The match against Iraq brought Lu Wenbin's total number of goals for the year to 105. Lu Wenbin set new records in every game.
After the World Cup qualifiers, Real Madrid returned to Spain and faced Real Betis at home in the 8th round of La Liga on October 15.
Because the next game is the Champions League, which is more important and the time interval is closer.
Therefore, Lu Wenbin, who had just returned to La Liga, sat on the bench, Ozil served as the starting attacking midfielder, and Lu Wenbin never played.
After 90 minutes, the score on the big screen was 4-1. Even without Lu Wenbin, Real Madrid still defeated their opponents by 3 goals and continued to lead the standings.
Three days later, on October 18, Real Madrid will face Lyon in the third round of the Champions League Group D match.
This time, Real Madrid put out all their main players, vowing to massacre Lyon.
Because in the 2009/2010 season, Real Madrid's opponent in the round of 16 was Lyon.
It was Lyon that eliminated Real Madrid with a score of 2-1 in two rounds, making Real Madrid stop in the round of 16, making the title of the 16th place in the Champions League more worthy of its name.
Therefore, when facing Lyon in the Champions League group stage this time, President Florentino issued a kill order: Real Madrid must not only win, but also win big, and give Lyon a humiliating defeat at the Bernabeu to vent their anger.
When interviewed by reporters before the game, Real Madrid players all expressed their intention to hand Lyon a big defeat at home.
Real Madrid fans were also full of confidence, clamoring to give Lyon a good beating.
Only Lu Wenbin did not make any statement. When a reporter interviewed him, he only said that he would go all out to lead Real Madrid to victory.
As for the feud between Real Madrid and Lyon, winning and losing is very normal in football, and it is not news that a strong team loses unexpectedly to a weak team. He didn't think it was a big deal and there was no need to pay attention to it.
Because the 2010 FIFA Puskas Award (Best Goal of the Year Award) that Lu Wenbin won was the fastest goal in the history of the Champions League that Lu Wenbin scored in Hoffenheim, and the victim was Lyon and Lyon goalkeeper Lloris.
Of course, this is not the point. The point is that the Puskas Award presenter that year was none other than Lloris.
This can be considered a good fate.
Therefore, Lu Wenbin did not comment on the feud between Real Madrid and Lyon before the game, but only said that he would try his best to win.
As for Lyon, they were naturally not afraid.
As the French Ligue 1 champion that has eliminated Real Madrid, Lyon naturally has its own pride.
They even deliberately provoked Real Madrid, claiming that they defeated Real Madrid last season and they would defeat Real Madrid this season as well.
In their words, Real Madrid's strength is just a facade.
The global commercial training during the pre-season preparation period, the locker room struggles of the giants, the main players running back and forth between the club and the national team, and Lu Wenbin even having to fight on two fronts with the national team and the Olympic team, etc., are all hidden dangers for Real Madrid.
As long as Lyon has sufficient confidence and preparation, Real Madrid is not invincible.
Of course, these are just psychological warfare and pre-match verbal battles, and will not have much impact on the actual game.
Anyone who performs poorly because of a few provocative remarks from the other side in the media is not a qualified coach or player.
The final result of the game will still depend on the battle of wits and courage between the two head coaches and the on-the-spot performance of the players.
At 20:45 on the evening of October 18th, at the Bernabeu Stadium, with the referee's whistle, the third round of the 2011/2012 Champions League Group D match between Real Madrid and Lyon officially began.
Lyon did not follow Ajax's example and attack Real Madrid because that would obviously be unwise.
Facing Lu Wenbin, a pervert who can break through, pass and shoot, the offense is almost defenseless.
Therefore, Lyon and Real Madrid played in the same formation, 4231, and they contracted even more than Real Madrid, first relying on defense and then waiting for an opportunity to counterattack.
The pre-match war of words is just a war of words, but Lyon will not be stupid enough to really fight against Real Madrid at the Bernabeu.
Ajax suffered a 0-6 defeat to Real Madrid, a lesson of humiliating defeat that is right before their eyes.
Therefore, Lyon is a true defensive counterattack.
As for Real Madrid, in order to fulfill the mission of revenge and bloodbath Lyon, when Lyon was playing defensive counterattacks, they naturally had no choice but to press forward and attack.
Otherwise, if we hide behind and wait for Lyon to attack, then steal the ball and counterattack, it will take who knows when.
In this game, Real Madrid really tried their best to get revenge, and the players fought very hard.
Although Lyon paid great attention to defense and almost set up a bus formation, the power of Real Madrid's many stars soon emerged.
Especially Lu Wenbin's breakthroughs and passes made Lyon hard to defend.
In the 9th minute, after his shot from the center was blocked, Lu Wenbin began to increase his running range.
In the 16th minute, Lu Wenbin moved to the wing and broke through the defense of two Lyon defenders before making a cross.
Benzema risked being kicked in the face by Lyon defender Revere and headed the ball into the goal guarded by Lloris.
Suddenly, tens of thousands of Real Madrid fans in the stands burst into excited applause and cheers, and Real Madrid took a 1-0 lead at home.
However, Benzema's forehead was actually kicked by Revere's studs.
Although Revere retracted his foot at the last moment, the hard studs still left a scratch on Benzema's forehead, causing bleeding.
The team doctor came in to check and gave the player some medicine. However, at Benzema's insistence, Mourinho did not make any substitutions and Benzema continued to play with the injury.
Benzema is French and Lyon is a French team.
Benzema expressed his professional ethics in this way and immediately won applause from all Real Madrid fans.
But the injured forehead still affected Benzema's performance a little.
In the 21st minute, Ozil, who was playing as a winger, made a cross at a 45-degree angle, but Benzema's header, without any interference, went wide.
Moreover, this time the header hit his wound, and after landing, he covered his forehead for a long time without getting up.
Seeing this, Mourinho decisively replaced him with Higuain to avoid more serious consequences.
Although he didn't want to leave the field, the head coach had already made the decision and Benzema had to go off.
Fortunately, he scored a goal and opened the scoring for Real Madrid, so he was a hero. Therefore, he received applause and encouragement from the fans when he left the field.
After the substitution is completed, the game continues.
In the 28th minute, Lyon's counterattack almost resulted in a goal.
Midfielder Bastos broke through the wing and made a cross. Center forward Gomis and attacking midfielder Gourcuff attracted the attention of several Real Madrid defenders. Another midfielder Briand cut inside from the wing and entered the penalty area, grabbing the first point and heading the ball, which went straight to the upper left corner.
Fortunately, Casillas had good eyesight and noticed Brian's cut-in. He moved in advance and then leaped forward to push the ball over the crossbar, giving Lyon a corner kick.
However, this corner kick did not pose any threat and was directly grabbed by a Real Madrid player and headed out of the penalty area.