Mikel Arteta stepped in front of the ball and the Everton players rushed to the wall to scramble for a header.

Hoffenheim fans are a little nervous, the Premier League team is famous for their headers, Hoffenheim is not known for their headers, most of the headers scored are goals scored after opening up the defense. Free kicks at this distance can be shot directly at goal or passed the ball, and the goalkeeper needs to be distracted, which is very difficult to defend.

Arteta passes!

There was chaos in the Hoffenheim penalty area, and suddenly a player in the box fell to the ground in a very exaggerated position, with a terrible howl coming out of his mouth, followed by a sharp whistle. Referee Bettini rushed into the box.

"Penalty?"

"It's a penalty!"

Duan Xuan and Liu Jianhong exclaimed at the same time.

'Chance, this is Everton's chance. Liu Jianhong said in a baritone that was as honest as the uncle who explained the animal world, without a little passion, as if he was reading the eulogy of the memorial service.

Duan Xuan's business was a little more proficient, and said: "It was Johansen who fell, he was a famous diver in the Premier League, and he could fall if no one touched him, and the Hoffenheim players obviously didn't know him well enough, and now Hoffenheim is in difficulty." Against Everton's defence, they are likely to face a dangerous situation if they fall behind. It was Mikel Arteta who was supposed to take the penalty, the soul of Everton's midfield, who scored nine goals and provided 13 assists last season. ”

Hoffenheim fans and players were stunned, when the free-kick was given, it was normal to pull in the box, and the referee actually awarded a penalty. Sarihovic, who was defending Johansen, angrily went to the referee to theorize. But Bettini ignored it and insisted on his decision.

Arteta walked to the penalty spot.

"Liar!"

"Fake fall!"

"Football hooligans!"

Karl Benz Stadium resounded with boos, the fans were very dissatisfied with the penalty decision, and from the beginning of the decision, they continued to use boos to express their anger.

La Masia-born Spaniard Arteta tried to volley, but deceived Haas with a fancy spoon.

The ball is in!

"Long live Mikel (Arteta), long live Johansen! Long live Everton! ”

The Hoffenheim fans in the stands were dumbfounded, and only the English fans who accompanied the team were shouting wildly.

"Spoon penalty spoon penalty is back in the rivers and lakes, Arteta! The Spaniard Arteta, who is from La Masia, inherited the Spanish art style, and this penalty is also very artistic and very beautiful, just like Arteta's physiognomy......"

Duan Xuan went crazy again.

Liu Jianhong still said steadily: "Everton leads 1-0, but Hoffenheim fans don't need to worry, fall behind and then reverse, and then the big win has almost become the formula for Hoffenheim to win, and now they are behind again, they will be powerful in the next game." Li Huan! He will not disappoint the Chinese fans. Li Huan has never disappointed the fans who like him, and he is the only candidate for a world-class superstar in China......"

Everton's defense is really good, Hoffenheim launched a more ferocious attack after falling behind, but Everton's midfield is not leaky, whether it is Demba Ba, Ibisevic's impact or Eduardo's breakthrough can not pose a threat to them, the old guy Phil Neville who transferred from Manchester United was put in the left midfield position by Moyes, and he blocked Li Huan's attack with Scott. Moyes doesn't have too high demands on this way, just don't get broken and don't concede.

Although Phil Neville is not as famous as his brother Gary Neville, his strength is not trivial, otherwise he would not have stayed at Manchester United for so many years, he was originally a defender, and now he still highlights the characteristics of a defender in the midfield, fierce and decisive in defense, ten years of experience in the giants has given him the opportunity to face countless different types of talents, under the defense of Phil Neville and Lai Scott, Li Huan did not get a good shot opportunity in the entire first half, and even a few accurate crosses.

Without Li Huan's breakthrough and passing on the side, Demba Ba, Ibisevic and others in the middle did not have the ability to break through the opponent's defenders alone, Hoffenheim's always sharp attack was dumb in the first half. There were only a pitiful 4 shots on goal and only one hit the woodwork.

"Hoffenheim is frustrated! They had a difficult opponent today, their pressure and their long-range shots were ineffective, Toffee turned into kraft candy, Hoffenheim did everything he could to break through Everton's defence, Li Huan was sandwiched by former Manchester United stars Phil Neville and Lai Scott on the wing, Obsi was not able to help him, Phil Neville's experience played a huge role, he knew how to defend genius. Duan Xuan said a little anxiously.

Liu Jianhong said: "The Premier League's defense is more aggressive, the defense is more active than the Bundesliga team, and more daring to make moves, although Hoffenheim won in the Bundesliga at a fast pace, but Everton's game rhythm is not worse than them......"

Duan Xuan said: "Hoffenheim's running doesn't seem to take advantage of it now, there are more games in the Premier League, they don't rest during the winter break, and their physical fitness is a little better than other leagues." Hoffenheim had a tough time finding the back of the net against Everton in the second half. “

Hoffenheim fans spent a 15-minute break in a depressing atmosphere for the first time, although Hoffenheim fell behind many times in the previous game, and even fell behind more than one goal, but Hoffenheim fans have never been worried, they are confident that Hoffenheim's players can reverse, and now the fans are worried and anxious, because Hoffenheim got too few chances in the first half, the opponent's defense was desperate, and the Italian referee gave the British a penalty harshly and became relaxed, Hoffenheim went down on the edge of the Everton box on a number of occasions, but he ignored them. Hoffenheim fans can't think of any other way for the players to turn around, after all, they are already the best players in Hoffenheim on the field.

In the second half, Hoffenheim continued to strengthen the attack, Everton still used their solid defense to cope, Phil Neville and Lai Scott still defended in their own half, not giving Li Huan the opportunity to break through the pass, their attack is mainly to rely on long passes, they lead by one goal, and they are not worried about the efficiency of their attack, it is better to expand the score, it doesn't hurt not to score, and the score of 1-0 can also satisfy them.

Rangnick was sinking on the sidelines, he thought that the game would be tricky, so he also practiced hard before the game, but he didn't expect to encounter a penalty at the beginning, which made them have to attack Everton's iron bucket, the first half of the 4 shots made Rangnick realize the strength of the Premier League, the Bundesliga has indeed fallen behind in the past two years, they are very easy when they play the Bundesliga team, even if a team like Wolfsburg leads by three goals, he has not been so discouraged today, the opponent's defensive system is too good, Soft and hard, the combination of body and technique is very good, and he doesn't know what method to use to break through the opponent's door. The players sitting on the bench are worse than the players on the field, but if they can't break through the opponent's goal, they have to try to make substitutions, as the so-called substitutions are like changing knives.

So another 20 minutes passed in the second half, and the whole game reached 75 minutes, Hoffenheim still did not open the situation, only Li Huan created two free kick opportunities on the left side of the penalty area, but Li Huan's pass outside the penalty area did not have a good effect, once the ball was hit by Everton goalkeeper Howard, who played well in this game, and once was hit by Ibisevic's volley. Hoffenheim's original game was played in this period of time, and the opponent couldn't support it, both physically and mentally tortured and collapsed, but today's opponent is like a piece of kraft candy, and has maintained the positive running and high fighting spirit in the first half, and it seems that he has more spirit than Hoffenheim.

At this time, the Hoffenheim goal of the whole field couldn't stand the uselessness of the Hoffenheim striker, and shouted to change the striker, although he didn't shout to replace anyone, but no matter what the effect was, he needed to be replaced.

Rangnick let the veteran Copado, who had warmed up off the field, replace Obasi, who was inactive on the side, and Obasi did not play a role in this game so far, he passed and broke through under the defense of Scott and Neville to no effect, and in the second half he was like a headless fly, and almost blocked Li Huan's line with the ball several times, which was rare in the past.

"Maybe Copado's experience can help Hoffenheim, who is the only remaining veteran of Hoffenheim, and it is said that he will choose to leave at the end of the season, the fierce competition in the Bundesliga is no longer suitable for him, and he will go to the Bundesliga to retire. Hoffenheim's current front line is full of tall players, and the diminutive Copado could lead to another change. ”

After Copado came on, Hoffenheim had a bit more changes in attack, and his flexible movement could often play a role that Demba Ba and Ibisevic were difficult to do, and in less than a minute on the field, Eduardo's through ball turned into a shooting opportunity, but Everton's defensive system was really good, and they quickly filled the hole, and Copado soon fell into the middle of the opponent's attack and became as dazed as Hoffenheim's starters.

In the 82nd minute of the game, Rangnick made another substitution, removed the defender Gustavo, and replaced it with Streve, who had just been promoted from the youth team, which was also Rangnick's choice in desperation, he did have too few offensive players, although Fellie was young, but his skills were excellent and the passing breakthroughs were imaginative, and more importantly, Everton was definitely not familiar with the young people he had just promoted from the youth team, maybe he could play the role of a surprise soldier.

(To be continued)