Midfielder Ruler

Real Madrid's home match against Dortmund in the Champions League quarter-finals has attracted much attention, and the plot at the beginning of the game is also in line with the attention of this focus battle. Dortmund, who gained the kick-off advantage, immediately created an offensive enough to score.

But as the game progressed slowly, Real Madrid, which had the advantage of home court, gradually took control of the game.

Whether it is Tang Zheng, Xabi Alonso or Modric, they are all masters of controlling the rhythm, and their foot skills are very good, and their vision is broad enough, so it is difficult for Dortmund to steal the ball if they are good at high pressure.

With no other choice, the Dortmund players could only play according to another pre-match plan, changing from high-position pressure to the current half-court defense.

Although Klopp has always denied before the game that Dortmund is still strong without Tang Zheng, the game process is enough to illustrate something.

From offense to defense, Dortmund's offensive and defensive transition speed and efficiency are at least one notch slower than last season.

Mkhitaryan is still in Dortmund's overall tactical system. Gundogan is not enough to take on the important task after Tang Zheng and Pirlo left. Sven Ben's responsibility is to defend and be responsible for the safety of the central defender in the open space.

Therefore, Dortmund's offense relies more on the two wingers, namely Reus and Gotze.

Tang Zheng has played for Dortmund for four seasons and is well aware of the technical characteristics and habits of his former teammates, so he is able to play the attacking midfielder position like a fish in water.

In the fifth minute of the game, Real Madrid launched a wave of offensive in the middle that was enough to score.

Tang Zheng, who returned to the 45-meter offensive area, received Ramos' short pass and chose to pass it directly long. Marcelo, who was cutting in and running close to the sideline on the left, intervened at high speed, attacking the strong and defending the weak. Ke's reaction was half a beat too slow, so Hummels had to participate in the defense.

However, the central defender position is very critical. Unless it is absolutely necessary, he will not be pulled out to defend the opponent's full-back.

Because covering defense means that some defensive holes have appeared in other positions...

Marcelo stopped the ball with his left foot while running, looked up at Benzema in the penalty area, and then passed an inverted triangle pass with the arch of his left foot.

Cristiano Ronaldo appeared on the football track, and Sven Bender subconsciously fell to the ground to make a tackle.

It was precisely this way that Cristiano Ronaldo's aim was not adjusted properly. Her shot was slightly higher than the crossbar and flew towards the stands.

"Oh oh oh——"

Immediately, a huge cry of regret rang out from the home fans above the Bernabeu Stadium.

If Cristiano Ronaldo's sight can be adjusted well, this left-footed shot from the left rib of the penalty area can test Yan Junling.

Immediately, Dortmund launched an offensive, but Tang Zheng predicted it in advance and intercepted Sven Bender's short pass to Gotze after passing a few passes.

After Tang Zheng cut off the football, he immediately made a long pass to find Cristiano Ronaldo on the left at high speed. Fortunately, Hummels knew Tang Zheng very well. When Tang Zheng cut off the football, he moved laterally at the same time, approaching diagonally. Cristiano Ronaldo in the ribs.

So, Hummels jumped up high, flicked his neck, and tipped the ball to Piszczek who was defending on the right.

Central 5 commentator He Wei was full of excitement, passion and witty remarks: "The game is slowly getting better. Real Madrid at home has a clear advantage, but they lack some luck, and the Dortmund players know Tang Zheng very well, and so does Tang Zheng. I know the Dortmund players well, so the offensive and defensive conversion speed is relatively fast. The only pity is that the offensive conversion rate is low. Until now, except for Lewandowski and Ronaldo's two shots that threatened the opponent's goal at the beginning of the game, they were thirteen yards from the goal. Chance……"

Dortmund's retreat to half-court defense is not all for defense. Like Real Madrid, they are waiting for opportunities.

The frenetic atmosphere at the Santiago Bernabeu remains as frenetic as every fan in attendance contributes their own way.

The only thing that made them dissatisfied was that they didn't score a goal until the 20th minute of the game.

But that's just dissatisfaction. After all, a draw also means that the team he supports is not lagging behind.

Of course, the most satisfied ones are the Dortmund fans who traveled with the team.

Last season, Real Madrid's overall strength was stronger than Dortmund. This season, Tang Zheng joined Real Madrid, which means that Real Madrid has become even more powerful.

In other words, it will be difficult for the now 'rebuilding' Dortmund to beat Real Madrid.

German Sky commentator Marcel Leif gave his own analysis of the game situation: "Don, who is too familiar with Dortmund, did not talk about the old friendship at all, and focused on the holes in Dortmund's defense. Fortunately, Jurgen Klopp's pre-match plan Be well prepared, otherwise it is very likely that you will..."

Before he finished speaking, Lewandowski's long-range shot from outside the penalty area was blocked by Ramos and flew right into the area covered by Tang Zheng, who was facing his own goal.

While Sven Bender was attacking on his own side, he was also monitoring Tang Zheng's position selection, so he rushed over without hesitation, trying to stop the football with his body in advance and organize a second attack in the frontcourt as soon as possible.

However, Tang Zheng seemed to have eyes in the back of his head. Without looking back, he used the toes of his left foot to tip the ball back. The football just flew over the head of Sven Bender, who was jumping forward.

Therefore, Sven Bender, who was still upper body, had no choice but to watch Tang Zheng use his right foot as the axis, turn two ninety degrees to the right, and face the direction of attack.

Cristiano Ronaldo, Benzema and Di Maria were like three sharp arrows flying towards the center of Dortmund's defense.

Tang Zheng had a wide field of vision, and instead of passing to Cristiano Ronaldo, who was competing with Piszczek for position on the left, he passed to Di Maria, who was unmarked on the right.

The way football is passed is very different from Subotic's prediction. Tang Zheng did not pass high, but made a low pass. The football rolled from Real Madrid's 35-meter defensive zone against the turf past the center line and came to the home court. Fang attacks the right flank.

Schmelzer participated in the attack on the left before he had time to return to defense, and another defensive midfielder Gundogan had to make up the defense.

Because Subotic's prediction made him lose the possibility of chasing Di Maria directly, he chose to run straight to the front of the penalty area, leaving the heavy responsibility of defending Di Maria to Gundogan.

Di Maria is very fast, and Tang Zheng's ground-hugging diagonal ball is also very good.

The so-called when the ball arrives, refers to this kind of passing.

Klopp, who was standing in front of the visiting team's coaching bench, looked very worried. He had a good vision, so what he was worried about was neither Di Maria, who was holding the ball, nor Benzema and Cristiano Ronaldo, who were outflanking him in the middle, but Tang Zheng. .

Tang Zheng did not stop in place after passing the football, he participated in the attack at full speed.

Sven Bender's early prediction was cleverly used by Tang Zheng, and Schmelzer did not return to his position. This is equivalent to saying that our defensive system is four to four.

Among them, Di Maria, who was holding the ball, attracted the attention of Gundogan and Subotic, so that Tang Zheng, who ran forward after passing the ball, was unmarked.

"Hey~ watch out Don!"

Thinking of this, Klopp took a big step forward, stretched his upper body over the sideline, and shouted loudly towards the players on the field.

But the Dortmund players on the court focused all their attention on the court and had no extra thoughts off the court, so Klopp's loud voice was equivalent to saying that he had done nothing.

After receiving the football on the right, Di Maria slowed down the ball and observed the movement of his teammates.

Whether it is Benzema or Cristiano Ronaldo, their positions are not good.

So Di Maria simply dunked the ball back with his right foot, preparing to turn the fast break into a positional attack.

German Sky commentator Marcel Leif was pleasantly surprised: "The start of the game was not particularly long. The Dortmund players on the field were very focused and did not give Real Madrid's offense much space..."

What's interesting is that before he finished speaking, Di Maria passed the ball back with the arch of his right foot and reached the center of the attack about 40 meters away from the goal.

The live director switched the camera, and Marcel Leif was stunned.

Logically speaking, Di Maria passing the ball back is very beneficial to Dortmund's defense.

"Oh-Tannnnnnnnnnnnng!!!"

The next moment, Marcel Leif drew out his voice.

Dortmund head coach Klopp crossed his arms, pursed his lips, and furrowed his brows. Obviously, the scene he least wanted to see finally appeared.

But Klopp didn't stand on the sidelines and yell, because he had a certain understanding of Chinese culture because of Tang Zheng.

There is a saying that it is a blessing, not a curse, but a curse cannot be avoided.

Tang Zheng received the football in the core area of ​​the offensive center, and when the defense reached the wing, Gundogan had to force his waist back to the center, lying in front of Tang Zheng.

After passing the football, Di Maria did not stay where he was. He accelerated towards the baseline with central defender Subotic.

Defending Tang Zheng one-on-one, Gundogan had no confidence, so he was ready to commit a foul and wanted to exchange a yellow card for the success of his own defense.

Tang Zheng had not been partnered with Gundogan for a season or two, and he was very familiar with him, so when Gundogan rushed forward to foul him, Tang Zheng suddenly froze on the spot and moved the ball to the front with the outside of his right foot and the instep of his right foot. The football rolled right under Jingduola's stretched left leg, which meant that Tang Zheng's emergency call for the ball passed through Gundogan's wicket.

Immediately, Tang Zheng kicked the ground with both feet and took off, just in time to avoid Gundogan's extended leg to sweep his leg.

"Ouch-ouch——"

Suddenly, huge cheers rang out over the Bernabeu Stadium.

It was obvious that the home fans were very satisfied with Tang Zheng's goal. Many fans even started to cheer, as if they had scored a goal.

"Oops!"

Michael Reti, commentator of German TV station 2, suddenly exclaimed.

Tang Zheng passed Gundogan, which meant that Tang Zheng, who was holding the ball forward, was unmarked...

Hummels must always pay attention to Benzema's movements. At the same time, he must be careful of Di Maria's diagonal penetration and dare not rush to defend Tang Zheng.

Gundogan is already an obvious failure case. Hummels, who is more defensively sound, will naturally not make mistakes. He chooses to fight and retreat.

Of course, he would not be too far away from Tang Zheng, otherwise it would give Tang Zheng a chance to shoot from a long distance.

Time waits for no one, and Tang Zheng's choice did not go as Hummels predicted. After receiving the football, he quickly handed the ball to Di Maria who was running to the outside on the right.

Subotic was not sure whether Di Maria was offside, so he pursued hard, and the assistant referee did not raise the flag, which proved that Di Maria was not in an offside position.

Di Maria didn't expect to take the ball and rush to the baseline before passing it in. Instead, he ran on the spot and faced Tang Zheng's incoming football. He made a clear internal arc on the inside of the instep of his left foot and flew to the far corner of the penalty area.

Benzema and Hummels in the middle glanced at where the football landed, stopped in tacit understanding, and turned to look at the trajectory of the football.

The same was true for goalkeeper Yan Junling, but when he saw it, he was frightened to death.

Piszczek's position was completely suppressed by Cristiano Ronaldo, which meant that he lost the opportunity to defend.

Cristiano Ronaldo, who was running, leaned forward with his upper body and completed a diving dive about ten yards from the goal.

The header was so powerful that Yan Junling, who was already ready to surrender, subconsciously fell to the left and slapped his palm forward.

However, because he moved too fast and did not control his hand shape well, Yan Junling only completed the saving action and was unable to block the ball from the baseline.

"Wonderful save!! Yan!!! He saved..." German Sky commentator Marcel Leif shouted here, his tone paused again, and he felt very uncomfortable until the scene director's camera switched and suddenly he Prolonged voice: "Tannnnnnnnnnnnnnng——"

Yan Junling subconsciously blocked Cristiano Ronaldo's diving header, which made the Dortmund fans at the scene extremely excited.

However, the time only lasted for one second, because the football flew towards Tang Zheng who entered the penalty area.

For Dortmund fans, Tang Zheng exists like a god.

Tang Zheng, who was exactly at the same point as the trajectory of the football, had no extra thoughts. He took a big step forward with his right foot, and naturally opened his right arm to maintain his balance. His body formed an angle of about 60 degrees with the grass, and his left foot Swinging from back to front, he completed a half-volley shot in front of the goal with his left foot.

Because Tang Zheng's follow-up shot was too fast, Yan Junling, who had just completed his body reflex save action, was powerless. All he could do was to keep his eyes on the football.

That's all.

Hummels was not in a daze. He moved forward, trying to block Tang Zheng's follow-up shot.

It's just that... his movement was half a beat slow, and the football was the first to hit his hair and fly towards the upper right corner of the goal.

"Goooooooooooooooooal——"

At the same time, the live announcer Albert drew out his voice.

"Ouch-ouch——"

Real Madrid fans at the Santiago Bernabeu subconsciously made deafening cheers.

Head coach Carlo Ancelotti, who was in front of the home team's coaching bench, took a deep breath, raised his arms and shouted.

The same was true for the substitute players on the bench, who all jumped up from their seats.

Real Madrid players on the court also ran towards the goal scorer Tang Zheng, looking extremely excited.

Tang Zheng, who scored the goal, looked very calm, even a little unhappy. As soon as he confirmed the goal, he raised his hands above his head to express his apology.

If fans who had just turned on the TV to watch the live broadcast saw this scene, they would definitely think that Tang Zheng had just scored an own goal...

In fact, he scored the opening goal.