796 may be going to lose!
Suddenly, a heavy rain turned the Molinon course at Sporting Gijón into a muddy swamp.
The already potholed turf became wet and slippery under the rain, and the playing conditions on the pitch became even worse, which was really bad for Real Madrid, an opponent who had more than 60% possession of the ball.
Sudden rain, slippery and potholed away games, plus a Champions League clash with AC Milan in midweek......
Everything seemed to indicate that Real Madrid might lose again.
The more physical Sporting Gijón were the first to attack from the start of the game, creating a threat from both flanks.
Real Madrid still discharged the combination of Ramos, Pepe, Vermaelen and Maxwell tonight, and this line of defense performed well tonight, very solid after the opening, and in the early period, when attacked by Sporting Gijon, three offside traps in seven minutes accurately froze the home team's attack.
Then Real Madrid launched a pounce, completely controlled the situation on the field, and planned attacks again and again.
The best chance of the game came in the 23rd minute, when Sneijder sent a through ball that tore through the Sporting Gijón defence and gave it to Yang Yang, who then inserted and successfully pushed the goal.
But the linesman raised the flag to signal that Yang Yang was offside.
Yang Yang was dissatisfied with the decision and protested to the referee, saying that he was 100% sure that he had not fallen into the offside trap of Sporting Gijón, and that they had one player behind them, but the referee listened to the linesman's opinion.
Just like this goal that was inexplicably blown away, then Real Madrid's attack also seemed to be tainted with bad luck, always a little bit close, even Yang Yang himself has repeatedly missed opportunities, and the same is true of Ibrahimovic and Raul on the left.
Real Madrid are not having a good time, and Sporting Gijón is just as hard.
In the midst of this depressing rhythm and atmosphere of the game, time passed bit by bit.
Fifty minutes...... Sixty minutes...... Seventy minutes ...... Eighty minutes......
The score of 0-0 on the scoreboard has never changed.
Ras Diarra was replaced by Ras Diarra with Guti, who was the double midfielder of Golden Wolves Guti and Sneijder to go all out on the attack.
He then replaced Xavi Alonso with Arjen Robben and pushed Raul up front in an attempt to create chances on the wings.
After entering the 80th minute, Benitez let Maxwell and Ramos, who were on both wings, actively press forward and participate in the attack in the front, showing Real Madrid's determination to win the opponent away.
But the situation still hasn't improved much.
As time passed, the game gradually drew to a close, and the fans at the scene had already begun to get agitated.
Sporting Gijón have played three home games so far this season, winning two and drawing one, but the opponents are not strong.
If they can draw against Real Madrid at the Molinon Stadium tonight, it will definitely be the most bragging point of the season for Sporting Gijón.
Real Madrid's players were a little anxious, and coach Rafael Benitez was on the sidelines throughout the second half.
I believe that at this moment, countless fans in front of the TV are also worried about Real Madrid.
Could it be that this is really the case?
It was not easy to narrow the gap with Barcelona to one point, and if it was a draw, it would be pulled away again.
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Alberto Botia, 20 years old, 1.88 meters tall, made his debut at La Masia, moved to Sporting Gijón from Barcelona II this season, and was the main centre-back during Pep Guardiola's time in charge of Barcelona II.
In the final round of La Liga last season, Pep Guardiola gave the second-team youngster the chance to land in La Liga, allowing him to play as a substitute for Pique in the competition, while sending him to Sporting Gijón this summer, but according to the contract, Barcelona have a buy-back clause for the first three years for a transfer fee of 1.5 million euros.
Despite leaving Barcelona after seven years, Botia is confident that he knows that as long as he performs well on the outside, he will soon receive a call from Barcelona, just like his predecessor Pique.
For this reason, Botia worked very hard at Sporting Gijón and became the starting central defender of Sporting Gijón in one fell swoop.
And against Real Madrid in this game, he also performed well, and together with his partner French central defender Gregory, he teamed up to limit Ibrahimovic, and kept Real Madrid's attacks out of Sporting Gijón's goal again and again.
The game is coming to an end.
Botia was full of excitement in his heart, because he had played for Barcelona for a long time, and he knew very well what freezing Real Madrid meant to Sporting Gijón.
In a way, for a team like Sporting Gijón, playing Real Madrid and Barcelona is their Champions League final.
For youngsters like Botia, this is their most revealing game of the season, and it is also a great opportunity for them to show and prove themselves to everyone.
Now, he is only one step away from success.
The fourth official on the sidelines played a sign with three minutes of stoppage time.
There are only three minutes left.
Botia felt an irrepressible burst of ecstasy.
It's closer, it's getting closer!
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Once again, Real Madrid attacked.
This is supposed to be the last attack, right?
Botia thought to herself, but reacted immediately.
Real Madrid attacked on the left, Sneijder distributed the ball to Maxwell, and the Brazilian left wing-back stepped up and passed the ball forward.
Ibrahimovic pulled up to the left flank, Gregory followed him to the wing, Botia immediately adjusted his position, and his team-mate in midfield returned.
The Swedish centre-forward stops the ball, but with his back to the attack, has no chance, and passes it back.
Before receiving the ball, Maxwell glanced at the penalty area, stopped the ball, and picked up a pass with his left foot without thinking.
Botia was undistracted, his concentration was maintained, and when Maxwell tried to get the ball into the box, his first instinct was to judge where the ball would land.
But then, he was taken aback.
Why is this ball coming in my direction?
Botia was startled, but suddenly a sense of foreboding arose, and a question suddenly popped up in his mind.
What about Yang Yang?
Ibrahimovic pulled to the left, where did Yang Yang go?
As soon as this thought of Botia arose, he felt that a figure was rushing towards him quickly, and it was already close to him, and he vaguely judged that it seemed to be the Yang Yang he was looking for.
How did he get here?
Botia was about to react, but saw Yang Yang in front of him rushing in front of him, his waist sank, and the whole person jumped up directly.
Damn, how did he jump so high?
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"Real Madrid attacked, passed to the left in the box......"
"Oh my God, it's Yang Yang, when did he run this position?"
"Header!"
"The ball is in!!!"
“GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!”
"In the ninetieth minute, Yang Yang grabbed ahead of Botia, hit the goal with a header from close range, and pushed Maxwell's cross into the upper right corner of the goal, 1-0!"
"Real Madrid took the lead at a crucial moment!"
"Great Yang Yang! His running position can be described as unpredictable! ”
"Look at his bounce again, Botia was in front of him, he didn't even have time to jump, he could only watch him score from behind him."
"It was definitely a golden goal, Yang Yang opened the door to victory for Real Madrid!"
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When Yang Yang rushed out of the penalty area of Sporting Gijón, he was immediately stopped by Ibrahimovic and hugged by the waist.
The Swedish center looked even more excited than the goal-scorer Yang Yang, as if he had scored the goal.
Then Maxwell and Sneijder and other old friends also hugged Yang Yang one after another.
Real Madrid's players also rushed to surround them, and even Casillas rushed out of the big penalty area and rushed all the way in the direction of Yang Yang and others.
All of them were so excited!
Attacked the whole game, but never found a way to break through the opponent's goal, at the critical moment, Yang Yang suddenly changed positions, caught the Gijon Athletic defenders off guard, and pressed Botia to head the goal.
You must know that the height difference between him and Botia is five centimeters, and the difference in body is even more obvious, but he pressed Botia to the point that he couldn't jump, which is simply impossible not to admire his control of timing and opponents' movements.
And this goal also completely crushed the tenacious fighting spirit of Sporting Gijón.
The determination to defend the goal to the death completely collapsed at this moment.
Because they knew that Yang Yang's goal completely defeated them and took away three points for Real Madrid.
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While Real Madrid beat Sporting Gijón on the road thanks to Yang Yang's goal, Barcelona also beat Zaragoza 6-1 at home, with midfielder Sedoux Keita scoring a hat-trick and Lionel Messi netting a goal.
As a result, the situation in La Liga remains unchanged.
Yang Yang once again won the unanimous praise of Real Madrid fans and even fans around the world with his golden goal against Sporting Gijón, and everyone firmly believes that with him, Real Madrid's offensive strength will be improved by at least two grades.
In midweek, in the first leg of the fourth round of the Copa del Rey in Spain, Real Madrid challenged Alcocón away.
Rafa Benitez's side played with an all-bench line-up, but still relied on their strength to consistently beat their opponents 4-0 away, with Gonzalo Higuain netting a brace and Raul and Granero netting a goal each.
At the weekend, in the ninth round of La Liga, Real Madrid hosted Getafe.
Yang Yang still performed very well in this game, but the goal luck was slightly worse, although he assisted Ibrahimovic to score the first goal of the game, but he never scored.
The Swedish centre-forward received assists from Yang Yang and Kaka and scored twice in three minutes to help Real Madrid beat Getafe 2-0.
Barcelona drew 1-1 away at Osasuna, with Seydou Keita scoring again, and Pique scoring an own goal in the last minute of stoppage time to help Osasuna draw 1-1 at home to Barcelona.
After this game, Real Madrid finally reversed Barcelona and regained the position of leader of La Liga.
Although Yang Yang did not score in this round, he still led the La Liga scorer list with nine goals. 8)