Chapter 52 Real Madrid’s Dilemma (One Hundred and Seventeen/One Hundred and Thirty-Four)

In the final game, Lazio defeated Dortmund 2:0 away from home and remained unbeaten in the group stage.

After five rounds of group matches, Lazio topped the list with 13 points, qualifying one round ahead of schedule and still first in the group.

The next step is for the remaining three teams to fight for the second place in a group.

Real Madrid's home game against Nottingham Forest ended at the same time.

Everyone originally thought that Real Madrid, who were forced into a desperate situation, would definitely defeat Nottingham Forest at home. It was hard to say how many goals they could win, but they would definitely win.

Real Madrid fans were still optimistic a minute before the game.

Real Madrid has participated in the Champions League for so many years and has never failed to qualify for the group stage.

So no matter what, Real Madrid will definitely qualify from the group in the end, even if it is second in the group - at this time, Real Madrid fans don't care whether they are first or second in the group.

After they lost to Lazio in the first round of the group stage, the media and fans in Madrid were still discussing whether such a start could help the team get first place in the group.

At that time, in everyone's mind, it was no problem for Real Madrid to qualify for the group stage. Real Madrid did not pay attention to this at all, but all considered the matter of being first in the group.

From their point of view, only the top team in the group deserves the aristocratic style of Real Madrid. Even in the death group.

As a result, now, the situation has completely changed. They fully realize that in today's football world, they are no longer the giants they used to be.

After four rounds of the group stage, they only accumulated four points and ranked second. And the other two teams are not much different. This position obviously does not make Real Madrid fans feel at ease.

Real Madrid fans feel very sad - since when has a wealthy team like Real Madrid been reduced to competing with two other inferior teams for a qualifying spot?

Fans' dissatisfaction with Real Madrid continues.

This dissatisfaction is not only directed at coach Benitez, but also against the 74-year-old Florentino Perez, the chairman of Real Madrid Club.

This legendary chairman who once built the Galaxy Battleship single-handedly,

This is the third time he has become the president of Real Madrid Club.

He stayed away from this location for six years before he came out for the third time. He came out again because he wanted to save Real Madrid again.

Benitez was appointed as the head coach of Real Madrid after he came out. In his first season, Benitez led Real Madrid to the Champions League final. This time made Florentino's popularity soar, and everyone shouted, "Sure enough, only the old chairman can save Real Madrid."

Even if they lose in the finals, everyone still has confidence in this team.

I always believe that Real Madrid will perform better next season. Because Benitez has better integration with the team.

Unexpectedly, my grades went from bad to worse.

In the third year, this is the season. It is simply difficult to even qualify for the Champions League group stage.

Such a performance is naturally impossible to satisfy Real Madrid fans and club members.

There are also voices in the media that although Florentino has successfully built two phases of Galacticos, he is old after all, has rigid thinking and slow reactions, and is no longer suitable to continue to be the helm of such a wealthy family.

In other words, we are going to force him to step down.

Florentino is now under tremendous pressure. For a seventy-four-year-old man, this is very cruel and unfair. But in the face of failure, the angry Real Madrid fans didn't care. They only know that someone needs to be responsible for the failure, and Real Madrid's lost glory must be recovered, even if it costs blood!

Of course. Benitez is under more pressure.

As the head coach of Real Madrid, he has been in this position since the first day. It was like sitting in the crater of a volcano. The pressure accompanied him 24 hours a day and never stopped.

So before facing Nottingham Forest at home, the media went crazy saying that this game would be the final battle to decide Benitez's fate. If he couldn't win - it wasn't a loss, but an inability to win, so losing was also In this case - he will be dismissed from get out of class.

It's really time for Real Madrid to make a last stand.

For this game, Benitez's preparations are not inadequate.

Despite this, when the game started, the Real Madrid team was still accustomed to underestimating its opponents.

The first time they played against Nottingham Forest, they were tied away from Nottingham Forest. But it was an away game after all, and they believed they would beat Nottingham Forest hard when they returned to home.

Winning Nottingham Forest is not difficult.

Even if Nottingham Forest later drew with Dortmund, it did not change the minds of the Real Madrid players.

Anyway, they are confident in their home court.

Dortmund defeated Real Madrid 3:1 in the Bernabeu Cup.

With that in mind, they were slow to get into game shape.

The result of their slowness was that they didn't score a goal until the end of the first half.

Real Madrid players have begun to panic.

However, they still had a fluke, thinking that there were still 45 minutes left in the first half, which was enough time for them to beat Nottingham Forest.

Their goal also changed from a big win before the game to just one goal, and winning would be enough.

But in the second half, Nottingham Forest's defense was watertight, and Real Madrid became more and more impatient, because they realized that time was running out and Nottingham Forest's goal was so difficult to break.

They began to panic.

There is no need to say more about what happened next, and anyone who often watches football can imagine that situation.

Real Madrid became more and more impatient, and Nottingham Forest became more and more confident in defending.

Until the end of the game, Real Madrid was unable to break Nottingham Forest's goal, and the game ended in 0:0 again!

Nottingham Forest got one point, three points, and still ranked last in this group.

But this is meaningless to Real Madrid. Because this point of Real Madrid did not get them out of danger.

Although they ranked second in the group with five points, even a fool knows that this is not safe at all. Dortmund has four points, Nottingham Forest has three points, and there are too many accidents that may happen in the last round...

Such a result is definitely the end of Real Madrid.

They have only two ways to advance. One way is to beat Lazio away. Only by defeating Lazio can Real Madrid take the initiative in their own hands. But after watching the first round of the game between the two sides, many people have no expectations for this.

The second way is to draw with Lazio, and at the same time hope that Nottingham Forest will once again carry forward their fine tradition of tenacious defense and draw with Dortmund at home. In this way. Real Madrid will rank second in the group with six points, while Dortmund and Nottingham Forest will have five points and four points respectively, and Real Madrid will qualify.

Now it seems that the second way is more likely.

However, qualifying with such an identity. For the century-old giant Real Madrid, it is really too embarrassing...

Of course, the current Real Madrid people should not care about these, they just want to qualify.

As long as they can rush out of this damn death group, they are willing to do anything!

After the group result came out at the beginning, the media exclaimed that this was the group of death, but it was a group of death used to trap Lazio.

Unexpectedly, it has now become the group of death for Real Madrid...

It's really fate.

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Real Madrid was tied by Nottingham Forest at home. This incident quickly became the most sensational news in the entire European football the next day.

It's not that this game is incredible, nor is it that Nottingham Forest is unlikely to tie Real Madrid.

The sensation is not because of this result, but because of another result extended from this result.

That is, everyone found that for the first time in history, Real Madrid Club may face the dilemma of not being able to qualify in the Champions League group stage!

This is big news. Real Madrid was the first active responder to the Champions League. They also created the glory of five consecutive championships in the early days of the Champions League. This achievement made them the best team of the 20th century.

Since then, the results have fluctuated. But no matter what, as long as they participate in the Champions League with a group stage, they will definitely qualify from the group stage.

The Champions League has a history of 66 years, and Real Madrid has never been eliminated in the group stage.

So Florentino said that Real Madrid is a team with "Champions League blood", and naturally he has his reasons.

It is such a team that has integrated the Champions League into its blood, but it has to face the embarrassing situation of not being able to qualify in the group stage.

This is not big news, then what is big news?

Just one day later, Real Madrid announced that head coach Benítez resigned.

In the press release, Real Madrid thanked Benítez for his efforts in the team for more than two seasons and wished him good luck.

However, such formulaic warmth cannot cover up the cruelty of the workplace.

Benítez is also a champion coach, but he was fired in less than two and a half seasons at Real Madrid.

The head coach of Real Madrid is indeed not a good position.

Some media are dissatisfied with Real Madrid's dismissal of Benítez. They believe that under the current situation, even if Changsheng is allowed to coach, it may not guarantee that Real Madrid can qualify from the group and avoid becoming the biggest joke. And no one will take over the hot potato of Real Madrid at this time.

Because everyone knows how bad the situation Real Madrid will face next. It is too difficult to lead Real Madrid out of this death group, because their opponent is Lazio led by Changsheng. Changsheng and Real Madrid are mortal enemies. How can he give up such a good opportunity?

At this time, coaching Real Madrid, if Real Madrid fails to qualify from the group, it is equivalent to engraving his name on the pillar of shame in the history of Real Madrid Club forever!

Who is willing to do such a stupid thing?

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