Chapter 066: Peak Battle (Ask for Subscription!) )

The war of words between the two teams has intensified before the war, and according to the current polls, Bayern still accounts for the majority, after all, this is the first meeting between the two teams in the Bundesliga, and Bayern's heritage makes them naturally get more support.

Never before in the history of the Bundesliga has there been such a lot of attention, a league match between the defending champions and promoted horses has attracted TV stations from 168 countries and regions around the world, and even the Americans are not willing to give up such a key game, and they even sent a film crew to the scene to interview! Before the game, Hoffenheim was flattered by the fact that more than 100 reporters attended the pre-match press conference, which was usually attended by only about 10 journalists, because it was a warm welcome that Hoffenheim had never encountered.

Coach Rangnick received numerous off-field offers before the game, and Bremen sporting director Alofs, who beat Bayern Munich at the Allianz Arena this season, said: "Don't be afraid of Bayern's attack, just press out and attack, and you will definitely get something".

Hamburg have not lost there since the opening of the Allianz Arena, and the heart of the team, Arolim, advised: "Be sure to limit Ribery's play with all your might, and doing that is half the battle". Bochum coach Kohler advised, "Don't attack too hard, it's better to defend first".

However, everyone understands that Rangnick's Hoffenheim don't have the word defence in their dictionary, and they have scored more than 40 goals in 15 games before the game against Bayern, and their overall attacking power is the key to their success.

Bayern's strength has made them a huge opponent in the Bundesliga, and a super promoted horse like Hoffenheim has given these teams hope; Of course, there are still teams that want to lose both, and as for the team that wants Hoffenheim to win this game. Largely because these teams still want Hoffenheim to remain at the top of the table. Because compared to Bayern. Hoffenheim, who stands at the top of the leaderboard, looks better to beat!

The good news for Bayern before this game is that their two big players Van Bommel and Demichelis have returned from injury and will return to the starting line-up for this game, and their return is undoubtedly a big boost for Bayern, only Sagnol and Podolski are still recovering from injuries, but their absence does not have any impact on Bayern. Klose, who suffered a recurrence of a back injury in training this week, was also confirmed to have no major problems after being examined by the team doctor, and should not be affected when he played Hoffenheim.

This season, Bayern's dream trio of Franck Ribery, Toney and Klose have been outstanding. It has become the biggest contributor to Bayern's succession, especially recently, the combination of the three of them has scored consecutive goals, which has become a reliable guarantee for Bayern's unbeaten in many rounds.

Hoffenheim's main players are also very healthy, and Gustavo has returned from banning, which has also made Hoffenheim's main squad retain the most; Xiao Qing, Ibisevic and Edu, the front trident combination, they are also the most powerful attacking combination in the Bundesliga; Among them, Xiao Qing's sixteen goals and Ibisevic's thirteen goals make people feel incredible!

Bayern also used the media to express their "interest" in Hoffenheim's three stars Xiao Qing, Ibisevic and Salihovic before the game, in order to interfere with the atmosphere in the opponent's dressing room, which also made Hoffenheim very dissatisfied. But there is nothing to be done about it, over the years. This trick of Bayern is always tried and tested. Therefore, the Hoffenheim soldiers also held their breath in their hearts to humiliate their opponents at the Allianz Stadium, which was an inevitable battle!

Ribery has undoubtedly been the best star in the Bundesliga lately, scoring in six consecutive league games until last week, while Toney, Klose and others have also had good performances. They will also be at the heart of Bayern's challenge to Hoffenheim in this game.

And Xiao Qing in the Hoffenheim team should not be underestimated, Xiao Qing has scored sixteen Bundesliga goals, in addition to the thirteen goals of his teammate Ibisevic behind him, he is far ahead of the players behind the scorer list, and even Bayern's legendary striker Gerd Muller is full of praise for him, thinking that Xiao Qing will be the biggest threat to Bayern's goal in this game!

Hoffenheim now have 11 wins, 1 draw and 3 losses in the standings, accumulating 34 points, although Bayern is now also on a two-game winning streak with points, but only 28 points. This game is a good opportunity for Bayern, and although Hoffenheim did win the halfway game, it was a rare opportunity to close the gap with Hoffenheim.

It was a real battle of focus, and although Hoffenheim won the halfway round, they wanted to get a higher honour and the threat of Bayern Munich from the Bundesliga was something they had to face. As for Bayern, they have lost half of the title, and for Bayern, who dominate the Bundesliga, they cannot allow other teams to compete for their league title, although they have zero investment in the summer transfer market, but as last season's Bundesliga champions, they are quite confident.

In their bones, Bayern can't look down on Hoffenheim.

Kahn, Bayern's former flag bearer, who had retired before the game, also gave an interview to Bild to give an outlook on the game, and Kahn's attitude was clear: "In my experience, Bayern will beat Hoffenheim at the weekend. Although I really appreciate Hoffenheim, Rangnick's tactical design is very good, the team is very good and the management of the club is very professional, which has allowed them to get to where they are now. ”

However, Kahn thinks it will be difficult for Hoffenheim to repeat the miracle of Kaiserslautern ten years ago. "I respect the performance of this team, but when it comes to winning the championship, I don't think it is yet. Because there have been so many examples of this, an obscure team that was not favored at first, and the result was amazing, even winning the halfway game, but in the end nothing came of it. So I'm also looking forward to seeing how Hoffenheim will cope with this pressure in the future. Bayern, on the other hand, has experienced the Bundesliga baptism over the past 30 years and has long been accustomed to challenging and being challenged."

Two weeks ago, Franck Ribery said, "I'm going to play against us and see how good they are." And what made Hoffenheim's players extremely angry was that when he was shooting a cover ad for a magazine, Ribery was actually holding a magnifying glass to study the map of Germany, and the location pointed by the magnifying glass was obviously the area where Hoffenheim was located!

So now the Hoffenheim players are furious, they are eager to prove themselves at the Allianz Arena, they are eager to teach the arrogant Bayern Munich stars a hard lesson!

And this game is also an opportunity for Hoffenheim, because the head coach of the German national team, Loew, said that he would go to the scene, although everyone knows that the main thing is to observe Bayern's players, but several Hoffenheim players are also within the scope of Loew's inspection; For example, Hoffenheim's main right-back Beck, and now his call for selection for the German national team is really high.

The game is all shijie attention, and the bookmaker certainly does not miss the opportunity to make money. The odds of Bayern to win are around 1.50 and the odds of Hoffenheim to win are around 5.00. The Asian handicap opened the handicap for Bayern to concede one goal.

This odds look extremely abnormal, after all, Hoffenheim were top of the league before the game, having only lost two games this season, and the first place team played the second place team, and the second place team can get a goal, which is probably very rare in the history of betting. Of course, judging from this strange market, the bookmaker is very optimistic that Bayern will win the game and fade the magical aura of Hoffenheim.

The Hoffenheim players are looking forward to the start of this game, they want to teach the Bayern players who are looking for nothing at the Allianz Stadium, and they want to let the media who look down on them know that Hoffenheim is the league leader!

goalkeeper Lensing; Otto, Lucio, Van Bitten, Lahm at the back; Midfielders Schweinsteiger, Van Bommel, Ze. Roberto, Ribery; Klose and Toney in the forward line. Bayern at home sent the strongest lineup, the 4-4-2 combination can make Bayern have a lot of confidence to win at home, they want to teach the Bundesliga upstart Hoffenheim a hard lesson, they want to make Hoffenheim understand that the half-way championship is not everything!

Although Bayern is very strong, Hoffenheim is fearless, and they are still quite strong in this game with a 4-3-3 attacking combination, and they vow to understand the strength of the super dark horse in the Bundesliga at the Allianz Arena!

goalkeeper Haas; The back line is still Jaisler, Ibetsberger, Compe and Baker; Gustavo, Eduardo and Salihovic in midfield; The forward line is Xiao Qing, led by Ibisevic and Edu.

The Allianz Arena, which can accommodate nearly 70,000 fans, set off a huge boo when the Hoffenheim players entered, which was not eye-catching for the fans of the Bundesliga upstart Bayern, especially when Hoffenheim won the halfway championship.

Although it would be a lot of pressure to play in such a hostile stadium, the Hoffenheim players really don't care, they are here to fight, to challenge the seemingly invincible Bayern Munich, to be able to defeat the German Cup final and the shame of being constantly provoked by Bayern Munich during this time!

Although it was full of boos, Xiao Qing really didn't care about these; Even under such huge pressure and hostile gaze, he seemed a little excited, Xiao Qing even thought, if he can score a goal, then the Allianz Stadium will be quiet and terrifying, right? And then, this thing will be interesting! (To be continued......)