Seven Crowns

The time slowly came to April 7, the evening of the game day.

The Rhein-Neckar Arena was packed, and there were thousands of fans wandering outside without tickets.

Everyone wanted to cheer for the team at the scene and witness Hoffenheim's promotion to the semi-finals of the Champions League.

Near 19:45, the weather was cloudy, the continuous heavy rain finally stopped, and the game was about to start.

Lyon's strategy in this game is the same as the previous one, which is 541's extreme defensive counterattack, trying to continue to limit Lu Wenbin, and then compete with other Hoffenheim players for the number of goals.

This is also impossible.

If there is no restriction on Lu Wenbin, Lu Wenbin alone may score more goals than the opponent team, and there is no restriction.

Lyon almost succeeded in the first round. It was not until stoppage time that Lu Wenbin scored a free kick. Everyone felt very unlucky.

The first round of Lyon VS Hoffenheim was one of the few games where Lu Wenbin was restricted to death, and it was very informative.

For a striker like Lu Wenbin who is scoring goals like hemp, two or three people's close defense is really not enough.

The 541 defensive counterattack formation used by Lyon has accumulated enough people in the backcourt, causing the goal to be full of people within 30 meters. Lu Wenbin's speed, running position, etc. are of little use.

Only in this way can Lu Wenbin be restrained.

As for the free kick that Lu Wenbin scored in stoppage time in the end, it was bad luck, not a problem, not a tactical problem.

The Lyon players also stood on the Rhein-Neckar Arena with full confidence, ready to fight hard in the away game, strive for a clean sheet by Lu Wenbin, and scored a counter-attack goal to eliminate Hoffenheim with a total score.

The Lyon players are full of confidence, and Hoffenheim is even more confident than them.

This is their home ground, the rain has stopped, and their ground attacking football can be played at its best.

Moreover, the sudden change in Lu Wenbin's dribbling and breakthrough ability in the first two days made Lu Wenbin's threat suddenly increased.

In the past, Lu Wenbin basically relied on his teammates for assists. No matter how fast he was, he might lose the ball if he couldn't dribble.

but now,

Lu Wenbin has everything he needs.

It takes technology to have technology, speed to have speed, and physique to have physique. In addition to his poor header, Lu Wenbin can be called Ronaldo and Ronaldinho at their peak.

This kind of strength naturally makes the teammates and coaches full of confidence.

Not only was he full of confidence, but Ralph also told everyone that if they got the kick-off right at the beginning of the game, Lu Wenbin would directly take the ball and attack the goal, taking advantage of the fact that the opponent did not know that Lu Wenbin's breakthrough ability had greatly increased, and caught the opponent by surprise.

It would be even better if he could break the record for the fastest goal in the Champions League of 10.12 seconds created by Ma Kai in the 2006/2007 season.

The result is also very gratifying. Salihovic really got the right to kick-off in the pre-match selection ceremony.

Lu Wenbin and all his teammates are ready to surprise the opponent.

I don't know if it's successful or not, but it's worth trying.

Because no one in the outside world knew that Lu Wenbin's dribbling breakthrough skills had suddenly become so terrifying, there was a great possibility that the Lyon team would be caught off guard.

At 19:45 on the evening of April 7th, with the whistle of the referee, the second round of the 2009/2010 UEFA Champions League quarter-finals between Hoffenheim and Ligue 1 Lyon officially began.

Ibisevic, who was in charge of the kick-off, kicked the ball to Lu Wenbin in the middle circle. After receiving the ball, Lu Wenbin did not pass it back as usual, but immediately rushed to the Lyon team with the ball.

Just outside the middle circle, Lyon striker Gomis, who was closest to Lu Wenbin, had a look of surprise in his eyes, but he didn't pay attention to it. After seeing Lu Wenbin rushing over with the ball, he just rushed up as a routine and stopped Lu Wenbin.

However, as a striker, Gomis naturally has poor defensive ability. Lu Wenbin passed him with a simple fake move and a spike, and continued to rush towards Lyon half-court.

Ibisevic and Demba Ba also ran towards Lyon on both sides of Lu Wenbin to distract the opponent's defense.

Gomis didn't care either, he didn't care about Lu Wenbin who broke through him, and ran towards Hoffenheim by himself.

As the only striker on the counter-attack, he has to be up front. In case there is a chance to counterattack, the Lyon team will not even be able to find a point of departure.

Gomis is a striker, and he is not good at defense. No one is surprised to be passed by Lu Wenbin face to face.

The nearest Lyon midfielder, Barstow, rushed from the slope, trying to intercept Lu Wenbin.

As a result, Lu Wenbin passed the ball alone without stopping, and the speed of 20/20 made him rush from the other side of Barstow like the wind.

Barstow stopped abruptly and stretched out his hand, trying to grab Lu Wenbin.

This position is too far from the goal, even if Lu Wenbin is pulled down, he will not get a yellow card, and the opponent's free kick will not pose any threat.

Therefore, Basto pulls up without burden.

As a result, as soon as his hand touched Lu Wenbin, Lu Wenbin got rid of it.

Lu Wenbin's speed was beyond his expectation, Basto could only turn around and chase back, but Lu Wenbin's speed prevented him from catching up, even if Lu Wenbin was carrying the ball, his speed was no slower than him running empty.

The man-to-ball score against Barstow made the eyes of everyone in the stands and in front of the TV brighten: this kind of brilliance is relatively rare in Lu Wenbin.

But it's not over yet.

After passing Barstow, Lu Wenbin did not pass to teammates Ibisevic or Demba Ba on both sides, but continued to dribble the ball forward quickly.

Although Barstow was chasing after him madly, he couldn't get close: Lu Wenbin's speed was too fast.

However, the Lyon team's double defensive midfielders Jim and Toulalang have already blocked Lu Wenbin's way forward, and they didn't care about Ibisevic and Demba Ba who were running on both sides.

This is the tactic of the Lyon team. Even if other Hoffenheim players are in the gap, they must do their best to stop Lu Wenbin.

In normal games, Lu Wenbin usually passes the ball to the teammates around him, and then he runs out of the gap by running without the ball, waits for his teammates to assist, and then shoots directly.

The narrator and the audience, as well as the players of the Lyon team, were all prepared for this.

As a result, Lu Wenbin did not do that this time.

He first lifted his foot and made the illusion of passing the ball to Ibisevic who was following up on the left, which attracted Jim on the left to step forward to intercept Lu Wenbin's pass.

As a result, Lu Wenbin's foot fell, but his ankle flicked, and he flicked the ball to the right with the outer instep of his right foot, preparing to break through from the other side of Tulalang.

Tulalang was very focused. Seeing Lu Wenbin flick the ball to the outside, he immediately shifted his center of gravity and deflected to the right, ready to intercept.

As a result, the ball thrown by Lu Wenbin's right foot was suddenly buckled back by Lu Wenbin. Pushing forward with his left heel, the ball passed through the gap between Jim and Tulalang who were caught off guard.

Ronaldinho's signature move: the ox tail.

Moreover, Lu Wenbin made it right. Fast and deceptive, Tulalang was deceived in one go.

(seeking a monthly ticket)