Roma have achieved good results this season, second in the league after Inter Milan, playing very fiercely and flexibly, the formation is called 4231, in fact, Totti, who plays as a single striker, is just a pseudo-No. 9, they play in fact without a striker, but this striker has extraordinary attacking power.

Pellegrini was deployed to try to turn the tide and Ricardo was pushed up front.

In the 87th minute, substitute Drenthe crossed a low flat ball from the side, and Ronaldo and Ricardo formed a double ghost shooting momentum. Ronaldo's leg leaked at the front post, Ricardo swept a shot from the middle, and the ball bounced into the net on the inside of the post, and Real Madrid struggled to equalize and keep the score 2-2 until the end.

'We underestimated the difficulty of this game, Roma played better than we expected and we were taken aback,' said Manuel Pellegrini wearily at his post-match press conference, 'It's not a reflection of our true level, we could have done better.' Now we have two away goals in our favour and back at home I'm sure we can get a win. ”

'Cristiano Ronaldo finally got on the scoresheet, congratulations, but for him scoring a goal is as simple as drinking water and eating. He's been goalless in a couple of games, but it's not a goal drought, he just didn't find his feeling for a while, and now he's getting it back. Ricardo didn't look a little excited today, which wasn't the best of him, but he scored the equaliser for his side and hopefully he will be even better in the next leg. ”

Roma coach Luciano Spalletti said: "Real Madrid is not as strong as we thought. They have a group of superstars but they are fighting on their own and I'm sorry we didn't get a win, we should have won this game. ”

"We made a mistake at the last minute. Against players of Ronaldo's and Ricardo's calibre, you can't relax for a second for 90 minutes. Because give them a second and they can score. We will learn from the next leg and we will be hungry to reach the last eight and we hope that the final position of the team is worthy of our club's status. ”

Roma's attacking prowess in this game staggered the whole of Europe.

Real Madrid have not conceded many goals this season, and it is a bit surprising that they have conceded two on Roma.

However, Roma's prospects of qualifying are still unfavorable.

Back at the Bernabeu, Real Madrid is very scary when they get serious, and the combination of Ronaldo, Ricardo and Kaka up front is very scary. Roma, are you ready?

Real Madrid have two league games to play before the second leg against Roma.

On the evening of February 24, Real Madrid sat at home to face Getafe.

The team does not seem to have recovered from the fatigue of the last game, and although it is playing at home, it is playing with little energy.

Although Getafe is a weak team, it is true that a dense defense is a magic skill against strong teams. Real Madrid had a couple of dangerous attacks, but they were either miraculously denied by the opposition goalkeeper or denied by the woodwork.

Instead, it was Getafe who took advantage of a very dramatic opportunity to knock on the door guarded by Casillas.

It was in the 64th minute that Ricardo's through ball found exactly at Ronaldo's feet, but Ronaldo's shot was saved by Getafe goalkeeper Abondancheri, Raul grabbed the spot and immediately crossed, Kaka fired a powerful shot into the middle.

The Real Madrid players were celebrating when the referee declared the goal nullified and gave Getafe a free-kick. The Real Madrid players were arguing with the referee that Getafe had served quickly and formed a 4-on-2 in the front court, with Moral assisting Uche to score.

Real Madrid woke up from a dream and fought back in the final moments, but were unable to change the scoreline.

They reluctantly suffered their second defeat of the season in the league.

Not only was the lead narrowed to five points, but it also cost Guti's injury.

After the game, Manuel Pellegrini approached Ronaldo and said he wanted him to take a break and shine again in the Champions League. Ronaldo agreed.

On March 1, in order to retain strength for the Champions League, Real Madrid rotated half of the main players and challenged Huelva away.

I thought it would be a hand-to-hand game, but it turned out to be full of twists and turns.

Manuel Pellegrini repeatedly warned his players in the dressing room not to underestimate them, but when they got on the pitch, the players still made the mistake of underestimating them.

Deeply trapped in the relegation zone, Huelva erupted with tremendous energy.

Just 16 minutes into the opening period, Martins crossed from a free-kick, Ramos lost his concentration and there was a leak in the defence, and Cáceres stabbed the ball from distance to open the goal that Casillas was guarding.

In the 28th minute, Ricardo broke through on the left side and sent in a half-high cross that found Ruud van Nistelrooy with precision. Ruud van Nistelrooy calmly offloaded the ball and slotted home with a deft effort from the onrushing Huelva goalkeeper Sorrentino.

At the start of the second half, Huelva's defender Beto was sent off for punching Heinze, which was a good opportunity for Real Madrid, but Ramos made it clear that he could not play well, and won a second yellow card for himself with an elbow action, and was also sent off.

In the 68th minute, substitute Alvarez tackled Ricardo behind his back and was sent off with a red card. Only then did the initiative fall into the hands of Real Madrid.

In the 74th minute, Gago sent a through pass that barely matched his value, and Ricardo half-turned and shot directly from the edge of the box without stopping, and smashed the ball into the near corner of the goal.

It was a difficult goal that almost destroyed Huelva's morale.

After that, Real Madrid was firmly in control of the tempo and did not make another fatal mistake.

In the 90th minute, Gago sent another scalpel-like direct pass to Ricardo, who took the ball and took a sideways step, raised his leg and hit, flying into the bottom of the net like a football cannonball, rewriting the score to 3:1 and sealing the victory for the team.

Although Martins pulled a point back for Huelva with a direct free-kick in the 93rd minute, the big picture was settled, and Real Madrid got a hard-fought victory and built confidence for the Champions League game that followed.

After this game, Ricardo overtook Ronaldo with 17 league goals and climbed to the top of the scorers' charts. Of course, he also ranks first in the assists chart with 14 assists.

But there is no surprise in this.

It is not surprising that Mr. Double should have such a performance.

On the evening of March 5, Real Madrid welcomed the Red Wolves Roma at the Bernabeu.

Manuel Pellegrini lined up 442 today, with Raul and Ronaldo up front, Ricardo and Kaka as the two midfielders, and Diarra and Baptista as the back. Salgado, Pepe, Cannavaro and Heinzeb at the back.

He hopes that the team can play normally and win this game to advance to the last eight.