At the end of the draw for the 2014-2015 Champions League, the most focused attention was on the 2013-2014 UEFA Player of the Year, with Tang Zheng and Cristiano Ronaldo playing for Real Madrid and Manuel Neuer playing for Bayern Munich.

In fact, there are not many surprises in the UEFA Men's Player of the Year, as a derivative of the Champions League group draw, the reference is naturally the Champions League.

In the past 2013-2014 Champions League season, Real Madrid won the final title, and Tang Zheng and Cristiano Ronaldo, who contributed prominently, were very reasonable candidates for the best players, while Bayern goalkeeper Manuel Neuer was more like a foil to earn a lot of eyeballs in the World Cup in Brazil.

The live broadcast camera showed Tang Zheng and Cristiano Ronaldo, both of whom were likely to win the UEFA Best Player, and the two who appeared on the broadcast screen smiled at each other and hugged each other after hearing the ridicule of the live host.

No matter what the final result is, they are all good teammates and good friends.

After the on-site VCR and the on-site host introduced the three candidates one after another, it came to an exciting moment, UEFA President Michel Platini held the sealed card envelope in his hand, and then tore the envelope in the tense atmosphere of the scene, smiling and looking down at the names of UEFA's best players written on the card.

Platini paused, and after about two seconds, turned the card over and faced the camera, with nine capital letters on it: ZHENG· TANG。

"There are no surprises in the result as we expected! Tang Zheng is the key Mr. Real Madrid last season! He deserves his name!" At the same time, Yang 5 commentator He Wei raised his voice hysterically and shouted: "Congratulations to Tang Zheng! Crowned the best UEFA player of the 2013-2014 season!"

Cristiano Ronaldo felt a little uncomfortable when he saw the name of the card, but the winner was his teammate and friend Tang Zheng, who was used to seeing big scenes, and then stood up and took the initiative to hug Tang Zheng to celebrate.

Cristiano Ronaldo was the top scorer in La Liga and the Champions League last season, but many of his goals were not scored by strong conversations, while Tang Zheng's actual contribution in each game is obvious to all, meticulous in defense and goals and assists in attack.

Real Madrid was able to win the Champions League final because Tang Zheng stood up at a critical time, so combined with the comprehensive score, Tang Zheng is more suitable than Cristiano Ronaldo for the best UEFA player in the 2013-2014 season.

Tang Zheng, who won the UEFA Player of the Year, was very excited, he had the opportunity to win the first UEFA Player of the Year in the history of his glory last season, but for some reason it was finally won by Cristiano Ronaldo.

Fortunately, the FIFA Golden Globe at the FIFA annual awards ceremony at the beginning of this year won a city, otherwise it would be difficult to balance psychologically.

Now Cristiano Ronaldo has won the UEFA best player after winning the top scorer in La Liga and the Champions League in a row, and the heart is very happy.

Of course, Tang Zheng did not forget to comfort another candidate, Neuer.

However, Neuer hoped that Tang Zheng could ignore himself appropriately, because Neuer had an inexplicable dissatisfaction when he saw Tang Zheng......

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Not long after the draw for the 2014-2015 Champions League group, the official websites of Real Madrid and Bayern announced at Chinese New Year's Eve the same time that the three-year-old Spanish international Xavi Alonso has been permanently transferred to Bayern Munich for 10 million euros.

Tang Zheng, who went to the hotel, naturally noticed the transfer news, shook his head, and finally it was Xavi Alonso's turn after Di Maria left, but the transfer news that followed made Tang Zheng feel better.

Mexico international Hernandez has joined Real Madrid on loan, which means that Benzema finally has a qualified replacement.

In other words, Hernandez can put some pressure on Benzema and form a healthy competition.

However, the problems after Di Maria's departure should not be underestimated, and the loss of a speed attacker is a very big blow to the overall tactics of Real Madrid's attack.

The current Cristiano Ronaldo is not as fast as in previous years, and his flexibility is greatly reduced as his muscle strength rises, so Cristiano Ronaldo rarely does exaggerated process movements in high-speed sports.

This is also the reason why Cristiano Ronaldo has more and more goal numbers as he gradually transforms into a goalscorer.

In terms of goal efficiency, the transition has been very successful.

Closer to home, the second round of the 2014-2015 La Liga season came just before the end of the summer transfer window, after a three-goal win over top Barcelona in the first round to take on the yellow submarine Villarreal.

Real Madrid's challenge to Real Sociedad will not be too difficult, but the opponents in the third round are very strong, and it may even be said that it is likely to affect the final competition for the La Liga title in the 2014-2015 season.

In the first key match, Atletico Madrid defeated promoted Iba 2-1 at home and topped the league with two consecutive league wins.

In the following game, Barcelona defeated Villarreal by a goal at the Love Song Stadium, and also won two consecutive league wins, and beat Atletico Madrid to return to the top of the league by virtue of goal difference.

With league title rivals Atletico Madrid and Barcelona winning two consecutive league games at the same time, the pressure on the whole Real Madrid team has increased sharply, even if Real Sociedad lost 0-1 to promoted Iba in the first round of the league.

At the beginning of the game, Real Sociedad, who was surprisingly sitting at home, did not put on a defensive posture, but used the kick-off advantage to launch a tidal attack towards Real Madrid's defensive half.

Thankfully, goalkeeper Iker Casillas didn't miss out and reacted quickly to save Real Sociedad's first dangerous shot since the opening kick-off.

The home team's opening blitzkrieg almost resulted in a goal, and the frenzied atmosphere at the Arnotta Stadium was suddenly detonated, and the deafening cheers quickly swept through the stadium, wave after wave.

However, Real Sociedad's attack was not very consistent, and the Real Madrid players who adapted to Real Sociedad's offensive gradually found their sense of the game, so Real Sociedad at home had to retreat to half-court defense.

With Xavi Alonso moving to Bayern Munich, Toni Kroos and Luka Modric are the obvious choice for a back two.

Modric's tactical system under Carlo Ancelotti did what should have been done by Xavi Alonso, focusing on defense, supplemented by tandem playmaking, and the main attacking organization was left to Toni Kroos.

If Toni Kroos can organize Real Madrid's attack well, it would be good to say, but the problem is that Toni Kroos's style of play seems to be incompatible with Real Madrid's overall tactics, and even affects Real Madrid's offensive efficiency.

Carlo Ancelotti knows that Toni Kroos has the ability to complete the pre-match assignments, but it will take time to accumulate in order to complete the high quality, which means that there is a certain price to pay.

And this price is something Ancelotti cannot afford.

Everyone knows that Real Madrid fans are the most tricky fans in the world, and the club's top management is also the most impatient in the world.

If you are not careful, the price is to get out of class.

The poor performance in the International Champions Cup has caused dissatisfaction among many Real Madrid fans, and coupled with the defeat in the Spanish Super Cup, the pressure on Ancelotti is now very high.

"Do you want to change Luca and Tony's roles?"

With Real Madrid's attacking momentum in the half-hour mark but not being fluid enough, there were very few shots on goal that threatened Zubikale, and Ancelotti was inevitably reluctant to change his tactics.

After all, it's all about grades.

At this moment, Toni Kroos kicked a corner kick on the left side, Tang Zheng suddenly stepped forward from the middle, rubbed the corner kick from Tony Kroos to the back point, and Ramos, the deputy team who was ambushed at the far end of the penalty area, met the ball and completed a powerful rush.

Goalkeeper Zubikale looked powerless in the face of the close-range header and could only declare that he was out of reach.

0：1

The home team is in the front, the away team is in the back.

Before the end of the first half, it was Tang Zheng again, his long-range shot from outside the penalty area caused goalkeeper Zubikale to save the ball, and Cristiano Ronaldo, who reacted quickly in front of the goal, stabbed the ball into the net first, and Real Madrid led by two goals.

0：2

The Real Madrid fans who came with the team were extremely excited, and they knew ...... Three points are stable!

It is even possible to win by a big score and thus rank at the top of the league on goal difference!

But......

Is it really stable?

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Real Madrid led by two goals in the first half and everyone thought Real Madrid could beat Real Sociedad in a bloodless way, but the second half was suddenly stormy, and the opening vice-team Sergio Ramos made a fatal mistake at the beginning of the second half, and Real Sociedad counter-attacked on the spot, and striker Agureche scored a goal to narrow the score.

As we all know, a one-goal lead is the least secure of scorelines, with Real Sociedad scoring a narrowing goal in the early stages that was so demoralizing that Carlo Ancelotti's side had to defend passively.

You must know that Real Madrid's current configuration is completely for attacking, and the double-back combination of Modric and Toni Kroos does not have strong interception ability at all, so Tang Zheng took the initiative to adjust his position according to the needs of the team and assist in the defense of the midfield.

The defensive pressure is increasing, the offensive side is difficult to take care of, and with the transfer of Di Maria, Real Madrid's counter-attacking ability has decreased significantly.

That is to say, Real Madrid's current rapid counterattack will evolve into a positional attack, but most of Tang Zheng's attention is on the defensive end, and it takes time to run to the front court and then organize the attack, so the time between the offensive organization can only be completed by James Rodriguez.

Real Sociedad did a good job on the offensive end and was equally efficient on the defensive end, and James Rodriguez's attack was difficult to threaten, because his tacit understanding with Benzema and Cristiano Ronaldo was not as good as Tang Zheng.

However, it was also a good result for Real Madrid to be able to hold on to a one-goal lead away from home, but no one expected that Real Sociedad equalized by Real Madrid's veteran Granero through a set-piece just before the end of the game......

With little time left, Real Madrid will host arch-rivals Atletico Madrid in the next round, and there is no room to drop points as a guest, otherwise the pressure to enter the Madrid derby with a two-point deficit will certainly be quite high.

Real Sociedad fans are very happy to see Real Madrid draw at home, and manager Alassat is equally willing.

So, with a wave of his hand, he retreated in an all-round way.

Real Madrid regained plenty of possession, but there really wasn't much they could do against Real Sociedad who were playing at home and retreating in all their wings.

Until the referee on duty blew the whistle at the end of the game, the score did not change.

2：2

One point is awarded for each side.

At the end of the game, every Real Madrid player at the Anotta Stadium had a very ugly face, even if this draw was the second round of the new season, and there was still a long time to make up for it.

But they will next face the challenge of their city rivals Atletico Madrid, who have won both of these games and are in high spirits.

Immediately, the close-up of the live director was given to Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti.

Ancelotti's face was gloomy and the word 'Chuan' on his brow was very obvious.

It is not difficult to see that the away points conceded put another point on his back.

Especially when I think of the two-legged Spanish Super Cup, the pressure is like a mountain.

Many Real Madrid fans sitting in front of the TV inevitably think of the start of last season for Real Madrid, and it was the initial points that led to a long period of falling behind in the league and ultimately missing out on the league title.

So, will it still be the case this season?

Atletico Madrid and Barcelona both won, and the draw against Real Madrid was particularly eye-catching.

In the first round of the Real Madrid League, Tang Zheng's personal brilliance only won the promoted Cordoba with two goals at home, and in the second round of the away game against Real Sociedad, he was led by two goals and then equalized by the opponent, and the problems exposed were very obvious.

Toni Kroos' role in the team is not at all comparable to Xavi Alonso's, while James Rodriguez's tactical role does not seem to be as obvious as Di Maria's.

At least in terms of counter-attacking speed, the two have different styles.

However, the end of this round of the league also means that the summer transfer window of 2014 is closed, and the only way to bring in players to supplement the squad is to wait until the winter transfer window.

Many media and fans who support Real Madrid can only hope that Carlo Ancelotti's Real Madrid can get through the first half of the season and then make up for it in the winter transfer window.

However, the local media in Catalonia and the media supporting Atletico Madrid do not plan to give Real Madrid too much breathing time, especially the media supporting Atletico Madrid, because Atletico Madrid will be visiting the Bernabeu Stadium to challenge Real Madrid in the next round of the league.

How nice it would be if Real Madrid were to be affected by external factors in their preparations for the Madrid derby......

However, the impact will be the same for both Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid, with FIFA's federation leagues around the world entering a two-week gap into the international break.

Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid are both big countries, and the players in the team are basically international-level.

After the Chinese team finished the World Cup, it began to prepare for the Asian Cup in Australia next year, and Tang Zheng, as a Chinese international, was naturally called up by the national team to participate in the international friendly match against Iran at the Wuhan Olympic Sports Center.

The international break has also given Carlo Ancelotti time to think about new tactics.

Simeone's Atletico Madrid have done a very good job in defence, and they have done a good job in attack.

Even if you play at home, you can't underestimate it.