Chapter 119: Rejection of "Real Madrid New Era!" "The title!

The team newspaper also gave a high evaluation to Real Madrid to win the championship four rounds ahead of schedule: "Compared to the Galaxy Battleship, this is a civilian team, and there are very few players in the team who can be called superstars. But they did what the Galactic didn't do – a 6-1 win at the Camp Nou! ”

"This civilian team has had its ups and downs, there have been altercations in the dressing room, and rumours of discord between the generals and coaches. But they gradually came together in the middle and late stages of the season, bursting with amazing energy, leading all the way to La Liga until they won the La Liga title four rounds ahead of schedule. ”

"However, their progress has not stopped and is on their way to the Treble. There are too many surprises for this civilian Real Madrid team, and Don has played a great role in this, and La Liga is not over yet, he has already scored 38 goals. He continued his strong run in the Champions League, leading them to top of the group. ”

Entering the knockout stage, he led Real Madrid through Roma and finally got rid of the embarrassment of the first round of the Champions League knockout round in the previous three seasons. In the quarter-finals, they met a strong Manchester United, who fought back beautifully at Old Trafford after a 1-1 first-leg deficit. They won 3-1 away and advanced to the semi-finals of the Champions League. ”

"The opponent in the semi-finals was their old rival Barcelona, and no one expected that they would win a 6-1 victory at Camp Nou. In this game, which will surely go down in history, Don staged a senior hire. Coincidentally, last season, Milan's game in the history of the Allianz Arena also staged a big four. ”

"Key game. With a god-like performance, Don is a guarantee that Real Madrid will achieve such a good result. Thinking that when he first arrived at Real Madrid, his worth of 160 million yuan attracted countless criticisms and doubts. Many people think that it is impossible for him to show the same god-like stats as in Milan at Real Madrid. ”

"But he did it, even better than in Milan. Scoring a hat-trick in five consecutive games at the start of the season, he put another record in his name, reminiscent of the famous saying he once said – history can't be trusted. Records are meant to be broken! ”

"He did it! He's going to do even better! ”

"The season is coming to an end. There are four games left in La Liga, and unsurprisingly two more in the Champions League. He scored 44 goals in Serie A last season, setting a new Serie A single-season scoring record. So far this season, he has scored 38 goals. Tied the '89-'90 season. Ugo? Sanchez set the La Liga scoring record. We have good reason to think of him. It is entirely possible to surpass this record, as there are still four games left in La Liga. ”

"'Triple crown!' , Real Madrid beat Barcelona away and returned to Madrid. This is a banner unfurled by the fans who greeted them at the airport. Yes, they are now one step away from the title of Triple Crown! ”

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Real Madrid was highly praised by major media outlets. In an interview with Madrid TV, Tang Jue did not agree with the title of "Real Madrid New Era": "The so-called era, dynasty, and dynasty must have the Champions League trophy as the foundation, and we have not yet won the Champions League trophy, so we can't call it 'era', only when we get the Big Ears Cup, can we call it 'Real Madrid's new era!" ’”

Madrid TV commented: Don is known for his pride, falling in the box in the first leg of the Champions League quarter-final against Manchester United, and he told the referee that it was not a penalty. Two seasons ago, he had a war of words with some Spanish media, for which he refused to take a penalty in a future match in order to prove himself.

This time, in the face of the title of "Real Madrid's new era", he was once again proud, thinking that without the Champions League champion, he could not become an "era"! As proud as he is, he has to bring Real Madrid fans the 10th Champions League trophy in history before he is willing to determine the name.

We hope that he can bring Real Madrid the tenth Champions League trophy in history, and then sit on the title of "Real Madrid New Era"!

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As soon as this news was broadcast, the outside world had a further understanding of Tang Jue's pride. The newspaper believes that he wants to surpass the glory created by the "Galaxy Battleship", and this is also his attempt to confirm his so-called "star theory" view.

Milan Sport believes that he is fighting back: "No one can win the Champions League three years in a row!" This sentence is also to fulfill the promise he made at the beginning of the season.

Real Madrid president CalderΓ³n was clearly quite satisfied with Tang's words, and in an interview with Marca, he said: "I agree with Don's words, we have been successful this season, fantastic. It's been six years since we've won a Champions League trophy and fans have been hoping for a 10th Champions League title in our history. Now is the time! ”

On April 26, the newspaper Ace reported that the Madrid District Court announced the day before yesterday the date of the hearing of the TVE to Tang, which was May 3. This is almost 20 days away from the Champions League final. Yesterday afternoon, a protest group made up of Real Madrid fans, marched in the TVE building, and they demanded that TVE drop the lawsuit.

One of the fans said, "We're telling Don with real actions that there are countless people behind him who are supporting him. He asked reporters to tell Don, "You just need to focus on the pitch and leave the matter off the pitch to us!" ”

According to the organizers, as long as TVE does not drop the lawsuit, they will come here every week until TVE withdraws the lawsuit. They also said they were confident that TVE would withdraw the lawsuit.

TVE is involved in a special battle this time, and their opponent is no longer Don alone, but thousands of Real Madrid fans. There are reports that the TVE hierarchy intends to withdraw the lawsuit in order to calm the anger of Real Madrid fans. But there is no official news yet, and we will continue to monitor the development of this event!

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On the 29th, the second leg of the Champions League semi-finals. At 7.45pm, Chelsea host Liverpool. This is the fourth consecutive season that the two teams have met in the Champions League, but the Blues have been netted down on three previous occasions.

In the 2004-05 season, Liverpool returned home after a 0-0 draw away from home in the first leg. Won with Luis Garcia's controversial goal to advance. In the 2005-06 season, the two sides drew home and away in the group stage. In the 2006-07 season, Joe Cole and Ager scored at their respective home stadiums, but Liverpool won 4-1 on penalties to advance. Liverpool have won two and drawn one of their last three home games against Chelsea.

The two sides drew 1-1 at Anfield in the first leg, with Reese at the end of the game with an own goal. The two sides have met 151 times in history, with Liverpool having the upper hand with 67 wins, 32 draws and 52 losses. Frank Lampard returned to the starting line-up, with Essien replacing Pacos Ferreira at right-back and Claude Makelle coming on for Mikel. Liverpool made seven changes, with Steven Gerrard and Fernando Torres returning, compared to the first leg. Reese started in place of the injured Aurelio. Benayoun, who has been in fine form of late, replaces Babbel.

At 7:45 p.m., with the referee's whistle, the game officially began. Both sides started the game at a slow pace. In the 5th minute, Joe? Kerr made a nice tackle on Torres in midfield. Ballack passes. Drogba's powerful shot from 25 yards was saved by Reina.

Liverpool then cleared a corner. Ballack passes the ball and Essien's powerful shot from 25 yards goes just over the crossbar. In the 10th minute, Benayoun steals Joe Cole at the back and drives straight with the ball. Gerrard crossed diagonally, Torres hesitated slightly on the left side of the penalty area, and the most shot from a tight angle was blocked by the attacking Cech.

In the 12th minute, Frank Lampard crossed through and Drogba burst into the left side of the box, but Skrtel poked the ball out of the line in time behind him. In the 16th minute, Carvalho fouled Torres in front of the penalty area, and Reese's free kick was blocked by the wall.

Chelsea came close to opening the scoring in the 19th minute when Frank Lampard's through ball shook off Didier Carragher's Drogba and fired a shot eight yards out on the left flank of the penalty area, which grazed the right-hand post. In the 22nd minute, Kalou's cross from the left was cleared and Essien's volley into the far corner from 30 yards was confiscated by Reina.

Hyypia then replaced the injured Skrtel. In the 23rd minute, Reese crossed from the left, and Benayoun tried to volley in the first time in the penalty area, but the ball was deflected. In the 26th minute, Drogba crossed from the left, and Ballack's powerful shot from 28 yards was saved by Reina. Chelsea took the lead in the 33rd minute when Frank Lampard's through ball was unclear for Arbeloa to intercept, Kalou's powerful shot from 16 yards was saved by Reyna and Drogba fired into the near corner from 12 yards out on the right side of the box!

The score became 1-0 and Chelsea made the aggregate score 2-1!

In the 41st minute, Alonso was booked for a behind-the-back tackle on Kalou, and Ballack's 30-yard free-kick went straight at goal, but the ball grazed the left post and went wide, leaving Reyna unresponsive.

An off-field episode drew a heckle from the fans, and Gerrard, who was about to take a quick throw-in, knocked down Grant in the dugout. Chelsea had the upper hand in the first half, also leading 2-1 on aggregate. Although Chelsea have scored first in the last 10 years and Liverpool have never come back from behind, the Reds are set to mount a more aggressive comeback in the second half.

In the 48th minute, Alonso's long pass, Gerrard's header from the left side of the penalty area, Kuyt's stabbing shot from six yards was blocked by Cech with his legs, and Ashley Cole cleared it in time. Gerrard then headed in from a Gerrard corner, Kuyt crossed it from distance and Drogba cleared it before Torres was seven yards out.

Liverpool equalised in the 64th minute when Benayoun cut from the right to the middle, Carvalho made a failed tackle and Torres fired a low shot into the bottom right corner from 12 yards for his 31st goal of the season!

In the 76th minute, Essien forced his way past Mascherano and Alonso into the right side of the box, but his shot from a tight angle hit the side-netting. In the 78th minute, Pennant replaced Benayoun. After a little more than 10 minutes, both sides appeared cautious, with Chelsea's crosses repeatedly deflected away by the Reds. Liverpool, on the other hand, struggled to get a chance up front, with Kuyt's shot from the edge of the box blocked, and Steven Gerrard also cramped. The two sides drew 2-2 on aggregate and went into extra time.

Former Liverpool striker Nicolas Anelka came on as a substitute for Joe Cole. Liverpool had their first chance in the 93rd minute when Steven Gerrard headed in a corner from the right and Hyypia headed wide of the right-hand post from eight yards. In the 95th minute, Drogba's shot from the left side of the box was blocked by Carragher. Then Chelsea took a corner, Nicolas Anelka had a shot blocked, and Essien volleyed home from the edge of the box!

Just as the Chelsea players were about to celebrate, the linesman signalled for two Chelsea players in an offside position to interfere with the goalkeeper in front of Reina, and the goal was disallowed.

Chelsea took the lead again in the 98th minute when Hyypia brought down Ballack on the edge of the box and Frank Lampard slotted home from the penalty spot for his 19th goal of the season. Frank Lampard tearfully dedicated his goal to his mother, who had recently passed away, after scoring the goal. In the 99th minute, Babel, who replaced Torres, burst into the left side of the penalty area, and Essien tackled the ball off the line beautifully. Gerrard then whipped in a corner from the left and Alonso's header from eight yards was too angled and the ball was in the hands of Cech.

Chelsea doubled their lead in the 105th minute when Malouda's through ball failed for Liverpool to be offside, Nicolas Anelka burst into the right side of the box and drove a brace into the near corner from eight yards out for his 15th goal of the season. In the second half of extra time, Hyypia fell in the penalty area under the defense of Drogba, and the referee refused to award a penalty.

Liverpool closed the gap in the 117th minute when Alonso passed the ball and Babel fired from 30 yards and Cech made a save to let the ball go into the net. It was his 10th goal of the season. Chelsea held on 3-2 until the end of the game, and just like that, the Blues eliminated Liverpool 4-3 on aggregate to reach the Champions League final for the first time in their history! (To be continued......)