When the game ended, Hoffenheim fans, both at the scene and in front of the TV, cheered ecstatically.
Hoffenheim advanced to the German Cup final, so there is hope of defending the title.
Commentator Dickenson also said with emotion: "Defending champion Hoffenheim defeated Leverkusen 2-1 away at the BayArena and advanced to this season's German Cup final. It seems that Hoffenheim may not only win the Bundesliga championship, but also the German Cup and complete the feat of double championship. Lu also raised his total personal goal tally for the season to 69 goals. I wonder to what extent Lu will improve Gerd Muller's record of 67 goals after the season ends!"
After resting for a night in the local area, Hoffenheim returned to the base and took a day off the next day.
In the evening, another German Cup semi-final was decided. Werder Bremen and Hamburg were tied 1-1 in 120 minutes and finally went into a penalty shootout.
In the penalty shootout, Werder Bremen won 3-1 and advanced to the German Cup final, where they will compete with Hoffenheim for this season's German Cup championship.
However, many people are not optimistic about whether Werder Bremen, who just lost to Hoffenheim in the UEFA Cup quarter-finals, can defeat Hoffenheim.
It seems that Hoffenheim has a higher chance of winning.
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In the German Cup semi-final against Leverkusen, Lu Wenbin received a reward of 1 goal 2000 + win 4000, a total of 6000 experience points, and the experience increased to level 16 437,000/2 million.
Three days after the German Cup semi-final, Hoffenheim faced Hertha Berlin in the 29th round of the Bundesliga.
Hertha Berlin is currently ranked third in the standings, leaving Bayern Munich behind, and is definitely a strong team.
Although the next game is the first leg of the UEFA Cup semi-final against Hamburg, fortunately, that game is 6 days apart from this Bundesliga game, so Hoffenheim has plenty of time to rest.
Therefore, in this strong dialogue with Hertha Berlin, Hoffenheim also fielded all its main players to strive for victory and continue to maintain its huge lead in the standings.
If Hoffenheim can make it to the UEFA Cup final and win the league title a few rounds before the final, they will have plenty of time to prepare for the UEFA Cup and the final German Cup final, and it will really be possible to achieve the treble.
Therefore, in this league match, Ralph deployed the same 433 main offensive formation as in the last German Cup semi-final, only rotating one or two positions.
At 19:30 on the evening of April 24, the 29th round of the Bundesliga match between Hoffenheim and Hertha Berlin officially started at home.
In the 11th minute, Lu Wenbin took away a defensive midfielder and a central defender of Hertha Berlin, and Salihovic got a chance to shoot in the middle.
However, his shot was at a slightly straight angle and was saved by Hertha Berlin goalkeeper Drobny.
A few minutes later, Hertha Berlin, which is ranked third in the standings and has considerable strength, responded with a shot by their No. 9 striker Pantlic.
However, it was also blocked by Ozcan.
Both teams wanted to win, so they attacked each other fiercely.
In the 22nd minute, Hertha Berlin's attack was intercepted by Hoffenheim and a counterattack was launched.
Beck made a cross from the bottom line, and Parjic's close header was saved by Drobny, which made tens of thousands of Hoffenheim fans at the scene sigh and hold their heads, and also made the more than 1,000 Hertha Berlin away fans who came with the team very grateful.
However, before the fans of Hertha Berlin could finish celebrating, Lu Wenbin shook off the close defense of Lucio and Rodney like a ghost, appeared in front of the ball, and kicked the ball into the goal before defender Shahed could clear it.
Lu Wenbin scored again and led Hoffenheim to a 1-0 lead over Hertha Berlin at home.
Hertha Berlin's head coach Favre shook his head helplessly on the sidelines, feeling puzzled by Lu Wenbin's performance.
If two or three people can't keep an eye on Lu Wenbin, what else can he do
We can only attack and compete with Hoffenheim in the number of goals.
Hertha Berlin, which was behind in the score, launched a more fierce attack.
Fortunately, they are ranked third in the standings, and their offensive power cannot be underestimated.
In the 35th minute, Hertha Berlin midfielder Cicero took a long shot from outside the penalty area. The angle was not tricky and Ozcan should have been able to save it.
Unexpectedly, Yankel, who was anxious to clear the ball, fell to the ground and tackled the ball, but failed to break the ball.
The ball hit his toes and refracted slightly, but did not go out of the goal. It just deceived Ozcan who had already made a saving action, and flew into the goal from the opposite direction of Ozcan's save.
Seeing the ball go into the net, Yankel pounded the grass with his fist, feeling very annoyed.
However, it was of no avail. Hertha Berlin successfully tied the score to 1-1, and the two sides returned to the same starting line.
In the next ten minutes, neither side scored a goal and the game went into halftime with a score of 1-1.
After 15 minutes, the two sides changed sides and continued the game.
In the 57th minute of the second half, Lu Wenbin received a pass from Obasi while being closely guarded by the opponent. He wanted to make a one-two combination with Paljic to get rid of Lucio and Rodney and set up a shot.
As a result, Lu Wenbin passed the ball off target, and the ball was intercepted by Hertha Berlin defender von Bergen before Paljic could even catch it.
Lu Wenbin's passing level and accuracy are still a bit lacking.
However, in the 64th minute, Lu Wenbin made a good pass.
After receiving the pass from Copado in the frontcourt, he paused, attracted the attention of Lucio and three other opponent defenders, and then suddenly passed the ball diagonally to the corner of the penalty area.
The route and speed of the ball were just right, allowing Obasi to shake off the full-back defending him and catch the ball first.
Then, Obasi rushed into the penalty area with the ball, made a fake shot and passed the ball to the middle after shaking the goalkeeper. Paljic easily pushed the ball into the net.
Hoffenheim scored again and led Hertha Berlin 2-1.
In the following game, although Hertha Berlin tried their best to score a goal to equalize the score, they failed to do so.
Not only did they fail to score a goal, but Hoffenheim scored a counterattack goal in the 87th minute.
The young German international Beck broke through with the ball after intercepting it on the wing, then cut inside when approaching the penalty area, made a fake move to pass the ball to Lu Wenbin, and then suddenly broke into the penalty area and shot. The ball went into the goal through the gap between the goalkeeper and the goal post.
In the end, Hoffenheim defeated Hertha Berlin 3-1 at home and continued to take all three points. Lu Wenbin received a reward of 10,000 for 1 goal + 20,000 for winning, a total of 30,000 experience points, and the experience increased to level 16 467,000/2 million.
Because there are still 6 days until the next UEFA Cup semi-final against Hamburg, and it is a home game, everyone in the team is very tired as they are fighting on three fronts.
Therefore, after the Bundesliga match with Hertha Berlin, Ralph gave all the team members two full days off to let them have a good rest and then come back to prepare for the UEFA Cup semi-final against Hamburg.