Yang Yang's joy with his noble son has sparked heated discussions in the media around the world, but this will not stop the pace of the European League.

On 14 September, Real Madrid travelled to Croatia to challenge Dinamo Zagreb.

Carlo Ancelotti's side played a very good attack on the road, with close to 65 per cent possession and 24 shots on goal, which showed the overall strength of Real Madrid.

Against his old club, Modric also played his best game since joining Real Madrid, but unfortunately, Real Madrid was scoreless, except for Di Maria, who scored a goal in the 54th minute, the rest of the time was overwhelming, but never able to break through the opponent's goal.

In the end, Real Madrid won by just one goal.

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The outside media was positive about Real Madrid's small away victory, but at the same time, they were also worried about whether Carlo Ancelotti's side would continue the embarrassment of Benitez last season, and after the loss of Yang Yang, the team's attack became less threatening?

Judging from the game against Dinamo Zagreb, whether it is Ibrahimovic, Robben, or Di Maria, who started in place of Yang Yang, there is indeed a significant gap with Yang Yang in terms of scoring efficiency.

But Carlo Ancelotti said he wasn't worried, because the team played very beautiful attacking football and was firmly in control of the field, and the lack of goals was mainly due to the team's lack of luck.

"Of course, Yang Yang's absence is also a big impact for us, he is the most important player in the team, we all think that now he should be with his wife and children, and we have reason to believe that when he comes back, he will be stronger than ever."

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If Real Madrid's narrow 1-0 win away to Dinamo Zagreb was acceptable to the media and fans, then Barcelona's 2-2 draw at home to AC Milan left Pep Guardiola's side controversial.

It's not that the home draw against AC Milan was bad, but the way Barcelona drew was a bit embarrassing.

With nearly four times as many shots on goal and three times as much possession as the Rossoneri, the final score was 2-2, especially when they conceded in the opening kick-off, and Barca continued to reflect their usual slow-paced approach to the game.

After the game, including the Catalan media, it was believed that Pep Guardiola's home lineup was conservative and did not show confidence in winning at home, coupled with AC Milan's strict defense, which led to a draw.

The draw in La Liga caused Barcelona to be two points behind Real Madrid, and now the Champions League is drawn again, especially the draw against AC Milan.

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However, it may be a matter of putting oneself to death.

After suffering two draws in a row, Barcelona continued to host Osasuna at home.

Pep Guardiola's side had a rare explosion after being under heavy pressure, with Messi's hat-trick and Villa's brace to beat Osasuna 8-0 at home to create the most amazing goalscoring spree since the start of La Liga this season.

Pep Guardiola still lined up in a three, four, or three formation in this game, but the front trident became Villa, Messi and Alves, and the new signing Sanchez did not even enter the squad, Cesc Fabregas appeared in the forward midfield, Thiago and Xavi were in the middle, and Busquets was lagging behind.

As a result, such a set of plays completely broke Osasuna.

Contrary to Barcelona's outbreak, Real Madrid, after ushering in two consecutive wins, encountered Levante's tenacious sniping away from home, and was upset by Levante 0-1 and lost the game.

It was another scoreless game, Real Madrid created a lot of chances, but the goal was a lack of efficiency and missed chances, which eventually led to Levante counter-attacking in the second half and finally losing the game.

After the game, the major media in Spain criticized Real Madrid's defeat, but the main focus was on the scoring form of the Real Madrid players, because the team created many chances, but they failed to take them.

Ancelotti's accusations are more of a cynicism, because Italy once threatened before the season that Real Madrid would win all the first ten rounds of La Liga, but now they have lost one after only three rounds.

The Catalan media is even more afraid that the world will not be chaotic and said that according to this ratio, by the tenth round, Real Madrid will lose two more games, and when the time comes, I believe that Barcelona has opened the points gap and will meet the century derby with more advantages.

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September 21, Santander Sardine Man Stadium, Spain.

In the fifth round of La Liga, Real Madrid faced Racing Santander.

As a result of a two-game run in a row, Carlo Ancelotti has rotated his squad once again.

The goalkeeper is Iker Casillas, the backline is Marcelo, Vermaelen, Raphael Varane and Arbeloa, the midfielders are Mascherano and Xavi Alonso, the front is Di Maria, David Silva and Arjen Robben, and the central striker is Ibrahimovic.

Yang Yang re-entered the squad after a week's absence, this was his first game after winning a precious son, but because his training in the previous week was not standardized, Ancelotti and the coaching staff still arranged him as a substitute for the sake of safety.

Racing Santander faced Real Madrid with a 442 lineup, the home team is very strong, and the team is mainly defensive counterattack, which greatly limits the attacking power of Real Madrid players in the frontcourt.

Like Levante before, Real Madrid had an absolute advantage in possession, but they were never able to find an effective way to score.

Especially in the second half, time is getting less and less, and the team's attack never seems to be able to find an effective line, leading to the Santander penalty area, sitting on a 70% possession rate is also in vain.

This situation is a bit like Real Madrid playing Barcelona, the result is that the more players play, the more impatient they become, and the more impatient they are, the more likely they are to make mistakes.

The last away loss to Levante was a mistake in impatience and was counterattacked by the opponent to score.

Will we have to repeat the same mistakes tonight?

In the 67th minute, Ancelotti made the first substitution adjustment of the game, and Yang Yang came on.

When Yang Yang stood on the sidelines, waiting to come on as a substitute, the entire Sardine Man stadium erupted in boos.

The home fans clearly did not want to see Yang Yang come off the bench and were eager for their team to give Real Madrid a head shot like Levante did.

But they also know very well that Yang Yang's scoring ability is far stronger and more efficient than other Real Madrid players.

No matter how reluctant he was, Yang Yang still played.

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'Real Madrid made a substitution.

"Yang Yang replaced Mascherano, which is a very obvious signal to strengthen the team's attack."

"After the substitution, it should be David Silva who retreats to partner Xavi Alonso, will Yang Yang play on the wing or in the middle?"

"We saw Yang Yang walking on the pitch, he looked calm, he was making a pressing gesture with both hands, which should be reminding Real Madrid's teammates to be steady, don't rush, take your time."

"It's true that there's still plenty of time for Real Madrid."

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Yang Yang appeared in the middle after coming off the bench, which was obviously also an intentional arrangement by Ancelotti.

Di Maria and Arjen Robben pulled the wings apart, Yang Yang's position was more free and active, David Silva was responsible for connecting the midfield and the front, delivering shells for Yang Yang and others, and Xavi Alonso was dragging behind to organize and comb.

The role of the core players is to stabilize the morale of the army.

When Yang Yang appeared on the field, the players of Real Madrid seemed to have a backbone, everyone also had confidence and direction, and the game on the field gradually stabilized the rhythm, and everyone began to calm down.

From Xavi Alonso to David Silva to Yang Yang, all three were trying to slow down the pace of the game while pressing the team's overall formation forward.

In the 81st minute, Real Madrid created a chance.

Di Maria picked up the ball on the left flank, Marcelo cut in at high speed, received the ball and forced his way down the left flank to break past the defenders of Racing Santander, and then went down the line and crossed into the box.

The Santander defender fought hard to clear the ball with a header before Ibrahimovic and headed it out of the box.

Di Maria received the ball on the left edge of the penalty area, cut inside laterally, got rid of the defender, and passed to the middle.

Yang Yang quickly inserted along the middle, met Di Maria's pass, and after standing with his left foot, he directly drew a powerful long-range shot with his right foot, blasting the ball towards the goal of Racing Santander.

Goalkeeper Tonio's previous attention was on the left side and Ibrahimovic's body, the position was a little left, and when he reacted and wanted to move to the right, he didn't expect Yang Yang to suddenly use a cold arrow, with the help of his inertia of rushing forward, he shot directly, fast and urgent, and the angle was very tricky.

In the end, Tonio flew to the side, but failed to block Yang Yang's long-range shot, and the ball went into the net.

1 to 0!

All the Real Madrid players on the pitch raised their arms in the air.

Yang Yang quickly turned around and rushed to the sidelines, rushed all the way to the live camera of the game, and pulled up the jersey on his body vigorously, revealing the white T-shirt inside, which was a baby pattern he specially found, and Yang Yang's hands also made a gesture of love.

I love you, kid!

Real Madrid's players pounced one after another, and Ibrahimovic was the first to rush over and pick up Yang Yang.

The Swedish center is convinced, not only because Yang Yang is his best friend, but also because of the facts.

Real Madrid has not agreed to his contract renewal request for a long time, which makes him very unconvinced, especially in the last few games, Yang Yang is absent, he wants to prove himself wholeheartedly, and wants to tell everyone, especially the management of Real Madrid, that he is no worse than Yang Yang.

What Yang Yang can do, he can do, such as scoring goals, and what Yang Yang can't do, he can also do, such as tactical role.

But now, he began to understand that he was not Yang Yang, he was not as good as Yang Yang, and he couldn't do it like Yang Yang, providing dozens of goals for the team every season, which he couldn't imagine.

This is a team that belongs to Yang Yang, and if he stays here, then he can only continue to act as Yang Yang's deputy, because he will never be able to replace Yang Yang.

Knowing this, Ibrahimovic's heart suddenly became clear, and some things that had been tangled up finally made a decision.