Chapter 570: European Derby
Rong Guang did what he said, and from the next day, he made the feint of his left foot the focus of his practice.
Lucas was speechless after witnessing his metamorphosis.
Glory wants to practice, and he just cooperates.
Needless to say, Rongguang is a very stubborn person who will not easily listen to his own persuasion.
And his stubbornness is always right.
Lucas just imagined in his mind when Glory would be able to use the tail of an ox on both his left and right feet...... That's a horrible picture!
He was suddenly looking forward to that day......
And he will look at the defenders facing Glory with sympathetic eyes - what a tragedy to be the enemy of Glory!
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After Rongguang scored a hat-trick with his left foot, the arguments in the media that Rongguang couldn't do it with his left foot suddenly disappeared, and those media who had previously criticized Rongguang for his bad left foot were like they suddenly had amnesia, and they didn't remember what they had said before.
But the media is often like this, they are all fine patients, everyone is used to it.
Timo Brauer posted another post on his blog after the game, which was, of course, quite controversial.
Because he criticized Bayern Munich for relying too much on glory!
Such a theme simply stunned everyone, and they didn't know what to say about Timo Bloomer's brain composition.
Previously, he criticized Rong Guang for not being strong enough and having a defect in his left foot.
Now that the left foot looks gone, it is said that the glory is too strong, and Bayern Munich suffers from glory dependence......
Isn't this neuropathy?
But if you don't have a context, just look at this article, in fact, Timo Brower is quite right.
“…… Werder Bremen has to rely on Rong, but there is no way. However, Bayern Munich, as the hegemon of the Bundesliga and the representative of German football, has to rely on a Chinese player...... This has to be said to be a kind of sadness. When Rong doesn't play well, don't we win? ”
Timo Brower's level is here - he's talking nonsense, but the combination is very good at confusing some people who don't like to use their brains.
He said that Rongguang's left foot was not good, and his strength was not strong enough, so those people would nod desperately: "Yes, yes, yes!" That's right! Rong's left foot is not good, how can he be worthy of an annual salary of nine million before taxes?! ”
And when he changed his tune and said that Bayern Munich relied too much on glory, the same group of people would nod their heads one after another: "Yes, yes, yes!" Bayern Munich can't rely too much on Rong, which is not good for the development of the team! ”
It is precisely because there are too many people in this world who do not use their brains and cannot think independently, so people like Timo Brower are popular.
There's no way around it, the forest is big, and everyone has it.
The world is so big, there will always be some strange brain structures that are different from ordinary normal people......
That's why Timo Breuer's article is still supported!
"On the facts, it's good that Wing can score a hat-trick with his left foot. But is Mr. Brower not right? The current Bayern Munich is indeed too dependent on Rong! I'm not saying that Rong is bad, I just think that Bayern Munich relies on Rong is not good, a player's state will always have ups and downs, what should I do when Rong is not in good shape? There is no one who will not be injured, what happens when Rong is injured? I think Magath should really give serious consideration to Mr. Breuer's criticisms and suggestions......"
This is a comment from a Brauer fan below his article, which is very representative.
But more people are no longer interested in Timo Brauer's remarks, and everyone can see that he is messing around.
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Glory ignored Timo Brauer's remarks.
Regardless of whether Bayern Munich relies on themselves or not, it is also a matter for Bayern Munich, as long as they play well.
In the 21st round of the league, Bayern Munich hosted Nuremberg.
Glory scored again in this game to help Bayern Munich beat Nuremberg 2-1 at home.
In the next 22nd round, Rongguang did not get a chance to play.
Because next is the Champions League quarter-finals that are back in the fire.
And Bayern Munich's opponents are not weak.
They were drawn as group winners in the draw to second place in Group F...... Real madrid!
Although Real Madrid's strength has declined significantly in the past two years, this team is still not to be underestimated in the Champions League. Magath did not dare to slack off.
In preparation for this match, he replaced almost all of his main players against Hannover 96.
Bayern Munich, who have already come on as substitutes, drew 1-1 away at Hannover 96.
Glory was only substituted in the last five minutes and found his form.
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After playing the match against Hannover 96, Bayern Munich returned to Munich and began to prepare for the first leg of the Champions League knockout round.
They will travel to Real Madrid.
The clash between Real Madrid and Bayern Munich will always be the most high-profile clash on the European stage.
The clash between their two teams has a specific word called "European Derby".
There are many big clubs in Europe, but only the clash between Bayern Munich and Real Madrid can be called a "European derby".
This is because at the beginning of this century, Real Madrid and Bayern Munich met in successive Champions League knockout rounds, and the winners both won the Champions League that year, Real Madrid in 2000 and Bayern Munich in 2001. Therefore, at that time, the media called the meeting between the two teams the "European Derby".
And only the contest between the two strongest teams at the beginning of the century can live up to such a word.
Since the match against Hannover 96, there have been a number of journalists gathered outside Bayern Munich's training base, apparently more than usual.
"That's the atmosphere of the Champions League!" On the training ground, Ram took a deep breath and said.
"My blood is burning!" Misimovic was also excited.
"Do you have any ideas for playing Real Madrid?" Ram asked again.
"I want revenge!" Pig Schweinsteiger said with a straight face. "Last time, in the 2003-2004 season, Real Madrid eliminated us in the quarter-finals. This time, we're going to knock them out! ”
"Rong, what about you? What do you think? Ram turned his head and asked Glory.
"Is Real Madrid strong?" Glory asked rhetorically.
"Uh...... Of course, the Spanish giants. Ram said.
"How does it compare to Barcelona?"
"Two about the same."
"Then I'm looking forward to it!"
Ram rolled his eyes: "It turns out that the opponent is not strong, you are not looking forward to it, are you?" ”
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Before the game, the media hype had already heated up the game.
The first is that the Spanish media have listed the results of the most recent meetings between the two teams.
Historically, the two teams have met sixteen times at the highest level in Europe, with Real Madrid winning five, drawing two and losing nine, with Real Madrid scoring nineteen goals and Bayern Munich scoring twenty-six. Just looking at this, it seems that Real Madrid is at the disadvantage.
But if you count the rounds in terms of rounds, Real Madrid and Bayern Munich have played eight legs in the Champions League, with each side winning four times and being evenly matched.
And in the last four rounds, Real Madrid have won three times. In the 1999-2000 season, although the Germans won the German game, the final winner was Real Madrid.
The Spanish media used such data to show that in this encounter, Real Madrid also had the upper hand.
The Spanish press highlighted that "Real Madrid have won three of the last four rounds". Data that is too far away is not of much reference value, after all, the players are different. However, the recent head-to-head results are indicative, the players on both sides have not changed much, and the tactical system is also in the same vein.
This is enough to show that Real Madrid have the advantage when facing Bayern Munich.
The German media immediately hit back, listing historical data that the German team is the bitter master of Real Madrid.
Because in the history of Real Madrid's away game against German teams, they have only won once, that is in the Champions League group stage in the 2000-2001 season, Real Madrid narrowly beat Bayer Leverkusen with Ballack 3-2 thanks to goals from Carlos and Guti.
The Champions League knockout round is a two-legged one, even if Real Madrid can beat Bayern Munich at home in the first leg, but I believe that the point difference will not be too bad, then with the historical advantage after returning to home, Bayern Munich can also eliminate Real Madrid.
The Spanish media used the results of the recent confrontation to tell the matter, so the German media also used the results of the two sides as evidence.
Real Madrid have played German sides for four consecutive years since they beat Bayer Leverkusen 3-2 in the Champions League group stage, and the Germans are unbeaten on their home turf in five meetings in four consecutive years. Among them, Bayern Munich vs Real Madrid has two wins and one draw.
In the Champions League semi-finals on 1 May 2001, Bayern Munich defeated Real Madrid 2-1 at home to reach the final, and defeated another La Liga team in the final, Valencia, on penalties to lift the trophy.
On April 2, 2002, in the quarterfinals of the Champions League, Bayern Munich defeated Real Madrid 2-1 at home.
On February 9, 2003, in the second group stage of the Champions League, Dortmund drew 1:1 with Real Madrid at their home stadium.
24 February 2004 was the most recent meeting between Real Madrid and Bayern Munich, with Bayern Munich drawing 1-1 at home. In that game, Kahn made a low-level mistake in the game and leaked Roberto Carlos' long-range shot into the back of the net, which led to a draw.
On September 5, 2004, in the group stage of the Champions League, Real Madrid was defeated 0:3 by Bayer Leverkusen.
In the face of the counterattack of the German media, the Spanish media once again came up with historical data.
Prior to this match, Real Madrid had met German sides a total of twelve times in the knockout stages of the Champions League, with eight of them successfully progressing.
Therefore, the away results do not tell the problem, and the knockout round depends on who is eliminated after the worst.
From this point of view, Real Madrid is a well-deserved nemesis of the German team.
The two sides went back and forth like this, and the war of words went on and on.
The Spanish media said that Real Madrid was the nemesis of the German team, and the German media said that Germany was the hell and nightmare of Real Madrid.
In any case, this clash between Real Madrid and Bayern Munich will definitely attract global attention.