Chapter 642: The Everlasting Ones
After returning from the national team, the Real Madrid team resumed their active preparation for the upcoming matches. Ramos became the subject of everyone's teasing. "Hey, Sergio, when did you become a romantic?" Casillas teased first.
"Are you plagiarizing my ideas? You owe me copyright fees," Wang Feng joked back, unwilling to show weakness, making the Spanish defender repeatedly plead for mercy.
Finally, under the condition of promising to treat everyone to dinner, his teammates spared him. At this moment, everyone felt a sense of relief. The once wild Ramos finally found the woman who could tame him. It was at this moment that a man truly matured.
On October 19th, in the 9th round of La Liga, the Galacticos welcomed Malaga at home. Bale returned from injury and entered the starting lineup, while rotational players like Carvajal and Illarramendi also started, giving the main players more rest time.
The first half was relatively dull, with neither side scoring any goals. However, compared to the previous league match, Real Madrid's defense was much more solid, and Malaga could hardly pose any threats, which was the result of Ancelotti's reprimand.
Just 42 seconds into the second half, the home team broke the deadlock. Pepe sent a diagonal long pass, Di María received the ball on the wing and forcefully shook off the defense before crossing from the byline.
In the penalty area, Wang Feng jumped high and headed the ball into the far corner of the Malaga goal with a huge advantage over the defending players, making it 1-0!
Then, in the 91st minute, the Chinese superstar forcefully broke through from the right side of the penalty area. Malaga defender Willy Gontijo could only choose to foul him, and the referee awarded a penalty to Real Madrid.
However, Wang Feng didn't intend to take the penalty himself. Instead, he handed the ball to Bale. "Go on, get the feeling of scoring." The Welsh star nodded heavily. Although not good at expressing himself, he was full of gratitude towards the Chinese superstar at this moment.
Bale scored to expand the lead, and Real Madrid won 2-0 against Malaga.
In the midweek UEFA Champions League group stage match, the Galacticos continued to host Juventus at the Bernabéu.
In this match, Real Madrid sent out their main lineup and began to exert pressure on the visiting team from the start. Wang Feng's running and activity put tremendous pressure on the Juventus defense.
In the 4th minute, Héctor Herrera passed the ball to Marcelo on the wing. At this time, Di María ran towards the center and drew Pirlo away with him.
Marcelo dribbled past the defending player and then made a horizontal pass to the Argentine winger.
Wang Feng ran towards the back post, as if to cooperate with Di María, which alerted Chiellini and Barzagli, who quickly followed suit.
Di María turned around with the ball, immediately creating space from Pirlo, but instead of passing to Wang Feng, he made a clever diagonal pass into the defensive line.
Just as he was about to shoot, Wang Feng suddenly stopped and turned sharply, shaking off two defenders in an instant and accelerating towards the ball!
Seeing the danger, Buffon immediately rushed out of the goal towards him, but the Chinese superstar calmly dribbled the ball sideways, avoiding Buffon's save while still keeping the ball under control.
Chiellini slid in for a tackle, but before that, Wang Feng used his right foot to chip the ball accurately into the Juventus goal.
"The ball's in! Beautiful dribbling! Less than 5 minutes into the game, Real Madrid takes the lead!"
"Before the goal, Wang Feng's retreat completely confused the Juventus defense. Two defenders followed him out of the box, which was a very dangerous move."
"Di María obviously understood the captain's intention and made a very clever diagonal pass, seemingly without anyone receiving it, but actually it was for the Chinese superstar two seconds later."
"The final burst of speed and the chip over the goalkeeper are Wang Feng's usual moves. He never misses such opportunities."
"I think before this, countless opponents must have silently prayed for him to make a mistake, but Wang Feng never disappoints when it comes to disappointing the enemy!"
"Before this match, Real Madrid had already won 13 consecutive games, while Juventus had been winless for 4 rounds. It seems that the situation is very likely to be one-sided."
After scoring the opening goal, the Galacticos wanted to quickly end the game with a two-goal advantage, but the resilience of the Juventus side was somewhat beyond their imagination.
The away team strengthened their midfield interception, with Pirlo and Pogba acting as a defensive and offensive duo. Their ability to organize and control the midfield was not to be underestimated and was subtly superior to the home team.
As a result, Juventus took control of the game for a period of time, forcing Real Madrid to retreat. However, this also made them play more patiently, after all, the advantage was still on their side.
In the 20th minute, Tevez dribbled past Arbeloa on the left and entered the penalty area, shooting high over the goal from 12 meters away.
One minute later, Cáceres chested the ball at the edge of the penalty area and volleyed it just wide of the left post.
"During this time, Real Madrid has been relatively passive on the field. The players must not be anxious. After weathering the opponent's fierce attack, they can slowly counterattack."
"Yes, look at this, Real Madrid counterattacks quickly!"
Modric seized the opportunity to intercept Marchisio's pass and immediately sent a through ball to Wang Feng.
The Chinese superstar dribbled the ball to break through, while Bale closely followed him on the side. Both of them were very fast, and Juventus' last two defenders could only retreat and defend, forming a two-on-two situation.
Seeing them approaching the penalty area, Chiellini felt that he couldn't continue to retreat, so he stepped forward to try to tackle, while Barzagli blocked the passing lane.
Wang Feng faked a cut inside after two dribbles, attracting Chiellini to come forward, but suddenly cut back to try to pass through the two defenders.
This caught Barzagli off guard, so he also rushed to double-team, naturally leaving a lot of space for Bale on the wing.
The Chinese superstar smoothly turned the dribble into a pass, sending the ball to the Welsh star, while he himself ran into the box to ambush.
Bale accelerated to the byline and then sent a low diagonal pass to the far post, where Wang Feng held off Chiellini and poked the ball past Buffon's fingertips into the net.
2-0! The Chinese superstar once again prevailed over the Italian goalkeeper!
Buffon turned back helplessly and looked at the ball in his own goal, facing Wang Feng up close once again made him recall the terror of being dominated.
The Chinese superstar who once ruled the peak of Serie A, scoring goals like rain!
"Damn it, won't you ever grow old?" the Italian muttered in his heart.
At this time, he did not yet know that many years later, many young players would use the same tone to evaluate him, the figure who remained strong at the age of 40 on the Serie A field.
In the end, Real Madrid defeated Juventus 2-0 at home with a two-goal advantage, securing their place in the knockout stage of the UEFA Champions League with three consecutive victories in the group stage.
This victory also allowed head coach Ancelotti to let out a sigh of relief. The Italian coach, who rose to fame from Parma in 1999, took over the coaching reins of the Bianconeri in Turin.
Although Juventus had a decent record under his leadership, they finished as league runners-up for two consecutive years, leading to Ancelotti's dismissal and being labeled as a "perennial loser".
There were even many elderly female fans who hung insulting banners in the stands, saying, "A pig cannot be a coach".
Now, he was leading the Galacticos to create history in European football time and time again, reaching the pinnacle of football. Juventus, on the other hand, could only stay within the small circle of Serie A. What could be more comforting than this?
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