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Chapter 345
Three to one!The total score was four to three!

All the Hoffenheim fans were stunned, and Rangnick closed his eyes in pain the moment the ball flew into the goal.

Although the total score is only one goal behind, the balance of the game has been completely broken-after this goal appears, there is no possibility of extra time and penalties. After 10 minutes of the game, the team that entered the top [-] of this season's Europa League will appear!
If Hoffenheim can overtake the total score, then they will advance to the top [-]. If they can't do this, even if they can even the total score, they will be eliminated because of the lack of away goals!

At this moment, even Rangnick began to wonder whether he was destined to fail to achieve good results in European competitions-but the unique tenacity and never-give-up character of the Germans made Rangnick quickly come out of this disappointment. The most important thing is that he knew that he had no way out.

"Maxwell!" Rangnick shouted to the Brazilian winger Maxwell on the bench: "Go warm up!"

The 1.7-meter-eight winger immediately took off his jacket as fast as he could and rushed out.

"Carlos!" Then Rangnick shouted to Eduardo: "Tell all the players, for the rest of the game, don't worry about defense, attack! Attack! Press across the board, use offense to suppress their counterattacks, and use goals to regain what we have lost! If we can score two goals for Benfica away, we can score three for them at home!"

"Understood!" Edward nodded heavily. He is the core of Hoffenheim's midfielder. At this time, he has the responsibility to use goals to reverse the unfavorable situation on the field!
Maxwell quickly completed the warm-up, and Rangnick explained to him loudly: "When you play the left winger position, replace Comper. Let Salihovic retreat a little and take charge of the organization. After you play, you will quickly break through the wing, and then create opportunities for the two center forwards, and tell the others, don't be afraid of their counterattacks. Whether it is Aimar or Saviola, their physical fitness has begun to decline, and there is nothing to be afraid of counterattacks. Pass more, pass high balls, tell Ibi and Long to shoot when you have the opportunity If there is no chance, I will ferry to Eduardo and Salihovic! Also, this is our home field, let them play rough, there is nothing to be afraid of!"

Maxwell also nodded heavily, and at this time Maric had submitted the substitution list.

Winger Maxwell replaced full-back Simunić, and Rangnick's intentions were obvious. At this time, he wanted to break the boat and strengthen his offense!
The will of the head coach is the will of a team, especially at this moment, the determination shown by Rangnick revived Hoffenheim, which was on the verge of collapse!
We had nothing to lose!As the Bundesliga team with the weakest European competition ability in the four major leagues, and a rookie team participating in European competitions for the first time, it is already an improvement to be able to enter the top 32!What's more, now that they are behind in the total score, they will be eliminated if they lose a goal. It is better to play a vigorous attack!This is not a league. If you lose less, you can take advantage of the goal difference. If you are eliminated in the knockout rounds, you have a goal difference of [-], which is also useless.

Long Bisheng muttered on the field: "Anyway, now we are barefoot and not afraid of wearing boots."

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Rangnick’s judgment was good. Benfica’s physical fitness did have some problems, especially Saviola and Aimar, who scored the first goal in this game.

Under Hoffenheim's fierce offensive, Benfica could only shrink their defense. At this time, their mentality also began to change. The current situation is very favorable to them. Even if they don't score again, as long as they don't concede two goals in the remaining 20 minutes, their promotion is a foregone conclusion!

In this case, Haisus replaced Aimar with a midfielder to strengthen the defense, and the organization of the frontcourt was handed over to Quaresma alone, but Aimar's end completely liberated Gustavo. You must know that this 1.8-meter-[-] midfielder is also quite capable of attacking!

There are Long Bisheng and Ibisevic in the center of the penalty area, and Marin, Baker, Salihovic and Maxwell on the two sides. Eduardo organizes the attack behind them, and Gustavo helps finish it behind Eduardo. Hoffenheim's offense began to become fierce and layered, like the tide of the Qiantang River, wave after wave, seemingly endless.

The impact of Long Bisheng and Ibisevic in the penalty area caused a lot of trouble for Benfica's defense. Long Bisheng confronted the two tall central defenders head-on and attracted most of the attention, while Ibisevic kept wandering in the penalty area, but no one dared to ignore his presence. Hoffenheim's goal in this game was scored by him.

Marin is in very good shape today, making breakthroughs on the sideways frequently, and Maxwell was also very excited after he came on the field. Under Eduardo's go-between in the middle, Hoffenheim's two sides played well.

Eduardo took the ball again in midfield, one of the midfielders immediately pressed him up, and the other two moved a little to the sides, ready to support the wing at any time.

Eduardo lightly controlled the ball under his feet, and then suddenly made a cross pass, passing the ball a little to the side!

Behind him, Gustavo rushed up quickly!
After Aimar left the field, Gustavo was liberated. Although he was still in the backcourt to prevent the opponent's counterattack just now, at this moment, he rushed up in time!
Although he is a midfielder, don't forget, he is also a Brazilian!How about a joke?An aunt on the streets of Brazil may also be able to shoot a beautiful banana ball...

After receiving Eduardo's cross, Gustavo took two steps forward with the ball, and immediately raised his right foot, ready to shoot vigorously!
Amorim rushed over desperately from the side, trying to block Gustavo's long-range shot, but Gustavo didn't shoot, and knocked the ball to the side again, and knocked it to the unguarded Eduardo. Facing the dense crowd in front of him, Eduardo suddenly stopped, then turned to the side, swung his right foot and kicked the lower part of the ball!

He's shooting from a free kick!

The ball quickly bypassed the crowd in the penalty area, and then began to fall suddenly. Under the dumbfounded gaze of Moreira, the ball suddenly entered the goal along the intersection of the crossbar and the post!

Two to three, the total score is four to four!

Hoffenheim still need a goal!
Long Bisheng scooped up the ball that bounced off the net and kicked the ball towards the center circle. Hoffenheim players flooded back to their own half without giving the opponent a chance to waste time.

The eyes of all the Hoffenheim players have a firm light shining, they have forgotten other things now, they only know that what they have to do now is to score another goal!
After the game re-kick-off, the Benfica players planned to lay their feet in the backcourt—they were starting to get nervous now, and there were still about 10 minutes before the end of the game, and half a ball advantage was not very safe—but Hoffenheim did not give the opponent such a chance. Patrick, Patrick didn't dare to stick the ball too much, and immediately distributed the ball to Quaresma on the wing.

Quaresma is a player who can hold the ball, and his ball-handling skills can play a very good role even in a small space, but after watching his performance in Serie A, the Hoffenheim players already know how to deal with him...

Baker posted it arbitrarily and unreasonably at the first time, pushed Quaresma off balance very covertly, then saw an opportunity, broke the ball from his feet, and immediately passed it to Marin in front of him.

Baker's action is completely a manifestation of the mentality of being barefoot and not afraid of wearing shoes-his action is infinitely close to fouling, and he would not foul in this less threatening place, but what he is thinking now is how to quickly break the ball to attack.

Marin's speed and breakthrough caused the most headaches for the Benfica players in this game. Seeing him with the ball, the Benfica defenders began to get nervous.

Made a fake move to force a breakthrough near the bottom line, but Marin did not continue to break through, but knocked the ball to Ibisevic, who came up to meet him. Ibisevic took the ball from the corner of the penalty area. Seeing that Long Bisheng also pulled out of the penalty area, he immediately passed the ball laterally.

Long Bisheng stopped the ball under his feet for a while, then knocked the ball back to Eduardo behind him, then turned around and ran into the penalty area.

At this moment, Eduardo made a wonderful pass that was in harmony with Long Bisheng - a high-altitude pass that fell to a place close to the small penalty area, and Long Bisheng just ran to that place!
Seeing that Miranda was too late to defend, Moreira abandoned the goal and planned to pick the ball off in advance. It's not like he didn't have this opportunity.

But Long Bisheng jumped up to face the ball before it fell completely, and then rubbed under the ball...

The ball jumped up again, drew a slow arc in the air, bypassed Moreira's hands, and fell into the goal...

(End of this chapter)