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Chapter 484 Helpless
At the end of the first half, the score was one to one.

Hoffenheim used their familiarity with Long Bisheng to hit a perfect counterattack, leading Newcastle with one goal, and Newcastle also used Hoffenheim's familiarity with Long Bisheng to equalize the score-they had no idea that Long Bisheng would head the ball when he could not see his teammates running.

After the start of the second half, Hoffenheim's offense was still fierce. Although the two sides drew a good result, after all, both teams won the first round of the game, but Hoffenheim naturally did not want to let Newcastle go so easily at home.

Besides, Hoffenheim defeated Porto in the first round, which can be said to have the weakest overall strength in the group. Next, they will play consecutive games against Roma. If they do not play well in these two games, they may still not be able to qualify for the group stage.

Hoffenheim's two centers caused a lot of trouble for Newcastle's defense. Although Fernandez in the center was not enough to break through the monster-level defense of Essien, his role on the field was not to break through.

"This year's Hoffenheim is really strong..." Long Bisheng couldn't help but think in his heart, but it's no wonder that investing more than 5000 million euros in the transfer market in the summer is enough to bring about earth-shaking changes for a Bundesliga team, not to mention Hoffenheim's own strength is already quite good.

If there were players from this season last season, maybe they would have won two Bundesliga titles in a row?Maybe there will be a bigger breakthrough in the Champions League?Long Bisheng thought in his heart with emotion.

Li Jie's chattering voice rang out from beside his ears: "How about it, do you regret it? It would be great if we stayed in Hoffenheim. Now we are capable of winning the Champions Cup."

Long Bisheng wasn't angry either. He knew what kind of defender Li Jie was, and he also knew that his chattering was just to annoy himself: "If I don't transfer, maybe I won't be able to bring in so many players."

Li Jie was choked again, he was familiar with Long Bisheng, and Long Bisheng was also familiar with him, and most importantly, what Long Bisheng was telling was the truth...

Taylor pushed the ball out of the penalty area in front of Zeko, and the ball fell to Bostock's feet. The England teenager immediately took the ball forward and launched a counterattack!
Weiss greeted him, and he wanted to cut off Newcastle's counterattack in the midfield. Hoffenheim's tactic is to actively counterattack in the frontcourt, so there are not many people in the backcourt.

Bostock showed excellent foot skills, dribbling continuously so that Weiss couldn't even touch the ball, and then passed the ball to Maicon who was inserted on the wing at the first time, and accelerated to run forward by himself.

Maicon's breakthrough on the right can be said to be the best in the world. Although he is 33 years old, he is still like a train of bullets when he runs wildly on the side. Not only is he fast, but he is also unstoppable!

Kolarov, who had just assisted in the frontcourt, chased after him, but still could not shorten the gap with him. At the same time, Messi, who was in front of Maicon, also began to move to the center, drawing Hoffenheim's defensive attention, leaving enough space for Maicon to sprint on the side.

Maicon quickly dribbled the ball close to the 30-meter area and handed the ball to Messi in the middle before Gustavo came up to defend. Then he did not stop his progress, but continued to sprint forward.

Everyone thought that Messi would pass the ball back to Maicon logically, and Messi did make such a move, but instead of passing to the wing, he passed a wonderful short pass over the top!

When Messi got the ball, Long Bisheng ran two steps outside the penalty area, and Li Jie followed closely, but his attention was inevitably attracted by Messi.

At this moment, Long Bisheng suddenly stopped and rushed towards the penalty area, and Messi also sent an overhead ball in time!

The frightened Li Jie immediately turned around and chased after Long Bisheng, but Long Bisheng had already used his huge body to block Li Jie firmly behind him.

The ball fell at the right time, Long Bisheng resisted Li Jie's continuous interference behind him, stopped the ball smoothly, and then pushed a far corner before Adler attacked!
Although Adler fell down in time, he still seemed a bit slower in front of such a close-range shot...

Comper, who was desperately running towards the goal, failed to prevent the ball from entering the net. Although he shoveled a large piece of the lawn on the ground with his desperate tackle, the ball flew into the far corner of the goal before his feet arrived...

The Rhein-Neckar Stadium, which was still hustle and bustle just now, suddenly fell silent. More than 2 Hoffenheim fans looked at the stadium speechlessly, leaving only more than 1000 Newcastle fans who came from afar to vent their excitement!
"Wonderful cooperation! Messi's wonderful pass over the top, Long Bisheng's calm push in front of the goal! The main striker partners of the Chinese national team jointly contributed this wonderful goal! Long Bisheng's goal helped the team overtake the old team! This tall center forward also has excellent skills and running ability!"

After scoring the goal, Long Bisheng did not celebrate. He just turned around and walked silently to his backcourt. His teammates also knew how he was feeling, and they just patted him on the back to express encouragement when he passed by him.

Li Jie sat on the ground and smiled wryly.

I said I wanted to stop this guy, but I still didn't stop it successfully. With one pass and one shot, this guy stole the limelight.

But he seems to be much stronger, the speed of turning around and sprinting has increased again, and Messi's pass is a little too good, and he was caught by them just because he was distracted for a moment.

Don't celebrate after scoring, this guy...do you think he is Batty?

Li Jie patted the lawn vigorously, then stood up.

The game is not over yet!There is still nearly half an hour to go, who will win... It is still unknown!
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After taking the lead, Newcastle still entangled with Hoffenheim in the midfield. They did not return to defense across the board. First, their sense of honor as a strong team did not allow them to retreat after leading, not to mention that there was not much time before the end of the game.

Hoffenheim players played very hard, but there was still a certain gap between them in terms of personal ability and tacit cooperation with Newcastle's midfielder. Newcastle gradually gained the upper hand.

No. 70 minutes, Ribery and Bale made a clever cooperation on the left and then inserted into the penalty area. They shot from a small angle and the ball hit the side net hard.

No. 706 minutes, Messi attracted the defense of the two defenders in the center and then distributed the ball to the side. Maicon, who was plugged in, made a strong long shot from the corner of the penalty area and was saved by Adler.

With the passage of time, Hoffenheim's hope of winning has become increasingly slim, and even an equalizer seems to be far away.

The last 10 minutes!Rangnick made a desperate move, replacing Weiss with Salihovic, and comper with striker Trazino, and launched a fierce attack in threes, fours, and threes!
Seeing the momentum of the opponent, Newcastle began to retreat appropriately. Although the opponent's two center forwards have excellent attacking ability, the height of the Newcastle central defender combination is definitely not inferior to them.
Sure enough, although Hoffenheim played very lively and the offense was wave after wave, they did not get any decent opportunities.

Cross from the wing?The tall Cech is enough to block most of the crosses when he strikes in time!The remaining crosses were also resolved one by one by the opponent's two central defenders!

Short pass penetration?Look at the dense crowd near the restricted area!No matter who sees this scene, I am afraid that they will lose the courage to make a short pass!

Long shot from outside the penalty area?This is a good idea, but Newcastle's sweep of the front of the penalty area did not give them many long-range shots, and at the same time they had to dodge the dense bodies in the penalty area!

It is terrifying for a team like Newcastle to defend with all their strength, because their defense is already strong, and they will become stronger after concentrating on defense!

Seeing that Hoffenheim's unbeaten record since the beginning of this season is coming to an end, a slightly lucky goal hit their heads.

Marin tried his luck at the corner of the penalty area but was blocked by Ibisevic's head. The ball flew out of a changed line and completely deceived Cech's defense. The Czech goalkeeper could only watch the ball fly into the goal.

"Hoffenheim's luck is so good! It's like a piece of pie fell into your mouth when you yawned to the sky!" ESPN commentator said with emotion.

The Newcastle players who conceded the goal could only shake their heads helplessly, but an away draw is not an unacceptable consequence. They will face the weakest Porto in the group in the next two Champions League games. As long as they play well in these two games, there will be no problem in qualifying for the group.

(End of this chapter)