Chapter 120: Advance to the Champions League Final!
Chelsea reached the Champions League final for the first time in their history and Magic Bird was delighted in his post-match press conference: 'We achieved what we set out to do, a great, historic victory at home. Now we've set our sights on the championship! β
'It's no surprise that our opponents in the final will be Real Madrid and I am confident that we will lead the team to beat them at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow and bring the first Champions League trophy in history to Stamford Bridge!'
"The Champions League final is no stranger to me, I led Porto to the final four years ago and won the final against my opponents! Help Porto lift the trophy for the second time in their history! β
'Chelsea are hungry for this trophy more than anyone!'
"I'll help them achieve their dreams!"
Some reporters interpreted Mourinho's remarks, believing that he implied that Schuster had less experience in the Champions League than him, and that he had a better chance of winning the final.
At 10 o'clock in the morning of the 30th, at the pre-match press conference between Real Madrid and Barcelona, when a reporter asked Schuster what he thought of Mourinho's remarks, the Real Madrid coach said: "First of all, congratulations to Chelsea for reaching the final. It's my first time leading the team to play in the Champions League, but we have a lot of players in the squad and we're no strangers to the Champions League final. Don had great performances in the Champions League final in his first two seasons. Thierry Henry, Casillas and others have also played in Champions League finals. β
"Four years ago, Mr. Mourinho led the team to the final for the first time and it was a success. Before that, he had no experience of leading the team to a Champions League final, and he could succeed. I can succeed too. Everyone has a first time! β
'Mr Mourinho is wrong to say that Chelsea want to win the Champions League trophy more than anyone else. Don't talk about me, even my players don't agree with him. When I spoke to Don on the phone last night, he told me that he was confident that he would lead the team to success in the final because it was his promise to the Real Madrid fans. β
As soon as Schuster's words fell, he won the applause of the Spanish media in the audience!
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At six o'clock in the afternoon, the buses of the players from both sides drove into the Bernabeu stadium, and Tang Jue stepped off the bus. In an interview with the media. Supporting his own manager: "Mr. Schuster is a great coach who is a hard worker. Although this is his first time in the Champions League, we have already seen his greatness. He was the one who guided us to the right path forward. β
"No one can stop us from winning the title and I will deliver on my promise to the Real Madrid fans. I'm going to give the title of 'Real Madrid New Era'. Rightfully put on the team's head! β
Seven thirty. The starters of both sides appear in the tunnel of the players. Tang Jue took the initiative to hug Puyol, and the atmosphere on both sides was very good. The end has been decided, even for a haughty guy like Eto'o. He also took the initiative to hug the Real Madrid players. Years later, Eto'o wrote in his autobiography:
"The first leg of the semi-finals was defeated, and Don made us lower our noble heads. In the tunnel at the Bernabeu, there was a good atmosphere between the players on both sides, and I took the initiative to hug Casillas, Cannavaro and others. As I hugged Don, I told him congratulations on reaching the final against Chelsea. β
"This guy who is even prouder than me tells me very clearly that Barcelona is stronger than Chelsea, and Real Madrid can beat Barcelona and can also beat Chelsea. He was always so confident, as if there was nothing in this world that he couldn't do. I wanted to refute him, but I couldn't find the right evidence, so I had to pat him on the shoulder and wish him the Champions League three years in a row. β
At this time, the Bernabeu, which can accommodate more than 90,000 people, was full, and Real Madrid fans supported their team with their actions. Barcelona had very few fans, and the "crazy boys" did not come, not because they did not want to come, but because the Madrid police forbade them to come.
The fan clash a week ago made the Madrid police very vigilant, and in order to avoid the clashes, the police made a decision to ban the "crazy boys" from going to the Bernabeu to watch the game. The "Mad Boys" did not object to the Madrid police's unreasonable restraining order, as several of their leaders were still lying in the hospital. With no leader, they had to stay in Barcelona and sit in front of the TV to watch the game.
The players from both sides led the caddies into the Bernabeu Stadium, and the tsunami-like cheers came to their faces. To the north of the stadium, where the UltrasSur organization is located, they unfurled a banner: "See you at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow!"
Tang Jue turned his head to look at the eye-catching banner. Diani, who was standing behind the banner, also turned his gaze to him at this time. The eyes of the two met in the air, no sparks flew around, and they did not smile at each other, but just looked at each other silently. Tang Jue suddenly raised his right hand and stretched out his index finger to point at him.
Not to be outdone, Diani also stretched out his index finger and pointed at Tang Jue. Henry shook his head, he couldn't figure out when the hatred between the two would be resolved.
Real Madrid fans have put up banners to express their hearts:
"Triple crown! This is our common goal! β
"Great Don, we need the Champions League trophy!"
"Don, you said that to bring us the Champions League trophy, it's time to deliver on your promise!"
"Don, we aspire to the title of 'Real Madrid New Era'!"
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At 7:45, the game between the two sides officially began!
Real Madrid, who served first, slowed down the tempo and will not rush tonight as long as they are not defeated. And if Barcelona want to qualify, they need to win by five goals here, is this possible? So Barcelona is not in a hurry, and the two sides play unhurriedly.
In the stands, Real Madrid fans began to entertain themselves and play the Mexican wave. Their main purpose here tonight is to wait for the clock to run out and celebrate their team's return to the Champions League final after a six-year absence.
As the clock wore on, the two sides slowly got into the game, and in the fifteenth minute, Eto'o shook off Guti in front of the penalty area, flashed the space to shoot, and shot angrily, but the ball was deflected wide of the goal. This shot opened the prelude to the attack of both sides, and the next game was a big game of attacking football.
That's right, since the ending can't be changed. Then it's better to give the fans a good offensive battle.
In the nineteenth minute, Real Madrid played a high-quality positional battle, four people in front of the field passed the ball through a quick kick, Tang Jue passed the football into the penalty area, Ribery rushed to the horse, a strong shot, the football passed through ValdΓ©s's ten fingers, and the score became 1-0.
Five minutes later, Barcelona also took Xavi's corner in the colour. Top goal. The score became 1-1.
In the 36th minute, Pique brought down Thierry Henry from outside the box and Real Madrid were awarded a direct free-kick. Tang Jue stood behind the football, and the Real Madrid fans shouted in unison: "Enter one!" Enter one! Enter one! β
They want Don to be on the Champions League tally. It can match or even surpass last season.
In the midst of the huge shouts of the fans. Tang Jue exhaled a long breath. Quickly enter your own world and slowly run towards football.
"Smack! ......" made a crisp sound, and the ball took off from the turf. Bypass the wall, make a beautiful curve in the air, and fly into the goal from the top left corner of the goal!
The ball is in!
The score became 2-1 and Real Madrid took the lead again!
Tang Jue has also scored eighteen goals in the Champions League, three short of last season's record. There was a huge cheer from the stands and the fans thought the goal had their credit, and the feeling of being involved in the goal was unparalleled!
After scoring the goal, Tang Jue waved his arms and signaled the fans to cheer louder. The fans were cooperative, and they cheered even more. In the ensuing game, both sides launched a number of dangerous attacks, but with the efforts of the goalkeepers of both sides, the score was maintained until the end of the first half.
After a fifteen-minute break, the two sides returned to the field again to provide a wonderful battle for the fans. In the second minute of the second half, Messi broke through on the right side, shook off Cannavaro in front of him, and scored a tricky shot on the penalty line to break through the goal guarded by Casillas. The score became two to two!
The Real Madrid fans did not hesitate to applaud the heart of Barca's future.
Not far behind, in the 19th minute of the second half, he broke through from the heart of Barcelona, leaving Iniesta, Deco and Pique behind, and facing the lion king Puyol at the back. With a press on his right shoulder, he wanted to forcibly shake off the Barcelona captain with speed!
Puyol has a very strong sense of position, clinging tightly to the inside of Tang Jue and not being thrown off. But this still did not prevent Tang Jue from completing the shot, and after advancing into the penalty area, he raised his right foot and it was a powerful heavy artillery!
A white light flashed like lightning!
Then the football drilled into the net faster than people reacted!
The ball is in!
The score became three to two!
Tang Jue's Champions League goal tally has reached 19, just two short of last season's tally. Thunderous applause rang out again in the stands, and the cheers were thunderous!
In the subsequent games, wonderful pictures continued to appear, sharp breakthroughs, and exquisite cooperation, which made fans addicted. In the 28th minute of the second half, Schuster replaced Tang Jue with Ruud van Nistelrooy. The Real Madrid fans gave both of them a huge round of applause. Recently, rumours have been circulating that Ruud van Nistelrooy is leaving the Bernabeu next season.
Real Madrid fans gave this meritorious star who brought honor to Real Madrid a huge applause, and some fans unfurled a banner: Ruud van Nistelrooy, thank you for everything you have done for Real Madrid!
Fanny's eyes were a little moist, looking at Tang Jue who was running towards him, there was sadness in his heart, time is like a knife, no one can escape the laws of nature. His own time is gone, and this world belongs to the younger generation.
In the 40th minute of the second half, Zambrotta assisted and passed the football into the Real Madrid penalty area, Eto'o used his speed to shake off Cannavaro and successfully cushioned the score to make it 3-3. In the first minute of stoppage time, Ruud van Nistelrooy won a penalty in the box to make it 4-3 and draw a successful end to his career at Real Madrid.
A minute later, the referee blew the whistle for the end of the game, and the two sides ended the game 4-3, and Real Madrid advanced to the Champions League final with a disparity of 10-4 on aggregate!
TVE commentator Antonini exclaimed: "The game is over, the game was quite friendly between the two sides, there was not a single yellow or red card. Real Madrid have successfully qualified for the final, and on May 21, they will play the final against Premier League powerhouse Chelsea at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow, the capital of Russia. β
"They are one step away from the Triple Crown!"
"It's going to be a game of kings!" (To be continued......)