Chapter 49 Do You Understand?

In the past 32 rounds of La Liga in the 2014-2015 season, Real Madrid ranked first in the league with 29 wins, 3 draws and 90 points. Barcelona ranked second in the league with 25 wins, 4 draws and 3 losses and 79 points. Atletico Madrid ranked second in the league with 24 wins, 5 draws and 3 losses and 77 points. Ranked third in the league in points.

There are still six rounds left in the league. Real Madrid basically means that they can win the league championship with half a hand, and there is not much suspense. Therefore, in this case, the focus of the Spanish domestic and foreign media has shifted.

The La Liga single-season points record is 100 points, jointly held by Real Madrid in the 2011-2012 season and Barcelona in the 2012-2013 season. There are still six rounds in the league. Real Madrid, which ranks first in the league, may hit this record.

Therefore, many media and fans are wondering whether Real Madrid, which is in excellent league form this season, will set a new single-season points record.

The die-hard fans' answer is more pertinent. They believe that the team should relax properly after basically winning the league championship and focus on the next Champions League semi-finals.

Juventus is the weakest team among the four teams that have advanced to the Champions League semi-finals. However, Juventus is the Serie A champion. It has passed all the Champions League all the way, which directly proves that it has the strength to challenge for the Champions League championship, so it is in good shape this season. Real Madrid cannot underestimate Juventus.

Some fans believe that Real Madrid should fight for the single-season points record. After all, the points difference is not much. They only need to score 11 points in the last six rounds of the league, with three wins and two draws.

But for Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti, he is more concerned about the league title and player health.

The league championship is more real than the so-called record, and at the end of the season, players have physical problems of varying degrees. If once the league championship is won, Ancelotti decided to give the main players a good rest to prepare for the game with Juventus. Sri Lanka's two-leg Champions League semi-final.

After playing the second leg of the Champions League quarter-finals in midweek, Ancelotti made some adjustments to the lineup for the 33rd round of the league against Celta Vigo on the weekend. As the absolute core main player, Tang Zheng did not appear in the starting lineup, but was a substitute. List.

Therefore, Chinese media reporters and fans who follow La Liga's "Chinese Derby" feel disappointed. Recently, Chinese international Sun Jingbo has been in excellent form and is one of the biggest contributors to Celta's escape from the relegation zone.

When Celta Vigo faced Real Madrid at home, Sun Jingbo naturally appeared in the starting lineup. However, China's number one star Tang Zheng did not appear in the starting lineup. He sat on the bench and was on standby.

Despite this, Sun Jingbo, who has been in good form recently, helped the home team break the deadlock in the 11th minute of the game, causing countless Chinese fans sitting in front of the TV to shout wildly. But Real Madrid is Real Madrid after all, even if the lineup is partially rotated. The overall strength is also stronger than Celta.

Goals from Isco and Hernandez helped Real Madrid overtake the score. In the second half, they changed sides and fought again. Sun Jingbo's assist once helped Celta equalize the score. Unfortunately, Cristiano Ronaldo and Ramos came off the bench. The goal locked the score at 4:2.

Tang Zheng, who Chinese fans are concerned about, only came on as a substitute in the 83rd minute of the game to maintain his game status.

There was not much left in the game. Real Madrid was leading 4:2 as a guest. Celta Vigo had nothing to ask for this season. They had no hope of being relegated in the European war, so they did not work hard until the end of the game. The score Both are 4:2.

Tang Zheng basically did not exert any force in the ten minutes of the game. He was more involved in connecting and controlling the rhythm of the game.

Real Madrid scored three points as a guest,

He is one step closer to the league's single-season points record, so Tang Zheng is very eager to play the 34th round of the league that is compressed to midweek, even though the thigh muscle behind his right foot still hurts a little.

As Barcelona and Atletico Madrid won the games respectively, the points difference between them remained unchanged, still 11 points and 13 points.

Four days later, Real Madrid faced the challenge of Almeria at home.

If this game were placed in the early and mid-term of the league, there might not be much suspense, but with the reduction of league rounds, Almeria is ranked third from the bottom in the league, and there is a possibility of relegation.

Many times when people are under pressure to survive, they will burst out with huge energy. Perhaps Ancelotti took this into consideration and sent a large number of main players to his starting lineup, led by Tang Zheng and Cristiano Ronaldo.

Indeed, even as a guest at the Bernabeu, Almeria showed a strong desire.

It is unrealistic to win Real Madrid as a guest, but it is possible to return the whole team.

Iron barrel formation.

460 formation.

Forty-five minutes into the first half, Almeria completely gave up the offense and Real Madrid conducted a half-time offensive drill.

The united Almeria got a very satisfactory result at the end of the first half, 0:0.

During the halftime break, Real Madrid head coach Carlo Ancelotti said directly to Tang Zheng: "Hey Tang, you should be more directly involved in the offense instead of sorting out and transitioning in the midfield. That is not your job!"

Tang Zheng, who was frowning, nodded lightly. Sitting on the luxurious sofa, he couldn't help but touch his injured right thigh.

It's really hard to describe.

The World Cup was held last summer, so La Liga was compressed this season, resulting in double matches in a row.

The Champions League semi-finals are approaching, and double matches in a week will be a heavy load for the team.

The most important thing is that the team's thinking is not unified enough. Some want to pursue a points record, while others want to stay in the Champions League semi-finals.

Tang Zheng never liked forcing others, so if he wanted to achieve a certain goal, he always had to work hard on his own.

The same goes for the league's single-season points record.

In the second half, the side changed sides and the game resumed. Tang Zheng strengthened his running coverage and changed from an offensive organizer to a direct participant.

In the 54th minute, Modric took a corner kick on the right side of the attack. Tang Zheng jumped high at the penalty spot, twisted his waist and swung his abdomen, and headed the ball towards the lower right corner of the goal.

Almeria goalkeeper Ruben Hao made a save, but failed to touch the ball...

At the same time, as Tang Zheng was falling, he was hit from the opposite direction by Almeria defender Canorea, who was half a beat too late to take off. As a result, Tang Zheng, who had no room for leverage, lost his center of gravity.

The football hit the snow-white net, so no one's attention was on Tang Zheng.

Originally, Tang Zheng took off with his left foot and then landed with his left foot. However, Canorea's collision caused his body's center of gravity to shift from the left to the right.

With no other choice, Tang Zheng's body instinctively chose to land with his right foot closer to the ground in order to maintain his body balance.

However, the moment his right foot landed on the ground, Tang Zheng noticed a sudden pain in the muscles on the back of his right thigh, and he immediately felt something bad!

Oops!

Because... no one knows their body better than themselves!

In order to relieve the pressure as much as possible, Tang Zheng fell to the ground. The other Real Madrid players in the Almeria defensive penalty area did not think so much and lay on Tang Zheng's back to release the pressure caused by the goal.

Although some players are not interested in single-season points records, they always think about breaking the record when they are close to it.

If they can defeat Almeria in this game, Real Madrid's points will reach 96 points, only four points away from the La Liga single-season points record.

Cristiano Ronaldo stretched out his hand to pull Tang Zheng up. Tang Zheng tried to feel the strength of his right thigh and raised his eyebrows again. Cristiano Ronaldo realized that there might be something wrong with Tang Zheng and asked curiously: "Tang, what's wrong? ?

"It's okay." Tang Zheng shook his head and said, "It's a small problem."

After that, without waiting for Cristiano Ronaldo to speak, he turned around and ran towards his own half.

Cristiano Ronaldo had doubts, but he felt relieved when he saw that Tang Zheng ran without any problems.

The commentators who suspected that Tang Zheng was injured changed the topic when they saw that Tang Zheng was running normally, and moved in the direction of Real Madrid hitting the league's single-season points record.

In the process of running, Tang Zheng was actually hesitating. He was wondering whether to tell the team doctor about the situation, but thinking that the Champions League semi-finals were getting closer, he shook his head...

Plan to continue to persevere!

Real Madrid at home was leading the score, and the fanatical atmosphere at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium had increased significantly. Almost every Real Madrid fan present was involved in creating a fanatical atmosphere, making it impossible for the guest Almeria to start even if they had the prospect of equalizing the score.

Amid the cheers of the home fans, the midfielder controlled by Tang Zheng launched a wave of offensives, so that Almeria, which was lagging behind, had no time to think about attacking.

Of course, Tang Zheng, who had a strained thigh muscle, did not directly participate in the offense, but retreated behind the scenes to help his teammates with the ball.

Five minutes later, Real Madrid expanded the score.

Tang Zheng hit Cristiano Ronaldo with a long pass of more than 40 meters with his left foot near the midfield. The latter did not stop the ball and directly volleyed the ball with his left foot towards the top corner of the goal. Goalkeeper Ruben had no reaction... …

2:0

Real Madrid, who are leading by two goals, play more easily, because Almeria, who is behind by two goals, has realized that it is basically impossible to take away a point at the Bernabeu, so the goal is to concede fewer goals...

Real Madrid will start the first leg of the Champions League semi-finals next week. If they win at home, they don't need to pursue the number of goals, as long as they win.

Head coach Carlo Ancelotti also took advantage of a dead ball opportunity to issue orders to the players on the field, signaling the team to slow down the offensive pace and control the rhythm of the game.

Until the end of the game, the score of 2:0 did not change.

In the other two focus games that took place later, Barcelona defeated Getafe 6:0 at home, and Atletico Madrid defeated Villarreal 1:0 as a guest. This means that the points gap between Real Madrid, Barcelona, ​​and Atletico Madrid remains unchanged. , or eleven and thirteen points.

If Barcelona loses points at home, Real Madrid can win the league title four games ahead of schedule.

However, Real Madrid, which has an 11-point advantage, will win the league championship sooner or later. The fastest is to challenge Sevilla as a guest in the next round. As long as they remain unbeaten, they can win the 2014-2015 La Liga championship.

But after Real Madrid's visit to Sevilla, they will visit Juventus Arena to challenge Juventus in the first leg of this season's Champions League semi-finals.

The tournament has reached the semi-finals, and no opponent should be underestimated.

Because the game often reaches this stage, the test is no longer the overall strength of both sides, but the on-the-spot performance of the game.

If you want players to perform better in the game, it is nothing more than abundant physical fitness and a good mentality.

In addition to having a good mentality, Real Madrid players have a big question mark about their physical fitness.

Juventus has a more obvious lead in La Liga than Real Madrid. They already won the league championship in advance in the last round, and Real Madrid still need to remain unbeaten at the Pizjuan Stadium to ensure the league championship.

One plus and one minus, the difference is reflected.

After the game, Tang Zheng returned directly to the locker room again. Cristiano Ronaldo, who had always been doubtful, raised his eyebrows and followed him.

After returning to the locker room, Tang Zheng first rubbed the muscles of his hind thighs, then took out the regular ice pack from the refrigerator and applied it.

At this moment, Cristiano Ronaldo happened to open the door to the home team's locker room and saw Tang Zheng holding an ice pack to apply to the muscles on the back of his right thigh.

"Tang, tell me honestly, have you strained your thigh muscle?" Cristiano Ronaldo said, pointing to the place where Tang Zheng was holding an ice pack.

Tang Zheng rolled his eyes. He was caught red-handed and couldn't explain anything. He shrugged his shoulders: "It's just a minor strain, no problem."

"You have thigh muscles..." Cristiano Ronaldo suddenly remembered: "No wonder your playing style has changed in the last three games. It turns out that you have strained a muscle..."

"I told you it's a minor problem, don't worry." Tang Zheng put down the ice pack, stood up and patted Cristiano Ronaldo on the shoulder.

"Is it really a small problem?"

Cristiano Ronaldo looked at Tang Zheng's right thigh suspiciously: "I think we should talk to Olmo, so that his judgment will be convincing."

Immediately, Cristiano Ronaldo turned and walked towards the locker room door, leaving Tang Zheng with his back.

How could Tang Zheng not know what Cristiano Ronaldo was going to do?

If the team doctor is really allowed to come over, not to mention that he will not be able to play in the next round of the away game against Sevilla. The first round of the Champions League will be called suspense...

"Don't..." Tang Zheng quickly stood up and grabbed Cristiano Ronaldo.

"I need a reason."

Cristiano Ronaldo turned back and looked at Tang Zheng incomprehensively, and said slowly,

So, Tang Zheng revealed his original intention.

Tang Zheng originally thought that Cristiano Ronaldo would help hide it for the time being, but he didn't expect that Cristiano Ronaldo's tone would go up an octave and he said displeasedly: "Do you think you won't be able to win without the team? You won't be able to win without the earth." Can it be transferred?"

Tang Zheng didn't expect that Cristiano Ronaldo would think this way, and quickly explained: "That's not what I meant. I just want to win the game through my own efforts, set a new league points record and win the league championship. I hope you can Understand me, Cristiano."

"Understand you? How do I understand you? Do you understand that Real Madrid can't win without you? Can't set records? Can't win the league championship?"

Cristiano Ronaldo's momentum continues.

"I……"

Tang Zheng didn't know what to say. Cristiano Ronaldo turned around and patted Tang Zheng's right shoulder. He changed his voice and said, "You have to believe in us. Just like when I or other teammates are injured, we can win the game. The team is a whole, and Sevilla and Juventus are not strong, and I don’t want you to miss the final because of these games, do you understand?”