Chapter 59: 0 Calls
At the end of the final round of the 2014-2015 La Liga season, Real Madrid's points were finally fixed at 103 points. They therefore surpassed the La Liga single-season points record jointly held by the team in the 2011-2012 season and 2012-2013 season, and became the new La Liga single season record. Season points record holder.
Since the second leg of the Champions League semi-finals, Tang Zheng has been in the process of recovery, but his contribution is obvious to all. Without Tang Zheng's outstanding performance, Real Madrid may have fallen off the chain at the beginning of the season.
In addition, Tang Zheng helped Real Madrid come back to life in the second leg of the Champions League semi-finals. In the minds of Real Madrid fans, he is like God.
Many Real Madrid fans even affectionately call Tang Zheng - God.
In fact, looking back on Tang Zheng since joining Real Madrid, Tang Zheng has always stepped forward at critical moments, like the god of death who judges others' life and death. However, in the minds of Real Madrid fans, Tang Zheng is undoubtedly a god-like figure.
The league is over, but the season is not over for Real Madrid. They still have the Copa del Rey final and the Champions League final.
With the league title in hand, Real Madrid will most likely become Spain's second Triple Crown team. If Real Madrid can defeat Barcelona in the Copa del Rey final and the Champions League final, it will be a great holiday for Real Madrid fans.
Because this season's La Liga champion is Real Madrid, and the league runner-up is Barcelona. If Real Madrid defeats Barcelona in the King's Cup final and the Champions League final, then Real Madrid will be crowned the Triple Crown, and Barcelona will unfortunately become the Sanya King.
Real Madrid players trained at the Valdebebas training base are working hard towards this goal, while Barcelona, training with the first team at the Gamber Sports City, is working towards the Copa del Rey and Champions League titles.
Putting aside the possible emergence of the Sanya King, what the Barcelona players most hope to achieve is to avenge their past humiliation.
Barcelona lost to Real Madrid in the Copa del Rey final last season and missed the championship. Moreover, the league suffered a double-play and they had to defeat Real Madrid in the Copa del Rey final to prove themselves.
As for the Champions League final, it is inevitable for Barcelona to win.
It has been five seasons since he last won the Champions League. Messi has also grown from a young star to a real superstar. Taking into account Tang Zheng's various defeats in various competitions, Messi is working extra hard in preparation. , hoping to prove myself!
He, Leo Messi, is the greatest star on the planet!
With the end of La Liga, the five major European leagues have also ended one after another. Fans who are football dogs have gradually become a little tormented because... they have no ball to watch, and their lives seem to have encountered a bottleneck.
Fortunately, Real Madrid and Barcelona have two finals within seven days, which gives those football dogs something to look forward to.
As the most technical national derby in the world, those two games will definitely attract the attention of fans around the world.
In the blink of an eye, there are only two days left until the 2014-2015 Copa del Rey final. The two teams once again came to Valencia to prepare for the Copa del Rey final at the Mestalla Stadium two days later.
The media is currently paying most attention to two things. The first is Tang Zheng's recovery.
Since the 45-minute match against Juventus in the second leg of the Champions League semi-finals, he only came on as a substitute for ten minutes in the last round of the league, but nothing could be seen in that game because Tang Zheng’s running was not He was not active and seemed to be holding back to play, so reporters wanted to know whether Tang Zheng's thigh strain was healed, or how much better it was, and whether it would affect the King's Cup final and the Champions League final.
Then Tang Zheng and Cristiano Ronaldo did not seem to have recovered as before as coach Ancelotti and Casillas said. The two have not had any interaction so far. The media with great imagination can easily associate them with each other. People were affected by the competition for free kicks at the last moment of the second leg of the Champions League semi-finals.
In the current war, even if Tang Zheng and Cristiano Ronaldo are really estranged, Ancelotti cannot tell the truth to the media. This will not only affect the team's preparations, but also make Tang Zheng and Cristiano Ronaldo The true relationship is exposed to the light, thereby affecting locker room unity.
Even if the locker room has now changed from unity to a few small groups...
Fortunately, everyone has the same goal now, the Copa del Rey champion and the Champions League champion!
No player will refuse glory, because glory is directly linked to their income.
Rejecting glory is tantamount to rejecting generous income.
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The 2014-2015 Copa del Rey final at the Mestalla sold out early as Real Madrid and Barcelona defeated their respective Copa del Rey semi-final opponents.
The King's Cup final is getting closer and closer, and tickets for the final are being sold at sky-high prices, and they are still marketable but priceless.
The day before the game, as usual, the coaches of the two teams took the starting players for the next night's Copa del Rey final at the Mestalla Stadium to attend a regular pre-match press conference.
The first person to be interviewed by the media was Real Madrid, who had been drawn to the visiting team. The player following Ancelotti in the press conference hall of Mestalla in the frontcourt was Real Madrid's top scorer Cristiano Ronaldo this season.
The various grievances between Real Madrid and Barcelona are naturally endless, but the reporters on the scene do not want to dig into these things that everyone knows. They want to know whether Cristiano Ronaldo and Tang Zheng are at odds as rumored by the grapevine.
Fortunately, staff members had already given relevant reminders before the news broke. Cristiano Ronaldo said officially when asked by reporters: "Don and I? There is nothing new. I think everyone here should pay more attention to Thank you for the Copa del Rey final tomorrow night!"
Precisely because Cristiano Ronaldo’s answer was very official, it gave the impression that there was something wrong!
However, he did not specify it, but changed the subject according to what Ancelotti and Cristiano Ronaldo said, and focused on the 2014-2015 Copa del Rey final at the Mestalla Stadium tomorrow night.
The best news does not directly reveal the suspense, but leaves room for readers to use their imagination.
Once the suspense is revealed, who will pay attention to the follow-up?
Only by casting a long line can you catch big fish!
On the day of the game, two hours before the start of the game, the Mestalla stadium was almost full, with only sporadic empty seats, but these empty seats were still filling up at a speed visible to the naked eye.
By the time both teams entered the stadium to warm up, the Mestalla stadium was completely packed!
The Real Madrid fans wearing white jerseys and the Barcelona fans wearing red and blue striped jerseys are clearly distinguishable. North and South are in opposition, which gives a huge visual impact to the fans in front of the TV.
The Spanish El Clasico was staged again in the Copa del Rey final.
Before the game, the media launched a public opinion attack. Real Madrid may become the second team to win the Triple Crown after Barcelona. However, if Real Madrid achieves the Triple Crown hegemony, Barcelona may not be able to raise its head for a long time in the future. .
The price of achieving Real Madrid is stepping on the corpse of Barcelona.
Who would destroy themselves in order to achieve others?
Even if there were, it wouldn't be Barcelona.
Real Madrid and Barcelona are deadly rivals in the El Clasico, which can be called the Derby of the Century. In addition to competitive competition, there are also complex political, economic and cultural factors, so Barcelona must defeat Real Madrid in the Copa del Rey final!
The league championship was won by Real Madrid, so Barcelona is determined to win this Copa del Rey final and the future Champions League final!
In terms of starting lineup, Enrique's Barcelona has the strongest lineup.
Goalkeeper ter Stegen, four defenders Alba, Mascherano, Pique and Alves, midfielders Rakitic, Busquets and Iniesta, forwards Neymar, Suarez and Mei West.
Real Madrid did not field their strongest lineup. Tang Zheng did not appear in the starting lineup, but was placed on the bench.
Barcelona coach Enrique, who got Real Madrid's starting lineup, frowned. Logically speaking, for a game like the Copa del Rey final, he should field the strongest lineup, even if Tang Zheng has not recovered at all.
The most critical thing is that most of Enrique's tactical adjustments are aimed at Tang Zheng, and Real Madrid does not have Tang Zheng in the starting lineup, which means that the targeted deployment he has made for a long time has been in vain.
However, from a competitive perspective, the threat posed by Real Madrid to Barcelona without Tang Zheng is minimized.
While Enrique was worried about overthrowing tactics, he also breathed a sigh of relief for the first half in the near future.
At the same time, Andy Gray, the British Sky commentator in the commentary box, looked at the Real Madrid starting lineup twice, raised his eyebrows, and then turned to look at his partner Martin Taylor: "Hey, old man, Don didn't appear in the Real Madrid lineup. What do you think of Madrid’s starting lineup?”
Martin Taylor shrugged his shoulders: "What's the point of this? Obviously Carlo Ancelotti is trying to get ahead in the second half? Just like the second leg of the Champions League semi-finals in the past, in short I think Real Madrid will win Win the final Copa del Rey title.”
Andy Gray shook his head helplessly. He told Martin Taylor that Tang Zheng had actually ended a long time ago because Martin Taylor was Tang Zheng's crazy fan.
But then again, as long as Real Madrid can avoid making frequent mistakes and losing points in the first half, Tang Zheng coming off the bench in the second half will definitely change the situation of the game!
The person who replaced Tang Zheng in the starting position was not Isco, but Khedira.
Goalkeeper Casillas, four defenders Marcelo, Ramos, Pepe and Carvajal, double midfielder Toni Kroos and Khedira, Modric midfielder, three forwards Cristia Ronaldo, Benzema and James Rodriguez.
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Most of Real Madrid's starting lineup was accurately predicted by media experts before the game, except for Tang Zheng. However, considering that Tang Zheng has not fully recovered from his thigh strain, for the sake of protection and the long-term purpose of the game, it is best to use Tang Zheng as a substitute. The choice of insurance is quite reasonable.
It's just that... the shortcomings of Real Madrid's lack of Tang Zheng in the midfield were clearly reflected at the beginning of the game. Khedira's defensive ability was very strong, but his movement and prediction errors made him unable to keep up with the rhythm of Barcelona's midfield offensive players.
Especially when Messi retreats to organize the attack, the gap between his position selection and ability to read the game and Tang Zheng's is clearly revealed.
The midfield was completely out of control!
Toni Kroos and Modric are both strong in attack but weak in attack. When Tang Zheng is there, they can compete with Barcelona's midfield. In the absence of Tang Zheng, it is difficult to compete with Barcelona.
In the 19th minute of the game, Barcelona broke the deadlock. Messi attacked the right rib and continuously broke through Modric and Khedira before sending a precise long pass. The left back Alba intervened at high speed and swept the ball without stopping. Towards the center of the penalty area, Suarez reached out and poked the ball ahead of Pepe, and the football rolled into the lower right corner of the goal.
The Barcelona fans at the Mestalla Stadium were particularly excited and shouted loudly and loudly: "Ooooooooo-"
Real Madrid fans disagree. They think the game is a ninety-minute battle, and Barcelona's one-goal lead doesn't mean anything.
Besides, Tang Zheng is still on the bench.
It wasn't until two minutes later that Real Madrid fans panicked.
Khedira stretched his foot too slowly when defending Messi's breakthrough, kicked down Messi who had already completed the breakthrough, and gave Barcelona a direct free kick in an excellent position.
The location of the foul is close to the right goal post shown in the broadcast screen, about 26 meters away from the goal, which is very suitable for left-footed players to take the penalty.
With such an opportunity, Messi stood in front of football without hesitation.
Faced with the opportunity, Messi kicked a perfect curve ball with his left foot. Real Madrid goalkeeper Casillas did not even react...
When Suarez scored the goal, the live broadcast did not immediately show close-ups of Ancelotti and Tang Zheng. It was only after Messi scored a wonderful direct free kick that close-ups of Ancelotti and Tang Zheng were given.
The meaning is very obvious. Will Ancelotti regret not sending Tang Zheng into the starting lineup?
In fact?
Ancelotti's intestines were filled with regret.
Tang Zheng's recovery was better than expected and he could play for a full 90 minutes. However, out of consideration for the Champions League final six days later, he decided to put Tang Zheng on the bench after careful consideration, and then played a crucial game in the second half. It will be time to send someone to give the final word.
Before the game, Ancelotti also thought that Barcelona would take the lead in the first half, but he did not expect to score two goals in just three minutes.
The psychological gap between being two goals behind and one goal behind is completely different.
If you are behind by one goal, you will have a good mentality to equalize the score at any time. It is different when you are behind by two goals. There is still one goal to get back one goal.
Moreover, Barcelona is not an ordinary team, it is a well-matched opponent.
Tang Zheng, who appeared on the broadcast screen, also showed a hint of anxiety, because the problems caused by falling behind by two goals are complicated.
The Champions League final is six days away. If you are two goals behind in the Copa del Rey final, will your teammates still have the fighting spirit to face death?
There is not no good news for Real Madrid. Barcelona did not concede a third goal against Barcelona who controlled the rhythm of the game, otherwise the game would have been given up.
A three-goal reversal doesn't happen in every game.
"Taaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaang——"
The sluggish Real Madrid fans regained their vitality before the start of the second half, because... Tang Zheng was finally ready to play after being repeatedly called for!
In times of crisis, you still have to look to Tang Zheng!