Football: I am only 16 years old, and you want me to retire and make a comeback?

Chapter 601 The Curse on Manchester United?
[Playing against Real Madrid is a piece of cake, right? Hazard's already gone.]

[UEFA is really giving me, Tang, face! They're putting three posters on me?]

[I think this refers to net worth, 2.4 million > three intermissions at the ceremony]

Carvajal isn't Arnold; do you think you can just let Rashford pass by so easily?

I'm rooting for Manchester United this time, but their lack of Rodri is a big problem.

The Champions League Round of 16 match between Real Madrid and Manchester United garnered immense attention from fans, as evidenced by the lively discussion in the comments section.

Manchester United fans are in a good mood, but not to a very good one.

The reason is Rodri's absence.

Rodri's absence at this crucial time is critical, as it means he will miss the match against Real Madrid.

"I remember you guys fell in the Champions League quarterfinals last season because Rashford got injured."

In a Sky Sports broadcast, Liverpool legend Jamie Carragher and Manchester United legend Rio Ferdinand chatted. As usual, Carragher seized every opportunity to mock Manchester United.

"Oh, that's not the whole reason."

Ferdinand turned his head away and then back: "Rashford is injured, but Manchester United lost mainly because of their form. Otherwise, we would have reached the semi-finals last season even without Rashford."

"But Rodri is injured, and he might not be able to play for either leg."

"But we still have the advantage, Manchester United will definitely win!"

Ferdinand is very confident in his team: "I know we're missing Rodri, but we still have McTominay and Amrabat."

Ferdinand shrugged.

The Manchester United legend's meaning is quite clear.

Real Madrid is very strong, but not as strong as Carragher and some Manchester United haters imagine.

"They don't have Hazard, we don't have Rodri, it's a fair game. We already had a higher chance of winning, and we still do now."

"Hahaha"

Carragher burst into laughter, only to be interrupted by Ferdinand's comment: "Hey! What are you laughing at???"

"Oh, it's nothing, it's nothing."

Carragher composed himself and appeared calm.

"You have a Champions League curse, so what I'm saying isn't who's stronger, but that you have a curse."

"..."

Ferdinand is beyond redemption.

Carragher meant that Manchester United suffered injuries last season and then lost to Paris Saint-Germain.

They also encountered injuries this season, so they will lose again.

No matter how good they are, they can't win the Champions League. That's the curse on the Red Devils!

……

According to Gazzetta dello Sport, online survey data shows that the Real Madrid vs. Manchester United match is the most anticipated football event of the season, surpassing the Spanish El Clásico, the Manchester derby, and the Merseyside derby.

Marca – Manchester United players have arrived in Madrid, and Tang Ye was asked to sign Kroos's jersey. (.jpg)

Judging from the pictures published by Marca, the players were greeted by many Real Madrid fans upon their arrival in Madrid. Some of them came to demonstrate, while others came to take photos and get autographs.

It's worth mentioning that, in addition to Real Madrid fans, there were also Barcelona and Villarreal fans.

Comparatively speaking, Barcelona and Villarreal fans are more friendly towards Tang Ye.

Go TY!

"Beat Real Madrid, don't give them the Champions League!"

Manchester United!

Barcelona has already fallen behind Real Madrid in the league standings, and it would be really bad if their Champions League results were also not as good as Real Madrid's.

What should I do?
It's very simple, Manchester United must step up their game and beat Barcelona and Real Madrid.

"Good brother, TY, you and Barcelona are good brothers!"

Barcelona fans are trying to brainwash Tang Ye.

"Calm down, calm down!"

Tang Ye was still signing autographs, and his right hand was getting a little tired from writing.

"Crush Real Madrid! Go TY! Can you promise us? Go for it!"

"Haha, we'll do our best, we definitely will!"

The Champions League is such a serious event that there's no possibility of match-fixing, but Barcelona fans want Tang Ye to confirm it personally.

"United!"

"Man United!"

Bang bang bang!
……

"China Media Group! This is a live broadcast for you..."

"As you can see, players from both sides are arriving in the players' tunnel!"

call!
Taking a deep breath, Tang Ye and Dembele walked around the corner together.

The Real Madrid logo on the ground appeared suddenly like a trap, startling Tang Ye and Dembele, who jumped up quickly.

"I rely on!"

"Ha ha!"

Tang Ye and Dembele fist bumped, with the latter resting his hands on the back of his head: "That's the reaction speed of a CS player."

Tang Ye and Dembele reacted incredibly quickly, which meant that no matter how suddenly the Real Madrid crest appeared, they wouldn't step on it!
"No, no, no, we're not gamers, we're professional athletes! We're professional athletes, professional esports athletes!"

Tang Ye corrected him.

Of the few people standing in the tunnel, these two are the most relaxed. Their Manchester United teammates are used to it, but this is the first time their opponents, Real Madrid, have seen this situation.

In such an important match, TY and Dembele seemed to be playing a little too casually.

"You all seem ready."

Modric came over and shook hands with Tang Ye, and Chinese fans who saw the video were already arguing in the comments section of Dongqiudi.

Modric, the 2018 Ballon d'Or winner, beat GGBond the year before!

The fans were very aggressive, but Tang Ye and Modric got along very well.

"We're ready, and you're ready, we're all ready."

Tang Ye put his hand on the Croatian's shoulder: "But we should be better prepared."

He leaned close to Modric's ear, as if whispering a secret: "We'll start preparing in 10 days!"

It wasn't a secret, but Tang Ye insisted on calling it one.

"How is Luca?"

Tang Ye raised an eyebrow at Modric, who simply smiled and then held up two of his fingers.

"You prepared for 20 days?"

Tang Ye was surprised.

"2 months"

Well!
That's pretty good.

……

Real Madrid (4-3-3)

Goalkeeper: Courtois

Defenders: Carvajal, Varane, Ramos, Ferland Mendy
Midfielders: Kroos, Casemiro, Modric

Forwards: Vinicius, Benzema, Isco
Head Coach: Zinedine Zidane

Tang Ye recognized most of the opposing players, except for Ferland Mendy.

Then there's Vinicius, who seems to have just joined Real Madrid. Tang Ye only recently saw his name on Dongqiudi (a Chinese sports betting platform).

Of course, the key point is not the name or the age, but the player's ability.

Judging from the transfer fee (4500 million euros), Vinicius's strength is definitely not weak!

Kroos passes the ball to Vinicius!
At the start of the match, Tang Ye got his wish and got the chance to compete against Vinicius.

Vinicius adjusted his position at a slight angle, dribbling the ball towards the center!
Tang Ye and McTominay worked together, slowly pressing forward!
Waiting for the right moment, Tang Ye suddenly accelerated and stuck to Vinicius, restricting the Real Madrid striker's movement routes.

"Scott!"

Tang Ye shouted.

McTominay made a mistake; he didn't follow up and press!

Snapped!
Vinicius passed the ball with both feet, successfully shaking off Tang Ye and McTominay.

Wow!!!

"Dribble the ball forward yourself!"

"Vinicius is very fast, but I think it will be a bit difficult for him to break through Manchester United's midfield..."

Real Madrid wanted to break through Manchester United's defense directly through the middle, at which point De Ligt came out of the penalty area and combined with De Jong.

!

Passing the ball again was definitely not an option, so Vinicius decisively played a through ball to the left wing.

Modric has the ball!

Let's make some adjustments!
Modric was very quick; after finding an opportunity, he immediately delivered a cross with the outside of his foot, sending the ball into the penalty area.

Benzema!
"Oh!!!"

Bailly stuck to Benzema.

Jump up!
boom!
Bailly has successfully cleared the gap!

"Beep beep beep!!!"

"Beep beep beep beep beep!!!" Benzema was pushed aside, and some home fans in the stands were already calling for a penalty.

But awarding a penalty in this situation is really a stretch.

Benzema didn't even fall!

"Hurry back!"

Tang Ye reminded De Ligt, "Matheus, go back quickly after you come out, or something bad will happen."

"okok!"

De Ligt and Tang Ye clapped.

Van der Gach smiled with satisfaction off the field, as he noticed that Tang Ye's influence on the field had been growing ever since he received the captain's armband.

This shows that Ten Hag's choice was correct.

As for Ten Hach...

The Manchester United manager is not laughing right now.

He clearly felt Real Madrid's tactical pressure, and it was obvious that the La Liga giants had made a lot of preparations for today's match.

Take a look at Zidane next door.

A strange sensation occurred; Zidane seemed to sense Ten Hag looking at him, so he turned his head as well, and the two made brief eye contact.

"..."

"Get up!"

Tang Ye signaled De Jong to press forward, and suddenly moved closer, pressing Isco from behind.

"There's someone behind us!"

A teammate reminded me, but it was too late.

boom!
De Jong made a steal, and the ball rolled to an open space in the distance.

wow！

Time to get the ball!

Both teams' players rushed towards open spaces.

Whichever side gets the ball first has the opportunity to attack!
Judging from the situation on the field, Modric is closer, but Tang Ye has abilities that Modric doesn't possess.

After adjusting his body position, Tang Ye suddenly made a sliding tackle.

At almost the absolute limit, Tang Ye touched the ball before Modric and used his foot to knock it into a new open space ahead.

It was still an open space, and both sides were vying for it, but this time the situation was more favorable to the Manchester United players.

Martial gets the ball first!

Pull the ball back and turn!

"Go forward, go forward!"

Manchester United's attack has begun!

Martial dribbles forward with the outside of his foot, gradually reaching his maximum speed.

"Watch out on the flanks! Watch out on the flanks!"

Manchester United were playing through the middle, but Zidane was signaling to his players to be careful on the flanks.

This is because the Real Madrid manager has already figured it out!

Snapped!
Martial played a through ball to Dembele, who, along with Mendy, ran over and won the ball, moving towards the center.

Lift your left foot!
Dembele prepared to pass the ball, and Mendy raised his leg to intercept. At this moment, Dembele suddenly changed from passing to cutting with his left foot.

Ousmane Dembélé's nutmeg dribble!
Mendy got scammed!
After nutmegging the defender, Dembele moved closer to the Real Madrid goal.

Maintain a slow pace so that your teammates can gradually come up to support you.

Hey!

Martial took the ball from Dembele and then passed it to Luke Shaw on the left.

Luke Shaw to Rashford!

Rashford could have tried to break past Carvajal, but he opted to deliver a direct cutback pass.

McTominay!
"Come on, come on!"

Tang Ye reached out his hand to McTominay.

Get the ball!

With a turn and a series of maneuvers, Tang Ye evaded Casemiro's attempted tackle.

Casemiro put his hand on Tang Ye's shoulder, but that didn't stop Tang Ye from taking a shot.

Lift your leg!

boom!
He unleashed a long-range shot, bypassing Ramos and charging towards the goal.

But Courtois beat him out!

Well!
The players rushed towards the landing point, but Dembele was one step ahead.

Using a stepover to protect the ball, Dembele moved with the ball while constantly observing and searching for Tang Ye's position.

Got it!

Snapped!
Tang Ye ran towards the rolling ball, with Casemiro by his side.

Casemiro was ready for a physical confrontation, but Tang Ye stretched out his leg and let the ball roll between his legs without stopping it.

!!!

Casemiro realized something was wrong, turned around, and sure enough, McTominay was behind him with the ball.

"Pull it!"

Cross stretched out his hand, and McTominay immediately rolled around on the ground.

"..."

Kroos held his head in his hands as he watched the referee show him a yellow card.

"Yes, that yellow card is necessary, otherwise Real Madrid will be in trouble if McTominay passes the ball in."

"But to be honest, the position of that set piece was a bit too good."

The camera focused on the spot where the referee had drawn the white line.

"It's relatively close to the center, but, well, it's quite far from the goal!"

Realizing something was wrong, Rashford came over and pointed to the white line on the grass: "Shouldn't it be a little further forward? It fell forward."

The lines drawn by the referee seem to be off-target?

"Beep!"

Rashford quickly paid the price for his questioning of the referee, receiving a yellow card.

"Never mind, it's okay."

Tang Ye pushed Rashford, and the two of them went to the set-piece spot together.

"We can't push it much further, and he definitely won't pass it, but if we cross, the impact won't be significant."

"Shall we cross?" Rashford raised an eyebrow.

Tang Ye gently shook his head: "No, let's fight directly."

"..."

I don't quite understand what Tang Ye's purpose was in saying those words just now.

But it's okay, since Tom thinks it'll work, let's give it a try!
Dongqiudi Live Match Report: Kroos commits a tactical foul, giving Manchester United a direct free kick opportunity; Rashford is shown a yellow card for complaining.

"Beep beep beep!!!!"

"madrid! madrid!"

"Hala Madrid!"

Bang bang bang!
Before the free kick even started, the more than 7 fans at the Bernabéu gave Real Madrid players a buff, much like a mage casting a spell on the front-line warriors before a big battle.

The human wall is ready.

Tang Ye and Rashford are standing together!
"Beep!"

The referee's eyes were focused on the wall of players, and Rashford began his run-up.

Swing your right leg up!
Rashford jumped over it!

Tang Ye is behind him!
Because of Rashford's feint, Real Madrid's penalty area is in complete chaos, and finding a suitable shooting line under these circumstances is a huge challenge.

"Tang Ye!"

boom!
Knee locked, ball kicked out.

There was little rotation; it floated to its highest point and then began to fall.

Courtois!

Courtois's movement was quite fluid, combining a step and a jump to make the save.

The distance was enough, but the jumps seemed a bit slow.

"The ball is in!"

"The ball is in!"

"My God, haha, Manchester United!"

"In the 19th minute of the first half, Manchester United opened the scoring against Real Madrid with a direct free kick!"

"A direct free kick from Tang Ye!"

"..."

……

(End of this chapter)