The first leg of the 2014-2015 La Liga Madrid derby came to an end as the referee on duty, Bellakos, blew the whistle for the end of the match, and Real Madrid won the game thanks to Cristiano Ronaldo's solo goal.

Despite this, the Real Madrid players did not have time to congratulate on the victory, as there is still an even more important Champions League group stage in the middle of the week.

Although Basel's overall strength is not good, the Real Madrid players know that any opponent should not be underestimated.

Football matches are often not measured by strength, otherwise the World Cup that ended in Brazil this summer would not have been Costa Rica and China.

Real Madrid faced Basel in the first round of the Champions League group stage of the new season, and the Spanish media coverage was lukewarm.

In their opinion, Real Madrid has just won against their rival Atletico Madrid at home, and the momentum is like a rainbow, and then facing Basel, which is far from the same strength, must be as simple as eating and drinking.

But it was a very important game for the Chinese media, as Real Madrid's opponents Basel had Chinese international Wu Sanshi.

Wu Sanshi is Basel's main winger, and will definitely play in the first round of the away game against Real Madrid without injury, and this news has also been affirmed by Basel's current head coach Paulo Sousa, if Wu Sanshi remains healthy, he will inevitably become the starter in the first Champions League group stage of the new season.

Not to mention Tang Zheng, it was Tang Zheng's two assists in the just-concluded Madrid derby that helped Real Madrid reverse Atletico Madrid, and there was no reason not to use Tang Zheng to start in the first round of the Champions League group stage.

Moreover, the team will not allow a healthy Tang Zheng to serve as a substitute.

With a transfer fee of up to 125 million euros and an annual salary of more than 12 million euros after tax, it is impossible to pay such a high price to play as a substitute.

The Chinese media were looking forward to the gimmick of the Chinese derby in the Champions League group stage, but for the mainstream European media it was nothing more than a formality.

And the final result is also proof of this, Real Madrid finally beat Basel 5:1 at home thanks to Basel's Suqi own goal and goals from Tang Zheng, Cristiano Ronaldo, James Rodriguez and Benzema.

The player who helped Basel equalise made the Chinese media excited, because it was the perseverance of Chinese international Wu Sanshi who scored the goal.

After the game, Tang Zheng also encouraged Wu Sanshi, the little brother of the national team, and congratulated him on showing his face in front of the people of the whole country.

Real Madrid's home win over Basel was thought of before the game, after all, the strength of the two sides is far apart, Real Madrid is in good momentum, playing at home, and it is impossible to see people without a big win, so there is not much media attention to this game after the game, and more attention is paid to the strong dialogue between Dortmund and Arsenal.

Finishing the first round of the Champions League group stage is just a small test for Real Madrid, and it is the kind that is not stressful.

Affected by the World Cup, the 2014-2015 La Liga season started half a month later than usual, so the schedule was squeezed to a certain extent, and it entered a two-game mode in a week.

Real Madrid have three domestic league games away to Ludogedes in the second round of the Champions League group stage, away at Deportivo La Coruna, at home to Elche and away at the Stadio de l'Oeil against the yellow submarine Villarreal.

Perhaps inspired by the Madrid derby, Real Madrid won three in a row, following Barcelona's six-game winning streak at the start of the season.

As a result, in the six rounds of La Liga in the 2014-2015 season, Barcelona, Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid finished in the top three.

Barcelona has 18 points from six wins, Real Madrid has 16 points from five wins and one draw in six games, Atletico Madrid has 15 points from five wins and one loss in six games, and the fourth team is Valencia, with 13 points from four wins, one draw and one loss in the first six rounds.

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The competition came to an end in September, with Real Madrid winning all five of their games except for the draw at the Arnotta Stadium at the beginning of the season, and Chinese fans have a point of pride in this period, Tang Zheng as the heart of Real Madrid's midfield, contributing four goals and seven assists in five victories.

You must know that Real Madrid only scored sixteen goals in five games, and Tang Zheng's personal contribution was a goal, plus the planned goals, it can be said that without Tang Zheng, there would be no current Real Madrid's achievements.

Of course, without Tang Zheng, the earth will still turn, and Real Madrid will also score, but the enjoyment and fluency of the game will be greatly reduced, and the number of goals will not be so many.

Real Madrid's first match at the beginning of October was in the second round of the 2014-2015 Champions League group stage, when they travelled to Bulgaria to take on Ludogedes, who had recently risen to prominence in the Bulgarian league division.

It is worth mentioning that this game was the first Champions League home game in the history of Ludogoredes' team, so the atmosphere at home was particularly frenetic, so that the experienced Real Madrid players were not used to it.

In a frenetic home atmosphere, Ludogodes did not perform at all like a team that had always been fishy, and they were even able to organise an effective attack and directly threaten goalkeeper Casillas.

The visiting Real Madrid adapted after withstanding the three axes of the home team Ludogedes, and gradually gained the advantage they deserved under Tang Zheng's offensive organization.

However, defending at home is the core tactic of Ludogdez, so there is no discomfort in defending, but Real Madrid's attack slowly feels Ludogdez's defensive intensity over time.

If it weren't for Tang Zheng's stunning kick in the 68th minute of the game, it would have been really difficult for Real Madrid to beat Ludogedes away.

In the end, Real Madrid defeated Ludogedes 1:0 with Tang Zheng's long-range goal and won two consecutive victories in the Champions League group stage.

Liverpool's surprise loss to Basel topped the group, which means that Real Madrid's next back-to-back group stage with Liverpool is likely to qualify for the group two rounds early, and it is the kind that locks up the top spot in the group.

Prior to that, Real Madrid had two domestic league games, at home to Athletic Bilbao and away to Levante.

Real Madrid have won six in a row in all competitions since their home win over Atletico Madrid, while their home and away league games against Athletic Bilbao and Levante continued their good form with two 5-0 wins.

However, Real Madrid really did not have two of the eight opponents that could be considered strong teams, so it was not convincing enough, but the next game to face can be said to be very strong.

First they challenged Liverpool at Merseyside and then at home to Barcelona.

No matter which opponent you are, it will be difficult to deal with.

At noon the day before the game, the Real Madrid team arrived in Liverpool in Merseyside, England, to prepare for the third round of the Champions League group stage.

In the blink of an eye, matchday is approaching, and with half a day to go before the game, the square around Liverpool's home stadium Anfield has gathered a large number of Liverpool die-hard fans, who are singing the classic song "You Will Never Go Alone" without any leader.

The momentum was so loud that the Real Madrid players staying at the hotel three kilometres away could hear it.

Everyone knows that Anfield is not so easy to conquer!

At 8:40 p.m. local time in the UK, Anfield Stadium resounded with a uniform and loud singing, and the classic song "You Will Never Walk Alone" was transmitted to every corner of the world that follows the Champions League match through live satellite broadcast.

Moments later, the exciting Champions League theme song "Champions-League" suddenly played, and fans watching the game on live TV could see the players follow the referee on duty Rizzoli through the players' tunnel entrance to the pitch.

The two sides of the game presented the strongest lineup at present, the visiting Real Madrid still put on the usual lineup of four, two, three and one formation, the goalkeeper is still Casillas, the four defenders Marcelo, Pepe, Varane and Arbeloa, the double back Modric partners Toni Kroos, the three forwards Cristiano Ronaldo, Tang Zheng and James Rodriguez, Benzema is at the front.

7, 8, 9, 10, 11 straight flushes once again started at the same time, so it's a lot of highlights!

Liverpool, who play at home, have followed the same team that almost won the Premier League title last season, and the official formation is still the usual four, three, three, goalkeeper Mignolet, four defenders Moreno, Lovren, Skrtel and Glen Johnson, three midfielders are captain Gerrard, Henderson and Joe Allen, and three forwards Sterling, Balotelli and Coutinho.

With the whistle of the referee on duty, the focus of the third round of Group B of the 2014-2015 Champions League group stage kicked off at Anfield.

At the beginning of the game, Real Madrid, who had the advantage of strength, did not let go of their presumptuous attitude at Anfield, but retreated to the half-time to adapt to Liverpool's attacking rhythm and then find a way to attack at the offensive end.

In the process of defending, Tang Zheng's position is significantly different from the position where he submitted the starting list before the game, he moved from the midfield position to the central midfield, narrowing the distance between Modric and Toni Kroos, and ensuring that the distance between the midfield iron triangle is appropriate.

Tang Zheng has a strong ability to read the game, and Real Madrid must rely on Tang Zheng's ability to improve the quality of defense in a low-key manner, so Ancelotti, who is standing in the coaching area of the away team, can't help but think, since Toni Kroos has the ability to be the main force, and James Rodriguez must play, can the formation change somewhat?

The usual 4231 formation became a 433 formation, dragging Tang Zheng's position back a little, just like the 433 formation offered by Liverpool.

Steven Gerrard, Jordan Henderson and Joe Allen are all attacking and defensive, exactly like the midfield triangle of Tang Zheng, Luka Modric and Toni Kroos, which the team has often played in the new season.

Liverpool No.10 Philippe Coutinho is a playmaker and is more likely to cut inside and has attacking characteristics similar to those of Cristiano Ronaldo.

Sterling is fast, has a good passing ability, and is slightly inferior in cutting inside.

Balotelli is a bit neurotic, he can do anything when he is in good shape, and he is easy to think about life when he is in bad shape.

That is to say, Liverpool's current midfield player configuration is somewhat similar to Real Madrid's midfield player configuration, so Liverpool is playing a four-three-three formation is booming, so can Real Madrid also try it?

Anyway, the Champions League group stage has won two consecutive games, and qualifying from the group is not a problem, and after playing this round of the Champions League, you have to return to Madrid to face the national derby rival Barcelona, and now it is urgent to try a new offensive routine!

Even if it is an away draw with Liverpool, or even a loss, Ancelotti can accept it, but only if the change of formation can have a certain effect.

In the next round, we can only win at home against Barcelona, which has greatly increased our strength, not lose!

Getting back to business, the game came to the twentieth minute and Carlo Ancelotti decided to make a makeover.

Taking advantage of a dead ball opportunity, Ancelotti hooked his finger at Tang Zheng, who was not very far away.

In the past ten seconds, Tang Zheng understood the game tactics temporarily explained by head coach Ancelotti and tapped his head.

In fact, there is not much difference between Tang Zheng's 433 formation and 4231 formation, he is just in a lower position, interacting more with the midfielders of Modric and Toni Kroos, and the division of labor is clearer.

In addition, James Rodriguez and Cristiano Ronaldo need more substitutions, in addition to cutting inside, but also crossing, creating more chances for Benzema.

Of course, during the game, Tang Zheng could not inform his teammates of all the tactics arranged by head coach Ancelotti at one time, and he completely conveyed Ancelotti's tactical changes through a few scattered opportunities.

No one could have imagined that the half-believing Real Madrid player would be rewarded with a miraculous effect on his first attempt at attacking!

James Rodriguez received Tang Zheng's through ball in the attacking 30-meter area and turned around, and then attracted Gerrard's attention to pick up the pass, Skrtel appeared to rise to the top at the critical moment, and the ghostly Cristiano Ronaldo was stunned, but he reacted extremely quickly, picked up his left foot and kicked the ball directly towards the goal, goalkeeper Mignolet made a save but could not do anything.

Cristiano Ronaldo, who scored the goal, has now reached 70 goals in the Champions League, just one goal short of Raul's record of 71.

Anfield also became his 22nd away game in European competition, tying Lionel Messi for the joint-top spot.

The goal in this game was also Cristiano Ronaldo's 10th consecutive Champions League away goal, becoming the first person in the history of the Champions League.

Real Madrid leads Liverpool 1-0!

The Liverpool fans at Anfield Stadium did not let this deter them, but made a louder noise, and the loud and piercing "You will never walk alone" song resounded throughout the stadium again.

Unfortunately, the frenetic atmosphere did not add any to the home team, and in the 34th minute of the game, Real Madrid doubled the score.

Tang Zheng rubbed the pass at the far end of the goal in the corner of the left penalty area, goalkeeper Mignolet made a mistake in judging and failed to get the football, Benzema who ran to the far end of the header was successful, and Glen Johnson, who returned to the front of the goal, cleared the ball without kicking the football, and the football crashed into the snow-white net.

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No one expected that Real Madrid, who had just made a change of formation, would be able to lead Liverpool by two goals, so those who supported Real Madrid began to look forward to the Spanish national derby at the Bernabeu Stadium four days later......