Although it is a holiday, in fact, Yang Yang still takes some time out of his training every day, which makes him return to the team, his physical condition is still very good, and his weight is not overweight, and he still maintains a very standard standard.

At that time, the whole Real Madrid team was in the physical examination room, and they all watched it with admiration, especially several new signings.

Being able to maintain self-discipline during the season is the professionalism of the players, but outside of the season, to be able to be so self-disciplined is really only up to the players themselves.

But that's just the beginning.

After the training camp opened, the royal horse began to devote itself to the hot pre-season training, and Yang Yang was no exception.

Every morning at 9 a.m., I arrive at Valdebebas on time and practice an hour before training.

The little apprentices Jesse, Carvajal and Marcelo have also been training with Yang Yang recently, and it goes without saying that Jesse is trying to grab the main position, while Marcelo is trying to find his best form.

Jokes aside, in the second half of last season, he was suppressed by Cesar Azpilicueta, and if he didn't work hard, he lost his main position, and it would be difficult for him to get it back.

After an hour of additional training, it is the team's training, Ancelotti is still in the original way, the intensity of the pre-season training camp is very high, although it is only two practices a day, but it really belongs to the kind of training that can make people peel off the skin.

After the morning training session, everyone will have lunch at the training base, and then there is a nap time, after the nap, Yang Yang went to the swimming pool to swim, which is also a good habit he has maintained for many years, even in the cold winter wax moon, he will still insist on swimming, never slack.

Carlo Ancelotti likes to have meetings, and every afternoon after his lunch break, there will be a tactical meeting of about an hour, and the Italian will find a lot of videos and footage to analyze the tactical ideas he wants to express with everyone.

According to his thinking, Real Madrid will continue to adopt a four-three-three formation this season, but will also consider a four-three-two-one Christmas tree formation and a four-four-two-one formation, as well as a three-five-two formation with three defenders.

Don't be fooled by this set of formations, thinking that Ancelotti wants to practice multiple sets of tactical play, but in fact it is not, because many times the formation is just to make it easier for the players to understand the tactics on the field.

It's like a 442 formation, if Mascherano and Xavi Martinez's defensive midfielders retreat, the two central defenders pull the side, and the full-backs press forward, then the 442 will immediately become 352, which can be switched smoothly on the pitch.

As the saying goes, soldiers are impermanent, water is impermanent, players are running on the court, and there is no fixed position.

Especially in recent years, this trend has become more and more obvious.

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After the tactical meeting, it is usually a break and immediately for the afternoon training session.

Later, Yang Yang would stay and practice with Marcelo and other teammates, usually leaving around half-past nineteen.

This is Yang Yang's daily routine for pre-season training in the past few years, no matter how intense Ancelotti is on the training ground, he will choose to stay and practice after training.

As in previous years, Winston Bogard tailored a training plan for Yang Yang, hoping to help Yang Yang further stimulate and tap his potential, while maintaining his peak condition.

Unconsciously, Yang Yang is twenty-six years old, and he will be twenty-seven in October, and now he is undoubtedly at the peak of his physical state, so he himself is also desperately trying to climb new peaks, come up with better state and performance, and constantly break through himself.

As the first person in world football, there is no opponent in front of him, because legends such as Pele and Maradona and other predecessors are out of reach, and it is impossible for Guan Gong to fight Qin Qiong, so he can only take his own limit as the goal and strive to break through the limit.

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Real Madrid's first warm-up match of the new season came a week after a training camp in Bournemouth, England.

Because it was the first warm-up game and the opponent's strength was not strong, Ancelotti still lined up a four-three-three formation as a starter.

Goalkeeper Casillas, Marcelo, Vermaelen, Raphael Varane and Carvajal at the back, Mascherano in midfield, Isco and Modric up front, and Hazard, Yang Yang and Robben in front.

The game was divided into two halves, with Carlo Ancelotti replacing all the starting line-up in one go, while the second half adopted a four-four-two tactical play, with Suarez and Morata as the double striker.

In the 22nd minute of the first half, Yang Yang scored a direct free kick close to 30 meters to open the scoring for Real Madrid, and then Yang Yang himself shook the goalkeeper and pushed the empty goal, and before the end of the first half, Mascherano scored a goal in the chaos to help the team lead 3-0 in the first half.

After a change of team in the second half, Suarez broke through the opposition defence and scored a solo goal just two minutes into the second half, before Di Maria and Illah Ramendi scored.

In the end, Real Madrid beat Bournemouth 6-0 away and made their warm-up debut.

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The big win in the warm-up game did not attract much attention, because the difference in strength between the two sides is huge, and everyone is more interested in Real Madrid's performance, while new signings Suarez, Isco and Ilia Ramendi are very surprising.

Isco, in particular, started in place of David Silva in the Confederations Cup, and the 21-year-old Spanish midfielder has been impressive, especially with Eden Hazard on a couple of occasions.

Carlo Ancelotti's game is also intended to examine this connection between Hazard, Isco and Modric, all three are possession-oriented players, Hazard and Isco both have strong dribbling and breakthrough ability, and Modric's playmaking and control skills are very good, such a combination is very exciting.

In the end, the result was surprising, but there were also shortcomings, mainly because the players did not cooperate with each other well enough.

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If the big win over Bournemouth in the first game was a surprise, the second warm-up game away to Lyon was a test of strong conversations, but at this time, Real Madrid had just undergone a week of devilish training, and both physically and in shape were obviously unsatisfactory.

On the other hand, Lyon, because the Ligue 1 started earlier, their training camp was also earlier, so their form was obviously better, which made Lyon's players obviously play more on the pitch.

At this time, the most important thing for the team is to practice tactics and routines and play something.

In the first half, everyone at Real Madrid was sluggish, with Lyon scoring a goal in the 20th minute and then continuing until the 62nd minute of the second half, when Lyon added another goal to extend the score.

Carlo Ancelotti still made a large substitution in both halves, and Real Madrid did not until the 78th minute, when Jesse burst into the left side of the penalty area with the ball and was tripped up, and Morata took the penalty kick to pull a goal back for Real Madrid.

Seven minutes later, Alvaro Morata created a corner and Di Maria headed home from a corner to make it 2-2.

In the end, Real Madrid drew 2-2 away to Lyon.

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Three days later, Real Madrid played their third warm-up game in Gothenburg, Sweden, against Ligue 1 side Paris Saint-Germain.

This is another strong opponent, and Ancelotti has a Christmas tree formation in the starting lineup for this game, consisting of Herrera, Mascherano and Modric to form a back three, in front of the double forward combination of Hazard and Isco, Yang Yang as a single striker.

This is a very interesting set of tactical play, Real Madrid firmly controlled the field in the first half, and crushed Paris Saint-Germain in passing and controlling the ball and creating opportunities, but the player's state is obviously not good, even Yang Yang, is also frequently missed opportunities, only in the 23rd minute, by Hazard in a quick counterattack in the straight stop, Yang Yang low shot goal.

It was the only goal of the game.

After the rematch in the second half, Ancelotti did not make all the substitutions this time, but replaced Yang Yang and others, and changed the three-five-two style of play of the three defenders, which is obviously still running in the team.

In the end, the score remained 1-0 until the end of the game, and Real Madrid beat Paris Saint-Germain by one goal.

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After playing Paris Saint-Germain, the Real Madrid team went to the United States to participate in the International Champions Cup.

The first round was played in Phoenix against David Beckham's LA Galaxy.

Isco started again and performed extremely well, first sending a long ball in the 15th minute, Yang Yang then cut in to stop the ball and crossed to the right, and the unguarded Robben easily picked it up.

In the second half, Yibian fought again, and it was Isco's diagonal pass again, and Yang Yang scored with a low shot, 2-0.

The LA Galaxy pulled a goal back, but substitute Angel Di Maria crossed from the flank, and Suarez headed home from the edge of the six-yard box to make it 3-1.

Isco was the man of the match and played the whole game.

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Three days later, in Los Angeles, Real Madrid faced the semi-finals of the International Champions Cup against Everton.

Yang Yang shook the goalkeeper in the 17th minute and scored an empty goal, and in the 31st minute, after receiving a pass from Modric, he selflessly crossed, and Hazard pushed the empty goal.

In the second half, Everton pulled a goal back to make it 2-1.

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On August 7, Miami, in the final of the International Champions Cup, Real Madrid played Chelsea.

In the 14th minute, Luka Modric set up Marcelo for a goal, but two minutes later, Ramires equalised on to Lukaku's pass.

In the 31st minute, Yang Yang broke through the Chelsea goal with a direct free kick and took the lead again.

In the 57th minute of the second half, Suarez shared the ball, Isco crossed from the left side of the penalty area, and Yang Yang hit the goal with a header from close range, scoring a brace, and also locked the score at 3-1.

In the end, Real Madrid won this year's International Champions Cup!

But the most gratifying aspect of the final was Casillas' resurgence in form, which he impressively performed throughout the game, especially during Chelsea's back-and-forth, where he saved three crucial shots in five minutes.

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After playing the International Champions Cup, Real Madrid faced Inter Milan in St. Louis, USA.

This was the last warm-up game in North America, Real Madrid beat Inter Milan 3-0 with goals from David Silva, Yang Yang and Jesus, and the whole game was very solid.

Anyone can see that after more than a month of training and games, Real Madrid has adjusted its condition and is ready for the new season.