Chapter 984 Defending the Club World Cup
Club World Cup semi-final, Real Madrid vs. Al Sadd.
In this game, Real Madrid started with a four-three-three formation, which is obviously the formation that Ancelotti has been trying.
The previous 4231 was more balanced, but 433 was more aggressive.
The goalkeeper is Iker Casillas, the defense is Maxwell, Vermaelen, Ramos and Arbeloa, the midfielder is Javi Martinez, David Silva and Modric are in the middle, and the front trident is a combination of Yang Yang, Ibrahimovic and Di Maria.
At the beginning of the game, Real Madrid controlled the ball and rhythm safely, and the strength gap between the two sides was too great.
Yang Yang didn't try his best and played very relaxed. In the 25th minute, he made a cross from the left edge of the penalty area. Di Maria, who was inserted in the back row, volleyed from the right side of the penalty area and scored a wonderful goal.
In the 43rd minute, it was Real Madrid's attack again, David Silva's pass in the middle, Di Maria volleyed again with his left foot from the edge of the penalty area, and once again broke through Al Sadd's goal, 2-0.
After changing sides to fight again in the second half, Yang Yang made a direct pass from the middle, and Modric scored a single-handed goal, 3-0.
Then there was a direct pass from David Silva, and Maxwell scored a long shot from a small angle, rewriting the score to four to zero.
This score was also maintained until the end of the game. Real Madrid beat Al Sadd with four goals and successfully advanced to the final of the Club World Cup.
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At the same time three days later, it was still at Yokohama International Stadium.
Real Madrid vs Santos in the final of the Club World Cup.
After the opening, Real Madrid completely took the initiative, put pressure on Santos, and frequently created threats.
Santos is obviously also aware of Real Madrid's powerful offensive, and adopts appropriate defensive tactics, hoping to contain Real Madrid's, especially Yang Yang's attack.
In the thirteenth minute, Real Madrid made a quick reactionary attack. Robben counterattacked with the ball on the right. He broke through to a position of about 20 meters.
Yang Yang appeared on the left side of the penalty area like a ghost. After receiving the ball saved by Cabral, he pushed and shot through Santos' goal, opening the scoring for Real Madrid.
Only four minutes later, Kaka went straight behind him in the middle, and Yang Yang succeeded in countering offside. He scored a goal calmly at the front of the small penalty area and scored twice to help Real Madrid expand the score again, 2-0.
Seven minutes later, Maicon made a cross from the right. After Kaka stopped the ball and passed the defender, he volleyed near the penalty spot and scored, 3-0.
Before the end of the first half, Real Madrid formed a siege against Santos. Yang Yang, Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Robben failed to break Santos's goal with consecutive shots. Instead, Xavi Alonso's long-range shot from the outside of the penalty area once again penetrated Santos's goal, four to zero.
Leading by four goals at halftime, Real Madrid's overall strength advantage can be seen.
In the second half, after changing sides and re-fighting, both sides kept their strength appropriately. Santos counterattacked several times, but failed to threaten Real Madrid. Neymar also had several good performances, but none of them played very well.
Or it can be said that under the light of the Real Madrid stars, this talented Brazilian boy seems a bit bleak.
Until the 82nd minute, Maicon sent a wonderful pass from the right. Yang Yang single-handedly passed the goalkeeper and shot an empty goal, extending the score to 5-0. Yang Yang himself also performed a hat-trick.
This score was finally maintained until the end of the game.
Five to zero, Real Madrid successfully defended the Club World Cup!
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After the game, Yang Yang, Kaka and Neymar won the Golden Ball, Silver Ball and Bronze Ball of the Club World Cup respectively.
As the Golden Globe of the event, Yang Yang also got a car from the sponsor Toyota, but like last year, Yang Yang decided to cash it out in exchange for cash and donate it to charity.
On the podium after the race, all three winners were interviewed by media in Japan and around the world.
Neymar said that he was convinced that he lost, "Real Madrid is not invincible, but they are the best team in the world. Today we learned from Real Madrid how to play football."
Yang Yang gave encouragement and affirmation to Neymar, who had high hopes before the game but disappointed in the game. He said that Neymar has shown considerable potential several times in the game, but he is still very young. I believe he will have a great future. Losing the Club World Cup is just a hurdle in his career. "
The outside world has been rumored that Real Madrid is full of interest in Neymar, but recently, the Daily Sports Daily has also frequently reported that Barcelona has initialed Neymar in advance with a deposit of 10 million euros, and the Brazilian genius is about to join Barcelona.
Regarding such news, Yang Yang said that he was not clear about it.
"Neymar is a talent that every team aspires to have. It is a pleasure to watch him play, and it will be very interesting to be a teammate with him. I am looking forward to seeing him in the Real Madrid jersey, but this is not something I can decide. It is difficult. There are many difficulties to overcome and competition from opponents."
As for Real Madrid, Neymar expressed his respect. He was full of admiration for Yang Yang and hoped that one day he could become an excellent player like Yang Yang. However, the Brazilian genius always evaded and refused to give a positive response to whether he would join Real Madrid. He only said that he had not yet left Brazil.
"I hope I can become more mature."
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When Real Madrid played in Japan, the results of the Champions League round of 16 knockout rounds far away in Europe were also freshly released.
Real Madrid's luck this time is not bad, and they got CSKA Moscow from Russia in the knockout round of the sixteenth round.
This team is familiar thanks to Abramovich. The overall strength is indeed not strong, but the cold weather in Russia in February will become Real Madrid's biggest enemy.
CSKA Moscow is currently ranked second in the Russian Super League, six points behind Zenit St. Petersburg at the top of the list. At the end of February, the Russian Super League happened to be in the suspension stage. No one knows what kind of combat effectiveness CSKA Moscow will be able to play by then.
Real Madrid's drawing of CSKA Moscow can be regarded as the top lottery, and Barcelona's luck is not bad, drawing Leverkusen of the Bundesliga, which is also a team that cannot shake Barcelona.
Judging from the draw of the eight matchups, the two really interesting matchups are Arsenal met AC Milan and Chelsea met Naples. These two strong dialogues between the Premier League and Serie A will undoubtedly become the biggest variable in the knockout round of the sixteenth round. As for the other few matchups, there is not much suspense.
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Returning to Spain from Japan, Real Madrid ushered in the second round of the Copa del Rey non-stop.
This time Real Madrid played with a full bench lineup, including Morata, Jesse, Carvajal and other players who stayed in Madrid, all of them appeared in the starting lineup. After all, the main players of the first team traveled thousands of miles.
The final result was that Real Madrid defeated their opponent 5-1 at home and successfully advanced to the top 16.
But this time Real Madrid's luck was not so good, and they won La Liga's Malaga.
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After playing the Copa del Rey, Real Madrid went south non-stop to challenge Sevilla away.
This is a make-up match in the seventeenth round of La Liga.
Because Real Madrid went to Japan to play the Club World Cup, this round was postponed.
In the 17 rounds of the league played on time before, Barcelona beat Vallecano 4-0 at home, Messi scored a goal, Sanchez scored twice, Xavi and Daniel Alves each had two assists.
Real Madrid challenged Sevilla away. After the opening, the two sides immediately played a fast pace.
Sevilla was obviously very determined. Real Madrid traveled a long distance and were in poor condition, so they wanted to directly use fast-paced play to drag down Real Madrid, but Real Madrid responded with a secure double midfielder in the away game, and in the 10th minute, David Silva sent a direct pass. Yang Yang single-handedly scored and opened the scoring for Real Madrid.
After that, the two sides fell into a bitter battle, Sevilla almost equalized the score once, and former Real Madrid center Negredo almost broke through Casillas' goal, but in the end it was the Real Madrid goalkeeper who performed bravely and flew to save the ball.
In the 37th minute, David Silva sent a direct pass, and Di Maria scored from the penalty kick first, expanding the score for Real Madrid. Then in the 41st minute, Ibrahimovic assisted Yang Yang with a long shot, piercing Sevilla's goal again.
Before the end of the first half, Pepe fouled Negredo, accumulated two yellow cards and was sent off with a red card.
Real Madrid was forced to make substitutions during the intermission. Vermaelen replaced Di Maria to strengthen the team's midfield defense. Real Madrid's formation immediately became a four-three-two, playing a defensive counterattack tactic.
In the 66th minute, Yang Yang planned from the left, and Ibrahimovic stopped the ball and then made a direct pass. David Silva scored a single-handed goal, 4-0, but only three minutes later, Sevilla pulled back a game and Navas scored a goal.
After four to one, both sides had their strengths, but in the 85th minute, Yang Yang used a direct free kick of about 30 meters to penetrate Sevilla's goal again, performing a hat-trick and expanding the score to 5-1.
Afterwards, Xavi Alonso assisted Zlatan Ibrahimovic to score a goal, and then Ibrahimovic received a pass from Yang Yang on the left side of the penalty area and passed Sevilla's central defender Navarro and goalkeeper Barras in succession. Finally, he pushed the empty goal from a small angle and locked the score at 7-1 for Real Madrid.
It was another big victory, but it was extremely dangerous to win, especially Real Madrid had one less player than their opponents for a long time. Not only did they not suffer a defeat because of this, but they pierced through Sevilla's goal through sharp counterattacks again and again.
Seven to one, this is another hearty victory for Real Madrid this season, and what is even more rare is that Sevilla is an out-and-out strong team in La Liga, and it is at the Pisjuan Stadium, which undoubtedly adds to the gold content of this victory.
After the game, the major media praised Real Madrid's performance, especially ushering in the Christmas holiday with an 11-point lead, which made everyone look forward to Real Madrid's second half.