In Udinese's home stadium, Stadio Friuli, players from both teams, coaches, spectators and commentators all thought that Demba Ba, who had the ball in the penalty area, was going to take a follow-up shot.
However, seeing several defenders rushing up and his shooting route partially blocked, Demba Ba felt unsure.
Therefore, Demba Ba did not shoot rashly to waste the opportunity. He wanted Lu Wenbin, who had a higher shooting accuracy, to shoot.
So, when Demba Ba stopped the ball, he glanced outside the penalty area, and was surprised to find that Lu Wenbin had gotten rid of Enle, who was focusing his attention on him, and ran into the penalty area.
Demba Ba acted decisively, raised his thigh and changed direction, passing the ball in a triangle to the penalty spot near the penalty area line.
Lu Wenbin had already gotten rid of the distracted Enle and rushed into the gap that was temporarily unguarded.
The ball rolled towards Lu Wenbin through a small gap in the crowd in the penalty area. Because the distance was too close, Udinese player Lukovic stretched his legs but failed to touch the ball.
Looking in the direction of the ball's roll, everyone was shocked to find that Lu Wenbin appeared in the direction of the ball's roll, and Enle, who was supposed to be closely guarding Lu Wenbin, was now almost 3 meters behind Lu Wenbin.
Everyone was shocked.
Of course, the Udinese people were panicked, while Hoffenheim supporters were surprised and happy.
Commentator Custer yelled: "Opportunity, Lu got rid of Enler's close defense and was in an open position, and Demba Ba passed the ball just in time."
The CCTV-5 commentator also excitedly explained: "Lu Wenbin's chance has come. He has the chance to complete the first double goal by a Chinese player in a European competition!"
On the court, in fact, by now in the game, Lu Wenbin was already very tired and wanted to lie down and have a good rest.
However, he knew that the game was not over yet and his team was still behind in the overall score, while he was Hoffenheim's top scorer and the core of the team, so he could not fall down.
Therefore, when Baker's shot and Demba Ba's reception attracted most people's attention, Lu Wenbin, with his 19/19 off-ball running attribute, keenly perceived the gap in the penalty area and subconsciously ran over.
In fact, running without the ball is useless most of the time. Lu Wenbin did not expect that Demba Ba, who received the ball in the penalty area, would give up the follow-up shot and pass the ball to him.
He just saw the opening and ran over subconsciously.
Then, Lu Wenbin saw the ball being passed by Demba Ba, and no one touched it on the way.
At this time, Handanovic had just stood up and was still on Demba Ba's side, and most of the goal was empty.
Good opportunity!
Lu Wenbin's heartbeat suddenly accelerated!
However, Lu Wenbin, who has become the Bundesliga's top scorer and the core of the team, was excited but still able to control his body, even though he was very tired.
This ball was not a long shot outside the penalty area, so Lu Wenbin did not need much power.
After Lu Wenbin glanced at the goal to confirm the position and angle, he leaned forward and kicked the rolling ball with his full shooting attribute.
The ball changed direction and successfully went into the blind corner.
Although Handanovic desperately rushed over from the other side and a defender fell to the ground and tried to block the bullet hole, it was too late.
After shooting the ball, Lu Wenbin, who had lost his strength, staggered and almost fell to the ground.
However, after seeing the ball successfully enter the net, Lu Wenbin seemed to have regained infinite strength all over his body. He suddenly propped himself up and roared to the sky, then rushed towards the stands of more than 2,000 Hoffenheim fans gathered in the corner.
Behind him were equally excited Demba Ba, Eduardo, Ibisevic and others.
In the 83rd minute of the game, Demba Ba assisted Lu Wenbin to score another goal. Lu Wenbin scored twice away from home and helped Hoffenheim lead Udinese 2-1 away from home.
The total score between the two sides became 3-3, and the number of away goals was the same, and the two sides were completely back to the same starting line.
This surprised countless media and fans who thought Hoffenheim was bound to lose before the game, and also made Hoffenheim's supporters ecstatic.
Custer in the commentary booth had already stood up when Demba Ba passed the ball to Lu Wenbin.
Seeing Lu Wenbin hit the ball, he could no longer hold back and shouted with all his might, "Toooooooooooooooooooooooor..."
Then, he began to give a more detailed explanation to the fans in front of the TV.
In the CCTV-5 live broadcast room, commentators and guests were also happily celebrating and discussing Lu Wenbin's second goal.
This is not only Lu Wenbin's third European goal and the fourth European goal by a Chinese player, but also the first time a Chinese player has scored twice in a single game in a European competition. It is definitely worth celebrating for all Chinese fans.
Countless Chinese fans in front of the TV also expressed their deep agreement. Countless people left messages in forums and comment sections of online TV live broadcast rooms to express their support and admiration for Lu Wenbin.
Even though it was already late at night, everyone couldn't suppress their excitement about their compatriot Lu Wenbin scoring twice in the European competition.
On the field, Lu Wenbin, who finally equalized the total score and eliminated the opponent's two away goals, not only excitedly rushed to the stands where Hoffenheim fans gathered, but also rushed directly to the sidelines and threw himself into the first row of fans.
The die-hard fans who had traveled with the team to the away game were so excited that they could not control themselves. When they saw Lu Wenbin rushing over, the fans in the back row also rushed to the front, scrambling to touch Lu Wenbin's head or body while shouting:
"Lu, you are so great!"
"Long live Hoffenheim, long live Lu!"
Another female fan screamed:
"Lu, I love you!"
"I want to have a baby for you!"
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When Lu Wenbin scored twice to tie the aggregate score to 3-3 and equalized Udinese's away goal, the two sides truly returned to the same starting line, but the game became more subtle.
Although this is Udinese's home ground, and it has the advantage of fans, the stadium, and even the referee's favoritism, this advantage has now turned into a disadvantage.
Because the first leg of the game is over, Udinese no longer has the chance to expand their away goal tally, but Hoffenheim still does.
As long as Hoffenheim scores one more goal, it will be a real away goal worth two. Udinese will not be able to eliminate Hoffenheim unless they score two goals in return.
Even if the two sides maintain this score and go into overtime, Hoffenheim's goal will still be counted as an away goal.
Whether extra time is counted as an away goal varies across continents and national football associations, but in UEFA, it is counted as an away goal.
Just last season, Bundesliga Bayern Munich and La Liga Getafe met in the UEFA Cup quarter-finals. Bayern Munich was tied 1-1 by Getafe at home, and then they tied Getafe 1-1 away, and the two sides went into overtime.
After entering the overtime, both sides scored one goal each, making the game 3-3.
According to UEFA's rule that goals scored in extra time are also counted as away goals, Bayern Munich has scored a total of 2 away goals, while Getafe has only 1.
Therefore, there was no penalty shootout in that game. Bayern Munich directly eliminated Getafe with the advantage of more away goals and advanced to the next round.
So, according to the current game situation, although Udinese has the advantage of home court, Hoffenheim's advantage seems to have become even greater.
The game is developing in a direction that countless people could not have imagined before the game.
Hoffenheim seems to be really going to become one of the less than 5% teams that have a chance of performing a miracle.