In the past 16 rounds of the 2016-2017 La Liga season, Real Madrid has achieved an astonishing 15 wins, one draw and 46 points, leading Atletico Madrid and Barcelona in the league.

The most crucial Madrid derby and national derby have both won the match, and both games have been won by visitors, which means that the Madrid derby and the national derby in the second half of the league have a home advantage that cannot be ignored, and then it is time to seize the opportunity to further widen the points gap between each other.

In the draw for the Champions League 1/8 finals, Real Madrid, who qualified first in the group, was lucky to draw the Portuguese Super League team Benfica, first away and then home, and the two-legged match was played at 8:45 p.m. on February 14 and 8:45 p.m. on March 8 local time in Europe.

The league entered a short winter break, Tang Zheng took a flight back to Shanghai as soon as possible, and Cristiano Ronaldo, who returned to Manchester United, received a call from Pascal Ferré, editor-in-chief of France Football magazine, informing him to go to France Football headquarters for an interview and the presentation of the French Football Golden Ball.

Although Cristiano Ronaldo did not perform well in the league, domestic cup competitions and Champions League in the past 2015-2016 season, France's European Championship led the Portuguese national team to the final title, and after returning to Manchester United, he played well to help Manchester United top the Premier League table, enter the last 32 of the Europa League, and advance to the next round of the League Cup and FA Cup, so it was natural to become the winner of the Ballon d'Or in France Football.

In second place is Antoine Griezmann, and Tang Zheng is third.

It is worth mentioning that on September 18 last year, FIFA and "French Football" announced at the same time that the cooperation between the two sides on the "Golden Ball" has ended, which means that the "FIFA Golden Ball Award" has become a thing of the past, and the two sides will each conduct the traditional annual selection in the past, so Tang Zheng will go to the headquarters of "French Football" magazine first to end his league journey.

Unlike the FIFA annual awards ceremony, the presentation of the Ballon d'Or by France Football is simple, just an interview and presentation at the headquarters of France Football magazine.

But these have little to do with Tang Zheng, he is in a hurry to return to Shanghai, because his wife Zhao Lina is more than four months pregnant, and he wants to see his wife as soon as possible, and then after the New Year's Day in 2017, Zhao Lina and his mother will be taken over together, so that it will be easier to take care of them at that time.

According to the expected date of delivery, Tang Zheng should be around May when he was officially promoted to be a father, and Real Madrid in May must have entered the most critical link in various competitions, in order to avoid distraction, Tang Zheng decided to let the pregnant Zhao Lina live in Madrid for easy care.

Just after January 1, 2017, Tang Zheng took Zhao Lina and Tang's mother to Madrid to take care of his wife Zhao Lina while preparing for the second half of the league.

Perhaps because of his wife and mother by his side, Tang Zheng was a big fan of Real Madrid's first game in the second half of the season, and Tang Zheng scored his first senior since joining Real Madrid, helping Real Madrid beat Granada 6:1 at the Bernabeu Stadium.

At noon the next day, Tang Zheng flew to Zurich, Switzerland with teammates Ramos, Modric and Toni Krosmarcelo to attend the 2016 FIFA annual awards ceremony.

In addition to Tang Zheng's best team, the shortlisted Puskas Award and World Footballer of the Year did not have the last laugh.

Cristiano Ronaldo, who previously won the Ballon d'Or for French football, failed to lift the cup, and French king Antoine Griezmann unexpectedly won the glory, pressing Cristiano Ronaldo and Tang Zheng behind him to win the World Footballer of the Year.

Tang Zheng, who did not have an 'upset' to win the World Footballer of the Year, was not discouraged, he knew that the performance in the past 2015-2016 season was relatively bad, and it was already very good to be shortlisted for the top three of the World Footballer of the Year and the "French Football" Golden Ball Award.

However, his performance in the first half of the 2016-2017 season has been recognized by the whole world, otherwise he would not have been shortlisted in the top three of the 2016 France Football magazine and FIFA World Footballer of the Year, after all, the poor 2015-2016 season is impressive.

Cristiano Ronaldo grinned his trademark smile under the attention of the audience, then raised the trophy symbolizing the World Footballer with his right hand and smiled: "Everyone thinks I'm old, but I proved with my hard work that I'm not old! I'm still the same familiar Cristiano Ronaldo! To be World Footballer again, I'm grateful to my former club team-mate, current club team-mate and national team team-mate ......"

Immediately, Cristiano Ronaldo's voice changed: "Tomorrow Chinese New Year's Eve three years old, I still have to stand here......! I'm not old yet!!"

While speaking, Cristiano Ronaldo glanced at Tang Zheng intentionally or unintentionally, and the provocation was particularly obvious.

Tang Zheng naturally noticed Cristiano Ronaldo's meaningful eyes, the corners of his mouth were slightly upturned, and he muttered in a voice that only he could hear: "You won't have that chance, Cristiano!"

Zhao Lina, who attended with Tang Zheng, pinched the back of Tang Zheng's left hand with her right hand, her lips moved slightly, and her face was full of pride.

Tang Zheng instantly understood what his wife Zhao Lina wanted to express, and he tapped his chin lightly, very confident, because ...... Since the beginning of his career, Tang Zheng has never been afraid of competition.

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Before the first leg of the 2016-2017 Champions League quarterfinals, Real Madrid had five domestic league games, Tang Zheng was in excellent form, leading Real Madrid to four wins and one draw, and it was surprising that Real Madrid scored 55 points in the first half of the 2016-2017 season in 19 league games, thus breaking the record of 54 points set by Barcelona in the 2012-2013 season.

However, Real Madrid have 20 wins and 2 draws in the 22nd round and have 62 points, more than 10 points ahead of rivals Barcelona and Atletico Madrid.

According to some media, Real Madrid is likely to refresh the La Liga points record set in the 2014-2015 season under the leadership of Tang Zheng again with 103 points in the season.

With 104 points left in 16 league games, Real Madrid only need to pick up 42 points from the remaining league games, meaning they only need to win 14 of those league games to set a new season points record.

It may seem suspenseful, but the practicality is very high, the first leg of the visit to Calderón and Camp Nou Real Madrid won the game, and the rest of the La Liga teams can not put pressure on Real Madrid, so Real Madrid only need to win the remaining two Madrid derbies and national derby, it is very likely to break the La Liga single-season points record set two years ago.

Of course, Real Madrid will have to be 100 per cent focused against other teams as well.

After all, tigers have time to nap......

Tang Zheng made up his mind early, and other Real Madrid players also took Tang Zheng as the leader after Cristiano Ronaldo's return to Manchester United.

However, for the team Zidane, this is a very good thing, the players are in good training condition, and the game will not be bad.

In the first leg of the 2016-2017 Champions League quarterfinals against Benfica, Real Madrid defeated Benfica 3:0 away with goals from Tang Zheng, Bale and Morata, and got the opportunity to advance to the quarterfinals of this season's Champions League.

A three-goal away win basically means that Real Madrid has most of their feet in the quarterfinals of this season's Champions League.

Before the second leg of the Champions League quarter-finals, Real Madrid has four league games.

Real Madrid is like a rainbow, winning four consecutive victories with a devastating momentum, and blowing the clarion call for a strong return to the top with a winning streak.

After 26 rounds of league play, Real Madrid has 24 wins and two draws, accumulating 74 points, ranking first in the league.

At this time, more and more media have thought that Real Madrid is likely to set a new single-season points record in La Liga.

Why?

With 12 rounds of La Liga remaining in the 2016-2017 season, Real Madrid are still 30 points away from the single-season points record, and 10 of the last 12 league games will be all it takes to win, even if they lose the Madrid derby and the national derby.

Having said that, Real Madrid did not let their guard down while preparing for the Madrid derby and the national derby, but instead compared the two games to a championship tournament to ensure sufficient focus.

In midweek, Real Madrid host Benfica.

The 2016–2017 Champions League quarter-final at the Bernabeu was actually considered a game without suspense, after all...... Real Madrid beat Benfica by three goals away from home.

In fact?

Benfica, who lost at home in the first leg, did not give up early resistance, but actively organized the attack.

Benfica took the lead in breaking the deadlock in the sixth minute of the game, but Tang Zheng's Real Madrid responded quickly, and Benzema received a cross from James Rodriguez in the box to complete a very powerful header to equalize!

Four minutes later, Tang stepped in to join the attack, and he received an inverted triangle pass from Carvajal at the penalty spot to complete a push that hit the post and into the net.

2：1

It's not over yet, in the twentieth minute, Bale received Tang Zheng's through ball in the process of his right hand and scored with a single knife.

3：1

No one expected that Benfica, who saw the light of day at the beginning of the game, would completely lose hope of advancing by the 20 minutes of the game......

How could Real Madrid, the most eye-catching European team in the entire 2016-2017 season, give Benfica the chance to score five goals in a row with 70 minutes remaining?

And...... You also have to make sure that the backline doesn't concede any more goals.

Obviously, this possibility is infinitely close to zero.

Benfica seemed to accept the reality in the ensuing game time, and Real Madrid's attack was deliberately controlled by Tang Zheng, Luka Modric and Toni Kroos, and the current rhythm of the game was reasonably maintained until the end of the game.

In the draw for the quarter-finals of the Champions League, Real Madrid drew Leicester City, the Premier League champion last season.

Last season's Champions League final opponents Atletico Madrid and Bayern were drawn together, and the other two quarter-final matches were Borussia Dortmund vs Monaco and Juventus vs Barcelona.

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The quarter-finals between Real Madrid and Leicester City will be held at 8:45 p.m. local time on April 12 and 8:45 p.m. local time on April 18, respectively.

The league points lead but that doesn't mean Real Madrid are relenting in their league as they win all five of their games before the start of the first leg of the Champions League quarter-finals, beating Real Betis, Athletic Bilbao, Alaves, Leganés and Atletico Madrid.

One of the most valuable games was the home game against Madrid derby rivals Atletico Madrid, and if it weren't for Tang Zheng's decisive strike at a crucial time, Real Madrid would probably have drawn at home to the in-form.

With Real Madrid's strong recovery this season, Tang Zheng, wearing the number 10 shirt, has once again become the focus of attention of the media and fans around the world.

Cristiano Ronaldo, who has returned to Manchester United, has fallen from the peak of the season at the beginning of the season, with the exception of the Europa League and League Cup finals, the league has fallen and even the top four may not be guaranteed.

With Tang Zheng's strong performance, the gap is obvious.

Real Madrid's opponents in the quarter-finals of the Champions League, Leicester City, are a very new team to many European teams, as this is their first trip to the Champions League in their history.

It is precisely because of this that many teams do not know Leicester City, so that the Champions League group stage and the 1/8 finals underestimate it, so as to reach the quarterfinals.

However, Leicester City's draw against Real Madrid in the quarter-finals of the Champions League basically means that their Champions League journey this season has come to an end.

Real Madrid are unbeaten in the domestic league this season, with an astonishing winning percentage, winning 24 of their 26 games, seven of their eight Champions League games and winning all of their Copa del Rey.

Leicester City, who won last season's Premier League title, have been inconsistent this season, as evidenced by the first leg of the Champions League quarter-final at the King Power Stadium, with Jamie Vardy's goal giving Leicester City the lead at home, but goals from Karim Benzema and Gareth Bale put them in the lead.

In the second half, Tang Zheng's world wave goal helped Real Madrid lead Leicester City 3:1, setting the tone for advancing to the last four of this season's Champions League.

Real Madrid, who beat Leicester City 3-1, can also focus more on the national derby after the second leg of the Champions League quarter-finals, and Real Madrid, who are calling for the second leg of the Champions League quarter-finals, will have some strength in the league at the weekend.

Despite this, Real Madrid won the game away thanks to Alvaro Morata's final strike.

The second leg of the Champions League 1/4 finals is actually not much suspense for Real Madrid at home, after all, the 3:1 of the Royal Power Stadium gives Real Madrid too much room for maneuver.

Perhaps in order to retain the second leg of the national derby this season, Zidane's Real Madrid had reservations in the second leg of the Champions League quarter-finals at home, but Tang Zheng's direct free kick helped Real Madrid beat Leicester City at the Bernabeu at home and advanced to the Champions League semi-finals this season.

The other three Champions League semi-finals are Atletico Madrid, Juventus and Monaco.

A day later, in the draw for the Champions League semi-finals, Real Madrid drew Atletico Madrid, and Juventus automatically matched Monaco.

However, the next Spanish national derby obviously attracts more attention, the past 27 rounds of the league, Real Madrid has a full 15 points ahead of Barcelona, if Barcelona can't beat Real Madrid again, then this season's league title is basically handed over......