Chapter 1079: Chapter 346: Ibrahimovic: Let Real Madrid Test My Mettle

Raul said.

“What do you think about the Chelsea vs. Lyon match?”

The reporter asked.

“I don’t want to comment on other teams, but I’ll say one thing, Lyon is good, but they will be eliminated.” Raul said.

“Is it because of Kevin?”

The reporter pressed further.

Raul simply didn’t speak.

Florentino has been under a lot of pressure lately, and his way of relieving stress is to trouble the first team.

Raul doesn’t think the captain’s armband guarantees his safety.

The main reason he’s still at Real Madrid is that Huang Kaiwen helped him and Guti secure long-term contracts in advance; by the time he fulfills the contract, he will also be at retirement age.

Before Ancelotti could speak, Ibrahimovic grabbed the microphone and said: “The most shocking teams I’ve seen were the Eindhoven with Ronaldo and the Real Madrid with Kevin. You know the situation with Eindhoven now, a superstar made them delude themselves into thinking they’re strong, and without their god, they’ll only fall back to earth.”

“Zlatan, are you saying Real Madrid is ordinary?”

The reporter asked.

“Although I don’t want to say it, that’s just how it is. I think we’ll win, and win beautifully. Real Madrid without Kevin simply has no ability to stop us, the most challenging team in La Liga now is Barca, and second is Atletico.” Ibrahimovic said.

Ancelotti quickly raised an eyebrow, interrupting Ibrahimovic, who was about to continue.

He smiled and said: “Zlatan means Real Madrid is in a period of turmoil and they’re having a tough time, while we are a mature team, so our chances of winning are higher.”

Ibrahimovic said again: “The coach wants to help me speak, but I don’t think telling the truth is wrong. When I was a kid, Real Madrid was pretty average, and many teams performed better than them.”

“Alright, the press conference ends here.”

Ancelotti snatched Ibrahimovic’s microphone and said.

If Ibrahimovic kept speaking, comments like Real Madrid being trash would come out.

On the way back, Ancelotti was still persuading: “Zlatan, I know you feel Kevin was treated unfairly, but getting involved with Real Madrid will cause a lot of trouble, Real Madrid is very influential in the football world.”

“That was before, from now on they’ll just be a joke.”

Ibrahimovic said disdainfully.

Ancelotti shook his head, not continuing to persuade.

He patted Ibrahimovic’s shoulder, asking him to return to the locker room.

He was still preparing to check the condition of the Willingness Power receiving device No. 14 machine.

This time the machine adopted the latest design concept.

In this era when everyone uses mobile phones, he successfully got the help of a famous Milan fan, embedding a small program into the system of Europe’s largest operator, Deutsche Telekom.

It allows everyone’s Willingness Power to be transmitted via electromagnetic waves to each base station, then collect the Willingness Power by tapping into the information from these base stations.

If the No. 14 machine succeeds, it will be a great achievement.

Ancelotti felt that the focus of today’s match was the condition of the machine.

The players of both sides completed their warm-ups.

The Bernabéu Stadium had already displayed gigantic banners.

Although the fans were not very satisfied with the team’s situation, at crucial moments, they still stood by the team.

During the warm-up, Kaka looked serious.

Such an expression was rare on his handsome face.

As they walked toward the tunnel, Kaka blocked his teammates and said: “Today’s match has significant meaning, we want to achieve a glorious victory at the Bernabéu. Forza Milan!”

“Forza Milan!”

[Andy Carroll] probably.

“Huang Kaiwen isn’t starting, better watch the match over here.”

“I also feel Real Madrid vs. Milan would be better to watch, full of stars.”

“Zhang isn’t commenting on this match, without his laughs it feels a bit odd.”

“Can’t help it, Zhang must be commentating on the Chelsea match.”

“Who’s commentating today, Coach Xu? Is he still a national player?”

“When Milu was around, he brought in over 100 players into the National Team in a year. Basically, if you had long legs, you were a national player. Coach Xu claimed to be a national player, but only played over 10 appearances in three seasons, his playing style is a bit like Fletcher, can do everything but nothing well, but much softer than Fletcher.”

“Feels like this Coach Xu only talks nonsense, like leading and ensuring defense, utilizing width, I already know all that.”

“Wow, this starting lineup must be the world’s most luxurious, right?”

“Even Ronaldo is on the bench. This is a luxury lineup I couldn’t even assemble in a game, but shouldn’t AC Milan buy someone for the left-back?”

“I heard it was Huang Kaiwen who requested to sign Hummels. I felt like 10 million was a loss back then, but looking now, I was an idiot.”

As the players took to the field, the commentators introduced the starting line-ups of both teams.

Real Madrid 4-4-2 with two defensive midfielders:

Goalkeeper: Casillas,

Defenders: Heinze, Cannavaro, Pepe, Ivanovic,

Midfielders: Marcelo, Xabi Alonso, Diarra, Robben,

Forwards: Higuain, Raul,

AC Milan 4-3-1-2 with three defensive midfielders:

Goalkeeper: Abbiati,

Defenders: Favalli, Maldini, Hummels, Zambrotta,

Midfielders: Seedorf, Kaka, Pirlo, Ambrosini,

Forwards: Ibrahimovic, F. Torres.

At 7:45 PM, four UEFA Champions League Round of 16 matches kicked off simultaneously.

There will be another four tomorrow night.

The Milan and Chelsea matches were scheduled on the same day, it’s really hard to guess what UEFA was thinking.