Capello continued to deploy troops, Higuain replaced Kaka, Cassano replaced Raul, but only Ricardo did not dare to change.

On Bayern Munich's side, Heathfield also made a last-ditch effort, replacing Schweinsteiger with Sauer.

I didn't expect this substitution to work wonders.

In stoppage time, Sauer picked up the ball on the flank, Cannavaro tried to clear the ball but the ball flew in front of Van Bommel.

Van Bommel stopped the ball and fired a blast that Casillas couldn't react to, and the ball went into the net.

Van Bommel Goal!!! He saved the suspense for the Allianz Arena two weeks later! Now that Real Madrid are only two goals ahead, Bayern Munich have a chance to pull the score back in the next leg! Van Bommel redeemed himself and his performance in this game was disastrous, he couldn't hold the ball, his pass success rate was very low, and he didn't have a successful through ball, without which he would likely have been Bayern Munich's lowest score of the game. ”

Although it was a pity to concede this goal, the Real Madrid players did not pay much attention to it. After all, the team still has a two-goal lead.

With the team's current momentum, Bayern Munich want to win by 2 goals at the Allianz Arena? Hard, hard, hard.

But the odds for Real Madrid came in the last minute of stoppage time.

Ricardo burst forward with the ball on the counter-attack and was tackled by Demichelis. Demichelis received a second yellow card and was sent off.

But Ricardo's injury doesn't look light.

In his post-match press conference, Capello kept silent about Ricardo's injury, saying only: "We won, it wasn't easy, but we won in the end. In the next leg, we took more initiative and we could choose how we wanted to play. We didn't play at 100 per cent today, we will continue to improve and I am confident that Real Madrid will be able to qualify. ”

Heathfield also did not want to be down-to-earth in words: "Bayern Munich are always slow to heat up, and today we couldn't get into the groove in time, which led to falling behind. But back at home in two weeks' time, we'll show our opponents why Bayern Munich are the Bundesliga giants. ”

Although reporters were asking about Ricardo's injury, Capello only talked about him left and right and did not answer positively.

What exactly is the condition of Ricardo's injury?

The team doctor's diagnosis has come out. Ankle sprain requires 2-3 weeks of absence.

It is likely that the next leg against Bayern Munich will be missed.

But Capello is not too worried, after all, the team has a two-goal lead, which is a big advantage.

On February 25, in the 24th round of La Liga, Real Madrid challenged Atletico Madrid away.

It was the 140th Madrid derby, and at the Calderón Stadium, Atletico Madrid dominated the game, attacking and scoring the first goal in the 37th minute.

However, Higuain, who came on in place of Ricardo, scored a goal in the 62nd minute to avoid another defeat for Real Madrid.

In order to prepare for the second leg against Bayern Munich, Capello rotated half of the main players in the 25th round of the league, and Kaka, Raul and others sat on the bench to watch the game.

Real Madrid, on the other hand, did not perform well at home, eventually drawing 1-1 with visiting Getafe thanks to Ruud van Nistelrooy's first-half injury-time goal.

In these two rounds, Barcelona won 1 win and 1 loss to get 3 points, once again widening the gap with Real Madrid to 2 points. At the moment they have 14 wins, 7 draws and 4 losses, accumulating 49 points. Real Madrid have 47 points.

The next round will be the second leg of the Spanish national derby, with Real Madrid taking on Barcelona away. If Real Madrid wins this round, they will be able to fight back and take the initiative in the title race. If they lose, they could well have lost the league title this season. It's certainly a very crucial game.

But before they can do that, they have to get rid of Bayern Munich first.

There is now particular focus on Ricardo's recovery.

Licardo has missed all of the previous two La Liga games and has not even been included in the squad, but this time he did travel to Munich with the team and his actions did not seem to be barrier-free. However, he did not participate in the team's open joint training, and the Real Madrid players all said in interviews that Ricardo had not recovered and would not be able to participate in joint training.

Capello also said at a press conference the day before the match: "Unfortunately, Ricardo's body has not recovered enough to compete. The team doctor will assess his condition at any time and I will send him on whenever possible. ”

Will he be able to play?

Heathfield was torn apart.

In response to the excellent performance of Ricardo in the last meeting, Heathfield decided that if Ricardo was to play, he must be treated specially.

Demichelis is suspended for a red card, and even if he doesn't play, Heathfield doesn't plan to use him to defend Ricardo, Demichelis is too slow to keep up with Ricardo's tempo.

But with so much to do for Ricardo, what if Ricardo doesn't play?

At this time, Licardo was exercising in the hotel's gym. Capello stood by and watched for a while, then stepped forward and said, "Tomorrow you have to be ready." I know you're not fully recovered yet, but if things don't go right, I'll still let you play. ”

Li Cardo showed a hint of exhaustion and smiled, "I'm ready to play, boss." I want to win the Champions League more than you do. ”

"I can understand your thirst for victory, your thirst for glory, and I've been young," Heathfield laughed, "Rest well, I'll have the team doctor assess your physical condition again tomorrow." ”

Ricardo nodded. Today's assessment by the team doctor showed that he would only be able to play 30 minutes. Naturally, this is not enough.

The so-called being able to play 30 minutes is a situation where there is no fierce confrontation. But how can there be no fierce confrontation in the knockout stage of the Champions League?

Capello's opinion is that only if the team doctor assesses that he can play 45 minutes will it be possible to put him on the pitch at crucial moments.

Ricardo wanted to play. He wants to conquer all the pitches, and the Allianz Arena certainly can't let it go.

When he closed his eyes, he imagined himself scoring the decisive goal, and the entire Allianz Arena was silent.

"Watch me play, Daddardo."

March 7, Allianz Arena.

Just 11 seconds into the game, before many fans could find their place, there was a deafening cheer in the stands, and many fans who were still standing and did not find their place also joined in the celebration.

"Goalllllllllll! It only took 11 seconds! ”

Carlos made a mistake when he received Gago's return pass, Salihamidzic broke the ball and crossed low from the right, and Mackay hit the bottom left corner of the goal with a right-footed shot from the middle. The gap between the two sides has narrowed to 1 point! Real Madrid's next game is difficult! ”