After this game, Pellegrini specifically consulted Ronaldo and others: "Do you need to take a break after days of fatigue?" ”

Since the next match in the Champions League against Werder Bremen, Ronaldo, Ricardo and others naturally replied that there was no need to rest.

Ronaldo doesn't have a lot of thoughts, but he doesn't have many ideas. Ricardo, however, keenly felt that Pellegrini's mind was not pure. Otherwise, why not rest yourself before the league game, but wait until the more important Champions League game?

The match on the evening of November 28 was very difficult for Real Madrid. Due to the first home draw by Werder Bremen in the first game of the group stage, Real Madrid's players were holding back a fire in their hearts.

This time, Werder Bremen's core main players Diego, Frijns, Borowski, Wiese, Almeida, etc. are all absent, and Real Madrid is naturally eager to win away from home, first, for revenge, and secondly, to continue to maintain the first place in the standings.

However, this game turned out to be so difficult for Real Madrid.

In the 5th minute of the opening game, Fritz crossed from the right, the ball smashed on the shoulder of the jumping Sanogo and fell to the small penalty area, the unmarked Rosenberg hit the goal with his left foot for the first time, although he failed to kick the right part, but the ball bounced off the ground and bounced past Casillas into the goal, and Werder Bremen took an early lead.

However, three minutes later, Ricardo received a pass from Marcelo on the left flank, suddenly cut inside and dribbled to the edge of the box, and the ball flew into the far corner to give Real Madrid the equaliser.

In the 40th minute, Rosenberg broke through and crossed, Sanogo shot with his right foot under Pepe's close pressing, and the ball flew into the net against the left post to rewrite the score to 2:1.

In the second half, Real Madrid began to press the attack, trying to turn the situation around, but were repeatedly counter-attacked by their opponents.

In the 58th minute, Jensen crossed over the top in the center circle, Hunt took the ball and burst into the penalty area alone, facing the attacking Casillas with a left-footed shot, and the ball rolled from Casillas into the goal. Werder Bremen leads 3-1.

In the 66th minute, Guti replaced the tired Kaka. Soon Guti sent a delicate through ball, Tosic grabbed the ball before Ricardo shoveled the ball, but the ball did not roll away, Licardo took a step forward to pick up the ball, the ball passed over the head of the opposing goalkeeper Vander at the angle of the attack, fell to the far post, Ronaldo easily poked the ball into the empty net, Real Madrid pulled a goal back.

But soon, Ronaldo was replaced by Ruud van Nistelrooy due to a thigh strain.

Real Madrid's situation is more passive, and the situation is precarious.

Manuel Pellegrini was also nervous to watch. Although he was a little cautious before the game, he did not want his team to lose, which would make it difficult for Real Madrid to qualify.

Now that the teams in the group are too close in points, Real Madrid has not completely left their opponents behind.

Until the 88th minute, Werder Bremen always took the initiative and advantage on the field, and if it wasn't for Casillas's bravery, I'm afraid Real Madrid would have conceded 5 goals.

But the decisive scene came in the 89th minute.

Arjen Robben won the ball on the right flank, and this time he didn't choose to cut inside, but after dribbling the ball down, he dunked the ball back and crossed with his left foot.

Ricardo kept running, and finally he shook off the defenders, ran to the landing point of the football, jumped forward, shook his head and hit the goal, and the ball did as he wished, drawing an arc and flying into the net.

It was also the last goal of the game. In the end, the two sides fought to a 3:3 draw, with 1 point each.

And for this, they paid the price of Ronaldo's injury for 3 weeks.

Three weeks later, it's already a winter break, and Ronaldo won't be on the pitch again until next year.

After this game, the situation in Group C of the Champions League has become very strange.

The current top ranking is Real Madrid with 2 wins, 3 draws and 9 points.

Olympiacos lost one game to Real Madrid and drew one; The match with Lazio was one win and one draw; Away win over Werder Bremen. 2 wins, 2 draws, 1 loss, total 8 points, ranked second.

Lazio are 2 wins, 1 draw, 2 losses, currently in third place with 7 points.

Werder Bremen drew two games with Real Madrid, 1 win and 1 loss against Lazio, and is currently 1 win, 2 draws and 2 losses, accumulating 5 points and ranking fourth.

All four teams have hopes of qualifying, and all of them are likely to be eliminated.

In the final round, Real Madrid hosts Lazio and Olympiacos hosts Werder Bremen.

If Lazio beat Real Madrid and Olympiacos beat Werder Bremen, Real Madrid, who are now top of the group, will be eliminated from the competition.

If Werder Bremen beat Olympiacos, regardless of the results of Real Madrid and Lazio, Olympiacos, who are now second in the group, will be eliminated.

Werder Bremen will have to win Olympiacos in their final game if they want to qualify, and they will have to win by more than two goals and count on Lazio to lose.

If Lazio want to qualify, they can win, and if they lose or draw, they will be eliminated. Because in terms of goal difference, they can't compare to Werder Bremen, and the relationship between victory and defeat is lost to Olympiacos.

It's a once-in-a-decade situation.

Real Madrid's desire to qualify is very simple, as long as they don't lose at home. But if they want to secure top spot in the group, they will have to win at home to Lazio.

Back in the league, despite exhaustion, Ricardo led his team to a 3-1 home win over Racing Santander with a pass and a shot.

He was so tired after this game that he asked Pellegrini to rest and save his energy for the final Champions League group stage.

In the face of the key battle, Pellegrini did not dare to be cautious anymore and happily substituted Ricardo and Kaka.

Real Madrid, who rotated most of the main players, defeated Athletic Bilbao 1-0 away with Raul's goal and still maintained the top spot in the league standings.

On the evening of December 11, the two matches that decided the fate of the four teams in Group C of the Champions League started at the same time.

On Real Madrid's side, goalkeeper Casillas, defenders Marcelo, Cannavaro, Pepe, Ramos, Baptista and Diarra partnered in the back, Raul left winger, Kaka on the right wing, Sneijder in front, and Ricardo was pushed into the center forward position for the first time this season.

Ricardo didn't show any discomfort in this position, and in the 11th minute, he received Sneijder's overhead through ball, and after winning the ball, he passed the ball from two people in a row, and Baptista easily slotted home the empty net at the back post.

Three minutes later, Real Madrid took a tactical corner, Licardo pulled near the corner flag to receive a cross, and Raul headed Ledesma at the back post to score. It was Raul's 59th goal in the Champions League, and he remains the top scorer in the competition.

Real Madrid had a fantastic start.