After the second half, the rain was still falling and there was no sign of stopping for a short time. All players changed their spikes during the break to ensure grip in high-speed sports.

When Chu Zhongtian was on the court, he thought of what Rangnick said to him. He looked down at the grass, then took a step hard, feeling the slipperyness of the court, which was still within an acceptable range.

To be honest, this kind of light rain is easier for players to slide on the court than downpour, so pay special attention.

The game begins and Hoffenheim kicks off.

The football was soon passed to Chu Zhongtian's feet.

Wayne Rooney rushed up to steal, but Chu Zhongtian transferred the football to Sana next to him, and then avoided Rooney himself. Rooney did not continue to force him, but ran towards Sana, so Sana passed the football back to Chu Zhongtian.

Taking advantage of this time, the formations of both sides were pulled apart. Hoffenheim's forward and the full-back rushed forward, and Manchester United's players also pushed out one after another.

The two sides played 0:0 in the first half. In the eyes of Manchester United players, Hoffenheim must have believed that drawing away from Manchester United is the biggest achievement, but they cannot accept such a result. Even if it is a draw in their home court, it is a shame.

So at the beginning of the second half, Manchester United was not conservative, but actively fought and planned to score a goal. Any team, whether it is a giant or a weak team, will gain psychological stability as long as they can score first, and will become calm and may even perform beyond their level. Therefore, for Manchester United, scoring first is also very important.

Hoffenheim's idea is the same as Manchester United, which is to strive for the first goal.

So after Chu Zhongtian controlled the football, he began to plan this offense. If possible, he would really like to score a goal in the first forty seconds... Seeing that Manchester United and his formation were widened, Chu Zhongtian began to lead the football forward.

As soon as he saw that he was moving forward, Fletcher couldn't help but want to rush up and give him some excellence. But he still remembers what Ferguson said to him. This game was not a target, but an area defense, which meant that he could not leave his defense zone at will.

But he doesn't have to wait too long, because Chu Zhongtian will definitely come to him.

So he was waiting there.

Fletcher was furious in the first half. Chu Zhongtian performed well and organized attacks many times, but most of the time he was not near the penalty area, but in the back. As a defensive player, he was powerless and could not pass through the entire midfield to find trouble for Chu Zhongtian.

Although Ferguson did not let him guard Chu Zhongtian, Fletcher seemed to have taken defending Chu Zhongtian as his responsibility.

Chu Zhongtian looked up at the situation in front of him, and Carrick rushed up. This player who was said to have a somewhat similar style to him, after observing Chu Zhongtian's half-time game, he thought that what the media said was wrong and that he and Carrick were very low.

Facing Karik Chu Zhongtian who came up to defend himself, he made a fake move to pass the ball to the side. This fake move was very realistic. Chu Zhongtian's entire body turned to the side. Even if he didn't pass the ball, he would still lead the ball to the side. So Karik leaned up with confidence and boldness. On the one hand, he stuck Chu Zhongtian's passing route, and on the other hand, he was preparing to grab the ball.

After seeing Carrick pushing up, Chu Zhongtian leaned back and then put his right leg out. It was confirmed that he was going to pass the ball. Carrick rushed up to intercept the ball. He saw Chu Zhongtian lifting his right leg, and the football temporarily escaped from his control. At the same time, his other foot was supporting his body and could not move at all, so it was impossible to protect the ball. This was a great opportunity to intercept the ball!

Unexpectedly, as soon as he started, he saw Chu Zhongtian's raised legs quickly retract and knocked the ball back from the back of his support foot!

Immediately after Chu Zhongtian finished playing football, he quickly changed his center of gravity and adjusted his direction. This time he returned to the middle lane!

"Wow! Cruyff turned around!" the narrator shouted excitedly.

"Beautiful!!" He Ping was even more excited.

Relying on the unexpected turn of Cruyff, Chu Zhongtian quickly asked Carrick, then suddenly dribbled the football out and rushed towards the free throw arc!

Carrick swept away and turned his head to look at Chu Zhongtian's back in surprise. This person was so beautiful to get rid of, he didn't expect... Fletcher was very excited - his chance came!

"Chu Zhongtian broke through Carrick, he is now driving forward!" He Ping shouted excitedly.

Fans from both sides in the stands were also noisy. Hoffenheim fans were cheering for Chu Zhongtian, while Manchester United fans were shouting: "Stop him!"

"Roll! Chu! Rull!" Wimbledon Athletics fans also shouted with fists.

At the beginning of the second half, Chu Zhongtian ignited Old Trafford Stadium with his unexpected breakthrough.

Facing Fletcher's snatch, Chu Zhongtian did not continue to pass the ball, and this time he really passed the ball. While running, he quietly used his outer instep to gently push the ball, and the ball fell to Van Nistruy, who was retreating and receiving.

Fletcher went to take advantage of Chu Zhongtian, but missed Van Nystruei beside him. Fortunately, Vidic was very focused and followed Van Nystruei to pull it out, so he did not let the opponent turn around and break into the penalty area and shoot.

Fletcher looked back at Van Nystruey. Just as he was about to turn back to defend, he saw Van Nystruey passing the football again, and the football passed by him. Because his center of gravity had just changed, he had no time to do the next move, so he could only watch and could not do anything.

His eyes followed the football and found that the person who was receiving the ball was Chu Zhongtian again.

"Two and one! Beautiful!" The commentator's voice rang again.

Chu Zhongtian, who got the ball again, made Manchester United defenders Ferdinand and Evra a little nervous, because they all knew that Chu Zhongtian's pass at the front of the penalty area by watching Hoffenheim's game video before the game was very fatal. If they pounced on it, they would give the opponent a space for a straight pass.

So neither of the two of them came up to pounce on the first shot, but took a step back at the same time.

Chu Zhongtian did not break through, nor did he send out a fatal direct pass, but... directly shot from a long distance!!

His legs were not very large, and with his strength, there was no need to swing his thighs around a distance of twenty meters. Therefore, his shot was very sudden and hidden.

When Ferdinand found out that the football told the flying over, he realized that he was shooting!

The football flew past his feet and headed straight for the goal behind him!

"Chu...shot——————”

Ferdinand turned his head in despair and looked at the goal. He saw that Kutssack had jumped out, but judging from his movements and the position of the football, he might not be able to save the ball... All Manchester United fans had the same expression at this moment - their eyes were wide open, their mouths were trumpeting, and they were raising the air conditioner. They were frightened.

Kutssack slid out against the ground, but he did not touch the football. He flew over the football one step earlier. However, the football did not fly into the goal, but hit the outside of the post and bounced out of the bottom line!

"Ball! Ball... The ball didn't go in! Oh! What a pity! What a pity!" The German commentator hugged his head with his hands, as if it was not Chu Zhongtian who missed this opportunity, but him.

The football hit the post and made a crisp sound. At that moment, everyone's heart seemed to be trembling. Manchester United fans watched the football fly out of the baseline before breathing a sigh of relief, while Hoffenheim fans jumped out of their seats, then hugged their heads with their hands. The excitement and regret were intertwined at this moment, making people unable to even speak.

Seeing the football being turned away by the post, Chu Zhongtian felt very sorry. This opportunity was really good, but unfortunately it was a little short of it... Kutssack was still a little shocked to get up from the ground. He felt scared when he thought that his goal was almost pierced just now. But where was the defensive problem this time? Of course, the defender did not press out in time to press, so he calmly shot. So he shouted at Ferdinand: "Leo! Don't give him such a chance!"

If Schmeichel was there, he wouldn't have spoken so politely and he roared directly. However, Rio Ferdinand did not have the opportunity to work with Schmeichel. Kutssack is also a junior in the team, and Ferdinand is the big brother, so Kutssack still has to pay attention to a little bit of measure when speaking.

Ferdinand ignored this junior, but he had already put Chu Zhongtian on the top of the list that needed special care.

In his opinion, Ibissevic, who scored a hat-trick in the last round of the league, was not as threatening as Chu Zhongtian. It was even possible that Ibissevic was confused because he was in a good state. In fact, the real threat to Hoffenheim was the No. 8 who was very upset with his hands in front of him, rather than Ibissevic or Van Nistruei.

"Beware of their number eight!" Leo Ferdinand issued the first order on the back line.

Despite missing this opportunity, Chu Zhongtian still gave Van Nystruey a thumbs up to him when he ran back and thanked him for his wonderful pass.

※※※ Chu Zhongtian's nearly scored shot once again stimulated Manchester United, so in the next few minutes, Manchester United created consecutive shot opportunities and won corner kicks in succession.

However, Manchester United did not take any advantage in front of the German team that was tall and powerful and good at air combat.

Three corner kicks, once by Simonic, once by Chu Zhongtian, and once by Ibisekvic. In short, Manchester United did not get a header opportunity.

Not only corner kicks, but in the game, except for the first point Irving's grab, Manchester United did not get a decent header in Hoffenheim's penalty area. As long as the football is in the air, Hoffenheim players basically grab the first point. Manchester United's offense is more initiated through ground cooperation.

Hoffenheim fans have this mentality - they feel at ease whenever they see football being kicked into the air in front of the goal by Manchester United players. They know that Manchester United can't score a header.

After the corner kick, Manchester United continued to launch an offensive, but they insisted on walking on the ground. Rooney became the most active person, but instead of shooting in front of the goal, he frequently retreated and then sent a wonderful pass to his teammates. He is not just a center who can only shoot in front of the goal, he is very comprehensive.

But unfortunately, the teammates were not good, and Carrick and Valencia were wasting his wonderful passes continuously.

Manchester United fans started cheering and singing after seeing Manchester United's performance.

※※※In the 55th minute, Hoffenheim got another offensive opportunity. After Chu Zhongtian and Sana made a two-pass and one-on-one cooperation in the midfield, they continued to rush forward with the ball. This time Fletcher did not give him the chance to face himself calmly. He rushed up and wanted to stop him as soon as possible. He did, because his shovel knocked Chu Zhongtian to the ground, but Chu Zhongtian still poked the ball out when he lost his center of gravity before being overturned.

"Foof!" He Ping shouted.

This was of course a foul, but the referee looked at the situation and the football was passed by Chu Zhongtian to Salihovic on the wing. Hoffenheim was still in control of the ball. Not only that, there was no defensive player in front of Salihovic! This is an excellent offensive opportunity for Hoffenheim. If the whistle blows and interrupts the game at this time, he will definitely become the focus of media attention after the game.

So he decisively chose to raise his hands flat - the offense was favorable and the game continued!

After seeing the favorable gesture of the game, Salihovic did not continue to dribble the ball, but directly passed the football into the penalty area!

At this time, Manchester United players thought the referee would whistle and pause the game, because Fletcher's tackle looked really fierce, and it was like trying to tackle Chu Zhongtian's leg... So when Salihovic passed the football into the penalty area, most Manchester United players did not react. Ferdinand's inattention was offended again. He stood in the penalty area and did not return to defense. The only defender Evra was defending in the penalty area.

Van Nistrui jumped high against Evra's defense in the penalty area!

Evra lost to the Dutch veteran in both bounce and judging the landing point of the football. When he jumped up, Van Nistrui was already in the air and he was completely pressed under the opponent.

Salihovic's cross from the wing was very accurate, and the football was accurately sent to Van Nistroy's head. He was pressing Evra in the air and leaning his body upwards. This way, there was no need to consider maintaining the center of gravity. Van Nistroy had only one thing to do, which was to push the football into the goal. He leaned forward, pressed all the center of gravity on Evra, and then shook his head to attack!

“van_nistelrooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!”

With the commentator's passionate yell, the football flew into the goal. Although Kutssack tried hard to save, the distance was too close and too sudden, and his save was too late.

"The ball is in! The ball is in! The good goal is in! Beautiful! Hoffenheim led Manchester United 1:0 away! This is a really exciting moment!"

"Luther Van Nistrui scored another goal at Old Trafford, but this time he was not wearing a Manchester United jersey! He scored as an enemy of Manchester United, and this goal pushed Manchester United to the forefront!" This was the words of the English commentator. The Manchester United fans in front of the TV said suddenly felt a little sad. Their former heroes have now become enemies stabbing their hearts... Van Nistrui did not celebrate after the goal. He left Manchester United because of the conflict with Ferguson, but not with any dissatisfaction with Manchester United. So after scoring the goal, he used the method of refusing to celebrate to thank Manchester United fans for their support and cheers for him.

After Van Nistrui scored a goal, a warm scene also appeared on the court. Manchester United fans did not swear loudly because of conceding the ball, or raised their middle fingers at the Dutch, and they stood up and applauded the respectable veteran. They had nothing to complain about when Van Nistrui broke the goal, because they knew better than anyone about the ability of this "king of the small penalty area".

The other Hoffenheim players didn't care about that anymore. They crossed the stadium and ran to Van Nystruei, surrounded him and celebrated the goal. Van Nystruei was unwilling to celebrate, and Salihovic, who assisted him, seemed very excited, which also inspired everyone's emotions.

Sana did not rush up to participate in the celebration, but ran to Chu Zhongtian. Chu Zhongtian was still lying on the ground and did not jump up to participate in the celebration as soon as possible, so he went over and cared for it.

But his way of caring was different from that of ordinary people: "No, you can't get up after just this?" His tone was a little sarcastic, not like caring, but more like mockery.

"Stop kidding." Chu Zhongtian pointed to his right calf, "If the shoe nail is hung, it is not so easy to get rid of." After that, he began to solve it.

On the other hand, Fletcher was still upset about losing the ball and didn't care about this for the time being.

Sana squatted down and found that Fletcher's foot just now was indeed black enough. The shoe nails cut Chu Zhongtian's socks, and the shoe nails were hooked by the rotten socks. No wonder Chu Zhongtian didn't stand up immediately... Looking at the place where the socks were rotten, you could see two blood marks on the outer muscles of Chu Zhongtian's calf, one about ten centimeters and the other slightly shorter, which was caused by Fletcher's shoe nails just now.

Judging from Chu Zhongtian's appearance, he seemed to care about the scars on his calf at all. Sana was not the kind of player who would care about such minor injuries. Such scars were everywhere on the players' legs, which became commonplace. But when he thought about Chu Zhongtian was able to accurately send football to the space just now, after encountering such a serious foul, Sana felt that this kid was indeed awesome.

After Chu Zhongtian liberated his legs from Fletcher's shoe nails, he stretched out his hand and pulled Chu Zhongtian up.

The two ignored Fletcher's foul and ran to their teammates who were still celebrating.

Behind them, the referee was showing a yellow card to Fletcher lying on the ground. This was a penalty. If it was not a great opportunity for Hoffenheim, he would have whistled and played.

Fletcher didn't care about this yellow card either. What he cared about was that the team lost the ball and was now behind. When he thought that his fierce tackle just now did not stop Chu Zhongtian from sending the football out, he felt upset... If he had been more ruthless and faster just now, would he have succeeded in defense?

This Chu... deserves to die!
Chapter completed!