Midfielder Ruler

This is often the case in the world. A trivial matter often turns into an irreversible contradiction.

No one thought that the free kick dispute in the Champions League semifinals at the end of last season would lead to a break between Real Madrid's two superstars Tang Zheng and Cristiano Ronaldo, which would lead to Real Madrid's poor performance at the beginning of the new 2015-2016 season.

After a month and a half of Cristiano Ronaldo's absence due to injury, Real Madrid finally got out of the gloom, winning all competitions and defending the Club World Cup championship. However, with the return of Cristiano Ronaldo, Real Madrid's results can even be described as plummeting.

A wave of three rounds without a win almost caused Real Madrid to withdraw from the league championship early.

Before the quarter-finals of the Champions League, Real Madrid faces a devilish schedule. If it can pass, there is still a certain possibility of competing for the league title this season. If it encounters a setback, it will mean losing the league title. .

Real Madrid, who was a guest to challenge Las Palmas, relied on their strong overall strength to win 2:0. Six days later, Real Madrid faced Sevilla at home.

Sevilla is ranked fifth in the league, only two points behind Villarreal, who is fourth in the league. Earlier, Villarreal drew 2:2 at home with Barcelona, ​​which widened the point difference to three points. But as long as Sevilla defeats the turbulent Real Madrid as a guest, they can tie the points.

Based on the win-loss advantage between them, Sevilla can ascend to the fourth place in the league.

No matter what happens, a draw with Real Madrid can keep the pressure on Villarreal. Waiting for the home game after four rounds, it is very possible to reverse the points and rankings in one fell swoop.

Real Madrid has two crucial games after playing Sevilla, visiting Camp Nou and the Volkswagen Arena to challenge Barcelona and Wolfsburg respectively.

Perhaps they were distracted by the focus of the visit to Camp Nou. Real Madrid, who played at home, stopped playing from the beginning of the game, but Sevilla, who visited as a guest, did not have the same worries as Real Madrid. They were eliminated from the Copa del Rey, leaving only the league and Europa knockout rounds.

However, the first leg of the Europa League quarter-finals is still a week and a half away, and the league will face Real Sociedad at home next weekend, so Sevilla will take the lead.

Banega, who represents Sevilla, is in full form. When he was still at Boca Juniors, he had conflicts with Tang Zheng. Although it has faded as time has passed in recent years, he still wants to prove that his ability is not as good as that of Tang Zheng. Tang Zhengcha!

Only three minutes into the game, Banega tested Navas with a long shot.

In the seventh minute, he transferred the ball seemingly casually to the proud Carvajal. Reyes took advantage of the situation and entered the penalty area. After attracting Ramos, he passed the ball in front of the small penalty area.

Gameiro grabbed a shot before Pepe could block it, and the ball flew into the net.

No one thought that Sevilla would open the scoring at the Bernabeu Stadium as a guest!

However, the home team quickly equalized the score. Tang Zheng unexpectedly used the outside of his right foot to pass the ball from the left wing at a 45-degree angle. The ball circled to the back of the goal. Carvajal, who had a try mentality, made up for it. After stopping the ball, he made a strong effort. Volleyed the ball into the near end corner of the goal!

1:1

In the subsequent games, the two sides exchanged offense and defense, but no one scored until the end of the first half. The two sides entered the locker room with a score of 1:1.

The fifteen-minute intermission passed quickly. In the second half, Real Madrid changed sides and fought again. Real Madrid, who had to take three points at home, stepped up their offensive. Sevilla head coach Emery waved his arm decisively, signaling his players to retreat to the half-court defense. Fight back.

Time was passing by, and the home team Real Madrid had yet to take the lead. Sporadic boos from Real Madrid fans could be heard in the stands.

Among them, the two biggest stars who received the biggest boos from the fans were Tang Zheng and Cristiano Ronaldo.

Since the beginning of the 2015-2016 season, this kind of stalemate situation has occurred too frequently. The root cause is the lack of linkage between Tang Zheng and Cristiano Ronaldo, which has caused the team's offense to be too complicated.

Many times, it is clear that you can pass the ball to create an opportunity for the opponent, but in the end, you have to pass through the third person.

Opportunities for football matches often come and go in the blink of an eye. Once missed, you have to start over.

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"Beep~beep~beep~~"

As the referee on duty blew two short and one long full-time whistles, the 30th round of the 2015-2016 La Liga season came to an end at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium. Real Madrid finally fought Sevilla 1:1. .

Fortunately, in the earlier league match, Villarreal drew with Barcelona 2:2 at home. The difference in points between the two teams is still 12 points, ten points away from Atletico Madrid, which is second in the league.

However, with seven rounds left in the league, the possibility of Real Madrid overturning Barcelona and winning the league title is slim.

The on-site director immediately gave a close-up shot of the Real Madrid superstar, and none of them appeared on the broadcast screen with a smile.

Think about the record points set in La Liga last season. By the 30th round of this season, they would be a full 12 points behind Barcelona, ​​the top team.

Compared with last season, the current Real Madrid starting lineup has no changes in the other ten positions except Navas.

The huge contrast has put increasing pressure on Real Madrid fans.

Even though Barcelona also drew this round, they are ahead of Real Madrid by as many as 12 points. However, if they want to win the league championship, they cannot lose in the important El Clasico, because the league rival Atletico Madrid will face the basic team in the next round. Above is the Spaniard who has no worries about relegation and no hope of European war.

Once they lose points, they are very likely to be overtaken by Atletico Madrid.

In addition, after Barcelona plays Real Madrid, they will visit the Calderon Stadium to play the first leg of the Champions League quarter-finals with Atletico Madrid.

From a critical perspective, the two games against Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid are related to whether Barcelona can save face this season.

The local media in Catalonia took the initiative to stir up public opinion during Real Madrid's draw with Sevilla and made some unfounded rumors about Tang Zheng and Cristiano Ronaldo.

Many fans are naive and have no idea whether the content reported by the media is true or false.

Concern leads to chaos, which describes the current worried Real Madrid fans.

All the main players at home against Sevilla failed to win the game, and the chance of winning against Barcelona as a guest is not good, even if Real Madrid beat Barcelona 5-0 at home in the first El Clasico this season.

The Catalan media "World Sports" did not criticize Tang Zheng and Cristiano Ronaldo at the same time, but simply targeted Cristiano Ronaldo. As the Real Madrid player who scored the most Barcelona goals in the history of El Clasico, Cristiano Ronaldo Ronaldo's threat goes without saying.

However, Cristiano Ronaldo's competitive form in many games this season has been disappointing. Real Madrid's performance has even dropped significantly because of his presence. However, during his absence due to injury, Real Madrid's performance has improved significantly. Won the match!

The goal of "World Sports News" is obvious, which is to push Cristiano Ronaldo to the forefront and make him the target of public criticism. The state of the game will definitely be greatly affected by that time.

Indeed, as the second leg of the 2015-2016 El Clasico season approaches, Cristiano Ronaldo feels increasing pressure.

He has been giving himself psychological hints not to pay too much attention to media opinions, but in many cases the more he avoids it, the deeper he gets into it.

Tang Zheng, who was preparing for the El Clasico and the first leg of the Champions League quarter-finals at the Valdebebas training base, had adjusted his mentality and state very well. In other words, he was completely prepared, both physically and mentally.

Although the possibility of defending the league championship is very low, he will perform well in the national derby!

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In the blink of an eye, the 32nd round of the 2015-2016 La Liga season has arrived, and the eyes of the world are focused on Barcelona, ​​the capital of Catalonia.

This game is broadcast live in more than 150 countries and regions around the world, and more than one billion fans are waiting for this game, so players on both sides are under a certain amount of pressure.

However, for teams of the level of Barcelona and Real Madrid, the players' ability to withstand pressure is definitely extraordinary.

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There is still more than half a day before Barcelona vs. Real Madrid's El Clasico. A large number of Barcelona fans wearing red and blue striped shirts have gathered in the square outside the Camp Nou stadium. They put their shoulders on each other and sang the team anthem, creating a frenzy. home atmosphere.

Although the El Clasico at the beginning of this season was humiliated by Real Madrid with five goals, Barcelona fans were not affected at all because they knew that Real Madrid had been in trouble this season and the big loss in the first round of the El Clasico was just an accident.

Sitting at Camp Nou, Barcelona is confident of beating any team.

Real Madrid fans who traveled with the team were somewhat pessimistic after arriving in Barcelona. According to Real Madrid's record this season, Real Madrid's winning rate in games with Cristiano Ronaldo is much lower than in games without Cristiano Ronaldo.

The key is that as long as Cristiano Ronaldo is fit, he will start.

as expected!

In the starting lineup submitted to the official one hour before the game, Cristiano Ronaldo was impressively included!

Real Madrid fans were a little more worried when they saw Cristiano Ronaldo in the starting lineup, while Barcelona fans cheered as if they had won the game.

When the referee Lahoz blew the whistle at the end of the first half, the scoreboard showed 2:0.

The home team goes first and the away team goes last.

Cristiano Ronaldo's face was quite ugly when he appeared on the broadcast screen. Both Barcelona goals were directly related to him.

Messi's first goal was when Cristiano Ronaldo was too sticky to the ball. Busquets and Alves intercepted the ball together and quickly launched a quick counterattack. It was too late for Tang Zheng to make up for it...

Real Madrid conceded the second goal when Cristiano Ronaldo was too aggressive. He tripped Neymar who cut inside in front of the penalty area, and the latter took a free kick and scored directly.

In the second half, the team changed sides and fought again. Cristiano Ronaldo, who had a huge relationship with the team's goal loss, tried to use his personal ability to help the team reduce the score and then take the lead. I have to say that his idea was good, but in many cases... haste leads to Not up to it.

Tang Zheng was very frustrated. He wanted to attack but was unable to do so. Barcelona, ​​which was leading by two goals, was full of momentum. They attacked wave after wave. Cristiano Ronaldo played very viciously. Many times, he didn't even wait for him to participate in the attack. Control of organizational football has changed hands.

In the 63rd minute, after Messi accelerated the attack on the right rib, he passed the ball from the left side of the team and penetrated Real Madrid's right defense. Alba followed his lead from between Carvajal and Pepe to the left rib of the penalty area.

Alba, who got the ball, and Suarez, who followed up in the middle, attracted most of the attention of Real Madrid's defensive players, leaving Iniesta unmarked.

Alba looks at Suarez, but passes to the unmarked Iniesta.

Even though Tang Zheng has a strong defensive awareness, the speed of football is still a little too slow compared to the speed of football. He can only watch Iniesta complete a push shot with his left foot, and the football passes from the stretched right finger of Navas who is lying on the ground. The tip rolled past and hit the snow-white ball net...

Counting injury time, there was still half an hour left, and Real Madrid, which was three goals behind, had no choice but to press out and attack.

However, Tang Zheng was cautious and did not make any major positional prerequisites, because he realized that there was a problem with the mentality of his teammates, and the team was playing away from home. To beat Barcelona, ​​which was full of momentum, it had to rely on defensive problems.

Barcelona, ​​which has a three-goal lead, seems to be retreating to consolidate its approach, but in fact, it has hidden murderous intentions.

The 0:5 defeat in the first round of El Clasico made the Barcelona players extremely aggrieved. At the hour of the game, they were leading by three goals. They must be looking for an opportunity to exchange for a 5:0.

Tang Zheng was right to be cautious. Cristiano Ronaldo's long shot bounced off Pique and was caught by Busquets.

Barcelona switched from defense to offense very quickly. In a blink of an eye, it passed the midfield and was about to reach Messi's feet. Tang Zheng fell to the ground in time and put down a tackle to destroy the ball and resolve the danger.

Meanwhile, Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti breathed a sigh of relief.

If Barcelona scores another goal, the game will really be over.

However... now this result is also very unfavorable for Real Madrid.

Ancelotti was very torn, not knowing whether to continue to strengthen the offense or to do defensive work first.

The first leg of the Champions League quarter-finals will start next week. Should we give up on the league completely?

Compared with the illusory league championship, it may be better to go all out to secure the Champions League...

When his eyes saw Tang Zheng and Cristiano Ronaldo, he couldn't help but shake his head. The contradiction between these two superstars is the root cause of Real Madrid's sluggish state this season.

However, Ancelotti gradually found that his control over the team was declining, and the execution ability of the players was greatly reduced, especially Cristiano Ronaldo.

Now whenever he gets the ball, he will choose to cut inside and hit the goal. He rarely looks for teammates after getting the ball. This is why Real Madrid cannot pose a threat to Bravo's goal.

Most of the players became less motivated when they were three goals behind. Only Tang Zheng worked as hard as ever to keep the central defender safe.

It was due to Tang Zheng's efforts that Barcelona did not expand the score to four goals, but because they were too focused on defense, their frontcourt offense lacked level.

In the end, Real Madrid lost 0:3 as a guest at Camp Nou, and the points gap between the two sides widened to 15 points. With six rounds left in the league, it meant that 99% of them missed the league championship.