The second leg of River Plate's away Copa Libertadores quarter-final against Fluminense was played at the Maracana Stadium, the holy land of Brazilian football, while Tang Zheng, who was unable to travel to Rio de Janeiro with the team, watched the live broadcast at the home of the rich second-generation Honas with his friend Musacchio. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Simeone lined up a relatively conservative 423 formation in Tang Zheng's absence, with no changes to the goalkeeper and back four, still Juan Carrizo, Ferrari, Cabrral, Nicolás Sanchez, and Christian Billy in the absence of Tang Zheng, and the midfielders were Poncio and Ahumada.

Sanchez on the left, Rosales on the right, Nicolas Domingo in front of the midfield, and Falcao as the lone striker.

The starting line-up was not much different from what the media had speculated, with the only difference being Rosales replacing Bonanot, who was in excellent form.

Of course, if Tang Zheng had not accumulated three yellow cards and was automatically suspended, he would definitely be the best choice to partner Poncio.

Where there is no if, and there is no Tang Zheng's River Plate, it will not become another team because of the lack of someone.

Before the referee blew the start of the first half, the on-site director consciously showed the camera to the face of the visiting coach Simeone, as if he wanted to find something in his expression.

In fact, Simeone did not have much confidence in the away game against Fluminense, because this was the first time in his coaching career that he led the team to play the away game of the Copa Libertadores quarterfinals......

At the beginning of the game, River Plate players strictly followed Simeone's arrangement before the game to complete the defense.

Only one Falcao was left in front of him as a counter-attacking point, and all the remaining players defended, hoping to hold on to the 0-0 score.

Tang Zheng, who was sitting in front of the huge LCD screen watching the game, was a little nervous like other youth team teammates, as if every shot by the opponent would form a goal.

Simeone, who visited the Maracanã Stadium this time, chose the tactic of defending and counterattacking, and it was normal to be beaten passively most of the time, but for most of the first half of the game, River Plate did not get any chance to counterattack, and Falcao in the front court was about to doze off......

Simeone really didn't expect Fluminense to be so fierce when he returned to the home stadium, attacking one after another, pressing the river plate almost out of breath.

At this time, he remembered Tang Zheng.

Tang Zheng often has a good performance when the team is passive, not to mention his stable defensive state, just accurate long passes can enrich the team's fast counterattack play, and the current counterattack routines have been figured out by the opponent, so there is only a situation where there is only defense and no counterattack.

Fortunately, at the end of the first half, the score was 0:0

If this score can be maintained until full-time, it will be River Plate who will qualify for the last four of this season's Copa Libertadores.

But as a result, will it be like this?

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The game entered halftime, and Tang Zheng and his former youth team teammates did not listen to the nagging of the commentators in the live broadcast room, and they analyzed and discussed the process of the game and what needed to be changed.

For the first team, Tang Zheng's voice can be said to be the highest, when his teammates asked about the situation that the team might encounter in the second half, he frowned, and said with a worried face: "The second half is dangerous!"

"Wouldn't it?" said Musacchio: "It was a good first half, except that there was no attack. ”

Tang Zheng shook his head, then glanced at everyone, and said: "I'll make a stand first, I'm not trying to put gold on my face, and the next analysis is very reasonable." ”

"Cut!"

Everyone tacitly raised their high middle fingers towards Tang Zheng, and even Lamela, a young teammate who had just joined the collective, also raised his middle fingers.

Tang Zheng ignored everyone's attitude, anyway, he was used to it in the past, he changed his voice and expressed his worries: "To be honest, there is a certain gap between the defensive ability of the captain Oscar and me, and there is a problem with his sense of supplementation, the problem exposed in the first half of the game may not be very big, but with the decline of physical fitness, the effective barrier in front of the central defender will be infinitely weakened, the opponent's No. 18 is very strong, it is difficult to take care of the entire midfield by Leonardo alone, if I am here, it will be different......"

Speaking of this, Tang Zheng raised his arrogant head.

Originally, listening to Tang Zheng's analysis, I had a feeling that the head was the Tao, but why did it change its flavor when it came to the back?

As a result, Tang Zheng was subjected to a round of inhumane contempt......

I don't know if it's a coincidence, the trend in the second half is not much different from Tang Zheng's prediction, and as Ahumada's physical fitness declines, his defensive enthusiasm declines quickly.

In the 65th minute of the game, he failed to step forward in time to defend Conca, who received the ball, so that the latter passed a high-quality through ball.

Fortunately, goalkeeper Juan Carrizo was very focused in the game, and he had a good anticipation and rushed to save under him.

Simeone, who was standing in the coaching area of the visiting team, was also aware that there was a problem with the team's defense, but the tactics are dead, the people are alive, and the decline in physical fitness leading to a decrease in running ability is an inevitable result.

At this time, Diego Simeone thought of Tang Zheng again.

He has an almost perverted physique, he will do a good job of one-on-one defense and help defense, there is no need to worry about it, and the most important thing is that he has a precise long ball that can make the team fast......

As the home team's Fluminense attack intensified, River Plate became noisy and dangerous.

Finally, in the 76th minute, Fluminense midfield stalwart Dario Conca easily flicked past Ahumada, whose fitness had dropped significantly, and then found the 19-year-old Alan who was cut in from behind, who calmly slotted into the far corner in the face of Juan Carriço.

The Maracanã Stadium went completely crazy because of the goal, and every home fan in the stands roared hysterically.

They knew that if the match ended with this scoreline, they could reach the semi-finals of the Copa Libertadores in a record time......

The live director is a connoisseur, and he gives Simeone a close-up shot of his face - with a helpless look.

At this point, Diego Simeone knew that the game was almost over......

The team was cursed in April, with a large number of injuries, and the squad was already a little stretched, so it was good to be able to reach the quarter-finals......

Tang Zheng, who was sitting in front of the TV, muttered: "Hey, there is no way to return to heaven." ”

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When the whistle blew at full-time, the score was still fixed at 1-0, which would have ensured Fluminense a historic place in the last four of the Copa Libertadores, while River Plate returned home to wait for a restart of next season.

The away defeat resulted in the team not qualifying for the semi-finals of the Copa Libertadores, and the River Plate players were generally not in a good mood, so after returning to the hotel, they took a short break and took a flight back to Buenos Aires.

Actually, defeat is not a bad thing for River Plate, they can focus all their remaining energy on the league.

However, when the second matchday of the Copa Libertadores quarter-finals was over, River Plate fans were not happy.

In the first leg of the 1/4 finals of the Copa Libertadores, River Plate won Fluminense 2:1 at home, while Boca Juniors, the city's arch-rival, unexpectedly drew 2:2 at home against the little-known Atlas, so River Plate fans at that time laughed at Boca fans......

So, after all the second leg of the 1/4 finals was over, River Plate fans were pressing.

The Boca Juniors, who were visiting in this game, defeated Atlas 3:0 and advanced to the semifinals with an aggregate score of 5:2.

Facing River Plate, who were knocked out of the last four, Boca fans have 10,000 reasons to laugh at River Plate fans......

Because Boca Juniors was the winner of last season's Copa Libertadores, and now reaching the last four means that there is a great chance of defending the title.

However, River Plate fans are not to be ridiculed, and River Plate are now four points clear of the fall league table and have a good chance of winning the fall league with three rounds remaining.

So River Plate fans still have some comfort in their hearts, unlike Boca Juniors who basically lost the opportunity to compete for the championship of the Autumn League, and Boca Juniors is still two levels away from the Copa Libertadores championship, who can pack the ticket?

River Plate is different, with only two wins in the next three rounds to secure the Fall League title.

In addition to the focus of the 18th round with Estudiantes de La Plata, the remaining three opponents are not strong in the 17th round of Atletico Colón and Banfield in the 19th round, and it will not be a problem to win.

In addition, Atletico Cologne and Banfield have been successfully relegated, and the chances of getting a place in the Copa Libertadores and the Copa Sudamericana next season are infinitely close to zero, so ...... The rest of the game didn't mean much to them, it was a lack of desire.

But for River Plate, the remaining league is nothing less than a last straw.

On the afternoon of the second day back in Buenos Aires, River Plate had a recovery session with the whole team.

Maybe it was the knockout that everyone was not very interested in training, but Simeone didn't say anything, but gathered everyone together after training and set the goal for the end of the season.

The team is now four points ahead of second-placed Estudiantes de La Plata, and the hopes of winning the fall league are very high.

However, Simeone believes that the first thing that needs to be addressed is the mentality of the players, and if the feeling of losing continues, then the team will really become the laughing stock of everyone.

Finally, Simeone repeated his final goal for the team: "Champions, champions of the fall league!"

Tang Zheng stood on the sidelines, looked up at his mentor Simone with a serious face, and secretly swore in his heart: "Since you haven't advanced to the semifinals of the Copa Libertadores, I will definitely give you a league championship!"

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