Chapter 616: Tense Schedule

After the draw for the Confederations Cup, Real Madrid hosted Ajax in the final round of the Champions League group stage on December 3.

Although Real Madrid won the last game, the intensity of the Madrid derby still made the team tired, and the next game is an away Copa del Rey match.

Therefore, in the case of having already locked the first place in the group, Mourinho only sent a semi-main and semi-substitute lineup to face Ajax in this Champions League.

Even so, Ajax failed to win against Real Madrid.

After 90 minutes, the score was 2-1 on the big screen, with Real Madrid winning by a narrow goal at home.

After Lu Wenbin scored a brace in the first half, he was substituted at half-time, and Ajax pulled a goal back in the second half, but they were never able to equalize, let alone overtake.

In the other game, Borussia Dortmund beat Manchester City 1-0 at home.

After the Champions League group stage, Real Madrid ranked first in Group D with 16 points, Dortmund was second with 10 points, Ajax was third with 5 points, and Manchester City was at the bottom with 3 points.

Real Madrid and Borussia Dortmund qualified for the 2012/2013 Champions League knockout rounds, Ajax finished third in the group stage and finished bottom of the group stage to reach home.

This is probably one of the most coveted Premier League titles, and the upstart Manchester City have been ridiculed by the media and fans of other teams.

Manchester City's hierarchy is even more eager for Lu Wenbin.

On December 6, Real Madrid ushered in the first leg of the Copa del Rey 1/8 final with Celta, and it was away.

In recent times, Real Madrid's schedule has been very intensive, mainly because Real Madrid will play two additional Club World Cup matches at the end of the year, and the Spanish Football Federation has had to adjust and compress Real Madrid's game schedule, so it has almost been a two-game rhythm recently.

But Real Madrid didn't dare to be careless in this game, because it was an away game, and Celta was also a La Liga team, not La B and La C.

In this game, Mourinho did not dare to rotate, but only changed two or three people and sent most of the main lineup.

Sure enough, Celta, who was fighting at home, broke out with a strong fighting force, and in the third minute of the game, they scored a goal from a corner kick to take the lead.

The Celta fans at home were overjoyed and erupted in enthusiastic cheers.

Fortunately, Mourinho was not careless, and most of the players on the field in this game were the main players.

In the 17th minute, Real Madrid passed through a beautiful counterattack, by Alonso, Lu Wenbin, Ronaldo, Higuain, Di Maria, and finally equalized by Di Maria's strong shot in the forbidden area.

However, in this game, Celta was in great shape as a team. Before Real Madrid could take the lead, Celta were awarded another penalty in the 29th minute.

This time, it was Celta striker Lopes who dribbled into the forbidden zone and the young centre-back Varane, who came on in rotation, was inexperienced and knocked Varane to the ground.

While López's fall was slightly exaggerated, Varane did hit him.

Had it not been for a foul by Varane, Casillas would have saved the ball.

Real Madrid were awarded a penalty and Lopes took it himself, and Celta Vigo took the lead again.

Celta was twice ahead of the game, leaving Real Madrid's superstars in disgrace.

In the 44th minute, Di Maria crossed from the side, and Higuain attracted a lot of defenders from the opponent at the front point, but then rose to the top.

Cristiano Ronaldo leaped high at the back post and hit the goal with a powerful header, Celta fans closed their eyes and Real Madrid fans were ready to cheer, only to hit the crossbar and bounce off.

Celta fans sighed, Ronaldo hugged his head and was annoyed, but Lu Wenbin had already appeared at the landing point of the ball, and he volleyed without waiting for the ball to land.

The ball passed through the crowd and flew straight into the goal.

Too close, too fast, and obstructed by the crowd meant goalkeeper Alvarez was unresponsive and it was too late for him to see the ball.

Real Madrid finally equalized the score with a 2-2 score through Lu Wenbin's follow-up shot, and the two sides went into the break with a score of 2-2.

After a 15-minute break, the two sides changed sides and fought again.

Celta, who led twice and was equalized twice, finally lost confidence, and the players probably thought that no matter how hard they tried, they couldn't win against Real Madrid.

Coupled with a bit of bad luck, Celta's three shots from the woodwork in the second half failed to form a goal.

In the end, Real Madrid scored a goal each in the second half by Lu Wenbin and Marcelo to win 4-2 away.

This score and the away goal, although it cannot be said that the second leg lost suspense, but the chances of Celta reversing the game are also very low.

After all, the second leg was played at the Bernabeu, Real Madrid's home stadium, and Real Madrid also had the advantage of aggregate score and away goals, which could be overturned by Celta, which is simply unthinkable.

After playing this Copa del Rey match, on December 10, in the 15th round of La Liga, Real Madrid challenged Valladolid away.

Although there are still two games to tie AC Milan's record of 58 unbeaten Serie A games, Mourinho does not dare to send all the main players in this league.

On the one hand, it is only three days since the last game, and on the other hand, there are only three days until the next Club World Cup match.

It's all away, and the Club World Cup has to fly to Japan in Asia, and it has to go back to the jet lag. Coupled with the lure of a six-time champion, Mourinho clearly wants to ensure his team's fighting power in the Club World Cup.

Therefore, Mourinho almost sent all substitutes in this league, and only Casillas and Lu Wenbin were the permanent main players to start.

The substitute lineup is playing again, and it is away again, and Real Madrid will play a difficult game this time.

After the first 14 rounds, Valladolid is the seventh-ranked team in the upper middle and upper tiers, and the strength is not very weak.

In the 21st minute, Real Madrid, who were playing away, played a quick counterattack, Lu Wenbin crossed the back waist and dribbled into the opponent's half in the midfield by colliding with Kaka's wall, and then passed a central defender through his own personal skills and scored a long-range shot on the big forbidden area.

Lu Wenbin opened the scoring for Real Madrid and took a 1-0 lead away from home.

However, Real Madrid did not wait for the second goal, but waited for the opponent's goal.

In the 40th minute, Real Madrid were breached by their opponents and Valladolid played the ball into the forbidden area through a brilliant combination, which was equalised by their striker Guerra with a low shot.

Both sides went into the dressing room with a 1-1 scoreline.

After a 15-minute break, the two sides changed sides and fought again.

In the 63rd minute of the second half, Valladolid took advantage of Real Madrid's legendary mistake at the back and scored a counterattack directly by their forward Oscar who broke the ball.

Valladolid overtook the scoreline.

This time, Real Madrid is in a hurry.

Although he wants to win the six-time title, Mourinho, who is close to the unbeaten record in the five major leagues, does not want to give up.

In the 68th minute, Mourinho replaced Ronaldo and Alonso one after another to strengthen the attack.

Finally, in the 82nd minute, Real Madrid found Higuain with a long pass through Alonso's long pass and scored the equaliser.

That was the last goal of the game.

The two sides played to a 2-2 draw in 90 minutes, and Real Madrid finally retained their unbeaten streak, extending their unbeaten La Liga record to 57 games, just one short of AC Milan's 58 games, and Lu Wenbin's La Liga scoring streak has also extended to 12.