Chapter 101: The Third Crown at Your Fingertips?
Tang Zheng's direct free kick in the fourth minute of stoppage time helped Real Madrid overtake the score, and the Real Madrid fans in the stands let out a huge chant hysterically, venting the pleasure that had been held in their hearts for a long time.
After all, from three goals down to the lead, this kind of ups and downs of the plot development will inevitably lead the fans to selfless catharsis, using the momentum as a breakthrough, making the entire Calderón Stadium a sea of joy for them.
"Whoa—"
A deafening chant resounded throughout the Calderón Stadium.
Referee Marienco, who was supposed to blow the whistle at the end of the game, gave Barcelona one last chance to attack, but Barcelona, who had been hit by a huge blow, failed to adjust and was cut off by Real Madrid players before they could organize an attack.
Tang Zheng, who got the football, was very smart, and instead of passing the ball forward, he passed the ball back to consume the game time reasonably.
The Barcelona players who conceded the goal did not show a sense of resignation, and they seemed to have accepted the fact of losing and froze in place.
So, the referee on duty, Marienko, shook his head helplessly, and then sounded the whistle in his mouth, two short and one long: "beep ~ beep ~ beep ~~"
At the same time, the Real Madrid fans at the Calderón Stadium jumped up from the spot, raised their arms high, hugged the fellow Real Madrid fans around them, and kept shouting in their mouths to vent the hard-won victory of the game, regardless of whether the other party recognized them or not.
At this moment, they see each other as lifelong confidants.
The Real Madrid players on the pitch were full of passion and were particularly excited in the frenetic atmosphere of the Calderón Stadium, where they high-fived and hugged each other to celebrate the victory.
Bale and Tang Zheng were the biggest contributors to Real Madrid's comeback over Barcelona, so other players flocked to them as the center, including the head coach Zinedine Zidane in front of the dugout and other members of the coaching staff.
This is Zidane's first season in coaching career, and he won the Copa del Rey while winning the league championship, it is undeniable that Real Madrid has such a result today because of Tang Zheng, but Zidane's value is also immeasurable, if there is no relevant tactical harmony with him, how can Tang Zheng play so well?
The close-up of the live director was given to Tang Zheng, and everyone knew why Real Madrid achieved a big reversal in such a difficult situation.
Because...... Tang Zheng's existence!
When Tang Zheng did not appear at the Calderón Stadium, Real Madrid fell behind 1:3, and there was only a theoretical possibility of equalizing and overtaking.
But with the appearance of Tang Zheng, Real Madrid's overall morale was greatly boosted, and Tang Zheng quickly scored another goal before coming off the bench.
Tang Zheng came off the bench and scored twice.
The Real Madrid fans in the stands did not forget Tang Zheng's great contribution while chanting, and their tacit elongated voices: "taaaa
The performance of players is often inseparable from the support of fans, so Tang Zheng looked around after feeling the overwhelming sound, and then bowed to these lovely fans.
Andy Gray, the British sky commentator, looked at Tang Zheng on the broadcast screen and said with a smile: "Don can have today's achievements, in addition to his super personal ability, his humble and amiable personality also plays a decisive role. ”
However, the commentator Martin Taylor shook his head and smiled: "Old man, don't you know how flamboyant Tang was at the beginning of his career, red and yellow cards are commonplace......"
Andy Gray disagreed: "Who doesn't have a bad past? The important thing is that Don quickly realizes that his flamboyant personality will seriously affect his career, so his character slowly perfects and becomes the omnipotent Don he is now!"
Martin Taylor unexpectedly glanced at his old partner Andy Gray, he really didn't show that his old partner's attention and understanding of Tang Zheng was no less than his own.
Old guys!
In a short time, the staff of the Spanish Football Federation at the Calderón Stadium set up a simple podium in the stadium.
The most frenetic moment of the stadium was when captain Sergio Ramos held aloft the trophy, which symbolized the Copa del Rey winners, and the Real Madrid fans in the stadium fell into a frenzy, with hysterical chants one after another.
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The 2016-2017 season is over for Barcelona, who lost the only possible title of the season, but not for Real Madrid.
Five days later, there is also a Champions League final at Cardiff's Millennium Stadium.
Instead of celebrating, Real Madrid, who won the Copa del Rey, quickly returned to Valdebebas training base to prepare for the upcoming Champions League final.
However, at this moment, the official website of Barcelona announced the news that the club had reached an agreement with manager Luis Enrique to part peacefully.
Enrique's performances since taking charge of Barcelona have been remarkable, but they are not enough for a team of Barcelona's calibre, especially when compared to Real Madrid's back-to-back titles.
Without contrast, there is no harm.
Enrique's sacking by Barcelona can be said to be the expected result of many media, except for the sharp decline in results caused by Real Madrid's civil strife last season, Enrique's Barcelona has not brought any threat to Real Madrid, so ...... There is nothing wrong with dismissal.
Now this Barcelona team has been led by him without confidence at all, and if it continues to be brought next season, Barcelona will most likely sink.
La Masia has not instilled high-quality blood in the team for a long time, and if it continues to sink, Barcelona's status in world football will be greatly reduced.
Closer to home, three days passed quickly, and the Real Madrid squad flew to Cardiff, the capital of Wales, to prepare for the 2016-2017 Champions League final at the Millennium Stadium.
In fact, the result of this final has been decided in the minds of the media and fans, but Juventus, who entered the final, did not want to admit defeat easily, so they were full of confidence in media interviews before the game.
Speaking to the media after arriving in Cardiff, former Real Madrid player Gonzalo Higuain said: "Real Madrid are strong and are the favourites to win the title, but don't forget...... We made it to the final with our strength and we have a lot of hope for this 90-minute match!"
Khedira won the Champions League during his time at Real Madrid, but now at Juventus, he has full confidence in his teammates: "It is undeniable that Real Madrid's overall strength is super strong, one or two grades higher than us, but football games are never directly determined by overall strength, and you have to play 90 minutes to prove who is stronger!"
Speaking of this, Khedira's voice changed and he said loudly: "No one has the mentality of winning the runner-up when they enter the final!
Khedira, who was interviewed by the media, received the full support of the Juventus fans, which led to a burst of chanting.
Dybala, who has gradually become the core of Juventus' attack, once heard of Tang Zheng's name when he played for the Argentine League team Córdoba, and did not play in the last two matches with Real Madrid due to injury, and this time he is healthy and full of confidence in the next final!
Dybala, who was interviewed by "Torino Sports Newspaper", even challenged Tang Zheng: "Please tell Tang that Real Madrid can conquer Barcelona, Atletico Madrid, and even the whole of Spain, but Juventus is unconquerable! Champions League winner! We are going to decide!"
The speed of modern information transmission is beyond imagination, and the remarks made by Dybala just after accepting the media reached Tang Zheng's ears in less than ten minutes.
After hearing this, Tang Zheng smiled and said: "The conquest of Spain is only the beginning of the conquest of Europe, and the next ...... We're aiming for a third title of the season, so ...... I'm sorry, the Champions League can only be won by Real Madrid!"
Tang Zheng's remarks naturally aroused the dissatisfaction of many Juventus players, the most dissatisfied of which was the former Barcelona player Alves, who said in an interview with "World Sports": "Anyone can talk big, but the result still has to rely on the process to decide......! We'll see!"
Alves's remarks quickly aroused strong dissatisfaction from Real Madrid captain Ramos, who bluntly said: "The result does depend on the process, but many times hard work may not be able to get results, because the championship belongs to the great Real Madrid!"
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Players from both sides used media platforms to compete in the air, and the war of words emerged one after another, which added a lot of highlights to this Champions League final without much suspense.
It is worth mentioning that the managers of both sides appeared extraordinarily calm, undisturbed by the outside world, and their attention was always focused on the preparation for the final.
In the blink of an eye, the 2016-2017 Champions League final is coming, and the Cardiff Millennium Stadium, which can accommodate 74,000 fans, is full.
However, it is impossible for both teams to wear the home shirt at the same time in the Champions League final, Real Madrid, who were drawn at home, wore a white home shirt, and Juventus, who was drawn from the away team, wore their blue away shirt.
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With the sound of the Champions League theme song, the players from both sides of the game walked into the stadium from the players' tunnel, and the north and south stands of the Millennium Stadium appeared at the same time a tifo show carefully prepared by the fans of the two teams to cheer for their respective teams.
Juventus is in Serie A and has won the league championship for six consecutive seasons, but it is still much worse than the overall strength of Real Madrid, so many media and fans are not optimistic about Juventus.
After all, Real Madrid is in full swing, and six days ago they completed a super comeback at the Calderón Stadium, and their morale is like a rainbow.
Either way, Real Madrid have a better chance of winning.
After a series of necessary ceremonies, Juventus lost the right to pick the edge and won the tee-off.
With the whistle of the referee on duty, Bruch, the 2016-2017 Champions League final was officially announced.
Juventus, who had the advantage of the kick-off, did not rush to attack, but patiently organized the attack.
However, their control of the midfield was very different from that of Real Madrid, so control of football quickly changed hands, and Real Madrid switched from defending to attacking.
Yang 5 commentator He Wei was still reporting the starting lists of both sides of the game to the fans in front of the TV, and Real Madrid completed a powerful long-range shot by Bale.
Thankfully, Buffon was focused, and his sideways save kept the ball out of bounds.
Although Buffon's save saved Juventus from danger, it does not mean that Juventus are completely insulated from danger, and they still have corners to defend.
Real Madrid's set-piece attack, the goal efficiency is quite high, so Allegri's Juventus naturally does not dare to slack off, especially the marking of Tang Zheng, Bale and Ramos, basically out of the state of two defenses and one.
At this time, the commentators who were still introducing the starting list of the game all changed their voices, focusing on Real Madrid's first corner kick attack of the game.
Luka Modric whipped in a corner, Tang Zheng flicked a shot at the front post, Benatia and Bonucci were shaken, and Bale, who was ambushed in the middle, grabbed a powerful header before Chiellini cleared the ball.
"Oh, oh, oh-"
Goalkeeper Buffon subconsciously stretched out his palm to block, and the football grazed the outside edge of the goal post on the right side of the bottom line, and a burst of exclamations rang out over the Millennium Stadium.
Juventus fans, in particular, let out a long breath and at the same time did not forget to draw a cross on their chest, thank God.
All the headers in the vicinity were rejected by Buffon, Bale looked very annoyed, his hands dragged his hair, or Tang Zheng could see it, he patted Bale's right shoulder, grinned: "The difficult Champions League final is interesting, otherwise...... It's not fun to win, what do you say?"
Bell smiled and tapped his head.
The game had just started and he still had time to score.
No hurry!
Luka Modric again whipped in a corner from the right, but this time the Real Madrid player couldn't get it on the end and the ball was cleared out of the box by Gonzalo Higuain.
Despite this, Real Madrid kept the ball at their feet and continued to organise the attack.
Juventus coach Allegri paced back and forth in the area of the visiting coach's command, looking up in the direction of his own penalty area from time to time, for fear of suddenly conceding a goal at a certain time.
Ten minutes later, the scoreboard was still 0-0, but Real Madrid had a much higher percentage of possession than Juventus, 73 per cent to 27 per cent.
Khedira is under a lot of pressure defensively, he is familiar with Real Madrid players, why not Real Madrid players?
In the fourteenth minute of the game, Real Madrid broke the deadlock.
Tang Zheng, Bale, Luka Modric and Benzema played a wonderful continuous pass at the front of the Juventus penalty area, Tang Zheng, who got the ball, directly rubbed the pass to attack the left rib, and the left-back Marcelo inserted it at high speed.
Allegri's three-centre-back formation exposed a huge problem at this time, that is, the two wing-backs were very aware of the two wing-backs when the three central defenders were adducted.
Former Barcelona player Alves is very conscious, but he is too old to keep up with his body, Marcelo runs at high speed and sends Tang Zheng's pass directly to the middle of the field, and Benzema stretches out his foot and stabs the ball before Chiellini.
The ball changes direction and rolls towards the inside edge of the goal post on the left side of the broadcast screen.
Buffon reacted very quickly, but was still half a beat slower than the speed of the ball, which smashed into the left post of the goal and refracted into the net......
1:0
"The ball is in!" Yang 5 commentator He Wei was full of passion: "Real Madrid broke the deadlock in the fourteenth minute of the game! Juventus had no way to fight back in the past game time, I think...... Real Madrid's third title of the season is within reach!"