Midfielder Ruler

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With the on-duty referee Ivan Kruzliak blowing two short and one long full-time whistles, the focus battle at Old Trafford finally ended with the visiting team Real Madrid defeating Manchester United 3:1. .

When the Real Madrid players raised their arms to celebrate the victory, the Manchester United players were undoubtedly sad, especially Cristiano Ronaldo, Sanchez, Pogba and Lukaku, who had high hopes.

You must know that Manchester United's offensive group is the real picturesque frontcourt, but the strong offensive line of Manchester United brings the inevitable result, that is, the defensive ability is weak.

Of course, the biggest reason is Cristiano Ronaldo, who was stuck in a one-man battle for most of the game. Even if his goals in the game once helped Manchester United narrow the score, if he could realize earlier that sticking the ball would be harmful to the team The harm, maybe Manchester United will not lose 1:3 at home.

In the opinion of many on-site commentators, Manchester United, which plays at home at Old Trafford, can at least compete with Real Madrid.

The 1:3 loss almost meant that Manchester United missed the Champions League semi-finals after nine years. After all, they conceded three goals at home. If they want to achieve a big comeback at the Bernabeu Stadium, they must score three goals at the Bernabeu, and It has to be established without conceding the ball.

Real Madrid's home winning rate in recent seasons has been very scary, so most commentators are not optimistic about Manchester United's promotion prospects, including Manchester United fans.

At the end of the game, Tang Zheng and Cristiano Ronaldo still attracted the attention of a large number of media reporters.

As the two superstars who have monopolized the Ballon d'Or and World Player of the Year awards in the past decade, any confrontation will bring attention from the media and fans, especially since the two were once teammates in Real Madrid who loved each other.

Because of a free kick in a key game, the two were estranged, and then gradually escalated to a breakup.

However, Cristiano Ronaldo, who is over 30 years old, is obviously unable to shake Tang Zheng's status in Real Madrid at the peak of his career. After all, Tang Zheng's data is something that people have to pay attention to.

As a result, Real Madrid's top management made a choice between the two. Tang Zheng, who was at the peak of his career, stayed at Real Madrid, while Cristiano Ronaldo returned to England and returned to the place where his dream began.

Two years ago, Cristiano Ronaldo was squeezed out by Tang Zheng. Two years later, he was defeated by Real Madrid led by Tang Zheng in a key battle involving advancing to the Champions League semi-finals. Therefore, Cristiano Ronaldo felt very uncomfortable and didn't know how to face it. Blame the media and fans.

The live director showed Tang Zheng a close-up shot with a smile on his face. In addition to hugging his teammates, he also took the initiative to shake hands with rival Manchester United players. Especially when it came to his friend Sanchez, the two of them put their arms around each other's shoulders and ignored the fans in the audience. Follow and chat, feeling the cruelty of professional football.

Sanchez was called a big leg at Arsenal, and he should be the same when he came to Manchester United. However, Sanchez, who has reached his thirties, has dropped significantly in terms of explosiveness and speed. There is also Cristiano Ronaldo on top, and he has a strong sense of aura. Unfulfilled ambitions.

Tang Zheng was somewhat touched by Sanchez's emotion, but he couldn't empathize with it, because Tang Zheng had performed at a star level since the beginning of his career, and it has continued to this day. He has not yet reached the age of twenty-nine, and his peak performance can at least continue. In two or three seasons, as long as he is healthy, he will be the absolute core on the field.

At River Plate, at Dortmund, at Real Madrid.

At the regular press conference after the game, the visiting Real Madrid coach Zidane and the attending player Ramos were very low-key. They believed that winning a victory at Old Trafford was very rare and they should return to the Bernabeu in the second round. Be careful of Manchester United, whose frontcourt attack line can be called a nuclear weapon.

When it was the turn of the home team Manchester United to hold a regular post-match press conference, head coach Mourinho first took the initiative to take responsibility for the defeat.

Then it was very vaguely stated that the team's loss at home had a lot to do with certain players being good at making decisions, and they even ignored the key instructions during the halftime break.

Media reporters have always had a bright mind, so how could they not read the implication of Mourinho’s words?

Although Mourinho insisted on denying the reporter's speculation in subsequent questions, these reporters were not fools. They watched the game and knew what Mourinho meant. However, Mourinho is understandable in doing so. As the team leader Coaches must establish prestige if they want to maintain their authority in the locker room.

The existence of Cristiano Ronaldo is an obstacle for Mourinho to establish his authority.

The two people who have worked together at Real Madrid have had troubles, so they may have problems again when they reunite at Manchester United.

The loss to Real Madrid at home was the breaking point.

Mourinho did not directly target Cristiano Ronaldo, but the media reporter's writing ability is not in vain.

In other words, Mourinho uses the media, and the media is willing to be used by Mourinho.

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The next day, the content of the media reports naturally revolved around the focus of the first leg of the Champions League quarter-finals, which ended at Old Trafford last night European time. In addition to the mainstream media boasting about Tang Zheng as always, they also criticized Manchester United. Analysis of the reasons for losing.

The core point mentioned is that Cristiano Ronaldo did not execute the tactics well enough, which led to Manchester United losing 1:3 at home. The game process also fully demonstrated that Cristiano Ronaldo did not play according to Manchester United's usual style this season. The ball was too sticky almost the entire time, so that Manchester United's frontcourt offense could not play Mourinho's characteristic offense.

Although Mourinho is labeled as conservative and quick to counterattack, he once coached Chelsea and Real Madrid and set records for the most goals in the league. This means that the team coached by Mourinho is not as conservative as the media reports.

However, with the development of modern football, many teams have begun to pay attention to the transformation of defense, thereby compressing the opponent's offensive space, ensuring the stability and safety of the defense line, and assuming a defensive posture when facing strong teams.

Cristiano Ronaldo was furious when he saw the media reports, but he did not explode. Instead, he held on to his strength and waited until the quarter-finals in the second round at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium to explode again.

He wants to prove that his choice is right!

In the blink of an eye, a week has passed, and a huge upset occurred in the second leg of the Champions League quarter-finals that ended at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome.

Barcelona defeated Roma 4:1 at home in the first leg. Everyone thought that Barcelona had already entered the semi-finals of the Champions League, but no one expected that the second leg at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome would be unexpected.

Dzeko and De Rossi and Manolas, who were the sinners in the first round, became the heroes of the entire city of Rome. They defeated Barcelona 3:0 at home, tied the total score to 4:4, and were eliminated with the advantage of more away goals. Barcelona is one of the favorites to win the Champions League this season.

In another second-round match at the Dongtu Stadium, the visiting team Liverpool defeated Manchester City 2:1 and advanced to the semifinals with a total score of 5:1.

The next day, the eyes of fans from all over the world were focused on the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium.

After Cristiano Ronaldo was criticized by the media for causing Manchester United to lose in the first leg at home, he tweeted on his personal social media website that Manchester United had not been eliminated yet and Real Madrid could take away a player from Old Trafford in the first leg. If you win a victory, Manchester United will definitely do it too!

Before the second leg match at the Bernabeu Stadium, the home fans fully expressed their gratitude to Cristiano Ronaldo,

From the summer of 2009 to the summer of 2016, Cristiano Ronaldo spent seven seasons at the Bernabeu Stadium. Except for the 2015-2016 season, the data he played were not convincing enough, and the other six seasons were amazing, helping Real Madrid win numbers. The champion has made great contributions.

However, Real Madrid fans' gratitude to Cristiano Ronaldo is limited to before the game starts. After the game starts, they will still make deafening boos when it is time to boo, putting pressure on Cristiano Ronaldo.

Also welcomed by Real Madrid fans is Mourinho. During Barcelona's strongest period, it was Mourinho who led Real Madrid out of trouble and seized food from the tiger's mouth.

Cristiano Ronaldo worked very hard after the start of the game. Fortunately, his condition was much better than in the first round. Although he was still sticky with the ball, he posed a continuous threat to Navas' goal, but he also stopped many attacks on him. Unfavorable sounds.

Professional players, as long as you show convincing strength, everyone will kneel down and lick you.

I'm sorry if I'm in a sluggish state...

You will be sprayed like a bitch!

Of course, Cristiano Ronaldo's stunning performance did not last long. As Tang Zheng entered the game, Cristiano Ronaldo fell into an isolated and helpless situation in the frontcourt.

Real Madrid defeated Manchester United 3:1 as a guest. The first thing to do when returning home is not to make merit, but to have no faults. But after all, the second round is at home, and the advantage is obvious. The team coached by Mourinho did not play too aggressively. , but gradually, even if he realizes that Cristiano Ronaldo is in excellent form.

In Mourinho's plan, the game was divided into three parts, that is, one part every thirty minutes.

Last night's stunning comeback at Rome's Stadio Olimpico also demonstrated the malleability of this idea.

But many things cannot be predicted in advance. In the 17th minute of the game, Real Madrid, sitting at the Bernabeu at home, took the lead to break the deadlock.

Tang Zheng, who was in excellent form, swung his right foot 30 meters away from the goal and tricked Pogba into blocking the ball. Then, before Matic could make up the defense, he completed a world-famous kick that shocked everyone. The ball hit the upper right corner of the goal. Corner, goalkeeper De Gea is beyond reach.

The score on the scoreboard became 1:0, and Real Madrid led 4:1 in total. This means that Manchester United wants to qualify for the semi-finals unless they score three goals in a row in the remaining game time and ensure that De Gea is guarded. The goal no longer concedes the ball.

The on-site director gave Mourinho a close-up shot of his face. He had a long face and seemed to be unable to see any fluctuations in his expression, but anyone with a little bit of thinking ability knew that Mourinho was nervous about this.

As the defending champion, Real Madrid has retained last season's championship team. This season, it is amazing in all competitions and undefeated at home. It is extremely unlikely to score three goals in a row without conceding a goal.

Mourinho is not the kind of person who gives up easily. Records are meant to be broken for him, so falling behind by one goal is not the end of the world for Manchester United.

But... halfway through the first half, Tang Zheng retreated in front of central defender Ramos to organize the attack. His long pass was like a refined missile, accurately finding Benzema who ran out of space. The latter was running. He led the ball to the right rib of the penalty area and followed it up with a volley shot straight into the top corner of the goal. De Gea, who abandoned the goal and attacked, did not touch the football.

The score displayed on the scoreboard changed from 1:0 to 2:0.

At this time, it means that if Manchester United wants to reverse Real Madrid and advance, they must score four goals in a row without conceding a goal, and then rely on the advantage of more away goals to eliminate Real Madrid.

Cristiano Ronaldo, who was trapped in a one-man battle situation, worked very hard. He wanted to prove himself while leading Manchester United to a desperate rebirth.

However, until the end of the game, Cristiano Ronaldo failed to help Manchester United score at the Bernabeu. Instead, Isco and Kroos scored a goal each, helping Real Madrid finally beat Manchester United 4:0 at home. The total score was 7:1 to advance to the semi-finals of this season's Champions League.

The full-time whistle just sounded, and Cristiano Ronaldo turned directly to the locker room...

This scene was captured keenly by the on-site director.

The game is over! Real Madrid defeated Manchester United 4-0 at home and advanced to the semi-finals of this season's Champions League! CC5 commentator He Wei suddenly changed his voice: Cristiano Ronaldo did not communicate with anyone. He went directly to the familiar player tunnel. , In this game, his performance cannot be said to be bad, but it is far from his previous hot state. Ronaldo, who is 33 years old this year, is really old...

Those fans sitting in front of the TV all lamented that the boy who was riding a bicycle more than ten years ago has gradually fallen from the altar, which makes people feel a bit sad.

At this point, the on-site director switched the camera to Tang Zheng, and He Wei's attention returned to Tang Zheng: In the blink of an eye, Tang Zheng, who will turn 29 in half a year, has already been in European football for nine years. , I really hope time can go slower, even if we don’t want to admit, a player of Tang Zheng’s level is rare to appear in our country in a hundred years.”

In fact, Howie downplayed this number.

The current development momentum of Chinese football is very good, but key decisions are still led by laymen.

If the top leader had not liked football, the policy would not have been tilted.

Closer to home, the fanatical atmosphere at the Bernabeu Stadium remains the same. The home team advanced to Manchester United, one of the favorites to win the championship, in the quarter-finals. Those fans seemed to see themselves supporting the team standing on the highest podium of the Kyiv Olympic National Stadium.

Defend the Champions League again!

In another game played at the same time, Bayern lost to Juventus 1:3 at home, but Bayern won 3:0 in the first round as a guest and advanced to the semi-finals with a total score of 4:3.

In the semi-final draw a day later, Real Madrid drew Bayern and Liverpool drew Roma.