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Entering the half-time break, the Real Madrid players were very relaxed. Pen ~ fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info played the opponent 2:0 in the first half, and this game has basically been won.

Everyone chatted in the dressing room, waiting for the start of the second half.

Playing Benfica away from home with such a scoreline, they do deserve to sit back and relax.

But after the start of the second half, Real Madrid's old problems were exposed again. Real Madrid played a little slack in the second half, although Chu Zhongtian was controlling the rhythm as always, but his teammates were too lax and wasted the opportunities he created.

As a result, in the 71st minute, Benfica, who were playing at home, pulled a goal back. Once the score becomes 2:1, the situation is delicate.

Jose Mourinho was unhappy with Real Madrid's goal, and he smashed a bottle of mineral water on the ground as he watched Benfica hit the ball into Casillas' goal.

Of course, Real Madrid's old problem was once again reflected after being pulled back by the opponent, this time not because of laxity, but because when the point difference is close, it will be a little impatient. C. Ronaldo shot from a distance of 35 meters from the goal, and without looking at his side at all, Chu Zhongtian was raising his hand to ask for the ball.

Later, Chu Zhongtian simply didn't pass the football to C. Ronaldo, because he knew that as soon as he got the ball, everyone else wouldn't want to receive the ball again.

He's going to calm C. Ronaldo.

How to calm down?

Let's take a look at how other teammates are doing.

He passed the football to Kaka, who did not force a shot, but transitioned the football to Di Maria, who then passed the football to the goal, and Higuain, who grabbed the point, rubbed the header, and the football flew out of the bottom line against the post, shocking Benfica's goalkeeper and fans into a cold sweat.

After a while, Chu Zhongtian stuffed the football straight to Kaka, who received the ball in the penalty area and shot, but the football was saved by goalkeeper Morilla and slightly missed the goal. Once again, it gave Benfica fans a false alarm.

This kind of performance is normal. Real Madrid, of course, will have to extend their advantage again as soon as possible after being chased back by the opponent. But it's definitely not just someone who gets the ball and buries his head in front of him, and in the end, he really can't take it away and then shoots a long shot in a hurry.

Originally, Mourinho was very dissatisfied with Real Madrid's performance during this time, but soon when Chu Zhongtian regained control of the situation and rhythm, Real Madrid's performance gradually returned to normal.

Even Real Madrid's players clearly feel that they have more chances to score. These are the people who have the most say in the current changes because they have been through similar situations before. When Real Madrid fall behind, or are equalised, or scored by the opponent, they will experience a period of panic, and the stars will only want to use their individual skills to score goals, and completely ignore the teamwork. Real Madrid have always prided themselves on having a lot of stars, since the Bernabeu era, but it would be foolish for stars to think they could solve their opponents on their own.

However, many people nowadays have always been superstitious about the role of football stars, which is infinitely amplified.

In the first phase of Real Madrid's Galaxy Battleship, this kind of sign was very obvious. In fact, if the seven superstars can be organized effectively, then the power is huge, but since the departure of coach Bosque, who is good at balancing the dressing room and has a very good relationship with the superstars, Real Madrid's results have plummeted.

Later, Bosque led Spain to win the World Cup, and I don't know if Florentino had any regrets in his heart at that time.

Today's Real Madrid is the second phase of the Galaxy Battleship, and the superstitious power of the superstar is still obvious. In many games, Real Madrid played like a piece of shit on the pitch, but they were able to win in the end, why? It's not because the superstars in their array can always shine that little and then settle the battle.

But this trick doesn't work every time. And every time you encounter a superstar that doesn't work, it's a very critical time. For example, in the first leg of the national derby last season, Barcelona was cut 0:5 at Camp Nou, and those stars who are worth more than 200 million euros together are helpless.

Jose Mourinho has always wanted to solve this problem, so since he became the manager of Real Madrid, he has been emphasizing teamwork and cooperation.

Now Chu Zhongtian's arrival has made him see the hope of the team twisting into a rope. Under Chu Zhongtian's control, Real Madrid is more like a team than a patchwork of eleven star players.

C. Ronaldo, who was on the pitch, also noticed this. He found that Chu Zhongtian didn't pass the football to him much, but Real Madrid's attack was not affected much, or rather, it was smoother...... C. Ronaldo is not a fool, to be able to play to the point where he is not bad in football. Of course he knew what it was.

So he no longer stood there and raised his hand to ask for the ball, but ran back and forth, looking for a suitable space.

He believed that if Chu Zhongtian saw that he was in the right position, the football would definitely pass to him.

Sure enough, when he ran to a vacancy, Chu Zhongtian sent the football over, he was very comfortable to move the ball forward, and then accelerated to break through Benfica's backline.

In fact, the difference in quality between the two sides is huge, so as long as Real Madrid play normally, it will not be too difficult to win this game.

This proved to be the case, and when the Real Madrid players calmed down under the leadership of Chu Zhongtian, they broke through the Benfica door ten minutes later.

C. Ronaldo finally scored, this time he received a wonderful pass from Kaka, burst into the penalty area and forced his foot to shoot, the ball flew into the goal from the near corner, the speed was too fast, Benfica goalkeeper Morila did not have time to make a save, could only watch the football fly into the goal.

In fact, C. Ronaldo's shot is still a little reluctant, but he is strong enough to send football to the goal with such a reluctant shot, which is why he can score 42 goals in a season.

In terms of shooting technique and confidence, C. Ronaldo is beyond the ordinary.

After the goal, C. Ronaldo did not celebrate, as he said before the game. He just stood there, quickly hugged by his excited teammates. Just because he can't celebrate, that doesn't mean the Real Madrid players can't celebrate.

C. Ronaldo's goal, helped Real Madrid regain a two-goal lead over Benfica, and also hit Benfica's arrogance in counterattack, at this time only twelve or thirteen minutes before the end of the game, Benfica wanted to chase two goals in a row It is very difficult - Chu Zhongtian with his midfield teammates almost firmly controlled the midfield, Benfica can not get any bargain in the midfield, can only rush through a simple long pass, frequent long pass to find the forward in front, but known as the "European Brazil team" Is Portugal playing this style of material?

This kind of attacking routine will not play any role in front of Real Madrid, and Real Madrid is not Barcelona, and they are not afraid of the opponent's high-altitude bombing.

In the end, Benfica did not score again until the end of the game.

Real Madrid showed their mettle on the road, winning two consecutive Champions League group stage games.

This is a good result, but Mourinho still tactfully expressed his dissatisfaction in the post-match press conference: "We should have won this game without conceding a goal, but unfortunately ......"

His words deeply stimulated Benfica's fans and the media who supported Benfica. Everyone knows that Mourinho and Benfica have old grudges, so Mourinho will definitely not say anything good about this team.

Sure enough, he didn't save a little face for Benfica.

He obviously thinks that with the strength of Real Madrid, it is not a problem to win 3:0 away from home.

The feud between Mourinho and Benfica Chinese fans and the media don't care, they care more about the performance of Chinese player Chu Zhongtian. In this game, Chu Zhongtian had another assist and was also involved in a very, very beautiful goal.

It stands to reason that such a performance is already outstanding, you must know that this is Chu Zhongtian's assist for two consecutive Champions League group stage games. But Chinese fans are not satisfied, because Chu Zhongtian broke through the goal of a giant like Real Madrid in the first group stage of the Champions League last season.

Chinese fans are no longer satisfied with Chu Zhongtian's assist, they want to see Chu Zhongtian score, score more goals, and score more exciting goals.

Last season's ten goals in the Champions League, almost all of them were wonderful, which made Chinese fans addicted. They have the same hope this season.

Helplessly, since Chu Zhongtian came to Real Madrid, a month has passed, although he has two assists in the Champions League and the league, but he has not scored. It's not the same feeling he had from the start last season.

In China, there have been some media lamenting that Chu Zhongtian's transfer to Real Madrid is definitely not a wise move, because he can't find a place in Real Madrid's tactical system, and Mourinho doesn't cultivate him as a core at all, he is Xavi. Alonso's stand-in will only be able to play when Alonso is injured. How could he be at his best in such an environment?

So the failure to score was entirely because Chu Zhongtian was not in good shape.

Of course, there are other people whose analysis sounds more real and more technical than this. They didn't think that Chu Zhongtian's technique was bad. After all, four assists a month, what a terrible form it must be to do...... They just feel that under the current tactical system, Chu Zhongtian took the initiative to sacrifice his scoring ability in order to compete for his position and show his ability in midfield command, and he appeared selfless in many cases. They also have the data to back up their argument that Chu Zhongtian had nearly 70 per cent fewer shots in the month than he had in Hoffenheim.

The numbers look convincing. Chu Zhongtian's number of shots has indeed decreased, and he is more passing. Anyone who has watched Real Madrid will agree with this analysis.

But what does the reality look like?

Chu Zhongtian did deliberately reduce the number of shots he had on goal, and his mind was more about his teammates. However, he is not deliberately trying to curry favor with Mourinho in order to compete for his position.

He's been a sure he's going to be an integral part of this team for a long time, so he's been using the actual games to get to know his team-mates and find a sense of being in touch with them for the past month.

Shooting is not a pretty, and it's good to score 30 goals in a season, but what's the use if the team can't win?

※※※ The debate in China about whether Chu Zhongtian's transfer to Real Madrid is a blessing or a curse continues, although Chu Zhongtian knows some through the Internet, but he ignores it.

After returning from Portugal, Real Madrid only had half a day's rest before plunging into intense training.

The domestic league weekend is back in action.

Alonso, meanwhile, has confirmed that he will play in this league game, but not as a starter, but as a substitute.

Alonso's mood has been a bit low in recent days, apparently caused by the fact that he did not take him to Portugal in the group stage of the Champions League, and Mourinho noticed this, so he intends to return him early, even if it is only for a few minutes, to reassure the midfielder of the Spanish national team a little.

Alonso is about to play, will he replace himself or Khedira and partner with him?

Chu Zhongtian faces two completely different situations, if he replaces him - it is simple and complicated, the simple is that he does not have to think about how to match this game with Alonso, and the complexity lies in whether this means that he is still a replacement for Alonso, and after Alonso has fully recovered from injury, he has to move back to the bench.

If that's the case, it's a bad situation.

If Khedira is replaced, it means that Mourinho is considering forming a midfield to partner Alonso...... Then you have to perform well with Alonso. Otherwise, if the two people don't play their respective roles together, but drag each other down, after a few games, Mourinho will replace one of them.

Chu Zhongtian smelled a little bit from the last few games, and always felt that Mourinho was examining himself, frequently changing his midfield partner, changing positions, and changing methods. It's like I'm going to see what I can do with different types of players...... If this is the case, Chu Zhongtian believes that he has not failed in these games.

※※※ Alonso's mood has improved slightly. He has already been informed that he will be playing in the next league game against Valencia, and although he is not a starter, at least he will have playing time, which is a good sign. If he performs well against Valencia and has no further physical problems, he can start - provided that Mourinho does not intend to replace him with Chu Zhongtian...... Why is he only in a slightly better mood? That's because the game hasn't been played yet, and he doesn't know if his performance will be satisfactory.

After all, he has been away from the court for a month, and he can't say how much form he still has. Coupled with Chu Zhongtian's recent performance is too "aggressive", Alonso is in a hurry. Not coming back in a step-by-step manner makes it riskier for him to come back – and if he gets injured again against Valencia, all his efforts will be in vain.

Alonso is certainly aware of the risk, but he has no choice. He always felt that if he came back later, this position would be completely snatched away by Chu Zhongtian.

Judging from Chu Zhongtian's performance in these games, Real Madrid did not buy a substitute for him at all, and he was like his substitute...... "The game with Valencia is difficult to play...... Because Valencia is very strong...... But don't worry too much, because we're ......at home," Chu Zhongtian told Chinese media after training. With his arrival, the number of Chinese media coming to Madrid skyrocketed.

At first he saw old faces in Germany, but then he was able to see new faces on a regular basis.

In addition to the big national newspapers, there are many local media.

Chu Zhongtian is now a banner of Chinese sports, and of course they have to pay attention to it. In particular, the media in Sichuan are even more concerned about reporting Chu Zhongtian. Because Chu Zhongtian is their Sichuan player.

Chinese reporters are very happy that Chu Zhongtian is so confident, but they are still more concerned about whether Chu Zhongtian can score goals...... "Is the goal just that layer of window paper, just about to be pierced?" A reporter asked.

Chu Zhongtian shook his head: "I didn't deliberately pursue goals. I felt like my teammates were in a better position than me, so I went through the ball. That's normal, right? It has nothing to do with window paper or anything. When I need to score, I don't just give up. ”

"So will you be able to ...... against Valencia?"

"I'm not a prophet, how can I know?"

Didn't get any valuable answers from Chu Zhongtian, which made the reporters a little disappointed.

Unsatisfied in this regard, another reporter raised a more sensitive question: "Alonso has returned from injury, will this affect your position?" ”

Chu Zhongtian glanced at this reporter. He was in contact with a lot of Chinese journalists, from sports to social facts, and to entertainment gossip...... He has been exposed to all of these things, and when he has been in contact with them more, he always has a feeling -- Chinese journalists are really the best representatives of low professional ethics and lack of professional quality...... Some questions are not known to have been in their minds before they are spoken, and the interviewer will either make the same way as the official question, or they will preset their position and then lure the interviewee to the answer they expect.

Chu Zhongtian doesn't want the media to hype up the relationship between himself and Alonso, that is, he doesn't want to make himself an unstable figure in the locker room. He's here to win the championship, not to fight and compete for supremacy.

He didn't answer the question, and left the group of Chinese reporters and walked to the locker room.

(To be continued)