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Chapter 358 An Unexpected Away Game

The game finally ended in the depressed mood of Hoffenheim, zero to zero. Prandelli was very satisfied with this. Although he missed a few counterattack opportunities, it was a good result to get a point from the away game.

Although the home game was tied, the home game did not concede a goal. In this case, maybe a goal in the away game can reverse the whole situation-the situation is not so bad.

The second round will be played a week later, and there is still a league game to be played in between. For the Europa League game, Rangnick let most of the main players rest during the game, because if Hoffenheim can pass the level of Fiorentina, there will be consecutive double matches in the next few weeks, so it is very important to maintain the physical fitness of the main players, even temporarily giving up the interests of the league is acceptable.In the end, relying on Long Bisheng's header to score, Hoffenheim took away a point from Cottbus's home court.

After this game was tied, Hoffenheim has been unbeaten in 21 consecutive official games of all kinds. They have not lost a game in all the games after the New Year.And if you want to advance to the semi-finals of the Europa League, you only need to get a draw with a goal in the away game!Even if Fiorentina is an Italian team, can they really guarantee that they will not be scored by Hoffenheim at home?Hoffenheim scored one, Fiorentina will score two!
Although they failed to win at home, there is a very strange phenomenon in Hoffenheim this season, that is, in the Europa League, their away results are much better than their home results, which also makes the fans full of confidence in the team's away games-Hoffenheim won the first two rounds of knockout games away!
The mentality of the fans has also affected the players. Before leaving for Italy, they were also full of confidence. Rangnick did not stop the players from thinking like this. Thinking like this can at least keep the players from losing their fighting spirit in the away game!

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"I'm leaving for Florence tomorrow." Ning Xi said excitedly at the dinner table that night.

"Yes, yes." Lu Xiaoshan was equally excited: "Florence! Emerald! The city of art! The Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore! Michelangelo Square! Everywhere is full of artistic atmosphere... I have always wanted to go there, but I have never had the chance. This time it seems that I have a chance!"

"You can still see the statue of David..." Ning Xi said fascinatedly, "I learned to draw before."

"Isn't it just a naked man?" Long Bisheng curled his lips: "That's a symbol of reactionary yellow in capitalist countries."

"Ignore this guy, he doesn't have any sense of art." Ning Xi said to Lu Xiaoshan, and then the two girls started muttering, muttering, talking about Galileo and Da Vinci, as if they were not doctors and agents, but graduate students of an art school.

Long Bisheng finished his meal without saying a word, and then knocked on the table: "Have you finished talking? Don't talk when you eat, don't talk when you sleep."

The two girls rolled their eyes at him at the same time, and Long Bisheng said dissatisfiedly, "Aren't you two too kind? We are here to compete, not to play." He pointed at Lu Xiaoshan: "You, the team doctor of our club, should be thinking about our victory." Then he pointed at Ning Xi: "You, my manager, should support me to help the team win this game and enter the semi-finals... Oh, I am so disappointed by what you did. I am sorry for the club and my salary."

"Ha, Aaron, you know how to joke." Ning Xi said.

"It's just that the joke is a bit cold." Lu Xiaoshan immediately added.

Long Bisheng looked helplessly at the two girls who were laughing together. Ever since Lu Xiaoshan came, Ning Xi and Lu Xiaoshan had formed a united front. He was originally not good at words, but faced with two girls who were equally eloquent, he always felt embarrassed.

"Brother Long, why don't you seem to be very interested today? You used to be very happy to play away games." Lu Xiaoshan was still careful.

"Yeah, you don't talk much today, it's different from usual." Ning Xi reached out and touched Long Bisheng's forehead, then saw Lu Xiaoshan looking at her, and put her hand down embarrassingly.

Long Bisheng didn't notice this, he just frowned and said: "I always feel that we have something bad in the second round."

"It was just a draw in the first round. You didn't concede a goal at home. Didn't your away results in European matches be better?" Ning Xi thought for a while and said, "Besides, I also watched the Serie A match two days ago. Fiorentina's current situation is not very good. Although they are ranked fourth, the gap between Roma in fifth and Naples in sixth is very small. Last time they played with all their main players, they must not be as strong as Hoffenheim in terms of physical strength."

"I hope so." Long Bisheng sighed: "But I always feel a little restless."

"That's because you're too nervous. It's the first time you play such an important game. Everyone will be nervous." Lu Xiaoshan also comforted him.

Long Bisheng smiled, but still couldn't let go.

At home, he was restrained by the opponent's tactics and couldn't show his strengths at all. When it came to the away game, would it really be so easy?Judging from the first game, Rangnick was completely overwhelmed by Prandelli in terms of tactics. Serie A has never lacked masters who are good at tactical deployment. Prandelli is also one of the best Italian coaches, not to mention that he has more experience in European wars than Rangnick. Could such a coach really attack at home as Rangnick imagined, leaving a huge hole in the backcourt?

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Frankie Field.

This stadium has a long history, and some facilities are naturally not as good as the Rhine-Neckar Stadium, which has not been repaired for a few years. However, the Frankie Stadium, which can accommodate 7000 people, creates a home pressure that is much greater than the Rhine-Neckar Stadium.

As soon as he stepped onto the court, his eyes were all purple.

Numerous purple flags fluttered in the stands, and countless Fiorentina fans wearing purple Fiorentina jerseys cheered in the stands. If you look down from above the Frankie Stadium at this moment, the entire Frankie Stadium is like a huge purple lily!
"Hey, Bisheng, don't be intimidated by the atmosphere of our home stadium!" When shaking hands with Long Bisheng, Li Fang saw that Long Bisheng was still staring at the stands in a daze, so he couldn't help reminding him.

Long Bisheng came back to his senses, and smiled back to Li Fang: "Brother Li Fang, I was thinking about how to celebrate after scoring a goal..."

Before he could finish his sentence, Li Fang pouted twice on the ground, then let go of his hand and left.

Long Bisheng smiled slightly. In fact, he was indeed a little distracted just now. Although in terms of the background, history and even the facilities of the stadium, the Frankie Stadium is not as good as the Nou Camp he visited some time ago, but the enthusiasm of the Fiorentina fans seems to be higher.

At this moment, the referee blew the whistle to start the game. Long Bisheng settled down and rushed towards Jovetic who was holding the ball.

Before the start of the game, Rangnick customized a tactic of pressing fiercely in the frontcourt in the opening game and beating Fiorentina by surprise!

The Hoffenheim players launched a fierce press in the frontcourt, using all the things that Fiorentina did at the Rhein-Neckar Stadium on Fiorentina.
Fiorentina is not a team with particularly good skills. Regardless of the two defensive midfielders in several midfielders, Li Fang is outstanding in his running ability and crossing ability, while Marchionne is good at breaking through the wing. Except for Jovetic, the others are not very good at handling the ball.

When the ball was passed to Jovetic again, Gustavo and Eduardo pushed forward at the same time. Jovetic had no choice but to pass it to Li Fang on the right. The moment he passed the ball, Long Bisheng suddenly started, stretched his long legs, and intercepted the ball in front of Li Fang!

Li Fang was taken aback for a moment, but he quickly pushed forward. Long Bisheng used his body to firmly control the ball, and immediately passed the ball out after Salihovic came up to meet him.

Hoffenheim's counterattack after stealing in the frontcourt!

Before he had time to marvel at Long Bisheng's improvement in sprinting and ball control, Li Fang quickly rushed towards Salihovic. Now there are not too many players in the backcourt of Fiorentina, and danger has already appeared.

Through the previous contest, Salihovic knew that although the Chinese midfielder had average skills, his stalking spirit should not be underestimated. After taking two steps, he immediately gave the ball to Eduardo in the middle.

Eduardo took two steps. Seeing Florence's two midfielders pressing towards him at the same time, he immediately made a cross pass and distributed the ball!

Long Bisheng rushed up from behind, swung his right foot when no one was defending, and slammed the ball hard!
The suddenly stressed ball flew forward quickly, and soon flew into the penalty area. Frey just made a save, and Gamberini, who returned to the defense, subconsciously stretched out his foot to block the ball!
This time the fun was great. Frey, who had already made a judgment, could only watch helplessly as the ball flew into the goal at a slow speed. Frey stretched his legs desperately and failed to touch the ball...

In the opening 1 minute, Hoffenheim unexpectedly took the lead in the away game!

(End of this chapter)