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Chapter 185: Fight to overtime

"Chu!Chu!Chu!Chu!Chu!Chu—"

The commentator collectively shouted a person's name.

At this moment, the person who was shouting their names was still in the air. He jumped too high and even had a period of time to stagnate. When Samuel had already fallen to the ground, he was still on it, looking at all the mountains!

When Chu Zhongtian finally landed, he seemed to press the switch and Rhine-Neka erupted.

"Chu—!!!"

“goooooooooooooooooooal!!!”

"The ball is in!!"

"Heading! Beautiful!!"

The commentators made more noises.

Chu Zhongtian glanced at the football in the goal and confirmed that he had indeed scored. This time he did not run wildly to the bottom of the stands to encourage the fans.

He stood there, standing next to Samuel, waving his fists hard, once, twice, three times!

He waved his fists and slapped his chest again.

He was soon overwhelmed by his teammates who had rushed up.

"3:1-! Just one minute after Inter Milan scored, Hoffenheim scored again! Now both sides have returned to the same starting line again!"

"This is a really lightning goal! Who would have thought Hoffenheim could score so quickly?"

"Chu saved the team with his goal. Although the away goal advantage is gone, who can still care about so much at this time? Hoffenheim was pulled back by Chu on the edge of the cliff!"

"Chu Zhongtian once again proved with practical actions who is the most indispensable person in Hoffenheim! From Metz to Hoffenheim, he is used to playing the role of that key gentleman. As long as the team encounters difficulties, he will always stand up!"

"Listen to the cheers of Rhine-Neka Stadium, more than 20,000 fans in the audience shouted only one person's name. That was their savior, their hero!"

The huge cheers from Rhine Neka Stadium even disrupted the clouds above the field, and the wind whistled from the forest, leading the cheer to all directions. This sound can be heard throughout Sinsheim.

※※※Rangnick was still upset about the team's goal, but he didn't expect that a minute later he saw his own goal. The moment the football entered the goal, he jumped up from his seat, then raised his arms and cheered: "Beautiful!"

The players on the bench almost rushed to the court to celebrate the goal.

Chu Zhongtian's goal swept the pessimistic atmosphere on the bench.

But next door, Mourinho turned around and waved his arms and scolded something. No one could hear clearly what he was scolding because the scene was too noisy.

The teammates surrounded Chu Zhongtian, but Chu Zhongtian did not forget to take advantage of this opportunity to continue instilling confidence in everyone: "Did you see it, brothers? As long as we want, we have that ability! We must continue to attack!"

"You're right! Keep attacking! We're going to the quarterfinals!"

※※ "I'll just go! No? Hoffenheim scored another goal so quickly? It's a blitzkrieg!"

"Inter Milan is so unlucky. She finally scored a goal and was pulled back in one minute..."

"Chu Zhongtian is so awesome. The top of the ball is so powerful! Samuel is like a primary school student in front of him!"

"Isn't this ball foul?"

"Shut upstairs!"

"Absolutely no foul! After inserting, jumping high and rushing to the top. Of course, Samuel can't compete with Lin Dan!"

"Is this performance really something that Chinese players can do? Not to mention Chinese players, even those top players, how many people can do it in a row?"

On the Chinese Internet, people were originally regretting that Inter Milan had taken the initiative again. Inter Milan fans were secretly happy and saw this jaw-dropping scene. For a moment, they really didn't know what they should feel.

On various forums, QQ groups, and Weibo, discussions about Chu Zhongtian's second-game score instantly turned into a prairie fire.

Anyone who pays attention to football or European football cannot ignore Chu Zhongtian at this time.

※※※"Hahaha!" In the Wimbledon bar, everyone was laughing and toasting.

They were all watching this Champions League match, and Chu Zhongtian's performance made everyone happy.

"That was from our 'crazy gang'!" Someone pointed at Chu Zhongtian on the TV and said proudly.

※※※ Chu Zhongtian's goal greatly boosted the morale of the team and also hit the fighting spirit of Inter Milan players. Looking at this game, except for Sneider's free kick, Inter Milan did not have any good opportunities. Overall, Hoffenheim was the dominant one.

Hoffenheim's performance in this game also made a strong team like Inter Milan have an idea from the bottom of their hearts - they are too strong, and we cannot defeat them!

After the game started again, this mentality affected the performance of Inter Milan players on the court. In addition, Hoffenheim was not polite and took your life to take advantage of your illness and continued to attack fiercely. For a moment, Inter Milan's goal was in a panic.

"Chu! It's Chu again!! It's a pity to hit the post!"

"Van Nystruei's header! Cesar saved..."

Seeing this, Mourinho made a substitution and replaced two players who performed obviously wrongly. He would never allow his team to lose in the game. Moreover, the current situation cannot be said to be unfavorable to Inter Milan. It should be said that there is no benefit or harm. The two sides tied the total score, and the away goals were exactly the same. At most, they would only play another 30 minutes of overtime.

Under Mourinho's series of adjustments, Inter Milan finally stabilized, but they still did not have much way to get rid of their current predicament - they were suppressed and beaten by Hoffenheim.

Even the Italian commentator admitted that Hoffenheim's performance in this game was completely European champion level.

"Since Hoffenheim was promoted to the First Division, he has contributed many wonderful games to us. But I want to say that today is the most exciting game I have seen!" The German commentator praised Hoffenheim.

After Hoffenheim tied the score to 3:1, both sides fell into a persistence stage, with Hoffenheim attacking desperately while Inter Milan defending desperately.

Time flies very quickly. By the end of the game, Inter Milan finally made efforts and planned to end the game within 90 minutes. Hoffenheim didn't want to delay the overtime, and the two sides started a battle against each other.

But just thinking about the last attack, as long as both sides decide to attack, they will always be lucky and they will not be able to seize the opportunity even if they have the chance.

However, the commentators announced that the game had entered a white-hot stage, and the people watching the ball were frightened.

At the end of the ninety minutes, both sides got an excellent opportunity.

First, Inter Milan found the loophole in Hoffenheim during the offense. Sneider shot hard, and the football hit the body of Hoffenheim defender Simonic, causing a refraction. Although he did not fly directly into the goal, he bounced to the other side of the penalty area and landed at Milito's feet. The Argentine scorer was completely unguarded at the time, but he seemed to be inadequate for the football to fall to his feet so easily. He rushed to shoot, but the football shot out... Following Hoffenheim organized the attack, Chu Zhongtian also got the opportunity to perform his first hat-trick in his career. He made a sudden cold arrow on the penalty area line, and the football was saved by Cesar, and hit the post and bounced back, allowing the center-back Lucio, who returned to the defense, to kick out with a big foot. He also missed the opportunity to score.

Seeing that the game was about to enter overtime, Rangnick began to substitution. Obasi replaced Van Nistrui, who was exhausted, and Weiss replaced Eduardo. On the other hand, Mourinho had already used two substitutions and did not move at this time.

Four minutes after injury time, the referee finally blew the whistle to the end of the ninety-minute game.

"The ninety minutes of the game ended! Hoffenheim led Inter Milan 3:1 at home! However, since the total scores of both sides are exactly the same as those of away goals, they need to play overtime. If the overtime cannot solve the problem, there is only a penalty kick!"

"Before the game, everyone thought Inter Milan's second leg was just a formality, and there was nothing to organize them to advance. The score of 3:1 in the first leg was really great. Who would have thought that this game would be in overtime? Hoffenheim showed us their tenacity, and this game was really heart-warming!"

"There are no losers in this game. Especially Hoffenheim, they were considered losers before the game. The first round of the game brought them back to their original form. Their strength is still far from the requirements of the Champions League knockout round... But now everyone is impressed! With such strength, they can even reach the Champions League final."

"Thirty minutes of overtime are a test for both players who have been running for ninety minutes, and at the same time, for Chinese fans who stay up late to watch the game, it is probably a test. But I believe that after watching such a wonderful game, many people's sleepiness must have disappeared without a trace. The ninety minutes of this game are really exciting. Not to mention those opponents and those passing runs that made us amazing, but Chu Zhongtian's two goals are enough to make everyone excited and unable to sleep? Anyway, if I were asked to go to bed immediately at this time, I would definitely not be able to sleep."

※※※There is a five-minute break between the ninety-minute game and the overtime game. During this period, everyone will not be able to change the room, and it may take five minutes to walk on the way back and forth... So everyone sits on the sidelines near their respective benches, resting while listening to the head coach's tactics of the overtime game arrangement.

Don’t think that overtime is a process. When you enter overtime, you must go to the final penalty. To be honest, no team in this world will be willing to play penalty kicks with their opponents. Even German teams with the best psychological quality may not be willing to do so.

Penalties are too accidental, and the head coach's arrangement is not available here at all. So it is still a normal game, everyone likes it the most.

The overtime game is only thirty minutes, which looks very short. Consider that before that, the players on both sides ran for 90 minutes and their physical fitness was on the verge of exhaustion, so these thirty minutes would be very long.

How to reasonably allocate physical fitness in these thirty minutes, pose a threat to the opponent's goal, and strive for goals is really a science.

Generally speaking, everyone always feels like this when watching overtime games. Thirty minutes of overtime games are divided into the first and second half, each with fifteen minutes. The two teams always take turns to show their strength. If you are strong in the first half, I will be weak. In the second half, we will be able to adjust them, and I will be strong in the second half. Basically, this is the case, because everyone's physical fitness cannot guarantee a high-tempo game of 30 minutes, so use this method to adjust their physical strength.

The same is true for this game.

Rangnick arranged for the team to attack in the first half. Taking advantage of this momentum, he tried to score another goal in the first fifteen minutes, so that he could take the initiative again.

As for the overtime in the second half... if you don't work, just hold on!

On the other side, Mourinho's instructions to the team were: "If the opponent attacks first in the first half, we will continue to defend firmly. If they decide to defend, we will attack."

So at the beginning of the second half, Inter Milan took back consciously when they saw Hoffenheim attacking.

※※※In the first half, although Hoffenheim worked very hard, he did not break through Inter Milan's goal. Because their offensive quality was restricted by physical fitness, many people could not run anymore. Hoffenheim's offense was so sharp in the first half, which was beyond everyone's expectations, and was related to their tireless running interspers. Therefore, they could always run to unexpected places for Inter Milan players to make unexpected cooperation.

Now it's not possible. In addition to a few people who can still keep running at high speed, more people will bend down, support their knees with their hands, and breathe heavily whenever they have the chance.

Rangnick's training intensity is very high, so the team's physical fitness is good in the Bundesliga team, but the battle was too strong in this game, and even they couldn't stand it.

In this game, Hoffenheim burned 200% of himself and exerted 200% of his energy. Otherwise, how could he have almost the advantage in the whole game? How could he defeat a super strong team like Inter Milan 3:1 in the 90-minute game?

It is no longer easy to fight until this time.

At the end of the first half, the score was still 3:1, Hoffenheim 3 and Inter Milan 1.

Everyone knows that Inter Milan should be the protagonist in the second half, so while the two sides exchanged venues, Chu Zhongtian made a gesture of defending to everyone with all his might and waiting for an opportunity to counterattack.

In the last fifteen minutes, the priority is definitely not to score goals, but not to concede. As long as you don’t concede the ball, there is still hope. After all, the chances of the two sides in the penalty shootout are equal.

Just as the second half of the overtime game began, Rangnick made a substitution, which was his last substitution. He replaced the central defender Metzeld, and the forward Ibisevic was replaced.

Ibisevic has completed his game and is still making his final contribution to the team, which is to slowly get off the court, get some rest for the team, and also delay the game.

The Hoffenheim fans in the stands gave applause to Ibisek. Although he did not score in this game, he assisted Chu Zhongtian's first goal and Hoffenheim's second goal in this game. It was a very critical goal. Ibisek jumped high in front of the goal, making everyone think he would head the ball. He not only deceived the fans in the stands and the audience in front of the TV, but also deceived the TV broadcast and Inter Milan defensive players. At that time, the TV broadcast pointed the camera at him, but he unexpectedly passed the ball! A forward passed the ball out of only six yards away from the goal. He did not fulfill the obligation of the forward and did not act like a striker, but he was an excellent Hoffenheim player and a member of this team. He sacrificed his own interests but allowed the team to get the greatest benefits.

So Hoffenheim fans will not be dissatisfied with him because he did not score a goal, but will give him the most sincere applause.

Ibisevic walked off the court slowly and the game started again. Metzeld, Simonic and Pogatz formed three central defenders, and with two full-backs Kolarov and Baker, Chu Zhongtian and Sana would be involved in the penalty area and could also be used as central defenders. Salihovic and Weiss also retreated to the defense. Except for one Obasi, almost all of them retreated to the 30-meter area to defend.

It is to defend Inter Milan's attack.

Hoffenheim's physical fitness is not good, and Inter Milan is also similar.

Only a few people can still run.

As the game time passed, at the last moment, there was almost only one Chu Zhongtian in the game who could make continuous sprints, which was extremely physically consuming. He just forced Maicon to pass the football back to the center back on the right side of the court, and instantly appeared on the left side of the court, blocking Etoo's cross. He headed the ball in the penalty area just a minute ago and acted as a central defender. After one minute, he ran 60 meters with the ball and completed a defensive counterattack with a high-quality long shot.

By the end, the Hoffenheim fans in the stands were cheering for him, not for Hoffenheim.

The shouts of "Chuchu" kept resounding throughout the sky, becoming the main theme and the only sound in the last few minutes of the Rhine-Neka Stadium.

He Ping praised Chu Zhongtian's physical fitness and professionalism more than once. "He is still running, but he is the only one in the audience! Good physical fitness requires such spirit and willpower to support him. Chu Zhongtian combines the two together!"

The other commentators also admired Chu Zhongtian's performance.

"When he came to the team, he was named the team's captain by Rangnick. This game showed us why Rangnick did this. He really deserves the captain's armband on his arm."

"There are many players with good physical fitness, many players with strong will, and there are also no shortage of players with decisive ability in the football world. However, there are not many players with good physical fitness, strong will, and decisive ability. Hoffenheim's No. 8 player Chu is one of them!"

"I used to think that Hoffenheim could not defeat Inter Milan and advance to the quarterfinals. But looking at Chu's performance, I took back such superficial thoughts. I think even if Hoffenheim finally advances to the quarterfinals, it's worthy of its reputation!"

In the end, Inter Milan couldn't break Hoffenheim's goal in the fifteen-minute game, although they really wanted to do so.

The 120-minute game is over!

"Punishment!"
Chapter completed!
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