Chapter 429: AC Milan's Challenge
Real Madrid beat Barcelona away and reached 50 points, temporarily ranking first in the standings; Sevilla also won and are level on 49 points with Barcelona, who are second and third respectively.
But Real Madrid and Barcelona only see each other and do not see Sevilla as real rivals for the title.
After the away win, Ricardo asked Capello for a few days off.
It's not that he's going back to Brazil for Carnival, but he does need to go for two runs.
The first destination is China. The draft event he funded is in full swing, and several football schools he and the Yang family are also being built at the same time.
After spending two days in China and taking on a few commercials, he left for Brazil. The takeover of the club was already in sight, and Farah circled several candidates for him and understood the basic situation of these clubs, including financial information.
This time, he was going to talk to the senior level of those clubs and then make a decision.
After these trips, his injuries were almost healed.
On March 18, Ricardo rushed back to Madrid. Although he passed the medical examination, considering that he has not practiced with the team in the past few days, and the distance is difficult to guarantee, Capello did not select him in the starting lineup for this round of games, only put him in the squad.
He wasn't needed that night. At the Bernabeu, Real Madrid continued the fighting spirit of the last game and always took the initiative on the field.
But it wasn't until the 55th minute that they opened the scoring with a long-range shot from Kaka.
In the 80th minute, Ruud van Nistrooy made another chance to make a mark in front of goal, and his icing on the cake sealed Real Madrid's victory.
Next is the national team break, Dunga still did not call in Ricardo, Kaka and others, he is constantly trying new combinations, paving the way for the World Cup in three years. Elano, Renato, Felipe. Merlot, Fabiano and some other former marginal figures were given the opportunity to perform.
Even without a few key players, Brazil still had a good run and deservedly won against Portugal, Chile and Ghana.
This is more confirmatory of a sentence in the previous media. "Brazil can form a team of top players who play for big clubs, a team of top players who play overseas, and a team of good players who play at home, and all three teams have the quality to compete for the World Cup."
Ricardo could fully understand that Dunga did not summon himself. He also hopes that Dunga will find more good players so that he will not be alone at the 2010 World Cup.
When the international break was over and the team regrouped, a familiar figure appeared in the dressing room.
"Ronnie! You're finally back. ”
"Ronnie, are you planning to train?"
"Ronnie ......"
Ronaldo greeted everyone with a smile.
Ricardo was the first to know that Ronaldo was going to return to training. He has been living in Ronaldo's mansion and came this morning in Ronaldo's sports car.
Ronaldo is happier than anyone else to be able to return to training.
However, in training, Ronaldo is still training alone, and it is mainly physical training and recovery training, and there is not much training with the ball.
Perhaps by the end of April, he will not be able to resume full training with the ball. As for the last game? The jury is still out.
Ronaldo's return has boosted the morale of the team.
On the evening of April 1, Real Madrid challenged Celta Vigo away. Although Capello shouted the slogan "every game is a decisive battle" in his pre-match press conference, he made a certain amount of rotation for the Champions League in midweek, which also caused Real Madrid to face a disadvantageous situation in the game, and the scene was very passive.
In the 26th minute, Ruud van Nistelrooy opened the scoring on a counter-attack, but they were immediately suppressed by Celta Vigo and never had a good chance.
Celta, on the other hand, became more and more courageous, beating the Galactic Battleship like a water dog.
In the 39th minute, Celta equalised from a set-piece.
At the start of the second half, Real Madrid were still under control, and Capello replaced Beckham, who had just recovered from injury, and the situation changed.
David Beckham used his precise passing to launch attacks for Real Madrid.
Finally, in the 81st minute, Beckham played behind the defender with a long pass in the midfield, and Licardo took advantage of his speed to drive straight in, knocking the ball on his chest to avoid the entanglement of the defender, and before the ball landed, he volleyed vigorously, and the football went straight to the far corner, scoring all three points for Real Madrid.
Capello admitted after the game that the league was more difficult than he expected, but he was still confident that he could lead his team to the title. As for the Champions League, it will definitely not give up.
Next up is the Champions League quarter-finals.
Real Madrid's opponent is the Serie A giants, AC Milan.
Although AC Milan were penalised in the league and will certainly miss out on Europe next season, they will still be able to play in the Champions League this season.
And because of the hopelessness of the league, they were able to put all their energy into the Champions League. But because of the loss of Kaka, their results in the Champions League are not ideal.
They were in a group with Lille, AEK Athens and Anderlecht, with 3 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats to finish first in the group.
In the quarter-finals, they drew 0-0 with Celtic in two and eventually eliminated their opponents with a hard-fought goal in extra time.
They lost Shevchenko, they lost Kaka, Maldini and Kostacuta, Inzaghi were a year older. And Gilardino still hasn't settled well into the team.
But Ricardo doesn't take his opponent lightly.
In another time and space, although this AC Milan team stumbled all the way and always felt that it was not in good shape, it became more and more courageous, and finally met Liverpool in the final, washing away the shame of "Istanbul Night".
And Real Madrid are about to meet this champion team.
Real Madrid has to come first and then home. This order of play is certainly in Real Madrid's favor.
In his pre-match press conference, Capello looked relaxed: "I know this AC Milan team very well, I played against them many times in Serie A. Neither their lineup nor their tactics have changed much. I think that's our strength. Carlo Ancelotti may know me, but he doesn't know this Real Madrid team. He may know about Ricardo and Kaka, but he doesn't know how much Ricardo and Kaka have improved over the years. I can't wait to play them and I'm sure my team can get a good result away from home. ”
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