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Chapter 812 What's wrong with Real Madrid?
On the evening of December [-]th, at the Bernabéu Stadium in Madrid, Spain.

In the No.13 round of La Liga, Real Madrid played against Almeria at home.

This duel was destined to be full of drama before the game, and it was even as interesting as a Hollywood blockbuster.

When the referee brought the players of the two teams into the stadium, the announcer at the Bernabéu stadium habitually read out Kaka's name when introducing the starting players of Real Madrid, which surprised more than 8 fans in the stadium.

Didn't Kaka have an operation before?
How can you still play tonight?
The announcer quickly corrected his mistake, apologized on the spot, and said that he had a language error. Tonight's replacement for Kaka was Dutch midfielder Wesley Sneijder, who will replace Kaka in the attacking midfielder's position.

The live TV camera also specially gave a close-up of Sneijder. The unlucky Dutchman shook his head depressedly, looking very innocent and helpless. The teammates around him made fun of it, and Zlatan Ibrahimovic even reached out and patted his head.

Goalkeeper Iker Casillas, Marcelo, Vermaelen, Pepe and Ramos in the back line, Mascherano and Harvey Alonso in the double midfielder, Sneijder in the middle, Yang Yang, Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Robben in the frontcourt.

Compared with the away game against Barcelona a week ago, Kaka was transformed into Sneijder only in the midfield position.

As if affected by this comical mistake before the game, Sneijder held his breath. In just 2 minutes of the opening, he shot a long shot. After being saved by Almeria goalkeeper Diego Alves, Robben's shot hit the goalkeeper.

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

One minute later, Yang Yang kicked the goal, but failed to create 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, controlling the scene and rhythm of the game, while Almeria retreated across the board, and there was a panic in front of the goal. It seemed that it was only a matter of time before Real Madrid broke the goal.

Real Madrid started to create chances again and again, but missed them again and again, as if the team's shooting luck was exhausted in the Nou Camp battle. The team was in a very good state, but it was still unable to score.

No.20 minutes, Harvey 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 advantage and frequently got kicking opportunities.

Until the No.301 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 Zlatan Ibrahimovic, but was cleared by the Almeria central defender with a header.

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

Yang Yang stopped the ball in the middle, and after catching up, he glanced at the right side of the penalty area, and passed the ball behind the goal with his right foot.

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

One to zero!

Afterwards, although Real Madrid continued to have the advantage and continued to chase hard, 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.

The game had just started, and Real Madrid was still not on a firm footing. Almeria, who had languished throughout the first half, suddenly seized an opportunity to attack. First, a cross from the left hit Ramos and changed direction. Soriano volleyed 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 the opponent took the opportunity to volley and scored again.

The hero who opened the scoring for Real Madrid in the first half, made two mistakes in a row at the beginning of the second half. In just 3 minutes, Real Madrid went from a one-goal lead to a one-to-two lag.

The dramatic start made the entire Bernabéu in an uproar.

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

He was able to beat Barcelona with five goals at the Nou Camp, but why he still failed to break through Almeria's goal at his own home court?

With the passage of time, after entering six 10 minutes, Real Madrid took the lead in making substitution adjustments.

Captain Raul replaced Mascherano and went up to the front, partnering with Zlatan Ibrahimovic in the striker.

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

Then Real Madrid launched a continuous offensive, but they still failed to score.

Until the No.703 minute, Yang Yang cooperated with Marcelo on the left side and stuffed the ball to the bottom line. Marcelo followed up and made a pass with his left foot to the penalty area, which caused a mistake by the defensive players in Almeria. After that, Robben followed up with a low shot and made a two-to-two.

Then Real Madrid continued to exert pressure and launched offensives non-stop. Yang Yang, Ibrahimovic, Raul and others also performed very hard, constantly looking for opportunities on the court.

No.801 minutes, Yang Yang suddenly appeared on the right, received a through ball from Robben, used his personal speed to force a breakthrough, and sent the low flat ball to the goal in the right corner of the penalty area.

Ibrahimovic followed up and volleyed vigorously, wishing he could shoot the ball through Almeria's net.

This shot pierced Almeria's goal again, reversing the opponent for Real Madrid.

Three to two!
Only 3 minutes later, Robben dribbled the ball in from the right and forced a cross into the penalty area. Yang Yang ran out of space and scored with a shot without defense, expanding the score again to [-]-[-]!

This score was finally maintained until the end of the game.

Relying on Yang Yang's two passes and one shot, and goals from Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Ramos and Robben, Real Madrid narrowly beat Almeria four to two.

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

Although everyone knows that Real Madrid's defense has been problematic since this season. Ramos, Pepe and Vermaelen are not stable enough, but Metzelder is also not much better. Real Madrid's defense needs to be stabilized as soon as possible.

When the team beat Barcelona [-]-[-] in the away game, the combination of Ramos, Pepe and Vermaelen made people see confidence, but this game against Almeria exposed it again.

Benitez even told the players clearly in the locker room, "With our fragile defense, we will not be able to pass the round of [-] no matter what!"

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

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

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

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After finishing the No.13 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 UEFA Champions League group stage, and it is also the battle between Marseille and AC Milan for the top spot in the group.

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, started the game and was booed by Marseille fans. They were obviously very dissatisfied with Yang Yang's starting.

But the louder the booing from the opponent, the better Yang Yang's state will be.

Just 5 minutes into the game, Yang Yang broke the Marseille goal with a direct free kick 28 meters away.

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

But in the No. 11 minute, Marseille stubbornly made a breakthrough from Ramos' side and successfully equalized the score.

Until No. 207 minutes, Yang Yang volleyed and once again exceeded the score.

Yang Yang was replaced by Higuain not long after the second half changed sides.

In the No.80 minute, Real Madrid took advantage of a corner kick and Vermaelen scored with a header to further expand the score.

Three to one, Real Madrid finally defeated Marseille away.

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Real Madrid defeated Marseille [-]-[-] away, and the newly expected European Ballon d'Or winner Yang Yang scored twice. The happiest person was not the Real Madrid fans, but AC Milan.

Before the game, the Rossoneri were only one point behind Marseille, but AC Milan performed very badly in the away game against Zurich. First, they fell behind by one goal, and then even though they stubbornly equalized the score, they were still unable to reverse it.

Fortunately, Real Madrid defeated Marseille [-]-[-] in an away game, 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 intended to help AC Milan advance.

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

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

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

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

First, after being equalized by Valencia twice in the away game, they finally managed to overtake the score and defeated Valencia [-]-[-] away.

Although Yang Yang didn't score a goal in this game, he still performed very well and planned two goals.

A week later, Real Madrid ushered in Zaragoza at home.

Yang Yang performed bravely again. Although he only scored one goal, the left side became the most active area for Real Madrid. Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored twice, Sneijder scored twice and provided an assist. Raul, who came off the bench, also scored a goal. In the end, Real Madrid beat Zaragoza [-]-[-] at home.

(End of this chapter)