Chapter 050: Tang Zheng's Injury Turmoil
"I understand everything you say, it's just ......"
Tang Zheng rubbed his face with his hands, still trying to persuade Cristiano Ronaldo to help hide the muscle strain.
"Don't just make a happy decision! Even if you don't tell Olmer about your injury, I'll tell him, because ...... We're good friends!" interrupted Cristiano Ronaldo with a wave of his hand.
"Good friends?"
"That's right, good friend!" Cristiano Ronaldo tapped his chin: "As a good friend, I hope you will receive treatment as soon as possible, the strain can be big or small, and the season is coming to an end, if it is not handled well, it is very likely to really affect the Champions League and the Copa del Rey that are related to the championship." ”
Tang Zheng frowned, bowed his head and said nothing, after thinking for a while, he looked at Cristiano Ronaldo with a smile on his face, and said helplessly: "Okay, Cristiano, you convinced me, I will take the initiative to explain the injury to Olmo later." ”
"My good friend, don't do this, I'm also good for you. Cristiano Ronaldo laughed.
"I know. ”
Tang Zheng tapped his chin.
So, Tang Zheng informed the club's medical director Olmer about the thigh strain.
As a top superstar in the Real Madrid team, Tang Zheng's injury naturally attracted great attention, and Real Madrid's senior management, including President Florentino, inquired about Tang Zheng's injury as soon as they learned about it.
Because they all know that whether Real Madrid can win the Champions League and the Copa del Rey this season when they basically win the league championship depends on Tang Zheng, so they pay special attention to Tang Zheng's injury.
According to the feedback of the team doctor Olmer, it is Tang Zheng who has a strained earphone on the half tendinus muscle of his right thigh and will miss one or two weeks of Real Madrid games.
It is conservatively estimated that it is impossible for Tang Zheng to catch up with the first leg of the Champions League semifinals, but if he recovers well, he can catch up with the Champions League match when he returns to his home stadium in the second leg, so head coach Ancelotti breathed a sigh of relief when he learned about it.
Immediately, he issued a gag order with each member of the team to block the news of Tang Zheng's thigh strain as much as possible.
Despite this, there are still grapevine reports that Tang Zheng will miss Real Madrid's away game against Sevilla in the 35th round of the 2014-2015 La Liga season due to injury.
Real Madrid officials immediately refuted the rumors, saying that the gossip was not credible.
However, Tang Zheng's name was not included in the eighteen-man squad for Real Madrid's trip to Sevilla over the weekend, so ...... There has been a lot of media speculation that Tang Zheng may really be injured as rumored by the grapevine.
When the news reached Turin on the Apennine peninsula, Juventus coach Allegri pondered that he did not know whether the news was true or false.
If true, it would be unbeatable news for Juventus in the first leg of their Champions League semi-final hosting Real Madrid in midweek.
In the middle of the week, Real Madrid's very threatening offensive was organized by Tang Zheng, once Tang Zheng missed the first leg of the Champions League semi-finals, then Juventus at home can establish an advantage at home......
Then again, the news...... Could it be a smoke bomb?
Real Madrid basically won the 2014-2015 La Liga championship, and the away game against Sevilla will not affect the overall situation, and it is very possible to let Tang Zheng, who is quite blind in this season's competition, take a break.
Allegri thought of this and thought it was very likely.
Everyone knows that Real Madrid's attack relies too much on Tang Zheng's organization, and if he knows that Tang Zheng is injured and will not be able to participate in the first leg of the Champions League semifinals, he will definitely be negligent......
"I'm not going to be fooled!"
Juventus Allegri swore by it.
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Tang Zheng was not included in the 18-man squad for Real Madrid's challenge to Sevilla at the weekend, and Real Madrid, who were without Tang Zheng, played hard at the Pizjuan Stadium, but Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice in one minute to help Real Madrid lead Sevilla by two goals.
However, vice-captain Sergio Ramos then awarded a penalty for a reckless foul in the box, and Sevilla pulled one back.
The first half ended with a 2-1 lead for the visiting Real Madrid, but in the second half, Banega and Baca scored two goals in quick succession to help the home team overtake the score in one fell swoop.
Tang Zheng, who was sitting in front of the TV watching the game, shook his head and sighed lightly, because the Real Madrid midfield without Tang Zheng was full of holes, if it wasn't for Cristiano Ronaldo scoring two goals in the 24th and 25th minutes, Real Madrid would have been very likely to fall behind by three goals......
Immediately, Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti moved his squad to hope that the team would take away at least one point at the Pizjuan Stadium.
Unfortunately, they failed to score until full-time, and in the end, league leaders Real Madrid were beaten by Sevilla after two goals on the road, losing the opening game of the 2014-2015 season 2-3.
And the loss of this game is also the first game that Real Madrid has lost in all competitions this season, which is helpless.
In the regular press conference after the game, the visiting coach Carlo Ancelotti took the responsibility for the team's loss.
Although Barcelona defeated Cordoba 8-0 in this round and narrowed the gap to eight points, there are still not many media who believe that Barcelona who won this round has the possibility of winning the championship in a reversal.
With three rounds of the league remaining, Barcelona are eight points behind Real Madrid.
In other words, Barcelona's comeback to win the championship is based on their own wins in the last three rounds, while Real Madrid lost all of them.
Real Madrid's away loss to Sevilla can be said to be a very big upset, since it is called an upset, if it keeps losing, it is not called an upset.
That's called, match-fixing.
In addition, Real Madrid will go to Juventus Arena to challenge Juventus in midweek, and the lineup of this round of the league has made certain adjustments, and the absolute core Tang Zheng is not in the eighteen-man squad for the game, and the loss is a certain accident.
Real Madrid's last three league opponents are Valencia, Espanyol and Getafe.
Valencia's European quota for this season has basically been confirmed, but whether it will participate in the Champions League or Europa League depends on the final ranking of the league.
The league game between the two Champions League semi-finals will certainly have an impact on Real Madrid, but the chances of Real Madrid losing to Valencia at the Bernabeu are almost nil.
Espanyol and Getafe have no chance of relegation in Europe, and it is a bit unlikely, expecting them to do everything in their power to beat Real Madrid in the last two rounds......
Therefore, the possibility of Barcelona beating Real Madrid to win the 2014-2015 La Liga season is infinitely close to zero.
Losing is not the end for Real Madrid, who are not particularly concerned about the league that challenges Sevilla, after all, the league title is basically in hand, and the only suspense is whether Real Madrid can break the league record of 100 points in a single season held in the 2011-2012 and 2012-2013 seasons.
Real Madrid, who lost the game, still retain 100 points from breaking a single season, and they only need to get five points in the last three rounds, that is, one win and two draws.
Getting back to business, Real Madrid, who had finished the league, quickly shifted their attention and returned to preparing for the first leg of the Champions League semi-finals.
In addition to paying attention to the preparations for the Champions League semifinals between Real Madrid and Barcelona, the attention of the media at home and abroad in Spain is also concerned about whether Tang Zheng is really injured and whether he will really miss the first leg of the Champions League semifinals at Juventus.
It is good to miss the first leg of the Champions League semi-finals, but some media and fans are worried that Tang Zheng will be reimbursed for the whole season......
Because Tang Zheng was photographed by the media did not participate in Real Madrid's training at the Valdebebas training base, which means that the previous gossip is likely to be true, otherwise why didn't Tang Zheng participate in Real Madrid's joint training?
Juventus coach Allegri is hesitant and doesn't know if he should believe the media reports or not.
If Tang Zheng is not injured, then why did he not participate in the first leg of Real Madrid's Champions League semi-finals?
His assistant Marco Landucci suggested: "Massimiglianore, we can prepare for two things, one is the first leg of the semi-final with Don, and the other is the first leg of the Champions League semi-final without Don, of course we want Don to have no first leg of the Champions League semi-final, but at the same time we need to be careful, because it is very likely that it is the smoke bomb released by Real Madrid......"
Allegri tapped his head, believing that his assistant was right.
Real Madrid with Tang Zheng and without Tang Zheng are two teams, which can be easily seen from Real Madrid's unbeaten season in all competitions and the last round of the league without Tang Zheng.
So Allegri has to be prepared for both, especially against Real Madrid, who have Tang Zheng.
Pirlo, a current Juventus player who has a very good relationship with Tang Zheng, specially contacted Tang Zheng as a scout to inquire about the military situation.
Tang Zheng naturally knew what Pirlo meant, and he said in a text message: "Andre, I never miss a match with you, so ...... You just get ready, put your best foot in, and let's go head-to-head!"
Pirlo saw Tang Zheng's text messages can be described as mixed, the good news is that Tang Zheng is not rumored to be injured, and the worry is that Real Madrid, which has Tang Zheng, can be said to be one of the strongest teams in the world, plus Benzema, Cristiano Ronaldo and other world-class stars.
Even if you sit at home, it's very hanging.
The media did not see Tang Zheng participating in joint training at the Real Madrid Valdebebas training base, and there is reason to suspect that Tang Zheng really missed the first leg of the next Champions League semifinals, but Real Madrid's official response was that Tang Zheng had other training programs, and the loss to Sevilla was due to Tang Zheng's physical fatigue.
However, the media and fans did not believe too much in Real Madrid's official response, because the Champions League semi-finals are very important, and Tang Zheng, as the absolute core, did not participate in joint training but participated in other training programs, which is easily reminiscent of Tang Zheng's recovery training, and then strive to catch up with the first leg of the Champions League semifinals.
The Real Madrid team knew that Tang Zheng would definitely miss the first leg of the Champions League semifinals, but coach Carlo Ancelotti gave a gag order, and they also knew that Tang Zheng's failure to participate in the first leg of the Champions League semifinals would definitely have an impact on the team, and the league game that just ended also verified the importance of Tang Zheng to the team as a whole.
In addition to Tang Zheng's offensive end, he can solve the team's offense, and the defensive end can also play a huge role.
Real Madrid's 2:3 loss to Sevilla was to score two goals first, and then conceded three goals in a row, and these three goals conceded have nothing to do with Tang Zheng's absence, because Tang Zheng's ability to read the game can often appear in the most critical position at the defensive end.
That's what Luka Modric, Toni Kroos, Khedira or Ilia Ramendi lack.
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The Chinese domestic media and fans are very concerned about whether Tang Zheng is really injured, because Tang Zheng's presence is particularly important to Real Madrid.
The first leg of the Champions League semi-finals may not have much impact on the selection of Champions League final places, but it will definitely affect the course of Real Madrid's second leg at home.
As we all know, Serie A teams are good at defense, Juventus is the best in the entire Serie A, and has won the essence of Italian defense.
Real Madrid's official answer was ambiguous, and it remains to be seen whether Tang Zheng is really healthy.
It wasn't until the day before the first leg of the Champions League semi-finals that the whole Real Madrid team took a flight to Turin – and Tang Zheng followed the team to Turin.
Tang Zheng, who traveled to Turin with the team, was involved in the team's acclimatization at the Juventus Arena and also practiced with the ball.
It's just that this training with the ball is not carried out in sports, but a simple passing and receiving of the ball, and it is not clear whether there are injuries or not.
However, the media believes that even if Tang Zheng has an injury, it is not a big injury, and it will not affect the first leg of the Champions League semifinals at Juventus Stadium tomorrow, so Juventus coach Allegri, who is concerned about whether Tang Zheng is injured, looks very depressed.
People are lucky, so Allegri hopes that Tang Zheng will miss the first leg of the Champions League semifinals.
After almost a week of recuperation, Tang Zheng felt that the right thigh muscle was much better, but he couldn't exert too much force, otherwise it would lead to a second-degree tear of the muscle and affect the later recovery, so his initiative was rejected by head coach Ancelotti.
Considering that the Champions League final quota was based on the two-legged aggregate score, Tang Zheng did not insist.
According to Cristiano Ronaldo, he has to trust his teammates.
The away defeat to Sevilla was a surprise, after all, there is basically no suspense about the league title, and the concentration of teammates has long been transferred to the two legs of the Champions League semi-finals, and it is normal for the league to be inattentive.
With just over an hour to go, the Juventus Arena, which has a capacity of 41,000 fans, is already full.
Clearly, Juventus fans are looking forward to supporting their team's return to the semi-finals of the Champions League after a 12-year absence.
Even against defending champions Real Madrid, they are full of confidence!
An hour before the game, the starting line-ups for both sides appeared on UEFA's official website.
Tang Zheng, who has attracted much attention, did not appear in Real Madrid's starting list, and Juventus coach Allegri suddenly realized that Tang Zheng was really injured!
Otherwise...... How could such an important Champions League semi-final first leg be missed?
The TV commentators, media reporters, and fans who got the starting lists of both sides also realized that Real Madrid's previous statement was a smoke bomb, and Tang Zheng was really injured!
Allegri looked at Real Madrid's starting list and smiled, Real Madrid without Tang Zheng is much easier to deal with......
If the tactical content of the game arranged before the game can be fully played, Juventus is very likely to beat Real Madrid at home!