Gao Zheng had just arrived in Madrid and was picked up by his agent Viviano. In the car, Viviano told Gao Zheng that the house was almost done, and the real estate agent had finalized several high-quality properties for them and could go and see them at any time.

"Don't worry about this, let's talk about it after the game against Real Madrid." Gao Zheng waved his hand.

Although Perrin suggested that he settle down as soon as possible, compared with Madrid Tongcheng Debi, finding a house is really nothing.

Viviano nodded, instead of insisting on his own opinion, he asked, "How is your body feeling?"

"A little tired." Gao Zheng yawned, "Go back and take a bath and have a good sleep, I think it should be much better."

“Can you still fall asleep?”

"I haven't slept on the plane and started to turn the jet lag in advance." It was seven in the morning when I took off from Beijing, and the flight time plus the time to transfer in Dubai was 20 hours in total. Now there is a six-hour time difference between Madrid and Beijing at 8:30 in the evening, and Beijing is already 2:30 in the morning on the 11th. According to the living habits in Beijing, Gao Zheng should have fallen asleep now.

But if Gao Zheng had slept on the plane, it would be difficult for him to fall asleep again at this time.

In order to make the journey more comfortable, most people choose to sleep on the plane, especially in first class cabins. Put the seats flat, put them on the bed, turn off the lights, and sleep directly, just like at home, it is easier to fall asleep.

But in order to avoid the jet lag, Gao Zheng worked hard for twenty hours without sleeping.

And he had to continue to stop because Spain was not too late at 8:30 pm, and he had to wait until after 10 o'clock to go to bed. Too early would still affect the effect of jet lag.

So even though Gao Zheng has been yawning for a long time now, he still can't sleep.

"Then go for supper first." Viviano said.

"Okay, you arrange it."

The two then kept chatting, which was Viviano's way to prevent Gao Zheng from falling asleep in the car.

Gao Zheng also knew the purpose of Viviano doing this, so he kept trying to talk to Viviano.

"What do you think of him when I met the new head coach?"

"It's okay, I feel a little stubborn."

“How to say it?”

"I heard that when he coached the national team, a man over 30 years old was not recruited. The team performed poorly in the warm-up match, and many people were calling for him to recall the veteran, but I still didn't see a midfield core like Zheng Zhi when I returned to the national team this time."

"Then what do you think of his coaching prospects in the national team?"

"I don't know this..."

"Isn't it enough to have good grades?"

"Good results are not the only criterion. Chinese football is quite complicated, Andre. To be honest, I always think Perrin is just a stopgap measure and must not be the best candidate in the Football Association. But when he was about to lead the team to play the Asian Cup, he really couldn't find a better coach. I can't continue to let Fu Bo lead the team to play the Asian Cup, right? So I found Perrin..." Gao Zheng yawned again. "But this has nothing to do with me. No matter who he plays football, he just needs to play well. As for other things, I don't care."

"That's right, you just need to play well. Playing well is more important than anything else..."

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The next day, many journalists from Madrid met Gao Zheng on the training ground.

He greeted his teammates with an iconic smile on his face.

Seeing Gao Zheng like this, the reporters who supported Atletico Madrid breathed a sigh of relief.

As long as Gao Zheng is in good condition, he still has hope to compete with Real Madrid in the away game.

Although Atletico Madrid defeated Real Madrid to win the championship in the previous Spanish Super Cup, Atletico Madrid only tied 1:1 in the away game in the first leg. Except for last season's league, they still did not defeat Real Madrid at the Bernabeu.

Moreover, the Spanish Super Cup is the Spanish Super Cup and the league is the league. The team attaches different importance to both competitions.

I beat Real Madrid in the Spanish Super Cup, and I can't say that I can beat Real Madrid in the league, let alone Real Madrid's home court this time.

If Gao Zheng suffered any injuries or was in poor health during the national team competition, then the supporters of Atletico Madrid would be worried.

Because most players participated in the competitions of their respective national teams and their physical condition was different, Simeone mainly focused on physical recovery training and set piece tactical training during the past two days of training.

Anyway, Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid have been fighting each other for so many years, and they have long been the people they know most. There is no need to study opponents and do targeted training.

Then just go on the field and do it.

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When the players of both sides met at the Bernabeu Stadium again, Gao Zheng did not say anything like "I want to defeat you" when shaking hands with Cristiano Ronaldo this time.

Like everyone else, he just touched his hand when he shook hands with Ronaldo and let go.

This surprised Cristiano Ronaldo a little bit. He thought Gao Zheng would come to provoke him.

The Portuguese, who turned his head and looked at Gao Zheng's back, fell into deep thought.

Does this kid think that the last time the Spanish Super Cup defeated Real Madrid, even if he defeated me?

Although Ronaldo still doesn't think Gao Zheng is qualified to be his opponent, he feels that he must teach this young man who is ignorant and respect him.

Do you think you can beat me in one game?

Wait and see, boy!

However, Cristiano Ronaldo may have thought a little too much. Gao Zheng didn't say that to him, not because Gao Zheng felt that he had defeated a strong enemy in one game, but because he felt that there was no need to say that every time he met, he had expressed his attitude to him, and just issued a declaration of war. You can't declare a war every time you meet, right? That would be too stupid.

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"The game is about to begin. Last season, it was at this stadium. Simeone's team defeated Real Madrid. You know, it is the first time since 1999 that Atletico Madrid defeated Real Madrid at the Bernabeu... Real Madrid has only lost that time in the last twenty-five league matches. The remaining twenty-four games Real Madrid won seventeen wins and seven draws... There are a total of 154 league matches in Madrid's city derby, and Real Madrid won 85 wins and 33 draws and 33 draws and 34 draws in the remaining twenty-four games.

Sixteen losses have an absolute advantage, including 52 wins, 12 draws, 13 losses at home, and the home advantage is so huge. And there is another data that may give Real Madrid fans some comfort: that is, in history, Real Madrid has never lost to Atletico Madrid for two consecutive seasons at its home court... Yes, Real Madrid has only lost thirteen games at the Bernabeu, and none of them have lost two consecutive games. So will this add a little confidence to Real Madrid fans?"

Before the competition began, Jose Maria was speaking very quickly and introducing the basic background situation.

The same situation is also happening in the studio in Beijing, China, which is thousands of miles away. When commentator He Ping introduced the background information, he was also giving fans vaccinations:

"...Real Madrid's league starts a bit bad, and only won one game in two games. This background also means that for Ancelotti, he can't afford to lose this same-city derby..."

His commentator partner and commentator guest Xu Yang used a joke to comfort Chinese fans in advance: "It's okay, as long as Gao Zheng can score a goal, it will be considered as completing the task!"
Chapter completed!