Chapter 812 What Happened to Real Madrid?

On the evening of December 5, the Bernabeu Stadium in Madrid, Spain.

In the thirteenth round of La Liga, Real Madrid host Almeria.

The showdown was destined to be dramatic and entertaining enough to rival a Hollywood blockbuster.

When the referee brought the players of the two teams into the stadium, the broadcaster at the Bernabeu stadium habitually read out Kaka's name when introducing the Real Madrid starter, which made more than 80,000 fans in the stadium very surprise.

Didn't Kaka have surgery before?

How can I still play tonight?

The broadcaster quickly corrected his mistake, apologized on the spot, and said that he had a language problem. Tonight, the Dutch midfielder Wesley Sneijder will replace Kaka. He will appear in the attacking midfielder instead of Kaka. s position.

The live TV footage also gave a close-up of Sneijder. The unlucky Dutchman shook his head dejectedly, looking innocent and helpless. The surrounding teammates were amusing, and Ibrahimovic reached out his hand. Touched his head.

Goalkeeper Casillas, Marcelo, Fermaelen, Pepe and Ramos in the back line, Mascherano and Harvey Alonso in the double midfield, Sneijder in the middle, and the front It is the combination of Yang Yang, Ibrahimovic and Robben.

Compared with the away game against Barcelona a week ago, it was only in the midfield position that Kaka became Sneijder.

As if affected by this comedic error before the game, Sneijder held his breath, and just two minutes into the opening, he shot a long shot, which was missed by Almeria goalkeeper Diego Alves. After the save, Robben's shot hit the goalkeeper.

Real Madrid completely controlled the ball at the beginning and launched offensive frequently.

A minute later, Yang Yang kicked the door, but failed to make a threat.

Then Robben got a chance in the penalty area and kicked again, but still failed to score.

After the opening, Real Madrid was very active and controlled the game scene and rhythm, while Almeria retreated across the board, and the front of the goal was full of turmoil. It seemed that it was only a matter of time before Real Madrid broke the goal.

Real Madrid began to create opportunities again and again, but missed opportunities again and again, as if the team's shooting luck was exhausted in the battle at Camp Nou, the team's state was obviously very good, but Just never get a goal.

In the twentieth minute, Xavi Alonso realized the problem and immediately slowed down the rhythm on the field. Real Madrid began to organize and sort out patiently, especially in the last pass.

But even so, Real Madrid still had the upper hand and frequently got kicking opportunities.

Until the 31st minute, Yang Yang received a pass from Marcelo on the left, kicked a pass from the left corner of the penalty area, and tried to send the ball into the penalty area to find Ibrahimovic, but However, Almeria's central defender took the lead and headed a clearance.

The ball flew to the outside of the penalty area, and after Sneijder got the ball, he moved to the left again.

Yang Yang parked the ball in the middle, and after catching up, glanced at the right side of the penalty area, and made a diagonal pass with his right foot behind the goal.

Ramos, who was plugged in at a high speed, suddenly rushed into the penalty area, rushed to the top before everyone else, and headed the ball directly into Almeria's goal, opening the scoring for Real Madrid.

One to zero!

Afterwards, although Real Madrid continued to take full advantage and continued to chase and fight, they still failed to score again.

Almeria's defense is indeed well organized, but Real Madrid's offense is almost meaningless.

But the situation suddenly changed in the second half.

At the beginning of the game, Real Madrid was still unsteady, and Almeria, who had been stagnant for the entire first half, suddenly seized an opportunity to make a strong attack. First, a cross from the left hit Ramos and changed direction. Soriano changed direction. A volley near the penalty spot hit Vermaelen again and bounced into the goal.

One to one, even!

The referee indicated that this was Soriano's goal, not Vermaelen's own goal.

But when everyone was still struggling with the penalty, Almeria took a corner kick. This time, Real Madrid's defense missed someone. Ramos failed to keep an eye on Uche in time and was caught by the opponent. Take a volley and score again.

The hero who opened the scoring for Real Madrid in the first half made two consecutive mistakes at the beginning of the second half. In just three minutes, Real Madrid went from a one-goal lead to a one-to-two behind.

The dramatic start made the entire Bernabeu uproar.

All the fans are beginning to wonder, what is going on with this Real Madrid tonight?

A five-goal rout of Barcelona at Camp Nou, why has he never been able to break Almeria's goal at home?

With the passage of time, after 60 minutes, Real Madrid took the lead in making substitution adjustments.

Captain Raul replaced Mascherano and went to the front, partnering with Zlatan Ibrahimovic on the front line.

This is a very clear signal to strengthen the team's offense.

Real Madrid then launched a series of offensive, but has not been able to score.

Until the 73rd minute, Yang Yang cooperated with Marcelo on the left and shoved the ball to the bottom line. Marcelo followed and made a left-footed pass into the penalty area, causing a mistake by the Almeria backline players. Point Robben to keep up with the low shot, two to two.

Then Real Madrid continued to exert pressure and kept launching offensives. Yang Yang, Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Raul also performed very hard and kept looking for opportunities on the court.

In the 81st minute, Yang Yang suddenly appeared on the right, received a through ball from Robben, used his personal speed to forcibly break through, and sent the ball low from the right corner of the penalty area to the goal.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic followed and volleyed hard, wishing he could smash the ball through Almeria's net.

This shot once again pierced Almeria's goal and reversed the opponent for Real Madrid.

Three to two!

Just three minutes later, Robben dribbled the ball inside from the right and forcibly broke into the penalty area for a cross. Yang Yang ran out of neutral and pushed the goal without being defended, extending the score again, four to two!

The score was eventually maintained until the end of the game.

With Yang Yang's two passes and one shot, and goals from Ibrahimovic, Ramos and Robben, Real Madrid beat Almeria 4-2.

But in the dressing room after the game, Benitez was furious and was extremely dissatisfied with the team's defense.

Although everyone knows that Real Madrid's defense has been problematic this season, Ramos, Pepe and Fermaelen are not stable enough, but Metzelder is also not much better, Real Madrid's back line is in great need stabilize as soon as possible.

When the team beat Barcelona 5-0 away, the combination of Ramos, Pepe and Fermaelen made people see confidence, but this game against Almeria was exposed again.

Benitez even told the players in the locker room, "With our fragile defense, we can't pass the round of 16 no matter what!"

The implication is very clear. If they want to break the embarrassing nickname of the Champions League sixteen in the past few years, Real Madrid must focus on the defense and find a way to stabilize the defense on the basis of the existing players.

And this is also a concern of the outside world for Real Madrid.

The offense is strong enough, but the defense is too worrying.

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After the thirteenth round of La Liga, Yang Yang set off for Paris to receive the award, but then he did not return to Madrid, but went directly from Paris to Marseille to join the team.

This is the last game of the Champions League group stage, and it is also the battle between Marseille and AC Milan for the top spot.

Due to the unsatisfactory performance in the first five rounds of the group stage, AC Milan is currently in a very embarrassing situation in the group. It is only one point ahead of Marseille, which is third in the group, which can be said to be extremely dangerous.

Yang Yang, who just won the third European Ballon d'Or in Paris, France, made his debut in this game and was booed by the Marseille fans. They were obviously very dissatisfied with Yang Yang's starting lineup.

But the louder the boos from the opponent, the better Yang Yang's state was.

Just five minutes into the game, Yang Yang scored Marseille's goal with a direct free kick from 28 meters away.

Then Yang Yang hit the post again and failed to further expand the score.

But in the eleventh minute, Marseille stubbornly formed a breakthrough from Ramos' side and successfully equalized the score.

Until the twenty-seventh minute, Yang Yang volleyed and overtook the score again.

After changing sides in the second half, Yang Yang was replaced by Higuain not long after.

In the 80th minute, Real Madrid took advantage of a corner kick and Vermaelen headed home to further extend the score.

Three to one, Real Madrid finally defeated Marseille away.

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Real Madrid defeated Marseille 3-1 away, and the new European Ballon d'Or winner Yang Yang scored twice. The most happy is not the Real Madrid fans, but AC Milan.

Before the game, the Rossoneri and Marseille were only one point behind, but AC Milan performed very badly in the away game against Zurich. First, they fell behind by one goal, and then although they stubbornly equalized the score, they could not reverse the game.

Fortunately, Real Madrid defeated Marseille three-to-one away, which is equivalent to helping AC Milan get the second place in the group. For this reason, after the game, many French media even believed that Real Madrid was intending to help AC Milan advance. .

But Benitez denied this, because Real Madrid did not do their best.

As for Yang Yang's starting lineup, it was more because he just won the European Ballon d'Or in Paris.

"This award has given him a huge motivation, he wants to start and I have no reason to say no."

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Sure enough, then Real Madrid won both games before Christmas.

First, they were equalized twice by Valencia in the away game, but finally they were tenacious and surpassed the score, beating Valencia 3-2 away.

Although Yang Yang did not score in this game, he still performed very well and planned two goals.

A week later, Real Madrid welcomed Zaragoza at home.

Yang Yang performed bravely again. Although he only scored one goal, his left flank became the most active area for Real Madrid. Ibrahimovic scored twice and Sneijder scored twice. There was an assist, and Raul, who came off the bench, also scored a goal, and finally Real Madrid beat Zaragoza 6-0 at home.