After seeing off Loew, a short-term "student", Hamburg ushered in the 15th round of the Bundesliga away to Wolfsburg, and Makoto Hasebe faced his old club.

Wolfsburg have not been in great form this season, losing 0:2 to Borussia Mönchenchen in the last round, and after 14 rounds, they are only in 15th place in the table with 4 wins, 3 draws and 7 losses, that is, just 3 points more than the teams in the relegation zone.

However, with the 30,000 fans in the Volkswagen Arena cheering on the frenzied, Wolfsburg burst out with amazing energy.

They set up a tight defensive position at home and withstood wave after wave of attacks from Hamburg.

Although in the 25th minute, Hamburg scored from a classic link between Kevin De Bruyne and Jamie Vardy to give Hamburg a one-goal lead in the first half.

But in the 66th minute of the second half, Wolfsburg's central midfielder Diego took advantage of an opening in Hamburg's back to cut through Dutch striker Dost, who equalised.

In the end, Wolfsburg stubbornly held Hamburg to a 1-1 draw at home.

After the game, Bild pointed out that Hamburg did show a completely different tactical characteristics and mental outlook this season than last season, and had a hidden tendency to compete with traditional Bundesliga giants such as Borussia Dortmund, Schalke 04, and even Bayern Munich.

However, if they can't consistently steal points against weaker opponents, it will be difficult to do more.

"Kicker" magazine pointed out that what needs more attention to the "robbing the rich and helping the poor" attribute of Hamburg is actually the characteristics of their "home dragon and away bug".

In the last 15 matches, Hamburg have played 7 home games at the People's Park Stadium, with a staggering 6 wins and 1 draw!

But in 8 away games, they are much worse, with a record of 3 wins, 3 draws and 2 defeats obviously dragging their feet.

Therefore, whether it is "robbing the rich and helping the poor" or "home dragon and away worm", it reflects the significant advantages and disadvantages of Hamburg's youth army.

They are often able to bring out the best in their bodies in the face of strong opponents and the singing and cheering of the home crowd.

But if you go to an away stadium and are greeted not with cheers but with boos, the players are not excited enough on the pitch and their performance will naturally decline.

Of course, both Bild and The Kicker are positive about Hamburg's overall performance.

In any case, Hamburg's performance this season has been far above expectations, and they are already the second team in the Bundesliga after Bayern Munich.

And Bayern also did not win in this round.

In this round of matches, the Bundesliga ushered in the national derby, with Bayern Munich hosting Borussia Dortmund.

Since Bayern have been beaten by Borussia Dortmund five times in the past two seasons and lost two Bundesliga titles, Bayern are desperate for revenge in this game.

But perhaps because of this mentality, the Bayern players played on the pitch to some extent, and they did not show the strength to stabilize the opponent in this game.

It wasn't until the 67th minute of the second half that Toni Kroos opened the scoring for Bayern with a long-range shot.

But it didn't take long for Dortmund to return the game, and on 74 minutes, teenager Mario Gotze equalised the scores.

The score remained 1-1 until the end, and it was also the first time Bayern failed to win at home this season.

In other words, in terms of home record, Hamburg is currently on par with Bayern!

It is not easy to play the same home record as such a "New Universe Team".

But even so, after 15 rounds, Bayern is still at the top of the Bundesliga standings with 12 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss with 38 points, followed by Hamburg with 31 points.

Now in third place, it is Bayer Leverkusen with 30 points!

Their results in the last four rounds were 2:0 Schalke 04, 2:1 Hoffenheim, 4:1 Werder Bremen, 1:0 Nuremberg, and this wave of four consecutive wins has sent them straight up from the middle of the standings!

In fourth place is Borussia Dortmund with 27 points, followed by Schalke 04 with 25 points and Eintracht Frankfurt with 24 points.

The gap between first and second place is seven points, and the gap between second and sixth place is also seven points, which is the current situation in the Bundesliga this season.

The competition for Champions League qualification is fierce!

And in the next two rounds, Hamburg's performance seemed to confirm the claims of "Kicker".

They started with a comfortable 2-0 win at home to Hoffenheim, with Wu Lei and substitute Lin Zhijian scoring a goal each to help the home side win.

Then head to the away team to take on Bayer Leverkusen, who have been in excellent form of late.

Away battles, triggering the debuff of Hamburg's "Away Bug";

However, the opponent is Bayer Leverkusen, which triggers the buff of "robbing the rich and giving to the poor" in Hamburg......

So, under the effect of these two somewhat contradictory states, Hamburg actually achieved a neutralized record.

They drew with their opponents with a score of 2:2.

Bayer Leverkusen's powerful centre-forward Keessling scored twice in the 26th and 66th minutes, while Hamburg's side had goals from Vardy and Son Heung-min and Kevin De Bruyne netted twice.

This is also the last game before Christmas, and after this game, the Bundesliga is halfway through the game and will also usher in the winter break.

Due to the head-to-head tie between the second and third places, Hamburg is still one point ahead of Bayer Leverkusen in the standings, while Bayern Munich in first place is also still seven points ahead of Hamburg!

This is because in the 16th and 17th rounds, Bayern also got four points.

They were unable to take advantage of the home game against Borussia Mönchengladbach, with Shaqiri and Marx scoring for both teams to draw 1-1.

This also makes the Bundesliga overlord in the first place with 13 wins, 3 draws and 1 loss and 42 points after the halfway.

As a result, the situation has become quite clear before the winter break in the Bundesliga.

Bayern Munich continued to lead the standings with seven points.

Hamburg followed with 35 points. They had a slump in October, but they still managed to pick up a lot of points.

They are at least better than Bayer Leverkusen and Borussia Dortmund, so they can still finish second in the Bundesliga.

And five or six have changed a little.

Eintracht Frankfurt is now fifth, while Freiburg is in sixth.

This is because Schalke 04 went all the way down after the defeat to Hamburg, and the last four games turned in a poor record of 1 draw and 3 defeats, which also temporarily withdrew them from the Champions League and fell to eighth place.

This ranking is even behind Mainz and has led to the sacking of Schalke 04 coach Stevens.

In the halfway summary of the media, it is clear to everyone that, at least from the current situation, Bayern Munich's Bundesliga supremacy is almost difficult to shake, and Hamburg has become the biggest dark horse this season.

If Hamburg are to challenge Bayern, they will need to put in a better performance in the second half.

At the same time, their second position is not so secure.

Bayer Leverkusen and Borussia Dortmund, two traditional Bundesliga powerhouses, are in hot pursuit behind Hamburg and could overtake them at any time!

Considering both the depth of the squad and the overall strength of the team, this is actually very likely to happen during a long season.

The media also believes that the adjustment of each team during the winter break, including the introduction of reinforcements and other operations, will greatly affect the process of the second half of the season!

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PS: Starting from tomorrow's chapter 200, it will be changed to a big chapter every day. The reason is very simple, I think of the title and my head hurts......

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