Chapter 094: European Cup
The ball was the hope of all Real Madrid fans over the tip of Neuer's extended right finger after he fell to the ground, but instead of rolling into the far goal, it struck the turf in the middle of the left post, and then was kicked off the line by captain Lahm, who was in the six-yard box.
The referee on duty, Kupels, did not give Real Madrid a corner, and he blew the whistle for the end of the game as the game entered the 96th minute.
The frenzied atmosphere that was still surging just now was minimized at this moment, and the mood of the Bayern fans who accompanied the team on the expedition took a 180-degree turn, from the original stunned to ecstatic, hysterically letting out huge shouts to vent the tense bad mood during this time.
If James Rodriguez's left-footed push rolls into the net, then ...... The eliminated team was not Real Madrid, but Bayern Munich.
James Rodriguez, who had completed the shot, held his head in his hands, and if the shot had been deflected two or three centimeters to the right, the ball would have hit the post and into the net.
But there are no ifs in this world, just a little bit worse, and Real Madrid did not create a miracle at the Bernabeu.
James Rodriguez blames himself for the lack of strength in his support foot at the crucial moment, and he has 100 per cent confidence in the goal.
The Real Madrid player in the Bayern penalty area sat directly on the ground, gasping for breath and feeling the brief comfort of the drizzle hitting his body.
Tang Zheng, who sent an accurate pass, shook his head with his hands on his hips.
Really!
Miracles don't happen so easily.
In stark contrast are the Bayern players, who were just a stone's throw away from elimination before the ball was cleared by Lahm's bottom line, and now ...... Advanced!
Naturally, cheer wildly and celebrate your qualification to the Champions League final!
The Bayern players who have been defeated countless times by Tang Zheng's team are even more excited, how can they have such a result in the past duel with Tang Zheng?
So, it's crazy.
Ancelotti in front of the home team's coach's box with his hands in his pockets, his face expressionless, looking at the Bayern players celebrating wildly, not knowing what to think.
Guardiola's first moment at the end of the game was not a crazy catharsis, but a breath of relief.
The feeling of escaping death is wonderful!
The drizzle at the Bernabeu Stadium showed signs of intensification, turning into a light rain like pins and needles, and Yang 5 commentator He Wei said emotionally: "The sky of the Bernabeu is drizzling, and it seems that they are crying for the eliminated Real Madrid, who are close to qualifying...... There is only one ball, but it has to be said...... The world is fair, no miracles happened at the Bernabeu!Congratulations to Bayern Munich who have qualified, and may they have a better ending to their night at the San Siro......
British Sky Commentator Andy Grey shook his head and smiled bitterly: "...... Maybe we had already thought about the ending, but when the game was over, we would inevitably be unhappy with the ending, and Don's performance was perfect! It was his effort in exchange for the miracle that Real Madrid could get, but it was ...... The miracle did not come. “
"At the end of the day, Carlo Ancelotti has left Don with too little time. Commentator Martin Taylor looked at the close-up of Tang Zheng on the broadcast screen: "If you can give him half time, maybe the result will be in favor of Real Madrid......!" There is no assumption in this world, Don has done his best, three goals in two semi-finals, almost single-handedly led Real Madrid to achieve a big reversal, but it's a pity...... James Rodriguez measures great opportunity ......"
German Sky commentator Marcel Leif congratulated Bayern Munich on the promotion, and his voice changed: "This season's Real Madrid is the worst Real Madrid in recent seasons! But miracles always happen when Don is there, this is this miracle did not happen, the goalpost rejected James Rodriguez's low shot, I have to say that Don has done his best, temporary failure is not a permanent failure, I hope that next season's Real Madrid can make a comeback under the leadership of Don!"
Bayern, who qualified for this season's Champions League final, should have been the protagonist, but at this moment everyone's attention is only on one person.
That is Tang Zheng, who contributed three goals in the two semifinals.
However, the person concerned, Tang Zheng, is very open-minded, and he has already guessed about the ending, but when he is close to a miracle, there are not many regrets that will arise.
At the end of the game, Cristiano Ronaldo in the home team's dressing room did not turn off the TV, he looked at Tang Zheng who was given the broadcast screen, and secretly decided in his heart that after the European Cup, he must leave Real Madrid.
This stadium no longer belongs to itself.
It's time to think about leaving.
Tang Zheng is not the protagonist of the Bernabeu stadium, but his lone heroic efforts have become the focus of attention of all commentators.
They have stated that if Real Madrid can solve the problem of letting Cristiano Ronaldo leave this summer, then Real Madrid will become stronger and stronger under the leadership of Tang Zheng next season.
After all, Tang Zheng is only twenty-six years old, and he still has a long career.
Compared with the thirty-one-year-old Cristiano Ronaldo, Tang Zheng is more optimistic.
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Although Bayern lost 2-0 to Real Madrid, a 4-1 win at home allowed them to qualify for this season's Champions League final with an aggregate score of 4-3.
Real Madrid, as the first team to successfully defend the title since the Champions League was restructured, their exit was somewhat unexpected, but the fans who watched the game were not only sorry, but also from the speechlessness of Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti.
The 1:4 defeat to Bayern in the first leg of the Champions League semifinals has already seen the clues, Cristiano Ronaldo is not suitable to lead Real Madrid to win the game, and Tang Zheng and Cristiano Ronaldo are not suitable to start together, it is a matter of whether they can advance to the second leg of the final, Ancelotti should be more cautious to choose to start Tang Zheng alone.
It turns out that Tang Zheng played much better when he was alone than Cristiano Ronaldo's starter and co-existence on the field.
With Cristiano Ronaldo substituted, Tang Zheng scored twice, and if it wasn't for James Rodriguez's last shot on goal, Real Madrid could have reversed Bayern to advance to this season's Champions League final.
However, there are no ifs, and Ancelotti needs to pay for his wrong choices.
Following the inexplicable elimination of the Copa del Rey this season and the withdrawal from the league title race, now even the Champions League has been eliminated, not counting the Club World Cup champions, Real Madrid is empty.
Real Madrid has some of the most demanding fans in the world, and the management is notoriously impatient.
The next day, Real Madrid president Florentino interviewed Carlo Ancelotti's agent, Canovi.
In the summer of 2015, Carlo Ancelotti led Real Madrid to win the treble, in addition to defending the Champions League title, but also set a new league points record, so on the basis of the 2+1 contract signed in 2013, the two sides renewed the contract for two years, which means that Ancelotti's contract with Real Madrid will end in the summer of 2017.
The 2015-2016 season of Real Madrid's disadvantage in all competitions is directly related to the discord between Tang Zheng and Cristiano Ronaldo, but Ancelotti as the head coach is also directly responsible, and the use of the second leg of the Champions League semifinals just ended has minimized his prestige in the dressing room, so Real Madrid President Florentino and Ancelotti's agent Canovi discussed a peaceful breakup between the two sides.
Real Madrid's last two league opponents were Valencia and Deportivo La Coruna, with two consecutive wins to end the 2015-2016 La Liga season.
In the end, Barcelona won the league with 91 points, Atletico Madrid won the second place in the league with 89 points, and Real Madrid won the third place in the league with 78 points.
As soon as the season ended, Real Madrid's official website took the lead in announcing two blockbuster news, the first was that Ancelotti, who led Real Madrid to four major empties in the past 2015-2016 season, and Real Madrid announced their early breakup.
The second news is that the position of head coach of the club is temporarily held by the former assistant coach Zidane, and the two sides have signed a one-year contract, and the specific contract content has not been announced.
Tang Zheng's expected result when the club and Ancelotti broke up peacefully, but Zidane was somewhat surprised to take the position of head coach, but he had a very good relationship with Zidane, so he called to congratulate him as soon as possible.
As a Real Madrid celebrity, Zidane is at the helm of Real Madrid for the first time, and his majesty in the team is needless to say, but with the support of a top superstar like Tang Zheng, the pace of complete control of the team will be maximized.
During the conversation with Zidane, Tang Zheng got an inside information.
Cristiano Ronaldo is certain to leave Real Madrid this summer, with a new club between Manchester United and Paris Saint-Germain.
However, the facts of the European transfer market are changing rapidly, the negotiation process is endlessly changing, and there have been countless transfers that have turned out to be unexpected, so Tang Zheng just smiled and did not communicate too much with the future head coach Zidane.
After the end of the league, he quickly took a flight to Lyon, France, to meet his wife Zhao Lina, and make up for the honeymoon trip that he did not take on this year's New Year's Day.
However, not much media attention has been paid to the two announcements at the end of the season for Real Madrid, and with the final rounds of the major leagues playing, the focus of the mainstream European media has shifted to the preparations for the last 24 of the European Championship and the upcoming 2015-2016 Champions League final at the San Siro.
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The 2015-2016 Champions League final was played at the San Siro Stadium in Milan, Italy, before the start of the European Championship in France.
Atletico Madrid, who reached the Champions League final for the first time in a season, defeated Bayern Munich 2-0 at the San Siro with goals from Antoine Griezmann and Koke to win the first Champions League title in team history.
Two years ago, Simeone's Atletico Madrid led Real Madrid by 93 minutes, and it was about to end the game, but Tang Zheng drew in one second.
Two years later, goals from Antoine Griezmann and Koke gave Atletico an early two-goal lead and then until full-time.
Simeone in the broadcast screen is in high spirits and finally ...... Win the Champions League!
Tang Zheng, who watched the live TV broadcast, was also very proud of his mentor Simeone, and the overall strength was not the key factor in winning the championship.
The whole game was almost besieged by Bayern, and the number of shots on goal was also far ahead of Bayern, but Atletico took advantage of the opportunity and scored two goals in the limited chances.
Bayern coach Pep Guardiola's face was very ugly, he really didn't expect that the Champions League final would lose to Atletico Madrid, who were not as strong as him......
A few days ago, Carlo Ancelotti terminated his contract with Real Madrid due to his record, perhaps ...... He should also be interviewed by the club's top management this summer to discuss the termination of the contract.
"Hey~"
Guardiola sighed, then smiled and greeted Simeone, who took the initiative.
What the future, who knows?
Besides, even if he really wants to leave Bayern, he will not lack a home.
In the blink of an eye, the 15th European Football Championship in 2016 kicked off in France, and the opening match was played between France and Romania, and after 90 minutes of fierce battle, France finally won the game 2:1.
Tang Zheng and Zhao Lina chose to spend their honeymoon in Bali, and it was not until the end of the group stage of the European Championship that they traveled to France to watch the European Championship up close.
In the selection of games, it is natural to prefer the Spanish national team and the German national team.
Of course, the 1/8 finals of the European Championship between Croatia and Portugal also attracted Tang Zheng's attention.
It was also a duel between Real Madrid's players, with Croatia led by Luka Modric and Mateo Kovacic and Portugal led by Cristiano Ronaldo and Pepe who have not won in 90 minutes so far.
The result was a ninety-minute draw, with Cristiano Ronaldo assisting Quaresma's goal in extra-time to beat Luka Modric.
The quarter-finals of Italy vs Spain were also watched live, and it stands to reason that the Spanish national team was more capable of winning the game, but the scoreboard at the end of 90 minutes showed a score of 2:0, and Italy won the game under the leadership of Conte and advanced to the quarterfinals.
The last 1/8 final is Iceland and England, this game is considered to be a score issue, because the strength of the Icelandic national team is completely inferior to England, and even many media say that this game will be an easy win for England, but what?
Iceland beat England 2-1 to cause a big upset in this European Championship.
The game came to the quarterfinals, and the gap between the teams was not very obvious, but the gap between Belgium and Wales was still on the large side......
But...... In the end, the game was still exposed, and the European Red Devils Belgium lost 1:3 to Wales led by Manchester United star Gareth Bale and unexpectedly entered the semi-finals.
The other three places to qualify for the semi-finals are Portugal, Germany and hosts France.
Tang Zheng and his wife Zhao Lina came to watch the game in the two semi-finals, and Wales, who made history and advanced to the semifinals of the European Cup, did not enter the final after all, and Wales led by Bale lost 0:2 to Portugal, which had never won a game in 90 minutes.
The semi-final between Germany and France was a strong match, but France had the advantage of being at home, and Antoine Griezmann, who had just led Atletico Madrid to the Champions League, was in excellent form to open the scoring and give France an early lead.
If Wales is a dark horse in advancing to the semi-finals of the European Championship, then Portugal, which advanced to the final of the European Championship, can be said to be a super dark horse, because Portugal's overall strength can only be regarded as second-rate in Europe, and it is surprising to advance to the final.
However, facing the host France in the final, there are already many people who think that Portugal has come to an end.
But is that really the case?