Casillas' red card was unfair, and after being sent off, the Real Madrid players were furious, and Yang Yang took the initiative to stand up for Marcelo and supported the Brazilian left wing-back as the captain on the field, and the two worked together to boost the team's morale.

This series of events completely aroused the blood of Real Madrid, and every player became angry.

In terms of possession, Real Madrid are certainly at an absolute weakness, maybe even around 40 per cent, but they have more chances, especially on the counter-attack.

Espanyol have always been a balanced team in attack and defence, playing 22 rounds this season, and are currently sixth in La Liga, scoring 30 goals and conceding 30 goals, with a goal difference of zero, just two more goals scored than bottom side Malaga, and conceded a lot of goals.

But one thing is clear, and that is that the Spaniard is clearly not very good at dealing with the opposition defensive counter-attack.

Especially the defensive counter-attack of a strong team like Real Madrid.

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In the opening six minutes, Real Madrid quickly counterattacked, Yang Yang single-handedly dribbled the ball to the left side of the Espanyol penalty area, and won a corner kick opportunity by his personal ability, but the subsequent corner kick failed to create a threat.

Just three minutes later, it was another Yang Yang who won the ball in front, and after a cross, Xavi Alonso followed up with a long-range shot that was saved by goalkeeper Kameni.

In the twelfth minute, Xavi Alonso split the ball to the left side, and after Yang Yang cut the ball at high speed on the left side, he suddenly shot from a distance and hit a powerful shot, but he failed to score directly, but hit the post and rebounded out of the bottom line.

In the nineteenth minute, it was Xavi Alonso who made a long pass, Yang Yang inserted it at high speed, successfully countered offside, and shot a volley at the top of the arc of the penalty area, which was held up by the opponent's goalkeeper and went out of the bottom line, and the subsequent corner kick still failed to create a chance.

Real Madrid adopted a more pragmatic tactical strategy, focusing on defense and waiting for opportunities to launch counter-attacks.

It looked like the team lost possession but actually created more counter-attacking opportunities.

Everyone is also starting to believe that even if they are one less than their opponents, the team is still capable of beating the opponent.

The premise is that you have to defend well and wait for the opponent to make mistakes.

And in the 24th minute, the Spaniard made another mistake in attack.

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Mascherano made a tackle and Xavi Alonso quickly stabbed Kaka in front of him.

The Brazilian player picked up a direct pass and tried to cross the halfway line to find Ibrahimovic in front.

Unexpectedly, the Swedish center forward retreated to defend near the center circle just now, causing Kaka's pick and pass to be sent directly to the Spaniard's central defender.

This was supposed to be a mistake in Real Madrid's attacking coordination, and Real Madrid themselves were ready to give up and reorganize their defense.

Ibrahimovic stood by and was ready to press the opponent's ball, but Yang Yang quickly stepped forward to press.

The Swedish center is tall, slow, and consumes a lot of activity, while Yang Yang is more physical, faster and more flexible, so the two often switch positions, and Yang Yang stepped forward to force it.

But at this time, the Spaniard's central defender didn't know whether he was too nervous or didn't pay attention to the situation in the retreat, and without any pressure, he actually headed Kaka's pass back.

The sudden change was a surprise to everyone, but Real Madrid's players reacted a step quicker.

Ibrahimovic rushed over quickly, grabbed the most advantageous position for everyone to block directly with his body, and after stopping with his chest, he quickly kicked the ball behind the defence with his right foot.

Yang Yang comprehended, almost at the moment of Ibrahimovic's pass, he started quickly, went straight behind him, grabbed the Spaniard defender, stopped Ibrahimovic's pass, and buckled to the middle, making a gesture to cut inside.

The Spaniards had three defenders back to defend, and in the middle of the high-speed, the right fullback quickly followed Yang Yang to stop, and wrapped up for the first time, but Yang Yang buckled the ball back with his right foot, and went outside with his left foot to control the ball.

He's waiting!

Wearing the captain's armband of Real Madrid for the first time, Marcelo felt that the burden on his shoulders was heavy, and Yang Yang's support for him made him very grateful, and at the same time full of fighting spirit.

He's got to show what a captain should be.

Therefore, when he saw Yang Yang quickly inserting forward, Marcelo also stepped forward as quickly as possible for the first time.

This is his cooperation with Yang Yang.

And when Yang Yang stabilized the ball and faced the defender directly, Marcelo did not slow down and went straight to the outside of Yang Yang.

Yang Yang has been partnered with him for a year, and as soon as Yu Guang saw Marcelo and glanced at the defender, he immediately passed the ball to the bottom line on the left side of the penalty area.

Marcelo went straight into the penalty area as fast as he could, grabbed ahead of everyone, and caught up with Yang Yang's pass.

The combination of two players on the left side of Real Madrid directly penetrated the Espanyol defence, forcing the Spaniard's right wing-back and two central defenders to rush towards Marcelo's side.

But at this time, Marcelo suddenly made a buckle on the left side of the small penalty area, and passed the ball backwards with his left foot to the arc of the penalty area.

At this time, Yang Yang had already thrown off the defenders, inserted diagonally into the top area of the arc at the fastest speed, faced Marcelo's return pass, and directly pushed the ball, and the ball hit the lower right corner of the Espanyol goal along a straight line.

Goalkeeper Kameni failed to stop Marcelo from standing on the left in order to prevent him.

1 to 0!

“GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL！！！！！”

"In the twenty-fourth minute, in the twenty-fourth minute, Yang Yang opened the scoring for Real Madrid!"

"It was an assist from Marcelo, and after hitting the post once, Yang Yang scored a goal for Real Madrid with a precise push that penetrated Kameni's goal."

"One to zero!"

After Yang Yang scored, he immediately stretched out his hand to Marcelo, and the whole person rushed out of the stadium quickly.

The Brazilian left wing-back also pounced on Yang Yang for the first time, and the two celebrated the team's goal in the corner kick area.

The other players of Real Madrid also ran over and hugged the two of them.

This is the left side of Real Madrid!

Two players broke down the Espanyol's entire defence!

Of course, all this happened when the opponent was caught off guard by a high-speed counterattack, but it definitely reflected the strength of Real Madrid's attack on the left.

"It was a real surprise."

"Real Madrid only had 34 per cent possession after the start, but if you look at the number of shots on goal, Real Madrid is going to overtake the Spaniards, and now Real Madrid is the first to score, which has to be said to be a very strange phenomenon."

"It is not difficult to see that Real Madrid's defense is very well organized, especially the overall positioning and defensive order of the players, which reminds us of the last two seasons against Barcelona, Real Madrid have played very patiently and efficiently."

"Obviously, Real Madrid took the initiative to give up the ball when there was one less person in the opening game, and used the strategy of playing Barcelona to deal with Espanyol, and Espanyol are not Barcelona, their passing and possession are not as skillful and stable as Barcelona, and they make more mistakes and are more terrible."

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With a goal, Real Madrid achieved what they wanted, and at the same time severely dampened the Spaniard's spirit.

Perhaps considering that Real Madrid's main goalkeeper was sent off at the beginning, Lahoz's enforcement of this game did not favor the home team, not only ensuring the smooth flow of the game, but also severely punishing the Espanyol players in several law enforcements.

Especially after Real Madrid took the lead, the Espanyol players looked somewhat impatient.

In contrast, Real Madrid showed the temperament of a strong team tonight, whether it was the team that chose to respond strongly after being wrongfully sent off with a red card, creating more threats, and finally taking the lead, or the patience shown in the process, which showed the stability and maturity of a strong team.

But the whole game is ten to eleven, even if Real Madrid's overall strength far exceeds that of its opponents, it is still unbearable.

Just 60 minutes into the second half, Benitez had to make a substitution.

Javier Martinez replaced Kaka and Real Madrid put on a back three.

Everyone is well aware of Benitez's intentions, which may seem conservative, but it is the most pragmatic option.

The reason is very simple, Barcelona lost points in this round of games, Real Madrid only needs to recover this game, then it can shorten the gap, and there is still suspense in La Liga, so no matter from which point of view, Real Madrid's tactics should be result-oriented.

Real Madrid's strict defense, even if it is as strong as Barcelona, don't want to break through easily, let alone the Spaniards.

Although there is one less person than the opponent, Yang Yang's goal made everyone see hope and feel confidence, and every player worked together, performed very hard, meticulously executed tactics, blocked the Spaniards' attacks again and again, and resolved the goal crisis.

The best chance of the second half occurred in the 82nd minute, after Ibrahimovic steals in front, he quickly distributed the ball to Yang Yang, Yang Yang ran to the left side of the penalty area with the ball and crossed, but Ibrahimovic, who followed up, obviously couldn't keep up with his physical fitness, barely shoveled, and the ball hit Kameni directly into his arms, missing the opportunity to lay the win.

It is not difficult to see the unity of the Real Madrid players.

Even Ibrahimovic tried his best, the team really did their best.

Soon, Benitez made the last substitution, replacing Ibrahimovic with Granello, continuing to strengthen the defense of the midfield, retreating Martinez to the defensive line, Marcelo pressed to the midfield, and left Yang Yang alone in the front to counterattack.

Until stoppage time, Yang Yang got another chance to shoot on the left side of the penalty area, and then created a direct free kick opportunity, which was originally an excellent opportunity to score, but Yang Yang had done his best at this time.

In the end, this direct free kick hit the wall and failed to make an arc.

The physical consumption was too great, and Yang Yang couldn't control his technical movements without getting out of shape, so he could only miss the opportunity to score.

But in the end, Real Madrid still narrowly defeated Espanyol 1-0 away with Yang Yang's goal.

It was a heroic victory!