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Chapter 55 Same plot but different result
Looking at the Manchester United players celebrating crazily on the championship podium, Nick secretly vowed: One day, I will stand on this stage!

After walking out of the Camp Nou, Nick looked back at this stadium that was destined to become a miracle witness.

Diane Kruger said softly: "Honey, don't be envious, I believe that one day you will be able to be on the podium of the Champions League champion."

"Thank you, Diane, you're such a sweetheart, you know what I'm thinking."

Bayern's loss of the Champions League has become a tragic representative of European football, but Bayern soldiers have no time to heal the pain because two days later, another battle will start at Bayer Arena, Leverkusen's home stadium. Bayern, which has already lost the Champions League, cannot accept losing two championships within three days anyway.

In the 98-99 season, the Bundesliga championship battle was not inferior to the Champions League championship.

After Nick played halftime for Borussia Mönchengladbach, he asked Karl for leave and ran home to watch the focus of the Bundesliga match. Of course, when Nick left, he had already scored two goals for Borussia Mönchengladbach at home, helping the team lead Dortmund 2:0.

"Quickly, quickly, switch the channel to the Bayern game." Nick got out of the car, rushed into his new home, and shouted at Su Ling.

"Hey, brother, why are you back? The game is not over yet." Su Ling has been watching Borussia Mönchengladbach's home game against Dortmund. For her, watching Nick's game is more important than the Bundesliga championship.But the little girl saw that after the start of the second half, Nick didn't appear on the court, and she was still wondering on the sofa.

"I'll flash back first, and the other game is really exciting. Let's quickly tune in to watch it." Nick picked up the remote control, and quickly locked the channel on the focus match between Bayern and Leverkusen.

The score in the upper corner of the screen showed that Leverkusen, who played at home, led 1:0.

"Haha, this Bayern is really a bit unlucky. It looks like the rhythm is going to be fruitless." Nick is now a little sympathetic to Bayern.

The game situation on the field is that Bayern began to siege Leverkusen's gate.

The reality forced Bayern players to attack with all their strength. This score was enough for them to lose the Bundesliga championship this season. No one wants to suffer such a blow.

But Leverkusen's defense is indeed strong enough, just like Bayern against Manchester United in the Champions League final, Leverkusen also decided to defend to the end, 1:0 is enough, now is not the time to be prettier than football.

"Fuck, Nowotny is dying? His head is on the sole of Elber's shoe!" Nick was dumbfounded. "It seems that these guys are fighting to the death for the championship."

This was the 54th minute of the second half. Salihamidzic’s breakthrough cross caused a dangerous situation in front of Leverkusen’s goal, and Elber’s shot was very timely, but Novotny headed out. Elber’s soles really rubbed Novotny’s scalp.

When the corner kick was taken, Kufuor jumped up high and shook his head to attack the goal, but was interfered by Nowotny again, and Kufuor also fell down hard.

"Wow, brother, this black man flies so high, haha, he is so fragile when he falls." Su Ling also laughed out loud, and Nick also felt very sympathetic to Kufuor. On the night of the Camp Nou, Kufuor was the one who cried the most. Now that the league championship is hanging, Kufuor also tried his best to get an assist, but it seemed that he was only a short distance away from scoring.

The ball is always spinning around Leverkusen's penalty area. Even if Leverkusen clears the ball, the Bayern players will quickly pass the ball again.

However, the space is small, and the road to the goal seems to be blocked. Bayern has now completely abandoned its traditional offensive methods and frequently used long passes to find the high points of Jankel in the penalty area. However, even if Bayern does not play like this, Leverkusen will not expand their formation.

"It's difficult. Bayern seems to be in big trouble today. Leverkusen simply parked a bus at the gate. How could this ball get in?" Nick shook his head repeatedly. The game was almost 80 minutes away, and Bayern still couldn't break through Leverkusen's goal. There was not much time left for Bayern.

At this time, Hitzfeld asked for a substitution.

Iranian star Ali Daei replaced Mateus, added a striker and removed a defender.

Not to mention that Ali Daei immediately sounded the alarm for Leverkusen's goal as soon as he came on the field. Lizarazu's cross from the left near the bottom line was blocked by Nowotny, and then Ali Daei headed it in the air. After changing direction, he flew towards Leverkusen's goal. Leverkusen's goalkeeper Henin had already surrendered, but the ball was still slightly higher than the crossbar.

"This ball is really a fluke. Ali Daei was able to kick the ball in Bayern. He really has two brushes." Nick praised Ali Daei greatly. Ali Daei's reaction to the ball was so fast that he almost instinctively hit it, but luck was on Leverkusen's side.

Hitzfeld also kicked a plastic bottle on the sidelines in frustration, and then called Ziegler to warm up.

It seems that Heathfield has decided to replace all his forwards. If the East is not bright and the West is bright, if this striker does not score, there must be a striker.

The subsequent situation on the court was almost suffocating. The psychology of both the offensive and defensive sides had been crushed by the huge pressure. Bayern had experienced a bloody fight two days ago, and their physical strength had been severely overdrawn, but now the team was on the edge of a cliff, and they had to persevere desperately.

Salihamidzic could no longer run, Lizarazu had leg cramps, and Talaat's legs were trembling. Only Effenberg was still running desperately.

The game soon came to the 90th minute, and the fourth official on the sidelines raised a sign for 3 minutes of stoppage time.

Effenberg glanced at the stoppage time card, and the scene of the game two days ago began to be projected in his mind.

"Fuck, it's another 3 minutes of stoppage time, Bayern, can you create a miracle?" Nick smiled, Manchester United won the Champions League through 3 minutes of stoppage time, can Bayern do it?
Effenberg suddenly yelled at his teammates: "You bitches, don't you want to watch your opponent walk over your corpse again? Give me your last strength and fight with the guys from the pharmaceutical factory!"

Effenberg's words hit the hearts of Bayern players like a hammer. Everyone knew that they had no way out. If they got nothing this season, no one would be able to give themselves an explanation.

Hitzfeld nodded again and again off the field, then called Ziegler and gave him a few words of advice.

Bayern requested a substitution and Ziegler replaced Lizarazu.

As soon as Ziegler came up, he used his personal speed to help Bayern get a corner kick.

Kahn also rushed up. Anyway, Bayern has only one belief now, and that is to smash the ball into Leverkusen's goal.

Baszler's corner kick was high and Janker leaped as high as he could, but his header was dead because Nowotny was in front of him.

The ball fell lightly, and Effenberg kicked it lightly in front of the goal.

Although Leverkusen goalkeeper Henin instinctively stretched out his feet to block, he still couldn't prevent the ball from entering the net.

1:1, Bayern equalized the score!

Looking at the roaring Effenberg on the field, Nick smiled and said, "As expected, you are indeed a tiger. You have strong willpower. Good! Stefan, I will learn from you."

The scene of the European Champions Cup final seems to have reappeared. God, the old man threw a piece of rock candy to Bayern after he made a joke on Bayern.

"There is still 1 minute left. Leverkusen can only attack now. If they tie, they can only be the runner-up in the league." Nick thought to himself, Leverkusen had been closed for a long time, and now they realized that their work was wasted. If I knew this, it would be better to play against Bayern. With Bayern's physical condition, Leverkusen may not have no chance of winning.

Waking up from a dream, Leverkusen seized the time to launch an attack, but in a hurry, Emerson's pass was cut off by Effenberg, and Effenberg then made a through pass. The two newly replaced forwards Ziegler and Ali Daei immediately ran forward desperately.

After Ziegler got the ball, he took advantage of the situation and kicked forward, and Ali Daei got the chance of a single goal.

The Iranian star was not impulsive. After passing Haining, he scored an empty goal. 2:1, Bayern completed a big comeback!

"Fuck, the same storyline, but I didn't expect that it was Leverkusen who fell this time. It seems that this tough team still failed to change the tragic role in history." Seeing the current situation, Nick already knew that Leverkusen's champion flew away, and Bayern was reversed two days ago. Today, they successfully rescued themselves from the mud.

Nick was not interested in watching the award ceremony for the Bundesliga champions, because it had nothing to do with him. In the two games, Nick understood a truth: sometimes willpower can really bring different results to football!

(End of this chapter)