1642 Lion Fighting Rabbit
Real Madrid narrowly defeated Atletico Madrid 1-0 away, successfully adding seven consecutive victories to the start of the league.
Atletico Madrid lost in this game, with the same points as Barcelona, Real Sociedad and Sevilla, both 13 points, down as many as eight points from Real Madrid, which had seven consecutive victories.
Such a gap also shocked the entire Spanish football world. Many people even couldn't imagine how Real Madrid, which seemed to be sluggish before the season and even played in some games, could win seven consecutive victories?
But no matter what, Real Madrid has transformed from a decline in the pre-season giant to the leader in the La Liga standings.
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Three days later, in the second round of the Champions League group stage, Real Madrid played against Bruges, Belgium at home.
This is also a highly anticipated focus battle, because in the distant season of 03 to 04, and in the Champions League group stage, there was an unknown little character who came on as a substitute in a game where everyone felt desperate, and made a final splash, which started an unprecedented era in the history of world football.
This person is called Yang Yang!
And this team is Bruges!
Yang Yang encountered Bruges in his first season of his career, and now he has returned to the four major leagues and has encountered Bruges in his first season of coaching Real Madrid. This has to be said to be a fate.
Although the strength of the two teams is very different, Yang Yang has to do his best to fight against the rabbit when he is running for the Lion and fight against Bruges with almost all the main lineup.
Just seven minutes into the opening game, De Rigt made a long pass to the frontcourt. Hazard dribbled the ball from the left and broke into the penalty area and passed by across the cross. Suarez scored a point in front of the goal and made a shot, opening the first record for Real Madrid.
In the 14th minute, a long diagonal pass from Vinicius, Hazard broke into the penalty area again to form a single shot, but he directly missed the goal that he was sure to win.
It has to be said that the scoring efficiency of Belgian stars is indeed relatively low.
So much so that when Yang Yang saw this scene on the sidelines, he kept shaking his head.
"This kid's shooting skills are so stinky!" Yang Yang could no longer bear it.
He decided that he must interfere forcibly and change Hazard's life with such a stinky feet!
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Although there was another attack from Real Madrid almost caused the opponent's own goal in the first half, it was still temporarily leading by 1-0.
But after the change of sides in the second half, the situation was completely different, especially in the 60th minute, Yang Yang replaced Vinicius with Mbappe, which directly caused Real Madrid's crazy attack.
As early as before the game, Yang Yang's strategy was very clear. Mbappe, who had been fighting continuously, had to come on as a substitute and take advantage of his strong advantages while his opponent's physical energy was almost exhausted.
As a result, just one minute after playing, Hazard made a cross from the bottom, and Mbappe followed up and headed the ball, 2-0.
Two minutes later, Bruce made a mistake in the backcourt pass, Mbappe made a cross in the back triangle in front of the baseline, and Suarez scored a goal, three to zero!
In the 66th minute, a wonderful pass from De Bruyne, Mbappe broke into the penalty area again to form a single shot, scoring a goal, four to zero!
Afterwards, Real Madrid was unstoppable. In the 79th minute, it was another straight pass from Hazard. After Mbappe used his speed to pass the goalkeeper, he scored into the empty goal at a small angle, five to zero!
hat trick!
Mbappe won the crazy cheers of the entire Bernabeu Stadium!
Just four minutes later, there was another straight pass from Hazard outside the penalty area, and Mbappe pushed the ball into the penalty area and scored 6-0!
Happy four years!
The French young player was so excited that he rushed out of the stadium frantically, ran to Yang Yang all the way, opened his arms, and hugged Yang Yang hard.
Anyone can see that after Yang Yang coached Real Madrid, Mbappe completely ushered in an explosion.
Not only that, the midfield combination of Frankie De Jong and De Bruyne in this game is getting better.
So far this season, these two midfielders are the players Yang Yang trusts and relies on the most, and their performance has not disappointed Yang Yang's high expectations for them. He performed better and better, and his performance is also getting higher and higher.
To some extent, it is difficult for David Silva and Modric to play as the main player in Real Madrid's midfield today, and even Tony Cross's position has been shaken.
On the contrary, the young player Valverde is more popular and trusted by Yang Yang than them.
The Uruguayan midfielder is the biggest discovery of Real Madrid this season. Yang Yang also attaches more and more importance to him and frequently entrusted important tasks. Valverde did not disappoint Yang Yang's trust in him. His performance was remarkable and left a deep impression on people.
Of course, Yang Yang still trusts and supports the veterans very much.
Hazard is also getting better.
Although the Belgian winger did not score in this game, he scored a hat-trick for assists and performed quite eye-catchingly. If Mbappe, who was on the bench, had the best bet, and if there was another assist, Hazard would definitely be the best player.
And anyone can see that Mbappe's substitute tonight was the surprise soldier that Yang Yang deliberately set up.
If many people were worried about whether Yang Yang could control Real Madrid before the season, then no one would doubt it now.
On the contrary, more and more people are beginning to believe that Yang Yang is the one who is most suitable for Real Madrid!
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Three days later, Real Madrid ushered in the eighth round of La Liga, facing Granada at home.
Just two minutes into the game, Mbappe assisted Jovic to head the ball to score.
The French young player who has performed well recently has produced amazing energy from the beginning and has become the most dazzling player on the court.
Before the first half was over, Valverde sent his first assist of the season, and Hazard scored again, expanding the score to 2-0 for Real Madrid.
After the second half of the game, Modric, who came on as a substitute, received Hazard's assist in the 71st minute and scored his first goal of the season.
Although Granada took advantage of the penalty kick to win a game eight minutes later, and the team broke through Real Madrid's goal for the first time this season, in the 90th minute, Nacho, who came on the bench, assisted David Silva to score.
Two veterans who just said they were going to be "abandoned" by Yang Yang, but as soon as they turned around, they scored goals in the league one after another.
This immediately surprised the entire Spanish and even European football world.
No one expected that Yang Yang's team would be so hard-core, no matter how they rotated, they could play so well.
Four to one, Real Madrid defeated Granada at home.
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After eight rounds of La Liga, the national team competition was ushered in two weeks.
Real Madrid also began to suffer injuries, and Tony Cross was injured in the national team game, which made Yang Yang and other coaching staff members feel worried.
Especially Yang Yang, he called the national team coaches of the Netherlands and Belgium one after another, hoping that they would use some of the players from Real Madrid, so they should not get hurt.
After the players return to the club, Yang Yang immediately organized a physical examination for the players and was sure to grasp the details of each player.
In the ninth round of La Liga, Yang Yang hid all the international players who played too much time in the national team, and instead used the lineup of substitutes and young players.
This led to Real Madrid not being able to play ideally in the ninth round away game against Mallorca.
Finally, in the 39th minute, David Silva made a straight pass, and Jovic shot with a cushion from the left side of the small penalty area, breaking through Real Mallorca's goal and winning another three-pointer for Real Madrid.
In addition, both sides of the game performed poorly.
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After the nine rounds of the game, Real Madrid led the standings with an impressive record of nine consecutive victories, with a 27-point advantage quite obvious.
After the turmoil at the beginning, Barcelona quickly adjusted and quickly grabbed points. They are currently following Real Madrid and ranked second in the standings, eight points behind Real Madrid.
As for other teams, especially Atletico Madrid, they were not satisfactory and lost points.
In the tenth round of La Liga, Real Madrid will visit the Camp Nou Stadium and challenge Barcelona.
This is the first century derby of the season. Last season, it was also the tenth round of La Liga and at the Camp Nou Stadium, Real Madrid was beaten by Barcelona five-to-one, which was a loss of face.
Now that time has changed, Yang Yang took over Real Madrid, bringing a new scene and making people curious about his trip to the Camp Nou. Many people even think that Yang Yang will encounter Waterloo at the Camp Nou?
Valverde said at a press conference after the game defeat of Eibar 3-0 that Barcelona is ready and will do their best at the Camp Nou and wait for Real Madrid to arrive.
"We have no choice but to retreat. If we want to win the championship, we must beat Real Madrid at the Camp Nou!"
In order to show his confidence in this century derby, Valverde also specifically mentioned the first century derby last season, believing that Barcelona could defeat Real Madrid five-to-one at that time because of the concerted efforts of the whole team.
"We can do it last season, and we will definitely be able to do it this season!"
As the Catalonian region was in a state of independent parade, the entire Spanish football world's view on this century-old derby added a bit of political significance, and all sectors of society were paying more attention to it, and public opinion was even more hyping up the topic.
Yang Yang did not participate in it. Instead, assistant coach Xavi Alonso said in a routine interview with Marca, "Yang Yang is the best choice on the Real Madrid coach's bench."
"Maybe there was some controversy in his coaching, but it was very calm inside the team. No one except him could make those major decisions."
"Real Madrid's most complex and difficult period has passed. Now Real Madrid feels stronger and more energetic. We can win anytime and anywhere!"
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Three days later, in the third round of the Champions League group stage, Real Madrid went to Türkiye to challenge Galatasaray away.
With Hazard's one pass and one shot and Tony Cross's goal, Real Madrid defeated Galatasaray 2-0.
After three consecutive wins in the group, Real Madrid is only one step away from qualifying.
Chapter completed!