After the 33rd round of the German 2nd Division, some teams were happy while others were sad.
Although Freiburg tried their best to defeat Borussia Mönchengladbach and had the same 55 points as Mainz, they failed to maintain their hopes of promotion.
Because the third-ranked Cologne team also won this round and its points reached 60.
With only one game left, Mainz and Freiburg, who each have only 55 points, will never be able to catch up with Cologne.
Cologne also secured the third promotion spot to the Bundesliga after Borussia Mönchengladbach and Hoffenheim one round in advance.
Jena, Paderborn and Aue, which were ranked at the bottom of the table, originally still had hopes of staying in the league, but in this round all three teams were tied by their opponents and lost their last hope of staying in the league.
As a result, Jena, Paderborn and Aue locked in their relegation spots in advance, while lower-tier teams such as Kaiserslautern, Osnabrück and Augsburg all came ashore and successfully retained their position in the league in advance.
In the 34th and final round of the German 2nd Division, the championship battle only remains between Hoffenheim and Borussia Mönchengladbach.
After the match with Hoffenbacher, Lu Wenbin did not score any goals and the team did not win, so he only gained 500 experience points for 1 assist, and his experience increased to level 12 38212/100,000.
Next, we will prepare for the final round of the league.
Lu Wenbin's double crown and hidden skill reward will be decided by the last game. Lu Wenbin must lead the team to victory and never allow a situation like the previous game where no goal was scored after two shots to happen again.
On May 17, the day before the last round of the German 2nd Division, the German Football League, which started at the same time, held its final round of competition.
In the end, Bayern Munich won the 2007/2008 Bundesliga championship with 76 points, and lived up to its reputation as the Bundesliga overlord.
Werder Bremen ranked second and qualified for the group stage of next season's Champions League, and Schalke 04 ranked third and qualified for the play-offs of next season's Champions League.
Hamburg and Wolfsburg ranked fourth and fifth with 54 points each and qualified for next season's UEFA Cup. Stuttgart ranked sixth and qualified for the last UEFA Intertoto Cup in 2008.
If Stuttgart can win the Toto Cup, they will qualify for the UEFA Cup for the German league.
Apart from the champions and the top few teams that qualified for the European competitions, the bottom three teams, Nuremberg, Rostock and Duisburg, were relegated.
Next season, Hoffenheim, which is promoted to the Bundesliga, will not face these three teams.
However, what made Chinese fans happy was that Cottbus, where Shao Jiayi was, ranked fifth from the bottom and successfully avoided relegation.
Next season, Chinese fans will be able to see Lu Wenbin and Shao Jiayi stage a Chinese derby in the Bundesliga.
The smoke of the Bundesliga has cleared, and on May 18, it is the turn of the German 2nd Division.
On May 18, the two most interesting Bundesliga matches are Hoffenheim's home game against Fürth and Borussia Mönchengladbach's away game against Paderborn.
These two games are related to the final suspense of the German Second Division this season: who will win the championship.
From a probability perspective, Hoffenheim, who are playing at home, ranked first, and have the talented striker Lu Wenbin, has a higher chance of winning the championship.
Therefore, before the game started, the German Football Association brought the 2. Bundesliga championship trophy to the Dietmar Hopp Stadium, while Borussia Mönchengladbach only brought a replica.
At 13:00 on May 18, 2008, all nine games of the last round of the 2007/2008 German Bundesliga season kicked off at the same time, with Hoffenheim playing at home against sixth-ranked Fürth.
In this game, Ralph sent out all the main players including Lu Wenbin, aiming to win the game in one go.
Even though Fürth has no desire anymore, Hoffenheim will go all out to celebrate its first Bundesliga title and double crown with a thrilling victory.
We can't just get a draw like in the last game and then passively wait for the opponent to make a mistake.
This game was also broadcast live nationwide by the German Sports Television, which was one of the few live broadcast opportunities of the German Bundesliga in a season.
The reason is that the Bundesliga has ended, and this game is related to the ownership of the Bundesliga championship.
Amid the cheers of Hoffenheim fans in the packed stadium, Hoffenheim launched a fierce attack on Fürth from the first minute.
In the 4th minute, Lu Wenbin received a pass from Obasi at the edge of the penalty area and shot directly.
However, because it was related to the championship competition and the game had just started, Lu Wenbin was a little too excited and failed to control his strength, and the ball finally hit the crossbar and flew out of the bottom line.
After missing a chance to score, Lu Wenbin finally calmed down a little.
Next, Lu Wenbin proved to his opponents and all the spectators why he is currently the top scorer in the Bundesliga 2.
In the 15th minute, Hoffenheim counterattacked, Lu Wenbin suddenly started the offside successfully, received a quick pass from Salihovic at the front of the penalty area and then lobbed the ball into the goalkeeper of Fürth who was attacking.
Hoffenheim led Fürth 1-0, and the fans in the stadium burst into earth-shaking roars, some of them were so excited that they seemed to faint.
Hoffenheim didn't stop after that.
In this final fight for the championship, not only Lu Wenbin, but the entire Hoffenheim team was bloodthirsty.
Facing the ferocious Hoffenheim, the whole team of Fürth, who had no desire, retreated and lacked the fighting spirit.
In order to avoid getting injured in this game that was of no importance to them, the players of Fürth played very cautiously and chose to give up almost all the fighting opportunities that were worth fighting for.
As a result, Lu Wenbin almost had the easiest game since joining the first team.
In the 31st minute, Eduardo made a powerful long shot outside the penalty area. The goalkeeper of Fürth missed the ball. Lu Wenbin rushed to the scene and made a follow-up shot. Hoffenheim led 2-0.
In the 37th minute, Copado took a corner kick and Ibisevic scored with a header, and Hoffenheim led Fürth 3-0.
In the 44th minute, Eduardo's breakthrough won Lu Wenbin a free kick opportunity in an excellent position in the frontcourt.
Lu Wenbin activated the system skills and completed a hat trick in one go, helping Hoffenheim lead Fürth 4-0 in the first half.
After 15 minutes of halftime, the Hoffenheim team calmed down a little.
The score of 4-0 has basically ensured victory. It is impossible for Fürth, who has no desire, to try desperately to reverse the game.
However, despite this, Lu Wenbin, who wanted to score more goals and gain more experience, scored a goal in the penalty area in the 52nd minute of the second half, completing a hat-trick and helping Hoffenheim lead Fürth 5-0.
With such a huge lead, we can be sure of winning 100% and there won’t be any accidents.
Therefore, in the 65th minute, Ralph replaced Lu Wenbin with Demba Ba, allowing him to enjoy the applause and cheers from the fans alone.
After applauding and bowing to the audience, Lu Wenbin did not sit down on the bench, but stood on the sidelines, waiting for the end of the game and the arrival of the champion.