"1:0! Dortmund took the lead! They scored a goal first at their home court!"

After the goal, the Dortmund players hugged each other, while Hoffenheim seemed helpless. Goalkeeper Haas, who was most responsible for conceding the ball, got up and pulled the ball out of the goal, kicked it to the midfielder, then stood there, put his hands on his hips, and looked at the Dortmund players who were celebrating the goal in a little confused manner.

"It's nothing!" Chu Zhongtian ran over to comfort Haas who made a mistake. He hugged Haas's shoulder and said to him. "We can't lose a goal in the game. If we lose the ball, we will win it back."

After saying that, he squeezed Haas's shoulder hard and ran away again.

※※※Dortmund did not choose to be conservative after scoring a goal. They quickly took advantage of this goal to take the initiative on the field, while Rangnick issued an instruction on the sidelines - a defensive counterattack!

Hoffenheim rarely has a defensive counterattack. Today, facing the aggressive home team at Dortmund, they have to temporarily avoid their edge and try to lose less goals first. If they concede two or three goals in the first half, it will be difficult to play in the game.

In the 35th minute, Chu Zhongtian received a pass from Salihovic in the middle and suddenly shot from a long shot. Dortmund goalkeeper Weidenfell flew to save the ball from the baseline.

In the 39th minute, Dortmund's captain Kyle made a straight pass in front of the penalty area. The midfielder Tinga suddenly shot from the right side of the penalty area. Goalkeeper Haas blocked the ball, ending Dortmund's attack.

The score in the first half was finally frozen at 1:0.

During the break, Rangnick made adjustments to the team and replaced Obasi, who was not in good shape. Eduardo replaced him. The team changed to 442 and added a midfielder to the midfield. At the same time, Chu Zhongtian could devote more energy to defense, so that Hoffenheim's midfield could compete with Dortmund's midfield.

After the simple arrangement, Rangnick and the members of the coaching staff left the locker room, and they left the time in the locker room to the players themselves. Most head coaches would do this, and the head coach could only talk about it in a rough way. Some specific things are more appropriate for the players to communicate with themselves.

Sure enough, as soon as he left, the players discussed with each other. Everyone sat in their respective positions and expressed their opinions, either reminding teammates to pay attention to the running position, or suggesting someone to pull the side more, or how to deal with the difficult characters on the other side... Maybe there may not be any consensus, but in this kind of discussion, it can provide some inspiration. Everyone knows what to do when they are on the court.

"We have to strengthen the midfield control!" Salihovic said to the big guys. "Why can they take the initiative in the first half? Isn't it because their midfield is better than us?"

"Of course, Said," said Ibisevic. "Didn't you see that the coach has changed into Carlos?"

Chu Zhongtian stood up and said, "In the second half, Yad, you and Carlos will be replaced. Anyway, you two can play in the middle and the wing. If you change more, you won't be stared at by your opponent so easily."

After a few minutes of discussion, it was time to play. Chu Zhongtian slapped and said, "Guys, listen to me... you can lose to anyone, but you can't lose to Dortmund! We can't let them attack us so randomly, insult us, and then there is no punishment yet! So we must defeat them here and break their home unbeaten record!"

"You're right! Let their home unbeaten! There is only one team in the Bundesliga that is unbeaten at home, and that's us!!" Everyone echoed loudly.

The players walked out of the passage one after another, and the person who went up first stood on the court and waited. Chu Zhongtian took this opportunity to talk to Ibisevic alone.

Ibissevic has no goals in three consecutive league rounds. There are some doubts from the outside world, believing that Ibissevic is in poor form and no longer magical. Chu Zhongtian decided to help him.

"Ibi, please pay attention to running. Run in the air, especially when we fight back, I will pass it to you."

Ibisevich nodded.

"I noticed that their defense against you is not that strict, but Demba. There are always people around."

"Because Ba made a hat trick in the last game." Ibisevic shrugged.

"Yes, you didn't score in three rounds of leagues." Chu Zhongtian said with a smile.

Ibisevic curled his lips: "That crazy state is gone, but I can still score."

Chu Zhongtian patted his shoulder: "I will pass the ball to you."

As a good friend of Ibissevic and as a midfield organizer, this is Chu Zhongtian's greatest help to Ibissevic. He tried hard to send the football comfortably to Ibissevic's feet, and the next thing would be done by Ibissevic.

There was a penalty kick at the last moment of the last round, and he could also give it to Ibiseyvic. But the pressure on that penalty kick was too great. If he gave it to Ibiseyvic, it would inevitably be suspected of shirking responsibility. Anyway, if Ibiseyvic lost the penalty, it had nothing to do with him. This would not work. As the captain, if the penalty kick was scored at the last moment of the game, he would win, and he had to bear this responsibility. So he did not refuse and took over the football.

※※※"Hoffenheim significantly strengthened his offense in the second half... Wow! Eduardo's long-range shot was only a little short! The game had just begun two minutes!"

"Ohhhhhh! Demba! He forced himself to overtake, and his speed was very fast! He entered the penalty area and inserted it! He inserted it! He shot it!!" Duan Bin shouted.

On the court, Weidenfell tried hard to save Demba Ba's shot.

After changing to Eduardo, the team's situation has indeed improved a lot. The midfielder has added a player who can control the ball and organize and score points, which has put Dortmund's defensive pressure on a lot of defensive pressure.

Chu Zhongtian hid behind Salihovic and Eduardo, and used his precise medium-length pass to dispatch it. In this way, he did not need to insert frequently and could make greater contributions in defense. Shahin was restrained by him, and Hainauer was kicked hard by Chu Zhongtian at the beginning, and now he saw Chu Zhongtian. Chu Zhongtian's kick almost made him lose his son and grandson - it was only half a distance from the words between his legs... Although that kick was a bit immoral, it successfully caused a psychological shadow in the opponent's heart, making him unable to perform at his best.

Just as Chu Zhongtian observed, Demba Ba was closely guarded by Dortmund. He scored a hat-trick in the last game and suddenly became a striking figure. It was not easy to score a hat-trick against Stuttgart. Ibissevic was delayed and Sanogo fell silent after scoring one goal. Obasi was in a bad state after his thigh muscle strain. Now Hoffenheim's scoring point seems to be the most reliable. After twenty-one rounds of the league, Demba Ba has scored thirteen goals, making him the second-second scorer in the team, second only to Ibissevic who scored twenty-one goals.

It can be seen that Dortmund's head coach Kolop has also studied Demba Ba, so no matter where Demba Ba is, he will immediately force him to turn around without him turning around easily, despite this, Demba Ba still found several opportunities and formed a breakthrough.

So Dortmund's head coach Klopp pointed at Demba Ba off the court and shouted: "Stay close to him! Don't give him such a chance!"

Dortmund's entire defense line turned his attention to Demba, while the terrifying shooter Ibissevic in the first half of the season was no longer concerned.

What a power... Ibisevic shrugged.

Then he looked back and saw Hoffenheim was controlling the ball in the backcourt, but the football was not at Chu Zhongtian's feet.

He has to prepare for the run.

He looked at Demba Ba, the Senegalese shooter who is trying to get rid of Dortmund's defense. Dortmund's defender is like a group of hunting dogs with a keen sense of smell. No matter where Demba Ba runs, there will be at least one Dortmund player around him, paying close attention to his dynamics.

Thanks to Demba Ba's frequent running, Dortmund's defense line appeared in Ibissevic's eyes. On the right side of the Dortmund penalty area, there was a gap. There was no Dortmund player there, and of course there was no Hoffenheim player, but it was very big. If you could run over, you could catch the ball and adjust it calmly. The only trouble was that if you shot there, the angle was a little small... But you had to run over to know that he had not scored the goal from a small angle.

Thinking of this, Ibisevic looked back and Baker happened to pass the football to Chu Zhongtian.

The tacit understanding of playing with Chu Zhongtian at Metz made Ibisevic know Chu Zhongtian very well. He knew that Chu Zhongtian would never have to watch the ball. He must have been optimistic. If he waited for him to observe before running, he would not be able to catch the ball. So the best way is to run diagonally now and run towards the space he was optimistic about!

Sure enough, when he had just run two steps and was almost parallel to Dortmund's defender, Chu Zhongtian in the backcourt made a long pass!

Hoffenheim made a strict long pass last season, but with the arrival of Chu Zhongtian, this rule was invalidated. Chu Zhongtian's long pass is a very useful offensive method. Rangnick is not so stupid that he sacrifices the team's offense in order to maintain his rules. Similarly, the restrictions on cross-passing and back-passing have been relaxed. Without affecting the team's offensive rhythm, Junior High School God can make a free decision. Rangnick believes that with Chu Zhongtian's football IQ, he can always make the right decision.

Just as Ibisevic thought, Chu Zhongtian had already seen that gap, so he just received Baker's pass, and before he could adjust, he kicked it directly.

"Chu's long pass...Ibisevic! Not offside!"

When the TV broadcast footage cut through with the football, Ibissevic had already appeared far behind Dortmund's defense. Dortmund's defender Subotic raised his arm and signaled that the referee Ibissevic would be offside.

However, neither the referee nor the lineman responded, and the lineman followed Ibisevic toward the bottom line.

Ibissevic half-turned and raised his foot to remove the ball in the air. Chu Zhongtian's pass did not exert much rotation force, so Ibissevic felt comfortable stopping. Because the timing of passing was very good, Ibissevic's current position was not so biased, much better than he expected. Since this was the case, what else should I do without shooting?

After Ibisekic stopped the ball, he was already on the edge of the penalty area. Goalkeeper Weidenfell had to abandon the goal and attack at this time. Dortmund's defenders were shocked and were chasing back.

The Bosnian striker made a move forward with the ball, but when Weidenfell rushed to the penalty spot, he made a light jump shot!

"Spoon - beautiful! The ball is scored! So beautiful! Ibisevic scored! His 22nd goal this season! He finally broke the goal drought in three rounds! Assisted from Chu Zhongtian!!"

Weidenfeller had no choice but to face the football flying high above his head, so he could only turn his head and watch the football fall into the empty gate behind him.

At that moment, the Westfall Stadium, which was still noisy just now, fell into silence, and then the cheers of Hoffenheim fans sounded.

"Hoffenheim! Hoffenheim! Hoffenheim!!"

After scoring the goal, Ibissevic raised his index finger at the Dortmund fans in the stands and made a gesture of "silence". Of course, the Dortmund fans could not really shut up, so what Ibissevic got was the angry scolding of Dortmund fans. After provoking Dortmund fans, Ibissevic turned around and ran back to the stadium. He pointed his hands at Chu Zhongtian who was running towards him, waiting to hug him.

When he was about to run, Chu Zhongtian jumped up suddenly and then rushed into Ibisevic's arms. The other teammates also rushed forward and surrounded the two of them.

"Hoffenheim equalized the score! Ibissevic also broke the goal drought. Is there anything more perfect than this? The criticism of Hoffenheim and Ibissevic's state during this period sounds like a joke at this moment!"

"Ibissevic scored his 22nd goal this season! He is still a strong contender for the league's Golden Boot... No, if he continues to maintain this state, he will definitely become the Golden Boot scorer in the Bundesliga this season!"

"Last season Ibisevic scored a total of 25 goals in various competitions of Metz, which was the best season in his career. He was also the third scorer in the Ligue 1 last season. In order to buy him, Hoffenheim spent 10 million euros, and this money is really cheap now!"

"Ibissevic re-emerges into the Bundesliga Golden Boot. Although he is unlikely to break Ged Mueller's record of 40 goals, it is still worthy of admiration to be the Bundesliga Golden Boot. You must know that this is only his first Bundesliga season..."

Rangnick, who was off the court, saw the players celebrating the goal, clenched his fists with his hands, placed them in front of his chest and waved them.

His substitution was effective. It was only the 57th minute, and the second half had just begun. The two sides had a draw. There were still some games in this game. If possible, he wanted to take away three points from here.

Leverkusen, Stuttgart, Dortmund, and Werder Bremen, are the opponents Hoffenheim has encountered recently. If you can make as many points as possible from these four opponents, it will be of great help to the team's plan to win the championship.

The team is currently ranked first, but it is only four points ahead of Hertha Berlin, which is second. Everyone is winning, so the points are not pulled apart.

※※※The score was equalized, and the Dortmund fans in the stands were somewhat furious. Now as soon as Ibissevic got the ball, Dortmund fans would boo at him. Who told him to score the goal just now to make a provocative move?

On the court, the fight between the players on both sides became even more intense.

Weiss has always been the most capable person in the team. In the last game, his close-knit defense made Mario Gomez miserable and even swear after the game. In this game, he and Kyle fought in the midfield, and the two often had some fierce physical collisions. In the 75th minute, this collision finally broke the gun.

After Weiss was pushed to the ground by Dortmund's captain Sebastian_kehl while dribbling the ball, another Dortmund player Schmelzer made a bad move and stepped on Weiss' ankle in a hidden way. This kick angered Weiss, but it also made Weiss make a wrong judgment - he thought it was Kyle who stepped on him, so he lay on the ground and swept down Keir!

"Oh! Look at what happened on the court? Weiss was pushed down by Kyle and kicked Kyle... The players from both sides rushed together soon!"

The referee's whistle sounded rapidly.

Dortmund players came up to ask Weiss for guilt. Weiss was still lying on the ground and surrounded by several Dortmunds. Hoffenheim's players certainly could not let their people suffer grievances, so they rushed up and squeezed into the encirclement to protect Weiss.

The players on both sides pushed each other a few times, and the Hoffenheim players pulled Weiss up and then protected him from the battle group.

The referee rushed in with a whistle blowing from his mouth, and then he took out a red card and sent Weis off without saying a word!

The referee of Weiss team was very dissatisfied with the referee's penalty. He repeatedly wanted to rush to the referee to ask for an explanation, and his teammates firmly grasped it. They all knew what Weiss had, for fear that this kid would rush up to the head for a while and punch the referee, and that would be a big trouble... As the captain, Chu Zhongtian was complaining to the referee: "It was the Dortmund player who did the bad first! It was Schmelzer! I saw it, I saw it with my own eyes. He stepped on Weiss! He should be sent off if he wanted a red card, not our player! Weiss is a victim!"

While saying that Chu Zhongtian also pointed at Schmeltzer. This kid was very smart. After stepping on the person, he made a few fusses. Now he saw that the referee had taken the opportunity, so he hid aside and watched the fun from afar.

The referee did not believe Chu Zhongtian's words. Anyway, what he saw was Weiss kicking someone with revenge and kicking Kyle to the ground, and there was no problem with a red card.

Then he waved his hand to signal Chu Zhongtian to move aside and ran to the Dortmund players' camp. He held a yellow card in his hand and shone at Kyle!

"Kyle also received a yellow card? He had a yellow card in the first half... Sure enough, red card! red card! Dortmund's captain was sent off!"

"Aha, this game is really full of twists and turns. Weiss and Kyle were both punished for causing a conflict!"

The fans in the stands kept making noise, adding a noisy atmosphere to the chaotic scene.

The referees each hit fifty boards and sent one person off, but the real perpetrator Schmelzer did nothing and continued to stay on the field... The TV commentator also discovered the problem through replay.

"Oh...this kick...Schmelzer is too bad!" Duan Bin shook his head. "This is obviously Schmelzer's foul, but the referee Vander did not express anything. No wonder Weiss suddenly became furious after falling to the ground..."

Weiss, who was sent off, was dragged down by his teammates. He always thought he was wronged. If someone hadn't kicked his ankle, he would never have made a revenge move... Kyle ended up with a helpless smile. After the two of them walked off the field, they calmed down. They got together and exchanged opinions on the conflict just now.

"I kicked you down by your ankle!" Weiss said.

Kyle shook his head: "This is impossible! I didn't step on you! I'm not that kind of person!"

"But my ankle was indeed stepped on!" Weiss pointed at his left ankle and showed it to Kyle, which was deformed by shoe nails. It could be seen at a glance.

Kyle: "Maybe it was too chaotic at the time, who accidentally stepped on it..." Then he patted Weiss on the shoulder: "Every, we were both sent off, so don't mention this..."

Weis also felt that this matter was too depressed. He was trampled on in a daze, and then he took revenge on the other party, only to find that he had revenged the wrong person, and finally he was even more punished. He muttered: "Damn..."

The two walked side by side towards the passage.

On the big screen behind them, the score of the game was displayed - 1:1.

One person was sent off on both sides, and the game was fifteen minutes left. Will this game end with this score?
Chapter completed!