No. 879: Champions League meets old owners!
The next night, Barcelona were blocked by Valencia away from home, and after 90 minutes of fierce battle, the two sides drew 2-2.
Messi scored the equaliser in the final minute to remain at the top of the scorer charts with eleven goals.
The gap between Barcelona and Real Madrid has widened to four points.
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After the match against Sunderland Athletic, someone from the Portuguese gang sent a message to Ronaldo: "The reason why Mourinho didn't give you a chance to start this game is because you have been too close to the local gang recently. ”
Cristiano Ronaldo did not speak, he had already guessed the reason, if it was put in the last season, he didn't care at all, because there was no one to replace him at Real Madrid.
But with the arrival of Chen Fan, Ronaldo feels the crisis, and Chen Fan is definitely capable of replacing him!
"Mourinho said that as long as you keep enough distance from the local gang as before, he will make everything go back to the way it was, and you are still the most important person in the team.
He'll start you in the next game, and Chan will be on the bench.
If you can lead the team to control the game, he will keep Chan on the bench all the time! ”
Ronaldo frowned, is this a slap in the face, and then giving some sweetness?
Let Chan sit on the bench all the time?
How is this possible?
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Three days later, the fifth round of La Liga began, with Real Madrid hosting Rayo Vallecano.
For the second round of the Champions League group three days later, Mourinho made a big rotation and made a big adjustment to the starting lineup, with Chen Fan, Ozil and others sitting on the bench.
Cristiano Ronaldo was given a start in this game.
Back at home, Real Madrid launched a fierce attack on Rayo Vallecano from the start of the game, and in the 35th minute of the first half, Real Madrid won a corner.
Marcelo sent the ball into the opponent's penalty area, and Ramos pressed the opposing defender to leap high and hit the goal with a ferocious header!
Football hits the net!
1 to 0!
In the fifteenth minute of the second half, Di Maria crossed from the right, Ronaldo flew in, and with a header, the football flew past the fingertips of the opponent's goalkeeper and flew into the net!
Two to zero!
A minute later, Rayo Vallecano played a quick attack, with Ramos bringing down striker Tamudo in the box and the referee awarded a penalty.
Rayo Vallecano striker Tamudo converted the penalty to close the gap.
Possession of the ball instead fueled Real Madrid's fighting spirit, and they launched a ferocious attack on the opposition in the following games.
In the 21st to 30th minutes of the second half, Real Madrid scored three goals in a row to seal the win!
In the 40th minute of the second half, Benzema was tripped by the opponent's defender in the opponent's penalty area, and the referee awarded a penalty.
In the end, Real Madrid defeated the opponent with a score of 6-1 at home, winning five consecutive victories in La Liga!
Although Ronaldo is still in third place on the scorer list with eight goals, he has narrowed the gap with Chen Fan and Messi.
He is only one goal difference with Chen Fan and three goals with Messi.
The biggest feeling that this game gave Chen Fan is that Real Madrid's bench depth is indeed deeper than Arsenal's!
When Chen Fan was at Arsenal, once there was such a large-scale rotation, it would be impossible for Arsenal to achieve such a big victory, and it was very likely that they would lose at the feet of the opponent.
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After the game, Mourinho has been waiting for Chen Fan to find him.
However, Chen Fan did not look for him before the Champions League game, which surprised and puzzled him.
If Chen Fan didn't look for him, and he took the initiative to find Chen Fan, he would have fallen into passivity.
Mourinho is not a passive person, his style of doing things is to take the initiative, which is completely different from his core tactical thinking.
Boy, since you're holding on, I'm going to keep you on the bench!
On September 28, the second round of the Champions League group stage began, and Real Madrid faced Chen Fan's old owner - Ajax at home!
For Chen Fan, he never thought about what to do when he met Ajax in the ring.
But that's the way it is in the pros, unless you're old at a club, you have to deal with your old boss.
Thinking of these, Chen Fan had mixed emotions.
When Mourinho announced the starting lineup, Chen Fan was relieved that he did not appear in the starting lineup, so he could face his former teammates directly.
After Mourinho announced the starting list, he immediately observed Chen Fan's expression, and then he suddenly realized that he had helped Chen Fan!
Don't try to be comfortable, boy, I'll replace you in the second half.
At 8 p.m., the game officially kicked off at the Bernabeu, Real Madrid launched a stormy attack on Ajax with home advantage, and Ronaldo still looked alive, with four shots on goal in the first fifteen minutes.
The Ajax players were relieved to find that Chen Fan did not start, and they formed a line of defense in front of the penalty area, disintegrating Real Madrid's attack again and again.
In the 35th minute of the first half, when Ronaldo kicked an anti-aircraft gun outside the penalty area, the Bernabeu booed!
"Chen!"
"Chen!"
"Chen!"
Chen Fan did not start for two consecutive games, and Ronaldo wasted opportunities again and again, Real Madrid fans couldn't bear it anymore.
Mourinho, who was standing in the command area, had a cold face, and Ronaldo on the field frowned.
Chen Fan lowered his head, and his mood was even more complicated.
Ajax relied on their dense defense to take the score 0-0 into the second half.
After the start of the second half, Real Madrid were still unable to open up the situation, and the Real Madrid fans booed again, this time for Di Maria, as his cross was easily cut off by the Ajax defender.
"Chen!"
"Chen!"
"Chen!"
Chen Fan's name sounded again at the Bernabeu.
Mourinho let out a long breath, turned to summon his assistant, and then whispered a few words in his ear.
The assistant coach immediately came to the bench and said to Chen Fan: "Chen, get ready to play!" ”
Chen Fan exhaled a long breath and slowly stood up, but when this moment really came, he calmed down.
If you can't escape it, let's face it directly.
When Chen Fan and the fourth official came to the sidelines, the Bernabeu burst into thunderous applause!
Ronaldo felt jealousy in his heart, he immediately suppressed this emotion, and said to himself psychologically: It's okay, you can do it too! You've done it before......
"Hey, brothers, you must keep an eye on Chen!"
Ajax captain goalkeeper Skkelenburg yelled at his team-mates at the back.
Ronaldo almost vomited blood!
The Ajax defenders glanced at each other and nodded slightly, with a solemn look in their eyes.
After Chen Fan and Di Maria who came off the court, he gently hugged him, ran into the field, and the game restarted.
Alonso sent the throw-in to Chen Fan, who knocked it back directly, and then immediately turned back, leaving the Ajax defenders behind him.
"Smack! ……”
Alonso didn't hesitate, with a straight pass, and the ball moved quickly along the touchline!
Chen Fan quickly took two steps forward, came to the top of the football, and then gently pushed the inside of his right foot on the football!
The next moment, the ball slipped between the legs of the Ajax defenders who pounced!
"Beautiful!"
"Kubi!"
There were huge cheers in the stands, and Chen Fan took two steps forward to control the football and kill towards the Ajax penalty area!