No one could have imagined that Real Madrid would draw 2-2 away at Real Sociedad and still with a two-goal lead.

This kind of loss of points is very demoralizing.

However, it was not without good news for Real Madrid, as the second round of the league began with the start of the two-week international break, and the media attention of the public opinion on them shifted with the international break approaching.

Coach Carlo Ancelotti also had plenty of time to study the Madrid derby after the international break, with Atletico having a clear squad reinforcement from last season, and after two legs of the Super Cup, Atletico have now undergone a qualitative change.

The most important thing is that Atletico are strong defensively and can create an absolute threat in attack.

With Xavi Alonso gone, there is no credible option for our key defensive midfielders.

Khedira is injured, and Ilya Ramendi can only be a substitute, and it is difficult to take on the big responsibility.

Toni Kroos and Modric are both strong and weak in attack, and they can't stand up against Real Sociedad, let alone Atletico Madrid and Barcelona?

If you follow the ranking, Tang Zheng is definitely the best choice for defensive midfield, and last season's key games were Tang Zheng as a defensive midfielder, completing defensive responsibilities while also taking into account attack.

This season, Tang Zheng will defend the defensive midfield, and the impact on Real Madrid's offensive end will be very great.

Because of Di Maria's departure, the overall offensive tactics have changed, and James Rodriguez is not enough to take on the big responsibility, and the front court needs a conscientious forward like Tang Zheng.

Of course, Modric and Toni Kroos can also be positioned, but the effect is certainly not as good as Tang Zheng.

But then again, the Madrid derby could have put Tang Zheng in defensive midfield, with one of Luka Modric and Toni Kroos selectively dropping them depending on their return to training.

Recently, Isco has also been making trouble when he has lost the opportunity to play steadily, and the domestic media in Spain has also commented strongly, saying that Isco has no problem with his form, and there is no reason to make room for the popular fried chicken James Rodriguez to start the game.

In this way, Tang Zheng's retreat can also make room for the midfield, allowing Isco and James Rodriguez to roam around in the midfield and create space.

After the second round of the 2014-2015 La Liga season, Tang Zheng took a flight to Shanghai overnight, and then transferred to Wuhan to participate in the national team's two international A-level matches in September.

First Wuhan took on Iran, then Xi'an took on Mali.

Both matches are in preparation for the Asian Cup in Australia next January.

Tang Zheng did not play the full game in the two international breaks, and came on as a substitute for 30 minutes in the second half of the first game against Iran, assisting a goal to help China draw 2:2 with Iran.

The second game was played in Xi'an, where he started for 60 minutes, and because of Lippi's technical and tactical reasons, he did not run a lot of distance.

Clearly, fellow Italian Lippi took the advice of compatriot Carlo Ancelotti to try to keep Tang healthy and in the best possible condition for the Madrid derby after the international break.

Three days before the Madrid derby, Tang Zheng returned to the Valdebebas training base.

The next day, after participating in the European Championship qualifiers in France, the teammates returned to the training base for training.

Tang Zheng also learned from the team's tactical explanation that the Madrid derby will be used as a defensive midfielder, and it remains to be seen who the specific partner is.

Luka Modric and Toni Kroos both look to be in good form, leading their respective countries to European Championship qualifiers.

However, in terms of selection, someone is destined to lose, and if it is not surprising, it is likely that Tony Kroos will be sacrificed.

Really!

The day before the game, assistant coach Clement announced his starting line-up as is customary, and the two full-backs were also changed from the previous game against Real Sociedad, with Coentrão replacing Marcelo and Arberoa replacing Carvajal.

The midfielder Tang Zheng partnered Luka Modric, the three defenders Cristiano Ronaldo, Isco and James Rodriguez, with Benzema at the front.

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The day before the Madrid derby, Barcelona beat Athletic Bilbao 2-0 at home to start the 2014-2015 La Liga season with three consecutive wins.

Barcelona's victory also put some pressure on Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid, especially Real Madrid, who drew 2-2 with Real Sociedad in the second round, which means that Barcelona are already five points ahead of Real Madrid in the first round.

Five points and two wins, the gap is not very big, but in the early stage of the league, the gap is very conspicuous.

On the day of the match, the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium was packed.

More than 20 days ago, Real Madrid lost to Atletico Madrid 1-2 on aggregate home and away, missed the Super Cup, and even almost lost to Atletico at home......

Real Madrid played very cautiously in the beginning, and it was this cautious style of play that avoided the full-court pressure that was practiced at the beginning of the Atletico game.

Tang Zheng can stand up in the defensive midfield position, has a super ability to hold the ball, and the ball seems to be stuck at his feet.

Want to break the ball?

Only fouls!

Of course, Tang Zheng, who has a strong sense of position, is also well aware of the danger of losing the ball in his position, and rarely sticks to the ball too much, and basically shoots the ball with one kick.

Despite this, the referee's whistle sounded frequently.

Tang Zheng has a clear mind and can pass with a quick kick, but it doesn't mean that all players can do this.

Atletico Madrid players move fast, move big, and have a strong inclination, as long as the Real Madrid players stick to the ball a little, they will quickly stick to it.

Break the ball or foul it.

Since the foul is not a sensitive area, the referee often just blows the whistle and does not give a card at all, or even a warning.

Referee Belakos's soft whistle made the Atletico players even worse, so much so that Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti frequently came to the fourth official to complain.

"Woo-woo-"

And the Real Madrid fans in the stands also stood in solidarity with Ancelotti, creating a huge boo that was deafening.

But the impact is almost negligible for the Atletico players, who continue to go their own way and press Real Madrid players like crazy.

Atletico players can organize an effective attack after completing a frantic defense, which is the core of Atletico Madrid, and it is also what Ancelotti is worried about.

Fortunately, Tang Zheng played well in the defensive midfield position and did not give Atletico players a chance to take advantage of.

Real Madrid defended well but made a fatal mistake from set-pieces.

Benzema defended a corner kick in front of the ball without looking at the crowd, Thiago suddenly flashed in front of him to complete the header on the right edge of the small penalty area, the football grazed the inside edge of the right post of the goal and flew towards the goal, goalkeeper Casillas reacted quickly but still could not do anything.

0：1

Home team in front, away team in the back!

The frenzy at the Santiago Bernabeu was minimized, with only the thousands of Atletico Madrid fans in attendance in attendance to give vent to the thrill of the goal.

Yang 5 commentator He Wei looked at the faces of the Real Madrid players on the broadcast screen and said worriedly: "Atletico Madrid, who is good at defense, took the lead in scoring in the tenth minute of the game by Portugal international Thiago!

Immediately, the broadcast screen was given to Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti, whose face was very ugly.

Before the game, I did think that it was possible to concede the first goal at home, but I didn't expect to concede the goal so early, nor did I expect the backline with strong air defense to concede in a corner kick defense.

Damn it!

Tang Zheng and Cristiano Ronaldo's expressions on the broadcast screen were also no better, with Barcelona already leading by five points with one game to go, two points behind Atletico Madrid, and if Atletico Madrid win the game, Atletico and Barcelona would both extend their points lead to five.

In addition, once the home team loses to Atletico Madrid, it will be very detrimental to Real Madrid's next league preparations.

Because there is the first round of the Champions League group stage of the new season, after all, the Champions League is more important than the league.

All kinds of pressure, the pressure of the Real Madrid players is almost breathless.

Even top stars like Tang Zheng and Cristiano Ronaldo are difficult to control under great pressure, because the pressure created by the media before the game is very high, and Real Madrid's results are not ideal, and they are not hard-hearted......

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The game restarted, and Atletico Madrid, who had the lead in the score, did not retreat to the half-time to swing the bus, but continued to press the whole field, catching the Real Madrid players who were eager to score and equalize the score by surprise.

Fortunately, Tang Zheng focused on the game, and a very good down-to-the-ground tackle blocked Koke's pass to Mandzukic on the sideline.

"Oh, oh, oh-"

A loud exclamation rang out over the Santiago Bernabeu stadium.

Vice captain Ramos was very grateful to reach out and pull Tang Zheng, without Tang Zheng's key interception, Mandzukic, who ran out of space, is likely to face goalkeeper Casillas directly.

At that time, the consequences were unimaginable.

Tang Zheng, who has not yet made achievements on the offensive side of this game, has appeared in the broadcast screen many times, which shows that the problem is very obvious, that is, Real Madrid's offense cannot bring a continuous threat to Atletico Madrid's defense, and even the defensive efficiency of switching from offense to defense is extremely low, which leads to Tang Zheng's frequent appearance.

The Real Madrid players on the pitch are not only burdened with the pressure of the game off the field, but also have to bear the pressure from the opponent's Atletico Madrid players, and the success rate of the attack continues to decline under the wide range of Atletico Madrid players.

The attacking quartet of Cristiano Ronaldo, Isco, James Rodriguez and Benzema was a bit lost and completely unable to match their worthiness.

If someone asks who behaves the most normally, 90% of fans will choose Tang Zheng.

It is also Tang Zheng's excellent performance that Real Madrid has done solid in the positional defense.

The individual ability of the Real Madrid midfielders can be said to be outstanding, but it is difficult to hold the ball under the crazy pressing of the Atletico Madrid players, so the various attacking routines formulated before the game cannot be played.

As Cristiano Ronaldo completed a hasty long-range shot and flew out of the bottom line, the close-up of the live director was given to Tang Zheng in the retreat.

Yang 5 commentator He Wei mused: "The problem caused by the lack of Tang Zheng's tandem organization in the midfield of Real Madrid is very obvious, Isco and J Ronaldo are the kind of players who are very capable, but they play abnormally under the strong pressure of Atletico Madrid players, Ronaldo is back from injury, Benzema is isolated, I personally feel that Real Madrid's attack still has to rely on Tang Zheng, his ability to read the game and finish the game is impressive......"

In fact, Tang Zheng is also looking for opportunities, but the corresponding tactics arranged by his mentor Simeone before the game are very targeted, and it will take time to crack.

What's more, timing!

The game situation is changing rapidly, and it will be very difficult to seize the opportunities that arise between the lightning and the flint, even if Tang Zheng is currently the most likely to create chances in the world.

In the blink of an eye, the game came to 20 minutes, and Real Madrid, who were behind the score, had the lead in possession.

As a result, the frenzy at the Bernabeu has dropped significantly, and the hard-to-wait Real Madrid players have expressed their dissatisfaction with the Real Madrid players on the pitch in this way.

Towards the halfway point of the first half, the coverage of Atletico Madrid's players has dropped somewhat.

Slowly, Isco and James Rodriguez gradually organised some effective attacks in midfield.

However, Atletico Madrid manager Simeone did not look worried at all, standing in front of the visitors' dugout with his hands in his pockets, as if he was watching a game that did not concern him.

Real Madrid's midfield attack is gradually threatening, and Tang Zheng's position has some prerequisites.

In the 24th minute, Tang Zheng, who came to attack the left rib, made a short triangle pass with Cristiano Ronaldo and Isco, who retreated.

After attracting the defensive attention of Thiago, Gabi and Juanfran Tang Zheng suddenly passed the ball to the right side of the attack without stopping the ball, and then suddenly accelerated from the left rib along the top of the arc of the penalty area.

Although Tang Zheng's transfer of more than 30 meters did not make any adjustments, it was very accurate.

Abeloa, who was on the run, unloaded the ball comfortably, paused, and then looked up at the box.

This move was so deceptive that the attention of the Atletico players in the third zone of the Atletico defence was almost entirely focused on Benzema as he entered the box and Cristiano Ronaldo as he ran towards the box.

At that moment, Arbeloa suddenly swept the ball towards the edge of the penalty area with the inside of his right foot.

Siqueira, who jumped exaggeratedly, was dumbfounded, he thought Abeloa would pass the ball into the box......

Atletico captain Gabi always focused on Tang Zheng, but Tang Zheng had already fully rushed up, and he didn't even pull and pull behind him.

Referee Belakos saw Tang Zheng in the running stop the football with a whistle in his mouth.

The moment Tang Zheng stabilized the football, he handed the football to Cristiano Ronaldo, who stopped urgently, and Gabi, who had obvious foul movements, quickly let go of his hand movements.

However, the next moment, he regretted it.

Cristiano Ronaldo knocked the ball across the running route of Tang Zheng, who was accelerating forward with his back to the goal.

Tang Zheng is tall and has long legs, and he leads the ball into the penalty area.

Godin was anxious when he saw Tang Zheng with the ball into the penalty area, and Benzema stepped forward behind him, knowing that Tang Zheng could not be allowed to hold the ball comfortably, so he tried to stretch out his foot to poke the ball at Tang Zheng's feet in the process of stepping forward.

Although Tang Zheng is more than 1.9 meters tall, the frequency of his feet is not satisfied, and the outside of his right foot quickly moves the ball to the right, and it is too late for Godin to close his feet......

"Beep~"

Referee Belakos blew the whistle decisively and pointed his right index finger at the penalty spot.