With the score trailing 0-2, Schalke 04 couldn't even take care of Lu Wenbin.
After the game resumed, Ernst gave up marking Lu Wenbin and joined the frontcourt attack.
However, they were left with too little playing time.
Lu Wenbin scored the goal in the 81st minute. Even if Hoffenheim celebrated for a while, there were only 10 minutes left until the end of the game including the extra time.
Moreover, in the following time, Ralph started to make substitutions to delay time and interrupt the opponent's offensive rhythm, using up all three substitution quotas.
After 3 minutes of stoppage time, the referee blew the whistle to end the game. Hoffenheim defeated Schalke 04 2-0 in the last round of the Bundesliga before the winter break.
Moreover, both of Hoffenheim's goals came from Lu Wenbin, making the Schalke 04 coach's pre-match statement that he could freeze Lu Wenbin a joke.
Although if you insist, Lu Wenbin did not score a goal in the penalty area under the close defense of Enters and Krstajic, Schalke 04 was still successful in freezing Lu Wenbin in the penalty area.
Lu Wenbin's goal-scoring lob from midfield was a bit of luck, and his final shot into the empty goal by taking advantage of Schalke 04's carelessness was even more of a stroke of luck.
However, the winner is the king in football. Lu Wenbin scored two goals, and it was useless for others to say anything. It would be unreasonable to argue.
In this game, Lu Wenbin also got 2 goals for 20,000 + the team won 20,000, a total of 40,000 experience points reward, and the experience increased to level 15 432212/1 million.
The match between Hoffenheim and Schalke 04 is the last game of the 17th round of the Bundesliga. After this game, all Bundesliga games before the winter break will be over.
Therefore, after this game, the Bundesliga half-time points were finally determined.
Hoffenheim has 14 wins, one draw and two losses in 17 league games, with 43 points, ranking first in the standings. Bayern Munich was tied by Stuttgart in the last round and has only 33 points, 10 points behind Hoffenheim.
With such a performance and such a big score difference, it seems that Hoffenheim, the newly promoted team, is almost certain to win its first Bundesliga title!
Not only the German media, but countless media in Europe and around the world have reported extensively on Hoffenheim. Countless neutral fans have become fans of Hoffenheim, and the name of the Hoffenheim Miracle has begun to become famous around the world.
Lu Wenbin, who led Hoffenheim to win the Bundesliga half-season championship as a newly promoted team, also shocked the world of football by scoring 29 league goals in 15 appearances in 17 league rounds, almost averaging two goals per game.
Edin Dzeko, who is also in the Bundesliga and is second on the scorer list, has scored less than half of Lu Wenbin's goals. Other scorers such as Gomez, Pizarro, Luca Toni, Ribery, Podolski, etc. are even further behind Lu Wenbin.
Not only in the Bundesliga scorer list, but also in the competition for the European Golden Boot list, Lu Wenbin is also far ahead, leaving behind a number of superstars such as Diego Forlan and Eto'o in La Liga, Anelka and Ronaldo in the Premier League, Ibrahimovic and Kaka in Serie A, and Benzema in Ligue 1.
Just based on the 29 goals in the first half of the season, in some seasons it would have been enough to win the European Golden Boot.
For example, the European Golden Boot in the 2004/2005 season was shared by Henry of Arsenal in the Premier League and Diego Forlan of Villarreal in La Liga, both of whom scored only 25 league goals.
If Lu Wenbin's 29 goals were put in the 2004/2005 season, it would mean that Lu Wenbin only played half a season to win the European Golden Boot.
Of course, this is a rare situation. Generally speaking, to win the European Golden Boot, you need to score at least 30 goals in the league to have a chance.
However, no one believes that Lu Wenbin, who has scored 29 goals in half a season, will not score a single goal in the second half of the season, unless he is seriously injured during the winter break and is out for the entire second half of the season.
Therefore, in the competition for the European Golden Shoe among the top scorers in the five major leagues, Lu Wenbin is already far ahead and has almost secured the European Golden Shoe for the 2008/2009 season!
As for the shooters in other secondary leagues, there is no need to mention them.
Because the European Golden Boot list is ranked based on a points system.
Because the top five leagues have higher technical and tactical levels and are more difficult to score goals, their European Golden Boot points are the number of goals multiplied by 2, the secondary leagues are the number of goals multiplied by 1.5, and the lower-level leagues have points equal to the number of goals.
Therefore, in the competition for the European Golden Boot, the top five leagues have a natural advantage.
In recent years, the European Golden Boot has become the preserve of the top scorers in the five major leagues, while it has become difficult to get ahold of it in the secondary and lower leagues.
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Although Lu Wenbin has already become famous in the world football with the titles of Bundesliga half-time champion and first place in the scorer list.
However, after all, he has not yet won any important championship titles and personal honors such as the Bundesliga championship, UEFA Cup championship, League Golden Boot, European Golden Boot, etc., so there is still uncertainty.
Therefore, Lu Wenbin's personal commercial value has not yet reached the point of explosion, and the prices offered by brands that come to discuss advertising endorsements still cannot reach the psychological price of Lu Wenbin and Mendes.
Both Mendes and Lu Wenbin prefer to wait until at least the end of the first Bundesliga season and after winning several significant championships and personal honors before discussing a big contract.
Therefore, during the winter break, Mendes helped Lu Wenbin sign three ordinary one-year print endorsement advertisements, which were filmed two days after the match with Schalke 04.
As for China, it is still affected by the overall image of Chinese football. As a football player, Lu Wenbin still has no big brands or big companies in China that can afford the price to hire him.
At the same time, the day after the game with Schalke 04, Hoffenheim Club also held a Christmas dinner in advance, and Lu Wenbin brought Kate to the party.
After the Christmas party, the team went on holiday and the players went home to celebrate Christmas and New Year with their families.
In this regard, the Bundesliga and La Liga teams are much happier than the Premier League, which does not have a winter break. As for the Chinese players not being able to celebrate the Lunar New Year, there is nothing they can do about it.
On December 17, after shooting a print advertisement for an advertising endorsement, Lu Wenbin returned to China.
Because Kate was in the middle of a period of inspiration for her novel, she did not make the long journey to China with Lu Wenbin. She agreed to find another time to go home with Lu Wenbin to visit his parents.
After getting off the plane in Beijing, Lu Wenbin first went to CCTV Sports Channel to accept a special interview on World Football, and then returned to his hometown of Zunyi and Meitan.
Naturally, Lu Wenbin, who has become a big star, is loved by countless fans in his hometown.
Dozens of media outlets from across the country and Guizhou have been following Lu Wenbin and filming his itinerary in the country.
Even Lu Wenbin's parents, neighbors, relatives, teachers, classmates, and officials in the county and town were interviewed by reporters and appeared on television and in newspapers. He was in great glory and definitely returned home in glory.