Soccer: Maxed-out ball control, the skill is too overpowered.

Bayer Leverkusen have just completed a six-game winning streak and are now aiming for a seven-game winning streak across all competitions.

With everyone in high spirits and fans full of confidence.

Before the third round of the Champions League group stage,

In the 7th round of the Bundesliga, Bayer Leverkusen's winning streak was unexpectedly ended.

Freiburg 0-0 Bayer Leverkusen.

Neither side scored, and the score remained 0-0.

The whole of Germany was in uproar!

……

In preparation for their third group stage match against Roma, Bayer Leverkusen cautiously rotated their squad.

Many key players were on the bench.

Julian Brandt, Kiessling, and Guarda have finally earned starting status.

Especially Guardado.

He was originally a loan player from Valencia, on loan to Bayer Leverkusen for one season, and was supposed to return to Valencia in the summer.

Valencia had no place in the squad, so PSV Eindhoven offered to loan him.

The three clubs had almost reached an agreement, but Guardado chose to stay and continue his loan spell at Bayer Leverkusen.

The loan contract stipulates a maximum of 10 appearances for him, and he will be dominated by Son Heung-min at Bayer Leverkusen.

In addition, there are players such as Lu Xiao, De Bruyne, and Julian Brandt.

Guardado had almost no chance.

Isn't it a waste of time for someone born in 86 and almost 30 years old to sit on the bench during the last peak of their career instead of playing as a starter?

But the stubbornness of the South Americans in Guardado got the better of them.

"What I've lost, I'll take back here!"

His agent couldn't persuade him otherwise, and Guardado ultimately chose Bayer Leverkusen.

Valencia doesn't care anyway; the other side pays 100% of the wages, so it doesn't matter who they loan to.

After waiting several times, Guardado finally got his third chance this season, making his first start.

However, the lack of high-level matches over a long period of time rendered him almost useless on the left flank, and the left-wing attack completely stalled.

Only Julian Brandt on the right wing can still pose a threat.

Using speed and dribbling skills, they continuously attacked Freiburg's defenses.

Freiburg, the home team, were determined to defend their home ground at all costs, even at the cost of losing face, and to hold on for a draw with an impenetrable defensive formation.

Bayer Leverkusen excels at counter-attacking; if they attack and concede a goal on the counter-attack, it's more worthwhile to secure a point.

Although they are in the relegation zone this season

Surprisingly, their goals conceded (ranked from fewest to most) are among the top 7, surpassing Mainz, Hoffenheim, and Stuttgart, and only behind strong teams like Schalke 04 and Borussia Dortmund.

It's clear that Freiburg's weakness lies in their attacking firepower, while their defense is still quite excellent.

Faced with the defensive wall, the frontcourt players really didn't have a good solution.

The game dragged on until 80 minutes were up, at which point the coaching staff could no longer tolerate it.

Three players were substituted in consecutively.

The three legendary players, De Bruyne, Son Heung-min, and Lu Xiao, make their appearance.

I thought 10 minutes would be enough.

Unfortunately, none of these three prestigious names could breach Freiburg's goal.

Only Lu Xiao's "Gatekeeper Shot" from the edge of the penalty area, a volley that struck the underside of the crossbar and bounced off the goal line, drew gasps from the entire stadium...

No other shots posed a threat.

As the 90 minutes ended, the score remained 0-0.

Lu Xiao was a little confused.

Bayer Leverkusen's away win wasn't necessarily a bad thing; having a point means they haven't fallen too far behind Bayern Munich.

Bayern Munich were held to a 1-1 draw by Borussia Mönchengladbach in their second consecutive draw.

The points difference between the two sides remains at 6 points.

Bayer Leverkusen remains in the top three of the league and is considered a title contender.

Lu Xiao clearly had chances to score, but several of his shots failed to find the net.

It's impossible to say I'm unwilling to accept it.

"Lu, cheer up! At least we didn't lose."

De Bruyne was still trying to persuade him.

"Playing a relegation-threatened team should have been a match where we were chasing points, but I think it's a bit of a mistake."

"It's mainly my fault, I should have passed the ball earlier... damn it!"

Son Heung-min is also blaming himself.

Before the end of the match, Son Heung-min broke through on the left wing and cut inside. Lu Xiao and De Bruyne were both making forward runs.

Kiessling was also positioned up front.

There is a threat no matter which point the transmission goes through.

Unfortunately, Son Heung-min hesitated at the crucial moment, suffering from decision paralysis when faced with multiple options.

Even making a mistake on the field is better than hesitating.

If you miss that fleeting opportunity, there's no time to send it again in just 0.5 seconds.

Son Heung-min could only force his way past the defender and try to take a shot himself, but the ball failed to go in.

"So, according to that logic, I am guilty as well."

In stoppage time, De Bruyne received the ball on the right wing.

He could have delivered a brilliant pass to Lu Xiao.

Lu Xiao stealthily advanced from behind the defender, without the defender even noticing.

De Bruyne was only focused on Lu Xiao's position and didn't expect the defensive midfielder defending him to be so physically strong. He couldn't overcome the opponent's upper body collision and was pushed directly out of bounds.

There wasn't even a foul; Freiburg completed a successful defensive play.

De Bruyne is also reflecting on his lack of decisiveness and his misjudgment of his own ability to compete.

Seeing the three of them getting into an argument, each tried to take the blame upon themselves.

The other teammates also joined in.

"Actually, it's my fault. If I had tried harder in the first half, it wouldn't have been so difficult."

"Yes, I also bear some responsibility. I was a bit selfish when dribbling, and I should have paid more attention to my teammates' positions."

Julian Brandt proactively admitted his mistake.

This made Lu Xiao look at him in a new light.

In the past, he would have easily distanced himself from the situation and stayed behind the scenes to watch the drama unfold, rather than taking the blame.

It seems Julian Brandt has really grown a lot!

The players were chatting amongst themselves in the locker room.

The two head coaches, Sasha and Hyypia, were stunned.

"It seems our prepared remarks are unnecessary; we even need to comfort them."

"Yes, the players have all improved."

"Hey, hey, hey, what are you so moved about?"

"I don't know, I'm just so touched!" Hypia was almost in tears.

This left Sasha completely bewildered.

Bad news: Leverkusen drew 0-0, only managing one point, and remain six points behind Bayern Munich.

good news,

In the Bundesliga matches following the 7th round, Borussia Dortmund lost 0-1 at home to Hamburg.

The original 3-point gap has been narrowed to 2 points.

Bayer Leverkusen, currently third in the league, is keeping up the pace!

……

Three days later, at Bayer Leverkusen's home stadium, the Bayer Arena.

Roma is here for the third Champions League group stage match of the 2014-2015 season!

"There's no time to lament the draw in the league; next up on the battlefield is last season's Serie A runner-up, Roma!"

Roma's ability to secure second place in Serie A was due not only to the decline of the Milan giants, but also to their own strong performance.

Teams that may seem insignificant in the Champions League but underestimate them will suffer.

In the original timeline of the group stage, they faced Manchester City and Bayern Munich, but let's leave aside the fact that they were defeated twice by Bayern.

Roma and Manchester City were evenly matched in their first encounter, ending in a 1-1 draw at the Etihad Stadium.

It's worth noting that Manchester City were the Premier League champions last season, surpassing powerhouses like Liverpool, Chelsea, and Arsenal, and are about to enter their most dominant decade.

Rome's ability to escape unscathed from the Etihad was no easy feat.

This season, in the first leg against Real Madrid, they appeared to be defeated 2-0 at the Bernabéu Stadium.

In reality, Roma still put considerable pressure on Real Madrid.

The BBC trio almost played exceptionally well to defeat Roma.

Standing on the opposite side, looking at the players on the field such as Nainggolan, Pjanic, Strootman, and De Rossi,

Lu Xiao is ready!

and many more?

Why isn't the fusion value changing?

I thought that even if the Bundesliga's integration value didn't increase, the Champions League would at least guarantee a 1-point increase...

The score against Real Madrid was 83% last time, is it still 83% now?

What exactly happened?