In the second match against the Lebanese national team, Lu Wenbin received a reward of 20,000 experience points for scoring 2 goals and 20,000 experience points for winning, for a total of 40,000 experience points. The experience points increased to level 17, 2.769 million/5 million.
After the game, although Lu Wenbin did not perform a hat trick, he scored twice, and his efficiency of 5 goals in two games still boosted the spirits of fans across the country.
In the past, the Chinese teams were not incapable of creating shooting opportunities, but the forwards repeatedly missed good chances, and some of them were even shot away when facing an empty goal.
The lack of forward force is a chronic problem of the Chinese team.
Now, when Lu Wenbin joined the national football team, the goal efficiency has changed suddenly.
Although there are not many shooting opportunities in the frontcourt due to the lack of personal ability of the midfield teammates, once they are created, there is a high chance that Lu Wenbin will score.
As a lone striker, Lu Wenbin scored 5 goals in two games, which was something that Chinese fans in the past would never have dared to imagine.
But now it is actually happening.
Lu Wenbin joining the Chinese national team has indeed opened a new era for Chinese football.
After this round of group matches, Syria ranked first in Group D with three wins and one draw, 10 points; China ranked second with three wins and one loss, 9 points; Vietnam ranked third with one win, one draw and two losses, 4 points; Lebanon ranked fourth with 0 points after losing all four games.
With two rounds of group matches left, Syria has already qualified, while Lebanon has been eliminated.
China and Vietnam are still left to compete for the second qualifying spot, but China, which is 5 points ahead of Vietnam and has Lu Wenbin, naturally has the advantage. No one believes that Vietnam can overtake China and qualify as second in the group.
After the national team game ended, Lu Wenbin quickly flew back to Europe to participate in the club's game.
Not only did he not accept interviews from domestic reporters, he also just had a quick meal with his parents in Hangzhou and then flew back to Europe.
Head coach Ralph was relieved that Lu Wenbin did not get injured in the national team competition.
However, because the time interval was too short, Lu Wenbin did not participate in any training after flying back to Europe, and then immediately followed the team to Cologne. Ralph was still a little worried about Lu Wenbin's health.
Therefore, even though Lu Wenbin said that his physical fitness was fine, for the sake of caution, Ralph did not let Lu Wenbin start, but made him a substitute.
At 15:30 on the afternoon of November 21, in the 13th round of the Bundesliga, Hoffenheim played against Cologne away. Lu Wenbin sat on the bench in the first half.
Despite the absence of Lu Wenbin, Hoffenheim's strong overall strength still allowed them to lead the last-ranked Cologne team 2-0 in the first half, with goals scored by Ibisevic and Salihovic.
In the second half, Hoffenheim continued their efforts and Obasi scored a goal in the 60th minute. Hoffenheim led Cologne 3-0 away from home.
In the 70th minute, Ralph replaced Demba Ba with Lu Wenbin, allowing Lu Wenbin to find the feeling of the game and cooperate with his teammates.
After playing two national team games and not seeing my teammates for more than ten days, I do feel a little rusty and need to find the feeling.
Fortunately, the Hoffenheim team has had almost no changes in its members since Lu Wenbin joined the team, and everyone has been playing together for too long.
After more than ten minutes on the court, Lu Wenbin and his teammates regained their familiar tacit understanding.
In the 85th minute, Lu Wenbin ran into a gap in the penalty area, Eduardo unexpectedly knocked the ball with his heel, and Lu Wenbin shot the ball without any interference, and the ball went into the goal past the goalkeeper.
In the end, Hoffenheim won 4-0 away from home and took all three points.
What is gratifying is that while Hoffenheim achieved a big victory, its competitors behind it, Leverkusen, Werder Bremen and Hamburg either lost or drew. Hoffenheim widened the points gap with its competitors and is expected to win the winter break championship again.
This game earned Lu Wenbin a reward of 10,000 experience points for scoring a goal and 20,000 experience points for winning, for a total of 30,000 experience points. The experience points increased to level 17, 2.799 million/5 million.
Lu Wenbin's Bundesliga scoring streak and his scoring streak in all competitions are still continuing.
Not only that, including the total number of goals for the club and the national team, Lu Wenbin's total number of goals in official matches in 2009 reached 83, which is very close to the miracle of 85 goals in the year created by Gerd Muller in 1972.
Ever since Muller set the record of 85 goals in a year in 1972, this record has been considered an unbreakable miracle.
No one has even come close to this record, let alone surpassing it.
Unexpectedly, 37 years later, Lu Wenbin is close to matching or surpassing this miracle at any time.
The key point is that Lu Wenbin is only 19 years old, which is really amazing.
Now many media tracking Hoffenheim's games are no longer reporting on Hoffenheim, but are specifically reporting on Lu Wenbin.
Lu Wenbin's consecutive goals and record-breaking performances in various competitions have become the target of the media.
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The 13th round of the Bundesliga ended. After a day's rest, Hoffenheim flew to Scotland to prepare for the fifth round of the Champions League group stage against Glasgow Rangers.
After the first four rounds, Hoffenheim had already secured the first place in the group and advanced to the next round two rounds in advance.
Therefore, this Champions League group match is not very important to Hoffenheim except that the bonus for winning is greater than that for losing.
Therefore, in order to allow some main players to rest, Ralph only brought a half-main and half-substitute lineup to the away game in this Champions League match and let the team rotate.
However, Lu Wenbin was not rotated. Moreover, he was able to start in this game after being a substitute in the previous game.
It's not only because of Lu Wenbin's physical fitness shown in training, but also because Ralph wants to help Lu Wenbin break Gerd Muller's annual goal record.
Countless media reporters also flocked to Scotland, and television stations in dozens of countries broadcast live, ready to witness Lu Wenbin's possible record-breaking battle.
As a result, it rained heavily on the day of the game.
On the evening of November 24, in the heavy rain at Glasgow Rangers' home stadium, Hoffenheim's smooth offensive football failed to play out, and both sides performed poorly in the heavy rain.
However, even with a lineup of half main players and half substitutes, Hoffenheim's overall strength is still stronger.
And, there is Lu Wenbin.
In the 40th minute, Demba Ba made a low pass from the wing, and Lu Wenbin shook off the opponent player who was closely guarding him and did not stop the ball on the penalty area line, but volleyed it directly.
Although the shot was not at an angle, it was powerful and fast. Although Glasgow Rangers goalkeeper McGregor touched the ball, he failed to stop it.
The ball bounced on McGregor's fingers and finally jumped into the goal, much to the chagrin of McGregor who had landed.