The Spaniards were not ready to give up the last ten minutes.
After Ronaldo scored, Sergio replaced captain Sanchez and replaced striker Moreno to continue to strengthen the attack.
After Sanchez came off the field, he handed the captain's armband to Zhao Yang and patted him on the shoulder.
This is the first time Zhao Yang wears the captain's armband.
Captain Lopez and first team deputy Sanchez are both old. The next captain is likely to be Zhao Yang, if he does not transfer.
This means a kind of inheritance.
The Espanyol fans in the stands stood up and applauded.
It is not only a farewell to Sanchez, but also a celebration for Zhao Yang's first time as the captain of the Espanyol.
Fang Jian in the commentary box was very excited, "The five major leagues finally have a Chinese captain. This is a historic moment. Zhao Yang is the first player to serve as captain on the field in the five major leagues, and also the first to serve as captain in the five major leagues."
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He Wei interjected from the side: "It is no problem to be the first in China, but not the first in Asia. Two years ago, the Japanese player Yuto Nagatomo served as the captain of Inter Milan."
Fang Jian said with some embarrassment: "Oao, I remembered it, but Nagatomo Yu is the third captain. Zhao Yang will definitely become the first captain."
In fact, Zhao Yang is also the third captain of the Espanyol now, but of course he won't tell anyone how smart he is.
Putting on the captain's armband, Zhao Yang was also in a very uneasy mood.
Even if Zhao Yang has only been in the industry for a short time, he is very clear about what it means to be a captain.
It is the team's on-field coach and the team's symbol and flag.
Seeing that his teammates were lacking fighting spirit and had thoughts of giving up, Zhao Yang took a deep breath and loudly called on his teammates to press forward and try again.
Although Zhao Yang has not been with Espanyol for a long time, his popularity and prestige are not bad, and with the support of his coach and boss, what he says is supported by many teammates.
Players like Diop and Moreno who came off the bench have a good relationship with Zhao Yang. They took the lead in pressing forward with Zhao Yang and launched a fierce attack on Real Madrid's defense.
After Real Madrid scored the fifth goal, I felt that the Spaniard would definitely give up. After all, the two teams have a good relationship, and the next ten minutes may be garbage time.
The Spaniard suddenly accelerated the pace again, which made the Real Madrid people very uncomfortable.
In the 81st minute of the game, the Spaniard stole the ball in the middle and passed the ball to Zhao Yang. Zhao Yang drove the ball straight into Real Madrid's penalty area.
Zhao Yang passed by with a pendulum and knocked down Casemiro without even giving him a chance to foul.
But at the moment, in addition to Casemiro in Real Madrid's midfield, Pepe is also a fierce and battle-hardened defender in the defense.
Zhao Yang just passed Casemiro, and Pepe arrived. Zhao Yang also knows Pepe. Chinese fans call him a monk. Such a reckless defender will definitely not let him pass.
Zhao Yang decisively gave up the breakthrough and passed a diagonal pass to Moreno on the wing.
Sure enough, the moment Zhao Yang passed the ball, Pepe ran directly into Zhao Yang, giving Zhao Yang no chance to break through.
Real Madrid's defense was a little lax, and Zhao Yang attracted most people's attention. Moreno ran easily from the wing, almost reaching the bottom line without any defense.
Moreno wanted to pass the ball, but when he saw that Zhao Yang had just gotten up, Caicedo was the only one who grabbed the ball.
Caicedo's position was not good, and he was stuck in front by Varane.
Varane is tall and has long legs, so he will definitely not be able to pass the ball in the air, and he may not be able to pass the ground ball.
Moreno simply dunked the ball and headed towards Real Madrid's penalty area.
Marcelo was chasing after him. He thought that a junior like Moreno would definitely cross the ball and would not cross the penalty area. However, Moreno staggered him.
Cross quickly returned to the penalty area to prevent Moreno from shooting directly.
At this time, Zhao Yang and Perez had already entered the penalty area, Cross moved towards Moreno, and Marcelo also chased after him.
Moreno wisely gave up the crosscut and vigorously swept the ball towards the penalty area.
Of course Kroos couldn't let the ball pass, so he quickly stretched out his foot to intercept it.
The ball was extremely fast, and Kroos failed to judge the exact position. The ball bounced off his legs and flew straight to the back corner of the goal.
At this moment, goalkeeper Bravo was moving in the direction of Moreno's breakthrough, and the ball suddenly flew into the back corner. Bravo was completely unable to react and could only watch the ball fly over his head and fall into the net.
4:5
Kroos scored an own goal and the Spaniard got another goal back.
"Ah! Go in! Go in again! Moreno! No! It's an own goal! Kroos scored an own goal! The score is 4:5. Fortunately, the Spaniard got another goal back, and the game is in suspense again!"
"Real Madrid are a little careless! They have forgotten that Espanyol is now the fourth-ranked team! It is not the original relegation team!"
"There are still about ten minutes left, both sides have a chance!"
Seeing the Espanyol players and fans cheering for joy, the Real Madrid people were depressed and puzzled. Why is this younger brother still fighting so hard with his elder brother? Is the Espanyol too arrogant? Do you really want to compete for the championship?
Whether they understand it or not, everyone in Real Madrid knows that this guy is no longer the same guy he was before. If he doesn't go all out, he may be capsized.
After the Spaniard celebrated, the game restarted. At this time, Real Madrid were very energetic, running with all their strength, intercepting, and counterattacking quickly. They would never let Zhao Yang get the ball casually, let alone let the Spaniard easily score in his own third.
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Even if there is one less player, Real Madrid is not weaker than the Spaniards, not to mention they are still playing the defensive counterattack they are best at.
In the 87th minute of the game, Jose, who came on as a substitute and almost became a sinner, dribbled the ball continuously in the counterattack and broke into the left rib of the penalty area and passed a low pass to the goal. Cristiano Ronaldo intervened in front of the goal at high speed and fell to the ground to shovel the ball, and the ball went into the net.
6-4 Real Madrid leads by two goals again.
Cristiano Ronaldo also scored his 20th La Liga goal this season, ranking second behind Zhao Yang who scored 25 goals.
After scoring the goal, Cristiano Ronaldo was very excited. In one game, he narrowed the goal gap with Zhao Yang to 5 points, which made Cristiano Ronaldo full of confidence in winning the league's top scorer again.
When the game reached this score, there was no time. The Spaniard had earned enough face. It was impossible to reverse the score. In the next two minutes and the three minutes of stoppage time, the Spaniard did not continue to work hard and had a calm mind.
Accepted the result of losing 4:6.
Real Madrid was frightened by the Spaniard and did not dare to be careless until the last minute. It was not until the whistle blew at the end of the game that Real Madrid dared to enjoy the joy of victory.
After this battle, Real Madrid is still ranked third in the standings, but due to Atletico Madrid's loss, they are only one point behind Atletico Madrid.
The Spaniard lost the game. The fifth-ranked Yellow Submarine narrowly defeated Granada with 1 goal. They were only 2 points behind the Spaniard. The Spaniard's fourth position was already in jeopardy.