After putting an end to a sad series of 8 games without a win in the Bundesliga thanks to its victory over Dortmund last weekend, Hoffenheim intended to move on to get closer to the European places. However, the task was far from easy for the Hoffe since they were opposed to a Werder Bremen team lying in ambush in the race for Europe and neck and neck with TSG in the standings.
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However, Matarazzo’s men took advantage of a completely botched start to the match by the Werderaner to take control thanks to Beier (1-0, 8th). Highly visible, the German winger scored twice before the break (2-0, 44th) to score his 9th and 10th league goals of the season. Enough to score points with the German coach, Julian Nagelsmann, 20 days before a friendly match against France? Still, the 21-year-old prodigy was the main architect of his team’s success at PreZero Arena. The reduction in the score in added time by Skelly Alvero, author of his first goal since his arrival from OL, will remain anecdotal (2-1, 90th + 2). Thus, Hoffenheim confirms its improvement by taking three units ahead of its opponent of the day.
