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Chapter 247 Nick Returns
After the match against Bayern, the major German media immediately expressed their views on the new structure of the Bundesliga.

"Bild" believes that Bayern's chances of defending the league title this year are slim, and the team should devote more energy to the UEFA Champions League. If it is more enough to win the UEFA Champions League, this is also a successful start for Rijkaard.

The newspaper praised Borussia Mönchengladbach's performance. Compared with last season, Borussia Mönchengladbach showed more maturity, and the team's signings were very good. If there were no injuries, Borussia Mönchengladbach would have achieved a greater league advantage.

"Kicker" used the words "the general situation is gone" to Bayern. The league is almost halfway through, but Bayern is 10 points behind. It is unrealistic to expect Borussia Mönchengladbach to make mistakes. Rijkaard's team should honestly play well in the Champions League. If they can join Borussia Mönchengladbach in the Champions League final, it will be a success for the entire German football.

The "Munich Daily" also has no illusions about Bayern's defending the league title. Of course, the newspaper also hopes that Bayern will devote its energy to the European arena. The league only needs to ensure the top three. The Champions League championship is the team's number one goal.

Entering December, the leagues of various countries are getting better and better.

After the 14th round of the Bundesliga, Hertha Berlin is the only team closest to Borussia Mönchengladbach. This round of the league they played at a high level in the away game. In the "Chinese Derby" promoted by the Chinese media, they swept Frankfurt with 4 goals.

Hertha Berlin is 4 points behind Borussia Mönchengladbach and continues to catch up.

This also shows the problem of the team. It can lose 4 goals at home and get back 4 goals away. With such a roller coaster journey, Hertha Berlin's strength is obviously not favored by the major media.

The media only regards Hertha Berlin as a shit-stirring stick. This shit-stirring stick will challenge Monchengladbach at home in the 15th round of the Bundesliga. This game is bound to become a watershed in the Bundesliga this season.If Mönchengladbach wins, they will be able to completely widen the points gap, and once Hertha Berlin wins, then Mönchengladbach can still feel the footsteps of the chasing soldiers.

Nick finally came back from his injury. He was out of injury for a month, and it was not a good feeling. Watching his teammates play on the field, Nick felt lonely.

And this game is also a strong confrontation, Nick must participate.

In the team training two days before the game, Nick had no problems, so coach Karl put Nick into the starting lineup, Li Yihuan returned to the left winger position again, and Borussia Mönchengladbach's lineup once again entered the attack mode.

September 12, Berlin Olympiastadion.

The Olympic Stadium, which can accommodate 4 people, is full of seats, and at least 3000 Borussia Mönchengladbach fans came here. Everyone came to watch the comeback of captain Nick.

When the players from both sides entered the field, the Borussia Mönchengladbach fans roared wildly.

"Prince Prince!"

"The prince is back, great!"

"Lead us to the championship, Prince!"

"Long live the prince!"

Nick smiled and waved to the fans, returning to his familiar atmosphere, Nick felt that the strength in his body was about to burst out.

Of course, the Hertha Berlin players were still unconvinced. Firstly, Borussia Mönchengladbach ranked ahead of them, and secondly, the media's fanning the flames had an effect, so they all took a breath and wanted to beat Borussia Mönchengladbach at home.

Marcelinho just looked at Nick a few times with a face of indifference. Since this season, Marcelinho feels that his state has reached the point where he is about to explode. The dual-core combination of him and Sforza has made many teams bow their heads.

"Boy, you shouldn't be in a hurry to come back, because you will meet the genius me today, and I will bring you nightmares." Marcelinho said secretly in his heart.

When the two teams were exchanging tokens, Nick said to Pretz: "Michael, you played well this season."

"Hehe, Nick, your team is also good. Today we want to get 3 points and hold you back." Pretz also laughed. The old man has scored 10 goals this season. It is still rare for a center of his type to score so many goals. Pretz is a typical example of a hardworking center.

Nick said again: "This is not enough, the 3 points are ours, but Michael, Hertha will get a place in the Champions League this year. It is still no problem."

Pretz was silent and did not answer Nick's words. Although Hertha Berlin is strong, Pretz also knows that the team relies more on the abilities of Marcelinho and Sforza for support. The team cannot rely on overall combat. This is incomparable with Borussia Mönchengladbach and Bayern.

If one of the two is injured, it will be difficult for the team to make a breakthrough.

After the opening remarks, the game officially started, and Hertha Berlin kicked off first.

Nick stood firmly in the position of the midfielder. This was his first battle after his comeback. There was no need to rush for success. He stared at Hertha Berlin's most threatening Marcelinho and Sforza. Nick saw the opponent's intention to fight.

Marcelinho is talented. If his character is better, he should have a place in the Brazilian national team.

Hertha Berlin's first attack after the opening was launched by Marcelinho.

Marcelinho had a thought, and he took the ball and ran directly to Nick.This method of 'capturing the thief first captures the king' is Marcelinho's favorite thing to do.

Marcelinho's idea couldn't be simpler. As long as Nick opens a breakthrough, the other players in Borussia Mönchengladbach will have nothing to fear.

However, although Marcelinho took the fascination step, Nick completely covered him, and no matter whether it was a fake move to the left or right, Nick could not be shaken.Marcelinho put his heart on the sidelines, stabbed his foot, and was about to break through the right side of Nick's body.

But Nick had already turned around the moment Marcelinho hit the ball. He stretched his long legs and dunked his feet to control the ball, which made Marcelinho miss it all at once.

Nick turned around quickly, and then speeded up. Since Marcelinho wanted to catch him off guard, there was no reason for him not to return it.

Seeing that Nick is still at the same speed as the wind, the Borussia Mönchengladbach fans screamed, and the Hertha fans were all worried. Nick has a bad reputation, and as his opponent, there is no one who is not worried.

Therefore, both sides of Hertha Berlin moved to the middle, preparing to pinch Nick.

"Hey, you want to pinch me, there's no way!" Nick smiled, and made a decisive pass, and the ball went directly to Li Yihuan's feet on the left.

Li Yihuan didn't stop the ball and immediately hit it horizontally. Trezeguet took the ball with his back, looked at Nick who had already made an air cut, and struck back decisively.

Nick rushed up and was about to take a long shot, but he remembered that his right foot had been injured twice in a row, and Will Thomson had also warned him to minimize the use of this foot.

As for Hertha Berlin's central defender Chris's upper grab, Nick had an idea and picked up the ball with his right foot.

The ball failed to get into Hertha Berlin's goal as expected, and Nick's left foot is still rarely used. This is due to the recent practice, so the ball still missed the post and rolled out of the baseline.

"Damn, it seems that I need to practice my left foot more in the future, the ball is too far away." Nick muttered dissatisfied.

Carl, who was off the court, saw Nick shoot with his left foot, and thought about it a bit. Although he failed to score, this detail shows that Nick is careful and knows how to protect himself.

Hertha Berlin also launched an attack. Marcelinho was smart this time. Instead of challenging Nick, he came to the left and abused Malouda once. Facing the Brazilian's butterfly-like footwork, Malouda almost rolled his eyes out of their sockets.

But then Nick came over again and Marcelinho shot in a hurry, the ball went over the crossbar.

(End of this chapter)