After a few days of rest after the match with Borussia Mönchengladbach, Hoffenheim faced Leverkusen, who was fifth in the standings, at home.
There is no doubt that this is a strong dialogue between two strong teams ranked at the top of the standings.
The absence of Hoffenheim's Ibisevic and Obasi undoubtedly added many variables to the game.
Even if Eduardo returns, many media still believe that Hoffenheim will face great difficulties in this game.
From the last game where Hoffenheim was tied by Borussia Mönchengladbach, it can be seen that the absence of Ibisevic and Obasi has caused a serious blow to Hoffenheim's offensive line.
When Leverkusen arrived at Rhine-Neckar County to attend the pre-match press conference, head coach Labbadia also publicly challenged, saying that if Borussia Mönchengladbach could tie with Hoffenheim, then Leverkusen's goal should be to defeat Hoffenheim.
The entire Hoffenheim team did not take Labadia's big words to heart.
After all, Hoffenheim was only missing Ibisevic and Obasi, and the whole team was not in collapse.
The main attacking midfielder Eduardo has returned and the top scorer Lu Wenbin is performing normally. No matter how you look at it, Hoffenheim will not be afraid of Leverkusen at home.
Lu Wenbin also wanted to lead the team to a big victory in a strong dialogue to tell the world that Hoffenheim has the ability to continue to advance in the second half of the season until he finally wins the championship.
However, it may be that Lu Wenbin and Hoffenheim's performance in the first half of the season was too dazzling, and even God became jealous and could not bear to watch it.
Therefore, when Hoffenheim's home game against Leverkusen started at 20:30 on the evening of February 13, the scene on the field gave the entire Hoffenheim team another heavy blow.
Less than 10 minutes into the game, and neither team had scored a goal, Hoffenheim's main central defender, No. 24 Per Nilsson, was injured while defending the opponent's forward Kiessling.
Nilsson tackled Kiessling who was dribbling the ball. Kiessling jumped up to avoid the tackle, but when he fell, he lost his balance and stepped on Nilsson's ankle, causing Nilsson to be injured and bleeding.
After the team doctor treated the injury, the initial diagnosis was that Nilsson had a serious ankle injury and needed surgery and would be out for at least two months.
When they saw Nilsson covering his face and crying as he was carried away on a stretcher, Salihovic, Eduardo, Baker and others all looked extremely heavy.
Many male fans in the stands of the Rhein-Neckar Arena held their heads, gritted their teeth, and showed despair in their eyes. Many female Hoffenheim fans covered their mouths and couldn't help crying.
In the first half of the season, almost no one on the team was injured. As a newly promoted team, the team won consecutive victories in the Bundesliga, German Cup and UEFA Cup. The whole world was exclaiming at the Hoffenheim miracle.
Who knew that Hoffenheim would suffer such a series of heavy blows starting from the winter training camp
First, main center Ibisevic was seriously injured and missed the second half of the season, then Eduardo was suspended, and then Obasi suffered repeated muscle strains that became a chronic illness.
In today's strong dialogue with Leverkusen, Eduardo was lifted from suspension and returned to the field. Just when Hoffenheim was about to regroup and fight a big battle with the opponent, the team's defensive backbone and main central defender Nilsson was seriously injured and left the field, and will be out for at least two months.
It seemed as if there was some mysterious force stopping Hoffenheim's progress.
Dickenson, the commentator of the German Sports TV station, shook his head and sighed, "Hoffenheim's main central defender Nilsson was seriously injured and left the field. Their defense is facing collapse. I don't know why, since the start of winter training, Hoffenheim's players have suffered serious injuries to three main players, Ibisevic, Obasi and Nilsson, in less than a month, and they are all in the most important positions. There are still 14 league rounds to the end of the season, and Hoffenheim's lead in the standings now does not seem so safe."
Other commentators also discussed the situation on the field and sighed about Hoffenheim's prospects for this game and the second half of the season.
Indeed, Nilsson's serious injury and departure from the field were immediately reflected in the score in the following game.
After Nilsson left the field, Ralph had to replace him with No. 5 Komper, who originally played as a right back but was squeezed out of the main position by Baker, and let him partner with Jancker as a central defender.
However, after being squeezed out of the starting position by Baker this season, Komper has not played many games, not to mention the center back position which he is not good at
On the forward line, Lu Wenbin and Paljic had an awkward cooperation, which greatly affected their shooting opportunities, not to mention the central defender combination that required more tacit cooperation for joint defense and was not allowed to make mistakes.
Just a few minutes after the game restarted, in the 17th minute, Leverkusen forward Vidal took advantage of the gap between Jancker and Komper to pass a straight pass.
Leverkusen striker Yekas successfully made an offside move, received the ball on the penalty area line and shot it, the ball flew past Ozcan and into the goal.
The referee then pointed to the center circle and blew the whistle to indicate that the goal was valid.
In the 17th minute, Leverkusen scored the first goal, and Hoffenheim fell behind Leverkusen 0-1 at their home stadium, Rhein-Neckar Arena.
Goalkeeper Ozcan made a save, but the distance was too close and it was useless. In the end, he could only kneel on the ground, turn his head to look at the ball flying into the goal, and pound the ground with his hands to express his helplessness.
The main central defender Yankel, who failed to stop the opponent's forward Yekas, also looked helpless. He looked at Komper but couldn't say anything.
Komper, who lost the ball due to a wrong positioning and a through pass from the opponent, lowered his head, not knowing what he was thinking.
Maybe he was regretting his mistakes, maybe he was regretting the team's bad luck, or maybe he was regretting that the coach shouldn't have sent him to play as a central defender.
Hoffenheim, both the players on the field and the fans in the stands, seemed lifeless amid the cheers and celebrations of Leverkusen players and more than a thousand visiting fans.
Many people, including the Hoffenheim players on the field, were wondering whether God was stopping Hoffenheim's progress and did not want Hoffenheim to win the Bundesliga championship and perform the miracle of a newly promoted team winning the championship.
This kind of thinking will undoubtedly discourage some people who believe in God, make them lose their fighting spirit and the power to resist.
Only Lu Wenbin did not lose heart.
If there is anyone on the field who still doesn't believe that it is God who is stopping Hoffenheim, it is undoubtedly Lu Wenbin, who has the football championship system.
Even this kind of plug-in system can be obtained by Lu Wenbin. Is there any other player in the world who is as lucky as him? Is there any other team who is as lucky as the team he plays for
Perhaps, the numerous blows and difficulties they are currently facing are just tests from God for Lu Wenbin and Hoffenheim, the newly promoted team.
They won the games in the first half of the season too easily. God is testing Hoffenheim's willpower to see if they can withstand it.
If Hoffenheim collapsed and gave up resisting, they deserved to lose the game, and they deserved even more for not winning the Bundesliga championship under the current good situation.
Therefore, Lu Wenbin did not get discouraged or give up.
He ran back to his own goal from the frontcourt, picked up the ball in the goal, and called on his teammates to cheer up while running towards the center line.
Lu Wenbin encouraged everyone loudly, saying that the team was only one goal behind and they would definitely be able to equalize and reverse the situation to win.
They won the half-time championship and created the world-famous Hoffenheim miracle. They are the Hoffenheim team without any worries and fears.
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