Midfielder Ruler

Atletico Madrid's loss to Real Madrid at home was the result that the media had thought of before the game. What they didn't expect was that Atletico Madrid, sitting at home, would fall behind by two goals early, and falling behind by two goals failed to show its absolute ambition to equalize the score.

Real Madrid controlled the rhythm in the next game like a training match, and then until the end of the game.

In another game played at the same time, Juventus defeated Monaco 1:0 at home.

Real Madrid's two-goal win over Atletico Madrid in an away game gave them some chances to retain, but with fewer and fewer league rounds, the Copa del Rey has also entered the final, and there is not much pressure on the weekend's home game against Malaga, so Ancelotti took into account The league still has reservations about possible changes in the second round of the Champions League quarter-finals.

Despite this, Real Madrid defeated Malaga 3:1 at home.

Because Barcelona and Atletico Madrid both drew with their opponents in this round, Real Madrid once again expanded the score with the three points obtained at home, leading the league's second-place Barcelona by a full 11 points, and leading the league's third-place Atletico Madrid by 13 points.

With the last six rounds of the league remaining, it is only a matter of time before Real Madrid wins the 2014-2015 La Liga championship.

The remaining six league opponents are: Celta Vigo, Almeria, Sevilla, Valencia, Espanyol and Getafe.

The only teams that can pose a threat to Real Madrid in terms of strength are Sevilla and Valencia. However, judging from the schedule, if Real Madrid can successfully advance to the Champions League semi-finals this season, they will challenge Sevilla and Valencia away from home. The home game against Valencia is between the two Champions League semi-finals.

Of course, if Barcelona and Atletico Madrid lose points again in the next two rounds of the league, and Real Madrid wins consecutive games, then the next league will be meaningless to Real Madrid, because the away game against Sevilla is the first league game. The thirty-fifth round, the home game against Valencia is the thirty-sixth round, which means that the two games are the penultimate round and the penultimate round of the 2014-2015 La Liga season.

Once the league reaches the thirty-fourth round, and the point gap between Barcelona and Real Madrid reaches 12 points, then Real Madrid has won the league championship, so the next league can be used to train young players.

Closer to home, Real Madrid, who won the league at the weekend, did not take it lightly. They devoted themselves wholeheartedly to preparations for the second leg of the Champions League quarter-finals, even if they defeated Atletico Madrid by two goals away from home.

There is a saying that is right, a lion fights a rabbit with all its strength, and Atletico Madrid is not a rabbit, so Real Madrid must take it seriously.

In the blink of an eye, the Champions League match day is here.

The second legs of the 2014-2015 Champions League quarter-finals between Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid and Monaco and Juventus are getting closer and closer to fans who follow the Champions League.

An hour before the start of the game, 80% of the fans at the Bernabeu Stadium, which can accommodate 83,000 fans, were already in the stadium. A fanatical atmosphere for the game was beginning to appear, and the remaining seats were filling up at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Players from both sides came to the court one after another and followed the physical coach to do simple warm-up movements.

As usual, Tang Zheng stepped forward to stretch his tendons. Suddenly, as he stepped forward with his right foot, he felt a slight pain on the back of his right thigh, and his brows subconsciously raised.

Cristiano Ronaldo, who was in the same group as Tang Zheng, asked in confusion: "What's wrong, Tang?"

"Ah?" Tang Zheng stepped forward with his left foot, shook his head and said, "It's okay, I suddenly remembered something."

"What's up?"

Cristiano Ronaldo asked curiously.

For a moment, Tang Zheng didn't think of a good word. Fortunately, the voice of physical coach Giovanni Mauri came in time: "Guys, stretch more seriously. The season is coming to an end, and there are people and negligence. It may cause injuries, so every action must be done properly, okay?"

"OK!!"

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After stretching several times in a row, Tang Zheng, who had never been injured in his career, realized that he might have accidentally strained his thigh muscle, and he didn't want to tell the coach because Atletico Madrid was very strong.

Even if they beat Atletico Madrid with two goals in the away game a week ago, they cannot be underestimated.

Real Madrid can easily defeat Atletico Madrid in the away game, why can't Atletico Madrid win in the same way in the away game?

Besides, the strain requires at least half a month's rest. According to the schedule, Real Madrid's game within half a month is very important. Tang Zheng doesn't want to miss it, and he can't miss it!

A slight mistake may cause a season's hard work to be wasted.

Damn injuries!

So in the following stretching exercises, Tang Zheng consciously controlled the intensity and tried not to use his thigh muscles as much as possible.

However, Tang Zheng found it difficult not to use his thigh muscles, so he had no choice but to no longer avoid using the strength of his thigh muscles. Instead, he used more force to let his feelings adapt to the pain of thigh muscle strain.

Forty minutes of warm-up time passed, and the players walked towards the tunnel one after another. James Rodriguez, who was almost at the back, curiously walked towards Tang Zheng, who was still stretching: "Hey~ everyone is in, let's do it What’s up?”

Tang Zheng took back his right foot and showed his signature smile: "Didn't Coach Maoli ask us to do the right thing? I don't want to get a damn injury at this time."

"That's true."

James Rodriguez said with envy: "I'm so envious that you haven't been injured since the beginning of your career..."

But as soon as he finished speaking, James Rodriguez realized that there was something wrong with his words and quickly changed his words: "I mean..."

"Okay, okay." Tang Zheng smiled and patted James Rodriguez's right shoulder, and said with a smile: "I understand what you mean, let's go in too."

Feeling the loud cheers coming towards them, Tang Zheng and James Rodriguez walked side by side to the players' tunnel.

Although Real Madrid defeated Atletico Madrid 2-0 away from home in the first round, Ancelotti still paid special attention to the home game. He had some reservations in the weekend league and played all his main players in this game.

Facts have proved that Ancelotti's emphasis is correct. Atletico Madrid, which challenged Real Madrid as a guest, showed a strong desire to win at the beginning of the game. It was completely different from the Atletico Madrid team last week.

Running without hesitation and determination to fight for every ball, Atletico Madrid players are often able to seize control of the football in a 50-50 fight.

As the core of Real Madrid's midfield offense and defense, Tang Zheng had to expand his running area. In the past, it would have been a piece of cake for Tang Zheng, but the strain before the start of this game made him reluctant to exert his strength.

A body that has completely warmed up will not feel much pain from a strained thigh muscle, but once too much force is exerted, the originally slightly strained muscle may be further torn, aggravating the injury.

Fortunately, Tang Zheng is not the only one who is working hard in the Real Madrid midfield. The running of other teammates can relieve the pressure on Tang Zheng.

In addition, after resisting three attacks from Atletico Madrid, Real Madrid slowly took control of the situation. Real Madrid, which had a goal difference in two away games, played unhurriedly. The pace of the game became very slow under Tang Zheng's deliberate control.

If Atletico Madrid wants to make a comeback at the Bernabeu, the only possibility is to disrupt Real Madrid's game rhythm and upgrade the first and second gears to fourth or even fifth gears. However, Tang Zheng's excellent ability to read the game realizes this, and every single When the tempo of the game needs to be improved, the tempo of the game will always be controlled.

Central 5 commentator He Wei often gives praise at this time: "Tang Zheng is really becoming more and more mature and plays very steadily. Anyway, the away victory in the first round gives Real Madrid a huge choice, leaving Atletico Madrid with the choice. There was only one... goal! But the game couldn't pick up speed, and Atletico Madrid couldn't find any opportunities to attack... It seems... Atletico Madrid is about to be eliminated."

As the game time passed, Real Madrid head coach Carlo Ancelotti gradually discovered that today's Tang Zheng did not seem to be as aggressive as before. He was very dedicated in defense and actively participated in free kicks and corner kicks, but he lacked long-range shots. And take the initiative to pass the threatening ball.

Thinking of the two-goal victory over Atletico Madrid in an away game, a draw with Atletico Madrid at home was acceptable, but he didn't think much about it. Controlling the rhythm of the game and stabilizing the game situation is also one of Tang Zheng's on-field responsibilities.

Although long-range shots and threatening passes can have certain miraculous effects, they all require quantity for quality. In order to prevent the ball from changing hands, it is understandable to choose to control the rhythm of the game more securely...

Therefore, the score did not change from 0:0 at the beginning until the end of the game.

In the end, Real Madrid eliminated Atletico Madrid with a total score of 2:0 with a 2:0 victory in the first leg away from home, taking the lead in advancing to the semifinals of this season's Champions League.

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At the end of the game, Tang Zheng did not celebrate with his teammates for advancing to the semifinals of this season's Champions League, but returned directly to the locker room.

It might be difficult for other players to notice, but Tang Zheng is a Real Madrid superstar and attracts everyone's attention. Naturally, the on-site director will not ignore Tang Zheng, because Real Madrid's home draw is directly related to Tang Zheng.

In other words, it was directed by Tang Zheng.

Looking at Tang Zheng in the broadcast, CCTV 5 commentator He Wei said curiously: "Tang Zheng returned to the locker room early? What's the problem? Uncomfortable? Or?"

At the end of the sentence, I couldn't help but laugh: "Could it be that... people have three urgent needs?"

Those fans who were sitting in front of the TV and were not willing to turn off the TV and computers couldn't help laughing when they listened to He Wei's analysis. Just now, through the broadcast, it could be seen that Tang Zheng was indeed walking in a hurry. It seemed that he really looked like... People are anxious to go to the toilet...

When Tang Zheng returned to the locker room, he first took out the always-used ice pack from the refrigerator, and then applied it to the back of his right thigh.

Although he did not give his full strength in the game that just ended, he can now feel the pain in the muscles on the back of his thigh. If he does not apply ice to delay the pain, it is very likely that the injury will worsen.

However, in order to prevent his teammates from discovering the situation, Tang Zheng deliberately took a towel as a shield.

When his teammates returned to the locker room, they only saw Tang Zheng sitting there playing with his mobile phone, and then asked him how to return to the locker room early.

As for the answer, Tang Zheng already had a countermeasure.

Therefore, no teammates imagined that Tang Zheng was injured, because in their impression Tang Zheng was a physically strong player who never suffered injuries.

However, a muscle strain requires rest and recovery, and continued exercise will worsen the condition. Therefore, Tang Zheng was thinking about whether he should communicate with the team doctor and then receive treatment from the team doctor.

Before the Champions League semi-finals, Real Madrid has three league games, and Real Madrid must win these three games to win the league championship in advance.

Of course, if Barcelona and Atletico Madrid both lose points, Real Madrid can also win the league championship in advance.

But then again, Real Madrid has scored an astonishing 90 points in the past 32 rounds of the league, which is still 10 points away from the league record of 100 points jointly held by Real Madrid and Barcelona in the 2011-2012 and 2012-2013 seasons, which means a record-breaking You have to get eleven points.

There are six rounds left in the league, and to get 11 points, you need at least three wins and two draws.

If the team wins the league title early, head coach Carlo Ancelotti will definitely not pay too much attention to the remaining league games.

Compared with the so-called record, Ancelotti hopes that Real Madrid can win the final championship in the Champions League and Copa del Rey.

Real Madrid, who have made adjustments to their lineup by then, may not be able to break the league points record. Especially after the team knows that they are injured, they are more likely to give up on winning the league championship in advance, and then prepare for the Champions League semi-finals.

It is undeniable that the championship is more realistic than the league points record, but Tang Zheng does not want to miss any records.

So after much deliberation, Tang Zheng decided to hide his thigh strain for the time being.

He believes that his body can last until the end of the season.

Wait until the end of the season and you can recover in peace.

In the second leg of another Champions League quarter-final, Monaco drew with Juventus at home. In the end, Juventus advanced to the Champions League semi-finals again after 12 years with a total score of 1:0.

On the second Champions League match day, Barcelona defeated Paris Saint-Germain 2:0 at home and advanced to the Champions League semi-finals with a total score of 5:1.

Bayern Munich unexpectedly lost to Porto 1:3 away from home in the first round, but played at its true level in the second round when they returned to the Allianz Arena. With the roar of Bayern fans in the audience, the home team defeated Porto 6:1 and advanced with a total score of 7:4. Semifinals.

In the 2014-2015 season, the semi-finals of the Champions League were decided. The semi-final draw was held the next day in Nyon, Switzerland, the UEFA headquarters. Real Madrid drew Juventus, first away and then home.

According to the schedule, the first legs of the semi-finals will be played on May 5 and 6, European time, and the second legs will be played on May 12 and 13. The winner of the semi-finals will play in Berlin, Germany, on June 6, European time. The ultimate showdown begins at the Stadio Olimpico to compete for this season’s Champions League title.

Now that the draw results have come out, Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti's attention has begun to shift, focusing on the league while preparing for the first leg of the 2014-2015 Champions League semi-finals.

Time flies quickly, Real Madrid will be a guest to challenge Celta Vigo on the weekend.

Ancelotti took into account that the opponent was not strong, and Real Madrid's points advantage in the league was also quite obvious, so he made certain adjustments to the lineup, and Tang Zheng, who was quietly recovering, was also within the scope of the adjustment.

Compared with the usual volunteering, Tang Zheng did not take the initiative to ask for a starting position this time.

In this regard, head coach Carlo Ancelotti and other Real Madrid players were somewhat surprised.

His teammates were very curious and looked at Tang Zheng. Tang Zheng had already thought of a countermeasure in his mind. He shrugged his shoulders: "There have been a lot of games recently, and I also feel a little tired. For the next Champions League semi-finals..."

Tang Zheng's statement is reasonable, and he has indeed participated in many events this season.

From the beginning of the season to the Club World Cup, then the Asian Cup, and then he represented Real Madrid in the league, the Copa del Rey and the Champions League non-stop. He basically started every game and played for 90 minutes. Even an iron man would not be able to stand it...