Entering the halftime break, the Real Madrid players were very relaxed. They played 2:0 in the first half, and the game was basically won.

Everyone chatted in the locker room, waiting for the start of the second half.

They are indeed qualified to rest assured when playing Benfica away for a score like this.

But after the second half of the game started, Real Madrid's old habits were exposed again. Real Madrid played a little slack in the second half. Although Chu Zhongtian was controlling the rhythm as usual, his teammates were too relaxed and were wasting the opportunities he created.

As a result, in the 71st minute, Benfica, who played at home, scored a goal. Once the score became 2:1, the situation would be very subtle.

Mourinho was very dissatisfied with Real Madrid's concealment. When he saw Benfica hit the ball into the goal guarded by Casillas, he smashed the mineral water bottle in his hand to the ground.

Of course, Real Madrid's old habit was reflected again after being pulled back by the opponent. This time, the old problem was not slackness, but when the score difference was close, he would appear a little impatient. c. Ronaldo took a long shot from 35 meters away from the goal, without looking at him at all. Chu Zhongtian was raising his hand to ask for the ball.

Later, Chu Zhongtian simply refused to pass the football to C. Ronaldo because he knew that once he got the ball, no one else would think of receiving the ball again.

He wants to calm down C. Ronaldo.

How to calm down?

Let's see how other teammates perform.

He passed the football to Kaka, but Kaka did not force the shot, but instead transferred the football to Di Maria. Di Maria passed the football to the goal. Higuain, who was grabbing the point, headed the ball, and the football flew out of the baseline against the post, shocking Benfica's goalkeeper and fans in a cold sweat.

After a while, Chu Zhongtian passed the football straight to Kaka who was inserted into the back. Kaka received the ball in the penalty area and shot. The football was saved by goalkeeper Morila and slightly missed the goal. Benfica fans once again made a false alarm.

This is normal. Of course, Real Madrid has to expand its score advantage as soon as possible after the opponent recovers a goal. But it is definitely not just anyone who gets the ball and just leads it forward alone. In the end, he really can't take it away and then he hastily shot it.

Originally, Mourinho was very dissatisfied with Real Madrid's performance during this period, but soon after Chu Zhongtian regained control of the situation and rhythm, Real Madrid's performance gradually returned to normal.

Even Real Madrid players clearly feel that they have more scoring opportunities. These people have the most say in the current changes because they have experienced similar situations before. When Real Madrid falls behind, or is equalized by the opponent, or is scored by the opponent, they will experience a period of panic. The stars only want to use their personal skills to score goals, and completely ignore team cooperation. Real Madrid has always been proud of the number of stars, which has been the case since the Bernabeu era, but it would be too stupid if the stars feel that they can solve their opponents by relying on their personal abilities.

But nowadays, many people have always believed in the role of stars and are infinitely amplified.

In the first phase of Real Madrid's Galaxy Battleship, this sign was very obvious. In fact, if the seven superstars can be effectively organized, then their power is huge. However, since the head coach Boske who is good at balancing the locker room relationship and has a very good relationship with superstars left, Real Madrid's performance has plummeted.

Later, Bosque led Spain to the World Cup championship. I wonder if Florentino had any regrets at that time.

Now Real Madrid is in the second phase of the Galaxy Battleship, and the situation of superstitious superstars is still very obvious. In many games, Real Madrid plays like a piece of shit on the scene, but they can win in the end. What is the reason? It’s because the superstars in their array can always shine and then solve the battle.

But this trick doesn't work every time. And every time you meet a superstar, it's a very critical time. For example, in the first round of the national derby last season, Barcelona was cut 0:5 by Barcelona at Camp Nou, and the stars with a combined net worth of more than 200 million euros were at a loss.

Mourinho has always wanted to solve this problem, so since he became Real Madrid head coach, he has been emphasizing team and cooperation.

Now Chu Zhongtian's arrival has given him the hope of the team being tied together. Under Chu Zhongtian's control, Real Madrid is more like a team, rather than a pieced together by eleven star players.

※※※ C. Ronaldo also noticed this. He found that Chu Zhongtian didn't pass the football to him much, but Real Madrid's offense was not affected, or it was smoother... c. Ronaldo is not a fool. If he can play to this level, his football IQ is not bad. Of course he knows why.

So he no longer stood there and raised his hand to ask for the ball, but ran back and forth, looking for the right space.

He believed that if Chu Zhongtian saw that he was in the right position, the football would definitely be passed to him.

Sure enough, when he ran to a gap, Chu Zhongtian sent the football over. He moved the football forward very comfortably, and then accelerated and broke through Benfica's defense line.

In fact, the gap in strength between the two sides is huge, so as long as Real Madrid performs normally, it will not be too difficult to win this game.

This was proven. When Real Madrid players calmed down under Chu Zhongtian, ten minutes later, they broke through Benfica's goal.

c. Ronaldo finally scored the goal. This time he received a wonderful pass from Kaka to him. After breaking into the penalty area, he forced his shot. The football rushed into the goal from the near corner. The speed was too fast. Benfica's goalkeeper Morila had no time to make a save, so he could only watch the football fly into the goal.

In fact, C. Ronaldo's shot is still a bit reluctant, but he is so strong that he can still send the football into the goal with a barely shot. This is why he can score 42 goals in a season.

In terms of shooting skills and confidence, c. Ronaldo is beyond ordinary people.

After scoring the goal, Ronaldo did not celebrate as he said before the game. He just stood there and was quickly hugged by his excited teammates. He could not celebrate, but it does not mean that Real Madrid players could not celebrate.

c. Ronaldo's goal helped Real Madrid lead Benfica again with two goals, and at the same time it also hit Benfica's arrogance in counterattack. At this time, it was only twelve or three minutes before the end of the game. Benfica had a great difficulty in chasing two goals in a row. Chu Zhongtian and his midfield teammates almost firmly controlled the midfield. Benfica could not get any advantage in the midfield, and could only use simple long passes to find the forward in front of him through frequent long passes. However, how could Portugal, known as the "Brazil team in Europe", play this style of material?

Such an offensive routine will not play any role in front of Real Madrid. Real Madrid is not Barcelona, ​​so they are not afraid of the opponent's high-altitude bombing.

In the end, Benfica did not score any more until the end of the game.

Real Madrid showed their strength away and achieved two consecutive wins in the Champions League group stage.

This result is already very good, but Mourinho still expressed his dissatisfaction in the post-match press conference: "We should have won this game without losing one goal, but it's a pity..."

His words deeply stimulated Benfica's fans and the media who supported Benfica. Everyone knows that Mourinho and Benfica have old grudges, so Mourinho will definitely not say anything good to this team.

Sure enough, he didn't give Benfica any face.

He obviously felt that with Real Madrid's strength, it would not be a problem to win the opponent 3:0 away.

The grudge between Mourinho and Benfica by Chinese fans and media do not care about it. What they care more about is the performance of Chinese player Chu Zhongtian. In this game, Chu Zhongtian had another assist and participated in a very, very beautiful goal.

Logically speaking, this performance is already very good. You should know that this is Chu Zhongtian's assist in two consecutive Champions League group stages. However, Chinese fans are not satisfied, because Chu Zhongtian broke through a goal of a giant like Real Madrid in the first group match in the Champions League last season.

Chinese fans are no longer satisfied with Chu Zhongtian's assists. They want to see Chu Zhongtian score goals, score more goals, and score more exciting goals.

The ten goals in the Champions League last season were almost all exciting, which made Chinese fans feel excited. They also have the same hope this season.

Unfortunately, Chu Zhongtian has been in Real Madrid for a month. Although he has two assists in the Champions League and the league, he has not scored a goal. This is completely different from the feeling of his frequent goals from the beginning of last season.

In China, some media have already lamented that Chu Zhongtian's transfer to Real Madrid is definitely not a wise move, because he can't find a position in Real Madrid's tactical system, and Mourinho does not treat him as the core at all. He is Xavi. Alonso's substitute, and he can only get a chance to play when Alonso is injured. In such an environment, how can he perform his best form?

So the failure to score is entirely because Chu Zhongtian is in poor condition.

Of course, there are other people's analysis that sounds more real and more technical than this. They do not think that Chu Zhongtian's skills are not good. After all, four assists a month are so bad that it is to do it... They just feel that under the current tactical system, Chu Zhongtian took the initiative to sacrifice his scoring ability in order to compete for his position and to show his ability in midfield command, which often seems selfless. They also have data to prove their argument, that is, Chu Zhongtian's shots in this month were nearly 70% less than his performance in the same period at Hoffenheim.

These data seem convincing. Chu Zhongtian's shots have indeed decreased, and he is more passing the ball. Anyone who has watched Real Madrid games will agree with this analysis.

But what is the actual situation?

Chu Zhongtian did intentionally reduce his shots, and he thought more about his teammates. However, he did not deliberately please Mourinho in order to compete for his position.

He had long been sure that he would be an indispensable part of this team, so this month he has been using the opportunity of actual games to get to know his teammates and find the feeling of cooperating with them.

Shooting is not a beautiful stat for him. It is of course good to score thirty goals in a season, but if the team cannot win, what's the use?

※※※The debate in China about whether Chu Zhongtian’s transfer to Real Madrid is a blessing or a disaster. Although Chu Zhongtian learned something through the Internet, he ignored it.

After returning from Portugal, Real Madrid only took a long rest and then devoted themselves to intense training.

The domestic league weekend is about to start again.

At the same time, Alonso has been confirmed to play in this league, but it will not be a starter, but a substitute.

Alonso has been in a little depressed these days, obviously because he did not take him to Portugal in the Champions League group stage. Mourinho noticed this, so he planned to make him come back in advance, even if it only takes a few minutes, it can make the Spanish national team's midfielder feel a little at ease.

Alonso is going to play. Will he replace him or Khedira and partner with him?

Chu Zhongtian faces two completely different situations. If he replaces him, then things are both simple and complicated. The simple is that he doesn't have to consider how to match Alonso in this game. The complexity lies in whether this means that he is still a substitute for Alonso. After Alonso returns from injury, he has to move back to the bench.

If so, the situation would be bad.

If you replace Khdira, it means that Mourinho is considering forming a midfielder whom he and Alonso... Then he must perform well when he is partnering with Alonso. Otherwise, if the two of them get together without playing their respective roles and instead dragging each other down, Mourinho will replace one of them after a few games.

Chu Zhongtian smelled a little from the last few games, and always felt that Mourinho was examining himself, frequently changing his midfield partner, changing positions, and changing methods. He seemed to be planning to see what he could cooperate with different types of players... If so, Chu Zhongtian believed that he had not failed in these games.

※※Alonso's mood improved slightly. He had learned that he would play in the next league game with Valencia. Although he was not a starter, he had at least time to play, which is a good phenomenon. If he performed well in the game against Valencia and had no more physical problems, he could start - the premise is that Mourinho did not intend to completely replace him with Chu Zhongtian... Why did he say that he was just in a slightly better mood? That is because he had not played in the game, and he didn't know whether his performance could be satisfactory.

After all, after leaving the stadium for a month, he couldn't tell how much he was. In addition, Chu Zhongtian's recent performance was too "aggressive", so Alonso was very anxious. He did not return in a gradual manner, which made him more risk of returning. If he was injured again in the game against Valencia, all his previous efforts would be in vain.

Of course Alonso knew the risk, but he had no choice. He always felt that if he came back later, this position would have been completely snatched away by Chu Zhongtian.

Judging from Chu Zhongtian's performance in these games, Real Madrid did not buy his substitute at all, but he was like his substitute...※※"It is difficult to play against Valencia... because Valencia is very strong... but there is no need to worry too much, because we are at home..." Chu Zhongtian accepted an interview with Chinese media after training. With his arrival, the number of Chinese media coming to Madrid has risen sharply.

At first, all he saw were old faces in Germany, but later he could often see some new faces.

In addition to those national newspapers, there are many local media.

Chu Zhongtian is now a banner of Chinese sports, so of course they have to pay attention. Especially the Sichuan media, they are more concerned about reporting Chu Zhongtian. Because Chu Zhongtian is their Sichuan player.

Chinese journalists are very happy that Chu Zhongtian is so confident, but they are still more concerned about whether Chu Zhongtian can score a goal... "Is the goal just the layer of window paper, and it's just about to be broken?" A reporter asked.

Chu Zhongtian shook his head: "I didn't deliberately pursue goals. I think my teammates are better than me, so I just passed the football through. Is this normal? It has nothing to do with window paper or something. When I need to score a goal, I will naturally not refuse."

"So can you play against Valencia..."

"I'm not a prophet, how could I know?"

The reporters were somewhat disappointed that they did not get any valuable answers from Chu Zhongtian.

In this regard, no satisfaction was met, and another reporter raised a more sensitive question: "Alonso has returned from injury. Will this affect your position?"

Chu Zhongtian glanced at the reporter. He had contacted many Chinese journalists, including sports, social facts, and those responsible for reporting entertainment gossip... He had contacted all of these, and after contacting them a lot, he always had a feeling that Chinese journalists are really the best representatives of low professional ethics and lack of professional qualities... He didn't know that some questions had been revealed before, and he came to him. The interviewer either made the same as the official question, or set a preset position and then tempted the interviewees to the answers they expected.

Chu Zhongtian doesn't want the media to hype the relationship between himself and Alonso, but he doesn't want to make himself an unstable person in the locker room. He comes here to win the championship, not here to fight and fight for dominance.

He did not answer this question, left the group of Chinese journalists and walked to the locker room.
Chapter completed!