Chapter 980 We are ready!
While Manchester City narrowly reversed Stoke City 2-1 away from home, at the Bernabeu Stadium in Madrid, Spain, Real Madrid had just finished a La Liga match at home against Real Sociedad.
The scoreboard on the field showed the final result of the game, five to one!
Real Madrid, coached by Pellegrini, once again won a resounding victory, beating Real Sociedad at home.
When referee Javier Alvarez blew the whistle to end the game, the entire Bernabeu Stadium was filled with cheers, singing praises for the triumphant team.
Although the Real Madrid players on the field looked tired, everyone was very excited.
Five to one, this is definitely a big victory.
Especially before facing Manchester City in the Champions League quarter-finals, winning such a big victory will undoubtedly boost morale.
What makes the fans even more excited is that the best performers in tonight's game are the stars of the team.
Cristiano Ronaldo and Benzema both scored twice, Higuain made one assist and one goal, Kaka also got an assist and performed well throughout the game. The offensive combination in the frontcourt played a fantastic offensive football.
This makes all Real Madrid fans look forward to it. Next, this second phase of the Galacticos, which is full of superstars, will once again stir up a bloody storm in Manchester. It would be best if they could completely destroy Manchester City like they slaughtered Real Sociedad.
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Cristiano Ronaldo stood in the center of the Bernabeu Stadium with an excited look on his face, his hands on his waist. He looked very energetic and there was no sign of fatigue after the game on his face.
In fact, he was still very tired, but he was too excited.
He felt that his condition was getting better and better. Tonight was his tenth consecutive game in which he scored a goal.
Scoring fifteen goals in ten games is an impressive statistic, and is not much different from Su Dong.
More importantly, he feels that he is far from reaching his peak and that he still has a lot of potential to tap. He can perform better and longer.
Since he started playing football, he has never felt so close to Su Dong as he does now.
It turns out that scoring in every game in a row, and scoring so many goals, is such a refreshing feeling! Cristiano Ronaldo now feels like he can conquer the world, and there is no fear in front of him.
Looking back, my Real Madrid teammates are behind me.
Kaka seemed to feel the Portuguese's gaze and grinned at him, showing his soothing smile.
Since joining Real Madrid, his performance has been up and down, but tonight, he really played very well.
With Higuain, Benzema, Kaka and himself, Ronnie believes that Real Madrid will definitely have a chance to challenge Manchester City away with such a lineup and will definitely have a chance to break Manchester City's goal.
The frontcourt attack is magnificent, the double defensive midfielder, Khedira and Xabi Alonso's combination is becoming more and more tacit, coupled with players such as Sahin, Granero and Altintop, Real Madrid's midfield strength is also impressive.
The defense is equally full of talents. The central defender combination of Ramos and Raul Albiol, French teenager Varane, Coentrao and Arbeloa and other players have completely rid Real Madrid's defense of its past fragility.
This is also the reason why Real Madrid was able to break the Champions League round of 16 curse and advance to the quarterfinals this season.
All players join Real Madrid with only one goal, which is to win the championship.
In La Liga, Real Madrid encountered the powerful Barcelona and was never able to win the La Liga championship. In the Champions League, Real Madrid was eliminated in the round of 16 and failed to make any breakthroughs, which made every player in the team work hard.
Now, they finally see their opportunity.
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“I think we are ready!”
In the comprehensive interview area, Cristiano Ronaldo was interviewed by the media and was full of expectations for the upcoming first leg of the Champions League quarter-finals. He believed that a big victory over Real Sociedad would be the best motivation for Real Madrid.
What’s interesting is that tonight, five players in Real Sociedad’s defense, plus Illarramendi in the defensive midfielder position, a total of six players, all received yellow cards, which is enough to show how strong Real Madrid’s offense is and how obvious their advantage is.
The Portuguese said that this was one of the best games Real Madrid has played this season, and the team is now in excellent form. "I firmly believe that we have the ability and can definitely bring back a satisfactory result away from home and eventually advance to the Champions League semi-finals."
"This is not only our expectation, but also the wish of all Real Madrid fans. We will do our best for this!"
The Portuguese's confidence made everyone feel his ambition.
He has really had enough of what he has experienced in these years at Real Madrid.
He wanted to vent his anger right now and let out the evil fire that had been pent up in his heart for many years.
Regarding Manchester City, Ronnie said that this team is indeed the most competitive team in Europe, but they lack experience.
Before this season, Manchester City had never played in the Champions League.
And Ronnie believes that Manchester City’s core competitiveness is Su Dong.
"I just got the news that they had a thrilling comeback against their opponents in the league, and the hero of the comeback was my best friend Su Dong. This is what I want to say, they are too dependent on Su Dong's goals, which is not a healthy mechanism."
"Of course, I can understand it because I know Su Dong. He is the most terrible offensive player in the world. Including me, we are all chasing him, but I think it is unreasonable to rely too much on a certain player, even if that person is Su Dong."
How to contain Su Dong against Manchester City? "I don't think any team or any central defender can do this." Ronnie smiled and shook his head, "As I said just now, he is my best friend, I know him, he is really unstoppable, because he is really strong, the kind of desperate strong, so, in my impression, he can't be stopped."
"How to deal with Manchester City? I personally think that at Manchester City's home ground, instead of thinking about how to stop Su Dong from scoring, we should think about how to score more goals, because we can't stop Su Dong from scoring, so we can only score more than him."
After laughing, Ronnie said, "I think we can also start by cutting off their midfield passes. Even though this is difficult, we have to do this because it is more difficult to stop Su Dong from getting the ball than to stop Manchester City's midfield from passing the ball to Su Dong."
Regarding the upcoming Champions League quarter-finals, Ronnie expressed confidence that away from home, they should not conservatively pursue a draw, but should seek to win, preferably scoring more goals, which would be beneficial for the second leg.
“The biggest test will be in defence and attacking.”
“The back line needs to stop Su Dong from scoring, while the front line needs to strive for more goals.”
As for the offense, Rooney is full of confidence. "You can see that we faced Real Sociedad's iron bucket formation of five defenders and two defensive midfielders, but we still scored five goals. This is enough to prove how good our current state is."
Cristiano Ronaldo, Higuain, Benzema, plus Kaka, Real Madrid's attacking lineup is indeed excellent and amazing enough.
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On one side, Real Madrid defeated Real Sociedad 5-1 at the Bernabeu, and on the other side, Manchester City narrowly reversed Stoke City 2-1 away from home. The two games between the two teams were completely different in both results and processes.
Many media outlets have written articles, believing that Real Madrid had already taken the lead in terms of momentum before the game.
Ronnie's remarks in an interview after the game were also considered a challenge to Su Dong.
Don't underestimate them individually. Ronaldo's number of goals is slightly inferior to Su Dongpo in both the league and the Champions League. But if Higuain and Benzema are included, the number of goals and attacking firepower of Real Madrid's offensive combination are not inferior to Manchester City at all.
This is also expected by many media and fans, who hope to see a tit-for-tat offensive battle.
Ronnie's remarks also seem to represent this trend.
After all, Real Madrid played away in the first leg, so it is natural for them to want to score an away goal, while Manchester City played at home, so they certainly wanted to beat their opponent at home, and Guardiola's team has always played offensive football.
More importantly, this game is truly star-studded.
As Manchester City's performance has improved, players such as Di Maria, David Silva, Hazard, Toni Kroos, Busquets and Sanchez have already or are about to become one of Europe's top stars, making Manchester City's lineup look star-studded.
The second phase of the Galacticos has two superstars, Cristiano Ronaldo and Kaka, plus first-line stars such as Benzema, Higuain, Xabi Alonso, which makes Real Madrid's entire lineup even more star-studded and dazzling.
Head coach Pellegrini has been suppressed by Mourinho's Barcelona for three years in charge of Real Madrid. He is now holding back his energy and wants to make a difference in the Champions League. When he announced the 18-man squad at the pre-match press conference, he followed Cristiano Ronaldo's remarks and publicly stated that he would play offensive football away from home.
Real Madrid's stars are also eager to try, and are obviously hungry for the right to qualify for the Champions League.
As for Manchester City, after the game against Stoke City, the media broke the news that Guardiola was dissatisfied with the team's performance and believed that the condition of some players was not satisfactory, especially before Su Dong came on the court.
Therefore, at the pre-match press conference, Guardiola appeared to be relatively low-key, saying that Manchester City, playing at home, had a primary goal to win while also preventing the opponent from scoring goals.
"Real Madrid has the most luxurious and sharpest attacking lineup in European football. We must pay attention to it and not concede more away goals to the opponent, otherwise it will be very dangerous."
Guardiola even said that even if it was really 0-0, he thought it was an acceptable result.
"This way, we can let loose in the second round."
"Of course, this does not mean that we will play conservatively at home. We will still stick to our style."
As for Ronnie's provocation at the Bernabeu, Su Dong just smiled and responded with only three words.
"See you on the court!"
(End of this chapter)
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