princely elegance

Chapter 49 Munich

"The goal was scored. In the last minute of the game, Gago's long-range shot from the top of the penalty area equalized the score for Real Madrid."

"It's Gago again. This is the third goal he scored in Real Madrid. Although he didn't score many goals, it is understandable considering that he is not a striker. And the three goals he scored were key goals. We believe that as he matures, he will become a true prince of Real Madrid."

At the moment when Gago scored, Capello on the sidelines shouted loudly. If they continue to lose, Real Madrid will drop to fifth place in the league.When he was negotiating with Calderon a few days ago, he clearly got his warning. If he drops further in the league, he can directly dismiss get out of class.

He originally thought this game was a handy game, considering that he would go to Munich to play Bayern again in the middle of the week.The Bundesliga class bully who has reached the edge of the cliff will definitely make a crazy counterattack, so he put Gago on the bench to let him, who has been starting the game recently, rest.

You must know that after returning from Germany, they will go to Camp Nou to challenge Barcelona.

In the next two consecutive battles, they were not allowed to lose a single game.The quarter-finals of the Champions League is the bottom line. If they lose the away game against Barcelona, ​​the point gap between Real Madrid and Barcelona will be reduced to 9 points. In the final sprint of the league, this can be said to be a death sentence in advance.

But I didn't expect that it would almost stumble on the little Getafe. I have to say that the team under Schuster's training is very tenacious and almost completed the "great cause" of double-killing Real Madrid this season.

"Although we failed to win, the draw is still acceptable. Next, we will put all our energy into the match against Bayern."

After the referee on the field blew the whistle for the end of the game, Capello shook Schuster's hand very gracefully.

"Congratulations, you almost won Real Madrid!"

"No, I should congratulate you, you have tied us!"

The two stubborn coaches fought each other and separated after saying a word.

In this game, Gago once again won the best of the game and won champagne twice in a row, which made him very happy.Xiao Ma, who still didn't play on the bench today, looked at the wine in Gago's hand with covetous eyes, advocating that Gago should drink this bottle of wine tonight.

"Wonderful idea, I have great use for this wine!"

"Tch, that's what you said last time. Isn't wine just for drinking? Would you use it to get girls drunk and then take the opportunity..."

Classmate Xiao Ma said very unhappy, but Jia Ge's heart skipped a beat, this kid actually guessed what he was planning.

"Stop talking, I'm going to the press conference."

Gago changed the subject, put the champagne in his locker and locked it, then changed his clothes and followed Capello to face the reporter.

When the two arrived, Schuster hadn't arrived yet, but the reporters present were waiting for them.Tricky questions bombarded the two of them one after another.

"Mr. Fernando, I heard that your injury is still not healed, but when the team fell behind, Mr. Fabio sent you regardless of the danger. This will have a very bad impact on your future career. What do you think of the substitution?"

The reporter of "The Sun", Gago glanced at it and understood what kind of virtue this was.

"No, where did you hear that I was injured? The boss let me rest on the bench in order to let me go all out in the next away game against Bayern."

You don't need to be truthful when facing reporters. It's the best result for them to go to court and yell at them.

"Humph!"

Hearing what the reporter from The Sun said, Capello, who was already in a bad mood, got up and left. Gago thought about it and decided to follow the leader.

Therefore, the two people who had just sat down answered a question, and disappeared in front of all the reporters in less than a minute.

The media who didn't react were dumbfounded and forgot to follow up to interview.

"This card is too big!"

After a while, all the reporters present looked angrily at the "Sun" reporter who was the first to ask a question. If his eyes were knives, he would already be bleeding all over his body.

At this time, the reporter also felt the uneasy atmosphere in the field, smiled brightly, and apologized very embarrassingly.Those present are all colleagues. If they reject him together in the future, I'm afraid his life will be difficult.Fortunately, Schuster came in at this time and helped him out.

The reporters who had a target focused their attention on this only prey.

Schuster, who had just arrived, wondered why the media were so active, interviewing him one by one as if he was already the head coach of Real Madrid.But it didn't do him any harm, he calmly answered one question after another.

"Mr. Bernd, there was news that Real Madrid executives intend to invite you to replace Capello next season and join the Bernabeu. What are your plans?"

"I used to play for Real Madrid and I have a good impression of this club, but now I am still the head coach of Getafe, I will not think about it for the time being."

Schuster answered this question very skillfully. He was a star in his player days, and he faced reporters a lot, so after becoming the head coach, he always has a lot of experience in facing the media.It's handy to do things like bureaucratic accents.

"Real Madrid will go to Munich to challenge Bayern in three days. Which team do you think will win?"

But journalists are not fuel-efficient lamps. The German "Kicker" newspaper reporter brought the topic to the Champions League.Schuster is a German. Although he was notorious in German football when he was young, he is his family after all.And next season, if nothing goes wrong, he will be in charge of Real Madrid. At this time, he has to please his future club even more.

There is no good answer to this question, but as long as you don't answer it, it will be fine.

"The quality of the two sides is about the same, I think it will be a very good game."

After Schuster said this, he said no more.Next, if the reporter wanted to bring the topic to Real Madrid, he would always pick it up, but he praised his team's performance even more.I think that if Real Madrid is not lucky, I am afraid he will be able to take away a victory at the Bernabeu.

For Schuster's interview, the Real Madrid team ignored anyone, because they boarded a plane to Munich, Germany the next day.

Munich is still in winter in March. Although there is no snow, the temperature is still very low.It made the Real Madrid players who have been accustomed to the warm climate in Spain very uncomfortable.So this time Capello came to the city two days in advance, in order to let the Real Madrid players adapt to the weather in advance.

Munich is one of the economic and cultural centers of Germany and one of the most prosperous cities in Europe.It is also a famous historical city. All kinds of antique buildings can be seen everywhere in the whole city. This is a good place to travel.

It's a pity that Real Madrid's players are not here to play, they are all here to fight.

This game is a battle of life and death for both sides.Real Madrid desperately wants to get rid of the shameful title of "The Sixteenth Man of the Champions League" through this battle.

And Bayern, whose performance this season has been a mess, is currently left with only the Champions League to compete for honors, and their internal discord no longer needs to be covered up. Hitzfeld, who was fighting the fire midway, did not have enough time to clean Magath's direct lineage, which led to criticism of the locker room. Not enough control.After losing the game at the Bernabeu in the last round, the "Munich Daily" broke the news of the generals' discord.Hitzfeld needs a reversal to strengthen his prestige. Both he and Capello want to step on each other to achieve results and overcome the contradictions within the team.

Judging from the results of the first round, it is very beneficial for Real Madrid. They have two goal difference, as long as they don't lose two goals at the Allianz Arena, they can advance to the quarterfinals.From the perspective of the locker room, Capello still had the upper hand. During the winter break, he got the support of Calderon, cleaned the team's Brazilian gang, and at the same time got the support of the local gang headed by Raul. , Although the current locker room cannot be said to be as stable as Mount Tai, at least it can be controlled freely.

But two goals in football are not hopeless, this is a watershed, if Bayern can quickly score a goal in the opening, then this game will be played.

In terms of historical record, Bayern has full confidence.In the European arena, Bayern has always been the sufferer of Real Madrid.Real Madrid has challenged Bayern 7 times in away games, and Real Madrid has not tasted the bitter fruit of defeat only once. Among them, the two 1:4 defeats are the worst away losses of Real Madrid in the European Champions Cup.

What's more terrible is that the injury caused Capello to lose two midfielders, Beckham and Reyes.Beckham was injured in the 2:2 draw with Getafe at home in the last game. After the game, he was diagnosed with a second-degree sprain of the medial ligament of the right knee joint. He will therefore be sidelined for more than a month.Without Beckham, Real Madrid's midfield movement will be greatly reduced. It will take a lot of effort for Gago to control the midfield as perfectly as he did in the last game.

Reyes was also injured in the Getafe game. This sad man was sprained in his left knee joint ligament by Abundan Sheri's shovel. He will rest for at least 3 to 4 weeks.

However, captain Raul and Guti, who scored twice in the first round, have both recovered from their injuries. Although Raul has not performed well in the league in recent years, he has always been in the Champions League. Same.It is not so easy to be the Champions League goalscoring record holder.

Higuain and Ruud van Nistelrooy will definitely enter Thursday's game list, Capello's formation will not be so stretched.

When interviewed by the media at Munich Airport, Capello stated the goal of the Munich decisive battle: "In Germany, we will fight against them with the spirit of Real Madrid. I think we can complete a great game. We To fight to win."

ps: I almost forgot to mention it, thanks to "book friend 100607081957199" for the reward, this is the first reward the prince has received, very happy!

(End of this chapter)