784 Picked up a goal
On the evening of September 12, Barcelona El Prat Stadium.
In the second round of La Liga, Real Madrid challenged Espanyol away.
Although Yang Yang only played one game in the national team, Benitez was still placed on the bench in this game.
Kaka has not completely recovered from his groin injury and is still undergoing intensified training. Therefore, the club communicated with the Brazilian national team and allowed the Brazilian superstar to stay in Madrid to continue rehabilitation training, so he was qualified for this game.
Xavi Alonso and Ras Diyala form two midfielders, Guti and Robben form two wings, Higuain is in charge of the front line, and Ibrahimovic is put on the bench because he played two consecutive games in the national team.
On the back line, Fermulen and Metzelder won the first game of the season, with Maxwell and Avelloa taking on the two sides, while the goalkeeper was still Casillas.
Even in Real Madrid, Benitez still insists on the tradition of his time at Liverpool and resolutely rotates.
The purpose of doing this is not to he underestimate Espanyol, but to have a away game in the Champions League next 300 million lunar week.
Although his opponent Zurich is not a strong team, and Real Madrid won't have much problem with winning the opponent away, proper rotation is more conducive to Real Madrid maintaining multi-line combat, and can also stimulate the morale of bench players.
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Real Madrid had a bit of a hard time at the beginning of the game.
Las Diarra and Xavi Alonso have never cooperated before, and they are relatively unfamiliar with each other, not as tacitly as they are with Mascherano. In addition, Espanyol presses very fiercely, Real Madrid is a little passive in the scene.
Kaka and Robben were closely guarded by their opponents, while Guti seemed not excited enough on the sidelines. Real Madrid's offense was a little difficult to open up the situation. On the contrary, Espanyol seemed to have played smoother, but it was quite lacking in the last kick. He wasted several quite good opportunities in the first thirty minutes.
At the critical moment, the stars' flashes determine the outcome of the game.
Kaka is the undisputed core of Real Madrid in this game. He created a corner kick at the beginning, but Metzeld headed the ball missed. Then in the 18th minute, he cleverly stopped the ball with his chest and Kaka passed the ball to Maxwell. His Brazilian compatriot shot and was saved by the opponent's goalkeeper Kameni.
Then, Kaka took the initiative to find Xavi Alonso and Guti to cooperate. He passed the ball across the middle of the midfield in a row. Kaka passed the ball across the right at the front of the penalty area, and Robben made a left-footed arc goal.
Real Madrid led the way into the break with a goal in the first half.
After the change of sides, Real Madrid quickly seized the weakness exposed in the first half of Espanyol and began to suppress Espanyol midfielder De La Pena, which made Real Madrid start to play more easily.
In the 74th minute, Kaka dribbled the ball from the left side of the penalty area, dunked the defender and passed the ball back, giving Guti an almost perfect assist to the unguarded Guti. Espanyol directly pushed the ball and scored another goal for Real Madrid.
With two consecutive assists, Kaka's flash completely changed the game.
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Yang Yang was also very happy to watch it off the court.
He is now a neighbor and a friend of Kaka. Seeing Kaka shine on the court, he is also sincerely happy for Kaka.
"If it weren't for the injury in the groin, he could have performed better than he is now." Yang Yang praised with a smile.
Although the two of them once won the blood for the World Footballer and the European Golden Ball Awards, Yang Yang sincerely recognized Kaka's strength. He believed that if Kaka could recover from health, he would definitely become the best midfielder in the world.
At least, in today's game, he seemed to see the charm of the Brazilian golden boy in the past.
Ibrahimovic has a good impression of Kaka. This Brazilian player is kind and humble, and it is hard to dislike him. Even if he is as rebellious as Ibrahimovic, he has a good impression of him.
Benitez quickly made a substitution.
Raul replaced Higuain, and the Argentine striker performed poorly in this game.
Then Yang Yang replaced Kaka.
When the two were handing over on the sidelines, Yang Yang specially hugged Kaka and praised his outstanding performance on the court today.
The Brazilian also looks in a good mood, and he has been strengthening his training recently. He made an appointment with Yang Yang every morning and came to the Valdebebas training base early to practice. The two of them can be regarded as sharing the joys and sorrows and fighting side by side.
The handover between the two superstars still received applause and cheer from Espanyol fans even on the away game.
After Yang Yang came on the court, Guti became the front midfielder and soon gave Yang Yang a wonderful pass before the game was over.
The purpose of Yang Yang's game was to move his muscles and keep his condition. However, unexpectedly, Guti made a straight pass and tore open the Spaniard's defense line. Yang Yang easily turned offside and successfully formed a single shot after receiving the ball, sending the ball from between Cameni's legs into the goal, three to zero!
This time, Yang Yang truly felt the delicate pass of the Golden Wolf Guti, which was as delicate as a scalpel. It was really comfortable and accurate, and it grasped the slightest loophole of the opponent's defense line.
The stronger the teammates are, the more opportunities they create, so many that Yang Yang, who had never thought of scoring a goal, was difficult not to score. This is also a happy worry!
But on the other hand, it also reflects the huge gap in strength between the La Liga. The two Spanish Super League players are obviously not at the same level as other teams. Perhaps it is okay to occasionally get upset, but it is difficult to shake the foundation of the two giants!
It can also be said that Real Madrid's only real opponent in La Liga.
Even to some extent, the Century Derby will determine the ownership of the La Liga championship.
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With the goal he "picked" against Espanyol, Yang Yang caught up with Getafe's Soldado with three goals.
The former Real Madrid youth training striker scored a hat-trick in the first round of the league, but was lost in the second round.
In addition to the three goals of Yang Yang and Soldado, Valencia's David Villa and Sevilla's Luis Fabiano both scored two goals.
Among them, Barcelona challenged Getafe away in this round, and Messi and Pedro's goals helped Barcelona successfully take away three-pointers from Madrid.
After two rounds, only four teams in La Liga won two consecutive victories, namely Real Madrid, which ranked first, and Barcelona, which ranked second, Valencia and Athletic Bilbao ranked third and fourth.
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On the evening of September 15, Zurich, Switzerland.
In the first round of the Champions League group stage, Real Madrid challenged Zurich away.
When the game reached the 89th minute, Yang Yang dribbled the ball and broke through on the left, changing speed continuously, trying to wipe the Zurich midfielder Egerte, who suddenly tripped him.
The referee clearly gave a yellow card and gave Real Madrid a chance to have a free kick in the frontcourt.
Yang Yang grabbed Sneider's hand, got up from the ground, looked up at the scoreboard.
Two to three, international practice, the home team is in front and the away team is in back.
Real Madrid is temporarily leading, but the situation is still in jeopardy.
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In this game, Benitez still rotated the team.
Mascherano and Gago formed a double midfielder, which was obviously a test. After all, Zurich is not strong, so it is left for more time to rest for Xavi Alonso.
The team played very smoothly in the first half. Yang Yang scored the first record for Real Madrid in the 27th minute. The one who assisted him was his friend Sneider. Then Sneider passed the ball in a diagonal pass, Yang Yang headed the ball, and Ibrahimovic made a volley to expand the score.
In stoppage time, Sneider passed the right rib with a straight pass. After Raul received the ball, he stopped and broke through the opponent's defense, calmly shot and changed the score to three-to-zero.
It seems that this will be a massacre again.
Zurich's head coach Charades probably thought so, so at the break, he replaced two offensive players, including forward Hasri, in one breath, to strengthen the team's midfield defense.
But unexpectedly, after the second half of the game, in the 64th minute, Alphonse dribbled into Real Madrid's penalty area during a counterattack. Casillas attacked and tripped him. The referee awarded a penalty kick, and Real Madrid's goalkeeper also received a yellow card.
Just one minute after the penalty kick was hit, Feng Lantang took a corner kick from the left, and the central defender missed, and Egerte headed the ball in front of the goal.
Two to three!
The situation changed, from the original three-goal lead to the current one-goal advantage, and Real Madrid began to have a fluctuation.
Benitez made a series of substitutions to try to stabilize the team, but Zurich organized the defense steadily and repeatedly waited for an opportunity to counterattack.
Neither side was able to create a better scoring opportunity. Until the 89th minute, Yang Yang changed his speed from the left and tripped by Egerte. The referee gave a yellow card and a free kick in the frontcourt.
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This is an opportunity!
Yang Yang took a deep look at the scoreboard and thought to himself.
As long as this ball is entered, the game will be completely over.
He took the ball without hesitation, put it in his arms, wiped it gently with his jersey, and placed it gently on the soft grass. After stepping on the surrounding grass, he slowly retreated.
Zurich put out a wall of people, while Real Madrid players were all ready and would rush into the penalty area at any time.
After taking a look at the situation, Yang Yang closed his eyes and silently adjusted his breathing and thoughts. He tried to calm himself down and gradually found the feeling of a free throw.
When the referee blew the whistle again, Yang Yang suddenly opened his eyes.
All the fans and all the viewers in front of the TV seemed to hold their breath at this moment and stared at him with concentration.
I saw Yang Yang jump out quickly, stepping on solid steps, coming to the ball, standing on his left foot, and kicking out his right foot quickly. The whole process was as smooth as a flowing cloud and water, and it was completed in one go.
The ball flew out quickly, drew an elegant arc, bypassing the top of the man's jumping high wall, and then fell rapidly, turning into the goal guarded by Zurich goalkeeper Leoni with a strange change.
Four to two!
Chapter completed!