Hoffenheim players are very proud now, and they do have the capital to be proud. Although the team paid an unimaginable painful price in the warm-up match during the winter break, Hoffenheim now uses their almost perfect performance to continue their outstanding performance in the first half.

Now Hoffenheim defeated Cottbus at home in the 18th round. Although they tied with deputy squad leader Borussia Mönchengladbach in the 19th round, they can still continue to lead the standings with one win and one draw.

For those teams who want to make a difference in the league, the second half of the game is the key. Only teams with sufficient resilience can win more victories in the second half of the game. Now Hoffenheim has no doubt that all Bundesliga teams have advantages in the standings; but because of the lack of lineup, they also need to be serious now. The league is already half over, and now Hoffenheim has a huge advantage, and they have no reason not to go all out at this time.

It can be said that Hoffenheim is destined to constantly stimulate people's attention. Their existence is to challenge the limits of fans' predictions. Originally, a new team, a new team without any big names or fame, people's expected results for them are actually relegation; but they are still at the top of the standings even when they are in the half-time game. Even if they are banned from the main players and reimbursed in the second half of the game, Hoffenheim is still making strong progress.

The 19th round of the league ended. Fourteen wins, three draws and two losses ranked first in the standings with 45 points. Even if they encountered the injury that scared the club the most, Hoffenheim was able to keep moving forward; although they were tied by Borussia Mönchengladbach, they could also guarantee some of their own advantages.

Hoffenheim did not collapse. At least they withstood the pressure at the beginning of the second half of the game. They are still the leader of the league in the scenic area. Even if they are not in a state of disarray, they still have very outstanding results.

As for the pursuers behind Hoffenheim, they had no reason at this time; perhaps Hoffenheim suddenly exploded in the first half of the game and was unexpected, of course, it was related to their own carelessness or their condition was still adjusting; but after half of the game, Hoffenheim can still keep moving forward even if he encounters difficulties, and those teams that are considered to have a chance than Hoffenheim look really bad luck.

Bayern, who was originally ranked second in the standings, won one win and one lose, but now they have ten wins, six draws, three losses and thirty-six points. Now they are 14 points away from Hoffenheim, who is ranked first in the standings. At the beginning of the second half, they not only cannot narrow the gap between the points and Hoffenheim, but they even continue to be left behind! Now they have lost the second place in the standings, and now they are overtaken by Hertha Berlin in the standings.

Hertha Berlin's performance in the second half looked good. If Hoffenheim's performance in the first half was really eye-catching, Hertha Berlin, who was originally relatively powerful in the Bundesliga, had actually had a very good performance this season. Now they have eleven wins, four draws, four losses and thirty-seven points. Now they have leapt to second place in the standings. Now they are eight points behind Hoffenheim, and they seem to be the only team that can threaten Hoffenheim for the time being.

Hoffenheim seems to have overcome the difficulties temporarily. Because they scored four points at the beginning of the second half of the game, while some other teams, those who might have been able to catch up with some gaps, seemed to have failed to seize the opportunity in the first two rounds of the game, and they still maintained a relatively obvious gap with Hoffenheim.

The 20th round of the league is definitely not an easy game for Hoffenheim, because the opponent in this round is Leverkusen. The only team that gave Hoffenheim a crushing defeat in the first half of the game; and in the first two rounds of the second half, although they didn't look very good in form, Leverkusen should not be underestimated. Especially in the second half of the game, they scored goals, which would be a huge challenge to Hoffenheim's back line.

On Valentine's Day on February 14, 2009, Hoffenheim will face Bundesliga powerhouse Leverkusen at home. This is their battle of revenge, and this is the first truly strong enemy they encountered in the second half of the game.

Xiao Qing is in a good mood now. The team has achieved good results in the second half. Hoffenheim is still able to secure the top spot in the face of huge difficulties, which is one step closer to their goal for the league championship.

This game against Leverkusen also gave Xiao Qing some extra motivation. His girlfriend Anna Craft will go to the Rhine Neka Stadium to cheer for Hoffenheim. Although Anna used to support her hometown team, it is obvious now that because of Xiao Qing's relationship, he began to betrayal. She is now a fan of Xiao Qing and a supporter of Hoffenheim!

However, although Leverkusen is very good, Eduardo also released the ban and returned in Hoffenheim's team. The two-game ban on the warm-up game ended at this time. He was able to return in time to help the team help in the game. Edu is now basically completely recovering. Although Sanogo looks in good condition, it is basically difficult for him to snatch Edu, who has a relatively tacit cooperation with the community.

The focus battle in the 20th round of the Bundesliga is about to begin. Leader Hoffenheim plays Leverkusen at home. In the first leg of the first half of the season, Hoffenheim lost to his opponent 2-5 away, which is also Hoffenheim's first Bundesliga defeat in history. Hoffenheim is ready and they must win this game. They must regain their face at home. Of course, the important thing is to continue to consolidate their top position.

Hoffenheim players are full of confidence. Although they seem to be not very lucky now, they believe they can win at home, because although Hoffenheim only lost two games this season, and those are all away, their home record this season remains unbeaten. Although they are changing home courts, Hoffenheim players believe that they can perform well in their real territory.

Although Hoffenheim players were very confident, they were completely stunned at the beginning of the game; just the second minute of the game, Hoffenheim goal missed, Leverkusen winger Augusto squeezed out of Iberzberg from the right to defend and crossed the middle, Helmers got the ball in front of the penalty area and scored with a strong shot; Leverkusen took the lead by 1-0! This is Helmers' 14th league goal this season. Now he has caught up with Ibissevic, who has been reimbursed for the season, and he is in the second place in the scorer list. Now he is only five goals behind Xiao Qing, who leads the scorer list!

This is not the end. In the 12th minute, Leverkusen midfielder Barnetta took a free kick from the left, and Helmers poked the ball to his teammate Rollfies in the crowd. The latter rushed to send the ball into the nest before Hildebran received the ball, leading 2-0, and Leverkusen got a fantastic start!

The Hoffenheim players were really stunned. They never expected that they would encounter such difficulties at the beginning of the game. They could not believe that they were originally ready to take revenge, but now it seems that they have no chance. Now they will basically announce their first home defeat!

Although Edu passed Xiao Qing directly in the 29th minute of the game, Xiao Qing broke into the penalty area and was tackled by Leverkusen Adler; although the referee decisively awarded a penalty and gave Adler a yellow card, although Xiao Qing took the penalty and shot the score one-to-two, but just one goal behind; Xiao Qing scored the 20th league goal of the season, which really made Hoffenheim players feel that they didn't have to lose at home.

But when the first half was about to end, in the 44th minute, Barnetta's breakthrough was put by Hoffenheim captain Nelson, and Leverkusen got a free kick; Barnetta ran to the bottom line in a feint, Leverkusen left-back Kadletz passed the ball in, Swiss midfielder passed the ball back to the penalty area, Hoffenheim defender Jaisler failed to clear the ball, and Helmers pushed the ball at the back point and scored another goal; he scored his fifteenth goal of the season, and the important thing was that he helped Leverkusen take the lead three-to-one away, and they basically killed the suspense of the game.

Although Hoffenheim players were trying hard to adjust their emotions during the half-time break, they wanted to launch a crazy counterattack in the second half; but Leverkusen's second half reappeared the dreamlike start of the first half; in the 46th minute of the game, Banetta took a corner kick from the left, Hoffenheim goalkeeper Hildebran was too hesitant to attack, and Leverkusen's wing forward Gonzano Castro, who was only 1.7 meters tall, headed the ball to score. Leverkusen's four-one away game, completely lost suspense in this game. Hoffenheim lost the opportunity to counterattack at the beginning of the second half.
Chapter completed!