Lin Hai Ting Tao

Chapter 1073 Last Round Remaining

The last two rounds of the Bundesliga, starting from the thirty-third round, all kicked off at the same time.

So now there is no issue of who is putting pressure on whom.

The television broadcast time was very good for Chinese audiences; 9:30 PM Beijing time on May 3rd.

Borussia Dortmund would host Hoffenheim at home, while Bayern Munich would challenge Hamburg away.

Hamburg was a relegation-threatened team, while Hoffenheim had nothing to play for.

It was obvious which game was more difficult.

Now everyone wanted to see if Borussia Dortmund, after being tormented by Bayern Munich, would be negatively affected in the game against Hoffenheim.

Judging from the first five minutes of the game, it seemed there was indeed some impact.

Because Hoffenheim, playing at Westfalenstadion, scored a goal in just five minutes!

"Roberto Firmino!! Oh! His goal gave Hoffenheim the lead! The happiest people right now must be at Bayern Munich!"

However, after Firmino's goal, Borussia Dortmund firmly controlled the initiative of the game.

Next, Borussia Dortmund launched a large-scale attack, while Hoffenheim could only shrink back and defend. Hoffenheim probably hoped to hold on to their one-goal lead.

But probably even they themselves didn't believe they could succeed...

In the twenty-ninth minute, Großkreutz received an assist from Marc and equalized the score for Borussia Dortmund.

"Großkreutz! Borussia Dortmund 1:1! Of course, if this score holds until the end of the game, it will still be more beneficial for Bayern Munich..."

Borussia Dortmund did not let this speculation last too long.

Just two minutes after they equalized the score, Reus broke through on the wing and crossed the ball. Zhou Yi appeared in a very, very good position. He could have shot himself, and he raised his foot, making a shooting gesture, prompting Hoffenheim's goalkeeper Jens Grahl to make a save. But he managed to pass the ball out, almost losing his balance, to Marc, who had a better chance than him.

Marc followed up with a shot and pushed the ball into the empty net.

"Marc Wagner!! His nineteenth league goal! He has surpassed Bayern Munich's Lewandowski to become the top scorer in the league!" Marcel Reif shouted. "This moment must be very memorable for him!"

"Zhou Yi could have shot himself, but he chose to pass the ball to Marc. I think he also knows that Marc is competing with Lewandowski for the top scorer..." Duan Xin said. "When news broke that Bayern Munich wanted to poach him, everyone was worried that this would affect Zhou Yi's preparation, but now it seems that there is no problem at all! Zhou Yi is still so steady!"

After scoring the goal, Marc took the initiative to run towards Zhou Yi, hugging him and thanking him for the pass.

Being able to defeat Lewandowski and win the league's top scorer award was indeed extraordinary for Marc.

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While Borussia Dortmund had already scored two consecutive goals, reversing the score, Bayern Munich finally broke through the goal of the relegation-threatened team Hamburg.

In the thirty-second minute, Götze received a pass from Robben and shot the ball into the goal guarded by Hamburg's goalkeeper Adler.

"Mario Götze! 1:0! Bayern Munich finally took the lead! It's a bit difficult... but they finally scored... Of course, on the other side, Borussia Dortmund is also leading Hoffenheim 2:1."

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Back at Westfalenstadion, Borussia Dortmund's offensive frenzy had not ended. They seemed to be angered by Hoffenheim's goal in the first five minutes.

Three minutes after scoring the second goal, Piszczek crossed from the wing. Aubameyang dummied at the near post, but didn't head the ball. Marc followed up with a diving header, sending the ball into the goal, while Grahl had no reaction to the shot.

"Marc——!! He scored twice, giving Borussia Dortmund a 3:1 lead over Hoffenheim! This is also his twentieth goal of the season! He is now two goals ahead of Lewandowski!"

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At the end of the first half, Borussia Dortmund was leading Hoffenheim 3:1. Everyone felt that it was only a matter of time before they won the game.

On the other side, Bayern Munich was only leading Hamburg 1:0. Whether they could ultimately win was a big question.

After a fifteen-minute half-time break, the second half began.

Leading by two goals, Borussia Dortmund played more calmly, firmly controlling the initiative of the game.

On the other side, Bayern Munich didn't seem to be in a hurry either.

Perhaps they had heard about the situation in the other stadium during the half-time break, knowing that Borussia Dortmund was already leading Hoffenheim 3:1 and that winning this game was not a problem. So they lacked some fighting spirit...

If everyone wins their own game, then Borussia Dortmund will still be one point ahead of Bayern Munich.

Could they expect a miracle to happen in the last round of the league?

Similar situations had happened in Bundesliga history, and the beneficiary was Bayern Munich.

Precisely because they had already benefited from it, everyone now felt that Bayern Munich could not always be favored by good luck...

Guardiola saw that the players' emotions were not very high, so he kept clapping his hands and shouting on the sidelines, telling the players to cheer up.

Götze had not given up yet, and he was still working hard to find and create scoring opportunities.

In the sixtieth minute, his efforts brought a goal for Bayern Munich.

He sent a wonderful pass, and Thomas Müller received the pass and shot decisively, the ball flying into Hamburg's goal.

Bayern Munich led Hamburg 2:0.

It was safer than just 1:0.

Guardiola then returned to his seat, breathing a sigh of relief in his heart.

He wasn't very concerned about Borussia Dortmund's situation anymore. Doing his best was the most important thing.

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Borussia Dortmund's side was calm and uneventful. Hoffenheim really had nothing to play for. Trailing by two goals, especially playing away from home, it was difficult for the players to generate the idea of ​​"fighting to the death."

In addition, Borussia Dortmund completely controlled the game.

In the end, when the referee blew the whistle to end the game, the score was the same as in the first half: 3:1.

Borussia Dortmund won another game, and now they were only one game away from winning their fourth consecutive Bundesliga title.

On the Bayern Munich side, there were still goals being scored.

In the seventieth minute, Müller returned the favor, assisting Götze to score, Bayern Munich leading Hamburg 3:0.

But two minutes later, Hamburg's midfielder Demirbay pulled a goal back for Hamburg.

Just three minutes after Hamburg pulled a goal back, Lewandowski also scored. He fixed the score at 4:1.

This was also his nineteenth league goal of the season.

However, he was still behind Marc by one goal.

What dissatisfied Guardiola was that although Bayern Munich defeated Hamburg 4:1, their main central defender Boateng was sent off in the eighty-sixth minute for a bad foul.

This meant that he would not be able to participate in the last round of the league...

If Bayern Munich wanted to create a miracle in the last round, at the very least their lineup had to be complete.

The suspension of the main central defender would definitely have some impact on the team's defense.

The only good news was that Bayern Munich's last-round opponent, Stuttgart, had successfully secured their spot in the league early. So there would be no situation where they would fight to the death with them.

After thirty-three rounds of the league, Stuttgart ranked fifteenth, just out of the relegation zone. With thirty-two points, they had five more points than sixteenth-placed Hamburg, who lost 1:4 to Bayern Munich. This meant that no matter how the last round of the league was played, Stuttgart would stay in the league.

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The thirty-third round of the league ended, and both Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund won.

Because Borussia Dortmund was only one point ahead of Bayern Munich, the suspense of the championship would have to wait until the last round of the league to be revealed.

Yang Muge's Schalke 04 defeated Freiburg 2:0 away, continuing to rank third in the league. However, because Leverkusen also defeated Frankfurt 2:0 away, and Schalke 04 had one less goal difference than Leverkusen, the suspense of whether they could directly advance to the Champions League group stage was also retained until the last round.

Of course, at the very least, Schalke 04 had already secured a spot in the Champions League qualifying round next season in advance.

Fifth-placed Wolfsburg was four points behind them. Even if Schalke 04 lost the game in the last round and Wolfsburg won, it was impossible for them to become fourth in the league.

The last round of the league would kick off simultaneously on the afternoon of May 10th.

At that time, Bayern Munich would host Stuttgart at home, Borussia Dortmund would challenge Hertha Berlin away, and Schalke 04 would host Nuremberg at home.

A season's worth of effort would be decided in the final round.