Midfielder Ruler

Chapter 108 Bayern’s nemesis’ answer

In the 2017-2018 Champions League semi-final draw ceremony, Real Madrid was drawn to Bayern Munich and Liverpool was drawn to Roma.

The first round will be at 8:45 pm on April 24th and 8:45pm on the 25th, local European time. The second round will be at 8:45 pm on May 1st, European local time. 15th and 8:45pm on the 2nd.

Real Madrid, who were drawn against Bayern, are very satisfied. In other words, Real Madrid, who entered the semi-finals, will be good no matter which team they draw. As the defending champion, Real Madrid has the absolute strength to enter the Champions League final this season.

However, Bayern, who were drawn to Real Madrid, were in a bad mood. For Bayern, in addition to being drawn to Real Madrid, whether it is Liverpool or Roma, it is a top draw, and being drawn to Real Madrid is an absolute bottom draw.

Last season's Champions League quarter-finals, Bayern was eliminated by Real Madrid and missed the Champions League semi-finals.

This season, they finally eliminated Juventus, who advanced to the Champions League final last season, to advance to the semi-finals. Unexpectedly, they were drawn against the behemoth Real Madrid.

However, Heynckes, who returned to be Bayern's coach, did not show any discouragement when interviewed by the media. Instead, he said: "It is certainly a lottery to draw Real Madrid, but don't forget that Real Madrid is also a team from the earth. Their overall strength is only a little bit stronger. As long as we seize the opportunity to win, it is very possible to eliminate Real Madrid and advance to the Champions League final..."

Heynckes, who is over 70 years old and has been the Bayern coach for four times, has indeed played a role in stabilizing military morale. However, Bayern is no longer the Bayern at its peak, and Bayern at its peak cannot compete with Dortmund led by Tang Zheng. To compete, what about... Real Madrid, which is at its peak?

It seems... even more impossible!

The just-concluded quarter-finals also proved the strength of Real Madrid. They defeated the picturesque Manchester United in the frontcourt at home and away, with a total score of 7:1 and advanced to the semi-finals of the Champions League. They topped the league standings and also advanced to the final of the Copa del Rey.

The state is like a dragon!

Before the first leg of the Champions League semi-finals, Real Madrid has four games, three league games and one Copa del Rey final.

In the past thirty rounds of La Liga in the 2017-2018 season, Real Madrid had 27 wins, three draws and one loss, accumulating 84 points, ranking first in the league.

Barcelona has 22 wins, seven draws, two losses and 73 points, ranking second in the league. Atletico Madrid has 20 wins, eight draws and three losses and 68 points, ranking third in the league.

With seven rounds left in the league, that is to say, Real Madrid has won all three rounds before the first leg of the Champions League semi-finals. Real Madrid will win the 2017-2018 La Liga championship four rounds in advance!

Of course, Barcelona, ​​which was upset out of the Champions League, had an unexpected incident. If Real Madrid wins, they can win the league championship earlier.

This possibility is very high. Barcelona's opponents in the next three rounds are Valencia, Celta Vigo and Villarreal, and Real Madrid's opponents are Malaga, Athletic Bilbao and Sevilla.

However, Barcelona was eliminated from the Champions League early and failed to advance to the finals of the Copa del Rey. This means that Barcelona only has one way to go in the league this season. However, they are still 11 points behind Real Madrid with seven rounds left in the league. The chances of winning the championship are slim.

Taking into account that people must have dreams and be lucky, Barcelona fans believe that Real Madrid will not retreat despite the intensive schedule. After all, the Champions League semi-finals are much more important than the domestic league.

Coupled with the Copa del Rey final, league distraction is inevitable.

Real Madrid won one and drew one in their first two league games, defeating Malaga as a guest and drawing with Athletic Bilbao as a guest.

Next are two consecutive games against Sevilla, one in the Copa del Rey final at the Wanda Metropolitano Stadium in midweek, and then back at home to continue playing with Sevilla in the 2017-2018 La Liga season. The thirty-fourth round of the league.

After playing the league match with Sevilla, Real Madrid had to fly to Munich, Germany, to challenge Bayern Munich as a guest to prepare for advancing to the Champions League final.

Before the 2017-2018 King's Cup final at the Wanda Metropolitano Stadium, Real Madrid stayed in the league away game against Athletic Bilbao, and most of the main players entered the rest lineup, so the King of Kings at the Wanda Metropolitano Stadium Real Madrid players did not have any fitness issues in the cup final.

Relying on the overall strength advantage and the normal performance of the players, Real Madrid defeated Sevilla 3:0 at the Wanda Metropolitano Stadium with goals from Tang Zheng, Bale and Benzema, thus successfully defending the Copa del Rey championship.

In the weekend's league match at the Santiago Bernabeu, Real Madrid stayed to play the first leg of the Champions League semi-finals at the Allianz Stadium next week, and ended up drawing 2:2 with Sevilla.

In another league match later in the day, Barcelona defeated Villarreal 5:1 at the Camp Nou, narrowing the point difference to seven points after Real Madrid tied for two consecutive league games.

As Real Madrid prepares for the Champions League semi-finals, the local media in Catalonia start to stir up trouble. They believe that Barcelona may reverse Real Madrid in the last four rounds of this season's league and win the 2017-2018 La Liga championship. This will create public pressure on Real Madrid and thus affect the league results. .

Barcelona's league opponents in the last four rounds are Deportivo La Coruna, Real Madrid, Levante and Real Sociedad.

Real Madrid's last four league opponents are Regalis, Barcelona, ​​Celta Vigo and Villarreal.

Obviously, Real Madrid does not pay much attention to the league. After all, there are four rounds left in the league and the points lead is as much as seven points. The possibility of Barcelona reversing the championship is almost negligible.

Barcelona's condition for reversing Real Madrid to win the league title is based on winning the El Clasico, and then expecting Real Madrid to lose two of the remaining three league games.

Therefore, Real Madrid has no worries. The newly promoted Regalis has just completed the task of relegation and is in a state of no worries about relegation and no hope of European competition. It is obviously impossible to expect them to fight Real Madrid at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium.

Celta is only three points away from the Europa qualifying line, but a bit far away from Villarreal, which is sixth in the league, and Real Betis, which is fifth in the league. Moreover, Sevilla is ranked seventh in the league, unless the opponent takes the initiative. Make mistakes, otherwise Celta are not going to have much hope of making it to the Europa League next season.

The Real Sociedad faced in the last round was ranked in the middle of the pack. The league's relegation task was completed and it was far away from the Europa League. Naturally, it was impossible to fight Real Madrid in the last round.

Besides... Real Madrid, who have finished the two legs of the Champions League semi-finals, can win the league championship two rounds in advance as long as they first defeat the greedy Regalis in the league and then draw with Barcelona away from home...

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Real Madrid, which has a seven-point advantage in league points, has many plans to win the La Liga championship in the 2017-2018 season, so it prepares early for the two-leg Champions League semi-finals with Bayern Munich.

The first leg of the 2017-2018 Champions League semi-finals at the Allianz Arena was called the 'European Derby' by the media. Both teams are world-class teams, but many people know that the odds of winning this game are more in favor of Real. Madrid.

First of all, Real Madrid, as the defending champion, has very good lineup continuity, while Bayern's lineup is aging. Rafinha, who recently became the main right back, is 33 years old, Robben is 34 years old, and Ribery is 35 years old...

Looking at Real Madrid's main lineup, the oldest one is Modric, who was born in 1985 and is 33 years old.

Bayern can dominate the Bundesliga domestically with its strong overall strength, but it is difficult to show strong dominance in Europe as a whole.

The impact of aging personnel on a team is very large, especially as the pace of the game changes faster and faster with the development of football.

However, Bayern is not without support. Sitting at home, they can first not concede a goal, and then strive to score goals to win the game.

However, God is not as good as God. Bayern's high-spirited players before the game suffered a blow. Robben was unable to continue the game due to injury in just eight minutes and was replaced by Thiago.

With Thiago on the field, Bayern has made significant improvements in passing and receiving in the midfield. Bayern, taking advantage of its home court advantage, frequently threatens Navas to guard the goal in attack.

The Allianz Arena was full of fanaticism, and Zidane felt visibly nervous. He gave orders from the sidelines, telling the players to stabilize their defense first and then wait for opportunities to counterattack.

Having adapted to Bayern's offensive rhythm, Real Madrid's offensive line led by Tang Zheng also began to threaten Bayern's goal.

Both sides have offense and defense, and the transition rhythm is very fast.

Heynckes, who was standing in the command area of ​​the home team coach, frowned. It would be a good thing if the team could score goals at a fast pace, but if no goals were scored, it would be a huge blow to the team.

Robben, Franck Ribery and Rafinha, who were unable to continue the game due to injuries, are all very old. It will be difficult for them to last the entire game in such a high-intensity and fast-paced game. At that time, they may become a stepping stone for Real Madrid to open up the situation. .

Fortunately, in the 28th minute of the game, Kimisi received the ball and broke into the right rib of the penalty area, pretending to glance at the penalty area. He made a posture to pass the ball to Lewandowski, and then used the time difference to catch Navas off guard.

By the time Navas saw the ball flying toward the near corner, it was too late to make a save, and Bayern took the lead at home.

"Ouch, ouch, ouch—"

Suddenly, the Bayern fans at the Allianz Arena were hysterical and made deafening shouts to vent the excitement brought about by the goal.

If they beat Real Madrid 1:0 in the whole game and draw with Real Madrid in the second round a week later, Bayern can enter the Champions League final again after four seasons.

Once they enter the final, no matter whether the final opponent is Liverpool or Roma, Bayern fans have absolute confidence that the team they support will win the crown!

But... ten minutes later, Bayern, who was leading the score, suffered another heavy blow.

Center back Boateng sat on the grass without physical confrontation. After being examined by the team doctor, he could no longer persist in the game.

The 23-year-old German international Süle came on as a substitute and partnered with Hummels.

Taking advantage of the fact that the young Süle had not yet fully found the rhythm of the game, Real Madrid, who was particularly experienced in the game, equalized the score.

In the 42nd minute, Carvajal took the ball from the right. Tang Zheng, who entered the penalty area, got stuck at the back point, forcing Sule to be unable to get close to where the football landed. Then he pushed the football back with his chest. The left back Ma Cello met the ball and completed a world-wide kick. The football stuck to the turf and went straight to the lower right corner of the goal.

Goalkeeper Ulreich was obviously not prepared for the football that came out of the gap. Coupled with the tricky angle and full power, he could only declare that he was beyond his reach...

Real Madrid equalized the score, and the Bayern fans in the stands seemed nervous, and the fanatical atmosphere created was significantly reduced.

Real Madrid's away goal means that the game will end with the current score. Bayern must score at least one goal in the second round to maintain the hope of advancing to this season's Champions League final.

Taking this into consideration, Heynckes temporarily adjusted his tactics and asked the team not to rush to attack and wait until the second half.

Real Madrid, who equalized the score, also appropriately slowed down their pace. Until the end of the first half, the 1:1 score displayed on the scoreboard did not change.

The fifteen minutes of the halftime break passed by in a blink of an eye. In the second half, Bayern changed sides and played again. Bayern, which had already passively made two substitution adjustments, only had one spot left in the adjustment, so it played very cautiously.

Real Madrid was feeling happy with an away goal in hand, playing with Bayern's slow pace and waiting for the opportunity.

At the end of the season, even Real Madrid cannot afford unplanned changes.

At the fifty-seventh minute of the game, the opportunity Real Madrid had been waiting for finally came.

Raphinha made a fatal mistake under Bell's pressure. His feet slipped and his panicked pass rolled towards the area controlled by Tang Zheng.

German Sky commentator Marcel Leif exclaimed: "Oops! Raphinha made a fatal mistake! The ball was passed to Don!!"

Bell suddenly realized something. He started running at full speed with the attention of all the fans.

Tang Zheng saw Bell's running route correctly, and without stopping the ball, he sent a refined through ball with his left foot. The football followed the turf and rolled past Süle, who was trailing at the back, and towards the large space behind Raphinha.

Sule had no choice but to get close to the fast Bell and create pressure on the opponent.

At the other end, Asensio, who replaced James Rodriguez in the second half, followed up at high speed.

Bell, who was chasing Tang Zheng's pass, did not take credit for it. He attacked the right rib and attracted Süle's defensive attention and then crossed the middle. Asensio, who was running, directly hit the goalkeeper Ulreich to the left. Foot, hit a reverse angle, and the football hit the far upper corner of the goal, helping Real Madrid take the lead!

1:2

Although neither of Real Madrid's two goals was scored by 'Bayern nemesis' Tang Zheng, both goals are inextricably related to Tang Zheng, so that those Bayern fans who have full confidence in the team once again think of the past. Unbearable to remember.

Could it be that... Bayern will never be able to defeat Tang Zheng's team?

Standing in the home team coach's command area, Heynckes shook his head helplessly and smiled bitterly. Bayern's offensive during this period was pretty good, taking advantage of the home court to take the initiative, but... Raphinha made a fatal mistake at the critical moment.

Therefore, Heynckes couldn't help but wonder, is Real Madrid led by Tang Zheng really invulnerable?

Three minutes later, Tang Zheng gave an answer Heynckes didn't want to see.

Tang Zheng received Modric's pass at the top of the penalty area and used two consecutive fried balls to pass over Javi Martinez and his friend Hummels, and then completed a powerful and deep kick on the left rib of the penalty area. Shot, the football hit the lower right corner of the far goal against the turf.

1:3

And this score is also the final result of the game.

When referee Atkinson blew the full-time whistle, everyone in Bayern shook their heads helplessly.

Bayern's nemesis Tang Zheng continued his outstanding performance against Bayern, leaving Bayern fans with no hope of the team advancing to the Champions League final.

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