At Hope Stadium, Lu Wenbin, who had just increased his off-ball running from 13/13 to 16/16, performed brilliantly amid the cheers of the fans.
In the 5th minute, Lu Wenbin created a gap in the penalty area by suddenly changing direction. Eduardo understood what he meant and passed the ball to him. Lu Wenbin turned around and shot without stopping at the corner of the small penalty area. The ball rolled under the Jena goalkeeper's crotch and penetrated two goals.
In the 17th minute, Ibisevic was tripped by the opponent's defender when receiving the ball outside the penalty area. Everyone in Jena thought the referee was going to blow the whistle for a foul.
As a result, Ibrahimovic, who was lying on the ground, swept the ball to the left side of the penalty area. Lu Wenbin took advantage of the opponent's defender's lack of concentration and ran to the point and received the pass from Ibrahimovic.
Based on the principle of offensive advantage, the referee blew the whistle but did not call a foul, but signaled that the game should continue.
By the time Jena's defenders reacted, Lu Wenbin had already received the ball and completed the shot.
In the following game time, Lu Wenbin kept running and creating gaps through variables and changes of direction.
Although Salihovic and Eduardo's vision and passing attributes may not be so top-notch, most of the time they can still see Lu Wenbin's running intentions and pass the ball in front of him.
Lu Wenbin used most of the game to completely defeat Jena by shooting directly without stopping the ball, dribbling the ball, countering offside, and making supplementary shots in front of the goal.
After 90 minutes, the score on the big screen froze at 7-0. Jena was defeated by Hoffenheim and had his head shaved bald.
Lu Wenbin once again scored five goals in this game and also had an assist, becoming a complete killer in the penalty area.
No matter how hard the Jena players concentrated on defending him, they could not stop Lu Wenbin from getting a chance to shoot in the penalty area and scoring successfully.
On the contrary, in terms of free kicks, Lu Wenbin took three free kicks in this game, one of which was a system skill, but he still failed to score a free kick goal.
All 5 goals were scored in open play, and there were only 10 shots, 8 of which hit the goal frame, and yet 5 goals were scored. It's really terrifying.
When Lu Wenbin was replaced by Demba Ba in the 88th minute, the applause and screams from the audience echoed over the Hoffenheim village for a long time.
After the match with Jena, Lu Wenbin received 1 assist (500 points) + 5 goals (5000 points) + 2000 points for the team's win, a total of 7500 experience points as rewards, and his level of experience increased to level 12, 37712/100,000.
What is even more gratifying is that Borussia Mönchengladbach was tied by 1860 Munich at home, and Borussia Mönchengladbach's points only increased by 1 point, fixing at 57 points.
Hoffenheim, on the other hand, is at the top of the Bundesliga standings with 59 points.
Given the current form of Hoffenheim and Lu Wenbin, the Bundesliga championship is within their grasp.
However, Hoffenheim players and fans did not have time to be happy for a few days.
On May 4, in the 31st round of the league against Cologne away, 17 minutes into the first half, Lu Wenbin, who had not scored a goal in this game, was raising his foot to receive a half-high pass from Obasi from the wing. Suddenly, he felt a sharp pain in his thigh without anyone touching him and fell to the ground.
Ralph was immediately shocked and quickly sent the team medical team to check.
It turned out that Lu Wenbin had raised his foot too high and strained his calf muscle, so he needed to be substituted.
As a last resort, Ralph used up a substitution quota in the 17th minute of the game.
However, Ralph no longer cared about what was happening on the field. He was concerned about Lu Wenbin's injury.
Fortunately, the team of doctors that Hope hired at a high price are very skilled and professional.
After a simple treatment, Lu Wenbin's pain was reduced a lot. The team doctor initially judged that it was just a minor muscle strain and he would be able to fully recover after resting for a week at most.
This made Ralph breathe a sigh of relief.
However, without Lu Wenbin on the field, Hoffenheim suddenly seemed to have lost their ability to play football.
Before the winter break, when Lu Wenbin was not around, Hoffenheim's offensive tacit understanding had not yet been fully developed.
After the winter break, Lu Wenbin was basically the offensive end point again. As long as everyone passed the ball to the right place, Lu Wenbin could score the goal.
But now, if Demba Ba and Obasi's off-ball running ability is still compared with Lu Wenbin, their shooting attributes are far behind.
Moreover, the midfielder's cooperation with them is not as skilled as Lu Wenbin's.
As a result, after 90 minutes, Hoffenheim only scored one goal, which was headed in by defender Nilsson from a corner kick.
In the end, Hoffenheim lost to Cologne 1-3 away from home, suffering their first defeat after the winter break.
Lu Wenbin's scoring streak was finally declared over.
Moreover, in another match taking place at the same time, Borussia Mönchengladbach exploded on the road, slaughtering Hoffenheim 7-1, proving that their previous first place in the Bundesliga standings was not a fluke.
So, after this round, Hoffenheim, who lost 1-3, still has 59 points, while Borussia Mönchengladbach surpassed Hoffenheim with 60 points and became the first in the standings.
Hoffenheim fell to second place again, and the Bundesliga championship seemed to be away from them again.
However, after the game, Ralph didn't care about so many things. What he was most concerned about was Lu Wenbin's injury.
At the post-match press conference, Ralph hurriedly reported Lu Wenbin's injury and left immediately, leading the team back to Hoffenheim and sending Lu Wenbin to the medical center for a more professional and thorough examination.
After the final examination results came out, it was the same as the team doctor's judgment on the scene, which was just a minor muscle strain, which would take a few days at the least and a week at the most to recover.
This made the entire team breathe a sigh of relief, and Lu Wenbin also put aside his worries about the end of his career.
This made Lu Wenbin even more eager for the double champion's hidden skill reward "Injury Tendency".
According to the examination and analysis of the medical center, the direct cause of Lu Wenbin's strain was that he raised his legs too high during the game, and the indirect cause was Lu Wenbin's muscle fatigue.
After the winter break, Lu Wenbin has been in the starting lineup since the second game, and has been fighting on both the league and German Cup fronts. He has continued to score goals in every game, averaging more than 2 goals per game. He is the biggest guarantee for the team's continued victory, and is also the first target of the opponent's defense and physical confrontation.
For Lu Wenbin, who is only 17 years old and whose body has not yet fully developed, the burden on him is a bit beyond his current ability to bear.
Even though psychologically Lu Wenbin was confident and had no pressure because of the system plug-in, his physical attributes of only 12/12 were still not enough to support him to keep fighting.
Therefore, due to muscle fatigue and the dangerous catching action, Lu Wenbin was injured as a matter of course.
Fortunately, the injury is not serious and he will recover in a week at most.
However, Lu Wenbin will definitely not be able to play in Hoffenheim's next home game against Koblenz.
Hoffenheim has to rely on their own strength to ensure victory and keep close to Borussia Mönchengladbach's points.