Chapter 83 Getting Married

Real Madrid's 5-0 victory over Barcelona at home has become the focus of major media reports, and it is also the game that Real Madrid fans talk about the most. Many Real Madrid fans have not experienced such a hearty victory, so it is particularly special at this time. excited.

However, it is indeed an embarrassing moment for Real Madrid Chairman Florentino. This summer he renewed his contract with Cristiano Ronaldo, and his annual salary is the same as that of Tang Zheng. If he can achieve the results of last season, it will be worth the effort. , but the accompanying risks came early.

Cristiano Ronaldo was hit by injuries, and injuries will gradually increase with age. I originally thought that the relationship between Cristiano Ronaldo and Tang Zheng would improve after the summer vacation, but it turned out that there was no change at all. On the contrary, worse and worse.

Judging from the feedback from Mendes and Adrian, the relationship between Tang Zheng and Cristiano Ronaldo has become very bad, and there is no way to reconcile as before. This means that there is no room for two tigers in one mountain.

"Headache!"

Florentino didn't think of a solution, so he had a headache.

If Mendes hadn't shown off his face in the summer, maybe... the headache he had now would no longer exist.

Unfortunately, there is no regret medicine in the world.

But if he had to make a choice, Florentino still felt that Tang Zheng should be kept.

Putting aside Cristiano Ronaldo's age, the huge Chinese market behind Tang Zheng cannot be compared to Cristiano Ronaldo, and Tang Zheng's contribution to the competition is higher than that of Cristiano Ronaldo...

Since joining Real Madrid in the summer of 2009, Cristiano Ronaldo has scored a lot of goals in El Clasico, but he has never led the team to defeat Barcelona with overwhelming force, but Tang Zheng can!

After playing the El Clasico, Real Madrid's preparation center shifted to the fifth round of the Champions League group stage, visiting Donetsk, Ukraine, to challenge Shakhtar Donetsk.

With a good state of victory over Barcelona at home with five goals, they defeated Shakhtar Donetsk 0-0 at the Donbas Athletic Stadium. While harvesting the fourth victory in the Champions League, they also confirmed the first place in the group one round ahead of schedule.

Of course, it is normal for a team of Real Madrid's level to take first place in the Champions League group stage, so the Real Madrid team is not too excited. Their attention begins to shift and return to the league.

The overall downturn at the beginning of the season caused the league to lose too many points, but the El Clasico victory over Barcelona narrowed the points gap and brought hope. With 2/3 left in the league, anything is possible!

then,

The energized Real Madrid won four consecutive victories before going to Yokohama, Japan to participate in the Club World Cup. They defeated Iba 2:0 away from home, beat Getafe 4:1 at home, and defeated Villa 1:0 as a guest. Real beat Rayo Vallecano 10:2 at home.

The 2015 Club World Cup is the twelfth edition of FIFA's tournament. It consists of seven teams from the championship teams of the six continental football associations and the host Japan's J-League champions. It is worth mentioning that the host country's Hiroshima Sanfrecce needs to follow the competition. Oceania Champions League champions Auckland City compete for a quarter-final spot.

The Champions League champions Real Madrid and the Copa Libertadores automatically advance to the semi-finals as usual, which means that Guangzhou Evergrande, Mazembe Almighty, America Mexico and Sanfrecce Hiroshima/Auckland City compete for the other two semi-final seats.

In order to ensure the enjoyment of the Club World Cup, the Champions League champions and the Copa Libertadores champions, which symbolize the highest level of club football in the world, are staggered in the semi-finals.

Chinese media and fans are paying close attention to the Club World Cup matches held in Osaka and Yokohama, Japan. Real Madrid automatically advanced to the semi-finals, where they will face the winner between Guangzhou Evergrande and America Mexico.

Once Guangzhou Evergrande defeats America, the long-awaited Chinese Derby of the Club World Cup will begin at the Yokohama International Arena!

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Before Real Madrid went to Yokohama, Japan, the quarter-finals of the Club World Cup between Guangzhou Evergrande and Mexico America started at the Nagai Arena in Osaka. With the victory of Chinese international Gao Lin and Brazilian international Paulinho, Guangzhou Evergrande 2: 1. Defeat Mexico and America.

In other words, the first Chinese Derby in the history of the Club World Cup will kick off at the Yokohama International Arena!

When Guangzhou Evergrande advanced to the Club World Cup final, a large number of Chinese fans applied for visas to Japan, bought tickets for the semi-finals, and watched the first Chinese derby in the history of the Club World Cup up close.

The first semi-finals of the Club World Cup were Copa Libertadores champions River Plate and hosts Sanfrecce Hiroshima. River Plate won 1:0 with Alario's decisive move and took the lead in advancing to the final.

At this moment, many River Plate fans were feeling a little melancholy and responsible.

Even though Guangzhou Evergrande advanced to the semi-finals to challenge the Champions League champion Real Madrid, the strength of the two teams is completely incomparable. In other words, Real Madrid's advancement to the final is a sure thing. The Club World Cup final will be Real Madrid VS River Plate!

Tang Zheng started his career at River Plate, and then moved to Europe. It was River Plate that trained Tang Zheng. It can even be said that without River Plate, there would be no Tang Zheng who is so popular today.

For River Plate, Tang Zheng is grateful, but Competitive Sports is ashamed. What he can do is win the semi-finals, and then defeat River Plate in the final, proving to the world that players from River Plate are the best in the world!

Guangzhou Evergrande has Brazilian international Paulinho, as well as quasi-national players Elkeson and Goulart. Head coach Scolari has coached the Brazilian national team twice and also led Brazil to win the World Cup in the summer of 2002.

But this is all in the past. In the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, the Brazilian team advanced to the semi-finals under the leadership of Scolari, but lost 1:7 to the German team, making him the sinner of Brazilian football.

Closer to home, the second semi-final of the Club World Cup at the Yokohama International Arena kicked off on time.

Guangzhou Evergrande, who was clearly at a disadvantage, put up a defensive formation from the first second of the game, because Real Madrid was tired of traveling and the jet lag had just gotten better. If you want to create a miracle, you must start with the details.

Guangzhou Evergrande did a very good defensive job, and the score was still 0:0 after half an hour.

After half an hour of searching for form, Champions League champion Real Madrid finally broke the deadlock under the leadership of Tang Zheng.

After receiving the football, Tang Zheng dunked away the national team captain Zheng Zhi in the middle. He fake shot and dunked past Paulinho, and then passed the ball with a very concealed diagonal pass with the outside of his right foot. Isco understood it and took the ball and scored it. The defensive left rib between Li Xuepeng and Jin Yingquan.

Suddenly, Guangzhou Evergrande’s defense exposed a serious problem.

Isco was not greedy for credit. He passed the ball across the middle. Benzema finished the shot before Feng Xiaoting. Goalkeeper Li Shuai was helpless in the face of this close shot and did not even react... …

With the first goal as a stepping stone, the second goal followed.

In the 39th minute, Modric took a corner kick on the right side of the attack. Tang Zheng jumped up high and beat Paulinho and Kim Young-kwon to finish the goal. The ball flew towards the far end of the goal with an obvious parabola.

Goalkeeper Li Shuai made a save, but was helpless because the angle of the ball played by Tang Zheng was too tricky, so he could only declare that it was beyond his reach.

Before the end of the first half, it was Tang Zheng again. He received Benzema's return pass at the edge of the penalty area and chose to shoot directly from a long distance without stopping the ball. The football was like a cannonball. Li Shuai, who was disturbed by his teammates' vision, saw the football. It's too late to make a save...

The football was like a cannonball, grazing the inner edge of the right goal post and hitting the snow-white net.

3:0

With a three-goal lead, the situation is decided for Real Madrid.

In the second half, the team changed sides and fought again. Under Tang Zheng's deliberate control, Real Madrid's offense focused on passing and controlling, slowing down the offensive rhythm.

Guangzhou Evergrande has performed very well in the Chinese Super League and AFC Champions League in the past two years, but there is still a huge gap compared with the world's top teams like Real Madrid.

If Real Madrid hadn't deliberately slowed down their offensive pace, Real Madrid would have probably scored the fourth and fifth goals...

It was obvious that Real Madrid, with Tang Zheng at its core, was showing mercy.

In the end, Real Madrid defeated Guangzhou Evergrande 3-0 at the Yokohama International Arena with Tang Zheng's two goals, and joined River Plate in the final of this year's Club World Cup.

When the referee on duty blew the whistle for the end of the game, Tang Zheng briefly shook hands with his teammates and then took the initiative to comfort his national team teammates in Guangzhou Evergrande.

From the perspective of overall strength, there is indeed a huge gap between Guangzhou Evergrande and Real Madrid, but from the perspective of player performance, it is still very good. If Gao Lin is still as 'stable' as ever, Guangzhou Evergrande is very likely to make progress with Real Madrid. ball.

Of course, Tang Zheng, who is a banner of Chinese football, not only shook hands with his national team teammates, but also other Evergrande players, including head coach Felipe Scolari and other members of the coaching staff.

Tang Zheng shook hands with all the Evergrande players and then walked towards the captain Zheng Zhi. He smiled and extended his right hand: "Brother Zhi, do you have any plans for New Year's Day?"

"Not yet." Zheng Zhi was stunned and didn't know why Tang Zheng asked: "Is something wrong?"

"Lina and I are going to get married on New Year's Day. If you have no other arrangements, I hope you will bring your sister-in-law and nephew to my wedding."

"I finally decided to get married!" Zheng Zhi subconsciously patted Tang Zheng's right shoulder and said with a smile, "Don't worry, I'll definitely be there!"

"Okay, then I'll add you to the WeChat group later, and then we'll collectively notify you of the specific location. As you know, a lot of paparazzi are staring at me."

Zheng Zhi nodded slightly to express his understanding. After all, at Tang Zheng's level, the level of attention he received was unimaginable.

Immediately, he walked towards other national team teammates with whom he had a better relationship.

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Three days later, the Club World Cup final between Real Madrid and River Plate began at the Yokohama International Arena.

Prior to this, Guangzhou Evergrande and Sanfrecce Hiroshima had a third or fourth place final. With the goals of Paulinho and Huang Bowen, Guangzhou Evergrande defeated Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2:1 and won the third place in this Club World Cup. .

Two hours later, the Club World Cup final between Real Madrid and River Plate will kick off on time at the Yokohama International Arena, which can accommodate 73,000 fans.

Compared with the third and fourth place finals, the finals obviously attract more attention. The best evidence is that the number of fans entering the stadium exceeds the number of fans in the third and fourth place finals.

Before the game started, Tang Zheng took the initiative to walk towards his former River Plate teammate Pangcio in the tunnel.

Six years have passed in the blink of an eye, and the River Plate team has also changed. The old people have gone and the new ones have come. Apart from the familiar jersey, River Plate has only one acquaintance Poncio.

Due to limited time, the communication between the two did not last too long, but they agreed to continue after the game.

After three days of rest, the Real Madrid team has completely recovered from the jet lag and has found its best competitive condition.

In the 20th minute, Modric took a corner kick on the left side of the attack. Tang Zheng jumped high and headed the ball forward. Ramos, who was ambushing at the far end, rushed to meet the ball and smashed the ball into the lower left corner of the goal to help Real Madrid. 1:0 lead.

River Plate is not much worse than Real Madrid in terms of overall strength, but after all, it is slightly lacking in the final kick. Even if it strengthens its offensive, there is no way to turn the opportunity into a goal.

Frequent waste of opportunities will be punished. Carvajal received a long pass from Toni Kroos and went directly to the bottom.

When everyone thought Carvajal was looking for Benzema, he suddenly passed an inverted triangle. Tang Zheng, who followed up in time, completed a very easy push before the penalty spot. The football rolled against the turf. Bottom right corner of the goal.

Goalkeeper Parovero got off the ground very quickly and his fingers touched the ball, but Tang Zheng's push was too powerful and the ball did not completely change its trajectory.

2:0

"Ouch, ouch, ouch—"

The fans at the Yokohama International Arena roared with deafening cheers.

From a competitive perspective, Real Madrid is already confident of victory!

River Plate, trailing by two goals, basically had no choice. They had to press out and play, otherwise their confidence would be affected as time goes by.

Real Madrid, who were leading by two goals, played very maturely and chose to control the rhythm when they had no chance. The 2:0 lead was maintained until the end of the first half.

The fifteen-minute intermission passed quickly, and the River Plate team had no choice but to strengthen their attack.

However, they were the first to concede the ball before they could find the loophole in Real Madrid's defense. Jose, who came on as a substitute, received Tang Zheng's long pass and drove straight into Huanglong.

And this goal was also the last goal of the game.

In the end, Real Madrid defeated River Plate 3-0 at the Yokohama International Arena and successfully defended the Club World Cup championship.

It is worth mentioning that after the game, Tang Zheng took the initiative to go to River Plate captain Poncio. He first comforted his former teammate and partner, and then extended an invitation to the wedding.

The on-site staff was very efficient and a simple podium was quickly set up. Tang Zheng won the Golden Boot Award of this Club World Cup with three goals and also became the best player of this Club World Cup.

"Now... please invite Real Madrid, the winner of the 12th FIFA Club World Cup, to come on stage to receive the medal..."

After the runner-up River Plate finished receiving the award, Real Madrid players stepped onto the podium under the reminder of the live broadcast.

"Ouch, ouch, ouch—"

Not long after, under the cheers of the fans in the audience, the Real Madrid captain raised the championship trophy high, and the fanatical atmosphere reached its peak.

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Real Madrid players who ended their Club World Cup journey did not return to Madrid, but were disbanded on the spot, and the players entered a short winter break.

Tang Zheng took a flight back to Shanghai from Yokohama because... he was getting married.

In addition to Tang Zheng flying to Shanghai, Real Madrid players also include James Rodriguez, who will serve as one of Tang Zheng's large brothers.