On the evening of November 22, in the fifth round of the Champions League group stage, Real Madrid challenged Sporting Lisbon away.

Before the game, Zidane joked at the press conference that he hoped to see Yang Yang play another hat trick.

"I know, he is in very good shape at the moment, and I think it's very likely."

And it turns out that Zidane really knows Yang Yang very well.

Less than two minutes into the game, Di Maria dribbled the ball from the right and failed to succeed. She splashed the ball from the right side of the penalty area and pulled Yang Yang, who was receiving the ball from the outside of the penalty area, stopped the ball and turned around, got rid of the defender of Sporting Lisbon, took two steps to the middle along the penalty area line, and then suddenly shot a cold arrow, and the left foot shot, and the ball hit the goal.

One to zero!

Real Madrid then continued to maintain offensive pressure on Sporting Lisbon, because Real Madrid is currently playing alongside Dortmund in the Champions League group stage, but Dortmund faces Legia Warsaw tonight tonight, and there is basically no suspense to win the game.

In other words, if Real Madrid wants to win the first place in the group, they will have to win Sporting Lisbon tonight.

In the 29th minute of the first half, Modric passed the free kick from the right side of the penalty area to the penalty area. Yang Yang squeezed out a space in the crowd and directly grabbed the spot and shot. The ball tore open the defense line and drilled into the lower right corner of the Lisbon Sporting goal.

The goalkeeper's attention was blocked by the crowd, and he was powerless to face this shot.

Two to zero!

After scoring twice, Yang Yang was very excited and created opportunities on the court, but unfortunately he was missing out on the goal. Even in the second half, he was still trying hard to score another goal.

But in the end, Real Madrid did score a goal, but the hero of the goal was not Yang Yang.

With a diagonal pass from Ramos, Suarez headed the ball with a header, and once again broke the goal of Sporting Lisbon, three to zero!

In the end, Real Madrid defeated Sporting Lisbon 3-0 away.

Unfortunately, Yang Yang only scored twice and failed to score a hat trick.

But even so, Yang Yang's outstanding condition was unanimously recognized, and the calls for the European Golden Ball Award and the World Football Master are getting higher and higher.

While Real Madrid beat Sporting Lisbon three-to-zero, Dortmund defeated Warsaw Legia 8-4 at his home court and continued to win.

In this way, Real Madrid and Dortmund both win four and draw one, and currently have the same points.

According to the rules of the Champions League, if the points are the same, the first thing to consider is the match results, then the goal difference in the match, and the number of away goals scored in the match, and finally the group goal difference and group goals are compared in turn.

Real Madrid previously drew Dortmund 2-2 away games, but since Real Madrid scored two away goals, it is currently at the top of the list, but this requires Real Madrid to maintain its unbeaten record against Dortmund at the Bernabeu.

Not only that, if the Bernabeu battle is still a draw, as long as Dortmund scores two or more away goals, it can beat Real Madrid and top the list.

The rules seem cumbersome, but to put it simply, Real Madrid is best to win Dortmund at home. Even if it is a draw, Dortmund must not score two goals, otherwise they will lose the first place in the group.

Therefore, Real Madrid must do their best to face Dortmund in the last game.

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Three days later, in the 13th round of La Liga, Real Madrid took over the Bernabeu Stadium and faced Sporting Gijon.

Yang Yang has played two consecutive games, and this game has been arranged to rotate, and Suarez continues.

In the fifth minute of the game, Vasquez dribbled into the right side of the penalty area and tripped. Real Madrid won a penalty kick. Hazard personally took the penalty kick and scored the first record for Real Madrid.

In the 18th minute, Azpilicueta made a cross from the left, and Suarez, who was unmarked, headed the ball to the top and hit it in the back, expanding the score to 2-0.

Although the team was scored by Sporting Gijon in the 35th minute, the 2-1 score remained until the end of the game.

In the end, without Yang Yang and several main players, Real Madrid still narrowly defeated Sporting Gijon 2-1 at home.

The process was a bit dangerous, but fortunately I took it.

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Atletico Madrid, which lost 0-3 at home in the last round, challenged Osasuna away in this round, and defeated his opponents 3-0 cleanly, Godin, Garmero and Carrasco each scored a goal.

Barcelona's luck is not so good.

After drew with Malaga at home in the last round, Barcelona still failed to show their best form in the away game. Although they had all the tridents, they still conceded the ball in the 53rd minute of the second half. Although six minutes later, Messi received Neymar's assist to win a game for Barcelona, ​​they never scored again.

One to one, Barcelona drew against Real Sociedad away.

In this way, Real Madrid has maintained an unbeaten record so far, and has expanded its lead against Barcelona to six points.

But what really caused a heavy blow to Barcelona was not only the result of the game, but also the aftermath.

Leaving Real Madrid by as many as six points and approaching the critical period of the century derby, Barcelona encountered two draws, which is definitely worrying, especially the fantasy trident that was unstoppable in the early stage of the season, but now it seems to be collectively silent, which is really puzzling.

Mexican striker Carlos Bella, who performed well in the face of Barcelona and beat Barcelona Trident and was elected the best player in the game, accepted comments after the game, believed that the important reason why Real Sociedad was able to grab a point was that they all saw through Barcelona's weaknesses.

"We know that it is difficult to deal with when Barcelona has a ball, and they can only defend at this time. However, when Barcelona does not have the ball, the three superstars in their frontcourt basically do not participate in the return to defense. As long as we make good use of this, we will definitely hurt them. But the facts prove that we are right."

Former Real Madrid midfielder Ilia La Mendi also commented after the game, believing that no matter how many superstars Barcelona has built in the frontcourt, it will be useless.

"I think the three superstars in Barcelona's frontcourt are not at all lost to Real Madrid, but they are very different from Real Madrid, that is, Real Madrid's frontcourt players run a lot, especially Yang Yang, who is almost the most unique striker I have ever seen."

"The two teams give me a different feeling. Because I played in Real Madrid, I know that in the hearts of Real Madrid midfielders, what I think most is how to create opportunities for teammates in the frontcourt, for Yang Yang and others, because we all know that Yang Yang and teammates in the frontcourt are also blocking the opponent's quick counterattack for us."

"But it's obviously different in Barcelona. They give me the feeling that they want to pass the ball to the forward as soon as possible. Then, things have nothing to do with them, but this is wrong. They seem to be divided into two systems, one is the trident in the frontcourt and the other is the midfield and the backcourt. They don't cooperate closely with each other, which is very problematic."

Whether it was Carlos Bella or Ilia La Mendi, their words were taken seriously by the media after the game. Even the Catalan media believed that Barcelona's problems were indeed very serious.

On the one hand, the defense line is weak. Over the years, the team has invested too much in the frontcourt offensive players, but has ignored the construction of the midfield and backcourt, which has led to the team's defense being weak now.

On the other hand, players in the midfield generally lack the defensive intention. Needless to mention the Trident, Iniesta in the midfield has also become old, which makes Barcelona's originally strongest midfield pressing and oppression now useless.

The problems for head coach Louis Enrique are also getting worse.

Since the competition between two goalkeepers at the beginning of the season, after Bravo left Manchester City, Ter Stegen did not show convincing strength. Since the season, the team's playing style has been too single. Enrique believes that this is because the team's bench is not thick enough and has not given him enough resources.

Another thing is that Enrique lacks the courage to replace people.

Before the game against Real Sociedad, Pique had an ankle injury, which even affected his normal running and his skilled kicking was deformed. However, Enrique still bet on Pique and was unwilling to choose others, but it was Pique's mistake that led to Barcelona's conceding goal.

Enrique's conservatism is in a very strong contrast with the bold rotation of the opponent Real Madrid.

This season, Real Madrid, including the youth team, has played as many as 30 players.

"After playing Sporting Gijon, Zidane even announced the list of the second leg of the Cup of Rey early. Young players such as Mariano, Odegao, Enzo Zidane, Asensio, Nacho were all on the list, and even the second team goalkeeper Añez was placed in the substitute lineup."

"It can be said that the coaching results of Yang Yang and Zidane at Real Madrid have been shown. This powerful team is entering the fast lane of a virtuous cycle. In contrast, Barcelona has been deteriorating in recent years."

"Now, Barcelona is getting further and further away from his original philosophy!"

"If there is no change and face Real Madrid in such a state, it will undoubtedly lead to a crushing defeat!"

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In the middle of the week, the King's Cup was ushered in. Real Madrid still played with the youth team as a half substitute, and the main lineup was carefully preparing for the next century derby against Barcelona.

Morata scored a hat-trick, with Mariano, Odegao and Enzo Zidane scoring one after another. In the end, Real Madrid defeated their opponents six-to-one at home and successfully advanced to the fifth round.

After the first four rounds of fighting, the strong La Liga teams have also advanced one after another.

It is still difficult for teams in the mid- and lower-level leagues to compete with La Liga teams, so after entering the fifth round, Real Madrid will usher in a strong rival Sevilla, which will also be two hard battles.

But this is already in January next year.

For Yang Yang and Zidane, the real challenge was in early December.

In the 14th round of La Liga, Real Madrid ushered in the Century Derby, visiting the Camp Nou to challenge Barcelona. Three days after the Century Derby, Real Madrid will return to Madrid and face Dortmund at home.

The former determines the ownership of La Liga this season, while the latter determines the ranking of the Champions League group stage. There is no need to lose in both games. Together, it will also be a huge challenge to Real Madrid.
Chapter completed!