Chapter 083: I'm Getting Married (5.12 A Moment of Silence)

Real Madrid's 5-0 home win over Barcelona has become the focus of major media reports, and it is also the most talked about game by Real Madrid fans.

However, it is indeed an embarrassing moment for Real Madrid President Florentino, who completed a contract extension with Cristiano Ronaldo this summer, and his annual salary is the same as Tang Zheng's.

Cristiano Ronaldo's injury is coming, and the injury will gradually increase with age, I originally thought that the relationship between Cristiano Ronaldo and Tang Zheng would improve after the summer vacation, but it didn't change at all, but it got worse and worse.

Judging from Mendes and Adrian's feedback, the relationship between Tang Zheng and Cristiano Ronaldo has been very bad, and there is no way to reconcile at all, which means that the hidden meaning is that there is no room for two tigers.

"Headache!"

Florentino didn't think of a solution, so it was a headache.

If the summer didn't sell Mendez face, maybe ...... The headache now no longer exists.

Unfortunately, there is no regret medicine in the world.

But if he had to make a choice, Florentino still felt that Tang Zheng should be kept.

Not to mention Cristiano Ronaldo's age, the huge Chinese market behind Tang Zheng alone is that Cristiano Ronaldo cannot compare, and Tang Zheng's contribution at the competitive level is higher than that of Cristiano Ronaldo......

Cristiano Ronaldo has scored a lot of goals in the national derby since he joined Real Madrid in the summer of 2009, but he has never led the team to beat Barcelona like a devastating one, and Tang Zheng can!

After playing the national derby, Real Madrid's preparation center moved to the fifth round of the Champions League group stage to visit Shakhtar Donetsk in Ukraine.

With a five-goal home win over Barcelona, they beat Shakhtar Donetsk 0 at the Donbass Stadium to win their fourth Champions League game and top the group one round ahead of schedule.

Of course, it's normal for a team of Real Madrid's level to win the Champions League group stage, so the whole Real Madrid team didn't get too excited, and their attention began to shift and return to the league.

The overall slump at the start of the season led to the league dropping too many points, but the big win over Barcelona in the national derby to close the points gap gives hope that anything is possible with 2/3 of the league remaining!

As a result, the imposing Real Madrid won a wave of four consecutive victories before going to Yokohama, Japan to participate in the Club World Cup, with a 2-0 away win over Iba in Decibel, a 4-1 home win over Getafe, a 1-0 away win over Villarreal, and a 10-2 home win over Rayo Vallecano.

The 2015 Club World Cup is FIFA's twelfth edition of the tournament, consisting of seven teams from the champions of the six continental football associations and the host Japan J-League champions.

Champions League winners Real Madrid and Copa Libertadores automatically qualify for the semi-finals, which means Guangzhou Evergrande, Mazambé all-around, América Hiroshima and Sanfrecce Hiroshima/Auckland City compete for the other two semi-final spots.

In order to ensure the spectacle of the Club World Cup, the Champions League and the Copa Libertadores, which represent the highest level of football in the world's clubs, are staggered in the semi-finals.

Chinese media and fans are following the Club World Cup in Osaka and Yokohama, Japan, with Real Madrid automatically advancing to the semi-finals, where they will face the winner between Guangzhou Evergrande and Mexico America.

Once Guangzhou Evergrande beats Mexico America, the long-awaited Club World Cup China Derby will be played at the Yokohama International Arena!

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Before Real Madrid left for Yokohama, Japan, the 1/4 finals of the Club World Cup between Guangzhou Evergrande and Mexico America were played at the Nagai Land Arena in Osaka, with the stunner of Chinese international Gao Lin and Brazilian international Paulinho, Guangzhou Evergrande defeated Mexico America 2:1.

In other words, the first Chinese derby in the history of the Club World Cup will kick off at the Yokohama International Arena!

In the case of Guangzhou Evergrande's promotion to the final of the Club World Cup, a large number of Chinese fans applied for visas to Japan, bought tickets for the semi-finals, and watched the first Chinese derby in the history of the Club World Cup up close.

The first semi-final of the Club World Cup was Copa Libertadores champion River Plate and host Hiroshima Sanfrecce won 1-0 thanks to Arario's final strike and advanced to the final first.

At this time, many River Plate fans were in a somewhat melancholy and responsible mood.

Even though Guangzhou Evergrande advanced to the semifinals to challenge the Champions League champion Real Madrid, there is no way to compare the strength of the two teams, which means that Real Madrid's promotion to the final is a sure thing, and the Club World Cup final will be Real Madrid VS River Plate!

Tang Zheng started at the beginning of his career in River Plate, and then went to Europe, it was River Plate that cultivated Tang Zheng, and it can even be said that without River Plate, there would be no Tang Zheng who is popular today.

For River Plate, Tang Zheng is grateful, but competitive sports is ashamed, what he can do is to win the semi-finals, and then beat River Plate in the final, proving to the world that the players who came out of River Plate are the best in the world!

Guangzhou Evergrande has Brazilian international Paulinho, as well as quasi-international players Elkeson and Goulart, and coach Scolari has twice coached the Brazilian national team and led Brazil to the World Cup title in the summer of 2002.

However, this is all in the past, and the 2014 World Cup in Brazil was led by Scolari to reach the semi-finals, but the 7-1 defeat to Germany made him a sinner in Brazilian football.

Getting back to business, the second semi-final of the Club World Cup at the Yokohama International Arena kicked off on time.

Guangzhou Evergrande, whose strength is at a significant disadvantage, put on a defensive formation from the first second of the game, because Real Madrid is tired of boating and driving, and the jet lag has just been good, and if you want to create a miracle, you must start from the details.

Guangzhou Evergrande's defense is very good, and the score is still 0:0 after half an hour.

After half an hour of searching for form, Champions League champion Real Madrid finally broke the deadlock under the leadership of Tang Zheng.

Tang Zheng, who received the football, dunked the captain of the national team Zheng Zhi in the middle and shook Paulinho, and then passed a diagonal ball very hidden on the outside of his right foot.

Suddenly, Guangzhou Evergrande's back line exposed serious problems.

Isco was not greedy, he crossed the middle, Benzema grabbed a stab before Feng Xiaoting, goalkeeper Li Shuai was helpless in the face of this close stab, and did not even react......

With the first goal as a stepping stone, the second goal comes along.

In the 39th minute, Modric kicked a corner kick on the right side, Tang Zheng jumped high, forced Paulinho and Kim Yingquan to complete the header attack, and the football flew to the far end of the goal with an obvious parabola.

Goalkeeper Li Shuai made a save, but Tang Zheng's football angle was too tricky, so he could only declare that the whip was out of reach.

Before the end of the first half, it was Tang Zheng again, he received Benzema's return pass at the front of the penalty area and chose to shoot directly from a distance without stopping, the football was like a cannonball, and Li Shuai, who was disturbed by his teammates' vision, was too late to make a save after seeing the football......

The soccer ball was like a cannonball, grazing the inside edge of the goal post on the right side and crashing into the snow-white net.

3:0

With a three-goal lead, the big picture is already a foregone conclusion for Real Madrid.

In the second half, Real Madrid's offensive was mainly controlled by Tang Zheng and slowed down the pace of attack.

Guangzhou Evergrande has performed very well in the Chinese Super League and the AFC Champions League in the past two years, but there is still a huge gap compared with the world's top teams like Real Madrid.

If it weren't for Real Madrid's deliberate slowing down of the attacking tempo, Real Madrid would likely have scored a fourth or fifth goal......

Obviously, Real Madrid, with Tang Zheng as the core, is merciful under his hands.

In the end, Real Madrid defeated Guangzhou Evergrande 3:0 at the Yokohama International Stadium with Tang Zheng's two goals, and met River Plate in the final of this Club World Cup.

The referee on duty blew the whistle for the end of the game, and Tang Zheng shook hands with his teammates and then took the initiative to comfort his teammates of Guangzhou Evergrande's national team.

From the perspective of overall strength, Guangzhou Evergrande does have a huge gap with Real Madrid, but from the perspective of player performance, it is still very good, if it is not for Gao Lin is still as 'stable' as ever, Guangzhou Evergrande is very likely to score goals on Real Madrid.

Of course, Tang Zheng, who is the banner of Chinese football, not only shook hands with his teammates in the national team, but also other Evergrande players, including head coach Scolari and other members of the coaching staff.

Tang Zheng shook hands with all the Evergrande players and then walked to the captain Zheng Zhi, and stretched out his right hand with a smile: "Brother Zhi, do you have a plan for New Year's Day?"

"Not yet. Zheng Zhi was stunned, and he didn't know why Tang Zheng asked: "Something?"

"Lina and I are going to get married on New Year's Day, and if you don't have other arrangements, I hope you will bring your sister-in-law and nephew to my wedding. ”

"I finally decided to get married!" Zheng Zhi subconsciously patted Tang Zheng's right shoulder and said with a smile: "Don't worry, it will definitely arrive!"

"Okay, then I'll pull you into the WeChat group later, and then I will collectively notify the specific location, you know, many paparazzi are staring at me. ”

Zheng Zhi tapped his chin lightly, expressing his understanding, after all, at Tang Zheng's level, the degree of attention is unimaginable.

Immediately, he went to other teammates of the national team who had a better relationship.

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Three days later, the final of the Club World Cup between Real Madrid and River Plate was played at the Yokohama International Arena.

Prior to this, Guangzhou Evergrande and Hiroshima Three Arrows played a third and fourth place final, with the goals of Paulinho and Huang Bowen, Guangzhou Evergrande defeated Hiroshima Three Arrows 2:1 and won the third place in this Club World Cup.

Two hours later, the Club World Cup final between Real Madrid and River Plate will kick off in time at the 73,000-capacity Yokohama International Arena.

Compared with the third and fourth place finals, the level of attention in the final is obviously higher, and the number of fans entering the stadium crushes the number of fans in the third and fourth finals is the best evidence.

Before the start of the game, Tang Zheng took the initiative to walk to his former River Plate teammate Poncio in the players' tunnel.

Six years have passed in a blink of an eye, and the River Plate team is also a thing, the old people go to the new people, in addition to the familiar jerseys, River Plate is only left with an acquaintance of Poncio.

Due to time constraints, the exchange between the two did not last long, but it was agreed that it would continue after the match.

After three days of rest, the whole Real Madrid team has completely recovered from jet lag and found its best competitive condition.

In the twentieth minute, Modric took a corner kick on the left side of the attack, Tang Zheng jumped high in front of the ball and rubbed the ball back, and Ramos, who was ambushed at the far end, rushed to the top of the ball and smashed the ball into the lower left corner of the goal, helping Real Madrid lead 1:0.

River Plate is not much worse than Real Madrid in terms of overall strength, but after all, it is slightly lacking in the final goal, and even if they strengthen their attack, there is no way to convert the opportunity into a goal.

Frequent wasted chances were punished, and Carvajal received a wide range of long passes from Toni Kroos and went straight to the bottom.

When everyone thought Carvajal was looking for Benzema, he suddenly passed an inverted triangle, and Tang Zheng, who was outflanking the follow-up in time, completed a very easy push before the penalty spot, and the football rolled against the turf to the bottom right corner of the goal.

Goalkeeper Barroviro went down to the ground quickly, and his fingers also touched the football, but Tang Zheng's push force was too large, and the football did not completely change the trajectory.

2:0

"Whoa—"

The fans at the Yokohama International Stadium shouted loudly and deafeningly.

From a competitive point of view, Real Madrid have the chance to win!

River Plate, who are two goals down, have little choice but they have to press out and play or their confidence will suffer as time goes on.

Real Madrid, who had a two-goal lead, played very maturely, chose to control the tempo when they had no chances, and maintained a 2-0 lead until the end of the first half.

The fifteen-minute break passed quickly, and River Plate had no choice but to step up their attack.

It's just that they haven't found a hole in Real Madrid's defense before they conceded the first goal, and Jesus, who came on as a substitute, received a long pass from Tang Zheng and drove straight into Huanglong.

And this goal was also the last goal of the game.

In the end, Real Madrid defeated River Plate 3-0 at the Yokohama International Arena to successfully defend the Club World Cup title.

It is worth mentioning that after the game, Tang Zheng took the initiative to walk to River Plate's captain Poncio, first to comfort the former teammate partner, and then to send an invitation to the wedding.

The on-site staff were very efficient and quickly set up a simple podium, and Tang Zheng won the Golden Boot award for this Club World Cup with three goals, and also became the best player of this Club World Cup.

"Now...... Real Madrid, winner of the 12th FIFA Club World Cup, is invited to take the stage to receive the medals......"

After the runner-up River Plate received the award, the Real Madrid players stepped onto the podium under the reminder of the live broadcast.

"Whoa—"

Not long after, under the chanting of the fans, the Real Madrid captain held the championship trophy high, and the frenzied atmosphere came to its peak.

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Instead of returning to Madrid, the Real Madrid players who had finished their Club World Cup campaign were disbanded on the spot and entered a short winter break.

Tang Zheng took a flight back to Shanghai from Yokohama because ...... He's getting married.

In addition to Tang Zheng's flight to Shanghai, Real Madrid also has James Rodriguez among the players, who will be one of Tang Zheng's large brother group.