Rome Olympic Stadium.

Zhang Tiehanjing, wearing the No. 13 jersey, looked at him facing the east side's fans, raised his right arm up and raised his two fingers. He just stood there with a arrogant and cold face, but everyone understood what he meant.

"The second goal!"

Some Roma fans directly understand the meaning as, "It's just the second goal, and there will be another goal in the next!"

This made all Roma fans excited. No matter whether Zhang Tiehan can do it or not, now he has scored two goals, and Roma has led Real Madrid 2:0. Even if those who are optimistic about Roma before the game cannot imagine that they will play like this in the first half. I guess if Real Madrid leads two goals and the score is reversed, they will be calmer.

But Rome is indeed ahead!

Real Madrid fans felt incredible. Before the game, they heard some news. This arrogant young boy told media reporters that he wanted to score more goals to serve as a "gift" for Real Madrid. That was not a gift. It was just saying something that disgusting Real Madrid. This kind of thing can be seen as long as you pay attention to media news.

They don't take it seriously.

But now that Zhang Tiehan has done it, Real Madrid fans find it incredible. Not many of them really understand Zhang Tiehan. Even if there are people who know him, they don’t think that Zhang Tiehan is anything great.

The top scorer of the League One last season? What is that...

This season, the player who scored the most goals in the Champions League? It's just at the Rome club. Anyone who really understands football knows that the stars of small teams often score more goals because they have more support from the team and more playing time.

The latter is easy to understand. There are not many outstanding players in the small team. If an outstanding star naturally wants to play whenever he wants to play. Unlike Real Madrid, even Beckham is often a substitute.

The former is something that only professional fans can understand.

Many times, most of the top scorers in the top European leagues are players in giant clubs, but it depends on the top five and top ten, half of which come from small teams, and it is normal for relegation teams. The excellent strikers of these teams have a lot of playing time and they can get offensive support from the entire team. There are many opportunities, so goals are naturally indispensable.

So Real Madrid fans didn't take Zhang Tiehan seriously at all, especially when Zhang Tiehan came on as a substitute at the Bernabeu, he didn't perform much.

But what about now?

This guy really scored a goal, scoring two goals in the first half in just one.

They were surprised. When they saw Zhang Tiehan's arrogant look of holding up two fingers, they were even more angry, but they could not do anything, and even the symbolic boo was unconfirmed.

If they really scored a goal, so what if they were arrogant? What's more, this is the Rome Olympic Stadium, not the Bernabeu.

...

The most depressing person on the scene was Gravesen.

At that opportunity just now, he and Zhang Tiehan were directly hit to the ground with the ball. After getting dizzy, Zhang Tiehan had already scored the ball. He was busy telling the referee that Zhang Tiehan had committed a foul, but it was obvious that the referee would not change his penalty.

In fact, the referee didn't want to pay attention to him at all.

He kept making small moves on defense, and sometimes the action was very dangerous. The referee kept paying attention. As a result, he was hit to the ground by snatching the ball head-on with Zhang Tiehan. Is the opponent foul? It's ridiculous!

The referee can see clearly, that is a reasonable collision.

The two of them had a shoulder-to-shoulder collision. There was no suspicion of fouls. If this was the case, it would be a foul. There would be no physical contact between the football game. It would definitely be impossible. The ball was quite straightforward, and he could not judge Zhang Tiehan to foul, let alone Rome. This is Rome, and he doesn't want to be surrounded and intercepted by Rome fans after the game.

Gravesen was helpless.

It's nothing if the opponent scored a goal, but at worst he would lose. But he recalled the collision with Zhang Tiehan several times just now. He was at a loss. He secretly gritted his teeth and was depressed, but he had to admit that he was far from physically.

Especially now, when Zhang Tiehan scored a goal, Gravesen felt that his teammates looked at him with contempt.

It falls as soon as you touch it...

He had this feeling. He fell three times and fell down as long as he collided with the other side head-on. This was not something that happened just after a touch. But he could only smile bitterly, and at the same time he regretted it. It was obviously Beckham who was defending this guy just now, so why did he take the initiative to find something to do? Isn’t this a pain in leisure?

Now that I am embarrassed, what should I do next?

Looking at Zhang Tiehan opposite the Roma player celebrating the goal, Gravesen felt a little nervous.

...

Not only Gravesen, Real Madrid players are also very depressed. It should be said that the entire Real Madrid are very depressed. Before the first half is over, they are already behind two goals.

Who would have thought of it before the game?

Any Real Madrid player knows the importance of this game, especially some Real Madrid elderly people, such as Luis Figo and Ronaldo, who are very unwilling to accept it.

Losing the game...they couldn't imagine it!

They have been in the Champions League quarterfinals for two consecutive seasons and cannot go further. If they lose this game, they will stop in the group stage and participate in the UEFA Cup in shame.

Thinking of this, they looked at Zhang Tiehan again.

"As a striker, my gift is of course a goal. Since Mr. Perotta appreciates me, I will score a few more goals in the game, so that Real Madrid can participate in the League Cup. With Real Madrid's strength, it will definitely be invincible in the League Cup. At that time, a League Cup champion will not be able to escape. I think a championship will be a gift, and Mr. Perotta will be very happy."

This is what Zhang Tiehan said before the game.

Every Real Madrid player knows that because in the locker room, head coach Raymond used this sentence to boost their morale, "...If we lose the game, what will they say, 'Real Madrid should thank Zhang, who gave Real Madrid a League Cup championship trophy', can you stand this result?"

Can it be tolerated? Of course not!

But now, the opponent scored a goal and scored two goals. They felt helpless. Do they really want to play in the League Cup and strive for the League Cup championship in the near future?

No, so shameful!

...

Perhaps Real Madrid players felt ashamed. After the game started again, they played much better. At least they made fewer mistakes than before, and their offense was more threatening.

Roma had to retreat and strengthen his defense.

After leading two goals, they did not lose their calmness. They all knew that Real Madrid would definitely hope to get a goal back at this time, otherwise they would be difficult to play in the second half, after all, forty-five minutes. The difference between the two goals is too big.

However, it is difficult for Real Madrid to find a good opportunity, mainly because their midfield and backcourt are very restrained.

In this game, Beckham was the starting midfielder, and he partnered with Gravesen in the same position as the left and right. Beckham was originally the right forward, but in Real Madrid, he could not start at this position. It should be said that as long as Louis Figo can play, Beckham cannot play the right forward, and he can't compete with Figo with a huge influence.

Beckham is not very famous and is the most influential star in England, but in the world. Especially in the world football, his influence is not as good as Figo. Figo is 32 years old this year. As early as 2000, he was elected as the European Footballer for his outstanding performance and was named the World Footballer in 2001. In the same year, he helped Real Madrid win the Champions League title.

Figo can be said to be one of the most influential stars in Real Madrid. Only the native Bernabeu prince Raul can be reached.

Beckham is an English star. He came to Real Madrid only in 2003. His influence is naturally not as good as Figo. Not only that, he is not stronger than Figo in performance. Figo is 32 years old, but his performance is still quite strong. Few players can defend his breakthrough on the right. His breakthrough and passing are a powerful weapon for Real Madrid's offense.

So if Beckham wants to start, he must adapt to other positions, and the midfielder is a choice.

Beckham started and midfielder, and he and Gravesen blocked Roma's offense together. However, because Zhang Tiehan rushed to Real Madrid in the middle of the game, Real Madrid did not gain an advantage in the field. Their formation was a bit backward. In this way, Beckham, who focuses on offensive, was very difficult to play. The only thing he could do was to receive the pass and use long passes to help the team, but long passes have limitations after all, and sometimes players in the front court may not be able to grab the ball, which made Real Madrid's support for the frontcourt in the midfield and backcourt a little disconnected.

Not only Beckham, but Real Madrid has other problems in offense.

For example, alien Ronaldo is no longer the genius in the 2002 World Cup. Now he is very fat and has overweight. He has run too little, which makes it difficult for other Real Madrid players to pass the ball.

Figo on the right is very active, but he has not performed much since the beginning. Roma has a very tight blockade on Figo's side. If Figo wants to perform, he has to pass at least two Rome players, which is not easy.

The best performance is Raul, Prince of Bernabeu.

Among Real Madrid's superstars, 27-year-old Raul is considered young, and he has also reached his peak in his state in recent years. In the summer of 2003, Jero and Morientes left Real Madrid one after another under Florentino's superstar policy. Raul took over the captain's armband of the old captain Jero and became the youngest captain in Real Madrid's history? A year and a half later, his performance is still the best in the team. His position is behind Ronaldo, connecting to Real Madrid's midfield and frontcourt in the middle, and the continuous running has led to the offensive rhythm of the team. His excellent passes and extraordinary people have attracted constant cheers from Real Madrid fans.

But he was fighting alone...

Just one person.

Raul is quite outstanding, but Real Madrid's overall performance is too poor. The cooperation between other players is much worse. It can be exaggerated to say that Real Madrid on the court is like Raul + ten Real Madrid players. Raul represents Real Madrid, while other Real Madrid players are just one player after another. The fluency of their cooperation and connection is a big problem.

This series of problems has led to Real Madrid's attacks being good, but it is difficult to get any good opportunities.

Roma was full of fighting spirit in the game. In order to limit the performance of Real Madrid's stars, after Zhang Tiehan scored the second goal, their formation slightly shrank, and each player was running desperately and constantly defending. During the offense, the backcourt also seemed well organized under the command of Ferrari, and did not give Real Madrid any chance.

Time passed little by little, and the first half was over soon.
Chapter completed!