Midfielder Ruler

In the first leg of the 2013-2014 Champions League quarter-finals, Barcelona played two games at home, with Atletico Madrid drawing 1:1, and Manchester United drawing 1:1 with Bayern Munich. This result may have little impact on the Premier League and Bundesliga. But the impact on La Liga is definitely big enough.

At present, after thirty-one rounds of the league, Atletico Madrid ranks first with a one-point advantage, and Barcelona ranks second in the league with a one-point difference. In this way, the two teams that can compete for the La Liga championship have a draw in the Champions League. In order to win the second round in Cal The league will definitely have reservations about the key battle at DeLong Stadium.

After all, the Champions League title is obviously more attractive than the league title.

Although Real Madrid also has to face defending champion Dortmund at home in the first leg of the Champions League quarter-finals, Real Madrid's league pressure is obviously less.

Of course, the prerequisite is to see whether Real Madrid can win Dortmund at home and try not to concede a goal.

After the live broadcast, Spanish National Television 5 also commented on the relevant La Liga situation, but Tang Zheng didn't have the patience to watch any more. He turned off the TV, took a shower and went to sleep.

At night, Tang Zheng had a dream. He dreamed that he led Real Madrid to a victory over Dortmund at the Santiago Bernabeu, and then visited the Westfalenstadion in the second leg of the Champions League quarter-finals and was booed by Dortmund fans.

So Tang Zheng woke up halfway through his sleep. He put it on the bedside table and took out his cell phone to see that it was only around three in the morning.

Tang Zheng has always had a habit since the beginning of his career. Once he wakes up, no matter how long he sleeps, it is difficult to fall asleep again, so he lay down on the bed in a big posture and sighed.

If you don't sleep well at night, it will be difficult to maintain your mental state the next day.

Tang Zheng, who returned to the Valdebebas training base, yawned repeatedly, with a pair of obvious panda eyes on his face.

Cristiano Ronaldo, who was changing his sneakers, jokingly said: Hey Tang, did you fight with Zhao until dawn last night?

Immediately, tacit laughter erupted in the locker room.

Tang Zheng said nothing, but showed his middle finger to express his helplessness.

Isco usually has the best relationship with Tang Zheng. He said from the side: No, Zhao is in France.

Cristiano Ronaldo rolled his eyes, and his right hand was empty like it was holding something. Then he shook it up and down and said playfully: You shouldn't have masturbated all night, right?

Let's get on your head. Tang Zheng rolled his eyes and spread his hands: We have to play against Dortmund tonight, I can't sleep.

Hearing what Tang Zheng said, Cristiano Ronaldo nodded slightly to show his understanding.

He also felt this way when he represented Real Madrid for the first time against Manchester United led by his mentor Sir Alex Ferguson.

As someone who has experienced it, Cristiano Ronaldo put his right hand on Tang Zheng's shoulder after changing equipment and said: I understand your thoughts and burdens. I was the same as you before. When I faced Manchester United again after three years This is how I feel. I remember that feeling when I returned to Old Trafford is really difficult to describe in words. In short, you can feel it now. As someone who has been there, I can only tell you... the better you perform. , is the most basic respect for the old club.

The most basic respect? Tang Zheng glanced at Cristiano Ronaldo meaningfully: Why do I feel that you are trying to trick me into dealing with Dortmund?

Hehe~ Cristiano Ronaldo coughed lightly and hit Tang Zheng's shoulder with his right hand to exert some force. He stood up and said with a smile: It's you who win... me and everyone else's hope. You can't Hopefully we get knocked out by Dortmund?

Everyone's eyes were focused on Tang Zheng. Naturally, Tang Zheng wouldn't talk nonsense. He shrugged his shoulders and said, Of course it's promotion.

Isn't that okay?

Cristiano Ronaldo left Tang Zheng with a back view.

After that, Cristiano Ronaldo added: By the way, remember to get some sleep, otherwise I'm worried you won't be able to run...

At the training ground, Tang Zheng originally wanted to insist on participating in the team's warm-up training.

But head coach Carlo Ancelotti was resolute, and Tang Zheng had no choice but to go to the living building to get some sleep.

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There is still half a day before the start of the first leg of the 2013-2014 Champions League quarter-finals between Real Madrid and Borussia Dortmund at home, and a large number of fans have gathered in the square around the Bernabeu Stadium.

You must know that the Champions League matches have always been held in the middle of the week. According to the European working time schedule, except for special industries, the working hours are Monday to Friday. This means that fans of the Champions League matches in the middle of the week have to go to work, so the game time is arranged in European time. Kick-off is 8:45 p.m.

Of course, you can take time off during working days.

So it was surprising that tens of thousands of fans gathered at the Bernabeu half a day before the game started.

At five o'clock in the afternoon local time in Spain, the entire Real Madrid team had dinner together at the hotel where they were staying, then rested for an hour, and took the team bus to the Bernabeu Stadium at about 6:30.

It is worth mentioning that before the game, there was no sense of excitement between the two sides and it seemed very dull.

Especially when you think about the fierce battle between the two teams in last year's Champions League final, it makes people feel puzzled.

In fact, it is easy to understand if you think about it differently.

Real Madrid and Dortmund have no historical connection. The outcome of the Champions League final is normal. Dortmund captain Tang Zheng joined Real Madrid again. His performance was worth the price. Moreover, Dortmund fans gave Real Madrid back in the Champions League 1/8 finals away game against Schalke 04. come on.

Real Madrid fans will remember this kindness in their hearts.

Of course, the two sides were very harmonious before the game, but it is unknown whether it was like this during and after the game.

When Real Madrid arrived at the Bernabeu Stadium on a bus, the speed began to slow down because there were many fans on both sides of the road. In order to avoid traffic accidents, slowing down was inevitable.

Tannnnnnnnnnnnnnnnng——

At this moment, Tang Zheng, who had taken off his earplugs, suddenly heard loud shouts coming from outside the car window.

He turned his head and looked out the window. Under the lights, there were a large number of Dortmund fans waving and cheering.

In addition, there were many Dortmund fans holding banners, slogans and huge posters of Tang Zheng wearing Dortmund's No. 10 jersey.

Seeing this, Tang Zheng was a little moved, and then quickly turned his head away. After about two seconds, he looked back, showed a charming smile, and waved.

Until the Real Madrid bus parked at the designated location, there were Dortmund fans greeting Tang Zheng.

If this game hadn't been played at the Bernabeu Stadium, some people would have thought it was at the Westfalenstadion.

Not long after, the home team players changed their equipment and came to the Bernabeu Stadium to warm up.

At this time, about 60% of the fans had filled the stands, and a large number of fans were queuing up to enter the stadium step by step.

I believe that in the near future, the Bernabeu Stadium will be full.

Ouch-ouch——

At the same time, the Real Madrid fans present made huge cheers.

The Real Madrid players who had just arrived quickly waved and thanked the fans in attendance. After all, these people are the most difficult fans in the world and must respond.

Within two minutes, the visiting Dortmund Stadium warmed up, and the cheerful atmosphere at the Bernabeu Stadium suddenly changed, from chanting to booing.

As professional players, we all know that we will inevitably encounter boos and disrespectful treatment in away games, so there is nothing uncomfortable about it.

Tang Zheng just happened to jog to the entrance of the tunnel with the team. He stopped, took the initiative to walk towards the Dortmund players, then raised his right hand, shook hands with the nearest Lewandowski, and then hugged each other in greeting.

Immediately afterwards, he shook hands and hugged other former teammates Reus, Hummels, Gotze, Subotic and Yan Junling.

Of course, Lu Liang, who was dug out by him, did not forget it. He took the initiative to go there and supported him.

Because Lu Liang has been in very good form recently and has made great contributions on the offensive end, head coach Klopp has praised him to varying degrees.

It can be seen from this that Lu Liang, who is not yet 19 years old, has unlimited potential.

As an active Real Madrid player, Tang Zheng was not suitable for chatting with his former teammates for too long. He returned to his own camp and continued to warm up.

By the time the warm-up training for both teams ended, the Bernabeu Stadium was already filled with fans from both sides, and there were no seats left.

CCTV 5 accessed the live signal in advance. Beijing studio commentator Duan Xuan looked very happy: Both players have all returned to the locker room. For us, the game is getting closer. This game is the first time in Tang Zheng's career. Regarding my old club, I think the fans who have been waiting in front of the TV for a long time can’t wait, right? Me too...

In the home team's locker room, Ancelotti never guided the players' emotions, so after the players were ready, he took the tactical board directly from his assistant Clement and repeatedly explained the game tactics to deepen the players' impressions.

At the same time, the atmosphere in the visiting team's locker room is completely opposite to that of the home team's locker room. Klopp is a passionate coach, so he likes to incite players' emotions in the locker room rather than deliberately deepening tactical impressions.

It's not that Klopp doesn't say it, but he cares more about the players' spirit in the game.

Klopp knows that the current Dortmund team is no longer the invincible Dortmund team of last season. The actual gap between them and the powerful Real Madrid is obvious. If the players' attitude towards the game is not targeted, the game is likely to end.

As a result, Klopp's inflammatory voice began to arouse the players' excitement for the game.

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With ten minutes left before the start of the game, UEFA staff knocked on the doors of the home and away teams' locker rooms respectively, reminding them that they could go to the player tunnel and prepare for the game.

The on-site director's close-up shot showed the players' tunnel, and players from both sides of the game gathered in the players' tunnel from two directions.

The starting players stayed in the tunnel, while the substitutes walked straight out of the tunnel and sat on the bench.

As soon as Tang Zheng appeared in the players tunnel, the live director's close-up shot immediately switched to it.

In the broadcast, he was communicating with the former Dortmund players he was close to. After all, Tang Zheng is a Real Madrid player and the owner.

Since you are the host, you must treat guests with hospitality.

After all, many TV stations did not receive live signals during the previous warm-up period, so Tang Zheng could not be seen welcoming his former teammates as the host.

It is different before the start of the game. According to the broadcasting practice, the TV stations with broadcast rights will give the live game signal in advance. It is also seen that Tang Zheng welcomes the former Dortmund teammates as the 'host'.

Central 5 commentator He Wei smiled and said: It seems that Tang Zheng is really a master, but... I would rather see the moment when Tang Zheng returns to the Westfalen Stadium in a week, I think ...It should be exciting.”

In the Real Madrid team, there is currently only one German international Khedira, but Khedira has not been in good condition recently, but he is a substitute player in this game.

Of course, Khedira, who was in a bad mood, did not forget to hug his national team teammates and make some little jokes.

According to the official starting lineup submitted by both sides to UEFA before the start of the game, Yan Junling appeared on the starting list and served as the starting goalkeeper.

Lu Liang has been in good form recently, but Klopp obviously wanted stability. He did not choose to send out the young Lu Liang, but instead used the strongest winger combination from last season.

Gotze on the left, Reus on the right, in the middle is Mkhitaryan who is getting better, and at the front is the striker Lewandowski.

It is worth mentioning that in the 2013-2014 season, as Pirlo's injuries increased and his form fluctuated too much, his playing time became less and less, so he returned to Serie A on a free transfer during the winter break and joined Juventus.

The double midfielder combination is Gundogan and Sven Bender, and there is no change in the defense, with Schmelzer, Subotic, Hummels and Piszczek.

Real Madrid's Champions League captain Casillas is in charge of the goal. The back line is Marcelo, Pepe, Ramos and Carvajal, the double midfielder Modric partners Xabi Alonso, and the three forwards are Christie Arnold Ronaldo, Tang Zheng and Di Maria, Benzema are at the front.

After about half a minute, both sides of the game stood up and waited to play.

Not long after, the Italian referee Rizzoli led the referee team out of the players' tunnel, and the players from both sides of the game, standing in two rows, each led a small ball boy into the court.

Ouch-ouch——

Suddenly, deafening cheers rang out over the Bernabeu Stadium.

At the same time, the classic Champions League theme song Champions of Europe played on the live broadcast.

I don’t know why, but Tang Zheng always gets excited every time he hears this song, so he often performs extremely well in Champions League games and scores many goals.

It's just that Real Madrid now has Cristiano Ronaldo, a scoring machine, and Tang Zheng no longer needs to be both father and mother like he was in Dortmund.

Beep~

With Rizzoli's whistle, the first leg of the 2013-2014 Champions League quarter-finals started at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium.

Dortmund, who kicked off first, did not have the slightest awareness of being a guest. Mkhitaryan and Gotze directly organized a very threatening offensive.

Less than a minute into the game, Lewandowski helped Dortmund create a killing opportunity, forcing Casillas to make a wonderful save.

Central 5 commentator He Wei shouted: Klopp's team is still so aggressive. Fortunately Casillas is very focused, otherwise Dortmund would have opened the scoring in a blitz. Real Madrid should be careful next!

Mkhitaryan took a corner kick, and Tang Zheng beat former teammates Hummels and Lewandowski to complete the clearance.

Immediately, the game entered Real Madrid's rhythm, and Dortmund, the guest, was on the defensive.