Real Madrid's 2-2 draw away to Osasuna ushered in the first draw of the new season, and the winning streak was ended miserably, and Ramos received another red card, which made the outside media and fans very unhappy.

However, thanks to the support of the dressing room headed by Yang Yang and Ancelotti's coaching staff, Ramos's red card incident did not turn into a crisis in the end, but Real Madrid officially gave a fine.

After the draw with Osasuna, Real Madrid simply did not have time to adjust.

In midweek, the team welcomed the second leg of the Copa del Rey.

Carlo Ancelotti continued to play with a young squad, and this time Ilya Ramendi opened the scoring for Real Madrid in the 16th minute with a cross from the left from the left, before Angel Di Maria added a 2-0 home win to advance to the round of 16.

In the draw for the round of 16, Real Madrid's luck was not ideal, and they actually drew Osasuna.

The team, who had just ended the winning streak of the Galacticos by drawing 2-2 at home to Real Madrid, looked to be on the verge of a rivalry with Real Madrid, and this time the two sides will gamble on the fate of the Copa del Rey.

Coincidentally, after the draw for the Copa del Rey, the Champions League round of 16 knockout rounds also ushered in the draw.

This year's Champions League is full of strong players, and the teams that only finish second in the group include teams from the four major leagues such as Manchester City, AC Milan, Arsenal, Schalke 04 and Bayer Leverkusen, which also makes the Champions League knockout rounds attract attention.

Real Madrid ended up drawing Schalke 04 from the Bundesliga.

Barcelona were unlucky, drawing Manchester Pellegrini's Manchester City, while Atletico Madrid drew AC Milan and Chelsea were close to Didier Drogba's Galatasaray.

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On the evening of December 22, the Mestania Stadium in Valencia.

In the seventeenth round of La Liga, Real Madrid challenged the Bat Army away.

It was destined to be a tough game, and it was very difficult for Real Madrid to play Valencia every time.

In the 28th minute of the game, Marcelo crossed diagonally from the left, Di Maria inserted at high speed, stopped the ball and shook it past left-back Bernat and pushed it into the far corner to open the scoring for Real Madrid.

However, just six minutes later, Bernat used his speed on the left to force a cross away from Di Maria, and Piatti headed past Ramos on the edge of the six-yard box.

Six minutes later, Luka Modric delivered a diagonal cross and Jesse, who started the game, fired a low shot from a tight angle near the penalty spot in the box to put Real Madrid ahead again.

In the 62nd minute, after the rematch of the second half, a corner kick opportunity, Parejo drove quickly, Ramos failed to grab the position, and Valencia central defender Victor Ruiz scored with a header to equalize the score again.

Twice leading, twice equalising, which was a big blow to Real Madrid.

Carlo Ancelotti finally couldn't sit still and made a substitution in the 65th minute.

Yang Yang, who was absent for a month, finally appeared again.

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'Real Madrid made a substitution.

"We saw that No. 11 Yang Yang appeared on the sidelines, and it was the No. 20 player, the teenager Hesse, who was replaced."

"Jesse is regarded by many as Yang Yang's apprentice, and he has had a lot of opportunities to play this season, and tonight he scored a goal for Real Madrid, and his performance was eye-catching."

"But now, Real Madrid wants to gnaw away the hard bone of Valencia, and it is obviously not enough to rely on the young Jesse alone, Ancelotti chose to let Yang Yang play at this time, and he must also have high hopes for him, hoping that he can open up the situation for the team."

"In fact, we all know that Yang Yang's injury has long since healed, but Carlo Ancelotti did not play in the last group game of the Copa del Rey and the Champions League, and he was also rested in the last round against Osasuna."

"But now I can't sit still, after all, after the draw with Osasuna in the last round, the gap between Real Madrid and Barcelona has narrowed to four points, and if this game is drawn again, or even lost, it will further narrow the difference, which Ancelotti does not want to see, and he definitely wants the team to pass this winter break with a four-point advantage."

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"Look at this time, Yang Yang was very active after he came on the field, and Real Madrid's quick counterattack."

"Yang Yang picked up a pass on the right side, passed out a gap, Di Maria has a chance."

"The first stop didn't stop well, which led to the angle of the shot getting smaller."

"Yang Yang's pass is very effective, it can be seen that his passing vision is very wide, but Di Maria, who received it, did not seem to react immediately, resulting in a hasty stop and not dealing with the ball well."

"It's a shame to have an opportunity."

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"It's still Real Madrid getting the ball, and Yang Yang retreats to participate in the midfield cooperation."

"Continuous fast one-kick passes, Yang Yang's wonderful cooperation with David Silva and Modric, and then passes."

"It's Di Maria again!"

"This time, the shot was a little off."

"Valencia is very jealous of Yang Yang, after he came on the field, the defensive focus has always been on Yang Yang, so Yang Yang is more running and creating opportunities for his teammates, but Di Maria is still lacking in seizing opportunities."

"Perhaps, Yang Yang will miss Suarez and Robben a little at this time."

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"After Yang Yang came on the field, Real Madrid's frontcourt attack began to play better."

"That's the impact of a top superstar, as long as he's on the pitch, the opponent has to focus on him, and that will definitely weaken the defense in other areas, and in turn, it will be able to revitalize the whole attack."

"But now it seems that Real Madrid's other points are still a little unable to keep up with Yang Yang."

"Yang Yang is more likely to go to Di Maria on the right side to cooperate."

"Look at this time, it's still Yang Yang who retreats to respond, or Di Maria."

"Di Maria drove forward with the ball, but Bernat defended quickly and in time, Di Maria didn't have a chance."

"Pass back, Carvajal comes up and catches the ball."

"Stop, look up, Carvajal passes directly into the penalty area......"

"Look at the forbidden area, Yang Yang ......"

"Fish leap to the top!"

"The ball is in!!!"

"A beautiful fish leaps to the top and scores with a header!"

"In the eighty-second minute, a fish leap from Yang Yang broke the goal, which exceeded the score for Real Madrid again!"

'Oh my God, this is the third time Real Madrid have taken the lead in this game.'

"Yang Yang's header this time is very beautiful!"

"We can see that he is also very clever in the back insertion after the retreat, confusing the two Valencia central defenders, after Di Maria passed back to Carvajal, Yang Yang made a false appearance of retreating again, but suddenly he inserted it at high speed and caught the opponent off guard."

"Carvajal also appreciated it very quickly, there seemed to be some kind of hint between him and Yang Yang, and he directly teleported to the penalty area with an oblique length, and after Yang Yang rushed up, he directly rushed to the top with a beautiful fish leap."

"It's wonderful! It's so critical! ”

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After Yang Yang scored, he did not celebrate, but quickly signaled his teammates to retreat across the board.

Carlo Ancelotti also made the first substitution, and Ilya Ramendi, who performed well in the Copa del Rey, replaced Di Maria and adopted a two-back style of play, apparently to further strengthen the team's midfield defense.

This is Valencia's Mestania Stadium!

Subsequently, Real Madrid managed to hold the score 3-2 until the end of the game.

In the end, Real Madrid won the precious three points at the Mestania Stadium with Yang Yang's killer goal coming on as a substitute.

And Yang Yang's leap to the top is also his personal 30th La Liga goal this season.

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In the other stadium, Barcelona travel to Getafe.

In just five minutes of the first half, Barcelona conceded two goals in a row and led Getafe 0-2.

But soon, Cristiano Ronaldo stepped up and scored a hat-trick in just nine minutes to help Barcelona turn around in the first half, while Cesc Fabregas scored twice in four minutes in the second half.

In the end, Barcelona achieved a shocking comeback with a 5-2 away victory.

As a result, the two sides still maintain a four-point gap.

But what really caught the attention of the outside world was the slump of Barcelona's number one star Messi.

Unlike Yang Yang, who came off the bench after returning from injury, scored a killer goal in a key battle, and helped the team beat Valencia 3-2 away, Messi's form has not been able to recover after returning from injury.

Even in this 5-2 reversal of Getafe, Messi still performed sluggishly, but it was Cristiano Ronaldo who shone brightly, scoring a hat-trick in nine minutes to help Barcelona reverse Getafe.

It can be said that Messi's slump has become a very curious question for countless media and fans, because they can't understand why Neymar, Cristiano Ronaldo and Messi, who can be called the strongest trident of all time, coupled with Barcelona's strong midfield, were just a flash in the pan at the beginning of the season, and then Messi fell into a long-term slump?

You know, even Cesc Fabregas can score a brace, which proves that Barcelona can't create chances.

Godfather Cruyff believes in his column that this is because Messi is lost in the changes of Barcelona, he has been forced to adjust his responsibilities and scope of activities from the undoubted core of the original team, and Martino advocates more long passes and wide crosses from the back, which is undoubtedly more suitable for Cristiano Ronaldo.

"Messi's loss is partly due to his unsatisfactory form, but at the same time, it is also related to the lack of support given to him by the team's tactics, if Barcelona wants to catch up with Real Madrid this season, and wants to make this luxurious trident play at the level it deserves, then Messi must be reactivated."

As for how to activate it, Cruyff believes that Martino should find an effective solution during the winter break truce.

The Catalan media also believe that Messi's performance this season is indeed sluggish, falling into the longest period of slump in his career, which is probably related to the arrival of Cristiano Ronaldo.

Attacking combinations like this, which seem fantastical, but are in fact incompatible, are uncommon in world football, and a little further afield are AC Milan's Andriy Shevchenko and Inzaghi, and later England's midfielder duo.

But both the media and fans believe that the three superstars in the front court have spent a lot of money on the club, and they must adjust their condition no matter what, play at their due level, and play at their due value.