Chapter 459: Champions League Goal Champion

After the game, Pellegrini specifically asked Ronaldo and others for their opinions: "Fatigue from fighting for days, do you need to take a break?"

Since the next game against Werder Bremen in the Champions League, Ronaldo, Ricardo and others naturally replied that there is no need to rest.

Ronaldo didn't think much, but he didn't have any ideas. However, Riccardo keenly felt that Pellegrini's mind was not pure. Otherwise, why not wait for someone to rest before playing in the league, but wait until before the more important Champions League game to do this question?

The game on the night of November 28 was very difficult for Real Madrid. Since the first home game of the group stage was tied by Werder Bremen, the players of Real Madrid were full of anger.

But this time Werder Bremen's core main players Diego, Frings, Borowski, Wiese, Almeida, etc. are all absent. Real Madrid is naturally eager to beat their opponents away. It is also necessary to continue to maintain the number one position in the standings.

However, this game was so difficult for Real Madrid.

Only 5 minutes into the game, Fritz made a pass from the right, and the ball hit the jumping Sanogo's shoulder and landed in front of the small penalty area. Rosenberg, who was unmarked, hit the goal with his left foot at the first time. Kicked in the right place, but the ball just bounced past Iker Casillas and into the goal, Werder Bremen took the lead early.

However, 3 minutes later, Ricardo received a pass from Marcelo on the left, and suddenly cut inside to the edge of the penalty area. He kicked and shot, the football flew into the far corner, and Real Madrid equalized the score.

In the 40th minute, Rosenberg made a breakthrough and made a cross. Sanogo shot with his right foot under Pepe's close pressure. The ball flew into the net against the left post, rewriting the score to 2:1.

In the second half, Real Madrid began to attack and tried to reverse the situation, but they were repeatedly counterattacked by their opponents.

In the 58th minute, Jensen made a direct pass over the top of the center circle. Hunter took the ball and broke into the penalty area single-handedly. Facing Casillas who was attacking, he shot with his left foot and the ball rolled into the goal from Casillas. Werder Bremen lead 3:1.

In the 66th minute, Guti replaced the tired Kaka. Soon Guti sent an exquisite through kick, Toshic shoveled the ball away before Ricardo, but the ball did not roll away, Ricardo took the first step to provoke the ball, and the ball was blocked from the attacking angle of the opponent Goalkeeper van der head over the head, fell to the far point, Ronaldo easily poked the ball into the empty goal, Real Madrid pulled one back again.

But soon, Ronaldo was replaced by Van Nistelrooy due to a thigh strain.

Real Madrid's situation is more passive, and the situation is precarious.

Pellegrini looked nervous too. Although he was a little cautious before the game, he didn't want the team to lose, which would make it difficult for Real Madrid to qualify.

Now the points of several teams in the group are too close, and Real Madrid has not completely left their opponents behind.

Playing until the 88th minute, Werder Bremen always took the initiative and advantage on the field. If it weren't for Casillas' brave performance, I am afraid that Real Madrid would have conceded 5 goals.

But the decisive scene came in the 89th minute.

Robben took the ball from the right. This time he didn't choose to cut inside. Instead, he dribbled the ball to the bottom, dunked the ball back, and made a cross with his left foot.

Ricardo kept running, and finally he got rid of the marking player, ran to the point where the football landed, jumped forward, shook his head to attack the goal, and the football flew into the net in an arc as he wished.

This is also the last goal of the game. In the end, the two sides fought to a 3:3 tie, with 1 point each.

For this, they paid the price of Ronaldo's injury for 3 weeks.

And 3 weeks later, it is already the winter break, and Ronaldo will not appear on the court again until next year.

After this game, the situation in Group C of the Champions League became very strange.

Currently ranked first is Real Madrid, with 2 wins and 3 draws, with 9 points.

Olympiacos lost one game to Real Madrid and drew one game; they won one game and drew one game against Lazio; they won an away game against Werder Bremen. 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss, with 8 points, ranking second.

Lazio has 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses, with 7 points, ranking third.

Werder Bremen has tied Real Madrid in two games, and has 1 win and 1 loss against Lazio. Currently, it has 1 win, 2 draws and 2 losses with 5 points, ranking fourth.

All four teams have hopes of advancing, and all of them are likely to be eliminated.

In the final round, Real Madrid hosts Lazio and Olympiacos hosts Werder Bremen.

If Lazio beat Real Madrid and Olympiacos beat Werder Bremen, the current group leader Real Madrid will be eliminated.

If Werder Bremen beat Olympiacos, regardless of the results of Real Madrid and Lazio, Olympiacos, who is now second in the group, will be eliminated.

If Werder Bremen wants to qualify, they must win Olympiacos in the last game, and they must win by more than 2 goals, and expect Lazio to lose.

If Lazio wants to qualify, they can win the game by themselves, and they must be eliminated if they lose or tie. Because they are not as good as Werder Bremen in terms of goal difference, and they lost to Olympiacos in terms of victory and defeat.

It's a once-in-a-decade situation.

It is very simple for Real Madrid to qualify, as long as they don't lose at home. But if they want to ensure the first place in the group, they must win Lazio at home.

Back in the league, despite being exhausted, Ricardo led the team to beat Racing Santander 3-1 at home with one pass and one shot.

He was really tired after this game, and he took the initiative to ask Pellegrini for a rest, so as to reserve his energy for the final Champions League group stage.

Facing the crucial battle, Pellegrini didn't dare to play tricks any more, and readily replaced Ricardo and Kaka.

Real Madrid, which has rotated most of the main players, beat Athletic Bilbao 1-0 away with Raul's goal, and still maintains the first place in the league standings.

On the evening of December 11, the two matches that determined the fate of the four teams in Group C of the Champions League started at the same time.

For Real Madrid, goalkeeper Iker Casillas, defenders Marcelo, Cannavaro, Pepe, Ramos, Baptista and Diarra partner midfielder, Raul left winger, Kaka right winger , Sneijder midfielder, while Ricardo was pushed to the center position for the first time this season.

Ricardo did not show any discomfort in this position. In the 11th minute of the opening, he received a through ball from Sneijder. Ta easily pushed the empty goal at the back point and succeeded.

Three minutes later, Real Madrid took a tactical corner kick. Ricardo pulled it near the corner flag to meet and then made a cross. Raul beat Ledesma with a header from the back point and scored. This is Raul's 59th goal in the Champions League, and he is still the player with the most goals in the Champions League.

Real Madrid's start has been fantastic.