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Chapter 428
(I quoted some information, so I wrote a little more)
Munich, the capital of Bavaria, has a population of 134 million and is known as the "village of a million people".

Hoffenheim, a town under the city of Sinsheim, Baden-Württemberg, with a population of 3272

Fans: In the 2001-2002 season, Hoffenheim had its first official fan association called "Prison".Now there are 57, one of which is from Munich called "Bavaria-Hoffenheim".Bayern has 2437 fan associations.
Hoffenheim Stadium: Karl Benz Stadium, on loan from Mannheim, the number of seats is 26225,
Bayern's home stadium: Allianz Arena, 69000 seats.
Experience: Bayern played in the Bundesliga for 43 years, and Hoffenheim entered the Bundesliga for the first time. The ratio of the Bundesliga games between the two sides is 1481 to 16.Bayern players have played a total of 784 national team first-level matches, and Hoffenheim players have only 565 Bundesliga games.
Budget: The total annual salary of Hoffenheim's players is 2300 million euros, and Bayern's is more than 8000 million euros.
Club size: Hoffenheim has 18 employees, Bayern has 175.
奖杯：霍芬海姆的奖杯是两个，德乙冠军，德国杯冠军，拜仁则赢得过20次德甲冠军、13次德国杯冠军、4次冠军杯、1次联盟杯、1次优胜者杯、2次世俱杯。
Media: Bayern was "bombed" by countless TV stations, radio stations, websites and 5 daily newspapers, including the famous lace tabloids "Munich Daily", "Munich Evening News" and "Bild-Munich Edition".Concerned about Hoffenheim only a local media "Rhein-Neckar".

Points: Hoffenheim 42 points, Bayern Munich 37 points, Hoffenheim so far undefeated, Bayern Munich has only lost one game.

The winter break championship has been settled, but the battle for the league title has just begun. Top-ranked Hoffenheim challenged second-ranked Bundesliga giants Bayern Munich in the final round of the league before the winter break.The above is a comparison of the strengths of the two teams. Except for 5 points more than Bayern, Hoffenheim can be called a dwarf in any aspect, while Bayern is a well-deserved giant.

Before the game, Hoffenheim had two draws and one loss in the league and the UEFA Cup, and fell into a trough, but their reputation became more and more loud all over the world. The match against Bayern Munich made them known to fans all over the world.Whether it is Britain, Spain, Italy, or Saudi Arabia, South Korea, Malaysia, whether it is Senegal, Angola in Africa, or Brazil, Chile, and Argentina in the Americas, there are TV stations that request to broadcast this game.Tickets for the Allianz Arena were sold out two weeks ago, but there are still 10,000+ people looking for them online. Almost all fans want to know why this village team with only 3000 people got the winter break one round earlier The champion, but also wants to know whether the giant Bayern can surrender this little guy at their home court.

Because Hoffenheim's performance was too eye-catching, they locked the winter break championship one round ahead of schedule, which made the Bayern Munich club, which is used to being the boss, very unconvinced. Before the game started, the club officials and players in Munich Started to attack Hoffenheim with cynicism and sarcasm.

Bayern manager Hoeness satirized Rangnick's beautiful football: "Hoffenheim people work very professionally, they can spend money, they can brag, and they can spend money to brag."

Rangnick responded: "If you want to hear beautiful words, please go to Munich, if you want to watch beautiful football, then please come to Hoffenheim."

"1899? I asked myself: Where have they hidden themselves in the past 100 years?" Rummenigge, chairman of the Bayern board of directors, mocked Hoffenheim fans for calling themselves a century-old club.

Hoffenheim manager Rothaus retorted to Rummenigge: "We are always there, but Mr. Rummenigge's eyes never look down. Now we block their sight and they see it." to us."

"No matter how severe the financial crisis is, Mr. Hope will still have more euros left than us, so everyone should be careful next year. Bayern is fighting against billionaires." Hoeness not only attacked Hoffenheim, Also went on to attack Hoffenheim boss Hope.

"Franck Ribery's transfer fee and salary are enough for us to pay the whole team's salary for two or three years. If other clubs in the Bundesliga are not forgetful, I don't think I will tell you who should be careful." Hoffenheim coach Rangnick is not polite. hit back at Hoeness' accusation that they were spending money on people.

Hope's counterattack was not as fierce as that of Lannick and Rothaus. He said: "I thought I had a good relationship with Beckenbauer, Heathfield, and Hoeness. We are all friends. Now it seems that I It's a little pretentious."

The top executives of the two clubs are at loggerheads, and the players of the two clubs are not idle. The war of words has involved players and fans of both sides from the executives.

Bayern captain Kahn said in an interview with Bild before the game that he liked Hoffenheim very much: "Rannick's tactical design is very good, the team's running-in is also very good, and the club's management is also very professional. I respect the performance of this team, but when it comes to winning the championship, I don’t think it can. Because there have been too many examples of this before, an unknown team was not favored at first, but the performance was amazing, and even won Halfway to the championship, but in the end nothing was gained. And we have experienced the baptism of the Bundesliga for more than 30 years, and we have long been accustomed to the role of challenging and being challenged.”

Hoffenheim's captain Tebel didn't appreciate it. He said: "Kahn doesn't have to pretend to like us. In fact, Bayern players have been waiting to see our jokes, but now we are very happy because even if we lose We were also the champions during the winter break, and Bayern like to talk about us so much because they are under too much pressure."

Hoffenheim's players didn't just counterattack passively, just like they were on the field, Hoffenheim's players were equally aggressive off the field.

Li Huan took the lead in launching the challenge and said: "We are now the champions of the winter break. We lead No. 25 points, but we still have to win this game, because we have to prove in front of Bayern who is the boss of the Bundesliga."

Demba Ba arrogantly said to the reporter of "Bild": "We are going to Munich, and we want to let Bayern understand that their era is over, and now the Bundesliga is an era of all heroes."

Bayern's team deputy Ram said: "Recently, the media has been hyping this game for a long time, and it has gone far beyond the game itself. Of course, for the Bundesliga, this is a good thing. Hoffenheim is now the winter champion. , According to historical records, they even have a 70.00% hope of winning the championship, but they still have nothing to gain, I think they should respect Bayern more, even in the European arena, no team dares to treat us with such an attitude.”

Piggy Schweinsteiger is a relatively low-key person, but he still expressed his dissatisfaction with Li Huan and Demba Ba's remarks. He said: "Bayern does not need to prove themselves to any team or fans, even if we go to play this year The UEFA Cup, 41 shining trophies have proven Bayern's status in German and world football, and Li Huan and Demba Ba should have won at least one league title before saying these words."

On websites and forums in Germany and around the world, Hoffenheim fans and Bayern fans also began to strangle.

The fans of Bayern were determined to die, and they denounced Hoffenheim as a country bumpkin and an upstart. They have just sat at the top of the list for a dozen rounds, but they don't know how high the sky is. They can't catch up with Bayern's achievements in 20 years. Dare to challenge Bayern's boss status.

Hoffenheim fans ridiculed Bayern fans who would only live in their memories. The team they support has already mixed into the UEFA Cup to dominate. They also regard themselves as the boss of the Bundesliga and the spokesperson of German football. I really don’t know the shame. How is this word written.Hoffenheim play beautiful players young club rich, is a model of modern football, will become the new leader of the Bundesliga team, Bayern can not be suppressed.

Not only the players, fans and coaches are fighting with each other, but also the media of both sides. The "Rhein-Neckar Zeitung" has never been so popular as it is now. 160 TV stations around the world broadcast this game. They must seize this rare opportunity to rise , Let this newspaper rush out of the Rhine-Neckar to the whole of Germany and even Europe.

"Rhein Neckar Zeitung" not only reproduced the war of words between players and coaches, they also took the initiative to challenge Bayern Munich. Before the game, the reporter published an article titled "After Stuttgart is Hoffenheim, the Bundesliga focuses on Baden" Comments, "Last season's champion was Stuttgart. Bayern Munich ranked fourth and could only play in the UEFA Cup. This season, Bayern spent 7000 million on recruiting. Halfway through, the winter championship was snatched by Hoffenheim. Even if Bayern Munich The victory in this game is also 2 points behind Hoffenheim. After the fall of Stuttgart, another team from Baden State has taken over the banner of the Bundesliga leader. Karlsruhe is also ranked behind Hoffenheim. In the seventh place, the day of the full revival of Baden state football has come. The era of Bayern is coming to an end, and this halfway final game this Sunday will be the funeral held by Hoffenheim for Bayern."

The reporters of the "Rhein Neckar Zeitung" did not keep their words, and directly described the game as Hoffenheim's funeral for Bayern, which caused an uproar among Bayern players and fans. The reporters of "Munich Evening News" and "Munich Daily" Write an article to refute the views of the "Rhine Neckar Zeitung". "Hoffenheim's ability to occupy the top spot is not all due to strength, but because other Bundesliga teams are not familiar with their style of play. They have shown signs of decline in recent rounds. Bayern's game will show this country bumpkin. , Bayern has dominated the Bundesliga for so many years, and their rich background will definitely support them to tide over the difficulties. After this game, Bayern will be able to show their glory again and launch an impact on the 21st league title."

"Bild" lamented, "An ordinary Bundesliga game has nothing to do with the championship or national honor, but it has caused such a big sensation. This is the first time in the Bundesliga. Even in the whole of Europe, only Barcelona and Barcelona Real Madrid's match of the century is so attractive, if Hoffenheim can really play like this, maybe their game against Bayern can become a national derby in Germany."

(End of this chapter)