Chapter 057: Kill, Solo Enters the Champions League Final for Consecutive Seasons!
With two minutes remaining in the second leg of the 2014-2015 Champions League semi-final between Real Madrid and Juventus, Isco's breakthrough gave Real Madrid a direct free-kick opportunity, which Tang Zheng and Cristiano Ronaldo, the team's thigh-level players, did not want to miss.
But the free-kick can only be taken by one person, so it is natural that there will be a disagreement.
The Real Madrid fans in the stands were scratching their heads, weren't Tang Zheng and Cristiano Ronaldo in the past have a very good relationship?
How can this happen for a free kick?
Ancelotti, who was standing in the home team's coaching area, frowned, but he could not play a decisive role at this time.
If he chooses at this time, it will definitely incur the displeasure of another player, so the choice is left to Tang Zheng and Cristiano Ronaldo to decide for themselves.
The problem is that both of them want to play, but fortunately, Modric was relatively decisive in his decision, unaffected by the relationship between the two, and chose what he thought was the most correct choice.
So, Tang Zheng stood in front of the football.
Tang Zheng's direct free kick was of very high quality, and after crossing the human wall, it did not continue to rise into the air, but flew towards the goal in a relatively smooth parabola.
The soccer ball spun in mid-air without a hint of spinning, like a cannonball.
Goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon made the first move as he watched the menacing football, towards the right goal post, which is the near end of the broadcast screen.
However, Buffon did not make a save on the move, because according to his years of experience and judgment, Tang Zheng's seemingly dangerous direct free kick was very likely to be high above the crossbar.
Even if......
“Shit!!”
However, when the football flew to the highest point and began, it seemed to encounter the blocking of the air and suddenly fell, and the moving Buffon cursed in his heart.
Buffon's previous judgment was......
Even if you make a save, you can't save the football.
His position was slightly closer to the far end of the goal, Tang Zheng's direct free kick was full of power, and he flew extremely fast, and only moved to the middle of the goal half a meter to the right, even if he flew out, it was impossible for him to pounce on the football.
Moreover, there was a sudden drop in football, which was a test for Buffon's reaction.
It is undeniable that Buffon's reaction speed in front of goal is among the best in the world, but Buffon is a professional goalkeeper who is better than ordinary people after all.
He...... Not God.
Behind Gianluigi Buffon is the South Stand at the Bernabeu Stadium, an area of Real Madrid's die-hard fans.
Their vision is also the best, so they subconsciously raised their arms at the moment when the football fell, and at the same time, their laryngeal cavity also let out their own hysterical chant: "Whoa-
At the same time, Buffon did not give up making saves, and he wanted to ...... in the twilight of his career Get your feet wet.
It's just that his body is flying to the end, his arms are stretched to the extreme, and the tips of his right fingers are still far from the football that is falling at great speed......
“NO!!”
Juventus coach Allegri's vision is not bad, he can clearly see the trajectory of the football and his heart is hysterical.
It's just that his subjective consciousness has no way to change the objective facts, and the trajectory of the football flying in mid-air is like a rainbow, hanging in the upper left corner of the goal until the potential energy is terminated and falls to the ground......
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"Whoa—"
The momentum of the Bernabeu Stadium reached its extreme at this moment, and more than 70,000 Real Madrid fans broke out into a huge chant in tacit understanding, which was deafening.
"Incredible! Incredible!"
At the same time that the Real Madrid fans made a huge shout that resounded through the sky, the on-site commentator Xi Yang 5 commentator He Wei also fell into extreme excitement, he hysterically raised his arms and shouted, and he forgot to vent: "The ball is in! The ball is in! The game is in the eighty-ninth minute! Tang Zheng used a direct free kick opportunity to bring Real Madrid back to heaven! 4:2!! Real Madrid overtook Juventus with an aggregate score of 5:4! Don't give Juventus people any chance!
British Sky Commentator Andy Gray tugged at the small head of hair with both hands, widened his eyes, and exclaimed, "Oh-My-God!!"
Before the words fell, his partner Martin Taylor couldn't wait to roar, elongating his voice, inciting the excitement of every Sky Sports fan sitting in front of the TV and watching: "Goooooooal-"
"In the 89th minute, Don scored a miraculous direct free-kick past Gian Luigi Buffon to help Real Madrid overtake the aggregate score before full-time! 5:4!! If the game ends with the current scoreline, the team that advances to this season's Champions League final will be Real Madrid! They will become the first team to reach the Champions League final for three consecutive seasons since the Champions League was restructured!
German Sky commentator Marcel Leif was stunned in the frenzied atmosphere of the scene, but his reaction was very fast, and he was very professional, and he was selfless and cathartic: "Miracle? No, no, no! It's not a miracle in front of Don! This is the norm!! Real Madrid expanded the score at home with Don's goal, and is now leading Juventus 4:2, if the game ends according to the current score, Real Madrid will eliminate Juventus with an aggregate score of 5:4!"
"What helped us score the key goal was—"
The Real Madrid fans were particularly excited and hysterical under the instigation of Albert, the announcer at the Bernabeu Stadium, who was very cooperative and shouted wildly: "- Taaaa!!a
Tang Zheng, who scored the goal, was even more difficult to suppress, he was holding the idea of scoring the ball before taking the free kick, but he didn't expect that the quality of this free kick was higher than expected, and the significance of this goal was huge, and he fell into extreme madness in the atmosphere of excitement in the whole field.
Tang Zheng in the broadcast screen ran wildly all the way, but he was soon stopped and knocked to the ground by the excited Carvajal.
In front of the home team's coach commanding the area, Ancelotti rarely jumped three feet high, just like Tang Zheng's equalizing goal in the Champions League final last season, almost crazy catharsis.
Before the bench, the Real Madrid players walked around most of the pitch with their arms outstretched, wanting to feel the pressure release from the crucial goal with the players on the pitch.
The frenetic atmosphere at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium was transmitted to fans around the world via satellite signals, and the fans in front of the TV seemed to be affected by the scene, opening their mouths and venting their excitement in a voice like 'ghost crying wolf'.
In stark contrast, before the visiting coach commanded the area, Allegri even had the idea of resigned to his fate.
It's Tang Zheng again, it's a key goal again, can you still resist?
This...... It's like God's will!
Allegri never admitted himself to being a devout Catholic, but he felt a real sense of powerlessness at this time.
Many times, Tang Zheng is just better than ordinary professional players, but at this time, Tang Zheng is an omnipotent god!
The fans at the Bernabeu Stadium holding banners, slogans and huge posters about Tang Zheng were particularly excited, and their hands kept shaking, bringing great shock to the fans in front of the television.
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The Barcelona players, who have already qualified for this season's Champions League final, watched the second leg of the Champions League semi-final at the Bernabeu Stadium, and manager Enrique even attended the game in person.
Messi, who was sitting in front of the TV, frowned, although he was very unconvinced by Tang Zheng and wanted to compete with Tang Zheng again, but the Champions League final opponent that Messi wanted to meet most in his heart was Juventus.
Because Juventus has had the second Champions League final in the past Champions League history, winning only twice, that is, winning the Champions League twice.
Europeans have always valued data and proportions, which represent possibility.
Compared to Real Madrid, who have been quite brave in recent seasons, even Messi wants to meet Juventus.
And Juventus is weaker than Barcelona in terms of absolute strength, and many players are not the top players in the world, as long as the Champions League final at the Olympic Stadium in Berlin, Germany plays normally, it is a sure thing to beat Juventus to win the Champions League this season.
However, with Tang Zheng's direct free kick, Real Madrid surpassed Juventus on aggregate, if Juventus has no way to score another goal before the end of the game, then the team that will meet Barcelona in this season's Champions League final is Real Madrid!
One of the most important reasons is that Barcelona has not tried to win since Tang Zheng joined Real Madrid, so Messi wanted Real Madrid to be eliminated when Juventus led Real Madrid 2-1 away......
"Hey~"
Messi, sitting on the luxurious sofa, shook his head, he knew that things seemed to be doomed.
Barcelona's Champions League final opponent is, unsurprisingly, Real Madrid!
Barcelona coach Luis Enrique, who was dressed in disguise and sat in the stands at the Bernabeu Stadium, shrugged his shoulders as the Real Madrid fans celebrated the goal in extreme exuberance, very helpless, he hoped that the final opponent would be Juventus.
Now it seems that it is very likely to be Real Madrid!
If the final opponent is really Real Madrid, Enrique, who participated in the first Champions League final of his coaching career, has mixed feelings, and he has played for two clubs for the rest of his career.
Of course, the most complicated thing is that his record in charge of Barcelona against Real Madrid this season is not ideal......
Although the Champions League final is different from La Liga, the record is the record, and it will have a huge impact on the Spanish national derby, which is very likely to be the Champions League final.
The broadcast footage given by the live director has gone from a slow-motion replay of the goal to a close-up of the away Juventus players, and the facial expressions of goalkeeper and captain Gianluigi Buffon, Chiellini, Marchisio, Pogba, Vidal and other players are not good-looking.
They worked hard to get close to a game, and the game once took a 2-1 lead, but Real Madrid went from equalizing to overtaking with goals from Cristiano Ronaldo and Tang Zheng, and now they have expanded the score.
The huge psychological gap is really difficult to balance in a short period of time.
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At this time, not many people noticed the relatively embarrassing Cristiano Ronaldo, who had previously competed with Tang Zheng for the right to take direct free kicks, and his three consecutive direct free kicks were far from the goal, but now Tang Zheng scored the ball.
As Cristiano Ronaldo, the leading figure in world football, it is really difficult for him to put his mind down, even if the relationship between the two was very good before this game.
Fortunately, Marcelo eased Cristiano Ronaldo's embarrassment, and they hugged and high-fived the team to expand the score and take control of the promotion.
It's just that after this game, the relationship between the two will inevitably drop to the freezing point.
Before the game began, Allegri made a substitution, with Spaniard Llorente replacing left-back Patrice Evra in preparation for a final comeback.
However, Juventus, who restarted the game, did not organize an effective attack, and the Real Madrid players who expanded the score in one fell swoop were high-spirited, and there were passionate Real Madrid fans in the stands shouting and cheering, so the Real Madrid players did twice the result with half the effort in defense.
Of course, Juventus didn't need to organise any attack, and the intention of bringing on Llorente was very obvious, which was to make the attack as simple as possible, because the game had already reached injury time, and they went straight to the English style of long balls.
Although Juventus had a lot of highs at this time, Tang Zheng, who was adjusted back to the back line by coach Ancelotti, became the most dazzling presence in the game.
As long as the ball is within his control, he will beat the Juventus players to complete the clearance.
And Real Madrid did not choose to defend in the last minute of the game, they still retained the counter-attack and strong control.
Unless the opportunity is particularly good, it will not be easy to launch a quick counterattack, and it is more likely to control the football with the feet and consume the game time reasonably.
Juventus players have no choice but to take the initiative to foul, but this choice is in the hands of Real Madrid players and can 'blatantly' consume game time.
The clock ticked by, and no matter how much the Juventus players wanted to score another goal in injury time, the Real Madrid players were meticulous in defending under the leadership of Tang Zheng, and Tang Zheng performed very well, not at all like he had just returned.
As soon as the four-minute stoppage time arrived, the English referee Atkinson decisively blew the whistle, two short and one long.
Tang Zheng, who was in control of the ball at his feet, picked up the football with his right foot, then picked up his thigh and kicked the ball into the air.
At the same time, He Wei, the commentator of the Central 5 Stadium, shouted: "The game is over! The game is over! Real Madrid finally defeated Juventus 4:2 at the Bernabeu Stadium with a brace from Ronaldo and Tang Zheng, and advanced to this season's Champions League final with an aggregate score! They will meet Barcelona at the Olympic Stadium in Berlin, Germany at 2:45 a.m. Beijing time on June 7! That game was also the first Spanish national derby in the history of the Champions League! It was also the third consecutive season in Tang Zheng's career to enter the Champions League final!"
Although Tang Zheng came off the bench at the beginning of the second half, his outstanding performance at both offensive and defensive ends was the biggest contributor to Real Madrid's victory over Juventus, so UEFA officially voted him the best on the spot.
Tang Zheng, who appeared on the broadcast screen, was no longer excited about scoring the key goal at this time, he was very calm, his hands were raised above his head, and he thanked the home fans for their support by clapping.
It didn't take long for Tang Zheng to follow the team doctor Olmer back to the bench and apply an ice pack to his right thigh.
Tang Zheng, who had just returned from injury and played 45 minutes of intense competition, had to continue his rehabilitation after not fully recovering.