After all the Champions League group stage matches were over, on December 10, in the 16th round of La Liga, Real Madrid played at home against Barcelona in the Spanish national derby in the first half of the league season.
After the first 15 rounds, Real Madrid ranked first with 14 wins, 1 draw and 0 losses, and 43 points, but Barcelona's result of 10 wins, 4 draws and 1 loss with 34 points cannot be said to be bad.
Barcelona has only lost one game in almost half a season, and their performance is still above average.
I can only say that Real Madrid this season is too abnormal.
However, the historical records of both teams cannot be used as a reference for a single derby match.
There are many examples in football of teams that are obviously weaker on paper defeating their opponents in derby matches, not to mention that Barcelona is a weak team no matter how you look at it.
Although Real Madrid defeated Barcelona with an aggregate score of 8-3 in two rounds of the Spanish Super Cup at the beginning of the season, that still cannot be used as a reference for the derby in this league.
Therefore, Real Madrid still fielded all its main players in this game. Mourinho asked all the players to cheer up, go all out, and get into the game from the first minute.
Presumably, Guardiola's requirements for Barcelona are the same.
The Spanish national derby itself has attracted a lot of global attention. Coupled with the presence of superstars from both teams, not only was the Bernabeu packed, but there were also countless global viewers in front of the TV.
Before the game started, Mourinho, who entered the stadium first, stood at the exit of the player tunnel and shook hands with Guardiola who came out later, looking as if everything was going well.
But everyone knows that these two are destined to be lifelong enemies.
After the entrance ceremony, the side selection was completed and Real Madrid got the right to kick off.
At 9 p.m. local time on December 10, with the referee's whistle, the Spanish national derby between Real Madrid and Barcelona in the 16th round of La Liga in the 2011/2012 season officially began.
At this time, some fans who arrived late were still looking for seats, some fans in front of the TV had just turned on the TV, and the commentator was still explaining the starting lineups of both teams to the audience.
Benzema and Lu Wenbin kicked off the game.
After Benzema kicked the ball to Lu Wenbin, Lu Wenbin did not pass the ball backwards, but took the ball directly towards Barcelona's half.
However, Lu Wenbin once scored the fastest goal in the history of the Champions League in 9.67 seconds when Hoffenheim faced Lyon, and he scored the goal after dribbling past six players, winning the FIFA Puskas Award that year.
Therefore, seeing that Lu Wenbin did not pass the ball back to his teammates behind him, but instead rushed forward with the ball, Barcelona's Fabregas, Iniesta, Xavi, Busquets, Puyol, Pique and others all concentrated and were ready to intercept.
After passing Fabregas, Lu Wenbin was blocked by Xavi and Busquets.
Unless Lu Wenbin could directly knock the two people away like a tank, he would not be able to pass them easily.
But Lu Wenbin is not a lone ranger, he has teammates, and his full vision, passing skills, and judgment allow him to know how to save time as quickly as possible without getting caught in a one-on-one fight with his opponents.
It's not that Lu Wenbin has never succeeded in passing two people at the same time, but the success rate is low. There is no need for Lu Wenbin to be angry with Xavi and Busquets.
Therefore, after seeing two people blocking the front, Lu Wenbin first pushed the ball to the right, and after the two people moved their positions, he passed the ball to the left.
C Ronaldo, who was following on the left, received the pass from Lu Wenbin and passed it to Marcelo who was on the wing.
Real Madrid used the kick-off right to launch a fast break.
However, Barcelona had not yet run to the frontcourt and their formation was relatively complete. Marcelo's attempt to get to the bottom was unsuccessful and he had to pass the ball back. Real Madrid started a positional battle.
Marcelo passed the ball back to Ronaldo. At this time, Lu Wenbin had already run into a gap in the middle. Although Busquets followed Lu Wenbin, Lu Wenbin's speed and off-ball movement were not something Busquets could keep track of.
Lu Wenbin successfully received the pass from Ronaldo outside the penalty area. Busquets pulled and tugged at him from behind, but failed to affect Lu Wenbin's reception of the ball.
However, it is difficult to shoot.
Because not only was Busquets interfering around him, but Pique and Xavi also teamed up to block Lu Wenbin's shooting path.
Therefore, Lu Wenbin did not shoot, but dribbled sideways and saw Benzema cutting into the penalty area from the right. Lu Wenbin then passed the ball to the ribs of the penalty area, in front of Benzema's running position.
As a result, Puyol made a powerful flying tackle and intercepted the ball halfway. He touched the ball with his toes and pushed it out of the penalty area.
However, Puyol's clearance did not go far, and it fell right at the feet of right winger Di Maria behind Benzema.
At this time, Lu Wenbin, Benzema, Di Maria and the ball together attracted most of Barcelona's energy to the right, and Ronaldo on the left was completely unguarded when he rushed into the penalty area.
Seeing Ronaldo rushing towards the penalty area on the left, but there were many people on the way to pass the ball, Di Maria passed an aerial ball at a 45-degree angle to the back of the goal, ready to give it to Ronaldo, who did rush towards the landing point of the ball and jumped to compete for the header.
However, Di Maria passed the ball a little too close to the goal, and Barcelona goalkeeper Valdes made a timely move, trying to snatch the ball directly.
However, Alves, who was eager to clear the ball in the penalty area, did not see Valdes attacking, and he also actively rushed towards the landing point of the ball, wanting to jump up and head the ball away.
As a result, Ronaldo, Alves and Valdes collided with each other, and Valdes naturally had the advantage because he could use his hands.
However, Valdes was blocked by his teammate Alves and could not pick up the ball directly. He had no choice but to punch the ball out with one hand.
However, the ball was still not hit far away and landed right on Lu Wenbin on the penalty area line.
Seeing the ball flying over, Lu Wenbin did not stop the ball to waste time, but directly raised his foot and prepared for a volley.
Xavi and Busquets who were nearby followed the direction of the ball and saw Lu Wenbin preparing to volley the ball and wanted to rush over to block the shot, but it was too late.
Lu Wenbin kicked the ball first, and the ball flew past Busquets who flew to block the hole like a cannonball, passed through the penalty area, and dived into Barcelona's goal.
At this time, Valdes, who had just collided with Alves and Ronaldo and fell to the ground, had not even stood up yet.
Lu Wenbin's volley shot went straight into Barcelona's goal.
And at this time, it has just begun.
The commentator who was still introducing the starting lineup was stunned for a moment, then suddenly raised his voice and shouted:
“Goooooooooooooooooooooal…”
"The ball went in, wow, the game just started and Real Madrid scored in their first attack!"
"The goal was scored by superstar Lu!"
"Valdes made a mistake in clearing the ball, and the ball fell in front of Lu, who volleyed the ball directly into Barcelona's goal!"
"Beautiful, Lu scored a beautiful volley goal!"
A commentator who was familiar with the history of the Real Madrid and Barcelona derby quickly looked at the time when Lu Wenbin scored the goal. It was only 21 seconds into the game.
Therefore, the commentators immediately announced to the audience with even greater excitement:
"It was too fast. The game had just started for 21 seconds and Lu took the lead for Real Madrid!"
"This is the fastest goal in the history of the Spanish national derby between Real Madrid and Barcelona. The record belongs to Lu!"
"As expected of the current top star in world football, Lu is either breaking records or on his way to breaking them!"
The big screen at the Bernabeu Stadium first showed the goal sign, and then immediately showed 21 seconds, the fastest goal record in a derby match, which made all the Real Madrid fans in the stadium celebrate excitedly.
When the fans who were still looking for seats heard the thunderous cheers and roars from the entire stadium, and then saw Lu Wenbin and his teammates running wildly in celebration on the field, and the ball in Barcelona's goal, it was too late to regret.
Lu Wenbin scored the fastest goal in the history of the Spanish national derby, giving Real Madrid a 1-0 lead in the game 21 seconds into the game.
(PS: I left yesterday morning and got home in the evening, but I was exhausted from driving a long distance alone, so I didn’t write last night. I will resume updating today.)