In this game, Van Bommel tackled Lu Wenbin several times, and Van Bommel, Demichelis, Van Buyten and others also physically collided with him countless times.
Lu Wenbin has every reason to suspect that this is Bayern Munich's overall tactical choice, which is to injure several Hoffenheim players in the first round of the league, preferably injuring Lu Wenbin, even if that means eliminating Bayern's biggest rival in regaining the Bundesliga title this season.
If it weren't for his good physique and low injury tendency, he might have been injured by Van Bommel in the third minute of the game.
Even so, even if he was not injured, when he thought about the injuries and departure of three main teammates, Demba Ba, Yaisle and Gustavo, and then thought about the difficult days the team had in the second half of last season due to the wave of injuries, Lu Wenbin was full of revenge.
Therefore, after seeing Van Bommel dribbling the ball and preparing to attack, Lu Wenbin, whose head was congested, did not consider the consequences, nor did he consider whether he could get the ball. He just flew from the side of Van Bommel and made a tackle.
Lu Wenbin’s thought was: even if he couldn’t tackle the ball, he had to keep Van Bommel and not let him move forward with the ball.
Hoffenheim's defense, without its main defensive midfielder Gustavo, may not be able to hold on until the end of the game.
Then, under the gaze of countless spectators at the scene and in front of the TV, everyone only saw Van Bommel dribble past the amateur defender Lu Wenbin and prepare to break past Lu Wenbin with the ball.
However, Lu Wenbin, who was about to be broken through, did not give up defense as he did before. He stood in the frontcourt waiting for his teammates in the backcourt to steal the ball and then counterattack.
Lu Wenbin, who was shaken, turned around immediately and before Van Bommel could rush up with the ball, he made a fierce flying tackle from the side and rear towards the ball under Van Bommel's feet.
However, due to Lu Wenbin's amateur defensive and tackling skills, he failed to tackle the ball. Instead, he kicked Van Bommel's ankle directly, sending him flying into the air, and then he fell heavily to the ground with a scream.
There was an exclamation from the commentary booth:
"Ah, Lu made a flying tackle from the side and behind, but he missed the ball and knocked Van Bommel down!"
"It looks like Van Bommel is seriously injured!"
"The Bayern captain is in trouble!"
"This is a serious foul that has never happened to Lu!"
"I guess he was irritated by the continuous injuries to his teammates!"
"I'm afraid Lu will be sent off directly with a red card!"
Van Bommel's scream immediately made the Bayern Munich players furious. Some of them went to check Van Bommel's injuries, and some rushed towards Lu Wenbin.
But Hoffenheim's players naturally would not let Lu Wenbin get hurt and quickly protected Lu Wenbin.
The referee and linesman, who had already been feeling a splitting headache, quickly intervened and separated the players from both sides to prevent the conflict from escalating.
Then, the referee looked at Van Bommel, who was lying on the ground holding his ankle and crying in pain, turned around and gave Lu Wenbin, who had just climbed up, a red card and sent him off the field directly.
Lu Wenbin touched his chin, did not argue, and did not go to see how Van Bommel was doing, and walked off the field. Later, Van Bommel was also carried off on a stretcher after a simple examination by the Bayern team doctor.
As for Lu Wenbin, he walked to the sidelines and was patted on the shoulder by Ralph for comfort. Other substitute players also came up to shake hands with Lu Wenbin.
The fans in the stands also shouted:
"Lu, good job!"
“We support you!”
"Kill him!"
Obviously, although Lu Wenbin's deliberate foul that injured Van Bommel was unethical, in the overall environment of today's game, he undoubtedly won the support of all his team members.
After Lu Wenbin left the field, Hoffenheim had only 8 players left on the field. Bayern Munich naturally wanted to take advantage of the last chance to attack, equalize or even reverse the score.
It was not until this moment that Lu Wenbin on the sidelines began to feel some regret.
His departure not only resulted in Hoffenheim being one man short, but also eliminated their threat to Bayern Munich's midfield and backcourt, allowing players like Lahm and Van Buyten to rush to the frontcourt to help with the attack.
Bayern Munich's wave after wave of attacks made Lu Wenbin and all Hoffenheim coaches, players and fans very worried.
Fortunately, after Lu Wenbin left the field, the players on the field no longer thought about attacking. Even center forward Ibisevic, attacking midfielder Salihovic and others returned to the backcourt to help defend. Hoffenheim parked the bus in front of the goal.
Because the game was delayed too much due to various fouls and conflicts, the referee gave a full 5 minutes of extra time, but with Hoffenheim's united bus defense, Hoffenheim finally held on, and Bayern Munich's offense failed to score a goal.
After 5 minutes of stoppage time, the referee finally blew the whistle to end the game. Hoffenheim had the last laugh in this hand-to-hand battle with Bayern Munich. With Lu Wenbin's direct free kick in the 73rd minute of the second half, they defeated Bayern Munich 1-0 and got off to a good start in the Bundesliga.
Of course, the price of this successful start is too high!
Demba Ba, Yaisle and Gustavo were injured, Eduardo and Lu Wenbin were given direct red cards and will be suspended for the next game, so half of the main lineup was removed.
However, even so, winning in a direct confrontation with the Bundesliga champions, especially through such a bloody victory, is even more gratifying.
Hoffenheim fans sang and danced in the stands and celebrated wildly, while Bayern Munich fans quickly left the stadium under the protection of police and security guards.
The conflict on the field today was too intense. A total of 5 people were injured and left the field, there were 3 red cards and several yellow cards. There have been almost no such intense games in the Bundesliga in recent years.
The police are afraid that extreme fans of both sides will clash and cause bloody clashes among fans, which would be a serious matter.
On the field, people can cover it up with competitive scrambles, defensive errors, lack of attention, failure to brake, etc., but when fans directly fight among themselves, that is a crime.
Although the fans have left, the team has not left, at least Van Gaal cannot leave.
Such a heated dialogue between two strong teams is rare in the Bundesliga. The two sides had a constant war of words before the game, and the press conference after the game will definitely not be quiet.
Sure enough, when attending the post-match press conference, Van Gaal angrily denounced Eduardo and Lu Wenbin's deliberate fouls, claiming that the two of them deliberately injured others. Demichelis and Van Bommel were both seriously injured and would miss the team's games for a long time.
But Hoffenheim obviously has more reason to be angry about this. Demba Ba, Jaisle and Gustavo are also seriously injured, and it is definitely impossible for them to return in one or two games.
Moreover, Ralph said that the cause of the constant conflicts in this game was Van Bommel's foul on Lu Wenbin in the third minute of the game and the referee's leniency towards Van Bommel.
Ralph directly stated that Bayern Munich had no intention of playing well in this game at all. From the beginning of the game, they wanted to foul and even injure Hoffenheim players.
Van Gaal naturally denied this outright. It was impossible for him to admit such a thing.
Moreover, he just asked his players to use more fouls to stop Lu Wenbin and Hoffenheim's attack, but he did not expect the referee to be so soft, which led to the current situation.
Demichelis is the main central defender, and Van Bommel is not only the main defensive midfielder but also the captain. The injuries of these two players are also a huge blow to Van Gaal, who has just taken charge of Bayern and needs to achieve results.
This game is definitely a lose-lose situation for the two championship contenders, Hoffenheim and Bayern Munich.