Chapter 076: La Liga single-season assists a new record

"Oh, oh, oh-"

There was a burst of exclamations over the Bernabeu Stadium.

Benzema, who missed a great opportunity, looked in pain with his head in his hands, and he really didn't expect that he would deflect the ball wide of the goal almost in mid-range.

Yang 5 commentator He Wei shook his head and said: "Who would have thought that Benzema would spit out the bread that was fed to his mouth? ”

Tang Zheng patted Benzema's right shoulder: "Hey ~ Karim, don't be discouraged, there is still a chance next, I believe you have enough ability to help us break the deadlock and take the lead in the score." ”

"Hmm!" Benzema glanced at Tang Zheng gratefully, and then tapped his chin vigorously.

Barcelona goalkeeper Valdés took a short goal kick, and German Sky commentator Marcel Leif also focused on the previous great opportunity for Real Madrid: "Karim's ability to spit cakes is really speechless, Cristiano Ronaldo's cross from the left is very accurate, and Don's dangling front point won him a great chance to shoot, is this wasted chance really suitable for the star-studded Real Madrid?"

Thiago, the commentator of the Spanish national television channel 5, sighed: "Real Madrid missed the opportunity to break the deadlock first, will this have a detrimental effect on the rest of the game?"

It is also unknown if Thiago's 'crow's beak' played a role, and Barcelona were the first to break the deadlock in a subsequent attack.

Messi retreated to a deep position to organize the attack as he had done in the past few minutes, Tang Zheng did not follow due to positional reasons, and Modric, who returned to the forward midfield position, was responsible for the marking.

But Modric's physical condition and speed are not comparable to Messi, so Messi, who suddenly accelerated on the spot, easily shook Modric, and Di Maria, who was in charge of assisting the defense, stretched out his foot to kick the ball and did not complete the clearance, and even kicked Messi's right leg that was dragging behind.

Di Maria immediately raised his arms to signal that he had not fouled, and referee Marienko's whistle was also in his mouth, but considering that Messi stumbled and did not fall, he made a gesture in favor of attacking and continuing the game.

Tang Zheng was speechless to Di Maria, before the game, head coach Ancelotti had told him not to let Messi sue, and Di Maria should completely trip Messi instead of avoiding suspicion at the first time.

Messi has a strong ability to read the game and has a wide field of vision, and Yu Guang noticed that Tang Zheng was forward to make up for the defense, and he used the outside of his left foot to flick the ball to the left suddenly.

Tang Zheng's reaction was not unhappy, and he completed the emergency stop almost at the same time as Messi, but Messi's foot frequency was super fast, and the connection action was expected, and he used the arch of his left foot to complete a direct pass between the electric light and flint.

Xavi Alonso was fully prepared to make up for the defense, but did not pay attention to the surrounding situation, and the attention of the double central defenders Ramos and Pepe was completely attracted by Neymar in front of the forward, so that Iniesta, who suddenly stepped back to the top of the arc of the penalty area, was unmarked.

“Oh-My-God!”

British Sky commentator Andy Gray exclaimed, and then watched Andres Iniesta meet the ball into the box, and Ramos's knee-jerk tackle did not hit the ball and did not bring down Iniesta.

It will take time for the right central defender Pepe to rush over, which means that Iniesta forms a single knife!

Catalan TV commentator Creus jerked out: "- Andres Iniesta!!"

Goalkeeper Diego López chose to attack at the first time and yelled at the same time, hoping to put a little pressure on Iniesta.

But...... Andres Iniesta has scored the ultimate goal in the World Cup final and won the European Championship and the Champions League twice, where will Diego López be influenced?

You must know that the Bernabeu stadium also erupted in huge boos at this moment, but Iniesta was able to turn a deaf ear to what was going on off the pitch.

I saw that Iniesta in the broadcast screen was very calm, took a step forward with his left foot, stepped on the left side of the football, picked up with his right foot, and hit the ball with the arch of his foot.

The ball rolled against the turf towards the far corner of the goal that Diego López was guarding, and Diego López chose to block the near corner in the process, which meant that Diego López had completely bet in the wrong direction.

Under the watchful eyes of more than 70,000 Real Madrid fans, the ball rolled across the goal line against the inside of the far post until it was restrained by a snow-white net.

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Messi's scalpel-like through ball found Andres Iniesta, who ran into the air, and the visiting Barcelona took the lead in the eighth minute of the game, 1-0 ahead of Real Madrid, who also paid the price for their spitting. ”

Yang 5 commentator He Wei's voice is obviously not excited enough, it is obvious that Tang Zheng plays for Real Madrid, and his subconscious thinks that Real Madrid is the home team, so many Barcelona fans sitting in front of the TV are very speechless, and even those fans who have no quality spray.

The close-up of the live director was the first to score the goal, and then to Messi, who gave the assist.

Their facial expressions were full of delight, and taking the lead at the Santiago Bernabeu was both expected and unexpected.

Being able to score first away from home is definitely positive for the rest of the game.

On the other hand, the Real Madrid players are in a very melancholy mood.

From the beginning of the game to the present, their attack has been impressive, and they have created absolute chances, but the final shot on goal is missing.

Benzema blamed himself very much, pursed his mouth, if he had been able to take advantage of the opportunity before, now the score is at best 1:1 instead of 0:1.

Tang Zheng's expression was not good-looking, he felt that he was 'tricked' by Messi.

In the process just now, Tang Zheng felt Messi's intention to break through, so he chose to put Messi's breakthrough angle, but Messi finally chose to repair the plank road and pass the ball to Iniesta.

Interestingly, Messi and Iniesta briefly hugged and celebrated and then looked meaningfully at Tang Zheng, who did not look away, but looked at Messi.

Those confident eyes stared at Messi, and it wasn't until Messi turned his head away that he withdrew his gaze like a victor.

Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti stood in the home team's coaching area, and he didn't know if the team should step up the attack, leaving Xavi Alonso alone to protect in front of the central defender.

However, under the analysis of assistant coach Clemente, Ancelotti finally remained stationary and still played according to the tactics arranged before the game, after all, it was still early, and Real Madrid still had enough time to equalize and even overtake.

If you can beat Barcelona at the Camp Nou, can't you play at the Bernabeu at home?

When the game restarted, Real Madrid's tactics did not change, and they still moved forward layer by layer according to the steady and steady play at the beginning of the first half.

Barcelona, who took the lead, had a noticeable change in tactics, with a shrunken formation and three lines closer and tighter.

It's not that Barcelona are more defensive, but Barcelona are not strong in individual defense, and they have to rely on overall enthusiasm to protect the defence.

In addition, the three lines are more compact to allow Barcelona to play the traditional Tiki-Taka triangle in the transition from defense to attack or positional attack.

Tiki-Taka works well in central midfield and midfield, but it is difficult to attack in the 30-metre area, so Barcelona's attack will have to rely on Messi and Neymar, two dribbling masters, to create chances with their superior individual ability.

In this regard, Ancelotti arranged well before the game and did not give Messi and Neymar a chance.

Real Madrid, who opted for a steady game, gradually had some effect under the deliberate control of the tempo of Tang Zheng and Xavi Alonso, and Cristiano Ronaldo and Di Maria were able to rely on their superior breakthrough ability to complete crosses on the wings.

A Benzema may pose a threat to the centre-back duo of Mascherano and Gerard Pique, but once Tang Zheng enters the box to participate in the attack, Barcelona's air defense alarm will be completely sounded, and the wind will be in front of goal.

Especially when football develops to the feet of Di Maria, it is equivalent to saying that there are three Real Madrid highs in the Barcelona penalty area.

Benzema, Tang Zheng and Cristiano Ronaldo.

It was only under the interference of the Barcelona defenders that they failed to pose a threat to Valdés' goal, until the game was 20 minutes into the game, Tang Zheng suddenly changed his offensive strategy, and after attracting Fabregas and Busquets into the penalty area, he suddenly retreated to receive Di Maria, who was holding the ball on the right side and facing Alba one-on-one.

Busquets was tall and slow-moving, and he hesitated and didn't follow.

Fabregaston paused and followed.

Di Maria could only slip the ball back to his left foot on the right to deliver a dangerous cross, so Alba opted to stay on the ground and didn't get shaken.

Di Maria, who didn't know what to do with the ball, suddenly heard Tang Zheng shouting: "Angel-"

So, Di Maria looked up and did not hesitate to pass the ball to Tang Zheng in the 45-degree corner of the penalty area on the right side.

Since Tang Zheng was running out of the penalty area, he needed to make a small turn to receive Di Maria's pass.

Considering that Fabregas was behind him, Tang Zheng did not adjust too much, he adjusted according to the small steps of his teammates who had observed in advance when facing the football, and then twisted his waist to the left and passed the ball directly.

No one expected that Tang Zheng would cross directly with his back to the penalty area, so that Fabregas didn't have time to block it.

Including Pique, Mascherano and Sergio Busquets in the middle of the box.

"Don—" British Sky commentator Andy Gray shouted sharply, "Direct cross!"

Benzema and Cristiano Ronaldo, who had been waiting for the pass, were not distracted, and they jumped high one after the other.

Pique, Mascherano and Sergio Busquets were half a beat slow to react, and by the time they got back on the jump, they had lost their best period.

Benzema jumped high from the penalty spot, twisted his waist and threw his belly, his arms naturally spread to maintain his balance, and his forehead struggled to meet the incoming ball to complete a very powerful header.

Goalkeeper Valdés subconsciously made a save, and the tip of his left finger also rubbed the football, but Benzema's header was too powerful, and the distance was so close, the ball only changed direction slightly, and did not change the trajectory, and then crashed into the snow-white net behind him.

“Goooooooooooooooooal——”

The moment the ball crashed into the net, the stadium was greeted with the stadium's signature long roar from the announcer Albert, followed by a passionate shout: "It was Karim who scored for us—"

"- Benzema!" chanted the more than 70,000 Real Madrid fans at the Bernabeu stadium.

Karim Benzema was thrilled to celebrate his goal, the last time he was treated like this was several league games ago, and now helping his team equalise is a testament to his deity to the white Real Madrid shirt!

So Benzema became even more frantic as he listened to the loud cheers at the Bernabeu Stadium, broke free of Cristiano Ronaldo's pull, spread his arms, and ran all the way to the corner on the right side, celebrating the rare crucial goal with a sliding kneeling position.

Thiago, the commentator of Spanish national television channel 5, was full of passion: "Karim Benzema finally seized a chance to help Real Madrid equalize!

The focus of Yang 5 commentator He Wei is not here, but an assist contributed by Tang Zhenggang: "Benzema's ability to score the ball is directly related to Tang Zheng's wonderful non-stop ball turn and cross, and Tang Zheng's assist is his twentieth assist in La Liga this season, which means that he surpassed the record of 20 assists in a single season in La Liga set by Barcelona player Xavi in the 2008-2009 season, becoming the player with the most assists in a single season in La Liga history!"

Sitting in front of the TV, Chinese fans heard the phrase "the player with the most assists in a single season in La Liga history", and their blood boiled and they raised their eyebrows.

For a long time, Chinese football has been a football desert by foreign media, but Tang Zheng and a group of outstanding foreign players have made a name for the golden sign of Chinese football, and Tang Zheng's status in world football is not ordinarily high, he led Dortmund to win the treble in the 2012-2013 season and became the winner of the 2013 FIFA Golden Ball, and now he has surpassed Xavi to become the player with the most single season in La Liga history, that pride can not be described in words.

He Wei's passionate commentary was not over, and his voice was raised an octave: "The 2013-2014 La Liga season has only reached the 29th round, and there are still nine games left for him! What number will Tang Zheng finally be able to raise the single-season assist record in La Liga to a certain number? Thirty? Why not? Who would have thought that Messi could score 50 goals in a single season in the last century? So I believe that it would not be surprising that Tang Zheng will have 30 or more assists in the 2013-2014 season!"

It is not only Hewei who is paying attention to Tang Zheng breaking Xavi's single-season assist record set by Xavi, but also British Sky commentators Andy Gray and Martin Taylor.

Martin Taylor, in particular, was so passionate that he seamlessly connected with his partner Andy Gray after he roared at the goal: "Incredible achievement! Except for a one-game red card suspension, Don broke Xavi's single-season assist record for the entire 2008-2009 season in just 27 games! What would he be able to do if he were given a full season?"

German Sky commentator Marcel Leif also shifted the topic to Tang Zheng after praising Benzema: "I have to say that Don is a natural record setter, the Bundesliga single-season assist record is held by him, and now the La Liga single-season assist record is also held by him, so ...... What about the Champions League single-season assists record? It shouldn't be far off......"