Football: Invincible starting from krypton gold

Chapter 112 Winning streak
The Belgrade Partizan from Serbia can be regarded as the dominant team in the Serbian League. The derby with the rival Belgrade Red Star in the same city is called the "eternal derby".

So this time Mainz’s opponent is a team with a very strong reputation and rich experience in European competitions, and the team’s strength cannot be underestimated. Although Serbia’s football has begun to decline in recent years, the background is still there, so both the guerrilla team and the Red Star team are very strong in the whole of Europe.

And another very important point is that the youth training of Partizan Belgrade is said to be second only to the youth training system of Ajax in Europe. In recent years, there have been many players who have come out of Partizan Belgrade.

At 2 pm on February 4th, the first UEFA Cup knockout match between Mainz and Partizan Belgrade officially started with the whistle of the referee.

Mainz continued to use the lineup they selected in the first two league games after the winter break. Mainz's lineup now urgently needs various games to hone the tacit understanding between the players. As time goes by, Klopp believes that the power of this lineup will be stronger than it is now. A's competitiveness will be maintained, and the goal of becoming a strong team will not be too far away.

From the very beginning of the game, Mainz firmly grasped the rhythm of the game.

In the 23rd minute of the game, Mainz ushered in the first goal of the game. It was still Chen Xiao's breakthrough on the right side. After getting down to the bottom line, he made a cross. Di Natale and Quaresma followed up in the middle and hit the goal. Finally, Quaresma headed the ball into the goal.

Starting from this ball, Mainz once again presented an offensive feast to the home team fans at the scene.

And Chen Xiao also scored three goals in the 39th, 57th, and 78th minutes respectively, and successfully staged a hat-trick. After the winter break, Chen Xiao's state became more and more hot. So far, Chen Xiao has scored 39 goals in all games on behalf of Mainz this season. Once Chen Xiao, who is only 18 years old, joins a team under his own command, he can at least guarantee the team's offensive competitiveness for at least 12 years. Although many wealthy teams like to buy those famous players, it is because they want to ensure the team's immediate combat power. Now that someone younger can guarantee the team's combat power, it must be the first choice.

In the end, Mainz also defeated the visiting Belgrade Partizan 5-0 at home. Five goals have basically confirmed their ticket to the top 5. The second game is basically a formality process.

This time, among the four German teams participating in the league knockout rounds, only Bayern and Mainz won, and the other two teams lost to their opponents unexpectedly.

So after Mainz defeated their opponents, the media made a big fuss about Mainz.

After the first UEFA Cup knockout round, the Bundesliga reignited its fire. In the No.20 round, Mainz challenged Wolfsburg at the Volkswagen Arena.

In the 90 minutes of the game, Wolfsburg faced Mainz, who was in excellent form recently, and resolutely made the defense to the extreme at home. Wolfsburg would rather give up their offense than let Mainz score in the whole game. In the end, Chen Xiao blasted away the home team's goal with a direct free kick with a very long run-up.

In the end, Mainz also relied on this goal to retreat in the Volkswagen Arena. After the No.20 round, Mainz was even happier. Schalke 04, who was originally ranked first, finally lost. They lost to Leverkusen 1-2 in the away game.

After this round of the league, the changes in the standings once again put Mainz on the cusp. According to the strength of Mainz's lineup, many media discovered that this season Mainz may not only perform the myth of Kaiserslautern back then, but also win the UEFA Cup.

On February 2th, Valentine's Day in the West, the No.14 second round of the Bundesliga started a fierce battle.

This round of Mainz will go to the Dreissam Stadium to play against Freiburg. The former Mainz player Knight clamored to give Mainz a little color before the start of the second half of the season. Knight took the initiative to provoke the war of words between the two teams before the start of the game. It can be seen that Knight really has a deep resentment towards Mainz.

Going back to the real game, Freiburg didn't know what was going on like crazy, or it might be that Knight's self-confidence affected the team. Freiburg played against Mainz at their home court.

Within 10 minutes of the opening, Freiburg was still able to take advantage of the home court advantage after the opening and Mainz had a bit of an equal share on the scene, but after 10 minutes, Mainz slowly began to control the situation, followed by goals.

In the 24th minute of the game, Chen Xiao broke the deadlock with a long shot from the middle.

At the end of the game, Chen Xiao originally wanted to chat with Knight, but Knight looked at the red 0-4 score on the big screen in the stadium, which was a bit dazzling, and walked back to the locker room with his head down.

Mainz also won 4 consecutive league victories after the winter break, but Knight's matter did not arouse the interest of the media. After all, no one took Knight's provocative words before the game seriously, and they all regarded it as a joke.

Media reporters paid attention to Chen Xiao's celebration after scoring a goal in the game. This 18-year-old boy, after scoring his first goal, ran to the camera and made a heart-shaped gesture with both hands on his chest. The lining also read "Happy Valentine's Day, dear!"

Seeing such a celebration, everyone understands that the new Bundesliga superstar is in love, and no media is willing to miss such a big news.

(End of this chapter)