Although the Club World Cup has the word "world", Asian and African teams are basically not at the same level as the Champions League teams.

This is true even for the teams in the South American league today.

In the last 13 years since 2007, only Corinthians have won the Club World Cup in 2012 by beating Champions League winners Chelsea 1-0.

The remaining 12 years were monopolized by the Champions League winners.

Among them, Real Madrid, Bayern and Barcelona have won the most times, accounting for half of the country.

Driven by the "Golden Yuan Football", South American football has been hollowed out by European football giants early, and there is a huge disparity in strength between each other, and there is little suspense in the game.

The disparity in the quality of the teams is huge, but it does not affect the widespread attention that the Club World Cup has received.

The participating teams of the Club World Cup, champions from all continents, have diverse backgrounds, making the tournament widely influential and representative.

Real Madrid's opponent in the semi-finals is the winner of the African Champions League and the champion of the Egyptian Premier League - Cairo Nationals.

Real Madrid, who played semi-main games, had a difficult time playing in the game.

It's not about how strong the opponent is, even if Real Madrid sends a second team, it can easily win.

The reason why it is difficult is that they often use fouls to block Real Madrid's attacks.

To the outrage of the Real Madrid players, referee Hassan's whistle was very loose.

In the face of the Cairo nationals' indiscriminate tackles, there was not a single yellow card in the first half, which made the Real Madrid players who returned to the dressing room extremely dissatisfied.

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In the Real Madrid dressing room, there was a beep ~ beep ~ angry scolding.

Zidane, who has always been calm, was also very dissatisfied with the referee's penalty scale in the first half.

The foul is small, the injury is big.

Real Madrid, who did not have a winter break, participated in the Spanish Super Cup and the Club World Cup one after another, and the players were already very tired.

If any of the main players are injured, it will directly affect Real Madrid's game in the second half of the season.

A quick decision was Zidane's strategy at halftime.

Set-piece attack was Real Madrid's attacking tactic in the second half.

Not only that, but he also asked Rossi to warm up at the beginning of the second half.

Set-piece attacking tactics require the ability to fight for the top and grab two points.

Rosie is precisely the top existence of this kind.

In the 60th minute, Rossi came off the bench to replace Rodrygo.

Real Madrid conducted offensive and defensive drills in the opponent's half, and the opponent had to rely on non-stop fouls to stop Real Madrid's attack.

Drip!

The foul whistle blew again and Bale was tackled straight to the ground on the right.

Hush!

Boos were heard all over the sky to express the fans' disdain for this dirty style of play.

The Real Madrid captain directly angrily pushed his chest against the opponent.

For a while, the contradictions and dissatisfactions that had been silent for a long time broke out in an instant.

Under the leadership of the captain, the Real Madrid players surrounded the ruthless Cairo national players, one by one, like wild beasts, trying to devour each other alive.

Even if the referee himself stepped in, Ramos would not back down.

"This is a hurtful, hurtful action, why don't you play cards!"

As she spoke, Rossi raised her hand and shook it to put pressure on the referee.

Under tremendous pressure, any warning from referee Hassan seemed a little weak, and even he couldn't convince himself that he should play his cards when he fell to the ground.

But in the end, with a hint of panic, Hassan pulled out a yellow card and gave it to the foul Cairo national player Suraya, and Ramos and Rossi who took the lead in putting pressure on the referee.

But in the eyes of hundreds of millions of fans around the world, Hassan's move is undoubtedly cowardice.

After a two-minute hiatus, the game resumed.

Real Madrid get a well-positioned set-piece up front, which can be passed and shot straight at goal.

If you shoot straight at goal, the left-footed player will be better able to create an arc.

But at this time, Bale was receiving treatment on the sidelines, and the foul just now made him feel ankle discomfort.

Rossi arrived at the penalty spot and was ready to take the set-piece.

It was Real Madrid's 10th set-piece chance so far in a competition.

A direct shot?

There was no doubt that Rossi was in front of the penalty spot, and it must have been a direct shot on goal.

He's got the skill to do that.

Goalkeeper Shinawi is carefully directing the wall position, arranging his gloves, looking ahead, his body center of gravity slightly to the left, defending the near corner, and waiting for the battle.

After the whistle, Rossi ran a few short steps before slamming his right foot into the ball.

Bang!

With a crisp touch, the ball arced and shot away.

Surprisingly, the shot didn't go straight to the near corner, but towards the far corner.

Free kick from the opposite angle!

Xinavi was taken aback and hastily adjusted his center of gravity, but it was too late, and his right hand rose in a panic to try to block the shot.

All in vain.

When he thought Rossi would choose the near corner, he was doomed to lose.

The whizzing ball went straight into the corner and smashed the goal that the Cairo Nationals had been holding for 65 minutes.

Yes!!!!!!

Even more intense than the cheers of the fans were the shouts from the Real Madrid players.

For a full 65 minutes, they swallowed their anger under the opponent's savage fouls, within the referee's lenient scale, and their state was delayed.

Rossi's free-kick went straight into the goal, as if injecting a booster, turning on their status switch, and venting all kinds of frustration with a roar.

Ramos slammed his chest in anger and raised his arms towards the Real Madrid fan area, fanning the fans' emotions.

The whole stadium is like boiling water, and the sound of boiling hot water makes people surging and screaming in oblivion.

It was not only a celebration of the goal, but also a catharsis for the injustice suffered by Real Madrid throughout the game.

As soon as the goal came, Real Madrid turned on the offensive switch and played a wave of super offensive.

In the next fifteen minutes, Real Madrid's mercury attack pressed on the opponent and scored two goals.

In the end, Real Madrid's match against Cairo National in the semi-finals of the Club World Cup ended 3:0.

Next, the final will face the Champions League champions of CONCACACAF - Mexican Tigers.

As last season's CONCACAF champions, the Mexican Tigres defeated last season's AFC Champions League champions South Korea's Ulsan Hyundai in their previous match.

Thus meeting the Copa Libertadores champions Palmeiras in the semi-finals with direct qualification.

In this game, the Tigers, who participated in the Club World Cup for the first time, were full of energy and did not fall behind in the face of Palmeiras in attack and defense.

After a goalless first half, the deadlock was broken shortly after the start of the second half.

In the 54th minute, the Tigers were awarded a penalty kick opportunity, and Gignac scored the only goal of the game.

It is worth mentioning that the Tigers also became the first team from CONCACAF and the Caribbean to qualify for the final of the Club World Cup.

Perhaps because they were able to reach the final in their first appearance, the morale of the players was high and the singing was incessant at the dinner after winning Palmeiras.

Tigers coach Feletti drank a little wine and his face turned red.

It's not that he's too drunk, it's that he's too excited.

The participation prize for the Club World Cup is €1 million, with an additional €5 million if the winner wins.

That's a lot of money for the members of the Tigers.

Feletti believes that it is not impossible to beat Real Madrid and take away the 6 million euros.

With the morale of the team running high, Feletti decided to strike while the iron was hot.

"What do you think about the final in four days?"

As soon as these words came out, the originally noisy box instantly quieted down.

Players, you look at me, I look at you, confused with a hint of excitement.

can beat Real Madrid, that is definitely the highest trophy since the establishment of the team.

And they will also fight because of this and become the most popular team in the country.

Because they beat the Champions League champions.

I want to think about it, but they don't know exactly how to do it.

The opponent is Real Madrid, their No. 7 star Rossi, who is worth more than the entire Tigers team combined, and there is still room to buy another Palmeiras team.

How does this work?

Looking at the doubts and confusion in the players' eyes, Feletti smiled and said: "If we can beat Palmeiras, who is worth more than twice as much as us, why can't we beat Real Madrid." You know, football is round. ”

Everyone understands the truth, but it's really hard to do it.

Feletti continued: "Real Madrid are really strong, with first-class players and great skills, so we will face a lot of difficulties. ”

"But that doesn't mean Real Madrid is invincible."

'The whole world will think that we must lose, even in the first half. But I think we can block Real Madrid's attack! ”

Feleti paused, looked at the players, and saw that their eyes were incredible, but also curious and shocked.

They are waiting, waiting for the manager to set up his tactics.

A strategy that can beat Real Madrid.

"First of all, Real Madrid has been dragged down by the league, the Champions League and the Spanish Super Cup before participating in the Club World Cup, and there will be a physical crisis. This is our chance. ”

Tigres Mexico is a very young team and a team that is good at pressing high positions, which is the least favorite team Real Madrid will encounter in the game.

"Then, after Real Madrid finished the Club World Cup, there was no winter break, and they immediately threw themselves into the second half of the intense game, and the players didn't have time to adjust and recover, which is a good situation for us."

The player's words to him are still cloudy.

Real Madrid, which is fighting on multiple fronts, will indeed have a major crisis in terms of physical fitness.

But the second half of their game doesn't seem to have anything to do with the final.

Even if there were, it wouldn't be the reason why the Tigers defeated it.

Real Madrid can make up for the fitness problems of the players by rotating them.

"The last point is that Real Madrid will be careless. We just take advantage of this mentality, mobilize their restlessness and impatience, and there will definitely be chances to score. ”

"As long as we survive Real Madrid's siege in the first half, there will be gaps in their psychological defense in the second half."

The team didn't understand why the manager said Real Madrid would have problems in the second half, but they were confident that they could survive the half with their defence.

"I dare to assert that they will definitely improve their attack in the second half, so we will take it properly and concentrate on the counter-attack."

"Why? It's because I reasoned from Real Madrid's schedule. ”

Feletti said confidently: "After the Club World Cup, Real Madrid will play Valencia in three days' time. They have a heavy league task and a lot of pressure, so they must want to fight quickly and replace the main players to rest. ”

"Real Madrid wanted to play quickly, we just pulled him into our own rhythm and dragged him to extra time or even a penalty, and that's our chance."

Feletti stood up, raised his glass, and smiled slightly contemptuously.

"Now, who is for and who is against the victory over Real Madrid?"

(End of chapter)