Chapter 049: Do You Understand?

In the past 32 rounds of La Liga in the 2014-2015 season, Real Madrid ranked first in the league with 29 wins, 3 draws and 90 points, Barcelona ranked second in the league with 25 wins, 4 draws and 3 losses with 79 points, and Atletico Madrid ranked third in the league with 24 wins, 5 draws and 3 losses and 77 points.

With the last six rounds of the league remaining, Real Madrid basically means winning the league with half a hand, and there is not much suspense, so in this case, the focus of the media in Spain and abroad has shifted.

La Liga's single-season point record is 100 points, held by Real Madrid in the 2011-2012 season and Barcelona in the 2012-2013 season, with six rounds left in the league, and Real Madrid, who are in first place in the league, are likely to hit this record.

Therefore, many media and fans are wondering whether Real Madrid, which is in hot league form this season, will set a new single-season points record.

Die-hard fans have a more pertinent answer, believing that the team should relax and focus on the next Champions League semi-final after basically winning the league title.

Juventus is the weakest team in the overall strength of the four teams that have advanced to the semifinals of the Champions League, but Juventus is the champion of Serie A, and the Champions League has passed all the way, and it has directly proved that it has the strength to impact the Champions League, so Real Madrid, which is in full form this season, cannot underestimate Juventus.

Some fans believe that Real Madrid should fight for a single-season points record, after all, there are not many points left, as long as they get eleven points in the last six rounds of the league, three wins and two draws.

However, for Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti, he is more concerned about the league title and the health of the players.

The league title is more tangible than the so-called record, and the season is coming to an end, the fitness of the players is varying degrees, if once the league is won, Ancelotti decided to give the main players a good rest in order to prepare for the two-legged Champions League semi-final against Juventus.

After playing the second leg of the Champions League quarterfinals in midweek, Ancelotti made certain adjustments to the lineup in the 33rd round of the league away to Celta on the weekend, and Tang Zheng, as the absolute core of the main force, did not appear in the starting list, but on the substitute list.

So Chinese media reporters and fans who follow La Liga's 'China Derby' are disappointed, and Chinese international Sun Jingbo has been in excellent form recently, and is one of the biggest contributors to Celta's stay away from the relegation zone.

Celta's home game against Real Madrid, Sun Jingbo naturally appeared in the starting lineup, but China's No. 1 star Tang Zheng did not make his debut, and he sat on the bench.

Despite this, Sun Jingbo, who has been in good form recently, helped the home team break the deadlock in the 11th minute of the game, causing countless Chinese fans sitting in front of the TV to shout wildly, but Real Madrid is Real Madrid after all, even if the squad is partially rotated, the overall strength is stronger than Celta.

Goals from Isco and Hernandez helped Real Madrid overtake the score, and in the second half, Sun Jingbo's assist helped Celta equalise, but it was the goals of substitutes Cristiano Ronaldo and Sergio Ramos to lock the score at 4:2.

Tang Zheng, who was followed by Chinese fans, only came off the bench in the 83rd minute of the game to maintain the game.

There is not much left in the game, Real Madrid leads 4:2 away, Celta can be said to have no desire this season, they have no hope of relegation in Europe, so they did not work hard, until the end of the game, the score was 4:2.

Tang Zheng basically didn't exert his strength in the ten-minute game he played, he was more doing tandem work and controlling the pace of the game.

Real Madrid won three points away from home, and they are one step closer to the league's single-season points record, so Tang Zheng is very urgent in the 34th round of the league compressed into midweek, even if the thigh muscle in the back of his right foot is still a little painful.

With Barcelona and Atletico Madrid winning their respective matches, the difference remains unchanged at 11 and 13 points.

Four days later, Real Madrid host Almeria.

There may not be much suspense in this game if it is placed in the middle of the league, but with the reduction of league rounds, Almeria is third from bottom in the league and there is a possibility of relegation.

Ancelotti may have taken this into account when people are forced to produce a lot of energy when they are forced to survive, and his starting line-up is led by Tang Zheng and Cristiano Ronaldo.

Indeed, even as a guest at the Bernabeu, Almeria showed a strong desire to do so.

It's unrealistic to win Real Madrid as a guest, but it's still possible to get out of the way.

Iron Bucket Array.

Four-six-zero formation.

In the 45th minute of the first half, Almeria completely gave up the attack, and Real Madrid conducted a half-time attacking drill.

Almeria, who were united, got a very happy result at the end of the first half, 0:0.

During the break, Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti said directly to Tang Zheng: "Hey ~ Tang, you should be more directly involved in the attack, instead of combing and transitioning in the midfield, that's not your job!"

Tang Zheng, who was frowning, tapped his chin lightly, and he couldn't help but touch his strained right thigh while sitting on the luxurious sofa.

It's really hard to say.

The World Cup was played last summer, so much so that La Liga was compressed this season, resulting in a back-to-back double of fixtures.

With the Champions League semi-finals just around the corner, two games a week can be a load for the team.

The most important thing is that the current team's thinking is not unified enough, some want to pursue points records, and some want to stay in the Champions League semi-finals.

Tang Zheng has never liked to force others, so he wants to achieve a certain goal through his own efforts.

The same is true for league single-season points records.

In the second half, Tang Zheng strengthened his running coverage and changed from an offensive organizer to a direct participant.

In the 54th minute, Modric took a corner kick on the right side, Tang Zheng jumped high at the penalty spot, twisted his waist and threw the ball into the lower right corner of the goal.

Almeria goalkeeper Ruben made a save, but couldn't touch the football......

At the same time, Tang Zheng was hit by Almeria defender Canorrea, who was half a beat late in the process of falling his body, from the opposite direction, so that Tang Zheng, who had no room to borrow, lost his center of gravity.

The football crashed into the snow-white net, so no one's attention was on Tang Zheng.

Originally, Tang Zheng jumped with his left foot and landed with his left foot, but he was hit by Canorea like this, causing the center of gravity of his body to move from the left to the right.

When there was no way, Tang Zheng's body instinctively chose to land with his right foot closer to the ground to maintain his body balance.

However, at the moment when his right foot landed, Tang Zheng noticed a sudden pain in the muscles on the back of his right thigh, and he suddenly felt bad!

Worst!

Because...... No one knows their body better than they do!

In order to maximize the unloading, Tang Zheng fell to the ground, and the other Real Madrid players in the Almeria defensive penalty area did not think so much, and lay on Tang Zheng's back one after another, venting the pressure brought by the goal.

Although some players are not interested in the single-season points record, they always want to break the record when they are close to it.

A win over Almeria would put Real Madrid on 96 points, just four points off La Liga's single-season standstill.

Cristiano Ronaldo stretched out his hand to pull Tang Zheng up, Tang Zheng tried to feel the force of his right thigh, and his eyebrows were raised again, Cristiano Ronaldo realized that Tang Zheng might have a problem, and asked curiously: "Tang, what's wrong?"

"It's fine. Tang Zheng shook his head and said, "Small problem." ”

After that, without waiting for Cristiano Ronaldo to speak, he turned around and ran towards his own half.

Cristiano Ronaldo had doubts, but he was relieved when he saw that Tang Zheng had no problems running.

The commentators who suspected that Tang Zheng was injured changed the topic when they saw that Tang Zheng was running normally, and developed in the direction of Real Madrid's single-season points record in the league.

In the process of running, Tang Zheng was actually hesitating, he was thinking about whether to explain the situation to the team doctor, but he shook his head when he thought that the Champions League semifinals were getting closer and closer......

I intend to continue to hold on!

Real Madrid at home has the lead, and the frenzy at the Bernabeu Stadium has risen significantly, and almost every Real Madrid fan who attended the stadium has invested in the creation of a frenzied atmosphere, making it impossible for the visiting Almeria to play even if they have the prospect of equalizing.

In the shouts of the home fans, the midfield controlled by Tang Zheng launched a tidal attack, so that the backward Almeria did not have any extra thoughts to put into the attack.

Of course, Tang Zheng, who had a thigh muscle strain, did not directly participate in the attack, but retreated behind the scenes and made the ball for his teammates.

Five minutes later, Real Madrid doubled their lead.

Tang Zheng found Cristiano Ronaldo with a long left-footed pass of more than 40 meters near the midfield, who kicked the ball into the top corner of the goal with a left-footed volley without stopping the ball, and goalkeeper Ruben did not react......

2:0

Real Madrid, who are two goals ahead, played more easily, as Almeria, who were two goals down, realised that it was almost impossible for them to take a point away from the Bernabeu, so they aimed to concede fewer goals......

Real Madrid will start the first leg of the Champions League semi-final next week, and winning at home doesn't need to be a goal scorer, just a win.

Head coach Carlo Ancelotti also took advantage of a dead-ball opportunity to dictate to the players on the field, signaling the team's attacking tempo to slow down and control the pace of the game.

Until the end of the game, the score of 2:0 did not change in any way.

In the other two key matches played later, Barcelona beat Getafe 6-0 at home, and Atletico Madrid beat Villarreal 1-0 away, which means that the points gap between Real Madrid, Barcelona and Atletico Madrid remains unchanged, still 11 and 13 points.

If Barcelona lose points at home, Real Madrid could have won the league title four rounds earlier.

However, it is only a matter of time before Real Madrid, who have an eleven-point advantage, win the league title, and the fastest is to challenge Sevilla in the next round, as long as they remain unbeaten to win the 2014-2015 La Liga season.

However, Real Madrid will travel to Sevilla in the first leg of this season's Champions League semi-finals and will travel to Juventus Arena to take on Juventus.

The tournaments have all come to the semi-finals, and no opponent should be underestimated.

Because the game often reaches this stage, what is tested is no longer the overall strength of the two sides, but the on-the-spot performance of the game.

If you want players to play better in the game, it is nothing more than a lot of physical fitness and a good mentality.

In addition to having a good mentality, Real Madrid players have to put a big question mark on their physical fitness.

Juventus have a clearer points lead over Real Madrid in La Liga, having already won the league title in the last round, and Real Madrid still need to remain unbeaten at the Estadio Pizjuán to secure the league title.

One positive and one negative, the gap is reflected.

After the game, Tang Zheng returned directly to the locker room again, and Cristiano Ronaldo, who had always been suspicious, raised his eyebrows and followed.

Tang Zheng, who returned to the locker room, first rubbed the muscles of his thighs, and then took out the usual ice pack from the refrigerator and applied it.

At this moment, Cristiano Ronaldo happened to open the door of the home team's locker room and saw Tang Zheng holding an ice pack to compress the muscles on the back of his right thigh.

"Don, tell me honestly, did you strain your thigh muscles?" Cristiano Ronaldo said, pointing to the place where Tang Zheng was holding the ice pack.

Tang Zheng rolled his eyes, he was all 'caught', and he couldn't explain anything, so he shrugged his shoulders: "It's just a small strain, no problem." ”

"You're a thigh muscle...... Cristiano Ronaldo suddenly remembered: "No wonder the way you play has changed in the last three games, it turns out that you have strained your muscles......"

"It's all said it's a minor problem, don't worry. Tang Zheng put down the ice pack, got up and patted Cristiano Ronaldo on the shoulder.

"Is it really a small problem?"

Cristiano Ronaldo looked at Tang Zheng's right thigh suspiciously: "I think I should tell Olmer that his judgment is convincing." ”

Immediately, Cristiano Ronaldo turned around and walked to the door of the dressing room, leaving Tang Zheng with a back.

Where doesn't Tang Zheng know what Cristiano Ronaldo is going to do?

If you really let the team doctor come, not to mention that you can't play in the next round of the away game against Sevilla, the first leg of the Champions League is called suspense......

"Don't ......" Tang Zheng hurriedly got up and grabbed Cristiano Ronaldo.

"I need a reason. ”

Cristiano Ronaldo looked back at Tang Zheng incomprehensibly, and said slowly,

So, Tang Zheng said his original intention.

Tang Zheng thought that Cristiano Ronaldo would help to conceal it temporarily, but he didn't expect Cristiano Ronaldo's tone to be an octave higher, and he said unhappily: "Do you think you won't be able to win without a team?

Tang Zheng didn't expect Cristiano Ronaldo to think like this at all, and hurriedly explained: "I didn't mean that, I just want to win the game through my own efforts, create a new league points record and win the league championship, I hope you can understand me, Cristiano." ”

"Understand you, how to understand you, understand that Real Madrid can't win without Real Madrid, can't set records, can't win the league title?"

Cristiano Ronaldo is unabated.

"I ......"

Tang Zheng didn't know what to say, Cristiano Ronaldo turned around and patted Tang Zheng on the right shoulder, and his voice changed: "You have to believe us, just like me or other teammates can win the game when they are injured, the team is a whole, and Sevilla and Juventus are not strong, I don't want you to miss the final because of these games, do you understand?"