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

Real Madrid's trip to Morocco for the Club World Cup in mid-December led to the postponement of La Liga's 16th round of home games against Sevilla to early February, which made Real Madrid's already tight schedule of third-tier battles even more intensive.

It can be said that since the beginning of the season, except for a week off during Christmas, the rest of the time, Real Madrid has basically played two games a week, and the schedule is very dense, which puts a lot of pressure on the team.

And after the winter break, the hidden dangers caused by the intensive schedule also quickly exploded.

In the eighth minute of the game, Ramos sat on the grass, clutching his left thigh, looking quite painful, and the team doctor quickly came in to check and signal the manager Ancelotti on the sidelines to make a substitution.

Substitute Nacho replaced Ramos, and Real Madrid were forced to make changes after just eight minutes.

In the twelfth minute, Marcelo crossed from the left, and James Rodriguez, who had successfully countered offside, leaped to the top of the box on the edge of the six-yard box and headed home to open the scoring for Real Madrid and take the lead.

After breaking the deadlock, the game began to show openness, and both teams played more unrestrained and fast-paced.

But in the 27th minute, James Rodriguez was also injured and could not continue the game, signaling that the coaching staff on the sidelines had to make substitutions, so the youngster Jesse was substituted.

In less than half an hour, Real Madrid changed two players in a row, and most of them were injured without physical collision with the opponent, which is also very worrying, because it often means that the injury is not simple.

In the 36th minute, Suarez pulled the ball to the right side and crossed, Isco couldn't stop the ball in the middle, but Jesse at the back point ran to the position smartly and hit the easy volley, 2-0.

The score remained unchanged until the 80th minute of the second half, when Sevilla scored a goal.

In the end, Real Madrid narrowly beat Sevilla 2-1 at home.

However, it is clear that everyone's attention is on the wounded.

In less than half an hour, two players were injured in a row, which is definitely not an ordinary thing.

What is really worrying is that the injury wave is affecting Real Madrid.

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As soon as the match against Sevilla was over, the injury report from James Rodriguez's side came out.

The fifth metatarsal of his right foot is fractured and must be operated on right away, and he is expected to be sidelined for at least two to three months.

Ramos has a muscle strain in his left leg, the current injury is unknown, and it is expected to be checked within 48 hours, and it is conservatively estimated that he will be out for a month.

Both players will be out for a month or two due to injury, which will have a big impact on Real Madrid, who already have a lot of injuries in the squad.

Modric, who was injured in the national team in November last year, has not yet returned from injury, and as for when he will be able to return, the team doctor has not given an accurate timetable; Javi Martinez suffered a rib injury and is conservatively estimated to be out for a month; Danilo had also picked up an injury in previous training sessions and failed to make the squad this time against Sevilla.

In addition to injuries, there are suspensions.

Marcelo, the main left wing-back, was booked against Sevilla and will be suspended for one round, at least against Atletico Madrid.

In other words, in the next weekend's game against Atletico Madrid, at least six players at the main level will be absent.

Before the game started, Real Madrid had already lost most of the main lineup, so what could it do to fight Atletico Madrid and avenge the revenge at the beginning of the season?

What's more, after playing Atletico Madrid, the next two legs of the Copa del Rey semi-finals are against the strong Villarreal, and after the Copa del Rey semi-finals, it is the knockout round of 16 of the Champions League.

It can be said that Real Madrid's schedule is so dense that it is unparalleled in world football.

Although Ancelotti increased his rotation during the winter break, it was still necessary to ensure the competitiveness of the team, so more could only come in turns, such as playing Sevilla, Yang Yang was rested, Suarez started, and sometimes it was the other way around.

But even so, the pressure of the players is still very high, especially in the strong dialogue.

For example, next to Atletico Madrid, Villarreal and Champions League round of 16 opponent Schalke 04, does Ancelotti dare to rotate like this?

The answer is very simple, at least the first leg is not daring, and the second leg also depends on the score of the first leg.

In this case, the pressure on the players will inevitably be very high.

In the first half, the team went smoothly, and there didn't seem to be many injuries, only Modric was more seriously injured, but in the second half, many problems were exposed, especially some players who participated in the World Cup, and the risk of injury would be greater.

Toni Kroos has reacted before that his body is very tired, because he has not been well rested since the beginning of last season, and in this case, how can he ensure his form?

On the contrary, it was Yang Yang, because he did not participate in the competition for a month at the beginning of the season, which made his situation better.

The competition is intensive, the schedule is tight, and the team has a lot of injuries, but the game has to go on.

There are many media outlets, including the newspaper As, who believe that Real Madrid's coaching staff should consider giving up some dispensable games, such as the Copa del Rey.

The prize money is very small, and the gold content is also very chicken, and the teams that reached the semi-finals are Real Madrid, Villarreal, Athletic Bilbao and Espanyol.

It can be said that playing the Copa del Rey is purely for an honor.

Professional football is all about trade-offs, and in the case of a wave of injuries in the team, it is a bit more than worth the loss to affect the league lead and the Champions League for the sake of an honor.

For this, the coaching staff is obviously hesitating and weighing.

To put it bluntly, professional football is all about profit.

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On the afternoon of the day after the Sevilla game, the Real Madrid players received the news of the successful operation of James Rodriguez, and everyone was relieved and happy for the Colombian players.

Although many people are in competition with him, as a professional player, no one wants to deal with injuries.

It can be said that in the face of injury, the position of professional players is unanimous.

Captain Sergio Ramos also did not come to training, he is currently an injured soldier and needs to rest well, although not in a wheelchair like James Rodriguez, but also on crutches.

Before the training session began, Marcelo, who was the interim captain, gathered everyone together and asked for their opinions.

It wasn't a direct statement, but it was clear that the coaching staff wanted to know what the players thought about the upcoming fixtures.

But surprisingly, after Marcelo finished speaking, there was silence in the locker room, and no one spoke.

"What's going on? Everyone talks, it's okay, talk about your opinion, say anything. Marcelo encouraged.

But everyone was still silent, and many people even simply lowered their heads to prevent people from seeing his expression clearly.

Since the winter break, Real Madrid have indeed suffered a lot of ups and downs compared to the first half, but this is also the norm for the whole season, because it is too long, almost a year.

Not to mention a professional footballer, even if you are an ordinary person or a student, who can guarantee that your work or study status will be stable for up to ten months?

"Why doesn't anyone speak?" Marcelo was in a hurry.

But the locker room was silent.

Maybe they're confused, maybe they know but don't want to say it, maybe they're afraid to say it, or maybe they don't know how to say it......

But Yang Yang felt that at this time, what Real Madrid needed most was not democracy, not everyone stood up and expressed their opinions, but someone stood up and told them what to do next, leading them out of this step and out of the predicament.

This was supposed to be the captain's duty, but since Raul left, Casillas is a goalkeeper and often does not train together, Ramos is injured and Marcelo can't control the situation......

Thinking of this, Yang Yang sighed secretly in his heart and stood up.

"Since I don't want to say it, I'll say it first."

As soon as Yang Yang stood up, everyone in the audience raised their heads to look at him.

Obviously, they were all waiting for Yang Yang's next words.

'The treble is an honour but it's not unprecedented, there have been a number of teams before us who have won the treble, even a quadruple at Liverpool.

"But ......," Yang Yang suddenly accentuated, "the defending Treble has never been achieved, and all the teams that have managed to win the Treble, I can guarantee that they will definitely aim to defend the Treble in the following season, but they will encounter all kinds of difficulties and obstacles during the season, which will eventually lead to their inability to achieve it." ”

Speaking of this, Yang Yang exhaled lightly and slowed down, "Everyone should remember that more than a month ago, in the honor room of the Bernabeu, we were at Real Madrid's Christmas luncheon, how passionate it was, and we promised to Real Madrid TV that we would do our best to defend the Triple Crown, do you remember?" ”

Many people nodded, and some were moved.

In the first half of the year, Real Madrid was like a bamboo, everyone was full of confidence, at the Christmas luncheon more than a month ago, no one would see today's predicament, at that time they were full of confidence, morale like a rainbow, and it can even be said that it is unbeatable.

Can ...... now

'Difficulty, it's always there, we didn't have a hard time last season? If you choose to escape because of difficulties, you choose the easy route, then how did we come to win the treble last season? How did we come to win the Triple Crown before? Has everyone forgotten? ”

In the face of Yang Yang's questioning, there was still silence in the locker room, but the players' expressions were obviously different from just now.

Without the malaise just now, they are all trying to regain their confidence and fighting spirit.

None of the players who can come to Real Madrid are simple, all of them are the best players in world football today.

"If you want me to say, don't care about the multi-front battle, don't say that the Copa del Rey is important, it is not important, it is also a championship trophy, and for us Real Madrid, for our Real Madrid players, as long as it is a championship trophy, we will never allow it to slip through our fingers."

"What do you think?" Yang Yang spread his hands and looked around at his teammates with burning eyes.

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