Since they all look like pursuing victory in the game, they still have to work hard on offense.

Hoffenheim and Real Madrid both have a chance, but no one is sure of it.

Benzema is working hard to perform, wanting to win a goal for himself, and he knows what this game means to him. The previous series of outstanding performances from substitutes have already proved that his condition is recovering. What he lacks now is to perform well when starting. He doesn't want others to think that he can only play as a substitute, and he doesn't want to do super substitutes.

Ibissevic and Obasi are also working hard on Hoffenheim.

Both teams have strong midfielders and can deliver shells to their teammates, but both goalkeepers performed well today and were not lucky in the final goal.

In the 64th minute of the game, when the game was tied 1:1, a news came from another stadium that disappointed Hoffenheim fans - Ausser defended for nearly 70 minutes and finally failed to withstand it. Ibrahimovic was in very good shape recently and scored another goal.

His goal helped AC Milan lead Aussel 1-0 away.

There was a booing sound at the Rhine Neka Stadium. The players on the field didn't know what happened. Everyone on the bench on the sidelines had temporarily focused on the other game.

"Ac Milan is ahead." Assistant coach Zeidler told Rangnick.

Rangnick nodded: "It's true that you still have to rely on yourself... It's not easy for Aussel to defend until this time to concede the ball."

After saying that, he paused. "Okay, don't worry about others, focus on our own game."

Hoffenheim players on the bench also knew the latest progress of Ausselle and AC Milan. AC Milan means that the current draw is very dangerous for Hoffenheim. They only lead AC Milan three points before the final group stage.

When they thought of going to play AC Milan away in the last round of group stage, they were all silent.

Next door, everyone knows the result on Real Madrid's coaching seat and bench. They are different from Hoffenheim and don't care. Whether it's Ausselle's win or AC Milan's win, the result is the same for them. Anyway, they have already qualified in advance. What they have to consider is to try to win the first place in the group and avoid those strong teams in the draw in the quarterfinals. Although everyone hopes that Mourinho's Real Madrid can win the European Champions League this season, the most realistic goal may be to break through the 18th final curse that has not been broken in six years... So even if the game there is Mars hitting Earth, it will still be the same here. Real Madrid wants to strive to win, which may threaten their team with the first place in the group to get far away.

Who can threaten their group first? It seems that only Hoffenheim is the only one.

So Real Madrid will knock Hoffenheim out of this game, so that they cannot threaten their identity as the first in the group.

※※※The latest scores between AC Milan and Aussel were quickly passed on to the court, which became the watershed of the half-time game. Both sides suddenly increased their offense because they both knew that it was time for the final battle.

Sana fouled Ozil and gave Real Madrid a free kick 30 meters away from the goal. For Cristiano Ronaldo, the distance was just right, and he stood in front of the football. Chu Zhongtian was called to line up the wall, and he signaled everyone to stand tighter and not to give Ronaldo the chance to shoot the football through the wall. Not only should he stand tighter, but he also had to work hard to put his toes and make the wall taller, which made it much more difficult for a free kick to bypass the wall.

In the end, Ronaldo's free kick failed to bypass the wall. The football was kicked out by him and hit Chu Zhongtian's chest and bounced back.

Quaresma outside received the ball, and he turned and led forward. The wall of people, which was basically composed of offensive players, seemed to have received a signal, suddenly dispersed and ran forward one after another.

Although Chu Zhongtian was hit in the chest, he had no influence on the team. He saw the opportunity to counterattack and rushed forward.

c. Ronaldo saw the football hit Chu Zhongtian's chest. When the football popped out, he did not rush up to grab it. He just raised his hands and stood there complaining that the wall was too close. But when Chu Zhongtian passed by him, he was stunned for a moment, then suddenly changed his plan, turned around and chased back.

Hoffenheim's fast break was finally not achieved. Quaresma's intention was too obvious when passing the ball to Obasi during high-speed running. Real Madrid's defender Marcelo predicted in advance and intercepted the football halfway.

Real Madrid followed suit and played the fast break.

Chu Zhongtian quickly turned back to defend. Cristiano Ronaldo, who had just chased back, also rushed forward quickly. The two of them seemed to be unable to use up their physical strength. They could still sprint with all their strength in such a short time.

Ronaldo pulled from the middle to the left and ran over in front of Chu Zhongtian. Chu Zhongtian also followed him to the side. Although he was not responsible for guarding Ronaldo, since he had met him, there was no reason to let him go.

Marcelo passed the football to Ronaldo. As soon as the Portuguese received the ball, Chu Zhongtian appeared in front of him.

This is not the first time that the two of them have one-on-one in this game, but it is the first time they have face-to-one. The previous time was Cristiano Ronaldo running in front and Chu Zhongtian chased in the back, of course it is not face-to-face.

c. Ronaldo shook, his feet were walking around the back of the football like butterflies, making fancy fake moves. However, Chu Zhongtian was unmoved, just stared at the football, lowered the center of gravity, maintained his posture, and stuck in Ronaldo's inside line, preventing him from breaking through in a straight line.

c. Ronaldo made a fake move of cycling and found that Chu Zhongtian was not fooled at all. At the same time, Marcelo went around behind him. So he decided to pass the ball. He stood there, and used his left foot to push the ball towards You, which seemed to be breaking through from the right. Marcelo's running position was just for him to cover. Most people would jump to the local area to pounce on the right, and then leave the space for passing the ball to him.

Immediately afterwards, C. Ronaldo's right foot hit the ground, supporting his body, lifted his heel and swung it hard to the left! He used this fancy move to pass the football towards Marcelo!

But almost at the same time, Chu Zhongtian, who was standing still, suddenly put his shovel in his foot! His left foot supported his body, stretched out his right foot, just blocking Ronaldo's pass, and c. Ronaldo hit Chu Zhongtian's right foot with the ball knocked from his heel, bounced out of the baseline!

In the eyes of outsiders, this time, letting go was dull and not even regained the ball control. Football was still under Real Madrid's control. But in C. Ronaldo's heart, he was a little surprised. He felt that his fake movements were moving realistically. Not only were there movements under his feet, but the center of gravity of the upper body also changed. But looking at Chu Zhongtian's defensive movements, it was as if he knew in advance that he would do this, but he actually stretched out his foot to stop him... Chu Zhongtian got up from the ground and did not retreat, but continued to stare at Ronaldo.

Marcelo threw the football to Ronaldo, and the Portuguese felt the oppression from behind. Instead of controlling the ball, he raised his foot and knocked the football back directly to Marcelo in the air, and then turned around and ran to the middle.

Chu Zhongtian did not follow him, but continued to get stuck on one side of Marcelo, with Serna guarding the other side.

If Marcelo wants to break through, he has to face the defense of two people. He did not choose to break through, but passed the football back. He directly passed it from the sideline to the center back Albiol in the second half.

Real Madrid's rapid offense did not start, and Chu Zhongtian was a key figure in the defense.

This is how Chu Zhongtian is now. He devotes more energy to offense, and the offense is always the most eye-catching, so it seems that he is not good at defense. In fact, he is just responsible for less defensive work, and all the heavy defensive work is handed over to Sana. He also defends, but he always appears at the most critical moments, the most critical defense at the beginning. Although not every time it is an eye-catching move like a goal line rescue, in the eyes of experts who know the ball, every defense is very critical.

A true free fever must not only be good at attacking, but also very important to defend. It’s just that the new free agent is not a central defender, so he doesn’t need to put too much energy into defense. However, the free agent must be clear about his mind and cannot run around with the ball. When the opponent attacks, he must choose the most correct, simplest and most effective defense method. He does not have to snatch the football off. Perhaps it is just forcing the opponent to pass the football back or kick it out of the sideline, which can achieve the purpose of defense.

For example, this defense.

Ronaldo has realized that Chu Zhongtian is a troublesome person.

※※※Successfully defending Real Madrid's offense did not make Chu Zhongtian happy and proud. What he needs to consider now is the offense. How to score a goal as soon as possible is the top priority.

Rangnick asked the team to make more use of the wings during the half-time break, especially the side where Marcelo was. After his observation during this period, Real Madrid's wings did have an opportunity. However, their defense in the middle is very tight, and once the ball is lost, the speed of returning to defense is quite fast. Even if they can use the wings, they will still be cleared by their defenders when they reach the middle. And even if they use Marcelo to attack the space... there are also central defenders there to fill up. Once the ball is lost, Real Madrid's replay speed is very fast, and even the wing forwards have to retreat to participate in the defense.

If it were Real Madrid last year, it would be easier to play... Real Madrid this year will be difficult to deal with.

But there is no way. Both sides attack and the defense line will always leave some space.

Chu Zhongtian felt that the best time was when the opponent was just attacking and was about to invest more troops, or when he had just invested more troops, the football was suddenly cut off, and then Hoffenheim played a fast attack. At this time, Real Madrid players would have a brief inattention and confusion. Of course, the situation in Real Madrid lasted much longer in the past, and now they have tried to compress the reaction vacuum period after the sudden change of offense and defense.

But there are always some flaws, it depends on whether you can catch them.

The first step in this plan is to intercept the ball. This time, the defense requirement cannot be just to force the opponent to pass back or destroy the football out of bounds. You must cut the ball down and grab it to your feet before you can start an attack. And it must be quick and you cannot give the opponent time to react.

So who should we take the step from and who should we use as a breakthrough?

After Chu Zhongtian swept around, he locked his target on Harvey Alonso.

Although Cristiano Ronaldo is the team's number one star and ace, Xavi Alonso is the brain of this team. He is responsible for controlling the rhythm, so he has a lot of time to control the ball. In the frontcourt, whether it is Ronaldo, Higuain, Ozil, Leon and others, once they get the ball, they handle the ball very quickly, and even if they dribble the ball, they will quickly dribble the ball forward. But Alonso is different here. After he gets the ball, because he has to observe the position of his teammates and the position of the enemy, he will first control the football, then look up, and then pass the ball.

The football stayed at his feet for a long time, which gave Chu Zhongtian and others the opportunity to intercept the ball.

And sometimes he is too focused on observing the situation at the far end, but he ignores the dangers around him. Chu Zhongtian remembers watching Alonso's game video, and often sees him looking up and observing. When his opponent runs to him to grab the ball, he controls the football to circle in place and always keeps the opponent behind him. If there is still no good pass target, pass the football back and temporarily get rid of the defenders around him.

Chu Zhongtian felt that this was an opportunity. If it were him, he might be able to grab the football. As long as he could grab it, he would launch a fast attack immediately. He could not observe it like Alonso to determine where to pass the ball. The latest situation on the entire stadium was in his mind, and he could even know where to pass it with his eyes closed!

After setting the goals and plans, Chu Zhongtian took the time to find Sana and told him that he hoped he could help him. It was not himself who went up to press, but Sana. He used Sana's excellent defense to entangle Alonso, even if it was only a few seconds, and then waited for an opportunity to rush up and grab the ball.

If you don’t succeed once, you will come for the second time. Anyway, you have to cut the ball off!

Once the ball is lost at the midfielder, it is very dangerous. As long as you can grab the ball, Chu Zhongtian can directly penetrate Real Madrid's originally airtight defense line!

※※※Alonso didn't know that he had been targeted by a wolf. He continued to perform his duties in the midfield. As long as the team attacked, he would take the initiative to ask for the ball. His teammates also believed in him and were willing to pass the football to him to organize the attack.

Originally, Hoffenheim's defense was just a regular attitude towards him, neither strict nor loose. If there was a ball under his feet, he would come up to interfere and try to intercept the ball. If there was no ball under his feet, he would ignore him. They put more energy on the attacking line of Real Madrid.

So when Sana came up to press Alonso to get the ball, he didn't think there was anything wrong with it.

He carried Sana behind him and passed the football out.

This time, Chu Zhongtian didn't even go up to grab the ball because Alonso passed too fast and did not give him such a chance.

In a place where Alonso couldn't see, Chu Zhongtian was communicating with Sana with his eyes and gestures.

Chu Zhongtian: Go up faster, press harder!

Sana: The timing is not good, next time.

None of the Real Madrid players could see that Hoffenheim was brewing a storm...※※Sana and Chu Zhongtian were still patiently waiting for their opportunities. Real Madrid was still seeking goals.

Ozil found that the person who defended him had changed, not the previous Sana, but Chu Zhongtian. He was a little surprised, but that's all. He was not unfamiliar with Chu Zhongtian. After all, he had played several moves in the Bundesliga, and each time his team defeated Hoffenheim led by Chu Zhongtian.

Both of them are very familiar with each other. Chu Zhongtian knows the characteristics of Ozil, and Ozil also knows that this Chinese man has outstanding one-on-one defense ability. It is best not to dribble too much when facing him, otherwise he may be cut off. He can hide as far as he can.

Therefore, after Chu Zhongtian defended Ozil, Ozil handled the ball faster, but the threat posed was much smaller.

The purpose of Chu Zhongtian and Sana's replacement is to facilitate Sana's guard against Alonso and avoid the situation where Ozil is empty after defending Aronso, which just happened to allow Alonso to pass the football to Ozil.

With himself beside Ozil, Alonso would not at least rashly pass the football. Of course, it would be fine if he wanted to pass the ball, and it happened to intercept the ball and make a quick counterattack here.

Mourinho saw that it was almost seventy minutes and the score was still stalemate, so he decided to substitute him and replaced him with Di Maria to replace Pedro Leon, who had an average performance.

Chu Zhongtian saw the fourth official on the sidelines holding up the substitution sign, and Di Maria stood beside him. He knew that he could not wait any longer. Di Maria's appearance will bring more changes and possibilities to Real Madrid's offense, and Real Madrid's offense will become more and more at will and can be handled. Hoffenheim must score as soon as possible. If time is delayed, it will only allow Real Madrid to get more scoring opportunities.

"Dimaria is about to play! Mourinho gave him twenty minutes, which is not short. Originally, Di Maria was resting in this game for the national derby next Monday, but now it seems that his vacation will end early, and Real Madrid can't start the situation. He is good at dribbling and fast Di Maria may give Real Madrid's offense and create new opportunities..." This is how the commentator commented on Di Maria's appearance.

Anyway, everyone thinks that Di Maria's appearance is a signal for Real Madrid to strengthen its offense.

Rangnick also seemed very nervous. The game continued and there was no dead ball yet. Di Maria had to wait on the field for the time being. Rangnick walked to the sidelines and shouted Chu Zhongtian's name loudly, indicating that he would strengthen the offensive organization. During this period, because Chu Zhongtian focused on intercepting the ball from Alonso's feet, Hoffenheim was on the defensive overall, while Real Madrid's offense was playing vividly.

Rangnick has always been worried that the team will lose the ball. Now Di Maria is about to play, and he is afraid that Di Maria will become the last straw that will crush Hoffenheim.

Chu Zhongtian made an OK gesture to him.

During this period, he and Sana tried several times, either almost or simply had no chance. As soon as Di Maria came on the court, Alonso's pass was simple, and Di Maria must have assisted the route.

If you want to intercept the ball while he continues to observe like this, now may be the last chance.
Chapter completed!