Midfielder Ruler

The score on the 120-square-meter scoreboard at Berlin's Olympic Stadium changed from 0:0 to 0:1, which also meant that Barcelona, ​​which had drawn the visiting team's draw, broke the deadlock and Real Madrid fell behind again.

Why do we say we are lagging behind again?

In the Copa del Rey final six days ago, Real Madrid first conceded two goals and then scored three goals in a row.

However, most of the Real Madrid players on the field and the Real Madrid fans in the stands were not worried, because they have experienced too many first behind and then overtake this season, and being behind by one goal is nothing to them.

The most we were behind was three goals. What was the result?

4:3! !

Scored four goals in a row while trailing by three goals!

But some people are worried, including Tang Zheng and head coach Carlo Ancelotti.

Tang Zheng's most direct feeling was that his teammates were a little disapproving, as it was the same thing every time he lost the ball.

Of course, many times it is a good thing to have this mentality, but this is the Champions League final!

Compared with the domestic league and Copa del Rey finals, the importance of the Champions League finals is obviously more important.

Barcelona is a comparable opponent to Real Madrid, which means Barcelona cannot be underestimated!

Head coach Carlo Ancelotti's concern comes from the performance of the players in preparation. The game has not even started yet, and he feels that he is already winning.

Being behind in the score did not allow them to understand the situation, so Ancelotti was worried that the players' self-confidence would affect the next game.

as expected!

Real Madrid's careless attitude towards the game put Real Madrid at a disadvantage in the battle for five goals, because Barcelona had been ranked second in the league and the King's Cup finals one after another. They felt very aggrieved. The players were holding back their energy to win in this crucial game. Defeated Real Madrid in the Champions League final to win the championship.

Most Real Madrid players have a different mentality. They believe that Real Madrid will win the game in the end no matter what, and the current backwardness is only temporary.

Since the result is a championship, then...is the process still important?

Tang Zheng was keenly aware of the laziness and carelessness of his teammates, but he did not directly rebuke his teammates. Instead, he used his own efforts to make up for the mistakes made by his teammates, and then told them through practice.

Once again, he shoveled the football out of the sideline by falling to the ground.

Tang Zheng rarely stood up, spread his hands and complained to his teammates: "Hey, brothers, can you focus a little bit? Now we are one goal behind instead of one goal ahead!"

Marcelo and Modric knew that if Tang Zheng hadn't made up the defense in time, there would have been a gap in the wing defense, so they humbly agreed with Tang Zheng's statement. The only one who did not actively return to defense was Cristiano. Ronaldo pouted disapprovingly, not knowing what he was talking to himself.

Cristiano Ronaldo has special treatment in Real Madrid's tactics. He does not need to defend, as long as he scores goals.

However, Cristiano Ronaldo has not been able to perform at his best in recent focus battles, so Real Madrid can only rely on the injured Tang Zheng to turn the tide. Coupled with the media's intentional or unintentional fueling of the situation, Cristiano Ronaldo is quite Because of some dissatisfaction.

The dispute over the free kick in the second round of the Champions League semi-finals brought the relationship between the two to a freezing point. Although they were not exposed to the media's lens, they are basically silent now. Cristiano Ronaldo, who refuses to admit defeat, naturally does not want to express himself. He is worse than Tang Zheng, even in terms of influence within the team, so he is unhappy with Tang Zheng's complaints.

Unhappy, Cristiano Ronaldo did not say it in person, but used actions to prove his existence.

It's just that this kind of performance is harmful to the Real Madrid team. Cristiano Ronaldo, who received the pass from his teammate, hopes to use his personal ability to help the team equalize the score. However, many times it backfires...

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"Cristiano Ronaldo played very independently today. When his teammates ran out of space, he chose to break through or cut in to shoot instead of passing the ball to his teammates in space. This also caused Real Madrid's offense to be slow to open up the situation..."

Central 5 commentator He Wei was a little bit upset about Cristiano Ronaldo not passing the ball to Tang Zheng.

Ten minutes into the game, the scoreboard still showed 0:1, with Barcelona leading Real Madrid relying on Rakitic's goal.

In fact, Real Madrid's several offensives when they fell behind were quite threatening, but their final kick was slightly lacking.

Of course, it also has a lot to do with the absolute opportunity not appearing.

With the score behind, Tang Zheng, as the core of Real Madrid's frontcourt offense, consciously increased the depth of forward passes, trying to pass threatening balls to Cristiano Ronaldo and James Rodriguez who were diagonally crossing the ribs.

James Rodriguez, who responded, was okay. He chose to hand the ball to Tang Zheng when he didn't have a chance to kick.

Only for Cristiano Ronaldo, Tang Zheng's passing was like a meat bun beating a dog, never coming back.

Cristiano Ronaldo enjoys privileges in the Real Madrid team. One is not having to defend, and the other is having the absolute right to fire.

He has the right to fire at any time and anywhere.

It is precisely because Cristiano Ronaldo has the absolute right to fire that his tactical execution is often skewed, so that some of the tactics formulated before the game cannot be played.

Football is a team sport. Except for the highlight performances of stars at certain times, it is difficult to defeat a team with individual strength.

It is undeniable that Cristiano Ronaldo has this ability, but he sometimes tends to fall into a relatively arrogant situation, and wants to be the one to resolve the battle no matter when and where.

If he could resolve the battle casually, then he would no longer be a human, but a god!

Closer to home, Real Madrid's offense has no way of posing a real threat to Barcelona fans. Barcelona's defensive end cannot feel the pressure, and the offensive players focus most of their attention on offense. As a result, Real Madrid's offense drops sharply, and attention begins to be focused more on defense. .

Except for Cristiano Ronaldo at the front, Benzema and James Rodriguez both shrank to the thirty-meter defensive area to assist in the overall defense.

The defense is always passive, giving people a feeling of fear.

It may be difficult for Real Madrid fans to feel it, but head coach Carlo Ancelotti can feel it deeply.

First of all, Real Madrid fell behind by one goal. Most of the players on the field were still a little careless, and now they were in passive defense. He was a little worried that the team would lose another goal in the continued passive defense.

The Champions League final is no different than the league and Copa del Rey finals. Once you fall behind by two goals, it's all over.

After all, miracles cannot happen again and again.

Fortunately, Tang Zheng performed well and was able to appear in the core defensive area in time to resolve the danger.

But then again, the competition cannot rely on Tang Zheng alone, the whole team is king.

Seeing the passive situation on the field, Ancelotti turned back to the coaching bench and took his assistant Clemente to discuss with Zidane to see if the tactics should be adjusted.

Should we maintain the offensive and strive to equalize the score as soon as possible, or should we solidly defend and then wait for opportunities to counterattack.

After two minutes of discussion and analysis based on the changes in the situation, Ancelotti finally decided to let the team withdraw to stabilize the defense and then wait for opportunities to counterattack.

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Ancelotti's change was decisive and effective. The game lasted until half an hour. Barcelona, ​​which had the advantage in offense, was still unable to knock Casillas off the goal, and Real Madrid also organized several effective counterattacks.

It’s just that Cristiano Ronaldo seemed a bit lonely during the counterattack and did not hand over the ball at the right time. By the time he reached a dead end, it was too late to hand it over...

In addition, James Rodriguez is not the kind of wing player who is absolutely fast, so Real Madrid's quick counterattack did not pose a direct threat to Ter Stegen's goal.

However, Tang Zheng once threatened the goal guarded by Ter Stegen with a free kick in the frontcourt. The football was so powerful that it rubbed the outer edge of the left post of the goal and hit the billboard, making a crisp collision sound and causing a burst of exclamations from Barcelona fans. Voice.

In the first 30 minutes of the first half, Cristiano Ronaldo attempted five shots. Except for a weak shot that was held in the arms of Ter Stegen, the other four shots were either too high or too high.

Therefore, Central 5 commentator He Wei mentioned Cristiano Ronaldo more than once during the commentary. He hoped that Cristiano Ronaldo could be more selfless like before and be able to cooperate with Tang Zheng and create enough threats.

It's a pity that Cristiano Ronaldo seems to be more interested in solving the battle by himself, and has never thought of relying on the whole team.

In other words, I have thought about it, but I just don't want to have too much contact with Tang Zheng, which is why I have been so lonely in the past half hour.

The game continued, and the importance of the Champions League final was self-evident to both sides, so they did not dare to get too involved in the offense when there was still a lot of time, fearing that the space behind them would be exploited by the opponent.

At this stage of the tournament, losing will mean losing a season's worth of hard work.

No matter who it is, no one wants to lose the game.

Caution was the main theme followed by both teams for the remainder of the first half.

Until Cakir blew the whistle to end the first half, the score displayed on the scoreboard did not change.

0:1

Real Madrid is in front, Barcelona is behind.

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The on-site director's close-up shots successively switched from the core players of both sides of the game. What's interesting is that the expressions of the Barcelona players who are leading and the Real Madrid players who are lagging are almost the same. They are both natural and even show a faint smile.

If you don't look at the score, you would think that the first half was evenly divided.

But then again, a tie will also affect the players' mood, because it is impossible to determine the winner in a draw.

The only thing that can be explained is that some Real Madrid players have a mentality problem and do not take this Champions League final seriously.

Of course, Tang Zheng's expression was serious, his brows furrowed, he turned his head from time to time to say something to Modric and Toni Kroos, and made gestures with his hands. It was obvious that he was giving first priority to the problems that had arisen in the first half. Review time, add impressions, and make corrections.

At the same time, Andy Gray, the British Sky commentator in the on-site commentary box, commented on the end of the first half: "In general, both sides of the game played some of the tactics they arranged before the game, and there was no difference in the score. However, Real Madrid’s offense was relatively monotonous, or perhaps Cristiano Ronaldo’s desire for personal performance was too strong and he did not hand over the football to his teammates at the right time, thus losing the best opportunity to attack...”

"Barcelona has a clear offensive level. After taking the lead, they gradually reduced the number of attackers because they were afraid of Real Madrid's offense. They passed fewer threatening balls and more cross passes. I think... the time that really determines the outcome of the game is the last ten minutes of the second half. minute……"

As soon as he finished speaking, the guest commentator Martin Taylor laughed and said: "Old man, can you have something new in what you said? This season, Real Madrid often reverses the game when falling behind, and the winning goals always appear in the game. In the last few minutes, you said that the final ten minutes of the second half determine the outcome of the game. Doesn’t this mean changing the soup without changing the medicine? Haha~"

Tang Zheng, who returned to the locker room, did not immediately listen to the team's tactical adjustments in the second half. Instead, he treated his right thigh muscle with the assistance of team doctor Olmo.

After forty-five minutes of fierce fighting in the first half, Tang Zheng felt a little uncomfortable, but he could hold on, just gritting his teeth.

Otherwise he could have been more active in the last fifteen minutes of the first half.

Faced with the inquiry from team doctor Olmo, Tang Zheng did not hide anything: "It hurts a bit, I can bear it, but I'm worried that I won't be able to hold on during the game..."

Olmer frowned and pondered for half a minute. He knew the importance of the Champions League championship to the team, so he tentatively asked: "A shot to seal it?"

"Closed?"

Hearing this word, Tang Zheng subconsciously raised his eyebrows, feeling a little afraid.

Before and after my career, I have often heard the word closed.

"Yes, closed." Olmo is well-informed and has experienced many stars. He thought Tang Zheng was worried about his future career, so he gave a simple explanation.

After understanding the general idea, Tang Zheng nodded lightly: "I have no problem."

In fact, even if it affects his future career, Tang Zheng plans to take a shot at closure.

In front of a champion, everything is a trivial matter!

However, before shutting down Tang Zheng, team doctor Olmo first communicated with head coach Ancelotti. After seeing Tang Zheng's persistence, Ancelotti nodded in agreement.

Just as Tang Zheng thought, in front of the champion, all people and sacrifices are worth it.

Besides, this is the last game of the season, and then a month and a half of rest is enough to recover.

Real Madrid now relies more and more on Tang Zheng's performance. If Tang Zheng suddenly disappears from the game, Ancelotti can't imagine how bad the next game will be.

Of course, other team members don't know about blocking.

After the sealing was completed, Tang Zheng only felt slight pain in his thigh muscles, and this feeling became negligible as time went by.

The remaining forty-five minutes were no problem at all!

Even if there is overtime, you can persevere!

In the blink of an eye, the fifteen-minute intermission passed. Players from both teams walked from their respective locker rooms toward the tunnel and then entered the stadium to make final preparations for the second half of the 2014-2015 Champions League final.