The loss to Monchengladbach dealt a huge blow to the morale of all Wolfsburg staff.
Before this game, the Wolfsburg team was full of confidence in winning the championship, but now this confidence in winning is only half.
Chu Zheng was also a little frustrated and confused!
Just competing for one Bundesliga championship made him feel a little exhausted physically and mentally. He really didn't know how those who won two or three championships in the same season did it, and what kind of willpower it would take to support it.
There are only 4 rounds left in the league.
Wolfsburg's opponents are Hannover 96, Paderborn, Dortmund, and Cologne.
Bayern's four-round opponents are Bayer Leverkusen, Augsburg, Freiburg and Mainz.
Analyzing from the perspective of the strength of the remaining opponents on both sides, Wolfsburg has the advantage.
Because except for Dortmund, who is currently seventh in the league, the other three teams are lower-tier teams.
But you can’t just look at the surface when looking at the problem.
At present, the points difference between the three teams Hannover, Paderborn and Cologne and the points difference between 17th Hamburg and 18th Stuttgart in the relegation zone are extremely small.
As small as one or two points difference, a win or loss in a game or even a draw can drag the opponent into the relegation zone as a substitute at any time.
On the other hand, Bayern, as long as they win Leverkusen, which is currently fourth, the threat to them from the three mid-range teams behind them will be almost negligible.
Because Freiburg, Mainz and Augsburg are currently far away from the relegation zone, there is no longer much pressure to relegation.
So compared to Bayern, Wolfsburg doesn't need to think about it to know that when the game comes, the opponent will risk their lives against them in order to avoid relegation.
At any level of the league, one must not underestimate the energy that some weak teams can unleash in order to avoid relegation.
This kind of super energy gathered together can sometimes even overturn some wealthy clubs and create miracles.
This phenomenon is not uncommon in the five major leagues in recent years!
Therefore, taking into account the factors of relegation, Wolfsburg's championship situation is actually much worse than Bayern's.
Dieter Heijing knew that the team's morale was a little low. There was only the last month of the season left, and he could not give the players a holiday to rest and adjust their mental state.
All he can do is let the coaching staff help the players adjust as best they can mentally and physically.
Four days later, on April 29, Wolfsburg faced their opponent in the German Cup semifinals.
What made Dieter Heijing relieved was that they were really lucky this time and picked a truly top-notch lottery ticket.
Wolfsburg's opponent in the German Cup semi-finals is Bielefeld from Germany's third-tier Bundesliga.
During the German Cup draw some time ago, Dieter Heijing was really worried that his team would be drawn against Bayern and Dortmund.
Because that means he has to make a choice, whether to give up the German Cup or fight against the chosen Bayern or Dortmund.
To be honest, Dieter Heijing, who lacks personal honors, is reluctant to give up the German Cup trophy.
Fortunately, Lady Luck did not completely abandon them at Wolfsburg.
Although this game is played at Bielefeld's home court, the strength of the two sides is not at the same level at all.
In the end, Wolfsburg, with most of the substitutes on the bench, easily won 4-0 and advanced to the German Cup final.
This is also the first time Wolfsburg has reached the German Cup final.
Wolfsburg fans learned that the team once again broke through the team's history, and their depressed mood eased.
Even some pessimistic fans began to comfort themselves.
If we can't win the Bundesliga title, it would be nice to win the German Cup. At least we have a consolation prize.
The other German Cup semi-final can be said to be a human brain turned into a dog brain.
The match between Bayern and Dortmund was extremely intense. It could be said that it was a battle between two heroes, dragging the game into overtime and then engaging in an extremely exciting penalty shootout.
As a result, Bayern missed all four rounds of penalty kicks, while Dortmund scored two of three rounds, and finally eliminated Bayern with a total score of 3-1.
Dieter Heijing specially watched the video of this game after the game.
After watching the game, the guy suddenly burst out laughing, seeming to have some added confidence in the team's return to the top of the Bundesliga.
In the blink of an eye, on May 2, after a week's rest, the 31st round of the Bundesliga resumed.
Wolfsburg vs. Hannover 96.
In this game, Wolfsburg will play with all their main players.
But Dieter Heijing did not arrange for Chu Zheng to play as a defensive midfielder, but as a central defender, his hometown.
In Dieter Heijin's eyes, Chu Zheng's dribbling and ball-protecting abilities are still somewhat lacking.
Therefore, he did not take risks and had no choice but to give up Chu Zheng's crazy and aggressive offensive talent.
And he was also afraid that Chu Zheng would lose control.
It would be really tragic if Chu Zheng went crazy again and took the other main members who had just gotten a rest to go crazy together, destroying the little physical reserves they had just recovered.
After the game started, in the 9th minute, De Bruyne took the ball in the Hanover 96 half at the top of the arc on the right side of the ribs.
De Bruyne, who was surrounded by a triangle, broke through the defense of Hannover 96 left back Albernoz with a right-footed pass.
Arriving at the upper right corner of the penalty area, De Bruyne took a direct cross and passed to the back post.
In front of the goal post on the left side of the penalty area, Dost outflanked him and volleyed with his left foot without anyone interfering.
Although Hannover goalkeeper Ziller arrived in time, he was unable to withstand Dost's powerful and heavy shot.
The ball hit Ziller's side and went into the goal.
After leading 1-0, Wolfsburg's offensive gradually started, forcing Hannover to passively defend.
In the 38th minute of the game, Perisic received a pass from Vierinha on the right wing and cut laterally towards the top of the arc in the middle.
After breaking through the defense of Hannover's left midfielder Prieb, he fired a high-quality blast directly into the ribs.
The ball went directly into the upper corner of the goal on the right side. In this blind spot, Hannover goalkeeper Ziller could only stand and stare.
On the defensive end, Chu Zheng also had two wonderful defensive performances that shocked the whole game.
In the second half, after adjustments during the intermission, Hannover made crazy passes from both wings.
In the 48th minute of the game, Prib made a pass from the left side of the penalty area.
The ball passed over Naldo at the front point and accurately found Joselu on Naldo's right side.
Joselu dived forward and the ball headed towards the goal like a bolt of lightning.
As a result, Chu Zheng didn't know when he would appear on the shooting path.
The ball hit Chu Zheng directly in the face and flew over the crossbar and out of the baseline.
In the 59th minute of the game, Kiyoshi Hiroshi took a left corner kick.
This time the front point was replaced by Chu Zheng, and Joselu, who wanted to repeat his old trick, was directly crushed by Chu Zheng.
Although the ball was pushed back by Chu Zheng for a clearance, it failed to see the distance and fell to the right side of the penalty spot.
In terms of placement, Hannover's left midfielder Karaman and right midfielder Sane, who were replaced after halftime, played two-on-one.
Karaman acted as a cover for Sane and used his body to push Rodriguez away.
Sane fell backwards to meet the falling ball, and directly hit the ball with an overhead kick.
However, the next second, everyone's eyes popped out.
Because Chu Zheng appeared in front of the left goal post again, he pushed the ball that went straight to the upper left corner out of the bottom line with a simple pull.
No one knows how Chu Zheng found these dangerous shooting routes in the dense crowd. Fans just think it is amazing.
But thinking about it carefully, it seems that Chu Zheng will appear in a key and dangerous position every time he defends.
They can only say that this is Chu Zheng’s football talent!
In the end, relying on the excellent performance of Chu Zheng and De Bruyne on both defensive and offensive ends, Wolfsburg narrowly defeated Hannover 96 3-0.
After the game, all Wolfsburg fans and Chinese fans who paid attention to Chu Zheng turned their attention to Bayern at the same time.
Three hours later, at 17:30 pm Berlin time, Leverkusen’s home game against Bayern started.
In this game, Leverkusen fans hope that the team will defeat Bayern, win three points, hit third place in the Bundesliga, and qualify for the Champions League group stage.
There is now only two points between Leverkusen and third-placed Borussia Mönchengladbach, which is not a big gap.
On the Wolfsburg side, fans also hope that Leverkusen defeats Bayern, so that they can return to the top of the list.
Dieter Heijing even called all the players together to watch this game, because Leverkusen is likely to decide the Bundesliga championship this season.
It can even be said that each subsequent round may be a turning point in the championship.
After the game started, what disappointed Dieter Heijing and Wolfsburg was that both teams put on a defensive counterattack posture.
Only two minutes into the game, Leverkusen completed a threatening counterattack.
Leverkusen quickly counterattacked from the right and hit the right wing of Bayern's penalty area, and Bellarabi made a pass.
At the later point, Blanco completed the shot, but unfortunately it was too straight and Neuer easily confiscated it.
In the subsequent games, both sides attacked each other, but neither could create an absolute chance to score.
This made Chu Zheng, who was watching the game with nervous anticipation, even more excited.
He could see that neither side wanted to concede the ball, and the tactics could even be said to be quite conservative.
With the tactics adopted by the head coaches of both teams, the game will often end up in a draw.
Once a draw occurs, Wolfsburg will once again lead Bayern by two points.
However, things took a turn for the worse in the second half.
Less than five minutes into the second half, Leverkusen won an excellent free kick on the left side of the top of the arc.
Calhanoglu hit the goal directly, and the ball passed through the gap in the wall, went straight to the upper left corner of the goal, and penetrated into the Bayern goal against the post, leaving Neuer to make a lonely save.
Seeing the goal, a burst of violent cheers suddenly erupted in the Wolfsburg entertainment room, and everyone was beaming with joy.
Chu Zheng is no exception!
Although Chu Zheng saw the hope of the team returning to the top spot, he actually hated the feeling of pinning his hopes on others.
Since then, after Guardiola's substitution adjustments, Bayern's offense has improved.
Gotze, a young boy, even got a chance to stand alone.
Unfortunately, when he passed goalkeeper Leno and shot into the empty goal, Leverkusen left back Jedvaj came back in time and blocked the ball out of the baseline.
In the 83rd minute of Pisa, Leverkusen once again launched a high-quality counterattack.
Still Rabbi Bella!
This guy started dribbling the ball from the top of his own center arc, first to the left half, and then turned a C-shaped path back to the center.
Along the way, many Bayern players harassed him but failed to intercept the ball.
After entering Bayern's half, thirty meters away from the goal, Bellarabi quickly separated.
Son Heung-min caught the ball in front of the right rib at the top of the arc and brought it to the rib end of the penalty area. Then he took a long shot and sent the ball into the Bayern goal from the near corner again.
This goal directly killed the suspense of the game and sent Wolfsburg back to the top of the Bundesliga standings again.
In the entertainment room where champagne and wine were flying, Chu Zheng happily watched Son Heung-min on the TV screen.