1073 It hurts again!
On the evening of January 23, Mestani Stadium.
In the second leg of the quarterfinals of the Kings Cup REE knockout match, Real Madrid challenged Valencia away.
This is the third match between Real Madrid and the Bat Legion in the past week.
In the first two games, Real Madrid defeated their opponents 2-0 at home and won the first leg of the game. Then in the 20th round of La Liga match against Valencia away, Real Madrid defeated Valencia five-0 away with Yang Yang's hat trick and an assist, and Di Maria scored twice.
Losing two games in a row, swallowing seven goals and zero goals, this is simply unacceptable for the Bats. So in the last and most important showdown, Valencia head coach Valverde threatened to reverse Real Madrid at home, and in this game he also lined up a double-middle formation of 4231.
Real Madrid won two consecutive games, and at the same time tied the five major league best records set by Inter Milan for 17 consecutive games. The team is full of morale and is ambitious when they come to Mestani again and is determined to win.
After the opening, Real Madrid played very positively, but Valencia, who lost two games in a row, was obviously angry and moved more and more during the game, putting huge pressure on Real Madrid.
In the 13th minute, a melee occurred in Real Madrid's penalty area. Aveloya, who appeared, kicked a volley in the air in desperation, trying to kick the ball away, but unexpectedly kicked Casillas' left hand.
After being kicked, Real Madrid goalkeeper fell to the ground and was seriously injured in his left hand.
Ancelotti had to make a substitution, replaced Casillas with substitute goalkeeper Adan, and the captain put his armband on Ramos' arm, but this also cast a shadow on Real Madrid.
Aveloa's accidental injury to his teammate was considered an accident, but his luck was too bad.
It seemed that Aveloa's kick took away his luck. Although Real Madrid tried hard to create opportunities, they always missed the goal.
After the second half of the game, after Valencia's repeated invasions, Di Maria was finally furious. When he broke through Pereira on the left and was violated by the opponent's small move, he kicked the opponent retaliatedly. Before he could get the kick, he was instead given a red card by referee Masa and sent off directly.
In one game, Real Madrid felt very disappointed.
Not only the players on the court, but even the fans in front of the TV couldn't help but ask, is Real Madrid's winning streak going to stop there?
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After one person was missing, Real Madrid was forced to take a defensive position.
Valencia began to push forward the attack, hoping to take the opportunity to knock on Real Madrid's goal.
But in this game, the central defender combination composed of Xavi Martinez and Ramos performed well again, and Azpilicueta on the left and Aveloa on the right, as well as Mascherano on the back, ensured the stability of the defense.
Since Benitez coached, Real Madrid's defense has been polished and adjusted for four years and has become very mature and stable. Apart from the weaknesses in set pieces, it is not easy for any team to break through Real Madrid's goal, especially in the cup.
Ancelotti retreated Xavi Alonso and Modric to the midfielder position, Hazard changed to play as the midfielder, and Yang Yang was at the front alone, which formed a counterattacking formation for Real Madrid, patiently looking for opportunities.
But Valencia not only has an advantage in numbers, but also wants to win Real Madrid in home games.
Even if you can't win, you will definitely want to eat your opponent and avoid losing three consecutive times.
Both sides attacked and defended, Valverde made three substitutions to strengthen the offense, especially in the 80 minutes, replacing former Real Madrid young player Canales with Jonas, further strengthening the midfield offensive.
But because of this, in the 88th minute, Real Madrid intercepted the ball in the backcourt and seized a chance. Modric made a diagonal pass and accurately sent the ball behind Valencia.
Yang Yang instantly tore Valencia's defense line like a flash of lightning, but before catching up with the ball, Guaita, who was attacking first, kicked out of the boundary and turned into an outfield ball.
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Xavi Alonso ran to the sidelines and wanted to quickly send out the outbound ball, but was stopped by the referee Masa.
The Spanish midfielder put it down in depression, and then saw Yang Yang wave at him and signal him not to free throws.
Yang Yang pointed at Azpilicueta and signaled that Xavi Alonso would come back.
Since Marcelo was injured, Azpilicueta has been the team's main left back. She performed very stably and stood firm. Her offense was indeed not very good, but her defense was very stable, which was reassuring.
After seeing Yang Yang's gesture, Azpilicueta knew that he would cooperate in the frontcourt, and Real Madrid could not help but think about it. He immediately ran to the front, stood outside the boundary, and wiped the ball in his hand with his jersey.
"Let's cooperate." Yang Yang suggested.
"How to fight?" asked Harvey Alonso gasped.
"Old rule, I'll pull it out first and then insert it."
Harvey Alonso touched his nose, and they had never played this cooperation before. He nodded and said, "Okay, how can you pass it? Over-the-top or medium-low or ground-rolling ball?"
"You can do it. I can catch any ball you pass by." Yang Yang said confidently.
Harvey Alonso punched him gently, said nothing more, nodded, and watched Yang Yang run away.
"Hey, hurry up and play a good match." Harvey Alonso applauded hard and shouted.
Not only did Real Madrid players hear this, but Valencia players also hear it, and everyone noticed it.
The position of this out-of-bounds ball is on the left side of the penalty area. With Azpilicueta's ability, he can be thrown directly into the penalty area. Real Madrid did let Hazard run to this side to meet, which seems to be playing and cooperating.
But Azpilicueta held the ball in his hands and ran back two steps, and suddenly threw the ball to the back of the response, and the latter quickly passed it to Xavi Alonso.
Xavi Alonso is a little far from the goal in the middle of the penalty area, but his victory is undefensive.
As soon as Xavi Alonso stopped the ball, he immediately took a step forward and made a move to shoot directly, which scared Valencia's players to come up and block it. At this time, Yang Yang in the penalty area in the frontcourt suddenly retreated and raised his hand to ask for the ball.
Two central defenders Ricardo Costa and Rami were one after another, Rami was responsible for keeping up and Costa was responsible for dragging back.
After Xavi Alonso made a move to shoot directly from a long shot, he seemed to suddenly change his mind and pulled the ball into the middle, and took the opportunity to pass it directly with a medium and low pass, sending it far towards Yang Yang.
In the top of the penalty area, Yang Yang took out Rami and looked like he was going to pick up Harvey Alonso, but unexpectedly he suddenly turned around and rushed forward and stepped back into the penalty area, which was very fast.
Harvey Alonso and Yang Yang have been partnering for many years, and the two have already formed a tacit understanding. This mid-low ball is sent over, just on the line where Yang Yang is in the penalty area, but he can only use his chest to stop the ball.
Ricardo Costa, who was dragging behind him, rushed forward and wanted to intercept him, but Yang Yang took the lead, stopped the ball in his chest and moved forward, avoided Ricardo Costa, allowing Valencia's central defender to lose.
Goalkeeper Guaita dared not attack because Yang Yang stopped the ball with his chest in the top of the penalty area. He knew Yang Yang's speed and ability to stop the ball. Once he attacked, it would be difficult to catch up.
However, it took some time for Yang Yang to stop the ball in his chest, but Rami didn't have time to defend. After Yang Yang caught up with the ball on the right side of the penalty spot, he easily formed a single shot. Then a fake move seemed to be about to hit the corner, which tricked Guaita into the right side, but the result was a shot from the inside of his right foot and sent the ball to his left foot.
Rami chased back all the way, even slipped the shovel, trying to intercept Yang Yang's shot, but in the end he was still a beat slower.
The ball hit Valencia's goal in the lower left corner, one to zero!
"goallllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll!!!"
"In the 89th minute, Real Madrid finally broke through Valencia's goal. With one less player than his opponent, they managed to win a goal, and the hero of the attack was Yang Yang!"
When the effective whistle sounded, Yang Yang rushed out of the court quickly and rushed directly towards Xavi Alonso, jumping onto the Spanish midfielder and celebrating the goal together.
Real Madrid players also surrounded them from all directions.
This is a team out-of-field cooperation, but in fact, only Xavi Alonso and Yang Yang play a key role.
Xavi Alonso's pass was beautiful, and Yang Yang's stop and last shot were also exciting enough and calm enough.
Being able to defeat Valencia with one less person than the opponent with tenacious defense and a lightning strike with Yang Yang is undoubtedly the best result for Real Madrid.
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Although Valencia tried his best to attack in the last few minutes, he failed to break through Real Madrid's goal.
After three consecutive matches, Valencia even suffered a striking defeat, with zero goals being taken. This is a great humiliation for the always proud Bat Legion.
Yang Yang scored three consecutive goals, helping Real Madrid win the 33rd straight win.
This winning streak is also setting a brand new Guinness World Record.
But unfortunately, in the locker room after the game, Real Madrid received a notice from the team doctor that Casillas had a fracture in his left hand and would be out for at least one and a half months.
This unfortunate news made Real Madrid's locker room miserable again, because Marcelo had just returned to training and Pepe had not made a comeback, but Casillas was injured again.
Since the season, especially since October, Real Madrid's main lineup has not played a complete game. If Azpilicueta and Xavi Martinez had not performed well in guest appearances as both left back and central defenders, then Real Madrid would have been in danger.
But even so, Casillas was injured and ceased to fight. What should Real Madrid do next?
Chapter completed!