The first match of the 2014-2015 Champions League semi-finals was played at the Juventus Arena, where the home team Juventus took on defending champions Real Madrid.

Because Juventus won the league championship in Serie A early, their physical condition is significantly better than Real Madrid, and they are playing at home, even if the overall strength is not as good as Real Madrid, they are also favored by many media.

Of course, this is directly related to the recent rumors in the media that Tang Zheng is injured and will not participate in the Champions League semifinals.

The starting lineup submitted to the official UEFA by both sides an hour before the game can see some clues, Real Madrid except for Tang Zheng did not appear in the starting lineup, and other main coefficients played.

Goalkeeper Casillas, defenders Marcelo, Pepe, Ramos and Carvajal, midfielders James Rodriguez, Toni Kroos, Luka Modric and Isco, and Cristiano Ronaldo in front of Benzema.

The home team is led by Juventus captain Gianluigi Buffon, with defenders Patrice Evra, Chiellini, Leonardo Bonucci and Lichtsteiner, midfielders Spirlo, Paul Pogba, Marchisio and Vidal, and Real Madrid veteran Spanish international Alvaro Morata partnering Tevez in strikes.

Originally, the away team Real Madrid had a greater chance of winning, but Tang Zheng, the core of the attack and defense, missed the starting list due to injury, which caused the winning side to be biased towards Juventus.

Because Juventus have been unbeaten in the Champions League home matches in the past two seasons, with seven wins and five draws in 12 games.

Of course, Real Madrid's away record in the Champions League is very good, and they are also unbeaten in the last two seasons, and they also drew a draw at Juventus Arena in the group stage of the Champions League last season.

However, Tang Zheng was the starter in that game, and there was no Tang Zheng in this game.

Although they are on the bench, the possibility of coming off the bench is not very high, so many Real Madrid fans are worried.

Besides, the Champions League semi-finals are not comparable to the Champions League group stage, especially the attention of the game and the concentration of the players.

Juventus' home game against Real Madrid can be called a battle for the record, and whether Real Madrid can maintain their unbeaten record in the Champions League for the last two seasons, or Juventus defend their unbeaten record at home in the Champions League for the last two seasons, can only be decided by the two sides in the next 90 minutes of play.

Of course, the draw between the two sides was a happy thing.

However, Juventus, who are sitting at home, do not want to draw, because it is rare for Real Madrid to have Tang Zheng in the middle, and it is very risky to wait until the second leg of the Champions League semi-finals.

The visiting Real Madrid would like to get a draw at the Juventus Arena, and Real Madrid without Tang Zheng can't say that it is not Real Madrid, but there will be big problems at both ends of the offensive and defensive ends, and this problem can only be made up by Tang Zheng......

In the blink of an eye, the first leg of the 2014-2015 Champions League semi-finals at the Juventus Arena kicked off.

Less than a minute into the game, Marchisio received a diagonal pass from Pirlo and sent a through ball directly, Vidal was knocked to the ground by Pepe on the right side of the penalty area, and there was a burst of exclamations over the Juventus Arena.

However, the referee who blocked the block, Bruch, did not say anything, signaling that Pepe had not committed a foul.

Tang Zheng, who was sitting on the bench, saw very clearly that Pepe was suspected of fouling, but the German referee did not blow the whistle.

Perhaps, in the Champions League semi-finals, the referee is also under great pressure and does not dare to award penalties easily.

No one expected that the away team Real Madrid, which should have taken the initiative in attack, would defend with all their might, and perfectly suppressed the Real Madrid midfield line with the midfield line composed of Pirlo, Pogba, Vidal and Marchisio.

The central 5 commentator couldn't help but sigh: "If Tang Zheng is here, I think the visiting Real Madrid should have an advantage, because his ball-taking, ball distribution and defense can directly relieve the pressure on Real Madrid's offensive and defensive ends." ”

In the first five minutes of the game, Juventus basically controlled the initiative of the game, creating a series of attacks that threatened Casillas to keep the goal.

Just as Carlo Ancelotti breathed a sigh of relief, Juventus broke the deadlock on the pitch.

In the eighth minute, Andrea Pirlo cut in diagonally and Tevez adjusted slightly to complete a powerful low shot.

Goalkeeper Casillas made a defensive save and also saved the ball, but his hand was not fully open before the ball came as promised, so he only blocked the ball and did not fully clear the ball.

Real Madrid veteran Alvaro Morata who was ambushed in the box stabbed the ball smartly and kicked the ball into the empty net......

"Whoa—"

Juventus fans in the stands burst into loud and deafening chants.

However, Morata had no intention of celebrating, as he had been raised by Real Madrid and left only in search of more appearances.

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Alvaro Morata did not celebrate the goal because Real Madrid were interested in the team that developed him, but the other Juventus players did not have that psychological burden, and they created a huge wave of chanting under the chanting of the fans in the stands.

Feeling the frenzied home atmosphere, Tang Zheng, who was sitting on the bench, shook his head and sighed.

If he had been on the pitch, he would have been on the line between Andrea Pirlo and Carlos Tevez, meaning that Morata's follow-up shot would no longer exist.

It's a pity that there are no ifs.

Thankfully, Real Madrid were much more focused defensively after conceding the goal, and Juventus, who had taken the lead, defended their attacking side and were clearly worried that Real Madrid, who had stepped up their attacking efforts, would break down their goal and get a valuable away goal.

For almost 20 minutes after Juventus' goal, the game was a stalemate, with the focus on snatching the midfield, so there were few shots on goal from either side.

Until the thirtieth minute of the game, the visiting Real Madrid relied on the in-form Cristiano Ronaldo.

This goal is not a reflection of Real Madrid's overall strength, but a reflection of the player's individual ability.

James Rodriguez faked a flick past veteran Patrice Evra on the right flank before pulling the ball away from an angle into the middle of the box.

Cristiano Ronaldo, who was ambushed at the back post, beat Bonucci and Chiellini with a powerful header that led to the fact that Gianluigi Buffon, who was ranked in the top three in the world, could not react and could only sigh at the ball.

Cristiano Ronaldo, who had scored, was thrilled as he made his trademark personal celebration followed by a double-palmed downward gesture towards the visitors' bench.

Tang Zheng smiled, he knew that this was his good friend Cristiano Ronaldo who made him calm and believe him.

It is undeniable that Cristiano Ronaldo's individual ability is superb, but Juventus' defensive system is very solid, and this conceded goal can be said to be a surprise, so the possibility of Cristiano Ronaldo wanting to score in the revitalized Juventus defensive system is close to zero.

The rest of the game seemed to go as Tang Zheng thought, with Cristiano Ronaldo not fail to get a single chance for the remainder of the first half.

The fifteen-minute halftime passed quickly, and the two sides changed sides again, and the scene of Tang Zheng coming off the bench that Real Madrid fans wanted to see did not appear.

Real Madrid's strategy in the second half was simple, which was to take advantage of counter-attacking opportunities while defending well.

It's a pity that Juventus, who are sitting at home, have done a good job in attack, attacking wave after wave.

Pogba has the talent and ability to do so, and with the likes of Andrea Pirlo, Marchisio and Vidal behind him, the ability to do so is quite impressive.

In the 58th minute, Pogba suddenly accelerated past Luka Modric in the middle and drew the attention of Toni Kroos to Tevez, who made a mistake in the box and brought down Tevez, who had turned to defend Carvajal to make a mistake and kick Tevez out early.

"Beep~"

This time, the German referee Bruch blew the whistle and pointed his finger at the penalty spot.

Despite Carvajal's best efforts, referee Bruch was very firm in his decision and gave Carvajal a yellow card.

Immediately, the live director gave a slow-motion playback.

Carvajal did kick Tevez and there were no problems with the penalty.

Tevez, who took the penalty, took the penalty himself, helping Juventus regain a 2-1 lead at home to Real Madrid.

With two goals down in the field, Ancelotti tried to solve the problems at both ends of the attack and defense through substitutions, but the effect was not obvious, especially in the offensive end, which relied too much on Cristiano Ronaldo's play.

Moments later, the live director gave a close-up of the coach's command area of the visiting team.

Through the broadcast screen, you can see that Tang Zheng is communicating something with Ancelotti, and there is also the team doctor Olmer standing next to him, frowning and shaking his head.

Yang 5 commentator He Wei's voice changed and said: " I think Tang Zheng took the initiative to ask for help when he saw that Real Madrid's offense had problems, hoping to play, but in the past few days, the outside world has been hyping up Tang Zheng's injury, judging from his absence from Real Madrid's training to prepare for the Champions League semifinals, it seems that there is really an injury, maybe Tang Zheng, who is injured, can solve the problem of Real Madrid's attack and defense, but Tang Zheng, who is injured, has to put a question mark on his performance, and I personally hope that Ancelotti can deal with it calmly, after all, the place to advance to the final is decided by two legs...... Besides, Real Madrid also have an away goal in their hands, so there is no need to risk ......"

As soon as the words fell, Tang Zheng reluctantly returned to the bench,

British Sky commentator Andy Gray said in a deep voice: "The recent media reports have revolved around whether Don is injured, according to observation, he is likely to have an injury, because he did not participate in the Champions League semi-final preparation before Real Madrid, Carlo Ancelotti's refusal of Don's appearance is commendable, because the Champions League semi-final is a two-legged match, and the visiting Real Madrid has another away goal, and a 1:2 loss is acceptable." ”

Tang Zheng wanted to participate in the game, but the team doctor Olmo did not support it, and the head coach Ancelotti was even less likely to agree, so he did not get a chance to play until the end of the game.

Of course, Tang Zheng already knew this possibility before the game.

Just watching the team lose away from home, he felt a little uncomfortable.

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In the end, Real Madrid lost 1-2 away to Juventus, but they had an away goal in their hands, and a 1-0 win in the second leg back to the home side could qualify for this season's Champions League final with the advantage of more away goals.

Theoretically, this is the result, but whether the final result is like this will have to wait until the second leg begins.

Because Juventus win at home, they can qualify for the Champions League final as long as they don't lose away.

Juventus have a better chance of drawing away than Real Madrid winning at home.

At the regular press conference after the game, the most concerned question for the media was whether Tang Zheng was injured.

At this time, Ancelotti knew that it was no fun for him to hide it, so he simply explained that Tang Zheng had strained his thigh.

However, whether he can make it to the second leg of the Champions League semi-final will depend on his recovery......

In terms of expression, Ancelotti is a little ambiguous, giving people the impression that Tang Zheng may or may not be in time for the second leg of the Champions League semi-finals.

Count a kind of psychological warfare and put some pressure on the opponent Juventus.

However, for Juventus, whether Tang Zheng can catch up with the second leg of the Champions League semi-finals has little impact on them, anyway, if they win at home, 90% of the visiting Juventus will pursue a draw.

Before the start of the first leg of the Champions League semi-finals, Allegri made targeted adjustments to Real Madrid with Tang Zheng, and he was confident that even if Tang Zheng caught up with the second leg, he would be able to suppress Real Madrid's attack, so as to take away a draw at the Bernabeu Stadium!

At noon the next day, the whole Real Madrid team returned to Madrid, and Tang Zheng was immediately examined by the instrument, and his thigh muscles healed well, but it remains to be seen whether he can catch up with the second leg of the Champions League semi-finals.

If Tang Zheng can take the initiative to report his injury in the second leg of the Champions League 1/4 final against Atletico Madrid, he will definitely be able to participate in the Champions League semifinals.

However, his choice caused the strain to become more serious in the league against Almeria, which forced him to spend more time recovering.

Small injuries in the calves and knees may be able to persist, but the semitendinosus muscles on the back of the thigh are different, and every force will be exerted through here, which is also the fundamental reason why Tang Zheng's excessive force caused the strain to become heavier.

In the 36th round of the 2014-2015 La Liga season in which Real Madrid hosted Valencia on the weekend, Tang Zheng still did not enter the game squad, so many media and fans couldn't help but think that Tang Zheng ...... Maybe he will miss the second leg of the Champions League semi-final.

I don't know if Real Madrid was affected by two consecutive defeats in all competitions, and the league game against Valencia at home was very passive, if it weren't for the goals of Cristiano Ronaldo and Hernandez, Real Madrid would probably suffer two consecutive defeats in La Liga for the first time this season.

Although Barcelona defeated Real Sociedad 2-0 at home, the points came to 91 points, six points away from Real Madrid, but Real Madrid beat Barcelona home and away, the relationship between victory and defeat prevailed, and with two rounds of the league remaining, it means that Real Madrid won the 2014-2015 league championship in advance!

"Whoa—"

Real Madrid failed to win all three points at home, and the Real Madrid fans in the stands were not disappointed, but vented the excitement of Real Madrid to win the championship ahead of schedule.