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Chapter 240 Being a Narrator
Before facing Leverkusen, the second round of the German Cup match in the middle of the week, Borussia Mönchengladbach's opponent is the German second team Rostock.

Carl still sent a large number of substitute players to play. Swedish forward Larsson has not played recently, so Larsson performed very well in this game. He scored a hat-trick with overhead kicks and helped the team beat Rostock 4:1 away to advance to the third round.

The strength is clear, there is nothing to say in this game, only Larson's tone was a bit sour when he was interviewed by reporters after the game: "I feel that my condition is very good, and I am ready for the league with Leverkusen on the weekend, but it all depends on Coach Carl's arrangement."

Larsson knew that his switch to Bayern had already been abandoned by Karl. Now Borussia Mönchengladbach has a full lineup, and Larsson can only play in the DFB Cup.

After defeating Rostock, the whole Borussia Mönchengladbach team immediately rushed back to Borussia Mönchengladbach to prepare for the 12th round of the Bundesliga. The opponent is Leverkusen.

After these rounds of winning streak, Leverkusen's performance has improved again, and it has risen to the fourth position in the standings. Top Muller's control of the team is still very good.

In all fairness, Leverkusen's performance in the Champions League is actually not bad, but too many draws prevented them from advancing to the second round.

Leverkusen's striker's offensive treasure has revealed problems. Kirsten is really old and can't run anymore, and Berbataba's performance also shows that he is immature and works more alone.

Without the two Brazilian stars Emerson and Ze Roberto, Leverkusen's midfield also appeared to be more than solid in defense but not creative enough. The team's offense still relied more on Fryer's breakthrough and passing.

But Fryer's physical condition is not outstanding, because he likes to break through, Fryer is easy to get injured, so Fryer's power will be greatly reduced.

Leverkusen's current strength is undoubtedly at a disadvantage of Borussia Mönchengladbach, so Top Muller said very low-key before the game that if this league can take away a point from the Baukaberg Stadium, he will be very satisfied.

Top Muller's attitude won Karl's favor. Karl said that Leverkusen is still one of the most competitive teams in the Bundesliga. He hopes that the players can forget their previous achievements and treat Leverkusen as a strong opponent.

Although the coaches of the two teams kept a low-key tone before the game, the grievances between the two teams in the past two years still attracted a large number of media reporters to come to the Paul Cabage Stadium for interviews, and Nick was actually spotted by CCTV and invited to be a guest commentator for CCTV.

CCTV's European football live program has been directly upgraded this year. The Bundesliga will be broadcast live. Huang Jian was sent to Germany to be responsible for the live broadcast commentary.

Nick thought it was okay, so he agreed, and he could get some money for Jenny to buy milk powder and toys, so why not do it?

CCTV not only invited Nick, but also Matthaus, so the commentary team of CCTV for this game is quite luxurious.

At 11:12 on the evening of November 19th, the competition officially kicked off.

It was the first time as a guest commentator, and Nick was not used to dressing up in suits and leather shoes. Matthaus kept him relaxed, while Huang Jian excitedly made the opening remarks: "Everyone, welcome to watch the live broadcast of the 00th round of the Bundesliga in the 01-12 season. I am Huang Jian. I am now at the Baukaberg Stadium. I will explain the strong confrontation between Borussia Mönchengladbach and Bayer Leverkusen at home. Nick Hansen, captain of Borussia Mönchengladbach, and world champion Lothar Matthaus."

"Hello, Chinese audience friends, I am Lothar Mateus."

"Hello Chinese fans, I'm Nick Hansen!"

The two then greeted the Chinese fans to the camera. Nick's Chinese is very pure, and after Matthaus played for Xichuan, he also learned a mouthful of Trump. Huang Jian almost burst out laughing when he said it. In far away China, many Chinese fans waiting in front of the TV to watch the game have already started to laugh.

"Haha, this Mateus is really funny, this mandarin is too powerful."

"Wow, Mateus can also speak Mandarin? And it's Trump!"

"Today's live broadcast must be good. Nick seems to be cheering for Borussia Mönchengladbach on CCTV's live broadcast."

As usual, Huang Jian asked Nick and Matthaus to make pre-match predictions: "Nick, Lothar, this game is a strong confrontation. What do you think the result of the game will be? Can you tell me about the final score in your mind?"

Nick glanced at Mateus and said: "Lothar, you are an old man, let you come first, let's see who of us is accurate or close, and the loser will be treated!"

"Fuck, come on, I predict 1:0, Borussia Mönchengladbach will win." Mateus is still very cautious, don't look at Borussia Mönchengladbach is now ranked first, and Leverkusen is only the fourth child, a football game is not the first to win the fourth, Mateus's advantage of predicting a ball is still optimistic about the home field.

Nick smiled and said: "Lothar, you are too careful, I predict 3:1, a two-goal win."

"Okay, I'll be an intermediary. I hope today's game will be very exciting. Well, the game will start immediately. Players from both sides have already entered the field. Borussia Mönchengladbach's starting lineup is goalkeeper Ilgner, the two central defenders are Metzelder and Friedrich, the two full-backs are Hausweiler on the left, Madavikia on the right, our Chinese player Li Yihuan in the midfielder, French star Micoud in the front midfielder, Malouda on the left, Dex on the right, two forwards Trezeguet and Ilier . " Huang Jian began to chatter about the lineups of the players on both sides. This guy's professional knowledge is really unreliable. What he said was very professional and comprehensive, which could almost catch up with the coaches of the football team.

While the three were chattering, the game had already started. Borussia Mönchengladbach kicked off the ball first, and Nick immediately put his energy into the field.

Li Yihuan was the first to get the ball. As a defensive midfielder, this guy holds the ball very steadily and can pass people. Kirsten stepped forward to press him, and he was easily thrown away by him.

"Wow, Xiao Lizi is good at technology." Nick didn't realize that this was broadcasting live to the whole of China, and subconsciously called out Li Yihuan's nickname.

And this kind of nonsensical commentary also made the Chinese fans in front of the TV very comfortable. It was a bit boring to always listen to those academic commentaries. Some fans even turned off the sound and watched the video directly. However, Nick’s tone was humorous and professional, so everyone’s enthusiasm was very high.

Mateus also immediately took up Nick's topic and said: "Yes, Xiao Lizi's speed and skills are advantages. He is simply an alternative among Chinese players. He is very aggressive and is a Europeanized Chinese player."

Huang Jian continued with a smile: "Li Yihuan's growth depends on the help of Borussia Mönchengladbach. The football exchanges between China and Germany are becoming more and more frequent. This is a good thing."

Li Yihuan broke through Kirsten with the ball this time and immediately made a through pass. Malouda on the left immediately crossed the ball after getting the ball. Micoud did not stop and knocked the ball directly to Trezeguet.

"Micoud's ball is trying his foot style, but it's a pity that he hit it too high and didn't hold it down." Nick spoke quickly, and immediately expressed his point of view. Matthaus and Huang Jian on the side also nodded in agreement.

In the first 10 minutes of the game, the rhythm was controlled by Borussia Mönchengladbach at home. Li Yihuan and Miku took turns to organize the attack with the ball. The speed advantage of the two sides was also brought into full play.

(End of this chapter)