Chapter 065: Closed Down?

The score of the 120-square-meter scoreboard at the Olympic Stadium in Berlin changed from 0:0 to 0:1, which also meant that Barcelona, who had drawn the away team's signing, broke the deadlock and Real Madrid fell behind again.

Why is it said to be behind again?

In the Copa del Rey final six days ago, Real Madrid conceded two goals and then scored three goals in a row.

However, most of the Real Madrid players on the pitch and the Real Madrid fans in the stands were not worried, because they have experienced too many times this season to fall behind and then overtake, and a goal behind is nothing for them.

The most time the score was down was three goals, what was the result?

4:3!!

Score four goals in a row while trailing by three goals!

But some people are worried, Tang Zheng is counted as one, and head coach Ancelotti is also counted as one.

Tang Zheng's most direct feeling is that his teammates are a little unimpressed, and it is one thing to lose a ball at all.

Of course, it's good to have that mentality a lot of the time, but it's the Champions League final!

The Champions League final is clearly more important than the domestic league and Copa del Rey finals.

Barcelona is on par with Real Madrid, which means that Barcelona is not to be underestimated!

Coach Carlo Ancelotti's concern stemmed from the performance of the players in the preparations, and the game felt like it was in place before the game even started.

Falling behind didn't make them aware of the situation, so Ancelotti was worried that the burst of confidence in his players would affect the rest of the game.

Sure enough!

The nonchalant attitude of the game put Real Madrid at a disadvantage in the five-five-goal race, because Barcelona were runners-up in the league and Copa del Rey finals in succession, and the players were holding back their energy to beat Real Madrid in this crucial Champions League final to win the title.

Most of the Real Madrid players have a different mentality, they think that it must be Real Madrid who will win the game in any case, and the current lag is only temporary.

Since the result is the champion, then ...... Does the process still matter?

Tang Zheng was keenly aware of his teammates' laziness and carelessness, but he did not directly reprimand his teammates, but made up for the mistakes made by his teammates through his own efforts, and then told his teammates through practice.

Once again, he shoveled the football out of the sideline by falling to the ground and putting a shovel, Tang Zheng rarely got up and spread his hands and complained to his teammates: "Hey~ brothers, can you concentrate a little bit? Now we are one goal behind instead of one goal ahead!"

Marcelo and Modric knew that if Tang Zheng didn't make up for the position in time, it was likely to form a gap in the side defense, so they humbly agreed with Tang Zheng's statement, but Cristiano Ronaldo, who did not actively return to the defense, pouted disapprovingly, and didn't know what he was talking to himself.

Cristiano Ronaldo has special treatment in Real Madrid's tactics, he doesn't have to defend, he just needs to score.

However, Cristiano Ronaldo has not been able to play his best in the last few key battles, so Real Madrid can only rely on the injured Tang Zheng to turn the tide, and the media intentionally or unintentionally fueled the trouble, Cristiano Ronaldo is quite dissatisfied.

The free kick turmoil in the second leg of the Champions League semifinals made the relationship between the two fall to a freezing point, although they were not exposed to the lens of the media, but they basically don't speak now, and Cristiano Ronaldo, who does not admit defeat, naturally does not want his performance to be worse than Tang Zheng, even if it is the influence of the team, so he is unhappy with Tang Zheng's complaints.

Cristiano Ronaldo did not say it to his face, but proved his existence with actions.

It's just that this kind of performance is not helpful for the whole Real Madrid team, and Cristiano Ronaldo, who received a pass from his team-mates, hoped to help the team equalize through his individual ability, but many times it backfired......

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"Cristiano Ronaldo played very alone today, and when his teammates ran out of space, he chose to break through or cut inside to shoot instead of passing the ball to his teammates, which also led to Real Madrid's attack not opening up the situation for a long time......"

Yang 5 commentator He Wei was a little upset about Cristiano Ronaldo not pass the ball to Tang Zheng.

Ten minutes later, the scoreboard was still 0-1, with Barcelona leading Real Madrid thanks to Rakitic's goal.

In fact, Real Madrid were quite threatening in the few attacks they were behind, but they were slightly lacking in the last shot.

Of course, it also has a lot to do with the fact that absolute opportunities do not appear.

With the score behind, Tang Zheng, who is the core of Real Madrid's attack in the front, consciously increased the depth of his forward passes, trying to threaten Cristiano Ronaldo and James Rodriguez who were diagonally inserted in the ribs.

James Rodriguez, who responded, was okay and would choose to hand the ball to Tang Zheng when he didn't have a chance to get up.

Only Cristiano Ronaldo, Tang Zheng's passing is like a meat bun beating a dog, there is no return.

Cristiano Ronaldo has the privilege of not having to defend in the Real Madrid team, and the second is having absolute right to fire.

He has the right to open fire whenever and wherever he wants.

It is precisely because Cristiano Ronaldo has the absolute right to fire that his tactical execution is often skewed, so that some of the tactics formulated before the game cannot be played.

Football is a team sport and it can be difficult to beat a team individually, except for the stars at certain times.

There's no denying Cristiano Ronaldo's ability, but he sometimes tends to fall into a situation of relative arrogance, wanting to be the one to solve the battle whenever and wherever he is.

If he can solve the battle casually, then he is not a man, he is a god!

To get back to the point, Real Madrid's attack has no way to pose a real threat to Barcelona fans, and Barcelona's defense doesn't feel the pressure, while the attacking players focus most of their attention on attacking, which leads to a sharp reduction in Real Madrid's offensive and more attention on defense.

With the exception of Cristiano Ronaldo at the top, Karim Benzema and James Rodriguez both shrank into the 30-metre zone to assist in the overall defence.

The defense is always passive, giving people a sense of fear.

Maybe it's hard for Real Madrid fans to feel it, but coach Carlo Ancelotti can feel it deeply.

First of all, Real Madrid fell behind by one goal, most of the players on the field were still a little careless, and now they are in a passive defense, and he is a little worried that the team will concede another goal in the continuous passive defense.

The Champions League final is no match for the league and Copa del Rey finals, and once you are two goals down, it hangs in the air.

After all, miracles can't happen again and again.

Fortunately, Tang Zheng performed well and was able to appear in the core area of the defense in time to resolve the danger.

But then again, the competition can't rely on Tang Zheng alone, the whole is king.

Looking at the passive situation on the field, Ancelotti turned back to the coach's bench and pulled his assistant Kramente to discuss with Zidane to see if he should adjust his tactics.

Whether to keep the offensive and try to equalize as soon as possible, or to defend first and then wait for the opportunity to counterattack.

After two minutes of discussion and analysis of the situation, Carlo Ancelotti finally decided to let his team withdraw first to solidify the defense and then wait for an opportunity to counter-attack.

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Carlo Ancelotti's changes were decisive and effective, and the game continued until half an hour, and the attacking Barcelona were unable to knock on Casillas to guard the goal, and Real Madrid also organized several effective counter-attacks.

It's just that Cristiano Ronaldo looked a little lonely during the counter-attack, didn't hand over the ball at the right time, and waited until he reached a dead end to hand it over too late......

In addition, James Rodriguez is not the kind of wing player who is absolutely fast, so Real Madrid's quick counter-attack did not pose a direct threat to Ter Stegen's goal.

However, Tang Zheng once threatened Ter Stegen with a free kick in front of the goal, and the football was full of power, grazing the outer edge of the left post of the goal and crashing into the billboard, making a crisp collision sound, and causing a burst of exclamations from Barcelona fans.

In the first 30 minutes of the first half, Cristiano Ronaldo attempted five shots on goal, all but one of which was limp and was held in Ter Stegen's arms.

Therefore, Yang 5 commentator He Wei said Cristiano Ronaldo more than once during the commentary, and he hoped that Cristiano Ronaldo could be more selfless than before, and could cooperate with Tang Zheng to create enough threats.

It's a pity that Cristiano Ronaldo seems to be more keen on solving the battle on his own, and has not thought of relying on the whole at all.

In other words, I thought about it, but I just didn't want to have too much contact with Tang Zheng, so I had the performance of being too independent in the past half an hour.

The game continued, and the importance of the Champions League final was unspeakable to both sides, so they didn't dare to get too involved in the attack when they still had a lot of time, for fear of being used by the opponent behind them.

At this stage of the tournament, losing a game would be losing a season's effort.

No matter who it is, they don't want to lose the game.

Caution was the main theme followed by both teams for the rest of the first half.

Until Kakir blew the final whistle of the first half, the scoreboard showed no change.

0:1

Real Madrid in front, Barcelona in the back.

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The close-up shots of the live broadcast switched from the core players of both sides of the game one after another, and the interesting thing is that the Barcelona players who led the score and the Real Madrid players who fell behind the score had almost the same expressions, both natural, and even showed a faint smile.

If you don't look at the score, you will think that the first half is evenly matched.

But then again, a tie can also affect the mood of the players, because a draw is impossible to tell the winner.

The only thing that can be explained is that some Real Madrid players have a problem with their mentality and do not take this Champions League final very seriously.

Of course, Tang Zheng's expression was very serious, his brows were tightly locked, and he turned his head from time to time to say something to Modric and Toni Kroos, and he was also making gestures in his hands, obviously reviewing the problems that occurred in the first half of the end of the first half, adding impressions and correcting them.

At the same time, Andy Gray, the British Sky commentator in the commentary seat, commented on the end of the first half: "In general, both sides played some tactics arranged before the game, and the score was not different, but Real Madrid's attack was relatively monotonous, or Cristiano Ronaldo's personal desire for performance was too strong, and he did not hand over the football at the right time to his teammates, thus losing the best attacking opportunity......"

"Barcelona has a clear hierarchy of attacks, and after the score is ahead, the number of attackers is gradually reduced due to the fear of Real Madrid's attack, and the number of passes is less, and the number of horizontal passes is more, I think...... The real time to decide the outcome of the game was in the last ten minutes of the second half......"

As soon as the words fell, the commentator Martin Taylor smiled: "I said old man, can you say something new? This season's Real Madrid often reverses the game when they are behind, and the goal of the game appears in the last few minutes of the game, and you say that the time to decide the outcome of the game is in the last ten minutes of the second half, isn't this equivalent to changing the soup but not the medicine?" haha~"

Tang Zheng, who returned to the locker room, did not listen to the team's tactical adjustments in the second half for the first time, but treated the right thigh muscle with the assistance of team doctor Olmo.

After forty-five minutes of fierce fighting in the first half, Tang Zheng felt a little uncomfortable, but he could persevere, but he gritted his teeth.

Otherwise, he could have been a little more active in the last fifteen minutes of the first half.

Faced with the inquiry of the team doctor Olmer, Tang Zheng did not hide it: "It hurts a little and I can bear it, but I am worried that I will not be able to hold on to ......it in the game."

Olmer frowned, pondered for half a minute, he knew the importance of the Champions League title to the team, so he tentatively asked: "A closed shot?"

"Closed?"

Hearing this word, Tang Zheng subconsciously raised his eyebrows, a little afraid.

Before and after the career, the word closed has not been heard less.

"That's right, closed. Olmo is well-informed and has experienced a lot of stars, thinking that Tang Zheng is worried about his future career, so he gave a simple explanation.

After hearing the general idea, Tang Zheng tapped his chin: "I'm fine." ”

In fact, even if it affects his future career, Tang Zheng plans to take a closed injection.

In front of the champion, everything is a small thing!

However, before closing Tang Zheng, the team doctor Olmer first talked to head coach Ancelotti, and after seeing Tang Zheng's persistence, Ancelotti nodded and agreed.

As Tang Zheng thought, in front of the champion, people and sacrifices are worth it.

Besides, it's the last game of the season, and then a month-and-a-half-month break is enough to recover.

Real Madrid is now relying more and more on Tang Zheng's performance, and if the game suddenly loses Tang Zheng, Ancelotti can't imagine what the next game will be.

Of course, playing closed is something that the other players don't know.

By the time the fight was over, Tang Zheng's thigh muscles only felt a slight pain, and this feeling became negligible as time went on.

The remaining forty-five minutes, no problem at all!

Even if there is overtime, you can stick to it!

In the blink of an eye, the fifteen-minute half-time break passed, and the players from both sides walked from their dressing rooms towards the players' tunnel and then entered the pitch to make final preparations for the second half of the 2014-2015 Champions League final.