Although Hoffenheim wanted to score an early goal to equalize the score, Udinese were not made of stone and would only passively take a beating.
After Lu Wenbin made a long shot from the dead corner in the 50th minute that almost led to a goal, Udinese head coach Marino immediately made adjustments and sent out No. 21 midfielder Diego Stino to closely guard Lu Wenbin.
The Italians' research on tactics and defense is not rigid and unchanging. They will make changes according to the adjustments of their opponents.
After leaving the restricted area, the distance was too far and the shooting accuracy was reduced. The opponent also sent someone to interfere next to him. Even if Lu Wenbin had a chance to shoot, his accuracy began to drop significantly.
From the 50th minute to the 70th minute, Lu Wenbin had two more chances to shoot from outside the penalty area, and also had a chance to take a free kick in the frontcourt and use the system skills to take the penalty.
But unfortunately, Lu Wenbin's three shots failed to score a goal.
The free kick awarded by the system skill was the closest to scoring a goal, but it was still saved by the stable Handanovic.
Not only did Hoffenheim fail to score a goal, but to make matters worse, Udinese took advantage of a corner kick in the 73rd minute, and their No. 27 center forward Fabio Quagliagrera headed in a header.
Udinese not only led Hoffenheim 2-0 away from home, but also scored two precious away goals.
Such a result made the entire Mercedes-Benz Stadium silent as death. All Germans were stunned and could not believe what was happening before their eyes.
Before the game, no one expected that Hoffenheim, ranked first in the Bundesliga, would lose at home to a team ranked seventh in Serie A, and the score was so ugly.
You know, Hoffenheim was suppressing Udinese most of the time! In terms of the number of shots, Hoffenheim also had an absolute advantage.
Although Lu Wenbin was a little quiet due to the restrictions, other Hoffenheim players still had a lot of shots.
This only shows that although luck on the court is unpredictable, it does exist.
Udinese scored two goals with just a few counterattack shots, while Hoffenheim didn't score a single goal despite eight or nine shots.
Luck is just so unfair.
Udinese's players and coaches celebrated wildly on Hoffenheim's territory. The Italian commentator even announced that Udinese would definitely eliminate Hoffenheim and enter the UEFA Cup group stage.
Because next, even if Hoffenheim scored a goal, they would still lose to Udinese with a score of 1-2.
According to historical statistics, whether it is the Champions League or the UEFA Cup, the chances of any team turning the tables away from home after losing are extremely small.
Especially for the Italian team that is good at defense, the chances of turning the tables on Italian turf are extremely slim.
Therefore, the Italian commentator had the confidence to announce that Udinese would definitely eliminate Hoffenheim and advance to the group stage before the first round of the game was over.
The German commentator was also silent for a while, not knowing what to say. He could only comment that Lu Wenbin's performance today was somewhat unsatisfactory.
If Lu Wenbin could have performed as well as he did in the league, averaging more than 2 goals per game, the Italians would never have won so easily.
On the court, Lu Wenbin did feel unprecedented pressure.
The current situation has really become a life-and-death moment for Hoffenheim and Lu Wenbin.
If the score remained at this level until the end of the game, coupled with the defensive attributes of the Italian team, it would be a pipe dream for Hoffenheim to turn the tables away from home without scoring a single goal.
By then, Hoffenheim’s first European journey might not even see the group stage, and they will be sent home in the qualifying round.
And Lu Wenbin’s League Cup championship and treble this season have to say goodbye to him just as the season begins!
Lu Wenbin would never be willing to accept such an outcome!
While walking back to his own half and waiting for the kick-off, Lu Wenbin opened the system interface and looked at his experience. He was now at level 13, 148212/200,000, and was still 52,000 experience points away from upgrading.
After today's game, there is still one round of Bundesliga before the second round against Udinese.
However, assists in the league only give 5,000 experience points, goals only give 10,000 points, and wins only give 20,000 points.
In other words, if Lu Wenbin wants to be promoted, if he does not score a goal in this game, he must score at least three goals and get one assist in the next round of the league, and lead the team to win in order to be promoted.
And this, no one can guarantee.
Even though Lu Wenbin's average number of goals per game in the league exceeded 2, he could not guarantee that he would score three or more goals in the next league game.
Therefore, the safest way is to score at least one goal in this game.
In terms of competition level, the UEFA Cup is definitely higher than the Bundesliga, and the goal-scoring experience is definitely more than the Bundesliga.
As long as we get a goal in this game, the pressure of scoring in the next round of the league will undoubtedly be much easier.
At that time, as long as he upgrades, Lu Wenbin will be able to add another 3 basic attributes.
If he were to upgrade this time, Lu Wenbin decided to postpone reducing his injury tendency and upgrade his basic attributes first, and get through Udinese first.
After making up his mind to score a goal, Lu Wenbin ran even harder after the game resumed, trying to get a chance to shoot.
All Hoffenheim players knew that this was a life-and-death moment. Everyone put forth all their energy, running, pulling, and passing the ball regardless of their physical strength. Even Gustavo, Beck and others rushed up to participate in the attack.
As for defense, there was no time to worry about it.
Fortunately, after scoring two away goals and leading 2-0, Udinese no longer had the intention of counterattacking, but instead put almost all of their energy into defense, trying to maintain the 2-0 victory in the away game.
Finally, after wasting another shooting opportunity and a free kick he took, Lu Wenbin finally scored a crucial goal in the 88th minute.
After receiving the ball from Eduardo on the wing in the midfield, he did not kick the ball rashly, but passed it diagonally to Ibrahimovic first, and then made another forward move without the ball.
Ibisevic quickly passed the ball back and completed a two-on-one combination with Lu Wenbin.
Then, outside the penalty area, Lu Wenbin barely completed the shot despite Diego Stino's push, and then he lost his balance and fell to the ground.
However, the ball shot by Lu Wenbin had already passed over the penalty area and went into the blind corner of the goal.
This time, Handanovic finally failed to save the ball.
He was a little bit slow, and the ball almost brushed against his fingertips and went into the net.