In the semi-finals of the Club World Cup, Real Madrid faced Al Sadd.

Real Madrid started in a four-three-three formation in this game, which is obviously the formation that Ancelotti has been trying all along.

In the past, four-two-three-one was more balanced, but four-three-three should be more aggressive.

The goalkeeper is Casillas, the backline is Maxwell, Vermaelen, Ramos and Arbeloa, the midfield is Javi Martinez behind, David Silva and Modric are in the middle, and the front trident is a combination of Yang Yang, Ibrahimovic and Di Maria.

At the beginning of the game, Real Madrid controlled the ball and rhythm safely, and the difference in strength between the two sides was too great.

Yang Yang did not try his best, played very relaxed, in the 25th minute, he crossed from the left edge of the penalty area, and Di Maria, who was inserted in the back row, scored a wonderful goal with a volley on the right side of the penalty area.

In the 43rd minute, it was Real Madrid's insertion again, a pass from David Silva in the middle, and Di Maria's left-footed volley from the edge of the penalty area again, breaking through Al Sadd's goal again, 2-0.

After the rematch in the second half, Yang Yang made a direct pass in the middle, and Modric scored a single goal, 3-0.

Then David Silva's through ball was met by Maxwell's long-range shot from a tight angle to make it 4-0.

That score was maintained until the end of the game, with Real Madrid beating Al Sadd by four goals to advance to the final of the Club World Cup.

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Three days later, at the same time, it was still at the Yokohama International Stadium.

In the final of the Club World Cup, Real Madrid played Santos.

Real Madrid completely took the initiative from the start, putting pressure on Santos and creating frequent threats.

Santos is obviously also aware of Real Madrid's strong offensive and adopts appropriate defensive tactics, hoping to contain Real Madrid, especially Yang Yang's attack.

In the thirteenth minute, Real Madrid quickly reacted and attacked, Robben on the right side counterattacked with the ball, broke through to a position of about 20 meters, and suddenly volleyed vigorously with his feet, and made a long shot, but was saved by goalkeeper Cabral.

Yang Yang appeared on the left side of the penalty area like a ghost, and after receiving the ball saved by Cabrral, he pushed a shot through Santos's goal to open the scoring for Real Madrid.

Only four minutes later, behind Kaka in the middle, Yang Yang successfully countered offside, calmly picked up the goal at the front of the small penalty area, and scored a brace, helping Real Madrid expand the score again, 2-0.

Seven minutes later, McConn crossed from the right, Kaka stopped the ball and shook off the defender before volleying home from near the penalty spot to make it 3-0.

Before the end of the first half, Real Madrid formed a siege on Santos, Yang Yang, Ibrahimovic and Robben failed to break through Santos's goal with consecutive shots, but Xavi Alonso's long-range shot from the edge of the box penetrated Santos's goal again, 4-0.

With a four-goal lead at half-time, Real Madrid's overall strength advantage can be seen.

After the rematch in the second half, both sides stayed appropriately, Santos counterattacked several times, but failed to threaten Real Madrid, and Neymar also had a few good performances, but they didn't play too well.

Or it can be said that in the light of Real Madrid's stars, the Brazilian genius looks a little bleak.

It wasn't until the 82nd minute that McConn on the right side sent a wonderful pass, Yang Yang shook the goalkeeper with a single knife, and then pushed the empty goal to win, expanding the score to 5-0, and Yang Yang himself scored a hat trick.

The score was maintained until the end of the game.

5-0, Real Madrid successfully defended the Club World Cup title!

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After the game, Yang Yang, Kaka and Neymar won the Ballon d'Or, Silver Ball and Bronze Ball awards respectively in the Club World Cup.

As the event's Golden Globe Award, Yang Yang also received a car from its sponsor, Toyota, but just like last year, Yang decided to cash it out in exchange for cash and donate it to charity.

On the podium after the race, all three winners were interviewed by media outlets in Japan and around the world.

Neymar said he was convinced, "Real Madrid are not invincible, but they are the best team in the world right now, and today we learned from Real Madrid how football should be played. ”

Yang Yang gave encouragement and affirmation to Neymar, who had high hopes before the game but was disappointed in the game, saying that Neymar showed considerable potential several times in the game, but he was still very young and believed that he would have a great future, and losing the Club World Cup was just a hurdle on the road to his career. ”

It has been rumored that Real Madrid is full of interest in Neymar, but recently, the daily sports newspaper has also frequently reported that Barcelona has initialed Neymar in advance with a deposit of 10 million euros, and the Brazilian talent is about to join Barcelona.

Regarding such news, Yang Yang said that he was not clear.

'Neymar is a talent that all teams aspire to have, it's a pleasure to watch him play, it's fun to be team-mates with him, and I'm looking forward to seeing him in the Real Madrid shirt, but it's not something I can decide, it's hard, you have to overcome a lot of difficulties and the competition against the opposition.

As for Real Madrid, Neymar expressed his respect, he was full of admiration for Yang Yang, and hoped that he could one day become an excellent player like Yang Yang, but for whether he joined Real Madrid, the Brazilian genius has always avoided and refused to give a positive response, he only said that he has not yet left Brazil.

"I want to be able to become more mature."

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When Real Madrid played in Japan, the draw for the round of 16 knockout round of the Champions League in Europe was also released.

Real Madrid's luck this time was okay, and they drew CSKA Moscow from Russia in the knockout round of 16.

The team is still familiar thanks to Roman Abramovich, and the overall strength is indeed not strong, but the cold weather in Russia in February will be Real Madrid's worst enemy.

CSKA Moscow currently sits second in the Russian Premier League, six points behind leaders Zenit St. Petersburg, and at the end of February, when the Russian Premier League was in its shutdown phase, no one knows what kind of fighting power CSKA Moscow will be able to play at that time.

Real Madrid's draw from CSKA Moscow can be regarded as a top draw, and Barcelona's luck is also okay, drawing Bayer Leverkusen in the Bundesliga, which is also a team that cannot shake Barcelona.

Judging from the draw of eight matchups, the two really interesting matchups are that Arsenal met AC Milan and Chelsea met Napoli, and these two strong dialogues between the Premier League and Serie A will undoubtedly become the biggest variable in the knockout round of 16, and there is not much suspense in the other matchups.

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Returning to Spain from Japan, Real Madrid ushered in the second leg of the Copa del Rey non-stop.

This time, Real Madrid played with a full bench lineup, and even players such as Morata, Jesus, and Carvajal who stayed in Madrid all appeared in the starting lineup, after all, the main team of the first team traveled thousands of miles.

The final result was that Real Madrid won 5-1 at home and successfully advanced to the round of 16.

But this time Real Madrid's luck was not so good, and they were drawn against Malaga in La Liga.

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After playing the Copa del Rey, Real Madrid went south non-stop to challenge Sevilla away.

This is a make-up match for the seventeenth round of La Liga.

Because Real Madrid went to Japan to play the Club World Cup, this round was postponed.

Barcelona beat Rayo Vallecano 4-0 at home in the previous 17 games on time, with Lionel Messi netting a goal, Alexis Sanchez netting twice, Xavi and Daniel Alves both providing two assists each.

Real Madrid took on Sevilla away and immediately after the opening kick-off, the two sides played at a fast pace.

Sevilla are obviously very determined, Real Madrid has traveled a long way and is not in good shape, so they want to directly use fast-paced play to drag down Real Madrid, but Real Madrid responded with a safe double back in the away game, and in the tenth minute, David Silva sent a direct pass, Yang Yang scored a single goal, opening the scoring for Real Madrid.

Sevilla came close to an equaliser when former Real Madrid centre-forward Negredo came close to finding the back of the net for Iker Casillas, but it was the Real Madrid goalkeeper who came close to saving the ball in a flying save.

In the 37th minute, it was David Silva who sent a through pass, Di Maria scrambled to push the goal from the penalty spot to extend the score for Real Madrid, and then in the 41st minute, Ibrahimovic assisted Yang Yang to hit a long-range shot that penetrated Sevilla's goal again.

Towards the end of the first half, Pepe was sent off for a foul on Negredo, accumulating two yellow cards.

Real Madrid was forced to make substitutions at halftime, Vermaelen replaced Di Maria to strengthen the team's midfield defense, and Real Madrid's formation immediately changed to four three two, playing defensive counter-attacking tactics.

In the 66th minute, Yang Yang planned on the left side, Ibrahimovic stopped the ball and passed directly, David Silva scored a solo goal, 4-0, but only three minutes later, Sevilla pulled back a game, and Keylor Navas scored a goal.

After 4-1, both sides had some strength, but in the 85th minute, Yang Yang used a direct free kick of about 30 meters to penetrate Sevilla's goal again, scored a hat trick, and expanded the score to 5-1.

After that, Xavi Alonso assisted Ibrahimovic's goal, and then Ibrahimovic received a pass from Yang Yang on the left side of the penalty area, and successively shook Sevilla's central defender Navarro and goalkeeper Ballas, and finally pushed the empty goal from a small angle to lock the score at 7-1 for Real Madrid.

It was another big victory, but it was a dangerous win, especially when Real Madrid had one less person than their opponents for a long time, not only did they not suffer a rout, but they penetrated Sevilla's goal through sharp counterattacks again and again.

Seven to one, this is another hearty victory for Real Madrid this season, and what is even more rare is that Sevilla is an out-and-out powerhouse in La Liga, and it is at the Pizjuan Stadium, which undoubtedly adds to the gold content of this victory.

After the game, the major media praised Real Madrid's performance, especially the Christmas holiday with an eleven-point lead, which made everyone look forward to the second half of Real Madrid.