Inter Milan eliminated Manchester United and took the lead in winning a ticket to the final.
The other two opponents are also fighting for a spot in the finals.
As Real Madrid tops the Champions League odds list this season, they are particularly looking forward to winning the Champions League.
When they were drawn to meet Monaco, Real Madrid was in jubilation.
Although Monaco has eliminated powerful teams such as Barcelona and Arsenal before, compared with Inter Milan and Manchester United, the Real Madrid general still feels that they are easier to beat.
But when they arrived on the field, Real Madrid players suddenly discovered that Monaco was not easy to deal with!
In the game against Real Madrid, Makelele once again used his defensive magic weapon. He adopted intensive defensive tactics, hoping to reproduce the way he played against Barcelona in the knockout round and once again use tight defense to kill Real Madrid.
During the game, Real Madrid did encounter a lot of trouble.
Real Madrid's offensive combination of Cristiano Ronaldo, Kaká, Di Maria, Benzema, Higuain and other top offensive stars were very passive under Monaco's intensive defense. In the 90 minutes of the first round, they were tenaciously forced by Monaco. flat!
0 to 0! Monaco gave a good answer at home!
This is also the result Makelele wants to see!
In this game, the most outstanding player was not Monaco's No. 10 midfielder Wang Chuhe, but Monaco's rising star defender Zhang Linpeng!
Since entering this season, Zhang Linpeng has received many opportunities to play. As Sun Jihai gets older, Zhang Linpeng has replaced him as the main right back. And his strong adaptability to both mid and wide positions allows him to play a very important role in many games.
In this game, he faced Real Madrid's new No. 7 Ronaldo on the right, and he completed the defensive task perfectly!
Although Ronaldo has just returned from injury in this game and his speed and frequency are somewhat lacking, Zhang Linpeng deserves all the praise for being able to defend Ronaldo at 50% condition!
In fact, Zhang Linpeng's rapid progress has a lot to do with Yunsheng's support last season.
When coaching Monaco last season, Yunsheng used the SS-level spell [Exceptional Talent] throughout the season to accelerate the growth of young players in the team.
After that, Yun Sheng used another A-level spell [Mentor and Friend] on Zhang Linpeng. There are too many defensive players in the team. Last season’s assistant coach Makelele, captain Uyfalusi, Chinese compatriot Sun Jihai, young defensive geniuses Kompany and Senderos all gave Zhang Linpeng great help. .
With such a group of stars with superb defensive abilities, Zhang Linpeng's progress has been rapid.
Looking at the current progress of Juventus's Yu Dabao, you will know how fast Zhang Linpeng has grown.
Moreover, Zhang Linpeng also has a very important advantage, which is his super physical fitness. Not suffering physically, but also making great progress mentally, Zhang Linpeng's progress is simply rapid, and he even performed well in the starting lineup of the Champions League knockout rounds.
In this match against Real Madrid, Zhang Linpeng completely guarded Ronaldo in a single game and was praised by all the media.
Especially the Chinese media have compared him to Xu Yunlong, who defended Denilson alone in the 2002 World Cup.
And obviously, Zhang Linpeng is now younger, on a higher stage, and has a brighter future!
Interestingly, after this game, many people commented on Zhang Linpeng and Real Madrid's young defender Ramos together.
The two indeed have very similar technical characteristics.
In this game, Zhang Linpeng targeted Ronaldo, and Ramos also left Saviola at his wits end.
One is 21 years old and the other is 24 years old, both are equally young.
Both men are equally capable of playing both sides and are equally strong.
Both like to get assists forward, and both are equally... terrible at crossing.
But compared with Ramos, who is full of honors, Zhang Linpeng is still far behind.
At only 24 years old, Ramos has won two La Liga championships, a World Cup and a European Cup. At such a young age, he has won honors that many people cannot win in their lifetime.
In the second round, Ramos showed the strength of a world-class defender.
Just before the end of the first half, he took advantage of a corner kick and scored with a header, helping the team win a valuable goal and break the deadlock.
Ramos used his performance to tell the young Zhang Linpeng - if you want to compare with me, you are still far away!
Ramos' goal sounded the clarion call for Real Madrid's offense, and Monaco's defensive tactics were also disrupted.
In the 45 minutes of the second half, Kaká and Benzema each scored a goal, eventually locking the score at 3-0.
This score is also the final total score.
After the game, Monaco players were very frustrated. Many young players shed tears at the Bernabeu, which moved countless fans.
But Zhang Linpeng is not like other young people. He is qualified to leave with his head held high!
Ronaldo did not score a single goal in the two rounds, and he successfully completed the task.
Just when he turned around and walked towards Wang Chuhe, wanting to comfort his teammates, someone behind him suddenly said: "Chinese boy, I heard many people say, are you like me?"
Zhang Linpeng turned around and looked at Ramos behind him. Ramos looked at Zhang Linpeng proudly with a victorious attitude.
"Boy from China, your defensive ability is just okay, but your offensive ability is too poor and you can't compare with me. I'm sorry that your Champions League dream has been ended by us."
Zhang Linpeng curled his lips and said: "It doesn't matter. We already won the Champions League once at the Bernabeu last year. It's nothing to give it to you this year."
Ramos frowned: "Humph, you tough-talking guy! You actually talk to a young World Cup and European Cup double champion like that?"
Zhang Linpeng did not show weakness: "The European Cup has nothing to do with me, but if we have the ability, let's compete in the World Cup. I can't beat you to death!"
Ramos: "That's what you said! If you want to fuck me in the World Cup, at least your national team must advance to the World Cup, right?"
Zhang Linpeng: "There will definitely be a Chinese team in the 2014 World Cup! If you meet us, it will definitely make you feel better! You'd better pray now that you don't meet us in the World Cup!"
Ramos: "Oh my god, why are you so poor? I don't care about you. Hurry up and exchange jerseys. I'm too lazy to talk nonsense to you."
Zhang Linpeng: "Do you think I want to talk to you?"
The two of them each took the other's jersey and turned to leave.
One goes to his teammates, hugging each other to keep each other warm and comforting each other; the other runs to the fans, celebrating the victory of the game with the general.
The photo of the two people turning around and leaving was taken by a reporter and posted to the media.
Fans didn't pay much attention because the photo was so ordinary.
But many years later, when someone mentioned this moment and this photo again, countless fans were filled with emotion.
No one expected that these two young men would become defensive rivals in international football for many years to come. Some people even compared them to Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo.
The era of double pride in defense began with this game...
