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Chapter 409 Shattered Dreams
On January 28, the No.19 round of the Bundesliga, Hoffenheim played against Leverkusen at home!
Leverkusen now ranks first in the standings with 45 points, while Hoffenheim has 37 points after two consecutive victories, and there is an eight-point gap from Leverkusen. If they can beat Leverkusen in this game, the gap between them and the opponent will be reduced to five points, rekindling the hope of winning the championship.

Of course Rangnick hopes to beat Leverkusen at home, not to mention having a chance to win the championship, just because he lost to the opponent with a score of [-] to [-] in the first half of the away game. Rangnick and his Hoffenheim must find a way to avenge this!

Whoever bites us, we will bite him too!The reason why Hoffenheim has been able to achieve good results in the past few years when they were promoted to the Bundesliga is because even if they lose, they will find ways to make the opponent win without feeling happy at all!
On that day, the Rhein-Neckar Stadium was full of seats, and most Hoffenheim fans arrived at the stadium an hour or two earlier, waiting for the start of the game.

"Marco, you are starting today." Lannick said to Marin, who was tidying up his sneakers: "You have rested for two months, and the opponent will definitely think that your condition will not be so good, so today, the focus of our attack is your right. Your breakthrough will be a powerful weapon for us to score goals."

"Don't worry, coach, it won't take too much effort for me to break through Castro." Marin smiled, and then became serious: "I will definitely let them know that although my injury is good, I am still that Marco Marin!"

"Marco, Long and I are waiting for your cross." Ibisevic patted Marin on the shoulder and said, Long Bisheng nodded at the same time.

"Okay, remember, today's game, our goal is three points! Defensively cut off the connection between Kroos and their two forwards, Gustavo, Kroos will be handed over to you today, and Salihovic will help you defend when necessary, so his activities on the wing will be reduced, and the attack on the left will depend on you, Kolarov, and other teammates will help you fill the space." Rangnick said confidently: "Although Leverkusen scored a lot of goals, they also conceded a lot. The disgrace at the Bayer Arena a season ago!"

The Hoffenheim players waved their fists and roared. The defeat against Leverkusen was their first league defeat this season.

Long Bisheng didn't follow suit, but his desire for victory was higher than anyone else's. In that game, he played completely abnormally. Under the marking of the opponent's central defender Reinarts, he hardly created any threats.

Stefan Reinartz, Long Bisheng remembered this name after that game. This defender who was the same year as Long Bisheng used his excellent physical fitness and tough style to keep a close eye on him in that game, especially when Long Bisheng always pulled himself outside the penalty area to break through.

Long Bisheng is not the kind of paranoid who can't afford to lose, but he did lose that game unjustly. He was in a bad state and misjudged the situation on the field. After the game, Reinartz looked at him with disdain.

He was the winner, so Long Bisheng could only knock out his teeth and swallow his blood, but half a year later, he had this opportunity to avenge his shame.

And after Ning Xi came back, his family once again showed a "harmonious" situation. He had been preparing for this match for a long time without any worries. Today's match is a battle of shame!Even if Reinerz is a newly-promoted international player for the German national team, he still has to defeat his opponents on the pitch and regain the face he lost after the last defeat!

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Leverkusen can be regarded as a complete revival this season. After several seasons of dormancy, they finally have a top-notch main lineup in the Bundesliga. Goalkeeper Adler, defenders Reinarts, Friedrich, midfielders Lars Bender, Toni Kroos, forwards Kisling and Hermes are all German internationals, plus several outstanding foreign players such as Barnetta and Augusto. They have a good chance of winning the first league championship in club history.

And a series of victories in the league after the start of the Bundesliga also strengthened their confidence. Now they are at the top of the standings, leading No.2 Wolfsburg by four points, No.3 Hoffenheim by eight points, and their old rival Bayern by as much as nine points.

How could such a great goal be stopped by Hoffenheim!Even in the away game, they have to aim for three points!

So after the start of the game, Leverkusen launched a fierce attack away!

Head coach Heynckes believes that Hoffenheim will take the initiative to attack in order to gain an advantage at home, so Leverkusen must use the same excellent offense to suppress the opponent-the advantage of this approach is that it can catch the opponent by surprise at the beginning!
The confident Hoffenheim was stunned by Leverkusen's attack at the beginning of the game. In just 5 minutes of the game, Kroos made a beautiful breakthrough in the middle, and then passed the ball to Barnetta who inserted in the wing.
The Leverkusen fans who came from afar were cheering, and Heynckes also clapped his hands on the sidelines with satisfaction. The goal was scored so smoothly, so the next game will also go smoothly.

If Heynckes had watched "A Chinese Journey to the West", he would definitely say: "I guessed the beginning, but I couldn't guess the ending..."

Hoffenheim, who was determined to be humiliated, was not knocked down by this goal, but immediately launched a swift counterattack!

In just 3 minutes, they created two shots. One time, Long Bisheng received a header from Marin's cross, and the other time, Marin crossed the front of the penalty area after breaking through.

Marin, who was absent for two months, did not show any discomfort. His breakthrough is still sharp, and his imagination in crossing is still rich!
Under Heynckes' instructions, Leverkusen strengthened their defense against Marin, but at this time, Eduardo became active again.

With Gustavo behind him to help defend and Salihovic to help cooperate, Eduardo got rid of Barnetta's beautiful through ball, Long Bisheng broke into the penalty area, and under the close defense of Reinartz, he forced a kick to shoot. The ball bounced back to the penalty area after being thrown by Adler.

But then, Leverkusen doubled the score again before half-time, this time by Toni Kroos, whose powerful long-range shot from the edge of the box roared into the goal, and Hildebrand was completely unresponsive.

Leading twice, Heynckes thought Hoffenheim would be crushed, but they were like hungry wolves, and the scars only aroused their bloodlust.

attack!attack!attack!

Marin dribbled the ball and galloped on the right. The right was his passage, his corridor. Although Castro was chasing closely beside him, he could only eat ashes behind him.

Seeing that he had rushed near the bottom line, Marin suddenly stopped suddenly, and Castro, who had been prepared, also stopped, but Marin immediately started to break through to the bottom line again!
Caught off guard, Castro was thrown away. Marin smoothly turned the ball towards the penalty area and crossed into the penalty area. Leverkusen's defensive formation was in chaos for a while. Long Bisheng ran back and forth twice in a row, and finally carried Reinarts behind him.

At this moment, Marin passed the ball, and the ball flew over the penalty area and directly above Long Bisheng's head. Long Bisheng jumped up high and overwhelmed the goalkeeper Adler who had rushed to the top. The ball quickly flew into the unguarded gate. Two to two, Hoffenheim evened the score again!
The smile on Heynckes' face was not only because Hoffenheim equalized the score, but he already felt that Hoffenheim's desire and determination for this victory had even surpassed Leverkusen, who was aiming to win the championship!
How did he know that Hoffenheim's goal is also the championship!Even with the distraction of the Champions League knockout match!

Heynckes began to frequently dispatch troops to try to change the passive situation on the field, but Hoffenheim, who was already red-eyed, still had the advantage on the field!

Kroos drove straight in with the ball, but Gustavo and Salihovic jointly intercepted the ball. Heynckes jumped on the sidelines and called for a foul, but the referee ignored it. Salihovic immediately gave the ball to Kolarov, who was plugging in from the left, and Kolarov immediately dribbled through the midfield.

"Block him!" Heynckes yelled, Leverkusen's right back Schwab was in front of Kolarov, the two full-backs with almost the same height were entangled, and in the end Kolarov still forcibly broke through the opponent, and then cleverly distributed the ball to Long Bisheng in the corner of the penalty area.

Long Bisheng resisted Reinarts behind him with his body, and then knocked the ball with his heel extremely concealedly!

Marin received his pass in the penalty area. Facing the attacking Adler, Marin cleverly rubbed the ball past his header!
When the ball flew over Adler's head and flew into the far corner of the goal, the Rhine-Neckar Stadium gave out the biggest cheers so far!

Leverkusen, who fell behind for the first time, planned to regroup, but 5 minutes later, Long Bisheng's second goal shattered their dreams!
(End of this chapter)