Seven-time Champion

Chapter 358: Top scorer in the Champions League in a single season

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After Demba Ba scored, neither side scored again in the first half.

In the second half, after the two sides changed sides, Olympiacos was still in a powerless state.

Although this was their home court and although all the fans were cheering for them, the huge gap in strength made it impossible for them to stop Hoffenheim's attack.

Although they scored a goal in the 57th minute to equalize the score, Hoffenheim scored again just a few minutes later.

In the 65th minute, Lu Wenbin shook off the defender and got the ball on the right side of the midfield, then quickly dribbled the ball and broke through from the wing.

He first used a quick dribble to get past the first full-back who rushed to defend him, and then cut diagonally into the penalty area.

Facing the central defender Bravo who rushed up to defend, Lu Wenbin used a light fried meatball pass and broke through Bravo in a blink of an eye.

Dickenson, who was in charge of the commentary, exclaimed, "Eh!" and explained in amazement: "Lu used a beautiful deep-fried meatball to dribble past No. 15 Bravo. Such a small dribble-like move is relatively rare for Lu. It seems that in addition to his physical strength and speed, Lu's dribble-like skills are also improving. He is still making continuous progress, which is really amazing! Let's watch this ball!"

After passing Bravo, Lu Wenbin was approaching the right corner of the penalty area. Another central defender Papadopoulos had returned to the penalty area and blocked Lu Wenbin. The goalkeeper was also ready to block the near goal.

But with Lu Wenbin's shooting accuracy, there is no need for him to deliberately enter the penalty area before shooting.

Therefore, he first used the outside of his foot to push the ball toward the baseline, creating the illusion that he wanted to break through the baseline, causing Papadopoulos' body center of gravity to move toward the baseline.

Lu Wenbin immediately dribbled the ball to the middle again, and Papadopoulos braked and turned back to chase after him, but Lu Wenbin had already opened up an angle.

Without waiting for Papadopoulos to block the ball again, Lu Wenbin quickly raised his leg and shot with his left foot.

The ball flew from the right corner of the penalty area, dodged the outstretched toes of Papadopoulos, drew a faint arc in the air, bypassed the save of goalkeeper Purdys, and went into the goal along the far post.

“Toooooooooooooooooooooor…”

Dickenson let out a long roar and said excitedly:

"Two goals, 15 goals, 15 goals!"

"Lu scored his 15th goal in the Champions League this season, breaking the single-season goal record of 14 goals in the Champions League set by AC Milan star Altafini in the 1962/1963 season!"

"Lu has become the player with the most goals in a single season in the history of the Champions League. Lu is the top scorer in the Champions League in a single season!"

"This was an atypical Lu-style goal. Lu did not run to the empty space and wait for his teammates to pass the ball. Instead, he took the ball from the midfield and made a long run past two people, and then shook off the third player and shot successfully!"

"With his physique, speed, and skills, Lu's personal strength is still improving!"

"Shocking efficiency, incredible achievements! Lu broke the UEFA Cup single-season goal record in his first UEFA Cup last season and set a European Cup goal record of 22 goals!"

"This season, Lu played in the UEFA Champions League for the first time. He broke Ruud van Nistelrooy's single-season goal record after the Champions League reform in just six group matches. Then he scored twice in the first game of the knockout stage, breaking the single-season goal record since the establishment of the Champions League for more than half a century!"

"Unparalleled efficiency, world-shocking performance, Lou is a genius born for football! Whether in the league, cup, Champions League, or the national team, Lou means goals!"

"Lu is the most efficient forward I have ever seen, no doubt about it!"

"And he's only 19 years old. Lu's peak period has not yet arrived! I can't imagine what Lu will eventually achieve!"

Amid Dickenson's exciting commentary, all Hoffenheim fans and Lu Wenbin fans at the scene and in front of the TV cheered and screamed excitedly!

Some Olympiacos fans at home also applauded Lu Wenbin with complicated expressions.

They are lucky to be able to witness the performance of the world's top striker and to see the Champions League's single-season goal record being broken in half a century!

But as the party that was scored against, they were unlucky!

Tragically, they became the background of historical records!

On the court, Lu Wenbin was hugged and high-fived by his excited teammates for more than half a minute before returning to his own half and the game resumed.

After Lu Wenbin scored twice, the score was 3-1, Hoffenheim was in the lead and had 3 away goals.

Such an advantage forced Olympiacos to launch a desperate attack, trying to equalize or even overtake the team in the last 20 minutes.

Otherwise, they really would have no chance at all.

The Greek fans in the stands also knew the difficulties they were facing, and they cheered for the players on the field at the top of their lungs.

In the 74th minute, the tenacious Greeks actually scored another goal amid the cheers of the home fans, tying the score to 2-3, just one goal short.

The Greeks seemed to see hope and they put more energy into the attack.

However, facing the Hoffenheim attack line led by Lu Wenbin, the consequence of Olympiacos putting most of its energy into offense was that the defense line was full of loopholes.

Less than 10 minutes after the Greeks scored, in the 83rd minute, Lu Wenbin received the ball in the penalty area, made a fake shot and then passed it to Ibrahimovic.

The Greeks were too nervous about Lu Wenbin. As long as Lu Wenbin got the ball, everyone's attention was on Lu Wenbin.

By the time they realized that Lu Wenbin did not shoot the ball himself but assisted Ibrahimovic, it was already too late.

Ibisevic easily pushed the ball into the net from the left side of the goal. Goalkeeper Purdys didn't even have time to make a save. He could only turn his head and watch the ball kicked by Ibisevic roll into the goal.

Hoffenheim leads Olympiacos 4-2 away from home and has scored 4 away goals.

Moreover, after Hoffenheim's players celebrated enthusiastically for more than half a minute, there were less than 10 minutes left until the end of the game.

Lu Wenbin assisted Ibisevic's goal, which secured the victory.

In the following time, although Olympiacos tried their best to score a goal and perform a miracle, Hoffenheim did not give them any chance.

In the last 10 minutes, Ralph kept making substitutions to delay time and interrupt Olympiacos' offensive rhythm, resulting in the opponent's failure to launch an attack in the last 10 minutes.

The only long shot from outside the penalty area hit the target and flew high over the crossbar.

After 3 minutes of stoppage time, the referee blew the whistle to end the game. Hoffenheim defeated Olympiacos 4-2 at the Karaiskakis Stadium in the Greek port city of Piraeus.

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