Midfielder Ruler

Chapter 96: Undefeated in all competitions, returning to the top

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In the past 16 rounds of La Liga in the 2016-2017 season, Real Madrid has had a short winter break. Real Madrid has achieved an astonishing 15 wins, a draw and 46 points, leading Atletico Madrid and Barcelona by a large margin in the league. ┏Ⅹ④③⑨⑨┛

The most critical Madrid Derby and El Clasico both won the game, and both games were away wins. This means that the Madrid Derby and El Clasico in the second half of the league will have home court advantages that cannot be ignored, and they can be seized by then. There is an opportunity to further widen the points gap between them.

In the draw of the Champions League 1/8 finals, Real Madrid, which qualified first in the group, was lucky enough to draw the Portuguese Super League team Benfica, first away and then home. The two-leg match time will be at 8:45 pm local time on February 14th in Europe. and March 8 at 8:45 p.m.

The league entered a short winter break, and Tang Zheng took a flight back to Shanghai as soon as possible. Cristiano Ronaldo, who returned to Manchester United, received a call from Pascal Ferre, the editor-in-chief of "France Football" magazine, informing him to go to "France Football" Headquarters for an interview and the presentation of the "France Football" Ballon d'Or.

Although Cristiano Ronaldo did not perform well in the league, domestic cups and Champions League in the past 2015-2016 season, he led the Portuguese national team to win the final championship in the French European Cup and performed well after returning to Manchester United, helping Manchester United win the Premier League. Ranked first, the Europa League has entered the top 32, the League Cup and the FA Cup have also advanced to the next round, so it is natural to become the winner of the "France Football" Ballon d'Or.

Ranked second is Griezmann, and Tang Zheng ranks third.

It is worth mentioning that on September 18 last year, FIFA and "France Football" announced at the same time that their cooperation on the "Golden Ball Award" had ended, which means that the "FIFA Golden Ball Award" has become a thing of the past. Both sides will conduct their own traditional annual selections, so Tang Zheng will end his league journey by going to the headquarters of "France Football" magazine first.

Different from the FIFA annual awards ceremony, the Ballon d'Or award of "France Football" is very simple, just accepting an interview and awarding the award at the headquarters of "France Football" magazine.

But these have nothing to do with Tang Zheng. He is in a hurry to return to Shanghai because his wife Zhao Lina is more than four months pregnant. He wants to see his wife as soon as possible, and then take Zhao Lina and her mother over after the New Year's Day in 2017. It will be easier to take care of when the time comes.

According to the expected date of delivery, Tang Zheng will officially become a father around May. In May, Real Madrid will definitely enter the most critical stage in various competitions. In order to avoid distraction, Tang Zheng decided to let the pregnant Zhao Lina live in Madrid. Easy to take care of.

Just after January 1, 2017, Tang Zheng flew to Madrid with Zhao Lina and Tang’s mother to take care of his wife Zhao Lina while preparing for the second half of the league.

Maybe it’s because I have a wife and mother around me,

Real Madrid's first game of the second half saw Tang Zheng shine. Tang Zheng scored his first big four since joining Real Madrid, helping Real Madrid beat Granada 6:1 at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium.

At noon the next day, Tang Zheng flew to Zurich, Switzerland, with teammates Ramos, Modric, and Toni Kroos and Marcelo to attend the 2016 FIFA Annual Awards Ceremony.

Except for the best team, Tang Zheng was shortlisted for the Puskas Award and World Footballer and did not have the last laugh.

Cristiano Ronaldo, the previous winner of the "France Football" Ballon d'Or, failed to win the trophy. French king Griezmann unexpectedly won the honor, pushing Cristiano Ronaldo and Tang Zheng behind him to win the world football award. gentlemen.

Tang Zheng, who did not win the World Player of the Year in an "upset", was not discouraged. He knew that his performance in the past 2015-2016 season was relatively poor. Being shortlisted for the top three in the World Footballer and "France Football" Ballon d'Or Awards is already very good. .

However, his performance in the first half of the 2016-2017 season has been recognized by the world, otherwise he would not have been shortlisted for the top three selections of "France Football" magazine and FIFA World Player of the Year in 2016. After all, the terrible 2015-2016 season was impressive. .

Cristiano Ronaldo grinned his iconic smile under the attention of all the guests, then raised the trophy symbolizing the World Footballer with his right hand and smiled: "Everyone thinks I am old, but I have proved myself with my hard work. Not old! I am still the familiar Cristiano Ronaldo! To be able to become the World Footballer again, I am very grateful to my former club teammates, current club teammates and national team teammates..."

Immediately, Cristiano Ronaldo changed his voice: "I will still be standing here at the age of thirty-three next year! Prove that... I am not old yet!!"

While speaking, Cristiano Ronaldo glanced at Tang Zheng intentionally or unintentionally, the provocation was particularly obvious.

Tang Zheng naturally noticed the meaningful look in Cristiano Ronaldo's eyes. He raised the corners of his mouth slightly and murmured in a voice that only he could hear: "You won't have that chance, Cristiano!"

Zhao Lina, who attended with Tang Zheng, pinched the back of Tang Zheng's left hand with her right hand, moved her lips slightly, and looked proud.

Tang Zheng instantly understood what his wife Zhao Lina wanted to express. He nodded lightly, very confident, because... Tang Zheng has never been afraid of competition since the beginning of his career.

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Before the first leg of the 2016-2017 Champions League 1/8 finals, Real Madrid had five domestic league games. Tang Zheng was in excellent form, leading Real Madrid to four wins and one draw. What is surprising is that Real Madrid was ten points in the first half of the 2016-2017 season. Scored 55 points in nine league rounds, thus breaking Barcelona's half-time record of 54 points set in the 2012-2013 season.

However, Real Madrid scored 20 wins and two draws in the 22nd round and accumulated 62 points, which is more than ten points ahead of competitors Barcelona and Atletico Madrid.

Some media said that Real Madrid, under the leadership of Tang Zheng, is likely to once again refresh the La Liga points record of 103 points set in the 2014-2015 season.

There are still sixteen rounds left in the league, with a goal of 104 points. Real Madrid only needs to score 42 points in the remaining league games, which means that Real Madrid only needs to win fourteen of the league games to create a new season. Points record.

It seems very uncertain, but the practicality is very high. Real Madrid won the first round at the Calderon Stadium and the Nou Camp. The remaining La Liga teams were unable to put pressure on Real Madrid, so Real Madrid only It is necessary to win the remaining two games in the Madrid Derby and El Clasico, and it is very likely to break the La Liga single-season points record set two years ago.

Of course, Real Madrid must also maintain 100% concentration when facing other teams.

After all, tigers all take naps...

Tang Zheng made up his mind early, and other Real Madrid players also followed Tang Zheng's lead after Cristiano Ronaldo returned to Manchester United. With Tang Zheng's goal, the players also had a new direction of struggle, making the team's training more effective with half the effort, so much so that the head coach Zidane shouted strange.

But for Zidane, this is a very good thing. If the players are in good training condition, the game will naturally not be bad.

In the first leg of the 2016-2017 Champions League quarter-finals as a guest at Benfica, Real Madrid defeated Benfica 3:0 away with goals from Tang Zheng, Bale and Morata, gaining the opportunity to advance to the quarterfinals of this season's Champions League.

A three-goal win in the away game basically means that Real Madrid has more than one foot in the Champions League quarterfinals this season.

Before the second leg of the Champions League 1/8 finals, Real Madrid has four league games.

Real Madrid is full of momentum, winning four consecutive victories with overwhelming momentum, sounding the clarion call to return to the top with a strong winning streak.

After 26 league rounds, Real Madrid has 24 wins and two draws with 74 points, ranking first in the league.

At this time, more and more media believe that Real Madrid is likely to set a new La Liga single-season points record.

Why?

There are only twelve rounds left in La Liga in the 2016-2017 season. Real Madrid is still 30 points away from the single-season points record. It only needs to win ten of the last twelve league games, even if it loses the Madrid Derby and El Clasico.

But having said that, Real Madrid did not relax their vigilance while preparing for the Madrid Derby and El Clasico. Instead, they compared the two games to a championship competition to ensure sufficient concentration on the game.

In midweek, Real Madrid plays Benfica at home.

This 1/8 finals of the 2016-2017 Champions League held at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium was actually considered a no-suspense game. After all... Real Madrid defeated Benfica with three goals as a guest.

In fact?

Benfica, who lost at home in the first round, did not give up resistance early, but instead actively organized attacks.

Huang Tian paid off. Benfica took the lead in breaking the deadlock in the sixth minute of the game, but Real Madrid, led by Tang Zheng, quickly responded. Benzema received a pass from James Rodriguez in the penalty area and completed a goal. Record a very powerful header to equalize the score!

Four minutes later, Tang Zheng stepped in and participated in the attack. He received Carvajal's inverted triangle pass at the penalty spot and completed a push shot. The football hit the post and entered the net.

2:1

It wasn't over yet. In the 20th minute, Bell received Tang Zheng's through ball with his right hand and scored with a single shot.

3:1

No one thought that Benfica, who had seen the light at the beginning of the game, would completely lose their hope of promotion twenty minutes into the game...

As the most eye-catching European team in the entire 2016-2017 season, how could Real Madrid give Benfica the opportunity to score five goals in the remaining 70 minutes?

Moreover... we have to ensure that the defense no longer loses the ball.

Obviously, this possibility is infinitely close to zero.

In the subsequent game time, Benfica seemed to accept the reality, and Real Madrid's offense was also deliberately controlled by Tang Zheng, Modric and Toni Kroos to stabilize the offensive and defensive rhythm and reasonably maintain the current rhythm of the game until the end of the game.

In the Champions League quarter-finals draw, Real Madrid drew last season's Premier League champion Leicester City.

Last season's Champions League final opponents Atletico Madrid and Bayern were drawn together, and the other two quarter-final clashes were Dortmund vs Monaco and Juventus vs Barcelona.

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The two-leg quarter-finals between Real Madrid and Leicester City will be at 8:45 pm on April 12 and 8:45 pm on April 18, local European time respectively.

The league points are far ahead, but it does not mean that Real Madrid relaxes in the league. They won the five games before the first leg of the Champions League quarter-finals, defeating Real Betis, Athletic Bilbao, Alaves, Leganes and Atletico Madrid.

Among them, the most valuable game is undoubtedly the home match against Atletico Madrid, the Madrid derby opponent. If Tang Zheng hadn't made the final decision at the critical moment, Real Madrid would probably have drawn with the in-form team at home.

With Real Madrid's strong recovery this season, Tang Zheng, wearing the No. 10 jersey, has once again become the focus of media and fans around the world.

Cristiano Ronaldo, who returned to Manchester United, has experienced a certain decline after experiencing the peak at the beginning of the season. In addition to entering the finals of the Europa League and League Cup, the league has fallen behind, and even the top four may not be guaranteed.

The gap with Tang Zheng's strong performance is obvious.

Real Madrid's opponent in the Champions League quarter-finals, Leicester City, is a very unfamiliar team to many European teams because this is their first trip to the Champions League in team history.

It is precisely for this reason that many teams do not understand Leicester City, so they underestimated it in the Champions League group stage and 1/8 finals, thus advancing to the quarterfinals.

However, Leicester City's draw with Real Madrid in the Champions League quarter-finals basically means that their Champions League journey this season has come to an end.

Not to mention that Real Madrid has not lost in the domestic league this season, the winning rate is astonishingly high, winning 24 out of 26 games, seven out of eight in the Champions League, and all the Copa del Rey.

Leicester City, who unexpectedly won the Premier League title last season, have been very unstable in the league this season. This was also proved in the first leg of the Champions League quarter-finals at the King Power Stadium. Vardy's goal helped Leicester City Manchester City took the lead at home, but goals from Benzema and Bale helped Real Madrid take the lead.

Tang Zheng's world-famous goal in the second half helped Real Madrid lead Leicester City 3:1 as a guest, setting the tone for advancing to the semi-finals of this season's Champions League.

Real Madrid, which defeated Leicester City 3:1 as a guest, can also focus more on the El Clasico after the second leg of the Champions League quarter-finals. The weekend league has some reservations.

Despite this, Real Madrid still won the game as a guest thanks to Morata's finishing touch.

The second leg of the Champions League quarter-finals actually didn't have much suspense for Real Madrid, who was playing at home. After all, the 3:1 score at the King Power Stadium gave Real Madrid too much room for maneuver.

Perhaps in order to save attention for the second leg of the El Clasico this season, Zidane's Real Madrid held back in the second leg of the Champions League quarter-finals at home, but Tang Zheng's direct free kick helped Real Madrid win a small victory at the Bernabeu at home. Leicester City took the lead in advancing to the semi-finals of this season's Champions League.

The other three Champions League semi-final spots are Atletico Madrid, Juventus and Monaco.

One day later, in the Champions League semi-final draw, Real Madrid drew Atletico Madrid and Juventus automatically matched Monaco.

However, the next Spanish El Clasico obviously attracts more attention. In the past 27 rounds of the league, Real Madrid has led Barcelona by a full fifteen points. If Barcelona can't defeat Real Madrid, then this season's league championship will basically be given away... …

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