Last season, after Lu Wenbin was promoted to the first team, Demba Ba, who happened to be injured, was kept on the bench and could only occasionally replace Lu Wenbin and Obasi, which was quite depressing.
Now, the Nigerian Olympic team is performing well, and Obasi is still in Beijing and has not returned to the team, which gives Demba Ba some time.
Therefore, whether it is a friendly match or an official match, Demba Ba is working very hard to secure his starting position before Obasi returns.
In the previous German Cup and Bundesliga matches, Demba Ba had not scored a goal or made an assist, which made him quite anxious.
Just 6 minutes into the game against Borussia Mönchengladbach, Demba Ba got a good opportunity with no one guarding him.
At that time, the two central defenders of Borussia Mönchengladbach were marking the more threatening Lu Wenbin, leaving Demba Ba, who was running into the penalty area, with an open space.
Ibisevic passed the ball in time, giving Demba Ba the opportunity to shoot.
As a result, Demba Ba, who was a little anxious, shot the ball in the penalty area with too much force and kicked the ball directly into the stands, causing laughter from the fans of Borussia Mönchengladbach.
Lu Wenbin ran over and comforted Dengba Ba, telling him not to be anxious, as haste won’t get you what you want.
Demba Ba nodded and walked back with a little depression.
After the game resumed, because of Demba Ba's flying kick, he was still not taken seriously by the Borussia Mönchengladbach players, and they were still focusing on defending Lu Wenbin.
The defensive pressure faced by Demba Ba is much lower than that faced by Lu Wenbin.
In the 19th minute, Salihovic broke through the wing and made a cross. Ibisevic headed the ball to Lu Wenbin in the penalty area, causing panic among the Borussia Mönchengladbach players in the penalty area.
Whether it was the double Golden Boot in the 2. Bundesliga and the German Cup last season, or the hat trick in the first round of the Bundesliga this season, Lu Wenbin has become the most feared shooter in German football.
What's more, Borussia Mönchengladbach has personally experienced how powerful Lu Wenbin is.
In the 19th round of the German 2nd Division last season, Hoffenheim played against Borussia Mönchengladbach at home. The two sides fought 5-2 in a fierce offensive battle. Lu Wenbin scored twice in that game.
Now, Lu Wenbin, who has made rapid progress, has become even more terrifying than in that game.
Therefore, whenever they saw Lu Wenbin getting the ball, both the defenders and the goalkeepers became very nervous.
The goalkeeper moved to Lu Wenbin's side to block the shooting angle. Two Borussia Mönchengladbach defenders Patrick and Bovis also rushed towards Lu Wenbin at the same time. Another defender Black also rushed to the path where Lu Wenbin might shoot, ready to block the shot.
However, although Lu Wenbin hopes to score more goals, he is not a lone ranger who has no passing awareness at all.
After all, he also has 11/11 vision and 13/13 passing attributes!
In the moment before he received the ball and the Borussia Mönchengladbach defenders surrounded him, Lu Wenbin found it difficult for him to shoot successfully, while Demba Ba, who rushed into the penalty area from the other side, had no one in front of him and was in an open position.
So, this time, Lu Wenbin unexpectedly did not force a shot in the penalty area, but instead passed the ball with his toes to Demba Ba on the other side of the penalty area.
The ball rolled past Pauvis' feet. Pauvis stretched his feet reflexively but failed to touch the ball. He could only turn around helplessly and watch the ball roll into the gap behind him.
Demba Ba was just rushing into the penalty area as a routine, ready to see if there was a possibility of taking advantage of the opportunity and making a follow-up shot in case Lu Wenbin's shot was saved by the opponent's goalkeeper.
Unexpectedly, Lu Wenbin, who had shot nine out of ten times in the penalty area, did not shoot this time, but passed the ball instead.
Demba Ba was overjoyed, but he still remembered what Lu Wenbin had told him not to be impatient. He first looked up at the goal, then raised his foot and gently pushed the ball into the blind corner of the goal.
Although goalkeeper Jaimerot rushed over from the other side, Demba Ba's calm shot without any interference was at a too good angle, and the ball brushed Jaimerot's fingertips and went into the blind corner of the goal.
In the 19th minute of the game, Hoffenheim's No. 29 Demba Ba scored a goal assisted by No. 9 Lu Wenbin.
Demba Ba shouted, venting his excitement, then turned and rushed towards Lu Wenbin, shouting to him, "Lu, thank you!"
Lu Wenbin smiled and said, "You're welcome. Congratulations, you finally scored a goal! Let's cheer together and win the game!"
Then, other teammates came up to celebrate the goal and congratulate Demba Ba.
More than 10,000 Hoffenheim fans at the scene also applauded and cheered to celebrate Hoffenheim's lead.
After the game resumed, Borussia Mönchengladbach had to strengthen their defense against Demba Ba.
However, this way, Lu Wenbin got more opportunities.
In the 39th minute, Eduardo used a beautiful bicycle kick outside the penalty area to knock down Borussia Mönchengladbach midfielder Dems, then swung his thigh to make a long shot.
Defender No. 6 Black, who was originally marking Lu Wenbin, was shocked. He left Lu Wenbin and rushed to the path of Eduardo's shot, turning his back and making a gesture to block the shot.
However, Eduardo faked a shot and made a real pass.
After Black left Lu Wenbin behind, Lu Wenbin took two steps sideways to create some distance between him and Black. Then Eduardo raised his thigh and gently dropped it, passing the ball into the penalty area in front of Lu Wenbin.
By the time another defender Paulovice rushed over, Lu Wenbin had already rushed into the penalty area and shot directly without stopping the ball.
The ball accurately passed through Jaimerot's palm, hit the inside post and bounced into the goal.
Hoffenheim led 2-0 and Lu Wenbin scored his first home goal in the Bundesliga.
In an instant, the entire Mercedes Benz Stadium exploded.
The Hoffenheim fans who had already been conquered by Lu Wenbin last season all stood up in an instant, shouting Lu Wenbin's name loudly, screaming and cheering excitedly.
TV commentator Custer also screamed in the commentary booth: "Another goal, Lu scored again! After performing a hat trick in the first Bundesliga game, Lu scored again in the second Bundesliga game, and also had an assist! The magical Chinese Lu, will he score in more than ten consecutive games like he did in the Bundesliga and break Gerd Muller's Bundesliga consecutive scoring record? Just thinking about it makes people look forward to it!"
After Lu Wenbin and his teammates celebrated, the game resumed. Lu Wenbin naturally wanted to score more goals, not to break any records, but just to gain rich Bundesliga game experience.
However, he scored the goal near the end of the first half.
A few minutes after he scored the goal, the referee blew the whistle to end the first half.