After Fabiano scored a penalty to equalize the score for Sevilla, the two sides continued to attack each other.
The defense in the offensive battle itself was relatively empty, and Sevilla only used one person to defend Lu Wenbin, so Lu Wenbin got more opportunities to shoot.
In the 39th minute, Sevilla's shot was caught by Ozcan, who then threw the ball to Beck on the wing, and Hoffenheim launched a counterattack.
The Sevilla players who had just been attacking returned to defense like a tide, but still failed to keep up with Hoffenheim's advancing speed.
Because Baker did not dribble the ball down the wing, but passed it to Eduardo in the midfield.
Then Eduardo passed the ball to Ibisevic, who passed it to Lu Wenbin who was making a forward run.
Although Lu Wenbin was followed by Sevilla's central defender Navarro, Lu Wenbin took advantage of his early start and good speed to receive the pass from Ibisevic before Navarro.
Then Lu Wenbin rushed towards the penalty area with the ball amidst the pulling and shoving of Navarro. Another central defender Squillaci also chased up from the side and was about to form a double-team.
It was barely okay for him to block the position and use his physical advantage to carry Navarro and force the ball forward, but if there was another person, Lu Wenbin's dribbling ability might not allow him to hold the ball steadily.
Therefore, before reaching the penalty area, when Squillaci was about to rush to his side, Lu Wenbin used his body and hands to separate Navarro while running, raised his left foot, and made a powerful shot while running.
The ball flew into the air like an arrow and headed towards the goal.
However, due to Navarro's interference, Lu Wenbin's shot from outside the penalty area while running was not so sharp and was saved by goalkeeper Baras.
However, the power brought by Lu Wenbin's 20/20 physique made his shot powerful.
Although Balas blocked Lu Wenbin's shot, he failed to hold the ball in his arms. Instead, the ball slipped out of his hands and bounced back into the penalty area.
Although the force was not great, it was still three or four meters away from Balas.
Balas, who fell to the ground, wanted to get up and hold the ball, but Lu Wenbin, who did not stop after shooting, had already rushed into the penalty area by inertia, and with the support of his full-value off-ball running attribute, he took the first step and shot directly without stopping the ball.
The ball went into the net from under the armpit of Balas who had just climbed up.
Lu Wenbin scored twice in the Champions League, bringing his total number of goals in the Champions League to 9, and helped Hoffenheim lead Sevilla 2-1 away from home.
TV commentators from various countries expressed their amazement and praise, saying that Lu Wenbin was born for the European Champions League!
However, Sevilla did not give up.
The attacking spirit of La Liga teams will not be extinguished just because they are behind in the score.
They got a one-on-one opportunity in the 43rd minute, but striker Kone's shooting accuracy was not as good as Lu Wenbin's.
Although his shot avoided Ozcan's save, it went wide of the goal, wasting this one-on-one opportunity.
After 1 minute of stoppage time, the referee blew the whistle to end the first half.
In order to avoid accidents, Jancker, who had already received a yellow card, was replaced by Simunić by Ralph during the half-time break, so that if he received another yellow card in the second half, he would be sent off with a red card, leaving the team with one less player.
After a 15-minute break, the two sides changed sides and continued the game.
Sevilla, who were behind in the score, naturally continued to attack, while Hoffenheim, who were only one goal ahead, did not conservatively retreat to defense.
A one-goal lead is the least secure.
Sometimes the opponent may equalize the game with a lucky shot.
Also, Ralph wasn’t in the habit of playing defensive football.
Hoffenheim has more and more fans in Germany, Europe and the world, and it is not just because of Lu Wenbin and the Hoffenheim miracle.
Hoffenheim's unrestrained offensive football style has also attracted many fans who like offensive football.
There used to be a saying in football that offense wins fans and defense wins championships, but the trend in football has changed in recent years.
Barcelona's artistic football and Hoffenheim's offensive football both achieved great success in winning the treble last season, so football workers are beginning to pursue how to win both fans and championships.
1-0 defensiveness is becoming less and less popular.
The consequence of both sides playing offensive football was that both defenses continued to lose the ball.
In the 64th minute, with the cheers of tens of thousands of home fans, Sevilla tenaciously equalized the score.
They got a corner kick through a counterattack, and then their defender Konko headed in a header from the corner to equalize the score again.
The score between the two sides became 2-2.
At that moment, all the Sevilla fans cheered and everyone saw hope of victory again.
But, they can score goals, and so can Hoffenheim.
Especially when there is a goal-scoring machine like Lu Wenbin in the team.
In the 77th minute, Hoffenheim won a corner kick. Eduardo pointed three fingers to his teammates to signal that he was going to take a tactical corner kick number three.
All of a sudden, Lu Wenbin, Ibisevic, Demba Ba, Simunić and others rushed into the penalty area, pushing and shoving to occupy positions, making the Sevilla players and goalkeeper nervous, and there was no one outside the penalty area.
However, the ball served by Eduardo was a low ball, and the landing point was not in the penalty area at all, but at the top of the arc of the large penalty area.
Lu Wenbin, who had been squeezing around in the penalty area and pretending to go for the header, suddenly started running out of the penalty area the moment Eduardo was running up to prepare for the free throw.
Sevilla's midfielder Zokora, who was marking Lu Wenbin, was a step slower and could only follow behind Lu Wenbin but was unable to stop Lu Wenbin from shooting.
When Lu Wenbin ran to the top of the penalty area, Eduardo's corner kick also flew into position.
However, the height of the ball prevented Lu Wenbin from heading the ball or hooking the ball.
In addition, Zokora was right behind him, which did not allow Lu Wenbin to stop the ball and adjust.
Therefore, Lu Wenbin, who was running outwards, jumped sideways after reaching the position and made an awkward side volley, or side hook shot.
The ball was volleyed towards the goal by Lu Wenbin, but Lu Wenbin himself was not very accurate in such a shot.
After he completed the shot, he could only fall down and watch the ball fly towards the goal.
Fortunately, Lu Wenbin's 20/20 shooting attribute is not to be underestimated. Even with such an awkward volley, he still hit the goal frame.
The ball passed through the crowd in the restricted area and headed straight for the goal.
Balas's vision was blocked by the crowd in the penalty area. Although he saw Lu Wenbin's shot, he failed to judge the path of the ball in time.
By the time he saw the direction the ball was flying, it was too late.
Although Baras made a save, he failed to save the ball.
The ball had already gone into the goal before Baras could get his hands on it.