Chapter 57: A Decisive Victory, He Entered the Champions League Finals for Consecutive Seasons!

There were only two minutes left in the second leg of the 2014-2015 Champions League semi-final between Real Madrid and Juventus. Isco's breakthrough helped Real Madrid get a direct free kick opportunity. As the team's top players, Tang Zheng and Cristiano... Ronaldo didn't want to miss it.

But only one person can take the free kick, so differences naturally arise.

Real Madrid fans in the stands were confused. Didn't Tang Zheng and Cristiano Ronaldo have a very good relationship in the past?

Why would this happen for a free kick?

Ancelotti, who was standing in the command area of ​​the home team coach, frowned, but he could not play a decisive role at this time.

If he makes the choice at this time, it will definitely cause dissatisfaction from another player, so the choice is left to Tang Zheng and Cristiano Ronaldo to decide on their own.

The problem is that both of them want to play. Fortunately, Modric was relatively decisive in his decision-making and was not affected by the relationship between the two. He chose what he thought was the right choice.

So, Tang Zheng stood in front of the football.

The direct free kick taken by Tang Zheng was of very high quality. It did not continue to rise into the air after crossing the wall, but flew towards the goal in a relatively smooth parabola.

The football didn't spin at all in mid-air, like a cannonball being discharged.

Goalkeeper Buffon looked at the menacing football and immediately moved towards the right goal post, which is the near end of the broadcast screen.

However, the moving Buffon did not make a save, because based on his years of game experience and judgment, Tang Zheng's seemingly threatening direct free kick was likely to go over the crossbar.

Even if...

"Shit!!"

However, when the football started flying to the highest point, it seemed to be blocked by the air and suddenly fell. Buffon, who was moving, cursed secretly in his heart.

Buffon’s previous judgment was...

Even if he made a save, he couldn't save the football.

His position was slightly closer to the far end of the goal. Tang Zheng's direct free kick was full of power and flew extremely fast. He moved half a meter to the right of the center of the goal and could not reach the football even if he flew out.

Moreover, the football has a sudden drop, which is a test for Buffon's reaction.

It is undeniable that Buffon's reaction speed in front of the goal is among the best in the world, but after all, Buffon is a professional goalkeeper who is better than ordinary people.

He...is not God.

Behind Buffon's goal is the south stand of the Bernabeu Stadium, where die-hard Real Madrid fans live.

They also had the best field of vision, so they subconsciously raised their arms when the football fell, and at the same time they let out their own hysterical shouts: "Ouch, ouch -

At the same time, Buffon did not give up making saves. In the twilight of his career, he still wanted to... give it a try.

But with his body flying to the limit and his arms stretched to the extreme, the fingertips of his right hand were still far away from the extremely fast and falling football...

"NO!!"

Juventus head coach Allegri's vision is not bad. He can clearly see the trajectory of the football and is hysterically resisting in his heart.

It’s just that his subjective consciousness has no way to change the objective facts. The trajectory of the football flying in mid-air is like a rainbow, hanging directly in the upper left corner of the goal until the potential energy ends.

Falling to the ground...

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"Ouch-ouch——"

The momentum at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium reached its peak at this moment. More than 70,000 Real Madrid fans burst into loud cheers in unison, which was deafening.

"Incredible! Incredible!"

While the Real Madrid fans made huge cheers that echoed through the sky, the on-site commentator He Wei also fell into extreme excitement. He raised his arms hysterically and shouted, selflessly venting: "The ball is in! The ball is in. !!The game reached the 89th minute! Tang Zheng took advantage of a direct free kick to bring Real Madrid back to heaven! 4:2!! Real Madrid overtook Juventus with a total score of 5:4! Don’t give the Juventus any chance !! Because a goal in this period is tantamount to a winning goal!"

British Sky commentator Andy Gray tugged on his small hair with both hands, widened his eyes, and exclaimed: "Oh-My-God!!"

Before he finished speaking, his partner Martin Taylor couldn't wait to roar, elongating his voice, inciting the excitement of every fan sitting in front of the TV and watching the British Sky Sports TV: "Goooooooooooooooooooooal——"

"The game went into the 89th minute! Don used a miraculous direct free kick to break Gianluigi Buffon's goal, helping Real Madrid take the lead before the end of the game! 5:4!! If the game ends with the current score, the team that advances to the Champions League finals this season will be Real Madrid! They will become the first team to enter the Champions League finals for three consecutive seasons since the restructuring of the Champions League! Incredible Tang !”

German Sky commentator Marcel Leif was stunned in the fanatical atmosphere of the scene, but his reaction was very fast, and he was extremely professional and selflessly vented: "A miracle? No, no, no! In front of Tang, this is not a miracle. !This is normal!! Real Madrid expanded the score at home with Don's goal, and now leads Juventus 4:2. If the game ends according to the current score, Real Madrid will be eliminated with a total score of 5:4 Juventus!"

"What helped us score the key goal was——"

All the Real Madrid fans were extremely excited and hysterical under the instigation of Albert, the live announcer at the Bernabeu Stadium. They could be described as drinking milk with all their strength. They were very cooperative and shouted wildly: "——Taaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaang!!!"

Tang Zheng, who scored the goal, couldn't restrain himself. Before taking the free kick, he had the idea of ​​​​scoring the ball, but he did not expect that the quality of the free kick was higher than expected. In addition, this goal The ball was of great significance, and he fell into extreme madness in the excited atmosphere of the audience.

In the broadcast, Tang Zheng was running wildly, but he was quickly stopped to the ground by the excited Carvajal.

In front of the home team coach's command area, Ancelotti made a rare appearance and jumped three feet high. He was as excited and almost crazy as Tang Zheng scored the winning goal in the Champions League final last season.

In front of the bench, the Real Madrid players opened their arms and walked around half of the field. They wanted to feel the pressure release caused by the key goal with the players on the field.

The fanatical atmosphere of the Bernabeu Stadium was transmitted to fans around the world through satellite signals. The fans in front of the TV seemed to be affected by the scene. They opened their mouths and vented the excitement in their hearts with sounds like "ghosts crying and wolves howling".

In sharp contrast, Allegri even had the idea of ​​accepting his fate before the visiting team coach took command of the area.

It's Tang Zheng again, and it's a crucial goal again. Can he still resist?

This... is like God's will!

Allegri never admitted that he was a devout Christian, but he felt a real sense of powerlessness at this time.

In many cases, Tang Zheng was just a little better than ordinary professional players, but at this time, Tang Zheng was an omnipotent god!

Those fans who held banners, slogans and huge posters about Tang Zheng at the Santiago Bernabeu were particularly excited. Their hands kept shaking, which gave the fans in front of the TV a great sense of shock.

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Barcelona players who have advanced to this season's Champions League finals attended the second leg of the Champions League semi-finals at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium, and head coach Enrique even attended the game in person.

Sitting in front of the TV, Messi frowned. Although he was very unconvinced with Tang Zheng and wanted to compete with Tang Zheng again, the opponent Messi wanted to meet most in the Champions League final was Juventus.

Because Juventus has had two Champions League finals in the past history of the Champions League, winning only twice, that is, winning the Champions League twice.

Europeans have always valued data and proportions, which represent possibilities.

Compared to Real Madrid, which has been quite brave in recent seasons, even Messi hopes to meet Juventus.

Moreover, Juventus is weaker than Barcelona in terms of absolute strength, and many players are not top players in the world. As long as they perform normally in the Champions League final at the Olympiastadion in Berlin, Germany, defeating Juventus to win this season's Champions League championship is a sure thing.

However, with Tang Zheng's direct free kick, Real Madrid surpassed Juventus in the total score. If Juventus cannot score another goal before the end of the game, then the team that will join Barcelona in this season's Champions League final is Real Madrid!

The most important reason is that Barcelona has not tried winning since Tang Zheng joined Real Madrid, so Messi hoped that Real Madrid would be eliminated when Juventus led Real Madrid 2:1 away...

"Hey~"

Messi, who was sitting on the luxurious sofa, shook his head. He knew that many things seemed to be doomed.

Barcelona's opponent in the Champions League final is, not surprisingly, Real Madrid!

Barcelona coach Enrique, who was sitting in the main stand of the Bernabeu Stadium in disguise, shrugged his shoulders when Real Madrid fans celebrated the goal extremely excitedly. He was very helpless. He really hoped that the opponent in the final would be Juventus.

Now it seems that it is very likely to be Real Madrid!

If the opponent in the final is really Real Madrid, Enrique, who participated in the first Champions League final of his coaching career, will have mixed emotions. He has played for two clubs in the rest of his career.

Of course, the most complicated thing is that his record in coaching Barcelona against Real Madrid this season is very unsatisfactory...

Although the Champions League final is different from La Liga, the record is the record, and it will have a huge impact on the Spanish El Clasico, which is very likely to happen in the Champions League final.

The live broadcast screen provided by the on-site director has changed from slow-motion replays of goals to close-ups of visiting team Juventus players, including goalkeeper and captain Buffon, Chiellini, Marchisio, Pogba, Vidal and other players. The facial expressions are not pretty.

They worked hard to get close to a game, and the game once led 2:1, but Real Madrid relied on the goals of Cristiano Ronaldo and Tang Zheng to equalize the score to go ahead, and now they have expanded the score.

The huge psychological gap is really difficult to balance in a short period of time.

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At this time, not many people noticed the relatively embarrassed Cristiano Ronaldo. Previously, he competed with Tang Zheng for the right to take direct free kicks. His three consecutive direct free kicks were far from the goal. Now Tang Zheng will The ball was scored.

As a prestigious Cristiano Ronaldo in world football, it is really difficult for him to put aside his dignity, even though the relationship between the two was very good before this game.

Fortunately, Marcelo eased Cristiano Ronaldo's embarrassment. They hugged and high-fived to celebrate the team's expansion of the score and control of the promotion initiative.

But after this game, the relationship between the two will inevitably drop to a freezing point.

Before the start of the game, Allegri made substitution adjustments. Spaniard Llorente replaced left back Evra in preparation for a final counterattack.

However, Juventus did not organize an effective attack when the game restarted. The Real Madrid players who expanded the score in one fell swoop were very motivated, and there were passionate Real Madrid fans cheering in the stands, so the Real Madrid players got twice the result with half the effort in defense.

Of course, Juventus does not need to organize any offense. The intention of replacing Llorente is very obvious, that is, to make the offense as simple as possible. Because the game has reached injury time, they directly adopt the British long pass rush. Hang.

Even though Juventus had many high points at this time, Tang Zheng, who was adjusted back to the defense by head coach Carlo Ancelotti, became the most dazzling presence in the game.

As long as the football is within his control, he will overpower Juventus players to complete the clearance.

Moreover, Real Madrid did not choose to fully defend at the last moment of the game. They still retained the ability to counterattack and have strong control.

Unless the opportunity is particularly good, they will not easily launch a quick counterattack. Instead, they will control the football with their feet and consume the game time reasonably.

Juventus players have no choice but to take the initiative to foul, but this choice plays into the hands of Real Madrid players and can "blatantly" consume game time.

Time passed by second by second, no matter how much the Juventus players hoped to score another goal in stoppage time, the Real Madrid players under the leadership of Tang Zheng completed the defense meticulously, and Tang Zheng performed very well, completely unsatisfied. Like just comeback.

As soon as four minutes of injury time arrived, the English referee Atkinson decisively blew his whistle, two short and one long.

Tang Zheng, who was holding the ball at his feet, picked up the football with his right foot, then swung his thigh and kicked the ball into the air.

At the same time, Central 5 commentator He Wei shouted: "The game is over! The game is over! Real Madrid finally defeated Juventus 4:2 at the Bernabeu Stadium with the help of Cristiano Ronaldo and Tang Zheng's brace and advanced to this tournament with a total score. Season Champions League final! They will decide the final champion with Barcelona at 2:45 a.m. on June 7, Beijing time, at the Olympiastadion in Berlin, Germany! That game is also the first El Clasico in the history of the Champions League! It is also Tang Zheng’s consecutive career Reaching the Champions League final in three seasons!”

Although Tang Zheng came on as a substitute at the beginning of the second half, his outstanding performance on both offense and defense was the biggest contributor to Real Madrid's reversal of Juventus, so UEFA officially selected him as the best of the match.

Tang Zheng, who appeared on the broadcast screen, was no longer excited about scoring a key goal at this time. He was very calm, raised his hands above his head, and thanked the home fans for their support by clapping.

Not long after, Tang Zheng followed team doctor Olmo back to the bench and applied an ice pack to his right thigh.

Tang Zheng, who had just returned from injury and played an intense match for 45 minutes, had not yet fully recovered and had to continue his rehabilitation.