After the game against Werder Bremen, most of Wolfsburg's main players are preparing for the 24th round of the Bundesliga against Augsburg.

Compared to their opponent in the German Cup, RB Leipzig, which is a Bundesliga second-division team, Augsburg, their next league opponent, is a team at the top of the Bundesliga standings.

According to expert estimates, this year's Augsburg should be able to qualify for the Europa League next season.

Faced with two opponents with such a big gap in strength, Dieter Heijing naturally used a group of pure substitutes to play against Leipzig away from home.

Leave the main players at home and prepare for the fierce battle in Augsburg.

Facing Wolfsburg, whose substitute lineup was as strong as a lower-tier Bundesliga team, Leipzig was outmatched and, as expected, lost 0-2 at home.

Wolfsburg also successfully advanced to the quarterfinals of this season's German Cup.

But later they faced Augsburg, who were struggling to qualify for the European Theater.

The Wolfsburg people experienced an unexpectedly hard battle.

March 7, 2015, at the W W K Arena, Augsburg’s home stadium.

In the end, it was Zhao Jinge who created points and De Bruyne successfully took the penalty, which led to a difficult victory over Augsburg in the away game.

Wolfsburg had the advantage in the away game, but an embarrassing situation occurred. In the past, when they had the advantage on the field.

Wolfsburg must press the entire opponent's half and bombard them wildly.

But this time it was under the tenacious defense of the Augsburg people. Although the scene was very advantageous, they could not convert such a high ball possession rate into shots and goals.

If the whole game hadn't relied on Zhao Jinge's sudden breakthrough, the most likely outcome would have been a zero-to-zero draw.

After several consecutive big wins, Wolfsburg's offensive firepower seems to have some problems.

De Bruyne's recent tasks are really a bit heavy, and his recent form in the game has begun to decline uncontrollably.

Even with constant rotations, too intensive games have greatly affected the team's core players.

Fortunately, after the game against Augsburg, Wolfsburg got about seven days of rest time.

What they need to face next is the most powerful opponent in this devilish schedule, the giant Inter Milan from Serie A.

With the arrival of Inter Milan, fans in the city of Wolfsburg began to get excited before the first leg of the Europa League quarter-finals started.

This is the first time in the team's history that it has competed with Inter Milan, and it is a record that can be written into the team's history. Wolfsburg fans also want to see what is different about the Serie A giants!

Although I already knew that Inter Milan was in decline, I saw such an ordinary Inter Milan without any superstars or legends.

Wolfsburg fans who had been looking forward to it for a long time, and even the opponents Wolfsburg players, still felt a little disappointed.

The Inter Milan that followed Mancini to Wolfsburg, the most famous player in the lineup turned out to be Shaqiri, who had just transferred from Bayern.

Their old goalkeeper Handanovic and new midfielder Kovacic both sat on the bench.

It can also be seen from here that Mancini does not attach much importance to the Europa League. Inter Milan’s focus is still on Serie A.

After all, we have missed the top four in the league for several years. Under the suppression of Juventus, it is almost impossible to win the championship, but we still have to fight to qualify for the Champions League.

Compared to qualifying for the Champions League, the Europa League is not that important. After all, with Inter Milan’s current lineup, achieving good results in the Europa League seems a bit out of reach.

On March 13, the Volkswagen Stadium was surrounded by Wolfsburg fans who came after hearing the news.

The game was also broadcast live by Germany's ESPN branch.

The guest commentators are German football legends Matthäus and Ballack.

"Michael, which side are you more optimistic about in this game?" During the live broadcast before the game, Matthäus began to ask Ballack what he thought of this game.

"Wolfsburg? They look a little stronger, but they don't have many advantages."

"How do you think they are better than Inter Milan?" Matthaus continued to ask.

"A top midfielder De Bruyne! His performance determines the upper limit of this Wolfsburg team!"

"After Inter Milan replaced Kovacic, the gap between Inter Milan and Wolfsburg in the midfield was obviously a bit bigger."

"As a former excellent midfielder, I believe that Wolfsburg, with a stronger midfield, will have more advantages. Lothar, I believe you and I should have the same idea."

"Is this the understanding of fellow midfielders? But I still support Inter Milan even more!"

Ballack expressed his opinion, and Matthäus also smiled and expressed his objection

"Inter Milan has indeed declined too fast in recent years, but as a former member of Inter Milan, I believe that their rich European experience will bring them good luck!"

"Okay, the game is about to start. Let's take a look at the lineups of both sides:

As a guest, Inter Milan sent out a 4312 formation

Goalkeeper: Carriso.

Defenders: D'Ambrosio, Ranocchia, Juan Jesus, Thornton.

Midfielder: Medel, Guarin, Hernanes, Shaqiri.

Among them, Shaqiri plays the attacking midfielder position, and the remaining three line up in front of the back line.

Forwards: Icardi, Palacio.

Wolfsburg, who is at home, is still the 4231 they are most familiar with.

Goalkeeper: Benaglio.

Defenders: Vielinha, Robin Knoch, Naldo, Ricardo Rodriguez.

Midfielder: Perisic, Gustave, De Bruyne, Gilavoj, Zhao Jinge.

Forward: Dost.

Okay, I won’t say much more, let’s enjoy today’s wonderful game together.”

With the referee's whistle, the powerful dialogue between Wolfsburg and Inter Milan began.

As soon as the game started, Zhao Jinge, who was holding the ball to break through, felt obvious resistance. The No. 18 defensive midfielder Medel on the opposite side seemed very difficult to deal with.

Although he is only a little over 1.7 meters tall, but weighs more than 150 kilograms, he does not appear thin during defensive confrontations, but is full of aggression.

After being harassed again and having to pass the ball back, Zhao Jinge felt extremely headache looking at the little man on the opposite side. He was worthy of being called Gattuso of Chile.

It really feels a bit like Gattuso. There really are no wrong nicknames on the football field. Players who can play with famous names are not that easy to deal with.

Ten minutes have passed since the opening, because Zhao Jinge and Perisic's attacks on the wing were restricted by Inter Milan's three midfielders, especially Medel.

Wolfsburg's old tactic of combining the wings and the center cannot be used at all.

In the positional battle, although the current Inter Milan can no longer show the characteristics of the Italian chain defense that the strong Serie A teams had at their peak.

However, the compressed space and basic skills of zone defense in the defensive position battle still made De Bruyne and Dost's mid-range attack have no improvement.

Of course, Inter Milan's own offense relies entirely on Shaqiri alone, so it naturally cannot pose any threat. After all, you can't let these three defensive midfielders organize the offense.

Because neither side could produce any threatening offensive, the game was not that exciting, which also made the fans who came to the scene feel a little disappointed.

For the fans, of course they would like to see a wonderful offensive battle.

Seeing the situation on the field, Dieter Heijing knew that relying solely on the midfield and frontcourt could not break the deadlock, so he gave instructions off the field for the full-backs to press forward.

Wolfsburg concentrated six people between the midfield and Inter Milan's penalty area, and continued to break through on both sides and in the middle.

With such a numerical advantage, Inter Milan's unbreakable back three was finally knocked out of space, but due to the back-up defense behind it.

Although Wolfsburg has a certain advantage on the scene, it still cannot easily overcome Inter Milan's defense. Instead, it has to be careful of Inter Milan's quick counterattack.

During a breakthrough, Zhao Jinge flicked the ball behind Medel, and then used his excellent explosive power to instantly get rid of Medel who reacted.

He headed straight towards Inter Milan's penalty area. I thought this breakthrough was very successful, but as soon as I entered the penalty area, I received a tackle from Inter Milan central defender Ranocchia.

Zhao Jinge lost the ball without noticing, and Ranocchia passed it back to Inter Milan goalkeeper Carriso, who drove the ball into Wolfsburg's half with a big kick.

Shaqiri quickly started after receiving the ball in the middle. Facing Gustav's defense as he advanced towards the ball, he made a light change of direction and got rid of Gustav.

Continue to carry the ball past Wolfsburg's penalty area, and hand the ball to Icardi on the right side of the penalty area.

After Icardi blocked Naldo with his back, he turned and passed the ball diagonally to Palacio in front of the goal.

Palacio seized this golden opportunity and volleyed from a small angle to score Wolfsburg's goal.

"GOAL!!! Palacio's goal broke the deadlock! Inter Milan played its own characteristics, rock-solid defense and quick counterattack!"

"Michael, it seems that Inter Milan, which I am optimistic about, has the advantage! The boys at Wolfsburg are obviously too anxious and press too hard!"

Matthäus smiled proudly at Ballack.

Barak was not to be outdone.

"We can clearly see from the period just now that Wolfsburg has taken the initiative on the field, and the goal will come soon!"

The two commentators began to fight clearly in the live broadcast room. This is also a means of attracting viewers to watch, attracting more fans to pay attention to the game.

Although a goal was scored because of too much emphasis on offense, Wolfsburg's players still resolutely carried out the coach's instructions.

He did not give up his aggressive attack just because he lost the ball.

When Gustav encountered a frontal interception near the center circle, he passed the ball diagonally behind the opponent's player.

After getting rid of Medel's entanglement, De Bruyne rushed to the football spot to respond.

Guarin immediately stepped forward to press, and De Bruyne casually passed the ball to the right. At this time, Zhao Jinge stepped forward to receive the ball and sent another short pass.
To be continued...