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Chapter 418
"Three to zero! Hoffenheim beat Bochum with three goals at home! All three goals came in the second half, and they all had one thing in common. Bisevic and Salihovic each scored a goal and continue to rank third in the standings."

"Two to one! Hoffenheim defeated Hertha Berlin tenaciously at home! This is their fourth consecutive victory in the league! Long Bisheng scored twice, expanding his goals this season to 22 and continuing to rank first in the scorer list! The advantage of the ball overwhelmed Leverkusen and jumped to the top of the standings! But this also sounded the alarm for Hoffenheim. Their opponent in the next game is Karlsruhe, and it is away.

There are only the last six rounds left in the league. At this time, the league has generally entered the final stage, but this season's Bundesliga is neither Bayern alone, nor Bayern and a certain team.

Hoffenheim has 59 points, Bayer Leverkusen has 56 points, Wolfsburg has [-] points, and Bayern has quietly reached [-] points after two consecutive victories. And a strong enemy like Schalke Zero Four.

In short, the last six rounds of the league can be regarded as confusing. They have played against each other. If anyone can win the last six rounds, then the final champion will definitely be them. Even if they lose one of the games, they still have a chance to win the championship.

Bayern was also eliminated by the Premier League's Manchester United in the Champions League quarter-finals. Now the teams that are capable of competing for the championship have no involvement in the Champions Cup. They can concentrate on the league wholeheartedly.

Bayern wants to defend their title, Wolfsburg wants to regain the championship that they lost for two seasons, Leverkusen and Hoffenheim are eager to complete zero breakthroughs in club history this season, and the Bundesliga in less than two months must be extremely exciting.

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In the ninth round of No.20 in the league, Hoffenheim challenged Karlsruhe away.

This round of the league is an excellent opportunity for Hoffenheim to expand their lead. This round of Leverkusen will challenge Wolfsburg away. No matter who wins, Hoffenheim will have a chance to shake off one of their opponents.

Of course, the draw between these two teams is what Hoffenheim would like to see most, but the first thing they need to do is to beat Karlsruhe.

With the strength of Hoffenheim, it is not difficult to achieve this. However, Karlsruhe beat Leverkusen [-]-[-] in the last away game, and once again saw the hope of relegation.

So Rangnick did not dare to take this game lightly, and all the main players played. Anyway, after only the league task is left, Hoffenheim only plays one game a week, and the physical fitness of the main players can fully support until the end of the season.

Due to Eduardo's injury, Rangnick sent Gustavo and Weiss in the middle of the midfield, and Salihovic started, but his activities were more in the center, and the attack on the left was handed over to the left back Kolarov.

The game was tough, and Karlsruhe's tactics were correct. They did not rush to attack Hoffenheim. Instead, they deployed heavy troops in the backcourt to resist Hoffenheim's onslaught, while waiting for an opportunity to create threats by relying on quick and concise counterattacks.

In the last game, they relied on a beautiful counterattack to defeat the leader Leverkusen at the Bayer Stadium and scored a valuable three points.The extremely fast Nigerian striker Chrisantus is the most powerful pawn to implement their counterattack tactics. He was also the one who scored a key goal in the last game. This striker who has scored [-] goals this season is the biggest weight for Karlsruhe to fight for relegation.

Today's hero is not him—at least the hero at this moment is not him.

In the No.301 minute of the first half, Karlsruhe got a free kick in the front court. Midfielder Schafer drove the ball into the penalty area. Defender Langkamp, ​​who put in the assist, shook his head powerfully and hit the goal. Hildebrand couldn't make a save!
Wilder Park immediately turned into a sea of ​​jubilation!Karlsruhe leads Hoffenheim [-]-[-] at home!

After taking the lead, Karlsruhe immediately started to defend even better than before, but Hoffenheim did not make them happy for long. Just 3 minutes later, also relying on a chance of setting the ball in the frontcourt, Long Bisheng smashed the ball into the goal under the cover of Ibisevic, and Hoffenheim immediately responded!
Long Bisheng looked very active today. He was constantly looking for opportunities to score goals from the beginning of the game, instead of being a little lukewarm as before, and slowly showing effects. In fact, he had already had signs of this change in the first two games. He scored a goal as soon as he played against Bochum, and against Hertha Berlin he scored two goals in the first half to completely seal the victory.

Rangnick is naturally very happy. His players are in such a good state. It is good news for Hoffenheim, which has given up the German Cup and was eliminated in the quarter-finals in the Champions League, leaving only the last goal of the league. If the forwards are in good condition, the team will not lack goals.

The first half of the match ended [-]-[-]. Both sides were naturally dissatisfied with the score. For Karlsruhe, who was anxious to get points to avoid relegation, one point was better than nothing, but for Hoffenheim, who was aiming to win the championship, only one point was tantamount to failure!
The four teams that are expected to win the championship have the opportunity to play against each other in the last few rounds, which makes it possible to get enough points from other teams to become an important factor in the final championship!

Winning a victory that is "equal to six points" actually adds up to only three points. Winning a team that is not a competitor can still get three points. The final championship is all accumulated by these three points.

So after the start of the second half, Hoffenheim's offense became more violent, and Karlsruhe continued to defend and counterattack to the end.

Faced with this style of play, with Hoffenheim's staffing, of course the most effective way is to fly both wings together with a long pass and use the impact of the two centers to create opportunities.

Long Bisheng, who scored a goal, was closely marked by the opponent, but he was still able to create a threat through his header.

After playing high and high for a while, Hoffenheim’s tactics suddenly changed. Long Bisheng and Ibisevic began to withdraw from the penalty area frequently, using their ability to play the ball to create opportunities for the midfielders. Gustavo and Weiss are both hard-footed players. caused a lot of trouble.

Karlsruhe's defense line began to slowly become chaotic. They had to defend against breakthroughs from the side, points from the center, and long shots from the front of the penalty area... Hoffenheim's changeable tactics and three-dimensional offensive forced them to shrink their defense line step by step.

Under the unremitting onslaught, Hoffenheim finally overtook the score.

Long Bisheng took the ball from the front of the penalty area, and then passed the ball back to Salihovic. Salihovic lifted his foot to prepare for a long shot. When he lured the opponent's defender to rush up, he passed the ball again to Long Bisheng in front. Long Bisheng took the ball and turned around forcibly.

"Good job!" Rangnick slapped his hands vigorously. There are only ten minutes left before the end of the game. Karlsruhe will not have another chance!Hoffenheim did not capsize in the gutter, and took a solid step towards winning the championship!
Karlsruhe, who was cornered, began to counterattack, but Hoffenheim seized the opportunity again. Before the end, Marin received a long pass from Salihovic and formed a single-handedly. A low shot established the final victory.

The only regret is that the game between Leverkusen and Wolfsburg was decided. Wolfsburg beat Leverkusen [-]-[-] at home, still only one point behind Hoffenheim, but Hoffenheim relied on this point to occupy the first place in the standings alone.

(End of this chapter)