Suker always believed that so-called feigned delicacy was simply a matter of not being beaten enough.

In Suker's era, they didn't even have the right to make mistakes; once they did, it wasn't just about getting a beating, but about losing their lives.

Unable to stay at home, Suker could only carry the crying and unconscious Sukic to Kaka's house to stay the night.

"Children are all very naughty, but I don't advocate solving problems with violence."

Kaka looked at Sukic, who was sleeping on the sofa with his bottom sticking up.

The little guy was probably tired from crying, sleeping as if the world had turned upside down.

"I know it can't completely solve the problem either." Suker exhaled, "But it can vent anger!"

Kaka grinned.

He seemed to have heard that sentence when Suker was scolding Luna.

Are you raising a dog?!

Suker turned and picked up Sukic, putting him in a room on the second floor, then came back downstairs.

"Tomorrow is the second leg of the Champions League Round of 16. This match should be easier to play!"

Kaka said.

In the previous leg, their performance was somewhat limited due to extreme weather and snowy conditions.

Although they won the match, Real Madrid's players indeed had many discomforts. Now, back at Manchester United, their strength can be fully unleashed.

To put it bluntly, CSKA Moscow cannot pose a threat to them.

"Did you watch the Bayern Munich vs. Barcelona match?" Kaka asked.

Suker shook his head, "I didn't watch it, but I heard about it!"

"Bayern Munich 6:0 Basel! Barcelona 7:1 Bayer Leverkusen!" Suker pursed his lips, "Two massacres!"

Basel is a powerhouse team from the Swiss League and a team that has appeared many times in the Champions League.

Both their experience and performance are commendable.

Yet, they suffered a massacre against Bayern Munich.

Robben scored twice!

Mandžukić scored a hat-trick!

Muller contributed a goal and an assist!

Franck Ribéry, despite not scoring, still provided a hat-trick of assists!

This Bayern Munich is no longer the same Southern King that only dominated at home, as they were during their AC Milan days.

"This Bayern Munich feels so unfamiliar!"

Kaka frowned, "I remember when we used to play Bayern Munich, those Germans' technique was very rough, but now…"

"This is the result of youth training!"

Kaka nodded, "Schweinsteiger supports the midfield of this Bayern Munich!"

Suker did not respond. While Schweinsteiger was excellent, Suker believed that Toni Kroos did a better job in connecting the team.

However, he was not highly valued at Bayern Munich, and in the original timeline, he was sold to Real Madrid for a bargain price, forming the "Ceremonial Midfield."

The so-called "Ceremonial Midfield" refers to Modrić, Kroos, and Casemiro, named so because they always appeared as the best midfield combination at various ceremonial events.

Of course, the current "Teacher Toni" has not yet fully matured.

After all, the midfield position heavily relies on experience.

Either, like Modrić, he needs to be nurtured with a large number of high-intensity matches, given resources, status, and a core role.

But Kroos is currently not highly valued at Bayern Munich, so he hasn't fully developed yet; he might truly need to come to Real Madrid to completely unleash his potential.

To be honest, Suker was also envious of Toni Kroos's through-balls in the future.

"By the way, Iker's hand injury is almost healed, right?"

Suker asked.

Kaka: "I saw him in the rehabilitation room. He's probably undergoing rehabilitation training, but since he's already in rehabilitation, it means his return isn't far off!"

Suker nodded, slightly relieved.

While the substitute Goalkeeper Adán's performance in recent matches has been stable, he simply cannot compare to how deeply loved Casillas is.

Although Casillas will soon face the Waterloo of his career, his current form still lives up to the title of "Saint Casillas."

With this wave of dividends, coupled with Suker's peak performance, Real Madrid's chances of retaining the Champions League title are even higher.

The two chatted for a while, then quickly went back to their respective rooms to sleep.

Suker and Sukic slept in the same room.

It wasn't that Kaka's house didn't have spare rooms, but that there were no extra blankets, so there was no need to go out and buy these things in the middle of the night. They could just squeeze in and make do.

Anyway, the next day, Zorancic would find someone to clean up the house.

The next day, Suker and the others went to the training base.

He should have taken Sukic along, but the little devil had just caused trouble, and Suker wasn't going to reward him, so he temporarily put it aside.

Sukic cried his heart out the day before, but was immediately fine the next day.

Children, after all, it's normal for their emotions to change quickly.

However, after a beating, their relationship actually became somewhat closer.

Suker also felt a bit inexplicable.

After Zorancic picked up Sukic, Suker and Kaka also took a car to the training base.

Tonight, they will play the second leg of the Champions League Round of 16 at the Bernabéu.

Although they won the first leg and the second leg is at Manchester United, it is still a matter of qualification, so they cannot be careless.

Suker also quickly switched his state from previous miscellaneous chores to League mode.

Recently, due to the "Sukic" issue, he had indeed been a bit lax.

Even now, Suker couldn't guarantee that he could devote all his energy to the League.

After all, the current Suker is no longer the lonely person he once was, where if he ate, his whole family was full.

Although he would allocate his energy reasonably, he truly couldn't be like before.

"Good morning!"

Suker smiled and greeted his teammates.

"Good morning!"

"Good morning! Suker!"

Everyone high-fived.

"I need to perform well in this match," Bale said with a serious expression.

He was very regretful that he missed the previous leg due to a cold.

This was his first Champions League knockout match at Real Madrid, and he had missed it just like that.

Although the team ultimately secured the victory, Bale still felt very sorry that he couldn't participate in the match.

"CSKA Moscow lost at Manchester United, so they can only attack to qualify. Therefore, they will play more anxiously. If they attack, we will counter-attack. If they adopt a defensive counter-attack strategy, then we will run down the clock!"

Alonso shrugged, "We are in control!"

Everyone also smiled. As Alonso said, Real Madrid held the advantage in this match, coupled with the inherent difference in strength, so they didn't believe they would lose.

Soon, Mourinho also walked into the locker room.

After a brief warm-up in the morning, everyone gathered in the tactics room.

Mourinho re-emphasized the tactical focus, and everyone listened attentively.

Recently, with Casillas not in the locker room, the atmosphere had become slightly more relaxed.

Mourinho and Casillas were no longer at loggerheads, and the players also breathed a long sigh of relief.

If they had remained in that oppressive atmosphere, they wouldn't have been able to breathe.

From this perspective, it wasn't bad for Casillas to occasionally get injured in irrelevant situations.

After some adjustments again in the afternoon, Real Madrid's players began to settle down and await the arrival of the match.

Night fell, and the area around the Bernabéu was brightly lit.

Large numbers of fans surged around the stadium, cheering and shouting for this Champions League Round of 16 second leg.

Of course, there were also a small number of fans from Russia, but they couldn't compete with the more than ten thousand Real Madrid fans present.

Soon, fans entered the stadium, forming long lines, pouring into the stadium like a flood.

The once empty stadium was quickly filled.

Amidst fierce cheers and applause, the entire stadium immediately erupted into a scene of fervor.

"This is the 2011/2012 Champions League Round of 16 second leg, Real Madrid at home against CSKA Moscow!"

"After the first leg, Real Madrid defeated CSKA Moscow 2:0 away, but that match, due to extreme weather and snowy conditions, was not easy for Real Madrid. Can they defeat their opponents again in this match and secure qualification?"

"And for CSKA Moscow, having lost at home, they are forced to play a do-or-die away match. The outcome of this match will directly affect CSKA Moscow's qualification!"

Commentator González briefly introduced the current situation.

Although he didn't believe CSKA Moscow could defeat Real Madrid, he still had to say the polite words.

Real Madrid struggled in the first leg because extreme weather and snow limited the players' performance.

But even so, Real Madrid still won, which shows the gap in ability between the two teams.

Therefore, it would be a pipe dream for CSKA Moscow to win on the road.

What's more, they needed to score two goals without Real Madrid scoring to have any hope of advancing, which made it even more desperate.

Of course, CSKA Moscow was still full of fighting spirit.

For them, the Champions League itself is a huge stage.

Even if they couldn't advance, as long as they could show their abilities and open a path to the Big Five Leagues, it would be considered a success.

However, that was not an easy task.

The starting lineups for both teams are as follows:

Real Madrid (4-3-3):

Goalkeeper: Adán.

Defenders: Srna, Ramos, Pepe, Marcelo.

Midfielders: Khedira, Kaka, Alonso.

Forwards: Bale, Benzema, Suker.

CSKA Moscow (4-3-3):

Goalkeeper: Chepchugov.

Defenders: Schennikov, Aleksei, Ignashevich, Vasili.

Midfielders: Dzagoev, Aldonin, Wernbloom.

Forwards: Musa, Tosic, Doumbia.

CSKA Moscow still deployed a balanced 4-3-3 formation.

The meaning of this formation was that they did not intend to defend, but rather to play their 'last game' to the fullest.

Even if they were to die, they wanted to die standing!

Suker felt a little happy when he saw this scene.

It wasn't that he admired CSKA Moscow's courage so much, but rather that with this formation, Suker wouldn't have to 'break through the formation'.

If CSKA Moscow had set up a defensive formation, Suker would inevitably have to be the dribbling breakthrough point.

Playing that way would not only reduce efficiency but also be very tiring.

Therefore, seeing CSKA Moscow's lineup, Suker felt much more relaxed.

In the first half, Real Madrid kicked off first.

Suker stood on the center circle with his foot on the ball, and over ninety thousand Real Madrid fans cheered loudly throughout the stadium.

Loud singing echoed in the night sky of Madrid.

From Real Madrid's players to the fans, their morale was high.

Beep!

The whistle sounded.

The match began!

Suker immediately kicked off and ran forward.

After running to a suitable position, he pulled to the left, helping Kaka create more space in the central midfield position.

Kaka's dribbling style was expansive and required a certain amount of speed, thus needing more space.

Suker was well aware of this and actively helped Kaka create space.

CSKA Moscow played cautiously; they dared not press forward easily, and their entire team defended in the back.

Only when the ball entered a dangerous area would they engage in intense pressing.

"Low block pressing?"

Mourinho nodded slightly from the sidelines.

This was currently the most suitable way for CSKA Moscow to play.

If they pressed too far forward, Real Madrid might directly break through their defense.

But if they didn't press at all, Real Madrid would also waste time.

Therefore, they adopted a low block pressing tactic.

Concentrating defensive strength and covering dangerous areas.

However, low block pressing heavily tested the defensive players' positional awareness and quick covering, and to achieve airtight defense, strict discipline was required.

But CSKA Moscow was still lacking in this aspect.

Therefore, in Mourinho's view, CSKA Moscow abandoning their previous playing style and suddenly switching to low block pressing was not necessarily a good thing.

Once they were broken through...

Just then, Suker and Bale had already moved into the half-space.

On both flanks, Marcelo and Srna also pulled up to the midfield line, eager to overlap at any moment.

CSKA Moscow's defensive pressure increased further.

Suker and Bale operated in the half-space, while Benzema, Suker, Bale, and Kaka formed a diamond shape, moving up and down, left and right, constantly supporting each other, maintaining possession, and when CSKA Moscow pressed tightly, the half-space could also release the ball to the wings, relieving the pressure.

Once CSKA Moscow followed too closely or someone was out of position, Real Madrid would surely launch an attack to break through the defense.

"CSKA Moscow is under increasing pressure. They are desperately trying to push Real Madrid out of the dangerous area, but they are constantly failing, and Real Madrid is continuously passing the ball in the dangerous area, slowly applying pressure. CSKA Moscow needs to make accurate judgments; they need to judge whether Real Madrid will attack or feint?"

"Once they make a mistake in judgment, they will..."

Just then, Benzema received a pass from Bale; he immediately laid the ball back to Kaka behind him, while he himself made a curving run to the right and turned.

His run naturally shifted the defensive Center of Gravity to the right, and also widened the distance between the two central defenders, creating an angle for a through ball.

Kaka accurately seized this moment, meeting the ball and pushing it straight forward.

A knife-like through ball instantly pierced CSKA Moscow's defense.

"Break it!" Ignashevich, following Benzema, turned and roared at his teammates.

But he saw that his central defensive partner, Aleksei, was locked in an intense struggle with Suker.

Suker continuously pressed forward, and Aleksei used all his might to try and stop Suker.

The moment Suker stepped into the penalty area, he suddenly stomped his foot, ready to burst past.

Bang!

Aleksei used his last bit of strength, and before losing his balance, he forcefully shoved Suker away.

"Hey!"

Suker slid on the grass with his chest to the ground. He got up and immediately raised his arm.

And the Referee's whistle also sounded simultaneously.

Beep!!!

Under the piercing whistle, the Referee showed Aleksei a yellow card and pointed to the penalty spot.

"Penalty!!!"

"In the 11th minute of the match, Kaka's through ball, combined with Suker's forward run, successfully created a penalty!"

"CSKA Moscow, already in a disadvantageous situation, now faces an even worse predicament!"

"Suker picks up the ball and walks to the penalty spot. Can he convert the penalty?"

Suker placed the ball on the penalty spot and took a deep breath.

CSKA Moscow's Goalkeeper, Chepchugov, nervously shuffled from side to side.

He knew very well that CSKA Moscow's fate rested in his hands.

If he couldn't save this penalty, they would become even more passive, and might even completely lose the suspense of the match.

Just then, Suker had already started to retreat to gain run-up distance.

The entire stadium suddenly fell silent.

Real Madrid fans all looked at Suker.

A tense atmosphere filled the entire Bernabéu stadium.

Beep!

The whistle sounded, and Suker started his run-up!

He didn't hesitate for a moment and took the shot.

Suker's body was angled towards the left, and his standing foot was also aimed at the left post.

"Left!"

CSKA Moscow's Goalkeeper immediately made a judgment and dived to the left.

Just then, Suker twisted his waist slightly, opened his body stance, and gently pushed the ball with the inside of his foot towards the right.

Swish!!

The ball rolled into the bottom right corner of the goal.

"Goal!!!!!!!!"

"Suker successfully deceived Chepchugov and converted the penalty! Real Madrid leads CSKA Moscow 1:0!"

The scene erupted in jubilation.

Over ninety thousand Real Madrid fans gave Suker enthusiastic cheers and applause.

Suker's performance was still incredibly consistent!

Consistently astounding!

After Suker scored the opening goal for Real Madrid, they believed that Real Madrid's attack would relentlessly assault CSKA Moscow's defense like a surging tide.

Until they completely defeated their opponent!

Suker also celebrated excitedly at the corner flag.

There had been many frustrating things lately, but in front of the goal, Suker always managed to remain calm.

Standing on the field, Suker's heart was still beating strongly!

And these were all the forces driving him forward on his football journey!

Suker clenched his fist tightly and raised it high.

Wow!!!!!!!!

Instantly, the entire stadium erupted again!