After the referee blew the final whistle, Lu Wenbin received a reward of 120,000 experience points for 3 goals and 80,000 experience points for winning, for a total of 200,000 experience points. The experience points increased to level 16, 1.097 million/2 million, which was more than half of the upgrade experience points.
Hoffenheim's players and fans began to celebrate wildly, while Shakhtar Donetsk's players were either frustrated, unwilling, or sitting on the ground, but it was too late.
Commentators from various countries excitedly announced:
"Another miracle has happened! Newly promoted Hoffenheim not only won the Bundesliga in their first season in the top league, but also won the UEFA Cup, becoming a double champion!"
"The Hoffenheim miracle not only took place in the Bundesliga, but also in Europe. They defeated Shakhtar Donetsk and won the last UEFA Cup! This is an unprecedented miracle, a unique miracle that Kaiserslautern and Nottingham Forest have never achieved!"
"Hoffenheim is not only a double champion, but may even become a treble champion! In ten days, they will have a German Cup final against Werder Bremen! If Hoffenheim defeats Werder Bremen and wins the German Cup, they will create a miracle of a newly promoted team winning the treble, which is probably unprecedented and will never be repeated!"
"Lu Wenbin scored a hat-trick in the final, becoming the second player in the history of the UEFA Cup to score a hat-trick in the final. He also raised his UEFA Cup goal tally this season to 22! He raised Klinsmann's European goal record of 15 by 7 goals! It's simply too terrifying!"
"Scoring 22 European goals in a single season is definitely an unattainable achievement! I believe that no one can break this record except Lu Wenbin himself!"
Amid the commentator's praise and the fans' applause, the Hoffenheim team celebrated for more than 20 minutes before returning to the locker room to shower and change clothes. The on-site staff began to set up the podium.
Then the award ceremony began.
First, the players of Shakhtar Donetsk received their runner-up medals.
Although they failed in the end, the Ukrainian team still deserves congratulations for reaching the European final for the first time and winning runner-up. Everyone at the scene applauded them.
Then the championship medals were awarded.
Amid the cheers of more than 10,000 Hoffenheim fans and applause from other fans, UEFA President Platini presented championship medals to Ralph, Salihovic and others.
When it was Lu Wenbin's turn, Platini put the medal on him and said, "Lu, you are such an amazing talent! I look forward to your performance in the UEFA Champions League next year!"
Lu Wenbin said: "Thank you!"
After presenting the medals, Platini also gave Lu Wenbin a separate UEFA Cup final MVP award.
This is a single-game award only available in the Champions League and UEFA Cup finals, and is given to the player with the best performance in the final.
The MVP of this final was naturally undisputed, it was Lu Wenbin who performed a hat trick.
As for Lu Wenbin's UEFA Cup Golden Boot with 22 goals, there was no separate award. Like the Champions League Golden Boot, it was just an honor on the list.
After the medals are awarded, the most exciting championship trophy presentation ceremony will naturally begin!
The UEFA Cup trophy is called the Bertoni Cup. UEFA previously stipulated that the team that won three consecutive championships or five championships could keep one permanently.
But in the 38-year history of the UEFA Cup, no team has ever done that.
The other teams will have to return the originals to UEFA after keeping them for a year before the start of the UEFA Cup final next season, so everyone can only keep copies.
The original Bertoni Trophy awarded today was returned to UEFA by the previous champion Zenit St. Petersburg a month ago. Zenit's Hall of Fame can only keep one replica.
Next season, the Bertoni Cup will be abandoned because the UEFA Cup and Toto Cup will be merged into the Europa League and a new trophy will be used.
Therefore, as the last champion, Hoffenheim can be lucky enough to permanently preserve this UEFA Cup trophy that has gone through 38 years of history.
This is also one of the reasons why the stadium was packed with people at this UEFA Cup final and attracted much attention from media and fans around the world.
Amid the singing of "We Are the Champions", Salihovic took the 15-kilogram Bertoni Trophy from Platini and raised it high above his head amid the applause and cheers of the fans.
Hoffenheim became the last champion of the last UEFA Cup and was able to retain the Bertoni Cup permanently!
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The moment Salihovic took the trophy from Platini and raised it, Lu Wenbin heard the electronic sound of the system awarding the award in his mind:
"Ding Dong, congratulations to the host for completing 'Mission 14: League Cup Champion' and gaining 200,000 experience points and 20 skill points. The host's current experience is level 16, 1.297 million/2 million, and the balance of skill points is 20."
Now, Lu Wenbin has enough skill points to max out his physique, speed and even off-ball running.
Of course, his speed and physique cannot be increased that much. After all, he just increased them a few days ago. It would be too abnormal if he increased them too quickly.
But running without the ball can be added to the full value without any scruples, adding more weight to the victory in the final German Cup final against Werder Bremen.
As for physique, there will be no problem adding more before the start of next season.
In terms of speed, Lu Wenbin plans to find a professional sprint coach to help him train during the holidays, and add points while training to conceal his tracks.
Of course, the most important thing at the moment is to celebrate the championship with the team!
After the award ceremony, Hoffenheim rested in Istanbul for one night and returned to Germany early the next morning.
Of course, few people actually fall asleep.
This is a sleepless night!
Not only did the players celebrate, play and take photos with each other, but even the coaches and team doctors were not spared. They were dragged by the players to celebrate with them. They also had to call their family and friends. It was not until three or four o'clock in the middle of the night that they could no longer bear it and went back to their rooms to rest for a few hours.
As for whether they can really fall asleep, only the players themselves know!
In addition to the excited Hoffenheim players and fans, media reporters also do not get any rest. They have to grab the readers' attention as soon as possible!
After all, it is one of the two most important cup competitions in Europe, and it is the last one, which is quite commemorative. The attention this UEFA Cup has received around the world is unprecedented.
The fastest Internet media in various countries released breaking news right after the game ended, and some were so fast that they even released detailed press releases.
Everyone has made extensive and heavy reports on Hoffenheim's championship, double championship, permanent preservation of the Bertoni Cup, Lu Wenbin's hat trick, UEFA Cup Golden Boot, final MVP, 22 European goal record, etc.!
As for the television and newspapers the next day, there is no need to elaborate, they will definitely be reported in great detail!
Like China's CCTV-5, because of Lu Wenbin's presence, they will even make a special documentary to provide more detailed coverage!
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