In the opening game of the new year in 2007, Real Madrid lost again, losing 1-2 to Deportivo La Coruna at the Stadio Riazor.

In the 41st minute, Ricardo dribbled past two crosses, and Kaka volleyed a goal, but it still couldn't save the team's fate.

You know, Real Madrid haven't lost in this stadium for 15 years!

Beckham didn't even make the squad and still sat in the stands.

I heard that he still has a six-month contract with Real Madrid, and he is already actively contacting other teams. He has only started five times so far this season, which is an embarrassing statistic for a top star.

Ricardo understood why he was leaving.

On the evening of January 11, the team played Real Betis away for the first leg of the fifth round of the Copa del Rey.

Capello's focus this season is on the Champions League and the league, and the Spanish Cup is a game he is ready to give up, so the squad sent is dominated by new signings and young players, and Ricardo and Kaka are not even in the squad.

And David Beckham didn't make the squad either. In such a game where he has no master in training, he is not allowed to play, and it can be seen that Capello is determined to give up on him.

Real Madrid, who played away from home, ended up playing 0-0 with their opponents, and several new signings performed well.

On January 13, the media broke the news that Beckham had signed with the major league team Los Angeles Galaxy. Beckham then admitted the news himself, and he will move to the major leagues as a free agent at the end of this season to play in the American league.

In the subsequent pre-match press conference for round 18, Capello announced that Beckham would not be used again this season. 'A player who has signed with another team has no reason to play for Real Madrid anymore, but he can still train with the team. Capello said this very harshly, after all, Real Madrid is full of talent now, and there is no place in his formation suitable for Beckham.

Beckham is very popular in the dressing room, and Capello's decision has left many people upset him, but Capello still went his own way and left Beckham out of the squad again.

Several new signings have been named in the squad.

On January 14, Real Madrid hosted Zaragoza. Despite being at home, despite the fact that the opponent was a weak team, Real Madrid's tactics were dominated by defensive counter-attacks. But Zaragoza is also playing defensive counter-attacks, which is embarrassing.

In the first 30 minutes, Real Madrid had only two shots on goal, one on target. On the field, it is not dominant at all. Instead, Zaragoza's counter-attack was impressive, with the centre-back partnership of Cannavaro and Elgra in disarray.

Many fans thought it would be another defeat or a draw, and the angry fans in the South Stand unfurled slogans that read "Beckham stay, Capello out" and white handkerchiefs flew all over the sky, symbolizing the collective defection of the Bernaurri fans.

However, in the 35th minute, Ricardo took a direct free kick 25 meters from goal to give Real Madrid the lead.

Capello jumped from the dugout, made a couple of exaggerated gestures of celebration, and then gave the fans in the South Stand a middle finger up.

Naturally, this scene was faithfully recorded by the camera.

In the following games, Zaragoza fell behind but never scored and seemed to be satisfied with the scoreline. Real Madrid didn't get any more decent chances.

Fabio Capello brought on new signings Gonzalo Higuain and Gago to get a feel for it, and although they didn't play for long, they both performed well.

The score of 1:0 remained until the end, and Real Madrid ended a two-game losing streak despite playing a poor game. When Capello appeared at the post-match press conference, reporters were immediately excited. What a good news material, give the middle finger to his fans, Capello is afraid that he is not going to heaven.

'We won and that's it. That's the result. ”

"I don't know what the Real Madrid fans think. In my opinion, the real fans are the ones who don't leave the team, not like them and the team starts to insult the manager after only two losses. ”

'I've coached a lot of teams and frankly, I'm confused right now. I'm going to reconsider my choice. ”

After Capello expressed his intention at a press conference, the media did not sympathize with him, but criticized him.

"Whatever his reason, it's not right to give the middle finger to the fans, the fans are the parents of the team."

"There's something wrong with Capello's mentality, and he has to understand that as a public figure who gets attention, he's behaving very inappropriately like that."

"Capello seems to have forgotten that Real Madrid fans are the pickiest fans in the world. He didn't lead the team well, so don't blame the fans for booing him. If he can't afford it, he shouldn't have accepted Real Madrid's contract. ”

The higher-ups immediately came out to stand for Capello. Mijatovic said in an interview: "Capello has done a great job and the team is much better than it was at the same time last season. I hope he can continue to lead the team. ”

Galeries Lafayette also said: "Capello has all our trust and we will continue to support him fully and hopefully he will do his job well and lead us to some honours at the end of the season." ”

Of course, it's not easy. In the two games since the New Year, Barcelona have won one and drawn one, and are currently on the same points as Real Madrid, but their goal difference is less than that of Real Madrid, and they are still in second place.

However, they still have one game to play and once they play the refills, they will be able to overtake Real Madrid in points as long as they don't lose.

On January 18, Real Madrid, which played with a full bench and newcomer lineup, was forced to draw 1:1 by Real Betis at home and was eliminated.

For Capello, this is a perfectly acceptable result and he can now concentrate on the league and cup competitions.

In the 19th round of the league, Real Madrid challenged Mallorca away.

Mallorca did not defend hard, but tried to beat Real Madrid with attack. This is Real Madrid's favourite trick right now, and they have been able to take their counter-attacks to the extreme.

In the 41st minute, Ruud van Nistelrooy dribbled straight into the box on the counter-attack, and then returned a pass in the box, and Ricardo followed up with a blast to break the deadlock.

In the 77th minute, substitute Reyes seized the opportunity to score another goal.

Real Madrid, who are playing away, are perfect to take all three points.

Such a victory, although the fans were still not satisfied because the content of the game was too ugly, but the mentality and morale of the players were almost restored.

However, Barcelona drew 1-1 with Real Betis in 15 rounds of league matches, so Real Madrid fell to second place in the table for the first time this season, and the title situation was in jeopardy.