On the evening of March 10, at 20:45 a.m., at the Bernabeu Stadium in Madrid, Spain.

Yang Yang, wearing a white Real Madrid shirt, stood on the left side of the centre circle, opposite teammate Ibrahimovic.

In the middle of the two is the Champions League match ball sponsored by Adidas.

The Swedish center forward is Robben in the past, and on the side of the two, the direction of Real Madrid's own half is Sneijder.

Xavi Alonso and Mascherano form a back two, followed by Marcelo, Vermaelen, Ramos and Arbeloa, and finally goalkeeper Casillas.

This is Real Madrid's main squad in recent times.

Almost identical to this line-up three days ago, also at this stadium, a 6-1 reversal of Sevilla.

There's nothing wrong with just looking at the scoreline, or even seeing Real Madrid's 65.4 per cent possession, but in this game, Real Madrid had a whopping 35 shots on goal, the highest so far this season.

Even over the past few seasons, the game against Sevilla has been the most shot on goal.

Thirty-five shots, eighteen on target, and six goals were scored at a good enough conversion rate and a testament to the fact that Real Madrid are becoming more and more fluid and the organisation of the central midfield is getting better and better.

Sneijder found his best form and became the team's best passer, with Xavi Alonso in charge of playmaking and Mascherano in defence, and Real Madrid's midfield achieving the balance of attack and defence that Rafael Benitez had hoped for.

But if it's just the team's attacking excellence, it's not a big deal, because after the winter break, Real Madrid's performance has been better than one game, especially in the last few rounds, the team's offensive has been fierce one game at a time, and no one in the world will question Real Madrid's offensive firepower.

But in the game against Sevilla, it was the team's defense that really made people see the improvement.

In more than 90 minutes of play, Sevilla had only two shots on goal, and none of them were on target, with the only goal coming from an own goal by Xavi Alonso.

Sevilla's results in recent years are also very impressive, second only to Real Madrid and Barcelona in La Liga, and even slightly better than Valencia, and the attacking firepower is also very strong, known as the third strongest team in La Liga's offensive ability.

But such an opponent was forced by Real Madrid to only have two shots on goal at his home stadium, and he didn't even have a chance to shoot on target, which shows how much defensive pressure Real Madrid exerted on the opponent throughout the game.

This statistic was unanimously praised by all the media and professionals after the game, and everyone agreed that Real Madrid's performance in this game was impressive, creating a good atmosphere for the next Champions League match.

Benitez used the same lineup against Sevilla in the previous round as he did in the previous round, and it was clear that he wanted to continue the team's previous good form and continue to press Lyon on his home turf to advance to the quarter-finals of the Champions League and make his first breakthrough in six years.

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With the whistle of Italian referee Nicolas Rizzoli, in the cheers of the Bernabeu, this focus battle officially kicked off.

Ibrahimovic kicked the ball to Yang Yang first, who turned around and passed back at the first time, past Sneijder and directly to Xavi Alonso.

Lyon's striker Karim Benzema pressed in and quickly approached Xavi Alonso.

The Spanish midfielder shifted the ball to the left and handed it to Marcelo.

Marcelo dribbled forward and tried to break down the left, but the Lyon player blocked him, forcing him to cross to Mascherano for a regrouping in midfield.

The ball went back and forth a few times in Real Madrid's backfield and then came to the feet of Xavi Alonso again, and the Spanish midfielder sent a diagonal pass straight to the front.

Ibrahimovic dropped back, turned his back to stop the ball and slid it back to Sneijder, who was quick forward.

As soon as the Dutch midfielder received the ball, before he could get past it, Lyon defender Tulalang suddenly rushed up and shoveled him to the ground with the ball, giving Real Madrid a direct free kick opportunity in the 30-meter area in front.

The distance was exactly thirty meters, and the position was in the middle, and Yang Yang walked to the penalty spot without giving in.

Seeing him, the entire Bernabeu stadium once again resounded with cheers.

Yang Yang was unmoved, and after setting the ball, he slowly retreated.

……

"This ball is here!"

In the stands of the Real Madrid president, Zidane sat next to Florentino and smiled at the Real Madrid president.

"So sure?" Florentino was also delighted.

Soon, the chairman of Real Madrid remembered the news exposed by the media not long ago, saying that Zidane played a free kick with Yang Yang after training, and was defeated by Yang Yang.

"In this position, within thirty-five meters, Yang Yang's hit rate is very high, and it is very stable." Zidane said with confidence.

Florentino couldn't stop nodding, "You can't be careless, after all, Lyon's human wall is not a dead thing on the training ground." ”

Baldano on the other side laughed, "I agree with Zinedin's statement, I bet on Yang Yang." ”

The two right-hand men both supported Yang Yang, and Florentino really didn't know whether to be happy or sad.

In fact, he also hopes that Yang Yang can score.

It was a goal that was a nightmare for Lyon.

At that time, it will be difficult for Pierre's team not to press out.

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Not only did the VIPs in the stands of the Real Madrid president understand this truth, but the spectators inside and outside the stadium and in front of the TV also know how to analyze the situation, and they also know that if this free kick is scored, it will really help Real Madrid open the door to the quarterfinals.

It was a goal in the first minute!

Why doesn't Yang Yang know it himself?

But he was still the same as usual, his eyes closed, adjusting his breathing and emotions, and then slowly opened his eyes, looking at the wall in front of him, estimating their height, and the height they might jump up later.

After setting up the human wall, the Italian referee Rizzoli slowly stepped away and blew the whistle for free throws.

Yang Yang took a deep breath and quickly ran forward.

Lyon goalkeeper Lloris stared at the front with a solemn face, and he could clearly see Yang Yang's every move.

When he heard the muffled sound of the penalty kick, his attention fell to the wall, and the French goalkeeper immediately judged the momentum of the ball when he saw the ball quickly bypassing the wall and towards the goal.

Right?

No, on the left!

Lloris just took a step to the right, quickly judged the direction of the ball, quickly moved to the left, and pounced.

He is a left-footed striker, and his left hand is his dominant hand, and he reaches out with his left hand to try to block the ball directly.

But when he flew out, he found that the ball suddenly fell in mid-air.

This sudden change made him feel like he was falling into an ice cellar, and his nimble left hand tried to reach down, but he couldn't reach it after all.

The ball got under Lloris and into the Lyon goal.

1 to 0!

“goalllllllllllllllllllllll！！！！！”

"It's a direct free kick again!"

"Yang Yang!"

"Just one minute into the game, Yang Yang opened the scoring for Real Madrid with a direct free kick!"

'Oh my God, his free-kick was so tricky that it almost grazed the post and it hit the goal, and although Lloris judged the direction, the ball changed clearly in the air and the Lyon goalkeeper couldn't reach it.

After Yang Yang scored the goal, the whole person clenched his fists excitedly and waved them into the air.

Real Madrid's players soon pounced on him from all directions, surrounded him in the middle, and everyone stepped forward to celebrate Yang Yang's goal.

All the fans of the entire Bernabeu were also shouting Yang Yang's name hoarsely.

Hero!

This is their hero!

At critical moments, Yang Yang stepped forward again and again, scoring key goals for the team again and again, such a player is not a hero, so who else is?

"Yang Yang's free-kick attainments can be said to be superb, I believe that if at this moment, the original midfield core of the Lyon team, Juninho Jr., is still there, there can be a dragon battle between the two free kick masters."

"But now, although Pjanic has Pjanic in the midfield, a free-kick youngster who replaced Juninho Jr., Yang Yang on Real Madrid's side is obviously better, and he has scored consecutive free kicks."

'Obviously, Lyon should have regretted their mistake because they shouldn't have been within range of Yang Yang and gave Real Madrid such a well-placed direct free-kick opportunity.

After celebrating with his teammates, Yang Yang turned to cheer at the fans in all directions.

The whole stadium was chanting his name, and like a tsunami, it swept through the entire Bernabeu Stadium.

And Yang Yang is the focus of everyone's attention.

It was also at this moment that everyone really saw the quarterfinals!

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The fans in the stands cheered, as did Florentino in the chairman's stand and the dignitaries of Real Madrid celebrating with great joy.

Nothing was happier than Florentino.

At his home stadium, the president of Real Madrid did not need to hide the joy and excitement of his team's goal, he couldn't help but get up from his seat, applaud Yang Yang in the stadium vigorously, and then sat back down.

"As you said, the ball is here!" Florentino laughed.

Yang Yang's goal is equivalent to his honor, and he is naturally inexplicably happy when he puts gold on his face.

What's more, the goal opened the door to victory for the team and opened the door to the quarter-finals.

This is something that everyone at Real Madrid has been waiting for the past six years, but it is something that the first phase of the Galaxy and Calderón and others cannot achieve.

In the past six years, Real Madrid fans have been rejected from the Champions League quarter-finals, and how disappointed they are, then at this moment, how excited and uplifted they will be.

Florentino even had an ambition, turned his head sideways, nodded to Zidane next to him, and said: "If you can maintain your current form, not only the quarterfinals, but I feel that the tenth Champions League is not far away." ”

Zinedine Zidane and Baldano also nodded their heads.

Isn't it?