Although they have tied the team's longest unbeaten league record, Real Madrid will have to wait another week to break this record.
Because there is a Champions League match in the middle.
On March 14, the Chinese Olympic team, which had already secured first place in the group, faced Saudi Arabia away.
The Chinese Olympic team without Lu Wenbin was beaten 2-1 by Saudi Arabia in an away game. Although they lost the game, it was no longer important to the overall situation. The Chinese team had already qualified anyway, and there were more substitutes in this game.
For example, Lu Wenbin’s fellow countryman Wu Sihuo started for the National Olympic Team for the first time in this game.
After training in the German league, Wu Sihuo's abilities have improved a lot compared to when he was in China.
In the future, it may be possible to compete for the adult national team with Lu Wenbin.
Later on the same day, at 20:45 local time in Madrid, the 2011/2012 Champions League quarter-finals between Real Madrid and CSKA Moscow officially began.
In the first leg, Real Madrid won 4-1 away to Moscow and scored 4 away goals, which basically ended the suspense of the second leg.
Therefore, in this Champions League match, Mourinho did not even send out all the main players, but only a lineup of half main players and half substitutes.
Of course, Lu Wenbin, who did not participate in the National Olympic Team competition, started the game, which was considered an insurance for Real Madrid.
Sure enough, despite not having all the main players, Real Madrid, led by Lu Wenbin, easily defeated CSKA Moscow 5-1 and advanced to the quarterfinals with a score of 9-2 in two rounds. Lu Wenbin scored twice, both a goal and an assist.
As long as Lu Wenbin starts the game, the other players of Real Madrid just need to revolve around Lu Wenbin and they can basically defeat their opponents easily.
Although both quarter-final matches against CSKA Moscow were won easily, Real Madrid fans and the team still celebrated enthusiastically after the games.
Because this is the first time in seven years that Real Madrid has made it to the last 16 and quarterfinals of the Champions League since losing to Arsenal in the 1/8 finals of the 2004/2005 season.
Real Madrid has finally thrown away the hat of being the 16th round winner of the Champions League. It is no wonder that the players and fans are so excited about Real Madrid's advancement to the quarterfinals.
As the 1/8 finals were played out one after another, there were several more upset teams in the quarterfinals.
APOEL from Cyprus defeated French Ligue 1 champions Lyon in the round of 16 and advanced to the quarterfinals, which was a big upset.
Marseille eliminated the defending champion Inter Milan with the advantage of away goals, which was also a standard upset.
Having lost its offensive core Lu Wenbin, and with other players having achieved success and growing older, last season's treble winner Inter Milan has lost its motivation to move forward.
Inter Milan was eliminated in the round of 16 of the Champions League this season and ranked only seventh in the league. Not to mention the league championship, they may not even qualify for the European Cup.
Inter Milan has reached a critical juncture of demolition and reconstruction.
Leverkusen's loss to Barcelona in the Bundesliga was not an upset, but the score of 10-2 in the two rounds was larger than Real Madrid's 9-2 victory over CSKA Moscow in the two rounds, which was considered an upset in terms of score.
Two days after the Champions League quarter-finals, on March 16, UEFA held the draw ceremony for the quarter-finals.
As a result, Real Madrid was extremely lucky and drew the weakest team among the quarterfinals, APOEL.
Moreover, this draw will also determine the semi-final matchups. Real Madrid is in the upper half, and after advancing to the semi-finals, its opponent in the semi-finals will be the winner between Benfica and Chelsea.
Compared with the lower half where the three giants Bayern Munich, AC Milan and Barcelona gather, the upper half is much easier.
Whether the opponent in the semi-finals is Benfica or Chelsea, it is not a problem for Real Madrid led by Mourinho and with Lu Wenbin.
As for APOEL, they were basically ignored. No one, whether the media or the fans, believed that they could stop Real Madrid from advancing.
After the draw for the Champions League quarter-finals, Real Madrid will face a league match in which they may create new team history.
On March 18, in the 28th round of La Liga, Real Madrid faced Malaga at home.
Real Madrid has previously tied the longest league unbeaten record in team history of 31 games. If Real Madrid wins this game, they will create a new record in La Liga history of 32 games unbeaten.
Moreover, the 32-game unbeaten streak will become the second longest unbeaten streak in La Liga history, second only to the 38-game unbeaten streak set by Real Sociedad in the 1979/1980 season.
Therefore, Mourinho sent out the entire main lineup in this game, trying to win the game.
However, perhaps it was precisely because of the long unbeaten streak and the pressure of about to create new history that the Real Madrid stars were a little hesitant and performed poorly.
In the 16th minute, Lu Wenbin made a straight pass that penetrated Malaga's defense and created a good opportunity for Benzema to counter-offside. However, his shot missed the target and did not even go into the goal frame.
In the 27th minute, Lu Wenbin's powerful long shot from outside the penalty area caused the Malaga goalkeeper to lose the ball, and the ball bounced back into the penalty area and landed in front of Ronaldo.
As a result, Ronaldo missed this good opportunity for a follow-up shot, as his shot lacked power and the goalkeeper reacted in time and saved the ball under him.
Ronaldo, who was anxious to grab the ball, received a yellow card for colliding with the goalkeeper.
On the other hand, Malaga, with united efforts, took advantage of a counterattack opportunity in the 33rd minute to score the first goal. Real Madrid fell behind 0-1 at home in a game that could have set a new team record.
There were even sporadic boos from the stands, which came from some Real Madrid fans who were dissatisfied with the team's performance.
Although he already knew the nature of Real Madrid fans and knew that the boos were not directed at him, Lu Wenbin still felt a little unhappy when he heard them.
It is normal for players' performance to fluctuate, and the long unbeaten streak coupled with the pressure of setting a new team record has indeed made teammates too nervous and out of shape. Lu Wenbin fully understands this.
But this does not mean that their fans can boo the players, which is really discouraging.
Having come from Hoffenheim and Inter Milan, Lu Wenbin has never seen fans booing their home team.
Real Madrid is a successful team, but Real Madrid's fans are not a warm backing for the players.
"Fortunately, I don't have to stay in Real Madrid forever. I can leave after just two seasons!" Lu Wenbin thought to himself.
Seeing that the team was lagging behind and his teammates were not in good shape, Lu Wenbin began to choose to fight alone more often.
Although Malaga attaches great importance to defending Lu Wenbin, no defense can be foolproof.
In the 44th minute, before the end of the first half, Lu Wenbin finally made a long run in a counterattack, passed two players, and shot into the empty goal facing the goalkeeper who came out in the penalty area, scoring the equalizer.
Suddenly, deafening cheers from Real Madrid fans rang out in the stands, but Lu Wenbin did not feel very excited. He just felt that Real Madrid fans were too realistic.
He just needs to complete his job.
He doesn't have as deep feelings for Real Madrid club and fans as he does for Hoffenheim and Inter Milan.