Seven Crowns

After 4:00 p.m. on March 1st, at the Luzhniki Stadium, the home stadium of Spartak Moscow and Torpedo Moscow, where the 2007/2008 UEFA Champions League final was held, Hoffenheim and Spartak Moscow each occupy half , Warm up before the game.

There are not too big or small snowflakes falling in the sky, accompanied by a biting cold wind.

Although the Hoffenheim players were all wearing long-sleeved jerseys and warm gloves, everyone shrank their necks a little and wanted to go back to the locker room to put on coats and blow on the air conditioner.

The weather is so cold that it's unbearable.

But on the other side of the stadium, the players of Spartak Moscow practiced passing, shooting, heading, saving, etc. with great joy, showing a high-spirited momentum.

Obviously, the current weather makes them feel the hope of winning against the Bundesliga No. 1.

As for the Moscow fans in the stands, many people cheered for Sparta shirtless excitedly.

Just as the Hoffenheim players were warming up in a perfunctory manner, the roar of the supervising physical coach Bill Bohm rang out.

"Get moving for me, do you want to kill yourself and get injured later? In such a cold day, if you don't let your body fully warm up before playing the game, the chance of getting injured is much higher. If you don't want to get hurt, move quickly one by one. Get up! The game will start in a while!"

Bill Bohm even started to roll the rolls one by one. If he wasn't active enough, he would run over to slap and even kick his ass, forcing everyone to move and warm up adequately.

When the Moscow fans in the stands saw this situation, many people laughed, and some who could speak German or English shouted loudly:

"German, admit defeat, you can't win in this weather, and it's even worse if you get injured later!"

"The German tanks of the year failed to conquer Russia, let alone you!"

"It's too cold, you guys better go back to the locker room and turn on the air conditioner! Let's enjoy the victory outside!"

The stimulation of these fans finally made the players of Hoffenheim gradually feel an unwillingness to admit defeat.

Especially those German players are more sensitive to these clear-cut calls.

They can't rush to the stands to fight the fans, but they can beat the teams supported by these home fans on the field,

Let them bear the pain of the home team's defeat.

As for Lu Wenbin and other non-German players, they were also active under the supervision of coach Bill Bohm, and gradually began to sweat, feeling some warmth.

After the body is warmed up, everyone's warm-up energy is even stronger.

As time progressed, the number of fans in the stands gradually increased to more than half of the stadium, but in the end it failed to fill the stadium.

Although this is Sparta's home court and a rare European game, the weather is still too cold after all. ..

Until the start of the game, the fans of the home team failed to fill the Luzhniki Stadium, which hosted the Champions League final and can accommodate more than 80,000 people, with only about 50,000 to 60,000 people.

This made the Hoffenheim away fans who came with the team much safer. There were large empty stands between them and the Russian fans, avoiding direct conflicts between the two sides.

The historical grievances between the two countries and the violent temper of the Russian fighting nation have made the police and security guards who maintain law and order very nervous.

Now it seems that there will be almost no conflicts in the stands.

Off the court, the players of the two teams also returned to the locker room to change their game uniforms and make the final tactical arrangements. The substitute players returned to the bench and wrapped them in cotton clothes.

In the locker room, after finishing the final tactical arrangement, Ralph exhorted: "This game, the weather is very bad. I don't ask you to win, but you can't lose. A draw is my bottom line. At the same time, try to protect the Don't get hurt yourself!"

Then, the two teams started playing.

At 5:00 p.m. on July 1st, in the snowstorm in Moscow, with the whistle of the referee, the first game of the second round of Group D of the 2007/2008 UEFA Cup group match between Hoffenheim and Spartak Moscow was away. The game officially begins.

The second game of this round, Tottenham Hotspur's home game against Dinamo Zagreb, will not start until the evening, and Nimegen has a bye this round.

Hoffenheim took the right to kick off the game, but this time Hoffenheim, who played offensive football, did not dare to attack wildly at the beginning, but passed the ball back, trying to organize the attack by several midfielders and slowly advance.

However, things backfired.

Sparta Moscow obviously will not let the Germans play technical football on their turf, not to mention the weather and the turf.

After the Spartan players continued to press, Hoffenheim had to start a high ball and a long pass.

Soon, the two sides fell into a fierce scramble, and most of the balls were flying around in the air, making frequent mistakes.

The ground pass can't be played at all.

In the air, affected by the cold wind, sometimes the ball will be blown away. And the player's line of sight is sometimes blurred by the snow.

In short, with the help of the weather in this game, Sparta Moscow successfully wiped out the technical advantages of the Germans, and Hoffenheim had to fall into the rhythm of frequent physical confrontation with them.

And this, Lu Wenbin is at a disadvantage.

Although his physique has been added, it is still slightly insufficient compared to the players of Sparta Moscow.

According to Lu Wenbin's observation, these Spartan players, especially the defensive players, should all be in the 7 or 8 position, and there are even some 9 players.

Among Hoffenheim's offensive players in the frontcourt, only Ibisevic can fight head-to-head with the opponent's defensive players.

Of course, this is also the reason why Ibisevic can play center forward, because his body can resist the opponent in the penalty area and act as a fulcrum.

Both sides are fighting in the midfield. After frequent turnovers, it is difficult for the ball to hit the penalty area.

It wasn't until the 8th minute that Ibisevic received a cross from Demba Ba in the penalty area and grabbed the first point in the top battle with the opponent's central defender before ferrying the ball to the point behind the goal.

Lu Wenbin saw the opportunity and stepped in from the other side, ready to grab a shot.

As a result, he was bumped by the central defender Peisufluk who rushed over from the side. He didn't fall, but deviated from the running route.

Although Lu Wenbin made a flying shovel shot at the end and touched the ball before Pesufuluk made a clearance, he failed to hit the right part when he lost control of his body.

Lu Wenbin's shovel shot fell to the ground and was kicked. He didn't have any strength and was easily confiscated by the opponent's goalkeeper Pai Di Gaosha.

Kicking the ball, which is relatively rare in Lu Wenbin.

It can only be said that the slippery field, the influence of the wind and snow, and the physical collision of the opponent all had a considerable impact on Lu Wenbin's performance.

This game is really difficult to play. (seeking a monthly ticket)