Midfielder Ruler

Chapter 29 2013-2014 UEFA Champions League Group Draw

Real Madrid got off to a good start in the first round of La Liga in the 2013-2014 season, and they didn't have a Super Cup task, so the second round of the league had to wait until next week. Coach Ancelotti gave the players a day off very humanely. Fast updates and no ads.

The team will resume training on Tuesday. To the satisfaction of Carlo Ancelotti's coaching staff, the players are in a good state of mind and did not relax because of the day off.

According to the stadium administrator, Tang Zheng even took the initiative to come to the first team training ground for extra training during yesterday's break.

But Ancelotti is not surprised, because Tang Zheng has developed the habit of extra training since the beginning of his career, otherwise he would not have maintained such a good competitive state in training and competitions.

Many players are in good and bad state, which may be related to their emotional and physical conditions, but it is more because the body has not developed the habit of continuing to fight.

As diligent as Tang Zheng, he controlled his physical condition to the extreme, so that he was in full condition in every training session and every match.

Cristiano Ronaldo is also hardworking. Before Tang Zheng joined Real Madrid, he was the club's number one cheap maniac.

Of course, this has something to do with Cristiano Ronaldo not knowing that Tang Zheng would be so diligent, otherwise he would give up the vacation and do extra training.

The regular training session at the Valdebebas training base in the morning ended. Assistant coach Clement announced the end of the morning training. Players can move freely according to their own time, but must return to the team at 3:00 pm to continue training and prepare for the weekend league.

Just when Tang Zheng and Cristiano Ronaldo turned and walked towards each other, the assistant coach Clement who announced the end of the training session stopped them respectively.

The two looked at each other tacitly, and then at Clement in confusion.

The other Real Madrid players also looked at Clement curiously, concentrating on it, wanting to see if Clement has any special arrangements for Tang Zheng and Cristiano Ronaldo, after all, they have been in the headlines a lot during this period .

Clement naturally explained to the United States and Europe, but instead told Tang Zheng and Cristiano Ronaldo not to leave in a hurry when they returned to the living building, and the head coach Ancelotti and Zidane had something to talk about.

The curious Real Madrid players nodded slightly, knowing roughly what would happen next.

It has been more than half a month since the resumption of training, Ancelotti and Zidane have made interviews with Tang Zheng and Cristiano Ronaldo.

Tang Zheng has always been very talkative, and Zidane, who is in charge of communicating with him, has a deep understanding, and the interview in the living building went very smoothly.

Before leaving, Zidane suddenly thought of something. He patted his forehead with his right hand, turned his head and asked, "About the penalty kick?"

However, what Zidane didn't expect was that Tang Zheng's performance was very relaxed, not as tricky as imagined, and he could even be said to be very cooperative.

"The right to take the penalty kick?" Tang Zheng waved his hand, and said indifferently, "This is optional for me."

"Why?" Zidane asked subconsciously.

"Hey." Tang Zheng grinned and said, "Penalty kicks are not too challenging for me."

After all, he mischievously gave Zidane a "you understand" look.

What does Zidane, who has tasted the ups and downs of the world, not understand?

He understands very well!

However, he still rolled his eyes. Tang Zheng didn't ask for penalties because he had great confidence in his own penalty kicks. After all, he has never missed a penalty kick in his career so far. It is reasonable for him not to be challenging. .

It's just that it sounds a bit uncomfortable, especially if it reaches the ears of Cristiano Ronaldo.

According to the agreed time, Zidane returned to the head coach's office in the office building.

Ancelotti frowned, leaning back against the luxurious chair, rhythmically tapping the top mahogany desk with the tip of his right finger,

It doesn't look promising.

Zidane sat across from Ancelotti and asked: "Carlo, what's the situation with Cristiano?"

"There is good news and bad news." Ancelotti looked at Zidane complicatedly, with a trace of depression and satisfaction in his eyes.

"Oh?"

"The good news is that Cristiano has no objection to him and Don taking free kicks in turn, and accepts it very much, but..." Ancelotti was a little worried about gains and losses.

"That's the good news, what about the bad news?"

Zidane asked again.

"Cristiano is unwilling to make concessions on penalty kicks." Ancelotti shook his head and smiled bitterly: "You also know that there are many places involved in penalty kicks."

"I thought it was something." Zidane stood up and patted Ancelotti on the shoulder: "Carlo, you don't have to worry about this."

"Why?" Ancelotti suddenly realized something.

Therefore, Zidane explained Tang Zheng's meaning simply.

Ancelotti shook his head and said with a smile, "Don can take it easy."

There must be a reason why Ancelotti said this. First of all, there are goal bonuses in the contracts of offensive players, but what Cristiano Ronaldo considers is not this, but that penalties can make his goal Ball numbers become more.

Since he moved to Real Madrid in the summer of 2009, he only scored more goals than Messi in La Liga in the 2010-2011 season, which made him somewhat depressed.

Now Tang Zheng has no idea about the right to take penalty kicks, which can save a lot of time.

Before the afternoon training session started, Ancelotti called Tang Zheng and Cristiano Ronaldo aside and said a few words.

Not long after, the team members gradually discovered that Cristiano Ronaldo's attitude towards Tang Zheng had changed, from the previous seldom passing to the current seldom passing.

Of course, that wasn't enough for the team.

The combined transfer value of the two exceeds 200 million euros. If they don't cooperate more, it will be a waste.

Although the relationship between Tang Zheng and Cristiano Ronaldo has not yet reached the lowest limit in Ancelotti's mind, at least having Cristiano Ronaldo take the initiative to pass the ball to Tang Zheng is a kind of progress.

The league has just started, and the error tolerance rate is very high.

After all, there is still more than half a month left for the first tough battle of the new season, and there is enough time to find a solution.

During this period, in addition to reporting on the Spanish Super Cup between Barcelona and Atletico Madrid, the Spanish media also focused on the Real Madrid dressing room.

If Tang Zheng and Cristiano Ronaldo's problems are not resolved, the media will have endless news stories.

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Time flies, the second round of the 2013-2014 La Liga season kicked off, and the Real Madrid team took a flight to Granada, the capital of the Andrussia autonomous region at the southern tip of Spain, the day before the game.

Although Granada is the capital of Andrussia Autonomous Region, the most famous teams are the other two teams.

Sevilla and Real Betis.

In the history of the Granada club, the best glory is only the La Liga champion, followed by the Copa del Rey runner-up.

Perhaps due to history, this club's performance is not stable, and they often take the elevator to go back and forth between La Liga and La Liga.

Real Madrid's away game against Granada is the last game of the second round. Before that, both Barcelona and Atletico Madrid, which had attracted much attention, won.

What is surprising is that Barcelona, ​​which beat Levante 7-0 at home in the first round, almost drew with Malaga as a guest, and finally won a valuable three points with a world wave from full-back Adriano.

Atletico Madrid, the third runner-up in La Liga last season, was somewhat unexpected. They beat Vallecano, who performed well in the first round 5-0 at home, showing the arrogance of competing for the La Liga championship.

Real Madrid's league opponent, Granada, was normal, but there was a player in Granada who was Tang Zheng's long-lost friend.

Diego Bonanotte.

Both Bonannot and Tang Zheng made their debut in River Plate, they came from the River Plate Youth Training Camp, and they also formed a deep friendship. Bonannot, who was supposed to take off together, had a serious car accident in the year when Tang Zheng and others left.

Even though he returned to normal after a long period of recovery, Tang Zheng still had some shadows in his heart. Tang Zheng represented Borussia Dortmund in the 2012-2013 UEFA Champions League. Moved to Granada, so I lost the first long-awaited reunion.

As the saying goes, good food is never afraid of being late.

On the eve of the warm-up at the Camenes Stadium, which can accommodate 22,000 fans, Tang Zheng saw Bonannot, one of his friends, who was less than 1.7 meters tall.

Seeing the familiar baby face, Tang Zheng opened his arms, hugged Bonannot with a smile on his face, and said with a smile: "Dear Diego, long time no see, I never thought that your handsomeness is still the same as before."

"You bastard." Bonannot rolled his eyes at Tang Zheng, then stood on tiptoe and gave him a warm hug.

Although Bonanault's electrical focus, he still only lay down on his chest, so it feels a bit weird.

Immediately, former Malaga player and now Real Madrid player Isco also gave Bonannot a hug.

During the Malaga period, Isco and Bonannot had a good relationship, and Isco had a good impression of Tang Zheng. In addition to his excellent performance on the field, it also had something to do with Bonannot's frequent stories about Tang Zheng in the riverbed. .

The relationship off the court is very good, but on the court, no one will give them any favors.

The quickness of Bonnault is what Granada relies on most on the offensive end. As an important interception point for Real Madrid's front line, Tang Zheng can be said to be merciless towards Bonnault.

So Bonannot played very uncomfortable, and Granada's overall offense was also paralyzed.

Coupled with the obvious strength gap between the two teams, even if Granada is playing at home, it cannot prevent Real Madrid's terrorist attack quartet.

Cristiano Ronaldo, Angel Di Maria and Benzema each scored a goal, and Tang Zheng assisted twice, helping Real Madrid beat Granada in an away game, only one goal behind Barcelona, ​​​​which beat Malaga by one goal in this round of the league. goal difference.

In the third round of La Liga in the 2013-2014 season, Real Madrid played at home against Athletic Bilbao, Barcelona continued their away trip to challenge Valencia, and Atletico Madrid challenged Real Sociedad away.

Compared with Real Madrid's Athletic Bilbao at home, the opponents Barcelona and Atletico Madrid have to face are obviously much stronger.

Valencia used to be brilliant in the history of La Liga and the Champions League. Although it is no longer as brave as it used to be, it is still a difficult bone.

The same is true for Real Sociedad. French striker Griezmann is maturing day by day. The team's ability to qualify for the Champions League this season is directly related to his performance last season.

In the last round of La Liga in the 2012-2013 season, Valencia led Real Sociedad by two points and ranked fourth. As a guest, Valencia lost 3:4 to Sevilla. Real Sociedad scored the only goal of the game with Griezmann. Going ahead with the ball and points, ranking fourth in the league.

In addition, Griezmann is also the fourth youngest player in the history of La Liga to complete 100 games.

Therefore, in the eyes of mainstream European media, Real Madrid, which spent huge sums of money to introduce players this summer, is likely to rank first in the league with a goal difference advantage after the third round of the league!

But before that, there is the 2013-2014 UEFA Champions League group draw ceremony.

Tang Zheng was also invited because he was a strong contender for the top scorer and best player in the UEFA Champions League in the 2012-2013 season.

Of course, there is basically no dispute about the best player in the UEFA Champions League. Tang Zheng's performance in the UEFA Champions League in the 2012-2013 season was really amazing.

In addition to scoring more goals, there are also many assists.

Unlike in previous years, after the UEFA Super Cup and then the UEFA Champions League group draw, this year the UEFA Super Cup will be drawn first, and then the UEFA Super Cup will be played, because for the first time in 2013, the UEFA Super Cup will not be held at the Stade Louis II in Monaco, but in the Garden of Eden in the capital of the Czech Republic. stadium.

At nine o'clock in the morning on August 30, Tang Zheng, head coach Ancelotti, Cristiano Ronaldo, Iker Casillas and other teammates flew to Monaco to participate in the 2013-2014 Champions League group draw ceremony.

At around five o'clock in the afternoon, Tang Zheng saw many familiar faces in front of the red carpet outside the Grimaldi Conference Center.

Seeing Dortmund coach Klopp, former teammates Lewandowski, Reus and Hummels from afar, they opened their arms and greeted them.

The current Tang Zheng has a very high status in European and even world football, so the reporters from the world's major media who are paying attention to the 2013-2014 UEFA Champions League group draw all focus on Tang Zheng.

The flashing lights kept flashing, so that Tang Zheng looked as if he was being sprayed with white dye continuously.

At 5:45 p.m., the 2013-2014 UEFA Champions League group draw and the best European player award ceremony kicked off on time at the Grimaldi Conference Center in Monte Carlo.

Pedro Pinto, host of BBC Radio, and Melanie Weniger, Miss Switzerland, were the hosts. The first ceremony was to announce the candidates for the best player in the UEFA Champions League last season. Tang Zheng, Cristiano Ronaldo and Messi is the three highest-ranked candidates, but the final order has to be decided by voting on the spot.

Immediately, the live screen reviewed the highlights of the UEFA Champions League in the 2012-2013 season.

Tang Zheng appeared in close-up shots a lot, so even if he was only one of the best players in Europe, the probability of being selected in the end was very high.

At the end of the short film screening, McNeil, who once led the Celtics of the Soviet Super League to win the Champions League trophy, entered the lottery scene as one of the draw guests holding the Champions League trophy.

Portuguese legend Figo, as the image ambassador of the Stadium of Light in the 2013-2014 UEFA Champions League final, became another lucky draw guest.

In addition, there are Dutch legendary star Cruyff, former England international Owen, Dortmund star Sosa, and the host is still UEFA Secretary-General Infantino.

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