Cristiano Ronaldo fired the ball into the back of the net with an unconventional back-heel shot at the Love Song Stadium to help Real Madrid equalize away and set the basic conditions for a comeback.

However, Real Madrid will go to the devil's stadium in Turkey in the middle of next week, and if the focus is too much on the domestic league, the Champions League is a bit hanging.

On the contrary, if you focus too much on the future Champions League group stage, the domestic league will become a bit hanging, after all, Villarreal's strength should not be underestimated.

And Cristiano Ronaldo's goal helped Real Madrid equalize, which somewhat relieved coach Carlo Ancelotti, because the away draw against Villarreal, who won all three rounds of the league, was also acceptable.

The league has only started four rounds and has a high margin for error.

In addition, he believes that with the chemistry between Cristiano Ronaldo and Tang Zheng, Real Madrid's results will only get better and better.

The game went on, with the two sides attacking and defending each other in a frenzied atmosphere, but the visiting Real Madrid were more conservative than the home team Villarreal.

However, considering that Real Madrid is a super giant, the team is full of international players, and they are all the main players, the impact of the FIFA virus is not small, and the physical fitness of the players has some problems, and they will fly to Istanbul, Turkey to participate in the Champions League group stage in the middle of next week, and it is understandable to deal with the domestic league at the minimum cost.

Barcelona will also be affected, not only will they have to stay in the Champions League group stage in midweek, but they will also face a very strong opponent in this round, Sevilla.

In the blink of an eye, the first half of the game was over, and the scoreboard still showed 1:1

The double-reversal player enters the locker room from the player to prepare for the second half of the game.

The fifteen-minute half-time break went on in a flash, and the players from both sides returned to the field to change sides and fight again.

The game situation is still controlled by the home team Villarreal, but it does not mean that Real Madrid is passive defense, Tang Zheng retreats to the central midfield position to strengthen the defense, and at the same time, because of his super running ability and reading the game, he can participate in the attack in time.

It's just that his Cristiano Ronaldo has not been able to get along with each other for a long time, so that he can only contact Benzema in front of him and Isco on the right on the offensive end.

In this way, the number of contacts is greatly limited, which is equivalent to saying that Villarreal's defense only needs to limit Benzema or Isco when switching from attack to defense, so it is difficult to play the fast counterattack that Real Madrid is good at.

Tang Zheng has a high ball quotient, so he did not rush to hand over the ball from defense to offense, but controlled the pace of the game.

Ten minutes into the second half, Real Madrid threatened Asenjo to defend the goal, but the possession caught up a little, from the original slightly behind to the current slight lead.

However, the result of a football match is not about possession, but about the chances of the game.

As the second half passed, Real Madrid took the lead in making personnel changes, Xavi Alonso, who had returned from injury, replaced Ilia Ramendi and partnered Luka Modric to strengthen his ability to play the ball in the middle.

From the beginning, the effect was really good, but as Villarreal's defensive system gradually adapted, Real Madrid's attack was seriously hindered.

Carlo Ancelotti knows that it is not a matter of tactics or the ability of the players, but more of a matter of the FIFA virus affecting the fitness of most of the main players.

Even Tang Zheng, who has always been full of physical energy, has declined in terms of coverage, not to mention other players.

For Carlo Ancelotti, the 1-1 score ended in an acceptable range of results, with the league just starting and allowing room for error.

Add to that the Champions League group stage, which is more important than next week's, and the league can obviously be put aside for the time being.

The score of 1:1 remained unchanged at the moment when the whistle sounded at the end of the game, and both sides scored one point each.

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The game had just ended, and Tang Zheng and his old friend Musacchio walked towards each other tacitly.

"I haven't seen you for three years, but it's a lot stronger. ”

Tang Zheng is 1.94 meters tall, and Musacchio, who is just over 1.8 meters, had to stand on tiptoe slightly, and patted his hands behind him in response: "No matter how strong I am, I can't compare with you, it is the most suitable to describe your progress speed in a thousand miles." ”

"Okay, without further ado, let's swap jerseys. Tang Zheng took off his jersey and handed it over.

Musacchio reached out and put Tang Zheng's No. 10 Real Madrid shirt on his left shoulder, and handed over the shirt he had taken off with his right hand.

Immediately, the two chattered a few more words, and did not separate until the on-site staff informed them to go to the mixed zone for media interviews.

Tang Zheng shook his head and put his shirt on his right shoulder, remembering the 2010-2011 Europa League.

It was a really magical season, and I met a lot of old friends who had been reunited for a long time.

If Falcao does not move to Monaco, they will also meet in the Madrid derby in La Liga.

It's a pity.

As it was already 10 p.m. by the end of the game, the Real Madrid team spent the night resting in the small city before taking a flight back to Madrid the next morning.

Real Madrid held a press conference in the press room of the Bernabeu Stadium before the whole team flew to Istanbul, the capital of Turkey.

President Florentino personally announced the completion of the club's contract extension with Portuguese star Cristiano Ronaldo, which will be renewed until 2018.

Although the specific annual salary figure was not disclosed, many media outlets have learned about Cristiano Ronaldo's latest annual salary figure and related treatment at Real Madrid through special channels.

According to Marca, Cristiano Ronaldo's annual salary has changed from 12 million euros to 17 million euros, surpassing Falcao, Ibrahimovic and Messi to become the highest-paid professional footballer in world football in one fell swoop.

Tang Zheng watched the live broadcast of Real Madrid TV in the rented five-star hotel, and to be honest, he felt a little uncomfortable, after all, when he first transferred to Real Madrid, he enjoyed the highest salary in the club with Cristiano Ronaldo.

And now, Cristiano Ronaldo's annual salary after tax reaches 17 million euros.

Of course, for Tang Zheng, the salary is just a number, but in many cases, the annual salary represents the status of the player in the team.

Don't...... Clubs are more inclined to support Cristiano Ronaldo?

It wasn't until the afternoon of the same day that Tang Zheng learned from the official Twitter of "Marca" that Cristiano Ronaldo's annual salary of 17 million euros after tax was due to his right to look good, Real Madrid enjoyed 40%, and Cristiano Ronaldo enjoyed 60%.

If you talk about the right to be pretty, Tang Zheng's proportion is very high.

In order to show sincerity this summer, Real Madrid did not talk about the most important image rights of La Liga clubs, which means that Tang Zheng enjoys all his image rights.

In this way, he is no worse than Cristiano Ronaldo.

In the afternoon, Barcelona and Atletico Madrid played Sevilla and Almeria respectively in the league at home.

Barcelona beat Sevilla 3-2 at home and Atletico Madrid beat Almeria 4-2.

That is to say, Real Madrid, who drew in this round, retreated from the first place in the league to the third place in the league, Barcelona returned to the top of the table, and Atletico Madrid was second in the league.

However, the points changes in the early stage of the league are very normal in all major leagues, and there is not much media dissatisfaction with Real Madrid's performance.

Of course, the local Catalan media will not let go of this opportunity.

"World Sports" reported that Real Madrid's investment of more than 200 million euros in the new season was satirized, and they believed that even though Barcelona did not invest a lot of money, and even changed the new coach, but Martino's Barcelona showed super fighting power in the early stage of the new season.

If it weren't for the desertion at the back, the team would have had more goal difference.

So as the league deepens, no matter whether Real Madrid can find its form or not, the team that finally wins the league championship this season is still Barcelona!

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At 8 a.m. the next morning, the Real Madrid team took a flight from Madrid to Istanbul, Turkey, to prepare for the first round of this season's Champions League group stage.

At 8:45 p.m. local time on September 17, Real Madrid's Champions League group stage against Galatasaray kicked off, with seven more matches to play.

Carlo Ancelotti's Real Madrid played all the main players in the first Champions League game, and captain Casillas also met the starting requirements after a break for most of the season, returning to the starting lineup after 238 days.

The back four are Marcelo, Pepe, Ramos and Carvajal, the two midfielders are Xavi Alonso and Luka Modric, the three forwards are Cristiano Ronaldo, Tang Zheng and Isco, with Benzema at the front.

At the beginning of the game, both sides were cautious.

After all, the Champions League has a much lower margin for error than the league, and if only one or two of the six group games are not played well, the result is to wait for next season's Champions League to be rekindled.

A return to the starting line-up should have been a good thing for Casillas, but unfortunately he collided with Ramos in the 14th minute.

After the team doctor diagnosed that Casillas could not continue the game, he had to be replaced by Diego López.

Real Madrid's overall strength is much higher than that of the home team Galatasaray, but Casillas's injury has affected the team's overall attack to a certain extent, so that the shot that directly threatens Muslera has not appeared for a long time.

It wasn't until the 32nd minute that Tang Zheng suddenly made a 45-degree long-distance diagonal pass to the left of the middle line to find Isco.

The ball landed very accurately, Isco unloaded the ball in the right corner of the penalty area, resisted Riera and flicked the ball to the right, and used the cadence advantage to shoot before Riera tackled.

Uruguay international Muslera was not unfast, but Isco's shot was from a tricky angle and stuck to the turf.

The ball raced from the fingertips of a fallen Muslera to the far corner of the goal, hitting the inside of the left post and bouncing into the net.

The hellish Turkish Telecom Stadium was almost completely silent at this moment, and only the Real Madrid fans who came from afar let out excited cheers.

Isco, who scored the goal, was even more passionate and ecstatic.

Because...... It was his first Champions League goal since joining Real Madrid.

As a good friend, Tang Zheng was very happy for Isco, and he also breathed a sigh of relief for the time being.

In the last round, the team drew 1:1 away to Villarreal, although many media believe that it is normal for Real Madrid in the run-in period to not be able to play their own characteristics in the face of strong teams, but there are also many media who point the finger at Tang Zheng.

Cristiano Ronaldo's final strike helped Real Madrid equalize, but Tang Zheng, who is 105 million euros, did not score or assist, which will be somewhat criticized by the media.

Now Isco, who transferred to Real Madrid for 30 million euros, has the assist to score from himself, which can somewhat release some pressure.

Real Madrid is leading away, and Galatasaray, who are sitting at home, seem to be in a hurry.

But many times it is useless to be anxious, the attack needs to be well organized, otherwise it will be difficult to score against a team of Real Madrid's level.

Of course, mistakes at the back are not part of it.

After all, the premise of expecting an inexplicable mistake in the Real Madrid back line is that the attack in front of the line will cause great pressure on the backline.

However, the most difficult thing for Galatasaray to do at home is to attack and pose a threat to the Real Madrid defence, so the game is still in favor of the away team.

Tang Zheng has a large area of activity in central midfield and has attracted a lot of Galatasaray defenders, which gives Cristiano Ronaldo, Karim Benzema and Isco plenty of space and opportunities.

It was just luck that he didn't extend the score to two goals.

It wasn't until the end of the first half that Galatasaray central defender Eboue made a mistake and kicked Benzema, and the ball rolled into Tang Zheng's controllable range.

Tang Zheng, who had made a slight adjustment, looked at the direction of the goal, then picked up his right foot and shot at the edge of the big penalty area.

Cristiano Ronaldo and Benzema cut left and right into the box, waiting for Tang Zheng's lethal pass.

Half a second later, Cristiano Ronaldo stopped where he was and flung his arm angrily.

Because Tang Zheng did not give him the ball, but stuffed it directly to Benzema.

Benzema's attention was entirely focused on the ball, stopping the ball forward with the inside of his right foot and turning to face the goal.

Eboue made a mistake in clearance, and his partner Cheru had to step forward to defend Tang Zheng, but the transition from defense to attack is the weakest point on the defensive end, and there are often leaks.

Cristiano Ronaldo and Benzema, Eboue can only defend one.

In terms of selection, Eboue leans towards Cristiano Ronaldo.

Therefore, Tang Zheng's pass object is Benzema.

It was too late for left-back Nuenku to recover, and Benzema met the ball into the box and faced goalkeeper Muslera one-on-one.

Muslera's talent is undoubted, but his stability is slightly lacking, but the single ball is not very related to stability, and the test is more on the spot.

Benzema's shooting skills are relatively superb, and he did not panic in the face of Muslera's attack, but made a feint to shoot to trick Muslera into making a save, and then moved the ball out of Muslera's control with the outside of his right foot, and then hit the empty goal......

In the first game of the Champions League of the new season for Real Madrid, Tang Zheng did not score, but had two assists.

Benzema, who has a better relationship with Cristiano Ronaldo, seemed a little overwhelmed, and he subconsciously wanted to run to Cristiano Ronaldo after scoring a goal, but it was Tang Zheng who thought of assisting......

Embarrassed.