396 Reach the quarterfinals [Third update, ask for a monthly pass]
When the referee blew the whistle for the end of the match, the entire Amsterdam Arena resounded with deafening cheers.
More than 50,000 Ajax fans rushed out of their seats, singing, shouting and celebrating.
The big red scoreboard shows the final score of the match.
Ajax narrowly beat Real Madrid 1-0 thanks to Pienaar's first-half goal.
But no one can deny that the player who performed the best in this game and was also the most threatening was No. 11 Yang Yang.
After the game, Yang Yang was also voted the best player of the game.
He was the most dangerous Ajax player of the game and the biggest test for Real Madrid's backline, providing a brilliant assist for Pienaar, as well as providing excellent assists for Yaya Toure, Sneijder and Ryan Babel.
It's a pity that several teammates didn't grasp it in the end.
But even so, it still hasn't changed the fact that Yang Yang has performed well.
He was also the player who shouted the most from the Ajax fans in the stands after the game.
The eyes of the masses are clear, and they can see clearly who has contributed the most to Ajax.
In the current Ajax squad, there are only two players who are indispensable.
One is the captain Yang Yang, who is attacking the city in the front court and leading his teammates in the locker room, and the other is Sneijder, who is diligent in the midfield, often passes a wonderful good ball, and has the ability to score after a kick.
Yaya Toure has been impressive this season, with eye-catching contributions on both ends of the floor, but he's still not as important as Yang Yang and Sneijder.
As for the team's backline......
This has become Ajax's biggest weakness, from goalkeeper Stekelenburg to the backline, Ajax's defence is not reassuring.
In fact, Ajax's defence has never been better, even in the Champions League winning season.
But in any case, the fact that Real Madrid was eliminated this season with an aggregate score of 4-1 and reached the quarter-finals of the Champions League again is enough to satisfy and excite everyone at Ajax.
No one expected the team to repeat the miracle of winning the championship in '04, after all, that season was full of accidents, and many strong teams had problems, so everyone was very satisfied to be able to reach the quarterfinals.
Small wealth is peace, and this is the benefit of a small team.
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After the whistle sounded, Yang Yang walked to Escude, who was closest to him.
The centre-back is in an awkward position at the Bernabeu and there have been reports that he may be being purged.
There is certainly no problem with ability, but playing as a centre-back in a team like Real Madrid has always been a very bad thing.
Yang Yang took the initiative to walk over, hugged Escude, and comforted the French teammate who had fought side by side.
"Congratulations! Great performance! Escud also hugged Yang Yang hard.
This little brother in the dressing room in the past, in just two years, has become a well-known first-line star in European football, which has made countless giant teams rush to him, and the future is definitely promising.
In particular, the hat-trick in the first round made Escud both awe and awe.
"Thank you, you will continue to work hard!" Yang Yang shook hands with the French central defender.
Escud nodded heavily.
Seeing other teammates coming over, Yang Yang turned around and walked towards Van der Vaart.
The former darling of the Amsterdam Athletic Stadium came off the bench in the second half but was also mediocre and struggled to get his hands on Ajax at Real Madrid.
In the Netherlands, he is a genius and a golden boy, but at Real Madrid, there is no shortage of talent.
At Ajax, everyone will revolve around him, accommodate him, and help him develop his strengths and avoid weaknesses, but at Real Madrid, he is just an ordinary person, and he does not have any privilege to compete with superstars.
Sometimes, that's how professional football is.
Two players with very similar strength, because of their different positions in the team, enjoy different tactical resources and degrees of freedom, often have a world of different performances, at first glance it looks like two players who are not in the same level at all.
Van der Vaart at Real Madrid is definitely not the most authentic Van der Vaart.
His strengths are swept under the rug, but his shortcomings are exposed to the fullest.
"It's okay, brother, we all believe in you and support you!" Yang Yang hugged Van der Vaart and encouraged.
He understands how difficult the Dutch golden boy is at the moment, as he has already been put on the list of the most deserving of the purge by the Spanish media.
Van der Vaart was more open-minded, and shook his head helplessly at Yang Yang, obviously very helpless about his situation.
He went to the Bernabeu with a dream and he wanted to prove himself here and become one of Europe's top stars.
But the cruel reality gave him a hard blow, and he had no chance to stand out at the Bernabeu Stadium.
Ronaldo, Zidane, Raul, Beckham, Guti......
A large number of stars firmly hold the starting position of the team, let alone him, and even some of Europe's biggest talents such as Robinho and Cassano are also not given many opportunities at the Bernabeu.
Everyone knows that the superstar strategy is not eliminated, and they have to flee the Bernabeu.
Van der Vaart looked around and made sure that no one was approaching, so he hugged Yang Yang again and gently reminded him in his ear: "Anyway, I still have to advise you, the Bernabeu is quite chaotic." ”
Yang Yang nodded heavily, "I understand, thank you!" ”
After letting go, Yang Yang gave him a punch in the face and hit him in the chest, "We Chinese have a saying, trees move to death, people move to live, although this decision is difficult to make, but long pain is better than short pain." ”
Van der Vaart understood what Yang Yang meant, and in the short term, he really didn't see any chance for himself to play.
For two years, he has always been a dispensable substitute.
He's had enough of these days!
After Yang Yang said goodbye to Van der Vaart, he met with Ronaldo, Raul, Zidane, Beckham and Guti and others, and had a polite look, especially to Robinho, the Brazilian player also said in person that he was looking forward to working with Yang Yang at the Bernabeu.
But Real Madrid lost the game, and the team was in turmoil, and both the superstars and the players just politely greeted them before walking back to the dressing room.
This result is not surprising, after losing the game 1-3 at home, everyone has already guessed that Real Madrid will not be promoted, and there has been the resignation of President Florentino, which has caused panic in the team.
Contrary to the impression of many fans, the game on the pitch is not just about the quality and form of the players.
There is a saying that 90 minutes of play is nothing more than a condensation of a team's management and training in the past period.
On the surface, there are eleven people playing, but in reality it is two clubs competing.
Real Madrid have really been terrible in recent times.
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Ajax beat Real Madrid 1-0 at home and knocked out the Galaxy 4-1 on aggregate.
This news once again detonated the media around the world.
Stopping in the round of 16 for two consecutive seasons, coupled with the turmoil caused by the resignation of President Florentino, Real Madrid was on the cusp for a while, and countless Real Madrid fans were extremely dissatisfied with the current situation of the team.
But Yang Yang has become the object of praise from the media and fans around the world with his outstanding performance in the two-legged match.
The other seven matches in the last 16 of the Champions League have also been decided.
AC Milan came back to beat the Bundesliga 4-1 at home after a 1-1 draw away at Bayern Munich, and then eliminated Bayern Munich 5-2 on aggregate.
Eredivisie side PSV Eindhoven, who are also in the last 16 of the Champions League, are in the opposite position of Ajax.
After losing a few key players, PSV Eindhoven faced Lyon in Ligue 1, losing 0-1 at home, 4-0 away and ultimately 0-5, with Guus Hiddink's side uncompetitive against Lyon in Ligue 1.
This also made the Netherlands sigh and pay more attention to Ajax.
Especially Yang Yang.
Everyone knows that the situation of Ajax this season is not very ideal, especially the defensive problems, but with Yang Yang's outstanding performance, he led the team all the way to the quarterfinals of the Champions League.
At present, in the Eredivisie, Ajax is also leading the standings all the way.
Someone has calculated that if it were not for Yang Yang's goal, if it were replaced by someone else, Ajax would only be ranked fourth in the Eredivisie at most.
Villarreal drew 3-3 on aggregate with Rangers, but the Yellow Submarine won a thrilling away goal advantage to knock out the Scottish Premier League side, and Manuel Pellegrini impressed in the Champions League this season after his performance in the UEFA Cup last season.
Juventus drew 4-4 on aggregate with Werder Bremen to eliminate the Bundesliga side on away goals.
Chelsea, on the other hand, drew 1-1 away at La Liga giants after a 2-1 defeat at home to Barcelona, and Jose Mourinho's side had to settle for the round of 16.
Arsenal defeated Inter Milan 1-0 at home, 2-1 away and 2-1 in two legs to advance to the quarterfinals.
As for the defending champions, the Reds Liverpool suffered a 0-1 away and 0-2 defeat at home to Benfica in the Portuguese Super League.
If missing out on the quarter-finals is a surprise, then the zero goals in the two legs is very surprising.
Rafael Benitez openly admitted in his post-match press conference that the team needed to look for better players up front.
"We need the kind of striker who can score more than 20 goals in a season!"
According to British media, Benitez has given an ultimatum to Liverpool's board of directors that he must make a difference in the forward line, and his number one target for reinforcements is Ajax's Yang Yang.
In addition to Yang, Valencia's David Villa and Atletico Madrid's Fernando Torres are also his targets.
Yang Yang has scored eight goals in the current Champions League, tied for first place with AC Milan's popular star Andriy Shevchenko.
This also further recognises Yang Yang's strength, after all, it is not easy to be on the Champions League scorer list alongside popular stars such as Shevchenko, Ronaldinho and Eto'o.