hoffenheim at the top of the table taking on Hannover 96 on the edge of the relegation zone at the Rene-Neckar Stadium; While Hoffenheim had a poor second half, their opponents Hannover 96 seemed to be even less than ideal. Although Hannover drew 4-4 at home to Borussia Dortmund last time out, they have 25 points after 24 rounds, just three points above the relegation zone.

When the Hoffenheim players in the blue jerseys walked out of the stadium, the Rhine-Neckar Arena erupted in frantic cheers from 30,000 fans; Hoffenheim's performance in the second half of the season is indeed a bit less than ideal, and they don't seem to have much advantage in the standings, but Hoffenheim are still the leaders of the Bundesliga, and they have occupied this position for a long time this season; And now there are only ten rounds left in the league, Hoffenheim is still the proudest team in the Bundesliga!

Hoffenheim lined up a 4-3-3 formation in this game, Hildebrand returned to the starting line-up after recovering from injury, although Weiss was banned from the team, but the three midfielders of Teber, Eduardo and Gustavo were barely able to support; While Xiao Qing, Edu and Sanogo partnered up front, Hoffenheim was still able to put out the crazy attacking combination in the first half of the game.

Xiao Qing feels very good now, although the atmosphere in the team is still relatively tense, but the arrival of Ibisevic has indeed made the Hoffenheim players temporarily stabilize to a certain extent; Although this comfort is only temporary, Xiao Qing also understands that as long as he can help the team win at this time. Then Hoffenheim's confidence and morale can indeed be restored in a short period of time.

Hoffenheim's biggest reliance is Xiao Qing. Xiao Qing's 25 goals this season also enable them to occupy the top spot in the table; Now it doesn't matter what everyone else is. But Xiao Qing knows that now he has regained his confidence, now he has abandoned the anxiety of some time ago, and now he will no longer feel frightened by Hertha Berlin's aggressiveness. Hoffenheim is at the top of the standings, and the initiative is still in Hoffenheim's hands; Two points ahead, that's already a pretty good advantage!

Xiao Qing is unwilling to admit that he is worse than anyone else, Xiao Qing does not think that he should choose to give up at this time; It's true that the team has a lot of difficulties, but the only way to overcome them is to overcome them. Then he can make even more progress! Now it's time for Xiao Qing to find his state, and after a period of confusion, Xiao Qing also needs to prove himself with more haode performance.

Hoffenheim's players will want to win this game because they know that if they suffer a setback in this game, they really risk losing the league leadership, they are only two points ahead of Hertha Berlin, and now they need to be more careful with each game; Now that there are only ten rounds left in the league, it's time for Hoffenheim to start giving it a go and sprinting with all their might.

Hoffenheim at home worked hard, they were hungry for this game, and they did take the initiative through a ferocious attack from the start of the game.

In the sixth minute of the game, Eduardo cleverly split the ball after connecting several Hannover players in the box. After receiving the ball, Xiao Qing took a step with the ball and quickly knocked back so that Eduardo almost had an empty opportunity, but unfortunately Eduardo's shot was blocked by Hannover goalkeeper Enke. Although they failed to score, Hoffenheim's attacking momentum was quite strong, and they did show everyone at the beginning of the game that Hoffenheim wanted to win!

The atmosphere at the Rhein-Neckar Arena was lively, and the Hoffenheim fans once again saw the magical promotion team full of aggression in the first half of the game, and now they once again showed a terrifying oppression in the game.

In the eleventh minute of the game, Sanogo received Xiao Qing's return pass and shot was saved by Enke; In the thirteenth minute, Xiao Qing, who burst into the penalty area, suddenly kicked up and bombarded the goal, but unfortunately missed.

The current Hoffenheim's momentum is quite amazing, and they are indeed suppressed Hanover is difficult to parry; But when Hoffenheim was gaining momentum, the hapless Hoffenheim was in trouble one after another.

In the 16th minute of the game, Hoffenheim left-back Ibertsberg sprained his knee and couldn't continue the game when he ran without the ball, so Rangnick replaced him with full-back Trazino; Compared to the first half of the season and winning the winter title, Hoffenheim's second half was like a god of decline, almost every game was going to be lost, they didn't even know who it would be next, and they were doubting that it might be next. Now, on the forward line, in the midfield, in the back line, even in the goalkeeper position, Hoffenheim has been injured all over again.

Ibertsberg's accidental injury was indeed a big blow to the high-morale Hoffenheim, and now Hoffenheim is really afraid of injury, and now they really have a psychological shadow on this matter; But now, not the time to be scared, Hoffenheim now need to score in this difficult time, they need to spur the team with goals and wins, they need a win to try to bounce back after a series of blows.

In the nineteenth minute of the game, Hoffenheim's frantic attack paid off; Fullback Baker suddenly inserted on the side, Xiao Qing was very even into the penalty area at this time, using his liliang and bounce, Xiao Qing pressed the chest of Hannover defender Rausch to stop the ball. Just as Xiao Qing was about to volley, Lao Shi suddenly pushed Xiao Qing hard.

Xiao Qing will not be polite this time, although it is a bit exaggerated, but who let it be Lao Shi himself has obvious foul actions; So Xiao Qing naturally sat down to receive a big gift, and took advantage of a miserable-looking dog gnawing mud, but the referee's whistle made the cheers in the Rhine-Neckar Arena burst into flames instantly! Penalties, undisputed penalties; Although Xiao Qing's actions are exaggerated, Lao Shi's foul actions are also quite obvious.

Xiao Qing was in a happy mood, Xiao Qing, who was standing on the penalty spot, even had the heart to wave to the fans in the stands, Xiao Qing was determined to win this penalty, and he also had enough confidence. The Hoffenheim fans were very cooperative, and Xiao Qing started in the growing cheers, just two steps to run, Xiao Qing's penalty went straight to the goal, and Hannover goalkeeper Rausch saved in the wrong direction.

With a 1-0 lead at home, Xiao Qing helped Hoffenheim take the initiative in this game, and they looked to have a good chance of winning this game and taking all three points. Xiao Qing, who scored the penalty, raised his hands high, and the Hoffenheim players rushed up to celebrate the goal with Xiao Qing at this time.

This goal came too timely, and when he had just been affected by the injury of his teammates, Xiao Qing used such a goal to help the team take the lead. They are now more certain that they will be able to win this game, and as for Hertha Berlin, you can continue to chase it up the table!

Hoffenheim who have taken the lead are full of morale, now they don't give Hannover any chance at all, they have tasted the pain of being equalized by the opponent after taking the lead, so the current Hoffenheim players are also taking the game more seriously, they are now dominating, they now need to suppress Hannover with more ferocious attacks, they need to use more goals to seal the victory of this game. They won't let the win slip out of their hands, they won't give Hannover any chance.

In the 30th minute, Baker once again inserted a cross from the right, Tebel missed the penalty area, and Enke took the ball into his arms. Just a minute later, Hannover left-back Rausch tragically brought down Xiao Qing in front of the penalty area and received the first yellow card of the game.

Hoffenheim completely suppressed Hannover, and now Hannover has no advantage at all, and they can't play a decent attack at all; As for Hoffenheim, except for the accidental injury to Ibertsberg, Hoffenheim seems to have come to an hour, and they seem to be more lucky now, at least they are taking advantage of it now.

In the 37th minute of the game, Tebel took a free kick, and Gustavo fell while fighting Brookingk in the penalty area, but the referee ignored it. Although it seems that Hoffenheim has suffered a loss, some slow motion shows that Hoffenheim should be stealing the fun, rather than protesting around the referee.

In slow motion, Gustavo elbowed Hanover midfielder Brudjinke on the chest while lining up the wall, but the move escaped the referee's decision and deceived the Hoffenheim players, who protested that Brooking had fouled.

With a 1-0 lead at half-time, Hoffenheim's players returned to the dressing room satisfied; Despite a one-goal lead, Hoffenheim played the attacking football they hadn't seen in a long time, and they did create a lot of good chances in the first half, and they did have chances to score more goals in the game.

Xiao Qing was crying wolf in the locker room, and the Hoffenheim players were happily celebrating in the locker room; Although there was still half time to go, the Hoffenheim players were confident of winning the game, and it was the moment when they felt the most relaxed and confident in a while.

The players of Hoffenheim, who have been suppressed for a long time, need a satisfactory game to vent their depressed emotions, and this game will be a very good outlet! (To be continued......)