After the 7th round of the Bundesliga, on September 29, the Hoffenheim team flew to Romania on the Black Sea coast to prepare for the second round of the Champions League group stage.
After the last round of group matches, Hoffenheim, who defeated Glasgow Rangers 3-0, ranked first with 3 points and 3 goals difference, Sevilla ranked second with 3 points and 2 goals difference, Uniria ranked third with one goal less than Glasgow Rangers, and Glasgow Rangers ranked fourth.
Even though there are still five rounds of group matches, for Uniria, which is in the fourth tier, any group match is a life-and-death battle.
If they want to qualify, they have to fight hard in every group match, especially at home, where they cannot afford to lose.
If they can’t even win at home, there’s no way they can qualify from the group.
Therefore, despite facing the European king Hoffenheim, Uniria still shouted the slogan of fighting for victory at the pre-match press conference.
They are going to fight Hoffenheim to the death at home.
Moreover, other Uniria players made threatening remarks during interviews with reporters.
"Hoffenheim is the king of Europe, a top league team, and has star players. They are afraid of injuries and being ruled out for the season. But we are not afraid, because we have nothing to begin with, and the Champions League is our only stage to show ourselves to the world. We will fight Hoffenheim to the end at home!"
Obviously, Uniria's players wanted to take advantage of Hoffenheim's high value and physical fitness, and threatened their opponents with fouls on the field and even hurtful words, so that Hoffenheim's players would perform poorly and lose the game.
With their technical and tactical levels far behind, they could only rely on these off-the-board tricks to try to make up for some of their disadvantages and retain some hope of victory.
But this doesn't scare people.
Football is a war in peacetime. Any player who wants to achieve extraordinary achievements and honors must pass all tests.
If you back down after being threatened by your opponent, you would have been eliminated before entering professional football.
Especially Lu Wenbin, whose injury tendency has been reduced to zero, is confident and fearless.
After arriving in Bucharest, Romania, Lu Wenbin claimed in an interview that he welcomed Romania to foul him and that he would use a free kick to let Romania know the consequences of using foul tactics.
Eduardo, who already had a bad temper, said bluntly that anyone who fouled him should be prepared to get injured.
A Champions League group match between two teams with no historical grudges was full of tension before the game.
However, Lu Wenbin didn't take it to heart.
On the one hand, his full resistance to injury can protect him from getting hurt. On the other hand, if the opponent really adopts a foul tactic, his free kicks will not be easy to deal with.
Of course, before the game started, Lu Wenbin still increased the speed a little.
A month has passed since the last speed upgrade before the European Super Cup. Although Lu Wenbin wanted to improve a little more through training during this month, he has never been able to do so.
As expected, it becomes more and more difficult to improve through training as time goes by.
When his physical development was about to be completed, Lu Wenbin could no longer wait and could only choose to use skill points to increase it every month.
After adding points, Lu Wenbin's speed became 17/20, and there were still 3 skill points left.
This speed is not slow. Although it can't be called a fast horse, it is also the level of an excellent forward!
Coupled with Lu Wenbin's ability to run without the ball, if he starts early, it will be even more difficult for the opponent to catch up.
At 19:45 on the evening of September 30th, at Uniria's home stadium, Gencia Stadium, with the referee's whistle, the second round of the 2009/2010 UEFA Champions League group stage Group G Uniria VS Hoffenheim match officially began.
The Gencia Stadium, which can accommodate more than 30,000 people, was packed. The home team fans had been making crazy noises since before the game started, trying to affect Hoffenheim's performance.
During the game, they continued to boo, use horns, and even throw lighters, water bottles, and fireworks in an attempt to help the home team defeat Hoffenheim and retain a glimmer of hope of victory and qualifying.
The Uniria players on the field also fought very hard, and their pre-match slogans were not just talk.
After all, there is indeed a huge gap in strength between the two sides. Apart from using the 451 defensive formation, Uniria can only use additional tricks to try to defeat Hoffenheim.
In the 7th minute, when Salihovic was about to break into the penalty area with the ball on the left side of the midfield, he was tackled to the ground with the ball by the opponent Uniria defender Mafitei.
Fortunately, Salihovic jumped up in time to avoid the collision and was not injured. He also won a free kick for Hoffenheim. Mafitei was also shown a yellow card by the referee.
However, the position of this free kick was a bit off. Lu Wenbin did not use the system skills, and the free kick he took went around the wall and flew directly over the crossbar.
In the 16th minute, Hoffenheim made a comeback.
Demba Ba made a cross from the bottom line, but Ibrahimovic was hit by a hidden elbow in the chest by the opponent's central defender Mamidori during the header, but the referee did not make any comment.
Ibisevic, who failed to head the ball, ran to the referee with his hands covering his chest to protest, but the referee did not say anything, probably because he thought Ibisevic was trying to get a penalty.
The game continues.
In the 22nd minute, Lu Wenbin successfully made an offside move and received a through pass from Eduardo, and was able to get a one-on-one chance. When he was about to break into the penalty area, defender Brandon caught up with him and made a flying tackle from the side.
Hoffenheim players and fans at the scene and in front of the TV all exclaimed, and countless people's hearts were about to jump out, fearing that Lu Wenbin would be injured by Brandon from behind.
As a result, Lu Wenbin suddenly became alert and jumped up before Brandon's foot arrived. He was not tackled directly, but was knocked down by Brandon.
Moreover, while falling, Lu Wenbin hit Brandon hard.
The nearly 80-kilogram weight fell on Brandon, causing him to almost suffocate. He held his chest for a long time and was unable to get up.
Lu Wenbin, on the other hand, climbed up as if nothing had happened, sneered, and stood aside without helping Brandon.
For an opponent who deliberately committed fouls and even wanted to hurt people before and during the game, there was no need for Lu Wenbin to show any gentlemanly manners. He deserved to be injured.
Brandon, who had been unable to get up for a long time, did not receive any sympathy from the referee. He was still shown a yellow card and Hoffenheim was awarded a free kick about 22 meters away from the goal.
Lu Wenbin did not waste this opportunity. After activating the system's special skills, he kicked the ball into Uniria's goal in one fell swoop, making Brandon, who was standing aside with his hands on his chest and still feeling uncomfortable, feel even more uncomfortable.
Because his deliberate foul failed to cause Hoffenheim's most threatening Lu Wenbin to be injured and leave the field, a yellow card also failed to prevent Lu Wenbin from scoring a goal.
Hoffenheim took the lead 1-0 over Uniria thanks to Lu Wenbin's direct free kick in the 22nd minute.