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Chapter 183 Bundesliga Competitiveness
After successfully stealing Balakov in the middle circle, Nick took a step forward and immediately made a decisive long-range shot. Although Hildebrand fought hard to make a save, it didn't help. The ball pierced through the gate guarded by Hildebrand for the third time, 3:1, Borussia Mönchengladbach led by 2 goals.

This ball also reminded the opponent: Don't overdo it in front of Nick, or you will bear the consequences.

Rangnick immediately signaled for a substitution, but Hleb did not replace Balakoff, but Christian Difit. Rangnick had a good plan, and he planned to use two playmakers to make use of the midfield.

Nick immediately realized what Rangnick was up to. This Hleb is a midfielder with good skills and physical fitness, a strong style of play, and good offensive power.

"Look at what kind of unique skills this Hleb has. He came to play in the Bundesliga at such a young age." Nick still had an impression of Hleb in his previous life. He knew that he played for Arsenal and then Barcelona for a season, but he didn't make a name for himself.

After the game restarted, Stuttgart really played a dual-core tactic. Balakov and Hleb took turns to get the ball, which made Nick lose sight of the other.

When Madavikia saw this, he came to help defend Hleb. Hleb's skills were really good. After several confrontations, Hleb made Madavikia dizzy.

Fortunately, Nick made up the defense in time and resolved several attacks by Hleb.

"Damn, this kid is really skilled, Mehdi, next time you hit him, don't give him a chance to break through!" Nick could not help but praise, and then whispered to Madavikia.

When Madavikia heard this, he immediately came to his senses. He was playing too gracefully, and this kid was too slippery, so he must be ruthless.

"Don't worry, Captain, I'll show him some color."

In the next game, Hleb was still very strong with the ball to break through or organize an attack, but he found that Madavikia did not play with his rhythm, and replaced it with rough collisions, which made him very uncomfortable with the ball.Moreover, Madavikia's movements were very subtle, and the referee didn't blow at all.

In the 39th minute, Madavikia succeeded in another conspiracy. By bumping his waist, Hleb staggered, and then took the opportunity to take the ball away, followed by a straight kick.

Larsson broke out from the Stuttgart players, dribbled the ball into the penalty area, and faced Hildebrand with another shot, rewriting the score to 4:1.

"GOAL! The goal has been scored. The Stuttgart players are caught in Borussia Mönchengladbach's strict marking. The Belarusians are too obsessed with dribbling the ball. It seems that they still don't have enough experience in the game. The young players in Stuttgart need time to prove it." Riddle calmed down now. In his opinion, Stuttgart is not an opponent of Borussia Mönchengladbach at all, although both teams are very young.

Faced with such a situation, the Stuttgart players had no choice. The score in the first half was 4:1. In the second half, Karl replaced Ortega with Micoud, Larsen with Iriyer, and Madavikia with Romedal. Borussia Mönchengladbach still controlled the game.

In the 61st minute and 87th minute, Trezeguet scored two more goals and scored a hat-trick in his first Bundesliga game. Borussia Mönchengladbach beat Stuttgart 6:1.

In addition to this one-sided game, other games in the Bundesliga showed fierce competition.

Bayern was defeated by Hertha Berlin 2:3 at home, and coach Frank Rijkaard ushered in his first defeat at the Olympiastadion in Munich in embarrassment.

Goals from Santa Cruz and Ziegler once gave Bayern a 2-0 lead in the first half, but in the second half after Hertha Berlin replaced Chinese striker Hao Dong, the game suddenly changed.

Hao Dong successfully lured Link into a foul in the penalty area in the 51st minute, and Hertha Berlin won a penalty.

Sforza made it overnight, and Hertha Berlin pulled a goal back.

In the 72nd minute, Hao Dong took a straight shot from Sforza. The ball was blocked by Link, but it bounced to the feet of the veteran Pulitzer.

This was not the climax. The game was in stoppage time. Hao Dong, who almost disappeared in the latter part of the game, suddenly appeared on the left side of the penalty area. He volleyed Sforza's long pass directly and locked the score at 2:3. Hertha Berlin successfully reversed and took 3 points.

Bayern was upset, and the Hamburg team was also tied at home by Munich 18602:2. Hamburg striker Barbarec and Munich 1860 striker Pauletta scored two goals each, and the two sides played evenly.

Another Champions League team, Bayer Leverkusen, was defeated by Wolfsburg 0:2 at home. Although Leverkusen let go of Emerson, Ze Roberto, Kovac brothers, etc., the team has Fryer, Schneider, Ramello, Nowotny, Kirsten, Paul Link and other international players.

There are also two teams that performed strongly this round, Schalke 04 and Werder Bremen.

沙尔克04主场3:1击败了升班马科隆，不莱梅主场同样3:1击败了升班马科特布斯。

The competitiveness shown by these two teams is eye-catching. Under the leadership of veteran Andres Muller, Schalke 04 has played a rare midfield control in recent years. With Belgian star Wilmots, Schalke 04's midfield is very strong. Their two forwards Asamoah and Sander got a lot of shooting opportunities.Supplemented by players such as Bomei and Mpenza, this Schalke 04 team is quite strong.

Bremen's point of view is the 'spherical lightning' Elton, Peruvian striker Pizarro and Croatian striker Klasnich's three-forward tactical coordination has become increasingly adept.Elton's speed and shooting skills are excellent, and what's even more frightening is that he has now learned to pass the ball unselfishly, which makes Pizarro and Klasnich happy.

The forward midfielder Karagunis and the defensive midfielder Frings sort out Bremen's midfield very well. Frings' performance is particularly outstanding. Not only is his interception ability first-rate, but he also has the ability to insert long-range shots from time to time, making the opponent feel a little hard to defend.

The defender Ismail's performance is perfect day by day, and there are outstanding players in the three lines. Bremen has been reborn all of a sudden.

Immediately after the game, coach Schaff shouted the slogan of competing for the Bundesliga title this season.

If nothing else, this season's championship team will be composed of Borussia Mönchengladbach, Bayern, Schalke 04, and Werder Bremen. These four teams are the most competitive, while Hamburg, Leverkusen, Borussia Dortmund, and Hertha Berlin 1860 will be the second group.

"Bild" believes that this season's Bundesliga championship team will increase, and Borussia Mönchengladbach and Bayern have greater opportunities, but Bremen and Schalke 04 have the ability to disrupt the situation.The newspaper said that this is conducive to the development of the Bundesliga. With such a league, German football will make great progress and get rid of the tragedy of two consecutive major competitions in 1998 and 2000.

The newspaper made a separate evaluation of Borussia Mönchengladbach's performance, and believed that the Monchengladbach midfielder led by Nick directly killed the game. This is a world-class midfielder.

"Kicker" seems to have firmly established a belief in the first round: Borussia Mönchengladbach will win the Bundesliga championship this season.

After a detailed analysis of each player in Borussia Mönchengladbach, "Kicker" believes that this is a team with terrifying strength. It not only has the strength to win the league championship, but also has the strength to compete with giants from various countries in the European arena.

"Kicker" is also happy that the German national team has shown strong competitiveness in the league after being hit hard. The emergence of many young players is gratifying. The German national team will usher in a real change.

"Munich Daily" expressed regret for Bayern's defeat, but still maintains confidence in the team. The newspaper said that Bayern has a strong stamina, and it still reversed Borussia Mönchengladbach after falling behind by 8 points last season. Analysis, the final conclusion is that Bayern may be challenged strongly, but their road to defending the title will not end.

The increase in the strength of each team also objectively shows that the competition among the teams will be unprecedentedly fierce. Reducing the chances of making mistakes and seizing and competing with direct competitors will be the key to winning the league championship.

After the end of this round of the league, Borussia Mönchengladbach ranked first with a goal difference advantage, and Nick secretly vowed: This season will never fall from this position again!

(End of this chapter)