Chapter 169: Champions League three times in a row

Real Madrid's 1:2 loss to Barcelona and missing the first title of the 2018-2019 season worried the majority of Real Madrid fans, coupled with the media's out-of-context quotes and experts' disapproval, which made Real Madrid fans worried.

In the summer transfer window, the big clubs squandered money to bring in strong reinforcements, and Real Madrid, who have recharged to Europe in the past few seasons, only brought in Courtois is obviously not enough.

Therefore, Real Madrid's top management has become the focus of criticism in various media, and it is clear that they need to take part of the responsibility for Real Madrid's strength before the start of the new season.

The new head coach Julen Lopetegui has also been pushed to the forefront, and his appointment and temporary changes have been questioned by the media, who believe that he is not enough to be the manager of a team of Real Madrid's level.

Four days later, Real Madrid lost the 2018-2019 UEFA Super Cup at the Tallinn and Riekla stadiums in Estonia.

2:4, Real Madrid lost to Atletico Madrid, the city's rival who had Dobby reinforcements before the start of the new season.

Compared to the 1-2 defeat to Barcelona in the Spanish Super Cup, the European Super Cup at the Tallinn and Riekla stadiums in Estonia made Real Madrid fans even more helpless, the team first conceded a goal in the opening minute, but goals from Benzema and Tang Zheng helped Real Madrid overtake the score.

However, what Diego Costa scored twice to equalize and the two sides were tied in 90 minutes of normal time, and extra time was completely reduced to Atletico Madrid's game time, Saul and Koke helped Atletico Madrid score two goals in a row.

After the game, the live director gave the new manager Julen Lopetegui a close-up shot of his face for the first time.

This depressed expression has never changed since the score was equalized by Atletico Madrid, and it is easy to think of 'face paralysis'.

Subsequently, the broadcast picture was given to Tang Zheng, the first person in world football today.

What is surprising is that Tang Zheng did not have any emotional fluctuations, as if the game was won or lost as early as he expected......

The first round of the 2018-2019 La Liga season is getting closer and closer, but Real Madrid suffered two consecutive defeats before the start of the new season, so the new season is overshadowed.

Although Real Madrid brought in Odriosola, Lunin and Rodrygo before the end of the summer transfer window, few were able to make a difference in attack.

Odriosola is the complement to the defence, Lunin is the goalkeeper and Rodrygo is the only player.

However, Rodrygo is only 17 years old this year, and he has to stay at Santos for another season, and he will not land at the Bernabeu until 2019, which means that Real Madrid's effective reinforcements so far have been in the midfield, and there are no midfielders in the middle and midfield that Real Madrid fans want to see.

Madrid media "As" and "Marca" are not optimistic about Real Madrid's new season, and even the Real Madrid TV host insinuated that Real Madrid's results in the 2018-2019 season are worrying.

However, Real Madrid's home game against Getafe in the first round of the 2018-2019 season was eye-catching, and the three-goal win over Getafe with goals from Benzema, Bale and Ramos was a resounding slap in the face to the sceptical media.

However, Real Madrid did not make it to the second round as they drew 0-0 with promoted side Girona.

Real Madrid did not have no chances in the 90 minutes of the game, but contributed a whopping 34 shots on goal.

Thirty-four shots on goal and no goals make sense.

Because there were only six shots on goal.

The whole Real Madrid team, which drew with Girona, was in a tense atmosphere deliberately created by the media, but fortunately, the 2018-2019 La Liga schedule was very favorable for Real Madrid, not to mention the first two rounds against Getafe and Girona respectively, and the third round faced the same team that could not put pressure on Real Madrid.

Real Madrid, who returned to the home stadium, was like a beast waking up, beating Regallis 5-0 at home with Tang Zheng's hat-trick and Bale's brace.

Due to Regallis' limited strength, Real Madrid's big win at home did not reduce the media skepticism.

Real Madrid's test comes in the fourth round of the new season, when they travel to the Estadio Nova San Mamés to take on the Basque Lions Athletic Bilbao.

Real Madrid, who defeated Regallis in the last round, was instantly beaten back to its original shape, even if Tang Zheng tried his best, he couldn't help Real Madrid take away a point away.

With a frenetic atmosphere at home and an efficient counter-attack by the home team, Athletic Bilbao beat defending champions Real Madrid 3-1 at home.

The defeat in this game made people see that Real Madrid, which had lost to Barcelona and Atletico Madrid in succession, so many media concluded that Real Madrid would inevitably miss the 2018-2019 La Liga title.

In the past four rounds, Atletico Madrid and Barcelona have won four consecutive victories and led the standings, while Real Madrid, who won two games and lost one in four games, did not even rank in the top six, and if it were not for the goal difference, there would not even be a way to rank seventh.

Real Madrid, under great pressure, won at home to Espanyol under Tang Zheng, but suffered two consecutive league defeats against Sevilla and Atletico Madrid, and the league slipped to ninth place.

No one expected that after seven rounds of the league, Real Madrid only won three games, with three wins, one draw and three losses in seven games.

Real Madrid, which has lost consecutive games, has been criticized by the media, and the core player Tang Zheng and head coach Julen Lopetegui have been pushed to the forefront again.

In fact, Tang Zheng's performance in the past seven rounds is quite eye-catching, in addition to seven goals contribution, there are also six assists, accounting for 3/4 of Real Madrid's total goals, so the most judged by the media is still the head coach Lopetegui.

Much of the pressure is on managers Julen Lopetegui and Tang Zheng, with the rest of the players not much better.

Poor results are never the fault of one person, but the whole team.

Victories away to Alaves and at home to Levante in the eighth round did not put pressure on the Real Madrid players, as everyone knew that the national derby at Camp Nou was the real test.

The Real Madrid players at the Valdebebas training base are under a lot of pressure and the training atmosphere is tense.

A foul by Varane caused strong dissatisfaction with Bale, and if it were not for the timely intervention of Tang Zheng and assistant coach Celades, who was a guest referee, the conflict between Bale and Varane was likely to escalate.

Bale has been sidelined with a number of injuries since joining Real Madrid, which made him very unhappy with some foul actions and almost exploded before the huge pressure before the national derby.

Frequent injuries have left Bale in mixed form.

As an ambitious player, Bale naturally doesn't want to be injured again.

The clashes that took place at the Valdebebas training base in the morning were presented to the fans before noon.

Although Varane and Bale refuted the rumors on social media platforms for the first time, they still had a great impact on Real Madrid, which was preparing for the game.

Two days later, at the Camp Nou, the scoreboard showed a scoreline.

4:1

The home team is in the front, the away team is in the back.

PPTV commentator Shen Fangjian looked at Tang Zheng who was given to the broadcast screen, and sighed: "Tang Zheng worked very hard, the player with the highest appearance rate in the whole game was not Messi who scored a hat trick, but Tang Zheng who helped Real Madrid get back a city, but he is a person after all, Tang Zheng seems somewhat isolated in the case of Modric's declining form and Kroos being injured......

Tang Zheng, who scored the goal, did not have a trace of joy, he did the best he could, but ......

The current Real Madrid is no longer the Real Madrid it used to be.

At the end of three minutes of stoppage time, the Spanish golden whistle Marienco blew the end of the game, and the score of 4:1 announced that Barcelona had won Real Madrid at home.

There is no doubt that Real Madrid, who lost the Madrid derby and the national derby in succession, basically missed out on the 2018-2019 La Liga title.

After ten rounds of league games, Barcelona is at the top of the table with 28 points from nine wins and one draw, Atletico Madrid is second with 26 points from eight wins and two draws, and Real Madrid is seventh in the league with 16 points from five wins, one draw and four losses.

The league is a long one, but for Real Madrid, who are discouraged and lacking in morale, the league title is already far away.

However, the Champions League performed well, winning all the first three rounds, and the chances of advancing to the round of 16 are very high.

Sure enough, Real Madrid made great progress in the Champions League despite poor league form, winning five and drawing one of the six games in the group to qualify for the first place in the group.

Real Madrid, who held the Club World Cup in the United Arab Emirates before the winter break, won the championship with a devastating momentum under the leadership of Tang Zheng.

Despite this, the media criticism of Real Madrid has not abated in the slightest.

With Real Madrid languishing in the league and coach Julen Lopetegui's position in jeopardy, fortunately, the Champions League and Copa del Rey are soaring, but the Real Madrid hierarchy led by Florentino has become the target of a media sensation in Madrid.

Real Madrid's poor form in the 2018-2019 season, in addition to the poor form of coach Julen Lopetegui and individual players, the biggest reason is the lack of reinforcements.

Barcelona brought in Lenglet, Vidal, Malcom and Arthur in the summer of 2018, while Atletico Madrid, who lifted the ban, bought Lemar, Rodri, Arias, Castro and Adan.

It is undeniable that Real Madrid has invested a lot in the transfer market, more than 100 million euros, but it is basically an investment in the future, and it will not help Real Madrid in any way this season.

Tang Zheng's delay in reaching a contract renewal agreement with Real Madrid has also caused concern for many Real Madrid fans, because they all know that Real Madrid's phenomenal achievements in the past few seasons are based on Tang Zheng's excellent performance, and if Tang Zheng cannot renew his contract with Real Madrid, it will mean that Tang Zheng, who has one year left on his contract, will leave the Bernabeu next summer......

Tang Zheng's departure from Real Madrid is likely to mean that Real Madrid, which has dominated Europe for the past two seasons, will fall into a slump.

Entering the winter break, the news that Real Madrid fans want to see the most is Tang Zheng's contract renewal and team recruitment.

As a result, until the end of the winter break, not a single word appeared.

On the eve of the end of the first half of the 2018-2019 La Liga season, Real Madrid are fourth with one game in hand, only two points less than third-placed Valencia, but as high as 16 points away from second-placed Atletico Madrid, so Real Madrid's goal in the second half is clear.

Win the Champions League and Copa del Rey while securing a top-four finish in the league!

As a world-class top giant, if the season is empty, it will be a huge blow to the players and the team.

Therefore, Tang Zheng and other players who are basically determined to leave Real Madrid this summer are determined to win the Champions League and the Copa del Rey in two competitions.

At the same time, Real Madrid's top management also realized that the possibility of renewing Tang Zheng's contract was very small, and began to look for a replacement.

It is well known that Tang Zheng has the last year and a half left in his contract with Real Madrid, even if FIFA clearly stipulates that he is not allowed to have private contact with players before the last half year of the player's contract, but Tang Zheng, as the player with the strongest ability to attract money in the world, still has many top giants coming to the door.

Agent Rodrigo said that in the second half of the 2018-2019 season, there were happy troubles, and the promises of the top teams were attractive.

Eight-figure commission!

In addition, Tang Zheng also has an amazing signing fee.

Rodrygo can be described as full of energy, but he knows Tang Zheng's temper and knows that Tang Zheng wants to bring the title to Real Madrid fans as much as possible in his last season at Real Madrid, so his team and Tang Zheng's team began to dig deeper - which team to join can maximize the benefits.

Real Madrid in the second half of the 2018-2019 league season had a very firm goal and put all their attention on the Champions League and the Copa del Rey.

Of course, the Madrid derby and the national derby at the remaining two home stadiums cannot be relaxed.

In the second leg, Real Madrid drew with Atletico Madrid with goals from Tang Zheng and Bale, and the national derby at the Bernabeu Stadium defeated Barcelona 1:0 with Tang Zheng's final blow to save some face.

It's a pity that too many points were conceded in the first half of the league and did nothing but boost morale.

Real Madrid, who don't need to be distracted, have performed very well on both fronts, advancing to the semi-finals of the Champions League and the final of the Copa del Rey.

Because the Champions League semi-finals faced the powerful Manchester City, Real Madrid fans were somewhat worried, but Tang Zheng's Real Madrid played extremely well, drawing 2:0 at home and 2:2 away respectively, and advanced to the final with an aggregate score of 4:2.

Real Madrid fans are not worried about the Copa del Rey final, as the opponent is neither Barcelona nor Atletico Madrid, but Sevilla.

At the Wanda Metropolitano Stadium, Real Madrid defeated Sevilla 3:1 to achieve three consecutive championships.

Winning the Copa del Rey in a hopeless league situation also gave Real Madrid fans a sense of comfort.

But if Real Madrid fans are allowed to choose, it is estimated that 90% of fans hope that Tang Zheng and Real Madrid will complete the contract renewal and live with Real Madrid for the rest of their lives.

In the blink of an eye, the 38th round of the 2018-2019 La Liga season came to an end, and Atletico Madrid finally beat Barcelona by one point to win the league championship.

With the cups and leagues coming to an end, the eyes of fans around the world are on Madrid.

Wanda Metropolitano Stadium.

Real Madrid met three finals at Atletico Madrid to compete for the title.

At 8:45 p.m. local time on May 31, 2019, the Champions League final between Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid kicked off.

Tang Zheng, who realized that he was going to leave Real Madrid soon, showed his best form from the first second of the game, and in the face of Atletico Madrid's iron bucket formation, he used a powerful and sinking world wave to help Real Madrid open the door to victory.

Atletico, who are known for their defensive counter-attacks, did not strengthen their attacks after conceding a goal first, but continued to defend.

originally wanted to base himself on defense and then wait for an opportunity to attack, but Tang Zheng made a long pass of more than 50 meters to assist Bale to score another goal.

By the time Simeone's side realised it was too late to step up their attack, Atletico, who were not very good at attacking from a positional position, had no choice but to face Real Madrid, who were putting on a defensive posture.

In the end, Real Madrid defeated Atletico Madrid 2-0 at the Wanda Metropolitano Stadium to become the first team to win three consecutive titles since the Champions League was restructured.