Green Journey

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September 9, 21:15 local time in Germany.
There is still an hour before the start of the game, but a large number of fans and media have gathered outside the Volkswagen Arena.

The game between Wolfsburg and Leverkusen is the focus of this round of the Bundesliga. It has attracted the attention of the German media and is also the top game.

3 rounds of the Bundesliga in the new season have passed.
But the Bundesliga overlord Bayern first lost to Wolfsburg, and then was tied by Schalke 04, showing a rare weakness. It was not until the third round that they won Stuttgart at home with a score of 2-0.

But yesterday afternoon, Bayern suffered a 0-0 draw with Hamburg in an away game. Therefore, whether Leverkusen or Wolfsburg wins this game, they can once again widen the gap with Bayern and establish a championship. score advantage.

If Wolfsburg and Leverkusen can maintain their current winning streak, maybe one of them can break Bayern's monopoly again this season.

In addition to German media, foreign media also came here.
In addition to paying attention to the outcome of this game, they also came for Wolfsburg's talented central defender.

In the eyes of the European media, Chu Zheng's recent games were too demonic.

Especially in the Europa League match against Everton, it can almost be said to be a personal show. All his defenses can be made into a three-to-four-minute highlights.

In the eyes of these foreign media, Wolfsburg's four-game winning streak is not because of how good Wolfsburg's offense is, but because of how good their defense is.

So far, Wolfsburg has conceded the fewest goals among all the clubs in the Bundesliga. This is the key factor for Wolfsburg to firmly occupy the top spot.

Of course, it is even more inseparable from the performance of the 19-year-old talented young defender named Chu.

They all wanted to see if Chu Zheng would continue to perform at the top.

Outside the stadium, a group of reporters from major Chinese media platforms gathered at the player entrance, all eagerly awaiting the appearance of Chu Zheng.

"Xiao Lin, is your news accurate? Are you sure that Chu Zheng will continue to start this game?" A middle-aged uncle with small Mediterranean eyes turned around and asked.

"100% accurate!"

Lin Fan, who was carrying the camera, poked his glasses with a smile, "Uncle Guo, Knoch is injured. With Chu Zheng's outstanding performance in the last 4 games, no one in the Wolfsburg team can threaten his position! Put your hearts back into your stomachs!"

"I'm coming!!!"

At this moment, the crowd suddenly became restless.

The middle-aged uncle Guo Donglin turned his head and saw a green bus slowly approaching.

After a while, the bus stopped at the entrance, and the Wolfsburg players got off the bus one by one.

Immediately, Lin Fan and other 18 people moved surprisingly unanimously, raising their cameras almost at the same time.

Two or three minutes later, Chu Zheng, who was wearing a Wolfsburg sportswear and wearing headphones, came down from playing with his mobile phone. Suddenly, Guo Donglin, Lin Fan and others raised their cameras to point at Chu Zheng, and frantically pressed the shutter .

"Tsk tsk! It's a waste of not being a celebrity!" Lin Fan praised Chu Zheng's appearance while taking pictures.

"It's really photogenic! But the real person is more handsome than the photo, and he's on par with Kaka Beckham back then." Guo Donglin also said with a cheerful smile.

As a reporter, excellent aesthetics is a basic skill.

Chu Zheng's face has three courtyards and five eyes with well-proportioned proportions, sharp edges and corners, excellent bone condition, a long face, wide forehead, high nose and sword eyebrows, and a three-dimensional face shape. Combined with those deep peach blossom eyes, it is very recognizable.

However, half an hour later, Lin Fan, Guo Donglin and others in the sideline reporter area were collectively dumbfounded.
Because Chu Zheng Temiao sat on the bench.

Because they had just experienced a fierce battle three days ago, Dieter Heijin had a rotation in this game, and Chu Zheng was pushed on the bench, and he would come on again if necessary.

In addition to Chu Zheng, Arnold and Olic were also rotated.

Chu Zheng has no objection. He is a sports science student. He knows how players should allocate and use their physical energy reasonably in a long season, so as to protect themselves from injuries and prolong their professional life.

On the court, after the start of the game, the pace of the game between the two teams was very fast.

Although Leverkusen is playing away, their formation is very high. They are not conservative in away games. Instead, they invest heavily in the center and front to actively press and press. The defense is also mentioned near the center line, playing aggressively. .

On Wolfsburg's side, the formation retreated a bit and followed the trend. Relying on the support of midfielders Maranda and Gustavo, they quickly broke Leverkusen's press, and then launched an attack with a long pass from the backcourt , Hitting the gap behind Leverkusen.

The media reporters on the sidelines were also busy.

This focused battle did not disappoint them. The rhythm of the offensive and defensive transitions of the two sides was very fast, and they both assumed the posture of confrontation.

But soon, Leverkusen paid a heavy price for their high pressing tactics in the frontcourt.

In the 7th minute of the game, Leverkusen got the ball in the right rib area of ​​​​the center circle relying on the pressure of many people.

Leverkusen midfielder Oztunali quickly took the ball horizontally to the center circle.

Maranda caught up with Oztunali in time, and raised his foot to block the ball back when he passed the ball.

As a result, the ball rolled to the feet of Bendtner who retreated in the middle, giving Wolfsburg an excellent opportunity for a quick counterattack.

At the kick-off point, Bendtner turned his back and prepared to catch the ball.

Behind him, Leverkusen central defender Spahic stepped up immediately, trying to block the position and prevent Bendtner from turning around.

As a result, Bendtner seemed to have eyes behind his back. He didn't stop the ball on the spot at all, but suddenly stopped the rolling ball with his left foot to the right, and then turned around to follow up.

At the same time, De Bruyne, who was parallel to Bendtner on the right, quickly started to move to the center.

In the next second, after turning around, Bendtner stuffed the ball in front of him with the instep of his right foot.

After receiving the ball, De Bruyne showed his top golf intelligence.

Seeing that Leverkusen's right center back Yedvay kept a distance and followed him in front of him, he took advantage of the trend and moved laterally to the right half.

Soon, De Bruyne's reinforcements arrived.

Maranda rushed up and passed De Bruyne and ran to the left.

Jedvay was a little panicked at this time. He knew very well that De Bruyne was waiting for Maranda to get in place without passing the ball, so he fell down and shoveled without saying a word.

As a result, at the moment he fell to the ground, De Bruyne suddenly stuffed the ball in front of Maranda with the inside of his right foot, breaking Leverkusen's defense in an instant.

Maranda saw the ball coming, and he made a big step forward, picking up the speed.

It was about to enter the penalty area from the top of the arc, when Leverkusen right back Donati came back.

After rushing over, he wanted to use his inertia to knock Maranda away.

As a result, he miscalculated Malanda's tonnage and was almost bounced back, so he gave way half a body.

Seeing that Maranda was about to squeeze past him and grab the ball in front of him, Donatti suddenly stepped forward and stretched his legs.

Malanda was caught off guard and fell to the ground.

At this time, the referee's whistle also sounded, and he rushed into the penalty area and directly drew out a red card to send off Donatti.

In the 8th minute of the game, Wolfsburg's first penalty shooter Rodriguez made a hit and rewritten the score to 1-0.

The game also ushered in a turning point.

After the game restarted, the Leverkusen formation, which played one less player, began to retreat, and reduced the high pressure in the frontcourt. The players were in a 441 position.

But they didn't give up on the offense. As long as they hit the third offensive zone, they would immediately invest four to five or even six players to participate in the offense, leaving two central defenders behind.

This style of play that cares about the head and ignores the back gave Wolfsburg a lot of opportunities to play behind.

Let De Bruyne and others start their offense like a joke, constantly looking for loopholes in Leverkusen due to lack of players to attack.

However, under such an offensive, the second goal that the Wolfsburg fans were looking forward to was delayed, and instead they waited for a conceded goal.

In the 32nd minute of the game, Leverkusen goalkeeper Leno directly opened the goal kick to Wolfsburg's defense.

Centre-back Tim Klose judged that the landing was just two meters in front of him, and he felt that he had hope of winning.

So he rushed over immediately.

But as soon as he left, Leverkusen striker Delmic immediately got behind him, forcing Rodriguez from the winger to come over to make up for it.

Klose rushed to the landing point and competed with Bella Rabbi back to back. He wanted to push Bella Rabbi away with his back.

But the teeth were almost crushed and they couldn't do it.

Instead, Bella Rabbi jumped up first, headed and rubbed.

In the rib area behind the two, Rodriguez has already stuck to Leverkusen striker Delmic, and the ball was rubbed behind and landed in front of Delmic.

Rodriguez took the lead and tried to squeeze Delmic away, but was bounced back.

Just about to squeeze again, but Delmic struck first, knocked him down, and then dribbled the ball from the ribs into the penalty area.

Facing Benalio, Delmic shot a violent shot from the far corner, which made the net rattle and tremble.

Seeing this scene, Dieter Heijin's face on the sidelines was as black as the bottom of a pot.

Chu Zheng grinned and shook his head.

Tim Klose's move to fight for the top seemed to him a very stupid choice.

Bellarabi has clearly occupied a favorable position in advance, so Klose, who is not dominant in body and height, has no need to go up at all. It is better to stay on the back line and wait and see what happens.

Looking at Rodriguez who was yelling angrily, Chu Zheng shook his head.

After a while, the game restarted.

But the last ten minutes of the game made the Wolfsburg fans more and more confused.

Although they have an absolute advantage in the number of attacks, Leverkusen's attacks are not many, but they always give them a sense of horror that they can score again at any time.

Perhaps the players gained courage and morale after the equalizer. As long as Leverkusen got the ball and hit the front of Wolfsburg's penalty area, they would still go forward bravely and launch an onslaught.

And whether it is on the offensive or defensive end, they actually have the illusion that Leverkusen's personnel are complete.

Chu Zheng also had this illusion, but he knew very well how Leverkusen did it.

Movement, active movement.

This is Leverkusen's tireless and active running to bring back the numerical disadvantage.

But Chu Zheng was not optimistic about Leverkusen's suicidal style of play.

Because this style of play is destined to not be able to last for a long time.

Once the team's physical fitness collapses, Leverkusen may usher in a huge defeat.

After more than ten minutes, the first half of the game came to an end!
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