striker cool brother

Chapter 587

After defeating Liverpool and successfully advancing to the semi-finals of the Champions League, Real Madrid and Rossi renewed their contract.

The contract was extended until 2024, and the annual salary increased to 3500 million euros.

The salary increase is not much, but this is already the maximum salary in the Real Madrid team, which represents the club's respect for Rossi.

What is surprising is that in this renewal, Real Madrid increased Rossi's liquidated damages to 4 million.

Although it is far from Messi's 7 million liquidated damages in Barcelona, ​​Rossi has become an irreplaceable player for Real Madrid.

This is also Florentino's attitude towards players.

It will not blindly increase player salaries and disrupt the team's balance of payments.

Moreover, Rossi's income from portrait rights has far exceeded his annual salary, which is another guarantee given to him by Real Madrid.

As for liquidated damages, Real Madrid will not set high fees to limit player transfers.

Because you can't keep someone who really wants to leave.

With a liquidated damages of [-] million, there are not many teams in the five major leagues that are capable of paying, but as long as Rossi's commercial value is evaluated, even if he sells everything, he has to get it together.

Rossi's contract renewal was just the beginning, and then Real Madrid continued their contracts with Ramos, Casemiro, Varane and others to further stabilize the morale of the army.

Real Madrid's opponent in the Champions League semi-finals is also determined to be the Premier League team Chelsea.

Because of Rossi's joining, Hazard's plan to join Real Madrid fell through.

The duel between the two has also become the focus of the game.

In the weekend league, Real Madrid played very hard.

The continuous high-intensity games made the players very tired physically, the pass-run coordination was very chaotic, and the finishing touches were even more substandard.

It wasn't until the 80th minute of the game that Rossi made a point in the penalty area, and Ramos, who had returned from injury, scored a goal, and Real Madrid won with difficulty.

There is no respite, and Real Madrid will play the Copa del Rey quarter-finals three days later.

The third-line battle is a severe test for the sprint in the second half of the season.

Coupled with the impact of injuries and fatigue, there are as many as nine absentees from Real Madrid's first team, and most of them are the main players.

Just the day before the Copa del Rey match, Real Madrid President Florentino called a team dinner.

A dinner that seems to improve internal cohesion and boost morale actually has a lot to offer.

During the meeting, the chairman of Real Madrid intentionally or unintentionally conveyed a signal that Real Madrid's goal this season is the Champions League champion.

Zidane naturally understood the meaning behind it, but he still had to promise Florentino in front of everyone that Real Madrid would definitely win tomorrow's Copa del Rey match.

On the day of the game, Zidane made adjustments to the starting lineup.

Erdegaard, Ceballos, and Isco formed a three-person midfielder and became the brains of the team.

On the front line, Mariano is the starting center, and Rodrigo and Asensio are the two wings.

The opponent Levante launched a crazy press from the beginning to consume the physical energy of Real Madrid players.

Real Madrid can control the game with a technical midfielder, but there are not many opportunities to threaten their opponents.

In the second half, Zidane sent Benzema, hoping to improve the efficiency of the striker.

However, under the pressure of the opponent, it is difficult for the midfielder to pass the ball forward. It is stronger than Benzezhu, and it is also difficult to score goals.

The turning point of the game came in the 78th minute.

Ramos was injured in a confrontation, and Real Madrid had to send the second team defender Victor.

The lack of experience, coupled with the lack of running-in with the team, and the frequent mistakes of the young Victor added a lot of excitement to the originally boring game.

Levante has successfully relegated this season, and now they are devoting all their energy to the Copa del Rey. The physical fitness and state of the players are better than Real Madrid.

After seeing the loopholes in Real Madrid's defense, they quickly launched a strong attack, and in the 89th minute, their striker Roch Marty scored the only goal of the game.

If it wasn't for the Copa del Rey game and Real Madrid lost, the media would think it was an upset.

As we all know, Real Madrid's win in the knockout round of the Copa del Rey is the real upset.

They were able to lose to the Second Division team in the Copa del Rey.

This also explains the ecstasy in the dressing room when Levante learned that they were against Real Madrid.

This is a true royal gift bag.

With the pressure off the Copa del Rey, Zidane focused on the league and the Champions League.

The opponents in the two league games are Cadiz and Real Betis. Real Madrid won easily and continues to lead the La Liga standings.

A winning streak can certainly boost morale, but Real Madrid's injury problems this season have been plagued by Zidane since the second half.

The winter break was originally the best time to adjust, but Real Madrid participated in the Western Super Cup and the Club World Cup successively. The players not only did not get a rest, but aggravated their physical fatigue.

Even if it is as miraculous as Pintus, it is helpless.

Before the game against Chelsea, Ramos, Mendy, Vazquez and Valverde had been determined to miss the first round, and Real Madrid's defense once again faced a test.

Zidane wants to replicate the wing-back offensive tactics of the national derby with Barcelona, ​​but the absence of Vazquez and Valverde makes it difficult to implement this tactic.

On the other hand, on the premise that Chelsea ensured the top four in the league, the FA Cup and the League Cup were eliminated early, the Champions League became the most important event they were chasing.

With strong soldiers and horses, Chelsea is full of confidence in the away game against Real Madrid.

Hazard is still Chelsea's most important core and scoring player.

He was most excited about the match against Real Madrid.

It will be a battle of proof.

It proves that it would be a serious mistake for Real Madrid to choose Rossi and give up themselves.

Before the game, in the analysis of the strength of the two teams, the media agreed that Real Madrid's biggest problem at present is the lack of the backbone Ramos' defense and whether it can withstand Chelsea's attack.

In the starting list submitted, Zidane dispatched five defenders in one breath, which surprised Chelsea coach Tuchel.

The home team Real Madrid started.

Goalkeeper: Courtois.

Defense: Nacho, Varane, Militao.

Midfielders: Marcelo, Toni Kroos, Casemiro, Modric, Carvajal.

Forwards: Rossi, Benzema.

It may be because of the absence of Ramos, Mendy and Vazquez, and Carvajal has just returned from injury, which cannot guarantee the stability of the four-back defensive system.

Zidane adopted a three-central defender system in this game, and moved the position of the full-back to the midfielder, forming a tactic of switching back and forth between three central defenders and five defenders.

Away team Chelsea start:

Goalkeeper: Edouard Mendy.

Defense: Christensen, Thiago Silva, Rudiger.

Midfielders: Azpilicueta, Kante, Jorginho, Mount, Chilwell.

Forwards: Hazard, Pulisic.

Almost exactly the same 3-5-2 formation as Real Madrid.

The difference is that Real Madrid had to switch to this lineup.

And Tuchel's Chelsea have played with this lineup for most of the season.

Real Madrid players who were unable to play due to injury appeared in the private room of the stadium to watch the game.

The high-definition camera lens set up on the scene was frequently aimed at Rossi and Hazard before the game started.

The media will find trouble.

Both of them are the offensive core of their respective teams, and the state of their game directly affects the outcome of the game.

The "grievance" between the two made this first round match more dramatic.

Marcelo, as the captain, won the kick-off and called his teammates to get together for the final pre-match mobilization.

With a neat "Hala Madrid", all members of Real Madrid dispersed and came to their respective positions, ready to kick off.

Zidane also took the initiative to shake hands with Tuchel, and the two looked at each other and smiled.

Everyone is a back three, it is not terrible to hit the shirt, and it is embarrassing for whoever loses.