Chapter 781
On the evening of July 31st, at the Pizjuan Stadium in Seville.
In the second game of the Peace Cup semi-final, Real Madrid played against Juventus.
Only three minutes into the game, Del Piero took a free kick from the left side of the penalty area, and Cannavaro knocked on Real Madrid's goal first. Take a breath.
But just before the end of the first half, Yang Yang, who was starting for the first time, suddenly exerted his strength and picked a pass from Ibrahimovic from the front of the penalty area.
After changing sides and fighting again in the second half, Yang Yang suddenly switched positions with Robben and appeared on the right. After forcing a breakthrough, he drove the ball into the penalty area to form a single-handed shot. Facing the attacking goalkeeper Buffon, Yang Yang chose to assist, and Raul was close. The distance push shot hit, two to one.
After that, Yang Yang was substituted, and the score of 2-1 was maintained until the end of the game.
In the end, Real Madrid defeated Juventus 2-1 and entered the Peace Cup final.
Yang Yang assisted twice, but still did not score.
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Two days later, in the Peace Cup final, Real Madrid beat Aston Villa 1-0 to win the Peace Cup.
It was center Ibrahimovic who scored the winning goal for Real Madrid, and Yang Yang was the assister.
After the game, public opinion became more and more enthusiastic, especially the controversy over Yang Yang's failure to score in four consecutive warm-up matches.
Head coach Benitez said in an interview with the media that Yang Yang is adjusting his state and his performance is getting better and better.
"Aside from scoring goals, he is the most decisive player on the pitch."
Yang Yang also said that his state is getting better and better. Although the first two games were substitutes, and the last two games only played for an hour, he still felt that he was gradually entering the state.
Especially the cooperation with teammates is getting more and more feeling.
Regarding the outside world that he did not score because he was restricted by teammates such as Ibrahimovic, Kaka, Raul and Robben, Yang Yang said with a smile that these are nonsense.
In the Real Madrid team, if you really talk about tactical privileges, then Yang Yang is definitely the supreme one.
Benitez has long allowed him to fire freely, and the whole team has been creating opportunities for him to pass the ball.
He knew very well that it had nothing to do with anyone else, and it wasn't a tactical problem, but that he was adjusting his form.
Whether it is the warm-up match or the Peace Cup, it is for this purpose to put it bluntly. Yang Yang does not need to give his best in this kind of game, so he plays more relaxedly and is not obsessed with scoring goals.
"Trust me, I'm getting more and more tacit understanding with teammates such as Ibrahimovic, Kaka, Raul, Robben and Sneijder, and the best Yang Yang will appear soon."
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After the Peace Cup, Real Madrid began to move to the North American arena.
And from August, Benitez began to focus on polishing the team's starting lineup.
On the evening of August 7, Real Madrid played against the Canadian Toronto FC.
The goalkeeper is Casillas, the back line is Marcelo, Pepe, Ramos and Abeloa, the midfield is the double midfielder combination of Mascherano and Xavi Alonso, Kaka suddenly Before, Yang Yang, Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Robben were separated.
Once the game started, Real Madrid was in complete control of the game.
Yang Yang, Kaka, Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Robben frequently played wonderful cooperation in the frontcourt. Everyone felt the strength of Real Madrid's frontcourt superstar, and they all played very relaxed, even a bit like is playing.
But maybe because of the warm-up game, he played too loosely and was almost attacked by Toronto.
In the thirteenth minute, the Toronto defender made a wrong clearance and hit behind Kaka. The Brazilian midfielder made a cross. Yang Yang cut from the left rib to the left side of the top of the arc at the front of the penalty area. Facing the cross, he hit an arc directly. Ball of line.
The ball hit the top right corner of the goal, one to zero!
This is an iconic goal from Yang Yang's area!
Just two minutes later, Real Madrid planned an offensive again. Yang Yang and Ibrahimovic formed a two-on-four in the frontcourt. The Swedish center scored the ball to Yang Yang. , volley to score, two to zero!
If you don't enter, you will enter two!
Then in the 18th minute, Xavi Alonso made a long pass, Yang Yang headed the ball, Ibrahimovic chose to knock back when he had a chance to kick, giving Yang Yang another chance to kick .
And Yang Yang also calmly seized the opportunity and hit the shot, three to zero!
hat trick!
The fans at the scene were hooked.
In just five minutes, Yang Yang scored a hat-trick, and the Real Madrid star showed amazing strength.
Yang Yang also laughed and jumped on Ibrahimovic, and then celebrated with Kaka and others who caught up.
He knew in his heart that his teammates were trying to help him score goals.
In the 25th minute, Yang Yang planned an attack from the left, and the long-distance pass was transferred to the right. Abeloa headed the ball from the right side of the penalty area to the penalty area. Robben ran out of neutral and attacked the goal from close range. Success, four to zero!
From the thirteenth minute to the twenty-fifth minute, Real Madrid scored four goals in one breath.
Afterwards, the game started to play more relaxedly. Although opportunities were created in succession, they did not try their best.
This is also the rule of the warm-up match. After all, it is an away game, and it is impossible for the home team to lose too embarrassingly.
Benitez also changed all the main players in one breath at halftime, but even so, in the second half, Real Madrid still scored twice by Raul, breaking the opponent 6-0.
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In the six-goal victory, Yang Yang scored a hat-trick, which finally left the outside world speechless.
After this warm-up match, the remarks about Yang Yang's scoring shortage or his inability to cooperate with his teammates were temporarily suppressed, and public opinion was completely reversed after the match.
Marca believes that the first half of this warm-up match in Toronto was the best first half played by Real Madrid since the reorganization, and it was also the most beautiful, because the team's frontcourt superstars combined very cleverly and attacked very well. Sharp.
They even thought that if the team let go of the kick, it could be an astonishing disparity.
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On the afternoon of August 9, Landover, Maryland, USA.
Real Madrid ushered in the opponents of the second warm-up match in North America, Washington D.C. United.
The game attracted more than 90,000 fans to the scene, which created a record attendance at FedEx Field.
Due to the continuous and intensive warm-up matches, Yang Yang and other stars were arranged to play in the second half, and the score in the first half was zero to zero.
In the fifty-seventh minute, Robben dribbled the ball from the right and forced a break through the right side of the penalty area, kicking low and scoring.
Two minutes later, Robben made another pass from the right, and Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored an empty goal.
In the 69th minute, the starting Vermaelen made a long pass. Yang Yang succeeded in anti-offside and scored a goal, three to zero!
After Raul and Kaka have also scored goals, the final score is five to zero.
Real Madrid got another big win!
From four goals in the half to five goals in the half, Real Madrid's offense has become more and more powerful, and even many media have begun to believe that Real Madrid will become the strongest attacking team in Europe in the new season, surpassing Barcelona.
Not only that, in Spain, Real Madrid's summer warm-up matches attracted more than 2.2 million fans on average to watch the live broadcast, while Barcelona's highest-rated game was against the Premier League's Tottenham Hotspur. , but only 1.41 million people, far less attractive than Real Madrid.
The Spanish media also broke the news that Real Madrid is actively negotiating new contracts with sponsors and TV broadcast agencies, hoping to improve Real Madrid’s current broadcast rights income. The soaring ratings are undoubtedly Florentino’s best bargaining chip.
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After two warm-up games in North America, Real Madrid returned to Spain, and then went north to participate in the commemorative game of the centenary of the establishment of Real Sociedad.
Due to the long journey and the new arrival, Yang Yang did not come on the bench until the 60th minute.
The average age of Real Sociedad is not high, but it is very difficult. The previous games have always been zero to zero. After Yang Yang came on the bench, in the 70th minute, he was 25 meters away from the goal on the left and made a penalty. A direct free kick opened the scoring for Real Madrid, 1-0!
Then in the 91st minute of the game, Vermaelen got a free kick at the front of the penalty area. Yang Yang took it overnight and sent the ball into the bottom right corner of the goal, 2-0!
He scored two consecutive free kicks and scored two free kicks. Yang Yang also showed everyone his superb free kick skills, which is a wake-up call for the La Liga opponents in the new season.
"Facing Real Madrid, when fouling, it's best to take it easy!" Aspen shouted excitedly.
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On August 19th, Germany's West *** Stadium.
Dortmund's centenary game, Real Madrid away against the Hornets.
Benitez once again lined up the main lineup in his mind, the goalkeeper Casillas, the back line Marcelo, Pepe, Ramos and Abeloa, the double midfielder is Mascherano and Ha Wei Alonso, Kaka stepped forward, and the frontcourt was a combination of Yang Yang, Ibrahimovic and Robben.
Everyone can see that this is the main force that Benitez will rely on this season.
In just three minutes of the opening, Marcelo made a cross from the left, Yang Yang knocked a pass with his heel, and Kaka hit a volley in the penalty area, 1-0.
After changing sides in the second half, Yang Yang's shot won a corner kick. The Real Madrid team cooperated and Robben scored with his worst right foot volley at the front of the penalty area.
After that, Higuain, Kaka and Raul scored goals successively, and Real Madrid beat Dortmund 5-0 away.
And the consecutive big wins also made the outside world's public opinion boil.
Although Yang Yang did not score against Dortmund, his performance on the field was unanimously recognized by everyone, especially the heel assist for Kaka.
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On August 24, Real Madrid played against Rosenborg in the Bernabeu Cup.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored in the twelfth minute of the first half. This kick came from the left. The cooperation of Yang Yang and Marcelo was assisted by the Brazilian left back.
Then Yang Yang cut in from the left, and two people broke into the penalty area and volleyed the goal.
Ibrahimovic and Raul also scored later.
In the end, Real Madrid broke Rosenberg 4-0 and ended the eight warm-up matches this summer with a complete victory.
After winning all eight games, the reorganized Real Madrid is catching up with the defending champion Barcelona!