Chapter 103: Off-the-Plate Moves?
The second match of the first leg of the 2013-2014 Champions League semi-finals came to an end at the Bernabeu Stadium, and after 90 minutes of fierce battle, Real Madrid finally defeated the visiting Bayern Munich 1-0 with Tang Zheng's assist to Benzema to score.
For this score, the media and experts had speculation before the game, and the 1:0 result was within reasonable range.
In the first leg, neither side will press down all the money, but it is a little surprising that there is no follow-up by scoring too early.
Real Madrid is good at defending and counterattacking, Bayern is good at attacking, and Bayern conceding a goal too early should increase the attack, so that Real Madrid, which is playing at home, will have more opportunities to counterattack.
Whether it is Real Madrid or Bayern, they are particularly concerned about the second leg of the second leg at the Allianz Stadium, and they dare not completely end the battle at the Bernabeu Stadium.
Real Madrid's current situation is complicated, the league championship looks not far away, it is a pity to give up, and it is difficult to fight, so it is very entangled, so that the players seem hesitant in the first leg of the Champions League semi-finals and dare not do their best.
Bayern players don't have the pressure on Real Madrid players, but the players in their team have played against Tang Zheng, and even many players have had many encounters with Tang Zheng.
The confrontation is basically a total loss.
For professional players, when they are full of confidence, the world is under their feet, and when they are full of confidence, they see that everyone is a big man.
There is no doubt that Tang Zheng has brought a very big shadow to Bayern players, so that many Bayern players don't know what to do in the face of Tang Zheng. Overwhelmed.
Fans who often watch the Bundesliga can see Robben unimpeded on the right side, which is often said to be a trick that eats all over the world, but Robben does not dare to show off his superb footwork and speed in front of Tang Zheng, he is more willing to cooperate with his teammates......
However, Bayern coach Pep Guardiola's pre-match task was to let Robbendo break through on the right side and release pressure on the left side, which resulted in a poor attack on the left side and a great impact on the penetration of the middle.
At the end of the game, the Real Madrid players who won at home were very happy and for them had passed the exam at the end of the league.
Although there are many more exams to come, passing a difficult exam can give them a lot of confidence and will give them confidence in future exams.
It is worth mentioning that the Bayern players who lost the game looked more sad than expected, and they did not look like they lost the first leg, but more like they were eliminated.
Bayern coach Pep Guardiola politely shook hands with Ancelotti and then frowned.
Bayern were in significantly better shape than Real Madrid before the first leg of the Champions League semi-finals, and they don't need to worry about the league title race, and the German Cup is also in the final, so they can focus all their attention on the Champions League.
As a result, they were beaten in the first leg of the well-prepared Champions League semi-finals, which caused some pressure and even a lack of confidence on the players.
If this situation cannot be changed, it will be difficult to reverse Real Madrid and qualify even if they return to their home stadium at the Allianz Arena in the second leg.
What's the problem?
Soon, Pep Guardiola found the answer.
Tang Zheng, who was wearing Real Madrid's white No. 10 jersey, was smiling and confident.
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At the regular press conference of the away team after the game, Bayern coach Pep Guardiola took the initiative to take the responsibility for the team's loss, but at the same time emphasized that the Champions League semi-finals are two-legged battles, and the team that can finally advance to this season's Champions League final will definitely be Bayern Munich!
In response, the Spanish media, especially the Madrid media, laughed meaningfully.
If Real Madrid finally eliminated Bayern, it would not only be a league victory, but also a kind of riposte against their arch-rivals Barcelona's system.
Real Madrid, who have finished the first leg of their Champions League semi-finals, have not rested on their laurels as they prepare for a league fixture at the Bernabeu at the weekend, hosting Osasuna.
However, this game is very entangled for the whole Real Madrid team, at present, Real Madrid is seven points behind the leader Atletico Madrid with one less round, even if the make-up game wins, it will only narrow the points to four points, and catch up with four points with only four rounds left in the league.
First of all, the second leg of the Champions League semi-finals is definitely the top priority, and most of the attention must be on the Champions League match, the question is whether the league should give up strategically.
At the end of the season, the team's overall physical reserves are not ideal, and the first leg of the Champions League semi-finals is very obvious.
After half a day of study, Ancelotti decided to let the main players have a good rest, including Cristiano Ronaldo, who returned from injury, and Tang Zheng, the absolute main force, but it does not mean that Ancelotti gave up the league, after all, the four-point gap cannot be completely seen until the last minute.
In order to ensure the fitness of the main players in the second leg of the Champions League semi-finals, Cristiano Ronaldo and Tang Zheng, who have returned from injury, are not in the starting line-up, but are in the 18-man squad.
Real Madrid's league game is a day earlier than Atletico's, but the league opponents are weaker, Real Madrid host Osasuna, and Atletico Madrid travel to the Mestalla Stadium to take on Valencia.
If Real Madrid win and Atletico lose, the gap between Real Madrid and Atletico will be reduced to four points, and Barcelona will host Atletico Madrid in the final round......
This is also the fundamental willingness of Ancelotti's coaching team not to completely abandon the league.
Real Madrid, who started with a semi-main squad and young players, eventually beat the visiting Osasuna 2-0 at home thanks to second-half substitutes Cristiano Ronaldo and Tang Zheng.
Unfortunately, Atletico Madrid, who visited the Mestalla, also won as they beat Valencia 1-0, which meant that Atletico's league point lead was extended to seven points again.
Atletico Madrid have three rounds left in the league and Real Madrid have four rounds left.
The point difference is a bit big.
However, Real Madrid do not have time to think about the league now, as the more important Champions League semi-final second leg is just around the corner.
A 1-0 win at home to Bayern Munich doesn't mean an early entry to the final, but rather a more cautious approach, otherwise Carlo Ancelotti won't be in the league at the weekend with a semi-main squad to face Osasuna.
Bayern won the league title six games ahead of schedule, so they quickly returned to training for the second leg of their Champions League semi-final at home after a 1-0 defeat at Real Madrid.
At the same time, Bayern fans are actively preparing for this crucial battle.
Many times a football match is not only a battle between the two sides of the game, but also a battle for the fans.
In the first leg, he was 'wronged' at the Bernabeu Stadium, and he must get it back when he returns to the Allianz Stadium in this game!
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The day before the match, the entire Real Madrid team arrived in Munich by flight from Madrid.
At Munich's Franz Josef Strauss International Airport, Real Madrid players had just walked from the terminal to the international exit when they heard a deafening loud boo: "Woo woo woo-"
There is no doubt that this is what die-hard Bayern fans used to 'welcome' all the Real Madrid players who arrived in Munich.
To put it simply, it's a game for the Real Madrid players and hopefully they'll be honest in the second leg of the Champions League semi-final tomorrow night.
But Real Madrid's players are seasoned and will obviously not be disturbed by Bayern fans.
Coupled with their preparations, everyone has headphones in their ears, listening to lyrical music, it is difficult to hear the boos from the outside world, and at the same time, their eyes automatically filter the banners and slogans held up by Bayern fans, look at the area of Real Madrid fans who have arrived in Munich or all over Germany in advance, and then wave their hands.
In addition to fans from both sides of the game, there were also Dortmund fans from all over Germany and Chinese fans who came to Munich International Airport.
Tang Zheng's contribution to Dortmund is seen by all Dortmund fans, so the respect that Dortmund fans have for Tang Zheng is unimaginable.
No matter whether Dortmund's Champions League road is cut off by Tang Zheng himself, or Bayern shoulders the Bundesliga glory, it can't change the support of Dortmund fans across Germany for Tang Zheng.
Those four seasons were very enjoyable and unforgettable.
“Taaaaaaaaaaaaaaang——”
When Dortmund fans saw Tang Zheng appear in sight, a huge chant suddenly sounded at Munich International Airport, which was deafening.
Tang Zheng, who was still wearing headphones and listening to songs, pulled the suitcase with his right hand, and he subconsciously frowned when he heard the huge chant outside the pick-up gate.
Immediately, after hearing the voice clearly, Tang Zheng grinned, raised his free left arm high, and waved to the enthusiastic Dortmund fans to thank them for their cheers.
After receiving Tang Zheng's response, the Dortmund fans who came to Munich International Airport to pick up the airport broke out with even greater momentum, even beating the Bayern Munich fans who were superior in numbers.
In this regard, many Bayern fans gave the middle finger to the Dortmund fans and even called them Jews, but the Dortmund fans didn't care, because they remembered that Tang Zheng once said that only those who were afraid would shout.
To put it bluntly, it is a lack of heart and no confidence.
In addition to being unwelcome by Bayern fans at the airport, Real Madrid was 'welcomed' by Bayern fans before and after staying at the hotel and acclimatizing to the venue that afternoon, with deafening boos as the main ones, supplemented by other disgusting methods.
It is worth mentioning that when Real Madrid adapted to the venue, the Allianz Stadium also played an off-the-board trick, and when the Real Madrid players jogged to adapt to the venue, the sprinkler system of the Allianz Stadium suddenly appeared, which made many Real Madrid players instantly become soup chickens.
Although the Allianz Stadium administrator immediately apologized and said that it was an absolute accident, but Real Madrid players are not stupid, and the sprinkler system of a five-star stadium like the Allianz Stadium will suddenly have a problem?
And so coincidentally?
Fools don't believe it!
Vice-captain Sergio Ramos, who was the worst drenched, pointed at the stadium manager and shouted: "You can't do this kind of behavior! It's impossible to eliminate us by off-field factors! Never!"
Tang Zheng, who had a good control of his emotions, patted Ramos on the shoulder and said: "There is no need to be angry about such a trivial matter, what you should do is to turn this dissatisfaction into motivation, think about it...... Wouldn't it be more exciting if you scored in the second leg tomorrow night at the Allianz Arena to help us knock out Bayern Munich?"
"It's more energetic, but will I score?" Ramos still frowned.
Tang Zheng, who was also drenched, said while changing his shirt: "You must know that you have the title of 'guard with a knife'. So you have to believe in yourself!"
Away coach Carlo Ancelotti, who attended the regular pre-match press conference, reported the so-called 'sudden situation' of the team at the Allianz Stadium, and the entire press conference hall was in an uproar.
They really can't imagine that an international club like Bayern Munich would play an off-the-board trick, it's incredible!
In the subsequent regular press conference before the home team's game, Guardiola looked bitter, he really didn't expect the club staff to cause chaos on the eve of the big game, and his team couldn't win, so he had to make an off-the-board to provoke people?
Even if Pep Guardiola denied that the team used off-the-board moves, the media realized that it was a good news point to watch, so they clung to it......
The next day, the first matchday of the Champions League in midweek, the mainstream media in Europe was no longer about speculation about the possible score or promotion between the two sides, but the Real Madrid players adapting to the field and being tricked by the home team Bayern.
Real Madrid and Bayern have met many times in the Champions League semi-finals in the past three seasons, and in the 2011-2012 season, Real Madrid drew on aggregate over two legs, and finally entered a brutal penalty shootout, and finally Bayern made it to the final.
In the 2012-2013 season, the two teams met again in the Champions League semi-finals, and Bayern thought that Bayern defeated Real Madrid 4:1 at home in the first leg to advance to the Champions League final, but Real Madrid, which returned to the Bernabeu, defeated Bayern 3:0 and advanced to the Champions League final by virtue of away goals.
It is now the second leg of the 2013-2014 Champions League semifinals, Bayern will sit at the Allianz Arena to face Real Madrid at 8:45 p.m., after Real Madrid defeated Bayern 1:0 at home, and Real Madrid was recruited outside the market before the second leg of the Allianz Arena to challenge Bayern, which naturally attracted great attention from the media and fans.
What was supposed to be a do-or-die knockout game now has the thrill of an off-the-cuff move, and the second-leg clash at the Allianz Arena will attract even more attention, and UEFA will be happy to see that happen.
The slight fly in the ointment is that no Real Madrid player has come forward to criticize Bayern's behavior, triggering a war of words between the players on both sides, making this public opinion lack some key content.
Of course, the most interesting thing is the game itself.
Bayern Munich host Real Madrid in the second leg of the 2013-2014 Champions League semi-final at the Allianz Arena at 8.45pm European time.
Accompanied by the exciting Champions League theme song "Champions-League", players from both sides followed the English referee Webb into the pitch.
The three stands of the Allianz Arena are home to a huge home TIFI show, especially the South Stand, where white and red mosaic boards are pieced together to form a very large Bayern team crest.
The main and secondary stands that stretch along the south stand also appear in white and red strips, which look very visually striking.
Yang 5 commentator He Wei couldn't help but exclaim: "The home fans are really painstaking, I don't know if Bayern will win the game and qualify for the final qualification under the cheering of the home fans?"