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Chapter 1330 Winning the Grand Slam Again

Yang Yang didn't know that Real Madrid's management was making trouble for his contract renewal, and he was devoting himself to the upcoming Club World Cup.

As long as they win the Club World Cup again, Real Madrid will complete the defense of the Grand Slam. What an honor is this?

For the Club World Cup, Real Madrid has already had a wealth of experience, especially the expedition to Japan.

When to leave Madrid, when to arrive in Japan, what to eat, how to adjust the time difference after arriving in Japan, where to live, where to train... All these, Real Madrid already has a very complete logistical support.

It was morning when we departed from Madrid, and it was also morning when we arrived in Japan. In the afternoon, the team had a training session of 10 and [-] minutes, which was very light and mainly focused on adjusting the body. That night, we had a good sleep in the hotel, and the rest was almost enough.

On the second day, the team still had two training sessions in the morning and evening as usual. At this time, the players had basically recovered, and in the afternoon, Real Madrid's support team also began to arrive in Japan one after another, including as many as 200 people. Real Madrid's management team and relatives and friends.

From the family of head coach Zidane, to Yang Yang's wife and children, to the team's coaching staff and family members of first-team players, they all arrived in Japan that afternoon and stayed in a garden hotel that Real Madrid had booked in advance.

That night, the team had a holiday and the whole team was free to move around. Everyone was allowed to take their families to rest in the hotel or go out for fun, as long as they returned to the hotel within the specified time.

This humanized move made the players very happy.

In fact, after Zidane and Yang Yang coached the team, the biggest change to Real Madrid is the reform of the management system.

From the cancellation of the concentration on the eve of the game, to the various changes in the training base, to the current Club World Cup expedition that is similar to a vacation, all these have made the players feel a relaxed preparation atmosphere.

The changes in Real Madrid's management methods are mainly people-oriented. They insist on putting the feelings of the players first.

The same is true for this expedition to the Club World Cup.

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While Real Madrid was preparing for the game easily, there were a large number of fans outside who were caught in the dilemma of not being able to find a hotel.

According to the world's largest online booking website, there are a total of 420 six hotels in Yokohama, but not even one has a vacant room, and even a hotel with six people mixed in one room was snapped up by enthusiastic fans.

There is not even a single vacant house in the huge city of Yokohama.

The reason for this madness is the Club World Cup.

The Argentine River Plate expedition to Japan was accompanied by more than 8000 Argentine fans. They hoped to use their arrival to build momentum for the River Plate team and strive for a breakthrough in the Club World Cup, defeating the European overlord Real Madrid, and aspiring to the Club World Cup.

There are also fans from China.

The number of Chinese fans following Hengda was less than 1000, but the number of Chinese fans who came for Yang Yang and Real Madrid exceeded [-], plus the number of Chinese fans living in Japan is estimated to exceed [-].

Real Madrid’s expedition to Japan this time did not have fans accompanying them, but according to estimates from the Yokohama City Government, Real Madrid’s Club World Cup trip attracted more than [-] local Japanese fans to Yokohama, most of whom did not need to stay, but they all wanted to see Real Madrid’s superstars and Yang Yang’s true face.

In addition, media reporters, Real Madrid fans, Yang Yang fans gathered from all over the world, plus FIFA officials and staff... All these make it difficult to find a house in Yokohama, and even within a radius of [-] kilometers outside Yokohama, it is also hard to find a house. Even if there is a room, the price is high.

It was precisely because of Real Madrid and Yang Yang that this fanatical atmosphere was created!

And Real Madrid has already experienced this. The hotel contracted by the team is not open to the public. It is only available to Real Madrid and Real Madrid’s family members. The team’s training ground is next to the hotel, only three kilometers away. The team adopts a closed training camp and refuses all media and fans.

These measures are all to avoid the team from being disturbed by the outside world, especially this group of fanatical fans.

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The day after Real Madrid arrived in Yokohama, the opening match of the Club World Cup semi-final was held in Osaka.

The River Plate team from Argentina defeated the Japanese J-League champion Sanfrecce Hiroshima 70-[-] by virtue of striker Elario's header in the No.[-] two minutes, and entered the Club World Cup final one step ahead.

Yang Yang, Zidane and members of the coaching staff all watched the live broadcast of the game together, hoping to observe the opponents in the final up close, but after watching the game, they were all a little disappointed.

Because the Argentine River Plate team was not as good as they had imagined before. On the contrary, in this game against the Japanese club, the River Plate team did not perform well.

It is certain that River Plate is stronger, but Hiroshima Sanfrecce has created more opportunities, which proves that the strength of this Argentine club is far worse than before.

This is also a trend in world football in recent years.

When South American players arrive and meet the requirements of FIFA, basically those who are capable will go directly to European football, and the players who stay behind generally will not have much surprise.

This is not only true for River Plate Argentina, but also for Guangzhou Hengda.

The most elite players of the Chinese team are all studying abroad in Europe. Although Guangzhou Hengda is known as the Real Madrid of China, the strength of foreign aid is indeed good, but it is basically unrealistic to compete with Real Madrid.

Of course, externally, Real Madrid maintains the same tone and gives their opponents enough respect, but when it comes to the actual game, Real Madrid will definitely not be soft-footed.

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A day later, Yokohama Nissan Stadium.

In the second game of the semi-finals of the Club World Cup, Real Madrid faced Guangzhou Hengda.

At the beginning of the game, Real Madrid took control of the situation. All eleven players of Hengda's team hoarded to the backcourt and adopted a shrinking defense.

Scolari obviously has a very accurate understanding of the strength of the enemy and us. He doesn't think he can threaten Real Madrid. Adopting a defensive strategy and striving to keep the score is the kingly way.

Real Madrid also played slowly and patiently controlled the ball.

Finally, in the No.309 minute, a long-range shot from Toni Kroos caused the goalkeeper to make a save. Yang Yang made a supplementary shot in front of the goal and opened the scoring for Real Madrid.

After changing sides in the second half and fighting again, Yang Yang knocked back and went forward quickly. David Silva sent a direct pass accurately.

After scoring two goals in a row, Real Madrid still firmly locked the situation and did not give the opponent the slightest chance.

No.607 minutes, Carvajal sent a direct pass. Di Maria cut into the right side of the penalty area. Facing Huang Bowen's defense, he made a one-on-one breakthrough pass. Yang Yang made a push shot near the penalty spot and scored a hat-trick to seal the victory for Real Madrid.

Three to zero!
In the end, relying on Yang Yang's hat-trick, Real Madrid defeated Guangzhou Hengda with three goals and advanced to the Club World Cup final without any surprises.

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After the game, Yang Yang officially met with Zheng Zhi and other Guangzhou Hengda players. Foreign players such as Paulinho, Goulart, Kim Young-kwon and Elkerson also came forward to greet Yang Yang, and they all respected the No.1 Chinese football player.

Only those who play football can understand how difficult it is for Yang Yang, as a Chinese player, to be able to achieve his current status in today's world football, and it can even be said to be unimaginable.

Zheng Zhi is 35 years old, and has been back to China for three years. In the past three years, he has been invincible in China with Guangzhou Hengda.

Over the years, apart from meeting in the national team, they spend less and less time together. They have long lost the frequent contacts they had when he was in Germany and Yang Yang was in the Netherlands, but the friendship between them is still there, and they are very happy when they meet.

Unlike Yang Yang, Zheng Zhi obviously still hopes to continue playing football.

"I hope to keep playing until one day I really can't play anymore. The goal is to play hard until I am 40 years old!"

Yang Yang admired his friend's lofty ambitions very much, and gave his encouragement with a smile.

Everyone will have their own ideas, Yang Yang doesn't think so, but he respects Zheng Zhi's choice.

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Three days later, Nissan Stadium in Yokohama.

Club World Cup final, Real Madrid vs. River Plate.

After the game started, both sides were more cautious.

As the hegemon in Europe, Real Madrid is not familiar with teams from South America, and they don't have a special understanding of the characteristics of River Plate, so it is more out of safety and not greedy for success.

The midfielder Kranevet of the River Plate team is also on the scout list of Real Madrid. The team wants to find a successor for Mascherano. This young Argentine midfielder is hailed as Mascherano II in Argentina.

Kranewitt also performed very positively in this game. There were many highlights in the first 10 minutes, which was indeed the style of Mascherano. But in the No. 306 minute, Carvajal made a pass from the right side of the penalty area, and Suarez flew back with a header.

After changing sides to fight again in the second half, the River Plate team changed two players in an attempt to strengthen their offense.

But only 4 minutes later, Mascherano planned a counterattack and passed a diagonal pass behind him. Yang Yang, who succeeded in countering offside, scored a single-handed goal. The ball passed between the goalkeeper's legs and rolled into the goal, [-]-[-].

No.608 minutes, Hazard made a diagonal pass from the edge of the penalty area from the left, Yang Yang moved to defend, and the unmarked Suarez scored with a header from the front of the small penalty area, sealing the victory for Real Madrid, [-]-[-].

In the end, with Yang Yang's brace and Suarez's goal, Real Madrid beat River Plate [-]-[-].

Everyone can see that Real Madrid did not exert their full strength in the two Club World Cup games, but they won easily.

This is the disparity in strength.

With five goals in two games, Yang Yang was elected as the top scorer and best player of the Club World Cup. Ma Yun, a rich man from China, was the guest of honor and presented the award to Yang Yang on the spot.

After receiving the award, Ma Yun begged for Yang Yang's game jersey with great sincerity, with a contented expression, just like a die-hard fan of Yang Yang.

(End of this chapter)