After playing Lyon, Real Madrid received a flood of praise from the outside world.

The depression that had been pent up for six years completely exploded at this moment, forming an overwhelming momentum, surging towards Valdebebas, located in the northeast of Madrid, and sweeping everyone under the Royal Horse.

But on the afternoon of the second day, before the team practiced, head coach Raús and captain Raul jointly called a meeting of the players.

The meeting even alarmed the presence of Real Madrid manager Manuel Redondo, as well as director Baldano.

Throughout this season, Real Madrid have had two important key moments.

The first is the derby of the century, and the away game against Barcelona is Real Madrid's first big test of the season.

This was followed by the Champions League round of 16 knockout rounds.

Real Madrid never thought they would stop there in the Champions League group stage, and if Rafael Benitez could not lead the team through the group stage, he would be sacked, and as for the Copa del Rey, this competition is not taken seriously.

Judging from the current situation, the completion of Real Madrid in the first two nodes is very high.

The 5-0 away win over Barcelona and the five-1 win over Lyon over two legs both successfully achieved the team's predetermined goals, and the team will play on two fronts.

What kind of opponents will be encountered in the quarter-finals of the Champions League, and what kind of tactics will be adopted, these are still unknown.

For this line, Benitez's strategy is to take one step at a time and play every game seriously.

However, in La Liga, Real Madrid are currently five points ahead of Barcelona and it will be very challenging for the team to maintain that lead with 13 rounds remaining.

In particular, the 31st round will host Barcelona.

The difficulty lies in the fact that before playing Barcelona, Real Madrid will usher in the second leg of the Champions League quarterfinals.

Benitez is also full of worries about this part of the schedule, no one knows who the Champions League quarter-final opponent will be, but one thing is for sure, the game will be very tough, and it is certainly not a good thing to meet Barcelona after the quarter-finals.

"It's a tough schedule, but it's important to note that we're working hard and Barcelona isn't going to be easy either, so the key is in the next five league games, and we need to keep our lead over Barcelona in these five games, at least three points."

Heading into the second derby of the century with a three-point lead will give Real Madrid players a psychological advantage.

To put it bluntly, it doesn't matter if you lose, Real Madrid is still at the top of the table, but if it draws, or even wins, Real Madrid will further extend its lead, and in turn, if Barcelona wants to reverse in La Liga, it can only beat Real Madrid at the Bernabeu.

When the game is played at the level of Real Madrid and Barcelona, the psychological factor often becomes very important.

For example, in the first leg between the two sides, Real Madrid can be said to have seized the opportunity from the moment they entered the Camp Nou.

Although in La Liga, the strength of Real Madrid and Barcelona can be said to stand out, and the other teams are not enough, but at the same time distracted by the Champions League quarterfinals, it is also a lot of pressure for Real Madrid.

The next five matches will be against Valladolid away, Sporting Gijón at home, Getafe away, Atletico Madrid at home and Racing Santander away.

The first two games are the most certain, because these two games are one game a week, and the opponent's strength is not strong, Real Madrid's stable performance can basically win the opponent, but the last three games are very challenging.

Getafe and Atletico Madrid are both derby matches, and it goes without saying that they are difficult, especially Atletico Madrid.

Hill, the former president of the Sheets Army, once said that Atletico Madrid could say that all the games of the whole season could be won by Real Madrid.

It can be seen that for Real Madrid, Atletico Madrid is a hard bone at all times.

Needless to say, Racing Santander eliminated Real Madrid from the Copa del Rey, and its strength is not bad.

In contrast, Barcelona have tough opponents such as Valencia and Athletic Bilbao at home, and Pep Guardiola's side are very competitive at Camp Nou.

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After a round of in-depth and straightforward analysis in Yesterdam, it became clear to everyone in the team that the next challenge was very big.

It's not just the unknown opponent in the quarterfinals of the Champions League, but also the sworn rivals of Atletico Madrid in the league, and the upcoming second derby of the century.

Yang Yang was not surprised at all, because this is the professional league.

The competition in La Liga is not too fierce, after all, the overall strength of Real Madrid and Barcelona can be described as unbeatable.

If this is thrown into the Premier League, the team will face a greater challenge in a situation of fighting on two fronts.

So much so that everyone thinks that Liverpool's quadruple victory last season can be described as a miracle.

After analysing the situation by the coaching staff, captain Raul made an appeal as a representative of the players, and all the teams can take a break from the celebrations of the Champions League elimination of Lyon and take a hard look at the challenges and crises at hand.

"As captain of the team, I thank everyone for their hard work and sacrifice for the team, but I also sincerely hope that everyone understands that we are still a long way from success and that we should not be complacent."

Raul's appeal was also met with an enthusiastic response from the players.

As the number one star in the team, Yang Yang said that he absolutely supports Raul, and said that what he said in an interview with Marca after the game was not a lie, but a desire from the heart.

"Don't you think it's a very exciting thing to recreate the classic of the five-in-a-row championship legend on our home turf after half a century?" Yang Yang deliberately wanted to provoke the interest of his teammates.

Real Madrid's fifth consecutive title is arguably a key record for Real Madrid's greatest club of the 20th century, and the second of the five consecutive titles, the final of the second European Champions Cup in history, was held at the Bernabeu Stadium.

Real Madrid, with legends such as Di Stefano, Kopa and Gento, successfully defended their Champions League title with a 2-0 home win over Italy's Fiorentina.

Just how great this record is, just look at the current honorary president of Real Madrid is Di Stefano.

Recreating the legendary record of more than half a century ago and winning the Champions League at the Santiago Bernabeu is a huge attraction for Real Madrid players and fans alike.

And since 1980, Real Madrid has not hosted a Champions League final for 30 years.

Therefore, if Real Madrid can really reach the Champions League final this year, it will not only make history, but also detonate the entire Madrid and even the Spanish football market.

If it can really win the championship, then the current group of players in the Real Madrid team will all go down in the history of Real Madrid because of this.

Whether it is for fame or profit, Yang Yang's words have successfully aroused the interest and fighting spirit of Real Madrid players.

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On the evening of March 14, in the 26th round of La Liga, Real Madrid challenged Valladolid away.

In the 27th minute of the game, Valladolid's Brazilian midfielder Nivaldo fouled Sneijder and gave Real Madrid a free kick about 25 meters from the goal, Yang Yang once again stood on the penalty spot.

After high-fives with the likes of Sneijder and Ibrahimovic, he set the ball up and slowly pulled away.

The team had been attacking Valladolid for the first 20 minutes, and apart from two dangerous counter-attacks by home striker Diego Costa, Real Madrid created almost all the wonderful images on the pitch.

But Valladolid, who is playing at home, is not only very tenacious in defense, but also relatively rough in action, obviously because the referee team on duty tonight is soft in law enforcement, and it is a home game, so he wants to use this way to limit Real Madrid.

This is also the strategy adopted by many teams against Real Madrid and Barcelona, because their players are far less expensive than the stars of Real Madrid and Barcelona, and they want to use this way to bluff the stars of the two giants.

However, this time the direct free kick gave Yang Yang a great opportunity.

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Yang Yang stood with his feet apart, his posture straight, looking straight ahead, paying attention to the human wall of Valladolid.

The home fans were booing, and the fans in the stands behind the goal were even interfering with Yang Yang's free throws.

Obviously, they all know that Yang Yang's free kick skills are also top-notch in the world today.

But all of this, accompanied by a whistle from the referee, was completely cleared out of Yang Yang's mind.

He scurried forward and fired a straight shot with his right foot to get the ball out of the way.

The ball arced over the top of the jumping wall, made its way to the top right corner of Valladolid's goal with great speed, and grazed the corner of the post and crossbar with precision into the home goal.

Goalkeeper Bilal judged the direction, but he was a step slower to react and couldn't stop it at all.

1 to 0!

“GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL！！！！”

"It's another free kick straight to score!"

"Yang Yang's direct free kick skills can be called the top in the world, he is the best free kick master in the world!"

"Look at this penalty kick, it's very fast, it's more than 100 kilometers per hour, and it comes with a noticeable drop, it's an absolute goalkeeper's nightmare!"

After Yang Yang scored the goal, he didn't celebrate as much as usual, but the teammates next to him still pounced one after another to celebrate the goal for him.

Another direct free-kick score!

And it's the first time again!

Yang Yang's free kick is gradually becoming a big killer for Real Madrid, and it is also of great strategic significance.

In the future, any team entering their own 30-meter area will probably have to seriously consider reducing unnecessary fouls.

Otherwise, as long as Yang Yang appears on the court, it is really a foul equivalent to conceding a goal.

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Maybe it was stimulated by this direct free kick, or maybe Valladolid had already formulated a foul strategy.

After Yang Yang scored a free kick to open the scoring for Real Madrid, Valladolid further intensified their actions, especially the foul against Yang Yang, which became more and more brutal.

Until the 40th minute...... 8)