Seven Crowns

At 18:30, at the Olympiastadion in Berlin, Ralph was making the final mobilization for his players in the visiting team's locker room.

Ralph said: "In this game, the outside world thinks that we are lost. The championship must be Bayern Munich, but are you willing to let Bayern take away the championship trophy?"

"I don't want to!" Lu Wenbin and his teammates replied in unison.

Ralph asked again: "Do you want to taste the taste of winning the German Cup?"

"Think!" The team members answered in a louder voice.

Ralph nodded and said:

"That's good! This game is not only for the whole of Germany, but also for Europe, and for dozens of countries and regions around the world, including Lu's motherland, China, which has a population of more than one billion."

"If you can beat Bayern Munich in this final, it will mean a lot to Hoffenheim and your own future: Hoffenheim will be famous all over the world, and so will you. Become a world-renowned star."

"Bayern Munich is strong, that's a fact. But football doesn't mean that whoever is strong will win, otherwise what's the point of football? Otherwise, why would there be so many unpopular game results and so many classics where the weak beat the strong Battle?"

"So, no matter what difficulties and adversities you face in the game, I hope that you will always maintain a strong fighting spirit and 12 points of attention, and stick to it until the end of the game. Only in this way can we have hope of winning."

The players nodded fiercely, and the fighting spirit to defeat Bayern Munich and make a name for themselves rose in everyone's heart.

Then, Ralph began to make the final tactical arrangements.

This game is the same as against Dortmund in the quarter-finals. Ibisevic will play the ball for Lu Wenbin at the top, and Lu Wenbin will be the shadow striker and attack terminator. The whole team will send cannonballs to Lu Wenbin.

Of course, this is what Hoffenheim did before, and everyone knows it well, including Bayern coach Heathfield, Heathfield must have taken precautions.

Although Lu Wenbin's ability to run without the ball improved a lot in this game, it was only his performance in training. Ralph was not sure what Lu Wenbin looked like in the actual game.

Moreover, even if Lu Wenbin's off-ball running attributes have improved, in the powerful Bayern Munich penalty area, under the defense of world-class central defenders such as Lucio and Van Buiten, can Lu Wenbin receive the ball and form a goal? a question.

Therefore, in this game, Ralph gave Lu Wenbin and others a few more explanations.

If there is a situation where Lu Wenbin is stared to death, then everyone has to adapt accordingly, and cannot really rely on Lu Wenbin completely.

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As time passed, the game time was getting closer and closer, and the players from both sides left the locker room and came to the player tunnel, ready to play.

The lineups of both sides were also displayed on the big screen, and the on-site commentary was also read out one by one.

First read out is the starting lineup of Bayern Munich, which is No. 22 goalkeeper Rensing, No. 2 defender Sagnol, No. 3 defender Lucio, No. 5 defender Van Buiten, No. 30 defender Lyle, No. 16 defender Aotel, No. 31 midfielder Schweinsteiger, No. 7 midfielder Ribery, No. 39 midfielder Kroos, No. 20 midfielder Sosa, No. 9 striker Luca Toni, the game formation is 4231.

Just looking at Bayern's lineup, you can see how luxurious this Bundesliga giant is.

Sagnol, Lucio, Van Buiten, Schweinsteiger, Ribery, Luca Toni, etc., are all German, European, and even world-renowned stars, and fans are familiar with the names .

Almost every player's name was called out, and the fans in the audience applauded.

Moreover, there are also superstars with famous names such as Kahn, Klose, Podolski, and Lahm on the bench.

It's simply extravagant.

When the on-site commentator read Hoffenheim's lineup, the applause was much smaller.

Only when Lu Wenbin's name was pronounced did the applause grow a lot.

Because Lu Wenbin's performance during this period has attracted the attention of many neutral fans, and because there are many Chinese and overseas Chinese audiences applauding Lu Wenbin.

Hoffenheim's starting lineup for this game is No. 1 goalkeeper Daniel Haas, No. 13 defender Soter Law, No. 24 defender Nilsson, No. 14 defender Yanker, No. 3 defender Jaisler, No. 21 No. 22 midfielder Gustavo, No. 22 midfielder Kopado, No. 23 midfielder Salihovic, No. 33 midfielder Eduardo, No. 19 center Ibisevic, and No. 90 striker Lu Wenbin. The game formation is 442.

At 18:50, the appearance ceremony began.

First came the flag of the German Football Association, then the flags of Bayern Munich and Hoffenheim.

In the end, it was Lu Wenbin and other starters of the two teams who led the caddie to the field.

When Lu Wenbin walked past the trophy at the exit of the player tunnel, he took a deep look at the trophy.

This was his first chance to touch the top European professional league trophy, but Lu Wenbin resisted the urge to reach out and touch the trophy.

Because there is a famous curse in football, or superstition can also be called, that is, you can't touch the championship trophy before the final, and whoever touches it loses.

On the night of Istanbul in 2005, AC Milan's Kaka touched a Champions League trophy when he played.

Then, the whole world knows what happened that night.

While this curse isn't 100 percent effective, players would rather believe and basically resist the urge to touch the trophy before the game.

Although Lu Wenbin didn't believe it, he didn't want to bring extra pressure to his teammates who believed in this curse because of his outrageous actions.

Facing Bayern Munich is already a lot of pressure. If Lu Wenbin still touches the trophy before the game and is seen by his teammates behind him, it will undoubtedly cause more pressure on teammates who believe in this curse.

Lu Wenbin didn't want to lose to Bayern and lose the championship.

Therefore, Lu Wenbin restrained his urge and walked calmly past the trophy with the little caddie.

None of the other players from the two teams touched the trophy, and some even dared not even look at it, as if the trophy would fly just by looking at it.

Amid the applause of the fans, the 22 starters entered the field, lined up, and began to play the German national anthem.

After the national anthem is played, the caddies and flags leave the field, the players from both sides shake hands and take a group photo, and then the captains of the two teams guess coins and pick sides under the auspices of the referee.

While guessing the coin, Salihovic won the tee for Hoffenheim.

Then, players from both sides form in their respective halves and wait for the start of the game.

Lu Wenbin and Ibisevic were preparing to kick off in the middle circle. The referee frequently raised his hand to look at his watch outside the middle circle, ready to blow the whistle for the start of the game at any time.