Chapter 026: La Liga debut

After 90 minutes of fierce battle, Real Madrid defeated Chelsea 3-1 thanks to Cristiano Ronaldo's brace and Tang Zheng's world wave goal, thus winning the final title of the first Guinness International Champions Cup.

Of course, the International Champions Cup is an exhibition tournament and very different from the official championships, so there was not much frustration among the Chelsea players who lost.

On the contrary, for some Real Madrid players, their expectations for the new season are low.

The International Champions Cup is an exhibition competition, but it is a very good training platform for big teams such as Real Madrid, because the game can give the manager a good idea of the players in the new season.

It is not up to the media and coaches to comment on the performance of the players, they can feel it on the pitch......

In the three warm-up games, Higuain only played once, and even less playing time than the teenager Morata.

But compared to Callejon and Albiol, they are still quite happy, after all, Callejon and Albiol have not played in the three warm-up games.

In other words, it is very likely that these three players are not in Ancelotti's plans for the new season, or they are dispensable.

Before the start of the new season, Real Madrid president Florentino began to advocate the localization of the squad, so he preferred Spanish players in terms of recruitment, Isco and Ilia Ramendi are typical representatives.

Secondly, young players such as Morata, Jesus, and Carvajal are gradually appreciated by Ancelotti and play more and more minutes.

In addition to Higuain, who was a promising star brought in by former Real Madrid president Calderón, Callejon and Albiol were both brought in during Florentino's tenure, but the first-team squad is limited and there are few opportunities to play.

Next year is a World Cup year, and aspiring players don't spend time on the bench, so it's normal to seek a move when a chance to play is not guaranteed.

By all indications, the media following Real Madrid's squad have put together a list of players who should leave this summer.

Many media believe that it is only a matter of time for the depressed former courtier Higuain to leave, and Callejon is somewhat regrettable, after all, he has had many opportunities during Mourinho's tenure and has successfully grasped them.

However, the new head coach Carlo Ancelotti does not like a player like Callejon who has no obvious merits.

Albiol has become the team's fourth centre-back as youngster Raphael Varane has been reused, and he doesn't want to waste time looking forward to next year's World Cup......

Straight to the point, the dust has settled on the winner of the inaugural Guinness International Champions Cup in 2013, with Cristiano Ronaldo becoming the official best player.

When the selection results came out, Yang 5 commentator He Wei was obviously a little dissatisfied: "Ronaldo's performance is good, with goals and assists, but Tang Zheng's performance is better, whether he is on the offensive or defensive end, he is conscientious, and he can also score goals and assist......s while completing the tasks assigned by the head coach perfectly."

Martin Taylor, a guest commentator at Sky UK, pouted and said: "The official selection of the International Champions Cup Organizing Committee is obviously not in-depth, and Don's contribution is obviously higher than that of Cristiano Ronaldo. ”

Andy Gray shook his head and smiled: "Dear Martin, it's the time to talk with goals, let's talk about it...... Isn't Tang also in the top three, ranked second?"

Although the International Champions Cup is an exhibition game, it is also a championship in the final analysis, so Tang Zheng, who helped the team win the championship, is still very happy and has not been disappointed because the limelight was stolen by Cristiano Ronaldo.

In the three warm-up games, Tang Zheng gained a lot.

The biggest of these is that he has the trust and support of his teammates.

If you want to integrate into a team, it is essential to have the support of the original team members.

The Real Madrid fans and Chinese fans at the Sun Life Stadium were very excited, after all, no matter how small the mosquito is, it is still meat, and it is even more exciting to see the teams and players they support crowned with glory than they have won the glory......

At noon the next day, the whole Real Madrid team took a flight back to Madrid to officially start the 2013-2014 La Liga season.

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Real Madrid's first match in the 2013-2014 La Liga season was played at the Bernabeu on August 18 at 8 p.m. local time in Spain, against Real Betis.

Before that, Real Madrid had a warm-up game.

The opponent is not strong, even a little weak, and in the 2012-2013 season it was relegated from La Liga to Racing Santander in La Liga.

The reason for the selection of the team from La Liga is that the club has taken into account the full confidence before the season so that they can play better at the beginning of the new season.

It is worth mentioning that Real Madrid has a whopping 31 first-team players in the new season, which is quite bloated compared to the regular 23 players, so it is urgent to slim down.

Russian striker Cheryshev is on loan at Sevilla, Carvalho is on a free transfer to Monaco when his contract expires, and León is on a permanent transfer to Getafe for six million euros.

In the slimming list, Real Madrid fans are undoubtedly the little smoker Higuain, Albiol and Callejon.

In particular, Higuain, who has been consistent in the past few seasons, is not a goal-scoring goal, but at least he is worth a lot.

The same can be said of Callejon, who was once the number one star of the reserve team, and was a super weapon on the counter-attack during Jose Mourinho's time at Real Madrid.

Unfortunately, Ancelotti's tactical system is significantly different from Mourinho's, and with Isco's arrival, his playing time will be seriously affected, so it makes sense to seek a transfer.

Albiol

On the eve of Real Madrid's warm-up match against Racing Santander, official websites announced the transfer of players one after another.

Higuain, Callejon and Albiol are all on the list, and they all join the same club.

Higuain is 40 million euros, Callejon 10 million euros and Albiol 12 million euros, for a total of 62 million euros to Napoli.

At the same time, Real Madrid officials also said that all the reinforcements for the new season are over.

While Napoli has packaged up three Real Madrid players, the international transfer market is still hot.

Manchester City spent €34 million, €22 million, €23 million and €21 million respectively to bring in Fernandinho, Jovetic, Keylor Navas and Negredo.

Manchester United is not far behind, after bringing in Fellaini, they spent a lot of money to bring in Tottenham star Gareth Bale, and the transfer fee is as high as 91 million euros, second only to Tang Zheng, who transferred to Real Madrid for 105 million euros this summer.

Next, there is the chain reaction.

Tottenham, who got a lot of money, frantically waved cheques, Paulinho for 17 million euros, 26 million euros for Tang Zheng's younger brother Lamela during his time at River Plate, Soldado for 26 million euros, and Eriksen for 12 million euros.

Paris Saint-Germain bought Cavani for 64 million euros after unsuccessful bids for Falcao, and 35 million euros for Marquinhos, who is a little famous but has unlimited potential.

Tang Zheng's Real Madrid rival Barcelona appeared very quiet after the introduction of Neymar, according to the official website, the club only promoted newcomers Roberto, Deulofeu, Oyer and Raphinha in the reserve team.

On the contrary, Affrey, Fontas and Tello, who returned on loan, were subloaned out again, and Thiago, who was loved by Pep Guardiola last season, transferred to Bayern Munich for 25 million euros.

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With the major European leagues about to kick off, the transfer window is getting more and more lively.

Of course, with the transfer fee of 105 million euros and 91 million euros, other transfers can only be described as petty ones.

In the warm-up match at the Bernabeu Stadium, Real Madrid won a big victory, 6:0, and won the opponent bloodlessly.

Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice, while Isco, Karim Benzema, Raphael Varane and Angel Di Maria each scored a brace.

It was a bit of a shame for Tang Zheng that he missed two great chances in the game, a crossbar and a goalpost, which allowed him to miss the opening goal at the Bernabeu.

After the game, some media ridiculed Tang Zheng, saying that he reached some tacit understanding with the goalpost of the Bernabeu Stadium during the joining ceremony.

In this regard, Tang Zheng could only spread his hands and express his helplessness.

The opening goal at the Bernabeu Stadium had to wait until the start of the new season.

Real Madrid's first league game of the 2013-2014 season was not the first in La Liga, with Real Sociedad hosting Getafe in the opener.

Real Madrid's home match against Real Betis is the fifth match of the 2013-2014 La Liga season, and they also have Valladolid vs Athletic Bilbao, Valencia vs Malaga and Barcelona vs Levante.

With a week to go until the first match of the new season, more than 80,000 Bernabeu tickets were sold out, and as the game approached, ticket prices were getting higher and higher.

If it is placed in the usual Real Madrid opening game, although it is difficult to find a ticket, it will definitely not be as hyped as the home game against Real Betis.

Therefore, the Spanish media is very curious about what causes the ticket price to rise again and again.

It turned out that it was caused by a gang of scalpers from the mysterious East.

China became rich and strong, the masses of the people became rich, and they gradually began to enjoy spiritual enjoyment from material enjoyment.

Now Tang Zheng is known as Asia's No. 1 star, representing Dortmund all over the world last season, and then transferred to the Galaxy Battleship Real Madrid for a record 105 million euros, as a compatriot Chinese is proud from the bottom of his heart.

Therefore, it is very strong to watch Tang Zheng wear Real Madrid's No. 10 jersey in the first La Liga game, after all, ...... Not bad money.

Since it is not bad for money, it is reasonable to be speculated to sky-high prices in the case of limited tickets.

At 6 p.m. local time on August 17, Spain, the first round of the 2013-2014 La Liga season kicked off at the Anoeta Stadium, and finally Real Sociedad at home beat Getafe 2:0.

Immediately, the first round of the 2013-2014 La Liga season was fully launched.

Valladolid lost 1-2 at home to Athletic Bilbao and Valencia beat Malaga 1-0 at home.

Two hours before Real Madrid host Real Betis, a key battle kicks off at the Camp Nou, with Barcelona hosting Levante.

Barcelona sit at Camp Nou and many media outlets think it's a no-brainer.

The result was a surprise.

It's not that Barcelona was upset at home, but Barcelona showed good competitive form in the first game of the new season.

7:0

Bloodless!

Stars Lionel Messi and Pedro both scored twice, Alexis Sanchez, Xavi and Alves each scored a goal and Cesc Fabregas scored a hat-trick of assists.

At the same time as the league match between Barcelona and Levante is over, Real Madrid's home game against Real Betis in the first round of the 2013-2014 La Liga season is also approaching.

At this time, the Bernabeu was full, and from a distance, it was a white sea.

The deafening loud cheers were so loud that they could be heard from miles away.

It is worth mentioning that there is a hint of red mixed in the vast white sea, and at a glance, it is a Chinese fan wearing the red jersey of the Chinese national team.

They 'spent a lot of money' to come to the Bernabeu Stadium, not to enjoy football, but purely to support Tang Zheng and see the style of the record holder of transfer fees in world football.

A short time later, the players from both sides walked out of the players' tunnel and onto the pitch, and the deafening cheers were heard again.

At the same time, the live announcer Albert introduced the players from both sides in his voice full of vicissitudes.

He didn't report a single name of the away team's players and there were loud boos in the stands, no exception, and when it was the turn of the home Real Madrid players, the huge cheers were deafening like a tsunami.

Especially when Albert called in Cristiano Ronaldo's name, the voice came to the highest note so far that the fans were there.

Perhaps deliberately, Albert saved his new signing Tang Zheng for the end, only to hear his inflammatory voice roaring: "Now let's name the last starter together-"

“Taaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaang——”

The home fans chanted very cooperatively.

In this unique way, they welcomed Tang Zheng!

There may still be some fans who are angry about Tang Zheng squeezing out Ozil, but Tang Zheng's performance conquered them, and the three warm-up games fully proved themselves, and after the deliberate praise of "As" and "Marca", many fans realized that Tang Zheng's role in the team was stronger and the overall improvement was greater.

In the first round of La Liga that just ended at the Camp Nou, Barcelona swept Levante 7:0, and Real Madrid fans have some new expectations, hoping that Tang Zheng can help the team win a big victory as well.

Feeling the huge cheers that came to his face, Tang Zheng pursed his lips and put his hands above his head while walking forward, thanking the fans for their love by applauding.

At the same time, he also set a big goal for himself!

We must not disappoint the huge support of the fans!

According to the specific capacity of league fans, the capacity of the Bernabeu Stadium may be smaller than that of Westphalva Lun Stadium, but it feels more sacred to Tang Zheng......

The on-site director gave Tang Zheng a close-up shot that was pushed to his face, and the CCTV 5 commentator He Wei was full of passion: "This is Tang Zheng's first official match on behalf of Real Madrid! I think the fans sitting in front of the TV can't wait, right? Now let's listen to the cheers from the Bernabeu Stadium, this is the huge noise created by the most difficult fans in the world, the game is about to start, let's look forward to Tang Zheng's La Liga debut......

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