Halfway through the Devils' February fixture, Real Madrid have another big game, away to Schalke 04.

Last season, Schalke 04 also advanced to the round of 16 as the second place in the group, and their knockout opponent was also Real Madrid, and after two legs, they were dunked by Real Madrid 9 goals!

It was the first leg of the knockout round of the Champions League this season, and the sad Schalke 04 drew on their bitter rivals Real Madrid.

In the JG Sports live broadcast room, Zhan Jun still invited his old friend Zhang Lu Zhang tonight.

"Coach Zhang, last year, the opponent of Real Madrid's eighth-out stage was also Schalke 04, and this year they were drawn again, do you think Schalke 04 will have hope?" Zhan Jun asked.

"Uh, hehe, it's hard to say, it's not to hit Schalke 04 fans, it's really hopeful.

In the group stage, Schalke 04 was in the same group as Chelsea..."Last

season, they were also in the same group as Chelsea!" Zhan Jun interjected.

"That's right, they won 2 wins, 2 draws and 2 defeats in the group stage, losing two games to Chelsea and Sporting Lisbon respectively, and the final points are 8 points, which is really not enough compared to the winning Real Madrid." Zhang Lu continued.

'However, Schalke 04 has a different title coach this year, and their manager Di Matteo led Chelsea to the Champions League! Zhan Jun said.

"Well, Di Matteo has had success in the Champions League and that's one of the biggest highlights of this game.

"At that time, Di Mateo's first challenge was the knockout stage of the Champions League!

Chelsea lost 3-1 to Napoli in the knockout round

, and back at Stamford Bridge, Chelsea fought back, and with Di Mateo's excellent command, they won 4-1 at home and reached the quarter-finals!

Chelsea beat Benfica in the quarter-finals and faced the sky-beating Barca in the semi-finals.

In the first leg of the semifinals, Chelsea unswervingly adhered to the strategy of defending and counterattacking, defeating the visiting Barca 1-0

in the first leg, going to Camp Nou in the second leg, trailing 0:2, and the captain's main central defender Terry was also sent off with a red card, and in extremely unfavorable circumstances they chased the score to 2:2, and finally eliminated Barca 3:2 on aggregate to reach the semifinals!

20 May 2012 was a day to remember forever for Chelsea fans, a group of old boys who made their dreams come true!

Chelsea met Bayern Munich in the Champions League final

, when Chelsea lacked several key players such as John Terry, Ivanovic and Ramirez

, and they played extremely tenacious without major generals, Bayern took the lead early, and they only equalized before the end of the game to drag the game into extra time

, and after 120 minutes, the score was still 1-1, and finally entered a brutal penalty shootout

In the penalty shoot-out, Chelsea beat Bayern Munich 4-3 on 4-of-five to win the first Champions League trophy in the team's history! "

Zhan Jun has sorted out Di Matteo's past glorious record in the Champions League, and

the miracle of Chelsea's victory is also the road to fame for interim manager Di Mateo.

'I cried that game, Drogba, Frank Lampard, John Terry and other old boys finally dreamed of the Champions League, football moved us! Zhang Lu nodded and said.

'Although Schalke 04 is not comparable to Chelsea, as neutral fans we want to see miracles, will Di Matteo bring us miracles?

Before the start of this match, both sides were full of wounded soldiers.

On the Real Madrid side, Modric, Ramos and Ronaldo all hung up with injury numbers and did not come to the Fertins Arena with the team.

On Schalke 04, 7 main players such as Draxler and Falfan are recovering from injuries.

Di Matteo faced the dilemma of no one to use, facing the mighty Real Madrid, his starting formation was similar to 5-3-2

: goalkeeper: Werrenreuit;

Defenders: Nastašić, Matip, Hevedes, Ogo, Atsushito Uchida;

Midfielders: Boateng, Neustedt, Hogel;

Forwards: Huntelaar, Shupomotin.

At this time, Schupomoting is not as bright as when he played for Bayern in 2022, and he can only be a junior brother next to Real Madrid's old player Huntelaar.

Ahead of the match, media from East Asia raised the issue of the Asian derby.

Dongying full-back vs former Chinese player Jiang Ge?

To this question, Ancelotti's answer at his pre-match press conference was succinct: "Do you think they are on a level?

Real Madrid are aiming to defend their title, but fortunately several of the main players in the team returned in time, and Ancelotti sacrificed what he considered to be the strongest team

: goalkeeper: Casillas;

Defenders: Carvajal, Varane, Pepe, Marcelo;

Midfielders: Lucas Silva, Kroos, Isco;

Forwards: Bell, Jiang Ge, Ronaldo.

The likes of Jesse and Little Pea were on the bench as new signing Lucas Silva made his Champions League debut.

At this time, the away goal system in the knockout stages of the Champions League has not yet been abolished, and the team that scores one away from home is two, and the team with the most away goals in two legs will advance.

Before the game, in the dressing room, Carlo Ancelotti gave his players the task of keeping a draw and winning, preferably with at least one away goal.

On the contrary, Di Matteo asked the team to try not to concede the goal, even if it was a success if it was eventually moved 0-0 to the Bernabeu.

Stepping on the melodious Champions League theme song, players from both sides entered, which was an earlier match in the Champions League knockout round.

Referee Atkinson blew the whistle and the knockout rounds of the Champions League officially kicked off this season.

Schalke 04's starting formation looks like 5-3-2, and the player's position on the field is actually 4-2-3-1, with Huntelaar alone at the front.

Schalke 04 kicked off first, Neustedt kicked the ball to Hevedes behind him, and the players on both sides scattered.

At the moment when Hevedes received the ball, the coach Di Matteo made a two-handed press motion, intended to tell the players to stabilize the rhythm and not rush to attack.

Also a teammate of the German national team, Jiang Ge is no stranger to Hevedes, and the opponent leaned in as soon as he got the ball.

Hevedes also knew Jiang Ge's strength, did not dare to slack, and pushed Matip beside him.

The young Matip is not the first time to fight Jiang Ge, but he doesn't seem to put Jiang Ge in his eyes

, when Jiang Ge pounced on Matip, he played a love magic circle, turned around and pushed

the ball to the goalkeeper, of course, this is just Matip's own thoughts, he is sure that he has the confidence and strength to get rid of Jiang Ge with a turning motion, and then steadily pass the ball back to the goalkeeper.

At the moment when Matip turned around, the ball king system triggered the Easter egg prop "Love Magic Circle", and

without hesitation, Jiang Ge directly used this Easter egg prop.

A magical scene on the field happened, when Jiang Ge approached, Matip stepped on the ball and spun around twice, seemed to turn himself dizzy, and the ball under his feet rolled out uncontrollably a meter or two away, Jiang Ge stepped

forward sharply, seized the opportunity to directly poke a

shot, goalkeeper Weren Reuter was caught off guard, and the ball went into the net!

The goal went in, it was Jiang Ge who scored, and less than a minute into the opening game, Jiang Ge scored a goal with a shrewd upper grab!

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