On the evening of January 9, Bernabeu Stadium.

In the second leg of the Cup 16 knockout match, Real Madrid plays Vigo Celta.

One hundred seconds into the game, Azpilicueta threw an outbound ball from the left, Yang Yang stopped the ball and turned around, shot from a small angle, kicked a world wave, broke the opponent's goal, and opened the first record for Real Madrid.

Yang Yang, who just won the sixth FIFA Golden Ball Award in Zurich, showed an amazing state at the Bernabeu.

In the 24th minute, Modric made a straight pass, Yang Yang successfully counterattacked and made a single shot, scoring again.

Then, the side changed again in the second half. Real Madrid intercepted the ball and launched a counterattack. Hazard forced the ball and sent a pass. Yang Yang broke into the left side of the penalty area and shot at a small angle, three to zero!

hat trick!

Just two minutes later, another wall-to-strike cooperation from Yang Yang helped Xavi Alonso score a low shot.

Four to zero!

With Yang Yang's hat trick and assists, Real Madrid defeated Vigo Celta four-zero at home and successfully advanced to the quarterfinals.

As Real Madrid advanced to the quarterfinals of the Cup 8 of the King's Cup, the originally arranged league subsidy matches had to be postponed again.

The draw results of the quarterfinals knockout round were soon released, and Real Madrid drew Valencia.

This is another difficult opponent.

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On the evening of January 12th, Kings Stadium of Navarra.

In the 19th round of La Liga, Real Madrid challenged Osasuna away.

The game was held in heavy rain, and the court was muddy.

Due to continuous battles, he went to Zurich to receive the award. Yang Yang was rotated protectively in this game and sat on the bench, with young player Morata replaced him and appeared on the front line.

But without Yang Yang, Real Madrid's frontcourt offense suddenly became weak and lacked threat. Morata was unable to run out of the position under the tight control of his opponent, and there were very few threatening shots, which made Ancelotti on the sidelines helpless.

Everyone knows the importance of Yang Yang to Real Madrid, but like tonight, the attack power will plummet after losing Yang Yang. Not all head coaches are willing to see it, but Ancelotti has no choice.

In the 65th minute, Ancelotti had no choice but to replace Morata with Yang Yang.

As soon as Yang Yang came on the court, Real Madrid's attack in the frontcourt immediately came alive, and all the players on the court seemed to have found their backbone. The whole team began to unify their thoughts and launch and organize the offensive around Yang Yang.

In the 78th minute, Di Maria made a cross from the left, and Yang Yang inserted and followed up and shot from the middle, scoring Real Madrid the only goal in the game.

It was also this goal that allowed Real Madrid to narrowly defeat Osasuna 1-0 away.

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With 30 consecutive victories on each front and 16 consecutive victories on La Liga, Real Madrid is only one step away from Mancini's Inter Milan's record in the five major leagues. As long as he defeats Valencia in the next round, Real Madrid will tie the historical record.

But it is not easy to defeat Valencia, because Real Madrid will have to play three games in a row with the Bats, including two matches in the quarterfinals of the Copa RE and a 20th round of La Liga.

While Real Madrid narrowly beat Osasuna with one goal, Barcelona defeated Malaga, Messi, Fabregas and Thiago three-to-one away goals.

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On the evening of January 15th, the Bernabeu Stadium.

In the first leg of the quarterfinals of the Kings Cup REE, Real Madrid faced Valencia.

Real Madrid, which has been fighting continuously recently and is under pressure to win a row, has to rotate, which has led to a comprehensive decline in midfield organization and efficiency. In this game, Real Madrid is even at a disadvantage in the field against Valencia.

The Bat Legion is not a fuel-efficient lamp. Even at the Bernabeu Stadium, it is still comparable to Real Madrid.

But Real Madrid's defensive counterattack is obviously sharper and more efficient than Valencia.

In the 37th minute, Kavajal made a diagonal pass in the counterattack, Yang Yang headed the ball back to the midfield, and Herrera followed up and passed the ball over the top, allowing Yang Yang to quickly insert the back row to form a single shot, easily pushing the ball, and 1-0.

After the side change in the second half, Yang Yang's active counterattack at the front of the small penalty area caused a mistake by Valencia defender Guardado and an own goal.

In the end, Real Madrid defeated Valencia 2-0 at home, and the game was dull, but it was a surprise.

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It is different from Real Madrid's poor form, but still defeating Valencia 2-0 with its defensive counterattack.

Barcelona played against Malaga at home, and their performance was also sluggish, but they were tied by their opponents at Camp Nou.

Within five minutes of the first half, both sides scored three goals, first Malaga scored, followed by Messi and Puyol reversed, but at the last moment of the second half, Camacho scored the final goal, helping Malaga take away a draw from the away game.

This put Barcelona in crisis, and Biranova's team was obviously weak and began to fall behind.

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Three days later, in the 20th round of La Liga, Barcelona challenged Real Sociedad away.

With Messi and Pedro scoring goals in the first half and leading by 2-0, Castro received Carlos Bela's assist and scored a goal for Real Sociedad. Then, in the 62nd minute, he received an assist from Ilia La Mendi to tie the score.

In the final stage of the game, in the second minute of stoppage time, Real Sociedad defeated Barcelona with a corner kick opportunity.

Three to two, the home team is in front and the away team is in back.

Barcelona has suffered its first defeat in recent months. As long as Real Madrid wins Valencia in this game, Real Madrid will catch up with Barcelona in the standings and reverse to the top.

But you should know that Real Madrid still plays one game less than Barcelona so far.

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When the news came, Real Madrid was preparing to set off tomorrow in the hotel to Valencia and challenge the Bat Legion away.

When everyone got the news that Barcelona lost, everyone couldn't help but cheer, and even head coaches Ancelotti and Zidane were happy, obviously excited about Barcelona's loss at this time.

"I said it a long time ago, Real Sociedad is very tenacious, and Barcelona will definitely suffer a loss away."

"Haha, we took three leads to Real Sociedad three times, equalized three times, and finally narrowly won. Barcelona led two goals and was finally defeated by the finale. This team is very tenacious."

"I heard that Ilia Lamendi is doing well, and in time, he will become a great man."

"Barcelona should be very troubled now, and the initiative has changed hands. As long as we win Valencia, we will have a three-point advantage."

My teammates spoke happily, as if the team had already led Barcelona by three points.

But you have to know that the three-pointer is still on Espanyol. As a Catalonian team, although Espanyol and Barcelona are mortal enemies in the same city, they will definitely do their best to snipe Real Madrid.

Therefore, Yang Yang still warned his teammates, "You shouldn't be careless. Not to mention not getting a three-pointer against Valencia, even Espanyol's three-pointer may not be sure to win, even if it is at our home court."

As soon as Yang Yang spoke, everyone became cautious and cautious.

Although Real Madrid and Barcelona are known as the two superstars of the Spanish Super League, in fact, when they really hit the court, every team will fight to the death when they encounter these two giants. As long as they are slacking off, they will immediately end up with a crushing defeat.

How fierce is the competition in La Liga?

Atletico Madrid, currently ranked third in La Liga, was the UEFA Champions League last season, and was also unstoppable in the UEFA Champions League this season; Malagari, currently ranked fifth in La Liga, beat Chelsea and A-Milan, qualifying as the first in the group, advanced to the top 16 in the Champions League, and Valencia, ranked seventh in the Champions League, also advanced to the top 16 in the Champions League.

It can be said that these teams in La Liga are also full of competitiveness when they are in European football.

Then why does the La Liga look so different?

The reason is very simple, both Real Madrid and Barcelona are too strong!

It is precisely because Real Madrid and Barcelona are too strong that everyone has an illusion that they think that the La Liga is too weak.

But they didn't know that these La Liga teams are very competitive when they go to the European arena.

Therefore, Real Madrid and Barcelona are strong, but once there is a slight mistake, they will lose immediately.

Real Sociedad, which reversed Barcelona at home, almost defeated Real Madrid not long ago, and this team is currently ranked ninth in La Liga.

Both Ancelotti and Zidane agree with Yang Yang's analysis very much.

"Barcelona's loss is indeed a very good opportunity for us. If we can maintain the current winning streak, we will definitely be able to widen the gap, but it is also a test for us." Ancelotti advised with a serious face.

In recent times, not only has Barcelona been in poor condition, but Real Madrid has not been much better either.

Especially considering the pressure brought by winning streak.

Sometimes, the more consecutive wins, the more psychological pressure and burden the players will be. Ancelotti and Zidane are also very clear about this, so they have been working hard to create a relaxed atmosphere recently.

Everyone knows that the winning streak will stop sooner or later, but no one wants to be in front of him.

"Valencia obviously fought in the game at the Bernabeu. If I was not wrong, the Bats should be able to keep their strength in this league match on the weekend, because for them, it is still very stressful to enter the top four of the league at the moment, so they hope to play the cup well."

The cup is a knockout match, which focuses on the current arrangement and state, while the league is a long-term competition, and it is okay to give up one or two games occasionally. For teams like Valencia, the goal of the league is the Champions League or the European War Zone, but the current pressure is too great.

Needless to mention the three strong teams of Real Madrid, Barcelona and Atletico Madrid. Teams such as Real Betis, Malaga and Real Sociedad are also very competitive this season. Traditional strong teams such as Sevilla and Athletic Bilbao have even been squeezed into the second half of the league, which shows how fierce the competition in La Liga this season is.

In this case, playing the cup first is undoubtedly an option.

Valencia is not as good as Real Madrid. They do not have the ability and financial resources to maintain two sets of lineups to fight on both sides, so they can only focus on the front line, which makes them fight Real Madrid to the death at the Bernabeu.
Chapter completed!