Midfielder Ruler

When referee Rizzoli blew the full-time whistle, the Allianz Arena scoreboard showed an incredible score.

4:1

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

No one expected that Bayern Munich, sitting at home, would beat 'Bayern's nemesis' Tang Zheng's team 4:1. You must know that Tang Zheng is particularly energetic when beating Bayern and often performs amazingly.

However, the relationship between Tang Zheng and Cristiano Ronaldo has declined sharply this season, extending from the off-field to the field, so much so that Real Madrid's results have been severely hit.

First, they were eliminated from the Copa del Rey, and then withdrew from the league title competition early. The Champions League became Real Madrid's last fig leaf in the 2015-2016 season.

In the first leg of the Champions League quarter-finals, Real Madrid lost 0:2 to Wolfsburg as a guest at the Volkswagen Arena. The feud between Tang Zheng and Cristiano Ronaldo was pushed to the forefront. In an extraordinary period, Ancelotti chose to play in 1/ Cristiano Ronaldo was placed on the bench in the second leg of the 4 finals.

The result was very effective. Tang Zheng led Real Madrid to a home victory over Wolfsburg and advanced to the semi-finals.

No one thought that Cristiano Ronaldo, who missed the key match in the second leg of the Champions League quarter-finals, would perform well in the league and lead Real Madrid to a winning streak, thus gaining a lot of public support. 2016 is another European Cup year. The chairman of the Portuguese national team Santos and the famous agent giant Mendes cleverly exerted pressure.

In order to ensure that Real Madrid can get past Bayern Munich, good old Ancelotti had to consider putting Tang Zheng on the bench.

According to his idea, Real Madrid should stabilize its defense in the first half, wait for Tang Zheng to come on in the second half, and then find someone to replace Cristiano Ronaldo. Even if they cannot defeat Bayern Munich at the Allianz Arena, they can still get enough away goals. ball.

However, God's calculations are not as good as those of God. Bayern Munich established an advantage early and almost killed the game.

Tang Zheng worked hard and scored a valuable away goal, but Tang Zheng was injured as a result, resulting in a three-goal gap that would be difficult to regain even if he returned to the Bernabeu.

When the on-site director came to the visiting team's coaching bench, Ancelotti, who had been so high-spirited in the last two seasons, looked like he had gone through a lot of changes.

It's clear that this season has been tough for him.

If Tang Zheng and Cristiano Ronaldo have a good relationship, Real Madrid will have a great possibility of defending the Triple Crown this season.

"Hey~"

Thinking of losing to Bayern Munich 1:4,

Ancelotti didn't even know how to play when he returned to the Bernabeu in the second round.

Bayern head coach Guardiola looked calm and unfazed on the surface, but he was happy in his heart.

The team beat Real Madrid by a big score at home, and as long as they don't take the initiative in the second leg as an away team, qualifying for this season's Champions League final at the San Siro Stadium is a sure thing.

At the regular press conference after the game, Ancelotti was questioned by major media, believing that his tactics before the game were extremely lax. Otherwise, how could Real Madrid have fallen behind so early at the Allianz Arena?

Ancelotti's mind is now full of thoughts about the second round at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium, and he has no intention of talking nonsense to reporters and hastily ended the press conference.

When it was Guardiola's turn to attend the regular press conference after the home team's game, it was another scene. The reporters were flattering and wanted to give them all the words of praise. However, Guardiola did not take the sugar-coated bullets from the media reporters. It is very strict to say that the second round of the game should be more focused than the game that just ended.

According to Guardiola's speculation, Real Madrid will definitely make adjustments to the starting lineup when they return to the Bernabeu in the second round.

Cristiano Ronaldo, who had a poor performance in the first round, will definitely be put on the bench, while Tang Zheng, who has a minor injury to his right shoulder, will start as the core.

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The next day, the mainstream media reports in Europe focused on the first leg of the Champions League semi-finals that ended at the Allianz Arena last night.

Many media criticized Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti for putting Tang Zheng on the bench. Some media believed that Cristiano Ronaldo should not start because the overall state of Real Madrid when he played was sluggish.

However, some media believe that Cristiano Ronaldo's sluggish performance is related to the declining support of his teammates. After all, he has scored 50+ goals every season since joining Real Madrid, and he has become the player with the most goals in the history of Real Madrid.

The second round is about whether Real Madrid can advance to the Champions League final for four consecutive seasons. Cristiano Ronaldo, who has scored the most goals in Real Madrid's history, should start.

Of course, the media that supports Real Madrid hope that Ancelotti will put Cristiano Ronaldo on the bench, because the statistics this season do not lie, and the winning rate of games with Tang Zheng controlling the rhythm of Real Madrid's offense is very high.

In fact, Ancelotti's idea was to have Tang Zheng start the game and put Cristiano Ronaldo on the bench, but...

Bayern Munich is not Wolfsburg. If they send Cristiano Ronaldo, who scores the most goals in Real Madrid's history, will there be more?

Unable to decide, Ancelotti had no choice but to communicate with his assistants. Except for Zidane who insisted that Tang Zheng start and Cristiano Ronaldo be the substitute, the other members of the coaching staff supported Cristiano Ronaldo as the starter.

After all... Cristiano Ronaldo's personal ability is very strong, which is even more powerful for Real Madrid who are eager to score in the second round.

Looking at Ancelotti who had already made his decision, Zidane reminded: "Carlo, don't forget... you had a verbal agreement with Don."

Hearing this, Ancelotti frowned subconsciously, but considering the criticality of the second round, his slightly hesitant eyes became firm: "Zi Dan, extraordinary measures should be used in extraordinary times."

"Okay, I hope you won't regret this." Zidane said coldly.

After that, he walked straight out of the head coach's office without giving Ancelotti a chance to speak.

There were no surprises in the domestic league match played by Real Madrid over the weekend, with a full substitute lineup and a draw with Real Sociedad, which had no hope of relegation in the European competition. Each team had one point.

In the blink of an eye, the Champions League match day is here, and Real Madrid kicks off the second leg of the 2015-2016 Champions League semi-finals at home against Bayern Munich.

Media people, football commentators and Guardiola who received the starting lineups of both sides before the game were quite surprised that Tang Zheng and Cristiano Ronaldo started at the same time in the second leg of the Champions League semi-finals, which was crucial for Real Madrid to advance to this season's Champions League finals. Appear?

A season ago, no one would be surprised. The key is that Tang Zheng and Cristiano Ronaldo have completely broken up this season.

This is true whether off the field or on the field.

Logically speaking, Cristiano Ronaldo started in the first round, so Tang Zheng should start in the second round.

But... both of them started at the same time in the second round.

Guardiola was stunned for a moment when he saw Real Madrid's starting lineup, and then the corners of his mouth raised slightly.

However, Guardiola kept an eye on it. After all, when playing away games, everything should be done with caution.

What if... Tang Zheng and Cristiano Ronaldo reconcile?

Facts have proved that Tang Zheng and Cristiano Ronaldo did not reconcile, even though Ancelotti gave important instructions during the tactical arrangement before the game.

In the past, Tang Zheng did implement head coach Carlo Ancelotti's tactics with great intensity, but... things are different now.

Before the first leg of the Champions League semifinals, he had an agreement with the coaching staff.

The results of it?

Head coach Carlo Ancelotti went back on his words, so much so that Tang Zheng, who had an injury to his right shoulder, resisted.

It's not that he said he wouldn't execute the tactics, but there was an obvious delay.

In addition, Bayern Munich was clearly well prepared as a guest. With a three-goal difference, they chose to defend first and then try to launch a quick counterattack.

Douglas Costa and Robben are very fast. If Tang Zheng hadn't made up for it several times, Bayern as a guest would have probably scored the first goal in the game and gained valuable away goals.

Thirty minutes passed quickly in the first half, but Real Madrid, which should have scored early, failed to score.

Central 5 commentator He Wei hesitated for a while and said bluntly: "Cristiano Ronaldo's start has a great impact on Tang Zheng. His time holding the ball in the frontcourt is obviously reduced, and Real Madrid's threatening attacks are all initiated by Tang Zheng. So at the end of the game, Real Madrid has not actually threatened Bayern Munich's offense to guard the goal."

Commentator Zhang Lu nodded lightly: "The positive effect of Tang Zheng's control of the ball has been verified in the second round of the Champions League quarter-finals. In the first round, when Tang Zheng was on the bench, should C be allowed to play in the second round? Luo is sitting on the bench? Even if they lose three goals as a guest, this Real Madrid team has experienced a major reversal. As the new FIFA Ballon d'Or winner, Tang Zheng needs unconditional support!"

In addition to the die-hard fans of Cristiano Ronaldo in front of the TV, many Chinese fans agreed very much with the explanations of He Wei and Zhang Lu.

Tang Zheng is the pride of the Chinese, and Tang Zheng's performance is indeed outstanding, without any exaggeration.

If they have to make a choice, Chinese fans will definitely support Tang Zheng.

Cristiano Ronaldo once again received a pass from his teammate and chose a long shot. Due to interference from Xavi Alonso, he directly fired the anti-aircraft gun.

The on-site director first gave Cristiano Ronaldo a depressed look, and then meaningfully gave Tang Zheng a close-up shot of his face.

Tang Zheng kept shaking his head, looking very disappointed.

When the whistle sounded at the end of the first half, the scoreboard at the Bernabeu Stadium still showed 0:0.

Real Madrid fans in the stands have gone from sporadic boos to huge boos now, and many fans are holding banners and slogans saying Ancelotti is dismissed.

In the eyes of these Real Madrid fans, there is a clear gap between Real Madrid's performance this season and last season. In addition to the discord between the two major stars Tang Zheng and Cristiano Ronaldo, Ancelotti also bears absolute responsibility.

Who made him the head coach?

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In the home team's locker room, Ancelotti had a heavy look on his face, but he didn't know where to start.

In other words, he realized that he was wrong but did not have the courage to bear the consequences.

If he had listened to Zidane's advice, the situation now might be completely different.

Tang Zheng and Cristiano Ronaldo both have special privileges in the team. As the head coach, he can only give instructions but cannot impose them. This caused the rivalry between the two to happen again in this game...

It's a pity that time can't be turned back. As an adult, he should take responsibility.

Thinking of this, Ancelotti was relieved. He took a deep breath, then took the tactical board and explained how to play in the second half.

However, most of the Real Madrid players in the home team locker room were not thinking about Ancelotti, but about Tang Zheng and Cristiano Ronaldo.

Real Madrid once trailed Atletico Madrid 0:3 at halftime, and eventually reversed 4:3. Bayern Munich's defense obviously could not compare with Simeone's well-built Atletico Madrid defense, but then again, Real Madrid is no longer the team that reversed Atletico Madrid. of Real Madrid.

If you want to complete a huge comeback at home, you still have to rely on Tang Zheng and Cristiano Ronaldo.

The fifteen-minute intermission passed quickly, and Ancelotti did not make any adjustments to the lineup. Tang Zheng and Cristiano Ronaldo continued to stay on the court at the same time, contributing to Real Madrid's reversal.

Time passed by minute by second. Both Tang Zheng and Cristiano Ronaldo wanted to help the team score the first goal, but in many cases haste makes waste.

When the two superstars of a team compete with each other, how can they produce a good offense?

Especially Bayern Munich's overall strength is strong, not inferior to Real Madrid.

Of course, Tang Zheng's competition is different from Cristiano Ronaldo's competition.

Cristiano Ronaldo is overconfident and frequently uses his personal abilities to hit the goal.

It is a pity that Cristiano Ronaldo was not involved in the complex offense, so it was difficult for him to complete the shot in a relatively relaxed environment.

Tang Zheng's rivalry was pure, he just didn't pass the ball to Cristiano Ronaldo, even if it delayed the opportunity.

In addition to expressing dissatisfaction with Cristiano Ronaldo's actions, he also criticized coach Ancelotti.

You don't keep your word, no wonder I obey you.

Besides, the rivalry between Tang Zheng and Cristiano Ronaldo started at the beginning of the season and lasted until the end of the season. If they could reconcile, wouldn't they have reconciled long ago? Do we have to wait until Ancelotti sanctimoniously talks about the overall interests of the team?

Sixty-five minutes into the game, Ancelotti made up his mind and replaced the sluggish Cristiano Ronaldo with Isco.

Cristiano Ronaldo, who appeared on the broadcast screen, was obviously at a loss. He had never guessed that Ancelotti would replace him in such a crucial game, so his first reaction was to look at the coaching bench. Is there a mistake?

As a result, Ancelotti nodded slightly, and Cristiano Ronaldo's whole face suddenly sank, his brows furrowed, and he slowly walked to the sidelines under the reminder of the referee.

Cristiano Ronaldo was replaced, and Real Madrid's offense was significantly enhanced. The pass in the frontcourt was so dazzling that Guardiola, who was sitting firmly on the Diaoyutai, felt a burst of pressure.

But there was too little time left for Tang Zheng, and Bayern Munich was well prepared. How could they create a miracle in just twenty-five minutes?