Chapter 047: Seize the Opportunity

"Beep~Beep~Beep~~"

With the referee on duty Laos blowing the whistle of two short and one long, the second leg of the 2014-2015 La Liga national derby came to an end, and the final visiting Real Madrid defeated Barcelona 3:1 with goals from Cristiano Ronaldo and Tang Zheng, achieving a home and away double in the league.

The six-point gap between the two sides widened to nine points as Real Madrid won the game, and with 10 rounds of the league remaining, Real Madrid basically won the league trophy with half a hand.

In the past 28 rounds of La Liga in the 2014-2015 season, Real Madrid has 25 wins, 3 draws and 78 points, Barcelona has 22 wins, 3 draws and 3 losses and 69 points and ranks second in the league, and Atletico Madrid has 21 wins, 3 draws and 4 losses and 66 points and ranks third in the league.

As for Valencia, which is fourth in the league, is a little far away from the points of the first group of La Liga, not to mention how many points away from Real Madrid, it is a full thirteen points from the third place in the league, which means that Valencia, the fourth place in the league, is as high as 25 points from the top Real Madrid.

The Real Madrid players who won the game at Camp Nou were unable to contain their passion, and they were under a lot of pressure before the game, and now they are winning the game to extend their league points, and they are venting the emotions that come with the end of the game.

The Barcelona players who lost the game were extremely depressed, especially the star Messi, who was lying on the pitch at Camp Nou, covering his face with his hands, as if to say - no face to face the Barcelona fans who gave them high hopes.

If they win this game, Barcelona can narrow each other's points to three points, and even if they draw with Real Madrid, they can maintain a six-point gap, and now the points gap has expanded to nine points, which is really desperate to think about.

Seemingly...... Hope can only be pinned on the Champions League in the future......

Cristiano Ronaldo scored two goals in this game and also provided a wonderful assist, which naturally made him the best of the match in the second leg of the 2014-2015 La Liga national derby.

But in the eyes of many professional commentators, there is only one really best player, and that is Tang Zheng.

The two goals scored by Cristiano Ronaldo are directly related to Tang Zheng, the equalizing goal came from Tang Zheng's direct assist, and the goal that sealed the win was Tang Zheng directly cut off the football at the defensive end, and then accurately found Hesse who inserted it at high speed.

Of course, Cristiano Ronaldo's individual ability also plays an absolute role, and he deserves to be the best on the spot, but Tang Zheng's promotion of the game is something that Cristiano Ronaldo does not have.

Tang Zheng's role at both ends of the offensive and defensive ends is quite obvious, and it can be said that if there is no Tang Zheng defense in the Real Madrid midfield, Real Madrid is very likely to be broken by Barcelona in the first half.

Cristiano Ronaldo, who was named the best on the spot, did not forget who was the biggest contributor, he took the initiative to walk up to Tang Zheng, opened his arms, and said with a smile: "Thank you, my good friend." ”

"No, no, no, it's all a perfect reflection of your personal abilities. ”

Tang Zheng said with a smile.

"You~" Cristiano Ronaldo smiled helplessly.

In the mixed zone, Tang Zheng was interviewed by the media at home and abroad in Spain, he was very confident in the team's results this season, and said bluntly: "In addition to the league championship, we also want to win the Copa del Rey! The Champions League champion! We want to be the treble!!"

As for Tang Zheng's prospects, some reporters are optimistic, and some reporters are not optimistic.

Among these unfavorable reporters, there are also two kinds, one is laughing and silent, and the other is sarcastic in person.

"There are still ten rounds in La Liga this season, the Copa del Rey and the semi-finals, the Champions League has only come to the quarterfinals, the treble?

Among the reporters, there was a strange voice of yin and yang.

Tang Zheng was a little annoyed, but when he saw the reporter's work card, he was relieved, it turned out to be ...... He is the old 'enemy' of the Süddeutsche Zeitung.

No wonder......

In the noisy Camp Nou, Tang Zheng first smiled, and then pointed to his temple: "Didn't you go out with your brain today?"

Suddenly, the reporters in the mixed area couldn't help laughing.

Tang Zheng's interview answered the question "What kind of height do you hope Real Madrid's results can reach this season", so Tang Zheng said that there is nothing wrong with winning the treble.

The reporter of the-for-tat "Süddeutsche Zeitung" obviously did not pay attention to the problem, so Tang Zheng caught the problem and became a laughing stock.

As the reporter walked away, the next questions were much more normal until the end of the questioning.

At the regular press conference after the game, Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti was in a very good mood, which can be described as incompatible.

It was the home team's turn to hold a regular post-match press conference, which was almost tacit criticism.

In this regard, Barcelona coach Enrique can only swallow his anger, because the collapse of the second leg of the national derby is directly related to his lack of rigorous planning before the game.

Besides, losing...... It's the manager's responsibility.

There are also good things in the media to lead the topic to the referee Laos, but Enrique was not fooled, he did not say anything about the referee Laos's decision, and he admitted his mistake with a good attitude, thinking that Laos's punishment was very correct, and his emotions were not in control......

Originally, the reporters were playing Enrique's tricks, but Enrique walked out on his own, so the regular post-match press conference could only end in nothing.

Anyway, the game is over, and there is not much room for discussion.

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The next day, the world's sports media headlines revolved around the second leg of the 2014-2015 La Liga national derby, which ended last night at the Camp Nou.

The headline is almost identical, saying that Real Madrid have proved to the world that they have the absolute quality to win the 2014-2015 La Liga title at Camp Nou!

Even if there are still 10 rounds of the league, Real Madrid has basically booked the league title.

However, the Real Madrid players were unfazed by the media reports and were in full swing preparing for the first leg of the 2014-2015 Copa del Rey semi-final against Espanyol.

Perhaps it was the successive high-profile reversals that gave the Real Madrid players absolute confidence, as they won the first leg with a bloodless 3-0 win over the home team Espanyol.

Real Madrid, who returned to the Bernabeu at the weekend, beat Granada 9-1 to the roar of the fans, fully demonstrating their absolute strength to challenge for the league title!

In the second leg of the Copa del Rey, Real Madrid, who sat at the Bernabeu Stadium, made some rotation of the lineup.

Despite this, Real Madrid won Espanyol at home thanks to Jesus' decisive strike and successfully advanced to this season's Copa del Rey final.

And their final opponent is the national derby opponent - Barcelona.

Of course, the Copa del Rey final is at the end of May, so they don't need to be distracted by Real Madrid for the time being, so they have the absolute time to focus on the league and the Champions League quarter-finals.

Real Madrid have two league games before facing Atletico Madrid in the quarter-finals of the Champions League, away at Rayo Vallecano and at home to Eibar.

There were no surprises in the two games, two 2:0, winning Rayo Vallecano and Iba respectively.

With the end of the 31st round of the 2014-2015 La Liga season, the eyes of fans around the world have shifted to the Champions League.

One of the most striking quarter-finals was last season's final against opponents, with Atletico Madrid taking on Real Madrid at the Estadio Calderón in the first leg.

The match between Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid can be said to have captured the world's attention, but the result may not be too surprising.

Two months ago, Atletico lost 4-3 at home to Real Madrid.

If you just look at the score, you may not be able to see the clue, but Real Madrid's win from 0:3 to 4:3 becomes clear.

It's good that two games have been separated by two months, but don't forget, the psychological adjustment of the players is not so fast, and they are all continuous battles, and there is no extra time to adjust their mentality, and now the Champions League 1/4 finals meet in advance, even Atletico Madrid fans are not very optimistic.

Including Atletico manager Simeone, he was a little unhappy with the form his players were showing, especially mentally.

Thinking of the fact that the home team was led by three goals by Real Madrid four goals in a row two months ago, it makes sense that the players are in the shadows, and Simeone himself has not been able to come out of the defeat in that game, let alone the players?

Although the results throughout March and early April were good, the strength of the teams they faced was limited.

Real Madrid is different, the team that gives Atletico the biggest shadow.

Sitting back is certainly not the solution, nor is it Simeone's style, but as the game time approached, Simeone and his coaching team still couldn't think of a way, so they had to improvise......

Some things, if you can't change them, let it be!

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The day before the first leg of the Champions League quarter-finals at Atletico Madrid's home stadium, the first leg of the Champions League quarter-finals between Paris Saint-Germain vs Barcelona and Porto vs Bayern Munich kicked off first.

After 90 minutes of fierce battle, Paris Saint-Germain lost 1:3 to Barcelona at home, and what was surprising was that Bayern Munich, which had a clear advantage, lost 1:3 to Porto away.

What deserves the excitement of Chinese fans is that Zhang Linpeng, a Chinese international who plays for Porto, contributed two assists and was one of the biggest contributors to Porto's 3-1 home win over Bayern Munich.

The day has passed in a blink of an eye, and the first leg of Atletico Madrid's Champions League quarter-final against Real Madrid is ready to be played at the Calderon Stadium.

Also kicking off is a match in Turin, with Juventus hosting Monaco.

There is no doubt that Atletico Madrid's home game against Real Madrid is more interesting than the viewing and attention, but the process of the game was a big surprise.

No one expected Real Madrid to take an early lead and then go two goals in the twentieth minute of the game.

The scoreboard showed a score of 0:2, and the passionate shouts of Real Madrid fans rang out over the Calderón stadium: "Whoa, whoa—"

Immediately, the live director gave a lot of Atletico Madrid players close-ups, from the broadcast screen, the expressions on their faces are very ugly, counting the Madrid derby two months ago, Atletico Madrid is equivalent to conceding six goals in a row when scoring three goals in a row, such a huge psychological gap, who can accept it?

Coach Simeone crossed his hands on his hips and frowned, as if he didn't know how to solve the situation his team was experiencing.

Because the state of affairs is not tactical, but psychological.

Simeone's biggest concern before the game was the team's 'transition period' in the early stages, if Real Madrid did not score in the 'transition period', then the players would gradually gain confidence and then leave the suspense of reaching the semi-finals at the Bernabeu.

However, Real Madrid played a blitzkrieg at the beginning of the game, and then used a positional attack to extend the score by Benzema.

The home fans were hoping to give Atletico Madrid a solid backing, but the result was ......

In less than 20 minutes, Real Madrid had a two-goal lead.

If it's a league, it's okay to say, if you lose, you lose, but this is the first leg of the Champions League quarterfinals, and the two goals conceded at home are absolutely fatal!

Attacking is not what Atletico Madrid is good at, it is difficult to win Real Madrid at home, expect them to beat Real Madrid as a guest?

Inexistent!

Yang 5 commentator He Wei looked at Real Madrid's two-goal lead and advantage, and said in a deep voice: "Obviously, Atletico Madrid players are affected by the Madrid derby two months ago, they can't let go of their hands and feet, if there is no way to get rid of the shadow of that game, let alone beat Real Madrid at home, it is difficult to score." ”

Andy Gray, the British Sky commentator, was a little dissatisfied with Atletico Madrid's attitude towards the game: "According to what I mean, Diego Simeone's Atletico Madrid is full of enthusiasm, what team is it in front of us now? Is this really the Atletico Madrid team that can wrestle with Real Madrid? No! Absolutely not!"

Commentator Martin Taylor smiled: "I said old man, it's not like you don't know that Atletico Madrid was beaten by Don in the Madrid derby two months ago, and the three-goal lead was lost 3:4, just ask...... Who can come out of that miserable defeat in such a short period ......of time?

The game was very unfavorable against Atletico Madrid, but there was good news for Atletico fans, and the score remained 0:2 until the end of the first half.

The home team is in the front, the away team is in the back.

The fifteen-minute half-time break passed quickly, and the second half changed sides, but Atletico Madrid at home still did not improve in attack.

The visiting Real Madrid did not have a particularly strong desire to attack with two away goals in hand, and the midfield controlled by Tang Zheng, Toni Kroos and Modric dominated the rhythm and would not easily pass the ball unless the attacking opportunity was particularly good.

Atletico's good high pressing was also ineffective, so the score did not change until the whistle blew at the end of the game, and Real Madrid defeated Atletico Madrid 2-0 to take the lead.

At the end of the game, the live director once again gave a close-up of each Atletico player pushed to the face.

Gabi, Koke, Antoine Griezmann, Godin and other players have covered their faces with their hands, and they have realised that they have not had the face to face the more than 40,000 Atletico fans who were there to support them because the performance was so poor......

Head coach Simeone's mood is the most complicated, and his most proud disciple Tang Zheng is the executioner who defeated Atletico Madrid.