Chapter 072: A Subtle Gap

"Oh, oh, oh-"

The Stade Calderón suddenly erupted in an exclamation, especially from the Atletico Madrid fans behind the goal, who saw more clearly than the other fans in the stands, so the momentum was the loudest.

Many Atletico fans chose to close their eyes, fold their palms together, and pray to God, hoping that God would be with them in this moment.

Goalkeeper Courtois made a subconscious save, but it was still half a beat slower than the speed of the football.

The ball slammed into the snow-white net in the upper left corner of the goal with a devastating momentum, and it was not until the momentum stopped that it fell to the ground due to gravity.

The whole stadium was silent for about half a second, and the Real Madrid fans who reacted subconsciously raised their arms and shouted, as if they were killing their opponents.

“Goooooooooooooooooal——”

Countless on-site commentators instinctively elongated their voices, venting the great passion brought by Tang Zheng's direct free kick.

In the fourth minute of stoppage time, Real Madrid drew Atletico Madrid!

Tang Zheng, who scored the goal, looked particularly excited, he opened his arms and ran all the way to the corner flag area on the right side of the attack, clasped his knees, rushed forward, leaned back with his upper half, and stuck his instep and knee on the green turf at the same time, and then left two long sliding marks.

Behind him was a group of exuberant Real Madrid players.

Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti in front of the away team's dugout jumped up as if he had weighed the first prize ticket, and excitedly hugged his nervous assistants Clement and Zidane next to him.

And Cristiano Ronaldo, who stood on tiptoe in the players' tunnel, felt like he had scored a goal, excitedly raised his arms and shouted, if it wasn't for the staff waiting at the entrance of the player's tunnel to stop him, he also wanted to hug Tang Zheng like other teammates, and feel the great excitement of a desperate equalizer up close.

Koke, who had turned yellow and red in the final stages of stoppage time, looked very disappointed, he lowered his head and hid his face with his hands.

If there is a regret pill in the world, Cork will definitely not choose to foul.

After all, he was still a little away from the penalty area, and there were other teammates behind him......

One misstep will be hated for thousands of years.

Of course, no one is paying attention to the movements of Atletico Madrid's players at this time, because even the eye-catching Simeone has not been cared for, let alone Koke, who was sent off.

The Real Madrid players were excited like children, and they yelled and let off steam.

It is a great shame for a Real Madrid player to be beaten home and away by Atletico, after all, the last time they were beaten by Atletico Madrid was 63 years ago.

Historic humiliation, no one wants to feel.

Tang Zheng's equalizing goal was undoubtedly a lifesaver, especially Real Madrid's captain Ramos.

In the absence of Casillas, the elder Moss, as captain, must take responsibility.

At the same time, the central 5 commentator He Wei continued to shout: "Tang Zheng's direct free kick can be described as invaluable! If I am not mistaken, Atletico Madrid's last league double defeat of Real Madrid was back 63 years ago, I believe that 95% of the fans sitting in front of the TV are not 63 years old, so Tang Zheng's goal is equivalent to saving Real Madrid and saving the confidence of Real Madrid fans in front of Atletico Madrid fans!"

Thiago Diego, the commentator of Spanish National Television 5, shouted hysterically: "A wonderful direct free kick to score! In Chinese terms, it is a panacea for life! The miraculous Don helped Real Madrid save Real Madrid in the final stages of injury time with a miraculous goal! A point difference is much better than a four!"

Immediately, the live director restored the entire slow-motion replay of Tang Zheng's direct free kick.

No matter which lens you look at, Tang Zheng's direct free kick is flawless.

Power, angle, it's perfect.

Martin Taylor, a guest commentator on Sky TV, habitually praised Tang Zheng: "If the perfect score is 100 points, I would give Tang 101 points! Don't ask me why! Because you in front of the TV already know the answer! In the final stage of injury time, and it was a direct free kick 35 meters away from the goal! He scored the goalkeeper who is currently the best performer in the entire La Liga! I think tomorrow's newspaper headlines could use 'Don' to save Real Madrid!"

Andy Gray shook his head and smiled: "I have to say that our Martin's prophetic ability is very amazing, of course, what surprises us even more is that Don was able to grasp this opportunity that is not an opportunity......! An away draw is not the best result for Real Madrid, because the same rules for La Liga points are based on the relationship between the two sides, and if they end up drawing away to Atletico Madrid, Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid will have the upper hand. ”

As soon as the words fell, the commentator Martin Taylor smiled: "My dear buddy, the 2013-2014 La Liga season has only passed 2/3, and I believe that Don can lead Real Madrid to reverse Atletico Madrid in the remaining 1/3 of the schedule and win the final league championship." ”

"I hope your ......" said Andy Gray, pointing his right index finger to his right temple and saying, "I hope your prophetic abilities can be realized in the final round of the 2013-20014 La Liga season." ”

"It's inevitable!" Martin Taylor looked at Tang Zheng on the broadcast screen again, full of confidence.

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Before the game restarted, the live director gave the home coach Simeone a close-up, and surprisingly, his expression was not as low as expected, but kept shaking his head in resignation.

His eyes were on Tang Zheng, the best player he had ever brought so far.

As long as Tang Zheng is there, it is really difficult to decide the outcome of the game until the last lesson.

Thankfully, Cristiano Ronaldo was sent off early, and if Real Madrid had been given a few more minutes, it would have been inevitable that there would have been a last-minute strike.

The most important aspect of Atletico's tactical play is to keep running, and running requires plenty of physical strength as support.

Human physical fitness is limited, and the game is most clearly reflected at the end.

In addition to the lack of ability, Koke's foul is more because of the severe physical exertion, so that his defensive movements are a little deformed.

Of course, Simeone doesn't blame any of the players.

A player with outstanding ability like Tang Zheng, as long as he is given a chance, he can successfully grasp it.

Simeone turned his head to look at the Atletico Madrid players on the field, except for a few players who seemed helpless, more players were not convinced, so his depressed mood was alleviated, after all, the league still has 1/3 of the schedule, and the one-point advantage and the relationship between each other may be an insurmountable gap.

So Simeone yelled at captain Gabi, and then made a tactical gesture that only his team could understand.

Gabi tapped his chin in understanding.

As Simeone guessed, Real Madrid, who equalized in the final stage of injury time, was so full of momentum that they were almost scored twice by Real Madrid at the last minute.

Diego Costa handed the ball to David Villa, who handed it to Cristian Rodriguez, and in the face of the menacing Real Madrid players, the Atletico Madrid player who got the ball was prejudged in advance by Real Madrid central defender Pepe without a few passes, and Xavi Alonso handed the ball to Tang Zheng, who pulled out the space.

Tang Zheng has a strong ability to read the game, has a wide field of vision, and makes a long pass to attack the right side with a slight adjustment of his right foot, and the young player Jesse, who came off the bench in the second half, inserts it at high speed, and then eats Felipe raw with speed, and runs all the way.

He sent a close cross from the right side of the attack parallel to the line of the penalty area, and Morata was very coquettish in a coquettish position, suddenly accelerating between Godin and Miranda to finish with a shot that fell to the ground.

If it weren't for goalkeeper Courtois's quick reaction in front of the goal and holding the ball off the original trajectory with one palm, Real Madrid would probably have exceeded the score with this counterattack led by Tang Zheng.

"Oh, oh, oh-"

Suddenly, a huge exclamation rang out over Calderón Stadium.

Those players with bad hearts saw this scene and almost caused a heart attack.

One point becomes zero points, which is difficult for anyone to accept, and if Atletico Madrid loses 1:2 at home, Real Madrid will overtake Atletico Madrid by two points, and in the case of a tie between wins and losses, they will be disadvantaged because of the lack of away goals.

The referee on duty, Ferrero, did not give Real Madrid a chance to attack from a corner, and directly blew the whistle in his mouth: "Beep~Beep~Beep~~"

"Woo-woo-"

At the same time, a deafening loud boo rang out over the Calderón Stadium.

It wasn't just the home fans who booed, but Real Madrid fans as well.

Although Ferrero blew the whistle for the first time to end the game, the home fans did not give Ferrero face at all, and they vaguely remembered referee Ferrero blacking out the penalty that belonged to Atletico Madrid, and then sending off Koke in the final stage of injury time.

Atletico Madrid fans can even forgive referee Ferrero for not awarding a penalty and sending off Koke, what they are unforgivable is that Ferrero actually gave Tang Zheng a chance to take a direct free kick, that is to say, if Ferrero does not blow a free kick, Atletico Madrid can kill Real Madrid home and away!

The reason for the boos among Real Madrid fans is simple, they are aware that the team they support is showing signs of breaking out, and if referee Ferrero gives him a little more time, even if there is even a corner, Real Madrid may use the last attacking opportunity to beat Atletico.

With the huge boos that erupted at Calderón Stadium, the close-up of the live director was given to the referee Ferrero.

It is not difficult to see from his face that he is helpless.

It is undeniable that he has a bit of a problem with law enforcement in this game, but after all, people are not computers, and it is impossible not to make mistakes.

Of course, the live director did not give referee Ferrero much time, he quickly switched the camera and gave Real Madrid the number ten.

In other words, Tang Zheng is the best player of the game.

Yang 5 commentator He Wei said excitedly: "Tang Zheng deserves to be the best on the spot! He played the most incomparable role at both ends of the offensive and defensive ends, and no player in the whole game can surpass it, if the referee Ferrero can give Real Madrid one last corner kick attack, maybe the score may change." ”

Atletico Madrid coach Simeone, meanwhile, breathed a sigh of relief.

Just now, Jesse crossed, Morata outflanked and almost led to a stunner in the game.

Fortunately, the referee did not give Real Madrid another corner, otherwise the game would not have been able to get a point.

Ancelotti, the coach of the visiting team, looked a little angry, and his son Ferrero blew the whistle at the end of the game as soon as he walked to the fourth official to complain that Ferrero ended the game early.

Even if the game time has come to 96 minutes.

Real Madrid captain Sergio Ramos also approached referee Ferrero and thought he should give another corner kick.

But then again, the whistle has sounded at the end of the game, which means that the second leg of the 2013-2014 La Liga Madrid derby has come to an end.

In the end, Atletico drew 1-1 at home to Real Madrid, scoring one point each.

The draw between the two teams was happiest than Barcelona, who beat Almeria at home just two points behind leaders Atletico Madrid and one point behind arch-rivals Real Madrid.

It doesn't matter if it's one point or two, it's a win that can be solved.

So many Barcelona players tweeted at the end of the game, thanking the Madrid derby draw.

The same is true for Barcelona fans, but they are more inclined than the 'mediocre' of the Barcelona players.

While rejoicing, satirizing the draws between Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid.

At the regular press conference after the game, Ancelotti, who participated first, brought the best Tang Zheng on the spot to participate.

In fact, Ancelotti was in a pretty good mood, thinking that he would lose away from home but was reborn in a desperate situation at the last moment.

But people are not satisfied, and the best outcome is a draw when you have the possibility of losing, and you want to win in a draw, so Ancelotti has a little complaint.

Which of the on-site media reporters is not a thoughtful and quick responder?

They asked questions in the hope that Ancelotti would be 'more direct'.

But Carlo Ancelotti is not a young man, he has a successful career, a successful coaching career, and has his own unique way of dealing with media reporters.

Tang Zheng, who was interviewed by the media, was not as familiar with the media as Ancelotti, but he was also more than flexible, so the away team's regular press conference after the game was decent and there were no bright spots.

The home team's regular post-match press conference was similar, with Simeone and captain Gabi both lackluster, disappointed that the team did not win against Real Madrid, but he insisted that the team would still be the top team in La Liga in 2013-2014 and have a higher chance of winning the title.

The next day, the mainstream European media reported the story around the Madrid derby that ended last night.

In addition to Tang Zheng, who scored the equalizer and received the ball, the focus of the media was also on referee Ferrero's two misjudgments, Cristiano Ronaldo and Koke were both sent off for accumulating yellow cards, and Atletico Madrid's assistant coach Boggs angrily sprayed the referee on the sidelines.

The focus of Chinese media reports is always only one point, and that is Tang Zheng's excellent performance.

It's just that for Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid, who drew with each other, the media coverage is no longer on their radar.

The Madrid derby that ended is a thing of the past, and new matches await them.

Before the second leg of the Champions League 1/8 finals, there are two league games each.

Real Madrid's Champions League 1/8 final second leg does not have to worry, they defeated Schalke 04 6:1 away they are equivalent to advancing to the quarterfinals of this season's Champions League, so Ancelotti's coaching team focuses on the second leg of the 2013-2014 La Liga national derby after the second leg of the Champions League 1/8 final.

The focus is not only on Real Madrid, but also on Barcelona.

Barcelona, who lost at home to Real Madrid, must win at the Bernabeu and score as many goals as possible.

The points in the top three positions of the league are very delicate now, and the rankings can be reversed at any time.