On the evening of April 27, at the Santiago Bernabéu in Madrid.

In the first leg of the Champions League semi-finals, Real Madrid hosted Manchester United.

As soon as the game began, the two teams played directly at a fast pace.

Real Madrid lined up a four-two-three-one formation tonight, goalkeeper Casillas, Marcelo, Vermaelen, Ramos and McCone at the back, Xavi Alonso and Mascherano at the back, Yang Yang, Kaka and Robben in front, and Ibrahimovic in the center, which is Real Madrid's main attacking lineup this season.

Manchester United also played the main team, with Patten van der Sar in goal, Patrice Evra, Nemanja Vidic, Rio Ferdinand and Fabio at the back, Park Ji-sung, Ryan Giggs, Carrick and Valencia in midfield from left to right, and Cristiano Ronaldo and Wayne Rooney in the attack.

The two managers and players on both sides are no strangers to each other, and Rafael Benitez has made no secret of his intention to win Manchester United at home, so he has fielded a more attacking squad to deal with the Red Devils.

The same can be said of Ferguson, the Red Devils opened the game with a direct away attack, launching the first attack, Rooney and Cristiano Ronaldo launched an active press in front, and in the third minute, after the Portuguese stole Mascherano, Carrick passed the ball, and Ronaldo's shot from the edge of the box was blocked sideways by Vermaelen.

After being sent off in the first derby of the century, the Belgian started again and held his breath.

But Manchester United, who had tasted the sweetness, looked like a shark that smelled blood, and Ferguson signaled his team to continue pressing harder.

When Real Madrid passed back to the goalkeeper once, Ronaldo Jr. quickly approached, forcing Casillas to choose to clear the ball on the wing, and almost gave Manchester United a throw-in.

The continuous pressing and aggressive running pressure allowed United to dominate the field after the opening, and although it could not be directly converted into a threat, it was certainly prepared from the first few minutes of the game.

The first time United broke into Real Madrid's box came in the eighth minute, when a long ball from goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar was sent straight up the pitch, and Vermaelen headed back into midfield, only to be sent back behind by Ryan Giggs.

Cristiano Ronaldo swooped in and chased the ball in the box, but Casillas gave up the ball and scrambled to save the ball in his arms.

And under the constant pressing and pressure of Manchester United, Real Madrid itself also made mistakes.

In the tenth minute, Manchester United made a direct pass and tried to pass into the penalty area, but Ramos took the lead to intercept it, but under the pressure of Rooney, Ramos passed back to the goalkeeper, but was ambushed by Xiao Xiaoluo, fortunately, Fermaren was not slow, and he kept carrying the Portuguese with his body, and he let Casillas rush to save the ball.

Cristiano Ronaldo was furious and pushed Fermaelen down from behind, the Belgian centre-back fell to the ground, and the referee blew the whistle for a foul and called the Portuguese over for a stern warning.

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"In tonight's game, Xiao Xiaoluo still looks eager to prove himself."

"After the start, the fighting spirit was very high, and the Real Madrid defence and goalkeeper were very aggressive.

"As early as before the game, he said in an interview with the British media that he wants to score at the Bernabeu Stadium, and he hopes to be able to help Manchester United win away from home with his own goals, so as to prove that he is not inferior to Yang Yang."

"Judging from the beginning, Xiao Xiaoluo's fighting spirit is indeed very strong, but he should also properly restrain his temper."

'Vermaelen started the game well tonight, defensively solid and sophisticated, working well with Ramos, and defending against Wayne Rooney and Ronaldo so far.

'Real Madrid's solid defence has kept Manchester United at bay, but the Red Devils have to be careful next.'

"This is the Bernabeu Stadium, Real Madrid will definitely let Manchester United seize the advantage like this, and then Manchester United can stop Real Madrid's attack?"

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Soon, Real Madrid gave the answer.

Just ten minutes into the clock, Real Madrid immediately launched an attack.

Midfielder Xavi Alonso sent a through ball to the front of the pitch with precision, and Ibrahimovic retreated, received the ball with his back to Vidic, squeezed away the United centre-back, turned and slotted the ball to the left side of the box.

Yang Yang plugged in at high speed, and under the left and right attacks of Fabio and Ferdinand, he took the first step to chase the ball and volleyed directly, but Ferdinand stepped out and blocked Yang Yang's shot, which turned into a corner kick.

Real Madrid then took a corner, but failed to threaten it.

Attacking from corners, which is not Real Madrid's strong point.

Two minutes later, Real Madrid organised another attack.

Ibrahimovic pulled to the left and passed the ball back to Marcelo, the Brazilian left full-back crossed to the middle, Yang Yang directly pulled out his leg and shot angrily, and the ball slid out of the goal slightly.

The long-range shot was quick and urgent, and Yang Yang's position was on the edge of United's weakest penalty area.

It was clear to everyone that this was Benitez's targeted tactic.

With just Michael Carrick at the back, protection at the edge of the United penalty area will be a major weakness.

This is an old problem for Manchester United.

Whether it is Ibrahimovic's retreat, Yang Yang's inward cutting and running, or Kaka's back-insertion, they are all making a fuss about this area of Manchester United.

In the sixteenth minute, Real Madrid sent the ball into the box and handed it to Ibrahimovic during an attack.

The Swedish centre-forward tried to force his way through the United defence but was unsuccessful and was forced to pass back to Kaka, who was inserted in the back.

Kaka stopped the ball and divided it to the left rib, Yang Yang shook off Fabio, who was defending him, and quickly ran over to catch the ball.

Ferdinand was taken aback, quickly rushed out of the penalty area, trying to block Yang Yang, but Yang Yang did not wait for him to get close, stopped Kaka's pass to the middle, accelerated, and the whole person shook off Ferdinand like an arrow, picked up his right foot on the left side of the arc top area, and drew a low flat ball against the ball.

The ball flew quickly from Yang Yang's right foot, flew past Rio Ferdinand's side, and burst through the United defence at breakneck speed, flying precisely into the bottom left corner of the goal.

Van der Sar stood in the center just now, and in the face of Yang Yang's sudden long-range shot, the Dutch goalkeeper quickly flew sideways, stretched out his hands as much as possible, and wanted to save Yang Yang's shot to the side, but Yang Yang's shot came quickly and urgently, and there was an obvious landing rebound near the small penalty area, causing Van der Sar to save sideways.

The ball slammed into the goal behind him.

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“GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL！！！！！”

"Yang Yang! It's Yang Yang again!! ”

"It's still him!"

"This is his last three consecutive games, the previous two games were Yang Yang for Real Madrid to open the door to victory, keep the hope of the league, won the Copa del Rey, and tonight, it was Yang Yang's goal, Real Madrid in the Champions League semi-finals, 1-0 ahead of Manchester United!"

"Unbelievable! It's unbelievable! ”

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Yang Yang rushed out of the stadium quickly, rushed directly to the south stand of the Bernabeu, and slipped to his knees, opening his arms to the fans in the stands, receiving the sound from the stands like a vast ocean.

1 to 0!

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Cristiano Ronaldo scolded indignantly after seeing Yang Yang score, and turned around and walked to the halfway.

He couldn't understand why the team's backline could be torn apart so easily.

Shouldn't Yang Yang be the target of Manchester United's defensive players?

How could such an opportunity be given?

The area on the left side inside and outside the penalty area, which is nicknamed the [Yang Yang area] by fans and the media, let him kick there, isn't this tantamount to giving Yang Yang a goal?

It's not just the Portuguese who are depressed, everyone at Manchester United is depressed.

can be depressed to depressed, but the game will continue.

Manchester United had already prepared well before arriving at the Bernabeu, and Ferguson had even expected the game to fall behind, and Real Madrid opened the scoring first, possibly even two goals behind.

As a result, the Manchester United players quickly adjusted their mood and returned to the game.

The Red Devils will not be beaten easily by a single goal.

Ferguson, who was originally sitting in the away team's coach's box, was chewing gum, and finally walked out and commanded the team on the sidelines, which should be roughly signaling the team to pay more attention to defense and quickly pass through the midfield when counterattacking.

Unlike Manchester United, who are weak at the back, Real Madrid's double midfielder is the best in European football.

Mascherano and Xavi Alonso have been famous for many years, this pair of double midfielders has been the top in Europe since Liverpool, and after coming to Real Madrid, they have become more and more consistent, and last summer, Real Madrid beat Manchester United and many other teams, signing Javier Martinez from Athletic Bilbao for a release fee, the Spanish midfielder has also proved his quality and shown the potential of a top midfielder.

It can be said that Real Madrid's current talent reserve at the back can be called the first in the world.

But Real Madrid's problems are not without them.

The two full-backs are keen to attack, and McCone and Marcelo often press, resulting in the inevitable leakage behind them, which is Real Madrid's weakness, and it is also the inevitable problem for full-backs to get forward to assist.

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After the goal, Real Madrid were not satisfied with a one-goal lead and continued to increase their attack.

McCone cut in on the right and rushed straight to the edge of the United penalty area, facing Patrice Evra's defence, picking up the ball with his right foot and crossing to find Ibrahimovic, but the Swedish centre-forward's shot from the spot was saved by Van der Sar.

Real Madrid then continued to control the situation, continued to maintain attacking pressure, and frequently created scoring opportunities.

But in the 31st minute, Ferdinand suddenly stepped up, cut off Kaka's pass to Marcelo, and launched a counterattack on the spot and passed to Giggs in front.

The veteran played the pass to Wayne Rooney, who knocked back to form a one-two, and Ryan Giggs tucked straight behind Vermaelen.

The Belgian centre-back was fast enough and responsive enough, but it was at the moment of turning that he was a cut slow for Cristiano Ronaldo, and the Portuguese rushed into the box first, caught up with Giggs's assist, and pushed the goal.

One-to-one!

The Portuguese was so excited that he rushed off the pitch and glided around the Bernabeu in cheers.

This is his counterattack to Yang Yang!